Kenya to host 2020 Virtual Africa Delivery Exchange Summit
22 november 2020 - 16:29:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will host the Virtual Africa Delivery Exchange (ADX) Summit 2020 to deliberate on service delivery [...] Full text...
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will host the Virtual Africa Delivery Exchange (ADX) Summit 2020 to deliberate on service delivery [...] Full text...
Sudan grants amnesty to leaders of rebel movements in Implementation of Juba agreement
13 november 2020 - 19:52:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government Friday published a Republican Decree granting full unequivocal amnesty to dozens of rebel [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor calls for Libya ceasefire progress
10 november 2020 - 19:31:05New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is urging Libya’s warring parties to implement [...] Full text...
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UNDP, ICC team up to strengthen private sector leadership in wildlife habitats protection
06 november 2020 - 07:23:36New York (PANA) - The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and UN Development Programme (UNDP) have teamed up to strengthen [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor welcomes transfer of Kenyan lawyer Gicheru to ICC custody
05 november 2020 - 12:09:00The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) – International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensuda on Thursday welcomed the voluntary surrender of [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Telco giant footprint spread boosts economy
03 november 2020 - 18:37:46Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Telecommunications’ (BTC) footprint into far-flung corners of the country is helping to grow the local [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Paul Gicheru surrenders to ICC for allegedly corruptly influencing witnesses
02 november 2020 - 14:34:32The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru on Monday surrendered to the authorities of The Netherlands pursuant [...] Full text...
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Voting under way in Tanzania's general election with minor hiccups
28 october 2020 - 14:26:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Voting started smoothly in Tanzania on Wednesday to elect the country’s president, members of [...] Full text...
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US, UN condemn alleged military attack on unarmed protesters, demand thorough investigations
22 october 2020 - 18:04:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following Tuesday night’s shooting and killing of unarmed EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos, the United [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor concludes visit noting there is more work to do in Sudan
21 october 2020 - 13:01:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, has concluded a three day official visit [...] Full text...
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Hamdouk says ICC Prosecutor's visit testimony to reform in Sudan
18 october 2020 - 17:59:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr Abdallah Hamdouk on Sunday said the visit by the International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor on working visit to Sudan
18 october 2020 - 12:08:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and her delegation arrived in Khartoum on Saturday and [...] Full text...
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Guinea NGO lodges human rights complaint against government before ICC
05 october 2020 - 12:11:43Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A Guinean non-governmental organization (NGO), Tournons la Page, announced on Monday that it has filed a [...] Full text...
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Two rights groups ask DR Congo gov't to take concrete steps to end impunity
02 october 2020 - 10:54:45Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Two human rights advocates -Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch - say the DR Congo [...] Full text...
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Human rights organizations want trial of perpetrators of Sept28, 2009, killings in Conakry to begin before 2020 end
29 september 2020 - 19:00:51Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Association of Victims, Relatives and Friends of September [...] Full text...
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Rights groups demand justice for victims of 28 September massacre in Guinea
28 september 2020 - 10:07:46Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Six human rights groups on Monday reminded the Guinean authorities that victims and their family members [...] Full text...
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The East African Community expresses interest in Burundi TRC
24 september 2020 - 15:54:17Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A delegation of the General Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is in Burundi as [...] Full text...
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Trial of alleged Malian terrorist resumes at the International Criminal Court
09 september 2020 - 13:30:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of Malian terrorist Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed for war crimes and [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s govt. expresses dismay over US sanction against ICC Chief Prosecutor, other staff
06 september 2020 - 15:15:14Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has expressed dismay over the announcement made by the US government, imposing sanctions [...] Full text...
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UN chief 'dismayed' over US sanctions on top International Criminal Court officials
03 september 2020 - 04:30:57New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday noted “with concern” the imposition by the United States of sanctions against [...] Full text...
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Sudanese peace agreement should deliver lasting peace, urges Amnesty Intl
31 august 2020 - 23:12:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The signing of the peace agreement between the Sudanese government and the Sudan Revolutionary Front should [...] Full text...
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Former Ivorian President, Gbagbo, will not contest the next presidential election
26 august 2020 - 14:44:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - With less than a week to the deadline for the submission of letters of intent [...] Full text...
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Guinea's opposition umbrella refers 'police repression' to ICC
11 august 2020 - 10:53:28Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), the umbrella opposition group which has [...] Full text...
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M5-RFP rejects ECOWAS position demanding resignation of Malian President Keita
28 july 2020 - 14:18:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Movement of June 5-Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP) on Tuesday reaffirmed "its determination to [...] Full text...
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Eleven bodies discovered in new mass grave in Libya's Tarhouna
23 july 2020 - 11:19:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eleven bodies of unidentified people, blindfolded and with their hands tied, were discovered in a new [...] Full text...
