Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Faye confirmed winner of presidential election

27 march 2024 - 20:52:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye was on Wednesday declared winner of last Sunday's presidential [...] Full text...

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Posture of defeated candidates has contributed to a peaceful post-election climate in Senegal - European observers.

27 march 2024 - 16:38:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The head of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM), Malin Björk, has welcomed the [...] Full text...

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3RD UPDATE: President Sall congratulates Faye on his victory

25 march 2024 - 18:59:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – President Macky Sall on Monday congratulated opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his victory in Sunday's [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Senegal's ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba concedes defeat

25 march 2024 - 15:46:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -The candidate of Senegal's ruling coalition, Benno Bokk Yaakaar, Amadou Ba, 62, on Monday conceded defeat to [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Senegal newspapers predict first round victory for opposition leader Faye

25 march 2024 - 10:31:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – As Senegalese await official results of Sunday's presidential election from the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), the [...] Full text...

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Early provisional results in Senegal's presidential election put opposition leader Faye ahead

25 march 2024 - 05:17:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Early results from Sunday's presidential election in Senegal put opposition leader Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Voting ends in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 18:04:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday to choose the successor of [...] Full text...

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Voting progressing smoothly in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 14:24:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting is progressing smoothly in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday in which voters are choosing [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for peaceful, inclusive elections in DRC

20 december 2023 - 06:07:21
New York, US (PANA) - As polls opened in the Democratoc Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday in presidential, legislative, [...] Full text...

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Elections looming in DR Congo amid worsening insecurity

12 december 2023 - 05:53:57
New York, US (PANA) - With just nine days to go for the presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Liberia election: Opposition leader Boakai set to win run-off poll

17 november 2023 - 20:00:17
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia's main opposition leader and former vice president Joseph Boakai is set to win the 14 [...] Full text...

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Liberia election: Opposition leader Boakai takes early lead in runoff vote

16 november 2023 - 08:02:30
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - With about one-quarter of preliminary results in Liberia's presidential runoff held on 14 November released, the [...] Full text...

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Voting ends in Liberia elections

10 october 2023 - 18:37:02
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Voting ended on Tuesday in Liberia's presidential and parliamentary elections. Some 2.47 million voters were expected to [...] Full text...

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AUC deploys Election Observer Mission to Liberia

04 october 2023 - 16:55:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As Liberia makes final preparations to hold its General Elections on 10 October, the Chairperson [...] Full text...

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South African President congratulates Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa on re-election

29 august 2023 - 08:15:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined other African leaders in congratulating Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa [...] Full text...

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US calls for publication of disaggregated polling station results in disputed elections

29 august 2023 - 06:20:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has called on the  Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) to make the disaggregated polling [...] Full text...

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‘Real challenges’ must be addressed beyond polling day, urges UN West Africa envoy

26 july 2023 - 06:50:04
New York, US (PANA) - While national elections in West Africa and the Sahel provide an important opportunity for voters [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Sierra Leone Elections: International observers express concern about inflammatory language on social media

27 june 2023 - 13:12:15
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The heads of international observers of Sierra Leone's general elections have expressed concern about the inflammatory [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Elections: ECOWAS observers say poll 'generally smooth, peaceful'

27 june 2023 - 08:11:51
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Sierra Leone’s 24th June 2023 General Elections said the polls [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Sierra Leone Elections: One person 'critically wounded' at opposition party's headquarters

26 june 2023 - 12:29:00
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - One person has been "critically wounded" at the headquarters of Sierra Leone's opposition All People's [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Elections: Observers call for restraint, transparency in tallying of votes

26 june 2023 - 09:27:51
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Observers of Sierra Leone's 24 June general elections are calling for restraint as the electoral [...] Full text...

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Polls officially open in Sierra Leone's general elections

24 june 2023 - 08:00:02
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Voting has officially started in Sierra Leone's general elections that will see the election of [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone electoral commission reaffirms commitment to deliver credible elections

21 june 2023 - 06:43:53
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) has reaffirmed its commitment and readiness to deliver [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS election observers meet stakeholders in Sierra Leone polls

18 june 2023 - 10:43:21
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Ahead of Sierra Leone’s presidential and parliamentary elections on 24 June, the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to observe Sierra Leone's presidential, parliamentary elections

14 june 2023 - 10:27:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will send an election observation team to Sierra [...] Full text...

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More than 8.4 million voters expected at polls on 18 June for constitutional referendum

05 june 2023 - 17:44:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 8,463,084 voters, including 4,391,576 men and 4,071,508 women, are expected to cast their [...] Full text...

