Tunisian Islamist party leader banned from travelling
28 may 2022 - 13:49:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the Tunisian Islamist party - Ennahdha - Rached Ghanouchi, has been banned from [...] Full text...
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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the Tunisian Islamist party - Ennahdha - Rached Ghanouchi, has been banned from [...] Full text...
Time is short for Sudan to resolve political crisis, UN Mission chief warns
25 may 2022 - 05:19:07New York, US (PANA) - Time is short for Sudan to reach a solution to its protracted political crisis, the [...] Full text...
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AU urged to focus on root causes of conflict, political instability
24 may 2022 - 04:53:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African Union (AU) member countries should use their upcoming summit to commit to addressing human rights [...] Full text...
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Mali's Foreign Minister lauds Russian military assistance
21 may 2022 - 11:35:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, on Friday lauded Russia's military [...] Full text...
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Four foreign nationalsabducted in southern Mali by unknown assailants
20 may 2022 - 10:56:57Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four foreign nationals were abducted by unidentified persons on the night of Thursday night, in Sincina, [...] Full text...
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Armed Islamists, security forces in Burkina Faso committing abuses against civilians - Human Rights Watch
18 may 2022 - 05:22:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed Islamist groups and government security forces and militia in Burkina Faso are committing increased abuses against [...] Full text...
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Mali's transitional government claims to have foiled coup on night of 11-12 May
17 may 2022 - 13:47:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A coup attempt "supported by a Western state" was foiled in Mali on the night of [...] Full text...
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Mali junta says it thwarted coup attempt backed by 'a Western country'
17 may 2022 - 06:26:59Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military junta says it thwarted an attempted coup last week, according to media reports. An official statement [...] Full text...
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Tripartite process kicks off to end Sudanese political impasse
12 may 2022 - 21:03:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A much awaited process to end the Sudanese political stalemate finally kicked off in Khartoum on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Record profits, while COVID treatment often ‘out of reach’ for the poor
05 may 2022 - 06:04:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While reported COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline, Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International calls for release of illegally detained migrants in Equatorial Guinea
30 april 2022 - 10:03:11Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of four West African men who have been illegally detained [...] Full text...
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Health workers, children, among 200 killed in ‘senseless and brutal attacks' in West Darfur: WHO
29 april 2022 - 05:17:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Recent intercommunal violence in areas of West Darfur, Sudan, that has left scores dead, including two [...] Full text...
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Former president of National Assembly in Guinea jailed for misappropriation of public funds
28 april 2022 - 18:23:51Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - After more than ten hours of hearing before the judges of the Court of Repression of [...] Full text...
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IMF says economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa disrupted by Ukraine invasion
28 april 2022 - 15:10:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A promising sub-Saharan economic recovery, which saw estimated growth in 2021 being revised upward from 3.7 [...] Full text...
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Hundreds of protesters detained, mistreated in Sudan, says Human Rights Watch
28 april 2022 - 05:46:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's security forces have unlawfully detained hundreds of protesters since December 2021 and forcibly disappeared scores as [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso envoys meet Malian junta leader
25 april 2022 - 12:44:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's junta leader, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has sent anvoys to Bamako for [...] Full text...
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Oil held hostage to Libya's political conflict, says Libyan newspaper
23 april 2022 - 18:48:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A wave of blockades of oil production and export sites in Libya's central, southern and eastern [...] Full text...
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Audits to be commissioned on corruption and financial crime in Mali: PM
22 april 2022 - 13:02:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As part of the fight against corruption and financial delinquency, Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council hears of ‘trust deficit’ in disputed Abyei region
22 april 2022 - 05:30:18New York, US (PANA) - Although the overall security situation in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan [...] 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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Benin has better sales in ECOWAS by end of 2021
20 april 2022 - 17:01:24Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin sold more goods to countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) during [...] Full text...
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IMF team, Congo each agreement on completion of first review of ECF
20 april 2022 - 05:48:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) – A team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with the authorities [...] Full text...
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Civil interests judgment in Thomas Sankara trial postponed to 25 April
13 april 2022 - 16:22:02Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The civil interests judgment of the trial of the assassination of Captain Thomas Sankara and [...] Full text...