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EU, HRW say disappearance of Libyan MP Siham Sergewa not investigated one year after
17 july 2020 - 18:34:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union Mission to Libya and Human Right Watch (HRW) deplored that one year after [...] Full text...
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New mass grave discovered in Libya's Tarhouna town
15 july 2020 - 12:26:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A new mass grave was discovered on Tuesday in Tarhouna town, south of Tripoli, the committee [...] Full text...
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Trial of alleged Malian terrorist opens at ICC
15 july 2020 - 11:12:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, a suspected Malian terrorist accused [...] Full text...
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Sudanese protesters shot dead in North Darfur, Amnesty International says
14 july 2020 - 21:44:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- At least nine people have been shot dead and 17 others injured when security forces, affiliated to [...] Full text...
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ICC accepts Al-Sarraj's request to send a team to investigate crimes in Libya
07 july 2020 - 14:59:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has accepted a request from the President of the Presidential Council [...] Full text...
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Libya: The issues of oil wealth, electricity and illegal migrants highlighted in the news
04 july 2020 - 19:55:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya newspapers this week focused on the exploitation of oil wealth in Libya as a stake [...] Full text...
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UN renews call for closure of Libya’s migration detention centres, accountability
03 july 2020 - 10:58:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Marking the first anniversary of the airstrike on Libya’s Tajoura Detention Centre, which resulted in the [...] Full text...
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Libya: Another mass grave with 9 bodies discovered in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli
29 june 2020 - 18:14:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nine bodies have been exhumed from a new mass grave at the proposed agricultural site in [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM al-Sarraj hails ICC announcement to investigate crimes committed by LNA forces
29 june 2020 - 11:07:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has hailed the announcement by the International Criminal Court (ICC) that [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta hails Malawi's new President Chakwera
28 june 2020 - 14:53:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta Sunday joined other African leaders in congratulating Malawi’s new President Lazarus Chakwera. Also hailing [...] Full text...
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ICC member countries rally around court
24 june 2020 - 05:31:04New York, US (PANA) – Member countries of the International Criminal Court(ICC) have joined together in support of the court’s [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Building urban evidence base on social and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa
23 june 2020 - 17:34:28Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO is launching a partnership with the Canadian Covid 19 Social Impacts Network and Metropolis Canada [...] Full text...
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ICC to widen investigation in Libya by including mass graves discovered in Tarhouna
23 june 2020 - 15:26:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC)'s Prosecutor, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, has said she would not hesitate to [...] Full text...
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ICC warns against any attack against civil populations in Libya
22 june 2020 - 19:58:37Paris, France (PANA) – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Monday warned the belligerents involved [...] Full text...
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ICC worried over mass graves in Libya
22 june 2020 - 19:37:47Paris, France (PANA) – Expressing concern following the discovery of several mass graves in Libya, particularly in the region of [...] Full text...
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Germany launches 13 billion CFAF programme for Nigerien local authorities
19 june 2020 - 22:39:18Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Federal Republic of Germany and Nigerien authorities Friday officially launched a 13 billion-CFAF CFAF (20 [...] Full text...
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Atrocity of war crimes, crimes against humanity in Libya call for an end to impunity
19 june 2020 - 14:47:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The last few weeks have been full of dramatic developments in Libya following the defeat of [...] Full text...
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107 bodies discovered at Tarhouna Hospital near Tripoli presented for autopsy
15 june 2020 - 13:54:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 107 bodies found on June 5 at Tarhouna Hospital south of Tripoli, the [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM appeals to UNSC for action on crimes committed by pro-Haftar forces
14 june 2020 - 18:48:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyan foreign affairs and international cooperation minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Siala, [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Elections and governance issues in Africa - By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)
14 june 2020 - 14:32:31Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Elections in Africa during normal times are a huge challenge, in terms of logistics, operations and [...] Full text...
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UNAMID calls for calm following clash in IDPs camp in Darfur
12 june 2020 - 13:08:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has called for calm in South [...] Full text...
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ICC expresses 'profound regret' at further US threats and coercive actions against the Court
12 june 2020 - 11:21:56The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has expressed profound regret at the announcement of further threats [...] Full text...
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ICC issues second arrest warrant against Kushayb, sets first appearance on 15 June
11 june 2020 - 15:38:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued a second warrant of [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate calls on Sudan to hand over former president al-Bashir, two others to ICC over Darfur crimes
11 june 2020 - 10:54:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has renewed its demand to the Sudanese authorities to hand over former [...] Full text...
