Malian Premier bemoans loss of lives during demonstrations against President Keita

13 july 2020 - 16:18:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Boubou Cissé, whose government of National Accord is "still in the works" [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS, AU, EU and UN reps in Mali worried about the socio-political situation in Mali

13 july 2020 - 14:42:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Representatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the European [...] Full text...

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Mali: President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita announces dissolution of Constitutional Court

12 july 2020 - 12:18:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita announced here Saturday the dissolution of the Constitutional Court and a [...] Full text...

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Mali: Malian press saddened by occupation of national television by demonstrators

12 july 2020 - 11:52:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian press organizations said Sunday they were saddened by the “anarchic” occupation of the offices the [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: President Félix Tshisekedi condemns violence

11 july 2020 - 18:26:33
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Félix Tshisekedi has condemned the violence that resulted in the death of a man [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Police patrols to enforce preventive measures against pandemic in Benin

11 july 2020 - 11:10:49
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese police will immediately begin patrolling public places to enforce measures adopted against the spread of [...] Full text...

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Malian president regrets violence during Friday's demonstration against his regime in Bamako

11 july 2020 - 10:14:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita has regretted the  violence and ransacking, as well as attempts to [...] Full text...

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Thousands demonstrate in Bamako to demand resignation of President Keita

10 july 2020 - 23:34:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thousands of Malians again took to the streets of Bamako to demand the resignation of Malian [...] Full text...

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NGO, Article 19, wants charges against Gambian activist dropped

10 july 2020 - 16:08:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The London-based International free expression body, Article 19 on Friday called on Gambian authorities “to immediately [...] Full text...

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Ghana's Justice Minister authorised to enforce ECOWAS court decisions in Ghana

08 july 2020 - 16:35:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has received the instrument designating Ghana’s Attorney General and Minister of [...] Full text...

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Mali protest group insists president IBK must resign

06 july 2020 - 14:44:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The June 5 Movement - Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP) - on Sunday again called out [...] Full text...

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Libyans continue demonstration against power cuts

05 july 2020 - 19:55:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Residents of Tripoli, the Libyan capital, on Sunday held another demonstration to protest against the persistence [...] Full text...

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Mali crisis: Malian President IBK meets "Chief protester" Dicko Saturday in Bamako

05 july 2020 - 14:05:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (IBK), on Saturday afternoon met, at the presidential palace of [...] Full text...

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Amnesty international wants investigation into death of Ethiopian singer

02 july 2020 - 21:18:56
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to open immediate, impartial, and independent investigations into [...] Full text...

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Protesters of Mali's regime hand over a document on crisis recovery proposals

02 july 2020 - 11:14:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  The 5 June movement-Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP) published on Wednesday a crisis recovery document that [...] Full text...

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Tripoli citizens protest against persistent power cuts

01 july 2020 - 23:21:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Dozens of demonstrators Wednesday for the second day in a row protested against persistent power outages [...] Full text...

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Trial of Malian activist, Clément Dembélé, postponed to September 2

01 july 2020 - 14:48:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial the Malian activist and president of the organization fighting against corruption and unemployment (PCC), [...] Full text...

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FIFA organises remote demonstration of advanced offside technology

01 july 2020 - 13:07:13
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - After the first test of semi-automated offside technology at the FIFA Club World Cup in December [...] Full text...

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Mali: Opposition URD youngsters plan peaceful demonstration for the release of Soumaïla Cissé

30 june 2020 - 18:53:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Members of the Youth wing of the opposition Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD), say [...] Full text...

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Malians demonstrate peacefully, call for release of the opposition leader, Soumaila Cissé

26 june 2020 - 17:12:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The committee gunning for the release of Soumaila Cissé, in collaboration with civil society and the [...] Full text...

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Three incarcerated female opposition youth leaders freed on bail in Zimbabwe

26 june 2020 - 17:02:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -  Zimbabwe's three incarcerated female opposition youth leaders, Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova from the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, calls on citizens to protest peacefully

26 june 2020 - 16:54:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nelson Chamisa, Zimbabwe's Alliance leader of the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has called [...] Full text...

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AU Commission chief concerned by crisis in Mali

23 june 2020 - 14:32:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has said he is deeply concerned by the [...] Full text...

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Gambian Police arrest, detain online TV cameraman covering drivers' demonstration

22 june 2020 - 18:47:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Paramilitary Police Unit (PIU) on Monday arrested and detained online TV Gambia Talent Promotion [...] Full text...

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UNESCO reiterates duty to protect journalists during demonstrations

22 june 2020 - 17:23:41
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General, Ms Audrey Azoulay, on Monday re-iterated  journaslists' rights to freedom of information. Freedom of expression [...] Full text...

