Sudan coup: US Secretary of State tells Sudanese leaders to put democratic transition back on track

23 november 2021 - 05:54:33
Washington, DC US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blonken has urged reinstated Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and [...] Full text...

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Anarchy looming in West Africa over disobedience to ECOWAS Court’s rulings by member-States, Speaker warns

22 november 2021 - 18:01:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Tunis, has called on presidents and leaders of West African [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: US Secretary of State 'encouraged' by reinstatement of ousted Prime Minister Hamdok

22 november 2021 - 06:07:17
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he is ecouraged by the reinstatement of ousted [...] 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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AU calls on Sudanese army to stop civilian massacre

20 november 2021 - 22:36:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Sudanese army must stop the use of excessive force which led to the killing [...] 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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Severe drought grips Somalia

19 november 2021 - 23:05:10
Mogadishu, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia is enduring its third consecutive poor rain season since late 2020, the Food and Agriculture [...] 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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Coronavirus: Licensing agreement for new candidate drug ‘an important first step’

16 november 2021 - 17:15:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Access to a new COVID-19 drug will be expanded in low- and middle-income countries following a [...] Full text...

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Khalifa Haftar announces candidacy for Libyan presidential election

16 november 2021 - 12:23:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The self-proclaimed leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA), based in the east, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup leader names himself President of the new Transitional Interim Council

12 november 2021 - 08:12:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's coup leader, Gen. Abdel Al-Fattah Al-Burhan has named a new Transitional Interim Council, under his [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to produce 250,000 tons of sugar this year

11 november 2021 - 14:19:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture estimated on Thursday that sugar production for the 2021 harvest should [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Army urged to end arbitrary detentions

09 november 2021 - 12:40:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudanese security authorities should immediately release people arbitrarily detained since the 25 October military takeover, Human [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Arab League calls for dialogue to overcome Sudan's 'serious' political situation

08 november 2021 - 05:57:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Arab League has called for dialogue to overcome the political crisis caused by the 25 [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS names former top official Ibn Chambas Special envoy to Guinea

07 november 2021 - 19:24:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders on Sunday appointed Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas as its Special Envoy to Guinea as [...] 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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UN denounces detention of activists, normalcy returns gradually in Khartoum

06 november 2021 - 11:57:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) has denounced detention of three political [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Human Rights Council hears calls for return to democratic rule

05 november 2021 - 18:33:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International calls for the restoration of  democratic government in Sudan continued on Friday, as the UN Human Rights Council met in special session in Geneva to discuss the recent [...] Full text...

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Malian Prime Minister meets ECOWAS Ambassadors in Bamako

05 november 2021 - 18:16:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga met on Friday, in Bamako, the group of ambassadors of [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: US reiterates call for immediate restoration of ousted government

05 november 2021 - 05:19:59
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has reiterated his call for the immediate restoration [...] Full text...

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South Africa expects bumper maize harvest of 16.0 million tons in 2021/22

04 november 2021 - 13:54:19
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s maize crop for the 2021/22 marketing year, under normal climatic conditions, could once [...] Full text...

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Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, US call for immediate restoration of Sudan's ousted government

04 november 2021 - 05:56:39
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Countries forming the QUAD for Sudan -- Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK and US -- have called [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy, Turkish shipyard sign contract for procurement of 2 brand new Offshore Patrol Vessels

03 november 2021 - 16:41:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday signed a contract with a Turkish company, Messrs Dearsan Shipyard Limited, [...] 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: At least three dead in Saturday's anti-coup protest march in Khartoum

31 october 2021 - 11:43:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite calls on the Sudanese military junta to show restraint as protesters marched on Saturday against [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS delegation ends mission to Guinea

30 october 2021 - 13:02:27
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The working mission of the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, [...] 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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With crisis deepening in Mali, UN top envoy says ‘all is not lost’

30 october 2021 - 09:13:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative for Mali told the Security Council on Friday that despite collective efforts, “the reality is that [...] Full text...

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Kenya calls on UN to review peacekeeping cooperation with Africa

29 october 2021 - 19:06:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for close cooperation between the UN, African Union and regional [...] Full text...

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Sudanese army urged to halt deadly shootings against protesters

29 october 2021 - 18:03:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) Friday asked the Sudanese army to stop the use of unnecessary lethal force [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: US President Biden demands release of people detained after Monday's coup

29 october 2021 - 07:55:56
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden has become the most powerful world leader to condemn last Monday's [...] Full text...

