Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for an “immediate and independent investigation” into the Moroccan security forces’ “violent crackdown” on youth protests.It said in a press release on Friday that this demand follows credible reports that at least three protesters have been killed, dozens of [...] Full text...
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libyan MPs Saleh Guelma and Salem Guanan participated in a joint meeting between the Panafrican Parliament (PAP) Committees on Justice and Human Rights and Cooperation, International Relations and Conflict Resolution in Mirland, South Africa, dedicated to the discussion on the African Union (AU) Vision 2025.Entitled "Justice [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity (GNU) say they are holding the Israeli occupation authorities fully responsible for the safety of the members of its ship Omar Mokhtar, which was to deliver aid to besieged Gaza as [...] Full text...
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - The Joint Oversight Committee for the Peace Agreement between DRC and Rwanda has convened its third meeting in Washington, D.C., the US State Department announced in a statement on Thursday. The joint statement posted by the US State Department said representatives from the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Amnesty International has called on the authorities in Madagascar to launch a “thorough and efective” investigation into the “deadly force” used against Gen Z protestors in the country. In a statement issued on Thursday, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa Tigere Chagutah condemned [...] Full text...
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has slammed Chad for stripping a blogger and a journalist of their citizenship describing it as “a chilling escalation in the repression of dissent”. The human rights watchdog said on Thursday that on 17 September, the Chadian authorities published a decree stripping blogger [...] Full text...
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – After a sharp slowdown in 2024, Zimbabwe is experiencing a degree of macroeconomic stability due to monetary policy tightening, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Economic activity recovered in the first half of 2025 and growth is expected to rebound this year, supported by better climate [...] Full text...
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Seven illegal miners have died, while five others have been rescued after a pit collapsed on them at an illegal mining site at Kasotie in the Ashanti Region.The local media reported on Friday that many miners were trapped in the pit that collapsed on Wednesday night. The [...] Full text...
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Nearly 42,000 people in Gaza are living with life-changing injuries from the ongoing conflict – including more than 10,000 children – as the health system collapses under relentless strain, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Thursday.“These life changing injuries account for one quarter of [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam; Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Friday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency Buying SellingBurundi Franc 0.8203 0.8285Euro [...] Full text...