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France welcomes surrender to ICC of alleged leader of Janjawid militia
11 june 2020 - 00:29:00Paris, France (PANA) - France Wednesday welcomed the surrender to the International Criminal Court (ICC) of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, [...] Full text...
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ICC calls on Sudan to transfer four suspects In Darfur situation to The Hague
10 june 2020 - 15:07:03Paris, France (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC), Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Tuesday called on the Sudanese government to [...] Full text...
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ICC announces detention of alleged Janjaweed militia leader Ali Kushayb
10 june 2020 - 14:51:38Paris, France (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, announced on Tuesday that Ali [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief hails arrest of Sudanese war crimes suspect
10 june 2020 - 05:15:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The arrest of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman, commonly known as Ali Kushayb, an alleged former Janjaweed [...] Full text...
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Darfur rebel commander surrenders to ICC in CAR
09 june 2020 - 20:38:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A top commander of the Janjaweed militia in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, Ali Mohammad Ali [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Broke international sports federations snap up Swiss loan offer
07 june 2020 - 10:43:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Around two-thirds of Switzerland-based international sports federations have taken advantage of the government loans being offered [...] Full text...
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ICC eases the conditions for the release of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé
29 may 2020 - 18:00:24Paris, France (PANA) - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday announced that it has reviewed [...] Full text...
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ICC rejects Jean-Pierre Bemba's claim for compensation
20 may 2020 - 15:03:07Paris, France (PANA) - Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday rejected the claim for compensation [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tanzania’s central bank announces measures to offset impact on economy
13 may 2020 - 12:55:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has announced several monetary policy measures to offset the [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM accuses Haftar of targeting embassies with guided missiles
12 may 2020 - 22:53:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs and International cooperation of the Government of National Accord (GNA), [...] Full text...
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New opportunity for political resolution after Prime Minister al-Sarraj’s call for consensus on exit plan
10 may 2020 - 19:34:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has once again taken the initiative to come to the rescue [...] Full text...
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Renewed tension in Libya, Al-Sarraj's call for political dialogue and ICC report highlighted in the news
09 may 2020 - 16:55:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on renewed tension on the fighting in Libya after Presidential Council [...] Full text...
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Attacks on civilians, arbitrary arrests, top list of abuses in Libya, says ICC Prosecutor
06 may 2020 - 05:34:48New York, US (PANA) - Unabated violence, particularly in and around the Libyan capital, has now been raging for more [...] Full text...
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Fatou Bensouda calls on international community to back ICC to end impunity in Libya
05 may 2020 - 22:54:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, Tuesday called on the international community [...] Full text...
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Mali's Mama Koité Doumbia to head the ICC Trust Fund for Victims' Board of Directors
05 may 2020 - 14:33:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Mama Koité Doumbia was unanimously elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the Trust [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Arab cities are leaving no one behind
11 april 2020 - 19:11:06Paris, France (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis is currently sparing no region, and in response to its outbreak, member cities [...] Full text...
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'Children vulnerable to abuse, violence during coronavirus lockdowns'
08 april 2020 - 06:50:33New York, US (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts have called on States to boost child protection measures to help [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM reaffirms appeal to the UN Security Council to protect civilians against Haftar’s attacks
26 march 2020 - 22:33:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs has reaffirmed its appeal to the UN Security Council, calling [...] Full text...
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ICC, WHO agree to coordinate efforts in tackling COVID-19
16 march 2020 - 18:51:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a coordinated effort to combat the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) [...] Full text...
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ICC rejects Seif al-Isam Gaddafi's appeal challenging the Court's admissibility of his case
10 march 2020 - 16:20:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday unanimously confirmed the admissibility of [...] Full text...
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FNDC members arrested in Guinea
07 march 2020 - 12:49:29Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Two influential members of Guinea's opposition National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), were [...] Full text...
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Gbagbo waits to declare his candidacy for presidency in Cote d'Ivoire
06 march 2020 - 17:07:18Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of war crimes and crimes against humanity, former Ivorian [...] Full text...
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US to Togo: 'Publish elections results polling station by polling station for transparency'
27 february 2020 - 16:42:12Lomé, Togo (PANA) - In a statement made public by the Embassy of the United States in Togo, Washington has [...] Full text...
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Kenya's athletics chief secures World Athletics Global Calendar Unit membership
26 february 2020 - 12:57:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya President Jack Tuwei has joined the World Athletics newly-formed calendar body-Global Calendar Unit. By and [...] Full text...
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Al-Sarraj accuses Haftar and supporters of attack on Tripoli of "crimes" against Libyans
24 february 2020 - 15:42:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Human bones of genocide victims unearthed
14 february 2020 - 16:54:15Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Human bones and materials of at least 6,000 victims of the 1972 inter-ethnic massacres have recently [...] Full text...
