Nigeria community says 148 members killed, 545 houses destroyed in communal violence since February

31 march 2019 - 13:21:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Adara Community, in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, says that 148 [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt to convene forum over private sector salaries

31 march 2019 - 13:00:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Government is set to convene the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) to see how the collective bargaining [...] Full text...

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Arab League Summit: Rights group urges leaders to end 'widespread repression'

31 march 2019 - 10:46:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - As 22 Arab leaders begin their Summit in the Tunisian capital on Sunday, human rights watchdog [...] Full text...

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Presidential pardon for 3,000 common law prisoners in Burundi

30 march 2019 - 18:46:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The implementation of the 2019 New Year presidential pardon began on Friday with the release of [...] Full text...

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46 Libyan MPs ask Attorney General to investigate corruption allegations against politicians

30 march 2019 - 11:15:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forty-six Libyan MPs have asked the Attorney General in Libya to initiate an investigation into comments [...] Full text...

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Burundi authorities withdraw BBC's operating licence

29 march 2019 - 17:20:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's National Council for Communication (CNC) on Friday announced the withdrawal of the operating licence of [...] Full text...

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East African Court of Justice faults Tanzania’s Media Services Act

29 march 2019 - 14:03:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) on Thursday declared that some provisions of [...] Full text...

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UFP leader Mohamed ould Maouloud named candidate for Mauritania presidential election

29 march 2019 - 13:19:45
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian leftist Union of Progressive Forces (UFP) on Friday announced that its leader, Mohamed ould Maouloud, [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Algerian authorities to stop prosecuting peaceful protesters

29 march 2019 - 10:45:49
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algerian authorities must stop prosecuting peaceful protesters and allow the judiciary to function independently, Amnesty International [...] Full text...

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Top UN genocide prevention official sounds alarm over recent ethnically-targeted killings in Mali

29 march 2019 - 05:40:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, on Thursday expressed his deepest [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso authorities unfit to fight terrorism - former PM

28 march 2019 - 22:39:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - Former transitional prime minister of Burkina Faso Yacouba Isaac Zida in exile in Canada said [...] Full text...

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ICC delegation in Bamako to investigate massacre in central Mali

27 march 2019 - 14:23:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Wednesday announced the arrival in [...] Full text...

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Mnangagwa won 33 pct of 2018 Zimbabwe elections - Moyo

26 march 2019 - 21:51:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former minister of higher & tertiary education, science and technology development Jonathan Moyo Tuesday alleged that [...] Full text...

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Gambian man seeks political asylum in Germany after his ill-treatment in Italy

26 march 2019 - 18:45:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A migrant who has complained about ill-treatment in a given European country cannot be sent back [...] Full text...

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More crisis in Mali as opposition leader demands PM's resignation

26 march 2019 - 17:39:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Front for the Safeguarding of Democracy (FSD), Mr.Soumaïla Cissé, has demanded the [...] Full text...

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3 schoolgirls who "insulted" president Nkurunziza pardoned in Burundi

26 march 2019 - 17:07:10
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Justice Minister, Aimé-Laurentine Kanyana, on Tuesday announced that three students, aged 15, 16 and [...] Full text...

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UN human rights office urges Mali to prevent human rights violations

26 march 2019 - 15:50:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Saturday’s horrific attacks in Mali, which left at least 153 people dead and 73 injured, marked [...] Full text...

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Violence and mass killings in Mali must stop - ICC Prosecutor

26 march 2019 - 14:12:02
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, has strongly condemned the recurrent violence in [...] Full text...

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United States hails Kenyan media on coverage of corruption

26 march 2019 - 13:36:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United States on Tuesday hailed the Kenyan press for highlighting graft cases in the country. United [...] Full text...

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Mauritius sensitises migrant workers about their rights

26 march 2019 - 13:19:47
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Justice and Human Rights ministry has produced and distributed a pamphlet entitled Know Your [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gets new Chief Justice

26 march 2019 - 13:09:03
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius new Chief Justice Marc France Eddy Balancy took oath of office on Tuesday before [...] Full text...

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Malian president condoles families bereft by Saturday's massacre in Ogossagou

26 march 2019 - 12:48:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President  Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday visited  Ogossagou village in the central Mopti region to [...] Full text...

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ICC threatens legal proceedings against perpetrators of recent massacre in Mali

25 march 2019 - 21:41:13
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) said here Monday it would take the necessary measures against [...] Full text...

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UN condemns ‘unspeakable’ attack that leaves scores dead in central Mali

24 march 2019 - 08:07:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations has strongly condemned the armed attack on a village in restive central Mali which [...] Full text...

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Mauritius govt publishes new list of ministers

23 march 2019 - 10:44:39
Mauritius govt publishes new list of ministers     Port-Louis, Mauritius  (PANA) -  The Mauritian government on Saturday published a new list of [...] Full text...

