Rights group flags repressive laws, lack of due process, attacks on judicial staff in Libya

02 june 2025 - 13:00:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya's fragmented justice sector is suppressing fundamental freedoms and obstructing accountability for abuses, Human Rights Watch [...] Full text...

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UN’s Türk criticizes ‘draconian’ decree limiting dissent in Mali

16 may 2025 - 20:23:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The military authorities in Mali have dissolved all political parties and repealed laws protecting political participation, [...] Full text...

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UN’s Türk criticizes ‘draconian’ decree limiting dissent in Mali

16 may 2025 - 20:20:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The military authorities in Mali have dissolved all political parties and repealed laws protecting political participation, [...] Full text...

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Reject bigotry and discrimination, UN chief says, urging everyone to combat Islamophobia

15 march 2025 - 07:41:14
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has urged everyone to speak out against xenophobia and discrimination to combat [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for peace and justice as Ramadan begins

28 february 2025 - 05:47:00
New York, US (PANA) - As Muslims around the world prepare to mark the beginning of the Holy Month of [...] Full text...

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Prominent openly gay South African imam shot dead

17 february 2025 - 07:53:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The murder of the world’s first openly gay imam has sent shockwaves around the South [...] Full text...

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‘The new generation is different’: In Djibouti, activists lobby to end female genital mutilation (A UNFPA feature)

06 february 2025 - 05:39:31
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - “I still see the knife, and the lady who held me down,” said Hawa’a Mohamed [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF Champions League: MC Alger clinch quarter-final spot after Yanga stalemate

19 january 2025 - 07:48:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - South Africa’s Orlando Pirates delivered a stunning 2-1 defeat to Egypt’s Al Ahly at Cairo Stadium, [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON: Sudan erupts in joy as team reaches Morocco 2025 (By Mohamed Osman Adam)

19 november 2024 - 07:50:38
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A new word has entered the dictionary of Sudanese football fans: “Sughanese”, coined from Sudanese-Ghanaian. This [...] Full text...

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Niger’s new terrorism database threatens rights - HRW

01 october 2024 - 10:13:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert condemns terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, Pakistan

31 august 2024 - 07:58:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN independent human rights expert on Friday condemned recent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, which [...] Full text...

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Guterres strongly condemns Burkina Faso terror attack; hundreds killed and injured

28 august 2024 - 04:58:24
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of around 200 people in the [...] Full text...

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ICC issues warrant for arrest of Malian terrorist Iyad Ag Rhali

24 june 2024 - 11:34:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has unsealed the warrant for the arrest of Iyad Ag Ghaly, [...] Full text...

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Libya and Italy discuss promoting cooperation in trade and investment

22 may 2024 - 17:58:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed al-Haweij, and [...] Full text...

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Libyan authorities firm up arrangements for this year's pilgrimage to Mecca

16 may 2024 - 12:42:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Authority for Hajj and Umrah has announced the start of activities for this [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reaffirms importance of good conditions for pilgrims

29 april 2024 - 10:51:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has stressed the importance of providing good conditions for pilgrims [...] Full text...

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US, Niger officials to discuss 'orderly and responsible withdrawal' of US troops

25 april 2024 - 06:00:10
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US and Niger officials are due to meet on the withdrawal of US troops following [...] Full text...

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US sanctions leaders of hostage-taking terrorists in West Africa

24 april 2024 - 05:20:37
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The UN Department of State on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a total of seven Jama’at [...] Full text...

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Mali slaps financial sanctions against terrorists, rebel leaders

18 march 2024 - 15:31:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Ministry of Economy and Finance has imposed financial sanctions on six terrorist and rebel leaders [...] Full text...

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Hajj 2024: Libyan Prime Minister urges appropriate services for Libyan pilgrims

31 january 2024 - 17:17:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has stressed the [...] Full text...

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Drone strikes on civilians in Burkina Faso apparent war crimes, says rights watchdog

26 january 2024 - 05:55:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Three Burkina Faso military drone strikes that the government claimed targeted Islamist fighters killed at least 60 [...] Full text...

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Benghazi, capital of Islamic Culture celebrations kick off with inauguration of several bridges

07 january 2024 - 15:22:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The programme of activities to celebrate the city of Benghazi as the capital of Islamic Culture [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African paramedic abducted in Libya returns home

27 december 2023 - 17:37:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA)  -  The family of South African national, Gerco Van Deventer, who was abducted in Libya [...] Full text...

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South African hostage released in Mali

18 december 2023 - 11:13:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Aid organisation Gift of the Givers has confirmed the release of South African national [...] Full text...

