UN chief 'regrets' Burkina Faso's declaration of UN Coordinator persona non grata
30 august 2025 - 07:44:04New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has expressed regret of the decision by authorities in Burkina Faso to [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has expressed regret of the decision by authorities in Burkina Faso to [...] Full text...
South African, Russian presidents discuss Ukrainian conflict
19 august 2025 - 09:31:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday received a briefing from Russian President Vladimir Putin on [...] Full text...
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South African trade union urges Pretoria to mend fences with the US
24 july 2025 - 10:16:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African trade union, Solidarity, on Thursday called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently [...] Full text...
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Rights group again flags South Sudan’s man-made humanitarian catastrophe
19 june 2025 - 12:17:09Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan is once again on the brink of full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, propelled by conflict, [...] Full text...
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Law Society of South Africa rebukes eSwatini court
10 june 2025 - 08:17:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) has expressed grave concern over the conviction [...] Full text...
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US decision to sanction ICC judges ‘deeply corrosive’ to justice: UN rights chief
07 june 2025 - 07:12:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The US Government’s announcement of sanctions against four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on [...] Full text...
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Rights group warns that mining in toxic lead waste poisons children in Zambia
05 march 2025 - 09:39:18Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's government is facilitating hazardous mining and processing of toxic lead waste in the city of Kabwe [...] Full text...
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Rights experts urge US Senate to reject bill sanctioning ICC
12 january 2025 - 06:46:43New York, US (PANA) - Three experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Friday urged the United States [...] Full text...
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EU Council approves farmer-focused common agricultural policy:
09 december 2024 - 12:49:30Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday unanimously approved a set of conclusions on a farmer-focused post-2027 common [...] Full text...
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Libya blames Nigeria for failure to qualify for AFCON tournament
19 november 2024 - 16:16:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan national team failed to secure qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations tournament [...] Full text...
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FIFA slap 6-month ban on Cameroonian legend Eto'o
01 october 2024 - 08:48:35Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the President of the Cameroonian Football Association (FECAFOOT), Samuel Eto’o, [...] Full text...
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'Israeli settler violence in West Bank triggers largest forcible transfer since October 2023'
22 august 2024 - 05:25:57Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has called on the international community to intervene and protect Palestinian [...] Full text...
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Benin prisoners penned into overcrowded, dirty cells - Rights group
01 august 2024 - 08:29:15Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Prisoners in Benin were subjected to filthy, overcrowded cells and denied clean water and medical treatment [...] Full text...
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ICC member states reject 'intimidation efforts'
18 june 2024 - 06:22:49New York, US (PANA) - Ninety-three member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have declared their “unwavering support” for the [...] Full text...
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EU Council adopts position on law combatting corruption
14 june 2024 - 09:42:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - In order to step up efforts in the fight against corruption, the European Council on Friday [...] Full text...
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Governor, BCL and the United Nations Security Council Sanctions Committee meet over Libya
07 may 2024 - 20:00:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (BCL), Al-Seddik Omar al-Kebir, held a meeting via [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: 2023/24 CAF Conf. Cup: Algeria appeals to CAS against CAF decision to sanction USM Alger
03 may 2024 - 11:24:34Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - Algeria has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision taken by the Confederation [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Conf. Cup: Algeria's USM Alger sanctioned 0-3 for failing to play second leg semi-final match
03 may 2024 - 08:41:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has sanctioned Algerian club USM Alger [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup: RS Berkane vs USM Alger second-leg semi-final match cancelled
29 april 2024 - 07:50:38Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The second-leg semi-final CAF African Confederation Cup match between Renaissance Berkane of Morocco and Algerian side [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup: Zamalek thrash Dreams FC 3-0 to reach final
28 april 2024 - 18:03:07Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Egyptian club Zamalek on Sunday reached the final of the 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup competition when [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Conf Cup: CAF sanctions Algerian club USM Alger 3-0 over failed first-leg semi-final match
25 april 2024 - 11:52:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has awarded Moroccan football club, RS [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Paris conference on Sudan should jump-start new approach to humanitarian funding
15 april 2024 - 10:54:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the one-year anniversary of the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Reconsider decision to suspend contributions to UNRWA: Guterres
28 january 2024 - 13:39:21New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General has added his voice to calls on countries that have suspended contributions to [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Lifesaving programmes in peril, UNRWA chief urges countries to reconsider funding suspension
28 january 2024 - 06:20:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The head of the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said on Saturday that some countries’ [...] Full text...
