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12 january 2026 - 13:36:24New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General is shocked by reports of violence and excessive use of force by [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General is shocked by reports of violence and excessive use of force by [...] Full text...
Fact-finding mission urges Iran to end protest violence and restore internet
11 january 2026 - 11:47:11Tehran, Iran (PANA) - The UN-mandated independent human rights fact-finding mission on Iran has urged authorities to immediately restore internet [...] Full text...
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Burundi lawyers penalised for cooperating with UN
24 december 2025 - 07:53:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A committee appointed by the UN Human Rights Council has warned that Burundi has acted in [...] Full text...
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UN experts condemn Tanzania's post-election lethal crackdown and digital blackout
05 december 2025 - 10:16:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned reported widespread and systematic human rights violations in Tanzania [...] Full text...
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US says reviewing its bilateral relationship with Tanzania
04 december 2025 - 17:23:20Washington DC, US (PANA) - The US said on Thursday that it was reviewing its bilateral relationship with Tanzania following [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief Türk deplores post-coup violations in Guinea-Bissau
29 november 2025 - 07:38:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Friday called on the military authorities in Guinea Bissau [...] Full text...
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Hundreds killed, detained following deadly election violence in Tanzania: UN
12 november 2025 - 07:25:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hundreds of protesters and others have been killed and an unknown number injured or detained in [...] Full text...
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'Tanzania's election did not comply with AU principles'
07 november 2025 - 13:19:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Tanzania's 2025 General Elections did not comply with AU principles, normative frameworks, and other international [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson appoints Special Envoy to Madagascar
04 november 2025 - 08:22:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has appointed Mohamed Idris Farah, [...] Full text...
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Mo Ibrahim Foundation weighs in on Tanzania electoral violence
03 november 2025 - 08:06:59London, United Kingdom (PANA) – The violence against civilians protesting against the conduct of elections in Tanzania is "unacceptable”, the Mo [...] Full text...
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UN chief voices alarm over post-election violence in Tanzania
01 november 2025 - 04:27:23New York, US (PANA) - The UN is calling for restraint in Tanzania, amid deadly protests following the 29 October [...] Full text...
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UN rights commission flags deaths, injuries amid Tanzania election-related protests
31 october 2025 - 13:26:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says it is alarmed by the [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: UN alarmed by reported deaths following Paul Biya's re-election
30 october 2025 - 19:28:04New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday it was "deeply concerned" by [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Madagascar's military leader Col. Randrianirina sworn in as president
17 october 2025 - 09:41:26Antananarivo, 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 - 07:49:18Addis 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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UPDATE: Madacascar's High Constitutional Court confirms military takeover
14 october 2025 - 17:35:12Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Madagascar's High Constitutional Court on Tuesday entrusted the functions of President to Colonel Randrianirina Michaël, leader [...] Full text...
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Madagascar elite military unit says, 'We have taken power'
14 october 2025 - 16:06:42Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Soldiers in Madagascar said on Tuesday that they have taken over the administration of the country [...] Full text...
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Madagascar President Rajoelina leaves the country after attempted coup
14 october 2025 - 08:12:44Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Madagascar's president, Andry Rajoelina, announced on Monday night that he had left the country for security [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson concerned about situation in Madagascar as President Rajoelina says 'coup under way'
12 october 2025 - 15:51:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, said on Sunday [...] Full text...
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Madagascar: UN calls on authorities to cease unnecessary use of force against protesters
11 october 2025 - 07:40:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief called on security forces in Madagascar on Friday to stop the [...] Full text...
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UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by deadly protests in Madagascar
09 october 2025 - 07:43:12New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed the need for dialogue in Madagascar as anti-government demonstrations [...] Full text...
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UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by deadly protests in Madagascar
08 october 2025 - 21:07:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed the need for dialogue in Madagascar as anti-government demonstrations enter [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Morocco to halt use of excessive force during youth protests
03 october 2025 - 15:30:40Dakar, 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 - 08:56:10Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Amnesty International has called on the authorities in Madagascar to launch a “thorough and efective” investigation [...] Full text...