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Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai salutes Mandela

06 december 2023 - 09:43:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai and Deputy President Paul Mashatile have honoured former President [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso criticises UN rights officer for 'equating terrorists with subject of international law'

01 december 2023 - 13:15:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has protested against a statement issued by an official of the UN High [...] Full text...

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Karim Khan reveals acceleration of ICC investigations in Libya with 4,000 items of evidence collected

09 november 2023 - 12:37:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has reported an acceleration in the [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses armed groups of war crimes in besieged localities in Burkina Faso

04 november 2023 - 06:13:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ansaroul Islam and other armed groups are enforcing brutal sieges in localities across Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Malian armed forces, Islamist armed groups of killing, abusing civilians

02 november 2023 - 08:01:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian armed forces and Islamist armed groups have killed and otherwise abused numerous civilians in central [...] Full text...

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AU condemns terrorist attacks in northern Mali

09 september 2023 - 11:05:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has strongly condemned "the barbaric, [...] Full text...

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More than 60 civilians, soldiers killed in two separate attacks by terrorists in northern Mali

08 september 2023 - 11:04:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 60 civilians and soldiers have been killed by islamist terrorists in two separate attacks [...] Full text...

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Algeria recall Feghouli, Aouar excluded due to injury concerns

05 september 2023 - 07:15:50
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria have named experienced Sofiane Feghouli in their squad for the upcoming TotalEnergies AFCON qualifiers and [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags mounting Islamist armed group killings, rape in Mali

13 july 2023 - 06:09:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups have carried out widespread killings, rapes, and lootings of villages in northeast Mali since [...] Full text...

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Eid Al-Adha sacrificial lamb more expensive this year in Libya

22 june 2023 - 18:33:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In the run-up to Eid Al-Adha, the feast of the sacrifice of the sheep, the first [...] Full text...

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Islamist armed groups wreak havoc in Burkina Faso; kill, loot, burn property - HRW

15 june 2023 - 05:28:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have killed scores of civilians, looted and burned property, and [...] Full text...

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2022/23 CAF Confed. Cup: USMA star Merili strikes late to down Young Africans

29 may 2023 - 11:05:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - USM Alger's Islam Merili emerged as the hero of the first-leg match of the [...] Full text...

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Security situation in Sahel remains very worrying, Security Council warned

16 may 2023 - 19:56:48
New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in the Sahel remains very worrying and the spiralling crisis in Sudan is an [...] Full text...

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49th edition of Tripoli International Fair opens Saturday

06 may 2023 - 15:07:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 49th edition of the Tripoli International Fair will start Saturday with the launching of the [...] Full text...

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UN calls for independent investigation after civilian killings in northern Burkina Faso

25 april 2023 - 12:30:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, on Tuesday called [...] Full text...

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Mohamed al-Haweij discusses with Indonesian ambassador participation of Indonesian companies in Tripoli Fair

20 april 2023 - 15:16:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the government of national unity, Mohamed al-Haweij, on [...] Full text...

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Libyans prepare to celebrate Eid al-Fitr despite rising cost of living

18 april 2023 - 17:06:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Throughout the last two weeks, the atmosphere of Ramadan has become more nocturnal in Tripoli and [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM urges preaching precepts of Islam to preserve Islamic identity of Libyan society

17 april 2023 - 13:34:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dabaiba, Monday called on the chairman [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges ‘massive international support’ for Somalia

12 april 2023 - 08:27:02
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations chief Antonio Guterres, continuing his tradition of carrying out solidarity visits to Muslim countries [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns storming by Israeli forces of Esplanade of Mosques in Al-Quds in Palestine

05 april 2023 - 18:40:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the National Unity Government Tuesday condemned [...] Full text...

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Libya denounces burning of Koran in Copenhagen, Denmark

26 march 2023 - 16:23:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the national unity government has condemned [...] Full text...

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Ramadan welcomed in Libya with wave of price increases

22 march 2023 - 18:47:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - This year again, the month of Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims, which starts Thursday [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso and Mali 'move towards federation'

25 february 2023 - 13:52:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso and Mali are committed to moving towards a federation between the two states, [...] Full text...

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"Made in Algeria" exhibition continues in Tripoli

10 february 2023 - 12:48:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The second edition of the "Made in Algeria" exhibition continued Friday, for the third consecutive day, [...] Full text...

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UNDP: 'Extremist groups exploiting devt failures to recruit new members'

07 february 2023 - 07:23:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN Development Programme has in a report released on Tuesday stated that extremist groups exploit [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari condemns killing of Nigerian Muslim pilgrims In Burkina Faso

06 february 2023 - 15:19:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday condemned the killing in Burkina Faso of Nigerian Muslim pilgrims on [...] Full text...

