Hundreds killed, detained following deadly election violence in Tanzania: UN

12 november 2025 - 07:25:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hundreds of protesters and others have been killed and an unknown number injured or detained in [...] Full text...

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One in five children has not received essential vaccinations in Gaza

09 november 2025 - 08:20:08
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As United Nations agencies prepare to launch a massive vaccination campaign for 44,000 children in [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson appoints Special Envoy to Madagascar

04 november 2025 - 08:22:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has appointed Mohamed Idris Farah, [...] Full text...

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Gender equality’s not just a goal – it’s a foundation for lasting peace (By UN News)

01 november 2025 - 04:41:50
New York, US (PANA) - Twenty-five years ago, the international community agreed a new approach to women’s inclusion in peace [...] Full text...

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Sudanese FM summons UN Resident Representative for Humanitarian Affairs over 'inaccurate' report

24 october 2025 - 08:17:09
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese authorities on Wednesday summoned Gemma San Martin, UN Representative and Resident Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs, [...] Full text...

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Central African Republic: ‘3R’ combatants in the northwest lay down their arms (By Maria Kabatanya (By Maria Kabatanya, UN News)

18 october 2025 - 07:21:42
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - As the disarmament team approached, combatants from the Retour, Réclamation et Réhabilitation (3R) armed [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Madagascar's military leader Col. Randrianirina sworn in as president

17 october 2025 - 09:41:26
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Madagascar's military leader, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, who heads National Transitional Defence Council (CNDT) that took power [...] Full text...

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AU deploys high-level delegation to Madagascar after coup

17 october 2025 - 07:49:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) is immediately deploying a high-level delegation to Madagascar to “facilitate [...] Full text...

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UN condemns Madagascar military takeover, urges return to constitutional order

16 october 2025 - 21:09:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN has condemned Madagascar’s military takeover, calling for the immediate restoration of constitutional order following [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Ivorian authorities to stop stifling peaceful protests ahead of presidential election

16 october 2025 - 08:56:16
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian authorities must respect and protect the right to protest and allow peaceful rallies to [...] Full text...

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UN concerned by unconstitutional change of power in Madagascar

16 october 2025 - 07:16:45
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is deeply concerned by what it considers "an unconstitutional change of power" [...] Full text...

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Madagascar: UN calls on authorities to cease unnecessary use of force against protesters

11 october 2025 - 07:40:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief called on security forces in Madagascar on Friday to stop the [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Morocco to halt use of excessive force during youth protests

03 october 2025 - 15:30:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for an “immediate and independent investigation” into the Moroccan [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for investigations into deadly force used against Gen Z protesters in Madagascar

03 october 2025 - 08:56:10
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Amnesty International has called on the authorities in Madagascar to launch a “thorough and efective” investigation [...] Full text...

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Niger lashes out at big powers for undermining Africa's peace, development

28 september 2025 - 05:52:29
New York, US (PANA) - Niger has lashed out at the world's big owers for undermining peace,  development in Africa.Niger's [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Militias, army threaten South Kivu civilians

16 september 2025 - 06:31:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – DR Congo (DRC) military forces and a coalition of abusive militias are threatening the security of civilians [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief denounces ‘glorification of violence’ and attack on rule of law

08 september 2025 - 13:15:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights chief Volker Türk on Monday condemned what he called a worldwide “glorification of violence” [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Malawi elections should end human rights violations

05 september 2025 - 09:45:49
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s 16 September presidential and parliamentary candidates must ensure the promotion and protection of human rights [...] Full text...

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UN acknowleges apartheid-era in South Africa

28 august 2025 - 08:12:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Eastern Cape Provincial Government, led by Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane, on Wednesday hosted [...] Full text...

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Angola protests: UN urges restraint, investigations into deaths

01 august 2025 - 05:17:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - What began as protests against fuel price hikes in Angola have escalated into deadly unrest across [...] Full text...

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The Sevilla Commitment: A vital step to rebuild trust in global cooperation

03 july 2025 - 14:21:27
Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - Civil society organisations have welcomed the consensus reached at the landmark Sustainable development conference concluding this [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Gen Z protests returns a year later, more defiant, 8 killed

25 june 2025 - 18:55:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eight people were shot dead across Kenya, two of them in Nairobi and over 400 others [...] Full text...

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Libya's eastern-based govt protests to Greece over hydrocarbon exploration in disputed maritime zones

23 june 2025 - 11:57:12
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya's eastern-based government has sent a formal protest to Greece over its steps to explore for [...] Full text...

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South Africa embroiled in dispute over late Zambian president Lungu's remains

09 june 2025 - 08:11:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has been caught in the crossfires of a dispute between the Zambian [...] Full text...