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Gambia's ruling party, opposition share seats in local government elections

22 may 2023 - 10:03:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's ruling National People's Party (NPP) and the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP)  won four seats [...] Full text...

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Gambians vote in local government election

20 may 2023 - 05:04:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians are voting in local government elections on Saturday to complete the electoral cycle that has [...] Full text...

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Reports say there was low turnout in Gambia's local government election

16 april 2023 - 19:29:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A report of the Civil Society Organization (CSO) on Local Government Elections in the Gambia, has [...] Full text...

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2023 Elections: Nigeria's fate in the hands of their Lordships (By Paul Ejime)

11 march 2023 - 06:16:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - From all indications, the Supreme Court will likely decide the outcome of Nigeria's tightly contested 25th February [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Presidential Election free, fair until counting, uploading of results – West African Observers

07 march 2023 - 18:43:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), a regional network of CSOs drawn from 15 West [...] Full text...

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Leaders of Nigeria's main opposition party take post-election protests to Electoral Commission

06 march 2023 - 12:49:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of Nigeria's main opposition party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday led [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's opposition leader Peter Obi claims he won presidential election (By Paul Ejime)

02 march 2023 - 19:33:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian state governor Peter Obi of the opposition labour Party (LP) claimed on Thursday that [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS congratulates Nigerian president-elect Tinubu (By Paul Ejime)

01 march 2023 - 16:32:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has congratulated Bola Tinubu, who [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu wins presidential election

01 march 2023 - 05:00:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Bola Tinubu, the candidate of Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Party (APC), has won the 2023 presidential [...] Full text...

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AU, ECOWAS urge calm following post-election tensions on Nigeria (By Paul Ejime)

28 february 2023 - 19:28:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Union and ECOWAS on Tuesday called for calm and urged the Independent National Electoral [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's main opposition parties ask elections chief to step down; demand fresh vote

28 february 2023 - 13:49:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's main opposition parties on Tuesday asked Professor Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission [...] Full text...

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Collation of votes in Nigeria's elections continues; leading opposition parties boycott process

28 february 2023 - 10:50:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Collation of votes of Saturday’s presidential election in Nigeria continues on Tuesday at the International Conference Centre, [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth, ECOWAS observers say Nigeria's polls 'largely peaceful'

28 february 2023 - 07:39:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group, former president of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on Monday said Nigeria’s [...] Full text...

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Two Governors defeated in Nigeria Senate election

27 february 2023 - 13:38:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Two Nigerian Governors have lost their bid to win seats in the Senate, the upper legislative chamber, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Electoral Commission chairman speaks on voting disruptions in Lagos

25 february 2023 - 18:24:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has admitted violence and disruptions [...] Full text...

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Voting officially ends in Nigeria's elections

25 february 2023 - 14:20:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Saturday's elections to elect a new president of Nigeria to succeed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's crucial elections off to peaceful but slow start (By Paul Ejime)

25 february 2023 - 13:20:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Voting to elect a new president of Nigeria to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari got off to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria goes to polls to elect president, MPs

25 february 2023 - 06:00:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s 87.2 million registered voters armed with their permanent voter cards (PVCs) throng to the 176,846 polling [...] Full text...

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AU launches election observation mission to Nigeria

14 february 2023 - 14:21:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union Commission has announced sending a 90-man strong team led by former Kenyan President  [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's 2023 elections: Concerns and expectations (By Paul Ejime)

30 january 2023 - 12:27:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria braces for another critical general election this year, it is pertinent to recall the [...] Full text...

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Three political parties win seats in Sunday's legislative elections in Benin

13 january 2023 - 19:48:17
Cotonou Benin (PANA) - The Constitutional Court on Thursday evening declared that three political parties won seats out of the [...] Full text...

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Three political parties provisionally win Sunday's legislative elections in Benin

11 january 2023 - 16:04:21
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Three political parties won last Sunday's legislative elections in Benin, according to the provisional results proclaimed [...] Full text...

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Civil society deplores low voter turnout in Benin Legislative election

08 january 2023 - 16:48:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The electoral platform of civil society organisations in Benin late this morning deplored the low turnout [...] Full text...

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Libyan Electoral Commission works on UN-backed voter ID verification project

05 january 2023 - 13:04:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National High Electoral Commission of Libya, with the support of the UN experts, was on [...] Full text...

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Tunisians go to the polls to elect new parliament

17 december 2022 - 14:34:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians are voting on Saturday in legislative elections boycotted by most political parties in protest against [...] Full text...