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Amnesty demands accountability for killing of dozens of people in Burkina Faso town

11 january 2023 - 09:56:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the authoities investigate and hold accountable those suspected of responsibility for [...] Full text...

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Investigation into 28 killed in Burkina Faso must be transparent: UN rights chief

08 january 2023 - 04:45:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on the transitional authorities in [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns irruption of minister of Israeli occupation authorities in Esplanade of Mosques in Al-Quds

04 january 2023 - 20:11:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Unity Government, Wednesday condemned the incursion of [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper highlights fears of exclusion by some presidential candidates in Libya due to constitutional basis

01 january 2023 - 17:00:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With the resumption of the constitutional track, a dialogue process led by the House of Representatives [...] Full text...

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Is the Sudanese army playing politics with civilian political parties? (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)

15 december 2022 - 12:32:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Lt-Gen. Abdul-Fattah Burhan, Sudan’s top military leader, who, on behalf of the army, last week signed [...] Full text...

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President Barrow gives sermon at African Ulama and religious affairs ministers ending

08 december 2022 - 15:55:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President  Adama Barrow has said that Islam provides a package for a complete lifestyle and propagates [...] Full text...

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Africa is object of various forms of exploitation. says Gambian President Barrow

07 december 2022 - 11:08:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's President Adama Barrow says Africa has been the object of infiltration and various forms of [...] Full text...

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US says former senior officials of Gaddafi regime must be brought to justice

10 november 2022 - 11:34:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US delegate to the UN Security Council, Richard M. Mills JR., has said senior officials [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor to brief UN Security Council on Libyan situation

08 november 2022 - 12:30:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, will brief the UN Security Council [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor received in Tripoli by chairman of Libyan Council

06 november 2022 - 18:04:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, received on Saturday in Tripoli the prosecutor [...] Full text...

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Large mobilisation of Muslims in Mali to denounce the offence against Islam on social networks

05 november 2022 - 19:03:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several thousands of Muslim faithful came out on Friday afternoon on the Boulevard de l'Independence, in [...] Full text...

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UN condemns attack against office of Sudanese Bar Association

02 november 2022 - 14:09:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Secretary General's Representative to the Sudan, Volker Perthes, has condemned Tuesday night's storming of [...] Full text...

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Mali's situation demands sustained international attention, senior UN official says

19 october 2022 - 05:02:17
New York, US (PANA) - The situation in Mali continues to justify sustained international attention and engagement, the top UN [...] Full text...

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Malian army, MINUSMA condemn Friday's bomb attack on transport bus in Bandiagara region of central Mali

16 october 2022 - 12:43:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - The Malian army has strongly condemned the bomb attack on a civilian transport bus on the [...] Full text...

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Libyans begin festivities to commemorate Maouloud, birthday of the Prophet Mohamed

07 october 2022 - 20:03:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The festivities commemorating Maouloud, the birthday of the Prophet of Islam, Mohamed (pbuh), started on Friday [...] Full text...

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Morocco to train 300 Malian imams

01 october 2022 - 15:52:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Habous and Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Toufiq, and the Malian Minister of Religious [...] Full text...

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African Muslim leaders meet Mali junta leader

22 september 2022 - 12:38:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, on Wednesday received a delegation of [...] Full text...

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First Libyan exhibition for export of training and human resources services

16 august 2022 - 20:30:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first Libyan exhibition for the export of training and human resources services started on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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US warns citizens not to travel to Mali in security alert

31 july 2022 - 15:19:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The US Embassy in Mali has issued a security alert warning Americans not to travel to [...] Full text...

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Fight against armed groups in Togo and Benin must not justify human rights violations, says rights group

28 july 2022 - 06:08:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty International, has cautioned that the authorities in Benin and Togo must ensure that the fight [...] Full text...

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Interpol issues red alerts against five Libyan officials for embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars

07 july 2022 - 15:43:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Interpol issues red alert notices against five Libyan officials at the request of the Libyan Prosecutor [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Tunisia's new draft constitution undermines independence of Judiciary, rights safeguards

05 july 2022 - 18:55:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A new draft constitution issued by the Tunisian authorities on 30 June, after an obscure and [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso has 20,505,155 inhabitants, according to latest census

02 july 2022 - 14:02:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has 20,505,155 inhabitants, according to the final results of the 5th general population [...] Full text...

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Draft of the new Tunisian Constitution grants broad powers to president

01 july 2022 - 16:31:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kais Saied, unveiled Thursday evening the content of the draft of a new [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM denounces blasphemous statements by India's ruling party spokesperson against the Prophet Mohamed

06 june 2022 - 22:13:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity, has condemned the statements [...] Full text...

