Illegal bets add up to 1.7 trillion dollars each year: new UN report

09 december 2021 - 10:24:41
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Up to $1.7 trillion is estimated to be wagered on illicit betting markets each year, according to [...] Full text...

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UNHCR staff members wounded in DR Congo

09 december 2021 - 05:57:40
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed outrage over an attack on a convoy in [...] Full text...

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Seven UN peacekeepers killed in latest Mali attack

09 december 2021 - 05:29:52
New York, US (PANA) - Seven UN peacekeepers from Togo died and three others were seriously injured when their vehicle hit an [...] Full text...

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Senegalese govt. vows to settle balance of payments due to former Air Afrique workers

08 december 2021 - 19:12:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government is working to settle the balance of four billion CFA francs owed to [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM under constant pressure, receives a life-saving promise

08 december 2021 - 16:01:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdouk, who has been reinstated now one month following his ouster along [...] Full text...

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Two Beninese journalists given six-month suspended prison sentences

08 december 2021 - 12:45:49
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Two journalists, Hervé Alladé and Patrice Gbaguidi, of the "Soleil Bénin info" were sentenced on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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US applauds Gambia's 'free, fair' Gambian presidential election

08 december 2021 - 11:21:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States has applauded the Gambian people for ensuring their voices were heard in their [...] Full text...

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Senegal, South Africa sue for the UN Security Council reform

07 december 2021 - 19:02:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Tuesday in Dakar called [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament forms Committee to liaise with Electoral Commission

07 december 2021 - 18:50:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A committee to liaise with the High National Electoral Commission was formed on Tuesday, by the [...] Full text...

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Lasting solution to DRC violence requires broader political commitment, says UN mission chief

07 december 2021 - 05:56:54
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo told the Security [...] 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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Former member of Mali's National Transitional Council receives six-month suspended prison sentence

04 december 2021 - 19:05:32
Bamako, Mali ( PANA) - The former fourth vice-president of the National Council of Transition of Mali, a legislative body, [...] Full text...

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UN chief says COVID-19 pandemic laid bare barriers faced by 1 billion people with disabilities

04 december 2021 - 06:34:03
New York, US (PANA) - Marking the International Dat of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Secretary-General,  António Guterres, said on Friday that those with a [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council adopts resolution to keep pirates at bay off Somalia coast

04 december 2021 - 06:31:52
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to combat the continuing threat of [...] Full text...

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Senegalese top sports figure, Lamine Diack, dies at 88

03 december 2021 - 15:57:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall, paying tribute to the former president of the International Association of Athletics [...] Full text...

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Three former heads of state to observe Gambia’s presidential election

03 december 2021 - 13:41:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Three former heads of state have arrived in the Gambia to observe Saturday's presidential election in [...] Full text...

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Rights group says escalating attacks targeting children in Nigeria endanger right to education

03 december 2021 - 04:59:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities are failing children as at least 61 children in northern Nigeria remain in captivity, [...] 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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Former Ghanaian President Mahama heads EISA to monitor Gambia’s 4 December polls

02 december 2021 - 13:44:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in The Gambia heading the Electoral Institute for [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso facing ‘multitude of challenges’: Human rights chief

02 december 2021 - 05:31:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Concluding a four-day to visit Burkina Faso, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, [...] 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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Senegalese president calls for continued gas financing mechanisms

29 november 2021 - 20:41:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday called on all states to work together to maintain mechanisms [...] Full text...

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Deputy chairman of Libyan Presidential Council announces draft charter on election results

29 november 2021 - 19:17:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, Monday revealed the possibility of drafting [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for rearrest of Central African Republic war crimes suspect

29 november 2021 - 10:25:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights group is asking the govermenment of the Central African Republic (CAR) to coordinate [...] 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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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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Gambia: Truth and Reconciliation report must lead to justice and reparations for victims

25 november 2021 - 16:06:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group, Amnesty International, has urged the Gambian government that the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission [...] Full text...

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The Gambia: Truth Commission calls for prosecution of ex-officials

25 november 2021 - 15:59:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Truth Commission’s call for the prosecution of former officials who committed the worst human rights abuses during the 1994-2017 rule of [...] Full text...

