Gambia: ECOWAS mission warns all stakeholders to ensure peace, security and stability

17 january 2020 - 18:39:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The ECOWAS Permanent Mission in The Gambia has warned all stakeholders to ensure peace, security and [...] Full text...

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France denounces Guinea's new draft constitution

17 january 2020 - 13:16:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government reacted strongly on Thursday to statements by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, [...] Full text...

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Kenyan MP arrested for shooting DJ

17 january 2020 - 10:47:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan opposition parliamentarian was on Friday arrested for shooting a disc jockey (DJ) at a [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Opposition APRC protests ex-President Jammeh’s return

16 january 2020 - 23:14:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -  Thousands of supporters of the opposition Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) Thursday staged a [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Opposition asks EU to stop interfering in Gambia’s internal affairs

16 january 2020 - 22:33:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The interim party leader of Gambia’s opposition Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction (APRC), Fabakary Tombong [...] Full text...

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The dilemma of the Guinean opposition

16 january 2020 - 22:09:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Amadou Damaro Camara, member of the governing board of the ruling Rally for Guinean People (RPG), [...] Full text...

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Togo: CDPA backs candidature of Agbéyomé Kodjo in February’s presidential election

15 january 2020 - 23:51:03
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  -  The Democratic Convention of African Peoples (CDPA), an opposition political party, has asked its militants to [...] Full text...

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Campaign for Guinean parliamentary elections begins Thursday

15 january 2020 - 23:34:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  The campaign for the 16 February parliamentary elections in Guinea begins on Thursday at midnight and [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese leaders promise to form unity government within set time

15 january 2020 - 21:58:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -  President Salva Kiir and his former deputy, Dr Rick Machar, Wednesday agreed to form a unity [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Ministry of Interior warns pressure group against demonstration

15 january 2020 - 20:57:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The Gambia’s  Ministry of the Interior has warned  pressure group, Operation Three Years Jotna  (three has [...] Full text...

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Cape Verdean president to attend inauguration of Mozambican counterpart

15 january 2020 - 09:58:37
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde President Jorge Carlos Fonseca will on Wednesday attend the inauguration of his Mozambican [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC opposition party considers whether it should continue to follow the law

14 january 2020 - 17:23:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Deputy Spokesperson in Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Luke Tamborinyoka, [...] Full text...

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Cape Verdean President invited to inauguration of his Guinea-Bissau counterpart

14 january 2020 - 14:50:31
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verdean President Jorge Carlos Fonseca has been invited to the swearing-in ceremony of his [...] Full text...

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Charge for electricity levy in US dollars: MDC Veep tells Zimbabwe govt

13 january 2020 - 23:14:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The vice president of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, MDC, Tendai Biti, Monday called on the government [...] Full text...

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Congolese opposition clarifies proposal to postpone 2021 presidential election

13 january 2020 - 21:06:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The leader of the Congolese opposition, Pascal Tsaty Mabiala, Monday clarified his proposal to postpone the [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Protestor shot dead in Conakry

13 january 2020 - 19:59:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A young protester in his twenties was fatally shot late Monday in Cosa, the stronghold of [...] Full text...

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Bédié urges Ouattara to take steps to ease tension in Côte d'Ivoire

13 january 2020 - 11:43:06
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Henri Konan Bédié on Sunday urged the current head of state, Alassane Dramane [...] Full text...

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Pro-government movement in Guinea calls for dissolution of pro-opposition group

13 january 2020 - 10:44:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A pro-government movement in Guinea, the Democratic Coalition for a New Constitution (CODENOC), says it is [...] Full text...

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War in Libya: Ex-UN official says it will "marginalize" the Sahel

12 january 2020 - 09:35:46
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Saying that the risk of "marginalization" of the Sahel region is real, Mr. Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, [...] Full text...

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Togo: Game of alliances has begun ahead of presidential poll

11 january 2020 - 18:08:43
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The game of alliances between political parties vying for  presidential election on February 22 is already [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian activist leads preliminary vote hunt in opposition strongholds

11 january 2020 - 14:57:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A coalition of Ethiopian opposition leaders, led by prominent social justice activist-turned politician, Jawar Mohamed, [...] Full text...

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Guinean authorities ban protest demonstrations

11 january 2020 - 11:47:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Authorities in the Guinean capital Conakry have banned demonstrations from Monday and the following days in [...] Full text...

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International observation of upcoming general election deemed "useless" by president of the Burundian senate

10 january 2020 - 21:43:27
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  Burundian Senate Speaker Révérien Ndikuriyo said here Friday the country did not need international observers in [...] Full text...