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Madagascar: UN rights chief condemns ‘violent response’ from security forces
30 september 2025 - 05:29:07Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday condemned the “violent response” from security [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Militias, army threaten South Kivu civilians
16 september 2025 - 06:31:04Nairobi, 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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Three years ago, Finance & Development devoted a full issue to anticipating “The Money Revolution,” driven by innovations in finance, such as crypto assets. That revolution, writes F&D editor-in-chief Gita Bhatt, is now unfolding
08 september 2025 - 10:48:33Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The September issue of F&D looks at the new frontiers of finance, where technology, [...] Full text...
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Egypt: UN denounces 'rotation' as a tool for prolonged arbitrary detention
26 august 2025 - 15:40:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief urged Cairo on Tuesday to end a practice of arbitrary detention [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams 20-year sentence for Chadian opposition leader Masra
12 august 2025 - 06:43:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has criticised the guilty verdict and 20-year sentence imposed on 9 August, 2025, [...] Full text...
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Angola protests: UN urges restraint, investigations into deaths
01 august 2025 - 05:17:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - What began as protests against fuel price hikes in Angola have escalated into deadly unrest across [...] Full text...
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Thousands of Burkinabe march to demand explanation of activist's death in Côte d'Ivoire jail
30 july 2025 - 12:47:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Thousands of Burkinabe on Wednesday poured into the streets of the capital, Ouagadougou, to demand [...] Full text...
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ICJ affirms states have 'an obligation to prevent significant harm to the environment'
23 july 2025 - 18:37:08The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - This is a turning point for international law, with considerable political repercussions. In a highly [...] Full text...
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Research institute slams South Africa's ties with Iran
17 july 2025 - 09:45:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Middle East Africa Research Institute (MEARI) has warned that South Africa’s foreign policy [...] Full text...
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Death toll in Kenya demonstrations rises to 31
09 july 2025 - 11:56:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death toll in Monday's anti-government demonstrations in Kenya has risen to 31, according to the [...] Full text...
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UN rights office urges restraint in Kenya as fresh protests turn deadly
08 july 2025 - 20:55:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed deep concern over the killing of at least [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya calls for investigation into death of activist Abdel Moneim al-Maraimi
05 july 2025 - 15:52:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has urged the authorities to open a "transparent [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Kenyan authorities must be held accountable for protesters’ deaths
27 june 2025 - 06:39:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan authorities should be held accountable for all abuses during countrywide protests on June 25, 2025, including [...] Full text...
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UN calls for restraint after deadly Kenya protests
27 june 2025 - 05:29:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN is calling for restraint after deadly protests in Kenya on Wednesday in which between [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Gen Z protests returns a year later, more defiant, 8 killed
25 june 2025 - 18:55:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eight people were shot dead across Kenya, two of them in Nairobi and over 400 others [...] Full text...
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Kenyan software developer arrested over Finance Bill portal
01 june 2025 - 08:14:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan software developer, Rose Njeri, has been arrested after developing a portal to enhance public [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN agencies call for aid ‘surge’ as Israeli distribution plan begins
27 may 2025 - 12:52:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports indicated on Tuesday that Israel’s controversial aid distribution plan had begun in Gaza as the [...] Full text...
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Gazans’ suffering goes on amid intensifying Israeli strikes
26 may 2025 - 16:15:14Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - After another deadly weekend of Israeli attacks in Gaza, aid teams stressed once again on [...] Full text...
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Working Group of international follow-up committee on Libya of the Berlin Process calls for protection of civilians
18 may 2025 - 05:14:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-chairs of the Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Working Group of the Berlin Process - [...] Full text...
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Police officer killed. three others injured in new night-time demonstrations in Tripoli
17 may 2025 - 14:52:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A police officer was killed and three demonstrators were injured during incidents that took place on [...] 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 - 19:58:22Banjul, 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 - 13:47:45Banjul, 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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No arrests in Mozambique post-election political killings – Police
14 april 2025 - 13:27:57Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambican authorities have failed to conduct credible investigations into the wave of political killings following the [...] Full text...