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Conference on political transitions and fight against terrorism in the Sahel and West Africa postponed
12 april 2022 - 17:51:25Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Conference on political transitions and the fight against terrorism in the Sahel and West Africa, [...] Full text...
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Verdict of life imprisonment for Blaise Compaoré over Thomas Sankara assassibation trial "heavy and disproportionate" - CDP
10 april 2022 - 14:02:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), the party of former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaoré, [...] Full text...
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Ousted Guinea President Alpha Condé returns home after medical treatment
09 april 2022 - 12:55:29Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Ousted Guinean president, Alpha Conde, returned to Conakry on Friday after a medical stay of nearly [...] Full text...
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More resources needed to help secure Mali, peacekeeping mission head tells Security Council
08 april 2022 - 05:39:09New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s peacekeeping chief in Mali on Thursday, made an urgent call for adequate resources [...] Full text...
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Can the growing US interest in Libya help overcome the current political impasse?
07 april 2022 - 17:26:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new administration of US President Joe Biden has announced a ten-year strategy to prevent conflict [...] Full text...
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UN expert calls for independent probe into massacre in Mali's Mopti region
07 april 2022 - 05:23:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into alleged [...] Full text...
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Former Burkinabe president, Kaboré, released
06 april 2022 - 21:08:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The former Burkinabe President, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, arrested on January 24 during a military [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso asks for ECOWAS support on humanitarian and security issues
06 april 2022 - 15:36:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The spokesman of the Burkinabe government, Lionel Bilgo, said here Wednesday at the end of [...] Full text...
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1ST. LEAD: Former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaoré sentenced to life imprisonment for assassination of Thomas Sankara
06 april 2022 - 13:44:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Military Court here on Wednesday sentenced former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore to life imprisonment [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Former Burkinabè President Compaoré jailed for life for President Sankara's assassination
06 april 2022 - 11:19:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Burkinabè President Blaise Compaoré was on Wednesday sentenced to death by a military tribunal [...] Full text...
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Darfur war crimes suspect appears before International Criminal Court
06 april 2022 - 06:01:48The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The first trial of a person accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in [...] Full text...
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UNHCR warns of dire impact from floods in South Sudan as new wet season looms
29 march 2022 - 12:36:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency warned on Tuesday that prolonged flooding and displacement in South Sudan is [...] Full text...
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Consensus emerging on many issues, UN’s Sudan envoy tells Security Council
29 march 2022 - 05:28:23New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations envoy for Sudan told the Security Council on Monday that consensus has emerged [...] Full text...
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Gendarmerie questions former President of Burkina Faso National Assembly
27 march 2022 - 16:01:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The former president of the Burkinabe parliament, Allassane Bala Sakande, was arrested on Sunday by [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS "very concerned" about duration of transition in Burkina Faso
26 march 2022 - 12:52:58Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said Friday it was "very concerned" by [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders ask Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso for clear timelines for return to constitutional rule
25 march 2022 - 23:16:18Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States rose from their one-day emergency [...] Full text...
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Mali turns down participation in ECOWAS summit
25 march 2022 - 12:07:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has turned down participation in the emergency summit of the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
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Ousted Burkinabe president Kaboré's party calls for his release
24 march 2022 - 13:48:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The political party of ousted President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, the People's Movement for [...] Full text...
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Tunisians demonstrate to demand return to democratic process
20 march 2022 - 16:48:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Thousands of Tunisians on Sunday turned up for a demonstration in Tunis to denounce the seizure [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS ready to support Burkina Faso in implementation of the Transition
18 march 2022 - 11:58:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has said that the Economic Community [...] Full text...
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UNHCR concerned at climate change impacts in South Sudan
16 march 2022 - 06:15:43Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Climate change-driven flooding and drought are threatening to aggravate an already precarious situation in vulnerable [...] Full text...
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Africa at heart of military clash in Ukraine (Analysis)
15 march 2022 - 15:07:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Russian-Ukrainian war, which has entered its third week, actually began ten years ago when former [...] Full text...
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Women and girls must lead battle against ‘widespread and interlinked crises': Guterres
15 march 2022 - 05:40:24New York, US (PANA) - To forge a sustainable future for us all, “women and girls must be front and [...] Full text...
