Slow progress, stubborn cycles of violence, as South Sudan turns 10
22 june 2021 - 05:20:36New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan, the UN’s youngest Member State, is marking its 10th anniversary of independence amid [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan, the UN’s youngest Member State, is marking its 10th anniversary of independence amid [...] Full text...
Equatorial Guinea's VP loses South African court case
19 june 2021 - 13:37:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Western Cape High Court has ordered Equatorial Guinea’s Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang [...] Full text...
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EC extends mandate of its Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya
19 june 2021 - 06:47:37Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has announced extension of the mandate of the European Integrated Border Management Assistance [...] Full text...
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Gambia registers progress in improving access to education for girls
16 june 2021 - 16:03:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has made considerable progress in improving access to education, especially for girls, the UN Children's [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges new ICC prosecutor to strengthen its delivery of justice for victims
16 june 2021 - 06:37:57The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – As the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) takes office on Wednesday, a human [...] Full text...
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Pan-African Parliament asks European Parliament to remain neutral in Rabat-Madrid dispute
11 june 2021 - 17:56:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Pan-African Parliament has asked the European Parliament not to get involved in the crisis between [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Campaigners slam 'self-interest' of G7 countries in vaccine challenges
10 june 2021 - 11:00:40London, UK (PANA) - The self-interest of G7 countries is the biggest obstacle to ending the Covid-19 pandemic, a group [...] Full text...
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Outgoing ICC Prosecutor urges Security Council to keep focus on justice in Darfur
10 june 2021 - 05:37:04New York, US (PANA) - The international community must stay focused on achieving justice and peace for the people of [...] Full text...
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Sudan Troika members witness Juba Peace Agreement between Gov't and opposition groups
09 june 2021 - 19:47:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The governments of the United Kingdom, Norway and United States, collectively known as the Troika, on [...] Full text...
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Libyan VP announces measures to strengthen security in southern borders
08 june 2021 - 17:22:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Vice-President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has announced measures to strengthen security in Libya's [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court orders Nigerian govt. to pay US$80,000 compensation to retired police officer
07 june 2021 - 19:18:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Nigeria to pay US$ 80,000 to a former police officer, Evaristus [...] Full text...
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Nigeria summons U.S., U.K., Canada, EU envoys, orders all broadcast stations off Twitter
07 june 2021 - 16:21:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Monday summoned the envoys of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit Filed by former staff of the West African Power Pool (WAPP)
04 june 2021 - 21:14:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a suit brought by a former staff of the West African [...] Full text...
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ICC demands extradition of Sudanese former officials for trial in The Hague
04 june 2021 - 14:53:27Khartoum, Sudan ( PANA)- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has asked the government in Khartoum to extradite Ahmed Haroon, a [...] Full text...
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US backs calls to bring to justice those responsible for massacre of protestors against ousted president Bashir
03 june 2021 - 10:00:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States Embassy in Sudan has said it backs calls by Sudanese civil society organizations [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court rules on June 24 on request to overturn ruling on detained Venezuelan in Cape Verde
01 june 2021 - 17:33:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) The ECOWAS Court has scheduled June 24, 2021, to deliver its decision on an application filed by [...] Full text...
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ICC prosecutor warmly welcomed by marginalised IDPs in Darfur
01 june 2021 - 15:46:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)-In an unprecedented visit of its kind, the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda, [...] Full text...
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French PM to visit Tunisia from June 2-3
01 june 2021 - 15:20:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex will pay an official visit to Tunisia from June 2-3, heading [...] Full text...
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UN reiterates support for Libya to establish inclusive national reconciliation process
01 june 2021 - 11:07:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Assistant Secretary-General and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Georgette Gagnon, has reaffirmed the [...] Full text...
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IOM appoints two Deputy Directors General
31 may 2021 - 13:49:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday announced the selection by Director General António Vitorino [...] Full text...
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Rights groups appeal to AU, international community not to abandon victims of former Chadian dictator Habre
31 may 2021 - 05:30:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Several human rights groups and individuals have called on Chad, the African Union (AU) and the international [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court: Subject matter index for 16 years to be made available next year
28 may 2021 - 22:19:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -The subject matter index of the Community Court of Justice for 16 years up till 2020 will [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court urges regional parliamentarians to help improve enforcement of court decisions
28 may 2021 - 18:32:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has charged Community parliamentarians [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International slams Nigerian govt for increasing insecurity
28 may 2021 - 06:58:47Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Nigerian authorities for not doing enough to protect lives in the [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court promises conducive environment for improved efficiency
25 may 2021 - 19:35:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of ECOWAS Court of Justice, Hon. Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has expressed the desire [...] Full text...
