New round of Libyan inter-parliamentary political dialogue begins in Morocco

23 january 2021 - 11:37:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A new round of the Libyan political dialogue began Friday in the Moroccan city of Bouznika [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM al-Sarraj requests UN support to hold general elections

22 january 2021 - 12:07:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, on Thursday appealed the UN Secretary General and the President [...] Full text...

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UN mission chief in CAR appeals for more peacekeepers

22 january 2021 - 05:51:38
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The top UN official in the Central African Republic (CAR) appealed to the Security [...] Full text...

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UN will support Mali's National Transition Council in its mission, says UN peace official

21 january 2021 - 18:01:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has pledged UN's support to Mali, which faces [...] Full text...

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Ugandan military urged to end arbitrary detaintion of opposition leader, family

21 january 2021 - 10:31:13
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan authorities must immediately lift the police and military siege of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi’s [...] Full text...

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Libyan committee agrees on referendum on draft constitution proposals

21 january 2021 - 09:46:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Constitutional Committee formed by Libyan House of Representatives and the High Council of State have agreed [...] Full text...

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Tunisia welcomes agreement on mechanism for selecting candidates for Libyan Executive Authority

20 january 2021 - 20:58:54
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Wednesday welcomed the vote of members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) for mechanism [...] Full text...

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EU prods Uganda government to respect freedom of expression, free movement

20 january 2021 - 12:01:52
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Wednesday called on the Government of Uganda to respect the freedom [...] Full text...

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French 'yellow jackets' to participate in Bamako demonstration against French troops

20 january 2021 - 11:50:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two activists of the French protest movement, "Yellow jackets", Yannick Caroff and Sebastien Perimony, are to [...] Full text...

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US slaps visa restrictions on Tanzanians for 'undermining democratic process, human rights'

20 january 2021 - 06:41:36
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Tuesday announced visa restrictions on Tanzanian officials who it said were [...] Full text...

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Egypt hosts second meeting of Libyan constitutional committee

19 january 2021 - 20:35:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan constitutional committee Tuesday began its second meeting in the Egyptian city of Hurghada to [...] Full text...

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Libya’s Constitutional Committee begins second meeting on preps for upcoming polls

19 january 2021 - 18:34:56
Hurghada, Egypt (PANA) – Libya’s Constitutional Committee started its second meeting on Tuesday with the participation of two delegations from [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL announces LPDF approval of selection mechanism for executive authority

19 january 2021 - 17:38:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Advisory Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) on Tuesday adopted the proposal for [...] Full text...

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Two UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic ambush

19 january 2021 - 14:52:54
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed after their convoy was ambushed by members of [...] Full text...

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Libya’s Constitutional Committee meets in Egypt to discuss constitutional arrangements

19 january 2021 - 13:18:15
Hurghada, Egypt (PANA) - The Libyan Constitutional Committee started its second meeting on Tuesday with the participation of two delegations [...] Full text...

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Guterres commends Libya forum for breakthrough on interim leadership deal

19 january 2021 - 05:58:29
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has praised the breakthrough made by a key committee of the Libyan Political [...] Full text...

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Germany, UNDP sign deal to support Libyan electoral commission

18 january 2021 - 21:26:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) Monday signed with the German government a project support agreement to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court resumes virtual Court Sessions with Cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, Mali and Others

18 january 2021 - 17:19:40
ABuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has resumed virtual court sessions with cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, [...] Full text...

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Voting process for the selection of the Libyan executive authority begins

18 january 2021 - 16:44:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Voting to choose a mechanism to select candidates for the leadership positions of the temporary unified [...] Full text...

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UN chief of peace operations visits Mali after deadly attacks on peacekeepers

18 january 2021 - 16:01:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Sunday began a visit of several [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya holds virtual dialogue with 1,000 people

18 january 2021 - 11:28:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 70 percent of Libyans who participated in a virtual dialogue have agreed that the [...] Full text...

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US calls on Ugandan gov't to investigate violence, election irregularities

18 january 2021 - 10:07:50
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - The U.S. says it is "deeply troubled" by the many credible reports of security force [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM meets German and Italian ambassadors

18 january 2021 - 09:31:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Minister, Mohamed Siala, met separately on Sunday in Tripoli with the German and [...] Full text...

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Burundi president congratulates Ugandan counterpart on election victory

17 january 2021 - 18:07:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has congratulated his Ugandan counterpart and "friend’’ Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for winning [...] Full text...

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Williams unveils main missions of Libyan interim Executive Authority

17 january 2021 - 17:44:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Saturday said four [...] Full text...

