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

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

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

28 january 2020 - 17:26:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Candidates for the Burundi presidential election on May 20 must first pay a deposit of 30 [...] Full text...

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

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

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Rights group says Ethiopian authorities crack down on opposition supporters with mass arrests

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

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Ethiopia intensifies pre-election crackdown with mass arrests

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

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UN deplores continued arms embargo violations in Libya

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

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

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

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Spotlight on Gitega, the new political capital of Burundi

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

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

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

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

24 january 2020 - 23:24:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The Tunisian prime minister- designate, Elyes Fakhfakh, Friday expressed his desire to broaden his government's political [...] Full text...

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

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

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Opinion divided over outcomes of Berlin conference on Libya (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

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

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Guinea establishes organisation to secure February's parliamentary elections

23 january 2020 - 22:11:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean president, Alpha Condé, Thursday created the special unit for the securization of elections (USSEL) [...] Full text...

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

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

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Ivorian Catholic Church plans peace march on 15 February 2020

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

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Municipal elections set for May 17 in Benin

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

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

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

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Belgian Prime Minister to visit DR Congo in February

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

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Malian parliamentary elections set for 29 Match 2020 --government

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

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

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

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Anti-slavery activist criticises human rights situation in Mauritania

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

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

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

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

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

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Workshop on political orientations for national inclusive dialogue ends in Mali

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

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Tunisia: Contradictory reactions trail appointment of new PM

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

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

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

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Elyès Fakhfakh foreseen as new Tunisian prime minister

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

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Elyès Fakhfakh foreseen as new Tunisian prime minister

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

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

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

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

19 january 2020 - 16:03:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A coalition of seven political parties has been formed in Burundi to contest this year's presidential [...] Full text...

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Two killed, several wounded in demonstrations in central Benin

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

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Berlin conference on Libya: a meeting with high stakes to achieve peace (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

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

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Belgian Consulate in DR Congo city of Lubumbashi reopens

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

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

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

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

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

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The dilemma of the Guinean opposition

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

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

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

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Campaign for Guinean parliamentary elections begins Thursday

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

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World Food Programme has been with Burundi for 52 years

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

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Cape Verdean President invited to inauguration of his Guinea-Bissau counterpart

14 january 2020 - 14:50:31
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verdean President Jorge Carlos Fonseca has been invited to the swearing-in ceremony of his [...] Full text...

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Erdgogan, Conte optimistic of signing cease-fire agreement between Libyan belligerents

13 january 2020 - 22:56:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)    -   Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday welcomed the prospects of [...] Full text...

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Congolese opposition clarifies proposal to postpone 2021 presidential election

13 january 2020 - 21:06:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The leader of the Congolese opposition, Pascal Tsaty Mabiala, Monday clarified his proposal to postpone the [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian-Moroccan officials meet on regionalisation

13 january 2020 - 19:38:47
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nouakchott is hosting, Monday and Tuesday, a Mauritanian-Moroccan meeting on regionalization, under the theme "Governance of [...] Full text...

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Togo: Members of election security force trained on how to secure ballot boxes

13 january 2020 - 19:19:57
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Elements of the Presidential Election Security Force (FOSEP) completed a refresher training course on 11 January [...] Full text...

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Libyan rivals al-Sarraj, Haftar in Moscow to sign ceasefire agreement

13 january 2020 - 11:33:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The two main actors in the Libyan conflict - the President of the Presidential Council of [...] Full text...

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Ceasefire in Libya: An opportunity to achieve peace through negotiations (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

13 january 2020 - 07:33:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – It is obviously too early to evaluate how the ceasefire proclaimed in Libya on Saturday night [...] Full text...

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Truce in Libya in response to Russian-Turkish call for a ceasefire comes into force

12 january 2020 - 12:30:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A ceasefire, the first of its kind since the outbreak of military hostilities on April 4 [...] Full text...

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The exchange of cows among the ancestral hard-skinned practices in Burundi (Analysis)

12 january 2020 - 12:11:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - One of the notable presidential activities of the week, which is coming to an end, was [...] Full text...

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Exiled ex-Gambian president Jammeh wants to return to The Gambia

11 january 2020 - 19:59:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Exiled ex- Gambian president Yahya Jammeh has announced in an audio address to his supporters received [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President takes steps to appoints a new PM

11 january 2020 - 19:41:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied has taken constitutional steps to appoint a new, fittest figure to form [...] Full text...

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Togo: Game of alliances has begun ahead of presidential poll

11 january 2020 - 18:08:43
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The game of alliances between political parties vying for  presidential election on February 22 is already [...] Full text...

