Libyan Presidential Council chairman, US Ambassador stress importance of maintaining calm

03 july 2022 - 13:52:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, and the special envoy and US ambassador, [...] Full text...

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UN chief Guterres urges Libyan actors to maintain calm to preserve stability after demonstrations

03 july 2022 - 13:42:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all actors in Libya to refrain from any action [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament denounces acts of vandalism after burning of its headquarters

02 july 2022 - 13:37:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidency of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) on Saturday condemned the acts of vandalism [...] Full text...

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Angry demonstrators set fire to Libyan parliament building in Tobruk in eastern Libya

02 july 2022 - 08:08:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Angry young Libyan demonstrators Friday stormed the House of Representatives (Parliament) building in the eastern city [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief alarmed over killing of protesters by security forces in Sudan

02 july 2022 - 07:54:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, on Friday expressed alarm over the killing of at [...] Full text...

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At least nine killed in Sudan anti-coup demonstrataion

01 july 2022 - 06:40:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – At least nine people were killed on Thursday as Sudan was rocked by another massive demonstration [...] Full text...

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Guinean government calls for dialogue with social and political actors

21 june 2022 - 13:07:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Prime Minister, Mohamed Béavogui, on Monday called for dialogue with civil society and pressure [...] Full text...

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‘Militarised approach’ to policing peaceful protests, only increases risk of violence: UN rights expert

21 june 2022 - 06:06:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civic space is shrinking, together with a rise in human rights violations during peaceful protests worldwide, [...] Full text...

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FNDC doubts sincerity of ruling junta in Guinea

16 june 2022 - 14:56:39
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) in Guinea has expressed doubts about [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso party rejects former Niger president Issoufou as ECOWAS mediator

12 june 2022 - 19:33:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The party of former Burkina Faso president, Blaise Compaoré, on Sunday rejected the choice of the former [...] Full text...

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Junta maintains ban on demonstrations in Guinea until end of transition

01 june 2022 - 17:01:45
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's ruling junta has decided to maintain the ban on rallies in the country until the [...] Full text...

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Lawyers of Guinea pressure group accuse junta of planning to repress demonstrations

27 may 2022 - 12:54:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The French lawyers of pressure group, the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) [...] Full text...

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Libya: Officials discuss demobilisation of armed groups

26 may 2022 - 23:30:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The issue of demobilisation and integration of armed groups in Libya, the subject of a workshop [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean President Alpha Condé leaves for medical treatment in Turkey

21 may 2022 - 15:19:17
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Ousted Guinean president Alpha Condé left Conakry on Saturday for a medical check-up in Turkey, reliable [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta allows ousted president Alpha Conde to travel abroad for medical check-up

21 may 2022 - 11:07:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's military junta, the National Committee of the Rally for Development (CNRD), has agreed to permit ousted president [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta bans public demonstrations until further notice

14 may 2022 - 14:04:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's military junta, the National Rally Committee for Development (CNRD), on Friday banned all demonstrations on [...] Full text...

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Ousted Guinean president Alpha Condé, 26 of his officials banned from leaving the country

12 may 2022 - 11:12:49
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean president Alpha Condé and 26 of his collaborators who have been accused of "blood [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean President Alpha Condé to be tried for murder - Junta

05 may 2022 - 12:14:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president, Alpha Condé, should answer for alleged blood crimes committed during his regime, [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of protesters detained, mistreated in Sudan, says Human Rights Watch

28 april 2022 - 05:46:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's security forces have unlawfully detained hundreds of protesters since December 2021 and forcibly disappeared scores as [...] Full text...

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Audits to be commissioned on corruption and financial crime in Mali: PM

22 april 2022 - 13:02:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As part of the fight against corruption and financial delinquency, Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM condemns burning of copies of Quran in Sweden

20 april 2022 - 23:29:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has condemned the acts committed by some [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses armed groups affiliated to Libya's military leader Haftar of ‘brutally crushing’ freedom of expression

19 april 2022 - 11:26:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Internal Security Agency (ISA), a collection of powerful armed groups operating in areas under the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's transition period may be reviewed if security situation improves, says Lt. Col. Damiba

02 april 2022 - 09:54:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's three-year transition period could be revised if the security situation improves, said Friday [...] Full text...

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Rights group says martial law brings crackdown in eastern DRC

22 march 2022 - 09:25:57
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of Congo's  (DRC) military has suppressed peaceful critics in the more than 10 months [...] Full text...

