Coronavirus: Pandemic pushing people ‘even further behind’ – UN rights chief

27 february 2021 - 06:55:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic gathers pace, people worldwide are “being left behind – or pushed even [...] Full text...

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Ghana's Black Satellites beat Cameroon on penalties to reach AFCON U-20 semis

25 february 2021 - 21:56:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Black Satellites reached the semi-finals of the Total U-20 AFCON qualification match when they beat [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President congratulates Mohamed Bazoum, elected President of Niger

24 february 2021 - 16:52:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Wednesday sent his message of [...] Full text...

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Avoid ‘risky winner-take-all tactics’ in Somalia, UN Security Council hears

23 february 2021 - 06:40:19
New York, US (PANA) - Increased “brinkmanship, pressure tactics, and tests of strength” are threatening progress in Somalia, the country’s [...] Full text...

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M5-RFP calls for dissolution of National Transition Council

22 february 2021 - 21:03:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 5 June Movement - Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP), whose demonstrations are at the root [...] Full text...

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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine withdraws election petition against President Museveni

22 february 2021 - 11:33:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, has asked his lawyers to [...] Full text...

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EU presses Zimbabwe to end rights abuses

22 february 2021 - 07:01:48
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union is stepping up pressure on Zimbabwe over the lack of substantial reforms that has allowed [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges ‘restraint and calm’ in Somalia after violent outbreak

20 february 2021 - 06:20:09
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief expressed grave concern on Friday over an outbreak of violence in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.  In a statement issued [...] Full text...

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Violence in South Sudan engulfs country, 10 years after independence - UN

19 february 2021 - 15:47:10
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Extreme violence and attacks involving thousands of fighters at a time have engulfed more than [...] Full text...

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EU High Representative welcomes opportunity for engagement with Zimbabwe

19 february 2021 - 13:12:56
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union has welcomed further opportunities for continued dialogue and engagement with Zimbabwe and reiterated [...] Full text...

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Facebook invited to address South African parliamentary committee

17 february 2021 - 12:56:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Committee of Communications and Digital Technologies has agreed to invite Facebook to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Opposition parties take to the streets

13 february 2021 - 14:39:37
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Several thousand Mauritians took part this Saturday in a peaceful march called by the main opposition [...] Full text...

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South African opposition takes aim at President Ramaphosa over AU tenure

07 february 2021 - 18:21:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s tenure as the chairperson of the African Union (AU) ended this [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: President Sahlework visits troubled Tigray state

07 february 2021 - 13:56:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's President Sahlework Zewdie on Sunday arrived in Mekelle, the capital of the troubled Tigray [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian activists, opposition leaders on hunger strike, says rights body

05 february 2021 - 23:00:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian opposition leader and political change activist, Jawar Mohammed, and 22 others, held in pre-trial [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'very concerned' about upsurge in CAR clashes

04 february 2021 - 05:27:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief António Guterres on Wednesday said he continues to be “very concerned” about armed clashes and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian gov't denies claims tens of thousands killed in Tigray

03 february 2021 - 13:58:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has denied claims by three opposition parties that some 52,000 people have been killed [...] Full text...

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Libya vote offers renewal, reconciliation chance, says UN negotiator

01 february 2021 - 16:04:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All Libyans have a chance at national reconciliation and renewal once the country’s representatives, who have [...] Full text...

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Bobi Wine challenges Museveni's victory in court

01 february 2021 - 15:08:05
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's main opposition leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, on Monday petitioned the Supreme Court, seeking [...] Full text...

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Guinea to create platform for dialogue

28 january 2021 - 10:32:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean head of state, Alpha Condé, announced on Wednesday the creation of a permanent framework [...] Full text...

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African civil society offers solidarity to Guinean activists

26 january 2021 - 23:49:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Several African civil society organisations  here Tuesday affirmed their support for "the fair and noble fight" [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa urges wealthy nations to assit with vaccine roll-out

26 january 2021 - 19:21:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on Tuesday urged wealthy countries to release their [...] Full text...

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President hands over 'shooting to death report' to Zambia’s chief prosecutor

26 january 2021 - 15:14:00
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has received the report from the Inspector General of Police of the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian rights body seeks improved prison conditions, rights to opposition parties

26 january 2021 - 10:20:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has called for humane treatment of prisoners and guaranteed freedoms [...] Full text...

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Court orders police, army to vacate Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s home

25 january 2021 - 10:39:00
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The High Court in Kampala on Monday ordered security operatives to "immediately vacate" the home of [...] Full text...

