The 22nd Bamako Forum opens
27 may 2022 - 12:41:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 22nd Bamako Forum opened on Thursday under the chairmanship of Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla [...] Full text...
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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 22nd Bamako Forum opened on Thursday under the chairmanship of Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla [...] Full text...
Victims of late Chadian dictator Habre yet to receive reparations
27 may 2022 - 12:10:23Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Victims of the late Chadian dictator Hissène Habré have yet to receive any reparations, six years after his [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean Prime Minister Cellou Diallo summoned to court
27 may 2022 - 10:47:27Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Prime Minister, Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, who held several ministerial positions in the [...] Full text...
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US Justice Department confiscates Jammeh's $3.5 million mansion
27 may 2022 - 07:26:38Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Department of Justice has confiscated a $3.5-million mansion acquired from alleged corruption proceeds by [...] Full text...
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‘Protracted political impasse’ further polarising Libya - UN official
27 may 2022 - 05:11:24New York, US (PANA) - Despite UN efforts, political, economic and security deadlock continues in Libya, the UN political affairs [...] Full text...
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Gambia government to prosecute ex-President Jammeh
25 may 2022 - 17:12:40Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Justice Dawda Jallow has declared that ex-President Yahya Jammeh and officials of his government [...] Full text...
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AU urged to focus on root causes of conflict, political instability
24 may 2022 - 04:53:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African Union (AU) member countries should use their upcoming summit to commit to addressing human rights [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Outrage of university racism
23 may 2022 - 13:54:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Tensions remain high at Stellenbosch University, near Cape Town, following a racist incident a [...] Full text...
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Malian Foreign Minister meets in Moscow with group of African ambassadors to Russia
20 may 2022 - 14:32:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali remains in the dynamic of negotiations with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), [...] Full text...
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Libya rejects Amnesty International report on security body
19 may 2022 - 14:29:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A recent Amnesty International (AI) report on alleged human rights abuses by Libyan security officials was [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges UN Security Council to renew arms embargo on South Sudan
19 may 2022 - 06:04:47Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty Internationl, has urged the United Nations Security Council to renew its [...] Full text...
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Mali's transitional government claims to have foiled coup on night of 11-12 May
17 may 2022 - 13:47:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A coup attempt "supported by a Western state" was foiled in Mali on the night of [...] Full text...
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Opposition leader Raila Odinga names Martha Karua, Iron Lady of Kenyan politics, as running mate
16 may 2022 - 15:14:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga, the presidential candidate of the Azimio la Umoja coalition, has named [...] Full text...
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Lawyers protest in Benghazi against arrest of a colleague
16 may 2022 - 11:53:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Lawyers from Benghazi, eastern Libya, on Sunday organised a protest rally to denounce the arrest and [...] Full text...
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Speaker announces freezing of oil revenues in foreign account in Libya
14 may 2022 - 17:49:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan Parliament, Aguila Saleh, announced on Saturday the freezing of oil revenues [...] Full text...
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UN official briefs Libyan Presidential Council chairman on expected outcome of Cairo consultations
12 may 2022 - 12:49:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Libya, Mrs. Stephanie Williams, has briefed the chairman [...] Full text...
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Ousted Guinean president Alpha Condé, 26 of his officials banned from leaving the country
12 may 2022 - 11:12:49Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean president Alpha Condé and 26 of his collaborators who have been accused of "blood [...] Full text...
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Stephanie Williams reaffirms UN's support for victims of Tarhouna massacres in western Libya in quest for justice
11 may 2022 - 16:04:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has assured the families of victims of [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister deplores death of Palestinian journalist Cherine Abou Akla
11 may 2022 - 15:08:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, Wednesday deplored the death of [...] Full text...
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ICC trial of alleged Malian terrorist resumes
11 may 2022 - 12:11:44Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of alleged Malian terrorist, Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, resumed [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM calls for coordinated efforts to deal with terrorism
11 may 2022 - 11:50:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity (GNU), [...] Full text...
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Gambian President urges new cabinet to deliver better living conditions for the people
11 may 2022 - 11:05:22Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on members of his new cabinet to work hard to [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court president calls for strengthening of legal framework sub-region's integration
11 may 2022 - 07:21:26Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has spoken of [...] Full text...
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Human rights must be ‘front and centre’ in the fight against terrorism: Guterres
11 may 2022 - 05:55:53Malaga, Spain (PANA) - Responses to terrorism must be anchored in the rule of law, human rights, and gender equality to [...] Full text...