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Uncertainty hangs over Tunisian parliament's vote on new government

10 january 2020 - 12:18:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - After lengthy political negotiations, the Tunisian Parliament began a plenary session on Friday on a vote [...] Full text...

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Ivorian opposition party sues for enabling environment towards practical organisation of elections

09 january 2020 - 18:16:06
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The president of the opposition Front Populaire Ivoirien (FPI), Pascal Affi N'Guessan, said Thursday that [...] Full text...

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TunisAir to lay off 4,800 employees

09 january 2020 - 17:53:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The CEO of the Tunisian airline company, TunisAir, Iléys Mnakbi, announced at the company's general meeting [...] Full text...

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Burundi political parties in guided pre-election tour of CENI data processing centre

09 january 2020 - 17:00:14
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Representatives of political parties, civil society organizations (CSOs) and religious bodies were on Thursday taken on [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese VP vows cooperation in search of peace after US sanctions

09 january 2020 - 13:43:28
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese First Vice-President Taban Deng Gai has vowed to cooperate with the US in [...] Full text...

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Police play down brutality charge after mass arrests in Uganda

09 january 2020 - 00:19:07
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan police said here Wednesday they used proportionate force to arrest supporters of opposition politician [...] Full text...

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Gambia opposition leader links country’s failure to corruption, vows to fight it

08 january 2020 - 23:03:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Bakary Bunja Darboe, leader of Gambia For All (GFA), a political party registered weeks ago, has [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council chairman against a proxy war in Libya

08 january 2020 - 22:18:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - "We don’t want Libya to be a place for proxy war", said the chairman of the [...] Full text...

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US Treasury sanctions yet another senior South Sudan official

08 january 2020 - 18:54:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The American administration on Wednesday picked up yet another senior South Sudanese leader to sanction him [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Former opposition leader eyes new party

08 january 2020 - 14:17:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Mmusi Maimane, the former leader of the official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), is planning [...] Full text...

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Mauritanians commemorate 50th anniversary of a revolutionary’s death

08 january 2020 - 14:12:44
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanians on Tuesday commemorated the 50th anniversary of the death of Mohamed Ould Soumeida, the inspirer [...] Full text...

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Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition warns new Constitution Amendment Bill is undemocratic

08 january 2020 - 13:39:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - An umbrella body of local civic society organizations, Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) says the recent [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe accuses the U.S. of trying to bring more EU sanctions

08 january 2020 - 12:56:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Presidential Spokesperson, George Charamba, has accused the United States of putting pressure on local opposition parties [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president reiterates need for unity to fight terrorism

08 january 2020 - 08:01:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday reiterated his appeal to his compatriots to be united in [...] Full text...

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29 political parties published for Guinea’s 16 February parliamentary election

07 january 2020 - 22:43:21
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   A total of 29 political parties have been shortlisted by the national independent electoral commission (CENI) to [...] Full text...

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Exiled former Zimbabwe minister leads newly formed political party

07 january 2020 - 13:38:01
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former cabinet minister Walter Mzembi and other former government officials based in the diaspora have [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Warning from government a few hours away from authorized march

07 january 2020 - 00:45:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  The Guinean minister of security, Albert Damatang Camara, warned here Sunday evening the organizers of the [...] Full text...

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Uganda presidential aspirant arrested for staging 'upfront' election campaigns

07 january 2020 - 00:29:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan presidential hopeful Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, was arrested on Monday for violating [...] Full text...

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Provincial opposition leader murdered in north-west Burkina Faso

07 january 2020 - 00:18:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The secretary-general of the sub-section of the opposition Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) in [...] Full text...

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Guinea: The March of ultimatum ends in Conakry without major incidents

06 january 2020 - 21:15:50
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  The ‘march of the ultimatum’ initiated by the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution [...] Full text...

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Four Burkinabè soldiers killed in mine explosion to be buried Tuesday

06 january 2020 - 20:38:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - The Four Burkinabè soldiers killed Wednesday in a mine explosion in the province of Sanmatenga, [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s President Museveni in 100 km walk to renew 'Bush War' memories

04 january 2020 - 17:46:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda for close to 34 years and now aged 75, on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Arms, ammunition seized in Guinea, says pro-government coalition

04 january 2020 - 17:13:49
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A pro-government coalition in Guinea has said arms and ammunition have been seized at some borders [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe politicians angered by President Mnangagwa telling people to 'eat vegetables'

04 january 2020 - 16:32:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Leading Zimbabwean politicians have condemned President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s comments telling residents from an impoverished Harare suburb, [...] Full text...

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Haftar declares 'state of emergency' and mobilization in Libya against Turkey

04 january 2020 - 11:34:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA),  Marshal Khalifa Haftar, says he has declared [...] Full text...

