Tunisia: Tourism professionals demonstrate in front of the seat of government

04 june 2020 - 18:29:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tourism professionals organized a sit-in on Thursday in front of the Tunisian government palace in Kasbah, [...] Full text...

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National Council of Malian civil society calls on authorities to safeguard social stability

04 june 2020 - 15:58:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian National Council of Civil Society (CNSC) on Thursday urged political authorities to prioritize social dialogue, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal eases restrictions on combating coronavirus disease

04 june 2020 - 14:46:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Interior minister Aly Ngouille Ndiaye announced on Thursday in Dakar the lifting of restrictions on [...] Full text...

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Western govts, organizations call for justice for prosters killed in Sudan

03 june 2020 - 19:30:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN) and the United States of America (USA) have each [...] Full text...

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Mali's Constitutional Court warns political groupings against undermining social cohesion

03 june 2020 - 15:30:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Mali has noted "with regret that political parties and movements, in defiance [...] Full text...

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Rwanda confirms recall of two Belgian diplomats

03 june 2020 - 12:11:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two Belgian diplomats in Rwanda have been recalled by their government after they organised a genocide [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyans condemn brutal enforcement of anti-virus measures

03 june 2020 - 11:57:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The killing of 15 people by Kenya Police during a dusk-to-dawn curfew to curb the spread [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ruling party condemns US police brutality on blacks

02 june 2020 - 17:45:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling ANC on Tuesday said it was concerned about the numerous incidents [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Zimbabwe's coronavirus cases jump to 203

02 june 2020 - 15:04:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s total number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have risen to 203 from 178, largely due [...] Full text...

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Kenyans protest US police killing of African-American man

02 june 2020 - 13:57:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans angered by the killing of an African American man by a white policeman on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Ghana's president Nana Akufo-Addo condemns killing of unarmed black man in US

02 june 2020 - 05:38:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has condemned the recent killing of George Floyd, an unarmed African [...] Full text...

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US names Zimbabwe as one of its main 'foreign adversaries'

01 june 2020 - 06:21:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States has named Zimbabwe among foreign adversaries who are trying to stoke the current [...] Full text...

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Gambians to protest murder of Momodou Lamin Sisay, George Floyd and Breonna Tayler in the US

31 may 2020 - 15:57:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Leading human rights activist in The Gambia, Madi Jobarteh, has said that Civil society organizations (CSOs) [...] Full text...

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Sudan summons Ethiopian charge d'affaires to protest attack near common border

30 may 2020 - 17:15:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday summoned the Ethiopian Charge d’Affaires to officially protest what it called an "Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights , AU Commission chiefs urge “serious action” to halt US police killings of unarmed African Americans

29 may 2020 - 15:43:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mic Commhelle Bachelet on Thursday condemned the killing of George [...] Full text...

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Tunisian health workers hold day of anger

28 may 2020 - 22:43:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Medical doctors and executives of the health sector in Tunisia Thursday held a sit-in protest in [...] Full text...

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AU warns states militarising lockdowns threatens ‘silencing the gun’ initiative

28 may 2020 - 14:11:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The use of lethal force and the militarisation of the state to enforce measures aimed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ministers unclog Kenya-Uganda border point after stand-off

27 may 2020 - 10:22:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ministers from Kenya and Uganda have unclogged the border crossing points at Busia and Malaba after [...] Full text...

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Several young people arrested during ademonstration in Bizerte

26 may 2020 - 10:06:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several youths were arrested on Monday evening by police following protests in the Bizerte region north [...] Full text...

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East African ministers schedule meeting over cross-border trade restrictions

25 may 2020 - 19:50:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ministers from the East African region are scheduled to hold a crisis meeting on Tuesday, to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Truckers decry 'frustrating' health screening at Uganda border

25 may 2020 - 13:52:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Truck drivers stuck along Bungoma-Malaba highway on the Kenya-Uganda border are decrying frustrating coronavirus screening by Ugandan [...] Full text...

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Is Zimbabwe's main opposition party, MDC Alliance, under attack?

20 may 2020 - 14:17:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As previously reported, Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court issued a ruling on March 31 – a day after [...] Full text...

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Libya protests to UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Tripoli

18 may 2020 - 12:21:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has summoned the Humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Mali: Police-civilian clash claims at least six lives in the town of Kayes

12 may 2020 - 17:11:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At least six people were killed in Kayes, 500 km west of Bamako, during a demonstration [...] Full text...