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The rigidity of positions of two Libyan Prime Ministers suggests expected results of talks will be slim

13 march 2022 - 20:02:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - It has become almost official that the two rival prime ministers in Libya, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba and [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper highlights risk of military confrontation after show of force between two rival prime ministers

12 march 2022 - 20:15:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper "Al-Wasat" this week dwelt on the risks of direct military confrontation in Libya [...] Full text...

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Guinea pro-democracy group kicks against military junta's long transition agenda

09 march 2022 - 12:37:17
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - An umbrella pro-democracy group in Guinea, the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), [...] Full text...

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Libyans commemorate 11th anniversary of revolution on Thursday in anticipation of snap elections

15 february 2022 - 19:29:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The eleventh anniversary of the 17 February 2011 Revolution, which will be celebrated by Libyans on [...] Full text...

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Libya with 2 prime ministers, is left with two competing draft roadmaps for elections (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

13 february 2022 - 20:26:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya seems to have entered a new phase of political schism with two prime ministers and [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Military leader says UN mission should mind its own business

13 february 2022 - 12:54:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese military leader, Lt.-Gen. Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, has reiterated that he does not intend to [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reaffirms importance of national reconciliation in building Libya

12 february 2022 - 18:50:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, affirmed here Saturday that [...] Full text...

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Tug of war between govt and Parliament, the Libyan people called upon to decide (Analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

11 february 2022 - 05:05:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The procedure launched by Parliament to form a new government on Thursday resulted in the plenary [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Authorities summon three leaders of the FFC on charges of "dishonesty"

09 february 2022 - 20:52:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese authorities have put behind bars three leading figures within the Force for Freedom and Change [...] Full text...

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Sudan: top military leaders move to Darfur to re-impose stability

03 february 2022 - 15:00:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Following weeks of unrest and inter-communal fighting in the Darfur region, the Khartoum government has massively [...] Full text...

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Security Committee of Khartoum State bans 'gatherings' in downtown Khartoum

30 january 2022 - 11:26:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Security Committee of the Government of Khartoum State has banned all “gatherings” in downtown Khartoum. “Central [...] Full text...

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UN appeals to Sudanese authority for respect of rights of assembly

29 january 2022 - 19:56:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Saturday appealed to the government of Sudan to restrain police and security [...] Full text...

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Pro-islamist demonstrations: a new turn in Sudanese political scene? (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)

27 january 2022 - 16:35:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Dozens of thousands of persons in opposition with the left leaning revolution in the Sudan, came [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 25 new deaths

27 january 2022 - 13:05:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 25 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and 9,800 new confirmed infections, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 17 new deaths

26 january 2022 - 14:50:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 17 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and 9,706 new confirmed infections, [...] Full text...

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Grave violations against children in Sudan must stop, says UNICEF

21 january 2022 - 20:01:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has urged Sudanese military authorities to cease the current grave [...] Full text...

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US calls on Khartoum to lift state of emergency immediately

20 january 2022 - 19:28:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has called on the military leaders in the Sudan to immediately lift the [...] Full text...

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US applies 'carrot and stick' policy to bring Sudanese factions to negotiating table (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)

20 january 2022 - 12:50:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Senior US State Department officials have embarked on hectic meetings with Sudanese stakeholders to resolve the [...] Full text...

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'Friends of Sudan; calls for rewriting of basic documents to overcome crisis

19 january 2022 - 15:19:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The group of Western, EU and Arab states meeting in Saudi Arabia to try help the [...] Full text...

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UN human rights commission: Human rights situation in Sudan of “serious concern”

18 january 2022 - 16:51:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commission said here Tuesday the human rights situation in Sudan “continues to be [...] Full text...

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Ousted Guinean president Alpha Condé leaves for medical check-up in UAE

18 january 2022 - 12:37:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Ousted Guinean president Alpha Condé left Conakry on Monday for Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to undergo [...] Full text...

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Seven killed, dozens injured as police clashed with demonstrators in Sudan on Monday

18 january 2022 - 10:33:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday that at least seven people were killed and [...] Full text...

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Sudanese govt. set to combat terrorism, potential threat to the country

17 january 2022 - 19:55:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday announced the formation of a new force to deal with what it terms [...] Full text...

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Khartoum rebuked for revoking licence of TV channel

17 january 2022 - 13:58:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has come under sharp criticisms for revoking the license of Al Jazeera - [...] Full text...

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Malian government mourns death of former president Kéita

17 january 2022 - 12:14:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has expressed "deep sorrow" following the death of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar [...] Full text...

