Zimbabwe's Supreme Court rules Nelson Chamisa is 'illegitimate' president of opposition MDC

01 april 2020 - 06:41:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ruled on Tuesday that the President of Zimbabwe's main opposition party, [...] Full text...

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Malian govt establishes crisis committee for the release of abducted opposition leader

31 march 2020 - 22:09:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government on Tuesday established a crisis committee for the release of the opposition leader [...] Full text...

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Five political parties to contest Benin's local government elections in May

31 march 2020 - 10:20:26
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Five political parties have been cleared to contest Benin's local government elections on 17 May, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Seven new cases diagnosed on Saturday in Mali

28 march 2020 - 19:21:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Saturday recorded seven new positive cases of  coronavirus, the Health ministry said.   These new cases, [...] 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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Burkinabè opposition leader condemns abduction of Malian counterpart

27 march 2020 - 23:03:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The leader of the opposition Union for Change and Progress (UPC) in Burkina Faso, Zéphirin [...] Full text...

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MINUSMA concerned about Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé kidnapping

27 march 2020 - 18:37:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has expressed concern about the kidnapping of the [...] Full text...

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Mali Human Rights Commission condemns kidnapping of opposition leader

27 march 2020 - 15:18:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission of Mali (CNDH) has condemned Wednesday's abduction of Malian opposition [...] Full text...

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Malian government takes steps to find missing leader of the main opposition party

26 march 2020 - 16:13:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government, through its regional administration, the armed forces and its partners, has reassured that [...] Full text...

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Mali's main opposition party sets up a crisis unit after the kidnapping of its leader

26 march 2020 - 15:46:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's main opposition party, Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD), on Thursday set up a [...] Full text...

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Mali's Opposition leader still missing

26 march 2020 - 13:44:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé and his delegation who disappeared on Wednesday have not been [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Malian president declares curfew

26 march 2020 - 09:01:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita has declared a curfew throughout the country from 9 p.m. to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: No case of coronavirus recorded in Burundi, says Health ministry

25 march 2020 - 23:51:30
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – In a new communiqué issued Wednesday, the Burundi ministry of Public health has reaffirmed that the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ethiopia decongests prisons, gears for local resources to battle coronavirus

25 march 2020 - 23:24:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has pardoned 4,000 prisoners and donated his monthly salary to [...] 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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Kenya seeks FIFA intervention in FA polls dispute

22 march 2020 - 19:10:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's sports court is asking FIFA to form a normalization committee to manage football in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi closes Bujumbura airport

21 march 2020 - 14:27:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi had closed the international airport in Bujumbura, the economic capital, for seven days, starting from [...] Full text...

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Burundi govt confident of holding elections in May despite coronavirus

21 march 2020 - 06:55:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The spokesperson for the Burundian government, Prospère Ntahorwamiye, on Friday rejected any idea of the postponement [...] 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: Mali's legislative elections of March 29 still to take place despite ....

20 march 2020 - 19:33:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Addressing a press conference on the coronavirus, the Malian Prime Minister, Boubou Cisse, said on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia celebrates 64th anniversary in a gloomy mood

20 march 2020 - 16:50:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians on Friday  celebrated the 64th anniversary of their country's accession to sovereignty under exceptional conditions, [...] Full text...

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Burundi Electoral Commission validates candidates of three parties in legislative poll

19 march 2020 - 11:52:07
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has validated the candidates of of three political parties [...] Full text...

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Former South African president De Klerk accused of 'hate speech' comments

17 march 2020 - 12:56:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has accused former President FW de Klerk for [...] 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, post-election problems highlighted by Togolese newspapers

15 march 2020 - 15:31:07
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - News about the coronavirus pandemic and the challenge of results of the 22 February presidential election [...] Full text...

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Amadou Gon Coulibaly named RHDP candidate for upcoming presidential election in Côte d'Ivoire

13 march 2020 - 16:17:18
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Amadou Gon Coulibaly has been designated candidate of the ruling Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian head of state meets president of Libya's High Council of State

13 march 2020 - 12:07:52
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani on Thursday received the President of the Libyan High [...] Full text...

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National reconciliation and the appointment of an African envoy to Libya, issues of the AU Contact Group meeting in Congo

12 march 2020 - 19:55:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Member countries of the African Union (AU) High-Level Committee on Libya met for the second time [...] Full text...

