The International Economic Working Group discusses electricity crisis in Libya

25 september 2020 - 20:42:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Economic Working Group (EWG) created by the Berlin process held a meeting here Friday with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 44 new confirmed cases

25 september 2020 - 14:12:54
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea Thursday recorded 44 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) following tests carried out on a [...] Full text...

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Political forum due for October in Geneva, all hopes for Libyans (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

25 september 2020 - 00:01:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - All eyes are focused on the Swiss capital, Geneva, where a new round of inter-Libyan talks [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records six deaths, 826 new infections in 24 hours

24 september 2020 - 20:53:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded 826 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, taking the total [...] Full text...

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No human rights progress despite new presidency in Burundi - UN iiInquiry finds

24 september 2020 - 12:48:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has urged the international community to remain concerned about the [...] Full text...

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German ambassador in Libya makes proposals to get out of electricity crisis

22 september 2020 - 21:45:18
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The German ambassador in Libya, Oliver Owcza, Tuesday presented to the managing committee of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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MDC Alliance official released on US$610 bail in Zimbabwe

22 september 2020 - 17:50:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zengeza West Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, has been granted ZWL50,000 (US$610) bail by the High [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 19 new confirmed cases

22 september 2020 - 11:36:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea recorded on Monday 19 new positive cases of coronavirus, following tests carried out on a [...] Full text...

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Over 300,000 unemployed Libyans enroll in Youth Employment Programme

22 september 2020 - 11:16:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 300,000 job seekers from various Libyan regions have enrolled in the National Youth Employment [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil Company announces resumption of oil production in Sirte basin

21 september 2020 - 05:25:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) on Sunday announced the beginning of production of oil and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says opposition victory in Edo State proves his commitment to fair polls

20 september 2020 - 16:47:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Reactions are trialing the declaration of Mr Godwin Obaseki of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) [...] Full text...

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Kenyan newspapers highlight return to school dilemma for students

19 september 2020 - 19:13:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan newspapers highlighted the dilemma facing the ministry of education officials as they plot to reopen [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers awash with stories on Al-Sarraj's intention to quit power, resumption of oil production

19 september 2020 - 19:09:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Stories in the Libyan newspapers this week are largely dominated by the indication by the President [...] Full text...

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Tunisian unemployed embark on sit-in at seat of government for 10th consecutive day

19 september 2020 - 00:06:52
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Several unemployed Tunisians, particularly graduates from higher institutions, Friday continued their sit-in at the seat of [...] Full text...

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What impact will Fayez al-Sarraj's resignation bring to Libya's political process? (Analysis)

18 september 2020 - 15:26:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement on Wednesday of Fayez al Sarraj's intention to resign as Chairman of the Presidential [...] Full text...

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Presidential election campaign opens in Guinea

18 september 2020 - 14:31:02
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Election campaign for Guinea's October 18 presidential poll started on Friday and will close on October [...] Full text...

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Ivorian presidential election campaign to kick off 15 October

17 september 2020 - 22:52:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The presidential election campaign in Cote d’Ivoire slated for 31 October will open from 15 [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj says he intends to resign in October

17 september 2020 - 14:07:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Fayez al-Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) announced [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council chairman calls on committee of dialogue to form authority to exercise power

17 september 2020 - 00:21:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Libya: Fayez al-Sarraj announces intention to leave duties next October

16 september 2020 - 23:36:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fayez al-Sarraj, chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) recognized [...] Full text...

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Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni sentenced on appeal to two years in prison

16 september 2020 - 14:28:30
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algiers Court of Appeal on Tuesday sentenced local  journalist Khaled Drareni to two years in prison, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders agree 18-month transition in Mali

16 september 2020 - 00:41:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - West African leaders on Tuesday accepted the proposal of the Mali military junta for an 18-month [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders insist on Mali junta to have civilian leader in transition

15 september 2020 - 19:46:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday insisted that the military junta in [...] Full text...

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LEAD: ECOWAS Consultative meeting seeks 'finality' to Mali crisis

15 september 2020 - 11:54:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday began a one-day consultative [...] Full text...

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President of the Malian military junta received by President of Ghana

15 september 2020 - 10:59:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNPS), the military junta [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders arrive in Ghana for consultative meeting on Mali crisis

15 september 2020 - 10:14:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Several leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have arrived in Ghana for [...] Full text...

