At UN, youth activists press for bold action on climate emergency, vow to hold leaders accountable at the ballot box

22 september 2019 - 10:12:57
New York, US (PANA) - Students and young activists on Saturday threw down the gauntlet to world leaders heading to [...] Full text...

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MDC seeks to get President Mnangagwa and his party designated terrorists at UN General Assembly

22 september 2019 - 09:41:17
New York, USA (PANA) – Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic (MDC), will submit a petition calling for [...] Full text...

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'Health situation in Zimbabwe's prisons pose a threat to inmates' - Report

21 september 2019 - 05:04:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights and governance think tank, Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), has said that the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum project

20 september 2019 - 14:20:27
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is planning the construction of an Intercontinental Slavery Museum at Aapravasi Ghat in central [...] Full text...

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Congo takes measures to fight illegal enrichment

20 september 2019 - 13:30:21
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government is considering more efforts to fight the embezzlement of public funds and illegal [...] Full text...

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Malian government concerned about escalating violence in Timbuktu

20 september 2019 - 13:13:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has expressed concern over the community conflicts that have led to a sudden [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office raises alarm on increased violence in eastern DRC

20 september 2019 - 13:02:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday said it has [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt could be liable for US$313 million lawsuit on nullification of 2% transfer tax

20 september 2019 - 06:23:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government could be liable for a US$313 million lawsuit following the nullification of the [...] Full text...

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Missing Zimbabwe doctor found alive

19 september 2019 - 23:07:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  - The missing president of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA), Dr Peter Magombeyi, whose disappearance caused [...] Full text...

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Ben Ali may be buried in Tunisia if family so wishes - government

19 september 2019 - 21:07:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   The Tunisian government says it will allow the burial of former President Zine El Abidine Ben [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office reports reprisals on the rise

19 september 2019 - 20:56:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office said on Thursday that it was receiving more information on intimidation [...] Full text...

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Belgian foreign minister accused of involvement in loss of Libyan funds from Belgian banks

19 september 2019 - 15:40:36
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Didier Reynders is cited directly by ex-safety agent, Nicolas Ullens de [...] Full text...

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EU appoints new head of capacity building mission in Somalia

19 september 2019 - 12:24:29
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Council of the European Union (EU) on Thursday announced the appointment of Christopher Reynolds as [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian opposition leaders call for dialogue after meeting with president

18 september 2019 - 19:26:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mohamed Ould Maouloud, leader of the opposition Union of progressive forces (UFP) and candidate of the [...] Full text...

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France condemns clashes in CAR locality of Birao

18 september 2019 - 19:10:28
Paris, France (PANA) – France on Wednesday ‘’strongly’’ condemned the clashes that broke out on Saturday in Birao, northern region [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe Justice launches SMS messaging system on certificates

17 september 2019 - 21:16:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe judiciary Tuesday launched an SMS messaging system on acts issued by  it to [...] Full text...

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Rwandan court postpones trial of media boss accused of assaulting female employee

17 september 2019 - 18:55:09
Kigali,Rwanda (PANA) - The primary Court of Nyarugenge, in Kigali City, on Tuesday  postponed the hearings for the decision of [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s review draft FoI Bill

17 september 2019 - 17:02:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Stakeholders in The Gambia on Tuesday wrapped up a two-day technical review of the Draft Freedom [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for release of 28 Eritreans arrested 18 years ago

17 september 2019 - 07:22:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday called on the Eritrean government to release the 11 politicians and 17 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Gambia condemn drone attack against Saudi oil facilities

16 september 2019 - 18:52:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Gambia have condemned Sunday's drone attacks against two oil installations in Saudi Arabia. The attacks [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Early results show Kais Saied, Nabil Karoui leading Sunday’s presidential vote

16 september 2019 - 14:27:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Two unexpected candidates were likely to win Sunday’s presidential election in Tunisia, according to unconfirmed early [...] Full text...

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Mauritius PM reiterates zero-tolerance for drug trafficking

16 september 2019 - 13:29:18
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said he is as determined as ever to step up [...] Full text...

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Disgraced South African tennis champion granted parole

15 september 2019 - 14:19:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prison authorities on Sunday confirmed that it has granted parole to disgraced rapist and former [...] Full text...

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Belgium investigates Foreign minister Reynders on construction of embassy in Kinshasa

14 september 2019 - 15:39:54
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Brussels prosecutor's office has initiated an investigation into the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, [...] Full text...

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Rwandan military prosecutor seeks jail terms for former Presidential guard commander

13 september 2019 - 19:47:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Rwandan military prosecutor on Friday charged for the second time the former commander of the [...] Full text...

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Three inmates killed while attempting to escape from Rwanda's maximum-security prison

13 september 2019 - 19:27:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least three inmates have been shot and killed on Friday while being escorted by prison [...] Full text...

