Protest movements rose in Tunisia in January 2021
25 february 2021 - 00:03:37Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian forum for economic and social rights (FTDES) said here Wednesday in its last report [...] Full text...
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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian forum for economic and social rights (FTDES) said here Wednesday in its last report [...] Full text...
M5-RFP calls for dissolution of National Transition Council
22 february 2021 - 21:03:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 5 June Movement - Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP), whose demonstrations are at the root [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic situation in Tunisia remains 'worrying' despite drop in deaths, infections
20 february 2021 - 14:19:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia in recent days recorded the lowest deaths and infections of the COVID-19 epidemic, as it [...] Full text...
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What lessons have the Libyans learned 10 years after the revolution? (Analysis)
19 february 2021 - 16:53:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As echoes of the jubilee festivities of the 10th anniversary of the February 17 revolution are [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj reaffirms confidence in Libya’s capacity to treat injuries
16 february 2021 - 23:27:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, said [...] Full text...
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Two organisations condemn killing of at least 10 protesters by Angola security forces
03 february 2021 - 09:03:59Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Human Rights Watch and OMUNGA, an Angolan NGO, have condemned a crackdown by Angolan security forces [...] Full text...
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Tunisians protest demanding release of arrested demonstrators
30 january 2021 - 18:08:05Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian capital, Tunis, on Saturday witnessed a protest march demanding the release of people arrested [...] Full text...
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Tunisian students boycott class resumption to demand release of arrested schoolmates
25 january 2021 - 22:21:30Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The General Union of Tunisian Students (UGET) Monday announced it was boycotting the start of the [...] Full text...
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Court orders police, army to vacate Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s home
25 january 2021 - 10:39:00Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The High Court in Kampala on Monday ordered security operatives to "immediately vacate" the home of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Situation in Tunisia "very serious", says spokesperson for Ministry of Health
23 january 2021 - 19:25:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The spokesperson for the Tunisian ministry of Health Saturday sounded the alarm in the face of [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Sfax hosts peaceful demonstration to denounce social situation in country
22 january 2021 - 23:13:30Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Civil society organizations Friday held peaceful demonstrations in the southeastern city of Sfax to express their [...] Full text...
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Amid pandemic and unrest, midwives undeterred in saving lives in Conakry
22 january 2021 - 17:01:42Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – “Our midwives who work during this period of political crisis are brave and courageous because they [...] Full text...
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Tunisian security forces disperse protest march in heart of capital
19 january 2021 - 22:25:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several youth groups, families of victims of the revolution, political celebrities and parliamentarians Tuesday took part [...] Full text...
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Tunisian president tells rioting youth to end vandalism, looting
19 january 2021 - 09:25:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Monday warned young Tunisians against those who want to "take advantage [...] Full text...
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Riots continue in central Tunisian city of Jilma
18 january 2021 - 07:07:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian security forces on Sunday fired tear gas to disperse groups of youths in the city [...] Full text...
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Tunisia commemorates low-key 10th anniversary of the revolution
13 january 2021 - 18:08:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will Thursday commemorate a low-key 10th anniversary of the popular uprising that toppled the autocratic [...] Full text...
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Youth, police resume violent clashes in Tunisia
03 january 2021 - 14:36:09Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes between demonstrators and police officers in the town of Maknine (135 km south of Tunis) [...] Full text...
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Ghana opposition party to petition against election results this week
27 december 2020 - 10:00:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), which has been crying foul about the results of [...] Full text...
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Ghana's 2020 elections 'transparent, free, fair, credible, safe' - Akufo-Addo
25 december 2020 - 22:20:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, said here Friday that the 7 December, 2020, elections conducted [...] Full text...
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Press freedom more important than ever, as UN condemns killing of 59 media workers
24 december 2020 - 06:40:21Paris, France (PANA) - At least 59 media workers have been killed this year, four of them women, the UN [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate slams Morocco for cracking down on activists in Western Sahara
18 december 2020 - 06:51:01New York, US (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Friday called out Morocco for cracking down on pro-independence activists in Western Sahara after [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: The disappointed hopes of the revolution
16 december 2020 - 20:40:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ten years on, Sidi Bouzid, a marginalized region in central Tunisia, is still expecting the gains [...] Full text...