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Big debate around Turkey’s support for Libyan Government of National Accord (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

03 january 2020 - 00:07:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The adoption on Thursday by the Turkish parliament of a motion authorizing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan [...] Full text...

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Ali Bongo Ondimba seems to take control of Gabon's destiny after irreversible slippages

02 january 2020 - 15:20:48
 Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who is slowly returning to business after suffering a stroke in October [...] Full text...

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Nomination of Agbeyomé as sole opposition candidate in Togo's presidential election stirs controversy

02 january 2020 - 13:12:14
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The nomination of former Togolese Prime Minister Agbéyomé Kodjo by a fringe of the  opposition as [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta urges unity, tolerance in Kenyan politics

01 january 2020 - 18:26:35
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged his people to rally behind the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), [...] Full text...

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President Alpha Condé urges compatriots to vote massively on 16 February

31 december 2019 - 23:51:21
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé Tuesday in his televised address to the nation on the occasion of [...] Full text...

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The year 2020 bears hope for revival of Togolese nation -Jean-Pierre Fabre

31 december 2019 - 23:36:46
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   - The leader of the national alliance for change (ANC), Jean-Pierre Fabre, in his message to the [...] Full text...

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Guinea: CENI closes submission of candidatures for legislative elections

31 december 2019 - 23:13:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -  The independent national electoral commission (CENI) said here Tuesday that at least 30 out of more [...] Full text...

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Tunisian human rights watchdog concerned by extended state of emergency

31 december 2019 - 21:16:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -  A Tunisian human rights and liberties watchdog, OTDL. Tuesday expressed concerns over the announcement by President [...] Full text...

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President Barrow registers new party in Gambia

31 december 2019 - 18:55:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambian President Adama Barrow on Tuesday registered a new political party of his own, the [...] Full text...

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Congo: Ruling party has a new secretary general

31 december 2019 - 13:26:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Delegates to the 5th congress, held from December 27 to 30 in Kintélé, a northern suburb [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s good governance ‘on a thin line’

30 december 2019 - 23:04:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  - Botswana’s good governance, peace and tranquility is on the thin line as opposition parties put the [...] Full text...

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Burundi: More than 117,000 names added to voters roll for 2020 elections

30 december 2019 - 18:02:13
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - More than 117,000 potential voters have registered after the partial enrolment of Burundians of voting age [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Election of a new president - highlight of 2019

30 december 2019 - 16:07:18
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The political highlight of 2019 in Mauritania was the organization of a presidential election at the [...] Full text...

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Most Kenyans rooting for referendum - Poll

30 december 2019 - 15:22:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new survey released on Monday shows that majority of Kenyans prefer to take a vote [...] Full text...

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Libya’s GNA denies presence of Syrian fighters in Libya in support of government forces

29 december 2019 - 12:44:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The presidential council of the government of national accord (GNA) Sunday denied the veracity of videos [...] Full text...

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Guinea Electoral Commission sets new deadline for filing nomination papers

28 december 2019 - 18:35:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed the filing of nomination papers for February's legislative elections [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight 68th independence anniversary, Erdogan's Tunisia visit

28 december 2019 - 17:40:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The celebration of the 68th anniversary of Libya's independence at a time when the Tripoli war [...] Full text...

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Congo: Opposition calls for postponement of 2021 presidential election

27 december 2019 - 13:37:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese opposition leader Pascal Tsaty Mabiala on Thursday in Brazzaville called for the postponement of the [...] Full text...

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Congolese opposition calls for postponement of 2021 presidential election

27 december 2019 - 13:02:31
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese opposition leader Pascal Tsaty Mabiala has called for the postponement of the presidential election, scheduled [...] Full text...

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Pretoria rebuked over fugitive scandal

27 december 2019 - 12:12:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday urged Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi [...] Full text...

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Fuel, electricity prices go up in Zambia

27 december 2019 - 10:25:05
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has announced increases in fuel and electricity prices. Effective Friday, a [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president officially installs monitoring committee for national dialogue

26 december 2019 - 21:10:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  Senegalese President Macky Sall Thursday officially installed the monitoring committee for the national dialogue chaired by [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister announces alliance with Algeria, Tunisia and Turkey

26 december 2019 - 16:08:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, has announced a great [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS, OIF audit missions in Lomé to analyse electoral register

25 december 2019 - 17:37:12
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - ECOWAS and OIF audit missions have been in Lomé for the past few days to analyze [...] Full text...

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. Burkina Faso: Opposition says activist Kémi Séba "disrespected" but "told the truth"

24 december 2019 - 16:23:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Franco-Beninese anti-colonialism activist Kémi Séba, president of the NGO Urgences panafricanistes, who was arrested Saturday [...] Full text...

