Guinea to hold presidential election next 18 October
11 august 2020 - 23:30:54Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé Tuesday invited voters to take part in the 18 October’s presidential election, [...] Full text...
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Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé Tuesday invited voters to take part in the 18 October’s presidential election, [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Gambian opposition party launches the mask alliance
11 august 2020 - 15:55:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Opposition Citizens' Alliance (CA) party in The Gambia has launched what it called "a mask alliance", [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: CENI says presidential candidates must file papers between 28 Sept and 3 Oct
11 august 2020 - 15:29:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) has set 28 September to 3 October as [...] Full text...
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Goodluck Jonathan, ECOWAS mediator on the Malian crisis, arrives in Bamako
11 august 2020 - 15:09:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the socio-political crisis in [...] Full text...
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South African's President Ramaphosa under fire over Zimbabwe intervention
11 august 2020 - 12:56:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance has expressed concern after it [...] Full text...
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Guinea's opposition umbrella refers 'police repression' to ICC
11 august 2020 - 10:53:28Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), the umbrella opposition group which has [...] Full text...
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Mauritian PM accepts apologies of owners of vessel spilling oil near the island
11 august 2020 - 06:35:24Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said that he has accepted the apologies of the [...] Full text...
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Botswana opposition condemns human rights abuse in Zimbabwe
11 august 2020 - 06:24:19Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The leader of Botswana’s opposition, Dumelang Saleshando, has voiced concern about the deteriorating human rights situation [...] Full text...
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UN Representative in Guinea Bissau urges political leaders to enact reforms
11 august 2020 - 06:10:34New York, US (PANA) - Entrenched political divisions in Guinea-Bissau pose a serious threat to stability in the West African country, [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Parties represented in parliament want reforms
10 august 2020 - 23:54:52Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coordination of political parties represented in Parliament (CPPP) Monday called for a large republican front [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia’s opposition party urges President Barrow to assume leadership role amid pandemic
10 august 2020 - 21:09:33Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian opposition Gambia For All (GFA) party Monday urged President Adama Barrow to assume his [...] Full text...
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Amadou Ousmane Touré named President of the Constitutional Court of Mali
10 august 2020 - 17:12:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Magistrate Amadou Ousmane Touré, the oldest of the nine members of Mali's new Constitutional Court, was [...] Full text...
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How the #Zimbabwelivesmatter sparked a global awareness on human rights abuses in Zimbabwe (Analysis)
10 august 2020 - 17:03:46Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa) has become a pig and he is eating his own children [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian popular opposition leader returns from exile
09 august 2020 - 18:26:57Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Popular opposition leader, Abdel Ghoudous ould Abeidna, is back from exile, reliable sources told PANA on Sunday. Apart [...] Full text...
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Libya, US hold consultations for de-escalation in Libya, resumption of oil production
08 august 2020 - 10:22:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A United States delegation headed by the director of National Security for Middle-East and North-Africa, General [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, and acclaimed investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono denied bail
07 august 2020 - 18:35:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, of the political party Transform Zimbabwe, and respected investigative journalist, Hopewell [...] Full text...
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Daniel Gélase Ndabirabe elected Speaker of the Burundi National Assembly
07 august 2020 - 18:11:32Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Daniel Gélase Ndabirabe, a member of parliament of the ruling National Council for the Defence of [...] Full text...
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Guinea opposition leader slams president Alpha Condé's candidacy in next election 'a dangerous adventure'
07 august 2020 - 13:18:57Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The leader of Guinea's opposition Union of Democrats for the Rebirth of Guinea (UDRG), Amadou Oury [...] Full text...
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South Africa addresses Zimbabwean turmoil
07 august 2020 - 08:56:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed former Cabinet Minister Sydney Mufamadi and former Parliamentary Speaker [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian government jabbed over “inconsistent policies”
06 august 2020 - 22:39:35Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dominic Mendy, interim leader of Gambia’s newly formed opposition party, Citizen’s Alliance, Thursday swiftly reacted to [...] Full text...
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Alpha Condé, candidate of ruling party for Guinean October presidential election
06 august 2020 - 21:47:11Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Rally for the Guinean People (RPG) at the end of its national convention Thursday nominated [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate asks SADC, AU to denounce crackdown in Zimbabwe
06 august 2020 - 05:07:27Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch is asking the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian president pledges to hold consultation with opposition parties on major issues
05 august 2020 - 15:10:09Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian President, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, says he is open to consultations with the opposition, indicating [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says new witness testimony reveals horrors of Mali protest shootings
05 august 2020 - 10:18:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says dozens of witnesses to the shootings of protesters in Mali [...] Full text...