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More than 1 in 5 worldwide suffering from violence at work: ILO

06 december 2022 - 05:28:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in five people employed – almost 23 per cent - have experienced violence [...] Full text...

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US questions credibility of Equatorial Guinea's election that gave President Nguema his 6th term

30 november 2022 - 06:42:34
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has expressed doubts about the credibility of election in Equatorial Guinea that saw [...] Full text...

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White operation of elections indicates ability to implement plan to secure them - Libyan PM

06 november 2022 - 17:02:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, said here Sunday the [...] Full text...

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More than 25,000 voters called to choose new municipal council in Tarhouna, western Libya

22 october 2022 - 17:43:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 25,492 voters began on Saturday to go to polling stations to choose a [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Supreme Court retreats to deliver judgement on presidential election

03 september 2022 - 08:27:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's top court on Friday finalised hearing a case challenging the election of Deputy President William [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Supreme Court orders vote scrutiny in presidential election petition hearing

30 august 2022 - 18:42:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Kenya on Tuesday ordered the scrutiny of portions of the votes cast [...] Full text...

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European Union Observers sight unauthorized meddling in Kenyan elections

12 august 2022 - 22:24:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - European Union election observers said Thursday they sighted at least 13 cases of unauthorized people inside [...] Full text...

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Kenya’s elaborate presidential election procedures keep voters anxious

12 august 2022 - 15:57:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A complex legal process for verifying and announcing the results of the 9 August presidential election [...] Full text...

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African Union highlights impact of political gangs in Kenyan political campaigns

11 august 2022 - 20:56:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union election observer mission said Thursday criminal gangs attempting to zone certain regions for [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth observers urge reforms after Kenyan elections

11 august 2022 - 20:17:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International election observers have denied interfering in Kenya’s internal politics and urged independent civilian organizations to [...] Full text...

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African Union, regional election observers withhold verdict on Kenyan elections

11 august 2022 - 18:03:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union Observation Mission to Kenyan elections and other groups withheld comment on whether the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan disinformation campaign flood social media scene during elections

10 august 2022 - 20:29:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An upsurge of a virulent disinformation campaign on social media following the close of voting in [...] Full text...

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Kenyan polls body prepares to begin declaring presidential results

10 august 2022 - 17:25:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) said Wednesday it was preparing to begin announcing the [...] Full text...

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Results in for 91% of votes cast in Kenya's presidential elections

10 august 2022 - 11:16:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The counting and tallying of Tuesday’s presidential election votes in Kenya have continued with 91.3% of [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 3: Vote counting gets underway in Kenya elections

09 august 2022 - 21:21:30
 Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 12 million voters cast ballots for the candidates running in Kenya's competitive elections on [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 2: Kenyan poll body reports 30.66% half-day voter turnout

09 august 2022 - 14:58:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Voting in Kenya's General Elections continued on Tuesday, with at least 6.5 million votes cast, equivalent [...] Full text...

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Update 1: Voting underway in Kenyan general elections

09 august 2022 - 10:03:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyans queued to vote across most of the 46,210 polling centres countrywide with Presidential candidates amongst [...] Full text...

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Kenyans vote in historic poll overshadowed by 2017 political crisis

09 august 2022 - 08:16:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Voting to pick Kenya's fifth President and all elective national leadership positions kicked off on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Kenyan poll body postpones two gubernatorial elections in Western Kenya, coastal region

08 august 2022 - 21:03:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Voting for the position of governor in the populous regions of Kakamega in western Kenya and [...] Full text...

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Kenyans prepare to vote new President (News Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

04 august 2022 - 13:15:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans are preparing to vote on 9 August 2022 to elect President Uhuru Kenyatta's successor and [...] Full text...

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Kenya to deploy 150,000 security personnel for elections

28 july 2022 - 23:55:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Police will deploy 150,000 security personnel for the 9 August General election when 22 [...] Full text...

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Malian government submits draft timetable to political class

29 june 2022 - 17:48:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali intends to organise a constitutional referendum in February 2023, announced the Malian government, which on [...] Full text...

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Mali to set up single election management body

18 june 2022 - 13:25:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Transitional Council (CNT) in Mali adopted on Friday a bill creating a single election [...] Full text...

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Kenyan electoral body clears Presidential candidates ahead of 9 August polls

05 june 2022 - 19:03:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Opposition leader, Raila Odinga, and his running mate, Martha Karua, were on Sunday cleared as Presidential [...] Full text...

