2026 FIFA WC Qualifers: Ghana run riot in five-star performance against CAR

08 october 2025 - 19:29:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s Black Stars ran riot in a splendid performace as they thrashed Central African Republic (CAR) [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: Kenya hit five, Shalulile treble for Namibia, Niger stun Tanzania

09 september 2025 - 17:16:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa’s 2026 World Cup qualifying window continued Round 8 matches with decisive results across five groups [...] Full text...

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Kenyan policeman fired for shooting protester in downtown Nairobi

17 june 2025 - 19:44:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan policeman captured on camera shooting an unarmed hawker in Nairobi on Tuesday during street [...] Full text...

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

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

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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: Five-star Mali book Round of 16 place; Spain take top spot

16 november 2023 - 11:47:35
Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Mali recorded an emphatic 5-1 win over Canada to secure their Round of 16 spot in [...] Full text...

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South African woman dies after Rugby World Cup victory tragedy

15 november 2023 - 10:59:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A 20-year-old student whose leg had to be amputated when she was knocked down [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Osimhen hat-trick gives Nigeria 6-0 win over Sao Tome & Principe

11 september 2023 - 05:15:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Victor Osimhen grabbed a hat-trick as Nigeria signed off their TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifying [...] Full text...

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

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

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WAFU B U-20 Girls AFCON: Burkina Faso run riot against Niger, Nigeria crush Togo

25 may 2023 - 07:58:30
Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - In a display of sheer dominance, Burkina Faso delivered a masterclass performance against Niger in the [...] Full text...

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2023 U-17 AFCON: Five-star Senegal run riot against South Africa to secure U-17 World Cup ticket

11 may 2023 - 15:37:11
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Senegal have booked Africa’s first ticket to the FIFA World Cup after running riot to beat [...] Full text...

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Khartoum State declares extension of leave amid security, health concerns

30 april 2023 - 08:39:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Khartoum State government has declared an open ended stay at home until further notice for [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson calls for calm in Kenya amidst public protests

28 march 2023 - 10:53:19
Addis 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 - 15:52:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Unidentified attackers marched on the property of retired President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga [...] Full text...

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Sudan Army says its soldiers were targeted by rioters

27 october 2022 - 12:45:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese Army newspaper on Thursday said in a terse statement that dozens of soldiers guarding [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe top woman prison officer with UN Mission in CAR wins first ever Trailblazer Award

08 june 2022 - 05:29:27
New York, US (PANA) - The creator of a women-only rapid intervention team who leads riot control activities inside the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Tutu's trust slams Israeli police brutality

15 may 2022 - 10:11:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Archbishop Desmond Intellectual Property (IP) Trust has spoken out against members of the Israeli [...] Full text...

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

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

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Sudan denies issuing statement criticizing US sanctions on police unit

22 march 2022 - 15:16:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has refrained from issuing any comments on recent US financial sanctions imposed on [...] Full text...

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South Africa;s Police Minister testifies at riot hearings

21 february 2022 - 12:42:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) investigative hearings into last year’s riots in [...] Full text...

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

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

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2021 AFCON: Cameroon's Indomitable Lions maul Ethiopia 4-1 in Day 2 Group A match

13 january 2022 - 18:13:52
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon's Indomitable Lions ran riot on Thursday as they mauled Ethiopia 4-1 in their Day 2 [...] Full text...

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US condemns security crackdown on demonstrators in Khartoum

31 december 2021 - 12:01:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States on Friday denounced the killing and injury of protesters here Thursday calling for [...] Full text...

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IOM condemns killing of six migrants at detention centre in Tripoli

10 october 2021 - 11:03:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Six migrants were killed and at least 24 others injured at the Mabani detention centre in [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch calls for Investigation into rape of female inmates in prison riots

20 september 2021 - 05:34:25
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A human rights advocate says  the authorities in DR Congo have made no apparent progress investigating [...] Full text...

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South African activist who led Soweto Riots dead at 67

13 august 2021 - 15:40:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A student activist that helped spark a riot that led to revolution that resulted [...] Full text...

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Nigeria police say 17 people killed, 85 houses burnt in Plateau State

03 august 2021 - 08:45:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edward Egbuka, says 17 people were killed and 85 [...] Full text...