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Gambia human rights commission raises alarms on spate of crime, mob justice in urban areas
25 may 2021 - 14:50:27Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concern about a spate of violent crimes in [...] Full text...
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Blue helmets facing increasing number of attacks: UN peacekeeping chief
25 may 2021 - 05:41:12New York, US (PANA) - UN blue helmets face an increasing number of attacks throughout the complex environments in which [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Truth commission uncovered ex-President’s alleged crimes
24 may 2021 - 18:21:22Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Testimony before the Gambian truth Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC), linking former President Yahya Jammeh to numerous grave [...] Full text...
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UN condemns killing of aid worker, attack against humanitarian convoy in South Sudan
24 may 2021 - 10:45:55Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Alain Noudéhou, has strongly condemned the brutal killing of an [...] Full text...
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Libyan Ambassador to the UN calls for respect for outcome of Berlin Conference and Security Council resolutions
22 may 2021 - 12:43:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher al-Sonni, has called on all countries to commit [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: AfDB boosts new investment dynamics, a vector of recovery in times of crisis
21 may 2021 - 19:58:29Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a donation of [...] Full text...
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Organisation slams South African Chief Justice over Israel comments
21 may 2021 - 18:52:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Palestinian solidarity organisation, Africa4Palestine, has lodged court papers opposing an appeal by South Africa’s [...] Full text...
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Guinean government denies preventing opponents from travelling abroad
21 may 2021 - 12:41:04Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Travel restrictions against some political personalities in Guinea, especially from the opposition, do not fall within [...] Full text...
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Prime Minister al-Dbaiba visits southwest Libya
20 may 2021 - 12:07:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba arrived on Thursday in the city of Bani Walid, about 180 [...] Full text...
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European Union releases 5.55-million-euro budget support for the Gambia
19 may 2021 - 18:05:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has released 5.55 million euros (about 338 million Gambian Dalasis) as a [...] Full text...
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Libya calls for activation of judicial cooperation agreements with Egypt
19 may 2021 - 09:44:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Justice Halima Ibrahim Abderrahman has called for establishing effective judicial cooperation with Egypt [...] Full text...
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Fresh attacks, dire conditions plague Africa’s Sahel, Security Council hears
19 may 2021 - 05:36:10New York, US (PANA) - Despite a deteriorating security situation and the reverberating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, regional troops deployed to [...] Full text...
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Libyan delegate to UN reiterates primacy of justice over citizens
18 may 2021 - 13:43:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher al-Sonni, has reaffirmed the primacy of Libyan justice [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor calls on Libyan gov't to arrest, surrender Seif al-Islam Gaddafi to the Court
18 may 2021 - 09:51:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has called on the Libyan Government to take [...] Full text...
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South Africa has ‘obligation’ to better address domestic violence: UN women’s rights experts
18 may 2021 - 06:44:50Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Failure to address domestic violence in South Africa is a violation of women’s rights, independent [...] Full text...
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Fatou Bensouda set to collaborate with Libyan government on responsibility of crimes committed in Libya
17 may 2021 - 23:34:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The public prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Dr. Fatou Bensouda, said here Monday there [...] Full text...
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Nigeria hosts international conference on illicit financial flows, asset recovery
17 may 2021 - 13:20:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - International financial experts and anti-corruption organisations drawn from Africa are gathering virtually to discuss strategies to [...] Full text...
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UK imposes sanctions on Haftar-affiliated al-Kaniyat militia
14 may 2021 - 11:35:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on the al-Kaniyat militia and its leaders, Abderrahim al-Kani and [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Pressure mounts on army to hand over those involved in shooting civilians
12 may 2021 - 19:40:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Domestic and foreign pressure is now mounting against the Sudanese army to expediently hand over the [...] Full text...
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US condemns shooting of Sudanese protesters
12 may 2021 - 10:28:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United States on Wednesday condemned the use of live ammunition against peaceful protesters in Khartoum [...] Full text...
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Roundup: Sudanese Army sets up committee to investigate shooting of protesters (Adds comment of PM Hamdok para 5-9)
12 may 2021 - 09:40:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army has set up a Committee to investigate Tuesday's shooting by soldiers of demonstrators [...] Full text...
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UN highlights Islamic social financing to help economic recovery, pandemic response
12 may 2021 - 08:48:30New York, US (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the health and economic crisis sparked by the [...] Full text...
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Two killed, dozens injured as soldiers disperse protesters in Khartoum
12 may 2021 - 07:07:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – At least two civilian protesters were shot dead and dozens others injured when soldiers fired on [...] Full text...
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UN denounces attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo
11 may 2021 - 13:56:54New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned Monday’s attack on the UN peacekeeping mission [...] Full text...