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Ugandan military urged to end arbitrary detaintion of opposition leader, family

21 january 2021 - 10:31:13
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan authorities must immediately lift the police and military siege of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi’s [...] Full text...

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EU prods Uganda government to respect freedom of expression, free movement

20 january 2021 - 12:01:52
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Wednesday called on the Government of Uganda to respect the freedom [...] Full text...

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US slaps visa restrictions on Tanzanians for 'undermining democratic process, human rights'

20 january 2021 - 06:41:36
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Tuesday announced visa restrictions on Tanzanian officials who it said were [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa'S Opposition threatens court action over Covid-19 vaccine roll-out

18 january 2021 - 16:37:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday gave President Cyril Ramaphosa seven days [...] Full text...

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US calls on Ugandan gov't to investigate violence, election irregularities

18 january 2021 - 10:07:50
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - The U.S. says it is "deeply troubled" by the many credible reports of security force [...] Full text...

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Ugandan president Museveni reelected for sixth term in office

16 january 2021 - 14:38:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been re-elected for another term that will extend his stay [...] Full text...

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Opponent slams Beninese president's bid for second term in office

16 january 2021 - 14:15:32
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The leader of the opposition party (Les Démocrates), Eric Houndété, criticized the announcement Friday by the Beninese [...] Full text...

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Uganda opposition leader rejects results, vote tallying continues

15 january 2021 - 23:41:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, Friday rejected the presidential election results [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa to receive 270 million vaccine doses - Ramaphosa

14 january 2021 - 09:26:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African president snf African Union (AU) Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday confirmed that [...] Full text...

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Beninese opposition unites as front to restore democracy

13 january 2021 - 22:35:38
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese political parties and personalities, led by the Front for the Restoration of Democracy (FRD), Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Tunisia commemorates low-key 10th anniversary of the revolution

13 january 2021 - 18:08:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will Thursday commemorate a low-key 10th anniversary of the popular uprising that toppled the autocratic [...] Full text...

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US cancels observation of Uganda's election

13 january 2021 - 09:58:53
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The U.S. on Wednesday announced that it will not be an observer of Uganda's election scheduled [...] Full text...

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Uganda army raids home of presidential challenger

12 january 2021 - 11:33:28
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan army has raided the home of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, arresting everyone on site [...] Full text...

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Ugandan soldier opens fire, killing four, just days before Presidential polls

11 january 2021 - 22:49:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan soldier opened fire, killing two fellow soldiers, a Policeman and a civilian before he [...] Full text...

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South African billionaire strikes gold

11 january 2021 - 17:45:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africans are paying tribute to tech entrepreneur, Elon Musk, who has overtaken Amazon’s [...] Full text...

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New Burkinabe govt. announces reconciliation and land reforms

11 january 2021 - 17:04:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré, on Monday announced that national [...] Full text...

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Gambia opposition party calls on government to conduct investigation into impounded cocaine

10 january 2021 - 18:51:58
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  - The Gambia opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has urgently called on the Gambian government to conduct a [...] Full text...

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UN flags ‘deteriorating’ rights situation in run-up to Uganda's elections next week

09 january 2021 - 04:19:19
Geneva, Swtizerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging authorities in Uganda to ensure elections next week are free and peaceful, [...] Full text...

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Ten African presidents show solidarity with Ghana's Akufo-Addo at inaugural ceremony

08 january 2021 - 00:01:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ten African leaders Thursday showed solidarity with their Ghanaian counterpart, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa secures first COVID-19 vaccines

07 january 2021 - 18:02:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, on Thursday confirmed that one million doses of a COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Ghana's president Akufo-Addo inaugurated for second term

07 january 2021 - 15:30:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was on Thursday sworn into office for his second term [...] Full text...

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Opposition member wins Ghana Speaker vote

07 january 2021 - 10:22:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian Members of Parliament on Thursday elected a former colleague, Alban Sumana Bagbin of the opposition [...] Full text...

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Ghana dissolves 7th parliament to usher in new one

07 january 2021 - 07:13:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana at midnight on Wednesday dissolved its Seventh parliament since 1993 to pave way for the [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s electoral body postpones voters’ registration exercise

06 january 2021 - 10:24:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Independent Electoral Commission (INC) on Tuesday announced the indefinite postponement of the voters' registration [...] Full text...

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Burundian president congratulates CAR counterpart for election victory

05 january 2021 - 17:56:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye, has congratulated his Central African Republic (CAR) counterpart, Faustin-Archange Touadera, for his [...] Full text...