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New National Assembly of Burundi holds first session
04 august 2020 - 18:23:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The first session of Brurundi's newly-elected National Assembly was held on Tuesday in Bujumbura, under the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa appoints deputy, Constantino Chiwenga, as new Health Minister
04 august 2020 - 18:09:43Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed one of his two deputies, Constantino Chiwenga, as the new [...] Full text...
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"Balai Citoyen" movement creates political movement in Burkina Faso, eyes Nov. legislative polls
03 august 2020 - 18:04:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The former spokesman of the "Balai Citoyen" movement, Guy Hervé Kam, and some of his [...] Full text...
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Bail hearing for prominent Zim journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, Opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, delayed again
03 august 2020 - 17:45:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe High Court Justice, Tawanda Chitapi, has postponed bail applications for acclaimed investigative journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, and [...] Full text...
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Niger's president pledges to hold 'free, democratic, transparent' elections
03 august 2020 - 12:00:05Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou on Monday reaffirmed his desire to hold democratic, transparent and free elections [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's planned demos turn to nationwide stay away due to increased armed security forces
31 july 2020 - 20:56:09Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s planned nationwide protests against the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government turned into a stay away due [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Opposition welcomes probe of ex-president Aziz's administration
31 july 2020 - 17:36:15Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/Tawassoul/Islamist Movement), the main opposition party in Mauritania, says [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe PM wishes Ivorian counterpart Hamed Bakayoko full success
30 july 2020 - 21:20:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The prime minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, Thursday wished Hamed Bakayoko, appointed [...] Full text...
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Malian PM urges opposition to participate in national unity government
29 july 2020 - 11:13:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has called on the opposition, which is demanding the resignation of [...] Full text...
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M5-RFP rejects ECOWAS position demanding resignation of Malian President Keita
28 july 2020 - 14:18:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Movement of June 5-Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP) on Tuesday reaffirmed "its determination to [...] Full text...
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Malian President names reduced cabinet in preparation for Government of National Unity
28 july 2020 - 09:57:52Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on has announced a reduced cabinet following recommendations of the heads of state [...] Full text...
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Ghana's main opposition candidate lashes out at gov't for 'nepotism, corruption'
28 july 2020 - 05:54:19Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, who is the standard bearer of the main opposition [...] Full text...
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Fiery Tanzanian opposition politician returns home after treatment abroad
28 july 2020 - 01:34:24Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s fiery opposition politician Tundu Lissu, who was away in Belgium for treatment after [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS takes decisive steps to resolve the Malian crisis
27 july 2020 - 22:26:21Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The extraordinary summit of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community [...] Full text...
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Mauritanians pay tribute to Senegalese journalist, Babacar Touré, who died in Dakar on Sunday
27 july 2020 - 18:03:45Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanians are paying tribute to Senegalese journalist, CEO of Groupe Sud, founder of SUD-FM, Senegal's first [...] Full text...
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Mali: "Time is running out and the risks are great", says ECOWAS president
27 july 2020 - 16:56:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - "Time is running out for Malians and the risks are great,"the president of the Conference [...] Full text...
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New Burundian President meets with several EU diplomats
27 july 2020 - 16:37:25Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The newly-elected Burundi Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Monday received the ambassadors of France, Belgium, [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso opposition party nominates businessman Komboïgo as candidate for November presidential vote
27 july 2020 - 10:55:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Businessman Eddie Komboïgo was on Sunday nominated as the candidate of the opposition Congress for [...] Full text...
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Zéphirin Diabré nominated presidential candidate of Burkina Faso opposition party
25 july 2020 - 16:45:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Zéphirin Diabré, president of opposition Union for Change and Progress (UPC), was nominated on Saturday [...] Full text...
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France 'concerned' about delay in implementing ECOWAS recommendations to end Mali crisis
25 july 2020 - 15:48:58Paris, France (PANA) - France has expressed concern at the delay in the implementation of recommendations of a mission of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN rights office says pandemic must not be used to stifle freedoms in Zimbabwe
25 july 2020 - 05:18:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic should not be used as an excuse to clamp down on fundamental [...] Full text...
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Death of former Tanzanian president, last mediator in the Burundian crisis, received with "great sadness"
24 july 2020 - 19:52:33Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, said he is ''seriously affected'' by the death of Benjamin William M’Kapa [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: Opposition wants the independent electoral commission reconstituted
24 july 2020 - 17:09:00Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian opposition coalition, composed of political groups and parties, including Henri Konan Bédié's PDCI, [...] Full text...