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Greater global solidarity needed to achieve peace and security for Africa, says top UN official

29 october 2021 - 05:19:20
New York, US (PANA) - The deputy UN chief on Thursday emphasised the “vital importance” of peace and security in [...] Full text...

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Top UN official lauds ‘warming’ relations between Sudan and South Sudan over Abyei

28 october 2021 - 06:26:15
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations told the Security Council on Wednesday that he was  encouraged by a thaw in relations [...] 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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AU joins calls for lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe

27 october 2021 - 13:51:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat has renewed the continental [...] 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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Human Rights Watch says Egypt's lifting of state of emergency 'positive' but far from sufficient

27 october 2021 - 06:08:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch says Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s announcement on Monday that he is lifting the [...] 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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Eleven defendants granted provisional release in Sankara trial

26 october 2021 - 20:38:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A high court here Tuesday released provisionally 11 defendants facing trial in the assassination of [...] Full text...

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EU High Representative condemns military coup in Sudan

26 october 2021 - 18:49:32
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Tuesday strongly condemned the military coup in Sudan on Monday and [...] 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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Mali expels ECOWAS representative

26 october 2021 - 05:23:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Monday declared the ECOWAS Special Representative in Bamako, Hamidou Boly, persona non grata and [...] Full text...

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Mo Ibrahim Foundation calls for respect to pro-democracy movement in Sudan

25 october 2021 - 22:38:57
London, UK (PANA) - The Mo Ibrahim Foundation on Monday expressed its deep concern at the unfolding situation in Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Trial on Thomas Sankara’s assassination reopens

25 october 2021 - 20:04:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Suspended on 11 October after its opening, the trial over the assassination of Thomas Sankara [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: UN chief condemns ‘ongoing military coup’ in Sudan (Eds: Changing dateline)

25 october 2021 - 18:10:15
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned the “ongoing military coup” in Sudan, saying Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk and all other [...] 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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Women in leadership ‘must be the norm’, Security Council hears

22 october 2021 - 07:07:23
New York, US (PANA)  We can no longer exclude half of humanity from international peace and security matters, the UN [...] Full text...

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UK minister restates support for Sudan’s transition to full democracy

21 october 2021 - 08:38:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Kingdom has renewed its commitment to support Sudan’s transition to democracy. UK Minister for Africa, [...] Full text...

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Sudan cabinet sets up 'crisis cell' to address political challenges

19 october 2021 - 08:22:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudan Council of Ministers has set formed a joint "crisis cell" from all parties to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS chairman visits Mali for talks on transition

18 october 2021 - 11:33:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several dozen people in favour of extension of the duration of the transition in Mali demonstrated [...] 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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US envoy urges Sudanese authorities to adhere to agreed transitional order

15 october 2021 - 05:42:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman has underscored the importance of the Sudanese [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 aid for Africa falling short, says Human Rights Watch

12 october 2021 - 06:35:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for African governments to strengthen social protection systems and fulfill people’s [...] Full text...

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New PM announces formation of new government in Tunisia

11 october 2021 - 20:15:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - After nearly two-and-a-half months without a government in Tunisia, the new prime minister, Najla Bouden Romdhane, [...] Full text...

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Thomas Sankara trial suspended for fortnight

11 october 2021 - 18:25:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The trial of the assassination of former Burkinabe President Thomas Sankara and 12 of his [...] Full text...

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Trial of assassination of Burkina Faso's charismatic military leader Thomas Sankara opens

11 october 2021 - 11:09:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The trial of the assassination of the former charismatic leader of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara, [...] 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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Tunisia arrests 20 people for membership of suspected terrorist organisation

09 october 2021 - 13:36:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A large security operation carried out in Tunisia's Sidi Bouzid region has led to the arrest [...] Full text...

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Commitment of key private sector creditors vital for Chad’s debt treatment: IMF

09 october 2021 - 09:04:02
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) – In view its worsened economic and financing situation as well as the general outlook, Chad needs [...] Full text...

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UN lauds Libya mercenary withdrawal plan on ‘path towards peace and democracy’

09 october 2021 - 05:14:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations on Friday welcomed the signing of a long-awaited Action Plan to withdraw mercenaries, [...] 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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Tanzania's pregnant student ban harms thousands: HRW

07 october 2021 - 10:25:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Tanzania's ban on pregnant students and adolescent mothers attending school has denied tens of thousands of girls [...] Full text...