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Guinean President urged to stop use of excessive force against opposition supporters
16 december 2020 - 11:13:08Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The use of excessive force by Guinean security force in the weeks following a presidential election [...] Full text...
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Beninese rights body denounces illegal burial of victim of May 2019 demonstrations
11 december 2020 - 21:03:16Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese human rights and people’s organisation (ODHP) Friday denounced the secret burial of Prudence Amoussou, [...] Full text...
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Several pupils arrested in Burkina Faso for disrupting classes Prosecutor
09 december 2020 - 22:43:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several students who were inciting their classmates to disrupt classes were Wednesday arrested and would [...] Full text...
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Senior junta official elected president of National Transition Council
05 december 2020 - 18:36:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Colonel Malick Diaw, the first vice president of the National Committee for the Salvation of the [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe PM urges end to stigmatisation of AIDS patients
01 december 2020 - 16:35:31Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso Prime Minister Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré on Tuesday called on the public to [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM denounces justification of publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohamed
28 november 2020 - 00:21:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs, Mohamed Taher Siala, Friday reaffirmed his strong condemnation of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guinea records 15 new cases; reiterates ban on demonsgrations
23 november 2020 - 10:59:24Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Sunday recorded 15 new coronavirus infections following tests carried out on 253 samples, representing [...] Full text...
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UNESCO wants investigation into death of Nigerian journalist Pelumi Onifade
18 november 2020 - 20:35:05Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Managing Director Audrey Azoulaye Wednesday called on Nigerian authorities to shed light on the death [...] Full text...
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Mali's opposition umbrella M5-RFP rejects method of appointing Transition Council
15 november 2020 - 12:45:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mouvement du 5 Juin-Rassemblement des Forces Patriotiques (M5-RFP), Mali's opposition umbrella group, whose demonstrations triggered [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief Bachelet condemns Tanzania election violence
10 november 2020 - 19:45:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The people of Tanzania should be allowed to express grievances “without fear of reprisals” after nationwide [...] Full text...
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European diplomats call on Libyan leaders to protect media freedom, journalists
03 november 2020 - 22:09:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union ambassador, José Antonio Sabadell, and other accredited ambassadors of EU member-states Tuesday called [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt. says it has 'No-Fly List', stopping citizens from travelling abroad
03 november 2020 - 18:45:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Embarrassed at the backlash this will trigger among Nigerians, the Federal Government has denied generating a [...] Full text...
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Nigerians need justice, UN rights experts say
03 november 2020 - 18:33:45Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Government must establish a credible, independent inquiry into the recent killing of at least [...] Full text...
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Ivorian opposition rejects result of election, announces national transitional council
02 november 2020 - 23:41:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Opposition parties and groupings in Côte d’Ivoire Monday rejected the first results of the 31 [...] Full text...
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Tanzania police quash opposition demonstrations, arrest leaders
02 november 2020 - 15:01:19Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Police in Tanzania on Monday moved to avert planned demonstrations called by the opposition [...] Full text...
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Covid-19 pandemic worsens in Tunisia
29 october 2020 - 19:24:01Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - With more than 1,100 deaths and more than 54,000 cases of Covid-19 contaminations, the pandemic situation [...] Full text...
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Fuel stations in Khartoum apply new prices set by government
29 october 2020 - 15:59:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Service stations in Khartoum on Thursday started charging new prices for fuel as set by the [...] Full text...
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Tunisia denounces breach against ‘sacred’ in the name of freedom of speech
28 october 2020 - 22:54:48Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Wednesday condemned what it regarded as campaign by some parties in the name of freedom [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe president concerned about situation in Côte d’Ivoire
26 october 2020 - 21:28:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Sunday expressed concern about the pre-election tensions in [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Ministry denounces Macron's "offensive" statements toward the Islamic world
26 october 2020 - 14:18:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Foreign Ministry of the Government of National Accord has denounced statements by French President Emmanuel [...] Full text...
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Tunis, Paris plead for inclusive solution to the Libyan crisis
22 october 2020 - 22:05:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Libyan crisis was one of the main issues raised by French Minister of Foreign Affairs [...] Full text...
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Former Malian President Kéita returns to Bamako
22 october 2020 - 11:57:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, returned to Bamako on Wednesday evening after undergoing medical treatment [...] Full text...
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AU condemns violence in Nigeria's #EndSars protests
22 october 2020 - 07:22:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat has strongly condemned the [...] Full text...