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AU, US reaffirm 'strong commitment' to collaboration.
14 march 2022 - 05:12:03Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States (US) and African Union Commission (AUC) have reaffirmed their strong commitment to [...] Full text...
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IMF says Guinean economy 'continues to show resilience'
12 march 2022 - 07:47:38Washington, DC (US) - The Guinean economy continues to show resilience, recording high and sustained mining sector growth and a gradual [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches fertility clinic for women
09 march 2022 - 06:49:41Pamplemousses, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Tuesday launched a fertility clinic and an epidural [...] Full text...
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Oscar Pistorius to appeal parole delays
08 march 2022 - 09:34:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Lawyers representing convicted killer Oscar Pistorius are heading to court over his stalled parole [...] Full text...
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Security situation difficult but not out of reach, says Burkina Faso's PM
07 march 2022 - 17:19:55Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The new prime minister of Burkina Faso's transition, Albert Ouédraogo, said here Monday the security [...] Full text...
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Burkina Fasl junta leader inaugurated as President of the Transition
02 march 2022 - 13:21:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who led a coup against President Roch Marc Kaboré last January, was [...] Full text...
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Hearings end on Myanmar’s preliminary objections to genocide case brought by Gambia
01 march 2022 - 11:40:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A week of legal proceedings at the International Court of Justice in the Hague have ended [...] Full text...
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UN, ECOWAS envoys arrive in Conakry
28 february 2022 - 14:12:33Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A joint delegation of envoys from the United Nations and the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
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Transition charter in Burkina Faso to be signed next Monday
25 february 2022 - 20:27:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday that the signing of the [...] Full text...
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Lack of prospects for overcoming political crisis increases risk of confrontation in Libya
24 february 2022 - 19:13:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The political stalemate in Libya has so far taken the form of a long-distance confrontation between [...] Full text...
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UN human rights expert concludes official visit to Khartoum, draws sombre picture about situation in Sudan
24 february 2022 - 16:19:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN Human Rights Expert for Sudan Adama Dieng concluded an official visit to the Sudan where [...] Full text...
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CNT adopts law revising Charter of Transition in Mali
22 february 2022 - 19:41:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Council of the Transition (CNT), the legislative body of the transition in Mali, on [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Council of the Wise urged to intensify peace efforts
22 february 2022 - 12:00:48Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Members of the reconstituted ECOWAS Council of the Wise (CoW) have been urged to “play a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius celebrates its 172nd centenarian; records more women centenarians than men
22 february 2022 - 06:58:28Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday celebrated its 172nd centenarian of whom 145 are women and 27 men at [...] Full text...
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Two people killed in 24 January putsch in Burkina Faso
21 february 2022 - 14:37:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The coup of 24 January, which toppled the Burkinabe president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, left [...] Full text...
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CNT meets in Mali Monday on Transition Charter
21 february 2022 - 14:21:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Council of Transition (CNT), Mali's current legislative body, is due to meet in a [...] Full text...
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EU allocates 40 million Euro to assist Sudan in humanitarian domains
20 february 2022 - 16:25:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The EU Commission has allocated Sudan 40 million Euro as part of a package of 294.2 [...] Full text...
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Lomé prepares conference on political transitions, counter-terrorism in the Sahel, West Africa
16 february 2022 - 19:45:26Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The head of Togo's diplomacy, Robert Dussey, has proposed to the UN Secretary General, a conference [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian political activist charged with treason for coup post
14 february 2022 - 12:43:01Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A prominent Ghanaian political activist has been charged with treason after posting on social media that [...] Full text...
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Malian Justice opens investigation into attempt to undermine internal, external security of the state
12 february 2022 - 14:22:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian High Court of Bamako's Commune IV, announced here Friday the opening of preliminary investigations [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Authorities summon three leaders of the FFC on charges of "dishonesty"
09 february 2022 - 20:52:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese authorities have put behind bars three leading figures within the Force for Freedom and Change [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Annadif stresses importance of coordinated response to help Burkina Faso
09 february 2022 - 20:27:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporting on the overall situation in Burkina Faso, UN Special Representative Mahamat Saleh Annadif, on [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso suspended from the bodies of the Francophonie
09 february 2022 - 13:05:52Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - La Francophonie, an organisation grouoing French-speaking countries, has suspended Bukina Faso following the 24 January [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM kicks against new transition or parallel government
09 february 2022 - 12:57:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has said he will not allow any new transitional stages or [...] Full text...