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Gambia's Resident Doctors say country has frail health system
24 july 2020 - 16:37:35Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Association of Resident Doctors (GARD) has said that the country has a frail health [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: UNOHCR concerned at clamp down on freedom of expression in Zimbabwe
24 july 2020 - 12:56:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday said it is [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders to hold virtual meeting on Malian crisis on 27 July
24 july 2020 - 05:10:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on [...] Full text...
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Rights experts call on Tanzania to end ‘crackdown’ on civic space
23 july 2020 - 05:42:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday that Tanzania should allow peaceful gatherings to [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Military not intimidating residents in Volta Region - GAF
22 july 2020 - 21:17:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) said here Wednesday military personnel deployed in the Volta Region were [...] Full text...
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Pressure mounts on Ghana minister to resign for firing a gun at voters' registration centre
22 july 2020 - 11:22:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Pressure is growing on Ghana's Minister for Special Development Initiatives, Mavis Hawa Koomson, to resign from [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius PM says Safe City camera is a must to ensure public safety, security
22 july 2020 - 07:04:50Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday night told Parliament that wearing of protective masks [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe President announces nationwide curfew
21 july 2020 - 19:48:31Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew, citing the recent spike in COVID-19 cases [...] Full text...
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Four ECOWAS heads of state due in Bamako to get Mali out of sociopolitical crisis
21 july 2020 - 14:36:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four heads of state from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are expected in [...] Full text...
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M5-RFP rejects ECOWAS mission's proposals for a way out of the Malian crisis
20 july 2020 - 17:57:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mouvement of 5 June-Rassemblement des forces patriotiques (M5-RFP) has rejected the proposals of the mediation [...] Full text...
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Final year second cycle students in Ghana begin exit exams after coronavirus uncertainty
20 july 2020 - 11:52:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Final year students of Ghana's second cycle schools on Monday began their exit examinations after months [...] Full text...
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Guinea pressure group pushes ahead with banned demonstrations
20 july 2020 - 11:26:09Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Traffic was flowing on Monday on several main streets in Guinea's capital, Conakry, where people have [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana government rejects calls to close schools because of cases of virus
18 july 2020 - 08:34:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana government has strongly kicked against calls by a section of the public to close [...] Full text...
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Former Tanzanian FM joins opposition party
16 july 2020 - 19:28:18Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Former Tanzanian foreign minister, Bernard Membe, who was expelled from the ruling Chama Cha [...] Full text...
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M5-RFP calls for independent international commission of inquiry in Mali
15 july 2020 - 15:37:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mouvement du 5 juin-Rassemblement des forces patriotiques (M5-RFP), organizers of the demonstrations against the Malian [...] Full text...
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State House refutes allegation of President Lungu financing Rwandan rebels
14 july 2020 - 18:23:16Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - State House in Zambia has refuted and described as false reports that President Edgar Lungu allegedly [...] Full text...
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France supports ECOWAS recommendations to resolve the crisis in Mali
14 july 2020 - 16:10:30Paris, France (PANA) - France has called on the main players in the Malian crisis to adopt the recommendations made [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's cases now 25,252; opposition party, parents want second cycle schools closed
14 july 2020 - 15:10:04Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's COVID-19 count has risen to 25,252 as the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and [...] Full text...
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Calm returns to Bamako after release of M5-RFP leaders on Monday
14 july 2020 - 06:42:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Calm returned to the Malian capital, Bamako, on Monday after three days of chaos and clashes [...] Full text...
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Mali: President IBK’s son resigns as chairman of Parliament Defence commission against popular protest
13 july 2020 - 23:02:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Malian Member of Parliament Karim Keita, son of President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéïta, Monday resigned as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian President Barrow accused of breaking his own laws
13 july 2020 - 17:49:35Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Mai Amhed Fatty, Gambia’s former Interior Minister, on Monday took a jab at President Adama Barrow, [...] Full text...
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Mali: Malian press saddened by occupation of national television by demonstrators
12 july 2020 - 11:52:39Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian press organizations said Sunday they were saddened by the “anarchic” occupation of the offices the [...] Full text...
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Malian president regrets violence during Friday's demonstration against his regime in Bamako
11 july 2020 - 10:14:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita has regretted the violence and ransacking, as well as attempts to [...] Full text...
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Thousands demonstrate in Bamako to demand resignation of President Keita
10 july 2020 - 23:34:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thousands of Malians again took to the streets of Bamako to demand the resignation of Malian [...] Full text...
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Burkinabè politicians reject postponement of legislative elections
10 july 2020 - 16:19:44Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At their meeting on Friday with the the Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization, Siméon [...] Full text...
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NGO, Article 19, wants charges against Gambian activist dropped
10 july 2020 - 16:08:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The London-based International free expression body, Article 19 on Friday called on Gambian authorities “to immediately [...] Full text...