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UNESCO raises alarm over surge of attacks on media workers covering protests

15 september 2020 - 05:09:43
Paris, France (PANA) - Clampdowns on the media have increased sharply in 2020, the UN cultural agency said on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Opposition leader, Chamisa, visits recently-released political leader, Jacob Ngarivhume

14 september 2020 - 17:28:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, on Monday paid a courtesy call on recently-incarcerated opposition leader, [...] Full text...

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Libya's Benghazi-based parallel government resigns after demonstrations

14 september 2020 - 11:49:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libya's parallel government appointed by the parliament in eastern Libya, which is not recognised by [...] Full text...

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UN missiion in Libya expresses 'grave cncern' about civilian death in Haftar stronghold demonstration

14 september 2020 - 08:20:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed "grave concern" regarding reports that one civilian [...] Full text...

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Ghana to host ECOWAS Consultative meeting on Mali

13 september 2020 - 16:13:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will on Tuesday host an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Consultative Meeting on [...] Full text...

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Mali opposition movement dissociates itself from transition charter document

13 september 2020 - 14:25:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The main Mali opposition movement, whose persistent demonstrations against President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita triggered the 18 [...] Full text...

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Mali national consultation agrees 18-month transition

13 september 2020 - 10:25:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The three-day national consultation on the transition in Mali ended on Saturday with the adoption of [...] Full text...

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New demonstrations in Benghazi denounce deterioration in living conditions, corruption

11 september 2020 - 21:45:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Inhabitants of several districts of Benghazi, Libya’s second largest city, demonstrated Friday for the second consecutive [...] Full text...

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Protesters block road leading to border crossing between Tunisia and Libya for 3 consecutive days

11 september 2020 - 10:37:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian protesters have for the third day running on Thursday blocked the road linking the town [...] Full text...

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Guinea: 11 candidates to contest Alpha Condé in October presidential poll

10 september 2020 - 00:03:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twelve candidates out of 13 were shortlisted Wednesday by the Guinean Constitutional Court to take part [...] Full text...

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Oilfields blockade costs Libya over US$ 9.5 billion

09 september 2020 - 14:11:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has suffered a loss of US$ 9.576 billion due to the closure of oilfields and [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean PM Lansana Kouyaté withdraws presidential bid

08 september 2020 - 22:55:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Less than a week after former Prime Minister Lansana Kouyaté, leader of the Party for Hope [...] Full text...

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Supply of potable water to Tripoli resumes on Tuesday

08 september 2020 - 11:20:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The supply of drinking water to the Libyan capital, Tripoli, resumed on Tuesday after several days [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Former PM Lansana Kouyaté will not participate in the next presidential elections

04 september 2020 - 17:30:21
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean Prime Minister, Lansana Kouyaté (2007-2008), who is also leader of the Party of Hope [...] Full text...

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Mali military junta visits ailing ousted President Kéita

04 september 2020 - 12:11:05
Bamako, Mali ( PANA) - A high-powered delegation of Mali's military junta, the National Committee for the Salvation of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council reinstates Interior minister after administrative investigation

03 september 2020 - 22:02:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Thursday reinstated the minister of [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader wants a coalition candidate to run against Alpha Conde in the next poll

03 september 2020 - 18:03:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In a statement received Thursday by PANA, Guinean opposition leader and leader of Génération Citoyenne (GECI), [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 617 new virus infections

03 september 2020 - 13:34:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 617 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Libya in the last [...] Full text...

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Jailed Zimbabwe investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono finally set free

02 september 2020 - 22:19:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Jailed investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was Wednesday finally granted bail in the sum of ZWL10,000 (US$120.01) [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Tanzanian authorities crack down on opposition parties, rights groups, media

02 september 2020 - 12:15:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday that the Tanzanian authorities have stepped up repression of [...] Full text...

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GNA unveils plans to integrate young Libyans into the labour market through training

01 september 2020 - 16:32:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has unveiled plans to massively train [...] Full text...

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Guinean President Alpha Condé agrees to seek third term

01 september 2020 - 13:27:46
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé will stand for election in the first round scheduled for 18 October, [...] Full text...