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Rwandan media owner faces intentional assault charge

13 september 2019 - 17:57:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  A manager of a media house in Rwanda, Dr Francis Habumugisha, has been charged for intentionally [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges South African police to punish xenophobic violence

13 september 2019 - 05:02:20
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human rights watchdog Human Rights Watch has urged the South African police to take swift [...] Full text...

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Botswana refutes allegation of forcible deportation of former Namibian refugees

12 september 2019 - 13:49:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security has refuted claims of forcible deportation of children [...] Full text...

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CEMAC health ministers adopt regulation on offences related to fake drugs trafficking

12 september 2019 - 13:20:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Health ministers of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) announced on Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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Policing alone cannot solve South Africa's violence - ISS Study

12 september 2019 - 13:12:28
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Strengthening the rule of law in South Africa is crucial but not sufficient for improving public [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's main opposition party heads to Supreme Court over affirmation of President Buhari's victory

12 september 2019 - 07:52:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday rejected the judgment of the [...] Full text...

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Tunis Court of Appeal refuses televised interview for jailed presidential candidate

11 september 2019 - 22:46:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   The Tunis Court of Appeal said here Wednesday it had refused to grant permission to Nebil [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Qatar sign four new bilateral agreements

11 september 2019 - 22:12:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)    -   Gambian President Adama Barrow and the Emir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim [...] Full text...

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EU condemns terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso

11 september 2019 - 21:40:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   The European Union and heads of mission of EU member- countries in Burkina Faso Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Presidential tribunal upholds election of Buhari as President

11 september 2019 - 17:42:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday upheld the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as  winner [...] Full text...

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Several associations want civilians protected in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel

11 september 2019 - 17:14:27
Paris, France (PANA) - Several humanitarian organizations on Wednesday signed a joint statement urging ECOWAS Heads of State and Government [...] Full text...

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AU's commitment to human rights questionable two decades later (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

11 september 2019 - 13:49:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has taken major strides to improve the human rights situation in Africa [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Nigeria military holding children as Boko Haram suspects

11 september 2019 - 09:48:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military has arbitrarily detained thousands of children in degrading and inhuman conditions for suspected involvement [...] Full text...

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Lawyer of convicted Rwandan senior officer wants client's case moved to civilian court

10 september 2019 - 20:51:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  One of the lawyers of convicted retired senior officer of the Rwandan army, Brig.-Gen. (rtd) Frank [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Trade unions, CSO launch national day of protest 16 September

10 september 2019 - 19:21:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Some 50 trade unions and civil society organizations on Tuesday scheduled a national day of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says Boko Haram terrorists to be "treated" as bandits

10 september 2019 - 18:13:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday said that “remnants” of Boko Haram terrorists in the North-east [...] Full text...

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South Africa's ruling party condemns xenophobic violence

10 september 2019 - 09:55:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday slammed the recent spate of [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan presidential guard commander indicted for "unlawful possession" of firearms

09 september 2019 - 21:58:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The former commander of the elite Presidential Guard, Col. Tom Byabagamba, has been indicted for allegedly [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s new government, ‘a cause for celebration’, says UN top Human right official

09 september 2019 - 18:54:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, on Monday described the revolution in the [...] Full text...

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South African restaurant rape accused pleads guilty

09 september 2019 - 12:47:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A man accused of raping a child in the bathroom of an upmarket Pretoria [...] Full text...

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Sudan's new cabinet sworn in, ending months of government vacuum

08 september 2019 - 18:49:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s new cabinet was sworn in on Saturday before the head of the sovereign Council, Lt [...] Full text...

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Niger pledges to help Mali preserve its territorial integrity

08 september 2019 - 13:55:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Niger’s president Mahamadou Issoufou has reaffirmed his country's support to efforts of Mali to preserve the [...] Full text...

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CCDA-8: Communication on adaptation, a priority for Africa

07 september 2019 - 19:34:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The recent Conference on Climate Change and Africa's Development (CCDA-VIII), held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to legislate on renewable energies

07 september 2019 - 19:27:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Participants in the recently held African Conference on Climate Change and Development (CCDA-8) in Addis [...] Full text...

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CCDA-8: Participants advocate for institutional frameworks for climate resilience and adaptation

07 september 2019 - 18:28:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Participants in a recently held 8th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-8) [...] Full text...

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UN starts 3-day meeting to discuss how Sudan could be assisted during the interim period

07 september 2019 - 18:17:56
Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - The UN on Saturday initiated a three-day meeting in Khartoum that started discussing a road map [...] Full text...

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U.S. ambassador wants "free and transparent elections" in Tunisia

07 september 2019 - 18:10:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The new US ambassador to Tunis, Donald Blome, has expressed the hope that Tunisia's elections will [...] Full text...