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Libyan govt, UN, EU launch programme to aid minors in breach of the law
10 may 2022 - 12:26:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) and specialised UN agencies, in collaboration with the European [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for probe into deadly armed attacks on DRC mining site
10 may 2022 - 04:58:11New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls on Nigerian authorities to prioritise justice for abuses against protesters
09 may 2022 - 06:09:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch (HRW), on Monday asked the Nigerian authorities to act on [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso government confirms attack on prison in the northwest
09 may 2022 - 05:34:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government on Sunday confirmed that the civil prison in Nouna in the northwest [...] Full text...
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24 bodies of migrants recovered off the Tunisian coast
06 may 2022 - 15:16:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian coast guard has recovered 24 bodies of illegal migrants who were on board a [...] Full text...
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Former governor of Central Bank of Guinea released on bail
05 may 2022 - 13:46:56Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former governor of the Central Bank of Guinea (BCRG), Loucény Nabé, jailed for nearly one [...] Full text...
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Libyan militia group threatens to sue Amnesty International for defamatory report
05 may 2022 - 12:51:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Stability Support Authority (SSA), a Libyan state-funded security body, is threatening to sue human rights [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean President Alpha Condé to be tried for murder - Junta
05 may 2022 - 12:14:47Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president, Alpha Condé, should answer for alleged blood crimes committed during his regime, [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso says has provided all guarantees to facilitate extradition of François Compaoré
03 may 2022 - 17:13:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The transitional government of Burkina Faso said here Monday it had provided all the guarantees [...] Full text...
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Libyans celebrate Eid al-Fitr in hope of achieving unity to overcome political crisis
02 may 2022 - 19:15:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans, like most Arab and Muslim countries in the world, celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday to mark [...] Full text...
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South African opposition leader visits Ukraine
02 may 2022 - 12:36:10Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The leader of South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has arrived in Ukraine [...] Full text...
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Libyan UN delegate stresses competence of Libyan judicial institutions to deliver justice
29 april 2022 - 16:56:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's delegate to the United Nations, Taher el-Sonni, Friday affirmed that his country's national judicial institutions [...] Full text...
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ICC prosecutor reveals "credible evidence" of serious crimes committed on large scale in Libya
29 april 2022 - 15:13:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has affirmed the existence of [...] Full text...
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South Africa's former president Zuma implicated in damning graft report
29 april 2022 - 11:45:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a further damning indictment on former President Jacob Zuma, the latest report by [...] Full text...
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Justice must prevail over alleged Libya war crimes, ICC Prosecutor tells Security Council
29 april 2022 - 05:07:52New York, US (PANA) - Outlining a new four-pronged investigation strategy to the Security Council on Thursday, the prosecutor of the [...] Full text...
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Malian Prosecutor opens investigation into mass grave discovered in the north-east
27 april 2022 - 10:51:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Public Prosecutor of the Military Court of Bamako, on the instructions of the Minister of [...] Full text...
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EU condemns killings in Sudan's Darfur regoon
26 april 2022 - 17:32:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) says it is appalled about reports of deadly clashes between communities in [...] Full text...
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Kenya elections body extends deadline for nomination of Deputy presidential candidates
26 april 2022 - 15:53:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has postponed the deadline of nominating Deputy President candidates for [...] Full text...
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Kenyans mourn departed third President Kibaki
26 april 2022 - 14:37:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Grieving Kenyan citizens thronged Parliament buildings in Nairobi's Central Business District for the second day on [...] Full text...
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UN condemns ‘horrific’ surge of violence in South Sudan
26 april 2022 - 09:30:12Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Additional peacekeepers have been deployed to Leer county, South Sudan, following a surge of violence, [...] Full text...
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'Thomas Sankara's family not claiming financial compensation'
26 april 2022 - 06:07:58Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The family of Captain Thomas Sankara, the former Burkinabe president assassinated in October 1987, said [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Sudan condemns violence in Darfur as more than 160 are killed
25 april 2022 - 07:07:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Sudan, Volker Perthes, has deplored the "heinous killings" [...] Full text...
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UN chief lauds East African leaders' steps for peace, stability in DRC
24 april 2022 - 04:52:18New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, has welcomed the efforts of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, [...] Full text...
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Libya joins the draft resolution on veto Initiative
23 april 2022 - 15:51:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's permanent representative to the UN, Taher al-Sonni, announced that Libya "has joined the countries sponsoring [...] Full text...
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Audits to be commissioned on corruption and financial crime in Mali: PM
22 april 2022 - 13:02:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As part of the fight against corruption and financial delinquency, Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga [...] Full text...
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Two former Guinean ministers placed under arrest
22 april 2022 - 12:55:16Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Two former Guinean ministers of the government deposed last September have been placed under arrest, after [...] Full text...