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Malian pilgrims to pay 3.9 million CFA francs for 2022 hajj

30 may 2022 - 16:37:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malians undertaking the 2022 Hajj on the government roll will pay 3.9 million CFA francs. "The pilgrimage [...] Full text...

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Sahel should be seen as region of ‘opportunity’ despite ‘multiple crises’: UN official

30 may 2022 - 05:36:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Sahel region of Africa should be considered a region of opportunity, despite the “multiple crises” [...] Full text...

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Benin invites candidates of pilgrimage to Holy Places of Islam for vaccination against COVID-19

28 may 2022 - 20:23:44
Cotonou Benin PANA) - The Beninese Minister of Health, Prof. Benjamin Hounkpatin, invited Saturday, in a statement, Beninese candidates for [...] Full text...

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2021-22 CAF Confed. Cup: List of scorers

21 may 2022 - 07:52:12
Uyo, Nigeria (PANA) - Here is the list of all goal scorers in the just-concluded 2021-22 CAF Confederation Cup, won [...] Full text...

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Organisation of Islamic Cooperation calls for compromise between ECOWAS and Mali

11 may 2022 - 13:06:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is calling for a compromise between the Malian junta and [...] Full text...

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Libyans celebrate Eid al-Fitr in hope of achieving unity to overcome political crisis

02 may 2022 - 19:15:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans, like most Arab and Muslim countries in the world, celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday to mark [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM condemns burning of copies of Quran in Sweden

20 april 2022 - 23:29:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has condemned the acts committed by some [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses armed groups affiliated to Libya's military leader Haftar of ‘brutally crushing’ freedom of expression

19 april 2022 - 11:26:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Internal Security Agency (ISA), a collection of powerful armed groups operating in areas under the [...] Full text...

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Libya denounces Israeli attacks on worshippers at Mosques in Palestine

16 april 2022 - 14:16:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has condemned and denounced attacks last Friday [...] Full text...

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Malian army 'neutralises' two jihadist leaders in the northwest

09 april 2022 - 13:03:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army has neutralised two jihadist leaders of the Jamāat nusrat al-islam wal-muslimin (JNIM) group,  [...] Full text...

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UN expert calls for independent probe into massacre in Mali's Mopti region

07 april 2022 - 05:23:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into alleged [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa salutes South Africa's Muslim community

03 april 2022 - 15:22:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has conveyed his best wishes to the Muslim [...] Full text...

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Libya detention centres remain places of violations and abuse: Rights experts

29 march 2022 - 05:42:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Many of Libya’s migrant detention centres remain places of terrible and systematic abuse that may amount [...] Full text...

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Libyan activists detained for inciting atheism and insulting Islam

26 march 2022 - 13:22:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan "Haraket Attenwir" (Enlightenment Movement) have been detained on the orders of Libya's [...] Full text...

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Libya sees multiple pathways to a single solution of general elections (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

20 march 2022 - 20:06:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Suddenly, the Libyan political space is being filled with initiatives to hold elections and end the [...] Full text...

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40 civilians killed in terrorist attack in northern Mali

18 february 2022 - 18:06:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several gunmen, presumed terrorists, killed 40 civilians Sunday, 6 February, 2022, at about 2 pm, during [...] Full text...

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Libyans commemorate 11th anniversary of revolution on Thursday in anticipation of snap elections

15 february 2022 - 19:29:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The eleventh anniversary of the 17 February 2011 Revolution, which will be celebrated by Libyans on [...] Full text...

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UN agency steps up efforts to end female genital mutilation (A UNFPA feature)

06 february 2022 - 05:43:55
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libyan High Electoral Commission estimates holding of elections in 6 and 8 months

17 january 2022 - 19:19:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the governing board of the National High Electoral Commission (NHEC), Imad al-Sayeh, said [...] Full text...

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Bamako to host sub-regional forum on security in the Sahel

14 january 2022 - 13:19:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The High Islamic Council of Mali (HCIM), the most important Muslim organisation in the country, will [...] Full text...

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Reconfiguration of Libya's political landscape after postponement of 24 December elections (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

13 january 2022 - 20:54:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In the light of the recomposition of Libya's political landscape after the postponement of the 24 [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council to discuss UN SG's report on Libya on Tuesday

10 january 2022 - 18:21:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya will be back on the agenda of the UN Security Council this January with the [...] Full text...

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Libya ends 2021 with missed opportunity to resolve its crisis (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

30 december 2021 - 19:29:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Once again, another year is ending in Libya without the country returning to stability so much [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Defending champions Algeria release final squad

25 december 2021 - 13:32:07
cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Algeria's coach Djamel Belmadi has released the final squad of the defending champions for the delayed [...] Full text...