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UN chief Guterres seeks second term
09 may 2021 - 04:44:17New York, US (PANA) - The current UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has laid out his case for a second five year [...] Full text...
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G7 pledges support for Libya ceasefire monitoring mechanism
07 may 2021 - 13:05:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Group of Seven industrialised countries has called on the Libyan Government of National Accord to [...] Full text...
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Moroccan and Beninese Foreign Ministers hold talks
07 may 2021 - 09:54:11Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad, Nasser Bourita, held talks [...] Full text...
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ICC jails Ugandan child soldier turned rebel commander Dominic Ongwen for 25 years
06 may 2021 - 13:11:32The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a former child soldier turned Ugandan [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges new Niger govt to investigate massacres
05 may 2021 - 05:49:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights advocate says Niger's first democratic transition since independence provides President Mohamed Bazoum’s new administration [...] Full text...
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Workshop to validate subject matter index of ECOWAS court opens in Nigeria
03 may 2021 - 17:43:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A week-long workshop to validate the subject matter index of the ECOWAS Court of Justice opened [...] Full text...
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Ghana set to ratify ECOWAS Court protocols
03 may 2021 - 17:33:39Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has begun the process of ratifying all Protocols related to the ECOWAS Court in order [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court orders valuation expert to cost losses suffered by 103 claimants against Mali
02 may 2021 - 17:25:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court wants an independent expert to determine the value of properties and individual losses [...] Full text...
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Kenya to close down Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps 'by June 2020'
30 april 2021 - 06:31:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has reiterated that it will close down the sprawling Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps by June [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court orders Senegal to remove obstacles to elections
29 april 2021 - 20:35:02Dakar, Senegal PANA) - The ECOWAS Court Thursday ordered Senegal to remove all obstacles to free participation in the country’s [...] Full text...
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FACT rebels claim downing Chadian army helicopter
29 april 2021 - 15:38:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Rebels of the Front for Change and Concord of Chad (FACT) announced on Thursday in [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International calls for investigation into Chad protest deaths
29 april 2021 - 07:09:08N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Amnesty international has asked for the "impartial and independent" investigation into the deaths of at least [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court fixes judgement for June 29 on alleged unlawful detention of Nigerian journalist
28 april 2021 - 18:52:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has scheduled 29th of June, 2021, for judgement in a suit [...] Full text...
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UK slaps sanctions on fugitives who fled South Africa
27 april 2021 - 16:00:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions against members of the Indian Gupta family who [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Nigeria over killings since 2001
27 april 2021 - 15:08:13Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Monday dismissed a suit filed by a Nigerian non-governmental organisation [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court orders Ivorian government to release citizen in pre-trial detention since 2018
27 april 2021 - 14:32:02Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered immediate release by the Cote d’Ivoire government of an Ivorian citizen, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: US reiterates grave concern about deteriorating humanitarian, rights crises in Ethiopia
27 april 2021 - 10:38:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has reiterated its grave concern about the deteriorating humanitarian and human rights crises [...] Full text...
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Rabat summons Spanish ambassador over admission of Polisario leader in Spanish hospital
26 april 2021 - 09:42:53Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan foreign ministry has summoned the Spanish Ambassador, Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner, to explain the circumstance under which [...] Full text...
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US expresses concern about 'numerous arrests' of opposition leaders in Benin
25 april 2021 - 14:13:14Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has expressed concern about "the numerous arrests" of opposition political leaders in [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for justice for victims of Mali protests and coup after one year
23 april 2021 - 05:38:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Amnesty International on Friday asked the Malian authorities to deliver truth and bring to justice all [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian actress jailed over nude photo granted bail
22 april 2021 - 05:56:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The High Court in Accra on Thursday granted jailed Ghanaian actress, Rosemond Brown, popularly called Akuapem [...] Full text...
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France honours leading South African advocate
20 april 2021 - 18:45:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has been awarded the Chevalier de la [...] Full text...
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Six Malian officials accused of destabilising the Transition set free
20 april 2021 - 13:01:37Bamako, Mali (PANA)- The six personalities, including, columnist Youssouf Mohamed Bathily alias Ras Bath, charged a few months ago for [...] Full text...
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Apartheid-era assassin's parole appeal rejected
16 april 2021 - 09:31:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The man who nearly plunged South Africa into a full-blown race war ahead of [...] Full text...
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France to send last batch of evidence requested by investigating judge in Thomas Sankara case
15 april 2021 - 18:58:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The French Embassy in Burkina Faso will hand over, next Saturday, the third and last [...] Full text...
