CNIDH reports a "calming" in Burundi on International Human Rights Day

10 december 2019 - 15:57:40
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's  Independent National Commission on Human Rights (CNIDH) issued a statement on Tuesday, on the occasion [...] Full text...

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EU lifts sanctions against two allies of former DRC president Kabila

10 december 2019 - 11:52:41
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is to lift restrictive measures against allies of former DR Congo president Joseph [...] Full text...

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Ivorian INEC to set up 549 local electoral commissions for 2020 presidential election

10 december 2019 - 11:13:51
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire's Independent Electoral Commission announced on Tuesday that it will set up 549 Local Electoral Commissions [...] Full text...

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Electoral Violence and other threats to democracy in Africa (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

10 december 2019 - 10:38:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The disturbing images of violent activities that saturated the social media space during the recent governorship [...] Full text...

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Ruling party in Zimbabwe moves to endorse Mnangagwa for 2023 elections

09 december 2019 - 17:47:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The ruling ZANU-PF party's provincial structures across Zimbabwe have been stampeding to endorse President Emmerson Mnangagwa [...] Full text...

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Botswana courts to presides over national election petitions

08 december 2019 - 22:37:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana courts here and the second city of Francistown will preside over national election petitions, an [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 15:46:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 08:16:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...

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New envoys present credentials to Botswana President Masisi

06 december 2019 - 15:26:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Friday received credentials of newly accredited envoys from Morocco, Venezuela and [...] Full text...

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Togo presidential candidates to pay 20 million CFA francs fee

06 december 2019 - 11:32:45
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Candidates in Togo's 22 February 2020 presidential election will pay a fee of 20 million CFA [...] Full text...

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South African president salutes Namibian counterpart Geingob on election win

06 december 2019 - 08:31:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday congratulated the people of Namibia on a successful election [...] Full text...

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Joint ECOWAS, ABWA inaugural congress opens

05 december 2019 - 21:07:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The Gambian minister of finance  and economic affairs Mambury Njie said here Thursday the contribution of [...] Full text...

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US, Sudan to exchange ambassadors for first time in 23 years

05 december 2019 - 10:32:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and the United states of America have decided to elevate their diplomatic representation to ambassadorial [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM informs Jordanian, Kuwaitian foreign ministers of attempts to sap GNA legitimacy

04 december 2019 - 23:29:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)    -   The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the government of national accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala [...] Full text...

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US to elevate diplomatic Representation with Sudan

04 december 2019 - 19:46:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ending twenty three years of shy diplomatic representation, the US Administration has decided to elevate its [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s former Premier ditches main opposition party

04 december 2019 - 19:40:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s former Prime Minister, Frederick Sumaye, has quit the country’s main opposition party, Chadema, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's new government to be known next week

04 december 2019 - 15:06:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Jemli has said that the ministries of defene, interior, foreign affairs and [...] Full text...

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Sports Tribunal cancels Kenya FA planned elections

03 december 2019 - 18:44:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Sports Disputes Tribunal has cancelled the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) elections, slated for Saturday, December [...] Full text...

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MO5 calls for resistance against Lomé regime

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

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Fifty-three second video of 'gunshots' fired at Zimbabwe opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, goes viral

02 december 2019 - 17:23:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A video on social media showing the leader of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, Movement for Democratic [...] Full text...

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Gabon and EU restore cooperation

02 december 2019 - 15:29:28
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon and the European Union (EU) renewed their cooperation on Monday after the Gabonese side unilaterally [...] Full text...

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Togolese abroad to vote in six countries

01 december 2019 - 18:44:51
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese living abroad now have the opportunity to vote in the forthcoming presidential election, scheduled for [...] Full text...

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Namibia’s ruling party loses parliamentary dominance in general election

01 december 2019 - 15:16:06
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Namibia’s ruling SWAPO party has lost its overwhelming parliamentary dominance after gaining 63 seats in the [...] Full text...

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Revision of electoral register kicks off in Togo toward 2020 presidential election

30 november 2019 - 15:26:29
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  The revision of the voters’ register for the 2020 presidential election began here Friday throughout the [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants US$ 30 million to Burundi for early childhood, population control

30 november 2019 - 14:29:06
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  The World Bank has granted Burundi US $30 million to cover "community-based nutrition interventions for women [...] Full text...

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Guinean opposition unites against Alpha Condé

30 november 2019 - 10:30:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - The leader of the Union for Democracy and Development (UDD) and former minister of national reconciliation, [...] Full text...

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Berlin conference seeks to obtain international deal on Libya, says Ghassan Salamé

29 november 2019 - 22:47:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The special representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, Friday expressed the hope [...] Full text...