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Is the UN's appointment of the executive authority in Libya on the way due to the persisting blockades? (Analysis)

03 january 2021 - 14:25:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Given the continuing stalemate in the talks of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) on the [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, buried in Bamako

01 january 2021 - 20:47:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The funeral of Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, who died of coronavirus on 25 December in [...] Full text...

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End of Year: Zambia’s treasury to be refunded about K4 million from ex-ministers

31 december 2020 - 18:46:19
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The judgment by Zambia’s  Constitutional Court ordering  former cabinet ministers and their deputies in President Edgar [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean Prime Minister Sidya Touré calls for national dialogue

31 december 2020 - 11:12:09
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The national executive office of the Union of Republican Forces (UFR) of former Guinean Prime Minister [...] Full text...

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Unsuccessful Guinean presidential candidate Diallo prevented from leaving the country

31 december 2020 - 11:05:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean Prime Minister and unsuccessful candidate in last October's presidential election, Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, [...] Full text...

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Congolese opposition leader Martin Fayulu promises to name cabinet in January

30 december 2020 - 23:22:57
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - LAMUKA, Martin Fayulu,  coordinator of the opposition coalition, Wednesday promised to name a cabinet in [...] Full text...

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Change of Police command means nothing if killers are not arrested, says opposition

30 december 2020 - 09:47:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) says the changes made by President Edgar [...] Full text...

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End arrests of political opponents in Uganda: UN independent rights experts

30 december 2020 - 06:56:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts has called on the Ugandan authorities to end [...] Full text...

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Alassane Bala Sakandé re-elected Speaker of Burkina Faso Parliament

29 december 2020 - 09:51:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Alassane Bala Sakandé was re-elected on Monday as Speaker of the National Assembly of Burkina [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisséto be buried on Friday

29 december 2020 - 09:19:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, who died last Friday in Paris from COVID-19, will be buried [...] Full text...

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State prosecutors in Zambia boycott cases over killing of colleague

28 december 2020 - 12:22:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - State Prosecutors of the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) on Monday boycotted court following the killing of [...] Full text...

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Ghana opposition party to petition against election results this week

27 december 2020 - 10:00:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), which has been crying foul about the results of [...] Full text...

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Ghana's 2020 elections 'transparent, free, fair, credible, safe' - Akufo-Addo

25 december 2020 - 22:20:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, said here Friday that the 7 December, 2020, elections conducted [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé dies of coronavirus on Friday in France.

25 december 2020 - 13:37:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé died of coronavirus on Friday in Paris, France, his family and [...] Full text...

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Gambian opposition leader describes 2020 as ‘tough year’

24 december 2020 - 20:27:41
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) -  Ousainou Darboe, leader of opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), Thursday described 2020 as a tough year when [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Groups kick as Buhari gives up, says only God can police Nigeria, Niger border

23 december 2020 - 21:56:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement Tuesday that only God could effectively supervise Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic has [...] Full text...

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Zambian police shoot dead state prosecutor, opposition supporter

23 december 2020 - 12:36:29
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A state prosecutor and a supporter of the main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Loser of presidential poll salutes winner Marc Christian Kaboré

22 december 2020 - 14:49:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eddie Komboïgo who came second in the November 22 presidential election of Burkina Faso on [...] Full text...

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African competitions: Teungueth FC and Jaraaf face the "red line" of Senegalese clubs

21 december 2020 - 13:48:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Teungueth FC and Jaraaf de Dakar, respectively representing Senegal this year in the Champions League and [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate slams Morocco for cracking down on activists in Western Sahara

18 december 2020 - 06:51:01
New York, US (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Friday called out Morocco for cracking down on pro-independence activists in Western Sahara after [...] Full text...

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Police in Ghana arrest 26 opposition party supporters for 'unlawful' protest

18 december 2020 - 05:57:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana police on Thursday arrested 26 supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) who [...] Full text...

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South Africa salutes Conde after election victory

17 december 2020 - 06:44:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has congratulated newly elected Guinea President Alpha Conde following his election victory. The [...] Full text...

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Guinean President urged to stop use of excessive force against opposition supporters

16 december 2020 - 11:13:08
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The use of excessive force by Guinean security force in the weeks following a presidential election [...] Full text...

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Significant involvement of Guinean opponents in inauguration of President Alpha Condé

15 december 2020 - 22:04:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Dr Ousmane Kaba, leader of the Party of Democrats for Hope (PADES) Tuesday urged President Alpha [...] Full text...

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DRC authorities release Zambian opposition leader

15 december 2020 - 09:53:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have released the leader of Zambia's opposition [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams South Sudan authorities for inaction on appalling abuses

15 december 2020 - 06:12:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch says South Sudanese authorities have failed to stem or investigate the appalling abuses by [...] Full text...

