Commonwealth team to observe Namibia elections
20 november 2019 - 13:16:50London, UK (PANA) - The Commonwealth will deploy a team to observe elections in Namibia, scheduled for 27 November 2019, [...] Full text...
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London, UK (PANA) - The Commonwealth will deploy a team to observe elections in Namibia, scheduled for 27 November 2019, [...] Full text...
Guinean women return to the streets to protest killings
19 november 2019 - 18:10:34Conakry, 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 - 14:26:38Tripoli, 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 - 14:15:28Conakry, 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 - 22:41:20Conakry, 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 - 22:16:39Conakry, 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 - 18:52:06Nairobi, 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 - 07:25:35Abuja, 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 - 18:45:38Khartoum, 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 - 09:25:11Conakry, 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 - 21:56:57Lomé, 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 - 17:04:32Conakry, 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 - 19:27:10Nairobi, 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 - 18:10:10Nouakchott, 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 - 17:04:50Nouakchott, 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 - 12:01:18Conakry, 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 - 11:56:29Conakry, 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 - 11:31:11Conakry, 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 - 17:07:17Conakry, 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 - 14:20:56Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - The government of Sao Tome and Principe on Thursday announced the release [...] Full text...
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‘When journalists are targeted, societies as a whole, pay a price’: UN Chief
02 november 2019 - 05:27:47New York, US (PANA) - “Without journalists able to do their jobs in safety, we face the prospect of a [...] Full text...
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President Masisi calls for a united Botswana to ramp up the country socio-economic development
01 november 2019 - 15:32:40Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The President of Botswana, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, who started his term as the 5th President of [...] Full text...
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Electoral rigging drama unfolds in Gaborone
31 october 2019 - 18:24:22Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A new electoral rigging drama unfolded at the High Court in the Botswana capital city of [...] Full text...
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Nigerien PM opens inclusive dialogue on the electoral process
31 october 2019 - 17:11:20Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien Prime Minister Brigi Rafini, has announced government's efforts to open an inclusive dialogue on the [...] Full text...
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Demonstrators want cannabis liberalized in Mauritius
30 october 2019 - 17:42:07Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The "Cannabis Legalization and Informative Movement" (CLAIM) announced on Wednesday set Saturday, November 2 as [...] Full text...
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Autopsy of victims of Guinea's bloody 14 October demonstrations in progress - Govt
30 october 2019 - 10:39:07Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The autopsy on the 10 victims of the demonstrations organized on 14 October in Guinea by [...] Full text...
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Guinea Bissau: The causes of dismissal of prime minister Aristides Gomes
29 october 2019 - 22:04:39Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Guinea-Bissa President José Mario Vaz late Monday evening dissolved the government chaired by Aristide Gomes through [...] Full text...
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Sudan/US relations reviewed with new US Charge d’affaires
29 october 2019 - 18:07:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The new American Charge D’Affaires to the Sudan, Mr. Brian Shukan, says that the USA has [...] Full text...
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Egypt urged to end crackdown on protesters, human rights defenders
29 october 2019 - 07:19:04Geneva Switzerland (PANA) – UN human rights experts have called on Egypt to protect people's rights to freedom of expression, [...] Full text...
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Guinea-Bissau: PRS activist killed during weekend opposition demonstrations
28 october 2019 - 15:54:43Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - A militant of the Social Renovation Party (PRS), the political party of former President Coumba Yala, [...] Full text...
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Former Santomean pastor arrested in Côte d'Ivoire to be released soon
28 october 2019 - 11:06:59Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - A former Santomean pastor of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of [...] Full text...
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IHRDA & RFK Human express concern over attacks on civic rights in Africa
25 october 2019 - 21:35:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and the Robert F. Kennedy Human [...] Full text...
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Marches authorized in Guinea after one year of ban
24 october 2019 - 22:54:30Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Despite nearly a year after street demonstrations were banned in Guinea by the government, thousands of [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Angry Guinean women protest in Conakry
23 october 2019 - 22:25:25Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Hundreds of opposition and civil society women took to the streets of the Guinean capital on [...] Full text...
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The Gambia Truth Commission fights back accusations of witch hunt against former leader
23 october 2019 - 22:10:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) public hearings have generated a counter accusation that [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean minister sentenced to one-year imprisonment
22 october 2019 - 21:27:41Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Abdourahamane Sanoh, former Guinean minister under the transition government in 2009, was Tuesday sentenced to one-year [...] Full text...