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Chinese FM arrives in Burundi

11 january 2020 - 15:39:17
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi arrived in Bujumbura on Saturday as part of a [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian activist leads preliminary vote hunt in opposition strongholds

11 january 2020 - 14:57:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A coalition of Ethiopian opposition leaders, led by prominent social justice activist-turned politician, Jawar Mohamed, [...] Full text...

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Guinean authorities ban protest demonstrations

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

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2ND LEAD: Tunisian Parliament passes no confidence vote in new government

11 january 2020 - 00:20:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament Friday evening refused to give its confidence to the new of Habib Jemli, [...] Full text...

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1st LEAD: Tunisian Parliament passes no confidence vote in new government

11 january 2020 - 00:03:17
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian parliament Friday evening passed a no confidence vote in the new government chaired by [...] Full text...

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

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

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Uncertainty hangs over Tunisian parliament's vote on new government

10 january 2020 - 12:18:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - After lengthy political negotiations, the Tunisian Parliament began a plenary session on Friday on a vote [...] Full text...

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Ugandan pop star locked in day-long meeting with electoral body over blocked meetings

09 january 2020 - 19:41:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan pop star, Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, spent the whole of Thursday [...] Full text...

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Ivorian opposition party sues for enabling environment towards practical organisation of elections

09 january 2020 - 18:16:06
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The president of the opposition Front Populaire Ivoirien (FPI), Pascal Affi N'Guessan, said Thursday that [...] Full text...

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Cape Verdean PM to run for president

09 january 2020 - 17:37:24
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verdean Prime Minister, Ulisses Correia e Silva, has again indicated his interest to [...] Full text...

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Togo: CENI registers 10 candidates for the presidential election in February

09 january 2020 - 17:21:04
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togo Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) has registered 10 candidates for the presidential election, scheduled [...] Full text...

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Burundi political parties in guided pre-election tour of CENI data processing centre

09 january 2020 - 17:00:14
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Representatives of political parties, civil society organizations (CSOs) and religious bodies were on Thursday taken on [...] Full text...

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‘Unprecedented terrorist violence’ in West Africa, Sahel region, says senior UN official

09 january 2020 - 08:25:27
New York, US (PANA) - The top UN official in West Africa and the Sahel updated the Security Council on [...] Full text...

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Internet disruptions reported in volatile Oromia region in Ethiopia

08 january 2020 - 23:51:25
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  -  Residents of Wollega in the vast Oromia region straddling the capital, Addis Ababa, have decried [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president transmits new government list to parliament without change, says PM

08 january 2020 - 17:57:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The new government list, not modified, which has just been formed will be presented to the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Former opposition leader eyes new party

08 january 2020 - 14:17:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Mmusi Maimane, the former leader of the official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), is planning [...] Full text...

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29 political parties published for Guinea’s 16 February parliamentary election

07 january 2020 - 22:43:21
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   A total of 29 political parties have been shortlisted by the national independent electoral commission (CENI) to [...] Full text...

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Faure Gnassingbé selected by party for February’s presidential election

07 january 2020 - 21:47:55
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé has been elected presidential candidate of Togo’s ruling Union for Republic (UNIR), [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari demands free, fair and credible elections from Police, electoral umpire

07 january 2020 - 16:14:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday met with the head of the nation’s electoral umpire, the [...] Full text...

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Exiled former Zimbabwe minister leads newly formed political party

07 january 2020 - 13:38:01
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former cabinet minister Walter Mzembi and other former government officials based in the diaspora have [...] Full text...

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

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

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Uganda presidential aspirant arrested for staging 'upfront' election campaigns

07 january 2020 - 00:29:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan presidential hopeful Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, was arrested on Monday for violating [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nigeria: President-elect of Guinea Bissau visits Nigeria, meets with President Buhari

05 january 2020 - 18:30:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday reiterated his desire for stability, peace, progress and prosperity in the [...] Full text...

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Ugandan pop star Bobi Wine launches consultations for shot at presidency

04 january 2020 - 18:45:08
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Robert Kyagulanyi, a pop star whose stage name is Bobi Wine, has released a programme for [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s President Museveni in 100 km walk to renew 'Bush War' memories

04 january 2020 - 17:46:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda for close to 34 years and now aged 75, on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Arms, ammunition seized in Guinea, says pro-government coalition

04 january 2020 - 17:13:49
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A pro-government coalition in Guinea has said arms and ammunition have been seized at some borders [...] Full text...

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Ghana Football Association sacks all national team coaches

03 january 2020 - 06:28:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has sacked the technical bodies of all national teams with immediate [...] Full text...

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Big debate around Turkey’s support for Libyan Government of National Accord (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

03 january 2020 - 00:07:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The adoption on Thursday by the Turkish parliament of a motion authorizing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan [...] Full text...