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Rwandan, Burundian soldiers involved in shooting incident

11 may 2020 - 08:23:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan and Burundian soldiers have been involved in a shooting incident along their common border when [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's information sector to stage protests

08 may 2020 - 10:58:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The General Information Union, affiliated with the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), called on all its [...] Full text...

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FSD denounces results of Malian parliamentary elections, demands resignation of president of constitutional court

07 may 2020 - 21:00:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  The Front for the Safeguard of Democracy (FSD) here Thursday rejected the final results of the [...] Full text...

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Legislative election results by CC disputed in Bamako, other localities

02 may 2020 - 15:07:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – There have been organized protests by the youth in Bamako and other localities in Mali since [...] Full text...

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Libya protests to France after flight over its territory of military jets without authorization

29 april 2020 - 22:06:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs of the government of national accord (GNA) Wednesday protested to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 255 people arrested in Niamey for defying Covid-19 control measures

28 april 2020 - 15:59:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A total of 255 people, including 58 minors, have been arrested in Niamey following demonstrations defying [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South-West Tunisia hosts night demonstrations against marginalization of zone

22 april 2020 - 20:33:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – People took to the streets Tuesday evening in the zone of Kalaâ, region of Kebili, in [...] Full text...

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280 Libyan truckers stranded for one month in Tunisia return home

22 april 2020 - 09:42:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  A total of 280 Libyan truckers  stranded on the Tunisian side since 20 March at the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Abolitionist movement deplores injured in demonstration

20 april 2020 - 21:12:45
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Initiative of Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), an anti-slavery organisation, said here Monday five [...] Full text...

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Guinea disapproves mistreatment against Africans in China

14 april 2020 - 22:29:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government Tuesday expressed its deep concern and disapproval over the maltreatment of Africans, including [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pan African body condemns China over Covid-19

14 april 2020 - 19:22:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A pan-African NGO, African Union Watch (AU Watch), on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest terms possible" [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyan alarm as coronavirus cases rise in rural communities ignoring control measures

13 april 2020 - 21:26:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan health authorities have expressed concern at the laxity with which measures to curb the spread [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana’s lock-down measures against pandemic face challenges

13 april 2020 - 12:59:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Sunday said the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has continued [...] Full text...

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Nigeria protests maltreatment of Africans in China

11 april 2020 - 14:26:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Friday protested alleged maltreatment of Nigerians in China due, allegedly, to the number of [...] Full text...

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Some 4,330 lives lost to rising violent killings in Nigeria in 15 months

09 april 2020 - 10:31:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A total of 4,330 lives has been lost in Nigeria between last year and the first [...] Full text...

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AI decries conflicts, cocktail of rights violations in Africa

08 april 2020 - 07:30:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The London-based global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), on Tuesday released a report saying, armed [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: People on hunger strike over fight against COVID-19

07 april 2020 - 23:27:37
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -  Several individuals confined in a hotel in Nouakchott as part of measures to combat the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Alpha Condé promulgates new Guinean constitution

06 april 2020 - 22:09:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -   Guinean President Alpha Condé Monday promulgated a new Constitution following the 22 March referendum validated on [...] Full text...

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Africans rise against armed conflict, repressive regimes

02 april 2020 - 19:13:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face [...] Full text...

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Guinea's ruling party wins two-thirds of seats in parliament

02 april 2020 - 12:56:51
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The ruling People's Rally of Guinea (RPG Rainbow) won 79 of the 114 seats in the [...] Full text...

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Gambian activist hails draft constitution

01 april 2020 - 17:36:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Madi Jobarteh, one of the leading human rights activists in the Gambia, on Wednesday hailed the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court rejects amendment giving President Mnangagwa sole powers over the country's judiciary

01 april 2020 - 17:26:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe (Concourt) has rejected an amendment to the country's Constitution giving President [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisian forces disperse demonstrators opposed to the burial of a COVID-19 victim

01 april 2020 - 17:02:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Security forces in the region of Bizerte (northern Tunisia) used tear gas on Tuesday evening to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Lockdown extended by two weeks in Tunisia

31 march 2020 - 22:33:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The general health confinement decreed in Tunisia to combat the spread of the Coronavirus was extended [...] Full text...