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WHO congratulates Kenya on fight against cervical cancer
19 october 2019 - 13:35:47Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Under the guidance of President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya on Friday became the 12th country in East [...] Full text...
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One dead in street protest in São Tomé
18 october 2019 - 15:48:56Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - One person died on Thursday in a popular demonstration on the streets [...] Full text...
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Number of persons killed in demonstrations rises in Guinea
16 october 2019 - 22:22:27Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Security and hospital services Wednesday confirmed that nine people, including eight in Conakry, were killed in [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Slow resumption of activities in Conakry 24 hours after violence
15 october 2019 - 13:05:28Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Activities resumed slowly on Tuesday in Guinea, especially in the capital, which in some places returned [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Former PMs banned from street demonstrations
14 october 2019 - 20:45:58Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean Prime Ministers Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, leader of the opposition, and Sidya Touré, both [...] Full text...
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Uneasy calm in Conakry's streets, as govt seeks to thwart opposition umbrella's call for street protests
14 october 2019 - 11:27:22Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Traffic is flowing on Monday in the Guinean capital, Conakry, where police and gendarmes are on [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers in Mali appeal for calm, restraint after demonstration against them
14 october 2019 - 06:08:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) – UN peacekeepers in Mali on Sunday called for calm and restraint after a demonstration against them [...] Full text...
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Malian government condemns pillaging of MINUSMA stores in Sevare
13 october 2019 - 15:28:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government Saturday ‘strongly condemned’ the pillaging and sacking of a store belonging to the [...] Full text...
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Guinean Army orders soldiers to keep away from street protests
12 october 2019 - 18:52:33Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Chief of General Staff of the Guinean Armed Forces has reminded all defence and security [...] Full text...
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Residents of Sévaré demonstrate for the departure of foreign forces from Mali
12 october 2019 - 18:01:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Residents of Sévaré, about 15 km from Mopti in central Mali, once again demonstrated in their [...] Full text...
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Splinter opposition group shuns Monday's street demonstration in Guinea
11 october 2019 - 17:44:05Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The new entity of a section of the Guinean opposition, the "Circle of Actors for the [...] Full text...
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Tug-of-war emerges between Guinea's ruling party and opposition
10 october 2019 - 12:31:43Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Democratic Coalition for a New Constitution (CODENOC), which includes the ruling party and its allies, [...] Full text...
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Ouagadougou municipal authorities bar civil society demo against foreign military bases
08 october 2019 - 13:43:44Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ouagadougou city hall has denied permission to civil society organizations intending to hold a protest [...] Full text...
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Guinean opposition to hold street demonstrations against referendum
07 october 2019 - 21:31:36Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The national front for the defence of the constitution (FNDC) Monday announced it would hold one-week [...] Full text...
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UN chief 'encouraged' by release of Cameroon opposition leader, supporters
06 october 2019 - 04:20:06New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General is encouraged by the release of the leader of the main opposition party [...] Full text...
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Burundians demonstrate against the renewed mandate of UN Commission on Human Rights
05 october 2019 - 16:59:19Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Demonstrations led by civil society, were held Saturday in Bujumbura, the economic capital of Burundi, and [...] Full text...
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Rights group condemns Guinea govt for crackdown on right to protest
03 october 2019 - 05:43:59Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The West African state of Guinea is in political limbo as it awaits an announcement from [...] Full text...
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Guineans demonstrate in commemoration of 28 September 2009 massacre
28 september 2019 - 13:02:48Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Demonstrations are being held on Saturday in several Guinean cities to commemorate the 10th anniversary the [...] Full text...
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African Champions League: Zamalek - Generation Foot match postponed to Sunday, relocated to Alexandria
27 september 2019 - 23:44:17Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The first round return match between Zamalek of Cairo and Generation Foot of Senegal in the [...] Full text...
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UN special rapporteur calls for urgent democratic shift in Zimbabwe - Report
27 september 2019 - 22:19:28Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Clément Nyaletsossi Voule says the promise of a new dispensation is [...] Full text...
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Guinea: A trial for January, ten years after the massacres
26 september 2019 - 21:57:53Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The trial for the 28 September massacres of 2009 in Guinea in a peaceful demonstration could [...] Full text...
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Malian PM receives delegation of Saudi Fund for Development
26 september 2019 - 14:25:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) – A delegation from the regional management, Africa zone of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), led [...] Full text...