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Gazans’ suffering goes on amid intensifying Israeli strikes

26 may 2025 - 16:15:14
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - After another deadly weekend of Israeli attacks in Gaza, aid teams stressed once again on [...] Full text...

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Fresh demonstrations rock Tripoli to demand end of Government of National Unity

24 may 2025 - 13:29:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Demonstrators took to the streets of Martyrs Square in Tripoli city centre for the second week [...] Full text...

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UN experts raise alarm over Mali’s suspension of political parties

09 may 2025 - 07:33:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts have strongly criticised Mali’s military authorities for suspending all political parties [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Police charged 16 protesters, as a protest over the exiled President Jammeh’s assets sale turned chaotic

08 may 2025 - 19:58:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia Police Force (GPF) Thursday rounded up nearly 20 individuals in protest over the sale of [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Police crackdown on peaceful protesters in Banjul

08 may 2025 - 13:47:45
 Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia Police Force Thursday arrested over 30 members of the Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA), including [...] Full text...

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Southj Africa: Remains of anti-apartheid activists reburied

04 may 2025 - 17:09:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi on Saturday presided over the handover and reburial ceremony of [...] Full text...

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South African opposition condemns Zelenky's State visit

07 april 2025 - 09:37:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African opposition MP Party (MKP) has condemned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's State visit on [...] Full text...

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‘The poison of racism continues to infect our world’, Guterres warns on International Day

22 march 2025 - 07:16:56
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Friday, [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria and Venezuela

18 march 2025 - 20:56:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top independent experts reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, putting the [...] Full text...

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Iran protests: Human Rights Council probe condemns online, app-based repression

14 march 2025 - 20:14:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Iranian Government has continued to ramp up efforts to restrict the rights of civilians including [...] Full text...

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Libya's Tripoli-based govt rejects calls by Speaker Saleh to stop dealing with it

23 february 2025 - 12:42:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) in Libya has rejected calls by the Speaker of [...] Full text...

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G20 foreign ministers meet in South Africa

20 february 2025 - 08:00:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting began in Johannesburg on Thursday.It is part of a [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of Uganda opposition leader Besigye, other civilians

19 february 2025 - 08:21:39
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) is asking the Ugandan authorities to release from prison former opposition presidential [...] Full text...

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Kenya furious after DRC Embassy looting

28 january 2025 - 19:14:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan embassy in Kinshasa has been looted in protest against the ongoing civil disturbance in [...] Full text...

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Ghana president orders investigation into bloody clash between illegal miners and soldiers

20 january 2025 - 05:18:27
Obuasi, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president John Dramani Mahama has ordered immediate investigation into the bloody clash between illegal miners [...] Full text...

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Gaza ceasefire takes hold after delay, raising hopes of ending the war and freeing hostages

19 january 2025 - 18:04:46
Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip (PANA) - A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, [...] Full text...

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Gaza ceasefire takes hold after delay, raising hopes of ending the war and freeing hostages

19 january 2025 - 15:18:56
Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip (PANA) - A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, [...] Full text...

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At least 8 dead in clash between illegal miners and soldiers in Ghana gold mining town

19 january 2025 - 13:12:29
Obuasi, Ghana (PANA) - At least eight illegal miners are reported to have died in a violent clash with military [...] Full text...

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Tension rises between Sudan and South Sudan over retribution killings

17 january 2025 - 09:15:28
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The governments of Sudan and South Sudan are taking steps to defuse rising tension between [...] Full text...

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More Palestinians displaced by home demolitions across the West Bank - OCHA

10 january 2025 - 08:57:48
Gaza, West Bank (PANA) - According to initial information, five Palestinians, including at least three children aged eight, 10 and [...] Full text...

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Kenya's human rights status downgraded to 'repressed'

04 december 2024 - 11:09:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The civil rights coalition, CIVICUS, announced in a report on Wednesday the downgrade of Kenya's civic [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges SADC to take 'strong stand' against spiralling police killings, assault on peaceful assembly in Mozambique

15 november 2024 - 09:08:51
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to [...] Full text...

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COP29: Leaders must commit to fair climate financing and fully phasing out fossil fuels

07 november 2024 - 07:48:37
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Leaders at COP29 must listen to demands for climate justice by putting human rights at the [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Mozambican authorities to end post-election assault on protests

31 october 2024 - 10:35:27
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International on Thursday asked Mozambique’s authorities to “immediately halt” their escalating assault [...] Full text...

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Fighting, abuses putting Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia at risk: HRW

29 october 2024 - 06:41:02
 Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Recent fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Fano militias in the northwestern Amhara region has put [...] Full text...