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Malian President mourns late Robert Mugabe

07 september 2019 - 11:46:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said he was deeply dismayed and sad by the death on [...] Full text...

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Agency moves to stop cattle theft in southern Senegal

07 september 2019 - 07:28:30
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The National Agency for the Revival of Economic and Social Activities in Casamance (ANRAC) is organizing [...] Full text...

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'President Mugabe was maligned', says Zambian ex-president Kaunda

06 september 2019 - 19:14:33
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s first president, Kenneth Kaunda, has said that it is regrettable that the late Zimbabwean former [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Prosecutor's Office to investigate suspected case of slavery

06 september 2019 - 17:07:47
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The General Prosecutor's Office of Mauritania is to open an investigation following reports "of videos on [...] Full text...

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Benin's president reshuffles cabinet

06 september 2019 - 09:31:53
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Benin's head of state, Patrice Talon, reshuffled his cabinet on Thursday evening, with three departures and six [...] Full text...

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Line up of Sudan’s transitional cabinet as announced by prime minister

05 september 2019 - 20:50:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -   Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdouk Thursday announced the transitional government which included 18 ministers, four of them [...] Full text...

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France, Niger agree to enforce mutual judicial assistance convention, extradition

05 september 2019 - 19:08:08
Paris, France (PANA) – The French government on Thursday approved a judicial mutual assistance convention on crime, including extradition, with [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader blames gov't for the death of 4,000 civilians and soldiers between 2013 and 2019

05 september 2019 - 16:31:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Soumaila Cissé, chairman of the opposition party, Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD)​, has revealed [...] Full text...

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Kenya to evict 10,000 illegal forest settlers

05 september 2019 - 14:51:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The Kenyan government has said its planned eviction of illegal settlers on the Mau Forest will be [...] Full text...

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South Africa needs to strengthen the rule of law, prevent outbreaks of public violence

05 september 2019 - 12:57:39
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The latest wave of public violence in South Africa was driven by a toxic mix [...] Full text...

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Rights group says years of impunity for xenophobic crimes driving the latest attacks in South Africa

05 september 2019 - 08:35:49
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The ongoing and escalating attacks against refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, and looting of foreign [...] Full text...

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CAR citizens ‘need our help now’: UN’s deputy relief chief

05 september 2019 - 07:30:39
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Spikes of violence in previously unaffected areas of the Central African Republic (CAR) have prompted new [...] Full text...

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Kenya calls on South African authorities to protect property of foreign nationals

04 september 2019 - 22:57:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan citizens are amongst foreigners caught up in xenophobic attacks ravaging South Africa, the Kenyan foreign [...] Full text...

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Ivorian presidency announces cabinet reshuffle

04 september 2019 - 20:40:27
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – The Ivorian presidency on Wednesday announced a cabinet reshuffle in which two portfolios changed hands [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Libyans continue ‘spilling their blood on the battlefield’ as fight for Tripoli rages on

04 september 2019 - 20:27:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - It is five months to the day since the forces of the self-styled Libyan National Army [...] Full text...

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WEF Summit begins under a cloud in South Africa as 5 killed in xenophobic attacks

04 september 2019 - 11:03:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa kicked off in Cape Town on Wednesday under [...] Full text...

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Insecurity, violence turn Nigeria into ‘pressure cooker’ that must be addressed - UN rights expert

03 september 2019 - 20:32:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is a pressure cooker of internal conflicts and generalised violence that must be addressed urgently, [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa responds to violent murders in South Africa

03 september 2019 - 16:29:09
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday broke his silence following the violent murders of [...] Full text...

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Ivorian police call for witnesses in desecration of DJ Arafat's grave

03 september 2019 - 10:49:56
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian police on Monday appealed for witnesses as part of the investigation into the desecration of [...] Full text...

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AI urges Pope Francis to raise human rights concerns during Madagascar, Mozambique visits

03 september 2019 - 05:32:12
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights organisation Amnesty International has called on Pope Francis to raise urgent human rights [...] Full text...

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Togo provides 7 billion CFA francs to compensate 7,660 victims of political violence

02 september 2019 - 18:44:34
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The High Commission for Reconciliation and Strengthening National Unity (HCRRUN) has disbursed nearly 7 billion CFA [...] Full text...

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Young Africans pledge to work for resilience to climate change

02 september 2019 - 18:34:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Young people in several African countries have committed to work towards resilience to the adverse [...] Full text...

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Twelve people arrested in Côte d'Ivoire following the desecration of DJ Arafat's grave

02 september 2019 - 17:48:59
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Twelve people have been detained following the desecration of the grave of the artist, Houon [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe Military Court passes judgment on leaders of the 2015 failed coup

02 september 2019 - 16:01:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso military court on Monday sentenced General Djibrill Bassoléthe to 10 years in [...] Full text...