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'At least 12 killed in Lagos' on Tuesday in Nigeria's #EndSars protests: Amnesty International
22 october 2020 - 06:22:15Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - At least 12 peaceful protesters were killed on Tuesday at two locations in Nigeria's commercial capital, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS urges Nigerian security operatives to exercise restraint in the #EndSars protests
21 october 2020 - 17:09:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission on Wednesday urged Nigerian security operatives to [...] Full text...
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Sunday’s presidential poll successful, says ECOWAS
20 october 2020 - 22:56:29Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) observers deployed for Sunday’s presidential election in Guinea said [...] Full text...
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Former Malian President IBK expected in Bamako after medical treatment in Abu Dhabi
20 october 2020 - 21:29:48Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, was authorized on 5 September by the ruling military junta [...] Full text...
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High-ranking Libyan delegation arrives in Tunis for reopening border crossings
20 october 2020 - 16:22:03Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A high-ranking delegation from the Libyan Government of National Accord arrived in Tunis on Monday via [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament makes several decisions without required quorum
19 october 2020 - 22:10:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chamber of Representatives in Libya (Parliament), based in the east of the country, Monday rejected [...] Full text...
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Demos resume in Ivorian cities to protest Ouattara's third term bid
19 october 2020 - 17:56:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several districts of the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, on Monday witnessed demons to heed the call [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: Opposition candidates call for boycott of presidential election
15 october 2020 - 22:17:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Opposition candidates Henri Konan Bédié (PDCI) and Pascal Affi N'Guessan (FPI) Thursday called on their [...] Full text...
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Guinea opposition umbrella 'outraged' at travel ban on former PM Sidya Touré
15 october 2020 - 12:07:32Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's opposition umbrella National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), has expressed outrage at [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari orders Police Chief to prosecute officers involved in extra-judicial killings, extortion, recklessness
12 october 2020 - 18:12:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, to ensure [...] Full text...
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FNDC reports 92 deaths in its ranks in Guinea
12 october 2020 - 17:32:03Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - At least 92 people were killed and 324 injured between June 2019 and March 2020 in [...] Full text...
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Supply of potable water to Tripoli resumes
08 october 2020 - 11:26:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The supply of drinking water in Tripoli, the Libyan capital, began gradually on Thursday, after several [...] Full text...
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Top UN officials warn Guineans to steer clear of hate speech
08 october 2020 - 06:21:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Given the history of intercommunal violence in Guinea, two high-level UN Officials have voiced concern over [...] Full text...
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Togo: CSO claims rule of law has failed
06 october 2020 - 17:40:04Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Association for the Promotion of the Rule of Law (APED), a civil society organization in [...] Full text...
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Guinea NGO lodges human rights complaint against government before ICC
05 october 2020 - 12:11:43Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A Guinean non-governmental organization (NGO), Tournons la Page, announced on Monday that it has filed a [...] Full text...
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Rights group says 'at least 50 killed' in Guinea protests this year
01 october 2020 - 06:06:39Conakry, Guine (PANA) - The crackdown on protests in Guinea, including those against a change in the constitution allowing President [...] Full text...
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President Tebboune accepts Fayez al-Sarraj’s request and sends Algerian team to rehabilitate Libyan electricity network
30 september 2020 - 23:38:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Algerian president, Abdelmajid Tebboune, Wednesday responded to the request of the chairman of the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Team of technicians of German company Siemens arrives in Libya
28 september 2020 - 21:07:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The managing director of the Production Department of the Libyan General Electricity Company (GECOL) Monday announced [...] Full text...
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Libyan Electricity Company announces supply of electricity to most districts of Tripoli
27 september 2020 - 12:07:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) announced here Saturday that most districts of Tripoli had [...] Full text...
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Paris wants Libyans to decide the way forward after Al-Sarraj's departure
26 september 2020 - 16:17:07Paris, France (PANA) - The spokesperson for the the French foreign ministry says that it is up to Libyans to [...] Full text...
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The International Economic Working Group discusses electricity crisis in Libya
25 september 2020 - 20:42:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Economic Working Group (EWG) created by the Berlin process held a meeting here Friday with [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guinea records 44 new confirmed cases
25 september 2020 - 14:12:54Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea Thursday recorded 44 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) following tests carried out on a [...] Full text...