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Canada advises nationals in Tunisia to be vigilant
25 september 2019 - 23:26:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Canadian embassy here Wednesday advised Canadians living in Tunisia to be vigilant and follow the [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Victims of September 28, 2009, massacres appeal for trial
25 september 2019 - 18:03:35Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - With 72 hours to the commemoration of the ten years of the massacres of September 28, [...] Full text...
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Calm returns in central Mali after anti-police demonstrations
24 september 2019 - 15:11:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Calm has prevailed in Niono, in the Malian central region of Segou, about 360 km from [...] Full text...
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Youth climate activist Greta Thunberg criticises world leaders
23 september 2019 - 18:11:21New York, US (PANA) - Sixteen-year-old acclaimed climate activist, Greta Thunberg, on Monday criticised world leaders, telling them that they [...] Full text...
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MDC seeks to get President Mnangagwa and his party designated terrorists at UN General Assembly
22 september 2019 - 09:41:17New York, USA (PANA) – Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic (MDC), will submit a petition calling for [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International condemns siege of offices of Nigerian online newspaper, rights group
18 september 2019 - 15:43:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – International human rights group, Amnesty International, on Wednesday expressed “concern” at the siege by the Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Police disperse protest demo by trade unions
16 september 2019 - 13:15:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso police on Monday used tear gas to disperse a demonstration by trade unions [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Workers assemble to start protest against government
16 september 2019 - 12:41:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Hundreds of protesters on Monday converged on the labour exchange in downtown Ouagadougou to begin [...] Full text...
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Algeria's presidential election set for 12 December
16 september 2019 - 08:34:36Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria's interim President Abdelkader Bensalah announced on Sunday that the next presidential election will take place [...] Full text...
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Youth in Timbuktu demand re-opening of Timbuktu-Niono south road
10 september 2019 - 21:29:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Protesting youth of Timbuktu who have for the past week been asking the Malian government to [...] Full text...
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Rights group blasts Algeria for 'turning the vice' on protests
09 september 2019 - 06:04:44Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday lasted the Algerian authorities for jailing dozens of people for peaceful protests [...] Full text...
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Guinean opposition leader hails opening of consultations on constitution
05 september 2019 - 21:31:51Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean opposition leader Amadou Oury Bah Thursday urged the country’s sociopolitical actors to unite and speak [...] Full text...
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Tunisian security forces disperse protesting sugar factory workers in Bizerte
05 september 2019 - 19:33:09Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian security forces on Thursday forcefully dispersed workers and truck drivers with the sugar factory [...] Full text...
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22 civil society leaders and human rights defenders charged with subversion to date: Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition
02 september 2019 - 18:11:18Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CZC) says to date 22 civil society leaders and human rights defenders [...] Full text...
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Mali: Demonstrators again block traffic on Kayes-Bamako road to demand repairs
27 august 2019 - 22:06:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Demonstrators, most of them youth, again Tuesday blocked all traffic from the bridge of the Malian [...] Full text...
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AI gives damning report on Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa's first year in office
27 august 2019 - 07:19:06Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, marked his first year in office on Monday, human rights [...] Full text...
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Malian youth block traffic on Kayes-Bamako road to demand repairs
23 august 2019 - 21:47:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Hundreds of youth in the Malian western city of Kayes, 500 km from Bamako, Friday blocked [...] Full text...
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Popular Zimbabwean comedian Samantha Kureya abducted and tortured
22 august 2019 - 14:27:03Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Popular Zimbabwean comedian, Samantha Kureya known as ‘Gonyeti’ was abducted, tortured, beaten and dumped early Thursday [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe slams ‘intrusive and judgemental’ statements of western ambassadors
22 august 2019 - 05:52:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean government on Wednesday slammed a statement from western Heads of Mission in Zimbabwe calling [...] Full text...
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"Respect the right to assemble," Heads of Mission in Zimbabwe tell government
20 august 2019 - 17:47:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western Heads of Missions in Zimbabwe have called on government to respect the constitutional rights to [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean minister demands trial of perpetrators of bloody 2009 protest
20 august 2019 - 10:16:23Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Former Guinean minister of National reconciliation, Amadou Oury Bah, on Monday called for the immediate trial [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe police ban opposition planned protests in Bulawayo
18 august 2019 - 15:31:52Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on Sunday issued another prohibition ban against the main opposition Movement [...] Full text...
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128 arrests made and 12 injured over cancelled protests in Zimbabwe
17 august 2019 - 19:45:37Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) says 128 arrests and 12 injuries were recorded in [...] Full text...