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African leaders call crisis Summit on terrorism, unconstitutional change of government
07 february 2022 - 22:22:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders will hold an emergency Summit on terrorism and the fight against bad governance [...] Full text...
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Liberia's democratic credentials on test amid growing fear over freedom of expression
07 february 2022 - 18:22:25Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberian President George Weah's administration is on an international spotlight after the authors of a controversial [...] Full text...
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Burkina junta announces commission to draw up charter and agenda of the transition after coup
06 february 2022 - 14:47:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The ruling junta in Burkina Faso on Saturday announced the creation of a 15-member technical [...] Full text...
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More than 7,000 Burkinabe refugees in Côte d'Ivoire following attacks by jihadist groups -UN
05 february 2022 - 18:39:52Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said here Saturday that insecurity had led to [...] Full text...
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Africa is 'a source of hope', says Guterres
05 february 2022 - 18:15:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Saturday said Africa was “a source of hope” for the world, [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President Macky Sall takes over reins of African Union
05 february 2022 - 15:05:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall officially took over the rotating chairmanship of the African Union (AU) for [...] Full text...
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Mali adopts draft law to revise Transitional Charter
05 february 2022 - 14:39:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government adopted here Friday at an extraordinary Council of Ministers a draft law revising [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso notes its suspension from ECOWAS
04 february 2022 - 18:03:15Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The current president of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, said here Friday in [...] Full text...
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Insecurity drives more Burkinabe into exile - UNHCR
04 february 2022 - 11:22:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Sahel region, already plagued by political instability, widespread violence, food shortages and disproportionately impacted by [...] Full text...
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Rights group says AU should focus on rights, justice at summit
04 february 2022 - 09:34:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall should ensure that civilian protection, human rights, and justice and accountability [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS force to return to Guinea Bissau after failed coup attempt
04 february 2022 - 08:42:40Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders ended their extraordinary summit in Accra, Ghana on Thursday, ordering the return of a [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS to send stabilisation force to Guinea Bissau after failed coup
03 february 2022 - 18:41:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Following Tuesday's botched coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea, Heads of State of the Economic Community of [...] Full text...
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Mali's Minister of Economy and Finance regrets ECOWAS sanctions
03 february 2022 - 15:55:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Economy and Finance, Alousséni Sanou, has expressed regret at sanctions imposed by [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders call for 'short transition' in Burkina Faso - Ghana's foreign minister
03 february 2022 - 15:40:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are asking for "a [...] Full text...
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Sudan: top military leaders move to Darfur to re-impose stability
03 february 2022 - 15:00:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Following weeks of unrest and inter-communal fighting in the Darfur region, the Khartoum government has massively [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's ruling junta dissolves local authorities
03 february 2022 - 13:58:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The junta in power in Burkina Faso announced Wednesday the dissolution of councils of territorial [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS holds summit on Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea coups
03 february 2022 - 12:01:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened in Accra on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari Speaks With Guinea-Bissau’s President Embalo, condemns Tuesday abortive coup
02 february 2022 - 14:08:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday evening spoke with the president of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, shortly after he survived [...] Full text...
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Guinea junta to set up Office of the National Transitional Council
02 february 2022 - 12:30:44Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's National Council of the Transition (CNT) will be inaugurated on Saturday, the head of the [...] Full text...
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Guinea Bissau President Embalo says coup attempt has 'failed'
02 february 2022 - 05:38:18Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - An attempt to overthrow Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Tuesday has "failed", he has indicated. A [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Burkina Faso vs Senegal, a passion to get to the finals
01 february 2022 - 23:48:53Yaounde, Cameroun (PANA) – The first semi-final of the 33rd edition of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) between Burkina Faso [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe military junta discusses with politicians and businessmen
01 february 2022 - 20:18:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As part of his consultations, Lt.-Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, president of the Patriotic Movement for [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for immediate end to fighting in Bissau
01 february 2022 - 19:59:02Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Tuesday called for an "immediate end" to the fighting in Bissau [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS condemns attempted coup in Guinea-Bissau
01 february 2022 - 18:15:20Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday condemned the coup attempt in Guinea [...] Full text...