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Rights expert urges universities to respect pro-Palestinian protests

06 october 2024 - 05:51:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Universities must respect peaceful activism and revise repressive policies targeting the pro-Palestinian solidarity movement on their [...] Full text...

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Algerian court urged to reverse ‘abusive sentence’ against poet

01 october 2024 - 05:47:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Algerian authorities were on Monday urged by top independent human rights experts to reverse a prison [...] Full text...

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Prominent South African activist James Mathews dies

09 september 2024 - 10:49:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphoa has saluted prominent activist and writer James Matthews, who died [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Little Justice for Goma Massacre Victims

31 august 2024 - 07:53:41
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities to expand their [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Ministry to provide security for Central Bank

24 august 2024 - 12:05:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry announced on Saturday that it has assumed the responsibility of securing the [...] Full text...

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South African opposition party condemns 'anti-immigrant' protests in UK

06 august 2024 - 13:12:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) opposition party has condemned “anti-immigrant” protests that have spread [...] Full text...

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Nigerian authorities must uphold human rights ahead of planned nationwide protests - Amnesty International

01 august 2024 - 08:39:16
Abuja, Nigera (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, on Thursday asked the Nigerian authorities to ensure that security agencies [...] Full text...

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Guinean ex-president, ministers found guilty for stadium mass killings

01 august 2024 - 05:21:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea on Wednesday, 31 July, convicted  the country's former self-declared president Moussa Dadis [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State urges respect for Kenyan youth, CSOs

28 july 2024 - 07:28:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Kenyan President William Ruto during which he [...] Full text...

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Number of Libyan travellers to Tunisia via Ras Jedir increases

27 july 2024 - 14:55:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The number of travellers crossing from Libya into Tunisia via the Ras Jedir border crossing has [...] Full text...

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Human rights group calls for release of Guinean activists

12 july 2024 - 06:04:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for the immediate release of two Guinean activists from [...] Full text...

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Update Kenya Bill: Kenyan President withdraws contentious Finance Bill, cuts State House budget

26 june 2024 - 17:35:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto withdrew the contentious Finance Bill 2024 on Wednesday and agreed to reduce [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Kenya tax protests up to 13, according to medics

26 june 2024 - 11:46:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 13 people were killed when police clashed with protesters who stormed Parliament against a [...] Full text...

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Kenya deploys military to deal with tax protests

25 june 2024 - 21:26:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has been deployed to respond to a national tax protest, which [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President vows 'full, expeditious' response to protests that claim at least five lives

25 june 2024 - 19:36:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday vowed a “full, expeditious response” to Tuesday's protests in the [...] Full text...

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Kenya authorities considering internet shutdowns over youth protest - CSOs

24 june 2024 - 18:24:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities plan to implement an internet shutdown and media disruptions to deal with a youth [...] Full text...

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Mass arrests in Kenya as police break tax protests

18 june 2024 - 17:05:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police in Kenya threw a security cordon around Parliament buildings in Nairobi on Tuesday, as the [...] Full text...

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Thousands demonstrate in Ouagadougou against UN report

07 june 2024 - 19:23:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -Thousands of people demonstrated this Friday in front of the offices of the United Nations system [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN agency reports fresh arson attempt at UNRWA’s East Jerusalem office

15 may 2024 - 05:25:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A fresh arson attempt was made late Monday on the headquarters of the UN agency for [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UNRWA staff ‘not going anywhere’ despite forced closure of East Jerusalem compound

11 may 2024 - 06:33:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Two arson attacks and growing protests forced UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA to temporarily close its [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: ‘Outrageous’ arson attack forces UNRWA to temporarily shutter East Jerusalem compound

10 may 2024 - 06:09:47
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The head of the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) has temporarily closed its headquarters in occupied [...] Full text...

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Climate, conflict collide on high seas: UN warns of soaring costs and delays

23 february 2024 - 06:12:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea coupled with wider geopolitical and climate-related crises, are [...] Full text...

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Nigerian workers declare 2-day nationwide protest over hardship

17 february 2024 - 06:19:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday declared a two-day nationwide mass protest over nationwide [...] Full text...

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US welcomes restoration of Senegal's presidential electoral calendar

17 february 2024 - 06:05:52
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the decision by Senegal’s Constitutional Council to restore the presidential [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Senegalese President Sall pledges to respect constitutional Council's verdict on election

16 february 2024 - 18:51:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday pledged “to fully implement” the verdict of the Constitutional Council [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Respect decision of Constitutional court annulling delay in presidential election: ECOWAS tells Senegal stakeholders

16 february 2024 - 13:07:58
Dakar, Snegal (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday urged stakeholders in the political crisis [...] Full text...