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Morocco chairs AU Peace and Security Council for September

02 september 2019 - 11:28:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco on Sunday assumed the presidency of the African Union Peace and Security Council for [...] Full text...

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UK Minister of Armed Forces ends West African tour in Gambia

31 august 2019 - 18:40:26
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) -  British Minister for Armed Forces, Mark Lancaster on Saturday completed a three-nation tour of West Africa after [...] Full text...

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Sudanese court refuses to release Bashir on bail

31 august 2019 - 16:30:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- A Khartoum court trying deposed Sudanese president Omar Bashir has turned down a request by the Defence [...] Full text...

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Siala, Faki discuss AU contribution to resolution of the Libyan crisis

31 august 2019 - 16:14:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala met with African Union Commission (AU) Chairperson  Moussa Faki Mahamat on [...] Full text...

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Senegalese government announces introduction of electronic bracelet into judicial system

30 august 2019 - 22:45:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  Senegalese minister of Justice Malick Sall on Friday announced the possibility to introduce shortly the wearing [...] Full text...

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Environment experts warn of rise of sea level along African coasts

30 august 2019 - 12:02:22
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In a few years time, African coasts will experience remarkable sea level rise, according to a [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says Sir Dawada should be comforted

29 august 2019 - 22:27:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -   Gambian President Adama Barrow Thursday paid tribute to Gambia’s first president, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, saying [...] Full text...

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Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso to visit France

29 august 2019 - 19:48:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, will embark on a working visit to France from Sunday, during [...] Full text...

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Two women candidates for presidential election in Tunisia

29 august 2019 - 18:21:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Among the 26 candidates running for the Tunisian presidency, two women aspire to be elected to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines apologises after disabled passenger fiasco

29 august 2019 - 17:16:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has apologised to a wheelchair-bound passenger who was recently blocked from boarding a [...] Full text...

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AU calls on Japan to intensify private sector investment in Africa

28 august 2019 - 15:28:07
Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - The African Union has urged the Japanese government to continue promoting private investment in Africa as [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia urges Africa to take action on climate change

28 august 2019 - 13:54:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's  Minister of State for Energy, Frehiwot Woldehanna, on Wednesday urged African countries to take action [...] Full text...

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Africa prepares for climate action summit

28 august 2019 - 09:46:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eighth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA VIII) begins on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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President Barrow sends condolences to Sir Dawda K. Jawara family

27 august 2019 - 18:15:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has sent a message of condolence to the family of former President, [...] Full text...

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Publishing of beneficiaries of African Peacebuilding Network research grants

26 august 2019 - 21:46:14
List of beneficiaries of African Peacebuilding Network research grants out   Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The list of beneficiaries of the [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for protection of foreign truck drivers in South Africa from xenophobic violence

26 august 2019 - 07:01:12
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – A human rights group on Monday asked the South African government to take urgent measures [...] Full text...

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Controversy rages over the arrest of a presidential candidate in Tunisia

24 august 2019 - 17:59:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The arrest on Friday of one of the main candidates in the presidential election is provoking [...] Full text...

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Guinean ruling party, opposition Chief at loggerheads over CENI's role

23 august 2019 - 18:24:12
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The leader of the Liberal Bloc (Bl-opposition), Dr. Faya Millimouno, told PANA on Friday that he [...] Full text...

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Former African presidents, influential persons to hold high-level dialogue on HIV/AIDS

23 august 2019 - 12:12:48
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Champions for an AIDS-Free Generation, a distinguished group of former presidents and influential African leaders committed to [...] Full text...

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'Insecurity in Mali's Menaka region affects humanitarian assistance'

23 august 2019 - 07:54:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Insecurity and increased crime in Mali's region of Menaka is having a detrimental impact on the [...] Full text...

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Ivorian PM leads delegation to TICAD 7 in Japan

22 august 2019 - 23:45:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly will lead a delegation from 26-30 August to the [...] Full text...

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Coalition of 46 leading NGOs caution Nigerian government over extra-judicial killings

22 august 2019 - 14:53:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A coalition of 46 leading non-governmental organisations (NGO) on Thursday cautioned the Nigerian federal government, especially [...] Full text...

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Benin: Rape crimes top cases in court sittings of Aplahoué in south-west of country

21 august 2019 - 22:48:28
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -   Crimes of rape top cases at the first criminal session at the second-class court of Aplahoué [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa wins case against a businessman and lecturer challenging RTGS dollars

21 august 2019 - 19:51:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won in a case where Harare businessman and lecturer, Shakespear Hamauswa, had [...] Full text...