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Togolese government sets up force to secure next year’s presidential election

28 november 2019 - 21:05:44
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The Togolese government at the weekly council of ministers Wednesday set up a presidential election security [...] Full text...

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Togolese civil society marches to demand level field for 2020 presidential election

28 november 2019 - 11:19:38
Lomé, Togo(PANA) - Togolese demonstrated in Lomé on Wednesday to demand level field for the 2020 presidential election. Organised by the [...] Full text...

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Simão Pereira takes lead in presidential election in Cape Verde

27 november 2019 - 21:52:31
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA)  -  Domingos Simão Pereira, Guinea Bissau’s presidential candidate of the African party for Guinea and Cape [...] Full text...

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Togo-EU Political Dialogue underlines transparency in 2020 presidential election

27 november 2019 - 15:00:08
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 20th session of the Political Dialogue between the European Union and Togo called for "better [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire, Benin and Burkina Faso fight fake news

27 november 2019 - 10:45:28
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - A three-day forum on the fight against fake news opens on Wednesday in Abidjan with the [...] Full text...

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Botswana High Court confirms receipt of many post-election petitions

25 november 2019 - 21:46:13
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The High Court of Botswana has confirmed that many petitions for both Parliamentary and Council members [...] Full text...

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Mahamat pays courtesy call on President Masisi

25 november 2019 - 18:06:31
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Monday met with African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe registers new MDC opposition party

25 november 2019 - 15:32:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has registered another party called ‘Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Zimbabwe’ [...] Full text...

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Burundi sets opening time for pubs in Bujumbura municipality

24 november 2019 - 13:10:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - It is with one eye on the glass, another on the watch that customers quench their [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Local CSOs denounce alleged military aggression by Rwanda

22 november 2019 - 19:54:42
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - In a statement read on Friday at RTNB (radio télévision national du Burundi), seven local civil [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says he won't seek third term in office

22 november 2019 - 18:30:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President  Muhammadu Buhari stopped speculations that he was nursing a third term agenda, saying that [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau students in Senegal want future president to raise education, health standards

22 november 2019 - 18:00:47
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau's presidential election set for Sunday  is currently the main topic of discussion  among the country's [...] Full text...

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ANC calls for improved electoral framework for Togo's 2020 presidential poll

22 november 2019 - 15:49:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's main opposition party, National Alliance for Change (ANC), on Friday issued a statement in Lomé [...] Full text...

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Coalition C14 urges public support for transparent election in Togo

22 november 2019 - 14:12:26
Lome, Togo (PANA) - A coalition of opposition parties in Togo on Friday called on the Togolese people to mobilize [...] Full text...

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AU struggles for role in political settlement of Libyan crisis (News Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

22 november 2019 - 10:41:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Western countries' attempts to exclude the African Union (AU) from the process of seeking a political [...] Full text...

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Political consensus critical ahead of Somalia election: UN mission chief

22 november 2019 - 06:34:26
New York, US (PANA) - With Somalia scheduled to hold “one-person, one-vote” elections next year, leaders must act now to [...] Full text...

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Revision of voters' register begins in Guinea

21 november 2019 - 17:15:14
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Registration of new voters and revision of existing voters' register began in Guinea on Thursday, PANA [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International categorises 3 Nigerian detainees as "prisoners of conscience"

20 november 2019 - 19:27:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, on Wednesday categorised three Nigerians as prisoners of conscience, declaring [...] Full text...

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UN-ECOWAS joint mission ahead of the 2020 presidential election highlighted in the Togolese press

20 november 2019 - 17:06:37
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese press are awash with stories on the joint UN-ECOWAS mission, led by Mohamed Ibn [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth team to observe Namibia elections

20 november 2019 - 13:16:50
London, UK (PANA) - The Commonwealth will deploy a team to observe elections in Namibia, scheduled for 27 November 2019, [...] Full text...

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Lome hosts workshop on prevention of election-related conflicts

20 november 2019 - 12:11:54
Lome, Togo (PANA) - A three-day workshop organised by the Political Affairs Directorate of the ECOWAS Commission, in collaboration with [...] Full text...

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2020 Togo presidential election: Opposition political parties quit dialogue with government

19 november 2019 - 23:51:38
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - Opposition political parties in Togo have withdrawn from a dialogue with the government, shortly after the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Negotiations start for the formation of a new government

19 november 2019 - 16:50:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Negotiations for the formation of the new Tunisian government started on Tuesday in a climate still [...] Full text...