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France "neutralized" leader of Islamic State group in Great Sahara in Niger

21 december 2021 - 13:41:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The French Barkhane force announced here Tuesday it had neutralized a leader of the Islamic [...] Full text...

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Libyan Council Chairman stresses importance of keeping judiciary out of politics

14 december 2021 - 18:20:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, ahas stressed the importance of preserving the [...] Full text...

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ICC calls for global cooperation to arrest Seif al-Islam Gaddafi

13 december 2021 - 11:49:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has called for global cooperation to arrest and surrender Seif al-Islam [...] Full text...

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Difficult mission for Stephanie Williams to save Libya's elections ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

09 december 2021 - 23:52:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The recall by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres of American diplomat Stephanie Williams, who in November [...] Full text...

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Self Al Islam Gaddafi's spokesperson calls for "democratic" presidential elections in Libya

09 december 2021 - 14:49:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Yaya Diallo, spokesperson of the support committee for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's candidacy in the Libyan presidential [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential election: Self al-Islam Gaddafi supporters to hold a press conference Wednesday in Dakar

07 december 2021 - 19:44:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Support Committee for the candidacy of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son, will hold [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament discusses monitoring of electoral process behind closed doors

07 december 2021 - 14:08:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament is on Tuesday meeting behind closed doors in the eastern city of Tobruk [...] Full text...

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Libya: Parliament to convene plenary Tuesday, to discuss the electoral process

06 december 2021 - 19:20:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament), Fawzi Al-Nouairi, has called for [...] Full text...

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Tripoli Court of Appeal overturns decision disqualifying Haftar from presidential elections

06 december 2021 - 17:00:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tripoli Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the court in Zawiya (45 km [...] Full text...

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Rise of organized crime in southern Libya blamed on absence of state authority

06 december 2021 - 11:54:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prosecutor General Seddik al-Sour said here Monday that investigations conducted by the prosecution revealed a [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight preponderance of justice in presidential election and possible post-election scenarios

05 december 2021 - 13:42:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The use of the judiciary in Libya to decide appeals against presidential candidates has taken a [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for exclusion of suspected criminal candidates from Libya's presidential elections

04 december 2021 - 13:50:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International has called on Libya's High National Electoral Commission and the judiciary to exclude those [...] Full text...

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Seif al-Islam Gaddafi back in Libya's presidential race after appeal is accepted

02 december 2021 - 19:43:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Court of Appeal in the southern city of Sebha has accepted appeals by Seif Al-Islam [...] Full text...

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Libya's presidential election, the forceps for the delivery of democracy (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

02 december 2021 - 18:37:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential election of 24 December in Libya has taken an unexpected turn, where a huge [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM returns to presidential race on court order

01 december 2021 - 21:50:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tripoli Court of Appeal has rejected the appeals against the candidacy of Libyan Prime Minister [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister discusses with UN Envoy securing elections in Libya

01 december 2021 - 15:30:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister Khaled Mazen reviewed during a meeting with the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy [...] Full text...

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US ambassador urges de-escalation as Libyan elections could be delayed

01 december 2021 - 15:18:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, has expressed concern about threats to the holding of [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt denounces hostility towards judges that could lead to tribal war in Sebha

30 november 2021 - 12:51:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Libyan government has warned against actions that threaten the lives [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya concerned about threats to justice in Sebha

30 november 2021 - 12:44:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) says it is following with "great concern" the [...] Full text...

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More than 2.3 million Libyans collect their voter cards

29 november 2021 - 20:33:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 2,321,757 LibTTTyan citizens had collected their voter cards by Sunday, the High National [...] Full text...

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Libyan judicial police says armed force prevents election appeals hearing at court in Sebha

29 november 2021 - 20:09:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan judicial police said here Monday an armed group blocked the sitting of an appeals [...] Full text...

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Appeal against Libyan PM's candidacy for presidential election deemed admissible: Sources

29 november 2021 - 12:42:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Court of Appeal in Tripoli ruled on Sunday that the appeal against the candidacy of [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight presidential election, challenges of candidate elimination

28 november 2021 - 14:57:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to the presidential election, scheduled for December 24, and [...] Full text...

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Voter card collection deadline extended to 1 December in Libya

27 november 2021 - 19:22:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) has announced the extension of the deadline for the [...] Full text...

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More than two million Libyans receive their voter cards - HNEC

27 november 2021 - 13:58:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 2,084,776 Libyans comprising 1,245,976 men and 838,800 women, had received their voter cards by 25 [...] Full text...