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US Embassy welcomes progress of LPDF Consultative Committee on selection of Libyan Executive Authority

17 january 2021 - 16:29:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The U.S. Embassy in Libya has welcomed "the progress made by the Consultative Committee of the [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in Mali that killed Egyptian blue helmet

17 january 2021 - 15:44:34
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned another fatal attack carried out against a peacekeeping convoy in Mali [...] Full text...

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Advisory Committee agrees mechanism for selecting candidates for Libya's Executive Authority

17 january 2021 - 12:07:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Consultative Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) has reached agreement on the mechanism [...] Full text...

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Ugandan president Museveni reelected for sixth term in office

16 january 2021 - 14:38:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been re-elected for another term that will extend his stay [...] Full text...

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Benin's president announces candidacy for second term of office

16 january 2021 - 14:21:03
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's head of state, Patrice Talon, whose first term ends next April, announced Friday evening in [...] Full text...

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Opponent slams Beninese president's bid for second term in office

16 january 2021 - 14:15:32
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The leader of the opposition party (Les Démocrates), Eric Houndété, criticized the announcement Friday by the Beninese [...] Full text...

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Displacement in CAR reaches 120,000, as another deadly attack leaves one UN peacekeeper dead

16 january 2021 - 09:27:45
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Worsening election violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced 120,000 people from their homes, [...] Full text...

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Uganda opposition leader rejects results, vote tallying continues

15 january 2021 - 23:41:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, Friday rejected the presidential election results [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL announces progress in consultative committee talks in Geneva

15 january 2021 - 23:31:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Significant progress was made Friday in the ongoing talks in Geneva on the mechanisms for selecting [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary-General proposes Slovak Jan Kubis as Special Envoy to Libya

15 january 2021 - 16:02:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Member countries of the United Nations Security Council are expected to respond late Friday to Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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Scale of mass graves in Libya reflects rights violations (News Analysis by Youssef Ba)

15 january 2021 - 11:48:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The increasing number of discoveries of mass graves in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli, reflects the scale [...] Full text...

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Peacekeeper killed in ‘heinous attacks’ in Central African Republic

14 january 2021 - 05:10:38
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for action to ensure accountability for “heinous attacks” in the [...] Full text...

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Mali transition presents opportunity to break ‘vicious circle of political crises’ - UN envoy

14 january 2021 - 04:58:25
New York, US (PANA) - The current political transition period in Mali offers an opportunity to “break out of the [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for ‘inclusive, transparent and peaceful’ elections in Uganda

14 january 2021 - 04:48:53
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - As polls open in Uganda's presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday, the UN chief Antonio Guterres [...] Full text...

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\Libyan presidential council chairman, parliamentarians discuss formation of national unity government

13 january 2021 - 23:02:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, Wednesday held [...] Full text...

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Tunisia commemorates low-key 10th anniversary of the revolution

13 january 2021 - 18:08:26
Tunis, 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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Libya's Consultative Committee on the formation of executive authority begins meeting in Geneva

13 january 2021 - 17:25:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Consultative Committee emanating from the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) began its work on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Officials discuss how to activate Libya-Italy agreement in Rome

13 january 2021 - 17:12:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice-President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Ahmed Omar Maitig, [...] Full text...

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Mali: ECOWAS Mediator, Goodluck Jonathan, invites Malians to dialogue for an inclusive transition

13 january 2021 - 17:05:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, [...] Full text...

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US cancels observation of Uganda's election

13 january 2021 - 09:58:53
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The U.S. on Wednesday announced that it will not be an observer of Uganda's election scheduled [...] Full text...

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Hopes for formation of national unity government materializing progressively in Libya

13 january 2021 - 00:08:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) scheduled for Wednesday in Geneva may lead to the formation [...] Full text...

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Top UN official says democracy in West Africa ‘a constant process’

12 january 2021 - 06:41:58
New York, US (PANA) - While elections are one-time events, “democracy is a constant process of deliberation and consultation” where [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator for Mali Goodluck Jonathan arrives in Bamako

11 january 2021 - 21:34:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL announces proposals from the Legal Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum

11 january 2021 - 17:35:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Legal Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) on Sunday presented proposals [...] Full text...

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241 mass graves of 1972 civil war in Burundi excavated

10 january 2021 - 19:26:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The skeletal remains of 13,584 victims of the civil war in 1972 were Sunday excavated from [...] Full text...