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Niger to host OIC ministerial conference in March 2020 ---minister

22 march 2019 - 21:27:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger will in March 2020 host the ministerial conference of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), [...] Full text...

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Rights group says US strikes in Somalia 'possible war crimes'

21 march 2019 - 06:28:56
Paris, France (PANA) - Human rights organisation Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday called on the US government to conduct impartial [...] Full text...

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DRC opposition leader Eugène Diomi Ndongala conditionally released

20 march 2019 - 23:40:17
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The leader of the opposition Christian Democracy (DC) party, Eugène Diomi Ndongala, was conditionally released on [...] Full text...

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President Kagame in Angola on working visit

20 march 2019 - 14:14:16
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame arrived in Luanda on Wednesday for a two-day working visit to Angola, [...] Full text...

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Former Cameroonian Finance minister and ex-DG of Radio and Television sent to jail

20 march 2019 - 13:41:39
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Special Criminal Court (TCS) in Yaoundé has sentenced former Finance minister Polycarpe Abah Abah and [...] Full text...

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Safe drinking water, sanitation, are ‘basic human rights’: UN report

20 march 2019 - 09:28:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Safe water and access to proper sanitation are essential to eradicate poverty, build peaceful societies and ensure that no [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso parliament approves country’s entry to G5 Sahel

19 march 2019 - 21:03:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabè parliament voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a draft bill to join the [...] Full text...

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France renews support for International Criminal Court

19 march 2019 - 20:33:36
Paris, France (PANA) - The French government Monday renewed its support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) currently facing defections [...] Full text...

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Islamist party supports ex-PM for June 2019 Mauritanian presidential elections

19 march 2019 - 19:36:02
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/Islamist Movement), has announced its support for Sidi Mohamed [...] Full text...

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Congolese diaspora considers Koffi Olomide's 2-year suspended prison sentence as 'a release'

19 march 2019 - 12:12:51
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The two-year suspended sentence handed down Congolese artist-musician Koffi Olomide on Monday by the criminal court [...] Full text...

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Bouteflika says national conference to take 'crucial decisions' on demands of Algerians

19 march 2019 - 10:20:17
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The inclusive national conference planned in Algeria will take crucial decisions to ensure the qualitative leap [...] Full text...

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The double effect of oil wealth on the Libyan conflict (Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA Correspondent)

18 march 2019 - 15:27:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As a country rich in oil resources, Libya has been a definite attraction that has earned [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court delegation meeting stakeholders in Monrovia

18 march 2019 - 13:47:39
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - A high-level delegation of the ECOWAS Court of Justice based in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday began a [...] Full text...

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DRC opposition party leader released from jail, vows to continue fight against injustice

17 march 2019 - 12:14:35
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Benefiting from a presidential amnesty and released from jail on Saturday, the national leader of [...] Full text...

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Birth registration in Cameroon declining

16 march 2019 - 16:35:48
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - According to the results of a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) survey in Cameroon, the birth [...] Full text...

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Tunisian press union says journalists facing increasing threats

16 march 2019 - 00:04:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) said here Friday the press was facing increasing threats [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Supreme Court dismisses case against MPs in removal of colleague by President Barrow

15 march 2019 - 09:41:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia’s Supreme Court has struck out a case against parliamentarians who petitioned against the sacking of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso government reacts to human rights movement report accusing army of abuses

14 march 2019 - 23:29:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government reacted on Thursday to a report of the Burkinabe Movement for Human [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian diplomats meet with families, relatives of French victims of Ethiopian plane crash

14 march 2019 - 19:36:32
Paris, France (PANA) - Representatives of the Ethiopian Embassy in France and Ethiopian Airlines on Wednesday met with families and [...] Full text...

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Police disperse demonstrators against real estate scam in Mauritania

14 march 2019 - 17:55:20
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian police have dispersed victims of a major real estate scam, demonstrating against the brain behind [...] Full text...

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EU deplores political repression in Cameroon

13 march 2019 - 10:22:06
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy and Common Security (CFSP), Federica Mogherini, [...] Full text...

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Benin’s opposition says call for strengthening electoral body will ensure credibility of legislative elections

12 march 2019 - 22:37:05
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese opposition said here Tuesday its calls for strengthening the National Autonomous Electoral Commission “is [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese mothers teaching daughters ‘safer’ ways to survive rape - UN rights

12 march 2019 - 21:28:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual attacks in South Sudan are so common that mothers now teach their daughters how to [...] Full text...

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Multi-National Joint Task Force destroys over 70 Boko Haram gun trucks, other facilities in Nigeria

12 march 2019 - 18:01:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Tuesday said that about 70 Boko Haram terrorists’ vehicles, [...] Full text...