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Vice President of Libyan Presidential Council meets UN rights chief

25 november 2021 - 11:21:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, and the UN High Commissioner for [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for halt to violence against women

25 november 2021 - 04:47:15
New York, US (PANA) - In a virtual event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against [...] 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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Libyan delegate to the UN stresses primacy of Libyan justice over ICC

24 november 2021 - 11:45:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Permanent Representative of Libya to the United Nations, Taher Al-Sonni, has affirmed that the role [...] Full text...

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French envoys call on Guinean PM

23 november 2021 - 13:34:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Prime Minister, Mohamed Beavogui, on Monday expressed the commitment of his government to rebuilding [...] Full text...

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Anarchy looming in West Africa over disobedience to ECOWAS Court’s rulings by member-States, Speaker warns

22 november 2021 - 18:01:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Tunis, has called on presidents and leaders of West African [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: US Secretary of State 'encouraged' by reinstatement of ousted Prime Minister Hamdok

22 november 2021 - 06:07:17
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he is ecouraged by the reinstatement of ousted [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Sudan's coup leaders reinstate ousted PM Hamdok

21 november 2021 - 16:58:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military leaders have reinstated ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok following intense international and local pressure on [...] Full text...

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ICC Advisor: “Impunity is not an Option” in The Gambia

17 november 2021 - 22:41:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Lawyers and activists from Gambia and around the world Wednesday insisted that any recommendations by the [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken to discuss situation in Horn of Africa with Kenyan president

17 november 2021 - 12:03:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Kenya on Wednesday on an official visit to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius names first female chief justice

17 november 2021 - 07:41:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian President Pradeep Roopun has appointed Rehana Mungly-Gulbul as the country's first Chief Justice. A press release [...] Full text...

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Conflict prevention means tackling economic, social, institutional drivers of strife

17 november 2021 - 06:43:06
New York, US (PANA) - Preventing conflicts requires closing development gaps, shrinking inequality and bringing hope to people around the [...] Full text...

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UN calls for protection of Central African Republic children

16 november 2021 - 06:45:08
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Children in the Central African Republic (CAR) have suffered a spike in grave violations since the [...] 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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UNDP to open office in Libya's southern town of Sebha

15 november 2021 - 11:45:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Libya, Marc-Andre Franche, has expressed the organisation's [...] Full text...

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Libyan officials discuss preparations for international conference on transitional justice

15 november 2021 - 11:02:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, on Sunday discussed with the Minister [...] Full text...

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COP26 ends in Glasgow with US$ 100 billion climate finance commitment still outstanding

14 november 2021 - 08:13:16
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) concluded here Saturday night after [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister welcomes Paris Conference support for timely elections

13 november 2021 - 11:51:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has affirmed that his participation in the Paris International Conference on [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls on Paris conference to review electoral law

12 november 2021 - 20:50:59
Paris, France (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba Friday called on countries and organizations participating in the Paris Conference [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup leader names himself President of the new Transitional Interim Council

12 november 2021 - 08:12:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's coup leader, Gen. Abdel Al-Fattah Al-Burhan has named a new Transitional Interim Council, under his [...] Full text...

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Paris Conference on Libya, the last opportunity to ensure stability in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

11 november 2021 - 22:25:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With the situation in Libya becoming more complex in the run-up to the 24 December election, [...] Full text...

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Libya forms Judicial Commissions to adjudicate electoral appeals

11 november 2021 - 21:06:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Specialized judicial commissions have been formed to examine electoral appeals during the December polls, the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari mourns South Africa's last apartheid President, Frederik de Klerk

11 november 2021 - 19:01:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday described the death of South Africa's last apartheid president, Mr. Frederik Willem [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Govt says ready for negotiations with rebels 'if some conditions are met'

11 november 2021 - 16:15:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Spokesperson for the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry, Dina Mufti, on Thursday said the federal government [...] Full text...

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HRW questions whether Libya's elections will be free and fair

11 november 2021 - 11:01:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ahead of Friday's high-level Libya conference to be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, a human [...] Full text...