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Protestors, police clash in Tunis

14 january 2022 - 18:23:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes broke out here Friday between police and demonstrators celebrating the 11th anniversary of the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Army spokesperson says freedom to demonstrate is valueless if it leads to dismembering Sudan

13 january 2022 - 21:04:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) –A senior military official in Sudan has claimed that “targeting the army and the regular forces is [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Senior police officer killed during Thursday's demonstrations in Khartoum

13 january 2022 - 17:06:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A senior Sudanese police officer was stabbed to death on Thursday while escorting demonstrations in downtown [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: UN initiative to help Sudanese political actors reach agreement hailed

09 january 2022 - 14:47:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States of America, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have thrown [...] Full text...

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EU renews call for investigations into police use of force against Sudanese demonstrators

07 january 2022 - 12:52:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has renewed its call for the Khartoum government to avoid excessive use [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State calls for dialogue in appointment of new PM, cabinet

05 january 2022 - 11:36:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – U.S Secretary Antony Blinken has urged Sudanese stakeholders to immediately engage in dialogue for the country [...] Full text...

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Sudan's quest for democracy, civilian rule unabated

04 january 2022 - 19:01:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Khartoum on Tuesday witnessed the second demonstration, albeit mild, in January and the first since Prime [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Sudan coup: Sudan PM Hamdok resigns

03 january 2022 - 06:51:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned on Sunday after months of political turmoil dealing a serious [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Sudanese PM Hamdok resigns

03 january 2022 - 04:31:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned on Sunday, in a serious blow to the transition to [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: UN calls on Sudanese to overcome mistrust, avoid human rights violations

01 january 2022 - 11:42:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations has called on Sudanese to overcome the mistrust that has reigned among political [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Refrain from ‘disproportionate use of force’ against protesters, says UN rights office

01 january 2022 - 05:03:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reported killings and injuries during peaceful demonstrations in Sudan is a cause for deep concern, said [...] Full text...

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US condemns security crackdown on demonstrators in Khartoum

31 december 2021 - 12:01:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States on Friday denounced the killing and injury of protesters here Thursday calling for [...] Full text...

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Libya ends 2021 with missed opportunity to resolve its crisis (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

30 december 2021 - 19:29:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Once again, another year is ending in Libya without the country returning to stability so much [...] Full text...

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Authorities urged to protect women, children following violence in Sudan

24 december 2021 - 07:41:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Authorities in Sudan must protect boys and girls from violence, a senior official with the UN [...] Full text...

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Libya: Postponement of elections, a predictable decision bringing the country to a crossroads (Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA Correspondent)

23 december 2021 - 18:55:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's elections have been postponed by one month to January 24, due to the lack of [...] Full text...

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Sudan protests: Security forces in spotlight over sexual violence allegations

21 december 2021 - 19:11:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PAN) - Reports of serious sexual violence and the use of live ammunition against protesters at the weekend [...] Full text...

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USA, allies support return of Hamdouk to head executive in Sudan

17 december 2021 - 16:45:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United States and three of its Middle Eastern and western allies issued a joint statement, saying [...] Full text...

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East African block says quiet diplomacy has paid off in mitigating conflicts in the region

17 december 2021 - 16:19:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African Inter-government Authority for Development (IGAD), has revealed that what it termed “quiet diplomacy” [...] Full text...

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‘Genocide remains a very real threat’, Guterres warns

10 december 2021 - 05:27:57
New York, US (PANA) - Genocide “remains a very real threat” around the world, said the UN chief on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM under constant pressure, receives a life-saving promise

08 december 2021 - 16:01:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdouk, who has been reinstated now one month following his ouster along [...] Full text...

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Seif al-Islam Gaddafi back in Libya's presidential race after appeal is accepted

02 december 2021 - 19:43:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Court of Appeal in the southern city of Sebha has accepted appeals by Seif Al-Islam [...] Full text...

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Libya's presidential election, the forceps for the delivery of democracy (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

02 december 2021 - 18:37:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential election of 24 December in Libya has taken an unexpected turn, where a huge [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso president acalls for unity against terrorism

26 november 2021 - 11:36:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In the face of the demonstrations observed in recent days and those announced to protest [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State discusses political developmets in Tunisia with President Saied

22 november 2021 - 05:58:10
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony  Blinken has spoken on telephone with President Kais Saied to [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Sudan's coup leaders reinstate ousted PM Hamdok

21 november 2021 - 16:58:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military leaders have reinstated ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok following intense international and local pressure on [...] Full text...

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US condemns violent crackdown on Sudanese protesters

20 november 2021 - 05:34:58
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has strongly condemned the violent crackdown by security forces against peaceful protesters [...] Full text...