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Tunisian PM-designate to form 'government of technocrats'

24 december 2019 - 07:03:15
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli says he will form a government of national and independent persons [...] Full text...

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Burundian president expresses last wishes to defense and security forces

23 december 2019 - 23:17:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   - This past week witnessed the traditional ceremonies for exchange of end-of-year wishes between the defense and [...] Full text...

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Guinean opposition suspends its participation in legislative elections

23 december 2019 - 18:53:24
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Barely two months before legislative elections, the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG) announced on [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM calls Greek counterpart's visit to Benghazi 'clear violation' of UN resolutions

23 december 2019 - 12:29:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Mohamed Taher Siala has said that [...] Full text...

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Coming weeks will be decisive in fight against terrorism, says Macron

23 december 2019 - 09:23:22
 Niamey, Niger (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that the coming weeks will be "decisive" in the [...] Full text...

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'Nigeria does not engage in or tolerate severe violations of religious freedom'

22 december 2019 - 18:22:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Government has slammed the United States of America (USA) for including it in the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa rules out one-on-one dialogue with rival Chamisa

22 december 2019 - 16:20:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ruled out talks with his main political rival, Movement for Democratic [...] Full text...

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Haftar's naval forces 'intercept' vessel with Turkish crew flying Grenada flag

22 december 2019 - 10:37:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesman for the General Command of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Major General Ahmed al-Mesmari, [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspapers highlight high-risk zone evacuations and demolitions

21 december 2019 - 19:23:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -Demolition of small residential houses and shops built in high risk zones of Kigali and its surroundings, [...] Full text...

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Libyan government forces attack large fief of Haftar troops west of Tripoli

21 december 2019 - 15:42:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Friday evening attacked Tarhouna town, used [...] Full text...

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Uganda polls body clears three presidential aspirants to consult with voters ahead of campaign

21 december 2019 - 11:24:08
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's Electoral Commission (EC) has cleared three presidential aspirants to begin consultations with the electorate without [...] Full text...

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Guinean presidential camp applauds move for new constitution

21 december 2019 - 00:13:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  The democratic coalition for a new constitution (CODENOC) in Guinea Friday expressed satisfaction at moves by [...] Full text...

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Benin mission chief to EU declared persona non grata

20 december 2019 - 22:40:39
Paris, France (PANA)  -  Beninese Ambassador Zacharie Richard Akplogan, chief of mission of his country to the European Union, was [...] Full text...

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Guinea president Condé calls for new constitution despite massive opposition

20 december 2019 - 07:27:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinean president Alpha Condé says he has asked the minister of Justice Mohamed Lamine Fofana to [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Legislative candidate must pay between 2 to 12 million CFAF

19 december 2019 - 17:45:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A candidate for the legislative election in Guinea on February 16, including first past the post, [...] Full text...

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Former South Africa President Mbeki leaves Zimbabwe after talks with party leaders

18 december 2019 - 14:46:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has left Zimbabwe after holding several separate meetings with the [...] Full text...

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'Political will needed to form unified government in South Sudan'

18 december 2019 - 05:35:01
New York, US (PANA) - Extending the deadline for the establishment of a unity government in South Sudan has helped maintain a ceasefire but [...] Full text...

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Ibrahim Yacouba invested candidate for the next presidential election in Niger

17 december 2019 - 22:37:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  - Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim Yacouba and president of the Nigerien Patriotic Movement (MPN) was [...] Full text...

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South Sudan foes make progress in implementing peace deal

17 december 2019 - 21:09:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese rival parties Tuesday agreed to form a government of national unity within hundred days [...] Full text...

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Guinea opposition criticises Electoral Commission

17 december 2019 - 10:51:49
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's "democratic forces" plan to work together in a short time to have a common position [...] Full text...

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US sanctions 'spoilers of the peace process' in South Sudan

17 december 2019 - 05:37:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US administration on Monday issued sanctions against two leading South Sudanese leaders it considers "spoilers [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Revision of electoral roll ends

16 december 2019 - 23:24:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - Despite several protests from the presidential majority and the opposition, the revision of the voters register [...] Full text...

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Former South Africa President Thabo Mbeki to meet Zimbabwe's opposition leader Chamisa

16 december 2019 - 17:40:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - South Africa’s former President Thabo Mbeki is due to meet Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, MDC president [...] Full text...

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'No one will take power from us'- Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa

14 december 2019 - 19:52:31
Goromonzi, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said here Saturday no one would take the mandate bestowed on the [...] Full text...

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Former Beninese and Nigerian presidents end working visit to Guinea

14 december 2019 - 19:38:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - Former Beninese and Nigerian Presidents Nicéphore Soglo and Goodluck Jonathan Saturday ended a six-day working visit [...] Full text...