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Senegal's Constitutional Council strikes down 'unconstitutional' law delaying presidential election

16 february 2024 - 06:06:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's Constitutional Council on Thursday struck down a controversial law that postponed the West African country's [...] Full text...

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Top US diplomat expresses 'serious concerns' about Senegal's political crisis

14 february 2024 - 06:07:17
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Senegalese President Macky Sall as tensions [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Senegal 'suspends' internet as Dakar Prefect bans march to protest poll delay

13 february 2024 - 14:23:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese authorities on Tuesday announced the suspension of internet at "certain time slots" as the [...] Full text...

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Dakar prefect bans protest march against postponement of presidential election

13 february 2024 - 12:56:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The prefect of Dakar, Cherif Mouhamadou Blondin Ndiaye, has banned Tuesday's march in tribute to three people who [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudan 'freezes' membership in IGAD

20 january 2024 - 13:46:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday announced that it is "freezing" its membership with the East African regional bloc, [...] Full text...

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HRW: Gaddafi son 'wrongfully' held for 8 years in Lebanon should be released

16 january 2024 - 09:03:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lebanese authorities should immediately release Hannibal Gaddafi, a son of Libya's former leader, who has been held in [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudan recalls Ambassador to Kenya over reception for RSF leader

05 january 2024 - 07:53:45
Port Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has recalled its ambassador to Kenya, Kamal Jubbara, in protest against the official reception given by [...] Full text...

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Inheriting the stalemate: 2024 keeps alive hopes of way out of crisis in Libya

04 january 2024 - 18:00:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The year 2023 would, with a few exceptions, have been like the previous years of the [...] Full text...

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Mali protests to Algeria over meeting with Malian rebels

21 december 2023 - 13:52:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A diplomatic row is brewing between Mali and Algeria following a meeting between top Algerian officials [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso criticises UN rights officer for 'equating terrorists with subject of international law'

01 december 2023 - 13:15:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has protested against a statement issued by an official of the UN High [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister calls for resolution of grievances of university lecturers for resumption of classes

15 november 2023 - 14:26:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba , has ordered [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Amnesty International urges EU leaders to call for 'ceasefire now' to protect civilians

13 november 2023 - 07:04:29
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Ahead of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday, which will discuss the [...] Full text...

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Rights group says DR Congo security forces 'killed dozens' of protesters last Wednesday

01 september 2023 - 09:44:35
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A human rights group has said DR Congo security forces shot and killed dozens of [...] Full text...

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Onana ends Cameroon exile in surprise international return

30 august 2023 - 09:34:23
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Goalkeeper Andre Onana has ended his self-imposed exile from international duty by accepting a surprise Indomitable [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Truck drivers learn about risks of human trafficking (A UN feature)

27 august 2023 - 05:52:56
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Truck drivers in southern Africa who have been recruited to traffic or smuggle people illegally are [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags crackdown on opposition ahead of elections in DRC

22 august 2023 - 19:16:04
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have targeted leaders of opposition political parties, [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Spanish FA chief slammed over final kiss

21 august 2023 - 10:20:13
Madrid, Spain (PANA) - Spanish football federation chief, Luis Rubiales, has drawn heavy criticism at home for kissing footballer Jennifer [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate: No one held responsible for massacre in Cairo for 10 years

14 august 2023 - 05:41:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday criticised the Egyptian authorities for failing for a decade to hold [...] Full text...

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South Africa's President Ramaphosa salutes 'brave women that shaped struggle for freedom'

09 august 2023 - 11:30:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday addressed thousands of people at the National Women’s Day [...] Full text...

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HRW says critics of port deal in Tanzania arrested

07 august 2023 - 06:47:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday that Tanzanian authorities have detained or threatened at least 22 [...] Full text...

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Murder of Nahel in France, burning of Koran in Sweden confirm hypocrisy of slogans promoted by the West - Libyan newspaper

14 july 2023 - 16:32:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two major events in the last two weeks have attracted a great deal of attention, one [...] Full text...

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Kenyans' protests raise concern about new epicentres of violence

12 july 2023 - 19:35:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protests heightened in Kenya on Wednesday against the government's imposition of high taxes on basic goods [...] Full text...

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Kenya opposition resume tax protests with 'Saba Saba' mass rallies

07 july 2023 - 23:01:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan opposition coalition kicked off its series of protests against high state taxes on Friday, [...] Full text...

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Burundi fails to present country's human rights report

04 july 2023 - 12:45:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian delegation to the 138th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday [...] Full text...