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Leading civil society group urges Buhari to rescue Nigeria’s democracy from decline

19 november 2019 - 14:15:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s leading civil society group, Centre for Democracy and Development, (CDD), has said that 10 people [...] Full text...

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New Tunisian parliament holds inaugural session

18 november 2019 - 16:42:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament held its first plenary session on Monday since the election of new MPs [...] Full text...

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Ruling party candidate re-elected Governor of Kogi State in north-central Nigeria

18 november 2019 - 13:14:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, [...] Full text...

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Observers raise concern over conduct of Saturday's governorship election in Nigeria

18 november 2019 - 07:28:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – International observers in the governorship election in Nigeria's Bayelsa and Kogi states last Saturday have expressed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's ruling party candidate wins Bayelsa State governorship election

18 november 2019 - 07:09:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The candidate of Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has won Saturday's governorship election in Bayelsa [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 30 missing electoral staff found as leading civil society coalition calls for cancellation of election over irregularities

17 november 2019 - 17:30:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s central electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said on Sunday that its 30 [...] Full text...

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30 electoral staff missing, 5 persons killed in electoral violence in Northcentral Nigeria

17 november 2019 - 14:41:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With collation of results ongoing, Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says that [...] Full text...

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Voting ends in Nigeria's Kogi and Bayelsa governorship election

16 november 2019 - 16:34:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Voting has ended in election of governors in Bayelsa and Kogi States in Nigeria marred by [...] Full text...

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Voting begins for governors in two Nigerian States

16 november 2019 - 11:15:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Voting has begun to elect governors in Bayelsa and Kogi States in Nigeria. In Kogi State, a [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends CAR mission, arms embargo on Somalia

16 november 2019 - 08:17:57
New York, US (PANA) - The mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has been [...] Full text...

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Agricultural expert called to form new Tunisian government

15 november 2019 - 21:59:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed Friday charged Habib Jomli, an agricultural expert, to form the country’s next [...] Full text...

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Niger: Opposition leader Hama Amadou back in Niamey

15 november 2019 - 18:08:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Exiled Opposition leader, Hama Amadou, returned to Niamey on Thursday, just days after his mother's death. Amadou, [...] Full text...

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Guinean government rejects Amnesty International’s report

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

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One more demonstrator shot dead in Conakry

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

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Nearly 250,000 Burundian refugees return home

14 november 2019 - 21:39:18
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  Nearly 250,000 Burundian refugees have since 2017 to date voluntarily returned or been assisted to return [...] Full text...

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Sudanese American relations discussed with visiting US special envoy

14 november 2019 - 20:44:21
Khartoum, Sudan  (PANA)  -  The president of Sudan’s sovereign council, Lieutenant General Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, Thursday met with the US envoy [...] Full text...

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Botswana nominates SADC Electoral Observation Mission for Namibia elections

14 november 2019 - 18:33:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Office of the President has announced the nomination of Batswana (citizens of Botswana) to [...] Full text...

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Islamist Rached Ghannouchi elected new speaker of the Tunisian Parliament

14 november 2019 - 17:31:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the Tunisian Islamist party "Ennahdha", Rached Ghannouchi, was Wednesday elected new speaker of [...] Full text...

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Political parties, civil society organizations call for a halt to the electoral process in Togo

14 november 2019 - 17:21:41
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A group of political parties and civil society organizations, under the group, "Democratic Forces" movement, with [...] Full text...

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Buhari, US embassy sue for free, fair elections in 2 Nigerian States

14 november 2019 - 17:13:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States embassy in Abuja on Thursday said that the conduct of Saturday’s governorship elections [...] Full text...

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Botswana IEC rebuts story of ‘flawed elections'

13 november 2019 - 19:15:47
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has slammed the press release circulating on social media which [...] Full text...

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Mauritian Opposition gets a new leader

13 november 2019 - 15:11:09
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian former Minister of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs, Arvin Boolell, has been appointed opposition leader [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Guinean President Conte issues decree for conduct of parliamentary elections

12 november 2019 - 21:30:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Hours after a decree issued by Guinean President Alpha Condé ordering the electoral body to conduct [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau political crisis stops trucks laden with goods from entering Bissau

12 november 2019 - 18:23:37
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The tense political situation in Guinea-Bissau is beginning to have a negative impact on the country's [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gets new government

12 november 2019 - 16:49:01
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday appointed a new cabinet of 24 ministers following his [...] Full text...

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New Tunisian parliament opens on Wednesday

12 november 2019 - 15:38:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's newly elected Members of Parliament will take oath of office on Wednesday after the opening [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde's main opposition party set to elect new president

12 november 2019 - 15:07:03
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde's main opposition party, the African Independence Party of Cape Verde (PAICV), will elect [...] Full text...