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Tunisia finally gets new government

02 january 2020 - 18:46:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The prospective head of the Tunisian government, Habib Jemli, announced here Thursday his cabinet, following  several [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Announcement of new government postponed to Thursday

01 january 2020 - 20:44:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  After long political negotiations, Habib Jemli, the new head of the Tunisian government, said here Wednesday [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says he swore twice by the Holy Qur’an to defend national constitution

01 january 2020 - 18:30:54
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  -   President Adama Barrow said here Wednesday he swore twice by the Holy Qur’an in Dakar and in [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta urges unity, tolerance in Kenyan politics

01 january 2020 - 18:26:35
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged his people to rally behind the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), [...] Full text...

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President Mahamadou says 2020 will be an electoral year in Niger

01 january 2020 - 16:16:36
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Local elections in Niger will be held on 1 November 2020,  followed by the 1st round [...] Full text...

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Exiled former Zimbabwean minister alleges coup attempt to oust President Mnangagwa

01 january 2020 - 08:33:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s exiled former cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, has alleged that there was a coup attempt to [...] Full text...

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President Alpha Condé urges compatriots to vote massively on 16 February

31 december 2019 - 23:51:21
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé Tuesday in his televised address to the nation on the occasion of [...] Full text...

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Guinea: CENI closes submission of candidatures for legislative elections

31 december 2019 - 23:13:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -  The independent national electoral commission (CENI) said here Tuesday that at least 30 out of more [...] Full text...

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Nkurunziza eludes issue of his succession in New Year message to Barundi

31 december 2019 - 18:52:06
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The traditional New Year's message to the nation by Burundi Head of State, Pierre Nkurunziza, has [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa acknowledges South Africa's challenges

31 december 2019 - 14:22:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday acknowledged the "difficulties" of 2019 but said South Africa [...] Full text...

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Year-end Analysis: Gambia’s Truth Commission gives hope to victims (Analysis by Momodou Jaitey, PANA correspondent)

31 december 2019 - 09:54:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – As 2019 draws to an end, one of most important and biggest stories that ran in [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s good governance ‘on a thin line’

30 december 2019 - 23:04:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  - Botswana’s good governance, peace and tranquility is on the thin line as opposition parties put the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: New government will not be announced Monday as initially planned, says PM

30 december 2019 - 22:02:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The Tunisian prime minister, Habib Jemli, in charge of forming a new government, Monday announced he [...] Full text...

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Burundi: More than 117,000 names added to voters roll for 2020 elections

30 december 2019 - 18:02:13
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - More than 117,000 potential voters have registered after the partial enrolment of Burundians of voting age [...] Full text...

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Year-end Analysis: 2019 ends in Libya with another missed appointment with peace (By Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

30 december 2019 - 11:15:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - For eight years now, Libyans have had a recurring rhyme: missed appointment to achieve peace despite [...] Full text...

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Guinea Electoral Commission sets new deadline for filing nomination papers

28 december 2019 - 18:35:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed the filing of nomination papers for February's legislative elections [...] Full text...

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Congo: Opposition calls for postponement of 2021 presidential election

27 december 2019 - 13:37:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese opposition leader Pascal Tsaty Mabiala on Thursday in Brazzaville called for the postponement of the [...] Full text...

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Congolese opposition calls for postponement of 2021 presidential election

27 december 2019 - 13:02:31
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese opposition leader Pascal Tsaty Mabiala has called for the postponement of the presidential election, scheduled [...] Full text...

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

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

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ECOWAS, OIF audit missions in Lomé to analyse electoral register

25 december 2019 - 17:37:12
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - ECOWAS and OIF audit missions have been in Lomé for the past few days to analyze [...] Full text...

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

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

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Hostile reactions in Tunisia following decision of Tunisian PM to dismiss political parties from government

24 december 2019 - 20:29:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -  The decision of Tunisia’s prime minister-designate Habib Jemli to dismiss ministers from political parties from his [...] Full text...

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Another declaration for peace in Libya adopted in Tunis

24 december 2019 - 07:27:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Representatives of the Libyan High Council of Tribes and Cities, who met in Tunis on Monday [...] Full text...

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Burundian president expresses last wishes to defense and security forces

23 december 2019 - 23:17:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   - This past week witnessed the traditional ceremonies for exchange of end-of-year wishes between the defense and [...] Full text...

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Guinean opposition suspends its participation in legislative elections

23 december 2019 - 18:53:24
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Barely two months before legislative elections, the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG) announced on [...] Full text...

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Burundi wonders how it could pose a threat to the U.S. security

23 december 2019 - 14:45:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian government on Monday lambasted the United States for holding "anachronistic" view of the east-central [...] Full text...