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EU expresses concern on Guinea Bissau's post-electoral crisis

12 march 2020 - 12:20:01
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) on Thursday issued a cautionary statement on the political situation in Guinea-Bissau [...] Full text...

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Nine political parties submit applications to contest local elections in Benin

12 march 2020 - 09:46:56
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Nine political parties, among the 12 legally recognised, have submitted their applications with the National Electoral [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mission discovers schemes in Guinean voters’ register

11 march 2020 - 23:33:27
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The three computer experts deployed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to check [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mission discovers schemes in Guinean voters’ register

11 march 2020 - 23:00:31
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The three computer experts deployed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to check [...] Full text...

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Estonian Defence Minister visits Mali

11 march 2020 - 20:07:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Visiting Mali since Monday, Estonian Defence Minister Jüri Lui was received on Wednesday by his Malian [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Govt dismisses Constitutional lawyer’s stance on Lungu’s eligibility to stand in 2021

10 march 2020 - 15:39:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian Government has dismissed Constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa’s position that President Edgar Lungu is not [...] Full text...

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Haftar, French FM hold talks in Paris on the situation in Libya

09 march 2020 - 20:50:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the Libyan national army based in eastern Libya, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, held talks [...] Full text...

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France condemns attack on Sudanese PM

09 march 2020 - 20:06:08
Paris, France (PANA) – The French ministry of foreign affairs has ‘’strongly’’ condemned the assassination attempt on Monday in Khartoum [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for restoration of internet, phone services in Ethiopia's Oromia region

09 march 2020 - 06:34:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch, a human rights watchdog, has asked the Ethiopian government to immediately lift the shutdown of [...] Full text...

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Burundi: More than half of registered voters expected at polling stations are women

08 march 2020 - 11:49:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - This year's new general elections in Burundi will see the participation of 5,126,351 voters, including 2,686,593 [...] Full text...

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President Ouattara's decision not to run again reinforces the standard of a limit of two presidential terms

07 march 2020 - 18:41:05
Paris, France (PANA) - France has welcomed the announcement by Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara not to be a candidate in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia refuses to reveal identiies of perpetrators of the Friday attack

07 march 2020 - 18:17:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than 24 hours after the bombing on Friday by two suicide bombers in front of [...] Full text...

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US Congress Committee introduces legislation to support Sudan’s democratic transition

07 march 2020 - 17:28:35
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Congress Foreign Affairs Committee has paved the way for what observers believed is a [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe ruling party wants int'l community to support G5 Sahel in fight against terrorism

07 march 2020 - 17:05:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The People's Movement for Progress (MPP), the ruling party in Burkina Faso, on Saturday in [...] Full text...

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Accredited French journalist deported from Guinea

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

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South African opposition leader accuses former president De Klerk of 1993 Eastern Cape murders

06 march 2020 - 09:36:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Mzwanele Nyhontso, the leader of the opposition Pan African Congress, has accused former President [...] Full text...

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. Burundi: Seven confirm participation in presidential race, one voluntarily withdraws

05 march 2020 - 18:22:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Seven complete files had reached the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on [...] Full text...

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Alassane Ouattara not seeking third term as head of Côte d'Ivoire

05 march 2020 - 14:02:08
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara announced Thursday in Yamoussoukro that he will not run for a [...] Full text...

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Guinean opposition doubts impartiality of ECOWAS experts

05 march 2020 - 13:06:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean opposition has called for the deployment of experts from three organisations to join the [...] Full text...

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ZImbabwe President Mnangagwa calls on his party to implement 2018 election promises

04 march 2020 - 16:06:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered government and the ruling ZANU PF party departments to implement [...] Full text...

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Alpha Condé under huge pressure from opposition coalition

04 march 2020 - 13:06:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's opposition coalition, the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), warned on Wednesday [...] 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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Remains of 7,348 people exhumed from 8 mass graves in Burundi

03 march 2020 - 15:23:55
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Remains of 7,348 victims of ethnic violence in Burundi have been exhumed from eight mass graves [...] Full text...

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South Africa: African election officials attend social media conference in Cape Town

03 march 2020 - 13:22:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Commissioners and senior executives from more than 34 African election management bodies are attending [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS experts to assess Guinean electoral register

03 march 2020 - 13:08:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A technical mission of three experts from the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) is [...] Full text...