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Security patrol targeted by suicide bomber in Libyan capital

01 september 2020 - 10:29:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A suicide bomber blew himself up on Tuesday morning near a security patrol in Janzour, west [...] Full text...

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Libyan electricity company blames increasing hours of power cuts on heat

31 august 2020 - 21:39:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Electricity Company Monday blamed the increasing hours of power cuts in Grand Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways requires corporate reform to return to profits - Pilots Union

30 august 2020 - 18:49:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Financially distressed Kenya Airways has been urged to revise its strategic growth plan in the wake [...] Full text...

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Post-ceasefire, Libyan demonstrations and oil blockade issues on front pages of newspapers

30 august 2020 - 15:26:09
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Events in Libya one week after the proclamation of ceasefire have assumed twists and turns, giving [...] Full text...

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Mali reviews curfew hours

30 august 2020 - 12:21:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNTM) Sunday reviewed the curfew hours it [...] Full text...

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US Embassy in Libya welcomes partnership with PM al-Sarraj and Interior minister Bachagha

29 august 2020 - 16:45:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Embassy in Libya has announced support for the rule of law in Libya, giving [...] Full text...

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UN Mission in Libya calls for calm, preservation of citizens' rights

29 august 2020 - 16:04:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called for calm, the application of the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns Ivorian authorities' ban on demonstrations

29 august 2020 - 14:37:30
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) believes that the ban on demonstrations until 15 September, announced by the Ivorian [...] Full text...

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Libya Electricity Company warns of electricity deficit after drop in gas production

29 august 2020 - 12:51:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Electricity Company has announced a deficit of 50 million cubic feet of gas following [...] Full text...

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Libyan minister of Interior suspended, summoned for administrative investigation

29 august 2020 - 00:09:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Friday decided to suspend the [...] Full text...

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Television crew from state-owned broadcaster barred from opposition campaign rally in Tanzania

28 august 2020 - 20:47:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Television crew from Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) were on Friday thrown out of an [...] Full text...

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Suspect in shooting of demonstrators in Tripoli arrested

28 august 2020 - 11:31:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Thursday announced the arrest of [...] Full text...

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Accumulation of problems, deterioration in living conditions in Libyan trigger demonstrations (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

28 august 2020 - 00:05:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyans, long time bothered by insecurity caused by 14 months of war, have over the past [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Ministry warns of armed groups attacking demonstrators in Tripoli

27 august 2020 - 12:58:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Ministry of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) warned on Thursday that it [...] Full text...

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Al-Sarraj meets with military, security officers on acts of pillaging during Tripoli demonstrations

27 august 2020 - 00:04:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council to work for immediate release of demonstrators not involved in looting

26 august 2020 - 23:49:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA)  said here Wednesday it would [...] Full text...

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Mali: Military junta, M5-Rep meet to work out transition timetable

26 august 2020 - 18:23:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The the military junta that seized power on August 18 in Mali, otherwise called the National [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Ministry warns against unauthorized demonstrations

26 august 2020 - 16:27:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The interior ministry of the government of national accord (GNA) has announced that the necessary legal [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL chief urges Libyan activists to put country's interests and transparency first

26 august 2020 - 12:52:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Mrs. Stephanie Williams, has called on [...] Full text...

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Demonstrations continue in Libya against deterioration of living conditions

25 august 2020 - 23:57:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The protests against the deteriorating living conditions of populations and endemic corruption in government institutions  continued [...] Full text...

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Libya: GNA Chief wants corruption cases involving public funds opened

25 august 2020 - 18:21:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord in Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: U.S. calls for free, transparent and inclusive elections

25 august 2020 - 15:55:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy in Cote d'Ivoire on Tuesday called for free, transparent and inclusive elections [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM Al-Sarraj says he has defeated plans to militarise the country

25 august 2020 - 05:40:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Health Ministry denies reports of deaths, serious injuries during Tripoli protest

24 august 2020 - 17:42:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The health ministry of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA) says there were no death [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: ECOWAS frowns at violence in run-up to presidential election

24 august 2020 - 17:21:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday expressed concern [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister says "we respect right to demonstration, but reject chaos"

24 august 2020 - 17:15:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Minister of the government of national accord in Libya, Fathi Bachagha, says although "we [...] Full text...