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US Embassy in Libya shares UNSMIL's concerns about election-related violence

26 november 2021 - 18:28:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya said it shared with the United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL 'concerned' about attack on Sebha court

26 november 2021 - 11:25:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed alarm at Thursday's reported attack on [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister calls attack on Sebha court 'a crime against the law'

26 november 2021 - 11:11:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister Khaled Mazen has promised to prosecute the perpetrators of Thursday's attack on the [...] Full text...

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Libya's presidential election, a premiere with all the risks

25 november 2021 - 20:16:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Despite controversy over the law and criteria for candidates, the presidential election scheduled for 24 December [...] Full text...

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Libyan court attacked during a hearing to rule on Seif Gaddafi's appeal against his disqualification from election

25 november 2021 - 18:35:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Court of Appeal in Sebha (800 km south of Tripoli) was attacked by gunmen on [...] Full text...

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Libyan EC disqualifies Gaddafi's son, 24 others from presidential election

25 november 2021 - 12:28:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty-five out of the 98 contenders for the 24 December presidential election in Libya, including Seif [...] Full text...

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Libya at ‘delicate and critical juncture’ ahead of landmark elections, says outgoing UN envoy

25 november 2021 - 04:31:57
New York, US (PANA) - With one month left until elections in Libya, it is important that the international community [...] Full text...

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UN SG's Special Envoy to Libya surprisingly resigns

23 november 2021 - 19:21:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General and head of the UN Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight fervour of election candidacies, discord over withdrawal of mercenaries

21 november 2021 - 17:41:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The high number of people declaring their intention to contest Libya's presidential election and the intervention [...] Full text...

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Nearly 1.2 million Libyan voters collect voter cards

20 november 2021 - 11:24:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's High National Electoral Commission announced on Friday that 1,202,254 voter cards were distributed from 8 [...] Full text...

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Doubts over elections raise questions on success of transition in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

18 november 2021 - 22:07:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The exacerbation of positions and accentuation of polarization around the December elections in Libya have cast [...] Full text...

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Libya's Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh to file papers to contest presidential election

18 november 2021 - 12:51:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of Libya's Parliament, Aguila Saleh, announced on Wednesday that he will file his papers [...] Full text...

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Algeria, Comoros placed on US list of violators of religious freedom

18 november 2021 - 06:13:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has placed Algeria and Comoros on its Special Watch List for governments [...] Full text...

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Eligibility of candidates for Libya's elections falls within remit of Election Commission, says UN

17 november 2021 - 09:53:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The eligibility of candidates for the presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya is the prerogative of [...] Full text...

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Libya: 10 candidates for president, 721 for legislative elections

16 november 2021 - 19:36:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 721 candidates have filed their applications for the parliamentary elections in Libya and [...] Full text...

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Khalifa Haftar announces candidacy for Libyan presidential election

16 november 2021 - 12:23:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The self-proclaimed leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA), based in the east, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, [...] Full text...

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HNEC says 601 candidates file for Libya's parliamentary elections

15 november 2021 - 20:35:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 601 candidates had as at Sunday filed their candidacies for the 24 December [...] Full text...

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Seif al-Islam Gaddafi files candidacy for 24 December presidential election in Libya

14 november 2021 - 19:35:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seif Al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Sunday filed his nomination at the [...] Full text...

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Guinean Prime Minister receives Saudi Arabian ambassador

28 october 2021 - 21:05:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean prime Minister, Mohamed Beavogui, met here Wednesday with the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Guinea, [...] Full text...

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Lack of prospects for overcoming disagreements in Libya dim hopes for elections (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA Correspondent)

30 september 2021 - 19:08:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Although officially unanimously supported by the Libyan parties and by Western countries as the only way [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Statistics of crisis in Northwest Nigeria competing with Afghanistan, warns Governor El-Rufai

21 september 2021 - 21:34:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday said the human capital development indices of the North [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says increasing number of children killed and recruited by armed groups in Sahel’s tri-border area

13 september 2021 - 05:27:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president extends emergency measures

24 august 2021 - 12:36:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Monday extended for another one month emergency measures taken on [...] Full text...

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Serbian weapons identified in stockpiles of brutal armed groups in Sahel

24 august 2021 - 05:28:25
London, UK (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says its arms experts have identified Serbian-manufactured weapons in videos posted [...] Full text...

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Washington reiterates its support for Libyan Presidential Council

14 august 2021 - 18:14:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Presidential Council Vice President Moussa Al-Koni on Friday had a telephone conversation with the US [...] Full text...

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US slaps sanctions on five Specially Designated Global terrorists in Africa

09 august 2021 - 05:04:27
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has announced the designation of five terrorist leaders in Africa as Specially Designated Global [...] Full text...

