Ethiopia-Sudan border tensions must be de-escalated
13 may 2021 - 13:17:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A potential border war brewing between Sudan and Ethiopia threatens to destabilise the two nations [...] Full text...
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UN chief, senior officials express deep concern over East Jerusalem violence
10 may 2021 - 04:58:26New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, and senior UN officials have expressed their deep concern over [...] Full text...
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Libya rejects Chadian defence minister's statement
08 may 2021 - 11:10:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has rejected pronouncement by Chadian Defence minister, Gen. Daouda Ibrahim, who described the country as [...] Full text...
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UN chief welcomes return to electoral agreement in Somalia
03 may 2021 - 06:24:57New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has welcomed the decision by the Lower House of Somalia’s Federal [...] Full text...
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More than 700 people arrested in Chad, according to UN human rights body
30 april 2021 - 15:55:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 700 people were arrested in Chad on Tuesday during protests against the ruling [...] 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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US calls for swift annulment of poll extension mandate for Somali president
29 april 2021 - 06:02:11Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has called on Somalia's president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo and Parliament to act swiftly to [...] Full text...
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UN condemns Somalia violence, warns against escalation of fighting
27 april 2021 - 18:12:27Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) issued a statement on Tuesday, alongside international partners, strongly condemning an outbreak [...] Full text...
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Hundreds demonstrate against military rule in Chad
27 april 2021 - 11:12:32N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Hundreds of Chadians on Tuesday demonstrated in the capital, N'Djamena, and other localities against the Transitional [...] 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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AU Peace and Security Council calls for restoration of constitutional order in Chad
25 april 2021 - 05:41:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union has called for the restoration [...] Full text...
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Presence of al-Manfi at Déby's funeral a new vision of the Libyan authorities - LANA
24 april 2021 - 12:56:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The participation of the president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, at the funeral of [...] Full text...
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Chad: Seat of opposition political party surrounded by police (leader)
23 april 2021 - 20:59:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As Chad was paying glowing tribute to late President Idriss Déby Itno, who died on [...] Full text...
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Libya says it wants peaceful changeover in Chad after death of President Déby
22 april 2021 - 11:41:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya wants "a smooth and peaceful transfer of power without bloodshed in Chad" following the death [...] Full text...
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Libyan president orders army to secure, protect southern borders
21 april 2021 - 19:31:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the Libyan presidential council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, in his capacity as the Supreme Commander [...] Full text...
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Libyan, Nigerien Presidents discuss the situation in Chad
21 april 2021 - 19:07:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In their telephone conversation on Wednesday, the President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, and [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Chad's military council to respect rule of law after president Déby's death
21 april 2021 - 06:01:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Chad's transitional military council, established on Tuesday after the announcement of the death of President Idriss Déby [...] Full text...
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US slaps visa restrictions on Uganda authorities for undermining democratic process
17 april 2021 - 09:14:07Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Friday imposed visa restrictions on members of the Ugandan government believed to [...] 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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US opposes Somali President's arbitrary term extension, threatens sanctions
14 april 2021 - 09:51:52Washington DC, US (PANA) - The United States is deeply disappointed by Somalia's decision to approve a legislative bill extending [...] Full text...
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Rights experts sound alarm over Uganda ‘brutal’ election crackdown
14 april 2021 - 06:22:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-appointed independent rights experts on Tuesday condemned the killing of more than 50 people by “brutal policing methods”, linked [...] Full text...
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South African veteran politician accused of racism again
13 april 2021 - 12:46:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Veteran South African political leader Helen Zille has once again been accused of racism [...] Full text...
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South African academic under fire over Hitler comments
09 april 2021 - 12:28:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African university lecturer is in hot water over remarks he made about [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS condemns pre-election violence in Benin
08 april 2021 - 19:24:00Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Thursday condemned the pre-election violence recorded in some [...] Full text...
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Electoral Platform of Beninese OSC denounces violence in some localities
08 april 2021 - 09:50:17Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's electoral platform of civil society organisations for the 11 April presidential election has denounced acts [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Eight positive local cases detected in Mauritius quarantine centres
08 april 2021 - 08:25:12Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Wednesday that eight positive COVID-19 cases were detected in quarantine [...] Full text...