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South Africa commemorates Apartheid-era massacre

21 march 2020 - 12:16:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Millions of South Africans on Saturday commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegalese President reaffirms commitment to eradicate COVID-19 from his country

20 march 2020 - 19:17:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese head of state, Macky Sall, on Thursday reaffirmed his "firm" commitment, as well as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali suspends commercial flights from coronavirus-affected countries

18 march 2020 - 09:59:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has suspended, until further notice, commercial flights from coronavirus-affected countries, with the exception [...] Full text...

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Anti-sanctions movement in Zimbabwe claims U.S. Ambassador offered them bribes

17 march 2020 - 18:36:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local anti-sanctions movement, the Broad Alliance Against Sanctions (BAAS) has made sensational claims that United States [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso union suspends protest march against taxes on allowances

16 march 2020 - 10:33:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The General Confederation of Workers of Burkina Faso (CGT-B) on Sunday announced the suspension of [...] Full text...

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. Libyan media focus on Contact Group meeting in Congo, France's attempts to resume mediation

14 march 2020 - 19:15:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on France's attempts to fill the void in United Nations-supervised mediation [...] Full text...

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Human rights organization, political party condemn crackdown on teachers' demonstration in Bamako

13 march 2020 - 20:13:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has condemned the Malian government following the bloody crackdown on [...] Full text...

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United States senators call for more Zimbabwean human rights abusers to be sanctioned

12 march 2020 - 11:26:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United States senators Jim Risch and Chris Coons have called for several more Zimbabwean officials responsible [...] Full text...

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Covid 2019: Burkinabe Ministry of Health looking for 120 people in contact with patients

11 march 2020 - 19:46:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè Ministry of Health is actively seeking 120 people who have been in contact [...] Full text...

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US sanctions Zimbabwe State Security minister, the country's envoy to Tanzania

11 march 2020 - 19:31:08
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The United States government has widened its sanctions on Zimbabwe State Security minister, Owen Ncube, [...] Full text...

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Brain drain from Tunisia continues

08 march 2020 - 11:34:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Out of 7,000 engineers trained each year in Tunisia, around 2,500 leave the country, the majority [...] Full text...

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Reactions of USA and Catholic Church to Togo's presidential election results highlighted in the news

07 march 2020 - 18:26:08
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese press commented this week on the final results of the presidential election, giving Faure [...] Full text...

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US Congress Committee introduces legislation to support Sudan’s democratic transition

07 march 2020 - 17:28:35
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Congress Foreign Affairs Committee has paved the way for what observers believed is a [...] Full text...

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FNDC members arrested in Guinea

07 march 2020 - 12:49:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Two influential members of Guinea's opposition National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), were [...] Full text...

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Accredited French journalist deported from Guinea

07 march 2020 - 11:53:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - French journalist, Thomas Dietrich, was deported on Friday, 48 hours after arriving in Guinea. He was [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe workers protest against tax on allowances

07 march 2020 - 11:43:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Thousands of workers gathered on Saturday at the Labour Exchange in Ouagadougou, the capital of [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of peaceful protesters detained arbitrarily in Algeria

06 march 2020 - 08:06:36
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Amnesty International on Friday asked the Algerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all peaceful protesters [...] Full text...

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. Burundi: Seven confirm participation in presidential race, one voluntarily withdraws

05 march 2020 - 18:22:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Seven complete files had reached the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on [...] Full text...

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US President Donald Trump extends Zimbabwe's targeted sanctions

05 march 2020 - 17:53:36
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United States President Donald Trump has extended targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe, accusing the government of accelerating [...] Full text...

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Alpha Condé under huge pressure from opposition coalition

04 march 2020 - 13:06:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's opposition coalition, the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), warned on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS experts to assess Guinean electoral register

03 march 2020 - 13:08:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A technical mission of three experts from the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) is [...] Full text...

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French, Malian FMs meet in Paris after diplomatic incident

29 february 2020 - 19:23:17
Paris, France (PANA) - French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian met on Friday with his Malian counterpart, Tiébilé [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Burundi to drop demand on international NGOs to disclose ethnic identity of employees

28 february 2020 - 11:06:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has asked the Burundi government to scrap "a dangerous requirement" for [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways ranked last in Africa, Middle East airline on-time arrival rating

27 february 2020 - 13:31:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways has been ranked last among ten carriers in the Middle East and Africa on [...] Full text...

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Gambian activist takes gov’t to task over media freedom

26 february 2020 - 23:09:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Madi Jobarteh, one of Gambia’s leading human rights activists, Wednesday took the government to task over [...] Full text...