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USAID to launch US$7.9 million project to improve Gambia's judicial system

10 november 2021 - 13:38:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is set to launch a 5-year, $7.9 million activity to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian women decry gang rapes in Ethiopia's Amhara region

09 november 2021 - 22:31:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -Women in Nifas Mewcha in Ethiopia's Amhara region where a rebel army has been ransacking villages [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Army urged to end arbitrary detentions

09 november 2021 - 12:40:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudanese security authorities should immediately release people arbitrarily detained since the 25 October military takeover, Human [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Several western govts warn of increase in human toll in Tigray

07 november 2021 - 14:45:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Several Western governments, including three permanent members of the UN Security Council, have warned that the [...] Full text...

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UN says 11 million Nigerians need humanitarian assistance

07 november 2021 - 12:03:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, says about 11 million Nigerians [...] Full text...

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Guinea Bissau signs treaty to join African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

05 november 2021 - 21:04:08
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Guinea Bissau has ratified the Protocol establishing the African Court on Human and Peoples’ [...] Full text...

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Full list of members of new Guinean government

05 november 2021 - 18:42:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government, led by Mohamed Béavogui, is finally fully formed. The following is the list of [...] Full text...

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Malian Prime Minister meets ECOWAS Ambassadors in Bamako

05 november 2021 - 18:16:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga met on Friday, in Bamako, the group of ambassadors of [...] Full text...

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South African author wins top international award

04 november 2021 - 21:09:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Cape Town author Damon Galgut has become only the third South African writer to [...] Full text...

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UNESCO says 62 journalists killed in 2020, just for doing their jobs

02 november 2021 - 06:51:09
Paris, France (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), which works to protect media workers, in 2020 alone, 62 journalists [...] Full text...

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South Africa: New book reveals how Zuma's arrest plunged SA into chaos

01 november 2021 - 19:46:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A new book has outlined the July riots that caused chaos in South Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: G20’s bitter divide on global vaccine inequality could condemn world to an 'endless pandemic', charities warn

31 october 2021 - 10:32:23
London, UK (PANA) - Failure to tackle global vaccine inequality at this weekend’s G20 summit could prolong the pandemic, civil [...] Full text...

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Nigerien President meets African Court officials on expanded access to justice

29 october 2021 - 18:31:51
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, has declared Niamey's commitment to the protection of human rights [...] Full text...

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UN, Lake Chad Basin Commission delegation visits Nigeria

28 october 2021 - 20:16:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government of Nigeria has vowed to join collaborative efforts to see to an end the [...] Full text...

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Vice President of Mali's National Transitional Council arrested by Malian judiciary

27 october 2021 - 20:02:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The fourth vice-president of the National Transitional Council (CNT), in Mali, Issa Kaou N'Djim, was arrested [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: AU suspends Sudan, World Bank suspends aid

27 october 2021 - 13:37:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday suspended Sudan from the continental body following last Monday's military [...] Full text...

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Eleven defendants granted provisional release in Sankara trial

26 october 2021 - 20:38:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A high court here Tuesday released provisionally 11 defendants facing trial in the assassination of [...] Full text...

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Former Liberian President Taylor files suit in ECOWAS Court over non-payment of pension benefits

26 october 2021 - 15:24:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former President Charles Taylor of Liberia has filed a suit before the ECOWAS Court here over [...] Full text...

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Court dismisses former South African President Zuma's appeal, sets trial date

26 october 2021 - 12:40:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In further setback for former South African President Jacob Zuma, the KwaZulu-Natal High Court [...] Full text...

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Protests against Sudan coup continue as demands for return to transitional order grow louder

26 october 2021 - 08:16:16
Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - Defiant Sudanese are on Tuesday pouring into the streets of the capital, Khartoum, for the second [...] Full text...

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Senior Libyan official announces integrated approach to stop migrant flows with Libya's southern neighbours

25 october 2021 - 21:08:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Th e deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, has affirmed that all the [...] Full text...

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Libyan council deputy chairman raises possibility of special courts to try perpetrators of mass graves in Tarhouna

25 october 2021 - 20:53:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, Monday announced the possibility of considering [...] Full text...

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Trial on Thomas Sankara’s assassination reopens

25 october 2021 - 20:04:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Suspended on 11 October after its opening, the trial over the assassination of Thomas Sankara [...] Full text...

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3RD LEAD: Sudan's military declares state of emergency (Eds: New lead)

25 october 2021 - 11:34:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese military on Monday declared a state of emergency and seized control of the government [...] Full text...