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Rights group says devastating impact of conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa compounded by COVID-19
07 april 2021 - 06:40:41Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the terrible legacy of deliberately divisive and destructive policies that [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South African official opposition slams "tardy" vaccine roll-out
06 april 2021 - 14:47:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday approached the South African Human Rights [...] Full text...
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South African president Ramaphosa addresses crisis in Mozambique
02 april 2021 - 15:02:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday assured South Africans that his government is [...] Full text...
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South Africa opposition calls for SADC intervention in Mozambique
29 march 2021 - 17:37:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday called for a “troop surge”, [...] Full text...
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Obama family matriarch, Sarah Obama, dies at 99
29 march 2021 - 09:22:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sarah Obama, grandmother of former US President Barack Obama, has died at a hospital in the [...] 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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Coronavirus: 'EU should stop blocking efforts to increase global vaccine access'
24 march 2021 - 07:46:25New York, US (PANA) - Pressure is growing on the European Commission and EU member states to reconsider their staunch [...] Full text...
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Zambian President gives assurance of transparent, fair, credible elections
23 march 2021 - 16:40:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has assured diplomats that the country will hold transparent, fair and credible [...] Full text...
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At least 40 killed by attackers in Niger
22 march 2021 - 08:00:04Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou has announced that suspected militants carried out a "barbaric" attack in [...] Full text...
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Congolese presidential candidate succumbs to COVID-19 on voting day
22 march 2021 - 06:27:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese opposition leader and candidate in Sunday's presidential election, Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, has died of [...] 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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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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Kenya declares seven-day mourning for fallen Tanzanian President Magufuli
18 march 2021 - 11:35:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a seven-day national mourning for the late Tanzanian President John [...] Full text...
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Fallen Tanzania's president Magufuli: An obituary
18 march 2021 - 09:09:55Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Dr John Pombe Magufuli, who served as Tanzania’s president since November 2015, died on [...] Full text...
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UN urges accountability for key figures supporting militias in South Sudan’s Greater Jonglei region
15 march 2021 - 13:42:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN issued a report on Monday calling on the South Sudanese authorities to hold accountable [...] Full text...
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Italy salutes South African lawmaker
15 march 2021 - 10:52:08Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Chief Whip of South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has been awarded [...] Full text...
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UN member-states condemn Egypt’s human rights abuses
15 march 2021 - 07:20:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world have expressed their strong support for a joint declaration [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe President, opposition leader meet to discuss national issues
12 march 2021 - 17:29:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré and opposition leader Eddie Komboïgo on Friday met [...] Full text...
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South African Zulu monarch Goodwill Zwelithini dies
12 march 2021 - 10:20:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini died on Friday after a long illness. He was 72. The [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenyan opposition leader tests positive for Covid-19
11 march 2021 - 22:02:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Thursday tests showed he tested positive for the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Ugandan authorities to end enforced disappearances of opponents
11 march 2021 - 05:44:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday asked the Ugandan authorities to take immediate steps to end the [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for investigation into deaths in Senegal's protests
09 march 2021 - 06:01:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As Senegal continues to be rocked by bloody protests following the arrest last week of opposition [...] Full text...
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Mauritian opposition names new leader
05 march 2021 - 07:05:50Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian opposition on Friday named Mr. Xavier-Luc Duval, leader of the Mauritian Social Democratic Party [...] 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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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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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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Amnesty says hundreds of people killed as conflict continues to rage in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado
02 march 2021 - 06:37:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Hundreds of civilians in Mozambique have been unlawfully killed by the armed group known locally as [...] Full text...
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Sirte ready to host plenary of vote of confidence in Libya's GNA, says Military Commission
01 march 2021 - 13:09:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's 5+5 Joint Military Commission says Sirte, 450 km east of Tripoli, is ready to host [...] 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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Ghana's Black Satellites beat Cameroon on penalties to reach AFCON U-20 semis
25 february 2021 - 21:56:39Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Black Satellites reached the semi-finals of the Total U-20 AFCON qualification match when they beat [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe President congratulates Mohamed Bazoum, elected President of Niger
24 february 2021 - 16:52:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Wednesday sent his message of [...] Full text...
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Avoid ‘risky winner-take-all tactics’ in Somalia, UN Security Council hears
23 february 2021 - 06:40:19New York, US (PANA) - Increased “brinkmanship, pressure tactics, and tests of strength” are threatening progress in Somalia, the country’s [...] Full text...