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Four judges resign from Mali's Constitutional Court

20 june 2020 - 13:23:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four of the eight judges who make up Mali's Constitutional Court resigned on Saturday, reliable sources [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council wants top UN rights official to take action on racist violence

20 june 2020 - 07:53:52
New York, US (PANA) - UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet, is to spearhead efforts to address systemic racism against [...] Full text...

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Protesters prevented from handing to president IBK letter calling him to resign

20 june 2020 - 00:10:03
 Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The security forces here Friday prevented representatives of the 5 June Movement from getting access to [...] Full text...

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Young Tunisian graduates demonstrate to demand the right to work

17 june 2020 - 17:25:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several hundred young unemployed graduates gathered in front of the Tunisian parliament on Wednesday to demand [...] Full text...

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Towards formation of national unity government in Mali

17 june 2020 - 13:07:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita has decided to engage in broad consultations for the formation of [...] Full text...

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President IBK wants to end ongoing education crisis shaking the country for months

16 june 2020 - 23:44:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita Tuesday agreed to give teachers a 20 percent salary increase to [...] Full text...

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Families of Tunisian migrants detained in Melilla demonstrate in front of Spanish Embassy in Tunis

16 june 2020 - 18:00:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Families of Tunisian migrants stranded in the Spanish enclave of Melilla demonstrated on Tuesday in front [...] Full text...

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FIFA calls for 'mutual respect and common sense' in response to Trump tweets

15 june 2020 - 19:44:54
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - In response to the U.S. President's statement that he will not watch soccer if players choose [...] Full text...

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Mali's next government has no right to make mistakes, promises President Kéita

15 june 2020 - 11:17:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita said in a message to his countrymen on Sunday, amid a [...] Full text...

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New coalition in Guinea to support Alpha Condé's candidacy for next presidential election

13 june 2020 - 12:52:09
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Coalition of Actors for a New Republic (CANOR) was formed here Friday to support President [...] Full text...

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Congo: Financial stakeholders briefed on e-pay system

12 june 2020 - 16:53:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Representatives of credit and micro-finance institutions of Congo were Thursday briefed on the integration process of [...] Full text...

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UNDP blames global anti-racism protests on inequality

11 june 2020 - 14:05:04
Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - The anti-racism demonstrations sweeping across the world reflects inequality, the UNDP has said. In a news dispatch, [...] Full text...

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Mauritania riot police disperse demonstrators demanding justice for young man killed by military patrol team

11 june 2020 - 10:42:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Riot police on Wednesday dispersed a demonstration in Nouakchott demanding justice for a young man killed by [...] Full text...

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AU Watch wants justice in George Floyd’s death

10 june 2020 - 16:52:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - AU Watch, an International Pan-African NGO, on Wednesday called for justice and accountability in the death [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: No time to take ‘foot off the pedal’ as pandemic worsens: WHO

08 june 2020 - 20:47:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The coronavirus COVID-19) pandemic is worsening globally, with more than 136,000 cases recorded Sunday, the highest [...] Full text...

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Bamako hosts large demonstration to denounce mismanagement of the country by government

06 june 2020 - 00:06:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators converged Friday at the Independent Monument here to protest against the [...] Full text...

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Four detainees in Bamako central prison shot dead after attempting to escape

05 june 2020 - 23:37:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four detainees of the central prison of Bamako were shot dead Friday as they attempted after [...] Full text...

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1,300 civilians killed in DRC in past eight months – UN rights chief

05 june 2020 - 12:29:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 1,300 civilians have been killed in a number of separate conflicts involving armed groups and [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Tourism professionals demonstrate in front of the seat of government

04 june 2020 - 18:29:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tourism professionals organized a sit-in on Thursday in front of the Tunisian government palace in Kasbah, [...] Full text...

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National Council of Malian civil society calls on authorities to safeguard social stability

04 june 2020 - 15:58:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian National Council of Civil Society (CNSC) on Thursday urged political authorities to prioritize social dialogue, [...] Full text...

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Western govts, organizations call for justice for prosters killed in Sudan

03 june 2020 - 19:30:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN) and the United States of America (USA) have each [...] Full text...

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Mali's Constitutional Court warns political groupings against undermining social cohesion

03 june 2020 - 15:30:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Mali has noted "with regret that political parties and movements, in defiance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Curfew lifted in Burkina Faso

01 june 2020 - 23:51:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Monday evening announced the lifting from Wednesday of [...] Full text...

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Several young people arrested during ademonstration in Bizerte

26 may 2020 - 10:06:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several youths were arrested on Monday evening by police following protests in the Bizerte region north [...] Full text...

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Is Zimbabwe's main opposition party, MDC Alliance, under attack?