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DR Congolese archbishops urge president Tshisekedi to continue peace efforts

03 march 2020 - 05:34:19
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The Permanent Committee of the Congolese National Episcopal Conference (CENCO) has urged DR Congo’s president [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: CENCO concerned over crisis within ruling coalition

02 march 2020 - 22:20:58
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Members of the Permanent committee of the Congolese National Episcopal Conference (CENCO) have expressed concerns [...] Full text...

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EU urges President Alpha Condé to create a conducive climate for political dialogue in Guinea

02 march 2020 - 17:38:23
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Following the withdrawal of the African Union Election Observation Mission in Guinea for the legislative elections [...] Full text...

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Rising Tripoli truce violations put question mark on intern'l community's commitment to ensure ceasefire (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

02 march 2020 - 06:42:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The systematic violations of the truce agreed on 12 January by the belligerents in the Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Tunisian electoral body wins int'l award on democracy

01 march 2020 - 16:46:20
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) – The international local governance organization has awarded the Tunisian national high independent organization for elections (ISIE) [...] Full text...

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IGAD-EU ministerial meeting calls for closer collaboration

29 february 2020 - 18:59:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The European Union and the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have agreed to revamp cooperation to [...] 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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US signs agreement with Ethiopia for elections support

28 february 2020 - 21:49:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United States has signed an agreement with the Ethiopian National Elections Board (NEBE) for [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Youssef Chahed hands over to Elyes Fakhfakh

28 february 2020 - 18:31:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Outgoing Tunisian Prime Minister, Youssef Chahed, on Friday in Tunis handed over the reigns of government [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Opposition Coalition disagrees on common presidential candidate

28 february 2020 - 17:08:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Formed a week ago, a coalition of four opposition political parties, "Kira Burundi" or "Healing, Burundi", [...] Full text...

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AU, ECOWAS and the Conseil de Entente welcome the smooth conduct of the presidential elections in Togo

27 february 2020 - 17:58:35
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The observer missions of the African Union (AU), ECOWAS and the Conseil de l'Entente have welcomed [...] Full text...

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Burundian opposition leader calls for "free, transparent and fair" presidential election

27 february 2020 - 17:36:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The leader of the National Congress for Liberty (CNL) and leader of the opposition, Agathon Rwasa, [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau: Supreme Court confirms Umaro Sissoco Embalo's victory

27 february 2020 - 17:29:08
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The vote recount, requested by the Supreme Court in the Guinea Bissau presidential election, has confirmed [...] Full text...

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US to Togo: 'Publish elections results polling station by polling station for transparency'

27 february 2020 - 16:42:12
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - In a statement made public by the Embassy of the United States in Togo, Washington has [...] Full text...

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Burundi in pre-electoral context that requires vigilance

26 february 2020 - 21:02:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  - The sociopolitical context on the eve of the new general election seems relatively peaceful, compared to [...] Full text...

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President Condé meets with Sierra Leonan VP over crisis at Guinean embassy in Freetown

26 february 2020 - 18:10:15
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The inter-Guinean incidents that occurred at the Guinean embassy in Freetown on Saturday, in which one [...] Full text...

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Mali: CENI presents new voters' list for next legislative elections

26 february 2020 - 16:54:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The new Malian voters' list, presented on Tuesday to the Malian Prime Minister, Boubou Cissé, by [...] Full text...

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The judiciary: A facilitator or hindrance to democracy in Africa? (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

26 february 2020 - 09:08:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In political science, the ‘trias politica’ model for the governance of the state, popularised in modern [...] Full text...

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Malian Constitutional Court unveils provisional list of candidates for legislative elections

25 february 2020 - 17:05:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Mali on Tuesday, in Bamako, unveiled the provisional list of validated candidates [...] Full text...

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Togo: Faure Gnassingbé calls on presidential candidates to play fair

25 february 2020 - 14:59:41
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Candidate Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, the declared winner of the 22 February presidential election in Togo, has [...] Full text...

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Shelling by Haftar's forces injures five people south of Tripoli

25 february 2020 - 12:50:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five people, including three children, were wounded by shelling attributed to Marshal Khalifa Haftar's forces in [...] Full text...

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Opposition welcomes Francophonie's withdrawal from Guinean election process

25 february 2020 - 11:12:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The leader of the Guinea's opposition Union for Development and Democracy (UDD), Amadou Oury Bah, on [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for fair Arab position to Libyan crisis

25 february 2020 - 05:45:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Prime Minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, on Monday told the Arab group attending the 43rd session [...] Full text...