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Sudan's Collective Presidency, Sovereign Council sworn in

21 august 2019 - 14:41:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's Collective Presidency took oath of office on Wednesday before Chief Justice Abbas Babiker in a [...] Full text...

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Top South African judge bows out

20 august 2019 - 17:54:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng on Tuesday saluted one of Africa’s legal giants who has [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean minister demands trial of perpetrators of bloody 2009 protest

20 august 2019 - 10:16:23
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Former Guinean minister of National reconciliation, Amadou Oury Bah, on Monday called for the immediate trial [...] Full text...

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Congo MPs adopt bill to establish anti-corruption agency

19 august 2019 - 20:21:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese Parliament on Monday adopted the draft bill establishing an ant-corruption agency. It is charged with [...] Full text...

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Mali reconciliation efforts must be supported, says UN exper

19 august 2019 - 15:53:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, Alioune Tine, has welcomed reconciliation [...] Full text...

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UN Country Team congratulates Sudan on signing constitutional deal

19 august 2019 - 14:47:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ms. Gwi-Yeop Son, has congratulated Sudanese people for concluding [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe anti-corruption body summons former VP Mphoko over office abuse

19 august 2019 - 14:11:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has summoned former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko over criminal abuse of office, [...] Full text...

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Charles Blé Goudé forms political party

19 august 2019 - 11:07:31
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Pan-African Congress for Justice and Equality of Peoples (COJEP), formed 18 years ago by Charles [...] Full text...

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South Africa Police secure contract to supply rape kits

18 august 2019 - 17:03:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that it has signed a procurement contract [...] Full text...

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Sudanese rivals sign final documents on transition to civlian rule

17 august 2019 - 18:44:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese rival groups, the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the revolutionary groups, the Forces for [...] Full text...

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Nigeriens want accessible, understandable, fast and equal justice for all' - says justice minister

17 august 2019 - 12:25:33
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - "Nigerien citizens want accessible, understandable, fast and equal justice for all," Niger's minister of justice, Morou [...] Full text...

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Former Angolan minister sentenced to 14 years in prison

16 august 2019 - 16:44:58
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Supreme Court of Luanda on Thursday jailed former Angolan Minister of Transport, Augusto da Silva [...] Full text...

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UN agencies sign agreement to enforce measures to protect environment activists

16 august 2019 - 13:53:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has signed an agreement with the UN Human Rights Office to [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Zimbabwe opposition party calls off Harare protest march

16 august 2019 - 08:45:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) on Friday called off its planned protest march in [...] Full text...

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URGENT: High Court dismisses opposition party's application to set aside ban on Harare protests

16 august 2019 - 08:28:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The High Court of Zimbabwe has dismissed the opposition Movement for Democratic Change's (MDC) urgent chamber [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns 'cowardly' petrol bomb attack on Malawi rights activist

16 august 2019 - 05:39:34
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International has condemned a petrol bomb attack targeting the home and car [...] Full text...

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UN regrets increasing number of acts against health personnel and facilities in Libya

15 august 2019 - 22:04:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Thursday denounced increasing attacks on health workers and [...] Full text...

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Zambian Court jails 2 women to 18 years for inserting bottle in vagina of husband’s girlfriend

15 august 2019 - 17:47:57
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A High Court in Ndola, Northern Copperbelt province of Zambia, on Thursday jailed two women to [...] Full text...

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Abuja demands probe of death of Nigerian pastor killed in pursuit by Chinese security operatives

15 august 2019 - 15:09:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's federal government on Thursday demanded an immediate probe by the government of China regrading the [...] Full text...

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Injustices persisit against women in Tunisian society

14 august 2019 - 12:38:56
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Injustices against Tunisian women persist despite the existence of a legal instrument that was proclaimed soon [...] Full text...

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'1,900 civilians killed in DR Congo's Kivus over 2 years'

14 august 2019 - 10:34:53
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – Armed groups in DR Congo's eastern Kivu provinces have killed 1,900 civilians and abducted more than [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President urges fellow citizens to pray for bumper agric campaign, peace

12 august 2019 - 14:54:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese President, Macky Sall, on Monday urged his compatriots to pray for a good agricultural [...] Full text...

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Libyan belligerents accuse each other of truce violation

11 august 2019 - 19:25:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The two belligerent parties in the Libyan conflict, the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council meets in emergency session, as 3 UN workers killed in Benghazi car bomb attack

11 august 2019 - 05:49:44
New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday condemned a car bomb attack in front of a shopping mall [...] Full text...

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‘Preserve, revitalize and promote’ indigenous languages, or lose a ‘wealth of traditional knowledge’, UN chief says

10 august 2019 - 07:36:43
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has underscored the urgency to “preserve, revitalize and promote indigenous [...] Full text...