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US suspends Millennium Challenge Corporation in Burkina Faso
01 february 2022 - 17:38:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The US government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has suspended activities related to Burkina Faso's US$450 [...] Full text...
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Heavy shooting heard in Guinea Bissau State House
01 february 2022 - 17:00:00Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - There was heavy gunfire around Guinea Bissau's State House (Presidential Palace) on Tuesday afternoon with [...] Full text...
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US voices support for ECOWAS, AU on suspension of Burkina faso after coup
01 february 2022 - 05:58:07Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has voiced support for the suspension of Burkina Faso by the Economic [...] Full text...
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African Union suspends Burkina Faso following coup
31 january 2022 - 18:27:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The African Union (AU) suspended Burkina Faso from its membership on Monday following the coup [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso junta proclaims coup leader Damiba president; dismisses intelligence chief
31 january 2022 - 16:32:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's one-week-old military junta, the Patriotic Movement for the Safeguard and Restoration (MPSR), has [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe crisis: UN Special Representative expected in Ouagadougou on Monday
30 january 2022 - 16:47:02Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Office for [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: ECOWAS Chiefs of Staff meet junta
30 january 2022 - 16:38:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Members of the Patriotic Movement for the Safeguard and Restoration (MPSR) in Burkina Faso had [...] Full text...
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UN appeals to Sudanese authority for respect of rights of assembly
29 january 2022 - 19:56:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Saturday appealed to the government of Sudan to restrain police and security [...] Full text...
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Senior UN envoy to travel to Burkina Faso on Sunday
29 january 2022 - 05:36:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A senior UN envoy will travel to Burkina Faso over the weekend on a “good [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS suspends Burkina Faso from its bodies following coup
28 january 2022 - 18:36:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Burkina Faso, which has been [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS suspends Burkina Faso after coup
28 january 2022 - 17:40:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The extraordinary virtual summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ended on Friday [...] Full text...
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Denmark to withdraw its special forces from Mali
28 january 2022 - 15:13:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Denmark will withdraw its special forces, which recently deployed in Mali as part of the "Takuba" [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders warned Burkina coup has grave consequences for peace, stability
28 january 2022 - 14:49:35Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A virtual extraordinary meeting of heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States [...] Full text...
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Burkina junta pledges to fight terrorism, restore country's integrity
28 january 2022 - 12:47:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The head of the junta that seized power in Burkina Faso last Monday, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri [...] Full text...
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By focusing on dismissal of the government, the Libyan parliament risks leading the country into a new impasse (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
27 january 2022 - 20:22:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The orientations of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) have taken a turn away from [...] Full text...
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Pro-islamist demonstrations: a new turn in Sudanese political scene? (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)
27 january 2022 - 16:35:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Dozens of thousands of persons in opposition with the left leaning revolution in the Sudan, came [...] Full text...
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Burkina junta bans members of ousted govt from travelling
27 january 2022 - 13:14:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military junta, which has been in power in Burkina Faso since Monday, on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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AU Commission Chairperson meets Malian leaders
26 january 2022 - 12:45:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Tuesday met the leader [...] Full text...
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Bachelet deplores military coup in Burkina Faso
25 january 2022 - 21:02:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, deeply deplores this week’s military takeover in Burkina Faso, the [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS to meet soon on situation in Burkina Faso
25 january 2022 - 16:58:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will be held [...] Full text...
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People demonstrate in favour of National Army in Burkina Faso
25 january 2022 - 16:53:51Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Hundreds of demonstrators Tuesday gathered at the Place de la Nation in downtown Ouagadougou to [...] Full text...
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Burkina capital quiet; international community condemns coup
25 january 2022 - 12:29:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The capital of Burkina Faso is reported to be calm on Tuesday morning after events [...] Full text...