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Famous Tunisian journalist Zied El Heni arrested

21 june 2023 - 19:22:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A leading figure on the Tunisian media scene, Zied El Heni, was kept in detention on [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Women's WC: Barcelona and Nigeria striker, Asisat Oshoala, welcomes money boost

14 june 2023 - 07:22:22
Barcelona, Spain (PANA) - Barcelona and Nigeria striker, Asisat Oshoala, believes players will be inspired by the financial rewards FIFA [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch calls for end to abusive policing of protests in Kenya

31 may 2023 - 08:16:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly two months since a series of nationwide protests began, the Kenyan authorities have failed to take [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken expresses concern about violence in eastern DRC

25 may 2023 - 06:10:25
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony  Blinken and the President of the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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Recorded executions in 2022 reached highest figure in five years - Amnesty

16 may 2023 - 07:56:11
London, UK (PANA) - Recorded executions in 2022 reached the highest figure in five years, as the Middle East and [...] Full text...

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Reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

10 may 2023 - 20:38:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – In more than one interview with foreign news media outlets they persistently asked me, as an [...] Full text...

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Call for the consolidation of unity, stability in Libya through role of tribal notables

30 april 2023 - 17:51:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, Saturday underlined the role of dignitaries [...] Full text...

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Protesters block entrance to municipality, classes suspended at University of Zawiya in West Tripoli

27 april 2023 - 14:13:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Residents of the city of Zawiya, 45 km west of Tripoli, blocked Thursday entrance to the [...] Full text...

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CAF Disciplinary Board meets on Confederation Cup, Champions League matters

11 april 2023 - 12:05:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Members of the Disciplinary Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has me to deliberate [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leads nationwide protests against cost of living

20 march 2023 - 12:30:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan opposition leaders were dispersed violently on Monday as they attempted to march to State House, [...] Full text...

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Leaders of Nigeria's main opposition party take post-election protests to Electoral Commission

06 march 2023 - 12:49:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of Nigeria's main opposition party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday led [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator for Mali Goodluck Jonathan on 72-hour visit to Mali

21 february 2023 - 16:31:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, and former president [...] Full text...

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Burundi and France hold consultations on security crisis in DR Congo

09 february 2023 - 13:59:18
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - After last Saturday's regional summit in Bujumbura on the security crisis in DR Congo, Burundi's head [...] Full text...

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Presidential party to hold 'ordinary' congress in Burundi

20 january 2023 - 19:26:07
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The National Council for the Defence of Democracy/Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD, party-state) has [...] Full text...

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Libyan civil society organizations protest against Parliament and High State Council

16 january 2023 - 19:34:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coalitions and civil society organizations held a demonstration in front of the headquarters of the [...] Full text...

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Heavy security presence as anti-Saied demonstration rocks Tunis

14 january 2023 - 17:55:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several thousand protesters from opposition parties gathered in Tunis on Saturday to mark the 12th anniversary [...] Full text...

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Gambians pay last respects to late opposition leader Solo Sandeng after 7years

10 january 2023 - 16:31:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian bid final farewell to Ebrima Solo Sandeng, late opposition United Democratic Party propaganda secretary, who [...] Full text...

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Peace needed now, ‘more than ever’: Guterres says in New Year message

29 december 2022 - 05:10:25
New York, US (PANA) - After a year of brutal warfare from Afghanistan to Ukraine, forcing record numbers to flee [...] Full text...

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Tunisians go to the polls to elect new parliament

17 december 2022 - 14:34:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians are voting on Saturday in legislative elections boycotted by most political parties in protest against [...] Full text...

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Memorandum of protest to Greek authorities following behaviour of Foreign Minister

20 november 2022 - 18:06:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch Sunday requested that a protest memorandum [...] Full text...

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Francophonie Summit opens in Tunisia

19 november 2022 - 17:33:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 18th Summit of the Francophonie opened on Saturday in Djerba, Tunisia, under strict security conditions [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL expresses concern about 70 detainees on hunger strike at Maitigua prison

17 november 2022 - 12:48:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed deep concern at "alarming" reports that [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for investigation into abortive Council of State meeting

15 november 2022 - 18:22:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba,  on Monday instructed the Ministry of Defence to investigate the [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say 19 Sahrawi activists continue t languish in Moroccan jail

08 november 2022 - 08:39:32
RightsTunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Nineteen Sahrawi activists languish in prison years after Moroccan courts convicted them in unfair proceedings, Human Rights [...] Full text...

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Pro-islamists demonstrate to call for non-inference in Sudan’s domestic affairs

29 october 2022 - 15:35:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Pro-islamists on Saturday staged a protest march in which “hundreds of thousands” took part to oppose [...] Full text...

