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

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

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Alpha Condé promulgates new Guinean constitution

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

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Covid-19: Benin registers three new cases

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

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Africans rise against armed conflict, repressive regimes

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

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Coronavirus: Benin's confirmed cases increase to 13

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

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Coronavirus: Lockdown extended by two weeks in Tunisia

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

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Guineans vote for a new Constitution

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

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

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

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

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

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Covid-19: Ouagadougou main market to close from Wednesday

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

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Coronavirus: Kenya gets Chinese testing technology to ease disease

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

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No ECOWAS observers in Guinea for Sunday’s elections

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

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Coronavirus: Beninese Catholic Church suspends religious services

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

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

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

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

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

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South Africa: Apartheid-era assassin denied parole

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

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Coronavirus: Senegalese aware of reality of disease

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

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa calls for recommendations to propel country forward

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

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

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

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Burkina Faso mourns 43 citizens massacred in terror attack

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

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FNDC members arrested in Guinea

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Guinean Sunday's elections postponed

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

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

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

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

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

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Sudanese govt criticises police use of excessive force against peaceful demonstrators

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

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US calls for free, fair, transparent Guinean electoral process

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

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Rights group fears further Guinea crackdown as Constitutional poll nears

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Mauritanians demonstrate against new gold processing plant

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

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Guinea opposition leader slams president Condé for insisting on new constitution

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

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Guinea: Parliamentary elections and referendum coupled for 1 March

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

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Guinea: Legislative elections postponed

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

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Guinean parliamentary elections postponed

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

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Guinea will have new constitution, says President Condé

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

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

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

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

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

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Alleged leader of 'violence' in central Benin city arrested

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

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Pressure group presses for Gambian President Barrow to go

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

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

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

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Guinean head of state calls for calm after violent protests

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

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

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

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Activities resume in the Guinean capital

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

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

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

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Gambian justice minister hailed over Jammeh remarks

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

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Two killed, several wounded in demonstrations in central Benin

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

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Guinea: Protestor shot dead in Conakry

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

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

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

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

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

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Guinean authorities ban protest demonstrations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Mauritania: Election of a new president - highlight of 2019

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

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Tunisia: Demonstrations resume in city of Bizerte Saturday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Guinean presidential camp applauds move for new constitution

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

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Guinea president Condé calls for new constitution despite massive opposition

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

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French president congratulates new Algerian president

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

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

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

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

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

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UK slams Nigeria for re-arrest of political activist

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

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

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

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Inequality threatening human development, new global UN report warns

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

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

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

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MO5 calls for resistance against Lomé regime

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

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Guinea: Detained FNDC leaders provisionally released by appeal court

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

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

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

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ICRC supports medical facilities in DR Congo

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

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UN working to prevent attacks on civilians in eastern DR Congo

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

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

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

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Guinean women return to the streets to protest killings

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

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

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

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Opposition leader claims 122 young Guineans shot dead in political demonstrations

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

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Guinean government rejects Amnesty International’s report

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

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One more demonstrator shot dead in Conakry

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

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

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

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

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

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ICC warns Guinean social, political actors against escalation of violence

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

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

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

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

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

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'International community concerned about the situation in Guinea'

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

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

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

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Guinea's opposition victims buried

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

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Santomean pastor detained in Côte d'Ivoire released

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

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Electoral rigging drama unfolds in Gaborone

31 october 2019 - 18:24:22
Gaborone, 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 - 17:11:20
Niamey, 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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Autopsy of victims of Guinea's bloody 14 October demonstrations in progress - Govt

30 october 2019 - 10:39:07
Conakry, 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 - 22:04:39
Ziguinchor, 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 - 18:07:37
Khartoum, 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 - 07:19:04
Geneva 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 - 15:54:43
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - A militant of the Social Renovation Party (PRS), the political party of former President Coumba Yala, [...] Full text...

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IHRDA & RFK Human express concern over attacks on civic rights in Africa

25 october 2019 - 21:35:04
Banjul, 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 - 22:54:30
Conakry, 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 - 22:25:25
Conakry, 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 - 22:10:11
Banjul, 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 - 21:27:41
Conakry, 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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Number of persons killed in demonstrations rises in Guinea

16 october 2019 - 22:22:27
Conakry, 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 - 13:05:28
Conakry, 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 - 20:45:58
Conakry, 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 - 11:27:22
Conakry, 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 - 06:08:18
Bamako, 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 - 15:28:05
Bamako, 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 - 18:52:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Chief of General Staff of the Guinean Armed Forces has reminded all defence and security [...] Full text...

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Splinter opposition group shuns Monday's street demonstration in Guinea

11 october 2019 - 17:44:05
Conakry, 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 - 12:31:43
Conakry, 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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Guinean opposition to hold street demonstrations against referendum

07 october 2019 - 21:31:36
Conakry, 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 - 04:20:06
New 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 - 16:59:19
Bujumbura, 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 - 05:43:59
Conakry, 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 - 13:02:48
Conakry, 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 - 23:44:17
Dakar, 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 - 22:19:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Clément Nyaletsossi Voule says the promise of a new dispensation is [...] Full text...

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Malian PM receives delegation of Saudi Fund for Development

26 september 2019 - 14:25:53
Bamako, 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 - 23:26:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The Canadian embassy here Wednesday advised Canadians living in Tunisia to be vigilant and follow the [...] Full text...

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Calm returns in central Mali after anti-police demonstrations

24 september 2019 - 15:11:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Calm has prevailed in Niono, in the Malian central region of Segou, about 360 km from [...] Full text...

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MDC seeks to get President Mnangagwa and his party designated terrorists at UN General Assembly

22 september 2019 - 09:41:17
New 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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Algeria's presidential election set for 12 December

16 september 2019 - 08:34:36
Algiers, 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 - 21:29:00
Bamako, 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 - 06:04:44
Algiers, 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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Tunisian security forces disperse protesting sugar factory workers in Bizerte

05 september 2019 - 19:33:09
Tunis, 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 - 18:11:18
Harare, 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 - 22:06:31
Bamako, 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 - 07:19:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, marked his first year in office on Monday, human rights [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe slams ‘intrusive and judgemental’ statements of western ambassadors

22 august 2019 - 05:52:45
Harare, 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 - 17:47:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western Heads of Missions in Zimbabwe have called on government to respect the constitutional rights to [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe police ban opposition planned protests in Bulawayo

18 august 2019 - 15:31:52
Harare, 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 - 19:45:37
Harare, 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 - 14:27:50
Harare, 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 - 12:04:50
Harare, 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 - 10:08:12
Harare, 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 - 08:45:12
Harare, 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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Heavy police, army presence in Zimbabwe's capital ahead of planned protests

16 august 2019 - 08:23:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Heavily armed soldiers and police were scattered across Harare on Friday in anticipation of planned protests [...] Full text...

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