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M5-RFP calls for dissolution of National Transition Council
22 february 2021 - 21:03:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 5 June Movement - Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP), whose demonstrations are at the root [...] 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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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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UN chief urges ‘restraint and calm’ in Somalia after violent outbreak
20 february 2021 - 06:20:09New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief expressed grave concern on Friday over an outbreak of violence in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. In a statement issued [...] Full text...
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Violence in South Sudan engulfs country, 10 years after independence - UN
19 february 2021 - 15:47:10Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Extreme violence and attacks involving thousands of fighters at a time have engulfed more than [...] 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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Facebook invited to address South African parliamentary committee
17 february 2021 - 12:56:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Committee of Communications and Digital Technologies has agreed to invite Facebook to [...] 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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South African opposition takes aim at President Ramaphosa over AU tenure
07 february 2021 - 18:21:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s tenure as the chairperson of the African Union (AU) ended this [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: President Sahlework visits troubled Tigray state
07 february 2021 - 13:56:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's President Sahlework Zewdie on Sunday arrived in Mekelle, the capital of the troubled Tigray [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian activists, opposition leaders on hunger strike, says rights body
05 february 2021 - 23:00:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian opposition leader and political change activist, Jawar Mohammed, and 22 others, held in pre-trial [...] Full text...
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UN chief 'very concerned' about upsurge in CAR clashes
04 february 2021 - 05:27:56New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief António Guterres on Wednesday said he continues to be “very concerned” about armed clashes and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian gov't denies claims tens of thousands killed in Tigray
03 february 2021 - 13:58:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has denied claims by three opposition parties that some 52,000 people have been killed [...] Full text...
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Libya vote offers renewal, reconciliation chance, says UN negotiator
01 february 2021 - 16:04:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All Libyans have a chance at national reconciliation and renewal once the country’s representatives, who have [...] Full text...
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Bobi Wine challenges Museveni's victory in court
01 february 2021 - 15:08:05Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's main opposition leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, on Monday petitioned the Supreme Court, seeking [...] Full text...
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Guinea to create platform for dialogue
28 january 2021 - 10:32:56Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean head of state, Alpha Condé, announced on Wednesday the creation of a permanent framework [...] Full text...
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African civil society offers solidarity to Guinean activists
26 january 2021 - 23:49:05Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Several African civil society organisations here Tuesday affirmed their support for "the fair and noble fight" [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa urges wealthy nations to assit with vaccine roll-out
26 january 2021 - 19:21:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on Tuesday urged wealthy countries to release their [...] Full text...
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President hands over 'shooting to death report' to Zambia’s chief prosecutor
26 january 2021 - 15:14:00Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has received the report from the Inspector General of Police of the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian rights body seeks improved prison conditions, rights to opposition parties
26 january 2021 - 10:20:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has called for humane treatment of prisoners and guaranteed freedoms [...] Full text...
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Court orders police, army to vacate Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s home
25 january 2021 - 10:39:00Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The High Court in Kampala on Monday ordered security operatives to "immediately vacate" the home of [...] Full text...
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Ugandan military urged to end arbitrary detaintion of opposition leader, family
21 january 2021 - 10:31:13Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan authorities must immediately lift the police and military siege of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi’s [...] Full text...
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EU prods Uganda government to respect freedom of expression, free movement
20 january 2021 - 12:01:52Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Wednesday called on the Government of Uganda to respect the freedom [...] Full text...
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US slaps visa restrictions on Tanzanians for 'undermining democratic process, human rights'
20 january 2021 - 06:41:36Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Tuesday announced visa restrictions on Tanzanian officials who it said were [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South Africa'S Opposition threatens court action over Covid-19 vaccine roll-out
18 january 2021 - 16:37:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday gave President Cyril Ramaphosa seven days [...] Full text...
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US calls on Ugandan gov't to investigate violence, election irregularities
18 january 2021 - 10:07:50Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - The U.S. says it is "deeply troubled" by the many credible reports of security force [...] Full text...
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Ugandan president Museveni reelected for sixth term in office
16 january 2021 - 14:38:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been re-elected for another term that will extend his stay [...] Full text...