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Mali's inclusive National Dialogue opens Saturday

13 december 2019 - 18:39:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's inclusive National Dialogue starts on Saturday at the Amadou Hampaté Ba Palace of Culture in [...] Full text...

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Angolan justice requests hearing of Eduardo dos Santos

12 december 2019 - 00:15:49
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Angolan Supreme Court decided here Tuesday to call former President José Eduardo dos Santos as [...] Full text...

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Troika group led by US promises to support Sudanese if they engage in peace talks

12 december 2019 - 00:00:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -  The United States and two allies who have been sponsoring peace talks between the rival Sudanese [...] Full text...

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US deputy sub-secretary for West African security issues calls for free, fair elections in Togo

10 december 2019 - 23:14:48
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The deputy sub-secretary for West African and security issues of the US State Department, Mrs Whitney [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed receives 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

10 december 2019 - 17:31:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali received the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday, with [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa returns to South Africa to deal with power crisis

10 december 2019 - 14:38:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday cut short his official trip to Egypt to deal [...] Full text...

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Ivorian INEC to set up 549 local electoral commissions for 2020 presidential election

10 december 2019 - 11:13:51
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire's Independent Electoral Commission announced on Tuesday that it will set up 549 Local Electoral Commissions [...] Full text...

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Electoral Violence and other threats to democracy in Africa (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

10 december 2019 - 10:38:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The disturbing images of violent activities that saturated the social media space during the recent governorship [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African anti-Apartheid hero dead at 92

09 december 2019 - 21:22:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Tributes are pouring in for South African liberation hero Ben Turok who died here [...] Full text...

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Botswana courts to presides over national election petitions

08 december 2019 - 22:37:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana courts here and the second city of Francistown will preside over national election petitions, an [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 15:46:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 08:16:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...

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Mohamed Siala describes as ’unacceptable’ expulsion by Greece of Libyan ambassador in Athens

06 december 2019 - 21:55:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the government of national accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, Friday [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President to decorate 978 deserving Burkibnabes on Friday

06 december 2019 - 17:30:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, will Friday in Ouagadougou preside over [...] Full text...

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'Russia's policy in Libya has no geopolitical dimension,' says Lavrov

06 december 2019 - 11:01:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Russia's policy in Libya was "very responsible", [...] Full text...

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Opposition, gov’t mourns Gambians migrants drown off Mauritania

06 december 2019 - 10:39:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Opposition United  Democratic Party (UDP) has joined the government to mourn more than 50 citizens [...] Full text...

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Togolese to vote in presidential election on 22 February 2020

06 december 2019 - 05:59:54
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Togolese will vote on 22 February 2020 in the first round of the West African country's [...] Full text...

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US, Sudan to exchange ambassadors for first time in 23 years

05 december 2019 - 10:32:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and the United states of America have decided to elevate their diplomatic representation to ambassadorial [...] Full text...

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Archbishop Tutu readmitted to hospital

05 december 2019 - 09:10:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu is being treated for an unidentified infection [...] Full text...

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US to elevate diplomatic Representation with Sudan

04 december 2019 - 19:46:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ending twenty three years of shy diplomatic representation, the US Administration has decided to elevate its [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s former Premier ditches main opposition party

04 december 2019 - 19:40:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s former Prime Minister, Frederick Sumaye, has quit the country’s main opposition party, Chadema, [...] Full text...

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President Barrow welcomes new political parties in Gambia as "dividends of democracy"

04 december 2019 - 14:56:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-  President Adama   Barrow on Wednesday congratulated new political parties that are gracing The Gambia's  political landscape, saying [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Commission uncovers ex-dictator’s alleged crimes

04 december 2019 - 13:12:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia  Truth Commission has heard testimony that former president Yahya Jammeh was responsible for numerous grave [...] Full text...

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MO5 calls for resistance against Lomé regime

02 december 2019 - 21:32:55
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The 5 October Patriotic Movement (MO5), one of the key forces of the 1990 popular protests, [...] Full text...

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Mali to launch the inclusive national dialogue on December 14

02 december 2019 - 19:07:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, announced on Saturday evening, in a televised message to his compatriots, [...] Full text...

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Fifty-three second video of 'gunshots' fired at Zimbabwe opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, goes viral

02 december 2019 - 17:23:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A video on social media showing the leader of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, Movement for Democratic [...] Full text...

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Namibia’s ruling party loses parliamentary dominance in general election

01 december 2019 - 15:16:06
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Namibia’s ruling SWAPO party has lost its overwhelming parliamentary dominance after gaining 63 seats in the [...] Full text...