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'Long winter of discordance ahead in Zimbabwe' - MDC leader warns
16 august 2019 - 14:27:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s leading opposition party president Nelson Chamisa has warned of “a long winter of discordance” after [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Office calls on Zimbabwe gov't to engage citizens
16 august 2019 - 12:04:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called on the Zimbabwe [...] Full text...
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Rights bodies, Western envoys concerned about abductions of Zimbabwe civil, opposition leaders
16 august 2019 - 10:08:12Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western Nations, local and international human rights organisations have expressed concern over increased reports concerning the [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Zimbabwe opposition party calls off Harare protest march
16 august 2019 - 08:45:12Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) on Friday called off its planned protest march in [...] Full text...
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URGENT: High Court dismisses opposition party's application to set aside ban on Harare protests
16 august 2019 - 08:28:35Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The High Court of Zimbabwe has dismissed the opposition Movement for Democratic Change's (MDC) urgent chamber [...] Full text...
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Heavy police, army presence in Zimbabwe's capital ahead of planned protests
16 august 2019 - 08:23:19Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Heavily armed soldiers and police were scattered across Harare on Friday in anticipation of planned protests [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International condemns 'cowardly' petrol bomb attack on Malawi rights activist
16 august 2019 - 05:39:34Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International has condemned a petrol bomb attack targeting the home and car [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Police allege planned opposition protests are ruse for nefarious purposes
15 august 2019 - 11:17:00Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have alleged the planned “peaceful” national protests from 16 August by [...] Full text...
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South Africa: SAA suspends flights to Hong Kong
13 august 2019 - 18:18:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways on Tuesday confirmed that its flights to and from Hong Kong [...] Full text...
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MDC leader Nelson Chamisa calls for accountability within Zimbabwean army
13 august 2019 - 16:03:43Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Nelson Chamisa, has called for accountability in [...] Full text...
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Former South African president Jacob Zuma sued by ex-cabinet minister
13 august 2019 - 11:24:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma is being sued by one his ex-cabinet ministers Derek [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe govt alleges 'external forces' at play in upcoming protests
11 august 2019 - 15:19:25Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Government has accused the opposition of employing external machinations under the guise of “peaceful protests” in [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe drops six places on Global Peace Index
11 august 2019 - 13:26:15Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe has dropped six places on the Global Peace Index (GPI) rankings to 132 out of [...] Full text...
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Avesoro Resources suspends operations after violent attack on its facilities in Central East Burkina
09 august 2019 - 18:32:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The mining company, Avesoro Resources, which facilities were ransacked and burnt on Thursday in the [...] Full text...
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Burkina PM condemns demonstrations against gold mining in center-east of the country
08 august 2019 - 21:51:23Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré Thursday condemned demonstrations held by neighbouring populations against [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Protesters attack facilities of a mining company
08 august 2019 - 17:57:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Angry workers and locals attacked the facilities of the Youga gold mine in Boulgou province, [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean opposition MDC sets 16 August to protest against the government
06 august 2019 - 21:25:49Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has set 16 August for national [...] Full text...
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Nigerian protest leader arrested ahead of planned demonstration
05 august 2019 - 06:49:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Organisers of Monday's demonstration in Nigeria against an alleged bad political system and mal-governance say the [...] Full text...
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Amnesty denounces human rights violations in Equatorial Guinea as President Nguema clocks 40 years in power
02 august 2019 - 19:44:18Paris, France (PANA) – The authorities of Equatorial Guinea must end the several decades of human rights violations and breaches, [...] Full text...
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'Sudanese making considerable progress in discussing Constitutional Document'
02 august 2019 - 17:03:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Almost 100 days have passed since President Omar Bashir’s ouster (11 April 2019), but the Sudanese [...] Full text...
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US gov't adds former head of the Zimbabwe's Presidential guard in its sanctions list
01 august 2019 - 18:19:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States (US) government has placed Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe, former Commander of the Zimbabwe National [...] Full text...
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Sudanese soldiers who killed demonstrators to go on trial
01 august 2019 - 15:03:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military administration on Thursday officially recognised the death of six people in the western El [...] Full text...
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Sudan government orders closure of all schools
30 july 2019 - 20:19:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Tuesday decided to close schools at all stages as from Wednesday until [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian women victims of real estate scam announce daily demonstrations
30 july 2019 - 04:20:24Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several hundred women victims of a real estate scam dubbed "Sheikh Ridha Affair", named after a [...] Full text...