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UN-AU and IGAD Trilateral Mechanism regrets killing of protester on Sunday

24 october 2022 - 14:59:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union and IGAD on Monday denounced the recent shooting and killing of [...] Full text...

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Ghana traders suspend strike after intervention of President Akufo-Addo and traditional ruler of Accra

21 october 2022 - 07:08:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Traders in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, have suspended their action to close their shops following the [...] Full text...

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Najla Al-Mangouch participates in international virtual meeting on violence against women

20 october 2022 - 20:19:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch, at the invitation of her Canadian [...] Full text...

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Traders in Accra shut their shops to protest high cost of doing business

19 october 2022 - 11:23:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Traders in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, closed their shops on Wednesday on the first day of [...] Full text...

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UN experts call for complete abolition of death penalty as ‘only viable path'

10 october 2022 - 19:07:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Marking the 20th World Day Against the Death Penalty, two UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Monday [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams conviction of Zimbabwean author, protester

01 october 2022 - 12:34:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the conviction of Zimbabwean author and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga and fellow protester [...] Full text...

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Gambian leader sneaks through backdoor to attend UNGA amidst Gambians protest

22 september 2022 - 20:02:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow was sneaked through the backdoor of his Manhattan hotel to attend the [...] Full text...

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Conflict between regional powers continues to fuel Libyan crisis

07 september 2022 - 19:11:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The withdrawal of Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri from the 158th ordinary session of the Arab [...] Full text...

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Guinea pressure group calls for another unauthorised demonstration on Monday

02 september 2022 - 14:27:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean pressure group, the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), which was recently [...] Full text...

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UN rights watchdog demands investigations into killings, arrests of demonstrators in Guinea

22 august 2022 - 12:04:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, has sent a letter to [...] Full text...

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FNDC calls for further peaceful demonstrations in Guinea

21 august 2022 - 16:23:23
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), a Guinean citizens' movement recently dissolved [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former ruling party calls for demonstrations against junta

16 august 2022 - 13:38:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former ruling party in Guinea, the Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée (RPG Arc-en-ciel), believes "the [...] Full text...

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Guinea opposition parties support dissolved umbrella pro-democracy group

15 august 2022 - 13:11:08
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - An opposition coalition, the National Alliance for Democratic Change (ANAD), on Sunday threw its weight behind [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Sierra Leonean authorities to ensure 'robust, impartial' investigation into deadly protests

14 august 2022 - 06:34:30
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has urged the authorities in Sierra Leone to ensure "a [...] Full text...

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Amnesty slams Guinea junta's further attacks on freedom of expression and association

11 august 2022 - 08:33:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed Guinea's military junta for dissolving the umbrella pro-democracy National Front for the [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean PM Cellou Dalein condemns dissolution of pro-democracy pressure group

10 august 2022 - 12:24:45
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Prime Minister, Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, on Tuesday condemned the dissolution of umbrella [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International, denounces arbitrary arrests, detentions after Guinea demonstrations

03 august 2022 - 05:39:23
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has denounced the arbitrary arrests and detentions of members of pressure [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS 'deeply concerned' about increasing socio-economic tension in Guinea

02 august 2022 - 11:16:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed "deep concern" about the increasing socio-political [...] Full text...

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FNDC general coordinator arrested in Guinea

30 july 2022 - 14:21:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The general coordinator in Guinea of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), [...] Full text...

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FNDC suspends its demonstrations in Guinea for a week

30 july 2022 - 14:09:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), a leading figure in the democratic [...] Full text...

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US disappointed by short extension of UNSMIL's mandate in Libya

29 july 2022 - 18:57:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas Greenfield has criticized the short duration of [...] Full text...

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US calls on DRC authorities to protect UN peacekeepers

29 july 2022 - 07:26:56
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has called on the national and local authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Guinea prosecutor threatens legal action against umbrella group organising demonstration to protest lack of dialogue by junta

27 july 2022 - 12:55:08
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Public Prosecutor's Office to the Court of Appeal in Guinea, is threatening to prosecute members [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL concerned about violence against lawyers in Libya

24 july 2022 - 14:12:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed "concern" about "harassment, restrictions and continued [...] Full text...

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Concerned by wave of arrests in Libya, UNSMIL calls for immediate release of detainees involved in protests

22 july 2022 - 16:04:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed concern about the "wave of arbitrary [...] Full text...

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Dozens of organisations ask Egypt to ease grip on civic space as COP27 approaches

13 july 2022 - 07:48:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Dozens of civil society, human rights and environmental organisations have urged the Egyptian authorities to ease their [...] Full text...

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US says it is 'encouraged' by outcome of ECOWAS summit on Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea

07 july 2022 - 06:36:07
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is "encouraged" by the outcomes of last Sunday's summit of [...] Full text...