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South Africa's first black rugby captain shares his incredible story

05 october 2021 - 12:58:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There is major interest in the rugby hero Siya Kolisi’s official biography which unpacks [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali

04 october 2021 - 04:19:22
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has condemned an attack against peacekeepers in Mali on Saturday which left one [...] Full text...

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Feud between groups in Sudan's government creates tense climate

03 october 2021 - 14:42:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A tense political atmosphere reigns in the Sudan at present, as numerous feuds are eclipsing the [...] Full text...

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US reiterates 'firm commitment' to Sudan in special envoy's visit

03 october 2021 - 05:05:08
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has reiterated its "firm commitment" to Sudan's ongoing political transition which, it said, [...] Full text...

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African finance ministers, IMF discuss efforts for sustainable, green, and inclusive recovery

01 october 2021 - 16:39:45
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Financing needs of African countries, especially low-income countries, are expected to remain high in the [...] Full text...

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WHO prioritises access to diabetes, cancer treatments in new Essential Medicines Lists

01 october 2021 - 14:25:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New treatments for various cancers, insulin analogues and new oral medicines for diabetes, new medicines to [...] Full text...

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Climate change: UN Resident Coordinator says it is time to act on Kenya drought

01 october 2021 - 08:11:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Wajir county of northern Kenya on Thursday with Government officials, donor representatives and United Nations [...] Full text...

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Senior US official visits Khartoum to express support for PM after foiled coup attempt

29 september 2021 - 17:30:13
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman arrived in Khartoum on Wednesday and conferred [...] Full text...

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Human rights groups demand trial of suspects of 2009 stadium massacre in Guinea

28 september 2021 - 11:11:02
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Several human rights groups are calling for trial of suspects in the massacre of more than 150 [...] Full text...

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Will Sudanese PM Hamdouk resolve civilian-military stand-off in the government?

27 september 2021 - 10:59:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Two years after toppling President Omar Bashir, Sudanese military and civilian wings in government, are still [...] 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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As crises ‘pile up’ in the Sahel, Malian leader says it's time to consider more robust mandate for UN Mission

26 september 2021 - 04:51:59
New York, US (PANA) - The interim Prime Minister of Mali,  Choguel Kokalla Maïga, said on Saturday that “rarely, has a country or region been as severely affected [...] 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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US National Security Adviser speaks with Sudanese PM Hamdok

24 september 2021 - 19:03:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, on Friday spoke with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on [...] Full text...

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Buhari rallies against coups in Africa, seeks debt cancellation for developing countries

24 september 2021 - 17:43:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday asked the international community to rise in unison against the [...] Full text...

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Scores of gov'ts, organisations support Khartoum against failed coup attempt

23 september 2021 - 12:18:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday expressed its gratitude for the support it has received  from various [...] Full text...

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Haftar steps down ahead of contesting Libya's presidential election

22 september 2021 - 22:05:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) based in the east, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, on [...] Full text...

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US condemns Sudan's failed coup attempt

22 september 2021 - 10:47:14
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has condemned Tuesday's failed attempt by rogue military and civilian actors to [...] Full text...

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Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76

22 september 2021 - 05:03:47
New York, US (PANA) - With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the [...] Full text...

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Dozens of senior army officers arrested after failed coup attempt in Sudan

21 september 2021 - 15:46:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Authorities in Sudan have arrested dozens of senior army officers after an attempted coup failed on [...] Full text...

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UN condemns coup attempt in Sudan

21 september 2021 - 15:32:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to the Sudan, SRSG, Dr. Volker Perthes, has strongly [...] Full text...