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HRW says Sudan confirmed readiness to cooperate with The Hague tribunal
12 february 2020 - 19:43:33Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Wednesday reaffirmed its willingness to fully cooperate with the human rights watch (HRW) whose [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate welcomes decision to hand ousted Sudan president Bashir, others to ICC
12 february 2020 - 08:05:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says a decision to hand over ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir [...] Full text...
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Sudanese opposition, government agree to take perpetrators of war crimes to The Hague
11 february 2020 - 18:59:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese government and armed opposition, currently engaged in peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, have agreed [...] Full text...
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AU silencing the gun campaign silent on justice against warlords (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
07 february 2020 - 14:34:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The campaign to silence the guns and weapons of war in Africa, the focus of the [...] Full text...
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Rights groups slam Morocco's crackdown on social media critics
05 february 2020 - 07:46:09Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – Two human rights organizations are asking the Moroccan authorities to immediately free people who are being detained [...] Full text...
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Discussions on border issues between Gabon and Equatorial Guinea resume
01 february 2020 - 19:36:11Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - President Ali Bongo Ondimba and the president of the Constitutional Court, Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo Saturday held talks [...] Full text...
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DFID provides UNICEF with new funding to fight child malnutrition in Niger
31 january 2020 - 19:20:28Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The UK Department for International Development (DFID) is supporting UNICEF's nutrition programme in Niger with an [...] Full text...
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Burundi: The party-state actively preparing extra-ordinary congress for next Sunday
25 january 2020 - 00:26:25Bujumbura, 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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Sudan peace talks: One agreement but several addenda
17 january 2020 - 15:08:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When people hear about Sudan’s current peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, they will immediately think [...] Full text...
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Belgian lawyer to gather testimony on violence against Tutsis in DR Congo
13 january 2020 - 14:28:42Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian lawyer Bernard Maingain is due to visit Minembwe town in South Kivu, DR Congo, to [...] Full text...
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France: ICC to begin the trial of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz in July
07 january 2020 - 17:48:20Paris, France (PANA) - Trial Chamber X of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has scheduled the opening of the trial [...] Full text...
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Barrow names Gambia’s conference center after ex-President Jawara
06 january 2020 - 20:47:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow Monday named Gambia’s newly built International Conference Centre (ICC) after the late President [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Minister calls on Security Council to act against Haftar crimes against civilians
29 december 2019 - 14:45:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan foreign minister of the government of national accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, has asked [...] Full text...
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Sudan's former security chief under investigation
22 december 2019 - 19:28:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Former Chief of the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), Lt Gen Salah Abdallah Gosh, [...] Full text...
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Sudanese government sayd diplaced persons shall be represented in peace talks
20 december 2019 - 22:06:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The president of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, Friday stressed the need for [...] Full text...
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Tripoli Court drops charges against Kaddafi supporter in Abou Slim prison massacres
15 december 2019 - 17:17:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The criminal chamber of the Tripoli Court of Appeal on Sunday dropped the charges against Abdallah Senoussi, [...] Full text...
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Aung San Suu Kyi defends Myanmar from accusations of genocide at top UN court
12 december 2019 - 07:53:48The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Myanmar will have “no tolerance” for human rights abuses committed in Rakhine state and will [...] Full text...
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CNIDH reports a "calming" in Burundi on International Human Rights Day
10 december 2019 - 15:57:40Bujumbura, 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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Electoral Violence and other threats to democracy in Africa (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)
10 december 2019 - 10:38:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The disturbing images of violent activities that saturated the social media space during the recent governorship [...] Full text...
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Amnesty international wants ICC to open investigations in Nigeria
09 december 2019 - 21:36:07Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Monday called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open investigations into war [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Amnesty International says ICC should begin immediate investigation of crimes committed by Nigerian govt agents in war against terrorists
08 december 2019 - 14:00:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Global human rights body, Amnesty International (AI) Saturday invited the International Criminal Court (ICC) to immediately [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Amnesty International says ICC should begin immediate investigation of crimes committed by Nigerian govt agents in war against terrorists
08 december 2019 - 11:36:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Global human rights body, Amnesty International (AI) Saturday invited the International Criminal Court (ICC) to immediately [...] Full text...
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News Analysis: COP 25 to highlight role of Innovative Clean Development Mechanism for Africa
30 november 2019 - 20:03:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - While the mobilization of climate finance for sustainable development remains key for African negotiators participating next [...] Full text...
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Libya refuses to hand over Saif el-Islam Gaddafi to the ICC
18 november 2019 - 14:26:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Justice in the Government of National Accord (GNA) has turned down the request [...] Full text...