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No immediate changes despite pressure on policymakers in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

06 july 2022 - 21:32:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The angry demonstrations by Libyan youth that continued in several Libyan cities last Friday were in [...] Full text...

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Presidential Council launches action plan for roadmap to break deadlock in Libya

05 july 2022 - 16:35:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council announced here Tuesday a consensus on a general framework for an action [...] Full text...

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Arab League expresses understanding for Libyan demonstrations, calls for elections

04 july 2022 - 18:28:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, affirmed Monday that elections [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM endorses protests to demand elections

04 july 2022 - 12:18:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mr. Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Monday [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson urges leaders of protests in Libya to respect integrity of persons, property

04 july 2022 - 11:08:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has urged leaders of [...] Full text...

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UN chief Guterres urges Libyan actors to maintain calm to preserve stability after demonstrations

03 july 2022 - 13:42:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all actors in Libya to refrain from any action [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament denounces acts of vandalism after burning of its headquarters

02 july 2022 - 13:37:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidency of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) on Saturday condemned the acts of vandalism [...] Full text...

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Angry demonstrators set fire to Libyan parliament building in Tobruk in eastern Libya

02 july 2022 - 08:08:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Angry young Libyan demonstrators Friday stormed the House of Representatives (Parliament) building in the eastern city [...] Full text...

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AU urges Sudan and Ethiopia to 'refrain from any military action' in border incident

29 june 2022 - 10:18:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday appealed to Sudan and Ethiopia to completely refrain from [...] Full text...

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Sudan summons Ethiopian Ambassador over border incident that claimed eight Sudanese lives

28 june 2022 - 11:29:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's foreign minister, Ali Al-Sadiq Ali, on Monday summoned the Ethiopian ambassador to Sudan and expressed [...] Full text...

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President of Transition, promulgates Electoral Law adopted by National Council of the Transition after amendments

26 june 2022 - 13:57:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the transition in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, promulgated on Friday, 24 June, the [...] Full text...

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AU representative in Sudan suspends participation in tripartite talks

22 june 2022 - 08:26:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) representative in Sudan, Mohamed Belaiche on Tuesday suspended his participation in the tripartite talks [...] Full text...

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US reiterates call for 'swift' return to constitutional rule in Tunisia

22 june 2022 - 05:34:37
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has again called for "a swift return to constitutional governance" in Tunisia, including [...] Full text...

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Guinean government calls for dialogue with social and political actors

21 june 2022 - 13:07:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Prime Minister, Mohamed Béavogui, on Monday called for dialogue with civil society and pressure [...] Full text...

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‘Militarised approach’ to policing peaceful protests, only increases risk of violence: UN rights expert

21 june 2022 - 06:06:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civic space is shrinking, together with a rise in human rights violations during peaceful protests worldwide, [...] Full text...

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Public sector workers embark on strike in Tunisia

16 june 2022 - 14:35:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Public sector workers on Thursday embarked on a general strike which paralyzed vital activities of the [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Tanzania to halt 'brutal security operation' in Loliondo against Maasai

16 june 2022 - 06:16:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Tanzanian authorities to immediately halt the violent forced eviction [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for ‘good faith’ effort by all Sudanese leaders ahead of direct talks

07 june 2022 - 05:15:51
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has called for the military authorities in Sudan and civilian representatives and political [...] Full text...

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Malian Foreign Minister meets in Moscow with group of African ambassadors to Russia

20 may 2022 - 14:32:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali remains in the dynamic of negotiations with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), [...] Full text...

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Lawyers protest in Benghazi against arrest of a colleague

16 may 2022 - 11:53:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Lawyers from Benghazi, eastern Libya, on Sunday  organised a protest rally to denounce the arrest and [...] Full text...

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AI says President Barrow statement put human rights defender Madi Jobarteh’s safety at risk

06 may 2022 - 16:15:45
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Right group, Amnesty International, has said that Gambian President Adama Barrow's statements put human rights defender  Madi [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of protesters detained, mistreated in Sudan, says Human Rights Watch

28 april 2022 - 05:46:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's security forces have unlawfully detained hundreds of protesters since December 2021 and forcibly disappeared scores as [...] Full text...

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Mauritius calm after weekend riots to protest rising costs of living

25 april 2022 - 08:05:21
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is calm on Monday morning after the country experienced a violent and traumatic weekend as [...] Full text...