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World sees highest recorded executions since 2015: Amnesty International
08 april 2025 - 11:01:11London, UK (PANA) - Global executions hit their highest figure since 2015, as over 1,500 people were executed across 15 [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa calls for calm following US spat
24 march 2025 - 10:08:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday called on South Africans to "reject the politics of [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria and Venezuela
18 march 2025 - 20:56:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top independent experts reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, putting the [...] Full text...
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Mozambique: OHCHR urges calm ahead of disputed presidential inauguration
15 january 2025 - 05:34:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has urged calm in Mozambique as Daniel Chapo is to [...] Full text...
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AUC chair calls for peaceful solution post-election violence in Mozambique
29 december 2024 - 05:57:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed deep concern [...] Full text...
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US calls for 'meaningful collaboration' to restore peace in Mozambique after controversial elections
27 december 2024 - 09:51:12Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is concerned by the 23 December announcement by the Mozambican [...] Full text...
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At least 21 killed in Mozambique unrest after top court’s election decision
25 december 2024 - 16:27:26Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - At least 21 people have been killed in unrest since Mozambique’s top court confirmed the governing [...] Full text...
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Kenya's human rights status downgraded to 'repressed'
04 december 2024 - 11:09:57Nairobi, 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 - 09:08:51Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Mozambican authorities to end post-election assault on protests
31 october 2024 - 10:35:27Maputo, 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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Kenya Parliament debates motion to impeach Deputy President
08 october 2024 - 14:51:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Members of Parliament began debating the special motion to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Parliament set to move impeachment motion against Deputy President
01 october 2024 - 13:26:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The short-lived political cohabitation between Kenya's deputy President Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua and the President William Ruto, [...] Full text...
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Iran: Repression of women ‘intensifying’, two years on from mass protests
14 september 2024 - 14:30:30New York, US (PANA) - The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and [...] Full text...
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Nigerian authorities must uphold human rights ahead of planned nationwide protests - Amnesty International
01 august 2024 - 08:39:16Abuja, 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 - 05:21:00Brussels, 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 - 07:28:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Kenyan President William Ruto during which he [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President names four key opposition leaders to new Cabinet
24 july 2024 - 15:06:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto named four key opposition leaders to his new Cabinet in an effort [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Ruto names half-Cabinet amid continuing anti-govt protests
19 july 2024 - 17:58:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's embattled President William Ruto named a partial Cabinet on Friday, five weeks after anti-government protests [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President dissolves cabinet after finance bill riots
12 july 2024 - 00:20:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto dissolved his Cabinet on Thursday, weeks after a political crisis which began [...] Full text...
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Anti-Govt protests continue in Kenya amid more violence
02 july 2024 - 18:02:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protests against the government of President William Ruto continued in Nairobi on Tuesday for the third [...] Full text...
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Update: Kenya military convoys patrolling streets, businesses shut
27 june 2024 - 14:50:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Military convoys are patrolling the streets and highways in Nairobi on Thursday, while the leaders of [...] Full text...
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Kenyans brace themselves for more protests despite President Ruto's U-turn on Finance Bill
27 june 2024 - 10:19:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans are bracing themselves for another wave of protests on Thursday despite President William Ruto withdrawing [...] Full text...
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IMF, US State Department express concern about bloody Kenya riots
27 june 2024 - 06:27:42Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and US Department of State have expressed concern about [...] Full text...
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Update Kenya Bill: Kenyan President withdraws contentious Finance Bill, cuts State House budget
26 june 2024 - 17:35:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto withdrew the contentious Finance Bill 2024 on Wednesday and agreed to reduce [...] Full text...
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Businesses resume in Kenyan capital after Tuesday's bloody violence
26 june 2024 - 16:26:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Businesses resumed on Wednesday in tense Nairobi after Tuesday's bloody violence in which protesters raided Parliament [...] Full text...
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Death toll in Kenya tax protests up to 13, according to medics
26 june 2024 - 11:46:56Nairobi, 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 - 21:26:45Nairobi, 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 - 19:36:31Nairobi, 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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2nd Update: At least five killed in Kenya protests against tax hikes, military deployed
25 june 2024 - 18:04:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police on Tuesday shot dead at least five people as protesters stormed Parliament in Nairobi against [...] Full text...