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Doubts over elections raise questions on success of transition in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

18 november 2021 - 22:07:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The exacerbation of positions and accentuation of polarization around the December elections in Libya have cast [...] Full text...

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Bachelet condemns killings of peaceful protesters in Sudan

18 november 2021 - 20:39:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - At least 39 people have been killed by security forces in Sudan since the 25 October military coup, 15 of whom [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State reiterates need for immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia

18 november 2021 - 05:21:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Wednesday underscored the need for immediate cessation of [...] Full text...

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HNEC says 601 candidates file for Libya's parliamentary elections

15 november 2021 - 20:35:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 601 candidates had as at Sunday filed their candidacies for the 24 December [...] Full text...

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Rights group questions choice of Egypt as next climate change conference venue

15 november 2021 - 06:37:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is questioning the choice of Egypt to host the next UN climate [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: AU Peace and Security Council to receive update on situation; AUC denies reports of relocation

08 november 2021 - 08:46:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) will convene an emergency session on [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Arab League sends delegation to help reverse coup

07 november 2021 - 14:00:40
Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - A high-level delegation from the Arab League, led by Ambassador Hossam Zaki, Assistant Secretary-General, is in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopians continue to rally against rebels

07 november 2021 - 11:42:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Residents of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, and several cities and towns on Sunday heeded calls [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Former soldiers asked to register with the Defence Force (Eds: New lead with latest developments)

05 november 2021 - 12:56:25
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) on Friday asked former soldiers to register with the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis; Thousands demonstrate against rebel groups marching on Addis Ababa; nine anti-govt groups emerge (Eds: Updated)

05 november 2021 - 11:17:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Thousands of people in towns and cities in Ethiopia's Oromia Region on Friday poured into [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Mediation efforts to resolve Sudan crisis underway, UN envoy reports

02 november 2021 - 05:20:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Multiple mediation efforts are underway in Sudan one week after the military seized power, UN Special [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Ahead of Saturday's protests, UN chief asks military to ‘show restraint’

30 october 2021 - 09:32:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - With mass civil protests against last Monday's military coup planned for Saturday in Sudan, the UN Secretary-General has a simple message: “I urge the military [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: US Secretary of State speaks with AUC chairperson, Sudan FM on military takeover

28 october 2021 - 05:50:40
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki [...] Full text...

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Vice President of Mali's National Transitional Council arrested by Malian judiciary

27 october 2021 - 20:02:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The fourth vice-president of the National Transitional Council (CNT), in Mali, Issa Kaou N'Djim, was arrested [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: AU suspends Sudan, World Bank suspends aid

27 october 2021 - 13:37:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday suspended Sudan from the continental body following last Monday's military [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Ousted PM Hamdok released from custody

27 october 2021 - 05:45:56
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Ousted Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has been released from custody by the military who [...] Full text...

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Protests against Sudan coup continue as demands for return to transitional order grow louder

26 october 2021 - 08:16:16
Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - Defiant Sudanese are on Tuesday pouring into the streets of the capital, Khartoum, for the second [...] Full text...

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Sudan Coup: Soldiers fire live bullets at demonstrators - Ministry of Culture and Media

25 october 2021 - 13:15:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Soldiers have fired live bullets at demonstrators protesting against Monday's coup in Sudan. The Ministry of Culture [...] Full text...

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3RD LEAD: Sudan's military declares state of emergency (Eds: New lead)

25 october 2021 - 11:34:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese military on Monday declared a state of emergency and seized control of the government [...] Full text...

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2ND LEAD: Coup attempt under way in Sudan (Eds: Adds reactions, new developments)

25 october 2021 - 09:47:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Arab League has expressed concern about political developments in Sudan where a military coup is [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Senior US envoy: US 'deeply alarmed' at Sudan attempted coup reports

25 october 2021 - 08:01:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffery Feltman, says the US is "deeply alarmed" [...] Full text...

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Fears of coup attempt under way in Sudan

25 october 2021 - 05:55:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - There are fears of a coup attempt in Sudan on Monday with media reports saying several [...] Full text...

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Will the stand-off in Sudan lead to history repeating itself - a military coup?

24 october 2021 - 16:20:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A tense standoff is prevailing in the Sudanese national capital, Khartoum, with major roads leading to [...] Full text...

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US urges Sudanese government to take action on political reforms

23 october 2021 - 11:44:07
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Department of State has urged various Sudanese political groups, particularly those in the transitional [...] Full text...

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Opposed demonstrations staged in Khartoum to demand political action

21 october 2021 - 15:33:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of police have been deployed in Khartoum since the early hours of Thursday while the [...] Full text...