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One more demonstrator shot dead in Conakry
14 november 2019 - 22:16:39Conakry, 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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Trial on September 2009 events in Guinea due to start by June 2020 - ICC
14 november 2019 - 15:58:55Paris, France (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms Fatou Bensouda, has said after a meeting [...] Full text...
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Rwanda wants its youth to be agents of change’ on climate action
13 november 2019 - 16:05:49Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) director general Coletha Ruhamya on Wednesday underscored the important role the [...] Full text...
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ICC warns Guinean social, political actors against escalation of violence
12 november 2019 - 17:04:32Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In a statement transmitted Monday to PANA, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has warned Guinean political [...] Full text...
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Gambia's genocide case against Myanmar at ICJ filed on Monday
11 november 2019 - 16:42:06Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violating the Genocide Convention, filed [...] Full text...
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ICC jails Bosco Ntaganda 30 years for war crimes, crimes against humanity
07 november 2019 - 11:49:52The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday, unanimously, sentenced Bosco Ntaganda to a total of [...] Full text...
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ICC reaffirms request to Libyan authorities to hand over three personalities including Seif Al-Islam Kaddafi
06 november 2019 - 22:33:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, Wednesday reaffirmed the request made by [...] Full text...
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Hamdouk restates need for achieving peace in Darfur
06 november 2019 - 19:43:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdallah Hamdouk, who returned from a rare visit to the restive region of [...] Full text...
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‘Violence, atrocities and impunity’ reign throughout Libya', ICC prosecutor tells UN Security Council
06 november 2019 - 19:34:38New York, US (PANA) - Libya remains entangled in a “cycle of violence, atrocities and impunity”, International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...
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Sudan PM Hamdouk pays rare visit to restive region of Darfur
04 november 2019 - 18:15:17Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Dr Abdallah Hamdouk, has paid a rare visit to the camps of the internally [...] Full text...
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Sudanese govt yet to decide on handing over former officials to ICC for trial
02 november 2019 - 18:57:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Minister of Justice, Nassr Eddin Abdul Bari, says his ministry has not promised to [...] Full text...
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Gambia must step up prosecutions to end child sexual exploitation, says UN human rights expert
31 october 2019 - 17:42:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia should be commended for embarking on a national process of healing and reconciliation, reversing [...] Full text...
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Kenya faces Zambia in 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifier
31 october 2019 - 13:51:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will face Zambia in a 2020 Tokyo Olympics women football qualifier contrary to fears that [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Trial of 2009 massacre victims to be held in 2020, says ICC
30 october 2019 - 22:41:04Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The envoy of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICCI), Franco Matillana, said here Wednesday [...] Full text...
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. AI pays tribute to Nigerian human rights activist Kellu Haruna
30 october 2019 - 15:32:31Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International has paid a strong tribute to the human rights activist and president of Knifar [...] Full text...
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Kenyan teams fail to honour global assignments due to cash crunch
29 october 2019 - 13:27:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's senior national teams to forthcoming international assignments risk failing to honour their fixtures due to [...] Full text...
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UN expert to visit The Gambia over reported sale and sexual exploitation of children
18 october 2019 - 14:57:13Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, will [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Amnesty International asks ICC to launch investigation into crimes by Boko Haram, Nigerian military in anti-terror war
16 october 2019 - 08:06:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Global human rights group, Amnesty International(AI), Wednesday called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open [...] Full text...
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ICC seeks support from Nigerian authorities
15 october 2019 - 16:57:36Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, has completed a two-day [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe readmitted into International Cricket Council
15 october 2019 - 04:39:26Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) has readmitted Zimbabwe into its membership following a suspension it issued [...] Full text...
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Global Maritime Security conference vows to criminalise proceeds of illegal activities in Gulf of Guinea
10 october 2019 - 07:35:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A two-day Global Maritime Security Conference (GMSC) has ended in Abuja with declaration that it will globally [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Coach blames World Cup debacle on under-exposure
05 october 2019 - 18:47:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's interim women national team coach Paul Bitok is attributing the country's dismal performance at the [...] Full text...
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Burundians demonstrate against the renewed mandate of UN Commission on Human Rights
05 october 2019 - 16:59:19Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Demonstrations led by civil society, were held Saturday in Bujumbura, the economic capital of Burundi, and [...] Full text...
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UN special rapporteur calls for urgent democratic shift in Zimbabwe - Report
27 september 2019 - 22:19:28Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Clément Nyaletsossi Voule says the promise of a new dispensation is [...] Full text...
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Libya facing ‘serious crisis’ fuelled by outsiders bent on dividing the county, UN Assembly told
26 september 2019 - 05:32:00New York, US (PANA) - Libya is experiencing “a serious crisis because of negative foreign interference”, Faiez Mustafa Sarraj told [...] Full text...