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IGAD chief congratulates Somalia's new president

16 may 2022 - 10:57:55
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, the Executive Secretary of East African sub-regional group, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development [...] Full text...

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Gambians vote in legislative election

09 april 2022 - 12:41:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians are voting on Saturday in an election for 53 parliamentarians for a five-year term. Under the [...] Full text...

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European Union Election Observation Mission presents Gambia final report

22 february 2022 - 17:04:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM) that observed the Gambia 4 December 2021 presidential election [...] 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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Five Western countries express support for UN Mission in Libya for free, fair, inclusive elections

25 december 2021 - 09:37:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five Western countries deeply involved in resolving the conflict in Libya have expressed their strong support [...] Full text...

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US ambassador reaffirms Washington's support for majority of Libyans opting for elections

21 december 2021 - 13:45:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Special Envoy and US Ambassador to Libya, Mr. Richard Norland, said on Monday that Washington continues [...] Full text...

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US ambassador to Libya expresses satisfaction with election preparations

20 december 2021 - 18:21:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The US ambassador and special envoy to Libya, Richard Norland, says he is fascinated with preparations for [...] Full text...

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Libya's 24 December election,: uncertainties and challenges (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

17 december 2021 - 09:56:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With less than 10 days to go before the presidential elections scheduled for 24 December, it [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Opposition UDP files election petition at Supreme Court

15 december 2021 - 17:23:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) and runner-up of the West African nation December 4 presidential [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM says govt. will hand over power to winner of the 24 December election

12 december 2021 - 19:03:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's interim Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Ramadan Abu Jennah, has affirmed government's [...] Full text...

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A total of 5,385 candidates to contest parliamentary elections in Libya

09 december 2021 - 14:23:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 5,385 candidates had filed their applications to contest the upcoming parliamentary elections at [...] Full text...

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AUEOM says Gambia election was ‘peaceful and democratic’

07 december 2021 - 14:22:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The African Union Election Observer Mission headed by Kgalema Motlanthe, former president of the Republic of [...] Full text...

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Gambia election marked by wide voter participation, citizen group engagement: EU

07 december 2021 - 13:15:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) says that last Saturday's presidential election in Gambia [...] Full text...

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Negotiations in progress for plenary session of Libyan Parliament on electoral process

06 december 2021 - 13:36:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Fawzi al-Nouwairi, announced here Monday ongoing [...] Full text...

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Gambian leader Barrow wins December 4 election, opposition cries foul

06 december 2021 - 11:17:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has won the 4 December presidential election to serve a second five-year term in office, the Gambia [...] Full text...

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Gambia election: 2 political parties, independent candidate reject election result

05 december 2021 - 18:28:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Two political parties and an independent candidate have rejected the results of the December 4 presidential [...] Full text...

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72 MPs invite chairman of the Libyan Electoral Commission to plenary session

05 december 2021 - 16:48:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seventy-two MPs in the House of Representatives (Parliament) have asked the Speaker of Parliament to hold [...] Full text...

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Gambians go to the polls Saturday to elect new president

03 december 2021 - 18:51:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians will Saturday, December 4, 2021, go to the polls to elect a President who will [...] Full text...

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UN concerned about aspects of Libyan elections

03 december 2021 - 15:50:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Many aspects of Libya's elections are of concern, UN Secretary-General Spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, said, expressing the [...] Full text...

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Gunmen attack five electoral centres in Libya, steal voters' cards

03 december 2021 - 15:21:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five electoral centres in the western region of Libya were robbed at gunpoint, following which a [...] 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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Some 86% of Libyan voters collect voter cards

02 december 2021 - 16:22:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - About 86% of registered Libyan voters collected their voter identification cards at the end of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister calls attack on Sebha court 'a crime against the law'

26 november 2021 - 11:11:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister Khaled Mazen has promised to prosecute the perpetrators of Thursday's attack on the [...] Full text...

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Libya's presidential election, a premiere with all the risks

25 november 2021 - 20:16:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Despite controversy over the law and criteria for candidates, the presidential election scheduled for 24 December [...] 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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Libyan Presidential Council welcomes Paris Conference outcome, insists on simultaneous presidential, legislative elections

14 november 2021 - 14:45:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council has welcomed the outcome of the Paris International Conference on Libya, stressing [...] Full text...

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HRW questions whether Libya's elections will be free and fair

11 november 2021 - 11:01:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ahead of Friday's high-level Libya conference to be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, a human [...] Full text...

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Filing of candidacies for presidential, legislative elections in Libya begins

08 november 2021 - 19:10:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High Electoral Commission on Monday began receiving names of candidates for the presidential and [...] Full text...