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US condemns Burkina Faso coup
25 january 2022 - 06:08:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has condemned Monday's coup in Burkina Faso and call on those responsible to [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls on Burkina Faso coup leaders to ‘lay down their arms’
25 january 2022 - 05:16:57New York, US (PANA) - Following the coup announced in Burkina Faso by the armed forces on Monday, the United [...] Full text...
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3RD LEAD: Eds: New lead: Burkina Faso military announces overthrow of President Kaboré
24 january 2022 - 18:57:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military in Burkina Faso on Monday announced that it has ousted President Roch Marc Christian [...] Full text...
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2ND LEAD: Burkina Faso President Kaboré calls for dialaogue wih 'those who have taken up arms'
24 january 2022 - 15:39:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's beleaguered president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is asking those have taken up arms [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Fears of coup unfolding in Burkina Faso as President Kaboré reportedly detained by mutinous soldiers
24 january 2022 - 10:22:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fears of a coup unfolding in Burkina Faso are growing with reports on Monday of [...] Full text...
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'Security concerns' in Burkina Faso as gunshots continue in capital
24 january 2022 - 08:31:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - There are "security concerns" in Burkina Faso, where soldiers mutined on Sunday in several baracks [...] Full text...
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Gunshots heard in Burkina Faso barracks; gov't denies coup atempt
23 january 2022 - 11:11:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Gunshots have been heard in several barracks in Burkina Faso on Sunday, according to news [...] Full text...
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Sudan's second top military leader visits Ethiopia
22 january 2022 - 14:38:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The vice president of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Major-General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, arrived in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...
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Grave violations against children in Sudan must stop, says UNICEF
21 january 2022 - 20:01:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has urged Sudanese military authorities to cease the current grave [...] Full text...
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US calls on Khartoum to lift state of emergency immediately
20 january 2022 - 19:28:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has called on the military leaders in the Sudan to immediately lift the [...] Full text...
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Republican Palace: Sudanese, American officials reach four point agreement
20 january 2022 - 16:22:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and the US agreed on Thursday that a cabinet led by a civilian be formed [...] Full text...
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US applies 'carrot and stick' policy to bring Sudanese factions to negotiating table (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)
20 january 2022 - 12:50:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Senior US State Department officials have embarked on hectic meetings with Sudanese stakeholders to resolve the [...] Full text...
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'Friends of Sudan; calls for rewriting of basic documents to overcome crisis
19 january 2022 - 15:19:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The group of Western, EU and Arab states meeting in Saudi Arabia to try help the [...] Full text...
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UN human rights commission: Human rights situation in Sudan of “serious concern”
18 january 2022 - 16:51:33Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commission said here Tuesday the human rights situation in Sudan “continues to be [...] Full text...
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EU critical of disproportionate use of force against demonstrators in Sudan
18 january 2022 - 11:31:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union on Tuesday warned that violence against civilians and the continued detention of activists [...] Full text...
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Seven killed, dozens injured as police clashed with demonstrators in Sudan on Monday
18 january 2022 - 10:33:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday that at least seven people were killed and [...] Full text...
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Concrete action essential to fulfil Darfur promise: ICC Prosecutor
18 january 2022 - 05:44:36New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 20 years after the UN Security Council referred the Darfur situation in Sudan to [...] Full text...
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Malian government mourns death of former president Kéita
17 january 2022 - 12:14:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has expressed "deep sorrow" following the death of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar [...] Full text...
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Protestors, police clash in Tunis
14 january 2022 - 18:23:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes broke out here Friday between police and demonstrators celebrating the 11th anniversary of the Tunisian [...] Full text...
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Number of people arrested in Burkina Faso's alleged coup attempt rises to 15
13 january 2022 - 17:52:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The number of people arrested as part of investigations into the alleged coup attempt in [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: Senior police officer killed during Thursday's demonstrations in Khartoum
13 january 2022 - 17:06:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A senior Sudanese police officer was stabbed to death on Thursday while escorting demonstrations in downtown [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: UN initiative to end crisis in Sudan made public
13 january 2022 - 12:12:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The UN has made public a seven-point draft for political consultation aimed to end the crisis [...] Full text...