20 may 2020 - 14:17:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As previously reported, Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court issued a ruling on March 31 – a day after [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe authorities asked to account for disappearance of three female opposition leaders

18 may 2020 - 05:51:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Amnesty International is asking the authorities in Zimbabwe to urgently account for three missing female leaders [...] Full text...

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Benin land borders closed for Sunday's polls

16 may 2020 - 19:09:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Saca Lafia, has ordered the closure of [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners call for safe, accessible water amid COVID-19

14 may 2020 - 18:55:41
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) - a global partnership of governments, donors, civil society [...] Full text...

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Mali: Kayes demonstrators take off, set fire to offices of the prefect and vice-prefect

13 may 2020 - 18:18:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Young Kayesians continued to demonstrate here Wednesday following the shooting death of an 18-year-old teenager by [...] Full text...

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Guinean President Alpha Condé sacks energy minister

12 may 2020 - 23:59:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -   The Guinean president, Alpha Condé, Tuesday sacked his Energy minister, Cheick Taliby Sylla, according to a [...] Full text...

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Mali: Police-civilian clash claims at least six lives in the town of Kayes

12 may 2020 - 17:11:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At least six people were killed in Kayes, 500 km west of Bamako, during a demonstration [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Malian lifts curfew imposed to contain virus

10 may 2020 - 14:11:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Saturday lifted the curfew imposed throughout the country more than a month ago as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso's borders remain closed

05 may 2020 - 12:38:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  Burkina Faso's government announced on Tuesday that the country's borders remain closed until further notice [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO hails 7.4 billion-Euro pledge for COVID-19 treatments

05 may 2020 - 05:08:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World leaders on Monday pledged 7.4 billion Euros to support research and development for medicines to [...] Full text...

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Mauritania making progress to improved labour environment

01 may 2020 - 15:16:13
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania  celebrated International Labour Day on Friday without any demonstration on the ground. Civil Service, Labour and [...] Full text...

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Phosphate mine workers demonstrate in Tunisia

01 may 2020 - 15:04:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Workers from phosphate mines in the Sidi Bouzid region in central Tunisia on Thursday evening staged [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 255 people arrested in Niamey for defying Covid-19 control measures

28 april 2020 - 15:59:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A total of 255 people, including 58 minors, have been arrested in Niamey following demonstrations defying [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Families of citizens stranded at borders because of Covid-19 hold demonstrations

27 april 2020 - 22:56:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - Hundreds of Mauritanian families stranded at the borders with Senegal and Morocco for about two months [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South-West Tunisia hosts night demonstrations against marginalization of zone

22 april 2020 - 20:33:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – People took to the streets Tuesday evening in the zone of Kalaâ, region of Kebili, in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 274 arrested following demonstrations against curfew in Niamey

22 april 2020 - 18:19:23
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - During the night of 20-21 April, 166 people were arrested by police in Niamey on charges [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Abolitionist movement deplores injured in demonstration

20 april 2020 - 21:12:45
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Initiative of Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), an anti-slavery organisation, said here Monday five [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana Private Sector Fund begins construction of 100-bed Isolation, Treatment Centre

19 april 2020 - 13:41:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has begun the construction of a 100-bed Isolation and Treatment Facility in the country funded [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa mobilising to minimise losses

16 april 2020 - 05:39:49
New York, US (PANA) - From procuring test kits to promoting debt relief, the UN will stand in solidarity with [...] Full text...

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EU donate €50 million for Nigeria's COVID-19 fight

14 april 2020 - 15:22:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja commended the European Union (EU) for donating €50 [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Togolese government steps back on restrictive measures on urban transport

07 april 2020 - 14:46:53
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Faced with the discontent of transporters, the Togolese government has backed down on the application of [...] Full text...

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Alpha Condé promulgates new Guinean constitution

06 april 2020 - 22:09:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -   Guinean President Alpha Condé Monday promulgated a new Constitution following the 22 March referendum validated on [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Benin registers three new cases

03 april 2020 - 15:42:46
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin confirmed on Friday three new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to [...] Full text...

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Africans rise against armed conflict, repressive regimes

02 april 2020 - 19:13:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin's confirmed cases increase to 13

02 april 2020 - 17:02:17
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin on Wednesday confirmed 7 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Lockdown extended by two weeks in Tunisia

31 march 2020 - 22:33:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The general health confinement decreed in Tunisia to combat the spread of the Coronavirus was extended [...] Full text...

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Guineans vote for a new Constitution

28 march 2020 - 00:06:24
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – About 2,856,295 Guineans, or 91.59% of the electorate  approved the draft new Constitution during Sunday’s double [...] Full text...

