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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Islamist armed group, Islamic State in the Sahel Province (IS Sahel), has escalated attacks on [...] Full text...
Rights group calls for release of ousted Niger president Bazoum two years after coup
23 july 2025 - 08:20:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Authorities in Niger should immediately release former President Mohamed Bazoum, who remains arbitrarily detained two [...] Full text...
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National Political Dialogue opens in Senegal
28 may 2025 - 13:10:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The official opening ceremony of the national dialogue got underway at the Abdou Diouf International Conference [...] Full text...
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Niger military leader General Tiani sworn in as President
26 march 2025 - 16:55:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Niger's military leader and President of the Conseil National pour la Sauvegarde de la Patrie [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's president to inaugurate second tomato processing plant
16 december 2024 - 12:32:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, will on Monday inaugurate the Société Faso [...] Full text...
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'Rights in free fall in Niger after coup' - Rights groups
25 july 2024 - 06:51:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The military authorities in Niger have cracked down on the opposition, media, and peaceful dissent since taking [...] Full text...
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EUMPM Niger: European Council decides not to extend mandate of the mission
27 may 2024 - 17:23:48Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday decided to not extend the European Union military partnership mission in [...] Full text...
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Niger denounces military agreement with the United States
17 march 2024 - 12:51:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Niger authorities denounced the military agreement between Niger and the United States as an American [...] Full text...
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Burundi swears in seven-member new Electoral Commission
17 january 2024 - 15:47:18Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A seven-member Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) for Burundi has been sworn into office. They comprise Prospère [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso Parliament limits French as working language
31 december 2023 - 14:15:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Parliament on Saturday voted in favour of the bill to revise the Constitution, [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: EU sets up autonomous framework for restrictive measures
23 october 2023 - 11:10:51Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council (EC) on Monday adopted a framework for restrictive measures in view of the [...] Full text...
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US, rights advocate renew calls for investigation of rights abuses in Chad in October last year
21 october 2023 - 06:45:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have renewed calls for full investigations of [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: UN chief 'deeply regrets' expulsion of Resident Coordinator
11 october 2023 - 19:12:13New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, deeply regrets Tuesday's expulsion order given by the Niger military [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Niger coup: Head of presidential guard, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, named head of transitional government
28 july 2023 - 12:00:51Niamey, Niger (PANA) - General Abdourahmane Tchiani, head of Niger’s presidential guard, has been named head of a transitional government [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Military authorities asked to ensure respect for fundamental human rights
28 july 2023 - 09:42:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday asked military forces responsible for the coup in Niger to [...] Full text...
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Two US Senate staffers visit Mali
25 february 2023 - 14:02:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two members of the administrative staff of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Tomaszewski and [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied celebrates 'victory', opposition denounces "despotic constitution"
26 july 2022 - 14:11:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Preliminary results of the referendum held on Monday in Tunisia on the new Constitution proposed by [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso woos international partners
21 april 2022 - 23:24:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional president, Lt.-Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, met on Thursday with the diplomatic corps [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International condemns repression of Chadian protesters
12 october 2021 - 06:47:28N'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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Tunisia records 34 pct energy deficit in eight months
24 september 2020 - 21:33:01Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The rate of energy deficit in Tunisia’s trade balance during the first eight months this year [...] Full text...
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No human rights progress despite new presidency in Burundi - UN iiInquiry finds
24 september 2020 - 12:48:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has urged the international community to remain concerned about the [...] Full text...
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New National Assembly of Burundi holds first session
04 august 2020 - 18:23:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The first session of Brurundi's newly-elected National Assembly was held on Tuesday in Bujumbura, under the [...] Full text...
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AfDB's Legal Service Department gets new Director
30 june 2020 - 17:16:33Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the appointment of Mr. Souley Amadou as Acting [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Burundi's leaders should ensure 'concrete human rights' after President Nkurunziza's death
11 june 2020 - 11:54:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch, said on Thursday that the death of Burundi's outgoing president [...] Full text...
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AU, ECOWAS and the Conseil de Entente welcome the smooth conduct of the presidential elections in Togo
27 february 2020 - 17:58:35Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The observer missions of the African Union (AU), ECOWAS and the Conseil de l'Entente have welcomed [...] Full text...
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The arrest and trial of Rwanda's rebel spokesperson dominate headlines in Rwanda
18 january 2020 - 19:21:04Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The arrest of Rwanda's rebel spokesperson ‘Captain’ Herman Nsengimana over terrorism charges and the hearing of [...] Full text...