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Mali violence threatens country’s survival, warns UN human rights expert

07 august 2021 - 05:28:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Rapidly spreading violence in Mali is  threatening the State’s very survival, the UN independent expert on the human rights situation in the [...] Full text...

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Parliament plenary on draft law to elect a Libyan president resumes Tuesday

02 august 2021 - 17:37:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives (Parliament) on Monday suspended debate on the articles of the draft law [...] Full text...

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Troika Specials Envoys calls on rebels to rejoin peace talks

04 july 2021 - 16:32:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Leading European countries, the United States and the United Nations on Sunday confirmed they have sent [...] Full text...

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Fears and apprehensions stall adoption of constitutional law for elections in Libya

01 july 2021 - 20:06:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fears and apprehensions expressed by members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), during debates on [...] Full text...

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Malian authorities urged to ‘break the cycle of impunity’ for human rights violations

30 june 2021 - 07:12:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rampant impunity for human rights violations in Mali is posing serious risks for the protection of [...] Full text...

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Journalists to hold rally in Paris, call for release of kidnapped Olivier Dubois

02 june 2021 - 17:40:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporter Without Borders (RSF) and partners calling for the release of French journalist, say they [...] Full text...

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Libyan delegate to UN reiterates primacy of justice over citizens

18 may 2021 - 13:43:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher al-Sonni, has reaffirmed the primacy of Libyan justice [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor calls on Libyan gov't to arrest, surrender Seif al-Islam Gaddafi to the Court

18 may 2021 - 09:51:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has called on the Libyan Government to take [...] Full text...

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U.S. raises concerns of religious abuse, discrimination, rising tensions in Nigeria

14 may 2021 - 15:05:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. has voiced concerns over abuses and discrimination against individuals based on religion and religious [...] Full text...

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AU Chairperson 'strongly condemns' bombardments in the Gaza Strip

12 may 2021 - 07:18:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has "strongly condemned" the [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'gravely concerned' as violence escalates in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel

12 may 2021 - 04:59:32
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said he was "gravely concerned" at escalating violence in the Occupied Palestinian [...] Full text...

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French journalist, Olivier Dubois, kidnapped in northeast Mali

05 may 2021 - 15:50:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - French journalist, Olivier Dubois, has been kidnapped in northeastern Mali, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said [...] Full text...

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Gambia foreign minister calls for maritime security

28 april 2021 - 18:01:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has urged the Gulf of Guinea countries to [...] Full text...

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Armed groups at centre of human rights abuses in Burkina Faso, says Amnesty International

08 april 2021 - 11:50:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed groups in Burkina Faso committed human rights abuses, including killings and abductions, in the [...] Full text...

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Salah back as El Badry recalls 28 Pharaohs for Kenya and Comoros ties

22 march 2021 - 21:18:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Liverpool superstar, Mohamed Salah, will have his first game in Egypt shirt in almost two years, [...] Full text...

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African Union calls for restraint over Kenya-Somalia border fighting

26 january 2021 - 14:19:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission has called for restraint following intense fighting along the Kenya-Somalia border [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Christian body warns against threats to life of controversial cleric, Bishop Kukah, amidst eviction notice by Muslim group

14 january 2021 - 17:05:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday cautioned those threatening the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, [...] Full text...

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UN chief says situation in central Mali remains worrying

12 january 2021 - 11:56:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The situation in central Mali remains very worrying, marked by a series of serious violence recorded [...] Full text...

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Somalia severs ties with Kenya; expels diplomats

15 december 2020 - 12:10:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan diplomats in Somalia have been ordered to leave Mogadishu, the Somali capital, within seven days [...] Full text...

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. Nigeria rejects U.S. allegation of “systematic violation of religious freedom of citizens”

08 december 2020 - 14:05:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday denied the United States' allegation of engaging in systematic and egregious religious freedom [...] Full text...

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US calls out Nigeria, nine others over religious freedom

08 december 2020 - 07:18:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States government is calling out Nigeria and nine other countries over religious freedom [...] Full text...

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Libyan justice ministry welcomes lifting of travel ban on Gadhafi family members

03 december 2020 - 17:07:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Justice Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has welcomed the decision of the [...] Full text...

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Top Malian terrorist Bamoussa neutralized by French Barkane force in North Mali

13 november 2020 - 22:37:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - France on Friday announced the "neutralization" in northern Mali by the Barkane force of Ba Ag [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor calls for Libya ceasefire progress

10 november 2020 - 19:31:05
New 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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Libyan political dialogue forum, retention of Al-Sarraj and strength of ceasefire agreement highlighted in news

31 october 2020 - 19:39:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave extensive coverage to preparations for the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum scheduled [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Crisis born from caricatures of Prophet of Islam highlighted in the news

31 october 2020 - 17:13:12
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press published in Mauritania this week devoted most of its comments to the global crisis [...] Full text...