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Government appointed by Parliament holds first meeting in Sebha in southern Libya
21 april 2022 - 19:03:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister appointed by the Parliament, Fathi Bachagha, chaired, on Thursday in Sebha, 800 km [...] Full text...
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Germany tries crimes against humanity committed in Gambia
21 april 2022 - 10:35:13Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Germany's first trial for serious crimes committed in Gambia is a major step for justice, Human Rights [...] Full text...
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UN rights office 'extremely concerned' about Maili's failure to grant investigators access to Moura
21 april 2022 - 06:07:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Human Rights Office dsys it is "extremely concerned" that Malian authorities have still not granted UN [...] Full text...
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Libyan Council chairman reaffirms importance of consensus to solve Libyan crisis
20 april 2022 - 22:57:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has renewed his call to all participants [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe customs officers, gendarmes arrested for alleged fuel smuggling
20 april 2022 - 13:19:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A number of customs officers and a gendarme were arrested and placed in custody on [...] Full text...
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UNHCR supports peaceful end to conflict between herders, farmers in South Sudan
20 april 2022 - 10:51:09Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Semi-nomadic cattle herders blamed for a spate of deadly clashes with settled farmers in South [...] Full text...
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First-ever special criminal court trial opens in CAR
19 april 2022 - 20:11:26Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Mr Abdoulaye Diarra, Amnesty International’s Central Africa researcher, has lauded the opening of the [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses armed groups affiliated to Libya's military leader Haftar of ‘brutally crushing’ freedom of expression
19 april 2022 - 11:26:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Internal Security Agency (ISA), a collection of powerful armed groups operating in areas under the [...] Full text...
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Justice critical to fighting sexual violence in conflict
14 april 2022 - 05:31:56New York, US (PANA) - Women’s rights are human rights, and universal in times of war and peace, a senior [...] Full text...
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Civil interests judgment in Thomas Sankara trial postponed to 25 April
13 april 2022 - 16:22:02Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The civil interests judgment of the trial of the assassination of Captain Thomas Sankara and [...] Full text...
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Rights group says justice slow in coming to victims of violence, war crimes in Mali
13 april 2022 - 07:22:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says despite commitments and investigations into increased war crimes and violence [...] Full text...
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UN human rights chief stresses protection of older persons’ rights
12 april 2022 - 05:34:14New York, US (PANA) - The basic rights of older persons need to be protected today, more than ever before, [...] Full text...
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Former South African President Zuma's corruption trial postponed again
11 april 2022 - 13:07:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma’s application for a postponement of his long-awaited criminal trial was [...] Full text...
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Verdict of life imprisonment for Blaise Compaoré over Thomas Sankara assassibation trial "heavy and disproportionate" - CDP
10 april 2022 - 14:02:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), the party of former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaoré, [...] Full text...
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Nearly 40 young Libyans tell Stephanie Williams importance of finding a way out of the current impasse in Libya
08 april 2022 - 17:31:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan youth representatives from different Libyan regions Friday told the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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UN pays tribute to victims of 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
08 april 2022 - 05:53:51New York, US (PANA) - The UN paid tribute on Thursday to the one million people who were murdered in [...] Full text...
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Guinea's former ruling party concerned about arrest of some former dignitaries
07 april 2022 - 15:45:30Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former ruling party in Guinea, the Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée (RPG Arc-en-ciel), says it [...] Full text...
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Investigations open into allegations of abuses by Malian army against civilians in central Mali
07 april 2022 - 15:24:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian national gendarmerie, on the instructions of the Malian Minister of Defence and Veterans, has opened [...] Full text...
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UN expert calls for independent probe into massacre in Mali's Mopti region
07 april 2022 - 05:23:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into alleged [...] Full text...
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1ST. LEAD: Former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaoré sentenced to life imprisonment for assassination of Thomas Sankara
06 april 2022 - 13:44:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Military Court here on Wednesday sentenced former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore to life imprisonment [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Former Burkinabè President Compaoré jailed for life for President Sankara's assassination
06 april 2022 - 11:19:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Burkinabè President Blaise Compaoré was on Wednesday sentenced to death by a military tribunal [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights groups flag crimes against humanity in Western Tigray Zone
06 april 2022 - 07:31:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities in Ethiopia's Western Tigray Zone have committed widespread abuses against [...] Full text...
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US says ongoing Sudanese-led political process offers 'best opportunity' to restore path to democracy
06 april 2022 - 06:15:33Washington, US (PANA) - The United States says the ongoing Sudanese-led political process offers the best opportunity to restore a [...] Full text...