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Congo: UN expresses satisfaction with approach taken by CND to organize national dialogue in near future

11 november 2019 - 23:49:56
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The Special Representative for Central Africa and head of the United Nations Regional Office, François Louncény [...] Full text...

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Joint UN-ECOWAS mission calls for credible and fair presidential election in Togo

11 november 2019 - 23:37:08
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  -  A joint United Nations (UN) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mission has called [...] Full text...

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Libya helps organize voting for Burkinabe residents on its territory in 2020 elections

11 november 2019 - 14:20:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya will help organize the voting by Burkinabe residents on its territory in the presidential and [...] Full text...

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Second meeting of media regulation experts of WAEMU and Guinea ends

09 november 2019 - 11:51:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Legal Experts on Media Regulation and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) of the Platform of Audiovisual [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to send a mission of Heads of State to Bissau

09 november 2019 - 11:37:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the Guinea-Bissau crisis [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President reshuffles his cabinet

08 november 2019 - 19:42:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has reshuffled his cabinet amidst growing economic and social turmoil that continues [...] Full text...

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Official results of Tunisia's parliamentary elections throws up fragmented parliament

08 november 2019 - 17:59:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The final results of the October 16 Tunisian parliamentary polls, announced on Friday by the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Niamey hosts ECOWAS extraordinary summit on the Guinea-Bissau crisis

08 november 2019 - 16:22:43
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien President, Mr. Issoufou Mahamadou, who is the current President of the Conference of Heads [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Elections: Unofficial results show Prime Minister’s party leading

08 november 2019 - 16:11:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Unofficial results coming out of the 20 constituencies where counting of votes for the elections, held [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Voter turn-out reaches 75.8% in presidential polls

07 november 2019 - 19:30:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Office of the Electoral Commission in Mauritius has reported a voter turnout of 75.8 % [...] Full text...

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

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

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Cape Verde recognizes the government of Aristides Gomes in Guinea-Bissau

07 november 2019 - 18:01:27
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verdean government, in line with popular position of the international community, has recognized [...] Full text...

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. Mauritius: Electoral Commissioner reports 36.99% turnout of voters by midday

07 november 2019 - 13:49:32
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian voters' turnout by midday on Thursday had reached 36.99% or 348,362 out of the [...] Full text...

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'International community concerned about the situation in Guinea'

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

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Cote d'Ivoire's 2020 presidential election: 17 opposition parties finalise platform under Bedie

07 november 2019 - 10:04:37
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Seventeen Ivorian opposition parties gathered on Wednesday in Daoukro, in central-eastern Côte d'Ivoire, around former head [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean elections think tank bemoans slow govt implementation of election reforms

06 november 2019 - 21:19:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local elections think tank, Election Resource Centre (ERC), Wednesday bemoaned the lack of comprehensive plans by [...] Full text...

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The Gambia’s opposition party urges President Barrow to honour coalition agreement

06 november 2019 - 20:22:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -  The Gambia’s biggest  opposition political party, United  Democratic Party (UDP), Wednesday called on Gambian leader Adama  [...] Full text...

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'Guinea-Bissau is on its knees', says former PM Umaro Sissoco Embalo

06 november 2019 - 17:04:56
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a candidate for the presidential election of November 24, [...] Full text...

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Final results of Tunisian legislative elections to be released Thursday

06 november 2019 - 14:34:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The final results of the 6 October legislative elections in Tunisia will be made public on [...] Full text...

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AU deploys Election Observation Mission in Mauritius

06 november 2019 - 14:01:03
  Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) has deployed an observation mission for parliamentary elections scheduled for [...] Full text...

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IMF mission advises Chad to speed up spending in health and education

06 november 2019 - 10:38:25
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) – Chad should accelerate its social spending, particularly in health and education, besides continued efforts to strengthen [...] Full text...

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Togolese government amends electoral code for nationals living abroad

05 november 2019 - 23:28:35
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - A draft bill adopted at the council of ministers on 18 October enabling Togolese nationals living [...] Full text...

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Security Council 'deeply concerned' over political developments in Guinea-Bissau

05 november 2019 - 07:07:59
New York, US  (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday expressed deep concern over Guinea Bissau’s political crisis, following President José Mário Vaz’s decision last week [...] Full text...

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Mauritius goes to the polls on Thursday

04 november 2019 - 17:47:58
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 941,719 registered voters will Thursday, 7 November, 2019, go to the polls to [...] Full text...