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Update: Kenya Gen Z protesters storm Parliament after tax hike bill passed
25 june 2024 - 16:34:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protesters, mainly the youth, on Tuesday stormed Parliament and set a section of the House on [...] Full text...
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Kenya Gen Z protesters storm Parliament after bill passed
25 june 2024 - 15:39:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Youth protestors stormed Parliament on Tuesday after a heavy battle with the Police, shortly after the [...] Full text...
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Kenya authorities considering internet shutdowns over youth protest - CSOs
24 june 2024 - 18:24:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities plan to implement an internet shutdown and media disruptions to deal with a youth [...] Full text...
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War in Palestinian Territory: Türk condemns over 500 West Bank killings, calls for accountability
04 june 2024 - 12:23:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Tuesday issued a renewed call for an end to [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Underweight babies, heavy fighting and a hospital reopening
15 may 2024 - 17:43:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid some of the fiercest reported fighting in Gaza yet, UN humanitarians on Wednesday repeated warnings [...] Full text...
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US, Niger officials to discuss 'orderly and responsible withdrawal' of US troops
25 april 2024 - 06:00:10Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US and Niger officials are due to meet on the withdrawal of US troops following [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa reflects on apartheid-era Sharpeville massacre
21 march 2024 - 07:46:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will address this year Human Rights commemoration which coincides with significant [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's former FM Gambari to lead ECOWAS election monitors to Senegal
12 march 2024 - 13:58:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian Foreign Minister and UN Under-Secretary-General, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, will lead a 120-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission [...] Full text...
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Campaign for Senegal's delayed presidential vote fixed for 9-22 March
08 march 2024 - 10:08:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Campaign for Senegal's 24 March presidential election would be from 9-22 March, according to a decree [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President Sall announces election for 24 March
07 march 2024 - 06:18:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's President Macky Sall announced on Wednesday that the West African country would hold the postponed [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: No medicine, no hope: Doctors describe life under Israeli attack in Gaza
29 february 2024 - 05:51:16Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - No communications, no medicine and little hope. That’s what operating a hospital in a war zone [...] Full text...
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Senegal national dialogue proposes 2 June for presidential election
28 february 2024 - 06:42:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A national dialogue convened by Senegalese President Macky Sall has proposed 2 June to hold the [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President Sall pledges to leave office on 2 April
23 february 2024 - 07:13:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall pledged on Thursday to leave office at the end of his mandate [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Defence Chief warns “evil people” canvassing coup over hardship
22 february 2024 - 19:12:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, on Thursday warned those he described as “evil [...] Full text...
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US welcomes restoration of Senegal's presidential electoral calendar
17 february 2024 - 06:05:52Washington, 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 - 18:51:21Dakar, 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 - 13:07:58Dakar, 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 - 06:06:21Dakar, 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 - 06:07:17Washington, 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 - 14:23:35Dakar, 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 - 12:56:49Dakar, 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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Rights group says Senegal's delayed election sparks violence, repression
13 february 2024 - 07:24:23Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the Senegalese authorities to immediately open independent investigations into violence [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS MPs begin meetings in Senegal in efforts to end political crisis
12 february 2024 - 17:19:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A team from the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Relief over rescued hostages as WHO chief warns of ‘ocean of need’
12 february 2024 - 13:11:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports on Monday that two hostages have been rescued during a raid by Israeli special [...] Full text...
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UN chief adds voice for dialogue, peace in Senegal as violence spreads; first death reported
10 february 2024 - 08:16:43New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added his voice for peace and dialogue in Senegal following [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS, US ask Senegal to restore electoral calendar
07 february 2024 - 07:41:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United States have [...] Full text...
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Senegalese Parliament postpones presidential poll to 15 December in controversial vote
06 february 2024 - 07:48:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Parliament on Tuesday passed a controversial bill to postpone the West African country's presidential [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Senior army officer slams UAE for assisting paramilitary RSF in bloody war
22 january 2024 - 12:34:02Omdurman, Sudan (PANA) - A senior Sudanese government official has slammed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for assisting the paramilitary [...] Full text...