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PM Hamdouk promises action to ensure transition to democracy after foiled coup attempt in Sudan

21 september 2021 - 15:13:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdouk appeared on national television and official media on Tuesday to announced that [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Sudan authorities abort coup, authors arrested

21 september 2021 - 10:07:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The crisis-plagued government in Sudan on Tuesday said it thwarted a coup d’état in the early [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Sudan Armed Forces foil coup attempt

21 september 2021 - 08:53:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Armed Forces have announced that they have foiled a coup attempt that took at [...] 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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Africans Rising condemns military takeover in Guinea

17 september 2021 - 18:52:11
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) -Africans Rising, a pan-African movement for peace, justice and dignity, has strongly condemned the overthrow of government [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean transitional president throws weight behind military junta

17 september 2021 - 11:16:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the 2009-2010 transition in Guinea, General Sékouba Konaté, on Thursday welcomed the overthrow [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders give six-month ultimatum to Guinea coup leaders to return country to constitutional rule

16 september 2021 - 21:37:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have given the military junta that [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Summit on Guinea opens

16 september 2021 - 12:35:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A one-day extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened in Accra [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves Multinational Trade Finance Risk Participation Agreement facility for Standard Chartered

15 september 2021 - 15:03:08
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a $50 [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to hold summit on Guinea coup on Thursday

15 september 2021 - 13:16:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Guinea junta to release all arbitrarily detained people

15 september 2021 - 10:31:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Military forces responsible for a coup d’état in Guinea should immediately restore fundamental human rights, Human Rights [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official meets Guinea coup leader

14 september 2021 - 12:26:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The representative of the UN Secretary General in West Africa and the Sahel, Chadian Mahamat Saleh [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary General's envoy arrives in Conakry

13 september 2021 - 16:47:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General's representative for West Africa and the Sahel,  Mahamat Saleh Annadif, arrived in Conakry [...] Full text...

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Guinea Junta appoints Conakry's only female Army General as governor

11 september 2021 - 12:34:00
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean military junta on Friday appointed Brigadier General M'Mahawa Sylla, as governor of the special [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Military junta meets ECOWAS envoys, promises Conde's release

10 september 2021 - 22:37:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The military junta in Guinea promised a strong ministerial delegation of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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World Bank rekindles cooperation with Mali after a three month break

10 september 2021 - 18:26:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has resumed cooperation with Mali after a temporary break in disbursements, following the [...] Full text...

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Military junta freezes withdrawals on several bank accounts in Guinea

10 september 2021 - 17:02:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In its 11th communiqué read Thursday on national television, the ruling National Committee for Rally and [...] Full text...

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United States supports ECOWAS initiative, demands immediate release of Guinean President Alpha Conde

10 september 2021 - 16:52:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The United States supports the initiative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and [...] Full text...

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AU suspends Guinea following ousting of President Condé

10 september 2021 - 12:26:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Guinea from all its activities and decision-making bodies following [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS sends ministerial delegation to Guinea

09 september 2021 - 15:38:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A ministerial delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is due Friday in [...] Full text...

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CAF: Matches involving Guinea clubs will be played in single leg at away venues following Sunday's coup

09 september 2021 - 10:40:55
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Interclub Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided that all three fixtures [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS suspends Guinea over 'regrettable' coup

09 september 2021 - 05:54:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have suspended Guinea from all decision-making [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS suspends Guinea after virtual over recent coup

08 september 2021 - 23:31:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced at a virtual meeting here Wednesday it [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Military junta in Guinea updates health measures to tame pandemic

08 september 2021 - 18:30:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's ruling National Committee for Rally and Development (CNRD) has updated health measures relating to COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former ruling party demands unconditional release of ousted president Condé

08 september 2021 - 12:11:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The party of ousted Guinean president Alpha Condé and its allied parties on Tuesday called on the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS evaluation mission on transition in Mali ends

08 september 2021 - 11:54:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A high-level mediation mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by former [...] Full text...

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Guinea military junta releases dozens of political prisoners

08 september 2021 - 11:41:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Seventy-nine people, considered as political detainees of ousted Guinean President Alpha Conde, were on Tuesday released [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Standings after Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches

08 september 2021 - 05:56:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the standings after Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches.  The match between [...] Full text...

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Guinea coup makers to meet political class

07 september 2021 - 22:09:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Committee for Rally and Development (CNRD), in power in Guinea since Sunday, will meet [...] Full text...

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AU chairman Tshisekedi expected in Guinea soon

07 september 2021 - 17:38:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The current chairman of the African Union (AU) and president of DR Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, is [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges Guinea coup makers to respect human rights

07 september 2021 - 06:14:13
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Amnesty International has urged soldiers who toppled the government of Guinean President Alpha Condé in a [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Military junta bans former dignitaries from leaving the country

06 september 2021 - 18:51:09
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The head of the military junta in Guinea, Col. Mamady Doumbouya, who took power on Sunday, [...] Full text...