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Preparations far advanced for inauguration of Guinean President Alpha Conde

14 december 2020 - 11:10:39
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-four hours before the inauguration ceremony of the Guinean president, Alpha Conde, for his third term [...] Full text...

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Zambian govt urged to intervene in opposition leader’s restriction in DRC

14 december 2020 - 10:22:44
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia Centre for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) has appealed to the Zambian Government, through the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International asks Uganda to stop killings, rights violations ahead of elections

14 december 2020 - 07:21:10
Kapala, Uganda (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday asked the Ugandan authorities to take measures to immediately end the wave [...] Full text...

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WTO: SA leads African effort to lift copyright curbs on pandemic response supplies

12 december 2020 - 00:30:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Eswatini, Pakistan and Bolivia, Friday opened a new warfront in the [...] Full text...

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Beninese rights body denounces illegal burial of victim of May 2019 demonstrations

11 december 2020 - 21:03:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese human rights and people’s organisation (ODHP) Friday denounced the secret burial of Prudence Amoussou, [...] Full text...

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Ugandan Police crackdown against opposition leaders draws Amnesty International condemnation

11 december 2020 - 19:41:21
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must take measures to immediately end the wave of human rights violations and abuses [...] Full text...

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Ghana opposition leader rejects 'fictionalised, flawed' election results

11 december 2020 - 06:03:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former President John Dramani Mahama has rejected the results of last Monday's general elections saying he [...] Full text...

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South Sudan President to form new Parliament

10 december 2020 - 10:56:06
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan has made a major step towards the formation of a multiparty Parliament with [...] Full text...

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Ghana's main opposition party rejects 'flawed' election results

10 december 2020 - 07:03:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) said on Wednesday that it will not accept the [...] Full text...

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President Akufo-Addo wins Ghana election

09 december 2020 - 18:37:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has won the presidential election held on Monday. The Chairperson of [...] Full text...

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Five killed in Ghana electoral violence

09 december 2020 - 14:30:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The police in Ghana on Wednesday confirmed the death of five civilians since Monday when the [...] Full text...

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'Pay back government money', Zambian President tells former ministers

09 december 2020 - 14:05:17
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu expects Cabinet ministers and deputy ministers who remained in office after dissolution [...] Full text...

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Ghana continues to wait for results of presidential and parliamentary elections

09 december 2020 - 07:05:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana continues to wait for the results of Monday's presidential and parliamentary elections as the Electoral [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs meeting in Ghadames set plenary session on Dec 21 and 22

08 december 2020 - 22:32:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the House of Representatives participating in the parliamentary session held Tuesday agreed after their [...] Full text...

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Zambian court orders former ministers to refund K60 000 each for overstaying in office

08 december 2020 - 14:19:00
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA ) – Zambia's  Constitutional Court has given former Cabinet ministers, their deputies and provincial ministers 30 days [...] Full text...

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Ghana's general elections end

07 december 2020 - 17:27:14
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections have officially come to an end with reports of smooth  voting [...] Full text...

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Ghana to consider US$15 billion debt restructuring after polls - Finance advisers

07 december 2020 - 13:41:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will have to grapple with the need for the restructuring of a massive US$15 billion [...] Full text...

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Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila subjected to travel ban

05 december 2020 - 18:48:54
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The flight of Joseph Kabila, Honorary President of the DRC and leader of the Common [...] Full text...

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Senior junta official elected president of National Transition Council

05 december 2020 - 18:36:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Colonel Malick Diaw, the first vice president of the National Committee for the Salvation of the [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Former president Gbagbo plans to return home in December

04 december 2020 - 14:30:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA - Former president of Côte d'Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo on Friday received two passports, one ordinary and [...] Full text...

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Rights body alarmed by attacks on freedom of speech and association in Chad

02 december 2020 - 18:43:38
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international said on Wednesday that with the approach of the presidential election set for April [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate joins call for sack of Nigeria's military leaders over escalating Boko Haram/ISWAP killings

01 december 2020 - 19:13:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate Tuesday finally summoned courage to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the country’s service [...] Full text...

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Four civil society groups call release of Guinean activist Oumar Sylla

01 december 2020 - 16:24:47
Paris, France (PANA) - Four civil society organisations on Monday called on the Guinean government to "immediately release" Oumar Sylla, [...] Full text...

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ANC calls for “immediate release” of two political figures arrested last weekend in Lomé

30 november 2020 - 17:00:22
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The National Alliance for Change (ANC), one of Togo's leading political parties, in a statement in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers

29 november 2020 - 20:02:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...