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Benin’s opposition parties demonstrate to demand inclusive parliamentary elections

11 march 2019 - 21:39:50
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – A massive demonstration by Benin’s opposition parties Monday hit the streets of the national capital, Cotonou, [...] Full text...

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Algerian magistrates protest against Bouteflika’s candidature

11 march 2019 - 20:45:55
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Dozens of Algerian magistrates on Monday demonstrated before the Council of Magistrates in the Algerian city [...] Full text...

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Violence, disruptions, militarization mar collation of Nigeria's governorship election

11 march 2019 - 07:45:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Collation of election results in Nigeria is being marred by violence and alleged militarization of the [...] Full text...

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Libya plans to revive organ transplant centre to alleviate suffering of patients

10 march 2019 - 17:05:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya says efforts are being made to overcome the difficulties and obstacles at the organ transplant [...] Full text...

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Women hit headlines this week in Mauritius

09 march 2019 - 17:31:08
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The news was dominated this week in Mauritius by the celebration of International Women's Day [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mission meets Benin stakeholders ahead of April's parliamentary vote

08 march 2019 - 16:24:06
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A high-level delegation of the ECOWAS Commission led by Vice President Mrs Finda Koroma, has met [...] Full text...

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PM says Mauritius will not tolerate discrimination against women

08 march 2019 - 14:34:58
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Friday said that the government will not tolerate any discrimination [...] Full text...

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Two former Rwandan bank managers face charges of embezzlement

08 march 2019 - 12:59:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two former executives of Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) on Friday appeared before the intermediate court [...] Full text...

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Libyan justice ministry denies claims of release of Gaddafi's last PM

08 march 2019 - 09:51:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Justice ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has denied claims of the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt hires Trump ally to remove US targeted sanctions

08 march 2019 - 06:48:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwean government has hired United States President Donald Trump’s ally and American lobbyist Brian Ballard’s [...] Full text...

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Former Congo minister Salissa jailed for 20 years

07 march 2019 - 08:44:17
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Former Congolese minister André Okombi Salissa was on Wednesday jailed for 20 years in hard labour [...] Full text...

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Inequality continues to drive rights violations, says UN rights chief

07 march 2019 - 06:06:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Inequality continues to drive rights violations everywhere, but some countries have made significant progress in tackling [...] Full text...

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UK calls for credible, peaceful Governorship, State Assembly elections in Nigeria

06 march 2019 - 14:04:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ahead of Saturday’s governorship and State Assembly elections in Nigeria, the British High Commission in Abuja [...] Full text...

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Former Cameroonian defence minister detained

06 march 2019 - 11:15:15
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon's former defence minister Alain Edgar Abraham Mebe Ngo’o, was detained on Tuesday at the Nkodengui [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief 'regrets' closure of Burundi office following Government pressure

06 march 2019 - 07:34:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has expressed regret at the closure of [...] Full text...

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AU finance ministers endorse proposed international sovereign rating agency

06 march 2019 - 05:42:45
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Ministers of finance, economy and planning approved a new roadmap towards the creation of a ratings [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura plays down moves to close UN human rights office in Burundi

05 march 2019 - 19:16:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The Burundian minister of Human rights, Martin Nivyabandi, on Tuesday played down the recent decision by [...] Full text...

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Civil society organization in Burkina Faso asks government to shed light on casualties in inter-communal violence

05 march 2019 - 16:51:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A civil society organization Tuesday called on the Burkina minister of Justice, Bessolé René Bagoro, [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s constitutional body to consult citizens in Diaspora

05 march 2019 - 12:34:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia’s Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) is set to embark on external public consultations with Gambians in [...] Full text...

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EU Council approves fisheries agreement between Morocco and EU

04 march 2019 - 15:33:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the Member States of the European Union (EU) on Monday approved the partnership [...] Full text...

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Survey finds over a third of genocide survivors in Rwanda mentally sick

04 march 2019 - 14:57:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - About 35 percent of survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda have mental health problems, a [...] Full text...

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The Chagos case on the news this week in Mauritius

02 march 2019 - 14:05:04
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The judgment on the Chagos case following the ruling by the International Court of Justice [...] Full text...

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Mali, UN pledge to prevent, respond to conflict-related sexual violence

02 march 2019 - 13:39:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and the United Nations have pledged to work together for the prevention and response to [...] Full text...

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Slavery is ‘’an irreparable’’ crime against humanity, says former French justice minister

01 march 2019 - 12:27:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Slavery is an "irreparable" crime against humanity, Christine Taubira, former French minister of Justice, said [...] Full text...

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Minister says UK, US remain allies of Mauritius

28 february 2019 - 19:31:53
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Foreign Minister Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo said on Thursday that the United States and Britain are [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta warns 'corrupt judges' against holding govt hostage

28 february 2019 - 19:00:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned the country's judiciary against manipulation of justice and told judges and [...] Full text...