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Jammeh's victims petition Gambian President

23 april 2022 - 07:05:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Victims of human rights violations committed under former Gambian dictator, Yahya Jammeh's watch, on Friday petitioned [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch urges Morocco to drop charges against activist

19 april 2022 - 11:40:52
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday asked the Moroccan authorities to drop charges against a social media commentator [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses armed groups affiliated to Libya's military leader Haftar of ‘brutally crushing’ freedom of expression

19 april 2022 - 11:26:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Internal Security Agency (ISA), a collection of powerful armed groups operating in areas under the [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper highlights impact of 5+5 Military Commission tensions on Libya's political process

16 april 2022 - 17:43:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The recent jolts that have shaken the 5+5 Joint Military Commission in the wake of the [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean ruling party withdraws from National Conferences

15 april 2022 - 12:53:38
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's former ruling party, Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée and its allies (RPG Arc-en-Ciel), on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Migrants in South Africa live ‘in constant fear’ after deadly attacks, says Amnesty International

14 april 2022 - 06:08:18
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human Rights group, Amnesty International, has urged the South African authorities "to do more" to [...] Full text...

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DRC military court sends 13 activists to prison : Amnesty International

01 april 2022 - 22:36:38
Beni, DRC (PANA) - A military Court has sentenced 13 activists arrested during a peaceful protest in Beni, in the [...] Full text...

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AI report says conflict contagious in face of perilously weak international responses in 2021

29 march 2022 - 18:21:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International said in its latest report that in 2021, new and unresolved conflicts erupted or [...] Full text...

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Cape Town rocked by violent taxi protests

24 march 2022 - 12:02:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Protesting taxi drivers on Thursday brought major highways in the South African city of [...] Full text...

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Rights group says martial law brings crackdown in eastern DRC

22 march 2022 - 09:25:57
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of Congo's  (DRC) military has suppressed peaceful critics in the more than 10 months [...] Full text...

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Guinea pro-democracy group kicks against military junta's long transition agenda

09 march 2022 - 12:37:17
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - An umbrella pro-democracy group in Guinea, the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Algerian authorities for tightening repression on protest

21 february 2022 - 05:35:13
Algiers, Ageria (PANA) – A human rights watchdog has slammed the Algerian authorities for continuing to repress protests and called [...] Full text...

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Six Trade unions kick against high cost of living in Benin

18 february 2022 - 20:42:49
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Six Beninese Trade unions and centres, rose from a giant meeting on Friday in Cotonou to [...] Full text...

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Libyans commemorate 11th anniversary of revolution on Thursday in anticipation of snap elections

15 february 2022 - 19:29:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The eleventh anniversary of the 17 February 2011 Revolution, which will be celebrated by Libyans on [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper highlights ambiguity, apprehension in Libya after appointment of new prime minister

12 february 2022 - 13:30:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper "Al-Wasat" summed up the situation in the country, 48 hours after the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior ministry investigates attempted assassination of Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba

10 february 2022 - 20:26:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry of the National Unity Government has condemned the assassination attempt on its [...] Full text...

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Senegalese civil society delegation in Mali to support interim authorities

10 february 2022 - 20:18:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation of Senegalese civil society has been in Bamako since Wednesday to support the Malian [...] Full text...

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Massive demonstration hits Ghana's capital against E-levy

10 february 2022 - 16:04:07
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Thursday led thousands of Ghanaians to demonstrate against moves by [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International asks Algeria to end 'unrelenting crackdown' on dissent

10 february 2022 - 08:17:53
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has asked Algeria to end its unrelenting crackdown on all forms [...] Full text...

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US applies 'carrot and stick' policy to bring Sudanese factions to negotiating table (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)

20 january 2022 - 12:50:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Senior US State Department officials have embarked on hectic meetings with Sudanese stakeholders to resolve the [...] Full text...

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UN human rights commission: Human rights situation in Sudan of “serious concern”

18 january 2022 - 16:51:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commission said here Tuesday the human rights situation in Sudan “continues to be [...] Full text...

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Sudanese govt. set to combat terrorism, potential threat to the country

17 january 2022 - 19:55:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday announced the formation of a new force to deal with what it terms [...] Full text...

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Army spokesperson says freedom to demonstrate is valueless if it leads to dismembering Sudan

13 january 2022 - 21:04:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) –A senior military official in Sudan has claimed that “targeting the army and the regular forces is [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM orders reopening of four oil fields closed by oil facility guards

11 january 2022 - 11:05:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba on Monday ordered the immediate opening of four oil fields in [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: US 'prepared to respond' to those who seek to block aspirations of Sudanese

02 january 2022 - 10:05:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has again criticised the Sudan military’s seizure of power in October last year [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Refrain from ‘disproportionate use of force’ against protesters, says UN rights office

01 january 2022 - 05:03:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reported killings and injuries during peaceful demonstrations in Sudan is a cause for deep concern, said [...] Full text...

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