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Revision of electoral register kicks off in Togo toward 2020 presidential election

30 november 2019 - 15:26:29
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  The revision of the voters’ register for the 2020 presidential election began here Friday throughout the [...] Full text...

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Guinean opposition unites against Alpha Condé

30 november 2019 - 10:30:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - The leader of the Union for Democracy and Development (UDD) and former minister of national reconciliation, [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Unity, social measures at the center of presidential speech on Independence Day

28 november 2019 - 23:51:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -   Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Thursday called for consultation between all political forces and [...] Full text...

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Togolese government sets up force to secure next year’s presidential election

28 november 2019 - 21:05:44
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The Togolese government at the weekly council of ministers Wednesday set up a presidential election security [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Detained FNDC leaders provisionally released by appeal court

28 november 2019 - 19:40:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The coordinator of the National Front for the defence of the Constitution (FNDC), the former Guinean [...] Full text...

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Togolese civil society marches to demand level field for 2020 presidential election

28 november 2019 - 11:19:38
Lomé, Togo(PANA) - Togolese demonstrated in Lomé on Wednesday to demand level field for the 2020 presidential election. Organised by the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls Egypt's Attorney General's Office an "ominous tool of repression"

27 november 2019 - 17:30:36
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has noted in a new report, released on Wednesday, that the Office of [...] Full text...

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Senegal to host World Championship finals of French kick boxing

26 november 2019 - 18:44:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Dakar, the Senegalese capital, will host three finals of the world championship of French kick boxing. The [...] Full text...

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Botswana High Court confirms receipt of many post-election petitions

25 november 2019 - 21:46:13
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The High Court of Botswana has confirmed that many petitions for both Parliamentary and Council members [...] Full text...

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UN Mission, community leaders, condemn South Sudan violence which left two dead at camp

25 november 2019 - 17:52:45
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Community leaders issued an apology on Monday after rioting on 21 November by “drunken youth” within [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe registers new MDC opposition party

25 november 2019 - 15:32:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has registered another party called ‘Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Zimbabwe’ [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF members of parliament boycot MDC chaired committees

25 november 2019 - 14:15:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Legislators from the ruling ZANU PF party are boycotting parliamentary meetings chaired by a member of [...] Full text...

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South Africa's president Ramaphosa calls for racial reconciliation

25 november 2019 - 10:30:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday defended his decision to appoint a white male to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president orders 'scrupulous investigation' into post-election murder of opposition member in Kogi State

25 november 2019 - 08:07:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the post-election murder of a women's leader of the main [...] Full text...

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Military reinforcement sent to Port Sudan to contain ethnic clashes

22 november 2019 - 16:15:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA )- Sudanese authorities on Friday sent military reinforcement to the Red Sea State in eastern Sudan, where [...] Full text...

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ANC calls for improved electoral framework for Togo's 2020 presidential poll

22 november 2019 - 15:49:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's main opposition party, National Alliance for Change (ANC), on Friday issued a statement in Lomé [...] Full text...

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Coalition C14 urges public support for transparent election in Togo

22 november 2019 - 14:12:26
Lome, Togo (PANA) - A coalition of opposition parties in Togo on Friday called on the Togolese people to mobilize [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Senate passes bill increasing VAT from 5% to 7.5%

21 november 2019 - 17:44:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed the Finance Bill, which seeks to amend seven Acts of [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official urges regional partnership to address security threats in Sahel region

21 november 2019 - 08:17:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General to West Africa and the Sahel, Dr [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian opposition coalition wants audit of public companies

21 november 2019 - 00:00:08
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The Coalition of Forces for Democratic Change (CFCD) Wednesday denounced the management of former Mauritanian leader [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa vows mass action against government

20 november 2019 - 22:51:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -  The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President Nelson Chamisa has promised mass action against the President [...] Full text...

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Botswana opposition responds to Masisi's State of the Nation address

20 november 2019 - 18:32:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana coalition opposition party, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), says the tussle between former [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe police beat opposition party members ahead leader's address

20 november 2019 - 11:20:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's police have beaten members of the country's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) ahead [...] Full text...

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2020 Togo presidential election: Opposition political parties quit dialogue with government

19 november 2019 - 23:51:38
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - Opposition political parties in Togo have withdrawn from a dialogue with the government, shortly after the [...] Full text...

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Guinean women return to the streets to protest killings

19 november 2019 - 18:10:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Less than a month after their first demonstration, about a thousand women, claiming to be from [...] Full text...

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Leading civil society group urges Buhari to rescue Nigeria’s democracy from decline

19 november 2019 - 14:15:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s leading civil society group, Centre for Democracy and Development, (CDD), has said that 10 people [...] Full text...