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Protesters announce closure of largest oil field in south-west Libya
03 january 2024 - 12:26:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Protesters in Libya's southern region of Fezzan have announced the closure of the al Charara oilfield, [...] 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 - 07:04:29Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Ahead of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday, which will discuss the [...] Full text...
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US, rights advocate renew calls for investigation of rights abuses in Chad in October last year
21 october 2023 - 06:45:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have renewed calls for full investigations of [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso military govt says it has foiled coup attempt
28 september 2023 - 06:33:58Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military government in Burkina Faso on Wednesday announced that it foiled a coup attempt [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: U.S. 'repositioning' forces inside Niger in 'precautionary' move, Pentagon official says
08 september 2023 - 05:30:49Washington, DC, U.S. (PANA) - U.S. forces based in Niger are shifting from Airport 101, near the capital of Niamey, [...] Full text...
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Rights group says DR Congo security forces 'killed dozens' of protesters last Wednesday
01 september 2023 - 09:44:35Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A human rights group has said DR Congo security forces shot and killed dozens of [...] Full text...
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Guinea junta markets political transition programme (By Paul Ejime)
29 august 2023 - 08:35:36Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s 81-member National Transitional Council (NTC) headed by Dr Dansa Kourouma is playing a crucial legislative [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM suspends Foreign Minister over Israel 'meeting'
28 august 2023 - 11:43:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Aldabaiba, has temporarily suspended Foreign Minister Najla El-Mangoush whose "meeting" with the [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags crackdown on opposition ahead of elections in DRC
22 august 2023 - 19:16:04Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have targeted leaders of opposition political parties, [...] Full text...
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Amhara Conflict: Ethiopia shaken by a new, growing rebellion in Amhara (News feature)
18 august 2023 - 11:45:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two weeks after irregular militia fighters called the Fano seized several towns and cities in [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Using diplomacy and biting sanctions to beat Niger's coup leaders (Analysis by Paul Ejime)
17 august 2023 - 09:43:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - There is no doubt that the sanctions imposed on Niger by the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate: No one held responsible for massacre in Cairo for 10 years
14 august 2023 - 05:41:18Cairo, 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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HRW says critics of port deal in Tanzania arrested
07 august 2023 - 06:47:31Nairobi, 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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Rights group calls for impartial investigation, prosecution of grave police abuse against activists
07 august 2023 - 06:34:15Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the government of Angola to ensure urgent, impartial, and [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Niger coup: US President joins in calls for release of ousted President Bazoum
03 august 2023 - 11:37:11Niamey, Niger (PANA) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday joined in calls for the release of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum, [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: US orders evacuation of its nationals; coup leader warns against foreign meddling, military intervention
03 august 2023 - 06:22:11Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has joined Western countries as they ramp up evacuation of their nationals from [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: First flight of French nationals leaves Niamey
01 august 2023 - 20:21:44Niamey, Niger (PANA) - France on Tuesday began evacuating its nationals from Niger. It follows seen demonstrations and strong anti-France sentiments [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Niger coup: France to evacuate nationals (Eds: Adds details, Writethrough)
01 august 2023 - 10:19:48Niamey, Niger (PANA) - France is to start evacuating its nationals from the West African state of Niger, where it [...] Full text...
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Niger Coup: US welcomes 'strong leadership' of ECOWAS against Niger coup makers
31 july 2023 - 06:25:00Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed and commended the "strong leadership" of the Economic Community of [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: ECOWAS leaders warn Niger military to reinstate ousted President Bazoum or face stiff sanctions
30 july 2023 - 15:01:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday gave soldiers who seized [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Nigerian authorities to disclose identities of #EndSARS protesters due for mass burial
25 july 2023 - 07:38:01Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has asked the Nigerian authorities to urgently halt plans to carry [...] Full text...
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Kenya Police in Kenyatta family home raids
21 july 2023 - 23:35:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The home of former President Uhuru Kenyatta's son was raided on Friday in what the interior [...] Full text...