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Libya: Parliament suspends participation in Geneva talks in protest against UNSMIL interference

24 february 2020 - 17:37:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) has decided to suspend its participation in the Geneva Political [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament names representatives for Geneva political talks

24 february 2020 - 12:02:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament based in Tobruk in the east, has released the names of its members [...] Full text...

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Provisional results give Togolese President Gnassingbé landslide victory

24 february 2020 - 09:30:16
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé has been reelected in a landslide victory in Saturday's presidential election [...] Full text...

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Togo: Homes of presidential candidate Agbéyomé Kodjo, Bishop Fanoko Kpodzro surrounded by security forces

23 february 2020 - 12:06:51
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The residences of presidential candidate Gabriel Messan Agbéyomé Kodjo, and Bishop Philippe Fanoko Kpodzro, his supporter [...] Full text...

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High State Council in Libya sets conditions for participating in Geneva political talks

23 february 2020 - 11:55:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's High State Council, a consultative assembly, unanimously voted on Saturday to suspend its participation in [...] Full text...

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Togo's presidential election results expected on Monday evening

23 february 2020 - 11:48:38
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The results of the Togolese presidential election will be announced not later than Monday evening, CENI [...] Full text...

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Polls open in Togolese presidential election with President Gnassingbe seeking fourth term

22 february 2020 - 12:02:48
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese began voting on Saturday to elect their next president with seven candidates, including outgoing President [...] Full text...

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Situation in central Mali ‘deteriorating’, UN rights expert warns

22 february 2020 - 05:41:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Growing violence has contributed to a deteriorating security situation in central Mali, with impunity being one [...] Full text...

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Party financing, the “crux” of the next general elections in Burundi (Analysis)

21 february 2020 - 18:07:23
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Although a  deposit of 30 million Burundian francs (nearly US$ 16,000) is required from each of [...] Full text...

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International observers arrive in Togo for Saturday's presidential election

21 february 2020 - 13:09:26
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Nearly 300 international observers have arrived in Togo for the presidential election on Saturday, official sources [...] Full text...

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Skhirat Agreement is 'single framework' to end Libya's political crisis, says Mediterranean states

21 february 2020 - 11:27:29
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The importance of the political process in Libya through the full implementation of the Skhirat Political [...] Full text...

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EU calls on Guinean political actors to engage in inclusive dialogue

21 february 2020 - 11:03:23
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union on Friday called on Guinean political actors to engage in dialogue ahead of [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council reflects on CAR peace deal anniversary

21 february 2020 - 07:45:14
New York, US (PANA) - One year after the signing of a peace deal in the Central African Republic (CAR), State authority is [...] Full text...

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Plenary session of parliament for vote of confidence for Tunisian new government set for 26 February

20 february 2020 - 22:22:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The board of the assembly of representatives of the Tunisian people (Parliament) Thursday agreed to hold [...] Full text...

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Coalition of 4 political parties set up ahead of in Burundi new general elections

20 february 2020 - 20:01:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Four political parties - the National rally for change (RANAC), the Council of Patriots (CDP), the [...] Full text...

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Togo Presidential candidates yet to access public campaign funds, 72 hours to polls

20 february 2020 - 17:40:00
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The public funds for financing the presidential campaign, promised by the State to the candidates running [...] Full text...

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As risk of protests in Zimbabwe grows, President Mnangagwa calls for dialogue

20 february 2020 - 17:04:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for dialogue amid heightened tensions in the country, a day [...] Full text...

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Tunisian new Prime Minister announces his cabinet

20 february 2020 - 12:52:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - After intense negotiations with political parties, twists and turns and a suspense worthy of a Hitchcock [...] Full text...

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Togo: Security and defense forces vote early in presidential polls

19 february 2020 - 17:42:53
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Members of Togo's defense and security forces began an advanced voting in the presidential elections of [...] Full text...

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Benin: Local, communal elections to cost 6 billion CFA francs

19 february 2020 - 17:30:38
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The local, communal and municipal elections, to be held in Benin on 17 May, will cost [...] Full text...

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ANC candidate promises "deep political reforms" to establish rule of law in Togo

19 february 2020 - 13:03:58
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - If elected in the 22 February presidential election, the candidate of National Alliance for Change (ANC) [...] 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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UN chief expresses deep concern over deadly assault in north-west Cameroon

19 february 2020 - 05:49:38
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has extended his deepest condolences to the families of those killed [...] Full text...

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US State Secretary offers "substantial financial support" to Ethiopia

18 february 2020 - 20:32:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Visiting US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo has pledged substantial financial support to Ethiopia at [...] Full text...