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CAF Champions League: Al Ahly beat 10-man Kaiser Chiefs 3-0 to retain Champions League trophy

17 july 2021 - 21:54:57
Casablanca Morocco (PANA) - Egyptian giants Al Ahly on Saturday scored three goals in the second half without reply to [...] Full text...

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Hundreds demonstrate against military rule in Chad

27 april 2021 - 11:12:32
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Hundreds of Chadians on Tuesday demonstrated in the capital, N'Djamena, and other localities against the Transitional [...] Full text...

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

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

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State prosecutors in Zambia boycott cases over killing of colleague

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

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Zambian police shoot dead state prosecutor, opposition supporter

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

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

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

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Tanzania police quash opposition demonstrations, arrest leaders

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

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Race riot threatens farming town in South Africa

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

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Malawi to play friendlies against Zimbabwe, Zambia

30 september 2020 - 16:34:07
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi has lined up friendlies against Zimbabwe and neighboring Zambia next month ahead of Total AFCON [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Police stop protest over alleged mismanagement of procurement process

21 august 2020 - 12:07:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Anti-riot police on Friday stopped a demonstration over the alleged mismanagement of coronavirus procurement processes, Activists, led [...] Full text...

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''OIC Gambia-acquired equipment will enhance police public order management capacity', says Police IG

22 june 2020 - 18:40:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia O.I.C. Secretariat (Oicgambia) on Monday facilitated the presentation of 900 pieces of security gadgets [...] Full text...

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Mauritania riot police disperse demonstrators demanding justice for young man killed by military patrol team

11 june 2020 - 10:42:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Riot police on Wednesday dispersed a demonstration in Nouakchott demanding justice for a young man killed by [...] Full text...

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AU Watch wants justice in George Floyd’s death

10 june 2020 - 16:52:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - AU Watch, an International Pan-African NGO, on Wednesday called for justice and accountability in the death [...] 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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Coronavirus: Kenyan health workers face hostilities on the battlefront (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

16 april 2020 - 09:27:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's battle with the deadly coronavirus outbreak is running into difficulties with populations thought to be [...] 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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Chingola residents in Zambia riot over alleged ritual killings

08 january 2020 - 15:40:17
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Riots have erupted in Chingola, a small mining town northern Copperbelt province of Zambia over alleged [...] Full text...

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Police brutality in Zimbabwe goes up 3.4 percentage points in December 2019

08 january 2020 - 14:58:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Police brutality and harassment in Zimbabwe went up 3.4 percentage points to 38 percent in December [...] Full text...

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Six suspects arrested for security breaches on military camps in Kenya

06 january 2020 - 20:29:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Somali man with Canadian nationality has been arrested on suspicion of conducting a reconnaissance surveillance [...] Full text...

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

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

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European parliamentarians praise healthcare, sexual rights advancements in Africa

14 november 2019 - 18:52:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – European Union members of Parliament and diplomats have praised the efforts of the African civil society [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe becoming more repressive state - Report

12 november 2019 - 00:00:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe is slowly becoming a more repressive state with an increase in government clampdowns that resulted [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Zimbabwe opposition party calls off Harare protest march

16 august 2019 - 08:45:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) on Friday called off its planned protest march in [...] Full text...

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Heavy police, army presence in Zimbabwe's capital ahead of planned protests

16 august 2019 - 08:23:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Heavily armed soldiers and police were scattered across Harare on Friday in anticipation of planned protests [...] Full text...

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'I was whipped repeatedly with a rubber fan belt' - Zimbabwe teacher

09 june 2019 - 12:49:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The President of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Association of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) Obert Masaraure has alleged that [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls on Sudanese authorities to halt attacks on protesters as death toll climbs

05 june 2019 - 05:57:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Human Rights Watch is calling on the Sudanese military rulers to halt attacks on protesters in [...] Full text...

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CSOs condemn post-election violence in Benin

08 may 2019 - 17:38:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Electoral Platform of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) of Benin has condemned the post-election violence that [...] Full text...

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France deplores post-election violence in Benin

04 may 2019 - 18:27:48
Paris, France (PANA) - The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs deplored the violence that engulfed Benin's political circle after the [...] Full text...

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Riot Police sent to village after killing of administrator, police commander in Eastern Kenya

02 may 2019 - 15:38:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The elite General Service Unit (GSU), a paramilitary wing of  Kenyan Police, has been sent to [...] Full text...