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'Politics and economics inextricably linked in Zimbabwe'

19 november 2019 - 06:02:20
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor, says political and economic dynamics in Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Libya refuses to hand over Saif el-Islam Gaddafi to the ICC

18 november 2019 - 14:26:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Justice in the Government of National Accord (GNA) has turned down the request [...] Full text...

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Ruling party candidate re-elected Governor of Kogi State in north-central Nigeria

18 november 2019 - 13:14:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, [...] Full text...

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Observers raise concern over conduct of Saturday's governorship election in Nigeria

18 november 2019 - 07:28:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – International observers in the governorship election in Nigeria's Bayelsa and Kogi states last Saturday have expressed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's ruling party candidate wins Bayelsa State governorship election

18 november 2019 - 07:09:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The candidate of Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has won Saturday's governorship election in Bayelsa [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 30 missing electoral staff found as leading civil society coalition calls for cancellation of election over irregularities

17 november 2019 - 17:30:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s central electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said on Sunday that its 30 [...] Full text...

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Voting begins for governors in two Nigerian States

16 november 2019 - 11:15:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Voting has begun to elect governors in Bayelsa and Kogi States in Nigeria. In Kogi State, a [...] Full text...

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Civil society organisations, opposition political parties support Malian security forces

15 november 2019 - 23:52:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several Malian opposition political parties, civil society organisations and trade unions Friday held a meeting in [...] Full text...

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Opposition party expels 8 MPs in The Gambia

15 november 2019 - 19:52:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's biggest opposition political party, the Unity Democratic Party (UDP), has expelled eight members representing  the [...] Full text...

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Niger: Opposition leader Hama Amadou back in Niamey

15 november 2019 - 18:08:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Exiled Opposition leader, Hama Amadou, returned to Niamey on Thursday, just days after his mother's death. Amadou, [...] Full text...

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Burundi moves to mop up illegally acquired small arms and light weapons

15 november 2019 - 17:39:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian government has given illegal holders of small arms and light weapons additional three months, [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader claims 122 young Guineans shot dead in political demonstrations

15 november 2019 - 14:15:28
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - At least 122 young people, mostly under the age of 25, have been shot dead in [...] Full text...

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One more demonstrator shot dead in Conakry

14 november 2019 - 22:16:39
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   - The fourth day of peaceful demonstrations initiated by the National Front for the Defence of Constitution(FNDC) [...] Full text...

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Political parties, civil society organizations call for a halt to the electoral process in Togo

14 november 2019 - 17:21:41
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A group of political parties and civil society organizations, under the group, "Democratic Forces" movement, with [...] Full text...

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Trial on September 2009 events in Guinea due to start by June 2020 - ICC

14 november 2019 - 15:58:55
Paris, France (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms Fatou Bensouda, has said after a meeting [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says Banjul a national priority

13 november 2019 - 22:49:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -   President Adama Barrow Wednesday called on all Gambians, irrespective of political or regional affiliations, to fully [...] Full text...

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Mauritian Opposition gets a new leader

13 november 2019 - 15:11:09
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian former Minister of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs, Arvin Boolell, has been appointed opposition leader [...] Full text...

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Uproar in Nigeria over hate speech bill in Senate that seeks death penalty

13 november 2019 - 11:48:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There is uproar in Nigeria over a bill before the Nigerian Senate that seeks death by hanging for [...] Full text...

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ANC sends memorandum to joint UN-ECOWAS mission for free, fair election in Togo

12 november 2019 - 21:56:57
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  The National Alliance for Change (ANC), Togo's main opposition political party, Monday presented to the joint [...] Full text...

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Guinean President Conte issues decree for conduct of parliamentary elections

12 november 2019 - 21:30:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Hours after a decree issued by Guinean President Alpha Condé ordering the electoral body to conduct [...] Full text...

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Group phases of CAF Cup draws RS Berkane - DC Motema Pembe clash

12 november 2019 - 19:24:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The draw for the group phase of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Cup carried out [...] Full text...

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President Conde reshuffles his cabinet

12 november 2019 - 17:35:30
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - President Alpha Condé of Guinea, on Monday announced a minor reshuffle of his government, marked by [...] Full text...

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ICC warns Guinean social, political actors against escalation of violence

12 november 2019 - 17:04:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In a statement transmitted Monday to PANA, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has warned Guinean political [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde's main opposition party set to elect new president

12 november 2019 - 15:07:03
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde's main opposition party, the African Independence Party of Cape Verde (PAICV), will elect [...] Full text...

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South African racist fails in attempt to have case dropped

12 november 2019 - 12:15:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Adam Catzavelos, who sparked a national outcry when he filmed himself making racial comments in [...] Full text...