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Autochthonous languages on a way to disappear in Congo - official

09 august 2019 - 21:04:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)    -   The Congolese minister of Justice and human rights promotion, Aimé Ange Wilfrid Bininga, Friday deplored the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Sports and Recreation Commission reinstates suspended cricket board

09 august 2019 - 16:58:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s sports authority, the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC), has reinstated the suspended cricket board in a [...] Full text...

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Tunisian police search home of son-in-law of president of Ennahdha party

09 august 2019 - 13:04:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security forces on Thursday searched the home of Abdelaziz Daghsni, president of the Ennahdha Shura [...] Full text...

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Mali launches project to promote accountability, inclusive governance

09 august 2019 - 11:09:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A project to improve public accountability, inclusive governance and participation of women in public affairs in [...] Full text...

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List of the Mauritanian government

09 august 2019 - 08:25:01
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following is the list of the government of Mauritania announced on Thursday following the swearing-in [...] Full text...

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36 Ivorian migrants still stranded at Tunisia-Libya border

08 august 2019 - 17:33:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the "Tunisia Terre d'Asile" organization, Sharifa Riahi, announced on Wednesday that the 36 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian secret Police gets court order to detain Publisher and political activitist for 45 days

08 august 2019 - 15:41:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Amidst tight security with heavily armed Nigeria Police personnel stationed at strategic positions, the Federal High [...] Full text...

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Burkina: Opposition party demands resignation of mine minister following gold fraud scandal

07 august 2019 - 22:55:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The Union for Progress and Change (UPC), Burkina Faso’s main opposition party, Wednesday called for [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African court to determine the value of Mandela's smile

07 august 2019 - 15:59:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – If South African photographer, Shaun Earl Harris, and his agency, PictureNet Africa, win a high-profile [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso judge authorises medical evacuation of Djibril Bassolé to France

07 august 2019 - 11:52:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Burkinabe judge has authorised a new medical evacuation to France of General Djibril Bassolé, [...] Full text...

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Africa’s developmental predicament comes from maladministration, corruption - says Minister

06 august 2019 - 19:13:59
                        Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Minister  for presidential Affairs , Governance and Public Administration, Nonofo Molefi, says Africa’s development [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Peace Project says food aid is being distributed along party lines

06 august 2019 - 14:30:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has reported that food aid continues to be deprived to communities based [...] Full text...

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Old and forgotten, social protection for Zimbabwe's pension -Analysis by PANA Correspondentclines

06 august 2019 - 13:47:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As the Zimbabwe dollar continues to devalue, pensioners are slowly coming to terms with the reality [...] Full text...

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UN 'extremely concerned' about deadly air raids on Morzouk in Libya

06 august 2019 - 10:13:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has said it is "extremely concerned" by reports [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Judicial organizations worried about negative impact of constitutional reform project

05 august 2019 - 19:26:00
Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - Seven judicial organizations have expressed their concerns about the "foreseeable" negative impact that some [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Justice Minister explains release of ex-President Jammeh’s hit squad members

05 august 2019 - 18:50:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian minister of Justice, Abubacarr M. Tambadou, has clarified that the release of the three death [...] Full text...

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Buhari commends Econec for setting electoral standards in West Africa

05 august 2019 - 17:58:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has lauded the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) for promoting credible [...] Full text...

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Sudanese initial Constitutional Declaration document

04 august 2019 - 17:55:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -   Sudanese rivals, the Transitional Military Council and Forces for Freedom and Change Sunday initialed the final [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s gov’t urges army to release 3 former president’s hit squad

02 august 2019 - 21:13:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -  The government of The Gambia, through the ministry of justice, Friday urged the army command to [...] Full text...

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EU disburses 13.1 billion CFA francs for Niger

02 august 2019 - 17:15:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Friday agreed to disburse a total of 20 million euros (about [...] Full text...

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'Sudanese making considerable progress in discussing Constitutional Document'

02 august 2019 - 17:03:59
Khartoum,  Sudan (PANA) – Almost 100 days have passed since President Omar Bashir’s ouster (11 April 2019), but the Sudanese [...] Full text...

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Guinean opposition leader placed under detention warrant

02 august 2019 - 13:55:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean leader of the Liberal Bloc (BL), Dr. Faya Millimouno, was on Friday placed under a [...] Full text...

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EU members support UN facilitated political process in Libya

02 august 2019 - 12:26:08
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union and its Member States on Friday declared their common demand that all Libyan [...] Full text...

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Son of Equatorial Guinea’s leader fights to retain luxury Cape Town properties

01 august 2019 - 19:41:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Teodorin Nguema Obiang, the son of Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang a Mbasogo, is [...] Full text...