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Buhari condemns killings by armed bandits in northwest Nigeria

27 february 2019 - 15:06:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday commiserated with families of the victims of the latest bandits’ [...] Full text...

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Laity coordination committee demands rule of law in DR Congo

26 february 2019 - 13:00:29
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The laity  coordination committee of Congolese Catholics (CLC) is determined to carry on the fight [...] Full text...

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International Court of Justice supports Mauritius' claim over the Chagos

26 february 2019 - 12:17:43
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Defence and Outer Islands minister  Anerood Jugnauth on Tuesday said that he was always [...] Full text...

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Congolese government to promote dialogue with rights organisations

26 february 2019 - 11:46:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government and non-governmental organisations on Monday in Brazzaville signed a protocol on dialogue. According to [...] Full text...

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'Human rights defenders in Equatorial Guinea facing persecution, attacks'

26 february 2019 - 05:23:54
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Human rights defenders and activists in Equatorial Guinea are facing arbitrary arrests, attacks and persecution [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for better protection of journalists, press freedom

26 february 2019 - 04:49:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Paying tribute to reporters around the world who “put their lives on the line” to tell [...] Full text...

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ICJ says UK should end administration of Chagos Archipelago 'as rapidly as possible

25 february 2019 - 17:29:15
The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday said by unanimous opinion that having [...] Full text...

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Ruling party rocked by rape allegation

24 february 2019 - 08:42:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A senior member of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa on [...] Full text...

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Nearly 6.7 million voters called to the polls for Sunday's presidential election in Senegal

23 february 2019 - 22:07:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A total of 6,683,043 registered voters out of Senegal's 15 million inhabitants are to vote on [...] Full text...

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President Bashir replaces his long time aid as first vice president

23 february 2019 - 19:31:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir Saturday removed governors of the 18 states who were mostly civilians, replacing them [...] Full text...

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NGOs say Khartoum peace deal a chance for CAR

22 february 2019 - 22:57:44
Paris, France (PANA) – The International Federation of Human Rights (IFHR) and two other rights groups have warned that the [...] Full text...

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Rights group says 'justice vital to peace' in CAR

22 february 2019 - 10:05:57
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The peace accord between the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and armed groups that was [...] Full text...

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President Bashir says confident committee set up to probe demonstration will deliver

21 february 2019 - 21:57:07
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir on Thursday expressed optimism that a committee he set up last year to [...] Full text...

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Human rights body urges free, fair presidentiai poll in Senegal

21 february 2019 - 15:48:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Authorities in Senegal should take all appropriate measures to ensure that Sunday's Presidential Election is held [...] Full text...

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South Africa to extradite senior Mozambican fugitive

21 february 2019 - 10:09:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Pretoria has confirmed that former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang, who is languishing in a [...] Full text...

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UN rights experts ‘outraged’ at ongoing widespread rights violations in South Sudan

21 february 2019 - 05:34:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Nations investigators on Wednesday denounced a raft of gross human rights violations being perpetrated in [...] Full text...

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British court ruling recognises legitimacy of Libya's Presidential Council

20 february 2019 - 22:24:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) announced that on Tuesday, the British Justice Department issued a decision [...] Full text...

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Burundi, Somalia call for "Urgent" Summit of troop-contributing countries to AMISOM

20 february 2019 - 20:06:39
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi and Somalia have called for an "urgent" Summit of Heads of State and Government of [...] Full text...

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CSA president says Azawad movement violated Algiers peace deal for Mali

19 february 2019 - 22:34:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chairman of the monitoring committee on the agreement for peace and reconciliation in Mali (CSA), [...] Full text...

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Niger military repels attack by unidentified armed group in Ténéré region - ANP

19 february 2019 - 21:03:26
Agadez, Niger (PANA) - A military detachment Monday repelled an attack by unidentified heavily armed groups in Niger’s Ténéré region, [...] Full text...

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UNICEF outlines key actions for fresh CAR peace deal to make real difference for children

19 february 2019 - 09:06:57
New York, US (PANA) - Hailing the recent peace agreement signed by 15 warring parties in the Central African Republic (CAR), [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior ministry promises to hunt down abductors of 14 Tunisians

18 february 2019 - 11:29:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ministry of the Interior the Libyan Government of National Accord has vowed to hunt down the [...] Full text...

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Kenya recalls ambassador to Somalia after oil blocks auction in London

16 february 2019 - 18:44:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has summoned its Ambassador to Somalia, Lt. General (Rtd) Lucas Tumbo in protest [...] Full text...

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UN rights office condemns surging ‘endemic’ sexual violence in South Sudan

16 february 2019 - 05:37:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A surge in sexual violence in South Sudan’s Unity state targeting victims as young as eight [...] Full text...