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Political forum due for October in Geneva, all hopes for Libyans (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
25 september 2020 - 00:01:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - All eyes are focused on the Swiss capital, Geneva, where a new round of inter-Libyan talks [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records six deaths, 826 new infections in 24 hours
24 september 2020 - 20:53:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded 826 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, taking the total [...] Full text...
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No human rights progress despite new presidency in Burundi - UN iiInquiry finds
24 september 2020 - 12:48:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has urged the international community to remain concerned about the [...] Full text...
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German ambassador in Libya makes proposals to get out of electricity crisis
22 september 2020 - 21:45:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The German ambassador in Libya, Oliver Owcza, Tuesday presented to the managing committee of the Libyan [...] Full text...
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MDC Alliance official released on US$610 bail in Zimbabwe
22 september 2020 - 17:50:27Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zengeza West Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, has been granted ZWL50,000 (US$610) bail by the High [...] Full text...
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Over 300,000 unemployed Libyans enroll in Youth Employment Programme
22 september 2020 - 11:16:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 300,000 job seekers from various Libyan regions have enrolled in the National Youth Employment [...] Full text...
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Libyan Oil Company announces resumption of oil production in Sirte basin
21 september 2020 - 05:25:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) on Sunday announced the beginning of production of oil and [...] Full text...
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Kenyan newspapers highlight return to school dilemma for students
19 september 2020 - 19:13:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan newspapers highlighted the dilemma facing the ministry of education officials as they plot to reopen [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers awash with stories on Al-Sarraj's intention to quit power, resumption of oil production
19 september 2020 - 19:09:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Stories in the Libyan newspapers this week are largely dominated by the indication by the President [...] Full text...
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What impact will Fayez al-Sarraj's resignation bring to Libya's political process? (Analysis)
18 september 2020 - 15:26:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement on Wednesday of Fayez al Sarraj's intention to resign as Chairman of the Presidential [...] Full text...
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Presidential election campaign opens in Guinea
18 september 2020 - 14:31:02Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Election campaign for Guinea's October 18 presidential poll started on Friday and will close on October [...] Full text...
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Ivorian presidential election campaign to kick off 15 October
17 september 2020 - 22:52:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The presidential election campaign in Cote d’Ivoire slated for 31 October will open from 15 [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj says he intends to resign in October
17 september 2020 - 14:07:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Fayez al-Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) announced [...] Full text...
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Libyan presidential council chairman calls on committee of dialogue to form authority to exercise power
17 september 2020 - 00:21:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Libya: Fayez al-Sarraj announces intention to leave duties next October
16 september 2020 - 23:36:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fayez al-Sarraj, chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) recognized [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders agree 18-month transition in Mali
16 september 2020 - 00:41:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) - West African leaders on Tuesday accepted the proposal of the Mali military junta for an 18-month [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders insist on Mali junta to have civilian leader in transition
15 september 2020 - 19:46:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday insisted that the military junta in [...] Full text...
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LEAD: ECOWAS Consultative meeting seeks 'finality' to Mali crisis
15 september 2020 - 11:54:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday began a one-day consultative [...] Full text...
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President of the Malian military junta received by President of Ghana
15 september 2020 - 10:59:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNPS), the military junta [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders arrive in Ghana for consultative meeting on Mali crisis
15 september 2020 - 10:14:27Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Several leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have arrived in Ghana for [...] Full text...
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UNESCO raises alarm over surge of attacks on media workers covering protests
15 september 2020 - 05:09:43Paris, France (PANA) - Clampdowns on the media have increased sharply in 2020, the UN cultural agency said on Monday, [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Opposition leader, Chamisa, visits recently-released political leader, Jacob Ngarivhume
14 september 2020 - 17:28:27Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, on Monday paid a courtesy call on recently-incarcerated opposition leader, [...] Full text...
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Libya's Benghazi-based parallel government resigns after demonstrations
14 september 2020 - 11:49:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libya's parallel government appointed by the parliament in eastern Libya, which is not recognised by [...] Full text...
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UN missiion in Libya expresses 'grave cncern' about civilian death in Haftar stronghold demonstration
14 september 2020 - 08:20:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed "grave concern" regarding reports that one civilian [...] Full text...