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Opponent slams Beninese president's bid for second term in office
16 january 2021 - 14:15:32Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The leader of the opposition party (Les Démocrates), Eric Houndété, criticized the announcement Friday by the Beninese [...] Full text...
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Uganda opposition leader rejects results, vote tallying continues
15 january 2021 - 23:41:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, Friday rejected the presidential election results [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa to receive 270 million vaccine doses - Ramaphosa
14 january 2021 - 09:26:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African president snf African Union (AU) Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday confirmed that [...] Full text...
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Beninese opposition unites as front to restore democracy
13 january 2021 - 22:35:38Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese political parties and personalities, led by the Front for the Restoration of Democracy (FRD), Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Tunisia commemorates low-key 10th anniversary of the revolution
13 january 2021 - 18:08:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will Thursday commemorate a low-key 10th anniversary of the popular uprising that toppled the autocratic [...] Full text...
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US cancels observation of Uganda's election
13 january 2021 - 09:58:53Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The U.S. on Wednesday announced that it will not be an observer of Uganda's election scheduled [...] Full text...
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Uganda army raids home of presidential challenger
12 january 2021 - 11:33:28Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan army has raided the home of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, arresting everyone on site [...] Full text...
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Ugandan soldier opens fire, killing four, just days before Presidential polls
11 january 2021 - 22:49:57Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan soldier opened fire, killing two fellow soldiers, a Policeman and a civilian before he [...] Full text...
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South African billionaire strikes gold
11 january 2021 - 17:45:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africans are paying tribute to tech entrepreneur, Elon Musk, who has overtaken Amazon’s [...] Full text...
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New Burkinabe govt. announces reconciliation and land reforms
11 january 2021 - 17:04:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré, on Monday announced that national [...] Full text...
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Gambia opposition party calls on government to conduct investigation into impounded cocaine
10 january 2021 - 18:51:58Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has urgently called on the Gambian government to conduct a [...] Full text...
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UN flags ‘deteriorating’ rights situation in run-up to Uganda's elections next week
09 january 2021 - 04:19:19Geneva, Swtizerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging authorities in Uganda to ensure elections next week are free and peaceful, [...] Full text...
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Ten African presidents show solidarity with Ghana's Akufo-Addo at inaugural ceremony
08 january 2021 - 00:01:27Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ten African leaders Thursday showed solidarity with their Ghanaian counterpart, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South Africa secures first COVID-19 vaccines
07 january 2021 - 18:02:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, on Thursday confirmed that one million doses of a COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president Akufo-Addo inaugurated for second term
07 january 2021 - 15:30:12Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was on Thursday sworn into office for his second term [...] Full text...
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Opposition member wins Ghana Speaker vote
07 january 2021 - 10:22:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian Members of Parliament on Thursday elected a former colleague, Alban Sumana Bagbin of the opposition [...] Full text...
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Ghana dissolves 7th parliament to usher in new one
07 january 2021 - 07:13:41Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana at midnight on Wednesday dissolved its Seventh parliament since 1993 to pave way for the [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s electoral body postpones voters’ registration exercise
06 january 2021 - 10:24:58Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Independent Electoral Commission (INC) on Tuesday announced the indefinite postponement of the voters' registration [...] Full text...
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Burundian president congratulates CAR counterpart for election victory
05 january 2021 - 17:56:15Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye, has congratulated his Central African Republic (CAR) counterpart, Faustin-Archange Touadera, for his [...] Full text...
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Is the UN's appointment of the executive authority in Libya on the way due to the persisting blockades? (Analysis)
03 january 2021 - 14:25:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Given the continuing stalemate in the talks of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) on the [...] Full text...
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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, buried in Bamako
01 january 2021 - 20:47:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The funeral of Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, who died of coronavirus on 25 December in [...] Full text...
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End of Year: Zambia’s treasury to be refunded about K4 million from ex-ministers
31 december 2020 - 18:46:19Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The judgment by Zambia’s Constitutional Court ordering former cabinet ministers and their deputies in President Edgar [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean Prime Minister Sidya Touré calls for national dialogue
31 december 2020 - 11:12:09Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The national executive office of the Union of Republican Forces (UFR) of former Guinean Prime Minister [...] Full text...