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Guinean Justice minister sues for good governance

15 february 2019 - 22:06:19
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Good governance is essential to reach sustainable development at the economic, social and judicial levels, the [...] Full text...

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Tshisekedi administration asked to punish those behind DRC post-poll killings

15 february 2019 - 13:14:44
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo’s new administration should demonstrate its human rights commitment by impartially investigating [...] Full text...

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UN announces roadmap to Climate Summit in 2019

15 february 2019 - 05:14:14
New York, US (PANA) - General Assembly President Maria Espinosa said on Thursday that 2019 is a critical year, the [...] Full text...

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France supports training of anti-terrorist brigade in Burkina Faso

14 february 2019 - 13:37:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France reaffirmed on Thursday its support for Burkina Faso in the formation of the Special [...] Full text...

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UN experts release critical report on Belgian colonial rule in DR Congo

13 february 2019 - 12:40:51
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has expressed worry over a report by UN experts which asks [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands protection from violence in Nigeria polls

13 february 2019 - 12:05:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights organisation Amnesty International is asking the Nigerian authorities to protect people from violence and [...] Full text...

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Buhari restates commitment to free, fair and credible elections ahead of Saturday polls

12 february 2019 - 19:14:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday visited two Niger Delta capital cities of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, [...] Full text...

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Armed movement in northern Niger surrenders its weapons to authorities

12 february 2019 - 15:10:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Movement for Justice and Rehabilitation of Niger (MJRN), claiming to be part of the Toubou [...] Full text...

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AU Summit approves sweeping powers on UN reform agenda

12 february 2019 - 07:20:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Summit has approved a comprehensive set of reforms to the UN Security [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International criticises rights violations in Cote d'Ivoire

11 february 2019 - 18:29:39
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Human fights group Amnesty International has asked the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to end arbitrary [...] Full text...

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Cross-border forum on peace and security opens in northern Niger

11 february 2019 - 15:54:16
Dirkou, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Justice Marou Amadou on Monday opened a four-day cross-border forum on peace and [...] Full text...

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Algerian president Bouteflika seeks fifth term in April’s election

10 february 2019 - 18:52:16
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – The Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika has announced his candidature for next April’s presidential election, in a [...] Full text...

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Tanzania rules out conjugal rights to inmates

09 february 2019 - 17:36:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Tanzanian government has ruled out the possibility of prisoners in the country [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian newspapers highlight ‘MPs call for inmates’ conjugal rights’

09 february 2019 - 16:43:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) –Tanzania newspapers this week highlighted a debate in Parliament in the official capital of Dodoma [...] Full text...

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UN Rights body. African Court to enhance access to justice

09 february 2019 - 12:05:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet and the president of Africa’s premier human [...] Full text...

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Perpetrators of terrorist attacks on Museum of Bardo and Sousse sentenced to life imprisonment

09 february 2019 - 11:42:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian high court on Saturday sentenced to life imprisonment seven out of 44 persons involved [...] Full text...

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‘End the ongoing atrocities’ against people with albinism in Malawi, say UN rights experts

08 february 2019 - 21:15:58
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - After a recent "savage” killing and the abduction of a one-year-old baby in Malawi, United [...] Full text...

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Francophonie Secretary General welcomes CAR peace agreement

08 february 2019 - 17:35:24
Paris, France (PANA) - The Secretary General of Francophonie, Louise Mushikiwabo, has welcomed the peace accord signed by the Central [...] Full text...

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Rights body condemns brutal crackdown on Zimbabwean protesters

08 february 2019 - 16:48:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International documents has again spelled out how the Zimbabwean authorities have mounted a brutal crackdown [...] Full text...

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Libya issues arrest warrants against fuel smugglers

08 february 2019 - 12:51:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's head of investigation in the Office of General Prosecutor, Seddik al-Sour, on Thursday issued search [...] Full text...

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US envoy warns Nigerian politicians of consequences of electoral violence

08 february 2019 - 07:18:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The hardening position of the United States of America on the coming elections in Nigeria has [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa salutes 'dawn of a new era'

07 february 2019 - 20:01:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Exactly a year after toppling Jacob Zuma and sweeping into office on a ticket [...] Full text...

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UN calls on international community to release funds pledged to G5 Sahel

07 february 2019 - 16:41:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Thursday called [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian President Biya urged to release opposition militants

07 february 2019 - 10:57:30
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - A civil society organisation, on Thursday called on president Paul Biya to "immediately and unconditionally" release [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's main opposition party threatens to pull out of peace accord over threat to kill foreigners

06 february 2019 - 20:22:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday threatened to pull out of [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian gov't 'deplores inappropriate' anti-Semitic statement by Justice minister

05 february 2019 - 11:29:55
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Cameroonian government has distanced itself from the anti-Semitic statement made on Sunday by the Minister [...] Full text...