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Opposition MP refuses to apologize to Zambian Vice-President after attacking her character
10 july 2020 - 15:19:11Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Member of Parliament from the main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND), Cornelius Mweetwa, on [...] Full text...
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South Africa addresses ISIS threat in Mozambique
09 july 2020 - 16:29:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the Defence Ministry to urgently [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Opposition party wants Central Bank of Mauritania audited
09 july 2020 - 16:01:51Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Opposition Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) has called for an audit of the Central Bank [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Time is running out for Libya, UN chief warns Security Council
09 july 2020 - 03:36:29New York, US (PANA) - With battle lines shifting, foreign interference growing, thousands fleeing their homes and COVID-19 cases on [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso MPs propose extending their mandate by one year
08 july 2020 - 16:17:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Sitting behind closed doors on Monday, the 127 deputies of the Burkinabè Parliament suggested a [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa fires Health minister as civil unrest grows
07 july 2020 - 19:00:27Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has fired the Health and Childcare Minister, Obadiah Moyo, for awarding contracts, [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe President calls on his countrymen to unite against terrorism
07 july 2020 - 11:52:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Monday condemned the killing of Pensa Mayor [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe political leaders grieve the death of mayor in terror attack
07 july 2020 - 10:47:51Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's political leaders have expressed their sadness at the death on Monday of Pensa [...] Full text...
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Opposition leader John Mahama names former woman vice-chancellor, minister as running mate
06 july 2020 - 21:26:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former President John Dramani Mahama and presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Monday unveiled [...] Full text...
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Mali crisis: Malian President IBK meets "Chief protester" Dicko Saturday in Bamako
05 july 2020 - 14:05:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (IBK), on Saturday afternoon met, at the presidential palace of [...] Full text...
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Opposition in Zambia calls for fielding one presidential candidate in 2021 election
03 july 2020 - 11:50:56Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili has called on all genuine opposition parties in [...] Full text...
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Party supports presidential movement versus opposition proposals for crisis recovery in Mali
03 july 2020 - 11:32:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Convergence of the Republican Forces (CFR), a pro-presidential majority movement, has expressed "surprise and great [...] Full text...
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Coronavius: Ghana's Deputy Trade and Industry minister resigns for breaching protocols
03 july 2020 - 10:56:24Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Deputy Trade and Industry minister Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah has resigned after admitting that he broke COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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French FM promises to work with Fayez al-Sarraj to ensure Libya's stability
02 july 2020 - 18:11:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, in a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Murdered Ethiopian singer buried Thursday
02 july 2020 - 14:31:50Ambo, Ethiopia (PANA) - Hundreds of mourners gathered Thursday for the funeral of a popular Ethiopian singer whose assassination this [...] Full text...
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Mali: Opposition URD youngsters plan peaceful demonstration for the release of Soumaïla Cissé
30 june 2020 - 18:53:20Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Members of the Youth wing of the opposition Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD), say [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to intensify fight against corruption
30 june 2020 - 16:42:17Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday told Parliament that the government is committed to shed [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president defends deployment of troops to border areas as voter registration begins
30 june 2020 - 06:47:22Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has defended the deployment of the military at the country’s [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Mali's sports ministry opposed to resumption of national football championship
29 june 2020 - 14:04:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Ministry of Sports, through the National Directorate of Sports and Physical Education (DNSEP), has expressed [...] Full text...
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Ghana opposition party cries foul as security personnel are deployed to border areas of its strongholds
29 june 2020 - 08:28:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is crying foul following the deployment of security personnel [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President Buhari congratulates new Malawian leader
29 june 2020 - 07:29:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday congratulated the new Malawian president Lazarus Chakwera, who was sworn in on [...] Full text...
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Oil interests in Libyan conflict resurface with presence of mercenaries in oil sites (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
28 june 2020 - 20:30:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya’s huge oil resources which are at the origin of foreign interference have brought to the [...] Full text...
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Speculation on continuation of conflict and race for the reconstruction of Libya highlighted by media
28 june 2020 - 17:43:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave significant coverage to speculations about the continued armed clashes around Sirte. This [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta hails Malawi's new President Chakwera
28 june 2020 - 14:53:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta Sunday joined other African leaders in congratulating Malawi’s new President Lazarus Chakwera. Also hailing [...] Full text...
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Malawi's new president sworn in
28 june 2020 - 12:14:33Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Lazarus Chakwera was sworn in as the new president of Malawi on Sunday, barely 24 hours [...] Full text...
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The United-States to meet with Haftar’s forces for demobilization of militias
26 june 2020 - 23:03:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US State Department on Friday announced it was considering holding a meeting with representatives of [...] Full text...