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Sudanese cabinet to meet on tense political situation

18 october 2021 - 07:52:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's council of ministers is expected to hold an emergency meeting on Monday as the tense [...] Full text...

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Demonstrations in Khartoum call for further reforms

16 october 2021 - 15:44:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of Thousands of people took to the streets here Saturday to protest government's failure to [...] Full text...

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Proprietress of salon at centre of rape charge against Senegalese opposition leader 'receives' death threats

14 october 2021 - 11:44:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The proprietress of a salon in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, which got caught up in the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns repression of Chadian protesters

12 october 2021 - 06:47:28
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the Chadian authorities for the repression of a protest planned for last [...] Full text...

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Guinean Press Union warns military junta against violation of press freedom

11 october 2021 - 18:42:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Press Professionals Union (SPPG) Monday condemned with "the utmost energy" the violation Saturday night [...] Full text...

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Thousands demonstrate against Saied in Tunis

10 october 2021 - 19:53:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several thousand demonstrators took part Sunday here in a demonstration against the exceptional measures taken by [...] Full text...

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COVID-induced inequities demand ‘New Social Contract’, says rights chief

07 october 2021 - 18:20:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 has “laid bare deep structural inequalities” everywhere, further widening a multitude of gaps, both within [...] Full text...

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Youth and women of Guinea's former ruling party release of ousted president Conde

07 october 2021 - 11:16:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Forum for the Liberation of President Alpha Conde (FONAL-PRAC) on Wednesday called for the [...] Full text...

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Thousands march for Tunisian President Saied

03 october 2021 - 17:43:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Tunis and several regions on Sunday to express [...] Full text...

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Startups, awards and new research: youth-led World Food Forum kicks off

02 october 2021 - 06:03:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) -  The first World Food Forum, a youth-led event aimed at harnessing the energy and creativity of [...] Full text...

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World Food Forum kicks off with young generations shaping a better future for food

01 october 2021 - 13:41:21
Rome, Italy (PANA)  - Young people from around the globe are being tasked with giving a key contribution to shape [...] Full text...

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Rival demonstrations rock Tunis

26 september 2021 - 18:30:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several hundred demonstrators  on Sunday held two rival rallies in Tunis as President Kaïs Saied's monopoly [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight risk of transferring political conflict to street confrontations

26 september 2021 - 15:20:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Last Tuesday's vote of no-confidence in the Government of National Unity (GNU) by Parliament has led [...] Full text...

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Collective resignation rocks Tunisian Islamist Ennahdha movement

25 september 2021 - 13:35:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Islamist movement, Ennahdha, which has the majority of seats in Parliament, has suffered a [...] Full text...

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Vice president of the Libyan Council Moussa al-Kouni pays tribute to former Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika

18 september 2021 - 20:04:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, Saturday paid tribute to former Algerian [...] Full text...

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Demonstration in Tunis against President Kaïs Saied

18 september 2021 - 19:59:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A double demonstration here Saturday pitted hundreds of critics against supporters of President Kaïs Saied more [...] Full text...

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Magistrates' unions condemn demonstration by Malian police in front of central prison in Bamako

05 september 2021 - 18:00:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several unions and associations have embarked on several protests in Bamako following the move by some [...] Full text...

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UN official says African economic survival depends on rapid vaccine access

31 august 2021 - 22:08:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The economic prosperity of Africa depends on the availability of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, Vera [...] Full text...

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NGO holds first ever session on the right to peaceful demonstration in Libya

30 august 2021 - 11:24:56
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The Libyan non-governmental organisation "Voices of Information" organised this weekend a consultation session, the first of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president extends emergency measures

24 august 2021 - 12:36:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Monday extended for another one month emergency measures taken on [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM, Italian Minister discuss immigration

04 august 2021 - 19:41:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, on Wednesday discussed illegal immigration with the Italian Minister of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president underlines his commitment to fight illegal migration

02 august 2021 - 05:35:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian president Kaïs Saied on Sunday underlined his determination to fight against human trafficking, warning against [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council Chair, Turkish President recommit to strong bilateral relations

30 july 2021 - 12:36:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Chair of Presidential Council Mohamed al-Manfi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday underlined [...] Full text...

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AU calls for 'strict respect' for Tunisian constitution

28 july 2021 - 06:10:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called for the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President holds talks with Algerian counterpart on Tunisian crisis

27 july 2021 - 11:54:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president Kais Saied and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune have spoken by phone on the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges Tunisian president Saied to respect human rights amidst unfolding crisis

27 july 2021 - 10:35:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has asked Tunisian President Kais Saied to publicly commit to respecting [...] Full text...