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US gov't adds former head of the Zimbabwe's Presidential guard in its sanctions list

01 august 2019 - 18:19:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States (US) government has placed Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe, former Commander of the Zimbabwe National [...] Full text...

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Prominent human rights lawyer urges ICC to open investigation into ex-president Jammeh's gov't

01 august 2019 - 16:56:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana of Nigeria, has called on the Chief Prosecutor of the [...] Full text...

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African Court Judges to visit Comoro, Zimbabwe to promote access to justice

01 august 2019 - 16:20:11
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) will undertake sensitisation visits to the Comoros [...] Full text...

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UN in Somalia mourns death of Mogadishu mayor

01 august 2019 - 15:21:36
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday joined Somalia in mourning the tragic passing of the Governor of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Amnesty International condemn proscription of Shiite Islamic movement

31 july 2019 - 18:35:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights body, Amnesty International, on Wednesday condemned the Nigerian government’s proscription of the Shiite [...] Full text...

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Libya: NOC re-imposes force majeure on oil port of Zaouia

31 july 2019 - 18:27:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Petroleum Company (NOC) announced on Wednesday the re-imposition of the state of force majeure [...] Full text...

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Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa urges Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate high-ranking officials

31 july 2019 - 14:24:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) has urged the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) to carry [...] Full text...

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86 people made slaves ousted from homes in Malian region of Kayes

30 july 2019 - 20:41:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   At least 86 people enslaved for decades were last week ousted from their homes by the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe gov't removes controversial 'civil partnership' clause from Marriages Bill

30 july 2019 - 20:08:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has caved to public pressure and struck off the controversial section in the [...] Full text...

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Morocco King calls for new model of development

30 july 2019 - 09:16:40
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - King Mohammed VI of Morocco has urged the government to start working on major, integrated next-generation [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian women victims of real estate scam announce daily demonstrations

30 july 2019 - 04:20:24
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several hundred women victims of a real estate scam dubbed "Sheikh Ridha Affair", named after a [...] Full text...

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Opposition leaders in Zimbabwe leap to defence of detained Tourism minister Mupfumira

28 july 2019 - 13:33:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Opposition leaders have come to the defence of detained Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Minister Prisca Mupfumira, [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s vows to investigate Police torture, brutality

27 july 2019 - 17:41:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government the Gambia has vowed to investigate alleged police torture and brutality through the Ministry [...] Full text...

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Several heads of state pay tribute to President Essebsi

27 july 2019 - 16:58:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The passing of President Béji Caïd Essebsi is "a loss not only for Tunisia, but also [...] Full text...

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Rights group denounces torture of Cameroonian opposition members

27 july 2019 - 15:06:11
Paris, France (PANA) - About 60 opposition members arrested on 1 June in the Yaoundé, capital of Cameron, during a [...] Full text...

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UNESCO calls for investigation into killing of Nigerian journalist

27 july 2019 - 14:28:51
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has condemned the murder of a Nigerian TV reporter, Precious Owolabi, on [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: ICC Prosecutor's Office Develops New Strategic Plan 2019-2021

26 july 2019 - 17:28:27
Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Friday [...] Full text...

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UN demands Cape Verde' gives priority to gender equality

26 july 2019 - 14:05:41
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has recommended that [...] Full text...

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South Africa's official opposition questions delay in ambassador's sexual assault case

26 july 2019 - 12:29:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday submitted urgent Parliamentary questions to [...] Full text...

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Tunisian presidential election set for 15 September (corrected version)

25 july 2019 - 22:53:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian high independent electoral body (ISIE) Thursday set in principle Sunday 15 September 2019 for [...] Full text...

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Sudanese opposition close ranks prior to meeting with military council

25 july 2019 - 20:27:17
KHARTOUM, Sudan (PANA)   -  Sudan’s main armed rebel groups have agreed with the opposition Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns deadly Somalia attacks on offices

25 july 2019 - 19:43:27
New Yofk, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Wednesday’s deadly terror attacks in Somalia, that targeted the offices of [...] Full text...

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Béji Caïd Essebsi, a disciple of Bourguiba and an experienced politician (Analysis by Bouazza Ben Bouazza, PANA correspondent)

25 july 2019 - 13:30:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi, who died on Thursday at the age of 93, is the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s Environment, Tourism minister arrested over alleged abuse of office

25 july 2019 - 10:45:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry minister Prisca Mupfumira has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption [...] Full text...

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‘Deadly environment’ plus ‘political and social’ obstacles hinder Ebola fight in DR Congo

25 july 2019 - 05:21:26
New York, US (PANA) - The problems of eradicating Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are not only [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s gov’t committed to values of democracy, rule of law - government spokesperson

24 july 2019 - 20:42:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - President Adama Barrow has assured Gambians that his government is fully committed to the values of [...] Full text...