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Ghana to host ECOWAS Consultative meeting on Mali
13 september 2020 - 16:13:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will on Tuesday host an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Consultative Meeting on [...] Full text...
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Mali opposition movement dissociates itself from transition charter document
13 september 2020 - 14:25:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The main Mali opposition movement, whose persistent demonstrations against President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita triggered the 18 [...] Full text...
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Mali national consultation agrees 18-month transition
13 september 2020 - 10:25:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The three-day national consultation on the transition in Mali ended on Saturday with the adoption of [...] Full text...
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New demonstrations in Benghazi denounce deterioration in living conditions, corruption
11 september 2020 - 21:45:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Inhabitants of several districts of Benghazi, Libya’s second largest city, demonstrated Friday for the second consecutive [...] Full text...
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Protesters block road leading to border crossing between Tunisia and Libya for 3 consecutive days
11 september 2020 - 10:37:05Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian protesters have for the third day running on Thursday blocked the road linking the town [...] Full text...
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Guinea: 11 candidates to contest Alpha Condé in October presidential poll
10 september 2020 - 00:03:22Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twelve candidates out of 13 were shortlisted Wednesday by the Guinean Constitutional Court to take part [...] Full text...
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Oilfields blockade costs Libya over US$ 9.5 billion
09 september 2020 - 14:11:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has suffered a loss of US$ 9.576 billion due to the closure of oilfields and [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean PM Lansana Kouyaté withdraws presidential bid
08 september 2020 - 22:55:29Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Less than a week after former Prime Minister Lansana Kouyaté, leader of the Party for Hope [...] Full text...
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Supply of potable water to Tripoli resumes on Tuesday
08 september 2020 - 11:20:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The supply of drinking water to the Libyan capital, Tripoli, resumed on Tuesday after several days [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Former PM Lansana Kouyaté will not participate in the next presidential elections
04 september 2020 - 17:30:21Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean Prime Minister, Lansana Kouyaté (2007-2008), who is also leader of the Party of Hope [...] Full text...
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Mali military junta visits ailing ousted President Kéita
04 september 2020 - 12:11:05Bamako, Mali ( PANA) - A high-powered delegation of Mali's military junta, the National Committee for the Salvation of the [...] Full text...
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Libyan presidential council reinstates Interior minister after administrative investigation
03 september 2020 - 22:02:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Thursday reinstated the minister of [...] Full text...
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Opposition leader wants a coalition candidate to run against Alpha Conde in the next poll
03 september 2020 - 18:03:26Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In a statement received Thursday by PANA, Guinean opposition leader and leader of Génération Citoyenne (GECI), [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 617 new virus infections
03 september 2020 - 13:34:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 617 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Libya in the last [...] Full text...
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Jailed Zimbabwe investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono finally set free
02 september 2020 - 22:19:56Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Jailed investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was Wednesday finally granted bail in the sum of ZWL10,000 (US$120.01) [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Tanzanian authorities crack down on opposition parties, rights groups, media
02 september 2020 - 12:15:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday that the Tanzanian authorities have stepped up repression of [...] Full text...
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GNA unveils plans to integrate young Libyans into the labour market through training
01 september 2020 - 16:32:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has unveiled plans to massively train [...] Full text...
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Guinean President Alpha Condé agrees to seek third term
01 september 2020 - 13:27:46Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé will stand for election in the first round scheduled for 18 October, [...] Full text...
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Security patrol targeted by suicide bomber in Libyan capital
01 september 2020 - 10:29:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A suicide bomber blew himself up on Tuesday morning near a security patrol in Janzour, west [...] Full text...
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Libyan electricity company blames increasing hours of power cuts on heat
31 august 2020 - 21:39:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Electricity Company Monday blamed the increasing hours of power cuts in Grand Tripoli [...] Full text...
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Post-ceasefire, Libyan demonstrations and oil blockade issues on front pages of newspapers
30 august 2020 - 15:26:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Events in Libya one week after the proclamation of ceasefire have assumed twists and turns, giving [...] Full text...
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Mali reviews curfew hours
30 august 2020 - 12:21:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNTM) Sunday reviewed the curfew hours it [...] Full text...
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US Embassy in Libya welcomes partnership with PM al-Sarraj and Interior minister Bachagha
29 august 2020 - 16:45:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Embassy in Libya has announced support for the rule of law in Libya, giving [...] Full text...