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Suspect in the assassination of CMA president arrested in Bamako
15 april 2021 - 18:50:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A man suspected in the assassination of the president of the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA, [...] Full text...
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South African president Ramaphosa urged to sanction former leader Zuma
15 april 2021 - 11:53:33Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Rights group accuses Eritrean soldiers of killing three Ethiopians in 'unprovoked attack'
15 april 2021 - 06:12:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, says Eritrean troops killed three people and injured at least [...] Full text...
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Prevention is ‘only cure’ to end sexual violence in conflict, Security Council hears
15 april 2021 - 05:34:35New York, US (PANA) - Prevention is the best and only cure to stem the multiple, devastating and enduring consequences [...] Full text...
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Malian PM condemns the assassination of CMA President
14 april 2021 - 16:57:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister, Moctar Ouane, has condemned the assassination, on Tuesday in Bamako, of the current [...] Full text...
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Nigerian gov't slammed for failure to protect children as Chibok schoolgirls' abduction clocks seven years
14 april 2021 - 10:10:12Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria marks seven years since 279 schoolgirls were abducted by the armed group, Boko Haram, [...] Full text...
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Hundreds of millions of women living lives ‘governed by others’, UN report shows
14 april 2021 - 06:31:24New York, US (PAA) - Almost half of women in some 57 countries do not have the power to make [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s human Rights Commission alarmed at spate of rape, gender-based violence
13 april 2021 - 17:23:10Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed shock at the spate of rape and other [...] Full text...
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Former Burkinabe president Blaise Compaoré indicted in assassination of Thomas Sankara
13 april 2021 - 15:54:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Burkinabè President Blaise Compaoré and 13 other persons have been indicted in the case [...] Full text...
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Global law body condemns South Africa's ex-president Zuma
10 april 2021 - 13:22:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has condemned former South African president [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army mourns as gunmen kill 11 soldiers in “unprovoked attack”
09 april 2021 - 17:26:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army (NA) has announced the killing of 11 soldiers of Operation Whirl Stroke in [...] Full text...
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Armed groups at centre of human rights abuses in Burkina Faso, says Amnesty International
08 april 2021 - 11:50:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed groups in Burkina Faso committed human rights abuses, including killings and abductions, in the [...] Full text...
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Counter hate-driven movements, UN chief urges, reflecting on genocide in Rwanda
08 april 2021 - 08:11:36Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the world marked the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, [...] Full text...
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Youth Forum: UN chief calls for ‘tangible improvements’ in the face of injustice, poor governance
08 april 2021 - 07:11:13New York, US (PANA)- Leaders across the world need to “move beyond platitudes” about young people, and deliver a better future [...] Full text...
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Libyan Justice ministry, UNDP meet on follow up of justice and security project
07 april 2021 - 23:28:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A follow-up meeting here Wednesday brought together officials of the Libyan ministry of Justice of the [...] Full text...
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Nigerien president names 33 government members
07 april 2021 - 22:26:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Nigerien president, Mohamed Bazoum, acting on the proposal of the prime minister and head [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: Laurent Gbagbo's travel expenses to be covered by government
07 april 2021 - 17:02:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ivorian government says it will pay the travel expenses of former President Laurent Gbagbo, [...] Full text...
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Counter hate-driven movements, Guterres urges, reflecting on Rwandan genocide
07 april 2021 - 08:15:32New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in [...] Full text...
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105 ECOWAS observers in Benin for upcoming presidential election
06 april 2021 - 20:45:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) for the 11 [...] Full text...
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Libyan presidential council calls for movement towards national reconciliation
06 april 2021 - 07:24:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan presidential council has called on all political and social forces as well as civil [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic lays bare social inequality says UN chief, as COVAX doses top 36 million
06 april 2021 - 06:30:47New York, US (PANA) - The COVID crisis "has revealed how unequal our societies are” said the UN chief in [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM orders urgent needs of western town of Tarhouna to be met
05 april 2021 - 08:03:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has given instructions for the formation of a ministerial committee [...] Full text...
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South Africa Chief Justice appeals damning ruling against him
04 april 2021 - 09:18:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng says he is defending his constitutional rights of [...] Full text...
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UN chief welcomes US decision to lift sanctions against ICC officials
04 april 2021 - 08:41:32New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the decision by the United States to lift sanctions [...] Full text...
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Beninese government warns against disruption of election campaign
03 april 2021 - 12:45:24Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Sacca Lafia, has spoken out against acts [...] Full text...
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Tanzania President swears in new Vice President, shuffles cabinet
31 march 2021 - 17:50:05Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Wednesday swore in Dr Philip Isdor Mpango as [...] Full text...