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Sudan: PM participates in UN General Assembly, but cracks still showing on the wall of isolation
25 september 2019 - 18:49:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time since 2009, the Sudanese government is participating massively in the United Nations [...] Full text...
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ICC: 15 arrest warrant remain on 15 high profile Africans years after issue
24 september 2019 - 06:03:53New York, USA (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) says outstanding arrest warrants from years ago remain for 15 [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: Confirmation hearing of the two former Central African anti-Balaka military leaders opens
19 september 2019 - 19:02:32Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The confirmation hearing of the two former Central African anti-Balaka military leaders, Alfred Yekatom and [...] Full text...
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Rwanda welcomes death of rebel leader in eastern DR Congo
19 september 2019 - 09:46:22Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan minister of State in charge of the East African Community, Olivier Nduhungirehe, has stated that [...] Full text...
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Key Rwandan rebel leader killed in fighting in eastern DR Congo
18 september 2019 - 14:49:22Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A senior commander of the Hutu rebel Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), an [...] Full text...
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ICC prosecutor to appeal acquittal of Gbagbo, Blé Goudé
16 september 2019 - 19:18:29Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ms. Fatou Bensouda, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, says she [...] Full text...
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Kenya's cash-strapped Gor hint at Champions League pullout
12 september 2019 - 14:06:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Financial hiccups could face Gor to pull out their CAF Champions League second preliminary round match [...] Full text...
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African Union through two decades
09 september 2019 - 18:01:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union is marking the end of its second decade since taking over from [...] Full text...
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UN Envoy in Libya to brief Security Council on Wednesday
04 september 2019 - 12:33:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, is due to brief the Security Council [...] Full text...
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Bombings against Maitigua airport in Tripoli: Ghassan Salamé to report to Security Council and ICC
03 september 2019 - 18:33:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative, Ghassan Salamé, also head of the UN Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...
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Publishing of beneficiaries of African Peacebuilding Network research grants
26 august 2019 - 21:46:14List of beneficiaries of African Peacebuilding Network research grants out Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The list of beneficiaries of the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan population census to feature third gender
19 august 2019 - 19:53:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's population census will include a third gender, the Inter-sex, whose inclusion in the 2019 Population [...] Full text...
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Charles Blé Goudé forms political party
19 august 2019 - 11:07:31Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Pan-African Congress for Justice and Equality of Peoples (COJEP), formed 18 years ago by Charles [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Sports and Recreation Commission reinstates suspended cricket board
09 august 2019 - 16:58:04Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s sports authority, the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC), has reinstated the suspended cricket board in a [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM asks ICC to investigate deadly Morzouk bombing
07 august 2019 - 10:07:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mohamed al-Taher Siala, Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), has asked the [...] Full text...
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Prominent human rights lawyer urges ICC to open investigation into ex-president Jammeh's gov't
01 august 2019 - 16:56:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana of Nigeria, has called on the Chief Prosecutor of the [...] Full text...
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Burundi parliament starts last session before 2020 general elections
01 august 2019 - 13:09:38Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Speaker of Burundi's National Assembly, Pascal Nyabenda, on Thursday opened the last annual session of [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe players at odds over ZC suspension by ICC
27 july 2019 - 16:20:03Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Infighting has erupted among Zimbabwe’s national men’s cricket team over the recent move by the International [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: ICC Prosecutor's Office Develops New Strategic Plan 2019-2021
26 july 2019 - 17:28:27Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Friday [...] Full text...
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ICC gives Zimbabwe till October 8 to reinstate suspended cricket board or face permanent termination
24 july 2019 - 16:11:34Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has ordered the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) to reinstate the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Sports and Recreation Commission to "activate various contingencies" after the country is suspended from ICC
19 july 2019 - 17:39:00Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's sports authority, the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC), will activate various contingenciee, after the country [...] Full text...
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Kenya's political violence heroine dies more than a decade later
12 july 2019 - 23:41:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A woman pictured 12 years ago escaping a burning church in Kiambaa at the height of [...] Full text...
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Cameroon joins International Cashew Advisory Council
11 july 2019 - 14:47:15Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Cameroon has joined the International Cashew Advisory Council (Cicc), an organization created in November 2016, [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International hails conviction of former DRC rebel leader Ntaganda
08 july 2019 - 11:03:39Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has hailed Monday's conviction by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of [...] Full text...
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Buhari pledges to support the International Criminal Court to fulful its mandate
28 june 2019 - 14:37:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja said that Nigeria will continue to support the [...] Full text...