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Amnesty calls for release of Cameroonian opposition leader Maurice Kamto
28 july 2019 - 16:27:28Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international has called on the Cameroonian authorities to release immediately Maurice Kamto, leader of Cameroon’s [...] Full text...
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Sudanese opposition rejects report on massacre of pro-democracy protesters
27 july 2019 - 20:18:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A report by Sudanese government sponsored committee on the massacre of dozens of pro-democracy youth on [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s vows to investigate Police torture, brutality
27 july 2019 - 17:41:20Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government the Gambia has vowed to investigate alleged police torture and brutality through the Ministry [...] Full text...
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Togolese diaspora march in Nigeria against Faure Gnassingbe's 4th term bid
27 july 2019 - 16:12:11Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Togolese Diaspora in Nigeria has issued a call to all heads of state of the [...] Full text...
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Rights group denounces torture of Cameroonian opposition members
27 july 2019 - 15:06:11Paris, France (PANA) - About 60 opposition members arrested on 1 June in the Yaoundé, capital of Cameron, during a [...] Full text...
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UNESCO calls for investigation into killing of Nigerian journalist
27 july 2019 - 14:28:51Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has condemned the murder of a Nigerian TV reporter, Precious Owolabi, on [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa calls for 7-day prayer for "sick" country
26 july 2019 - 17:25:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nelson Chamisa, the president of Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has called [...] Full text...
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US Embassy in Gambia alerts citizens amid protests
24 july 2019 - 18:30:54Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The US embassy in Banjul has issued a travel alert to its citizens following the public [...] Full text...
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Nine members of Senegalese MFDC separatist movement released
23 july 2019 - 12:22:48Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Nine of the 12 members of the separatist Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) in [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions announce date for nationwide strikes
21 july 2019 - 18:18:41Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) will soon announce a date for nationwide strikes as workers’ [...] Full text...
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Gaddafi's last prime minister released for health reasons
20 july 2019 - 10:26:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Muammar Gaddafi's last prime minister, Baghdadi Mahmoudi, sentenced to death and held in a prison in [...] Full text...
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Kenya's political violence heroine dies more than a decade later
12 july 2019 - 23:41:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A woman pictured 12 years ago escaping a burning church in Kiambaa at the height of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches Model Organic Farm to promote safer, sustainable food production
11 july 2019 - 14:00:00Riviere des Anguilles, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister, Mr Mahen Seeruttun, on Thursday launched a Model [...] Full text...
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AI slams Malawi for arrest of civil society leaders in post-election clampdown
11 july 2019 - 04:57:07Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Malawi authorities for the arbitrary arrest on allegations of fraud of [...] Full text...
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Non-Bank financial institutions regulatory authority looks into protection of consumers
10 july 2019 - 01:42:13Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Non- Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) is embarking on its commitment to consumer [...] Full text...
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Cape Verdeans demonstrate against government in São Vicente
06 july 2019 - 17:19:04Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - A large demonstration against the central government and local administration took place Friday on the [...] Full text...
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UAE, Ethiopia, Britain, African Union Welcome Agreement in Sudan
05 july 2019 - 16:55:13Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Britain, as well as the African Union, have welcomed the [...] Full text...
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Military council, Opposition reach all-inclusive agreement, leaving nobody out
05 july 2019 - 16:29:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Both the Military Council and the civilian opposition appear to be happy with the outcome of [...] Full text...
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Sudan's military and revolutionary rivals strike deal (correction) -Note to subscribers: Plse change interim period of the agreement to three years, three months and NOT four years, four months.
05 july 2019 - 09:31:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of youth poured onto the streets of some Khartoum quarters Friday as the official media [...] Full text...
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Sudan's military and revolutionary rivals strike deal
05 july 2019 - 09:19:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of youth poured onto the streets of some Khartoum quarters Friday as the official media [...] Full text...
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Mauritania's opposition rejects the final results of the presidential election of 22 June 2019
04 july 2019 - 16:06:30Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The leaders of some 15 political parties and organizations that supported the four opposition candidates in [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Rights groups caution Guinea against effecting new law shielding police from prosecution
04 july 2019 - 15:30:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Guinea's president should not put into effect a new law that gives gendarmes too much discretion [...] Full text...
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Pan-African Music Library to be established in Brazzaville
03 july 2019 - 11:00:41Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - An-African music library estimated at 55 million euros, will be set up in Brazzaville to serve [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Non-competitive swimming on the agenda of FINA's international Day celebration
02 july 2019 - 21:32:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Swimming and Lifesaving Federation (FSNS) intends to focus on recreational swimming, mass practice, utilitarian [...] Full text...