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120 prisoners of Haftar's forces detained in Zaouia set free
31 march 2021 - 16:20:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Signalling the start of national reconciliation, 120 members of the 107th Brigade of the Libyan National [...] Full text...
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Plastic pollution disproportionately hitting marginalised groups, UN environment report finds
31 march 2021 - 06:57:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Vulnerable communities disproportionately bear the brunt of environmental degradation caused by plastics pollution, and action is [...] Full text...
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ICRC head meets with Libyan Minister of Justice
30 march 2021 - 18:36:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As part of cooperation between the Ministry of Justice and the International Committee of the Red [...] Full text...
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ICC Appeals Chamber confirms conviction, sentencing of DR Congo warlord Ntaganda
30 march 2021 - 17:05:00The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court on Tuesday confirmed the 30 years jail [...] Full text...
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Tunisia calls on international community to protect Palestinian people
30 march 2021 - 16:46:31Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Observing the 45th Earth Day, Tunisia on Tuesday called on the international community to assume its [...] Full text...
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Libyan Justice Minister stresses importance of transitional justice for fair elections
29 march 2021 - 11:27:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Justice of the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU), Halima Ibrahim, says the [...] Full text...
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Sudan gov't, rebel leader sign document guaranteeing freedom of worship
29 march 2021 - 07:27:38Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government and a rebel group have signed a document guaranteeing freedom of worship [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says hundreds languishing in detention in Cote d'Ivoire following presidential election unrest
27 march 2021 - 07:41:17Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Hundreds of people in Côte d’Ivoire are languishing in dire conditions in prison after being arrested during [...] Full text...
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South Africa's former president Zuma takes aim at Constitutional Court
26 march 2021 - 14:02:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma has slammed Thursday’s Constitutional Court hearing on the State Capture [...] Full text...
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Ministerial session of Organisation for Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa opens
25 march 2021 - 13:15:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 50th session of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business [...] Full text...
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UN staff must be protected, as they undertake life-saving work: Guterres
25 march 2021 - 12:44:23New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has called on all countries to support the international treaty protecting UN [...] Full text...
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Widow of South African photographer commemorates anniversary of his death
25 march 2021 - 08:49:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Almost 10 years have passed since South African photographer Anton Hammerl was shot dead [...] Full text...
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Rights watchdog urges new Libyan gov't to prioritise justice, accountability ahead of vote
25 march 2021 - 08:25:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The newly confirmed Government of National Unity (GNU) should commit itself to significantly improve human rights [...] Full text...
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UN chief reaffirms solidarity with Niger, as second deadly attack rocks country
25 march 2021 - 05:41:37New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has reaffirmed the Organization’s support and solidarity with Niger, as the [...] Full text...
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UN envoy hails Libya's new national gov't after years of ‘paralysis and internal divisions’
25 march 2021 - 05:33:47New York, US (PANA) - After years of “paralysis and internal divisions”, progress towards a lasting peace through stable national [...] Full text...
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Bamako to host 50th session of Africa Business Law
23 march 2021 - 17:12:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Bamako, the Malian capital, will host from 24-25 March, the 50th session of the Council of [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks FIFA to act on labour abuses in Qatar as World Cup qualifiers kick off
22 march 2021 - 05:55:17London, UK (PANA) - Ahead of qualification matches for the 2022 Qatar World Cup, human rights organisation, Amnesty International, is calling [...] Full text...
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Tanzanians hope for new shift in democratic trends in post-Magufuli era
20 march 2021 - 19:01:43Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Tanzanian populace is hopeful the transition of political power from the late President [...] Full text...
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Burundi: 5,255 pardoned prisoners yet to be released
20 march 2021 - 17:33:14Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 5,255 beneficiaries of a presidential pardon since March 5, have not yet been released from [...] Full text...
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‘Pernicious evil’ of racism pervasive in ‘all regions and all societies’ – UN chief
20 march 2021 - 11:34:23New York, US (PANA) - Much of today’s racism is “deeply entrenched in centuries of colonialism and enslavement," the UN [...] Full text...
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Tanzania's most resilient female politician becomes President
19 march 2021 - 11:52:26Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's most resilient female politician, Samia Suluhu Hassan, a statistician and economist, became the [...] Full text...
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South African former President Zuma condemned for defying top court
19 march 2021 - 10:42:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A large group of former prominent anti-Apartheid activists and leaders from religious, civil society, [...] Full text...
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Ivorian seeks 1 billion CFA Francs compensation from govt. for alleged violation of his rights
18 march 2021 - 22:12:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has scheduled judgment for 23 April 2021 in a case brought by an [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Major advance for victims of abuses during Yahya Jammeh rule
17 march 2021 - 17:22:27Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The arrest in Germany on March 16, 2021, of an alleged former Gambian “death squad” member suspected [...] Full text...