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Rumour of attempted arrest of former Benin President Yayi triggers riot in Cotonou

02 may 2019 - 08:35:49
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Rumour of an attempted arrest of former Benin President Boni Yayi triggered a riot on [...] Full text...

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Riot police teargas demonstrating students in Tunis

10 april 2019 - 16:36:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Authorities on Wednesday used teargas to disperse groups of students demonstrating outside the headquarters of the [...] Full text...

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Kenya aviation workers strike called off after deal with public prosecutor

11 march 2019 - 14:19:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Members of Kenya Aviation Workers Union on Monday called off their strike after securing a deal [...] Full text...

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Operations resume after flight disruptions at Nairobi's international airport

06 march 2019 - 18:16:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Operations returned to near normal at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Wednesday, after a protracted [...] Full text...

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Flights disrupted as Nairobi airport workers strike

06 march 2019 - 14:11:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Flights were disrupted on Wednesday at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport following a strike by aviation [...] Full text...

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Sudan Gov't says police, security men involved in killing rioter to be prosecuted

08 february 2019 - 17:16:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A Sudanese government committee probing circumstances of the death of a teacher involved in the recent [...] Full text...

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LEAD: DRC opposition leader wins presidential elections

10 january 2019 - 07:26:41
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Felix Tshisekedi, the leader of the largest Democratic Republic of Congo opposition party, has won the [...] Full text...

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Public riots die down in Sudan as security service frees detainees

31 december 2018 - 15:46:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese security services said Monday they have released “most” of those arrested during the past ten [...] Full text...

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Thirty-seven dead in Sudan anti-government riots, says Amnesty International

25 december 2018 - 05:37:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Thirty-seven protesters have been "shot dead by the security forces" in six days of anti-government demonstrations [...] Full text...

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Bashir says economic measures will remedy current crisis situation in Sudan

24 december 2018 - 18:26:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir on Monday spoke for the first time about the recent riots in Sudan [...] Full text...

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Buhari "strongly condemns" killing of citizens in northwest Nigeria by bandits

24 december 2018 - 18:12:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday “strongly condemned” the killing of dozens of Nigerians in Birnin [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council Chief visits Misrata, 2 years after ISIS' expulsion

06 november 2018 - 14:29:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - For the first time since elements of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president condemns killing of 7 in Jos

02 october 2018 - 09:46:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday condemned the latest violence in Jos which led to the [...] Full text...

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Five people shot dead during demonstrations against ethnic killings in Ethiopia

18 september 2018 - 06:46:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Five people demonstrating against violent killings in an Addis Ababa neighbourhood in the Ethiopian capital [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Zimbabwe opposition party challenges election result in court

10 august 2018 - 18:07:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, on Friday filed papers at the [...] Full text...

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President Trump signs bill setting tough conditions for Zimbabwe's engagement with US

10 august 2018 - 12:13:12
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Donald Trump has signed into law the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition MDC Alliance faces Friday deadline to challenge election results in court

10 august 2018 - 06:36:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance faces a Friday deadline to challenge the [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Court grants Zimbabwe opposition leader Biti US$5,000 bail

09 august 2018 - 19:36:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe opposition leader Tendai Biti was on Thursday granted US$5,000 bail when he appeared before Harare [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Zimbabwe police confirm arrest of opposition leader, Biti

09 august 2018 - 14:12:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe police have confirmed the arrest of opposition leader, Mr Tendai Biti, after he was handed [...] Full text...

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UNHCR expresses concern about forced return of Zimbabwean opposition leader

09 august 2018 - 11:44:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is gravely concerned about reports of the forced return [...] Full text...

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Zambia denies asylum claims by six Zimbabwe opposition leaders

09 august 2018 - 06:41:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian immigration authorities on Wednesday rejected a claim of asylum by Tendai Biti, a leading figure [...] Full text...

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US urges Zimbabwe stakeholders to pursue election grievances peacefully

04 august 2018 - 09:38:39
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has urged all stakeholders and citizens in Zimbabwe to pursue any grievances in [...] Full text...