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Kenya uproar erupts after China Southern Airlines flight lands with 239 passengers

26 february 2020 - 22:35:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans protested on social media  Wednesday against the health ministry's decision to allow the China Southern [...] Full text...

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2nd session of Libyan political dialogue holds in Geneva

26 february 2020 - 17:33:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A second session of the Libyan Political Dialogue is scheduled for Wednesday evening after the inaugural [...] Full text...

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Solution to illegal migration is in Libya’s stability, says PM

26 february 2020 - 05:25:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said on Tuesday that the solution to illegal migration is linked [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force jets destroy Boko Haram structures, logistics facilities in Northeast region

25 february 2020 - 17:57:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said that its aircraft, under the Air Task Force [...] Full text...

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Former Egyptian president Mubarak is dead

25 february 2020 - 11:28:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is dead, state television reported on Tuesday. He was 91. He ruled Egypt [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for fair Arab position to Libyan crisis

25 february 2020 - 05:45:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Prime Minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, on Monday told the Arab group attending the 43rd session [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s High Court grants bail to pressure group presses for President Barrow to go executive

24 february 2020 - 23:20:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   - The High Court here Monday granted bail to eight members of the troubled local pressure group- [...] Full text...

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Libya: Parliament suspends participation in Geneva talks in protest against UNSMIL interference

24 february 2020 - 17:37:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) has decided to suspend its participation in the Geneva Political [...] Full text...

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High State Council in Libya sets conditions for participating in Geneva political talks

23 february 2020 - 11:55:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's High State Council, a consultative assembly, unanimously voted on Saturday to suspend its participation in [...] Full text...

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Voting progressing quietly in Togo presidential election

22 february 2020 - 15:11:29
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Voting is progressing quietly with queues at polling stations in the West African state of Togo [...] Full text...

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Three members of same family injured by shelling on their home in Tripoli

22 february 2020 - 11:48:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three members of the same family were injured, two of them seriously, when a shell fell [...] Full text...

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Gambian consumers to sue telecommunication company over false 4G claim

21 february 2020 - 10:15:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian consumers, under the banner of Consumer Protection Consortium (CPC) on Thursday vowed to take legal [...] Full text...

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As risk of protests in Zimbabwe grows, President Mnangagwa calls for dialogue

20 february 2020 - 17:04:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for dialogue amid heightened tensions in the country, a day [...] Full text...

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US calls for free, fair, transparent Guinean electoral process

19 february 2020 - 11:50:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - U.S. Ambassador to Guinea Simon Henshaw on Tuesday night called for a free, fair and transparent [...] Full text...

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Rights group fears further Guinea crackdown as Constitutional poll nears

19 february 2020 - 08:39:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A human rights group is calling in the Guinea government to respect freedom of assembly and ensure [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Opposition calls on government to secure places of worship

18 february 2020 - 18:37:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso opposition on Tuesday called on the government to secure places of worship, [...] Full text...

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Niger returns to EITI after 3 years of withdrawal

17 february 2020 - 14:21:32
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger has met standards for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) after it withdrew from the [...] Full text...

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24 killed in suspected terrorist attack in Burkina Faso Sahel

17 february 2020 - 12:48:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- At least 24 people were killed on Sunday in Pansi village of Yagha province in Burkina [...] Full text...

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Large protest planned against former South African president De Klerk for Apartheid statements

17 february 2020 - 11:02:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A large protest march is being planned for Wednesday in Cape Town against former [...] Full text...

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Supporters of two warring parties in Libya hold demonstrations in different cities

14 february 2020 - 23:34:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Demonstrations were held in Tripoli and Benghazi, as well as in other Libyan cities by supporters [...] Full text...

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Zambian President Lungu deploys army to stop gassing of citizens

14 february 2020 - 09:09:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has ordered the deployment of the army to stop the gassing of [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian coalition denounces exclusion

13 february 2020 - 23:56:07
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Coalition Vivre Ensemble (CVE-Negro African movement) Thursday warned against repeated discriminatory measures targeting black people [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Businesses remained closed as operators feared being targeted by protesters

13 february 2020 - 18:43:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Stores remained closed on Wednesday at the Madina market, the largest and heart of the Guinean [...] Full text...

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IHRDA, 2 lawyers take Gambia to African Court over violation of citizens’ freedom of assembly, expression

12 february 2020 - 19:49:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Banjul-based rights institute, the “Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa” (IHRDA), and two Gambian [...] Full text...