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2ND LEAD: Coup attempt under way in Sudan (Eds: Adds reactions, new developments)

25 october 2021 - 09:47:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Arab League has expressed concern about political developments in Sudan where a military coup is [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Senior US envoy: US 'deeply alarmed' at Sudan attempted coup reports

25 october 2021 - 08:01:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffery Feltman, says the US is "deeply alarmed" [...] Full text...

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Fears of coup attempt under way in Sudan

25 october 2021 - 05:55:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - There are fears of a coup attempt in Sudan on Monday with media reports saying several [...] Full text...

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Will the stand-off in Sudan lead to history repeating itself - a military coup?

24 october 2021 - 16:20:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A tense standoff is prevailing in the Sudanese national capital, Khartoum, with major roads leading to [...] Full text...

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US congratulates Zambia on 57th independence anniversary

24 october 2021 - 10:02:42
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has congratulated the people of Zambia on the occasion [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM sees broad participation in stability conference as sign of beginning to build Libya

21 october 2021 - 18:45:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, said here Thursday in [...] Full text...

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2nd Lead: Libyan FM underlines symbolism of Conference in support of Libya's stability

21 october 2021 - 13:17:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangouch has  emphasised the deep symbolism of the international Ministerial Conference on [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma lays charges against his prosecutor

21 october 2021 - 12:48:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma on Thursday laid criminal charges against State advocate Billy Downer, [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Conference on stability in Tripoli reflects ability of citizens to find a Libyan solution: PM

21 october 2021 - 12:28:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba said  on Thursday that the holding in Tripoli of the international [...] Full text...

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Mauritius inaugurates the Intercontinental Slavery Museum

21 october 2021 - 05:48:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Wednesday inaugurated in Port-Louis, the Intercontinental Slavery Museum (ISM) that [...] Full text...

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‘Overzealous’ security services undermining South Sudan peace: rights experts

21 october 2021 - 05:36:10
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - State security forces in South Sudan have been responsible for imposing new and potentially arbitrary restrictions  against the country’s [...] Full text...

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The situation in Libya at centre of talks between Tunisian and German foreign ministers

20 october 2021 - 20:02:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Regional and international issues, notably the political situation in Libya on the occasion of the ministerial [...] Full text...

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Sudan cabinet sets up 'crisis cell' to address political challenges

19 october 2021 - 08:22:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudan Council of Ministers has set formed a joint "crisis cell" from all parties to [...] Full text...

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Women’s freedoms suppressed, UN General Assembly told

19 october 2021 - 06:47:40
New York, US (PANA) - Gender-based violence, hate speech and disinformation are being used extensively online and offline, to chill [...] Full text...

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Conference on stability in Libya to build promising, new future: Foreign Minister

18 october 2021 - 11:03:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The much advertised international conference on the "Initiative for Stability in Libya" to be held in [...] Full text...

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UN chief says rising poverty a ‘moral indictment of our times'

17 october 2021 - 10:06:08
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is on the rise, the UN [...] Full text...

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Demonstrations in Khartoum call for further reforms

16 october 2021 - 15:44:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of Thousands of people took to the streets here Saturday to protest government's failure to [...] Full text...

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Head of Guinean junta continues operation to seduce development partners

16 october 2021 - 12:11:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the Transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, received here Friday ambassadors of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prosecutor denies IOM report of death of six migrants in mass escape from Tripoli centre

15 october 2021 - 20:23:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Attorney General's Office has denied statistics announced by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied decides to withdraw diplomatic passport of former President Moncef Marzouki

14 october 2021 - 19:39:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed announced on Wednesday he had decided to withdraw the diplomatic passport of [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma's supporters celebrate his release from prison

14 october 2021 - 13:04:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A large crowd of people loyal to former President Jacob Zuma on Thursday gathered [...] Full text...

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Proprietress of salon at centre of rape charge against Senegalese opposition leader 'receives' death threats

14 october 2021 - 11:44:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The proprietress of a salon in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, which got caught up in the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council chairman calls for law to combat fake news and hate speech

14 october 2021 - 11:02:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on Wednesday called for a law to [...] Full text...

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Libyan leaders meet on grievances raised by eastern government members

13 october 2021 - 20:02:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, reviewed with the prime minister of the [...] Full text...