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France says Sunday's elections in Guinea 'not credible'

25 march 2020 - 15:06:02
Paris, France (PANA) - The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that the legislative elections coupled with the [...] Full text...

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Eight Beninese municipalities to be isolated to stop the spread of COVID-19

24 march 2020 - 18:49:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Eight municipalities in southern Benin will be isolated from the rest of the territory as from [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Ouagadougou main market to close from Wednesday

24 march 2020 - 14:43:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Regional authorities of the Burkina Faso capital, Ouagadougou, have announced the closure of the city's [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya gets Chinese testing technology to ease disease

23 march 2020 - 11:57:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A medical software which detects coronavirus using chest X-rays has been successfully installed at a diagnosis [...] Full text...

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No ECOWAS observers in Guinea for Sunday’s elections

20 march 2020 - 23:06:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has told the Guinean government it will not [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Beninese Catholic Church suspends religious services

20 march 2020 - 19:49:15
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB) has suspended, from this Saturday until further notice, the Eucharistic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Relatives of the driver of the person with Covid in Benin test negative

18 march 2020 - 20:41:49
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Burkinabe driver (the only case of coronavirus infection detected in Benin) and his family members [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin budgets 10 billion F CFA to fight COVID- 19

18 march 2020 - 19:49:00
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Benin has already mobilized some ten billion CFA francs to fight against the Coronavirus, the first case [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Apartheid-era assassin denied parole

16 march 2020 - 14:36:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The man responsible for nearly sparking a full-blown race war ahead of South Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegalese aware of reality of disease

16 march 2020 - 12:51:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal officially has 26 confirmed cases of coronavirus, two cured and 24 on treatment as at [...] Full text...

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Human rights organization, political party condemn crackdown on teachers' demonstration in Bamako

13 march 2020 - 20:13:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has condemned the Malian government following the bloody crackdown on [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa calls for recommendations to propel country forward

13 march 2020 - 10:43:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on political actors to produce resolutions and recommendations to propel [...] Full text...

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US sanctions Zimbabwe State Security minister, the country's envoy to Tanzania

11 march 2020 - 19:31:08
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The United States government has widened its sanctions on Zimbabwe State Security minister, Owen Ncube, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso mourns 43 citizens massacred in terror attack

09 march 2020 - 18:22:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè government on Monday declared 48 hours of national mourning following the massacre of [...] Full text...

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FNDC members arrested in Guinea

07 march 2020 - 12:49:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Two influential members of Guinea's opposition National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), were [...] Full text...

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Accredited French journalist deported from Guinea

07 march 2020 - 11:53:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - French journalist, Thomas Dietrich, was deported on Friday, 48 hours after arriving in Guinea. He was [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe workers protest against tax on allowances

07 march 2020 - 11:43:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Thousands of workers gathered on Saturday at the Labour Exchange in Ouagadougou, the capital of [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Govt agrees 'emergency mechanism' to deal with economic hardships

06 march 2020 - 12:51:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday decided to set up an "emergency mechanism" to deal with persistent [...] Full text...

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Nearly 90 per cent of all people have ‘a deeply ingrained bias’ against women - Report

06 march 2020 - 05:43:25
New York, US (PANA) - Despite decades of progress in closing the gender equality gap, close to nine out of [...] Full text...

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Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé declared winner of Togolese presidential election with 70.78%

03 march 2020 - 20:31:56
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese constitutional court has declared Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé official winner of the presidential election with [...] Full text...

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Guinea: President Condé calls off double referendum, parliamentary poll set for Sunday

29 february 2020 - 06:05:06
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinean President Alpha Condé on Friday announced a "slight postponement" of the double referendum and parliamentary [...] Full text...

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Guinean Sunday's elections postponed

29 february 2020 - 00:03:57
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - President Alpha Condé Friday evening announced a “slight postponement” of the double referendum and parliamentary elections [...] Full text...

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Several organizations urge Guinean army not to interfere in the electoral process

27 february 2020 - 19:27:56
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organizations in Guinea on Thursday asked [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief warns of women’s rights complacency

26 february 2020 - 05:58:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has warned against complacency on women’s rights [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s High Court grants bail to pressure group presses for President Barrow to go executive

24 february 2020 - 23:20:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   - The High Court here Monday granted bail to eight members of the troubled local pressure group- [...] Full text...

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Sudanese govt criticises police use of excessive force against peaceful demonstrators

21 february 2020 - 11:45:33
Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) – Sudanese Council of Ministers has condemned excessive use of force in handling a demonstration that took place [...] Full text...

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US calls for free, fair, transparent Guinean electoral process

19 february 2020 - 11:50:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - U.S. Ambassador to Guinea Simon Henshaw on Tuesday night called for a free, fair and transparent [...] Full text...