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UN Mission in Libya calls for calm, preservation of citizens' rights
29 august 2020 - 16:04:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called for calm, the application of the [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International condemns Ivorian authorities' ban on demonstrations
29 august 2020 - 14:37:30Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) believes that the ban on demonstrations until 15 September, announced by the Ivorian [...] Full text...
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Libya Electricity Company warns of electricity deficit after drop in gas production
29 august 2020 - 12:51:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Electricity Company has announced a deficit of 50 million cubic feet of gas following [...] Full text...
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Libyan minister of Interior suspended, summoned for administrative investigation
29 august 2020 - 00:09:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Friday decided to suspend the [...] Full text...
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Television crew from state-owned broadcaster barred from opposition campaign rally in Tanzania
28 august 2020 - 20:47:56Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Television crew from Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) were on Friday thrown out of an [...] Full text...
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Suspect in shooting of demonstrators in Tripoli arrested
28 august 2020 - 11:31:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Thursday announced the arrest of [...] Full text...
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Accumulation of problems, deterioration in living conditions in Libyan trigger demonstrations (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
28 august 2020 - 00:05:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyans, long time bothered by insecurity caused by 14 months of war, have over the past [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Ministry warns of armed groups attacking demonstrators in Tripoli
27 august 2020 - 12:58:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Ministry of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) warned on Thursday that it [...] Full text...
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Al-Sarraj meets with military, security officers on acts of pillaging during Tripoli demonstrations
27 august 2020 - 00:04:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...
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Libyan presidential council to work for immediate release of demonstrators not involved in looting
26 august 2020 - 23:49:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) said here Wednesday it would [...] Full text...
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Mali: Military junta, M5-Rep meet to work out transition timetable
26 august 2020 - 18:23:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The the military junta that seized power on August 18 in Mali, otherwise called the National [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Ministry warns against unauthorized demonstrations
26 august 2020 - 16:27:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The interior ministry of the government of national accord (GNA) has announced that the necessary legal [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL chief urges Libyan activists to put country's interests and transparency first
26 august 2020 - 12:52:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Mrs. Stephanie Williams, has called on [...] Full text...
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Demonstrations continue in Libya against deterioration of living conditions
25 august 2020 - 23:57:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The protests against the deteriorating living conditions of populations and endemic corruption in government institutions continued [...] Full text...
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Libya: GNA Chief wants corruption cases involving public funds opened
25 august 2020 - 18:21:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord in Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: U.S. calls for free, transparent and inclusive elections
25 august 2020 - 15:55:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy in Cote d'Ivoire on Tuesday called for free, transparent and inclusive elections [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM Al-Sarraj says he has defeated plans to militarise the country
25 august 2020 - 05:40:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...
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Libyan Health Ministry denies reports of deaths, serious injuries during Tripoli protest
24 august 2020 - 17:42:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The health ministry of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA) says there were no death [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: ECOWAS frowns at violence in run-up to presidential election
24 august 2020 - 17:21:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday expressed concern [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister says "we respect right to demonstration, but reject chaos"
24 august 2020 - 17:15:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Minister of the government of national accord in Libya, Fathi Bachagha, says although "we [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: President Alassane Ouattara submits candidacy for Oct. polls
24 august 2020 - 14:20:56Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara, who was confirmed on Saturday by his party to run for [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: Alassane Ouattara nominated candidate for a third term
22 august 2020 - 16:19:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, was nominated Saturday by his party for a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Police stop protest over alleged mismanagement of procurement process
21 august 2020 - 12:07:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Anti-riot police on Friday stopped a demonstration over the alleged mismanagement of coronavirus procurement processes, Activists, led [...] Full text...
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Hillary Clinton calls for release of all political prisoners in Zimbabwe
20 august 2020 - 16:24:06Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former United States Secretary of State and 2016 Presidential Candidate, Hillary Clinton, has called on the [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International calls on Malian junta to release members of the government
20 august 2020 - 15:50:24Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday called on the National Committee for the Salvation of the People [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Mali coup leaders close borders, impose curfew
19 august 2020 - 08:08:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mali military who ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Tuesday have announced the establishment of [...] Full text...
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France concerned about the situation in Mali after the military mutiny
18 august 2020 - 18:46:25Paris, France (PANA) - The French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, in a statement on Tuesday, affirmed France's concern over [...] Full text...