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'Guinea-Bissau government dismissal is not reversible' - President Jose Mario Vaz

04 november 2019 - 14:53:49
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau's President José Mário Vaz said at the weekend in Pitche, in the country's interior, that [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's main labour union calls for speedy formation of new govt

04 november 2019 - 09:22:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), Noureddine Taboubi, on Sunday called for the [...] Full text...

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Longest UN mediation in Burundi crisis ends

01 november 2019 - 17:38:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The latest UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Burundi, Michel Kafando, offered his resignation in mid-week to [...] Full text...

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President Masisi calls for a united Botswana to ramp up the country socio-economic development

01 november 2019 - 15:32:40
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The President of Botswana, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, who started his term as the 5th President of [...] Full text...

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Former President Ian Khama boycotts Presidential inauguration

01 november 2019 - 15:23:50
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The former President of Botswana, Seretse Khama Ian Khama, boycotted the Presidential inauguration of the 5th [...] Full text...

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MPs vote to amend the Beninese Constitution

01 november 2019 - 11:43:52
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's lawmakers on Friday unanimously passed the legislation to amend the country's Constitution of 11 December [...] Full text...

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Electoral rigging drama unfolds in Gaborone

31 october 2019 - 18:24:22
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A new electoral rigging drama unfolded at the High Court in the Botswana capital city of [...] Full text...

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Nigerien PM opens inclusive dialogue on the electoral process

31 october 2019 - 17:11:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien Prime Minister Brigi Rafini, has announced government's efforts to open an inclusive dialogue on the [...] Full text...

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Council of Religions calls for Mauritians' civic responsibility

31 october 2019 - 15:01:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Council of Religions on Thursday called on Mauritians to demonstrate "civic responsibility" during the [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire to celebrate National Peace Day on 15 November

31 october 2019 - 10:57:27
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire will celebrate the National Peace Day on 15 November in the commune of Yopougon, [...] Full text...

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Dismissal of Tunisian foreign affairs and defence ministers generates debates, comments

30 october 2019 - 23:38:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The decision to sack the Tunisian ministers of defence and foreign affairs, Abdelkrim Zbidi and Khameis [...] Full text...

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Opposition claims massive rigging and fraud in Botswana polls

30 october 2019 - 19:51:41
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Despite the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) and the African Union Election [...] Full text...

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Turkey to spur Botswana’s economic development

30 october 2019 - 18:34:42
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Turkey Ambassador to Botswana says her country will help in ramping up Botswana’s economic development [...] Full text...

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Kenyan leader, Jordanian monarch discuss trade, bilateral relations

30 october 2019 - 14:56:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday held talks King Abdullah II of Jordan and the two [...] Full text...

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Senegal deploys troops to secure presidential poll in Guinea-Bissau

30 october 2019 - 12:57:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal will deploy 205 troops to Guinea-Bissau to help secure the country's presidential election, scheduled for [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president Kaïs Saeid receives chairman of Libyan high council of state

29 october 2019 - 22:55:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Tunisian President Kaïs Saied Tuesday received in audience the chairman of the Libyan high council of [...] Full text...

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Libya elected 2nd vice-president of Association of African ombudsmen and mediators

29 october 2019 - 22:30:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Libya, represented by the chairman of the administrative control authority, Suleiman al-Chanti, was elected as second [...] Full text...

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Guinea Bissau: The causes of dismissal of prime minister Aristides Gomes

29 october 2019 - 22:04:39
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)  - Guinea-Bissa President José Mario Vaz late Monday evening dissolved the government chaired by Aristide Gomes through [...] Full text...

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Tunisian defence, foreign affairs ministers sacked

29 october 2019 - 21:21:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The head of the Tunisian government, Youssef Chahed, Tuesday relieved three ministers of state of their [...] Full text...

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Togo: PDP picks Innocent Kagbara as presidential candidate

29 october 2019 - 15:49:23
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's Pan-African Democratic Party (PDP) has named Innocent Kagbara as its presidential candidate in 2020, "after [...] Full text...

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Tunisian defence and foreign ministers dismissed

29 october 2019 - 15:03:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Foreign Affairs and Defence ministers Khameis Jhinaoui and Abdelkarim Zebidi respectively were fired on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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President of Libyan Assembly presents crisis recovery initiative

28 october 2019 - 19:24:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the High Council of the Libyan State, a Consultative Assembly in Libya, Khaled [...] Full text...

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Botswana govt to reform economy - President Masisi

28 october 2019 - 19:04:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's newly-reelected President, Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, says that his government intends to formulate legislation that will [...] Full text...