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Filing of nomination papers for Libya's presidential and legislative elections begins on Monday

07 november 2021 - 15:56:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Higher National Electoral Commission in Libya (HNEC), [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS poll observers, laud Cape Verdeans for 'political maturity'

19 october 2021 - 06:34:52
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission has commended Cape Verdeans for their “political maturity” and praised [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde opposition candidate Neves wins presidential vote

18 october 2021 - 05:22:47
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde's opposition candidate Jose Maria Neves has won Sunday's presidential election in the first [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde's presidential election gets off to a slow start

17 october 2021 - 12:13:22
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cabo Verde’s presidential election on Sunday got off to a slow start with voters only [...] Full text...

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African rural voices reach UN Food Systems Summit

20 september 2021 - 13:00:06
New York, US (PANA) - Small-scale farmers and other rural people are development actors in their own right, with a [...] Full text...

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More than 10,000 Libyan voters register abroad

18 september 2021 - 12:11:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 10,729 voters residing abroad had registered at the close of registration of Libyans [...] Full text...

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Over 9,600 Libyan voters registered abroad, HNEC says

13 september 2021 - 17:22:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 9,648 Libyan voters have been registered abroad since the opening of the electoral register revision [...] Full text...

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Moroccan governing Islamist party humiliated in legislative election

09 september 2021 - 12:30:33
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), the governing party in Morocco for the past 10 [...] Full text...

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Moroccans go to the polls on a new development model (Analysis)

08 september 2021 - 18:44:38
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Around 17.5 million Moroccans started early Wednesday to vote for their representatives in the first chamber [...] Full text...

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Zambian President-elect Hichilema’s inauguration set for Tuesday

20 august 2021 - 12:58:56
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian government has confirmed the inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema will be held on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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Libyan parliament's adoption of presidential election bill jeopardizes 24 December elections ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

19 august 2021 - 21:41:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The adoption by the House of Representatives Wednesday of the draft law on the election of [...] Full text...

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President Hichilema’s win inspires Botswana’s minority opposition

16 august 2021 - 17:47:51
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Alliance for Progressives (AP), Botswana’s minority opposition political party, has been inspired by Zambia’s President elect [...] Full text...

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Five Zambian presidential candidates tell Lungu to concede

15 august 2021 - 11:54:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Five candidates in Zambia’s presidential election have written to Edgar Lungu calling on the head of [...] Full text...

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President Lungu declares Zambia's general election 'not free and fair'

14 august 2021 - 15:52:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has declared that the 12 August general election was not free and [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema takes early lead in Zambia’s presidential election

14 august 2021 - 14:00:55
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has taken an early lead in the preliminary presidential results [...] Full text...

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Announcement of preliminary election result delayed in Zambia

13 august 2021 - 18:41:50
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has delayed the announcement of preliminary results following Thursday's Presidential, [...] Full text...

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Zambians begin voting in general elections

12 august 2021 - 05:18:17
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambians are lining up outside polling stations on Thursday to cast their votes in the Presidential, [...] Full text...

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Over 2.7 million voters on Libya's electoral roll

04 august 2021 - 16:18:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 2,729,006 voters have been added to the voters' roll in Libya, the High National Electoral [...] Full text...

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UN report calls for urgent end to mounting human rights violations in CAR

04 august 2021 - 13:27:41
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA)– A UN report published Wednesday details the dire and worsening human rights situation over the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament resumes work on draft presidential election law

03 august 2021 - 14:23:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament on Tuesday resumed its session in the eastern city of Tobruk discussing the [...] Full text...

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Parliament plenary on draft law to elect a Libyan president resumes Tuesday

02 august 2021 - 17:37:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives (Parliament) on Monday suspended debate on the articles of the draft law [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council president calls for concessions for successful December polls

07 july 2021 - 10:24:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on Tuesday stressed the need to secure [...] Full text...

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AU Ethiopia election observer mission gives vote clean bill of health

24 june 2021 - 09:21:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Election Observation Mission to Ethiopia's General Elections on 21 June, 2021 has [...] Full text...

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Polls close in Ethiopia's general elections

21 june 2021 - 19:14:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Polls have officially closed in Ethiopia's general elections where voters cast their ballots to elect their [...] Full text...

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UN launches Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to counter ‘triple environmental emergency’

05 june 2021 - 10:06:06
New York, US (PANA) - Heads of government, religious leaders, activists and artists joined the United Nations on Friday in [...] Full text...