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South Africa calls for release of ousted Guinean President Alpha Conde

06 september 2021 - 13:44:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Monday called for the immediate release of Guinean President [...] Full text...

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African Union, US condemn Guinea coup

06 september 2021 - 07:43:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the United States of America have condemned Sunday's coup in [...] Full text...

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Gambia, UN condemn coup d’etat in Guinea

06 september 2021 - 06:18:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has condemned the overthrow of Guinean President Alpha Condé and the dissolution of government on [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS condemns Guinea coup, demands swift return to constitutional rule

06 september 2021 - 05:55:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned Sunday’s coup in Guinea and demanded [...] Full text...

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Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, new strongman of Guinea

05 september 2021 - 18:37:59
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, a former legionnaire of the French army, became early Sunday afternoon Guinea's new [...] 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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Guinea Conakry: President arrested, government dissolved and borders closed

05 september 2021 - 15:15:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Conde was Sunday morning toppled by the military in a coup led [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Princess Charlene discharged from South African hospital

05 september 2021 - 11:02:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Princess Charlene of Monaco has been discharged from a Durban hospital after experiencing a [...] Full text...

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African Union Commissioner promises to revamp election observation in Africa

04 september 2021 - 00:33:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, Bankole Adeoye, has pledged to [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council criticises Khaled Al-Mechri's remarks on Mr Al-Lafi's visit to Tunisia

31 august 2021 - 19:30:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council has severely criticized the statements credited to the President of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Malawian prophet faces new South African lawsuit

30 august 2021 - 16:56:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African businessman has filed an application in the North Gauteng High Court [...] Full text...

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Restrictions on Mali's former interim president and PM lifted

28 august 2021 - 17:30:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's ousted interim president and Prime minister have regained their liberty following the lifting of all [...] 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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US offers $5 million for information to arrest ex-Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces head

20 august 2021 - 09:07:22
Washington, US (PANA) - The US has announced a reward offer of up to $5 million for information leading to [...] Full text...

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US donates equipment to the Malian gendarmerie

17 august 2021 - 11:26:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The US on Monday donated equipment estimated at 1.5 billion CFA frans to Mali for the [...] Full text...

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Demonstrators call for extension of Mali's transition to stabilise the country

14 august 2021 - 11:46:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Hundreds of people, at the call of several associations, gathered on Friday at the Labour Exchange [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa suffers widespread food, nutrition insecurity – SADC report

12 august 2021 - 16:06:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ten Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) suffer widespread food and [...] Full text...

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AU calls for measures to neutralise threats to blue economy start-ups

12 august 2021 - 08:29:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has celebrated the African Day of the Seas and Oceans with a [...] Full text...

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South African town renamed Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

08 august 2021 - 11:51:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A small town in South Africa’s Free State province was this weekend renamed after [...] Full text...

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Mali violence threatens country’s survival, warns UN human rights expert

07 august 2021 - 05:28:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Rapidly spreading violence in Mali is  threatening the State’s very survival, the UN independent expert on the human rights situation in the [...] Full text...

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Sudan taking step to join International Criminal Court

04 august 2021 - 16:01:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan’s cabinet has voted to ratify the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a [...] Full text...

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Burundi and Rwanda revive security cooperation

31 july 2021 - 18:38:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The extradition on Friday of 19 alleged Burundian rebels captured in Rwanda in September 2019 has [...] Full text...

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Libya's 5+5 Military Commission announces reopening of major coastal road

30 july 2021 - 11:39:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The coastal road linking eastern and western Libya was officially reopened on Friday ending ending a [...] 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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Niger Delta militants threaten fresh violence against oil, gas Installations over Petroleum Industry Law

23 july 2021 - 20:39:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A militant group, the Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders (NDRC), Friday threatened to resume violence against oil [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves policy reforms and funding package to better support recovery of LICs

23 july 2021 - 13:51:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a set of reforms to [...] Full text...

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Countries urged to reopen classrooms, assess pandemic-related learning loss

14 july 2021 - 05:43:51
New York, US (PANA) - Around one in three countries are not yet implementing remedial programmes to help students catch [...] Full text...

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The world is ‘tremendously off track’ to meet 2030 SDGs: UN chief

13 july 2021 - 05:43:48
New York, US (PANA) - Between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020 – some 161 million more [...] Full text...