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Death toll in Khartoum's demonstration rises to six people
01 july 2019 - 12:51:33Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Police on Monday said at least six people were killed and "dozen" injured during the demonstrations [...] Full text...
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Sudan's military replies to AU-Ethiopian proposals to end political stalemate
01 july 2019 - 05:30:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) on Sunday said it has finally replied to a [...] Full text...
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Two dead and dozens injured in Sunday’s protest demonstrations
30 june 2019 - 20:41:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Two demonstrators were killed and scores injured during the one million man- march called by the [...] Full text...
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Military council assures demonstrators of protection
29 june 2019 - 14:25:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) on Saturday assured opposition groups that a protest march they [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe government must adopt the United Nations Convention against Torture - Veritas
28 june 2019 - 18:48:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local legal think tank, Veritas, says the Zimbabwe government must adopt the United Nations (UN) Convention [...] Full text...
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Mauritania denounces citizens of neighbouring countries for disturbing public order
28 june 2019 - 13:39:32Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania has no diplomatic problems with neighbouring countries, but simply with some nationals of these countries [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) urges government to criminalise torture
27 june 2019 - 19:41:27Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) have urged government to criminalise torture and take swift actions [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: In Guinea, marabouts called for reinforcement
25 june 2019 - 21:48:34Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Stress, anxiety and annoyance seem to have caught up with the people of Guinea, as they [...] Full text...
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Mauritanians cut off the Internet since publication of results of presidential elections
24 june 2019 - 21:50:37Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian users of the “3G” network of all telephony operators were cut off the Internet for [...] Full text...
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Former defence minister wins Mauritania presidential election
24 june 2019 - 13:32:41Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's candidate of the majority party, Mohamed Cheikh Ahmed Ould Mohamed Ghazouani, has won Saturday's presidential [...] Full text...
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Arab Parliament calls for dialogue, consultations to end Sudan political crisis
20 june 2019 - 12:09:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -The Arab Parliament has called on Sudan's ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC), the umbrella group of protesters, [...] Full text...
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Beninese justice issues coercive sanctions against former president Boni Yayi
18 june 2019 - 21:26:10Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese courts could envisage coercive measures against former President Boni Yayi (2006-2016), the public prosecutor of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari commends Nigerians for living peacefully with host communities abroad
18 june 2019 - 18:09:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday commended Nigerians residing in foreign countries for living peacefully with [...] Full text...
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Former Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, dies
17 june 2019 - 18:04:10Cairo Egypt (PANA) - Former Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, died on Monday following a malaise during a court appearance in [...] Full text...
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Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill; same as Public Order and Security Act - Experts
13 june 2019 - 18:01:11Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local think tank, Veritas, and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Forum (ZHRF) have both slammed the Maintenance [...] Full text...
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UN human rights experts call for independent investigation into violations in Sudan
12 june 2019 - 15:42:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN experts said on Wednesday they were seriously concerned that Sudan was sliding into a "human [...] Full text...
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Two remaining incarcerated civil society leaders freed in Zimbabwe
10 june 2019 - 13:53:04Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Women’s rights activist, Stabile Dewa, and director of the Female Prisoners Support Trust, Dr. Rita Nyampinga, [...] Full text...
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Five civil society leaders released on bail in Zimbabwe
09 june 2019 - 17:16:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Five of the seven civil society activists detained on charges of plotting to overthrow Zimbabwe President [...] Full text...
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Mo Ibrahim Foundation 'deeply concerned' about Sudan situation; opposition calls for civil disobedience
09 june 2019 - 04:56:13Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has expressed deep concern at the rapidly deteriorating situation in Sudan, as [...] Full text...
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Demos held against French media "who roll for the enemies of Burundi"
08 june 2019 - 16:50:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Radio France Internationale (RFI), TV5 Monde and the newspaper Le Monde were on Saturday the targets [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International calls for removal of para-military force from Sudan streets
07 june 2019 - 04:21:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Amnesty international has called on the Sudanese military rulers to immediately withdraw the Rapid Support Forces [...] Full text...
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Liberia: ECOWAS, UN to deploy 70 Monitors for June 7 protest
06 june 2019 - 18:17:48Monrovia, Liberia - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations (UN) plan to deploy 70 [...] Full text...