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Unsuccessful Guinean presidential candidate Diallo prevented from leaving the country
31 december 2020 - 11:05:52Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean Prime Minister and unsuccessful candidate in last October's presidential election, Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, [...] Full text...
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Congolese opposition leader Martin Fayulu promises to name cabinet in January
30 december 2020 - 23:22:57Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - LAMUKA, Martin Fayulu, coordinator of the opposition coalition, Wednesday promised to name a cabinet in [...] Full text...
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Change of Police command means nothing if killers are not arrested, says opposition
30 december 2020 - 09:47:49Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) says the changes made by President Edgar [...] Full text...
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End arrests of political opponents in Uganda: UN independent rights experts
30 december 2020 - 06:56:56Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts has called on the Ugandan authorities to end [...] Full text...
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Alassane Bala Sakandé re-elected Speaker of Burkina Faso Parliament
29 december 2020 - 09:51:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Alassane Bala Sakandé was re-elected on Monday as Speaker of the National Assembly of Burkina [...] Full text...
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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisséto be buried on Friday
29 december 2020 - 09:19:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, who died last Friday in Paris from COVID-19, will be buried [...] Full text...
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State prosecutors in Zambia boycott cases over killing of colleague
28 december 2020 - 12:22:02Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - State Prosecutors of the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) on Monday boycotted court following the killing of [...] Full text...
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Ghana opposition party to petition against election results this week
27 december 2020 - 10:00:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), which has been crying foul about the results of [...] Full text...
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Ghana's 2020 elections 'transparent, free, fair, credible, safe' - Akufo-Addo
25 december 2020 - 22:20:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, said here Friday that the 7 December, 2020, elections conducted [...] Full text...
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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé dies of coronavirus on Friday in France.
25 december 2020 - 13:37:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé died of coronavirus on Friday in Paris, France, his family and [...] Full text...
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Gambian opposition leader describes 2020 as ‘tough year’
24 december 2020 - 20:27:41Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Ousainou Darboe, leader of opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), Thursday described 2020 as a tough year when [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Groups kick as Buhari gives up, says only God can police Nigeria, Niger border
23 december 2020 - 21:56:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement Tuesday that only God could effectively supervise Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic has [...] Full text...
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Zambian police shoot dead state prosecutor, opposition supporter
23 december 2020 - 12:36:29Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A state prosecutor and a supporter of the main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Loser of presidential poll salutes winner Marc Christian Kaboré
22 december 2020 - 14:49:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eddie Komboïgo who came second in the November 22 presidential election of Burkina Faso on [...] Full text...
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African competitions: Teungueth FC and Jaraaf face the "red line" of Senegalese clubs
21 december 2020 - 13:48:39Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Teungueth FC and Jaraaf de Dakar, respectively representing Senegal this year in the Champions League and [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate slams Morocco for cracking down on activists in Western Sahara
18 december 2020 - 06:51:01New York, US (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Friday called out Morocco for cracking down on pro-independence activists in Western Sahara after [...] Full text...
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Police in Ghana arrest 26 opposition party supporters for 'unlawful' protest
18 december 2020 - 05:57:31Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana police on Thursday arrested 26 supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) who [...] Full text...
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South Africa salutes Conde after election victory
17 december 2020 - 06:44:33Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has congratulated newly elected Guinea President Alpha Conde following his election victory. The [...] Full text...
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Guinean President urged to stop use of excessive force against opposition supporters
16 december 2020 - 11:13:08Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The use of excessive force by Guinean security force in the weeks following a presidential election [...] Full text...
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Significant involvement of Guinean opponents in inauguration of President Alpha Condé
15 december 2020 - 22:04:26Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Dr Ousmane Kaba, leader of the Party of Democrats for Hope (PADES) Tuesday urged President Alpha [...] Full text...
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DRC authorities release Zambian opposition leader
15 december 2020 - 09:53:16Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have released the leader of Zambia's opposition [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams South Sudan authorities for inaction on appalling abuses
15 december 2020 - 06:12:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch says South Sudanese authorities have failed to stem or investigate the appalling abuses by [...] Full text...
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Preparations far advanced for inauguration of Guinean President Alpha Conde
14 december 2020 - 11:10:39Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-four hours before the inauguration ceremony of the Guinean president, Alpha Conde, for his third term [...] Full text...