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UN report says Libya arms embargo 'remains totally ineffective'
17 march 2021 - 07:46:41New York, US (PANA) - A report by a UN-appointed Panel of Experts on Libya has identified multiple acts that threatened [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB President calls for global vaccine solidarity and justice for Africa
16 march 2021 - 14:15:54Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has called for vaccine justice for Africa. Speaking at [...] Full text...
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UN Special Envoy calls on new Libyan authorities to quickly address challenges facing the people
16 march 2021 - 12:00:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...
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Proceedings against Mali military junta leader, Amadou Aya Sanogo, and co-accused end
15 march 2021 - 22:20:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian justice on Monday effectively ended the legal proceedings against Gen. Amadou Haya Sanogo, chief [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court orders immediate release of Venezuelan detained by Cape Verde
15 march 2021 - 20:15:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the immediate release of a Venezuelan, Mr Alex Nain [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister, government members sworn in before Parliament
15 march 2021 - 19:00:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Prime Minister of the Libyan national unity government, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba and 35 ministers on Monday [...] Full text...
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UN Special Envoy Ján Kubiš welcomes the swearing-in of Libya’s new Government as important step to unity
15 march 2021 - 16:57:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...
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Members of Libyan Presidential Council, PM arrive in Tobruk for swearing-in ceremony
15 march 2021 - 13:10:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of Libya's new presidential council and the Prime Minister arrived on Monday in the eastern [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President visits scene of Gabes factory explosion
15 march 2021 - 09:20:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kais Saeid, paid an unannounced visit on Sunday to the southern governorate of [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Mali justice officials to respect due process in alleged coup plotters' case
15 march 2021 - 06:29:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali’s justice officials should scrupulously respect due process rights in the case of five men detained [...] Full text...
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World’s crime fighters push back against COVID-19’s ‘divisions and inequalities’
13 march 2021 - 07:00:29Kyoto, Japan (PANA) - The world’s largest crime prevention and criminal justice gathering wrapped up on Friday, rejecting “the divisions [...] Full text...
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UN Special Envoy meets with French officials to mobilize international support for peace in Libya
12 march 2021 - 23:59:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General and chief of the UN Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...
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Gambia's ex-President Jammeh tied to killing of 59 migrants - Rights groups
12 march 2021 - 11:08:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Testimony before Gambia's truth commission implicating then president Yahya jammeh in the summary execution in 2005 of about [...] Full text...
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EU wants constructive dialogue with Ethiopian government - EC
11 march 2021 - 14:36:31Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union on Thursday urged all parties involved in the armed conflict in northern Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'Pharmaceutical companies and rich states put lives at risk as vaccine inequality soars'
11 march 2021 - 12:58:21London, UK (PANA) - The actions of pharmaceutical companies and rich countries mean that billions of people at risk of [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for independent inquiry of Equatorial Guinea blast
10 march 2021 - 05:39:22Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Equatorial Guinean authorities should invite international experts to conduct an independent investigation into the explosion that [...] Full text...
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AfDB purchases temporary bridges to replace infrastructure destroyed in Mozambique cyclones
09 march 2021 - 18:23:08Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank has finalised the purchase of 26 modular steel bridges to replace infrastructure [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'Health worker death toll rises to at least 17,000'
07 march 2021 - 11:30:38London, UK (PANA) - At least 17,000 health workers have died from COVID-19 over the last year, said Amnesty International, [...] Full text...
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South African Chief Justice ordered to retract Israel comments
05 march 2021 - 12:00:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has been ordered to apologise and retract pro-Israel [...] Full text...
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'Post-election period in Niger marred by violence, mass arrests, internet disruption'
05 march 2021 - 06:53:00Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, said urged he Niger authorities to launch an investigation into the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN rights chief calls for probe in Tigray rights abuses
05 march 2021 - 05:57:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Given the persistent reports of serious human rights violations and abuses in the Tigray region of [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Ghana opposition leader says he is bound by court's verdict upholding victory of President Akufo-Addo
04 march 2021 - 20:08:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's opposition leader and former President John Dramani Mahama, says he is legally bound by Thursday's [...] Full text...
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Ghana's Supreme Court upholds Akufo-Addo's election victory
04 march 2021 - 14:53:22Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Supreme Court has by a unanimous decision upheld the victory of President Nana Addo Dankwa [...] Full text...
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EU raises concern about humanitarian situation in South Sudan
04 march 2021 - 13:21:36Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan must pursue and accelerate the implementation of the security arrangements in its Peace [...] Full text...