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Malians demonstrate peacefully, call for release of the opposition leader, Soumaila Cissé
26 june 2020 - 17:12:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The committee gunning for the release of Soumaila Cissé, in collaboration with civil society and the [...] Full text...
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Three incarcerated female opposition youth leaders freed on bail in Zimbabwe
26 june 2020 - 17:02:00Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's three incarcerated female opposition youth leaders, Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova from the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, calls on citizens to protest peacefully
26 june 2020 - 16:54:20Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nelson Chamisa, Zimbabwe's Alliance leader of the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has called [...] Full text...
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Ghana's supreme court dismisses suit against EC by opposition NDC
26 june 2020 - 00:01:28Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s supreme court Thursday dismissed a suit filed by the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) to stop [...] Full text...
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Guinea to participate in ECOWAS regional consultation
25 june 2020 - 14:07:13Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Assembly of Guinea, newly set up following the elections on March 22, will participate [...] Full text...
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Ghana apologises for demolition of building in Nigeria’s diplomatic compound
24 june 2020 - 09:28:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday apologised to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari, for the demolition of [...] Full text...
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Senior UN official warns South Sudan peace process 'faltering'
24 june 2020 - 05:09:21New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official has warned that the peace process in South Sudan is “faltering” [...] Full text...
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UN condemns killing of Indonesian peacekeeper in DR Congo
23 june 2020 - 20:42:07Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The United Nations Tuesday strongly condemned an attack by suspected rebel militia on peacekeepers serving with [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian government revokes license of private local daily
23 june 2020 - 20:03:43Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The government of Tanzania has revoked the license of a privately-owned local Kiswahili daily [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe opposition leader from MDC T recalls 9 Parliamentarians from rival faction
23 june 2020 - 19:01:03Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) T factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, struck again on Tuesday and [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj, AFRICOM Commander meet in western Libya
22 june 2020 - 14:27:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Presidential Council President Fayez al-Sarraj on Monday met in camera in Zouara, 120 km west [...] Full text...
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Trial of Rwandan terrorism suspects resumes before military court
22 june 2020 - 13:47:03Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The trial of 32 suspected terrorists led by retired officer of Rwandan army, Major Habib Mudathiru, [...] Full text...
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Guinean President Condé appoints outgoing Speaker of Parliament his senior representative
21 june 2020 - 10:13:01Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinean president Alpha Condé on Saturday appointed Claude Kory Koundiano, outgoing Speaker of Parliament, as his [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Health minister released on ZWL50,000 (US$2,000) bail
20 june 2020 - 17:31:47Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s Health minister, Obadiah Moyo, has been released on a ZWL50,000 (US$2,000) bail despite being charged [...] Full text...
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Protesters prevented from handing to president IBK letter calling him to resign
20 june 2020 - 00:10:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The security forces here Friday prevented representatives of the 5 June Movement from getting access to [...] Full text...
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Congo: Opposition party PARADIS names candidate for 2021 presidential election
19 june 2020 - 18:24:27Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The president of the African Party for Integral and Solidarity Development (PARADIS), Anatole Limbongo-Ngoka, on Thursday announced [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Health minister arrested for approving corrupt deals for COVID-19 materials
19 june 2020 - 17:21:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s Health Minister, Obadiah Moyo, has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), accused of [...] Full text...
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Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour calls for release of Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé
19 june 2020 - 11:40:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour in a tweet on Thursday called for the release of Malian opposition [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS envoys in Mali to ease heated political tension
19 june 2020 - 00:06:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) arrived here Thursday to help [...] Full text...
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Kenya secures UN Security Council seat
18 june 2020 - 22:18:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has been elected to the 15-member UN Security Council, emerging the winner of a tight [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's MDC Alliance opposition party vows not to be distracted in fighting official corruption
18 june 2020 - 19:12:29Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, says talk of an impending [...] Full text...
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South Africa opposition urges Ramaphosa to get tough on ZImbabwe
18 june 2020 - 13:20:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday called on President Cyril Ramaphosa, [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Opposition party withdraws from management of COVID-19 pandemic
17 june 2020 - 20:55:23Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The opposition party announced here Wednesday its withdrawal from the coordination of parties represented in Parliament [...] Full text...
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Kenya hotel workers charged with leaking President Kenyatta footage
17 june 2020 - 15:58:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two hotel workers charged with leaking closed circuit camera footage of President Uhuru Kenyatta driving into [...] Full text...
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Towards formation of national unity government in Mali
17 june 2020 - 13:07:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita has decided to engage in broad consultations for the formation of [...] Full text...