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Inauguration of Botswana’s re-elected president set for Friday

28 october 2019 - 16:21:35
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's re-elected President Mokweetsi Masisi will be inaugurated on 1 November after winning the general elections [...] Full text...

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Rights groups call for repeal of repressive laws in Tanzania

28 october 2019 - 10:11:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two rights groups on Monday slammed  Tanzania for repression of the media, human rights defenders, and [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President calls on parties to agree on formation of government

27 october 2019 - 12:57:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian newly-elected President Kais Saied on Saturday appealed to all parties in the country to reach [...] Full text...

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

25 october 2019 - 21:35:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and the Robert F. Kennedy Human [...] Full text...

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First Lady of Burundi hosts major international conference of women leaders

25 october 2019 - 18:31:30
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   Burundi First Lady Denise Bucumi Thursday played host to the first major international conference of women [...] Full text...

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Kenya faces FIFA ban over court cases

25 october 2019 - 15:25:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World football governing body FIFA is threatening to ban Kenya over current cases in court.   A number [...] Full text...

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Resounding victory for ruling party in Botswana

25 october 2019 - 14:45:56
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s ruling party, popularly known as BDP-Tsholetsa Domkrag - has won the country’s 12th general election [...] Full text...

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Masisi re-elected Botswana president

25 october 2019 - 14:20:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has been re-elected for the second five-year term, according to results of [...] Full text...

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IMF says Ghana's macroeconomic outlook 'remains favourable'

25 october 2019 - 11:34:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Ghana’s macroeconomic outlook remains favourable, supported by strong activity in the [...] Full text...

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Ruling Botswana Democratic Party close to victory in general elections

25 october 2019 - 08:49:08
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has a healthy lead in Thursday's general elections in the [...] Full text...

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Botswana opposition party in lead with 3 parliament seats

24 october 2019 - 19:05:23
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The current Botswana general elections counting have the stronghold coalition opposition party, Umbrella for Democratic Change [...] Full text...

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Al-Sarraj urges the African Union to play leading role in the resolution of the Libyan crisis

24 october 2019 - 18:17:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity, Fayez al-Sarraj, said that [...] Full text...

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Botswana President congratulates minister who won a seat for his party

24 october 2019 - 15:39:55
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President and head of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has congratulated  Chobe constituency minister [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s opposition party wins its first parliament seats

24 october 2019 - 14:16:12
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Latest parliamentary results released by Botswana Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) show the Umbrella for Democratic Change [...] Full text...

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'Recounts delay release of Botswana parliamentary election results'

24 october 2019 - 11:27:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says the slow pace of the release of results of [...] Full text...

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Libyans hope for decent living as country commemorates eighth anniversary of fall of Kaddafi

23 october 2019 - 21:50:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) and the high council of state, a consultative assembly, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's parliament speaker stops opposition legislators from questioning gov’t ministers

23 october 2019 - 20:54:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe's Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda Wednesday prevented opposition legislators from questioning government ministers during a [...] Full text...

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Voting progresses smoothly in most parts of Botswana

23 october 2019 - 19:44:34
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Botswana spokesperson, Otsile Maroba, says the commission is accordingly assisting voters [...] Full text...

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Buhari congratulates Canadian Prime Minister on his election victory

23 october 2019 - 17:48:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, congratulated Canadian Prime Minister, Mr Justin Trudeau, on his election [...] Full text...

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Fake electoral information on fake social media accounts worries Botswana security officials

23 october 2019 - 17:03:50
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -  Botswana's Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) is concerned about fake electoral information that was posted [...] Full text...

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Botswana President casts his vote

23 october 2019 - 16:47:26
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Democratic Party presidential candidate Mokgweetsi Masisi has cast his vote at Mosielele Primary School polling [...] Full text...

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Port-Louis Diocese issues document to orientate Mauritians on next general election

23 october 2019 - 00:01:57
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)  -  The Justice and Peace Commission of the Port-Louis Diocese Tuesday said “that there will be a [...] Full text...

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Togo: Former PM Kodjo appointed MPDD candidate for 2020 presidential election

22 october 2019 - 19:44:31
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  -  Former Togolese Prime Minister Agbeyomé Messan Kodjo has been nominated by his political party, the Patriotic [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 817 candidates vie for Nov 7 general elections

22 october 2019 - 14:50:39
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A total of 817 candidates, 18.12% of whom are women, have filed for participation in [...] Full text...

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Togolese abroad could vote in upcoming national elections

22 october 2019 - 11:41:08
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese abroad, long deprived of voting, could now take part in national electoral consultations, following the [...] Full text...