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Seychelles President arrives in Mauritius

29 november 2020 - 13:37:45
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) – Seychelles President, Wavel Ramkalawan, on Sunday afternoon arrived in Mauritius for a three-day official visit, PANA [...] Full text...

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Politician close to former Prime Minister Agbéyomé Kodjo abduction in Togo

28 november 2020 - 12:07:39
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Gerard Djossou, in charge of human rights of the Dynamic Monsignor Kpodzro (DMK), a group of [...] Full text...

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The aftermath of armed conflict in Libya compromises resolution

26 november 2020 - 23:51:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly a decade of continued armed conflict in Libya has left visible scars on the Libyan [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Burkina Faso President Kaboré re-elected in first round with 57.87% of the vote

26 november 2020 - 14:06:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's outgoing President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has been re-lected in the first round [...] Full text...

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Congo: Political consultation opens in Madingou to prepare for 2021 presidential election

25 november 2020 - 18:27:54
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese deputy prime minister, Firmin Ayessa, opened Wednesday in Madingou, more than 250 km southwest [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe government warns of possible election-related abuses

25 november 2020 - 11:00:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government on Tuesday warned political actors, especially those in the opposition, against possible [...] Full text...

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Minor flaws do not make Sunday’s polls in Burkina Faso dubious – Presidential Majority

24 november 2020 - 13:57:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Alliance of Political Parties and Political Organisations of the Presidential Majority (APMP) considers shortcomings [...] Full text...

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UN ‘extremely concerned’ for safety of Tigray civilians in regional capital, as refugee numbers grow

24 november 2020 - 05:25:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday said it was “extremely concerned” over the safety of civilians across [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Opposition candidates ’will not accept resulted tarnished by irregularities’ - platform

23 november 2020 - 23:17:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Opposition candidates here Monday issued a joint statement saying they "will not accept results tarnished [...] Full text...

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Four European countries to sanction on anyone hindering Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum

23 november 2020 - 15:44:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom have welcomed the results of the first round of [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch group flags 'serious abuses' in Tanzania's elections

23 november 2020 - 07:18:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch said on Monday that at least four people were killed by the state [...] Full text...

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Polling stations open in Burkina Faso for presidential, legislative elections

22 november 2020 - 10:57:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Polling stations opened Sunday at 6 a.m. in several localities throughout the country for the [...] Full text...

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Guterres announces intention to appoint Balgarian Nickolay Mladenov as new Special Envoy in Libya

20 november 2020 - 21:50:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has informed the Security Council about his intention to appoint the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Cape Town school rocked by race protests

20 november 2020 - 15:15:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police used stun grenades and water cannons to disperse angry protestors outside a Cape [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe opposition rejects any proclamation of results day after elections

18 november 2020 - 22:17:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso opposition leader Zéphirin Diabré Wednesday declared he would reject the declaration of provisional [...] Full text...

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Malawi fugitive pastor detained

18 november 2020 - 10:52:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Self-proclaimed Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary on Wednesday handed themselves over [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands investigations into killings in Cote d'Ivoire since presidential vote

17 november 2020 - 08:13:29
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Amnesty International is asking the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to investigate the killing of dozens of [...] Full text...

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Ghana's anti-corruption chief resigns

17 november 2020 - 08:01:21
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's anti-graft chief on Monday announced his resignation with immediate effect citing lack of cooperation from [...] Full text...

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Sudan opposition leaders arrive in Khartoum to celebrate peace deal

15 november 2020 - 16:13:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in decades, Sudanese rebel leaders from Darfur, the Blue Nile and Eastern [...] Full text...

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Mali's opposition umbrella M5-RFP rejects method of appointing Transition Council

15 november 2020 - 12:45:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mouvement du 5 Juin-Rassemblement des Forces Patriotiques (M5-RFP), Mali's opposition umbrella group, whose demonstrations triggered [...] Full text...

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Third Vice-President of Togo's National Assembly passes away

15 november 2020 - 11:30:13
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 3rd Vice-President of the National Assembly of Togo, André Ablom Johnson, died on Saturday in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa's opposition slams lockdown extension

12 november 2020 - 09:18:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa for extending [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief Bachelet condemns Tanzania election violence

10 november 2020 - 19:45:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The people of Tanzania should be allowed to express grievances “without fear of reprisals” after nationwide [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor calls for Libya ceasefire progress

10 november 2020 - 19:31:05
New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is urging Libya’s warring parties to implement [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Opposition official calls for regional mobilisation against irregular immigration

10 november 2020 - 15:59:49
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Kane Hamidou Baba, leader of the Coalition Vivre Ensemble (CVE), who failed in the Mauritanian presidential [...] Full text...