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Libyan media discuss expectations on effects of reconciliation between Arab Gulf countries and White House on Libyan crisis

10 january 2021 - 14:53:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The expectations of Libyans regarding the impact of the recent reconciliation among Arab Gulf countries and [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj discusses in Rome with U.S. ambassador efforts to resolve Libyan crisis

10 january 2021 - 13:39:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, discussed Saturday [...] Full text...

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UN flags ‘deteriorating’ rights situation in run-up to Uganda's elections next week

09 january 2021 - 04:19:19
Geneva, Swtizerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging authorities in Uganda to ensure elections next week are free and peaceful, [...] Full text...

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Giuseppe Conte reaffirms importance to hold general elections in Libya on set date

08 january 2021 - 23:18:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, Friday praised efforts to resolve the political situation in Libya [...] Full text...

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Libyans resolved to overcome pitfalls in making peace (Analysis)

08 january 2021 - 17:32:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The slow pace and difficulties of the political process due to the obstacles, stalemates, twists and [...] Full text...

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Advisory Committee of LDPF meets next week in Geneva

07 january 2021 - 16:03:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Acting Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Libya (ASRSG), Stephanie Williams, has announced that participants at [...] Full text...

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'National sovereignty and subsidiarity limit AU intervention in conflicts'

07 january 2021 - 11:37:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Response by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union to emerging [...] Full text...

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Burundian president congratulates CAR counterpart for election victory

05 january 2021 - 17:56:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye, has congratulated his Central African Republic (CAR) counterpart, Faustin-Archange Touadera, for his [...] Full text...

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UN, partners urge CAR political actors to respect final results of election

05 january 2021 - 13:22:41
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Senior officials from the United Nations and regional organizations have called on all political [...] Full text...

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Stephanie Williams unveils working duration and mission of LPDF Consultative Authority

04 january 2021 - 22:20:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Stephanie Williams, announced here Monday the consultative committee [...] Full text...

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UN condemns back-to-back attacks in Central African Republic

04 january 2021 - 05:33:33
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The UN mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) condemned, in the strongest terms, [...] Full text...

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Is the UN's appointment of the executive authority in Libya on the way due to the persisting blockades? (Analysis)

03 january 2021 - 14:25:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Given the continuing stalemate in the talks of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) on the [...] Full text...

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Top UN official announces Libyan Political Dialogue Forum’s Advisory Committee

03 january 2021 - 14:01:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Stephanie Williams, on Saturday announced the establishment of the [...] Full text...

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President Kaboré sees 2020 double elections as major achievement of Burkina Faso

01 january 2021 - 15:30:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The outstanding achievement of Burkina Faso in 2020 was the organisation of the double presidential [...] Full text...

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Libyan Media Authority and HNEC sign MOU on election awareness, coverage

31 december 2020 - 21:09:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) and the Libyan Media Authority Thursday signed a memorandum of [...] Full text...

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End of Year: Zambia’s treasury to be refunded about K4 million from ex-ministers

31 december 2020 - 18:46:19
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The judgment by Zambia’s  Constitutional Court ordering  former cabinet ministers and their deputies in President Edgar [...] Full text...

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Libyan Speaker of Parliament views a political settlement getting close at hand

31 december 2020 - 14:18:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, welcomed "the great progress [...] Full text...

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Top UN official proposes Committee to overcome contentious issues in intra-Libyan dialogue

31 december 2020 - 10:25:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, has stressed the need [...] Full text...

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UN confirms closure of Darfur peacekeeping mission

31 december 2020 - 06:49:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The joint United Nations-African Union mission in the Darfur region of Sudan (UNAMID) will officially end [...] Full text...

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Five western countries, including US, reaffirm support for Libyan political dialogue forum

30 december 2020 - 23:00:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Germany, Italy, United-States, France and United Kingdom Wednesday reaffirmed their full support for the success of [...] Full text...

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Libya reiterates resolve to implement agreements on political process

30 december 2020 - 09:40:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Minister, Mohamed Tahar Siala, has reaffirmed to his American counterpart, Mike Pompeo, the [...] Full text...

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End arrests of political opponents in Uganda: UN independent rights experts

30 december 2020 - 06:56:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts has called on the Ugandan authorities to end [...] Full text...

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New virtual meeting of LPDF convenes Wednesday in Libya

29 december 2020 - 22:24:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN-backed Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) meetings continue with a virtual one scheduled for Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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National conference commits to peaceful polls, free expression in Somalia

29 december 2020 - 15:41:45
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A two day national conference on peaceful elections and freedom of expression, bringing together key stakeholders [...] Full text...