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Media watchdog raises concern on exposure of journalists' data
20 december 2023 - 12:57:58Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has bemoaned the exposure of journalists’ [...] Full text...
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World Bank debars Multi-Tech Consult (PTY) Ltd. and its Tanzanian managing director
07 december 2023 - 06:57:20Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The World Bank has announced the 42-month debarments of Botswana-based Multi-Tech Consult (PTY) Ltd. (MTC), [...] Full text...
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RSF expresses concern about government control of media in Burkina Faso
28 november 2023 - 20:17:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) voiced its concern on Tuesday about the adoption of a law [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Lack of fuel threatening to shut down entire humanitarian operation
17 november 2023 - 06:24:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Lack of fuel is jeopardising “the entire architecture of the humanitarian response” in Gaza, where raw [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: EU sets up autonomous framework for restrictive measures
23 october 2023 - 11:10:51Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council (EC) on Monday adopted a framework for restrictive measures in view of the [...] Full text...
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Benin football federation president faces legal battle over club's name change
16 october 2023 - 07:04:53Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The president of the Benin Football Federation (FBF), Mathurin de Chacus, is facing a potential legal [...] Full text...
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Niger's Prime Minister visits Mali to strengthen cooperation
06 october 2023 - 15:14:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The prime minister of Niger, Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman, was received Thursday at the presidential palace [...] Full text...
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Niger floods cause death, destruction as rains continue
30 september 2023 - 06:53:01New York, US (PANA) - As heavy rains continue in Niger, UN humanitarians are growing increasingly concerned by flooding which [...] Full text...
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AfDB debars Kenyan contractors for 15 months for fraudulent practices
26 september 2023 - 05:19:52Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Monday announced a 15-month debarment of a Kenyan [...] Full text...
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Niger spiralling into ‘protection crisis’ following takeover: UNHCR
29 august 2023 - 15:34:51Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The political crisis in Niger has created uncertainty for scores of vulnerable displaced people, with restrictions [...] 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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Sudan Conflict: Army working to avoid repeating economic sanctions history (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
02 june 2023 - 16:38:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army on Friday appeared to be avoiding further escalation in its relations with the [...] Full text...
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CAF Disciplinary Board meets on Confederation Cup, Champions League matters
11 april 2023 - 12:05:29Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Members of the Disciplinary Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has me to deliberate [...] Full text...
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FIFA bans former Peru FA president for life over bribery charges
05 april 2023 - 15:02:20Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Former president of the Peruvian Football Association, Manuel Burga Seoane, has been banned from all football-related activities [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Concern over Iranian warships docked in Cape Town
04 april 2023 - 12:06:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Just weeks after hosting a joint naval military exercise with Russia and China in [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied denies racism and denounces "malicious" campaign about sub-Saharan migrants
09 march 2023 - 19:24:51Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - President Kaïs Saied has categorically rejected accusations of racism attributed to him after his recent statements [...] Full text...
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CAF Disciplinary Board sanctions Sudanese club, Al Hila
08 march 2023 - 06:52:33Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Disciplinary Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has taken a number of decisions [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator for Mali Goodluck Jonathan on 72-hour visit to Mali
21 february 2023 - 16:31:44Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, and former president [...] Full text...
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EU supports African-led initiative for peace in DR Congo
31 december 2022 - 11:13:42Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has commended the resolute African-led initiatives to address the root causes of [...] Full text...
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Libya's UN delegate calls for support for peace initiatives to end the country's transition
17 december 2022 - 13:33:29New York, US (PANA) - The Permanent Representative of Libya to the United Nations, Taher al-Sonni, on Friday urged the [...] Full text...
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UN embarks on consultation on combating digital violence against women in Tunisia and Libya
13 december 2022 - 14:40:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The United Nations organized on Monday in Tunis a consultation on the theme "Women and youth [...] Full text...