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LEAD: AU suspends Sudan
06 june 2019 - 15:20:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Thursday suspended Sudan from all its activities following last Monday's [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International calls for emergency international response to rising violence in Sudan
05 june 2019 - 21:15:05Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) on Wednesday called on the international community to intervene as quick as possible [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa signs the TNF Bill into law
05 june 2019 - 19:27:21Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, on Wednesday signed into law the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) Act, paving [...] Full text...
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Embassy Issues alert to US gov’t staff ahead of protest in Monrovia
05 june 2019 - 13:52:13Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The United States Embassy near Monrovia has issued an alert to employees of the American government [...] Full text...
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Sudan military 'ready' to return to negotiation table with protesters
05 june 2019 - 13:36:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Chairman of the Political Committee of Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC), Gen. Shams-Eddin Kabbashi, said [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls on Sudanese authorities to halt attacks on protesters as death toll climbs
05 june 2019 - 05:57:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Human Rights Watch is calling on the Sudanese military rulers to halt attacks on protesters in [...] Full text...
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WHO complains about Ebola fight insecurity
05 june 2019 - 05:13:29Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) is expressing frustration at insecurity in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's state security increases persecution of workers, civic organizations
04 june 2019 - 18:01:18Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s state security has increased its persecution of workers and civic organizations as it prepares to [...] Full text...
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France condemns military repression on protesters in Sudan
04 june 2019 - 16:59:30Paris, France (PANA) - The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the Sudanese military authorities' violent repression on sit-in [...] Full text...
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AUC chairman condemns Khartoum massacre
04 june 2019 - 10:56:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki has strongly condemned Monday's violence [...] Full text...
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Sudan's military council to hold elections 'within nine months'
04 june 2019 - 05:36:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) on Tuesday announced that it will organise elections within nine months [...] Full text...
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UN chief deplores excessive force used against Sudan pro-democracy protesters
04 june 2019 - 02:50:17New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Monday's shooting of pro-democracy protesters in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, [...] Full text...
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Algeria’s Constitutional Council dismisses holding presidential election on 4 July
02 june 2019 - 19:44:51Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The Algerian Constitutional Council said here Sunday it would not be possible to hold the presidential [...] Full text...
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Sudanese civil society groups urge speedy creation of civilian government
28 may 2019 - 16:41:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese civil society groups have requested the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta congratulates Malawian President Mutharika on re-election
28 may 2019 - 13:43:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Malawian President Peter Mutharika for winning the presidential election in [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's MDC party selects new leadership for the next five years
27 may 2019 - 18:35:28Gweru, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has selected its new leadership for the [...] Full text...
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Togolese government accused of serious human rights violations
25 may 2019 - 15:37:11Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese League for Human Rights (LTDH) has in a report accused the Togolese government of [...] Full text...
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Five NGOs denounce continued detention of Nigerien activist Sadat Illiya Dan Malam
24 may 2019 - 20:44:44Paris, France (PANA) - Five organisations have condemned the continued detention in prison of Nigerien activist Sadat Illiya Dan Malam, [...] Full text...
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Continuation of bilateral cooperation between Libya and France on agenda of meeting in Tripoli
21 may 2019 - 23:33:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of the interior of the Government of National Unity, Fathi Bachagha, and the [...] Full text...
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UNDP, KOICA partner to promote solar-powered irrigation in Sudan
21 may 2019 - 14:28:03Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a US$7 million project that will help [...] Full text...
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Bissau-Guineans living in Cape Verde demand country's new government take office
20 may 2019 - 22:22:06Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Citizens of Guinea-Bissau living in Praia Sunday took to the streets here calling on President [...] Full text...
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Former Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho Gaucho invited to Praia African Games
20 may 2019 - 19:41:01Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Former Brazilian international footballer, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, will be one of the special guests at the [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for ‘positive momentum’ in Sudan as civilian rule talks stall
17 may 2019 - 02:15:22New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commended the progress made so far between Sudan’s military leaders and [...] Full text...
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Int’l bodies urge more dialogue among Liberians over street protests
16 may 2019 - 17:43:13Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Three major international bodies have stressed the need for inclusive, transparent and continued dialogue among Liberians [...] Full text...
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Higher education graduates demonstrate to denounce unemployment
15 may 2019 - 22:47:48Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Unemployed graduates Wednesday blocked the main streets of the Tunisian central city of Kairouan here leading [...] Full text...
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Malians in Bamako protest relocation of G5 Sahel seat in their district
15 may 2019 - 15:36:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Residents of Badalabougou district in Commune V of Bamako have expressed opposition to relocation of the [...] Full text...