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International Court of Justice rules in favour of Somalia in maritime dispute with Kenya

12 october 2021 - 17:19:57
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, on [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL welcomes extension of mandate of Fact-Finding Mission in Libya

12 october 2021 - 09:50:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the extension by the UN Human [...] Full text...

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New PM announces formation of new government in Tunisia

11 october 2021 - 20:15:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - After nearly two-and-a-half months without a government in Tunisia, the new prime minister, Najla Bouden Romdhane, [...] Full text...

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Council adopts temporary visa measures for nationals of The Gambia under the EU Visa Code

11 october 2021 - 19:51:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Member-states of the European Union convened in the Justice and Home Affairs Council decided to adopt [...] Full text...

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Mandate of Independent Fact-Finding Mission to Libya extended for nine months

11 october 2021 - 19:05:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Council (HRC), at the end of its 48th session, decided to extend [...] Full text...

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Thomas Sankara trial suspended for fortnight

11 october 2021 - 18:25:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The trial of the assassination of former Burkinabe President Thomas Sankara and 12 of his [...] Full text...

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Trial of assassination of Burkina Faso's charismatic military leader Thomas Sankara opens

11 october 2021 - 11:09:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The trial of the assassination of the former charismatic leader of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara, [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM and Prosecutor General meet to discuss expired food and medicines

10 october 2021 - 21:39:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba and the Prosecutor General, Councillor [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight decisive intervention of Presidential Council in organization of elections

10 october 2021 - 21:00:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The conflict between the government of national unity and the House of Representatives (Parliament) in Libya [...] Full text...

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Thousands demonstrate against Saied in Tunis

10 october 2021 - 19:53:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several thousand demonstrators took part Sunday here in a demonstration against the exceptional measures taken by [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army sets up special courts to try soldiers for offences in war against terrorists

09 october 2021 - 17:10:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has set up two special and one General Court Marshal to try officers [...] Full text...

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Insufficient funding means tough choices for humanitarians in DR Congo

09 october 2021 - 09:23:01
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a lack of funding, are leaving humanitarians with a [...] Full text...

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Cash in transit heist worries Botswana authorities

09 october 2021 - 07:34:55
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Defence, Justice and Security ministry has bemoaned an upsurge in cash in transit heists in [...] Full text...

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UN says perpetrators of ex-Gambian president Jammeh-era crimes 'must be brought to justice'

08 october 2021 - 11:50:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Working Group on Enforced Disappearances (WGEID) supports the prosecution of crimes committed in [...] Full text...

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Women on death row face despicable discrimination, says Amnesty International

08 october 2021 - 07:02:29
London, UK  (PANA) - Women on death row have, in many cases, been denied justice for the prolonged physical and [...] Full text...

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Uncertainty still hangs over Libyan elections despite adoption of electoral law (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

07 october 2021 - 20:10:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives (Parliament) adopted under confusing circumstances the electoral laws to be used in [...] Full text...

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COVID-induced inequities demand ‘New Social Contract’, says rights chief

07 october 2021 - 18:20:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 has “laid bare deep structural inequalities” everywhere, further widening a multitude of gaps, both within [...] Full text...

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Legendary South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 90

07 october 2021 - 11:31:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The legendary South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is celebrating his 90th birthday in Cape [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali

04 october 2021 - 04:19:22
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has condemned an attack against peacekeepers in Mali on Saturday which left one [...] Full text...

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Troika commends peace in Sudan

03 october 2021 - 15:43:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United States, the United Kingdom and Norway, known as the Troika of Sudan's peace agreement, [...] Full text...

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Feud between groups in Sudan's government creates tense climate

03 october 2021 - 14:42:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A tense political atmosphere reigns in the Sudan at present, as numerous feuds are eclipsing the [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for 'new era of peace, trust, tolerance'

03 october 2021 - 09:59:52
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said in his message for the International Day of Non-Violence, [...] Full text...

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US reiterates 'firm commitment' to Sudan in special envoy's visit

03 october 2021 - 05:05:08
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has reiterated its "firm commitment" to Sudan's ongoing political transition which, it said, [...] Full text...

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Dull celebration of Independence Day in Guinea

02 october 2021 - 14:05:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea om Saturday celebrated in a dull mood its 63rd independence anniversary, largely due to the [...] Full text...