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Darfur war crimes suspect appears before International Criminal Court
06 april 2022 - 06:01:48The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The first trial of a person accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in [...] Full text...
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Nepalese peacekeeper killed in DRC
06 april 2022 - 05:52:59New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Tuesday, together with the Security Council, strongly condemned an attack by [...] Full text...
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Libyan authorities arrest importers of fake sugar
05 april 2022 - 13:40:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Those responsible for the importation of 300 tons of sugar, unfit for consumption, into Libya have [...] Full text...
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EU concerned about violence in Central Mali
04 april 2022 - 18:48:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said the [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council concerned about DRC peacekeepers' chopper crash
02 april 2022 - 07:56:06New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has expressed deep concern over the crash of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Namibian lawmaker secures 12th degree in South Africa
02 april 2022 - 07:37:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The University of the Western (UWC) has confirmed that Namibia’s Minister of Information and [...] Full text...
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$1.7 billion plan launched to meet South Sudan's humanitarian needs
01 april 2022 - 05:07:48Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN and partners on Thursday launched a $1.7 billion Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for [...] Full text...
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Gambian women raise concern about access to maternity health facilities
31 march 2022 - 10:00:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s National Human Right Commission (NHRC) has said dozens of women in the West African nation [...] Full text...
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Friends of Sudan reiterate support for efforts to facilitate political process
30 march 2022 - 05:28:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Members of the Friends of Sudan have reiterated their "strong support" for the combined efforts of [...] Full text...
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AI report says conflict contagious in face of perilously weak international responses in 2021
29 march 2022 - 18:21:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International said in its latest report that in 2021, new and unresolved conflicts erupted or [...] Full text...
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AI reports says political leaders and corporate titans put profit and power ahead of people
29 march 2022 - 16:26:20Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) says political leaders and corporate titans have put profit and power ahead of [...] Full text...
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Gendarmerie questions former President of Burkina Faso National Assembly
27 march 2022 - 16:01:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The former president of the Burkinabe parliament, Allassane Bala Sakande, was arrested on Sunday by [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council condemns recent terrorist attacks in Somalia
27 march 2022 - 09:41:43New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms two terrorist attacks that [...] Full text...
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WFP condemns third attack on humanitarian convoy in four months in South Sudan
27 march 2022 - 05:17:12Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has strongly condemned the recent attack on a [...] Full text...
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Libyan activists detained for inciting atheism and insulting Islam
26 march 2022 - 13:22:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan "Haraket Attenwir" (Enlightenment Movement) have been detained on the orders of Libya's [...] Full text...
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Libyan Justice Ministry's contributions to national reconciliation praised by Mohamed Al-Manfi
24 march 2022 - 19:50:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, on Thursday hailed the contributions of the [...] Full text...
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WAEMU suspends sanctions against Mali
24 march 2022 - 19:11:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The sanctions imposed on Mali by West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) of French-speakimg [...] Full text...
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Guinea's former central bank detained over alleged embezzlement of public funds
24 march 2022 - 19:03:40Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former governor of the Central Bank of Guinea (BCRG), Dr. Loucény Nabé, detained Wednesday by [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS invites Malian president to Accra, but says will be represented
24 march 2022 - 16:55:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have invited [...] Full text...
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Ousted Burkinabe president Kaboré's party calls for his release
24 march 2022 - 13:48:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The political party of ousted President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, the People's Movement for [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean dignitaries in court for invasion of privacy
24 march 2022 - 13:39:33Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ibrahima Kalil Kaba, and Dr. M'Bemba Kaba, personal doctor [...] Full text...
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UN Secretary-General condemns deadly attack in Mogadishu
24 march 2022 - 06:01:10New York, US (PANA) - The UN The Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned Wednesday's deadly attacks on compounds located [...] Full text...
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Sudan denies issuing statement criticizing US sanctions on police unit
22 march 2022 - 15:16:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has refrained from issuing any comments on recent US financial sanctions imposed on [...] Full text...
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Rights group says martial law brings crackdown in eastern DRC
22 march 2022 - 09:25:57Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) military has suppressed peaceful critics in the more than 10 months [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says hundreds ‘disappeared,’ tortured in Uganda
22 march 2022 - 09:03:27Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan government has failed to hold to account security officials, who have unlawfully detained and tortured [...] Full text...
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US sanctions Sudan security forces for serious human rights abuses
21 march 2022 - 19:28:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States announced on Monday that it is imposing sanctions on Sudan’s Central Reserve [...] Full text...