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Mauritian Minister of Commerce in court for abuse of authority

29 december 2020 - 10:15:26
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Commerce, Yogida Sawmynaden, is being prosecuted for abuse of authority before a [...] Full text...

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US embassy in Libya reaffirms will work for successful Libyan political process

28 december 2020 - 22:17:11
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US ambassador in Libya, Richard Norland, reaffirmed here Monday the determination of Washington to ensure [...] Full text...

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Meeting of LPDF judicial committee to decide on organisation of general election in Libya

28 december 2020 - 20:28:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A second virtual meeting of the judicial committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) was [...] Full text...

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Obstructed political process, pressure for Libyan contracts by foreign powers hit headlines this week

27 december 2020 - 13:49:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Persistent obstacles in the political talks in Libya indicate a stalemate in both the political process [...] Full text...

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Ghana opposition party to petition against election results this week

27 december 2020 - 10:00:55
Accra, 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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UN chief urges security forces to protect civilians during polls in Niger

27 december 2020 - 08:31:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres  has called on the security forces in Niger to “make every [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges security forces to protect civilians during polls in Niger

27 december 2020 - 06:21:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres  has called on the security forces in Niger to “make every [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges peaceful, credible elections in Central African Republic

27 december 2020 - 06:01:03
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - On the eve of general elections in  Central African Republic (CAR), United Nations Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns attacks against peacekeepers in Central African Republic

26 december 2020 - 11:09:08
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned Friday’s attacks that killed three Burundian peacekeepers in [...] Full text...

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Ghana's 2020 elections 'transparent, free, fair, credible, safe' - Akufo-Addo

25 december 2020 - 22:20:34
Accra, 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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Forum on Women and Youth in Libya opens Saturday with several issues on its agenda

25 december 2020 - 14:38:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Forum of Women and Youth begins its 2020 meeting on Saturday in Khoms, 120 [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé dies of coronavirus on Friday in France.

25 december 2020 - 13:37:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé died of coronavirus on Friday in Paris, France, his family and [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj calls on Libyan political forces to silence their differences for the good of the country

25 december 2020 - 13:29:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  President Fayez al-Sarraj of the Government of National Accord has urged political forces in Libya to [...] Full text...

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MINUSCA calls on Central Africans to collect voter cards

24 december 2020 - 16:12:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Thursday relayed [...] Full text...

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Former Tunisian presidential candidate arrested over tax evasion charge

24 december 2020 - 15:58:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Former Tunisian presidential candidate in the 2019 election and head of Qalb Tounes (In the Heart [...] Full text...

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More than 14 billion FCFA budgeted for 2021 presidential election in Benin

24 december 2020 - 14:05:26
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will spend more than 14 billion CFA francs for the organisation of the presidential election [...] Full text...

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Mali publishes its electoral timeline to end of Transition

24 december 2020 - 13:59:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Presidential election in Mali will be held during the first quarter of 2022, according to a [...] Full text...

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UN mission urges Libyans to turn page on the past and look to the future

24 december 2020 - 11:32:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has congratulated Libyans inside and outside the country [...] Full text...

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UN rights office warns of ‘escalating violence’ in CAR ahead of Sunday's poll

24 december 2020 - 06:23:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Just days before elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), an uptick in armed violence is [...] Full text...

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Libya commemorates 69th anniversary of independence

23 december 2020 - 23:28:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  Libya Thursday commemorates the 69th anniversary of its independence, one year before the general election agreed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Groups kick as Buhari gives up, says only God can police Nigeria, Niger border

23 december 2020 - 21:56:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement Tuesday that only God could effectively supervise Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic has [...] Full text...

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Zambian police shoot dead state prosecutor, opposition supporter

23 december 2020 - 12:36:29
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A state prosecutor and a supporter of the main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) [...] Full text...

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Bulgarian diplomat Mladenov turns down UN Special Envoy to Libya job

23 december 2020 - 10:01:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Bulgarian diplomat, Nikolay Mladenov, has turned down his appointment for the position of UN Special Envoy [...] Full text...

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UN Support mission welcomes peaceful municipal elections in two Libyan cities

22 december 2020 - 22:10:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Tuesday congratulated "the citizens of the cities of Ar-Rajban [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Loser of presidential poll salutes winner Marc Christian Kaboré

22 december 2020 - 14:49:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eddie Komboïgo who came second in the November 22 presidential election of Burkina Faso on [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to send 90 observers to Niger's general elections

22 december 2020 - 12:23:38
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is deploying an electoral observation mission of 90 [...] Full text...