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Libyans baffled by missed opportunities by politicians to resolve the country's crises (News Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

23 december 2019 - 11:20:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The persistence of the political crisis in Libya and security chaos, more than eight years after [...] Full text...

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

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

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'Nigeria does not engage in or tolerate severe violations of religious freedom'

22 december 2019 - 18:22:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Government has slammed the United States of America (USA) for including it in the [...] Full text...

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EU loosens financial noose around Burundi

21 december 2019 - 14:33:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A sub-regional project to interconnect the national electricity grid has received a 14.7 million euro grant [...] Full text...

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Congo sets up network of journalists on democracy

21 december 2019 - 12:16:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  Congo's Diocesan Conference on Justice and Peace has set up a network of journalists on democracy [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$115.1 million ECF arrangement for Central African Republic

21 december 2019 - 11:54:53
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a US$115.1 million three-year [...] Full text...

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Uganda polls body clears three presidential aspirants to consult with voters ahead of campaign

21 december 2019 - 11:24:08
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's Electoral Commission (EC) has cleared three presidential aspirants to begin consultations with the electorate without [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Legislative candidate must pay between 2 to 12 million CFAF

19 december 2019 - 17:45:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A candidate for the legislative election in Guinea on February 16, including first past the post, [...] Full text...

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Bids for Togolese presidential election to be presented from 27 December to 8 January

18 december 2019 - 23:41:04
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Bids for the Togolese presidential election will be presented from 27 December 2019 and 8 January, [...] Full text...

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Former South Africa President Mbeki leaves Zimbabwe after talks with party leaders

18 december 2019 - 14:46:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has left Zimbabwe after holding several separate meetings with the [...] Full text...

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Niger president reaffirms commitment to 'free, democratic and transparent' elections

18 december 2019 - 14:38:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou reaffirmed on Wednesday his commitment to ensuring that the next elections are "free, [...] Full text...

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Partners promise 10 billion FCFA to support Burkina Faso's electoral process

18 december 2019 - 11:06:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's technical and financial partners have promised to support the 2020 electoral process with [...] Full text...

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Gambian journalists remember slain editor

17 december 2019 - 23:22:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Journalists under the banner of the Gambia Press Union (GPU)Tuesday remembered their slain colleague, Deyda Hydara, [...] Full text...

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Ibrahim Yacouba invested candidate for the next presidential election in Niger

17 december 2019 - 22:37:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  - Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim Yacouba and president of the Nigerien Patriotic Movement (MPN) was [...] Full text...

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Head of Tunisian Labor Union calls for constitutional review

17 december 2019 - 21:48:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The secretary general of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), Noureddine Taboubi, Tuesday called for a [...] Full text...

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South Sudan foes make progress in implementing peace deal

17 december 2019 - 21:09:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese rival parties Tuesday agreed to form a government of national unity within hundred days [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe think tank flays deputy defence minister’s comments on poll results

17 december 2019 - 17:33:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local election think tank, Election Resource Centre (ERC) has denounced recent utterances by Zimbabwe’s Deputy Defence [...] Full text...

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Rights groups hold workshop on peaceful elections in West Africa

17 december 2019 - 11:42:14
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - A two-day workshop of human rights groups and electoral commissions in West Africa began in the [...] Full text...

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Guinea opposition criticises Electoral Commission

17 december 2019 - 10:51:49
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's "democratic forces" plan to work together in a short time to have a common position [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Revision of electoral roll ends

16 december 2019 - 23:24:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - Despite several protests from the presidential majority and the opposition, the revision of the voters register [...] Full text...

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Former South Africa President Thabo Mbeki to meet Zimbabwe's opposition leader Chamisa

16 december 2019 - 17:40:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - South Africa’s former President Thabo Mbeki is due to meet Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, MDC president [...] Full text...

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Top Sudan Army commander says they are committed to siding with the people's choice

16 december 2019 - 04:39:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The President of the Sovereign Council of Sudan, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, has said the Sudanese [...] Full text...

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Former Beninese and Nigerian presidents end working visit to Guinea

14 december 2019 - 19:38:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - Former Beninese and Nigerian Presidents Nicéphore Soglo and Goodluck Jonathan Saturday ended a six-day working visit [...] Full text...

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Zambian President congratulates British PM Boris Johnson

13 december 2019 - 14:20:08
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Friday congratulated British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for emerging victorious in [...] Full text...

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U.S. imposes visa restrictions on South Sudan peace process spoilers

12 december 2019 - 17:29:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States administration has decided to impose visa restrictions against South Sudanese leaders who frustrated [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa warns against detractors in his ZANU PF party

12 december 2019 - 16:34:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned his party, ZANU PF, against detractors within the party who [...] Full text...

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

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

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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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