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For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one’ against racism: Guterres
19 march 2022 - 08:37:20New York, US (PANA) - Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life across all societies, the UN [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken commends Malawi's 'strong democratic foundation'
19 march 2022 - 08:26:28Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Friday lauded Malawi’s strong democratic foundation and [...] Full text...
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Presidential Council or other alternative to get Libya out of impasse and reach elections
17 march 2022 - 19:56:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first signs of blockages in the initiative of the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary [...] Full text...
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Mali trains 120 judicial service workers on psychosocial care of child victims
12 march 2022 - 13:14:57Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali is training some 120 workers of the judicial service on the psychosocial care of child [...] Full text...
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Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs participates in Diplomatic Forum in Antalya, Turkey
11 march 2022 - 15:56:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla al-Mangouch participated in the Antalya Diplomatic Forum [...] Full text...
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Mali, Canada sign MoUs for two projects
10 march 2022 - 17:36:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and Canada on Wednesday signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in Bamako for the implementation [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Minister honoured by US with International Women of Courage Award 2022
10 march 2022 - 04:51:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch, has been honoured by the US [...] Full text...
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South Africa's justice system 'failing sexual offence victims'
09 march 2022 - 11:42:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – As the world on Tuesday celebrated International Women’s Day and the contributions of women [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns IED attack against UN logistics convoy in Mali
09 march 2022 - 05:09:38New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned Monday's Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack perpetrated against a [...] Full text...
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Libyan women's pioneering role lauded on International Women's Day
08 march 2022 - 17:19:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan officials as well as regional and international organisations on on Tuesday paid tribute to Libyan women [...] Full text...
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Two Lebanese businessmen in Guinea being investigated for alleged terrorist financing
08 march 2022 - 13:21:52Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The public prosecutor at the Conakry Court of Appeal, Alphonse Charles Wright, announced on Monday the [...] Full text...
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Two peacekeepers killed in a mine explosion in Mali
07 march 2022 - 15:40:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A MINUSMA logistical convoy on its way to Timbuktu on Monday hit an improvised explosive [...] Full text...
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'Turn the clock forward on women’s rights’: UN chief
07 march 2022 - 05:46:45New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe PM unveils 25-member government
06 march 2022 - 18:17:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the transition of Burkina Faso, Albert Ouédraogo, on Saturday unveiled a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa calls for equitable access to vaccines
06 march 2022 - 17:25:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The eighth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD-8) held this week in Kigali, Rwanda, has [...] Full text...
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Malian Armed Forces 'neutralise' 47 terrorists
05 march 2022 - 16:10:57Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces "neutralised" 47 terrorists in an attack on the Mondoro military post, Douentza [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Germany indicts death squad member under Yahya Jammeh
03 march 2022 - 14:30:12Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Germany has indicted Bai Lowe, an alleged former Gambian “death squad” member under ex-President Yahya Yammeh, [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Council President appoints Fatou Bensouda, others as members of investigative body in Ethiopia
02 march 2022 - 23:57:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Federico Villegas of Argentina, on Wednesday announced the [...] Full text...
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Ivorian government distances itself from Malian self-proclaimed president from Abidjan
02 march 2022 - 13:39:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Ivorian government condemned Monday an announcement of the establishment of a Malian civilian transitional government [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament to swearing in new government on Thursday
02 march 2022 - 11:38:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Parliament will swear in the new Libyan government headed by Prime Minister Fathi Bachagha Tobruk on [...] Full text...
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UN food agency condemns attempted ambush on food convoy in South Sudan
02 march 2022 - 05:46:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A peacekeeper is in stable condition a day after being shot during an attempted ambush [...] Full text...
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ENDA Tiers Monde wants greater gender involvement in implementation of Africa's 2030 and 2063 agendas
01 march 2022 - 20:47:57Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The international network, Environment and Development in the Third World (ENDA Tiers Monde), has called for [...] Full text...
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Mali: Authorities investigate Malian who declared himself president of Mali from Côte d'Ivoire
01 march 2022 - 20:38:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Mamoudou Kassonké, has asked the public prosecutor at [...] Full text...
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Libyan parliament to hold plenary session to deliberate on new government
01 march 2022 - 17:50:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives will start on Tuesday a plenary session in Tobruk (East) to [...] Full text...
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Hearings end on Myanmar’s preliminary objections to genocide case brought by Gambia
01 march 2022 - 11:40:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A week of legal proceedings at the International Court of Justice in the Hague have ended [...] Full text...
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PM-designate submits list of 30 ministers, 8 secretaries to Libyan Parliament for confirmation
28 february 2022 - 19:29:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister-designate, Fathi Bachagha, on Monday submitted to the House of Representatives (Parliament) in [...] Full text...