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Top official of South Africa's ruling ANC arrested

10 november 2020 - 15:40:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has been rocked by the arrest of [...] Full text...

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Bachelet urges serious dialogue in aftermath of Cote d’Ivoire election

09 november 2020 - 16:02:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday urged all sides in Cote [...] Full text...

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Ghana's main politicians congratulate Biden. Harris on US electoral victory

08 november 2020 - 13:06:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the main opposition leader John Dramani Mahama, who are [...] Full text...

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Twenty two Sierra Leoneans arrested in Guinea

07 november 2020 - 11:20:08
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Some 22 Sierra Leonean nationals were arrested at the border post of Gninabè, in the sub-prefecture [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s re-elected president takes oath of office; pledges hard work for nation’s prosperity

05 november 2020 - 13:22:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – President John Pombe Magufuli on Thursday took the oath of office to lead Tanzania [...] Full text...

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Mozambique withdraws statement on decolonization before UN commission

04 november 2020 - 16:51:26
New York United Nations (PANA) - Mozambique's permanent representative to the UN has withdrawn a statement on decolonization in Africa, [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns violence in Côte d'Ivoire,urges respect for constitutional order

04 november 2020 - 14:22:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the violence in Côte d'Ivoire and called for respect of [...] Full text...

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AU, ECOWAS and UN urge Ivorian parties to protect lives

04 november 2020 - 13:30:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) and the United [...] Full text...

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‘Take urgent steps’ to calm intercommunal violence in Ethiopia: Guterres

04 november 2020 - 06:35:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Inclusive dialogue is crucial to diffuse tensions across Ethiopia, said the UN Secretary-General on Tuesday, following reports [...] Full text...

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Opposition leaders harassed, arrested during Presidential nominations in Uganda

03 november 2020 - 21:51:14
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan Opposition has faced harassment on the second and last day of the submission of [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Security forces lay siege at opponent Henri Konan Bédié's home

03 november 2020 - 18:25:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The home of opponent Henri Konan Bédié, who has rejected the results of the presidential [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: UN reports 3,000 flee abroad amid electoral violence

03 november 2020 - 18:17:33
Abidjan,Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Several thousand people have fled from election-related violence in Côte d'Ivoire to seek sanctuary in neighbouring [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa congratulates Tanzania’s Magufuli on re-election

03 november 2020 - 16:24:30
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is also current African Union chairperson, has congratulated Tanzania’s President John Magufuli on his [...] Full text...

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EU issues statement on Tanzania’s general elections

03 november 2020 - 13:15:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Praising Tanzania’s elections held last week as well organised and peaceful in many parts [...] Full text...

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EC calls for 'open, constructive, inclusive dialogue' after controversial Tanzanian vote

03 november 2020 - 12:46:46
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has called for "an open, constructive and inclusive dialogue" between [...] Full text...

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Ivorian opposition rejects result of election, announces national transitional council

02 november 2020 - 23:41:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Opposition parties and groupings in Côte d’Ivoire Monday rejected the first results of the 31 [...] Full text...

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Tanzania police quash opposition demonstrations, arrest leaders

02 november 2020 - 15:01:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Police in Tanzania on Monday moved to avert planned demonstrations called by the opposition [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s president urges compatriots to move away from partisan battlegrounds

01 november 2020 - 13:18:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s president John Pombe Magufuli on Sunday appealed to his compatriots to put aside [...] Full text...

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Ivorian authorities urged to ensure respect for human rights before, during and after elections

31 october 2020 - 15:39:35
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) Saturday called on the Ivorian authorities to ensure respect for human rights before, [...] Full text...

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Voting begins in Côte d'Ivoire's controversial presidential election

31 october 2020 - 12:01:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Polling stations opened on Saturday in Côte d'Ivoire in the West African country's controversial presidential [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Conduct election in ‘a peaceful manner’ – UN chief

31 october 2020 - 08:21:32
New York, US (PANA) - As voting begins in Côte d'Ivoire on Saturday in a controversial presidential election, UN Secretary-General, [...] Full text...

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Mo Ibrahim Foundation warns against violent elections in Africa

31 october 2020 - 00:22:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, an African governance organisation which rewards retired former leaders, has expressed concern [...] Full text...