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Malian Muslims unhappy with French president's comments on cartoons of Prophet (PSH)

29 october 2020 - 18:48:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several hundred Muslims Wednesday expressed their displeasure at the recent remarks of French President Emmanuel Macron [...] Full text...

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Tunisia denounces breach against ‘sacred’ in the name of freedom of speech

28 october 2020 - 22:54:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Wednesday condemned what it regarded as campaign by some parties in the name of freedom [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian government condemns caricatures of Prophet Mahomet

26 october 2020 - 22:21:37
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government Monday strongly condemned acts of provocation against Islam reported in France for several [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Ministry denounces Macron's "offensive" statements toward the Islamic world

26 october 2020 - 14:18:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Foreign Ministry of the Government of National Accord has denounced statements by French President Emmanuel [...] Full text...

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Rabat strongly condemns 'outrageous cartoons' against Islam

26 october 2020 - 11:19:27
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has strongly condemned the continued publication of "outrageous cartoons" against Islam and Prophet Mohammed. In a [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt welcomes initiatives to end crisis, says FM

23 october 2020 - 11:16:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Foreign Minister of Libya's internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, said on [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: HRW calls for release of detainees accused of blasphemy

19 october 2020 - 23:21:26
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Human Right Watch (HRW), a rights non-governmental organisation, Monday called on the Mauritanian government to drop [...] Full text...

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Morocco, UN sign headquarter agreement to fight against terrorism in Africa

06 october 2020 - 22:21:36
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and the United Nations (UN) Tuesday through videoconferencing signed an agreement to establish an office [...] Full text...

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Penalty joy as Esperance win fifth Tunisian Super Cup

22 september 2020 - 13:47:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Giants, Esperance sportive de Tunis, won their fifth Tunisian Super Cup title on Sunday (20 [...] Full text...

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Trial of alleged Malian terrorist resumes at the International Criminal Court

09 september 2020 - 13:30:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of Malian terrorist Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed for war crimes and [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian religious leader wants a break in diplomatic, trade relations with France

07 september 2020 - 17:00:39
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mohamed Hacen ould Dedow, a prominent religious figure in Mauritania for 20 years, has called for [...] Full text...

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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community leader condemns burning of Quran in Sweden

30 august 2020 - 14:07:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The worldwide head and Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, His Holiness Hazrat Ahmad, Sunday strongly [...] Full text...

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Cancellation of hajj deals a blow to Niger's travel agencies

17 july 2020 - 11:12:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The cancellation of this year's hajj because of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has dealt a big [...] Full text...

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Nigerian footballer Osimhen wins 2020 Marc-Vivien Foe Prize in France

29 june 2020 - 13:45:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, who plays for French Ligue 1 club, Lille, has won the Prix [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Presidency rejects UK All-Party parliamentary group report on religious freedom

19 june 2020 - 19:56:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Friday labelled as “misrepresentation” the report of the United Kingdom (UK) All-Party [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Buhari 'shocked' at string of Boko Haram/ISWAP attacks, massacre of civilians

11 june 2020 - 09:36:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock at the unprecedented massacre of civilians by Boko Haram/Islamic [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses soldiers in Sahel of killing people under guise of anti-terror operations

10 june 2020 - 05:58:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International is accusing soldiers in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso of rampaging [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mosques, churches remain shut despite easing of lockdown in Ghana

07 june 2020 - 19:25:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Large mosques and churches in Ghana on Sunday remained shut despite the government’s partial easing of [...] Full text...

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UN, EU call for end of fighting in Libya in the spirit of Eid El Fitr

24 may 2020 - 18:19:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the European Union (EU) Delegation in Tripoli have [...] Full text...

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Barrow urges Gambians to be proactive, take appropriate strategies

23 may 2020 - 17:56:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to be proactive and realistic enough to squarely redefine their [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Towards bill repressing violence against women, young girls

06 may 2020 - 22:26:15
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The Mauritanian government Wednesday adopted a draft bill related to the fight against violence against women [...] Full text...

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Attacks on civilians, arbitrary arrests, top list of abuses in Libya, says ICC Prosecutor

06 may 2020 - 05:34:48
New 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 - 22:54:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, Tuesday called on the international community [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch reports new massacres by Islamist groups in Burkina Faso

28 april 2020 - 15:17:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Suspected Islamist armed groups killed at least 90 civilians in three attacks on villages in [...] Full text...

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