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HRW calls for 'immediate, impartial' investigation of Harare post-election protests

03 august 2018 - 06:12:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government should immediately and impartially investigate the use of force by security forces to [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa wins presidential election

03 august 2018 - 00:06:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's president Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Monday's controversial presidential election, beating the main opposition leader Nelson [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Men's U-17: South Africa, Angola book Championship final berths

27 july 2018 - 18:37:55
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - South Africa and Angola will do battle in Sunday’s final of the 2018 COSAFA Under-17 [...] Full text...

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COSAFA Men's U-17: Namibia hammer Seychelles 8-3 in opening match

20 july 2018 - 12:24:01
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Namibia lit up the opening day of the 2018 COSAFA men's Under-17 Championship with a [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for calm in Mali following violent clashes in capital

03 june 2018 - 03:48:40
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for “calm and restraint” on Saturday, following violent [...] Full text...

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Two more suspected football hooligans arrested in South Africa

07 may 2018 - 15:17:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two more men were on Monday arrested in connection with last month’s pitch invasion [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Parliament 'worried about threats to parliamentary practice' in Sierra Leone

26 april 2018 - 16:41:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Parliament on Thursday expressed worry about threats to parliamentary practice in Sierra Leone following [...] Full text...

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Outrage over riot at high-profile football match

22 april 2018 - 16:20:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Sports Minister Tokozile Xasa, in Sunday condemned the chaotic riot at a key Premier [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition decries 'draconian crackdown' after state revokes passports

06 february 2018 - 16:39:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's opposition has decried a "draconian crackdown" targeting its leadership since Raila Odinga took the oath [...] Full text...

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UN mission issues 48-hour ultimatum to CAR armed groups

18 january 2018 - 07:09:29
Bangui, CAR (PANA) – The United Nations Mission in the troubled Central African Republic (CAR), known by its French acronym, [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA U-20 WWC African qualifier: Ghana pound Kenya 5-0, Morocco in 1-1 draw with Nigeria

05 november 2017 - 19:09:42
Cape Coast, Ghana (PANA) - Hosts Ghana this weekend pounded Kenya 5-0 during their first-leg, second-round match in the African [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan University shut down after fresh riot threat

03 october 2017 - 13:32:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The University of Nairobi (UoN) was shut down indefinitely on Tuesday after a threat by students [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya Police watchdog probes brutal beating of varsity students

29 september 2017 - 14:52:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan police human rights watchdog agency, the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA), has launched an [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Journalists become heroes against police brutality in Kenya, Uganda

23 september 2017 - 11:46:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Journalists become heroes of humanity in Kenya and Uganda this week in the wake of police [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria alleges France, UK hosting sponsors of separatist radio Biafra

20 september 2017 - 19:38:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Wednesday accused France and the United Kingdom of hosting foreign sponsors and propaganda [...] Full text...

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Kenya: UN chief stresses dialogue to ease Kenyan post-election tensions

13 august 2017 - 14:38:48
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated the people of Kenya for their peaceful participation [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights group urges Kenyan security forces to exercise restraint in post-election violence

12 august 2017 - 18:12:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan security forces should exercise restraint in the face of protests in response to election results, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan post-election violence claims 24 lives

12 august 2017 - 18:05:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 24 people were killed in an overnight security crackdown and 93 others have been [...] Full text...

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US: US, EU sanction top DR Congo officials

02 june 2017 - 07:24:39
Washington, US (PANA) – The United States Thursday imposed targeted sanctions against the personal military chief of staff of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Human Rights Watch demands impartial probe of Uganda killings

20 march 2017 - 16:58:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Killings by Ugandan military and police during joint operations in Kasese, western Uganda on 26-27 November [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma addresses parliamentary "abuse"

18 february 2017 - 12:53:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma late Friday confirmed he will contact National Assembly [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Official opposition labels Zuma "an enemy of the people"

14 february 2017 - 17:23:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday used the State of the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Chaos during Zuma's State of the Nation address

09 february 2017 - 19:30:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address was once again disrupted [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Govt. says 204 died in Southern Kaduna clashes between farmers, herdsmen

13 january 2017 - 14:49:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday released the first official figure of casualties [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Prison under lockdown after deadly riot

27 december 2016 - 09:19:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The government has launched a probe after three people were killed and 26 others [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Pretoria expresses concern over DRC conflict