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President Gnassingbé stands as the only guarantor of security in Togo - party official

18 february 2020 - 17:28:56
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The candidate of the ruling Union for the Republic (Unir), Faure Gnassingbé, has offered himself as [...] Full text...

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President Barrow calls compatriots to unite and deliberate on national issues

18 february 2020 - 17:17:34
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to take the National Day, celebrated 18 February, as a [...] Full text...

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Niger President registers to vote in next general elections

17 february 2020 - 15:09:29
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - President Issoufou Mahamadou of Niger, accompanied by the two First Ladies, Hadjia Aïssata Issoufou and Dr [...] Full text...

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Togolese Presidential: Aimé Tchaboure Gogué promises single 5-year term, improved economy

17 february 2020 - 14:03:32
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The candidate of Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development (ADDI), Prof. Aimé Tchabouré Gogué, has promised [...] Full text...

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There will be no postponement Mali's 26 March parliamentary elections - MInister

17 february 2020 - 11:12:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Minister of Territorial Administration Boubacar Ba has stated that there will be no postponement of [...] Full text...

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Celebrations of the 9th anniversary of the Feb. 17 revolution unveil two visions of Libya (A News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

16 february 2020 - 19:38:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Except the supporters of the former regime of Mouamar Kaddafi, the majority of Libyans consider the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia PM designate still unable to form a government

16 february 2020 - 14:20:15
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's prime minister designate said on Saturday that he was discussing with President Kais Saied, the [...] Full text...

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Gabon, EU assess investment needs

15 february 2020 - 15:54:38
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The head of the regional representation of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Nikolaos Milianitis, on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Burundi's main opposition party hold extraordinary congress on Sunday

15 february 2020 - 14:59:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - All eyes will be turned on Sunday towards Mont Sillon, on the north-eastern outskirts of Bujumbura [...] Full text...

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UN official says swearing-in of new Guinea Bissau president unlikely to bring stability

15 february 2020 - 07:57:47
New York, US (PANA) - Political discord in Guinea-Bissau could hamper the first-ever peaceful transfer of power to a democratically [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Human bones of genocide victims unearthed

14 february 2020 - 16:54:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Human bones and materials of at least 6,000 victims of the 1972 inter-ethnic massacres have recently [...] Full text...

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Togo's presidential candidate, Komi Wolou, wants a "re-foundation of the Togolese nation"

14 february 2020 - 15:52:39
Lomé, Togo (PANA)- Presidential candidate Komi Wolou of Socialist Pact for Renewal (PSR) will work, if elected, for a true [...] Full text...

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Burundi celebrates international radio day

13 february 2020 - 21:10:16
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA  - International Radio Day was celebrated here Thursday with different speakers acknowledging the increasing role of new [...] 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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Somalia gains notoriety for rampant media censorship-Amnesty International

13 february 2020 - 17:34:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A surge in violent attacks, threats, harassment and intimidation of media workers is entrenching Somalia as [...] Full text...

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Former Italian Interior Minister Mattéo Salvini faces 15 years in prison for African migrants sequestration

13 february 2020 - 12:51:32
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Italy's former far-right interior minister Matteo Salvini faces 15 years in prison if convicted of ordering [...] Full text...

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Guineans to use new voter cards in three successive elections this year

13 february 2020 - 11:04:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - New voter cards being distributed in Guinea's 38 electoral districts will be used for the upcoming [...] Full text...

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Togolese ANC denounces intimidation to prevent its presidential candidate from campaigning

12 february 2020 - 14:26:39
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's National Alliance for Change (ANC), the main opposition party, has denounced intimidation and attacks aimed [...] Full text...

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Togolese presidential candidate Mohamed Tchassona Traoré wants revised deals with France

12 february 2020 - 12:43:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The candidate of the Citizens' Movement for Democracy (MCD) in the Togolese presidential election on 22 [...] Full text...

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Togo: HAAC announces a 60-minute talk show for each presidential candidate

11 february 2020 - 18:13:47
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC), a media regulatory institution, on Tuesday announced the [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese appointed int'l ambassador for Basketball Africa League

11 february 2020 - 17:20:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - South Sudanese-born British basketball player, Luol Deng, has been appointed International Ambassador for Basketball Africa League [...] Full text...

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Burundian Mediator urges presidential candidates to go for fair play

11 february 2020 - 17:04:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ombudsman (Mediator of the Republic), Edouard Nduwimana, on Tuesday congratulated the dozen candidates cleared for [...] Full text...