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US to sanction individuals undermining the democratic transition in Sudan
08 december 2022 - 06:42:55Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has welcomed last Monday's signing by Sudanese parties of an initial framework political [...] Full text...
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‘Intense diplomatic efforts’ continue to ensure food and fertilizers reach those in need
30 november 2022 - 07:33:52New York, US (PANA) - The first shipment of fertilizer donated by Russian producers to countries hit hard by rising [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese probe sought over persistent sexual violence
28 november 2022 - 19:41:18London, Britain (PANA) - The government of South Sudan should immediately remove from office and investigate Governors and County Commissioners [...] Full text...
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Mauritius records 91 fatalities due to road traffic crashes
22 november 2022 - 07:40:00Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - There has been around 91 fatalities due to road traffic crashes in Mauritius, since the beginning of the year, down [...] Full text...
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Little progress combating systemic racism against people of African descent: UN report
01 october 2022 - 05:33:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than two years since the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in the [...] Full text...
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AfDB debars Ivorian company for 'fraudulent practices'
26 july 2022 - 08:43:15Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Monday announced a nine-month debarment of Ivoian company, [...] Full text...
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Sudan denies issuing statement criticizing US sanctions on police unit
22 march 2022 - 15:16:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has refrained from issuing any comments on recent US financial sanctions imposed on [...] Full text...
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Rival Libyan PM Bachagha welcomes position of five Western countries on political situation
05 march 2022 - 16:03:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The rival prime minister in Libya, Fathi Bachagha, and his government say they welcome the statement [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM, UN chief discuss ways to move Libya's electoral process forward
05 march 2022 - 15:50:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has held talks met [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: CAF reviews fine imposed on Egypt for failing to honour press conference
06 february 2022 - 06:43:02Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The Appeal Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) disciplinary body has amended the fine imposed [...] Full text...
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African Union suspends Burkina Faso following coup
31 january 2022 - 18:27:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The African Union (AU) suspended Burkina Faso from its membership on Monday following the coup [...] Full text...
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Malians mobilize against ECOWAS sanction on Junta
13 january 2022 - 19:45:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malians will Friday hold a huge meeting in Bamako, the Malian capital, to condemn the sanctions [...] Full text...
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US Treasury sanctions CAR militia leader accused of “Serious Human Rights Abuse”
17 december 2021 - 17:17:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Friday issued a statement, imposing sanction on Centeral African [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC Qualifier: FIFA dismisses South Africa's protest against Ghana's victory
03 december 2021 - 17:54:48Accra, Ghana (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, has dismissed South Africa’s protest against Ghana's 1-0 victory in their [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council threatens to sanction anyone obstructing Libyan elections
25 november 2021 - 11:56:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council has threatened to impose sanctions against anyone who obstructs the elections in [...] Full text...
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EU adopts legal framework to sanction those who obstruct elections in Libya
22 november 2021 - 12:29:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has adopted a legal framework that allows it to impose sanctions on [...] Full text...
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Kenyan prisons commander fired after terror convicts jail break
17 november 2021 - 17:36:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Prisons Commissioner-General, Wycliffe Ogalo, was fired on Wednesday and immediately arrested following the escape [...] Full text...
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Libya's stabilization conference 'a step in the right direction', says Greater Tripoli Bloc
22 october 2021 - 13:53:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Greater Tripoli National Bloc has hailed Thursday's Libya Stabilization Conference in Tripoli as a step [...] Full text...
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The Tunisian PM lists main agenda of her government
11 october 2021 - 19:31:37Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian prime minister, Najla Bouden, enumerated on Monday the main agenda of her government, the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt. to sanction privately-owned Channels TV for “inciting, divisive and unfair comments” by guests
26 august 2021 - 18:52:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has queried Channels Television over the “inciting, divisive and unfair comments” [...] Full text...
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Rights group blames both sides in Cameroon's Anglophone regions conflict for new abuses
02 august 2021 - 06:21:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – New abuses in Cameroon's Anglophone regions by both government security forces and armed separatists highlight the urgent [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court to hear twitter ban suits on 9 July, 2021
07 july 2021 - 17:48:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has fixed Friday, 9th July, 2021, to hear an application filed [...] Full text...