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Rights group fears further Guinea crackdown as Constitutional poll nears

19 february 2020 - 08:39:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A human rights group is calling in the Guinea government to respect freedom of assembly and ensure [...] Full text...

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Supporters of two warring parties in Libya hold demonstrations in different cities

14 february 2020 - 23:34:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Demonstrations were held in Tripoli and Benghazi, as well as in other Libyan cities by supporters [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Businesses remained closed as operators feared being targeted by protesters

13 february 2020 - 18:43:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Stores remained closed on Wednesday at the Madina market, the largest and heart of the Guinean [...] Full text...

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UN says foreign fighters are some of 'the most serious dimensions’ in global counter-terrorism struggle

13 february 2020 - 08:00:47
New York, US (PANA) - Over the past few years, ISIL and Al-Qaeda terrorist fighters have posed an “unprecedented threat [...] Full text...

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IHRDA, 2 lawyers take Gambia to African Court over violation of citizens’ freedom of assembly, expression

12 february 2020 - 19:49:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Banjul-based rights institute, the “Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa” (IHRDA), and two Gambian [...] Full text...

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Mauritanians demonstrate against new gold processing plant

06 february 2020 - 15:15:36
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The town of Nouadhibou (465 kilometers north of Nouakchott) is currently rocked by demonstrations protesting the [...] Full text...

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Tunis against any participation of its sportsmen with Israelis

06 february 2020 - 08:14:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian foreign ministry on Wednesday denounced the participation of the North African country's female tennis [...] Full text...

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Guinea opposition leader slams president Condé for insisting on new constitution

05 february 2020 - 11:44:24
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea opposition leader Amadou Oury Bah has slammed President Alpha Condé's instance on a new constitution [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Parliamentary elections and referendum coupled for 1 March

04 february 2020 - 22:48:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-four hours after the decree issued by President Alpha Condé postponing the parliamentary elections, initially due [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Legislative elections postponed

04 february 2020 - 16:36:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The postponement of Guinea's legislative elections was foreseeable because nothing serious was done on the technical [...] Full text...

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Guinean parliamentary elections postponed

03 february 2020 - 22:17:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean parliamentary elections due for 16 February have been postponed to 1 March, according to [...] Full text...

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Congo: Civil society NGOs demand release of five activists

03 february 2020 - 17:24:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The head of strategy and organization of the ''fed up'' citizen movement, Chris Freeman Bouka, has [...] Full text...

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Guinea will have new constitution, says President Condé

01 february 2020 - 12:16:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - President Alpha Condé said Friday in Fria, 160 km north of the capital, that Guinea would [...] Full text...

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US President Trump's Plan for Palestine sparks concerns in Tunis

30 january 2020 - 09:16:59
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has expressed "great concern" following US President Donald Trump's announcement of the "deal of the [...] Full text...

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31 members of the "Revolutionary Tiger" arrested by Togolese police

28 january 2020 - 16:08:21
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Thirty-one people suspected to be members of the "Revolutionary Tiger" group, which aims at "destabilizing the [...] Full text...

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Guinea's capital on edge as shops, markets closed on opposition's call

28 january 2020 - 13:06:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Shops and markets remained closed on Tuesday in several districts in the upper suburbs of Conakry, [...] Full text...

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Gambian government bans ‘Operation 3-Years Jotna’

27 january 2020 - 07:58:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambia government on Sunday banned a self-styled protest group “Three Years Jotna”, a local phrase [...] Full text...

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Alleged leader of 'violence' in central Benin city arrested

26 january 2020 - 18:35:41
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese police on Thursday arrested Mr Biaou Ayodélé Prudence Faleti, alias "General Faleti", the alleged [...] Full text...

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Pressure group presses for Gambian President Barrow to go

26 january 2020 - 15:15:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Scores of Gambians under the banner of a self-styled protest group “Three Years Jotna”, a local [...] Full text...

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Gambian victims call for immediate arrest and prosecution of ex-President Jammeh

25 january 2020 - 16:51:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian victims under the 22-year rule of ex-President Yahya Jammeh have called on The Gambian government [...] Full text...

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Malian teachers march to demand 20 pct increase in salaries

24 january 2020 - 21:55:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  Hundreds of teachers, dressed in red and yellow, accompanied by students and parents organized a peaceful [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Police grants peaceful procession permit to pressure group ‘Operation 3 Years Jotna’.

24 january 2020 - 20:53:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of The Gambia Friday granted  a second [...] Full text...