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Parliamentary elections in Guinea postponed

21 october 2019 - 18:26:10
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Legislative elections, scheduled for December 28 in Guinea, have been postponed to a later date, yet [...] Full text...

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Jean-Pierre Fabre appointed ANC presidential candidate in 2020 in Togo

21 october 2019 - 16:51:44
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The National Alliance for Change (ANC, opposition) has appointed its president, Jean-Pierre Fabre, as its presidential [...] Full text...

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Trial of assassins begin 26 years after Burundi’s first democratically-elected president was killed

20 october 2019 - 17:38:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundians on Monday celebrate the 26th anniversary of the assassination of the first democratically-elected president, Melchior [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's president elect to be sworn in next Wednesday

18 october 2019 - 14:15:28
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian elected President, Kais Saied, will take his oath of office on Wednesday (October 23rd) before [...] Full text...

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Botswana IEC sets up election results centre

18 october 2019 - 14:01:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's  Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has established a national general elections result centre in the capital, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's members of Senate sworn in

17 october 2019 - 18:27:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's new members of the Senate were sworn in on Thursday afternoon, with the long serving [...] Full text...

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Botswana holds pre-electoral presidential debate

17 october 2019 - 16:14:14
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Presidential canadidates of different Botswana political parties held pre-electoral debates which were aired on radio and [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Kais Saied officially proclaimed President of the Republic

17 october 2019 - 13:00:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  Tunisia's electoral body on Thursday officially declared Kais Saied as the new president following completion of [...] Full text...

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Two Batswana youth chosen to work with Harvey on Family Feud Africa

16 october 2019 - 14:17:13
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)- Two young Batswana (citizen of Botswana), Neo Aabobe and  Maxwell Dichi, have been nominated to join Steve [...] Full text...

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47,653 tonnes of coffee cherries collected in Burundi

16 october 2019 - 13:52:38
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 47,653 tonnes of cherry coffee has been collected for the 2019-2020 coffee season, out of [...] Full text...

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SEOM Head meets Botswana Police Chief

15 october 2019 - 20:25:47
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Head of Southern African Development Commission (SADC) Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM), Lieutenant General (retired) Dr. [...] Full text...

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Botswana IEC employee arrested for sharing confidential pre-election information

15 october 2019 - 18:40:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has confirmed with regret the recent social media reports involving [...] Full text...

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Bishop of Port Louis wants Mauritians to vote responsibly on Nov. 7

15 october 2019 - 16:50:21
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Bishop of Port Louis, Cardinal Maurice Piat, on Tuesday called on Mauritians to use [...] Full text...

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Botswana launches fibre home internet connectivity

15 october 2019 - 15:37:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's  wholesale provider of national and international telecommunication infrastructure, BoFiNet has launched the Fibre to the [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau: Supreme Court approves 13 out of 19 candidates for presidential election

15 october 2019 - 14:49:28
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Supreme Court of Justice of Guinea-Bissau has validated 13 of the 19 candidates for the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe readmitted into International Cricket Council

15 october 2019 - 04:39:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) has readmitted Zimbabwe into its membership following a suspension it issued [...] Full text...

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ISIE issues the Provisional Official Results of the Tunisian Presidential Election

14 october 2019 - 18:51:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Provisional official results of the second round of the presidential election, held on Sunday, released [...] Full text...

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SADC launches Electoral Observation Mission to Botswana elections

14 october 2019 - 18:30:31
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Southern African Development Commission (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation has officially launched [...] Full text...

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Karoui congratulates Saied, winner of Tunisia's presidential results

14 october 2019 - 16:42:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Almost 24 hours after the announcement of the results of Tunisia's presidential election, the runner up, [...] Full text...

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Botswana electoral commission waits for Diaspora ballot boxes

14 october 2019 - 15:04:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) waits to receive Diaspora ballots from all external polling stations [...] Full text...

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Botswana electoral commission waits for Diaspora ballot boxes

14 october 2019 - 13:12:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) waits to receive Diaspora ballots from all external polling stations [...] Full text...

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President-elect vows to 'build a new Tunisia'

14 october 2019 - 09:58:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Shortly after the announcement of the preliminary result that gave him a landslide victory in Sunday's [...] Full text...

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Kais Saied elected new Tunisian president

13 october 2019 - 20:32:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  Independent candidate Kais Saied Sunday won the presidential election in Tunisia with 72.53 percent as against [...] Full text...

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‘We are very satisfied’ with Gambia’s ongoing reforms - Ibn Chambas

13 october 2019 - 18:45:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel Dr. Muhammed Ibn [...] Full text...