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Dr Magufuli wins landslide re-election as Tanzania’s president

30 october 2020 - 22:26:17
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s President, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, has registered a landslide re-election victory, giving him [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s opposition rejects election results as ruling CCM is headed for landslide win

30 october 2020 - 09:02:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s opposition presidential candidate, Tundu Lissu, said on Thursday that his party rejects the [...] Full text...

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Haftar’s future called into question on eve of political solution in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

29 october 2020 - 22:18:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The process to resolve the Libyan crisis through consensus raises no doubt following developments over the [...] Full text...

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President Magufuli takes early lead in Tanzania’s election

29 october 2020 - 14:27:49
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Incumbent John Pombe Magufuli of CCM party is on track for an overwhelming victory [...] Full text...

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US concerned about 'lack of transparency in vote tabulation' in Guinea presidential election

29 october 2020 - 07:08:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The US has expressed concern about questions raised by election observers and civil society on the [...] Full text...

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Counting underway as polls close in Tanzania's general elections

28 october 2020 - 18:44:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Counting of ballots is underway in Tanzania on Wednesday after general elections that the [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian opposition leader wants official recognition of national languages

28 october 2020 - 15:12:53
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Samba Thiam, leader of the Progressive Forces for Change (FPC-black nationalist movement) in Mauritania, advocates for [...] Full text...

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Voting under way in Tanzania's general election with minor hiccups

28 october 2020 - 14:26:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Voting started smoothly in Tanzania on Wednesday to elect the country’s president, members of [...] Full text...

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Long lines at polling stations as Tanzanians vote in general elections

28 october 2020 - 11:09:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Long queues have formed at polling stations across Tanzania as the East African country [...] Full text...

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Voting begins in Tanzania general elections

28 october 2020 - 07:11:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Polls have opened in Tanzania where voters are electing a president, members of parliament and [...] Full text...

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Pro-opposition march banned in Ethiopia

27 october 2020 - 23:23:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian authorities have banned a peaceful march against ethnically motivated killings scheduled for 28 October, [...] Full text...

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45 political parties recognised by Congolese government

27 october 2020 - 23:11:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Interior and Decentralization, Raymond Zéphirin Mboulou, Monday issued a list of 45 [...] Full text...

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AU calls for peaceful poll in Tanzania

27 october 2020 - 22:09:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission President, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called for a peaceful vote in [...] Full text...

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Special groups in Zanzibar vote early in Tanzanian general election

27 october 2020 - 17:41:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Voting started in Zanzibar on Tuesday for special groups, including security personnel and officials [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for safe, peaceful voting process in Tanzania

27 october 2020 - 17:00:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called on everyone involved in Tanzania's political process to ensure that [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office concerned about democracy in Tanzania

27 october 2020 - 15:59:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Human Rights Office in Geneva said on Tuesday it has  been following with concern [...] Full text...

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Tanzanians go to the polls Wednesday

26 october 2020 - 13:20:47
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanians, in their thousands, are set to cast their votes on Wednesday to elect [...] Full text...

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Alpha Condé re-elected with 59.49 pc ahead of Cellou Dalein Diallo in Guinea

24 october 2020 - 14:48:19
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - President Alpha Condé, candidate of the People's Rally of Guinea (RPG Rainbow), has won the country’s [...] Full text...

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Kenyan leaders drum up support for constitutional change movement

22 october 2020 - 23:05:28
Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has embarked on a campaign to rally citizens in western Kenya to [...] Full text...

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Kenya's former PM voices concern over Police brutality in Nigeria

22 october 2020 - 23:00:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Police brutality which has led to multiple deaths in Nigeria is a “dark mark” on [...] Full text...

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Former Malian President Kéita returns to Bamako

22 october 2020 - 11:57:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, returned to Bamako on Wednesday evening after undergoing medical treatment [...] Full text...

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South African president urged to intervene in Nigerian crisis

22 october 2020 - 10:59:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his [...] Full text...

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Guinea gov't says at least 10 killed in post-election violence

22 october 2020 - 10:47:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government on Wednesday announced that a dozen people have been killed in post-election violence [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Violent clashes erupt between ruling and opposition party supporters

21 october 2020 - 19:18:45
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Violent clashes have broke out on Wednesday in Lambagni, a northern neighbourhood in the upper suburbs [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS says Guinea presidential vote 'not marred by any irregularity'

21 october 2020 - 11:19:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given a clean bill of health to [...] Full text...

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Former Malian President IBK expected in Bamako after medical treatment in Abu Dhabi

20 october 2020 - 21:29:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, was authorized on 5 September by the ruling military junta [...] Full text...