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Buhari presides over Nigeria's 61st independence anniversary celebrations

01 october 2021 - 14:33:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday presided over Nigeria’s 61st Independence anniversary with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, [...] Full text...

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Gambia's truth commission delays submission of report to President Barrow

01 october 2021 - 11:27:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) that probed crimes committed under former dictator Yahya Jammeh [...] Full text...

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Education a ‘powerful tool’ to counter hate speech, UN chief tells online forum

01 october 2021 - 05:20:44
New York, US (PANA) - Growing polarisation and intolerance are fuelling a rise in hate speech worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on [...] Full text...

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Climate action: ‘Time is running out’, UN chief tells ministers

30 september 2021 - 19:28:35
Milan, Italy (PANA) - With just one month left until the COP26 climate change conference, countries must do more to reduce emissions, [...] Full text...

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Keep raising your voices, UN chief tells young climate leaders

30 september 2021 - 13:05:04
Milan, Italy (PANA) - With the climate crisis already devastating lives and incomes, young people will be critical to driving [...] Full text...

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Senior US official visits Khartoum to express support for PM after foiled coup attempt

29 september 2021 - 17:30:13
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman arrived in Khartoum on Wednesday and conferred [...] Full text...

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Justice for 2009 massacre in Guinea must be at heart of political transition: UN official

29 september 2021 - 06:09:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict on Tuesday urged authorities in Guinea [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic caused ‘shocking’ inequalities: Human rights chief

29 september 2021 - 06:00:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has caused and perpetuated “truly shocking” inequality that has affected the world’s [...] Full text...

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Human rights groups demand trial of suspects of 2009 stadium massacre in Guinea

28 september 2021 - 11:11:02
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Several human rights groups are calling for trial of suspects in the massacre of more than 150 [...] Full text...

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Sudan striving for ‘common goal’ of peace, prosperity, freedom and justice: PM

26 september 2021 - 05:03:53
New York, US (PANA) - Sudan continues the path to democracy, two years after the revolution that “carried the aspirations of our people [...] Full text...

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Former Malian minister under arrest

25 september 2021 - 18:54:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The former Malian Minister of Communication, Mahamadou Camara, was again incarcerated on Thursday at the Central [...] Full text...

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US National Security Adviser speaks with Sudanese PM Hamdok

24 september 2021 - 19:03:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, on Friday spoke with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on [...] Full text...

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Head of Libyan Presidency Council announces plan to hold international conference

24 september 2021 - 10:31:51
New York, US (PANA) - The head of Libya's Presidency Council said on Thursday that he will hold an international [...] Full text...

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UN expert cites South Sudanese elite for looting oil revenue

23 september 2021 - 14:41:24
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders are undermining human rights and endangering security, the Commission on Human Rights in [...] Full text...

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Rights group says oppressive laws remain in Gambia despite President’s promises

23 september 2021 - 05:35:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Despite Gambian President Adama Barrow’s pledge to reform the country nearly five years ago, oppressive laws [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to prosecute 285 Boko Haram sponsors, says Justice Minister

22 september 2021 - 20:55:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, says the Federal Government will leave no [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa calls for slave trade reparations

22 september 2021 - 18:26:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday urged the United Nations to place reparations for slave [...] Full text...

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US condemns Sudan's failed coup attempt

22 september 2021 - 10:47:14
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has condemned Tuesday's failed attempt by rogue military and civilian actors to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rights group criticises Kenya's response to gender-based violence during pandemic

22 september 2021 - 06:49:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA ) – The Kenyan government’s response to gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic has been too little, too [...] Full text...

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Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76

22 september 2021 - 05:03:47
New York, US (PANA) - With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the [...] Full text...

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Second Conference of WAEMU lawyers opens in Ouagadougou

21 september 2021 - 22:57:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Tuesday hailed lawyers of the West African Economic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Empty promises will not save the world from pandemic, campaigners warn

21 september 2021 - 18:43:38
New York, US (PANA) - On the eve of US President Joe Biden’s global COVID-19 summit on the side-lines of [...] Full text...

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South Africa's major graft trial resumes without former president Zuma

21 september 2021 - 11:56:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Tuesday failed to force former President Jacob [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Council urged to renew Libya fact-finding mission’s mandate

21 september 2021 - 06:48:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Seven human rights organisations on Tuesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council member states, including Libya, [...] Full text...