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Togolese presidential candidate Mohamed Tchassona Traoré wants revised deals with France

12 february 2020 - 12:43:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The candidate of the Citizens' Movement for Democracy (MCD) in the Togolese presidential election on 22 [...] Full text...

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Burundian Mediator urges presidential candidates to go for fair play

11 february 2020 - 17:04:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ombudsman (Mediator of the Republic), Edouard Nduwimana, on Tuesday congratulated the dozen candidates cleared for [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges new AU chairperson Ramaphosa to hinge ‘Silencing the Guns’ goal on justice, accountability

11 february 2020 - 07:39:09
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – As South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa begins his term of office as the chairperson of [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Motorists restricted to four gallons of benzene thrice a week

10 february 2020 - 19:51:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  - Sudan’s ministry of energy and mining, in the face of acute shortage of fuel generating extended [...] Full text...

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UN envoy Ghassan Salamé satisfied with progress made during meetings of Libyan joint military committee in Geneva

06 february 2020 - 21:17:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The special representative of the UN secretary general, Ghassan Salamé, Thursday hailed the progress made during [...] Full text...

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Cape Verdean students in Wuhan protest against refusal to be repatriated

06 february 2020 - 16:34:44
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verdean students in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus in China, are demanding urgent [...] Full text...

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Mauritanians demonstrate against new gold processing plant

06 february 2020 - 15:15:36
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The town of Nouadhibou (465 kilometers north of Nouakchott) is currently rocked by demonstrations protesting the [...] Full text...

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Togolese people commemorate late preseident Gnassingbé Eyadema

06 february 2020 - 13:18:29
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's late President Gnassingbe Eyadema was commemorated on Wednesday on the 15th anniversary of his passing [...] Full text...

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Tunis against any participation of its sportsmen with Israelis

06 february 2020 - 08:14:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian foreign ministry on Wednesday denounced the participation of the North African country's female tennis [...] Full text...

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Burhan, Netanyahu meet over boiling situation in Khartoum

06 february 2020 - 00:07:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -  The Sudanese political scene is still boiling with expectations over the recent meeting between the president [...] Full text...

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Victory of Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Guinea Bissau presidential election upheld

05 february 2020 - 16:18:41
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The recount requested by the ECOWAS monitoring committee to decide the winner of Guinea Bissau's 29 [...] Full text...

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Guinea opposition leader slams president Condé for insisting on new constitution

05 february 2020 - 11:44:24
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea opposition leader Amadou Oury Bah has slammed President Alpha Condé's instance on a new constitution [...] Full text...

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Rights groups slam Morocco's crackdown on social media critics

05 february 2020 - 07:46:09
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – Two human rights organizations are asking the Moroccan authorities to immediately free people who are being detained [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Parliamentary elections and referendum coupled for 1 March

04 february 2020 - 22:48:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-four hours after the decree issued by President Alpha Condé postponing the parliamentary elections, initially due [...] Full text...

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Rights group says mining companies must confront human rights violations

03 february 2020 - 10:59:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - As the world’s biggest mining investment conference begins in Cape Town, Amnesty International is asking [...] Full text...

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Guinea will have new constitution, says President Condé

01 february 2020 - 12:16:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - President Alpha Condé said Friday in Fria, 160 km north of the capital, that Guinea would [...] Full text...

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CPJ calls on Gambian authorities to immediately drop charges against two journalists

31 january 2020 - 19:44:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Media rights group, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged the Gambian authorities to immediately [...] Full text...

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World Bank links aid to Tunisia to new govt's implementation of reforms

31 january 2020 - 10:18:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first meeting on the launch of a dialogue for economic policy, initiated by the World [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s gov’t holds emergency cabinet session following protests

30 january 2020 - 18:40:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government on Thursday held an emergency cabinet session, presided over by President Adama Barrow, [...] Full text...

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Kenyans anxiously waiting for test results of suspected coronavirus case

30 january 2020 - 10:28:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan public is getting ready Thursday for the release of the test results of a [...] Full text...

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UN says 2020 is 'a once in lifetime opportunity' for peace, democracy in Sudan

30 january 2020 - 10:01:13
Khartoum, Sudan, (PANA) - The United Nations has called on the international community to immediately boost its support for Sudan's [...] Full text...

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US President Trump's Plan for Palestine sparks concerns in Tunis

30 january 2020 - 09:16:59
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has expressed "great concern" following US President Donald Trump's announcement of the "deal of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan government accuses UAE of sending Sudanese to fight next to Haftar

28 january 2020 - 23:43:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The ministry of foreign affairs of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA) has accused the [...] Full text...