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UN condemns ‘wanton destruction’ in Sudan’s Darfur region
25 june 2019 - 05:06:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The looting and destruction of UN food relief agency premises and property in Sudan, has prompted [...] Full text...
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Sports Commission suspends Zimbabwe Cricket Board
22 june 2019 - 12:36:09Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has suspended the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) board for defying its order [...] Full text...
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Burundians doubt Nkurunziza's decision to leave power in 2020 (Analysis)
21 june 2019 - 18:22:01Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The promise by Burundian President, Pierre Nkurunziza, not to run in 2020 for a fourth consecutive [...] Full text...
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ICC prosecutor urges action for victims of violence in Sudan
20 june 2019 - 05:53:13New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, has urged the UN Security [...] Full text...
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ICC honours monarch of Lesotho
17 june 2019 - 15:45:46The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – Lesotho’s King Letsie III was on Monday decorated with the title of 'Distinguished Honorary Fellow [...] Full text...
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ICC, African States Parties confer on strengthening cooperation
13 june 2019 - 05:39:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday convened a Retreat with African States Parties to [...] Full text...
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Two lawyers file complaint to ICC against EU for crimes against humanity committed in Libya
12 june 2019 - 18:05:42Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Two lawyers, Omar Shatz and Juan Branco of Global Legal Action Network, have filed a complaint [...] Full text...
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Demos held against French media "who roll for the enemies of Burundi"
08 june 2019 - 16:50:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Radio France Internationale (RFI), TV5 Monde and the newspaper Le Monde were on Saturday the targets [...] Full text...
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Libyan rights organisation sounds alarm on abductions, arbitrary detentions
28 may 2019 - 10:16:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyan human rights advocacy, the National Human Rights Committee, has expressed concern about the increasing number [...] Full text...
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Southern African Association for Educational Assessment looks at educational reforms
23 may 2019 - 00:57:13Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Southern African Association for Educational Assessment (SAAEA) held its 13th conference to ramp up educational [...] Full text...
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45,000 families victim of elephants wandering in DRC’s region of High-Lomami
22 may 2019 - 22:33:51Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Rampaging elephants destroyed about 7,000 hectares of fields belonging to some 45,000 families between September [...] Full text...
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Social media highlight controversial seizure of property belonging to opposition members
18 may 2019 - 15:58:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Social media in Burundi on Saturday continued the politically charged debate following a decisions of the [...] Full text...
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Back and forth movements by Libyan opponents of ceasefire in Tripoli
17 may 2019 - 13:56:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Diplomatic movements observed over the past days by Libyan main rivals in European capitals, Presidential Council [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor warns commanders of forces fighting in Libya
16 may 2019 - 13:40:15The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – All commanders, military or civilian, who have effective control, authority and command over forces in [...] Full text...
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Libyan NGO denounces random bombardment of residential districts near Tripoli
15 may 2019 - 18:40:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan NGO, the National human rights commission (CNDH), has condemned the random bombardment carried out [...] Full text...
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ICC postpones confirmation of charges hearing in case of two CAR nationals
15 may 2019 - 14:17:52The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Commencement of the confirmation hearing in the case facing two nationals of Central African Republic before [...] Full text...
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Arrest of three Libyans wanted for grave crimes ‘would send strong and necessary message’ to victims, urges top Prosecutor
09 may 2019 - 05:45:06New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has again called for the arrest and [...] Full text...
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EU calls for civilian transitional government in Sudan
07 may 2019 - 13:34:57Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union Tuesday praised the courage and extraordinary determination of the Sudanese people in their [...] Full text...
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Death toll hits 205 in clashes in Tripoli - WHO
18 april 2019 - 12:47:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - According to a statement issued on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO), the death toll [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj invites ICC to investigate war crimes committed by Khalifa Haftar
17 april 2019 - 22:11:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity, Fayez al-Sarraj, Wednesday called [...] Full text...
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Fayez Al-Sarraj chairs meeting to find quick response to Libyan crisis
17 april 2019 - 21:57:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the presidential council of the government of national accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor urges conflicting parties in Libya to respect int'l humanitarian law
17 april 2019 - 15:07:40Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Tuesday urged "all [...] Full text...
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WHO fears violence in Libya may hamper medical supplies distribution
17 april 2019 - 07:41:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing violence in Libya has displaced more than 18,000 people in the capital, Tripoli, and humanitarians [...] Full text...
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Uganda may grant al-Bashir asylum – Minister
16 april 2019 - 18:33:35Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The deposed leader of Sudan, Omar al-Bahir, can be granted asylum in Uganda if he applies [...] Full text...
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Pretoria quiet over Al-Bashir's fall
11 april 2019 - 16:23:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The removal from power of President Omar Al-Bashir of Sudan has again put South [...] Full text...