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UN rights office ‘very concerned’ over disproportionate use of force against protesters
15 july 2023 - 07:57:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday said it was very concerned over reports of police [...] Full text...
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Kenyans' protests raise concern about new epicentres of violence
12 july 2023 - 19:35:42Nairobi, 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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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: 10 stadiums in 9 cities play host
21 june 2023 - 05:36:42Zurich, Sitzerland (PANA) - The Women’s World Cup is being staged in 10 stadiums in nine cities in Australia and [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch calls for end to abusive policing of protests in Kenya
31 may 2023 - 08:16:10Nairobi, 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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Reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
10 may 2023 - 20:38:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – In more than one interview with foreign news media outlets they persistently asked me, as an [...] Full text...
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Protesters block entrance to municipality, classes suspended at University of Zawiya in West Tripoli
27 april 2023 - 14:13:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Residents of the city of Zawiya, 45 km west of Tripoli, blocked Thursday entrance to the [...] Full text...
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Libya's oil ambitions on track after sector recovery
13 april 2023 - 21:21:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Driven by the relaunch of the political process in Libya, the acceleration of which has reinvigorated [...] Full text...
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Kenyan anti-government protests continue
30 march 2023 - 17:34:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga called Thursday for constitutional reform and asked for an audit of [...] Full text...
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Fury, sadness in Indonesia after FIFA pulls Under-20 World Cup
30 march 2023 - 08:36:15Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Indonesian football players, fans and pundits reacted with anger and sadness on Thursday after FIFA pulled [...] Full text...
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US urges Kenya political leaders, protesters to refrain from violence
29 march 2023 - 06:56:51Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S. has expressed regret at the loss of life and damage to property in [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson calls for calm in Kenya amidst public protests
28 march 2023 - 10:53:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed deep concern at violence [...] Full text...
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Kenyan protesters raid property of former president Kenyatta, opposition leader Odinga
27 march 2023 - 15:52:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Unidentified attackers marched on the property of retired President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga [...] Full text...
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South Africa commemorates Apartheid-era atrocities
21 march 2023 - 06:39:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will Tuesday lead the national commemoration of Human Rights Day under [...] Full text...
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Kenyan opposition leads nationwide protests against cost of living
20 march 2023 - 12:30:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan opposition leaders were dispersed violently on Monday as they attempted to march to State House, [...] Full text...
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Sudan: New effort needed to restore civilian rule, transition to democracy
06 march 2023 - 13:54:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed his support on Friday for the “restoration [...] Full text...
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Leaders of Nigeria's main opposition party take post-election protests to Electoral Commission
06 march 2023 - 12:49:51Abuja, 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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Libyan PM calls for strong judiciary
21 february 2023 - 15:06:52dTripoli, Libya (PANA) - The consolidation and development of Libya's judicial institutions confirm the restoration of the state's authority and [...] Full text...
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Former official of Gaddafi regime released
20 february 2023 - 13:51:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The security authorities in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, have released Abdallah Mansour, a security and media [...] Full text...
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EU Parliament calls for Eswatini aid suspension
16 february 2023 - 22:22:28Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling for the suspension of aid to Eswatini and [...] Full text...
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EU, USA: TO hold accountable any party that inhibits democratic transition process in Sudan
09 february 2023 - 16:23:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Western Europe an the United States on Thursday issued a joint statement making it crystal clear [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM arrives in Khartoum leading high level security delegation
26 january 2023 - 11:26:56Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Dr Abiy Ahmed, arrived in Khartoum on Thursday for an official visit during [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso gives French army one month to leave the country
22 january 2023 - 16:23:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso government has given France one month to pull its soldiers from its territory, [...] Full text...
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Dozens of organisations demand international controls to combat trade in tools of torture
22 january 2023 - 05:20:16London, UK, (PANA) - More than 30 international organisations have joined forces to call for an international treaty to control [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament Speaker's U-turn jeopardises Libya's electoral process
19 january 2023 - 19:28:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The hope for a way out of the Libyan crisis with the recent announcement in Cairo, [...] Full text...