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Israeli Embassy in Cameroon protests minister's anti-Semitism statements on TV

04 february 2019 - 21:51:15
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Israeli embassy in Cameroon on Monday expressed shock at the "Anti-semitism statement made by Jean [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's Prisons chief resigns

04 february 2019 - 17:15:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Director General of the Prison Security Guard, Geoffroy Yogo, on Monday presented his resignation [...] Full text...

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Spate of 'ritual' child killings continues to rock Tanzania's southern region

03 february 2019 - 17:42:47
Njombe, Tanzania (PANA) - A wave of killings and abductions of children linked to witchcraft continue to rock the southern [...] Full text...

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CAR rivals reach agreement to be initialled on Sunday in Khartoum

02 february 2019 - 18:50:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Rival parties from Central African Republic (CAR) on Saturday reached agreement on the two main [...] Full text...

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Belgium ready to receive Gbagbo after his ICC release

02 february 2019 - 10:51:20
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Belgian government has confirmed it is in talks with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on [...] Full text...

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Mali's Security minister denies threats of terrorist attacks against hotels in Bamako

01 february 2019 - 13:33:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Minister of Security and Civil Protection, General Salif Traoré, has regreted that in recent [...] Full text...

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2,275 people died crossing the Mediterranean in 2018 - UNHCR

31 january 2019 - 22:51:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite a drop in the number of clandestine migrants to Europe, a total of [...] Full text...

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UNSC orders Libyan funds frozen in Belgium

31 january 2019 - 22:04:41
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Some Libyan funds (14 billion euros), placed in banks in Belgium during Muammar Gaddaffi's regime, has [...] Full text...

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The Malian Ministry of Health denies presence of plastics in chips

31 january 2019 - 21:38:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene has denied rumors circulating lately about the presence [...] Full text...

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Mass-graves found of at least 535 killed during in western DR Congo

31 january 2019 - 07:18:32
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A preliminary UN investigation into a massacre reportedly carried out in western Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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‘Open, cordial, and frank discussions’ held over future Somalia-UN relationship

31 january 2019 - 06:51:07
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Discussions described in a joint statement as “open, cordial and frank”, took place on Wednesday, between [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Army says will not tolerate disintegration of the Sudan

30 january 2019 - 22:10:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese army will not allow the country to disintegrate or give away the country’s [...] Full text...

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Gambian Constitutional Review Commission applauds Gambians for participation in public consultations

30 january 2019 - 21:33:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambian Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) Wednesday praised Gambians for their commitment and participation in a [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL to open office in Benghazi

30 january 2019 - 15:18:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - President of the Benghazi Municipal Justice Council (East), Saqer Omran Boujouari, on Wednesday discussed with a [...] Full text...

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Rights body condemns violent crackdown on peaceful Cameroonian demonstrators

29 january 2019 - 12:21:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Cameroonian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release protesters detained simply for exercising their right to peaceful [...] Full text...

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Health sciences university opens permanent campus in rural Rwanda

28 january 2019 - 11:43:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Amid a growing number of global health crises—from Ebola to rapidly rising cancer rates—and a shortage [...] Full text...

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Malawi deports Rwanda genocide suspect Murekezi

28 january 2019 - 11:06:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Malawi justice officials on Monday deported Rwandan businessman Vincent Murekezi, accused of being a key figure [...] Full text...

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South Africa's opposition party slams Pretoria's stance towards Zimbabwe

28 january 2019 - 10:37:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday announced that it would approach the [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj rejects militarisation of Libyan gov't

27 january 2019 - 15:53:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the Libyan presidential council of the government of national accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, says [...] Full text...

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Nigeria warns US, UK, others to stay away from its internal affairs

27 january 2019 - 10:27:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government has told the governments of the United States of America (USA), United Kingdom [...] Full text...

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UK, EU, US express concern about suspension of Nigeria's Chief Justice

26 january 2019 - 17:13:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The British High Commission in Nigeria and the EU observer mission for next month's elections in [...] Full text...

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US express 'deep concern' on suspension of Nigeria's Chief Justice

26 january 2019 - 15:51:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The US Embassy in Nigeria on Saturday expressed “deep concern" about the suspension by President Muhammadu [...] Full text...

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Uproar in Nigeria over suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria

26 january 2019 - 13:42:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There is an uproar in Nigeria against the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr [...] Full text...

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Two peacekeepers killed in an attack against UN convoy in Mali

26 january 2019 - 13:15:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two peacekeepers from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed on Friday following [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo asks Dagbon State to rally behind new Ya-Na

25 january 2019 - 22:27:47
Accra, Ghana ( PANA) Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Friday appealed to all sons and daughters of Dagbon [...] Full text...