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Prosecutor announces discovery of weapons of war at Guillaume Soro's home in Côte d'Ivoire
28 february 2022 - 15:20:48Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Bouaké prosecutor, Braman Koné, announced in a statement Monday that a large quantity of [...] Full text...
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Mauritian flag raised on three islands of the Chagos
26 february 2022 - 08:10:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, said on Friday that the Mauritian flag was raised on [...] Full text...
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Liberian opposition talks of political persecution ahead of 2023 Presidential elections
24 february 2022 - 23:48:40Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The political and judicial persecution of the leadership of opposition parties in Liberia is a threat [...] Full text...
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Lack of prospects for overcoming political crisis increases risk of confrontation in Libya
24 february 2022 - 19:13:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The political stalemate in Libya has so far taken the form of a long-distance confrontation between [...] Full text...
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UN human rights expert concludes official visit to Khartoum, draws sombre picture about situation in Sudan
24 february 2022 - 16:19:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN Human Rights Expert for Sudan Adama Dieng concluded an official visit to the Sudan where [...] Full text...
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Gambia opens inquest into Ambassador's death
24 february 2022 - 10:09:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice has written to request for an inquest into the [...] Full text...
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UN official says long-awaited local elections in CAR will offer opportunity to expand political space
23 february 2022 - 05:15:49New York, US (PANA) - Local elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), which have been pending since 1988 and [...] Full text...
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Mali govt. appeals to WAEMU Court of Justice on WAEMU-imposed sanctions
21 february 2022 - 19:23:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Malian government has enlisted the services of six lawyers who have filed two appeals [...] Full text...
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Draft law to combat hate speech to be submitted to Libyan parliament
21 february 2022 - 13:38:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice on Sunday announced the completion of a draft law against hate [...] Full text...
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South Africa;s Police Minister testifies at riot hearings
21 february 2022 - 12:42:02Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) investigative hearings into last year’s riots in [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper highlights fears of a head-on clash between the two prime ministers' camps in Libya
19 february 2022 - 18:57:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The political atmosphere in Libya is becoming increasingly unhealthy with the accentuation of tension in the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament Speaker reminds Libyans that revolution without input at best increases suffering
18 february 2022 - 15:14:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, Thursday reminded Libyans on the 11th. [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister-designate calls on Libyans to learn from the past
18 february 2022 - 13:09:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bachagha has said the Libyan revolution of February 17 is a way [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM pledges to deliver change for better life for future generations
17 february 2022 - 13:51:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Thursday congratulated Libyans on the [...] Full text...
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Libya postpones to Friday festivities commemorating 11th anniversary of 17 February Revolution
16 february 2022 - 16:57:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Youth and Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee of the 11th. anniversary of [...] Full text...
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South African court rules former president Zuma's graft trial must go ahead
16 february 2022 - 11:55:44Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The KwaZulu-Natal High Court on Wednesday dismissed former President Jacob Zuma’s application to appeal [...] Full text...
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ICC opens trial of Kenyan lawyer accused of witness bribery
15 february 2022 - 23:40:58The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Paul Gicheru, a Kenyan lawyer accused of tampering with witnesses at the International Criminal Court [...] Full text...
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Libyans commemorate 11th anniversary of revolution on Thursday in anticipation of snap elections
15 february 2022 - 19:29:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The eleventh anniversary of the 17 February 2011 Revolution, which will be celebrated by Libyans on [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL denounces attack on journalist in Benghazi, eastern Libya
15 february 2022 - 17:02:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya yy(UNSMIL) has strongly condemned the attack on the correspondent [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM forms legal team to draft electoral laws for June polls
14 february 2022 - 13:11:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has announced the formation [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister-designate reaffirms commitment to ensure participation of all parties in govt
14 february 2022 - 11:24:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bachagha has announced that he has started consultations with various parties and [...] Full text...
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Malian Justice opens investigation into attempt to undermine internal, external security of the state
12 february 2022 - 14:22:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian High Court of Bamako's Commune IV, announced here Friday the opening of preliminary investigations [...] Full text...
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AU Commission, ILO agree to bolster decent work in Africa
11 february 2022 - 17:37:34Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and International Labour Organization (ILO) have reaffirmed their cooperation and [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister appointed by Parliament promises 'government for everyone'
11 february 2022 - 11:34:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister appointed by the Libyan Parliament, Fathi Bachagha, has said that the government [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior ministry investigates attempted assassination of Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba
10 february 2022 - 20:26:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry of the National Unity Government has condemned the assassination attempt on its [...] Full text...