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UN calls for investigation following police intervention in Tripoli protest

24 august 2020 - 14:31:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called for an investigation following a heavy-handed [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: President Alassane Ouattara submits candidacy for Oct. polls

24 august 2020 - 14:20:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara, who was confirmed on Saturday by his party to run for [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Alassane Ouattara nominated candidate for a third term

22 august 2020 - 16:19:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, was nominated Saturday by his party for a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Police stop protest over alleged mismanagement of procurement process

21 august 2020 - 12:07:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Anti-riot police on Friday stopped a demonstration over the alleged mismanagement of coronavirus procurement processes, Activists, led [...] Full text...

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Hillary Clinton calls for release of all political prisoners in Zimbabwe

20 august 2020 - 16:24:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former United States Secretary of State and 2016 Presidential Candidate, Hillary Clinton, has called on the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls on Malian junta to release members of the government

20 august 2020 - 15:50:24
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday called on the National Committee for the Salvation of the People [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Mali coup leaders close borders, impose curfew

19 august 2020 - 08:08:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mali military who ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Tuesday have announced the establishment of [...] Full text...

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France concerned about the situation in Mali after the military mutiny

18 august 2020 - 18:46:25
Paris, France (PANA) - The French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, in a statement on Tuesday, affirmed France's concern over [...] Full text...

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Int'l solidarity campaign mounting for the release of Algerian journalist, Khaled Drareni

18 august 2020 - 14:37:50
Paris, France (PANA) - The international support committee for Algerian journalist, Khaled Drareni, who was sentenced on Monday 10 August [...] Full text...

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US backs Guinean electoral process

17 august 2020 - 20:56:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The US government Monday reaffirmed its commitment to the institutions and democratic processes in Guinea, an [...] Full text...

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Tension mounts in Libya with persistence of electricity supply crisis (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

13 august 2020 - 23:10:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The problem of electricity in Libya is a recurring issue, particularly during the summer period when [...] Full text...

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Revolt against Malian President Kéita still alive as thousands pour into Bamako's streets again

12 august 2020 - 10:48:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The revolt against Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita was reignited on Tuesday, as thousands of people, [...] Full text...

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Goodluck Jonathan, ECOWAS mediator on the Malian crisis, arrives in Bamako

11 august 2020 - 15:09:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the socio-political crisis in [...] Full text...

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Guinea's opposition umbrella refers 'police repression' to ICC

11 august 2020 - 10:53:28
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), the umbrella opposition group which has [...] Full text...

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Botswana opposition condemns human rights abuse in Zimbabwe

11 august 2020 - 06:24:19
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The leader of Botswana’s opposition, Dumelang Saleshando, has voiced concern about the deteriorating human rights situation [...] Full text...

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Amadou Ousmane Touré named President of the Constitutional Court of Mali

10 august 2020 - 17:12:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Magistrate Amadou Ousmane Touré, the oldest of the nine members of Mali's new Constitutional Court, was [...] Full text...

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How the #Zimbabwelivesmatter sparked a global awareness on human rights abuses in Zimbabwe (Analysis)

10 august 2020 - 17:03:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa) has become a pig and he is eating his own children [...] Full text...

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Libyan defense ministry warns of calls for division and destabilization

08 august 2020 - 17:01:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Defense ministry of the government of national accord (GNA) Saturday condemned calls by some selfish [...] Full text...

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Alpha Condé, candidate of ruling party for Guinean October presidential election

06 august 2020 - 21:47:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Rally for the Guinean People (RPG) at the end of its national convention Thursday nominated [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says new witness testimony reveals horrors of Mali protest shootings

05 august 2020 - 10:18:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says dozens of witnesses to the shootings of protesters in Mali [...] Full text...

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Power cuts rise in Libya to preserve stability of electricity network

04 august 2020 - 21:57:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The hours of power cuts in Libya have been increased to maintain security and stable electricity [...] Full text...

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Mali: Anti-govt. demonstrations not yet in full swing after Tabaski holiday

03 august 2020 - 17:34:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Although leaders of the 5 June movement - Rassemblement des forces patriotiques (M5-RFP) - ordered their [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's planned demos turn to nationwide stay away due to increased armed security forces

31 july 2020 - 20:56:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s planned nationwide protests against the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government turned into a stay away due [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Young people ‘not invincible’ in pandemic: WHO chief

31 july 2020 - 04:53:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although older people are among those at highest risk of COVID-19, the head of the World [...] Full text...