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Zambian govt urged to intervene in opposition leader’s restriction in DRC
14 december 2020 - 10:22:44Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia Centre for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) has appealed to the Zambian Government, through the Ministry of [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International asks Uganda to stop killings, rights violations ahead of elections
14 december 2020 - 07:21:10Kapala, Uganda (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday asked the Ugandan authorities to take measures to immediately end the wave [...] Full text...
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WTO: SA leads African effort to lift copyright curbs on pandemic response supplies
12 december 2020 - 00:30:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Eswatini, Pakistan and Bolivia, Friday opened a new warfront in the [...] Full text...
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Beninese rights body denounces illegal burial of victim of May 2019 demonstrations
11 december 2020 - 21:03:16Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese human rights and people’s organisation (ODHP) Friday denounced the secret burial of Prudence Amoussou, [...] Full text...
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Ugandan Police crackdown against opposition leaders draws Amnesty International condemnation
11 december 2020 - 19:41:21Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must take measures to immediately end the wave of human rights violations and abuses [...] Full text...
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Ghana opposition leader rejects 'fictionalised, flawed' election results
11 december 2020 - 06:03:17Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former President John Dramani Mahama has rejected the results of last Monday's general elections saying he [...] Full text...
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South Sudan President to form new Parliament
10 december 2020 - 10:56:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan has made a major step towards the formation of a multiparty Parliament with [...] Full text...
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Ghana's main opposition party rejects 'flawed' election results
10 december 2020 - 07:03:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) said on Wednesday that it will not accept the [...] Full text...
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President Akufo-Addo wins Ghana election
09 december 2020 - 18:37:09Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has won the presidential election held on Monday. The Chairperson of [...] Full text...
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Five killed in Ghana electoral violence
09 december 2020 - 14:30:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The police in Ghana on Wednesday confirmed the death of five civilians since Monday when the [...] Full text...
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'Pay back government money', Zambian President tells former ministers
09 december 2020 - 14:05:17Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu expects Cabinet ministers and deputy ministers who remained in office after dissolution [...] Full text...
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Ghana continues to wait for results of presidential and parliamentary elections
09 december 2020 - 07:05:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana continues to wait for the results of Monday's presidential and parliamentary elections as the Electoral [...] Full text...
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Libyan MPs meeting in Ghadames set plenary session on Dec 21 and 22
08 december 2020 - 22:32:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the House of Representatives participating in the parliamentary session held Tuesday agreed after their [...] Full text...
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Zambian court orders former ministers to refund K60 000 each for overstaying in office
08 december 2020 - 14:19:00Lusaka, Zambia (PANA ) – Zambia's Constitutional Court has given former Cabinet ministers, their deputies and provincial ministers 30 days [...] Full text...
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Ghana's general elections end
07 december 2020 - 17:27:14Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections have officially come to an end with reports of smooth voting [...] Full text...
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Ghana to consider US$15 billion debt restructuring after polls - Finance advisers
07 december 2020 - 13:41:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will have to grapple with the need for the restructuring of a massive US$15 billion [...] Full text...
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Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila subjected to travel ban
05 december 2020 - 18:48:54Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The flight of Joseph Kabila, Honorary President of the DRC and leader of the Common [...] Full text...
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Senior junta official elected president of National Transition Council
05 december 2020 - 18:36:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Colonel Malick Diaw, the first vice president of the National Committee for the Salvation of the [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: Former president Gbagbo plans to return home in December
04 december 2020 - 14:30:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA - Former president of Côte d'Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo on Friday received two passports, one ordinary and [...] Full text...
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Rights body alarmed by attacks on freedom of speech and association in Chad
02 december 2020 - 18:43:38Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international said on Wednesday that with the approach of the presidential election set for April [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Senate joins call for sack of Nigeria's military leaders over escalating Boko Haram/ISWAP killings
01 december 2020 - 19:13:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate Tuesday finally summoned courage to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the country’s service [...] Full text...
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Four civil society groups call release of Guinean activist Oumar Sylla
01 december 2020 - 16:24:47Paris, France (PANA) - Four civil society organisations on Monday called on the Guinean government to "immediately release" Oumar Sylla, [...] Full text...
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ANC calls for “immediate release” of two political figures arrested last weekend in Lomé
30 november 2020 - 17:00:22Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The National Alliance for Change (ANC), one of Togo's leading political parties, in a statement in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers
29 november 2020 - 20:02:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...