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Sudan: leaders arrested were not detained on political grounds, but rather criminal procedures
10 february 2022 - 16:03:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army on Thursday reiterated that the group of politicians currently being interrogated by police [...] Full text...
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Arrangements to release or return Libyan prisoners abroad on the agenda of a meeting in Tripoli
09 february 2022 - 20:57:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Standing Committee to follow up Libyan Prisoners and Conditions Abroad discussed "measures that can be [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council discusses legal framework for national reconciliation law
09 february 2022 - 20:43:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting, chaired by the Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, with the [...] Full text...
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ICC orders Uganda to pay $325 million reparation to DR Congo
09 february 2022 - 17:35:48The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday ruled that Uganda should pay a [...] Full text...
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Top Libyan officials discuss prison conditions and prisoners' rights
09 february 2022 - 13:12:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on Tuesday met with the First Deputy [...] Full text...
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Rights group criticises DR Congo for failure to 'fully investigate' killing of 66 Iyeke people
09 february 2022 - 12:44:07Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A human rights advocate has accused the DR Congo authorities of failing to fully investigate the killing [...] Full text...
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South African smartphone technician triumphs over telecoms giant
09 february 2022 - 11:46:13Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The man who sparked a smartphone revolution in South Africa is one step closer [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief slams dissolution of judicial independence body by Tunisia president
09 february 2022 - 04:34:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dissolving the Tunisian body that deals with judicial independence, known as the High Judicial Council, is [...] Full text...
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UN rights office warns of risk of further attacks on displaced camps in DR Congo
09 february 2022 - 04:27:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) must ensure civilian protection in the wake [...] Full text...
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Malian government says not been notified of WAEMU sanctions
08 february 2022 - 15:23:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government says it has not been notified of the "disproportionate, inhumane, illegitimate and illegal [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to undertake first scientific survey in Chagos Archipelago
08 february 2022 - 05:47:56Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Monday that a group of local and foreign [...] Full text...
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Gambian president Barrow reiterates commitment to fight for the rights of Rohingya
06 february 2022 - 15:27:38Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow says that his government is committed to fighting the case of the [...] Full text...
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Rights groups urge South Sudan authorities to improve human rights
06 february 2022 - 10:50:05Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese authorities should urgently advance and implement a comprehensive human rights agenda to improve the [...] Full text...
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Africa is 'a source of hope', says Guterres
05 february 2022 - 18:15:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Saturday said Africa was “a source of hope” for the world, [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President Macky Sall takes over reins of African Union
05 february 2022 - 15:05:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall officially took over the rotating chairmanship of the African Union (AU) for [...] Full text...
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Rights group says AU should focus on rights, justice at summit
04 february 2022 - 09:34:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall should ensure that civilian protection, human rights, and justice and accountability [...] Full text...
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Former Chief Justice of South Africa apologises for Israeli comments
04 february 2022 - 08:32:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Human rights group #Africa4Palestine on Friday says it accepts former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: More peacekeepers deployed in wake of deadly camp attack
04 february 2022 - 05:14:07Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have stepped up their presence in the [...] Full text...
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Three former Guinean ministers to be tried for embezzlement
03 february 2022 - 16:52:00Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Three former Guinean ministers under ousted President Alpha Conde will soon appear before the Court of [...] Full text...
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Sudan reassures WFP no more looting of storehouses in Darfur
03 february 2022 - 16:30:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday reassured the World Food Programme (WFP) there would be no repeat [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Buhari predicts massive shift from insurgency to peace, stability in Nigeria's Northeast region
02 february 2022 - 14:02:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari pledged on Wednesday in Abuja that Nigerians in the North East region would in the [...] Full text...
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UN calls for death penalty moratorium to remain following DR Congo murder trial
02 february 2022 - 06:08:18New York, US (PANA) - Following a verdict in the case of the brutal murder of two its experts in [...] Full text...
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Libyan government announces plan for unified salary grid
01 february 2022 - 18:03:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Finance of the Government of National Unity Khaled al-Mabrouk said here Tuesday the [...] Full text...
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End leprosy discrimination laws ‘without delay’, UN rights expert urges
30 january 2022 - 11:19:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 100 laws that remain in place around the world which discriminate against people affected [...] Full text...
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Justice Ministry describes shooting at minister's car as 'assassination attempt'
29 january 2022 - 13:35:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice has denounced the shooting by an unknown person at the minister [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US says reports of renewed fighting in Afar 'very concerning'
28 january 2022 - 06:06:26Washington, DC US (PANA) - The US says reports of renewed fighting in Ethiopias Afar region are very concerning", and [...] Full text...