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US declares support for ECOWAS' sanctions against Mali
12 january 2022 - 06:54:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has commended the strong actions taken by the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...
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UN rights office calls for release of former Tunisian justice minister
12 january 2022 - 06:18:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Authorities in Tunisia are being urged to immediately release - or properly charge - former justice [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council warned of 'endless cycle of instability' in Mali
12 january 2022 - 05:47:56New York, US (PANA) - A decade after civil conflict erupted in Mali, hopes for an early resolution to insurgency and strife have not materialised, the [...] Full text...
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Eight soldiers arrested for attempted coup in Burkina Faso
11 january 2022 - 20:00:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eight Burkinabe soldiers have been arrested for attempted coup, the military prosecutor's office announced in [...] Full text...
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Guinea will ignore ECOWAS' directive to close borders with Mali, says junta
11 january 2022 - 12:21:44Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's military junta said on Monday that it will ignore a directive from leaders of the [...] Full text...
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UN top envoy: Resurgence of coups d'état, consequence of being ‘completely out of step’
11 january 2022 - 05:48:14New York, US (PANA) - After a recent wave of attempts and coups d'état in Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and Guinea, the UN Special [...] Full text...
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Mali junta rejects ECOWAS' 'illegal, illegitimate' sanctions
10 january 2022 - 09:52:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Colonel Assimi Goita-led interim authority has rejected as "illegal and illegitimate," the economic and financial [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS announces stiff sanctions against Mali
09 january 2022 - 17:36:28Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads ot State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have announced a series [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: UN initiative to help Sudanese political actors reach agreement hailed
09 january 2022 - 14:47:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States of America, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have thrown [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: UN facilitates all-inclusive conference to overcome political crisis
08 january 2022 - 12:13:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations says it is sponsoring an all-inclusive conference to be held shortly, to help [...] Full text...
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Sudan's quest for democracy, civilian rule unabated
04 january 2022 - 19:01:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Khartoum on Tuesday witnessed the second demonstration, albeit mild, in January and the first since Prime [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: Sudan's military chief meets senior UN, US diplomats
04 january 2022 - 18:28:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military leader on Tuesday met senior United Nations and US diplomats in the country to [...] Full text...
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Guterres condemns violence targeting Sudanese protesters, as PM resigns
04 january 2022 - 05:32:39New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General on Monday condemned the continued violence targeting protestors in Sudan, following [...] Full text...
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UN regrets resignation of Sudan’s Prime Minister
03 january 2022 - 15:02:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Volker Perthes has expressed regret over Prime Minister Abdulla Hamdouk’s [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: Frustrated by political splinters within his incubators, PM calls it a day (A PANA news analysis by Mohamed Osman)
03 january 2022 - 12:22:10Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The resignation of Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdulla Hamdok, came as no surprise to many observers. After all, [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Sudan coup: Sudan PM Hamdok resigns
03 january 2022 - 06:51:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned on Sunday after months of political turmoil dealing a serious [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: Sudanese PM Hamdok resigns
03 january 2022 - 04:31:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned on Sunday, in a serious blow to the transition to [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: US 'prepared to respond' to those who seek to block aspirations of Sudanese
02 january 2022 - 10:05:28Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has again criticised the Sudan military’s seizure of power in October last year [...] Full text...
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Guinean transition president urges compatriots to fight divisions
01 january 2022 - 12:49:52Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, on Friday called on his compatriots [...] Full text...
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Guinean ousted president Conde allowed to go abroad for medical treatment
01 january 2022 - 12:32:41Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Ousted Guinean president Alpha Condé has been given permission to travel abroad for medical check-up, the [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: UN calls on Sudanese to overcome mistrust, avoid human rights violations
01 january 2022 - 11:42:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations has called on Sudanese to overcome the mistrust that has reigned among political [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: Refrain from ‘disproportionate use of force’ against protesters, says UN rights office
01 january 2022 - 05:03:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reported killings and injuries during peaceful demonstrations in Sudan is a cause for deep concern, said [...] Full text...
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Mali National Conference recommends between 6 months and five years transition
31 december 2021 - 12:34:44Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A National Conference organized by Mali's military-dominated transition government has ended in Bamako with a recommendation [...] Full text...