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US urges Tunisian president Saied to adhere to principles of democracy to end crisis

27 july 2021 - 05:53:09
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has encouraged Tunisian President Kais Saied to adhere to [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President sacks PM, suspends parliament

26 july 2021 - 08:15:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's President Kais Saeid on Sunday sacked Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and suspened parliament following violent demonstrations [...] Full text...

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UN rights commissioner expresses deep concern about Eswatini violence

06 july 2021 - 11:45:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says the UN agency is deeply concerned about the eruption [...] Full text...

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Thousands demonstrate against insecurity in Burkina Faso

03 july 2021 - 12:59:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Thousands of people took to the streets of the Burkina Faso capital, Ouagadougou, and several [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 116 new virus-related deaths

01 july 2021 - 13:52:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 116 coronavirus-related deaths, bringing to 14,959 the country's toll since the beginning of [...] Full text...

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President Kaboré takes over Defence to strengthen fight against terrorism in Burkina Faso, says PM

01 july 2021 - 13:38:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has taken the portfolio of Minister of Defence [...] Full text...

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Authorities in eastern Burkina Faso extend curfew by 60 days

30 june 2021 - 18:23:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Governor of the Eastern region of Burkina Faso, Col. Saidou Sanou, on Wednesday announced [...] Full text...

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'Balai citoyen' movement accuses Burkinabe state for neglecting people in danger of terror attack

29 june 2021 - 14:33:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - 'Balai Citoyen' movement, a civil society organisation comprising young people, announced on Tuesday that it [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's president announces new measures against terrorism

28 june 2021 - 10:43:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Sunday announced a series of measures to strengthen [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe opposition withdraws from national political dialogue

25 june 2021 - 15:18:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The political opposition of Burkina Faso announced on Friday the suspension of its participation in [...] Full text...

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Student dies from injuries sustained in demonstration in Burkina Faso

24 may 2021 - 13:19:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A student died on Sunday from injuries he sustained last Monday in Ouagadougou, during a [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Armed Forces concludes investigations into shooting of demonstrators

15 may 2021 - 20:28:35
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces on Saturday handed over to the Attorney General a dossier on investigations [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Pressure mounts on army to hand over those involved in shooting civilians

12 may 2021 - 19:40:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Domestic and foreign pressure is now mounting against the Sudanese army to expediently hand over the [...] Full text...

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US condemns shooting of Sudanese protesters

12 may 2021 - 10:28:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United States on Wednesday condemned the use of live ammunition against peaceful protesters in Khartoum [...] Full text...

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Moussa al-Kouni discusses with leaders of Libyan southern region means to improve security situation

07 may 2021 - 23:15:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-chairman of the Libyan presidential council, Moussa al-Kouni, Friday held talks with mayors of the [...] Full text...

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More than 700 people arrested in Chad, according to UN human rights body

30 april 2021 - 15:55:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 700 people were arrested in Chad on Tuesday during protests against the ruling [...] Full text...

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France condemns repression of demonstrators in Chad

27 april 2021 - 15:29:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Marcon on Tuesday condemned the repression on demonstrators in Chad. Since Monday, demonstrations [...] Full text...

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Hundreds demonstrate against military rule in Chad

27 april 2021 - 11:12:32
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Hundreds of Chadians on Tuesday demonstrated in the capital, N'Djamena, and other localities against the Transitional [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for justice for victims of Mali protests and coup after one year

23 april 2021 - 05:38:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Amnesty International on Friday asked the Malian authorities to deliver truth and bring to justice all [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS condemns pre-election violence in Benin

08 april 2021 - 19:24:00
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Thursday condemned the pre-election violence recorded in some [...] Full text...

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Electoral Platform of Beninese OSC denounces violence in some localities

08 april 2021 - 09:50:17
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's electoral platform of civil society organisations for the 11 April presidential election has denounced acts [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 24 new deaths

11 march 2021 - 09:17:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday evening that the country recorded 24 new deaths [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for investigation into deaths in Senegal's protests

09 march 2021 - 06:01:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As Senegal continues to be rocked by bloody protests following the arrest last week of opposition [...] Full text...

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Protest movements rose in Tunisia in January 2021

25 february 2021 - 00:03:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The Tunisian forum for economic and social rights (FTDES) said here Wednesday in its last report [...] Full text...

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M5-RFP calls for dissolution of National Transition Council

22 february 2021 - 21:03:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 5 June Movement - Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP), whose demonstrations are at the root [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic situation in Tunisia remains 'worrying' despite drop in deaths, infections

20 february 2021 - 14:19:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia in recent days recorded the lowest deaths and infections of the COVID-19 epidemic, as it [...] Full text...

