Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At the Annual Meetings of its Management and Governance Councils, held on 25 and 26 May by videoconference, the mandate of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) was extended until 2036. The extension of the mandate, from 2022 to 2036, follows its laudable achievements, the growing [...]Full text...
Johannesburg, South Africa - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has appealed to Members of the Pan-African Parliament to comply with its rules and procedures after scuffles broke out on Monday during a session to elect a new leader. In a tweet, Mr Mahamat said: "The [...]Full text...
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International Nigeria, said it launched a campaign to protect freedom of expression in Nigeria, dubbed #TalkYourTruth. This is as critics, journalists and individuals who express dissenting views face intimidation, threats and sometimes arrest by security forces, it said on its website. Amnesty International said on many [...]Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN health agency chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged all countries on Monday to support a pandemic preparedness treaty, warning that it would be a “monumental error” to think the danger of COVID-19 has passed. In closing comments to the WHO's annual week-long high-level assembly, Dr. Tedros said that [...]Full text...