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South Sudan’s transition from conflict to recovery ‘inching forward’ – UN envoy
04 march 2021 - 05:58:09New York, (PANA) - South Sudan’s transformation from conflict to recovery is underway, but much needs to be done before [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Growing calls for Zuma to appear before anti-graft commission
03 march 2021 - 15:39:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The opposition Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP has urged former President Jacob Zuma to appear [...] Full text...
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Ex-President Jammeh Linked to 2005 Murder of 59 West African Migrants in The Gambia
02 march 2021 - 19:14:54Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Nigerian man whose brother was among about 59 West African migrants killed in The Gambia in [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Vice President Mohadi resigns
01 march 2021 - 17:36:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Vice President Kembo Mohadi has resigned from his post with immediate effect in the wake [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: US 'gravely concerned' about reported atrocities in Tigray region
28 february 2021 - 13:58:15Washington, DC , US (PANA) - The United States has expressed grave concern over reported atrocities and the overall deteriorating [...] Full text...
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EAC leaders appoint Kenyan as bloc’s chief executive
27 february 2021 - 16:17:26Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - East African Community (EAC) leaders on Saturday appointed Kenya's Peter Mathuki as the next Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic pushing people ‘even further behind’ – UN rights chief
27 february 2021 - 06:55:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic gathers pace, people worldwide are “being left behind – or pushed even [...] Full text...
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GCERF, G5 Sahel commit to containing violent extremism in the Liptako-Gourma region
26 february 2021 - 18:11:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Global Fund for Community Engagement and Resilience (GCERF) and the Group of Five for [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court declares its judgment ;not prejudicial' to a third party application filed
26 february 2021 - 15:32:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed the application of a third-party applicant, representing 6,500 parties, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Addis Ababa slams 'politically motivated misinformation' about Tigray
25 february 2021 - 06:00:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia has slammed "unsubstantiated and politically motivated misinformation" about the situation in [...] Full text...
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Kenya nurses union calls off strike following court order
24 february 2021 - 16:01:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) on Wednesday called off a nationwide strike following a restraining [...] Full text...
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Gambia truth commission commences hearings on 2005 migrant massacre
24 february 2021 - 11:34:04Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) is on Wednesday holding hearings at its current session, which [...] Full text...
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Clinical officers in Kenya call off 70-day strike
23 february 2021 - 16:01:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Clinical officers in Kenya have called off a 70-day strike, following a court order issued on [...] Full text...
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DRC points to Rwandan rebels for assassination of Italian ambassador
23 february 2021 - 13:21:23Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has blamed Rwandan militia based in the country's [...] Full text...
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Date set for former South African President Zuma's high-profile graft trial
23 february 2021 - 11:46:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following more than 10 years of delays, the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg on [...] Full text...
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UN chief expresses condolences for three killed in DR Congo WFP convoy attack
23 february 2021 - 07:04:24New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the three people who [...] Full text...
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UN envoy reaffirms commitment to back efforts for Libya’s unification
22 february 2021 - 23:16:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Libya and chief of the UN Support Mission [...] Full text...
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South Africa commission seeks two year jail term for Zuma
22 february 2021 - 15:13:55Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Commission of Inquiry into State Capture on Monday asked the Constitutional Court to [...] Full text...
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Kenya fires174 judicial staff over misconduct
22 february 2021 - 12:32:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Judicial Service Commission has sacked 174 court staff since 2018 over gross misconduct, a top [...] Full text...
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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine withdraws election petition against President Museveni
22 february 2021 - 11:33:57Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, has asked his lawyers to [...] Full text...
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al-Sarraj calls for investigation into shooting incident against Libyan Interior Minister's convoy
22 february 2021 - 10:23:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...
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EU presses Zimbabwe to end rights abuses
22 february 2021 - 07:01:48Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union is stepping up pressure on Zimbabwe over the lack of substantial reforms that has allowed [...] Full text...
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What lessons have the Libyans learned 10 years after the revolution? (Analysis)
19 february 2021 - 16:53:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As echoes of the jubilee festivities of the 10th anniversary of the February 17 revolution are [...] Full text...
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EU High Representative welcomes opportunity for engagement with Zimbabwe
19 february 2021 - 13:12:56Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union has welcomed further opportunities for continued dialogue and engagement with Zimbabwe and reiterated [...] Full text...
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Mali's Transition President to assume chair of OHADA this year
19 february 2021 - 12:47:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transition President Bah N'Daw will this year assume the chair of the Conference of Heads [...] Full text...