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Fayez Al-Sarraj vows to hand to ICC dossiers of war crimes and violations committed during Tripoli attack
10 april 2019 - 22:50:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan presidential council of the government of national accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...
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Rights body demands justice for evicted Eswatini families
09 april 2019 - 15:50:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International is calling for reparation and compensation for families that were forcefully evicted by Eswatini [...] Full text...
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ICC delegation in Bamako to investigate massacre in central Mali
27 march 2019 - 14:23:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Wednesday announced the arrival in [...] Full text...
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Unidentified gunmen kill four people in attack on Mali village
27 march 2019 - 11:39:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four people were killed and several others wounded in a fresh attack by unidentified armed men [...] Full text...
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Violence and mass killings in Mali must stop - ICC Prosecutor
26 march 2019 - 14:12:02The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, has strongly condemned the recurrent violence in [...] Full text...
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Botswana poised to be business destination of choice
26 march 2019 - 12:50:50Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The peace and tranquility in Botswana make Botswana a country of choice for fruitful economic investment [...] Full text...
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ICC threatens legal proceedings against perpetrators of recent massacre in Mali
25 march 2019 - 21:41:13Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) said here Monday it would take the necessary measures against [...] Full text...
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France renews support for International Criminal Court
19 march 2019 - 20:33:36Paris, France (PANA) - The French government Monday renewed its support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) currently facing defections [...] Full text...
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Assembly of States Parties reaffirms support for ICC - official
15 march 2019 - 23:07:31Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The President of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC), O-Gon [...] Full text...
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Jean-Pierre Bemba claims EUR 68.6 million as damages after acquittal by the ICC
12 march 2019 - 17:10:08Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Jean-Pierre Bemba, leader of the MLC, Mouvement de libération du Congo, is claiming 68.6 million euros [...] Full text...
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Bujumbura plays down moves to close UN human rights office in Burundi
05 march 2019 - 19:16:35Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The Burundian minister of Human rights, Martin Nivyabandi, on Tuesday played down the recent decision by [...] Full text...
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President Buhari and his deputy get electoral umpire's certificate of return in Abuja
27 february 2019 - 15:00:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday were given their certificate of [...] Full text...
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Voting begins in nationwide elections to elect President, National Assembly members in Nigeria
23 february 2019 - 11:54:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Voting has begun in various parts of Nigeria to elect the next president and the 109 [...] Full text...
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Rights group says 'justice vital to peace' in CAR
22 february 2019 - 10:05:57Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The peace accord between the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and armed groups that was [...] Full text...
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ICC merges cases of the two former CAR anti-Balaka military leaders
21 february 2019 - 07:29:04Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided on Wednesday to merge [...] Full text...
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Former Ivorian president Gbagbo arrives in Belgium
06 february 2019 - 10:27:57Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo arrived on Tuesday evening in Belgium where his second wife, Mady [...] Full text...
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Kenya asked to improve its planning system
03 february 2019 - 13:55:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya has been asked to improve its planning system, as strong linkages between key institutions [...] Full text...
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Belgium ready to receive Gbagbo after his ICC release
02 february 2019 - 10:51:20Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Belgian government has confirmed it is in talks with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on [...] Full text...
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Former Ivorian President, youth activist walk to freedom on ICC's no case motion
01 february 2019 - 20:38:34Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – The appeals chamber at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the conditional release of [...] Full text...
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Former Central African senior military official Patrice Ngaïssona transferred to ICC
23 january 2019 - 20:22:06Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Former Central African military senior official Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona was transferred on Wednesday to the International [...] Full text...
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France moves senior anti-balaka CAR official to ICC
23 january 2019 - 18:41:36Paris, France (PANA) - The French authorities on Wednesday transferred Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, a senior Central African anti-balaka military official, arrested [...] Full text...
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South Africa's ANC in talks with Zimbabwe
23 january 2019 - 15:59:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Wednesday confirmed that it has [...] Full text...
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ICC investigates human rights abuses Tripoli prison
22 january 2019 - 11:52:11Libya (PANA) - The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has begun a preliminary investigation into [...] Full text...
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French media highlight acquittal of Gbagbo and Blé Goudé by the ICC
20 january 2019 - 19:13:54Paris, France (PANA) - The French media this week highlighted the acquittal of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and former [...] Full text...
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Gbagbo, Blé Goudé to remain in custody until appeal hearing on 1 February
18 january 2019 - 13:59:17The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and one of his key allies, Mr Charles Blé Goudé, [...] Full text...
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South African lawyer to represent LRA suspect
17 january 2019 - 10:49:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former anti-apartheid activist and lawyer Michael Donen has been selected to participate in a [...] Full text...
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