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Seychelles President arrives in Mauritius
29 november 2020 - 13:37:45Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) – Seychelles President, Wavel Ramkalawan, on Sunday afternoon arrived in Mauritius for a three-day official visit, PANA [...] Full text...
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Politician close to former Prime Minister Agbéyomé Kodjo abduction in Togo
28 november 2020 - 12:07:39Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Gerard Djossou, in charge of human rights of the Dynamic Monsignor Kpodzro (DMK), a group of [...] Full text...
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The aftermath of armed conflict in Libya compromises resolution
26 november 2020 - 23:51:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly a decade of continued armed conflict in Libya has left visible scars on the Libyan [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Burkina Faso President Kaboré re-elected in first round with 57.87% of the vote
26 november 2020 - 14:06:51Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's outgoing President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has been re-lected in the first round [...] Full text...
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Congo: Political consultation opens in Madingou to prepare for 2021 presidential election
25 november 2020 - 18:27:54Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese deputy prime minister, Firmin Ayessa, opened Wednesday in Madingou, more than 250 km southwest [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe government warns of possible election-related abuses
25 november 2020 - 11:00:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government on Tuesday warned political actors, especially those in the opposition, against possible [...] Full text...
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Minor flaws do not make Sunday’s polls in Burkina Faso dubious – Presidential Majority
24 november 2020 - 13:57:48Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Alliance of Political Parties and Political Organisations of the Presidential Majority (APMP) considers shortcomings [...] Full text...
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UN ‘extremely concerned’ for safety of Tigray civilians in regional capital, as refugee numbers grow
24 november 2020 - 05:25:03New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday said it was “extremely concerned” over the safety of civilians across [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Opposition candidates ’will not accept resulted tarnished by irregularities’ - platform
23 november 2020 - 23:17:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Opposition candidates here Monday issued a joint statement saying they "will not accept results tarnished [...] Full text...
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Four European countries to sanction on anyone hindering Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum
23 november 2020 - 15:44:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom have welcomed the results of the first round of [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch group flags 'serious abuses' in Tanzania's elections
23 november 2020 - 07:18:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch said on Monday that at least four people were killed by the state [...] Full text...
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Polling stations open in Burkina Faso for presidential, legislative elections
22 november 2020 - 10:57:58Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Polling stations opened Sunday at 6 a.m. in several localities throughout the country for the [...] Full text...
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Guterres announces intention to appoint Balgarian Nickolay Mladenov as new Special Envoy in Libya
20 november 2020 - 21:50:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has informed the Security Council about his intention to appoint the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Cape Town school rocked by race protests
20 november 2020 - 15:15:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police used stun grenades and water cannons to disperse angry protestors outside a Cape [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe opposition rejects any proclamation of results day after elections
18 november 2020 - 22:17:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso opposition leader Zéphirin Diabré Wednesday declared he would reject the declaration of provisional [...] Full text...
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Malawi fugitive pastor detained
18 november 2020 - 10:52:08Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Self-proclaimed Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary on Wednesday handed themselves over [...] Full text...
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Rights group demands investigations into killings in Cote d'Ivoire since presidential vote
17 november 2020 - 08:13:29Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Amnesty International is asking the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to investigate the killing of dozens of [...] Full text...
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Ghana's anti-corruption chief resigns
17 november 2020 - 08:01:21Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's anti-graft chief on Monday announced his resignation with immediate effect citing lack of cooperation from [...] Full text...
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Sudan opposition leaders arrive in Khartoum to celebrate peace deal
15 november 2020 - 16:13:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in decades, Sudanese rebel leaders from Darfur, the Blue Nile and Eastern [...] Full text...
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Mali's opposition umbrella M5-RFP rejects method of appointing Transition Council
15 november 2020 - 12:45:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mouvement du 5 Juin-Rassemblement des Forces Patriotiques (M5-RFP), Mali's opposition umbrella group, whose demonstrations triggered [...] Full text...