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Komi Selom Klassou reappointed Prime Minister of Togo

25 january 2019 - 19:45:15
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Komi Selom Klassou has been reappointed Prime Minister of Togo, following his resignation after the parliamentary [...] Full text...

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Buhari suspends Chief Justice of Nigeria, appoints replacement

25 january 2019 - 18:14:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria may be on the brink of a constitutional anarchy as President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday [...] Full text...

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Composition of new Togolese government

25 january 2019 - 13:41:18
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese Prime Minister, Komi Sélom Klassou, reappointed for the post on Thursday evening, has released the [...] Full text...

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Human rights group says migrant massacre in Gambia carried out by paramilitary unit

24 january 2019 - 21:48:09
BANJUL, GAMBIA (PANA) - Five United Nations human rights monitors Thursday urged the UN and the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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Libyan-UNDP follow-up meeting on police and security programme

24 january 2019 - 20:59:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Joint Central Committee of Justice and Interior Ministries of the Government of National Unity in [...] Full text...

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Togo Supreme Court to settle backlog of cases with funds from EU

24 january 2019 - 19:46:24
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - With financial support from the European Union (EU), the Supreme Court of Togo says it will [...] Full text...

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Burkina PM names new ministers

24 january 2019 - 18:26:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso's Prime Minister, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabire, who took office late on Thursday, has [...] Full text...

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UN official underlines human rights role in fighting terrorism, warns of threat posed by private militias in Sahel

24 january 2019 - 15:41:40
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN human rights official, Andrew Gilmour, has welcomed the commitment of countries of [...] Full text...

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UNHCR ready to extend social safety net for refugees, others in northern Congo

24 january 2019 - 09:32:04
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Congo says it is ready to [...] Full text...

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Mahamat condemns attack on MINUSMA Camp in Mali

22 january 2019 - 15:24:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has condemned in the strongest terms the attack [...] Full text...

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Libyan organization condemns murder of cameraman in Tripoli

22 january 2019 - 11:08:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Independent Information Organization has condemned the killing of Libyan television cameraman Mohamed Ben Khalifa [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFDC commemorates 12th anniversary of death of Father Diamacoune

21 january 2019 - 22:32:04
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - A faction of the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) commemorated Sunday in Ziguinchor, the [...] Full text...

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Ghana Police says it is interrogating 'persons of interest' in murder of investigative journalist

21 january 2019 - 21:33:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Police Service said on Monday that it has interrogated a Member of Parliament of [...] Full text...

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Death toll in attack against 'blue helmets' in northern Mali up to 10; Al Qaeda claims responsibility

21 january 2019 - 02:00:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The death toll in Sunday's attack against the United Nations Stabilization Mission In Mali (MINUSMA) has [...] Full text...

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French media highlight acquittal of Gbagbo and Blé Goudé by the ICC

20 january 2019 - 19:13:54
Paris, France (PANA) - The French media this week highlighted the acquittal of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and former [...] Full text...

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Unesco, French RSF call for adequate inquiry into murder of Ahmed Hussein Suale

19 january 2019 - 19:29:05
Paris, France (PANA) - The Unesco Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), have condemned the murder of investigative [...] Full text...

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Senegalese judges prepare for Feb. 24 presidential election with training workshop

19 january 2019 - 18:27:04
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Members of the Senegalese Union of Magistrates (Union des Magistrats du Sénégal) in southern Senegal, are [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Sudan for deadly onslaught on protesters and medical personnel

18 january 2019 - 21:05:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International has slammed Sudan’s security forces for the deadly onslaught on protesters [...] Full text...

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Kenyan investigators close in on Riverside hotel attackers

18 january 2019 - 18:37:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) has rapidly investigated suspects linked to Tuesday’s deadly terror attack [...] Full text...

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Madagascar's new leader must tackle historic rights violations - rights group

18 january 2019 - 14:28:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Incoming President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, must tackle historic human rights violations, including excessive use of [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa salutes fallen South African liberation hero

18 january 2019 - 13:50:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday paid tribute to acclaimed journalist and anti-apartheid activist Hugh [...] Full text...

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Amnesty int'l calls for firm action to deal with 'worrying trend' of killings in Ghana

18 january 2019 - 06:50:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, is asking the Ghanaian security agencies to take firm actions to [...] Full text...

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Rights group says civilians under threat from militias in Libya

18 january 2019 - 05:18:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is urging the Libyan authorities to prioritise justice sector reform and establish [...] Full text...

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Italian PM urges Libyan parties to fulfill their responsibilities to Libyan people

17 january 2019 - 15:22:17
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has urged Libyan parties to be aware of their responsibilities to [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Kenya authorities to consider victims’ needs in bloody hotel attack

17 january 2019 - 05:55:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights group is urging Kenya’s government to put victims "front and centre" in its [...] Full text...