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Guinea opposition leader Diallo declares himself winner of Sunday's poll

20 october 2020 - 11:08:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's opposition leader Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo on Monday declared himself the winner in the first [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS notes continued points of disagreement in Ivorian electoral process

19 october 2020 - 20:22:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said here Monday it [...] Full text...

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Demos resume in Ivorian cities to protest Ouattara's third term bid

19 october 2020 - 17:56:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several districts of the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, on Monday witnessed demons to heed the call [...] Full text...

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Guinean gov't blasts opposition candidate Diallo, his activists for 'premature' celebration of his 'victory'

19 october 2020 - 11:17:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government on Monday expressed "surprise and indignation" after scenes of jubilation on Sunday by [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian opposition member Mustapha Limam Chaafi returns home after 12 years in exile

19 october 2020 - 09:47:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian opposition figure, Mustapha Limaam Chaafi, returned to Nouakchott on Sunday from Dubai after 12 years [...] Full text...

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Race riot threatens farming town in South Africa

16 october 2020 - 12:47:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions are running high in the Free State town of Senekal where hundreds of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS and perennial political crises (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

16 october 2020 - 11:49:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - All too soon, but as expected, World  attention is shifting from Mali after a frenetic diplomatic [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Opposition candidates call for boycott of presidential election

15 october 2020 - 22:17:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Opposition candidates Henri Konan Bédié (PDCI) and Pascal Affi N'Guessan (FPI) Thursday called on their [...] Full text...

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Guinean Civil Society deploys observers for Sunday's presidential election

15 october 2020 - 18:08:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Citizens' Coalition for Elections and Governance (COCEG), announced in a statement the deployment of some [...] Full text...

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Guinea opposition umbrella 'outraged' at travel ban on former PM Sidya Touré

15 october 2020 - 12:07:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's opposition umbrella National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), has expressed outrage at [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso commemorates 33 years of the assassination of Thomas Sankara

14 october 2020 - 18:16:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - On October 15, 1987, Captain Thomas Sankara, President of Burkina Faso, was assassinated along with [...] Full text...

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Zambian opposition leader jailed for one year

14 october 2020 - 13:03:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Lusaka Principal Resident Magistrate David Simusamba has jailed Zambian outspoken opposition leader of National Democratic Congress [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian action against free speech, pre-election crackdown attracts criticism

12 october 2020 - 22:03:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Democratic space in Tanzania continues to narrow as the government applies laws to stifle freedom of [...] Full text...

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FNDC reports 92 deaths in its ranks in Guinea

12 october 2020 - 17:32:03
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - At least 92 people were killed and 324 injured between June 2019 and March 2020 in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ramaphosa to announce SA economic stimulus package

12 october 2020 - 12:35:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa is this week expected to unveil a massive stimulus package to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS welcomes release of Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé

10 october 2020 - 15:20:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday welcomed the release of Malian [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader says he was not subjected to violence during his detention

09 october 2020 - 14:52:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, who spoke briefly to the press on Thursday upon his arrival [...] Full text...

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What can be learned from the inter-Libyan dialogue in Bouznika, Morocco? (Analysis)

09 october 2020 - 14:40:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The agreement between Libyan parliamentarians on the criteria for picking holders of the positions of sovereignty [...] Full text...

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Freed Malian opposition leader Cissé arrives in Bamako

09 october 2020 - 10:23:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, who was released on Thursday after seven months in captivity, arrived [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé released - presidency

08 october 2020 - 21:20:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, abducted by Jihadists since 25 March while campaigning near Niafunke, in [...] Full text...

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ACHPR raises alarm over deteriorating human rights abuses in Zimbabwe

08 october 2020 - 17:32:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has raised alarm over the increase in [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso INEC validates 14 nomination papers for 22 November presidential election

08 october 2020 - 10:10:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fourteen nomination papers out of the 23 submitted by politicians to the Independent National Electoral [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC-T factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, sworn in as MP

07 october 2020 - 17:35:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai (MDC-T) factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, was late Wednesday sworn in as [...] Full text...

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Malawi President in Tanzania for three-day state visit

07 october 2020 - 14:19:18
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Malawi President Lazarus Chakwerwa arrived in Tanzania on Wednesday for a three-day state visit [...] Full text...

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Starvation used as weapon of war in South Sudan conflict, UN rights body finds

07 october 2020 - 06:48:05
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Starvation is being intentionally used as a war tactic in South Sudan’s brutal conflict, a [...] Full text...

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Validation of candidates for Burkinabe presidential election begins

06 october 2020 - 17:54:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Commission charged with the responsibility to screen candidatures for the Presidential Election in Burkina [...] Full text...

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