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Judicial committee for Libyan forum established to help organize general elections

21 december 2020 - 23:01:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Monday announced the formation [...] Full text...

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Support for results from 5+5 military commission in Libya at center of talks in Tripoli

21 december 2020 - 21:17:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, Monday discussed with the [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President Kaboré to be inaugurated on 28 December after re-election

21 december 2020 - 09:19:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, who was re-elected last month, will be sworn in for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana president urges caution as Christmas approaches

21 december 2020 - 06:55:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As Ghanaians prepare to mark Christmas, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the public to [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns escalating violence during CAR election campaign

21 december 2020 - 06:28:16
New York, US (PANA) - With a week to go until elections are scheduled to take place in the Central [...] Full text...

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Police in Ghana arrest 26 opposition party supporters for 'unlawful' protest

18 december 2020 - 05:57:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana police on Thursday arrested 26 supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) who [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean appointed Coordinator of UN Mission in Libya

17 december 2020 - 12:29:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Zimbabwean diplomat, Raisedon Zenenga, was appointed on Wednesday as Assistant Secretary-General and Coordinator of the [...] Full text...

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South Africa salutes Conde after election victory

17 december 2020 - 06:44:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has congratulated newly elected Guinea President Alpha Conde following his election victory. The [...] Full text...

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Peace dividend for Libya economy, as oil flows and Central Bank unifies exchange rate after years of deadlock (News Analysis)

17 december 2020 - 05:35:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ceasefire that halted Libya’s civil war in October has begun to pay economic dividends that [...] Full text...

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US ambassador pleads for support for political solution in Libya under aegis of UN

16 december 2020 - 23:33:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US ambassador in Libya, Richard Norland,   during a visit to Misrata Wednesday called on political, [...] Full text...

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Togo to hold regional elections in 2021

16 december 2020 - 16:38:47
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Regional elections in Togo are scheduled for 2021, PANA learned on Wednesday from the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya announces creation of advisory committee to iron out differences between members of LPDF

16 december 2020 - 10:45:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, announced Tuesday evening her [...] Full text...

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Security Council approves appointment of Bulgarian Nickolay Mladenov as Special Envoy to Libya

16 december 2020 - 09:10:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday approved a proposal by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to [...] Full text...

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UN 'gravely concerned' for safety of refugees in Niger, following Boko Haram attack

16 december 2020 - 05:38:17
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations voiced grave concern on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of refugees [...] Full text...

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LPDF members fail to agree proposal on mechanism for selecting leaders of executive authority in Libya

15 december 2020 - 23:34:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) failed Tuesday to reach a proposals by the [...] Full text...

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Definitive results of presidential election in Burkina Faso to be proclaimed on 18 December

15 december 2020 - 20:49:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Constitutional Court in Burkina Faso announced here Tuesday it would announce on 18 December [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International asks Uganda to stop killings, rights violations ahead of elections

14 december 2020 - 07:21:10
Kapala, Uganda (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday asked the Ugandan authorities to take measures to immediately end the wave [...] Full text...

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Ugandan Police crackdown against opposition leaders draws Amnesty International condemnation

11 december 2020 - 19:41:21
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must take measures to immediately end the wave of human rights violations and abuses [...] Full text...

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Williams urges Libyan political dialogue participants to make progress

11 december 2020 - 17:04:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Acting Special Representative in Libya, Stephanie Williams, has said the issue of selecting the heads [...] Full text...

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Ghana opposition leader rejects 'fictionalised, flawed' election results

11 december 2020 - 06:03:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former President John Dramani Mahama has rejected the results of last Monday's general elections saying he [...] Full text...

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GNA leader, British Ambassador discuss health and education cooperation

10 december 2020 - 16:36:15
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Presidential Council Chair Fayez al-Sarraj on Thursday spoke with British Ambassador Nicholas Hopton about the [...] Full text...

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Working Group on Human Rights in Libya welcomes commitments to respect rights

10 december 2020 - 11:00:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the Working Group on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, in the framework [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian military says some 1,000 kidnapped soldiers freed

10 december 2020 - 08:36:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - About 1,000 soldiers, including senior military officers, who were kidnapped by the Tigray People's Liberation Front [...] Full text...

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EU Observer mission decries 'misuse of state resources', 'unregulated campaign finance' in Ghana polls

10 december 2020 - 07:50:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for Ghana's general elections has decried the problems of [...] Full text...

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Ghana's main opposition party rejects 'flawed' election results

10 december 2020 - 07:03:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) said on Wednesday that it will not accept the [...] Full text...