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Nearly 900 reportedly killed following ‘shocking’ intercommunal attacks in DR Congo - UN

17 january 2019 - 05:15:48
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said on Wednesday that at least 890 villagers were [...] Full text...

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UNAIDS Director hails results in the fight against AIDS

16 january 2019 - 21:24:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé on Thursday welcomed the results achieved in the fight against AIDS, [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj, several Libyan officials discuss security in Tripoli

16 january 2019 - 19:18:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Worried by the constant violence in his country, the Chairman of the Presidential Council of the [...] Full text...

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Apartheid-era assassin denied parole again

16 january 2019 - 17:33:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Justice Minister, Michael Masutha, on Wednesday denied parole to Apartheid-era assassin, Janusz [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe political party welcomes ICC acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo and his minister

16 january 2019 - 13:26:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Union for Renaissance/Sankarist Party (UNIR/PS) of Burkina Faso on Wednesday welcomed the acquittal of [...] Full text...

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IFC provides US$1.7m support to improve business climate in Mauritania

16 january 2019 - 13:05:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The International Finance Corporation, a lending arm of the World Bank for development projects in developing [...] Full text...

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Panther and lion skins seized in Burkina Faso

16 january 2019 - 09:39:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three panther and two lion skins were seized in December in Burkina Faso from two [...] Full text...

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Laurent Gbagbo's acquittal rejigs Ivorian political scene (Analysis by TALL Mamadou)

15 january 2019 - 19:33:49
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The acquittal and release of former Ivorian President, Laurent Gbagbo, on Tuesday by Trial Chamber [...] Full text...

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South Africa minister to rule on fate of apartheid-era assassin

15 january 2019 - 14:24:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Justice Minister Michael Masutha has until Friday to give reasons why apartheid-era [...] Full text...

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Rights body says Gbagbo acquittal 'crushing blow to post-poll violence victims'

15 january 2019 - 13:49:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The acquittal of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and co-accused Charles Ble Goude by the International [...] Full text...

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Gabonese prime minister reshuffles government

15 january 2019 - 11:54:31
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Gabonese Prime Minister, Julien Nkoghe Bekale, on Monday reshuffled the government, just days after a botched [...] Full text...

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Violence leaves 316 injured in Algerian stadiums

14 january 2019 - 15:37:10
Algiers Algeria (PANA) - A total of 80 cases of violence in which 316 people were wounded, including 215 police [...] Full text...

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Libyan prosecutor's arrest warrants raise outcry in Chadian rebellion

12 january 2019 - 16:24:26
Paris, France (PANA) - A series of arrest warrants issued by the Prosecutor General in Libya against several individuals, including [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe march against inter-community violence

12 january 2019 - 13:54:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several thousand people marched on Saturday in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, and Dori, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian parliament amends anti-terrorism law

11 january 2019 - 12:48:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament on Thursday adopted a new law in its fight against terrorism and money [...] Full text...

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South Africa's leading rapper charged with murder

10 january 2019 - 16:17:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African rapper Pitch Black Afro on Thursday appeared in a Johannesburg court [...] Full text...

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Gambia government hands over remains of soldiers killed in 2014

09 january 2019 - 19:30:11
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia government on Wednesday handed over the remains of Gambian soldiers killed in an attack [...] Full text...

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Belgian NGO closes its mission in Burundi

09 january 2019 - 18:38:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – An international NGO based in Belgium, RCN Justice [...] Full text...

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Togo grants presidential pardon to 454 prisoners

08 january 2019 - 19:33:54
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé has granted a presidential pardon to 454 prisoners, it was officially [...] Full text...

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NGOs grouping calls on Mauritanian govt to honour its international commitments

08 january 2019 - 18:27:44
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The national forum of human rights organisations (FONADH), a collective of 20 NGOs), in Mauritania [...] Full text...

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AI says Gambia’s Truth Commission, 'step towards justice'

08 january 2019 - 10:54:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Global human rights body Amnesty International (AI) says Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission's (TRRC) hearings [...] Full text...

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Gambia 'finding truth and justice' - Chairperson of Truth commission

07 january 2019 - 21:26:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Lamin J. Sise, chairperson of Gambia's Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC), says it is [...] Full text...

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Ex-Burkina foreign minister rejects 'wild' phone log at his coup trial

07 january 2019 - 21:14:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Gendarmerie General Djibrill Bassolé on Monday denied telephone records presented by the prosecution at his [...] Full text...

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Almost one-third of victims of human trafficking are children - UN report

07 january 2019 - 20:44:29
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report published on Monday shows that human trafficking is on the rise [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian opposition turns down invitation to take part in march 'against extremism and hatred'

07 january 2019 - 14:43:28
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Forum for Democracy and Unity (FNDU), a Mauritanian opposition group of political parties, civil [...] Full text...

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