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78 million to face chronic hunger in sub-Sahara Africa by 2050 – New study

03 july 2021 - 09:29:15
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In order to prevent the impacts of climate change from pushing an additional 78 million people into chronic hunger by 2050, annual global investments in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's presence noticed at Burundi's 59th Independence anniversary celebrations

01 july 2021 - 14:09:38
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A delegation led by Rwandan Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente on Thursday attended the 59th-anniversary celebrations of [...] Full text...

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Malian authorities urged to ‘break the cycle of impunity’ for human rights violations

30 june 2021 - 07:12:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rampant impunity for human rights violations in Mali is posing serious risks for the protection of [...] Full text...

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Guinea Bissau President Umaru Sissoko Embalo visits Mali

26 june 2021 - 11:59:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaru Sissoco Embalo, on Friday began his second visit to Mali since [...] Full text...

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FM appeals for understanding from Int'l community on Mali's political crisis

22 june 2021 - 18:04:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, has appealed to the international community to show [...] Full text...

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Senegalese diplomat questions French policy in Africa

21 june 2021 - 09:54:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Ibrahim Badji, a Senegalese diplomat on Monday questioned French policy in Africa, arguing, that "the [...] Full text...

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Mali is at ‘critical juncture’ with democratic future at risk, warns UN mission chief

15 june 2021 - 05:24:31
New York, US (PANA) - Immediate action is required now to initiate critical reforms and lay the groundwork for credible [...] Full text...

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How to attract private finance to Africa’s development

14 june 2021 - 15:54:00
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought economic activity in Africa to a standstill and the continent’s [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers focus on resurgence of terrorist threats

13 june 2021 - 12:56:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers have questioned the significance of the resurgence of terrorist threat in the country after [...] Full text...

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Malian PM to unveil members of new transitional gov't

10 june 2021 - 17:15:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - After his meeting with the ECOWAS mediator for Mali and former Nigerian president, Dr. Goodluck Janathan, [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian president to visit Guinea on Thursday

10 june 2021 - 11:18:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Ghanaian Head of State, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to arrive in Conakry early [...] Full text...

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Col. Assima Goita, a pure product of the Malian National Army (Portrait of Mali's transition leader)

08 june 2021 - 17:10:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Col. Assimi Goïta, sworn in on Monday before the Supreme Court as President of the Transition [...] Full text...

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Mali military must ‘scrupulously’ respect human rights, free civilian leaders: UN rights expert

03 june 2021 - 06:15:36
Geneva, UN (PANA) - A UN independent human rights expert said on Wednesday that Mali’s new military authorities should “scrupulously [...] Full text...

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AU suspends Mali with immediate effect following second coup

02 june 2021 - 07:13:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Mali from the continental body with immediate effect until [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders suspend Mali over second coup

31 may 2021 - 05:00:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday suspended Mali [...] Full text...

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Extraordinary summit on Mali's political crisis begins

30 may 2021 - 15:55:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A one-day extraordinary summit by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to discuss the [...] Full text...

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Ghana hosts ECOWAS summit on unfolding political events in Mali

30 may 2021 - 06:22:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit in Accra  on [...] Full text...

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Mali's Constitutional Court declares coup leader, Assimi Goita, President of the Transition

29 may 2021 - 14:42:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Mali on Friday installed Col. Assimi Goita, president of the transition and [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s truth commission public hearing ends Friday

28 may 2021 - 21:15:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians, through the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, Friday ended public hearing of 392 witnesses. Within the [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council condemns arrest of Mali's transitional president, PM

27 may 2021 - 05:00:42
New York, US (PAA) - The UN Security Council met behind closed doors on Wednesday to discuss the derailing of Mali’s [...] Full text...

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US condemns detention of Malian civilian leaders, calls for their immediate release

26 may 2021 - 17:44:20
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday condemned the detention of the leaders of the civilian interim government [...] Full text...

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AU, ECOWAS condemn arrest of Mali Transition President and Prime Minister

25 may 2021 - 15:30:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and of the Commission of the Economic Community [...] Full text...

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Monitoring Committee of Mali’s Transition demands release of President and Prime Minister

25 may 2021 - 12:58:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Local Committee for the monitoring of the Transition in Mali "demands the immediate and unconditional [...] Full text...

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LEAD: UN chief calls for 'unconditional' release of Malian interim president, PM

25 may 2021 - 10:52:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the "unconditional" release of Mali's interim president and prime [...] Full text...