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Rights group ARTICLE 19 says new regime crackdown a chilling reminder of 22 years of repression in The Gambia.

28 january 2020 - 21:57:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Rights group ARTICLE 19 Tuesday expressed serious concern over the crackdown on protesters and journalists in [...] Full text...

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Guinea's capital on edge as shops, markets closed on opposition's call

28 january 2020 - 13:06:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Shops and markets remained closed on Tuesday in several districts in the upper suburbs of Conakry, [...] Full text...

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Guinean religious leaders call for postponement of parliamentary election

28 january 2020 - 10:41:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean religious leaders have called on the government to postpone the legislative election scheduled for 16 [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says mass arrests risk fueling tensions in Gambia

28 january 2020 - 09:39:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - International human rights group, Amnesty International (AI), has sharply reacted to the violent clashes between Gambian [...] Full text...

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NOC director stresses importance of rule of law in resolution of conflicts in Libya

27 january 2020 - 23:18:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the management committee of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, Monday [...] Full text...

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Gambia: AI acting regional director says crackdown on protesters has a potential of re-visiting brutal past

27 january 2020 - 22:03:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)    -  Rights group Amnesty International Acting Deputy Regional Director for West Africa Marta Colomer said here Monday [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of Tunisian migrants detained in Spain in ‘’inhuman conditions’’, says NGO

27 january 2020 - 18:54:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – More than 800 Tunisian irregular migrants, including women and children, were detained for more than five [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s CSOs condemn suspension of 2 radio stations

27 january 2020 - 17:03:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia civil society organistions (CSOs) have condemned, in the strongest terms, the suspension of Home [...] Full text...

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Gambian journalists say 24 hours witnessed most aggressive attack on press freedom

27 january 2020 - 16:55:34
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) says the past 24 hours witnessed the most aggressive attack on [...] Full text...

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Two radio stations shut down, 4 journalists arrested in Gambia

27 january 2020 - 09:04:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Two radio stations in Gambia - Home Digital FM and King FM - were shut down [...] Full text...

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Gambian government bans ‘Operation 3-Years Jotna’

27 january 2020 - 07:58:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambia government on Sunday banned a self-styled protest group “Three Years Jotna”, a local phrase [...] Full text...

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Pressure group presses for Gambian President Barrow to go

26 january 2020 - 15:15:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Scores of Gambians under the banner of a self-styled protest group “Three Years Jotna”, a local [...] Full text...

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Tunisian political parties and civil society protest in front of the Parliament against political violence

25 january 2020 - 19:48:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Activists of the Free Destourian party in Tunisia and many members of the civil society organizations [...] Full text...

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Spotlight on Gitega, the new political capital of Burundi

25 january 2020 - 16:31:23
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Gitega, the new political capital of Burundi (Center), has never attracted as much attention as on [...] Full text...

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US condemns attack on Abyei area

25 january 2020 - 15:25:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has condemned the attack that took place in the oil-rich area of Abyei, [...] Full text...

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“March for Justice” kicks off in Gambia

25 january 2020 - 11:58:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Hundreds of activists and victims of Gambia’s dictatorial rule during President Yahya Jammeh era, on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Malian teachers march to demand 20 pct increase in salaries

24 january 2020 - 21:55:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  Hundreds of teachers, dressed in red and yellow, accompanied by students and parents organized a peaceful [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Police grants peaceful procession permit to pressure group ‘Operation 3 Years Jotna’.

24 january 2020 - 20:53:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of The Gambia Friday granted  a second [...] Full text...

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Guinean head of state calls for calm after violent protests

24 january 2020 - 13:53:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé has "strongly condemned "ethnocentric comments made in the private media" by politicians [...] Full text...

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Rights body raises red flag on insecurity, impunity in DR Congo

24 january 2020 - 13:32:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Amnesty International has called on DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi to move with speed and bring to justice [...] Full text...

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Jammeh victims gear up for 'March for Justice' on Saturday

24 january 2020 - 10:36:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Victims of Gambia’s exiled dictator Yahya Jammeh on Friday said that preparations are advanced for their [...] Full text...

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Activities resume in the Guinean capital

22 january 2020 - 12:26:10
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Activities resumed on Wednesday in Conakry, the Guinean capital, where the call for two days of [...] Full text...

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Joint UN-Congolese strategy needed to address insecurity following deadly attacks

22 january 2020 - 08:01:31
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the UN peacekeeping operation in [...] Full text...