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Heavy security presence as anti-Saied demonstration rocks Tunis
14 january 2023 - 17:55:23Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several thousand protesters from opposition parties gathered in Tunis on Saturday to mark the 12th anniversary [...] Full text...
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Rights group says conflicts, violence threaten rights in Africa
13 january 2023 - 10:13:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African leaders failed to tackle widespread abuses against civilians by state security forces and non-state armed [...] Full text...
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US Treasury Department sanctions ousted Guinea President Conde for human rights abuses
14 december 2022 - 14:19:12Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), has designated Alpha Conde, [...] Full text...
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New political deal ‘offers a path’ to realising Sudanese aspirations - UN official
08 december 2022 - 05:35:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The signing of a political framework agreement in Sudan could signal a way out of the [...] Full text...
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Sudan's military junta, pro-democacy groups sign agreement to end military rule
05 december 2022 - 13:25:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military rulers and pro-democracy groups on Monday signed a political framework agreement to end military rule, following [...] Full text...
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Three organisations condemn violence against protesters in Sudan
28 november 2022 - 13:37:27Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU) and the East African development bloc, Intergovernmental Authority [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya meets senior official on elections
18 november 2022 - 17:06:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the High State Council, Khaled Al-Mechri, and the head of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Human rights must ‘be at the core’ of democratic transition, urges UN rights chief
17 november 2022 - 05:22:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The new UN human rights chief ended his first country visit on Wednesday explaining that he [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM calls for investigation into abortive Council of State meeting
15 november 2022 - 18:22:22Tripoli, 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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Pro-islamists demonstrate to call for non-inference in Sudan’s domestic affairs
29 october 2022 - 15:35:23Khartoum, 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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Sudan Army says its soldiers were targeted by rioters
27 october 2022 - 12:45:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese Army newspaper on Thursday said in a terse statement that dozens of soldiers guarding [...] Full text...
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Chad: Experts call for immediate release of protesters
26 october 2022 - 18:13:51Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Nearly a week after protests in Chad were violently repressed, independent experts from the UN [...] Full text...
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Justice for protesters against Sudan coup, key to ending cycle of violence: Rights experts
26 october 2022 - 05:39:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded real accountability for the year-long brutal crackdown on [...] Full text...
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Sudan military coup: Nice western grin converted into menacing grim
25 october 2022 - 17:21:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In yet a new warning to the rulers in the Sudan, the United States administration has [...] Full text...
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UN-AU and IGAD Trilateral Mechanism regrets killing of protester on Sunday
24 october 2022 - 14:59:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union and IGAD on Monday denounced the recent shooting and killing of [...] Full text...
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Bodies of 15 migrants recovered from Tunisian coast
14 october 2022 - 12:02:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The bodies of 15 illegal migrants in a state of decomposition were recovered on Wednesday and [...] Full text...
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DR Congo's humanitarian situation worsens: UN envoy
01 october 2022 - 14:06:12New York, US (PANA) - The UN envoy for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday denounced the recent [...] Full text...
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Guinea: UN pledges support for justice and accountability, as stadium massacre trial begins
29 september 2022 - 05:31:02New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Wednesday paid tribute to the hundreds of victims and their families, of [...] Full text...
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UN chief expresses 'serious concern' about political crisis in Sudan
24 september 2022 - 09:37:13New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed "serious concern" about the continuing political crisis in [...] Full text...
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Gambian leader sneaks through backdoor to attend UNGA amidst Gambians protest
22 september 2022 - 20:02:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow was sneaked through the backdoor of his Manhattan hotel to attend the [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers 'temporarily suspend' operations in DR Congo city
19 august 2022 - 10:02:24Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping force has temporarily suspended its operations in the eastern city of Butembo, where [...] Full text...
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Plenary session of ibyan Parliament opens in Tobruk
15 august 2022 - 15:20:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The work of an official plenary session of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) started [...] Full text...
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Rights group says US Secretary of State's visit to DRC tests US support for democracy, rights
09 august 2022 - 11:20:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) – United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken should publicly promote free and fair elections, respect [...] Full text...