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Guinean head of state calls for calm after violent protests

24 january 2020 - 13:53:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé has "strongly condemned "ethnocentric comments made in the private media" by politicians [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Minister to decide fate of Apartheid-era assassin

23 january 2020 - 18:32:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Justice and Correctional Services Minister, Ronald Lamola, says he will comply with the order [...] Full text...

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Activities resume in the Guinean capital

22 january 2020 - 12:26:10
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Activities resumed on Wednesday in Conakry, the Guinean capital, where the call for two days of [...] Full text...

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Joint UN-Congolese strategy needed to address insecurity following deadly attacks

22 january 2020 - 08:01:31
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the UN peacekeeping operation in [...] Full text...

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Gambian justice minister hailed over Jammeh remarks

20 january 2020 - 21:40:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Victims of exiled former Gambia dictator Yahya Jammeh Monday hailed Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou for vowing [...] Full text...

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Two killed, several wounded in demonstrations in central Benin

19 january 2020 - 13:48:00
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Two people have been killed and several others wounded in a demonstration and violence in Savè, [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Opposition APRC protests ex-President Jammeh’s return

16 january 2020 - 23:14:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -  Thousands of supporters of the opposition Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) Thursday staged a [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Ministry of Interior warns pressure group against demonstration

15 january 2020 - 20:57:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The Gambia’s  Ministry of the Interior has warned  pressure group, Operation Three Years Jotna  (three has [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC opposition party considers whether it should continue to follow the law

14 january 2020 - 17:23:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Deputy Spokesperson in Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Luke Tamborinyoka, [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Protestor shot dead in Conakry

13 january 2020 - 19:59:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A young protester in his twenties was fatally shot late Monday in Cosa, the stronghold of [...] Full text...

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Protesting school children demand resumption of classes in Mali public schools

13 january 2020 - 19:03:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thousands of students from several public schools in Bamako on Monday demonstrated in the Malian capital, [...] Full text...

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Pro-government movement in Guinea calls for dissolution of pro-opposition group

13 january 2020 - 10:44:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A pro-government movement in Guinea, the Democratic Coalition for a New Constitution (CODENOC), says it is [...] Full text...

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War in Libya: Ex-UN official says it will "marginalize" the Sahel

12 january 2020 - 09:35:46
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Saying that the risk of "marginalization" of the Sahel region is real, Mr. Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, [...] Full text...

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Guinean authorities ban protest demonstrations

11 january 2020 - 11:47:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Authorities in the Guinean capital Conakry have banned demonstrations from Monday and the following days in [...] Full text...

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International observation of upcoming general election deemed "useless" by president of the Burundian senate

10 january 2020 - 21:43:27
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  Burundian Senate Speaker Révérien Ndikuriyo said here Friday the country did not need international observers in [...] Full text...

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Two soldiers wounded, several Boko Haram terrorists killed in northeast Nigeria

07 january 2020 - 14:46:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Tuesday confirmed the “sprung ambush” on Monday evening against the convoy of [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Warning from government a few hours away from authorized march

07 january 2020 - 00:45:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  The Guinean minister of security, Albert Damatang Camara, warned here Sunday evening the organizers of the [...] Full text...

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Guinea: The March of ultimatum ends in Conakry without major incidents

06 january 2020 - 21:15:50
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  The ‘march of the ultimatum’ initiated by the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: US warns citizens against travelling to, or across Nigeria, over killing of Iranian General

06 january 2020 - 19:31:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following the killing of Iranian General, Qassem Soleimani, in a drone airstrike last week, the United [...] Full text...

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Foreign ministry calls for emergency Security Council meeting after bombing of military academy in Tripoli

05 january 2020 - 14:09:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Libyan foreign ministry of the government of national accord Sunday condemned the bombing of the [...] Full text...

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(UPDATE) 30 dead, 33 wounded in attack on military academy in Tripoli

05 january 2020 - 13:57:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The death toll in the bombing of the military academy in the al-Hadhba area of Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Civil society associations organise mass protest against French presence in Mali

02 january 2020 - 14:08:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian civil society associations plan to mobilize hundreds of thousands of demonstrators on Friday in the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's sovereignty 'belongs solely to the state', says President Saïed

01 january 2020 - 10:28:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saïed reaffirmed in his New Year message on Tuesday evening that sovereignty over the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Election of a new president - highlight of 2019

30 december 2019 - 16:07:18
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The political highlight of 2019 in Mauritania was the organization of a presidential election at the [...] Full text...

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Liberia: US, EU nudge protest organizers to share plans with justice ministry

29 december 2019 - 18:10:52
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA)  -  The diplomatic missions of the United States of America, the European Union, France, Germany, Sweden, and [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Demonstrations resume in city of Bizerte Saturday

29 december 2019 - 13:45:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The Tunisian city of Bizerte (north) Saturday resumed demonstrations led by young residents who tried to [...] Full text...