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Nominations for Malian parliamentary election fixed for 13 February

11 february 2020 - 11:44:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation has set a deadline of 13 February for nominations [...] Full text...

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Political meetings gain in intensity in Togo after timid beginning of presidential election campaign

11 february 2020 - 00:00:41
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  -  The electioneering campaign for the presidential election is gathering momentum after the timid start on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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Ulysses Correia e Silva re-elected as head of Cape Verde's ruling party

10 february 2020 - 22:43:22
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA)  -  Cape Verdean Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva was re-elected Sunday as head of the [...] Full text...

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Some 3 million voters enlisted in Niger's Zone 1

10 february 2020 - 12:38:27
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A total of 3,037,028 voters were enlisted in Zone No. 1 in Niger, made up of [...] Full text...

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Burundi to allow East African Community electoral observers for 20 May elections

10 february 2020 - 08:35:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The East African Community (EAC) has indicated its intention to send a team to monitor Burundi's [...] Full text...

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Revision of voters' roll in Burkina Faso to begin on Monday

09 february 2020 - 19:28:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Burkina Faso will on Monday begin the revision [...] Full text...

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‘Wide gap between Zimbabwe govt's reform rhetoric and reality on the ground’ - Report

09 february 2020 - 12:09:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - American global policy think tank, RAND Corporation, says there is a wide gap between the Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Nigeria's President says ECOWAS mobilising funds to combat terrorism

09 february 2020 - 10:43:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said that member States of [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Guterres hails ‘shared values, mutual respect and common interests’ of AU-UN partnership

09 february 2020 - 02:20:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN chief on Saturday called on the international community to recognise the need for African [...] Full text...

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Burundi Central Bank orders closure of all exchange offices

08 february 2020 - 14:00:37
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  Burundi's Central Bank Saturday ordered the closure by February 15 of "all exchange offices" for failing [...] Full text...

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King Philippe of Belgium officially invited to DR Congo on June 30

08 february 2020 - 12:11:45
Brussels, Belgium (PANA)  -  King Phtlippe of Belgium has been officially invited to Kinshasa for the celebrations of the 60th [...] Full text...

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IBK meets with under-secretary of state for political affairs

07 february 2020 - 22:02:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  The US Under-secretary of state for political affairs, David Hale, was received here Thursday by Malian [...] Full text...

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Rights group decries spike in killings in Cameroon ahead of parliamentary poll

07 february 2020 - 05:31:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A surge in violence by the Cameroon military in recent weeks has led to dozens of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Election Support Network calls for reforms

06 february 2020 - 15:23:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local elections watchdog, Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has reiterated its call for electoral reforms as [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso presidential, legislative elections set for November 22

05 february 2020 - 18:06:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabè voters will go to the polls on 22 November 2020 to elect the country's [...] Full text...

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Mixed reactions greet former Kenyan president Moi's death

05 february 2020 - 14:22:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, who left the reigns of power at the turn of the new [...] 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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Senegalese football federation to launch national youth championships in March

04 february 2020 - 20:42:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese football federation (FSF), with the objective to improve the competitiveness of its young players, [...] 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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Overturning of Malawi presidential election historic - Zimbabwe Opposition leader

04 february 2020 - 16:19:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -  Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, has called the overturning of Malawi's Presidential election a historic [...] Full text...

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Togo's presidential election campaign kicks off Thursday

04 february 2020 - 15:22:53
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The campaign for Togo's 22 February presidential election begins on 6 February and will run for [...] Full text...

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US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs visits West Africa

04 february 2020 - 11:37:07
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale travels to West Africa from February 4 [...] Full text...

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Malawi's constitutional court nullifies presidential election results

04 february 2020 - 00:06:45
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA)  - Malawi's constitutional court Monday nullified the 21 May 2019 presidential election in the Southern Africa country [...] Full text...

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Guinean parliamentary elections postponed

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

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Congo: Civil society NGOs demand release of five activists

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

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Burundi: CENI publishes final list of voters for next general elections

03 february 2020 - 16:38:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on Monday published a final list of 5,126,351 voters [...] Full text...

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Libyan's cast doubt on Haftar’s sincerity about peace process (Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

03 february 2020 - 09:31:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Marshal Khalifa Haftar, leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA) based in the east, has declared [...] Full text...