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US slams conviction of Hotel Rwanda hero Rusesabagina

21 september 2021 - 05:32:53
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has expressed concern at the conviction by Rwanda on Monday of US [...] Full text...

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President Buhari departs Abuja to attend 76th session of UN General Assembly

19 september 2021 - 16:22:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Sunday for New York to take part in the 76th [...] Full text...

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Demonstration in Tunis against President Kaïs Saied

18 september 2021 - 19:59:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A double demonstration here Saturday pitted hundreds of critics against supporters of President Kaïs Saied more [...] Full text...

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Africans Rising condemns military takeover in Guinea

17 september 2021 - 18:52:11
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) -Africans Rising, a pan-African movement for peace, justice and dignity, has strongly condemned the overthrow of government [...] Full text...

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Eritrea pressed to free journalists, politicians held over two decades in jail

17 september 2021 - 17:31:14
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - Eritrean authorities must immediately and unconditionally release 21 journalists and politicians arrested in a sweeping crackdown [...] Full text...

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Google joins Kenyan women lawmakers to advance digital skills

16 september 2021 - 20:49:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Google and the Kenyan Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) have announced a collaboration to improve gender equity, [...] Full text...

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New South Sudan Parliament can ‘infuse urgency’ into peace process

16 september 2021 - 05:27:12
New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan has made history with the appointment of two women to senior leadership positions [...] Full text...

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South African Foundation moves to block Zuma's release

15 september 2021 - 18:14:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) on Wednesday launched an application to declare that the [...] Full text...

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UN mission responding to evolving needs in Sudan transition process

15 september 2021 - 05:22:40
New York, US (PANA) - Despite setbacks and challenges, Sudan continues its transition towards democracy, the head of the UN [...] Full text...

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Vice-president of Libyan Council, Italian FM meet on political situation in Libya

14 september 2021 - 22:23:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, on Tuesday held talks in Rome with [...] Full text...

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Bamako condemns attack on a Moroccan trade convoy

14 september 2021 - 18:34:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has strongly condemned the "cowardly and barbaric attack" by unidentified armed people on Saturday against [...] Full text...

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Africa's highest bar opens its doors in South Africa

13 september 2021 - 12:35:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The highest urban bar in Africa has opened for business. The Alto234 bar is located [...] Full text...

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Deputy UN chief encourages progress on women’s political participation in Somalia

13 september 2021 - 05:36:20
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her solidarity [...] Full text...

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Libyan media play up govt's session with Parliament, normalisation of Libya-Tunisia ties

12 september 2021 - 19:00:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers published last week gave wide coverage to the plenary session by Parliament of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan oil exports resume after a day's suspension

10 september 2021 - 21:36:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan crude oil export operations from the al-Sidra, Ras Lanouf (East), oil terminals resumed Friday after [...] Full text...

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Libya and Malta agree to step up bilateral investments

10 september 2021 - 17:57:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Malta have agreed on a number of measures, the most important of which is [...] Full text...

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LAS reiterates support for the Libyan roadmap adopted by the LPDF

10 september 2021 - 16:47:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the League of Arab States (LAS) has reaffirmed its support for [...] Full text...

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ISS says SADC countries can learn from Hichilema, create inclusive platforms for civil society and opposition

09 september 2021 - 16:08:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Securocrats in the Southern Africa region are no doubt unsettled by Zambia’s new President Hakainde Hichilema’s [...] Full text...

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Moroccan governing Islamist party humiliated in legislative election

09 september 2021 - 12:30:33
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), the governing party in Morocco for the past 10 [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS suspends Guinea over 'regrettable' coup

09 september 2021 - 05:54:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have suspended Guinea from all decision-making [...] Full text...

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Guinea military junta releases dozens of political prisoners

08 september 2021 - 11:41:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Seventy-nine people, considered as political detainees of ousted Guinean President Alpha Conde, were on Tuesday released [...] Full text...

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Guinea coup makers to meet political class

07 september 2021 - 22:09:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Committee for Rally and Development (CNRD), in power in Guinea since Sunday, will meet [...] Full text...

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Former senior Gaddafi army officer released

07 september 2021 - 17:25:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - General Naji Harir, the commander of the Mohammad Al-Megaryef battalion, a dignitary of the former regime, [...] Full text...