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Joint UN, ECOWAS Mission warns of growing security threats In W.A., Sahel

27 december 2019 - 23:01:57
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA)  - A visiting joint delegation of the ECOWAS and United Nations Friday expressed concern over the growing [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian capital readies to host 33rd AU Summit

27 december 2019 - 18:34:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Preparations for the upcoming 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and [...] Full text...

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Guinea: The "march of ultimatum" of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution postponed

26 december 2019 - 00:04:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  A protest march, dubbed “March of the ultimatum”, planned for Thursday by the National Front for [...] Full text...

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Burundi's political class commits to 'peaceful' 2020 elections

25 december 2019 - 11:08:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - As Burundi heads to crucial elections in 2020, a new code of conduct has been announced [...] Full text...

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Man who killed South African politician Chris Hani denies Polish right-wing plot

23 december 2019 - 08:46:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The man responsible for nearly sparking a full-blown race war ahead of South Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Libyan government forces attack large fief of Haftar troops west of Tripoli

21 december 2019 - 15:42:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Friday evening attacked Tarhouna town, used [...] Full text...

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Guinean presidential camp applauds move for new constitution

21 december 2019 - 00:13:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  The democratic coalition for a new constitution (CODENOC) in Guinea Friday expressed satisfaction at moves by [...] Full text...

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Sudanese celebrate first anniversary , AI says they shouldn’t forget those killed

20 december 2019 - 22:30:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese youth Friday continued celebrating the first anniversary of the revolution that [...] Full text...

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Guinea president Condé calls for new constitution despite massive opposition

20 december 2019 - 07:27:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinean president Alpha Condé says he has asked the minister of Justice Mohamed Lamine Fofana to [...] Full text...

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French president congratulates new Algerian president

19 december 2019 - 21:12:56
Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron, in a phone call to new Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune sent "his [...] Full text...

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AfDB loan boosts commercial agro-processing firm in Sudan

19 december 2019 - 18:59:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The African Development Bank has embarked upon its agricultural sector lending with a US$60 million loan [...] Full text...

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New railway line helps decongest Kenya's Mombasa Port, reduce transit time

17 december 2019 - 15:04:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has helped decongest Mombasa Port and reduced transit time for freight [...] Full text...

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Tripoli Court drops charges against Kaddafi supporter in Abou Slim prison massacres

15 december 2019 - 17:17:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The criminal chamber of the Tripoli Court of Appeal on Sunday dropped the charges against Abdallah Senoussi, [...] Full text...

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Sudan's security forces to 'deal promptly' with violations during pro-Bashir demonstrations

14 december 2019 - 09:18:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s top military, police and security leaders have approved a plan to promptly handle any violations [...] Full text...

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WHO begins ‘air bridge’ vaccination operation for DRC Ebola-hit communities

14 december 2019 - 05:16:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has mounted a limited daily helicopter “air bridge” operation to the [...] Full text...

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Army warns people to stay away from military zone during planned protest march in capital

13 december 2019 - 20:00:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  - The Sudanese army Friday warned people to stay away from military zones in the national capital [...] Full text...

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UK slams Nigeria for re-arrest of political activist

11 december 2019 - 06:54:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom has called on the Nigerian government to respect the fundamentals for democracy following [...] Full text...

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US deputy sub-secretary for West African security issues calls for free, fair elections in Togo

10 december 2019 - 23:14:48
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The deputy sub-secretary for West African and security issues of the US State Department, Mrs Whitney [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s police issues peaceful procession permit to activists demanding resignation of president

10 december 2019 - 21:54:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The office of the Inspector General of Police here Tuesday granted a permit to activists  of [...] Full text...

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Inequality threatening human development, new global UN report warns

09 december 2019 - 06:22:18
New York, US (PANA) - Despite global progress in tackling poverty, hunger and disease, a “new generation of inequalities” indicates that [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria, US disagree over re-arrest of US-based publisher and activist

08 december 2019 - 20:55:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian presidency and the United States of America (USA) Sunday disagreed over the re-arrest of [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM winning the battle, but sanctions remain

05 december 2019 - 18:01:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdouk, appears to have won the favor of the American political and [...] Full text...

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Clashes between young people and police continue Tuesday in Jelma, Tunisia

03 december 2019 - 19:24:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several people were arrested in Jelma in the region of Sidi Bouzid (Central Tunisia) where clashes [...] Full text...

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MO5 calls for resistance against Lomé regime

02 december 2019 - 21:32:55
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The 5 October Patriotic Movement (MO5), one of the key forces of the 1990 popular protests, [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Detained FNDC leaders provisionally released by appeal court

28 november 2019 - 19:40:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The coordinator of the National Front for the defence of the Constitution (FNDC), the former Guinean [...] Full text...

