Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambians who registered to vote in the coming presidential, parliamentary and council elections Saturday began collecting voter cards in tune with the rising tempo across the country's political landscape. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The new US Ambassador to Angola, Christopher William Dell, has urged for greater resolve among Angolans, lest the country's gains on the trail to democracy be compromised by forces spoiling for war and conflict. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Opposition PLD party leader Analia de Victoria Pereira has urged the Angolan government to go ahead and hold elections as soon as possible, with or without the participation of Jonas Savimbi and his rebel UNITA movement. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola has intimated that the rebel UNITA movement was now in a state of despondency, barely carrying out isolated attacks on unprotected civilians and economic targets. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- A new US Ambassador was in Luanda Friday to present his credentials as head of the American diplomatic mission in Angola. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- The opposition in Guinea Conakry is poised to prevent any amendment of the national Constitution or the creation of an Independent Electoral Committee, Alpha Conde, leader of the Rally for Guinean People (RPG), said Friday in Paris. Full text...

London- UK (PANA) -- Algerian pilot Lofti Raissi has been remanded in custody for three more weeks after appearing in a London court Friday for a second extradition hearing. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Immigration has ordered all foreign nationals residing permanently or temporarily in the country to register. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party and the opposition Civic United Front (CUF) Friday made fresh commitments to end the political crisis on the federated island of Zanzibar. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The National Assembly of Cote d'Ivoire this week passed two major bills in the absence of most MPs of the former ruling PDCI-RDA, who walked out in protest at the method adopted for plenary voting. Full text...

Gaborone- Botswana (PANA) -- The Inter-Congolese Dialogue will still go ahead in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa 15 October, the office of the facilitator, former Botswana President Ketumile Masire, confirmed in Gaborone Friday. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's opposition alliance looked headed for rocks Thursday after a key MP up its ranks, James Orengo, defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Full text...

New York- UN (PANA) -- In an effort to prevent exploitation of the recent terrorist attacks on the US to escalate global crisis, representatives of the world's nations have since Monday strived at the UN to blunt the divisive sharp edges of the attacks and plot a common path to tackling the terrorist scourge. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- An ECOWAS team has concluded assessment of the economic, humanitarian and social impact of ongoing UN sanctions on Liberia, an official of the sub-regional organisation said Friday in Lagos. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- Several Europe-based women groups and NGOs from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have demanded to be involved in the up-coming dialogue opening in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 15 October. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- The President of the Association of Guineans Abroad, Lancine Camara, has urged President Lansana Conte to desist from amending the constitution in order to obtain a third term in office. Full text...

Gaborone- Botswana (PANA) -- Botswana has launched investigations to establish if any of its citizens or residents has connection with Saudi national Osama bin Laden, who is accused of masterminding the 11 September terrorist attacks on the US. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Ethiopian House of Representative is expected to elect a new President for the country when the term of the incumbent Negaso Gidada ends Monday. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Human Rights Watch said Thursday's election of more than 200,000 judges in Rwanda offers hope of speeding the trials resulting from the 1994 genocide in that country. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- Sixteen countries, eight of them African, are hosting senior officials of Angola's rebel organisation, UNITA, a list made available by the UN has shown. Full text...

Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghanouchi, arrived in Rabat Thursday at the start of a three-day visit, aimed at strengthening bilateral economic co-operation between his country and Morocco. Full text...

Monrovia- Liberia (PANA) -- The EU has assured leaders of the three-nation Mano River Union (MRU), of its support in their efforts to end the conflicts in the sub-region, an official has said in Monrovia. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- The Qatar-based Arab TV channel, Al- Jazira, has since the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington attracted a great audience among northern African immigrants living in France. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- African National Congress Chief Whip Tony Yengeni on Thursday stepped down from his post, a day after he was issued with an arrest warrant by the crack Scorpions unit on charges of corruption, forgery and perjury. Full text...

Freetown- Sierra Leone (PANA) -- Sierra Leone's National Electoral Commission Thursday announced suspension of the registration of voters for the forthcoming parliamentary and presidential elections. Full text...

Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The European Union has deplored the Eritrean government's decision to declare the Italian Ambassador in Eritrea, Antonio Bandini, persona non grata. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Representatives of Frelimo and MPLA political parties would on Friday discuss with officials of south Africa's ruling ANC current developments in the Angolan peace process. Full text...

Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo's Special Envoy on Conflict Resolution said Thursday the Congolese peace talks held in Abuja Tuesday was a "huge success", in spite of the absence of some of the parties to the crisis. Full text...

Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have expressed concern about the security threat posed by ex-combatants mingling with genuine refugees and asylum seekers in the sub-region, and called on UNHCR to review the situation. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Executive Commission for the Peace Process in Angola and the Inter-Ecclesiastic Committee for Peace (Coiepa) have discussed the possibility to implement a fresh cease-fire in the country, Angop reported. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Visiting President Joseph Kabila of DR Congo was expected to meet Roberto de Almeida, speaker of the Angolan Parliament, as well as Joao Lourenco, secretary of the ruling MPLA. Full text...

Monrovia- Liberia (PANA) -- Minority parties in the lower House of Liberia's Parliament Wednesday dismissed the resignation of House Speaker, Nyundueh Monokonmana, as a "political gimmick". Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- Ivorian Prime Minister Pascal Affi N'Guessan, begins a week-long visit to France Thursday, diplomatic sources said in Paris Wednesday. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Chairman of Nigeria's Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission (HRVIC), Chukwudifu Oputa, Wednesday ruled that the country's former Heads of State must appear before the panel to answer various charges of human rights violation levelled against them. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Speaker of the Ivorian Parliament, Mamadou Koulibaly, Tuesday warned House members of the risk of a military take-over, where republican institutions become unstable. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- The postponed general debate of the 56th UN General Assembly session has now been rescheduled for 10-16 November, a spokesman announced Tuesday. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Visiting Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Piqued and the leader of the Libyan Revolution, Colonel Moammar Kadhafi, Tuesday discussed developments on the international scene following the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Ugandan Parliament should reject a proposed law threatening the legitimate activities of civil society, the New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released Wednesday. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria has promoted its Chief of Defence Staff, Ibrahim Ogohi, to a full Admiral and raised three service chiefs to three-star generals. Full text...

London- UK (PANA) -- Angolan Deputy Minister of External Affairs, Georges Chikoti, has condemned the recent terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, calling for a "global political perspective towards what terrorism is, and what it means". Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance has slammed the ruling by Zimbabwe's Supreme Court to give President Robert Mugabe's government permission to proceed with its land reform. Full text...

Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghanouchi is due in Morocco on Thursday for a three-day visit during which he will attend the ninth ministerial meeting between the two countries. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Nigerian Ambassador to Mauritania, B. Full text...

Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- DR Congo Press and Information minister Kikaya Bin Karubi has refuted allegations that government forces (FAC) were involved in recent fighting in the eastern town of Kindu. Full text...

Abidjan- Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -- In the countdown to its national reconciliation forum, three former OAU secretaries general have enjoined the people of Cote d'Ivoire to throw their weight behind the country's peace process. Full text...

Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Acknowledging the amnesty granted them by President Omar el-Bashir, Sudan's opposition politicians, however, say the government should do more to restore public liberties. Full text...

Praia- Cape Verde (PANA) -- Cape Verde Foreign and Co-operation Minister, Manuel Inocencio Sousa, is in Luxembourg, where he is expected to sign a new co-operation agreement with the Grand Duchy authorities, the Ministry said in Praia. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The Namibia-based Electoral Commissions Forum of Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, is evaluating Tanzania's 2000 multi-party elections, the Organisation said Tuesday. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- On the second day of the UN debate on terrorism, the Arab Group gave notice Tuesday of its determination to resist any attempt to classify the Arab resistance to Israeli occupation of Palestine as an act of terrorism. Full text...

Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Reacting to allegations made by a US senator, Sudan's Al-Shamal Islamic Bank has denied any current financial links with Osama Bin Laden, local press reports said Tuesday in Khartoum. Full text...