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Backlash in South Africa after decision to release Zuma

07 september 2021 - 17:08:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There are growing calls for legal action to be taken against South Africa’s Department [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM pledges to transfer power to municipalities for autonomous management

07 september 2021 - 10:57:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has pledged that his government will transfer power to municipalities and [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Military junta bans former dignitaries from leaving the country

06 september 2021 - 18:51:09
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The head of the military junta in Guinea, Col. Mamady Doumbouya, who took power on Sunday, [...] Full text...

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Release of political prisoners in Libya, a boost for national reconciliation (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

06 september 2021 - 18:43:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Still unimaginable a few months ago, the release of dignitaries of the former regime in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Release of more prisoners in Libya is part of national reconciliation - Official

06 september 2021 - 18:21:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesperson for the Libyan Presidential Council, Najwa Wahiba, has announced that more prisoners will be [...] Full text...

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Libyan authorities release former associate of Muammar Gaddafi

06 september 2021 - 13:30:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ahmed Ramadan, a close associate of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was released from detention on [...] Full text...

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More prisoners released from detention centre in eastern Libya

06 september 2021 - 13:19:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eight prisoners held in the eastern region of Libya by the Libyan National Army were released [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges G20 Health Ministers to meet COVID-19 pledges, support regional vaccine manufacturing

06 september 2021 - 06:45:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite hopes that by now the pandemic would be under control, the head of the UN’s [...] Full text...

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Magistrates' unions condemn demonstration by Malian police in front of central prison in Bamako

05 september 2021 - 18:00:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several unions and associations have embarked on several protests in Bamako following the move by some [...] Full text...

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Social protection of workers sought to cushion employees from income losses

01 september 2021 - 20:35:34
More than 4 billion people still lack any social protection, ILO report finds The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated the [...] Full text...

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UN marks first International Day for People of African Descent

31 august 2021 - 19:15:15
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Tuesday celebrated the enormous contributions African diaspora has made in every field of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Police Chief receives panel report on Abba Kyari, Police detective indicted in U.S. court by FBI for fraud

26 august 2021 - 18:32:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, on Thursday received the report of the Nigeria [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Legal tussle over former Mozambican Minister

26 august 2021 - 17:45:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A group of Mozambican civil society organisations (CSOs) have approached the North Gauteng High [...] Full text...

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Former Malian PM Soumeylou Maiga arrested for alleged corruption in presidential jet purchase

26 august 2021 - 15:53:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga was on Thursday placed under a detention warrant, PANA [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Deep divisions over extradition of ex-Mozambican finance minister

25 august 2021 - 15:33:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United States on Wednesday expressed its disappointment at South Africa's decision to extradite [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO slams 'shocking disparity' in access to vaccines

25 august 2021 - 13:14:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization hit out on Tuesday at the "shocking disparity" in access to coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Zambia's new leader pressed to end human rights crackdown

24 august 2021 - 22:08:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The inauguration of former opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, as Zambia’s new president is an opportunity to [...] Full text...

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Kenya to deepen economic, diplomatic ties with Zambia

24 august 2021 - 21:57:39
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Visiting President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday held talks with President Hakainde Hichilema during which he assured [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM, UN officials discuss human rights situation in Libya

24 august 2021 - 19:59:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch, on Tuesday chaired an expanded ministerial [...] Full text...

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Senegalese justice minister confirms death of former Chadian president Hissein Habré

24 august 2021 - 17:42:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Minister of Justice, Me Malick Sall, has officially confirmed the death of former Chadian [...] Full text...

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South African jailed ex-president Zuma begs for donations

24 august 2021 - 15:53:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma is urging ordinary compatriots to dig into their [...] Full text...

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Hichilema sworn-in as Zambia’s 7th Republican President

24 august 2021 - 12:41:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - President-elect Hakainde Hichilema was sworn-in on Tuesday by Acting Chief Justice Michael Musonda as Zambia’s Seventh [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM blasts those who cut off water supply to some cities in Libya

20 august 2021 - 23:17:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, Friday affirmed the government's condemnation [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's president meets defence council after Wednesday's armed attack

20 august 2021 - 20:27:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Friday chaired a session of [...] Full text...

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