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The US deplores weak participation in Benin presidential election

14 april 2021 - 22:47:13
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The US embassy in Benin Wednesday deplored the drop in the participation of Beninese in the [...] Full text...

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Low turnout in Sunday's presidential election in Benin

12 april 2021 - 12:03:56
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Although no statistics have yet been published by the electoral authorities, few Beninese voted in Sunday's [...] Full text...

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Souk Jumaa council polls record low turnout of voters

03 april 2021 - 19:01:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The elections to choose a municipal council in Souk Jumaa, an eastern suburb of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog urges new Libyan gov't to prioritise justice, accountability ahead of vote

25 march 2021 - 08:25:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The newly confirmed Government of National Unity (GNU) should commit itself to significantly improve human rights [...] Full text...

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Former Niger foreign minister Mohamed Bazoum wins presidential run-off vote

24 february 2021 - 05:54:51
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Former Niger foreign minister Mohamed Bazoum, 61, has won Niger's presidential run-off election with 55.75% of [...] Full text...

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EU prods Uganda government to respect freedom of expression, free movement

20 january 2021 - 12:01:52
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Wednesday called on the Government of Uganda to respect the freedom [...] Full text...

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Displacement in CAR reaches 120,000, as another deadly attack leaves one UN peacekeeper dead

16 january 2021 - 09:27:45
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Worsening election violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced 120,000 people from their homes, [...] Full text...

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US cancels observation of Uganda's election

13 january 2021 - 09:58:53
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The U.S. on Wednesday announced that it will not be an observer of Uganda's election scheduled [...] Full text...

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Opposition member wins Ghana Speaker vote

07 january 2021 - 10:22:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian Members of Parliament on Thursday elected a former colleague, Alban Sumana Bagbin of the opposition [...] Full text...

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EU Observer mission decries 'misuse of state resources', 'unregulated campaign finance' in Ghana polls

10 december 2020 - 07:50:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for Ghana's general elections has decried the problems of [...] Full text...

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Ghana's general elections end

07 december 2020 - 17:27:14
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections have officially come to an end with reports of smooth  voting [...] Full text...

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Polls open in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections

07 december 2020 - 07:02:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Polls officially opened on Monday in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections under strict COVID-19 protocols. Long queues [...] Full text...

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Ghana holds presidential, parliamentary elections on 7 December

29 november 2020 - 17:37:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana holds presidential and parliamentary elections on 7 December with 17.029 million voters expected to cast [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Opposition candidates ’will not accept resulted tarnished by irregularities’ - platform

23 november 2020 - 23:17:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Opposition candidates here Monday issued a joint statement saying they "will not accept results tarnished [...] Full text...

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Polling stations open in Burkina Faso for presidential, legislative elections

22 november 2020 - 10:57:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Polling stations opened Sunday at 6 a.m. in several localities throughout the country for the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso presidential, parliamentary election campaigns end Friday

20 november 2020 - 15:37:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Campaigns for next Sunday's  presidential and legislative polls in Burkina Faso, which began on October [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe opposition rejects any proclamation of results day after elections

18 november 2020 - 22:17:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso opposition leader Zéphirin Diabré Wednesday declared he would reject the declaration of provisional [...] Full text...

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Campaign begins for presidential, legislative elections in Burkina Faso

31 october 2020 - 12:15:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Campaigning for Burkina Faso's presidential and legislative elections on 22 November began on Saturday and [...] Full text...

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Voting begins in Côte d'Ivoire's controversial presidential election

31 october 2020 - 12:01:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Polling stations opened on Saturday in Côte d'Ivoire in the West African country's controversial presidential [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s opposition rejects election results as ruling CCM is headed for landslide win

30 october 2020 - 09:02:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s opposition presidential candidate, Tundu Lissu, said on Thursday that his party rejects the [...] Full text...

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President Magufuli takes early lead in Tanzania’s election

29 october 2020 - 14:27:49
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Incumbent John Pombe Magufuli of CCM party is on track for an overwhelming victory [...] Full text...

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US concerned about 'lack of transparency in vote tabulation' in Guinea presidential election

29 october 2020 - 07:08:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The US has expressed concern about questions raised by election observers and civil society on the [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s police boss warns public against fomenting trouble during 7 December election.

28 october 2020 - 23:21:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s Inspector General of Police(IGP) James Oppong-Boanuh Wednesday sent a stern warning to persons intending to [...] Full text...

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Counting underway as polls close in Tanzania's general elections

28 october 2020 - 18:44:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Counting of ballots is underway in Tanzania on Wednesday after general elections that the [...] Full text...