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UN, senior Libyan officials discuss implementation of political dialogue roadmap
19 february 2021 - 11:59:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General , Ján Kubiš, has discussed with the President of [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for ‘new social contract’ as part of post-pandemic recovery
19 february 2021 - 05:19:49New York, US (PANA) - With the COVID-19 pandemic exposing social and economic inequalities rooted in racism, discrimination and xenophobia, [...] Full text...
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Ghana's apex court rules electoral boss cannot be compelled to testify
18 february 2021 - 23:59:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an application for review of the unanimous seven-member panel to [...] Full text...
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UN envoy urges Libyans to build a united state
18 february 2021 - 14:45:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Libya and head of UNSMIL, Ján Kubis, congratulated the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Rights body, UNICEF demand rescue of 42 students, staff abducted in northern Nigeria
18 february 2021 - 08:29:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have condemned Wednesday’s [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: USAID buoys peace building supports between rival farmers and herders in Taraba State,
17 february 2021 - 20:27:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with a coalition of international and local partners, [...] Full text...
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Pan African lobby wants Kenya-Somalia maritime border dispute deferred
17 february 2021 - 13:18:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The Pan African Forum wants the Kenya-Somalia maritime case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) deferred. The lobby [...] Full text...
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Libyan Consulate in Milan wins lawsuit against Italian company SCT
17 february 2021 - 13:05:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Venice Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the Libyan Consulate General in Milan in [...] Full text...
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Group demands closure of LGBTQI office in Ghana
16 february 2021 - 06:22:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A group of religious bodies and traditional leaders in Ghana on Monday kicked against the opening [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Prime Minister dismisses five ministers
15 february 2021 - 17:55:21Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi dismissed five ministers from their posts on Monday, said a communiqué [...] Full text...
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Former South African president Zuma faces arrest threat for defying top court
15 february 2021 - 13:56:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on Monday said the State Capture Commission of Inquiry [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Police bows to pressure, says 40 Lekki ENDSARS protesters gets bail
14 february 2021 - 07:39:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Forty persons including ace comedian, Debo Adebayo popularly known as Mr Macaroni, arrested at Saturday’s #OccupyLekki [...] Full text...
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Mali: UN chief says ‘complex attack’ against blue helmets may constitute war crime
14 february 2021 - 07:26:47New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned on Saturday, a “complex attack” against the UN mission in the West [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Opposition parties take to the streets
13 february 2021 - 14:39:37Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Several thousand Mauritians took part this Saturday in a peaceful march called by the main opposition [...] Full text...
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HRW urges Sahel leaders to end atrocities during counterterrorism operations
13 february 2021 - 12:06:20Bamako,Mali (PANA) - Heads of state gathering in Chad should commit to protecting the rights of civilians and detainees during [...] Full text...
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British human rights lawyer named ICC chief prosecutor
13 february 2021 - 11:12:11New York, US (PANA) - Criminal lawyer and human rights expert Karim Khan of the United Kingdom was elected Friday [...] Full text...
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Trial of Liberia's ex-rebel leader will give victims justice
12 february 2021 - 16:51:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The trial of a former Liberian rebel leader, Alieu Kosiah, in Switzerland presents an opportunity for [...] Full text...
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Liberian war crimes trial to resume on Monday
12 february 2021 - 10:18:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The trial of a former Liberian rebel leader arrested in Switzerland for alleged war crimes during [...] Full text...
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South African advocate appointed to African Court Bench
11 february 2021 - 13:29:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza has been appointed as a judge of the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Rights watchdog says govt' forces carried out unlawful shelling of Tigray urban areas
11 february 2021 - 07:00:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian federal forces carried out apparently indiscriminate shelling of urban areas in the Tigray region in [...] Full text...
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Beninese activist Kpoton jailed 12 months for digital harassment
10 february 2021 - 09:48:05Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese activist, Jean Kpoton, was on Tuesday sentenced to 12 months in prison and a fine [...] Full text...
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Man jailed 30 years for chopping off wife's hands
10 february 2021 - 09:43:56Machakos, Kenya (PANA) - A man who chopped off his wife's hands for failing to bear him children has been [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State pledges support for Sudan's transitional govt
10 february 2021 - 08:08:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday spoke on phone with Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. [...] Full text...
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Rights body urges Botswana President to abolish death penalty
10 february 2021 - 07:13:49Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the execution of two people in Botswana after they lost their respective [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior minister denounces corruption plaguing state institutions in Libya
09 february 2021 - 21:22:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, Tuesday denounced the corruption plaguing [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Case against Zuma and Thales cleared to proceed
09 february 2021 - 15:54:06Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – International arms company Thales which has been heavily implicated in South Africa’s multi-billion dollar [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Prime Minister names 25-member cabinet
09 february 2021 - 07:51:13Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, on Monday evening announced a new government composed of 25 [...] Full text...
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