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By focusing on dismissal of the government, the Libyan parliament risks leading the country into a new impasse (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
27 january 2022 - 20:22:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The orientations of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) have taken a turn away from [...] Full text...
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US urges Sudan to allow human rights expert to visit Khartoum
26 january 2022 - 18:04:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States on Tuesday urged the government of Sudan to fully cooperate with a UN [...] Full text...
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Libyan public Prosecutor discusses cooperation with Italian counterpart
26 january 2022 - 11:47:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan public Prosecutor Seddik al-Sour on Tuesday discussed the file of convicted Libyans in Italy with public [...] Full text...
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Unified Libya will come only via ballot box, ‘not the gun’, Security Council hears
25 january 2022 - 10:57:59New York, US (PANA) - Libya is at a “delicate and fragile juncture in its path to unity and stability”, the [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya, Speaker discuss election challenges
23 january 2022 - 19:49:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of Libya's Parliament, Aguila Saleh, and the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General [...] Full text...
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Mali to investigate death of seven Mautanians at their border
23 january 2022 - 16:15:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is to open an investigation into the death of seven Mauritanian citizens on [...] Full text...
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European, Italian border assistance missions to support Libya develop security strategy
23 january 2022 - 16:02:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya the Italian Bilateral Assistance and Support Mission in [...] Full text...
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US applies 'carrot and stick' policy to bring Sudanese factions to negotiating table (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)
20 january 2022 - 12:50:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Senior US State Department officials have embarked on hectic meetings with Sudanese stakeholders to resolve the [...] Full text...
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'Friends of Sudan; calls for rewriting of basic documents to overcome crisis
19 january 2022 - 15:19:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The group of Western, EU and Arab states meeting in Saudi Arabia to try help the [...] Full text...
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Gambia's President Adama Barrow begins second term on Wednesday
19 january 2022 - 10:43:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's President Adama Barrow, who won his re-election bid on 4 December last year after beating [...] Full text...
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UN human rights commission: Human rights situation in Sudan of “serious concern”
18 january 2022 - 16:51:33Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commission said here Tuesday the human rights situation in Sudan “continues to be [...] Full text...
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UN agencies denounce attacks on their operations in Darfur
18 january 2022 - 09:52:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN agencies operating in the Sudan have strongly denounced attacks on UN operations in Darfur, the [...] Full text...
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Concrete action essential to fulfil Darfur promise: ICC Prosecutor
18 january 2022 - 05:44:36New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 20 years after the UN Security Council referred the Darfur situation in Sudan to [...] Full text...
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Sudanese govt. set to combat terrorism, potential threat to the country
17 january 2022 - 19:55:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday announced the formation of a new force to deal with what it terms [...] Full text...
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Chairman of Libyan High Electoral Commission estimates holding of elections in 6 and 8 months
17 january 2022 - 19:19:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the governing board of the National High Electoral Commission (NHEC), Imad al-Sayeh, said [...] Full text...
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US appoints another diplomat, lower than ambassador, to Khartoum
17 january 2022 - 14:32:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US on Monday appointed a new a Chargé d’Affaires in its embassy in Khartoum at a time [...] Full text...
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Nine suspected jihadists sentenced to death for killing Tunisian army corporal
16 january 2022 - 19:26:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The criminal chamber of the Tunis Court of First Instance has sentenced to death nine alleged [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomats to visit Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Ethiopia
15 january 2022 - 06:06:33Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary Molly Phee and newly appointed US Special Envoy for the Horn of [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: Senior police officer killed during Thursday's demonstrations in Khartoum
13 january 2022 - 17:06:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A senior Sudanese police officer was stabbed to death on Thursday while escorting demonstrations in downtown [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya reaffirms need to hold presidential election before June
13 january 2022 - 12:22:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has stressed the need to hold presidential [...] Full text...
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South African Minister under fire for attacking judiciary
13 january 2022 - 09:33:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A senior Cabinet Minister in South Africa is under fire for launching a scathing [...] Full text...
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Libya launches electronic platform to popularise human rights
12 january 2022 - 11:17:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An electronic education platform to popularise human rights among students was launched on Tuesday by the [...] Full text...
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UN rights office calls for release of former Tunisian justice minister
12 january 2022 - 06:18:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Authorities in Tunisia are being urged to immediately release - or properly charge - former justice [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister wants follow up on humanitarian and health conditions of vulnerable migrants in Libya
11 january 2022 - 20:20:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister, Khaled Mazen, on Tuesday called on the head of the Anti-Illegal Immigration Body, [...] Full text...
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