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President IBK wants to end ongoing education crisis shaking the country for months
16 june 2020 - 23:44:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita Tuesday agreed to give teachers a 20 percent salary increase to [...] Full text...
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Nigerien opposition rejects any idea of postponement of elections
16 june 2020 - 21:28:58Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien opposition party Tuesday rejected proposals by the national council for political dialogue (CNDP) to [...] Full text...
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Tanzania Parliament endorses 2020/21 budget
15 june 2020 - 15:06:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania Parliament on Monday endorsed the national budget for 2020/21 financial year as President [...] Full text...
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Solution to Libyan crisis held hostage by multiple initiatives (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
15 june 2020 - 10:23:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The unending delay in the resolution of the political and security crises in Libya after more [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Police block streets to prevent opposition sit-in
14 june 2020 - 18:29:48Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – All roads leading to Bardo city which accommodates the seat of the Tunisian Parliament are locked [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Elections and governance issues in Africa - By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)
14 june 2020 - 14:32:31Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Elections in Africa during normal times are a huge challenge, in terms of logistics, operations and [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for Libya mass grave investigation
14 june 2020 - 09:59:39New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has expressed deep shock at the discovery of mass graves [...] Full text...
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News Analysis: New messages of condolences and sympathy over death of President Nkurunziza giving hope of mending strained ties between Kigali and Bujumbura
13 june 2020 - 21:36:21Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - In the last five years, the bilateral ties between Rwanda and neighboring Burundi have seen dramatic [...] Full text...
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New coalition in Guinea to support Alpha Condé's candidacy for next presidential election
13 june 2020 - 12:52:09Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Coalition of Actors for a New Republic (CANOR) was formed here Friday to support President [...] Full text...
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Mauritius PM reiterates 'zero-tolerance' policy against fraud, corruption
12 june 2020 - 05:13:47Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr. Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday said that the government has adopted a zero-tolerance [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges continued international support for Mali amid growing terrorist threat
12 june 2020 - 05:05:03New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has stressed the need for continued international commitment to Mali, as the [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s breakaway political party turns one
11 june 2020 - 17:11:37Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), a breakaway faction from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), turns one [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Burundi's leaders should ensure 'concrete human rights' after President Nkurunziza's death
11 june 2020 - 11:54:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch, said on Thursday that the death of Burundi's outgoing president [...] Full text...
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Senegalese president condoles Burundi after the death of President Nkurunziza
11 june 2020 - 11:37:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Wednesday offered his "emotional" condolences to the people of Burundi following [...] Full text...
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UN rights experts call on Zimbabwe Govt to end abductions
11 june 2020 - 06:19:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday called on the Zimbabwe government to immediately end a [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Govt dismisses coup d’etat rumours
11 june 2020 - 06:01:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has dismissed rumours of an imminent military coup d’etat in the country as the [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Parliament rejects motion demanding apology from France on crimes during colonial era
10 june 2020 - 10:59:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament rejected a motion on Tuesday evening by the Coalition Al Karama (Dignity), a [...] Full text...
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Ghana’s parliament approves ‘controversial’ voters' register law
09 june 2020 - 23:51:42Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s parliament on Tuesday voted to approve the controversial Constitutional Instrument (C.I 126) giving legal backing [...] Full text...
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EU suspends funding to WWF-Congo for human rights violations
09 june 2020 - 17:14:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has suspended funding to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for serious human [...] Full text...
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Six recently-arrested Zimbabwean opposition leaders granted bail
08 june 2020 - 17:14:34Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The six Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance leaders who were arrested on Friday and charged [...] Full text...
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Kenya Chief Justice blames President for courts clog up
08 june 2020 - 12:19:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Chief Justice David Maraga on Monday blamed President Uhuru Kenyatta for the backlog of cases [...] Full text...
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Magistrates Court in Zimbabwe upholds hostile takeover of opposition building by rival faction
05 june 2020 - 20:50:10Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) -T faction leader, Thokozani Khupe, Friday scored another victory against [...] Full text...
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Six leaders of Zimbabwe's main opposition party arrested
05 june 2020 - 15:59:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Six leaders of Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, were arrested on [...] Full text...
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Sudan's late former FM Mansour Khalid remembered as one of the country's most influential personalities
05 june 2020 - 13:50:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's former foreign minister Dr. Mansour Khalid who passed away recently in Khartoum continues to be [...] Full text...
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Ghana’s apex court orders electoral commission to provide legal basis for excluding voter IDs in voter registration
04 june 2020 - 23:41:37Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s Supreme Court Thursday ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to provide the legal basis for rejecting [...] Full text...
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Burundi constitutional court validates victory of government candidate for 20 May presidential election
04 june 2020 - 23:30:40Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Constitutional Court Thursday validated results from the 20 May presidential election, declaring the candidate [...] Full text...