21 december 2016 - 09:07:50
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government on Wednesday expressed its deep concern over the current situation in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Protestors clash with police at DRC embassy in Pretoria

20 december 2016 - 12:37:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police on Tuesday used rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse angry DR Congo [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Soldiers deployed to fight Boko Haram terrorists riot in northeastern Nigeria

16 december 2016 - 14:37:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – An alleged mutiny has taken place at the headquarters of the 21 Brigade of the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA welcomes release of jailed Gambian opposition leader

07 december 2016 - 14:22:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on Wednesday welcomed the release of Gambian opposition leader [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Students riot in Cape Town

26 october 2016 - 15:44:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There were chaotic scenes in the Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday as large [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA expresses worry over police brutality against journalists in Guinea

16 august 2016 - 15:41:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has said it is worried about ''the continued attacks [...] Full text...

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Gambia: April 14 protesters sentenced in Gambia

22 july 2016 - 13:21:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Gambian High, presided over by Justice S. Ateha Abi, on Thursday sentenced members of the [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambian High Court jails opposition leader, 18 others

20 july 2016 - 20:27:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The High Court in Banjul, Gambia has sentenced opposition leader, who is also the Secretary-General of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: More chaos in South African Parliament as MPs refuse to allow Zuma to speak

17 may 2016 - 16:21:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Another riot broke out in the South African National Assembly on Tuesday when members [...] Full text...

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Sudan: 17 students fired following University of Khartoum closure

04 may 2016 - 12:04:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Vice Chancellor of the University of Khartoum has ordered dismissal of 17 students for involvement [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Universities rocked by fresh wave of violence

17 february 2016 - 07:47:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions remain high at the University of Cape Town after riot police were deployed [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Opposition threatens to disrupt Zuma's State of the Nation address

04 february 2016 - 13:10:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema on Thursday warned that his party was [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Violent student protests continue in Cape Town

13 november 2015 - 12:40:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Running street battles between students and police continued in Cape Town on Friday with [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Is South Africa on the brink of a second revolution? Analysis by By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent

24 october 2015 - 12:57:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The irony of the student protests that swept across South Africa and saw police [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma backs down as protesters threaten to storm seat of government

23 october 2015 - 14:25:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following chaotic scenes at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, President Jacob Zuma on Friday [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Student protests continue to grow around South Africa

22 october 2015 - 14:25:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town remains on a knife-edge following a second day of protests which have [...] Full text...

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South Africa: AU peacekeeping force trains on cross-border security threats

20 october 2015 - 14:05:09
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The African Standby Force (ASF), a permanent peacekeeping force proposed by the African Union (AU), [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Military strikes against Al Shabaab hideout launched in Kenya

11 september 2015 - 15:40:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Army has launched a joint military operation against the Al Shabaab on the Boni [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Policemen assault, detain journalist in Guinea

06 august 2015 - 17:45:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Thursday revealed that Guinea Conakry’s anti-riot policemen beat up [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma, Malema expected to spat in Parliament again

05 august 2015 - 12:37:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma and his friend-turned-foe Julius Malema are gearing for another [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition criticize fuel hike as taxi drivers riot over pump prices

15 july 2015 - 17:42:56
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Police in Zambia’s tourist capital, Livingstone, on Wednesday moved in to quell riots that broke out [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Demolition of parts of big slum, appointment of EC chair reported in Ghana

27 june 2015 - 07:04:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The demolition of parts of a huge slum in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, popularly called Sodom [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Justice minister orders investigation of riot in Khartoum

13 june 2015 - 20:16:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Justice Minister Awad al-Hassan al-Nor has ordered the Prosecutor-General to conduct investigation into a [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Strike by judicial service workers, ECOWAS summit reported in Ghana

23 may 2015 - 08:18:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A two-day strike by workers of the judicial service which shut all courts and a one-day [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Parliament barred from expelling MPs

12 may 2015 - 12:02:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Western Cape High Court in South Africa on Tuesday ruled that the forced [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Protests against president’s 3rd term project resume

04 may 2015 - 11:33:39
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Protests against the plan by Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza to seek an unconstitutional third term in [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Police clash with protesters

27 april 2015 - 14:04:43
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Police have clashed with protesters in two cities in Sierra Leone, following demonstrations on Monday [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Senior prison warder on rampage, kills 2 'troublesome' sons