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UN Mission in Mali calls for release of interim president and PM

25 may 2021 - 07:53:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is calling for the release of the Malian [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Truth commission uncovered ex-President’s alleged crimes

24 may 2021 - 18:21:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Testimony before the Gambian truth Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC), linking former President Yahya Jammeh to numerous grave [...] Full text...

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Libya's ceasefire, planned elections, offer rare window of hope, Security Council hears

22 may 2021 - 06:08:46
New York, US (PANA) - On the heels of recent positive developments, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Libya pointed to renewed [...] Full text...

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Organisation slams South African Chief Justice over Israel comments

21 may 2021 - 18:52:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Palestinian solidarity organisation, Africa4Palestine, has lodged court papers opposing an appeal by South Africa’s [...] Full text...

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US amends law to remove Sudan from list of state sponsors of terrorism

21 may 2021 - 09:13:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has amended the law that removes Sudan from countries that sponsor terrorism.  A [...] Full text...

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IMF, WB, AfDB write off Sudan's debts, says PM Hamdouk

18 may 2021 - 07:19:20
Paris, France (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, announced on Monday that the World Bank, the International Monetary [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Vaccine inequity posing ‘significant risk’ to global economic recovery: UN report

12 may 2021 - 05:15:25
New York, US (PANA) - Although the outlook for global growth has improved, the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS envoy to Mali, Goodluck Jonathan, arrives in Bamako to assess the situation in the country

10 may 2021 - 17:07:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, [...] Full text...

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Libya rejects Chadian defence minister's statement

08 may 2021 - 11:10:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has rejected  pronouncement by Chadian Defence minister, Gen. Daouda Ibrahim, who described the country as [...] Full text...

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Guinea's mining sector supports growth despite COVID-19, IMF says

03 may 2021 - 17:08:09
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean mining sector is expected to continue to support overall growth in 2021 in Guinea, [...] Full text...

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Guinea’s growth forecast to reach 5.2 per cent in 2021 - IMF

01 may 2021 - 09:37:07
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s economy weathered the coronavirus (COVID-19) shock with a strong growth of 7 per cent in [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for investigation into Chad protest deaths

29 april 2021 - 07:09:08
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Amnesty international has asked for the "impartial and independent" investigation into the deaths of at least [...] Full text...

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Presence of al-Manfi at Déby's funeral a new vision of the Libyan authorities - LANA

24 april 2021 - 12:56:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The participation of the president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, at the funeral of [...] Full text...

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Chad: Seat of opposition political party surrounded by police (leader)

23 april 2021 - 20:59:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As Chad was paying glowing tribute to late President Idriss Déby Itno, who died on [...] 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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Somalia drought leads to new population displacements

21 april 2021 - 16:46:15
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia is bracing for record levels of population displacement due to drought, which is affecting parts [...] Full text...

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UN chief mourns Chadian President Idriss Déby

21 april 2021 - 05:11:54
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has underlined the world body's solidarity with Chad following the death [...] Full text...

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US orders citizens to leave Chad as rebels march on capital

19 april 2021 - 03:34:22
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The U.S. Department of State has ordered the departure of non-emergency government employees from the U.S. Embassy [...] Full text...

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Gabon launches training hub to revolutionise skills for economic diversification

16 april 2021 - 15:34:33
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – In a bid to match local skills with the urgent needs of economic diversification, President Ali [...] Full text...

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Former Burkinabe president Blaise Compaoré indicted in assassination of Thomas Sankara

13 april 2021 - 15:54:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Burkinabè President Blaise Compaoré and 13 other persons have been indicted in the case [...] Full text...

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Rivalry between Turkey and Greece still in play in Libya

13 april 2021 - 12:10:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba affirmed on Monday their commitment [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President congratulates his Niger counterpart on his electoral victory

07 april 2021 - 11:20:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid has congratulated to his Niger counterpart, Mohamed Bazoum, for his electoral victory [...] Full text...

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‘Political, security, human rights and humanitarian challenges’ plague Mali

06 april 2021 - 17:22:37
New York, US (PANA) - With a deteriorating security situation in central and northern Mali, the UN peacekeeping chief told [...] Full text...

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Christians in Ghana celebrate Good Friday

02 april 2021 - 07:14:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are on Friday joining the Christian fraternity round the world to mark Good Friday, the [...] Full text...

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