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Int'l solidarity campaign mounting for the release of Algerian journalist, Khaled Drareni
18 august 2020 - 14:37:50Paris, France (PANA) - The international support committee for Algerian journalist, Khaled Drareni, who was sentenced on Monday 10 August [...] Full text...
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US backs Guinean electoral process
17 august 2020 - 20:56:05Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The US government Monday reaffirmed its commitment to the institutions and democratic processes in Guinea, an [...] Full text...
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Tension mounts in Libya with persistence of electricity supply crisis (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
13 august 2020 - 23:10:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The problem of electricity in Libya is a recurring issue, particularly during the summer period when [...] Full text...
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Goodluck Jonathan, ECOWAS mediator on the Malian crisis, arrives in Bamako
11 august 2020 - 15:09:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the socio-political crisis in [...] Full text...
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Guinea's opposition umbrella refers 'police repression' to ICC
11 august 2020 - 10:53:28Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), the umbrella opposition group which has [...] Full text...
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Botswana opposition condemns human rights abuse in Zimbabwe
11 august 2020 - 06:24:19Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The leader of Botswana’s opposition, Dumelang Saleshando, has voiced concern about the deteriorating human rights situation [...] Full text...
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Amadou Ousmane Touré named President of the Constitutional Court of Mali
10 august 2020 - 17:12:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Magistrate Amadou Ousmane Touré, the oldest of the nine members of Mali's new Constitutional Court, was [...] Full text...
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How the #Zimbabwelivesmatter sparked a global awareness on human rights abuses in Zimbabwe (Analysis)
10 august 2020 - 17:03:46Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa) has become a pig and he is eating his own children [...] Full text...
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Alpha Condé, candidate of ruling party for Guinean October presidential election
06 august 2020 - 21:47:11Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Rally for the Guinean People (RPG) at the end of its national convention Thursday nominated [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says new witness testimony reveals horrors of Mali protest shootings
05 august 2020 - 10:18:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says dozens of witnesses to the shootings of protesters in Mali [...] Full text...
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Power cuts rise in Libya to preserve stability of electricity network
04 august 2020 - 21:57:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The hours of power cuts in Libya have been increased to maintain security and stable electricity [...] Full text...
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Mali: Anti-govt. demonstrations not yet in full swing after Tabaski holiday
03 august 2020 - 17:34:39Bamako, 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 - 20:56:09Harare, 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 - 16:56:26Ouagadougou, 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 - 15:48:58Paris, 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 - 04:58:03Kinshasa, 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 - 20:59:40Khartoum, 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 - 19:48:31Harare, 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 - 18:35:18Addis 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 - 14:36:09Bamako, 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 - 17:57:41Bamako, 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 - 11:26:09Conakry, 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 - 18:59:24Tripoli, 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 - 07:13:02Kigali, 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 - 17:09:12Bamako, 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 - 15:25:33Geneva, 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 - 17:19:17Bamako, 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 - 15:37:56Bamako, 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 - 22:32:06Tunis, 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 - 16:10:30Paris, 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 - 16:18:55Bamako, 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 - 14:42:59Bamako, 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 - 12:18:29Bamako, 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 - 11:52:39Bamako, 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 - 18:26:33Kinshasa, 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 - 11:10:49Cotonou, 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 - 23:34:43Bamako, 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 - 14:44:48Bamako, 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 - 14:05:02Bamako, 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 - 21:18:56Paris, 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 - 11:14:22Bamako, 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 - 23:21:16Tripoli, 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 - 14:48:54Bamako, 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 - 13:07:13Zurich, 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 - 14:32:11Bamako, 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 - 17:23:41Paris, 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 - 13:23:11Bamako, 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 - 07:53:52New 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 - 19:44:54Zurich, 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 - 12:52:09Conakry, 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 - 14:05:04Bogota, 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 - 16:52:04Banjul, 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 - 20:47:56Geneva, 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 - 12:29:20Geneva, 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 - 18:29:28Tunis, 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 - 23:51:46Ouagadougou, 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 - 19:09:27Cotonou, 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 - 18:18:52Bamako, 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 - 23:59:36Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean president, Alpha Condé, Tuesday sacked his Energy minister, Cheick Taliby Sylla, according to a [...] Full text...
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