10 april 2015 - 12:52:07
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A senior prison warder in the Malawi commercial capital of Blantyre went on rampage on Friday, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Opposition vows to hold Zuma accountable

12 march 2015 - 12:10:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The stand-off between the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and opposition parties continued on [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Chaos in Parliament during Zuma's State of the Nation address

12 february 2015 - 20:00:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There were chaotic scenes in Parliament on Thursday night after police and security personnel [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma responds to threats to disrupt his State of the Nation address

09 february 2015 - 12:11:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Tension is running high ahead of Thursday’s much-anticipated State of the Nation address by [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa gears up for "dramatic" State of the Nation address (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)

07 february 2015 - 06:39:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is gearing up for what is likely to be the most riveting [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Energy crisis, prison riot, football reported in Ghana

07 february 2015 - 06:01:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The never-ending energy crisis, riot at a prison that claimed one life after a fire outbreak [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI criticises Spain over drowning of 14 African migrants

06 february 2015 - 18:41:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) Friday said the Spanish authorities’ failure to properly investigate the drowning of 14 [...] Full text...

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2015 AFCON: Equatorial Guinea's fairy tale ends in disgrace, Ghana advances (Analysis by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)

06 february 2015 - 08:37:19
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea’s Africa Cup of Nations' dream came to a disappointing end amid more shameful [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI asks Sierra Leone to release 8 people arbitrarily detained after Ebola riot

30 january 2015 - 13:27:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has urged Sierra Leone to immediately release, or facilitate a review by a [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Detainees riot in Mauritania prison

24 january 2015 - 14:24:11
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Violence broke out late Friday at Dar-Naim central prison of Nouakchott when Islamist detainees protested against [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African opposition threatens to disrupt Zuma's State of the Nation address

12 january 2015 - 17:32:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions are already rising a month before President Jacob Zuma delivers his State of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Court overturns ban on MPs who ridiculed Zuma

23 december 2014 - 13:00:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Western Cape High Court on Tuesday lifted the suspension of 20 Economic Freedom [...] Full text...

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Libya: Fierce fighting continues in Benghazi between Islamists and Libyan army

20 december 2014 - 14:44:27
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) – Fierce fighting that broke out on Friday evening between the Libyan army and Islamist militias in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Battle for opposition presidential ticket underway in Lagos

10 december 2014 - 13:39:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The battle for the presidential ticket of Nigeria’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress(APC), is [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudanese university dismisses 30 students from Darfur region

30 november 2014 - 16:34:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 30 university students hailing from the restive region of Darfur have been dismissed and [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa perfectly poised for the presidency (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA correspondent)

29 november 2014 - 08:01:07
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - With President Jacob Zuma reeling in the wake of a series of crippling scandals, the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: East African Force reaches full military deployment capability

22 november 2014 - 16:44:44
Adama, Ethiopia (PANA) - The East African military force forming part of the African Standby Force (ASF) has declared its [...] Full text...

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Malawi: School pupils run riot over delay in payment of teachers' salaries

19 november 2014 - 15:39:26
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Police on Wednesday used teargas to disperse hundreds of angry school pupils who took to the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Deputy President moves to restore order in Parliament after last week's chaos

18 november 2014 - 15:45:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a damage control exercise following last week’s chaotic scenes in Parliament when riot [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Opposition threatens legal action over chaos in Parliament

14 november 2014 - 13:05:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Julius Malema, the firebrand leader of the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), on Friday [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Opposition MPs walk out of Parliamentary hearing into Zuma debacle

07 october 2014 - 13:57:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - In the latest debacle in South Africa’s Parliament in recent weeks, Economic Freedom Front [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma reeling as enemies circle (News Analysis by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, Johannesburg)

31 august 2014 - 08:48:36
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The scandals that have clouded South African President Jacob Zuma’s administration for the past five [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma faces crisis over home upgrade

25 august 2014 - 11:09:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma is facing perhaps the biggest crisis of his presidency, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media report power struggle in opposition party, health concerns

23 august 2014 - 10:15:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A bitter power struggle that has split Ghana’s main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and concerns [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Chaos in parliament as MPs target President Zuma

21 august 2014 - 14:25:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tension soared in the South African parliament on Thursday afternoon when the opposition Economic [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights body finger police for disappearances, killings