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National Council of Malian civil society calls on authorities to safeguard social stability
04 june 2020 - 15:58:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian National Council of Civil Society (CNSC) on Thursday urged political authorities to prioritize social dialogue, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian parliament rejects motion against foreign intervention in Libya
04 june 2020 - 15:27:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Parliament on Wednesday rejected a draft motion on any foreign intervention in Libya and the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: South African lobby group flags police brutality in containing pandemic
04 june 2020 - 13:45:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African lobby group AfriForum has laid charges against Pretoria at the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Mali's Constitutional Court warns political groupings against undermining social cohesion
03 june 2020 - 15:30:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Mali has noted "with regret that political parties and movements, in defiance [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch calls for free, fair, safe election in Malawi
03 june 2020 - 05:36:54Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has called on the Malawi authorities to ensure a free and fair, as well [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritania opposition party criticizes government’s management of pandemic (COVID-19)
02 june 2020 - 23:17:43Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Coalition Living Together (CVE-black nationalist tendency), Tuesday strongly criticized the management at all levels by [...] Full text...
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Burundi's communication chief 'satisfied with media coverage of' general elections
02 june 2020 - 15:49:24Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's president of the National Council for Communication (CNC), Nestor Bankumukunzi, on Tuesday praised the "high [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Mozambican authorities to protect civilians while pursuing armed groups
02 june 2020 - 13:03:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Mozambican government troops to protect civilians as they carry out operations [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana President Masisi completes 3rd quarantine
01 june 2020 - 10:12:54Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi has been ordered to be released from home quarantine after completion [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count now 7,768; 2,540 patients have recovered
30 may 2020 - 14:40:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s positive coronavirus cases have risen by 152 to 7,768, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced [...] Full text...
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Niger adopts law authorizing interception of certain electronic communications
29 may 2020 - 19:49:50Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The National Assembly of Niger adopted here Friday a law allowing the interception of certain communications [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS at 45 and the dream of its founding fathers (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)
29 may 2020 - 13:41:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - After almost five decades of existence, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), arguably Africa’s [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Tobacco giant sues government over smoking ban
29 may 2020 - 13:19:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA) on Friday launched urgent legal proceedings to challenge [...] Full text...
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Rights watchdog faults Ethiopian security forces for rape, extrajudicial executions
29 may 2020 - 12:18:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian security forces committed horrendous human rights violations including burning homes to the ground, extrajudicial executions [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari, opposition PDP bicker over fresh request for US$5.513b loan from IMF, other bodies
28 may 2020 - 19:58:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Assembly to approve his request to seek a fresh [...] Full text...
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Burundi: ‘Only one observer had different opinion on presidential election’ – CENI chief
28 may 2020 - 15:41:46Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Among 39 civil society organizations and religious denominations, observers of Burundi's triple presidential, legislative and communal [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South Africa has legal challenge against re-opening of schools
28 may 2020 - 11:46:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The founder of the One South Africa (OSA) movement, Mmusi Maimane, will challenge next [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: 8 opposition parties call for urgent solution to populations’ problems
27 may 2020 - 23:58:59Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A coalition of eight Mauritanian opposition political parties Wednesday called for a quick solution to problems [...] Full text...
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Catholic Church in Burundi highlights "irregularities" in May 20 triple voting process
27 may 2020 - 13:54:22Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's powerful Catholic Church, which represents 65 percent of the population, has deplored "many irregularities" in [...] Full text...
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Election fever cools in Burundians after announcement of presidential poll results
26 may 2020 - 15:26:34Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Calm reaction characterised the political atmosphere in Burundi on Tuesday following the announcement of provisional results [...] Full text...
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EAC lauds peaceful Burundi elections
26 may 2020 - 13:46:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) on Tuesday congratulated the Government and the people of Burundi for [...] Full text...
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Ruling party declared winner of Burundi's legislative elections
25 may 2020 - 18:05:42Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The ruling National Council for the Defence of Democracy/Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) has [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Catholic bishops raise red flag on Kenyatta succession political bickering
24 may 2020 - 12:08:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) on Sunday warned politicians against engaging in divisive succession [...] Full text...
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Mali celebrates Eid El Fitr
23 may 2020 - 10:55:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali celebrates the Eid El Fitr on Saturday, marking the end of the Muslim fasting month, [...] Full text...
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Burundi's ruling party heads to overwhelming victory in 20 May triple polls
22 may 2020 - 16:00:24Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's National Council for the Defence of Democracy/Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) ruling party [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Congo's opposition parties call for a 500 billion FCFA fund to combat coronavirus
22 may 2020 - 14:56:20Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Leaders of Congolese opposition parties, not represented in Parliament, have jointly proposed the creation of a [...] Full text...