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Armed groups kill Ebola health workers in eastern DR Congo: WHO

28 november 2019 - 18:29:23
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Deadly night-time attacks by armed groups have once again claimed the lives of frontline health workers helping [...] Full text...

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ICRC supports medical facilities in DR Congo

27 november 2019 - 18:03:53
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has provided support to medical facilities in [...] Full text...

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UN working to prevent attacks on civilians in eastern DR Congo

27 november 2019 - 05:39:12
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Peacekeepers from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) conducted extensive patrols [...] Full text...

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Exiled former minister reveals intelligence plan to derail a human rights workshop in Zimbabwe

24 november 2019 - 15:56:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former Zimbabwe cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, shared an intelligence document written by State Security minister [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth team to observe Namibia elections

20 november 2019 - 13:16:50
London, UK (PANA) - The Commonwealth will deploy a team to observe elections in Namibia, scheduled for 27 November 2019, [...] Full text...

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Guinean women return to the streets to protest killings

19 november 2019 - 18:10:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Less than a month after their first demonstration, about a thousand women, claiming to be from [...] Full text...

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Libya refuses to hand over Saif el-Islam Gaddafi to the ICC

18 november 2019 - 14:26:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Justice in the Government of National Accord (GNA) has turned down the request [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader claims 122 young Guineans shot dead in political demonstrations

15 november 2019 - 14:15:28
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - At least 122 young people, mostly under the age of 25, have been shot dead in [...] Full text...

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Guinean government rejects Amnesty International’s report

14 november 2019 - 22:41:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - The Guinean government Thursday at the weekly council of ministers presided by President Alpha Condé rejected [...] Full text...

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One more demonstrator shot dead in Conakry

14 november 2019 - 22:16:39
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   - The fourth day of peaceful demonstrations initiated by the National Front for the Defence of Constitution(FNDC) [...] Full text...

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European parliamentarians praise healthcare, sexual rights advancements in Africa

14 november 2019 - 18:52:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – European Union members of Parliament and diplomats have praised the efforts of the African civil society [...] Full text...

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Nigerian secret police, activists feud over use of force to disperse Tuesday's protests Nigerian secret police, activists feud over use of force to disperse Tuesday's protests

14 november 2019 - 07:25:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), says its operatives did not open fire [...] Full text...

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US gravely disappointed over failure of South Sudan to form a government on the set date

13 november 2019 - 18:45:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Americans on Wednesday said they were disappointed by the failure of South Sudanese leaders to form [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International raises appalling human rights 'red flags' ahead of presidential election

13 november 2019 - 09:25:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -  Amnesty International said in a new report on Wednesday that the Guinean authorities must address mounting [...] Full text...

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ANC sends memorandum to joint UN-ECOWAS mission for free, fair election in Togo

12 november 2019 - 21:56:57
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  The National Alliance for Change (ANC), Togo's main opposition political party, Monday presented to the joint [...] Full text...

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ICC warns Guinean social, political actors against escalation of violence

12 november 2019 - 17:04:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In a statement transmitted Monday to PANA, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has warned Guinean political [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Pro-life petitions government against global reproduction health conference

11 november 2019 - 19:27:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A coalition of pro-life non-governmental organizations and activists on Monday held a demonstration against what they [...] Full text...

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Mauritania releases 10 persons arrested for disturbing the peace after June 2019 presidential elections

07 november 2019 - 18:10:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian justice has acquitted about ten individuals, cadres and activists of the Coalition Living Together [...] Full text...

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'25-year-olds can now seek admission into Mauritanian universities'

07 november 2019 - 17:04:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government, bowing under intense pressure from high school graduates, on Wednesday announced the provisional [...] Full text...

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'International community concerned about the situation in Guinea'

07 november 2019 - 12:01:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The international community said on Thursday that it is closely monitoring the Guinean government's legal proceedings [...] Full text...

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Twenty-two Malians detained in Guinea released

05 november 2019 - 11:56:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-two young Malians, believed to be involved in Qnet scam stories, an international online direct sales [...] Full text...

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Two youths shot dead during burial of 11 victims of Guinea demonstration

05 november 2019 - 11:31:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Two young supporters from the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) were shot [...] Full text...

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Guinea's opposition victims buried

04 november 2019 - 17:07:17
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The eleven young Guinean opposition activists, killed recently during street demonstrations organized by the National Front [...] Full text...

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Santomean pastor detained in Côte d'Ivoire released

02 november 2019 - 14:20:56
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - The government of Sao Tome and Principe on Thursday announced the release [...] Full text...

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