19 august 2014 - 08:25:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says there is evidence that Kenya's Anti-Terrorism Police Unit [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Security beefed up ahead of Nigerian state governorship poll

08 august 2014 - 23:35:13
Osogbo, Nigeria (PANA) - Security has been beefed up in Osun State, southwest Nigeria, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, with [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Election chief promises free, fair state governorship vote

06 august 2014 - 23:22:30
Osogbo, Nigeria (PANA) – Ahead of Saturday’s Governorship election in Osun State, south west Nigeria, the Chairman of the Independent [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Opposition accuses President Jonathan of paying lip service to free, fair elections

28 july 2014 - 13:58:09
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC), has asked President Goodluck Jonathan, to "walk his talk" as [...] Full text...

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E. Guinea: Egyptian 'judicial gymnastics', test for AU democracy charter (A PANA news analysis by Kennedy Abwao)

14 july 2014 - 20:11:14
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The ink has not dried on paper since the African Union (AU) re-admitted Egypt, whose [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Unions' strikes put SA economy on the ropes (Feature By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, Johannesburg)

07 july 2014 - 10:52:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Twenty years after the birth of democracy in South Africa saw a wave of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Striking metal workers run riot

04 july 2014 - 11:42:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has rejected an increased wage [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Cricket captain's appointment ends painful chapter for SA sport (Sports Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, Cape Town)

06 june 2014 - 13:06:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Cricket South Africa (CSA) this week made history by appointing Hashim Amla as captain [...] Full text...

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Libya: Two die in Libya prison riot

12 april 2014 - 11:03:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Two prisoners were killed on Friday evening in a riot at the al-Roumi prison at Aïn [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Radical Muslim cleric killed in Mombasa

01 april 2014 - 18:36:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Chaos erupted in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa following the shooting to death of controversial Muslim [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: CAR releases election plan, anti-Balaka crackdown urged

22 march 2014 - 12:24:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Central African Republic (CAR) has outlined a roadmap for a political transition culminating in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU boosts civilian protection in CAR with more troops

09 march 2014 - 06:51:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - More troops are to be deployed to the troubled Central Africa Republic (CAR) to provide [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Thousands demonstrate against desecration of the Koran

03 march 2014 - 15:24:18
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Thousands of Muslim faithfuls took the streets of Nouakchott Monday, to protest against ''a desecration'' of [...] Full text...

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10 students suspended at Egypt's Azhar University

19 december 2013 - 18:52:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Over a dozen students, who are members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, have been suspended from taking [...] Full text...

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Federal govt.-ASUU 'altercation' dominates headlines in Nigeria

30 november 2013 - 10:12:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The lingering strike by lecturers in public universities, under the umbrella Academic Staff Union of Universities [...] Full text...

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Egyptians in Khartoum protest trial of deposed President Morsi

04 november 2013 - 18:58:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Hundreds of Egyptians resident in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, have protested against the trial of the [...] Full text...

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47 Mauritanian policemen arrested over illegal strike

22 august 2013 - 12:18:09
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Some 47 Mauritanian police officers have been arrested and detained for embarking on an “illegal strike”, [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International seeks halt to arms transfers to Egypt

21 august 2013 - 14:31:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following the recent clampdown on protesters in Egypt by the authorities that led to hundreds of [...] Full text...

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140 Nigerian police personnel to be deployed to AFISMA operations Monday

07 june 2013 - 18:34:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - One hundred and forty Nigerian Police personnel will leave Abuja, the Nigerian capital city, for deployment [...] Full text...

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MFWA condemns police crackdown in Guinea

03 june 2013 - 14:42:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The sub-regional rights body, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Monday released a statement condemning an [...] Full text...

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Somalia faces setbacks rebuilding national police from scratch, By Kennedy Abwao

21 april 2013 - 11:52:41
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somali police are increasingly playing a more prominent role in keeping their country back on its [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram's amnesty, MEND's threat to attack mosques reported in Nigeria

20 april 2013 - 09:10:50
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's desire to grant amnesty to the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, the threat [...] Full text...

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Kenyans still awaiting result of presidential election

08 march 2013 - 19:10:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With 5.88 million votes in his favour, Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of founding Kenyan President, inched [...] Full text...