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Rising inequality affecting more than two-thirds of the globe, says new UN report

22 january 2020 - 07:52:46
New York, US (PANA) - Inequality is growing for more than 70 per cent of the global population, exacerbating the [...] Full text...

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US calls for immediate resumption of operations by Libyan National Oil Company

21 january 2020 - 13:43:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy in Libya on Tuesday deplored the suspension of operations by Libya's National Petroleum [...] Full text...

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Gambian justice minister hailed over Jammeh remarks

20 january 2020 - 21:40:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Victims of exiled former Gambia dictator Yahya Jammeh Monday hailed Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou for vowing [...] Full text...

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Gambian Victims to stage "Jammeh to Justice" protest over demand for his return

20 january 2020 - 20:06:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia Centre for Human Rights Violations has vowed to stage a protest to demand Jammeh to [...] Full text...

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Gambia gov’t to prosecute former president Jammeh

20 january 2020 - 10:19:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian Justice Minsiter Abubacarr Tambadou has vowed that former dictator, Yahya Jammeh, will be prosecuted should [...] Full text...

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Libya oil company declares force majeure after closure of 5 oil ports by protesters

19 january 2020 - 15:07:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) on Saturday declared a state of force majeure after the [...] Full text...

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Two killed, several wounded in demonstrations in central Benin

19 january 2020 - 13:48:00
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Two people have been killed and several others wounded in a demonstration and violence in Savè, [...] Full text...

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Libyan National Oil Company wants Parliament to intervene in closure of oilfields, ports

19 january 2020 - 13:09:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Director of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, has asked Mr. Aguila Saleh, [...] Full text...

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Berlin conference on Libya: a meeting with high stakes to achieve peace (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

19 january 2020 - 12:18:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyans on Sunday have their eyes riveted on the German capital, Berlin, which hosts the international [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Protest to demand resignation of President Barrow cancelled

18 january 2020 - 19:53:08
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  -  A protest schedule for Sunday January 19 to demand that President Adama Barrow step down has been [...] Full text...

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UN concerned about efforts to disrupt oil production in Libya

18 january 2020 - 13:53:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said here Saturday it was "deeply concerned by [...] Full text...

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Libya to lose 700,000 barrels per day, representing US$46 million, after protesters close oil sites

18 january 2020 - 12:13:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Stopping all oil exports from the central and eastern regions of Libya from this Saturday, with [...] Full text...

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Libyan National Oil Company warns against closing of oil installations

17 january 2020 - 22:16:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Friday warned against the closure of its oil installations and [...] Full text...

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

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

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Gambia: EU urges political parties to express views through public rallies

17 january 2020 - 18:25:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Delegation to The Gambia, has urged political parties in The Gambia to [...] Full text...

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France denounces Guinea's new draft constitution

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

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

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

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

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

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Head of Sudanese security replaced

16 january 2020 - 16:48:07
Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - The head of the Sudanese National Intelligence service, Lt.-Gen. Abu Bakar Damblab, resigned from his post [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Ministry of Interior warns pressure group against demonstration

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

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Human Rights Watch calls for repeal of repressive laws in Mauritania

15 january 2020 - 12:54:29
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The change of power in Mauritania, following the 22 June 2019 presidential election and the inauguration [...] Full text...

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Army seals area leading to rebellion in Khartoum

14 january 2020 - 21:49:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  - The Sudanese army and the rapid support forces, both known as the Regular Forces, Tuesday moved [...] Full text...

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Ugandan tax body pushes for social media tax to be included in data fees

14 january 2020 - 21:05:29
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda Revenue Authority, the body charged with collecting taxes in the country, is pushing for the [...] Full text...

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Sudan govt. says limited insurgency under control

14 january 2020 - 19:54:33
Khartoum, Sudan  (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Tuesday said a limited insurgency for which the former security chief was [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Police deny permit to pressure group

14 january 2020 - 18:22:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Office of the Inspector General of Police in Banjul, The Gambia, has decided to deny [...] Full text...

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Over 5,000 teachers in Zimbabwe resolve to not report for duty till they get better wages

14 january 2020 - 17:55:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Over 5,000 members of Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) have unanimously resolved to stop reporting [...] Full text...

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

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

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Gabon's president meets religious authorities

14 january 2020 - 12:05:10
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba has brought together the country's main religious authorities to discuss social [...] Full text...