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Congo: UN expresses satisfaction with approach taken by CND to organize national dialogue in near future

11 november 2019 - 23:49:56
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The Special Representative for Central Africa and head of the United Nations Regional Office, François Louncény [...] Full text...

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World Bank will not give any monetary support to Zimbabwe

11 november 2019 - 19:15:28
New York City, USA (PANA) - The Zimbabwean government can expect no monetary support from the World Bank as engagement will [...] Full text...

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Mali opposition leader calls on Malians to join 'sacred union' around defence and security forces

09 november 2019 - 13:40:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, president of FSD (Front pour la Sauvegarde de la Démocratie), has [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Italy hold talks on the management of migrant flows

08 november 2019 - 19:12:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A negotiating session between Italy and Tunisia was held Thursday at the headquarters of the Italian [...] Full text...

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US warns South Sudan leaders after they failed to form government of national unity

08 november 2019 - 11:33:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United States says it is "deeply disappointed" that South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and opposition leader [...] Full text...

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South Africa presiden Ramaphosa urged to rebuke his deputy

08 november 2019 - 10:36:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday called on President Ramaphosa to rebuke [...] Full text...

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Sudanese, South Sudanese and Ugandan leaders in Entebbe for tripartite meeting on South Sudan

07 november 2019 - 17:18:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The leaders of Sudan, Uganda and South Sudan are meeting in Entebbe, Uganda, on Thursday to [...] Full text...

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'International community concerned about the situation in Guinea'

07 november 2019 - 12:01:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The international community said on Thursday that it is closely monitoring the Guinean government's legal proceedings [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire's 2020 presidential election: 17 opposition parties finalise platform under Bedie

07 november 2019 - 10:04:37
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Seventeen Ivorian opposition parties gathered on Wednesday in Daoukro, in central-eastern Côte d'Ivoire, around former head [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean elections think tank bemoans slow govt implementation of election reforms

06 november 2019 - 21:19:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local elections think tank, Election Resource Centre (ERC), Wednesday bemoaned the lack of comprehensive plans by [...] Full text...

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The Gambia’s opposition party urges President Barrow to honour coalition agreement

06 november 2019 - 20:22:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -  The Gambia’s biggest  opposition political party, United  Democratic Party (UDP), Wednesday called on Gambian leader Adama  [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Senate introduces bill to regulate social media

06 november 2019 - 11:01:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate has introduced a bill to regulate the use of the social media, just [...] Full text...

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Togolese government amends electoral code for nationals living abroad

05 november 2019 - 23:28:35
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - A draft bill adopted at the council of ministers on 18 October enabling Togolese nationals living [...] Full text...

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Towards creation of new political party inside the Mauritanian Black Nationalist trend

05 november 2019 - 21:46:48
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Coalition Living Together (CVE) from the Black Nationalist Movement, which backed the candidature of Kane [...] Full text...

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Nigerian court stops military's operation for citizens to show "positive identification"

05 november 2019 - 18:31:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos on Tuesday ordered the suspension of [...] Full text...

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Twenty-two Malians detained in Guinea released

05 november 2019 - 11:56:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-two young Malians, believed to be involved in Qnet scam stories, an international online direct sales [...] Full text...

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Two youths shot dead during burial of 11 victims of Guinea demonstration

05 november 2019 - 11:31:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Two young supporters from the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) were shot [...] Full text...

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Guinea: More than 100 arrested young Malians to be released for lack of evidence

04 november 2019 - 17:24:27
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Mali's ambassador to Guinea, Modibo Traoré, looking for a way to free many of his compatriots [...] Full text...

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Guinea's opposition victims buried

04 november 2019 - 17:07:17
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The eleven young Guinean opposition activists, killed recently during street demonstrations organized by the National Front [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's main labour union calls for speedy formation of new govt

04 november 2019 - 09:22:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), Noureddine Taboubi, on Sunday called for the [...] Full text...

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Malian envoys in Guinea to free Malian nationals detained by police

02 november 2019 - 14:15:12
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Malian government envoys arrived in Conakry on Friday evening to inquire about the circumstances and motives [...] Full text...

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South Africa crowned rugby World Cup winners

02 november 2019 - 13:58:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Twenty four years after the historic Mandela Rugby World Cup victory, South Africa’s first [...] Full text...

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Longest UN mediation in Burundi crisis ends

01 november 2019 - 17:38:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The latest UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Burundi, Michel Kafando, offered his resignation in mid-week to [...] Full text...

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Former President Ian Khama boycotts Presidential inauguration

01 november 2019 - 15:23:50
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The former President of Botswana, Seretse Khama Ian Khama, boycotted the Presidential inauguration of the 5th [...] Full text...

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