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FNDC general coordinator arrested in Guinea
30 july 2022 - 14:21:56Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The general coordinator in Guinea of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), [...] Full text...
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US calls on DRC authorities to protect UN peacekeepers
29 july 2022 - 07:26:56Washington, 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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FNDC announces series of demonstrations in Guinea
22 july 2022 - 17:38:41Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) Friday announced "peaceful citizens' demonstrations" on [...] 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 - 16:04:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed concern about the "wave of arbitrary [...] Full text...
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Head of Libya National Oil Company Sanalla rejects dismissal
14 july 2022 - 12:18:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mr. Mustapha [...] Full text...
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No immediate changes despite pressure on policymakers in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
06 july 2022 - 21:32:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The angry demonstrations by Libyan youth that continued in several Libyan cities last Friday were in [...] Full text...
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US urges all Sudanese sides to move towards civilian govt as military ruler pledges to dissolve Sovereign Council
06 july 2022 - 06:04:44Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it has taken note of the announcement by Sudan's military leader, General [...] Full text...
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Presidential Council launches action plan for roadmap to break deadlock in Libya
05 july 2022 - 16:35:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council announced here Tuesday a consensus on a general framework for an action [...] Full text...
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Increase by 1,200 MW in electricity consumption causing longer hours of load shedding in Libya
05 july 2022 - 13:03:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesman of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed Hammouda, says an increase in electricity [...] Full text...
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Egypt's President al-Sissi reaffirms need for unity, security, stability of Libya
05 july 2022 - 12:28:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, reaffirmed the need for the unity, security and stability of [...] Full text...
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Arab League expresses understanding for Libyan demonstrations, calls for elections
04 july 2022 - 18:28:10Tripoli, 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 - 12:18:13Tripoli, 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 - 11:08:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has urged leaders of [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council chairman, US Ambassador stress importance of maintaining calm
03 july 2022 - 13:52:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, and the special envoy and US ambassador, [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament denounces acts of vandalism after burning of its headquarters
02 july 2022 - 13:37:23Tripoli, 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 - 08:08:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Angry young Libyan demonstrators Friday stormed the House of Representatives (Parliament) building in the eastern city [...] Full text...
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UN human rights chief alarmed over killing of protesters by security forces in Sudan
02 july 2022 - 07:54:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, on Friday expressed alarm over the killing of at [...] Full text...
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At least nine killed in Sudan anti-coup demonstrataion
01 july 2022 - 06:40:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – At least nine people were killed on Thursday as Sudan was rocked by another massive demonstration [...] Full text...
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‘Militarised approach’ to policing peaceful protests, only increases risk of violence: UN rights expert
21 june 2022 - 06:06:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civic space is shrinking, together with a rise in human rights violations during peaceful protests worldwide, [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Tanzania to halt 'brutal security operation' in Loliondo against Maasai
16 june 2022 - 06:16:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Tanzanian authorities to immediately halt the violent forced eviction [...] Full text...
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Sudan's coalition against coup meets military leaders
10 june 2022 - 11:17:56Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), a coalition against the 25 October 2021 military coup that [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat to visit Sudan
05 june 2022 - 05:34:02Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee, will pay a five-day [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reiterates rejection of any call for war and fighting among Libyans
01 june 2022 - 15:27:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Wednesday reaffirmed his absolute rejection [...] Full text...
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Sudan anti-coup coalition calls for 'end to repression' after junta lifts state of emergency
31 may 2022 - 09:21:27Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), a coalition against last October's military coup, has called [...] Full text...
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Suspension of crude exports costing Libya US$50-60 million daily: Oil minister
25 may 2022 - 11:14:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Oil and Gas of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed Aoun, has [...] Full text...
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Time is short for Sudan to resolve political crisis, UN Mission chief warns
25 may 2022 - 05:19:07New York, US (PANA) - Time is short for Sudan to reach a solution to its protracted political crisis, the [...] Full text...
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AU urged to focus on root causes of conflict, political instability
24 may 2022 - 04:53:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African Union (AU) member countries should use their upcoming summit to commit to addressing human rights [...] Full text...
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