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Mali: "Time is running out and the risks are great", says ECOWAS president

27 july 2020 - 16:56:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - "Time is running out for Malians and the risks are great,"the president of the Conference [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Chinese regional gov't donates medical supplies to Gambia for pandemic fight

25 july 2020 - 17:48:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in The Gambia, Ma Jianchun, on Saturday handed [...] Full text...

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France 'concerned' about delay in implementing ECOWAS recommendations to end Mali crisis

25 july 2020 - 15:48:58
Paris, France (PANA) - France has expressed concern at the delay in the implementation of recommendations of a mission of [...] Full text...

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RSF denounces arrest of investigation journalist in Zimbabwe

22 july 2020 - 22:27:43
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) Wednesday denounced the arrest Monday in Harare of Hopewell Chin'ono, a Zimbabwean [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch slams DRC's rights record

22 july 2020 - 04:58:03
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has given a thumbs down to the human rights record of the administration [...] Full text...

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Sudan tries leaders of coup that brought Bashir to power, Bashir on top

21 july 2020 - 20:59:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s history is filled with coups and counter-coups but this cycle now faces a challenge, as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe President announces nationwide curfew

21 july 2020 - 19:48:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew, citing the recent spike in COVID-19 cases [...] Full text...

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AU calls for calm, continuation of dialogue, negotiations in Mali

21 july 2020 - 18:35:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, closely following the evolution of [...] Full text...

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Four ECOWAS heads of state due in Bamako to get Mali out of sociopolitical crisis

21 july 2020 - 14:36:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four heads of state from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are expected in [...] Full text...

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M5-RFP rejects ECOWAS mission's proposals for a way out of the Malian crisis

20 july 2020 - 17:57:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mouvement of 5 June-Rassemblement des forces patriotiques (M5-RFP) has rejected the proposals of the mediation [...] Full text...

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Guinea pressure group pushes ahead with banned demonstrations

20 july 2020 - 11:26:09
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Traffic was flowing on Monday on several main streets in Guinea's capital, Conakry, where people have [...] Full text...

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Libyan Electricity Company gets new board of directors

19 july 2020 - 18:59:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Rising from its meeting on Sunday, the general assembly of the Libyan national electricity company appointed [...] Full text...

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Kagame eulogises American civil right icon, John Lewis, whose "actions inspired many to slam injustices"

19 july 2020 - 07:13:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - Rwandan President Paul Kagame has tweeted condolences for the famous American civil right activists, John Lewis, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS envoys meet with politicians, civil society organizations to resolve Mali crisis

17 july 2020 - 17:09:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Envoys of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), who arrived Wednesday in Bamako met [...] Full text...

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UN human rights office cautions Mali on use of excessive force by security agents

17 july 2020 - 15:25:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday urged urge the [...] Full text...

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Malians to honour victims of M5-RFP demonstrations Friday and Sunday

16 july 2020 - 17:19:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Members of the 5 June Movement - Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP) say they will honour [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM says has evidence on planting of mines near Tripoli by Russian Wagner group

15 july 2020 - 22:12:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US military command in Africa (AFRICOM) said here Wednesday it had clear evidence of Russian [...] Full text...

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M5-RFP calls for independent international commission of inquiry in Mali

15 july 2020 - 15:37:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mouvement du 5 juin-Rassemblement des forces patriotiques (M5-RFP), organizers of the demonstrations against the Malian [...] Full text...

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News Analysis: Tunisia shaken by series of similar political crises

14 july 2020 - 22:32:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has for a time been going through a series of political crises, one after another [...] Full text...

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France supports ECOWAS recommendations to resolve the crisis in Mali

14 july 2020 - 16:10:30
Paris, France (PANA) - France has called on the main players in the Malian crisis to adopt the recommendations made [...] Full text...

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Calm returns to Bamako after release of M5-RFP leaders on Monday

14 july 2020 - 06:42:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Calm returned to the Malian capital, Bamako, on Monday after three days of chaos and clashes [...] Full text...

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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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