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Widespread regional challenges pervasive in Central Africa, Security Council told

10 december 2020 - 06:20:40
New York, US (PANA) - Insecurity continues to plague Central Africa, the UN envoy for the region told the Security [...] Full text...

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Five killed in Ghana electoral violence

09 december 2020 - 14:30:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The police in Ghana on Wednesday confirmed the death of five civilians since Monday when the [...] Full text...

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'Pay back government money', Zambian President tells former ministers

09 december 2020 - 14:05:17
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu expects Cabinet ministers and deputy ministers who remained in office after dissolution [...] Full text...

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Ghana continues to wait for results of presidential and parliamentary elections

09 december 2020 - 07:05:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana continues to wait for the results of Monday's presidential and parliamentary elections as the Electoral [...] Full text...

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Sudan at critical juncture in path towards democratic transition, Security Council told

09 december 2020 - 06:08:21
New York, US (PANA) - International support for Sudan is critical as the country continues on the path to democratic [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Relief agencies unable to access troubled Tigray region

08 december 2020 - 18:48:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Humanitarian organisations are still working to access children and women who have borne the brunt [...] Full text...

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Zambian court orders former ministers to refund K60 000 each for overstaying in office

08 december 2020 - 14:19:00
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA ) – Zambia's  Constitutional Court has given former Cabinet ministers, their deputies and provincial ministers 30 days [...] Full text...

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UN reiterates call on Libyan warring parties to respect ceasefire after security incidents

08 december 2020 - 13:01:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN is calling on the warring parties in Libya to respect ceasefire agreements and ensure [...] Full text...

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Ghana's President Akufo-Addo takes early lead in presidential election

08 december 2020 - 08:07:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's incumbent President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken an early lead in Monday's presidential election, [...] Full text...

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Ghana's general elections end

07 december 2020 - 17:27:14
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections have officially come to an end with reports of smooth  voting [...] Full text...

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Ghana to consider US$15 billion debt restructuring after polls - Finance advisers

07 december 2020 - 13:41:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will have to grapple with the need for the restructuring of a massive US$15 billion [...] Full text...

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Polls open in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections

07 december 2020 - 07:02:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Polls officially opened on Monday in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections under strict COVID-19 protocols. Long queues [...] Full text...

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Co-Chairs of Libya's Political Working Group welcome conclusion of Tunis Dialogue Forum

05 december 2020 - 18:22:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the the Political Working Group (PWG) of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya [...] Full text...

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UN/AU partnership has yielded 'significant results': UN chief

05 december 2020 - 07:44:04
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations-African Union (AU) partnership has yielded “significant results”, including at the country level, [...] Full text...

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Ghana's two main candidates in Monday's presidential election sign peace pact

04 december 2020 - 19:02:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The two main candidates in Ghana's 7 December presidential election have committed to a peaceful vote [...] Full text...

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Effects of foreign military interference in Libya on peace process (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

03 december 2020 - 23:41:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the process for resolution of the Libyan crisis enters a decisive stage with the adoption [...] Full text...

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Stephanie Williams calls participants in LPDF on emergency to move forwards against looming dangers

02 december 2020 - 20:28:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting special representatives of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Wednesday called on participants [...] Full text...

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. Libyan Dialogue Forum resumes virtual meeting on selecting the executive authority

02 december 2020 - 16:16:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), sponsored by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Senior TPLF leader 'surrenders to government forces'

02 december 2020 - 11:03:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A leader of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), whose forces have been defeated by [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs reiterate commitment to Libyan ownership of political process

02 december 2020 - 09:15:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Delegates from the House of Representatives and the State High Council, a consultative assembly, reaffirmed their [...] Full text...

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Libyan civil society bodies set criteria for selection of Presidential Council chair

01 december 2020 - 16:02:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Components of the National Federation of Labour Unions of Libya and civil society groupings on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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ANC calls for “immediate release” of two political figures arrested last weekend in Lomé

30 november 2020 - 17:00:22
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The National Alliance for Change (ANC), one of Togo's leading political parties, in a statement in [...] Full text...

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Are multiple political processes complementary or competing with Libyan Dialogue Forum?

30 november 2020 - 09:35:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the United Nations-sponsored Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) struggles with the criteria for selecting the [...] Full text...

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Ghana holds presidential, parliamentary elections on 7 December

29 november 2020 - 17:37:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana holds presidential and parliamentary elections on 7 December with 17.029 million voters expected to cast [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs agree to site headquarters of unified House of Reps in Benghazi

29 november 2020 - 12:55:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), who met in Tangier, Morocco, have agreed that [...] Full text...