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What lessons have the Libyans learned 10 years after the revolution? (Analysis)

19 february 2021 - 16:53:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As echoes of the jubilee festivities of the 10th anniversary of the February 17 revolution are [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj reaffirms confidence in Libya’s capacity to treat injuries

16 february 2021 - 23:27:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, said [...] Full text...

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Two organisations condemn killing of at least 10 protesters by Angola security forces

03 february 2021 - 09:03:59
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Human Rights Watch and OMUNGA, an Angolan NGO, have condemned a crackdown by Angolan security forces [...] Full text...

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Tunisians protest demanding release of arrested demonstrators

30 january 2021 - 18:08:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian capital, Tunis, on Saturday witnessed a protest march demanding the release of people  arrested [...] Full text...

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Tunisian students boycott class resumption to demand release of arrested schoolmates

25 january 2021 - 22:21:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The General Union of Tunisian Students (UGET) Monday announced it was boycotting the start of the [...] Full text...

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Court orders police, army to vacate Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s home

25 january 2021 - 10:39:00
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The High Court in Kampala on Monday ordered security operatives to "immediately vacate" the home of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Situation in Tunisia "very serious", says spokesperson for Ministry of Health

23 january 2021 - 19:25:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The spokesperson for the Tunisian ministry of Health Saturday sounded the alarm in the face of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Sfax hosts peaceful demonstration to denounce social situation in country

22 january 2021 - 23:13:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Civil society organizations Friday held peaceful demonstrations in the southeastern city of Sfax to express their [...] Full text...

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Amid pandemic and unrest, midwives undeterred in saving lives in Conakry

22 january 2021 - 17:01:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – “Our midwives who work during this period of political crisis are brave and courageous because they [...] Full text...

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Tunisian security forces disperse protest march in heart of capital

19 january 2021 - 22:25:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several youth groups, families of victims of the revolution, political celebrities and parliamentarians Tuesday took part [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president tells rioting youth to end vandalism, looting

19 january 2021 - 09:25:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Monday warned young Tunisians against those who want to "take advantage [...] Full text...

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Riots continue in central Tunisian city of Jilma

18 january 2021 - 07:07:35
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian security forces on Sunday fired tear gas to disperse groups of youths in the city [...] Full text...

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Tunisia commemorates low-key 10th anniversary of the revolution

13 january 2021 - 18:08:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will Thursday commemorate a low-key 10th anniversary of the popular uprising that toppled the autocratic [...] Full text...

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Youth, police resume violent clashes in Tunisia

03 january 2021 - 14:36:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes between demonstrators and police officers in the town of Maknine (135 km south of Tunis) [...] Full text...

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Ghana opposition party to petition against election results this week

27 december 2020 - 10:00:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), which has been crying foul about the results of [...] Full text...

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Ghana's 2020 elections 'transparent, free, fair, credible, safe' - Akufo-Addo

25 december 2020 - 22:20:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, said here Friday that the 7 December, 2020, elections conducted [...] Full text...

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Press freedom more important than ever, as UN condemns killing of 59 media workers

24 december 2020 - 06:40:21
Paris, France (PANA) - At least 59 media workers have been killed this year, four of them women, the UN [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate slams Morocco for cracking down on activists in Western Sahara

18 december 2020 - 06:51:01
New York, US (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Friday called out Morocco for cracking down on pro-independence activists in Western Sahara after [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: The disappointed hopes of the revolution

16 december 2020 - 20:40:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ten years on, Sidi Bouzid, a marginalized region in central Tunisia, is still expecting the gains [...] Full text...

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Guinean President urged to stop use of excessive force against opposition supporters

16 december 2020 - 11:13:08
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The use of excessive force by Guinean security force in the weeks following a presidential election [...] Full text...

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Beninese rights body denounces illegal burial of victim of May 2019 demonstrations

11 december 2020 - 21:03:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese human rights and people’s organisation (ODHP) Friday denounced the secret burial of Prudence Amoussou, [...] Full text...

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Several pupils arrested in Burkina Faso for disrupting classes Prosecutor

09 december 2020 - 22:43:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several students who were inciting their classmates to disrupt classes were Wednesday arrested and would [...] Full text...