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Guterres condemns looting of UN facilities in Sudan
31 december 2021 - 07:42:44New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has condemned the looting and attacks against United Nations facilities, equipment and [...] Full text...
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2021 Year in Review: Refugee, migrant numbers rise, despite travel curbs
29 december 2021 - 13:11:13New York, US (PANA) - Pandemic-related travel restrictions may have put a dent on international migration figures in 2021, but [...] Full text...
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2021 Year in review: Many African countries remained hotspots in 2021: UN
28 december 2021 - 10:46:57New York, US (PANA) - Many African countries remained hotspots of conflict and tension in 2021 and United Nations "Blue [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers in CAR force scores of militias out of southern town of Boyo
28 december 2021 - 08:28:06Bangui, CAR (PANA) - UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) have ousted scores of militants from the embattled [...] Full text...
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Sudan protests: Security forces in spotlight over sexual violence allegations
21 december 2021 - 19:11:03Geneva, Switzerland (PAN) - Reports of serious sexual violence and the use of live ammunition against protesters at the weekend [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator in Mali, Goodluck Jonathan, expected in Bamako on Tuesday
20 december 2021 - 18:37:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Mali and former Nigerian [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa clocks fastest surge in cases this year, but deaths remain low: WHO
14 december 2021 - 12:43:18Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - An 83 per cent surge in new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases during the past week in Africa, [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: Mistrust deepens in Sudan following military takeover
11 december 2021 - 07:38:22New York, US (PANA) - In the wake of the 25 October military takeover in Sudan, discussions on the way [...] Full text...
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Difficult mission for Stephanie Williams to save Libya's elections ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
09 december 2021 - 23:52:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The recall by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres of American diplomat Stephanie Williams, who in November [...] Full text...
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Sudanese PM under constant pressure, receives a life-saving promise
08 december 2021 - 16:01:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdouk, who has been reinstated now one month following his ouster along [...] Full text...
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Three killed in suicide attack in Western Kenya village
08 december 2021 - 14:42:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The police have termed as a terror attack an incident in which an elusive Al Shabaab [...] Full text...
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Clashes displace thousands in Darfur; 6.2 million will need assistance next year
07 december 2021 - 18:05:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With escalating violence displacing thousands of people since November, the humanitarian situation in Sudan’s Darfur is getting worse and around 6.2 million people will [...] Full text...
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Former member of Mali's National Transitional Council receives six-month suspended prison sentence
04 december 2021 - 19:05:32Bamako, Mali ( PANA) - The former fourth vice-president of the National Council of Transition of Mali, a legislative body, [...] Full text...
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Washington calls on Guinea to return quickly to constitutional order
04 december 2021 - 13:37:58Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Michael Gonzales, Friday expressed Washington's wish [...] Full text...
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Senior US official expected in Guinea
02 december 2021 - 16:53:05Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Michael Gonzales, is expected in the Guinean [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief Tedros criticises ‘blunt’ Omicron measures
01 december 2021 - 05:55:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN health agency has criticised “blunt” and “blanket” measures taken by countries in [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: US Secretary of State tells Sudanese leaders to put democratic transition back on track
23 november 2021 - 05:54:33Washington, 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 - 18:01:22Abuja, 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 - 06:07:17Washington, 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 - 16:58:27Khartoum, 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 - 22:36:59Addis 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 - 05:34:58Washington, 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 - 23:05:10Mogadishu, 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 - 20:39:41Geneva, 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 - 17:15:07Geneva, 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 - 12:23:37Tripoli, 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 - 08:12:37Khartoum, 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 - 14:19:12Port-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 - 12:40:48Nairobi, 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 - 05:57:48Khartoum, 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 - 19:24:26Accra, 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 - 14:00:40Khartoum 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 - 11:57:53Khartoum, 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 - 18:33:53Geneva, 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 - 18:16:35Bamako, 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 - 05:19:59Washington, 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 - 13:54:19Pretoria, 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 - 05:56:39Washington, 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 - 16:41:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday signed a contract with a Turkish company, Messrs Dearsan Shipyard Limited, [...] Full text...
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