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Kais Saied elected new Tunisian president
13 october 2019 - 20:32:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Independent candidate Kais Saied Sunday won the presidential election in Tunisia with 72.53 percent as against [...] Full text...
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Exit polls give Tunisia's Islamist party victory in parliamentary election
07 october 2019 - 08:45:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Exit polls released on Sunday by two polling polling institutes, Emhrod Consulting and Sigma Council on [...] Full text...
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President Kaboré says Burkina Faso proud of Thomas Sankara's ideas
02 march 2019 - 20:13:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PAN A) - Burkina Faso is proud of the ideas of Thomas Sankara, the father of its [...] Full text...
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The Ouagadougou Pan-African Film and Television Festival in figures
23 february 2019 - 15:28:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), one of Africa’s film festivals, opened [...] Full text...
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Libyan prosecutor's arrest warrants raise outcry in Chadian rebellion
12 january 2019 - 16:24:26Paris, France (PANA) - A series of arrest warrants issued by the Prosecutor General in Libya against several individuals, including [...] Full text...
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Senegal: MFWA urges Burkina Faso's authorities to lift suspension against magazine
08 march 2016 - 14:09:09Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Tuesday urged Burkina Faso's media regulatory body to lift [...] Full text...
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Senegal: MFWA expresses concern over suspensions of journalists, newspapers in Cote d'Ivoire
12 november 2015 - 16:11:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Thursday reiterated deep concern over the spate of suspensions [...] Full text...
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Senegal: AU mourns late former President of Benin, Mathieu Kérékou
16 october 2015 - 15:45:24Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has expressed her condolences to Benin [...] Full text...
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UN: UN human rights office says Burundi crisis 'spiralling out of control'
14 august 2015 - 13:53:22New York, US (PANA) - The situation in Burundi continues to deteriorate amid ongoing killings, arrests and detentions in the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN condemns assassination attempt on Burundi's human rights defender
04 august 2015 - 15:53:43New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and the UN human rights office have strongly condemned the assassination [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief calls on Burundi parties to resume inclusive political dialogue
23 july 2015 - 15:28:23New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called on all parties in Burundi to continue to [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban urges Burundi's parties to refrain from violence during elections
21 july 2015 - 15:31:45New York, US (PANA) - Following the decision of the government of Burundi to hold the presidential election on 21 [...] Full text...
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Senegal: MFWA says authorities slam 6-month suspension on journalist in Cote d'Ivoire
21 july 2015 - 13:44:38Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has disclosed that authorities in Cote d'Ivoire have suspended [...] Full text...
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UN: UN experts task UN Security Council on mounting violence in Burundi
16 july 2015 - 14:12:07New York, US (PANA) - The escalating pattern of politically-motivated violence in Burundi demands a response from the UN Security [...] Full text...
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UN: Burundi again on brink of devastating violence - UN officials say
10 july 2015 - 19:51:34New York, US (PANA) - Two weeks after the contested legislative and communal elections in Burundi and with presidential polls [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Boycott seen as major issue in Monday's elections in Burundi
28 june 2015 - 15:56:38Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Only a massive boycott by the opposition could make all the difference in Burundi’s municipal and [...] Full text...
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Senegal: CPJ calls on Burkina Faso to lift suspension of political broadcast
20 may 2015 - 15:08:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in Burkina Faso to [...] Full text...
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Senegal: MFWA decries rise in unprofessionalism, sanctions in the media
28 april 2015 - 15:41:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has decried a rise in cases of unprofessional [...] Full text...
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Senegal: MFWA says newspaper fined 1 million CFA in Cote d'Ivoire
06 february 2015 - 15:46:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Ivorian authorities have imposed a fine of one million CFA francs on La Refondation SA, [...] Full text...
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Senegal: MFWA concerned over constant fines against Ivorian Journalists
14 august 2014 - 15:37:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The sub-regional press freedom watchdog, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), on Thursday expressed concern [...] Full text...
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Violence looms as Burundi gets ready for second democratic polls
14 february 2010 - 09:00:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Fearing a relapse into civil conflict, the International Crisis Group (ICG), which specializes in conflict resolution, [...] Full text...
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Niger bans private TV, radio station
02 july 2009 - 17:21:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Authorities in Niger have slammed a ban on the privately -owned Dounia TV and Radio station [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire hosts 'Conseil de l'Entente' summit Tuesday
06 march 2009 - 11:52:00Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The 'Conseil de l'Entente' , which groups former French colonies of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote [...] Full text...
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