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Burundi police disperse journalists protesting colleague's incaceration

19 february 2013 - 19:20:49
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi anti-riot police Tuesday "violently" dispersed journalists demanding the release of their jailed colleague, Hassan Ruvakuki, [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: NFF reads riot act to Nigeria coach

28 january 2013 - 12:54:27
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) made it clear Monday that it does not expect anything [...] Full text...

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Tension high in SA town after riot

23 january 2013 - 09:00:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Tensions remain high in South Africa's Free State town of Sasolburg on Wednesday, following [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: The growth of Africa's biggest sports celebration (Sports feature)

18 january 2013 - 18:17:55
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - In the beginning in 1957, the African Nations Cup had just three entries, comprising Egypt, [...] Full text...

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MFWA condemns attacks on 4 journalists in Togo

14 january 2013 - 18:32:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The sub-regional rights body, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Monday condemned the attack against four [...] Full text...

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Sudanese university says 24 students injured, 34 rooms razed in riot

13 december 2012 - 10:57:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Khartoum-based Omdurman Islamic University in Sudan said Thursday that 24 students were injured and 34 [...] Full text...

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Rights body urges Zimbabwe to realease 3 detained activists

08 november 2012 - 16:30:49
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - Three human rights defenders who are being illegally detained by Zimbabwe’s police must be immediately and unconditionally [...] Full text...

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Firebrand SA youth leader, Malema, to appear in court Wednesday

25 september 2012 - 12:41:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's firebrand youth leader Julius Malema is expected to appear in the Polokwane [...] Full text...

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Angry Muslim worshipers protest anti-Islamic film

14 september 2012 - 16:35:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of Muslim worshipers poured into the streets of Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, after Friday's Jumat [...] Full text...

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WOZA members demonstrate in Zimbabwe

10 september 2012 - 18:01:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Some 250 members of the pressure group, Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), Monday took to [...] Full text...

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MFWA says police detain, manhandle 2 Guinean journalists

06 september 2012 - 19:24:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based media rights body, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), on Thursday said that [...] Full text...

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Officer injured as Malawi police fire teargas to disperse students

03 september 2012 - 15:33:21
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A senior police officer has been seriously injured following running battles between police and students at [...] Full text...

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Kenya reinforces security over Mombasa violence, policeman killed

28 august 2012 - 15:29:36
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Violence escalated in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa a day after the killing of a controversial [...] Full text...

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War in Eastern DRC: Congolese nationals demonstrate in Brussels

29 july 2012 - 13:22:02
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Hundreds of Congolese Saturday staged a protest outside the Embassy of Rwanda in Brussels to protest [...] Full text...

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Kenyan court clears pro-secession group

25 july 2012 - 15:08:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Judges at the Kenyan High Court Wednesday ruled as unconstitutional, a government ban on a pro-secession [...] Full text...

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Sudanese President inaugurates 'largest regional sugar factory'

11 july 2012 - 13:14:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday inaugurated what is being described by the official media as [...] Full text...

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3 inmates arrested as police use force to release pardoned inmates in Malawi

08 july 2012 - 20:59:29
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - All 34 prisoners at the Zomba Central Prison in Malawi, who were pardoned by President Joyce [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Prisoners riot over controversial presidential pardons

08 july 2012 - 15:34:45
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Prisoners serving life sentences for various charges, including murder, at the Zomba Central Prison in the [...] Full text...

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Sudan riot police 'contain' small group of rioters

29 june 2012 - 22:31:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Friday said police controlled "small riots" in three cities without casualties or [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog urges Sudan to end crackdown on protesters, journalists

26 june 2012 - 15:25:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Sudanese authorities must end its ruthless crackdown on protests and stop the harassment of journalists [...] Full text...

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UN envoy concerned over violent clashes in Somalia

20 may 2012 - 15:31:10
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mr. Augustine Mahiga, has expressed concern over recent [...] Full text...

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Students of Nigeria's premier 'varsity protest poor power supply

23 april 2012 - 12:00:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Academic and other activities were disrupted Monday when students of Nigeria's premier university staged a protest [...] Full text...

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Tension high in Malawi as detained ex-President's son is taken to hospital

21 march 2012 - 18:23:14
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Tension was high in the Old Town section of the city of Lilongwe on Wednesday as [...] Full text...

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