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Voting under way in Tanzania's general election with minor hiccups

28 october 2020 - 14:26:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Voting started smoothly in Tanzania on Wednesday to elect the country’s president, members of [...] Full text...

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Long lines at polling stations as Tanzanians vote in general elections

28 october 2020 - 11:09:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Long queues have formed at polling stations across Tanzania as the East African country [...] Full text...

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Special groups in Zanzibar vote early in Tanzanian general election

27 october 2020 - 17:41:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Voting started in Zanzibar on Tuesday for special groups, including security personnel and officials [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says Guinea security forces 'fired live bullets at protesters'

26 october 2020 - 07:49:15
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, says witness testimonies, satellite imagery and videos it has analysed and [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Alpha Condé wins presidential poll in Guinea

24 october 2020 - 14:19:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Incumbent President Alpha Condé, candidate of the People's Rally of Guinea (RPG Rainbow), has been re-elected [...] 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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UN welcomes election of municipal councilors in four Libyan cities

19 october 2020 - 20:44:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Monday congratulated the citizens of Zawiya South, Al-Harraba, Jadou [...] Full text...

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Guinean gov't blasts opposition candidate Diallo, his activists for 'premature' celebration of his 'victory'

19 october 2020 - 11:17:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government on Monday expressed "surprise and indignation" after scenes of jubilation on Sunday by [...] Full text...

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Presidential election underway in Guinea

18 october 2020 - 13:47:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Many polling stations in Guinea opened at 08:00 GMT on Sunday, in accordance with the electoral [...] Full text...

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Guinea warns against unauthorised publication of presidential poll results

17 october 2020 - 12:04:07
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - With 24 hours to go before the Guinea presidential election, pitting incumbent President Alpha Condé against [...] Full text...

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Parliamentarians, civil servants slammed as most corrupt in Tunisia - Study

30 september 2020 - 16:41:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Members of Parliament and public administration officials make up majority of Tunisians involved in corruption cases, [...] Full text...

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HRW flays Guinean security forces for failing to stem election-related violence

25 september 2020 - 12:50:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Guinea's security forces of failing to protect people from election-related and [...] Full text...

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The health crisis affects 90 pc of SMEs in Tunisia

24 september 2020 - 19:14:35
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Eleven per cent of small and medium-sized businesses in Tunisia have closed their doors because of [...] Full text...

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UN hails successful municipal elections in Misrata, Libya

05 september 2020 - 00:37:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Friday congratulated the citizens of Misrata, 220 km east [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert calls for ceasefire, commitment from all stakeholders to ensure free elections in CAR

28 august 2020 - 05:01:12
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The UN’s expert on human rights in the Central African Republic (CAR) has issued [...] Full text...

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Libya: GNA Chair alerts UN of criminal activities against civilians by Haftar forces

27 august 2020 - 14:08:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has expressed concern over reports received [...] Full text...

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UN slams Haftar forces for disrupting municipal elections in southwestern Libyan locality

25 august 2020 - 18:28:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed "dismay that an armed group affiliated [...] Full text...

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Congo: Security personnel to vote in advance of election dates

14 august 2020 - 17:27:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Interior and Decentralization Minister, Raymond Zéphirin Mboulou, announced on Thursday in Brazzaville that the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Elections and governance issues in Africa - By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

14 june 2020 - 14:32:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Elections in Africa during normal times are a huge challenge, in terms of logistics, operations and [...] Full text...

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Burundi: ‘Only one observer had different opinion on presidential election’ – CENI chief

28 may 2020 - 15:41:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Among 39 civil society organizations and religious denominations, observers of Burundi's triple presidential, legislative and communal [...] Full text...

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RSF denounces general blackout of independent information during Burundi's presidential election

21 may 2020 - 18:07:00
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has denounced a general blackout of independent information with social networks in [...] Full text...

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SCOs report incidents, failures in Sunday’s poll in Benin

20 may 2020 - 20:43:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  - The electoral platform of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Benin Wednesday reported several incidents in Sunday’s [...] Full text...

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Voting ends without "major incidents" in Burundi

20 may 2020 - 18:01:52
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Incidents of widespread breakdown of social networks, some delays in the opening of polling stations and [...] Full text...

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Beninese civil society advocates peaceful management of post-election period

20 may 2020 - 17:47:34
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Electoral Platform of CSOs (PEOSC) in Benin has called for a peaceful management of the [...] Full text...