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Rights group criticises bill on state of emergency in Tunisia
13 may 2019 - 09:33:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A human rights advocate, the Tunisian Observatory for the Prevention of Violent Extremism, on Sunday criticised [...] Full text...
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Togolese papers highlight adoption of constitutional, institutional reforms
12 may 2019 - 12:55:01Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The adoption by Togo’s parliament of constitutional and institutional reforms dominated the media this week. Real sources [...] Full text...
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Museveni in campaign mode two years before election in Uganda
11 may 2019 - 13:57:22Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s president for 33 years, Yoweri Museveni, has spent the past week traversing the country in [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s Police arrest, charge 15 protesters calling on President Barrow to step down
10 may 2019 - 19:26:22Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Police spokesperson, ASP Lamin Njie, has confirmed the arrest of 15 protesters who assembled on [...] Full text...
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Post-electoral violence, insecurity linger in Benin
10 may 2019 - 17:00:51Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The post-electoral violence and insecurity at the Pendjari Park (northwest Benin) have continued to linger up [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj’s visit to France to clear up shadows over relations between Paris, Tripoli
09 may 2019 - 22:31:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan presidential council, Fayez Al-Sarraj, on his third stage of his European [...] Full text...
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Al-Sarraj no longer considers Haftar, Saleh as spokespersons in Libyan political dialogue
08 may 2019 - 21:25:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan presidential council chairman Fayez Al-Sarraj said here Wednesday the basis of negotiations for a political [...] Full text...
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Mauritians march to say 'no' to impunity of child sex abusers
08 may 2019 - 14:53:57Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Hundreds of Mauritians on Wednesday took to the streets in the capital, Port Louis, to [...] Full text...
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South Africa gears for national elections
07 may 2019 - 14:46:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Independent Electoral Commission said South Africa is ready for Wednesday’s national election which is [...] Full text...
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Ramadan begins in Mali
05 may 2019 - 15:55:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Sunday sent a message of peace and solidarity to Muslims [...] Full text...
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Beninese archbishops offer mediation to resolve electoral crisis
05 may 2019 - 12:59:33Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin’s Episcopal Conference (CEB) is offering to mediate to resolve the electoral crisis rocking several localities [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS, UNOWAS worried over post-electoral crisis in Benin
04 may 2019 - 12:09:51Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the UN Office for West Africa and [...] Full text...
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EU advocates dialogue to preserve Benin's democratic heritage
04 may 2019 - 10:51:48Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has called on the disagreeing parties in Benin to dialogue, following the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM promises sweeping reforms to guarantee press freedom
04 may 2019 - 01:35:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Friday promised sweeping reforms to guarantee freedom of expression as [...] Full text...
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Tripoli populations take to streets to demonstrate against offensive on capital
03 may 2019 - 22:45:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The people here Friday held demonstrations for the third consecutive time at the Martyrs square in [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Ousted Oma Bashir on trial
03 may 2019 - 14:42:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s ousted president, Omar Bashir, is now being questioned by lawyers on charges of corruption, illicit [...] Full text...
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Former Benin Prime Minister Zinsou calls for national dialogue
03 may 2019 - 10:38:57Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Former Benin Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou is calling for a national dialogue to resolve the looming [...] Full text...
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Togo opposition 'extremely concerned' by poor preparations for local gov't election
03 may 2019 - 06:32:00Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's opposition coalition says it is "extremely concerned" by the poor preparations for local government election [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa calls for price hikes to stop
02 may 2019 - 10:43:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered all businesses raising their prices indiscriminately to stop forthwith so [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch slams Cameroon for denying its researcher entry
02 may 2019 - 05:23:11Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - A human rights watchdog has slammed the Cameroonian government for denying one of its researchers entry [...] Full text...
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Leader of main Tunisian trade-union criticizes failure of government policies
01 may 2019 - 22:51:32Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), Noureddine Teboubi, Wednesday said that the protest [...] Full text...
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Dutch court to rule on Wednesday on Shell's alleged involvement in the execution of the "nine Ogonis"
30 april 2019 - 17:36:35Paris, France (PANA) - The Hague District Court in the Netherlands will rule on Wednesday in a case involving oil [...] Full text...
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TMC orders Sudanese univrsities to resume lectures
29 april 2019 - 14:15:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Transitional Military Council (TMC) on Monday order the resumption of classes in all universities, [...] Full text...
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