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United States Ambassador promises sanctions against human rights violators in Libya

28 november 2020 - 13:46:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - United States Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland said here Saturday his country would take "concrete steps [...] Full text...

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Libyan electoral commission prepares for coming elections

27 november 2020 - 22:53:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National High Electoral Commission (HNEC) Friday discussed with the chairmen of boards of electoral [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM informs Mahamadou Issoufou of evolution of political process

27 november 2020 - 21:20:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, Friday [...] Full text...

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The aftermath of armed conflict in Libya compromises resolution

26 november 2020 - 23:51:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly a decade of continued armed conflict in Libya has left visible scars on the Libyan [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Burkina Faso President Kaboré re-elected in first round with 57.87% of the vote

26 november 2020 - 14:06:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's outgoing President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has been re-lected in the first round [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya promises 'transparent and confidential' solution for choice of executive positions

26 november 2020 - 11:50:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The second virtual meeting of the second round of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) was [...] Full text...

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Congo: Political consultation opens in Madingou to prepare for 2021 presidential election

25 november 2020 - 18:27:54
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese deputy prime minister, Firmin Ayessa, opened Wednesday in Madingou, more than 250 km southwest [...] Full text...

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Libyan Electoral Commission gets US$36.23 million to prosecute Libya's general polls

25 november 2020 - 17:44:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council has allocated 50 million dinars (approximately US$ 36.23 million) to enable the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Second virtual meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum holds Wednesday

25 november 2020 - 16:50:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Delegates to the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), organized under the auspices of the United Nations, [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs meet in Tangier, Morocco, to set date for a plenary session in Libya

25 november 2020 - 14:09:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita has said the consultative meeting of Libyan parliamentarians in Tangier "will [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe government warns of possible election-related abuses

25 november 2020 - 11:00:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government on Tuesday warned political actors, especially those in the opposition, against possible [...] Full text...

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Minor flaws do not make Sunday’s polls in Burkina Faso dubious – Presidential Majority

24 november 2020 - 13:57:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Alliance of Political Parties and Political Organisations of the Presidential Majority (APMP) considers shortcomings [...] Full text...

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UN hopes Libyan MPs will contribute to implementation of Political Dialogue Forum roadmap

24 november 2020 - 12:09:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said it is "encouraged" by the broad consultative [...] Full text...

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Intra-Libyan political dialogue forum resumes with suspicions of corruption

24 november 2020 - 09:25:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced Monday evening on its Facebook page the [...] Full text...

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Somalia at a crossroad, UN envoy urges ‘deepened’ political consensus

24 november 2020 - 05:54:16
New York, US (PANA) - The “broad political consensus” reached in September that ended a two-year stalemate in Somalia must [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Opposition candidates ’will not accept resulted tarnished by irregularities’ - platform

23 november 2020 - 23:17:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Opposition candidates here Monday issued a joint statement saying they "will not accept results tarnished [...] Full text...

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Second virtual meeting of Libyan Political Dialogue Forum due Wednesday

23 november 2020 - 23:00:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Stephanie Williams, Monday announced that the second virtual [...] Full text...

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Four European countries to sanction on anyone hindering Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum

23 november 2020 - 15:44:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom have welcomed the results of the first round of [...] Full text...

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LEAD: FIFA bans CAF President Ahmad for five years; fines him 200,000 Swiss francs

23 november 2020 - 11:06:36
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Football's governing body, FIFA, has banned Ahmad Ahmad, the President of the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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Second round of Intra-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum begins

23 november 2020 - 09:47:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The second round of the Intra-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum started on Monday by videoconference, under the [...] Full text...

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Counting underway after Burkina Faso general elections

23 november 2020 - 08:28:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Counting is continuing in Burkina Faso after Sunday's presidential and parliamentary  elections. The compilation of the [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch group flags 'serious abuses' in Tanzania's elections

23 november 2020 - 07:18:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch said on Monday that at least four people were killed by the state [...] Full text...

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Polling stations open in Burkina Faso for presidential, legislative elections

22 november 2020 - 10:57:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Polling stations opened Sunday at 6 a.m. in several localities throughout the country for the [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers focus on 1st Round of Inter-Libyan Dialogue Forum and the Vision for the Future

21 november 2020 - 18:41:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The next round of the Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum must find ways of enabling its participants [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior ministry orders 10 helicopters from Airbus

21 november 2020 - 13:29:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, has announced the order of [...] Full text...