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National solidarity fund established for victims of electoral violence in Benin

13 october 2019 - 16:55:26
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -   The political forces for resistance, a Beninese opposition movement, Saturday announced the establishment of a national [...] Full text...

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The two candidates for Tunisian presidential election vote in Tunis

13 october 2019 - 14:19:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The two candidates running in the second round of the early presidential election in Tunisia voted [...] Full text...

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October marked by series of unsolved political crimes in Burundi

13 october 2019 - 11:55:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  In Burundi, 13 October marks the 1961 assassination of Prince Louis Rwagasore, hero of national independence, [...] Full text...

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Tunisians elect new president on Sunday

13 october 2019 - 10:09:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   Tunisians, for the third time in less than a month, Sunday go to the polls for [...] Full text...

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Burundian police launch major offensive against crime, terrorism

12 october 2019 - 15:15:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Ministry of Public Security and Disaster Management says the police carried out 4,131 search [...] Full text...

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Tunisian presidential candidates face-off in first televised debate

12 october 2019 - 14:48:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - For the first time in Tunisia and the Arab world, the two candidates in the second [...] Full text...

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SADC observer mission to be launched

11 october 2019 - 18:40:50
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Head of the SADC Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) to the 2019 General Elections in the [...] Full text...

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FIFA slams 2-month suspension on Uganda football chief

11 october 2019 - 18:21:22
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Uganda Football Association (Fufa) president, Moses Magogo has been suspended from all football-related activities for two [...] Full text...

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President George Weah expected in Libreville for an official visit

11 october 2019 - 17:20:29
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Liberia's President, George Weah, is expected Friday evening in Libreville, Gabon, as part of a 24-hour [...] Full text...

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139 applicants take forms for presidential candidacy in Algeria

11 october 2019 - 14:18:50
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - At least 139 hopeful candidates for Algerian presidential election on 12 December had until Thursday taken [...] Full text...

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'Gambia is in a period of transition’, says EU Election Observer Mission chief

11 october 2019 - 12:47:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Miroslav Poche, head of European Union Election Observer Mission (EOM), has said that The Gambia is [...] Full text...

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Tunisians abroad voting in second round of presidential election

11 october 2019 - 12:31:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians abroad on Friday started voting in the second round of the presidential election between independent [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Ethiopian PM Abiy awarded 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

11 october 2019 - 10:38:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 to Ethiopian Prime [...] Full text...

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Benin opposition party demands dropping of charges against former President Yayi

11 october 2019 - 08:47:02
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's opposition Democratic Renewal Party (PRD) of former National Assembly Speaker Adrien Houngbedji has called for [...] Full text...

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France, Switzerland, Denmark reaffirm commitment to strengthen cooperation with Burkina Faso

10 october 2019 - 22:51:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Thursday held a working session with his [...] Full text...

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PRD raises failures in ongoing political dialogue in Benin

10 october 2019 - 22:34:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The party for democratic regeneration (PRD), led by the former speaker of the Beninese parliament, Adrien [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe peace projects record 67 abductions in August

10 october 2019 - 21:36:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) said here Thursday a total of 67 abductions were recorded in the [...] Full text...

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Batswana urged to respect electoral laws

10 october 2019 - 19:51:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana President, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, has encouraged Batswana (citizens of Botswana) to respect the election [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s judicial system, press freedom hailed by EU

10 october 2019 - 18:03:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Chief European Union (EU) Election Observer to The Gambia, Miroslav Poche, has commended the efforts [...] Full text...

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Islamist Ennahdha party wins Tunisia's legislative elections

10 october 2019 - 17:21:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The preliminary results of the parliamentary elections, proclaimed on Wednesday by the Independent Supreme Electoral Commission [...] Full text...

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Buhari says Nigeria, Algeria must cooperate for a more robust relationship

10 october 2019 - 15:45:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said Nigeria and Algeria must work together for a more [...] Full text...

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Final step in holding of 2020 general election in Burundi

10 october 2019 - 00:08:05
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  After the registration of eligible voters, reform of the legal framework (Constitution and electoral code), among [...] Full text...

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Detained Tunisian Presidential Candidate, Nabil Karoui, released

09 october 2019 - 17:42:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunis Court of Cassation on Wednesday ordered the "immediate" release of presidential candidate, Nabil Karoui, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: ISIE rejects request for postponement of second round of the presidential poll

09 october 2019 - 12:21:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) has rejected a request to postpone the second round of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian navy foils new illegal immigration attempt

08 october 2019 - 23:31:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian coast guards Tuesday foiled a new attempt at illegal migration to Italy, a statement issued [...] Full text...

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