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Senior junta official elected president of National Transition Council

05 december 2020 - 18:36:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Colonel Malick Diaw, the first vice president of the National Committee for the Salvation of the [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe PM urges end to stigmatisation of AIDS patients

01 december 2020 - 16:35:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso  Prime Minister Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré on Tuesday called on the public to [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM denounces justification of publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohamed

28 november 2020 - 00:21:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs, Mohamed Taher Siala, Friday reaffirmed his strong condemnation of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 15 new cases; reiterates ban on demonsgrations

23 november 2020 - 10:59:24
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Sunday recorded 15 new coronavirus infections following tests carried out on 253 samples, representing [...] Full text...

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UNESCO wants investigation into death of Nigerian journalist Pelumi Onifade

18 november 2020 - 20:35:05
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Managing Director Audrey Azoulaye Wednesday called on Nigerian authorities to shed light on the death [...] Full text...

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Mali's opposition umbrella M5-RFP rejects method of appointing Transition Council

15 november 2020 - 12:45:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mouvement du 5 Juin-Rassemblement des Forces Patriotiques (M5-RFP), Mali's opposition umbrella group, whose demonstrations triggered [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief Bachelet condemns Tanzania election violence

10 november 2020 - 19:45:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The people of Tanzania should be allowed to express grievances “without fear of reprisals” after nationwide [...] Full text...

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European diplomats call on Libyan leaders to protect media freedom, journalists

03 november 2020 - 22:09:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union ambassador, José Antonio Sabadell, and other accredited ambassadors of EU member-states Tuesday called [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. says it has 'No-Fly List', stopping citizens from travelling abroad

03 november 2020 - 18:45:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Embarrassed at the backlash this will trigger among Nigerians, the Federal Government has denied generating a [...] Full text...

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Nigerians need justice, UN rights experts say

03 november 2020 - 18:33:45
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Government must establish a credible, independent inquiry into the recent killing of at least [...] Full text...

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Ivorian opposition rejects result of election, announces national transitional council

02 november 2020 - 23:41:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Opposition parties and groupings in Côte d’Ivoire Monday rejected the first results of the 31 [...] Full text...

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Tanzania police quash opposition demonstrations, arrest leaders

02 november 2020 - 15:01:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Police in Tanzania on Monday moved to avert planned demonstrations called by the opposition [...] Full text...

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Covid-19 pandemic worsens in Tunisia

29 october 2020 - 19:24:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - With more than 1,100 deaths and more than 54,000 cases of Covid-19 contaminations, the pandemic situation [...] Full text...

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Fuel stations in Khartoum apply new prices set by government

29 october 2020 - 15:59:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Service stations in Khartoum on Thursday started charging new prices for fuel as set by the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia denounces breach against ‘sacred’ in the name of freedom of speech

28 october 2020 - 22:54:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Wednesday condemned what it regarded as campaign by some parties in the name of freedom [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe president concerned about situation in Côte d’Ivoire

26 october 2020 - 21:28:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Sunday expressed concern about the pre-election tensions in [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Ministry denounces Macron's "offensive" statements toward the Islamic world

26 october 2020 - 14:18:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Foreign Ministry of the Government of National Accord has denounced statements by French President Emmanuel [...] Full text...

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Tunis, Paris plead for inclusive solution to the Libyan crisis

22 october 2020 - 22:05:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Libyan crisis was one of the main issues raised by French Minister of Foreign Affairs [...] Full text...

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Former Malian President Kéita returns to Bamako

22 october 2020 - 11:57:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, returned to Bamako on Wednesday evening after undergoing medical treatment [...] Full text...

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AU condemns violence in Nigeria's #EndSars protests

22 october 2020 - 07:22:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat has strongly condemned the [...] Full text...

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'At least 12 killed in Lagos' on Tuesday in Nigeria's #EndSars protests: Amnesty International

22 october 2020 - 06:22:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - At least 12 peaceful protesters were killed on Tuesday at two locations in Nigeria's commercial capital, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS urges Nigerian security operatives to exercise restraint in the #EndSars protests

21 october 2020 - 17:09:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission on Wednesday urged Nigerian security operatives to [...] Full text...

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Sunday’s presidential poll successful, says ECOWAS

20 october 2020 - 22:56:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) observers deployed for Sunday’s presidential election in Guinea said [...] Full text...

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Former Malian President IBK expected in Bamako after medical treatment in Abu Dhabi

20 october 2020 - 21:29:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, was authorized on 5 September by the ruling military junta [...] Full text...

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High-ranking Libyan delegation arrives in Tunis for reopening border crossings

20 october 2020 - 16:22:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A high-ranking delegation from the Libyan Government of National Accord arrived in Tunis on Monday  via [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament makes several decisions without required quorum

19 october 2020 - 22:10:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chamber of Representatives in Libya (Parliament), based in the east of the country, Monday rejected [...] Full text...

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