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Election results still expected in Burundi
21 may 2020 - 17:33:46Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Reports say that the results of the May 20, 2020, presidential, legislative and communal elections are [...] Full text...
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Western nations urge Zimbabwe to investigate alleged abduction of opposition female youth leaders
21 may 2020 - 14:32:40Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western heads of mission have issued a joint statement calling on the Zimbabwe government to quickly [...] Full text...
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Former South African President Zuma loses another court battle
21 may 2020 - 14:07:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma has lost his appeal against a High Court ruling that [...] Full text...
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Three parties win seats in Benin's municipal elections
21 may 2020 - 11:04:13Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Three parties - Progressive Union (UP), the Republican Bloc (BR-movement) and Forces Cauris for an Emerging Benin [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa fires Information deputy minister over callous tweet
20 may 2020 - 21:02:03Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa Wednesday fired deputy minister for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Energy Mutodi, [...] Full text...
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SCOs report incidents, failures in Sunday’s poll in Benin
20 may 2020 - 20:43:27Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The electoral platform of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Benin Wednesday reported several incidents in Sunday’s [...] Full text...
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Voting ends without "major incidents" in Burundi
20 may 2020 - 18:01:52Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Incidents of widespread breakdown of social networks, some delays in the opening of polling stations and [...] Full text...
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Beninese civil society advocates peaceful management of post-election period
20 may 2020 - 17:47:34Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Electoral Platform of CSOs (PEOSC) in Benin has called for a peaceful management of the [...] Full text...
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Is Zimbabwe's main opposition party, MDC Alliance, under attack?
20 may 2020 - 14:17:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As previously reported, Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court issued a ruling on March 31 – a day after [...] Full text...
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Guinean opposition rejects new CENI chairman
19 may 2020 - 22:54:27Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean political opposition Tuesday rejected the recent nomination of lawyer Mamadi 3 Kaba as chairman [...] Full text...
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Survivors of sexual violence in South Sudan struggle to access health care
19 may 2020 - 13:13:48Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence continue to struggle to access adequate medical and mental health [...] Full text...
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Botswana opposition politicians condemn President’s intended visit to Zimbabwe
18 may 2020 - 13:22:10Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Opposition politicians in Botswana have condemned President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s intention to travel to Zimbabwe despite the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe authorities asked to account for disappearance of three female opposition leaders
18 may 2020 - 05:51:26Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Amnesty International is asking the authorities in Zimbabwe to urgently account for three missing female leaders [...] Full text...
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Beninese CSOs deplore disruptions in Sunday's communal poll
18 may 2020 - 05:13:24Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The communal elections on Sunday in Benin recorded some disruptions at different places, according to the [...] Full text...
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Benin Government reminds voters to respect barrier measures against COVID-19
17 may 2020 - 18:38:37Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government Sunday reminded voters to respect the measures put in place to prevent the [...] Full text...
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Timid start of municipal elections in south-eastern Benin
17 may 2020 - 18:27:37Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Voting in Sunday's communal and municipal elections attracted low patronage in the localities of the Plateau [...] Full text...
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Proxies banned during Sunday's vote in Benin
17 may 2020 - 10:18:44Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Proxy voting will not be allowed during Sunday's polls throughout Benin, according to a notice published [...] Full text...
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Benin land borders closed for Sunday's polls
16 may 2020 - 19:09:27Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Saca Lafia, has ordered the closure of [...] Full text...
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Chad: President Idriss Déby takes personal charge of Covid-19 committee
16 may 2020 - 17:35:53N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The Chadian president, Idriss Déby Itno, on Friday set up a management committee for the Covid-19 [...] Full text...
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Guinea gets new electoral umpire
15 may 2020 - 16:32:33Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé on Thursday signed a decree appointing Mamadou Kaba as the new chairman [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: South Africa opposition takes legal action over extended lockdown
14 may 2020 - 15:37:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday indicated that it is taking [...] Full text...
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Burundi Catholic Church urges citizens to respect ballot box verdict
12 may 2020 - 17:58:44Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Conference of Catholic Churches in Burundi (CECAB) on Tuesday called on the people to respect [...] Full text...
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Libya denounces violation of its sovereignty by five countries including France
12 may 2020 - 13:40:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Government of National Accord (GNA) has expressed "deep surprise" [...] Full text...
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Grenade attack wounds 12 people in a Bujumbura pub
11 may 2020 - 14:43:36Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - An unclaimed grenade attack left 12 people injured, including three in a serious condition, among revellers [...] Full text...
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