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The Gambia National Human Rights Commission expresses concern over matters affecting public order

13 january 2020 - 20:42:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday expressed concerns over  country matters affecting public order, renewing [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Protestor shot dead in Conakry

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

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Protesting school children demand resumption of classes in Mali public schools

13 january 2020 - 19:03:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thousands of students from several public schools in Bamako on Monday demonstrated in the Malian capital, [...] Full text...

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

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

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Gambians petition President Barrow to complete constitution mandate of five year presidential term

12 january 2020 - 19:21:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Thousands of protesting Gambians took to the streets of Banjul on Sunday, calling on President Adama [...] Full text...

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Exiled ex-Gambian president Jammeh wants to return to The Gambia

11 january 2020 - 19:59:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Exiled ex- Gambian president Yahya Jammeh has announced in an audio address to his supporters received [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian activist leads preliminary vote hunt in opposition strongholds

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

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Guinean authorities ban protest demonstrations

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

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Journalists’ federation critical of Khartoum crackdown on pro-defunct regime media

10 january 2020 - 13:14:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has criticized a recent government decision to suspend four independent [...] Full text...

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Uncertainty hangs over Tunisian parliament's vote on new government

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

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Gambia: Rights group wants Police Chief to deny ex-President Jammeh's party permit to protest

09 january 2020 - 18:26:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group, Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations, has urged the Inspector General of [...] Full text...

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

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

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Asylum seekers in Niger set refugee camp on fire

08 january 2020 - 12:41:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Asylum seekers, mostly Sudanese, on Sunday set a refugee camp on fire about 15 km from [...] Full text...

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ICRC distributes household items to civilians affected by recent violence in Darfur

08 january 2020 - 11:26:43
 Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says thousands of civilians affected by the recent [...] Full text...

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Tunisia rejects Turkey's request for transit of its forces to Libya

07 january 2020 - 15:45:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has turned down Turkey's request for its forces to transit through a to Libya, the  [...] Full text...

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Uganda presidential aspirant arrested for staging 'upfront' election campaigns

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

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

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

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Nigeria police on red alert over possible violence following killing of Iranian General

06 january 2020 - 07:58:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has placed all police commands and formations nationwide [...] Full text...

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Civil society associations organise mass protest against French presence in Mali

02 january 2020 - 14:08:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian civil society associations plan to mobilize hundreds of thousands of demonstrators on Friday in the [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says he swore twice by the Holy Qur’an to defend national constitution

01 january 2020 - 18:30:54
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  -   President Adama Barrow said here Wednesday he swore twice by the Holy Qur’an in Dakar and in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Hunger strikers transferred to hospital

31 december 2019 - 19:32:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several Tunisians who began a hunger strike on Saturday in the Tunisian southern region of Tataouine [...] Full text...

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Kenyan pro-democracy hero laid to rest

30 december 2019 - 23:12:11
Muranga, Kenya (PANA)  -  Kenya's pro-democracy icon and first black Mayor of Nairobi, Charles Rubia, 96, was Monday laid to [...] Full text...

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Dozens of Sudanese security elements sentenced to death by hanging

30 december 2019 - 13:13:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In the first of its kind, a Sudanese court has tried and sentenced dozens of security [...] Full text...

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The impact of death of Zimbabwe's late President Robert Mugabe

29 december 2019 - 19:01:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  As the new year beckons, one of the biggest stories to have emerged from Zimbabwe in [...] Full text...

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Liberia: US, EU nudge protest organizers to share plans with justice ministry

29 december 2019 - 18:10:52
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA)  -  The diplomatic missions of the United States of America, the European Union, France, Germany, Sweden, and [...] Full text...

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Group protests against Erdogan's visit to Tunisia in front of the Turkish embassy in Tunis

29 december 2019 - 14:00:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  A group of Tunisian politicians and civil society members Saturday held a sit-in in front of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Demonstrations resume in city of Bizerte Saturday

29 december 2019 - 13:45:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The Tunisian city of Bizerte (north) Saturday resumed demonstrations led by young residents who tried to [...] Full text...

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Liberia: US props central bank to improve functioning

27 december 2019 - 23:19:09
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA)   -  The government of the United States of America, in coordination with the government of Liberia and [...] Full text...

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Joint UN, ECOWAS Mission warns of growing security threats In W.A., Sahel

27 december 2019 - 23:01:57
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA)  - A visiting joint delegation of the ECOWAS and United Nations Friday expressed concern over the growing [...] Full text...

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