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Third Vice-President of Togo's National Assembly passes away
15 november 2020 - 11:30:13Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 3rd Vice-President of the National Assembly of Togo, André Ablom Johnson, died on Saturday in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South Africa's opposition slams lockdown extension
12 november 2020 - 09:18:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa for extending [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief Bachelet condemns Tanzania election violence
10 november 2020 - 19:45:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The people of Tanzania should be allowed to express grievances “without fear of reprisals” after nationwide [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor calls for Libya ceasefire progress
10 november 2020 - 19:31:05New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is urging Libya’s warring parties to implement [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Opposition official calls for regional mobilisation against irregular immigration
10 november 2020 - 15:59:49Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Kane Hamidou Baba, leader of the Coalition Vivre Ensemble (CVE), who failed in the Mauritanian presidential [...] Full text...
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Top official of South Africa's ruling ANC arrested
10 november 2020 - 15:40:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has been rocked by the arrest of [...] Full text...
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Bachelet urges serious dialogue in aftermath of Cote d’Ivoire election
09 november 2020 - 16:02:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday urged all sides in Cote [...] Full text...
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Ghana's main politicians congratulate Biden. Harris on US electoral victory
08 november 2020 - 13:06:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the main opposition leader John Dramani Mahama, who are [...] Full text...
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Twenty two Sierra Leoneans arrested in Guinea
07 november 2020 - 11:20:08Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Some 22 Sierra Leonean nationals were arrested at the border post of Gninabè, in the sub-prefecture [...] Full text...
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Tanzania’s re-elected president takes oath of office; pledges hard work for nation’s prosperity
05 november 2020 - 13:22:26Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – President John Pombe Magufuli on Thursday took the oath of office to lead Tanzania [...] Full text...
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Mozambique withdraws statement on decolonization before UN commission
04 november 2020 - 16:51:26New York United Nations (PANA) - Mozambique's permanent representative to the UN has withdrawn a statement on decolonization in Africa, [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns violence in Côte d'Ivoire,urges respect for constitutional order
04 november 2020 - 14:22:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the violence in Côte d'Ivoire and called for respect of [...] Full text...
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AU, ECOWAS and UN urge Ivorian parties to protect lives
04 november 2020 - 13:30:10Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) and the United [...] Full text...
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‘Take urgent steps’ to calm intercommunal violence in Ethiopia: Guterres
04 november 2020 - 06:35:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Inclusive dialogue is crucial to diffuse tensions across Ethiopia, said the UN Secretary-General on Tuesday, following reports [...] Full text...
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Opposition leaders harassed, arrested during Presidential nominations in Uganda
03 november 2020 - 21:51:14Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan Opposition has faced harassment on the second and last day of the submission of [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: Security forces lay siege at opponent Henri Konan Bédié's home
03 november 2020 - 18:25:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The home of opponent Henri Konan Bédié, who has rejected the results of the presidential [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: UN reports 3,000 flee abroad amid electoral violence
03 november 2020 - 18:17:33Abidjan,Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Several thousand people have fled from election-related violence in Côte d'Ivoire to seek sanctuary in neighbouring [...] Full text...
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Ramaphosa congratulates Tanzania’s Magufuli on re-election
03 november 2020 - 16:24:30South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is also current African Union chairperson, has congratulated Tanzania’s President John Magufuli on his [...] Full text...
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EU issues statement on Tanzania’s general elections
03 november 2020 - 13:15:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Praising Tanzania’s elections held last week as well organised and peaceful in many parts [...] Full text...
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EC calls for 'open, constructive, inclusive dialogue' after controversial Tanzanian vote
03 november 2020 - 12:46:46Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has called for "an open, constructive and inclusive dialogue" between [...] Full text...
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Ivorian opposition rejects result of election, announces national transitional council
02 november 2020 - 23:41:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Opposition parties and groupings in Côte d’Ivoire Monday rejected the first results of the 31 [...] Full text...
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Tanzania police quash opposition demonstrations, arrest leaders
02 november 2020 - 15:01:19Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Police in Tanzania on Monday moved to avert planned demonstrations called by the opposition [...] Full text...
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Tanzania’s president urges compatriots to move away from partisan battlegrounds
01 november 2020 - 13:18:44Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s president John Pombe Magufuli on Sunday appealed to his compatriots to put aside [...] Full text...
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Ivorian authorities urged to ensure respect for human rights before, during and after elections
31 october 2020 - 15:39:35Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) Saturday called on the Ivorian authorities to ensure respect for human rights before, [...] Full text...
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