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Beninese CSOs deplore disruptions in Sunday's communal poll

18 may 2020 - 05:13:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The communal elections on Sunday in Benin recorded some disruptions at different places, according to the [...] Full text...

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Benin Government reminds voters to respect barrier measures against COVID-19

17 may 2020 - 18:38:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government Sunday reminded voters to respect the measures put in place to prevent the [...] Full text...

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Timid start of municipal elections in south-eastern Benin

17 may 2020 - 18:27:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Voting in Sunday's communal and municipal elections attracted low patronage in the localities of the Plateau [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin says only media would be allowed on campaign trail for local election

12 april 2020 - 17:16:45
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin says only the media will be involved in the campaign for the country's local level [...] Full text...

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Mali: CC announces results of the first round of legislative elections

09 april 2020 - 17:13:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Constitutional Court on Thursday announced the final results of the first round of the legislative [...] Full text...

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Peacekeepers help fragile countries navigate conflict and COVID-19

05 april 2020 - 08:49:22
New York, US (PANA)  -  Even as UN peacekeepers adapt to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 (coronavirus), they continue [...] Full text...

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Guineans vote for a new Constitution

28 march 2020 - 00:06:24
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – About 2,856,295 Guineans, or 91.59% of the electorate  approved the draft new Constitution during Sunday’s double [...] Full text...

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Togo opposition party calls for rerun of presidential election

11 march 2020 - 10:21:06
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's opposition National Alliance for Change (ANC), whose candidate, Jean-Pierre Fabre, came third with 4.35 per [...] Full text...

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Burundi: More than half of registered voters expected at polling stations are women

08 march 2020 - 11:49:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - This year's new general elections in Burundi will see the participation of 5,126,351 voters, including 2,686,593 [...] Full text...

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Results from presidential election, US doubt on its transparency dominate Togolese media

01 march 2020 - 19:22:18
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The results from the Togo presidential election, which gave victory to Faure Gnassingbé for a fourth, [...] Full text...

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US to Togo: 'Publish elections results polling station by polling station for transparency'

27 february 2020 - 16:42:12
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - In a statement made public by the Embassy of the United States in Togo, Washington has [...] Full text...

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Mali: CENI presents new voters' list for next legislative elections

26 february 2020 - 16:54:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The new Malian voters' list, presented on Tuesday to the Malian Prime Minister, Boubou Cissé, by [...] Full text...

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Togolese opposition leader Agbéyomé declares himself winner of Saturday's vote

24 february 2020 - 09:56:52
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese opposition leader Gabriel Messan Kodjo Agbéyomé, has declared himself the winner of Saturday's presidential election, [...] Full text...

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Provisional results give Togolese President Gnassingbé landslide victory

24 february 2020 - 09:30:16
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé has been reelected in a landslide victory in Saturday's presidential election [...] Full text...

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Voting progressing quietly in Togo presidential election

22 february 2020 - 15:11:29
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Voting is progressing quietly with queues at polling stations in the West African state of Togo [...] Full text...

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Polls open in Togolese presidential election with President Gnassingbe seeking fourth term

22 february 2020 - 12:02:48
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese began voting on Saturday to elect their next president with seven candidates, including outgoing President [...] Full text...

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Togo: Security and defense forces vote early in presidential polls

19 february 2020 - 17:42:53
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Members of Togo's defense and security forces began an advanced voting in the presidential elections of [...] Full text...

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There will be no postponement Mali's 26 March parliamentary elections - MInister

17 february 2020 - 11:12:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Minister of Territorial Administration Boubacar Ba has stated that there will be no postponement of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's central electoral body deregisters 74 political parties

06 february 2020 - 23:56:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  Nigeria’s central electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Thursday deregistered a total of 74 [...] Full text...

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Malawi's constitutional court nullifies presidential election results

04 february 2020 - 00:06:45
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA)  - Malawi's constitutional court Monday nullified the 21 May 2019 presidential election in the Southern Africa country [...] Full text...

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Guinea establishes organisation to secure February's parliamentary elections

23 january 2020 - 22:11:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean president, Alpha Condé, Thursday created the special unit for the securization of elections (USSEL) [...] Full text...

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Ivorian opposition party sues for enabling environment towards practical organisation of elections

09 january 2020 - 18:16:06
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The president of the opposition Front Populaire Ivoirien (FPI), Pascal Affi N'Guessan, said Thursday that [...] Full text...

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Burundi political parties in guided pre-election tour of CENI data processing centre

09 january 2020 - 17:00:14
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Representatives of political parties, civil society organizations (CSOs) and religious bodies were on Thursday taken on [...] Full text...

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