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Malian president to take part in EU/G5 Sahel meeting in Brussels

01 february 2020 - 15:35:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has been invited to take part in the European Union/G5 Sahel [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari praises President Quattara for stabilising Cote d’Ivoire

31 january 2020 - 17:00:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Abuja praised Mr Alassane Ouattara, the Ivorian President, for [...] Full text...

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Burundi earned US$ 32 million in mineral exports in the second half of 2019

31 january 2020 - 16:51:32
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Export revenue from gold, columbantalite and rare earth minerals totaled US$ 32 million over the period [...] Full text...

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8th AU Committee summit: Algeria volunteers to host national reconciliation conference in Libya

30 january 2020 - 23:42:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The African Union high level committee on Libya announced at its meeting hosted in the Congolese [...] Full text...

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Congo to host an inter-Libyan forum

30 january 2020 - 21:09:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese head of state, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, and president of the High Committee of the African [...] Full text...

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Authorities in Botswana dismiss election rigging allegations

30 january 2020 - 18:46:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has allayed media reports suggesting that the country’s general elections held [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Govt. takes over coffee sector from 4 unproductive private companies

30 january 2020 - 14:37:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Four private companies and corporate organizations have been evicted from the coffee sector for "insufficient yield", [...] Full text...

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Brazzaville summit on Libya, an opportunity for the AU to relaunch itself on the Libyan issue (Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

30 january 2020 - 13:10:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 8th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) High Level [...] Full text...

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UN says 2020 is 'a once in lifetime opportunity' for peace, democracy in Sudan

30 january 2020 - 10:01:13
Khartoum, Sudan, (PANA) - The United Nations has called on the international community to immediately boost its support for Sudan's [...] Full text...

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Female groups in Zimbabwe unite to improve women participation in electoral processes

29 january 2020 - 14:53:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local female political activists, Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE), in partnership with the [...] Full text...

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Rights group ARTICLE 19 says new regime crackdown a chilling reminder of 22 years of repression in The Gambia.

28 january 2020 - 21:57:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Rights group ARTICLE 19 Tuesday expressed serious concern over the crackdown on protesters and journalists in [...] Full text...

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CENI sets a US$ 16,034 deposit from candidates of May 20 presidential election in Burundi

28 january 2020 - 17:26:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Candidates for the Burundi presidential election on May 20 must first pay a deposit of 30 [...] 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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Rights group says Ethiopian authorities crack down on opposition supporters with mass arrests

28 january 2020 - 09:16:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says that at least 75 supporters of the Oromo Liberation [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia intensifies pre-election crackdown with mass arrests

27 january 2020 - 23:45:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has intensified a pre-election crackdown with the en masse arrest of 75 supporters of [...] Full text...

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UN deplores continued arms embargo violations in Libya

26 january 2020 - 11:53:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) says it "deeply regrets" the continuing flagrant violations [...] Full text...

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The Geneva political process, meeting of Libya's neighbors and the closure of oil ports highlighted in the news

25 january 2020 - 19:29:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Reports of preparations for the resumption of the Libyan political process which will start next week [...] Full text...

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Spotlight on Gitega, the new political capital of Burundi

25 january 2020 - 16:31:23
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Gitega, the new political capital of Burundi (Center), has never attracted as much attention as on [...] Full text...

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Burundi: The party-state actively preparing extra-ordinary congress for next Sunday

25 january 2020 - 00:26:25
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  The National Council for the Defense of Democracy/Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) is actively [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's new Prime Minister announces 25-member restricted political government

24 january 2020 - 23:24:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The Tunisian prime minister- designate, Elyes Fakhfakh, Friday expressed his desire to broaden his government's political [...] 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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Opinion divided over outcomes of Berlin conference on Libya (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

23 january 2020 - 23:45:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Past the first effects of the Declaration of the international Berlin conference on Libya held on [...] Full text...

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Guinea establishes organisation to secure February's parliamentary elections

23 january 2020 - 22:11:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean president, Alpha Condé, Thursday created the special unit for the securization of elections (USSEL) [...] 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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Ivorian Catholic Church plans peace march on 15 February 2020

23 january 2020 - 18:21:23
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Cardinal Jean-Pierre Kutwa of Cote d'Ivoire said by mail on Wednesday that a march, called [...] Full text...

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Municipal elections set for May 17 in Benin

23 january 2020 - 14:29:50
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese voters  will go to the polls on May 17 to elect members of their communal [...] Full text...