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ICC gives Zimbabwe till October 8 to reinstate suspended cricket board or face permanent termination

24 july 2019 - 16:11:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   The International Cricket Council (ICC) has ordered the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) to reinstate the [...] Full text...

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Niger president lays foundation stone for new uranium complex

24 july 2019 - 14:30:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou Tuesday laid the foundation stone for the construction of a uranium complex [...] Full text...

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Proposed Marriage Bill before the Zimbabwe Parliament too Complex - Veritas

24 july 2019 - 14:29:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local legal think tank, Veritas, says the recently-promulgated Marriage Bill is too complex as it either sweeps critical [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspaper confirms one wanted Rwandan genocide fugitive is in South Africa

23 july 2019 - 18:24:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  While the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) is currently seeking the arrest of one [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s gov’t downgraded from Tier 2 Watch list to Tier 3

23 july 2019 - 15:53:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Government of The Gambia has received the 2018/201919 US State Department’s Report which shows that [...] Full text...

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Sao Tome and Principe: The Court of Auditors to resume its role

23 july 2019 - 15:47:15
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - The Court of Auditors will soon resume the trial of economic crimes, [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Opposition coalition calls for dialogue

23 july 2019 - 15:25:31
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coalition that backed Biram Dah Abeid, the anti-slavery leader who was second with more than [...] Full text...

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Nine members of Senegalese MFDC separatist movement released

23 july 2019 - 12:22:48
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Nine of the 12 members of the separatist Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) in [...] Full text...

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Gaddafi's last prime minister released for health reasons

20 july 2019 - 10:26:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Muammar Gaddafi's last prime minister, Baghdadi Mahmoudi, sentenced to death and held in a prison in [...] Full text...

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Women's rights group call for an inquiry into prominent Zimbabwe pastor Walter Magaya over sexual assault allegations

19 july 2019 - 18:40:17
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local women's rights groups have called on government to set up a commission of inquiry to [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian president orders audit of prisons, release of innocent inmates

19 july 2019 - 13:46:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has ordered an audit of all prisons across the [...] Full text...

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Senators march to court to challenge laws passed by parliament in Kenya

19 july 2019 - 00:57:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   -   Kenyan senators marched through the streets here Thursday to present a petition to Members of Parliament [...] Full text...

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Deaths of 11 detainees on police premises reflect failure of judicial and prison policy in Burkina Faso - opposition

18 july 2019 - 23:09:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   The deaths of 11 detainees on the premises of the anti-drug police in Ouagadougou reflects [...] Full text...

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South Africa commemorates Nelson Mandela's birthday

18 july 2019 - 11:02:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Thursday commemorated the annual birthday of its greatest son, Nelson Mandela, [...] Full text...

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UN chief celebrates Nelson Mandela, urges all to 'emulate his example

18 july 2019 - 05:26:25
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has lauded Nelson Mandela as an “extraordinary global advocate for dignity [...] Full text...

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Niger's constitutional court gets a new president

17 july 2019 - 15:17:45
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Niger has a new president in the person of Magistrate Bouba Mahamane, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso affected by terrorist attacks, says president Kaboré

15 july 2019 - 23:01:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -  President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré said here Monday Burkina Faso had since 2015 been facing [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s ex-junta bail application rejected

15 july 2019 - 18:45:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s High Court judge, Justice Ebrima Jaiteh, has rejected the bail application of ex-Gambian junta member [...] Full text...

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MDC National Vice-Chairperson Job Sikhala granted bail in subversion charge

15 july 2019 - 15:43:45
Masvingo,  Zimbabwe (PANA) - Masvingo High Court Judge, Justice Neville Wamambo, on Monday granted MDC National Vice-Chairperson, Job Sikhala, ZWL(Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma appears before anti-graft commission

15 july 2019 - 12:17:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma on Monday appeared before the Commission of Inquiry probing massive [...] Full text...

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Gambian Chief Justice nominated to represent West Africa Region on African Union Panel

14 july 2019 - 09:09:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -   Gambian Chief Justice Hassan Bubacar Jallow has been nominated by the ECOWAS group of ambassadors in [...] Full text...

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AfDB hosts conference on Land Policy in Africa

13 july 2019 - 08:02:03
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host the biennial Conference on Land Policy in Africa [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan presidential guard commander remanded in custody over public insurrection charges

12 july 2019 - 20:33:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An appeal court judge in Kigali city on Friday extended the pre-trial detention of Rwandan former [...] Full text...

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DR Congolese leader Félix Tshisekedi reaffirms commitment to fight corruption

11 july 2019 - 23:24:04
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)   -  The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix  Tshisekedi, Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to [...] Full text...

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