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Guterres announces intention to appoint Balgarian Nickolay Mladenov as new Special Envoy in Libya

20 november 2020 - 21:50:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has informed the Security Council about his intention to appoint the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso presidential, parliamentary election campaigns end Friday

20 november 2020 - 15:37:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Campaigns for next Sunday's  presidential and legislative polls in Burkina Faso, which began on October [...] Full text...

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Elections are preferred option after postponement of new executive authority in Libya (Analysis)

20 november 2020 - 14:56:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The holding of general elections, as a solution unanimously agreed by Libyans and which could bring [...] Full text...

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Libya's UN delegate calls for resolution adopting agreements of intra-Libyan dialogues

20 november 2020 - 12:04:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's delegate to the United Nations, Taher al-Sunni, has called on the Security Council to adopt [...] Full text...

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Stephanie Williams stresses alternative measures in absence of agreement between Libyans on new authority

19 november 2020 - 21:00:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, chief of the UN Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...

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AU Commission Chairman calls on Malian Prime Minister

19 november 2020 - 11:16:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chairman of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Wednesday called on the [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe opposition rejects any proclamation of results day after elections

18 november 2020 - 22:17:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso opposition leader Zéphirin Diabré Wednesday declared he would reject the declaration of provisional [...] Full text...

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Burkina Elections: ECOWAS deploys 80 observers on the ground

18 november 2020 - 21:16:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Wednesday deployed a team of 80 observers [...] Full text...

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Tunisia satisfied with outcome of first round of the Libyan Dialogue Forum

18 november 2020 - 17:43:48
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has expressed "deep satisfaction" with the outcome of the Libyan-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum held in [...] Full text...

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Libya's electoral umpire to observe Burkinabe polls on Sunday

18 november 2020 - 16:19:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The High National Electoral Commission in Libya (HNEC) has received an official invitation from the Independent [...] Full text...

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Libya, EU Delegation underline cooperation in fighting illegal immigration

17 november 2020 - 15:40:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - President Fayez al-Sarraj of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) has discussed with the Head of [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands investigations into killings in Cote d'Ivoire since presidential vote

17 november 2020 - 08:13:29
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Amnesty International is asking the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to investigate the killing of dozens of [...] Full text...

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Libyans disappointed at lack of names for executive positions at political dialogue forum

17 november 2020 - 06:46:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The closure of the first round of the intra-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunis without the [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya announces conclusion of Round One of Political Dialogue Forum

17 november 2020 - 05:30:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (ASRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission [...] Full text...

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NOC director announces efforts to create new force of oil installations

16 november 2020 - 23:38:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Libyan National Petroleum Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, announced here Monday efforts to [...] Full text...

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Augustin Senghor, candidate for CAF presidency, says committed to respond to appeal of Africa and football

16 november 2020 - 21:55:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Augustin Senghor, the chairman of the Senegalese football federation (FSF), contesting the presidency of the Confederation [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj welcomes outcomes from Forum for political dialogue, setting date for general election

16 november 2020 - 21:33:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan presidential council, Fayez Al-Sarraj, Monday welcomed results reached by participants in [...] Full text...

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Former UN Envoy praises outcome of the Inter-Libyan Dialogue Forum

16 november 2020 - 13:02:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Former Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, has welcomed the achievements [...] Full text...

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Libyan Political Dialogue Forum suspended for one week

16 november 2020 - 09:11:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Stephanie Williams, announced on Sunday [...] Full text...

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The roadmap of political Dialogue Forum and results of Military Commission highlighted in Libyan news

14 november 2020 - 17:00:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The themes of discussions throughout sessions of the Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum which began Monday in [...] Full text...

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Intra-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunis extended for "a few more days" - Stephanie Williams

14 november 2020 - 13:54:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, announced the extension of [...] Full text...

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National elections in Libya on 24 December 2021 - Stephanie Willians

14 november 2020 - 10:52:25
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Participants in the Libyan political Dialogue Forum have agreed to hold national elections on 24 December [...] Full text...

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General election in Libya set for 24 December 2021 by forum for political dialogue

13 november 2020 - 23:19:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - General elections will be held in Libya on 24 December 2021, according to the choice of [...] Full text...

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Ghana mourns former president J.J. Rawlings

13 november 2020 - 11:25:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana is in a state of mourning on Friday following the unexpected death on Thursday of [...] Full text...

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Rights body condemns brutal dispersal of anti-government protesters in Angola

13 november 2020 - 06:39:30
Johannesburg (PANA) - Human Rights Watch has condemned   Angolan police for the killing of a protester and the use of [...] Full text...

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