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Transparency International urges govts to address corrupting role of big money in party financing

23 january 2020 - 13:42:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Governments must urgently address the corrupting role of big money in political party financing [...] Full text...

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Belgian Prime Minister to visit DR Congo in February

23 january 2020 - 11:17:54
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes will make a working visit to DR Congo next month, Congolese [...] Full text...

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Malian parliamentary elections set for 29 Match 2020 --government

22 january 2020 - 21:14:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - Parliamentary elections will be held Sunday, 29 March, 2020, all over the Malian national territory, an [...] Full text...

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Kenya deputy president walks tightrope as land fraud case re-opens

22 january 2020 - 12:44:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The re-opening  of investigations in a land fraud case, in which Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto [...] Full text...

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Anti-slavery activist criticises human rights situation in Mauritania

22 january 2020 - 08:16:43
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Mauritanian anti-slavery activist has presented a scathing report on the human rights situation in the [...] Full text...

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Athletics: An CAA delegation in Lomé to prepare for Africa cross-country tournaments

22 january 2020 - 00:04:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  A delegation of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) led by its president, Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, [...] Full text...

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Togo: Fabre lodges appeal to invalidate Faure Gnassingbé’s presidential bid

21 january 2020 - 23:42:35
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The leader of the National Alliance for Change (ANC), Jean-Pierre Fabre, Tuesday lodged an appeal to [...] Full text...

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Workshop on political orientations for national inclusive dialogue ends in Mali

21 january 2020 - 21:31:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  Political parties and groupings which in May 2019 signed the political governance accord with the Malian [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Contradictory reactions trail appointment of new PM

21 january 2020 - 19:19:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The appointment of former Finance Minister, Elyes Fakhfakh, as the new Tunisian Prime Minister has aroused [...] Full text...

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EU prods South Sudanese parties to reaffirm compliance with the cessation of hostilities deal

21 january 2020 - 14:29:11
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – It is crucial that all the South Sudanese parties publicly reaffirm their commitment to full compliance [...] Full text...

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Elyès Fakhfakh foreseen as new Tunisian prime minister

20 january 2020 - 23:11:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Tunisian President Kaïs Saied Monday appointed former Minister of Finances Elyès Fakhfakh, 47, to form the [...] Full text...

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Elyès Fakhfakh foreseen as new Tunisian prime minister

20 january 2020 - 23:06:34
On the eve of the deadline set by the constitution, Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Tunisian President Kaïs Saied Monday appointed former [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salamé announces political component of inter-Libyan dialogue for 27 January in Geneva

20 january 2020 - 21:52:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The special representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, Monday announced that the political [...] Full text...

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Coalition of seven political parties formed to contest this year's elections in Burundi

19 january 2020 - 16:03:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A coalition of seven political parties has been formed in Burundi to contest this year's presidential [...] 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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Berlin conference on Libya: a meeting with high stakes to achieve peace (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

19 january 2020 - 12:18:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyans on Sunday have their eyes riveted on the German capital, Berlin, which hosts the international [...] Full text...

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Belgian Consulate in DR Congo city of Lubumbashi reopens

19 january 2020 - 05:14:42
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Belgian Consulate in the DR Congo city of Lubumbashi, which was closed two years ago [...] Full text...

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Arrest deemed "arbitrary" of a local press correspondent in Burundi

18 january 2020 - 19:41:37
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  The director of Radio "Isanganiro" (Carrefour des Idées), Sylvère Ntakarutimana, Saturday described as “arbitrary” the arrest [...] Full text...

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Seven candidates officially selected for presidential election on 22 February in Togo

18 january 2020 - 11:23:32
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  -  Togo’s Constitutional Court has selected seven of the ten candidates who filed their nominations for the [...] Full text...

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The dilemma of the Guinean opposition

16 january 2020 - 22:09:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Amadou Damaro Camara, member of the governing board of the ruling Rally for Guinean People (RPG), [...] Full text...

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Togo: CDPA backs candidature of Agbéyomé Kodjo in February’s presidential election

15 january 2020 - 23:51:03
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  -  The Democratic Convention of African Peoples (CDPA), an opposition political party, has asked its militants to [...] Full text...

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Campaign for Guinean parliamentary elections begins Thursday

15 january 2020 - 23:34:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  The campaign for the 16 February parliamentary elections in Guinea begins on Thursday at midnight and [...] Full text...

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World Food Programme has been with Burundi for 52 years

14 january 2020 - 15:11:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Muldrow Beasley, on Tuesday wound up [...] Full text...

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