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Court restrains Nigeria from arresting, prosecuting NGO over Twitter case
22 june 2021 - 23:06:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice Tuesday ordered the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and [...] Full text...
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US imposes visa restrictions on those undermining peaceful resolution of Anglophone Cameroon crisis
08 june 2021 - 06:35:06Washington, DC (PANA) - The US has imposed visa restrictions on those undermining the peaceful resolution of the crisis in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria bans Twitter operations in Nigeria in protest against deleting of President's tweet
04 june 2021 - 17:20:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Friday banned the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, from operating [...] Full text...
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CAF Disciplinary Committee sanctions erring players, clubs
02 june 2021 - 19:55:16Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Disciplinary Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has delivered verdictS on three matters Below [...] Full text...
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US threatens to sanction anyone who obstructs Libya's December polls
22 may 2021 - 14:10:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US is warning that anyone who obstructs or undermines Libya's forthcoming elections on 24 December [...] Full text...
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Organisation slams South African Chief Justice over Israel comments
21 may 2021 - 18:52:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Palestinian solidarity organisation, Africa4Palestine, has lodged court papers opposing an appeal by South Africa’s [...] Full text...
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FIFA Disciplinary Committee sanctions Kenyan club for involvement in match manipulation
04 may 2021 - 19:06:18Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has found Kenyan club, Zoo FC, guilty of having been involved in [...] Full text...
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South African president Ramaphosa urged to sanction former leader Zuma
15 april 2021 - 11:53:33Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to [...] Full text...
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Sudan to receive US$2 billion World Bank
26 march 2021 - 15:54:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Friday said it has reached a deal with the World Bank (WB) under which [...] Full text...
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Racism endangers human rights of all persons in Europe – EU High Representative
19 march 2021 - 13:48:18Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Systemic racism in Europe runs deep across all strands of society and structures and jeopardises the [...] Full text...
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UEFA suspends 2 Malian int'l footballers of Austrian club for three months for doping
19 february 2021 - 17:11:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two Malian international footballers, Sékou Koita and Mohamed Camara, who play for the Austrian club, Red [...] Full text...
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Bujumbura city authorities demolish small shops, kiosks
16 february 2021 - 18:35:39Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The owners of small shops and kiosks in Kinama, a sprawling popular city in northern Bujumbura, [...] Full text...
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CAF says FIFA will have final word on Ahmad's eligibility for presidential election
07 february 2021 - 10:29:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decided on Saturday in Yaounde, Cameroon, [...] Full text...
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President Condé urges Guineans to shun corruption
31 january 2021 - 17:59:17Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinean president, Alpha Condé, on Saturday urged his compatriots to change their mentality and set the [...] Full text...
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Sports court reinstates Ahmad Ahmad to CAF presidency
31 january 2021 - 12:15:34Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dramatically reinstated Ahmad Ahmad as president of the Confederation [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Christian body warns against threats to life of controversial cleric, Bishop Kukah, amidst eviction notice by Muslim group
14 january 2021 - 17:05:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday cautioned those threatening the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, [...] Full text...
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241 mass graves of 1972 civil war in Burundi excavated
10 january 2021 - 19:26:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The skeletal remains of 13,584 victims of the civil war in 1972 were Sunday excavated from [...] Full text...
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Botswana renews Canadian mining company's licence
05 january 2021 - 07:29:10Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has renewed a mining licence for Karowe Mine, owned by Canadian miner Lucara Diamond Corp. Lucara [...] Full text...
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Ghana's two main candidates in Monday's presidential election sign peace pact
04 december 2020 - 19:02:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The two main candidates in Ghana's 7 December presidential election have committed to a peaceful vote [...] Full text...
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Four European countries to sanction on anyone hindering Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum
23 november 2020 - 15:44:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom have welcomed the results of the first round of [...] Full text...
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Tunis denies being sanctioned by the African Union
19 november 2020 - 17:54:51Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In a statement released on Thursday, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry has denied media stories which said [...] Full text...
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International Organisation of the Francophonie lifts suspension on Mali
07 november 2020 - 14:43:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Secretary General of the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF), Ms. Louise Mushikiwabo, on Friday [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Opposition urges IMF to sanction Pretoria
04 october 2020 - 08:36:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Sunday said it has contacted the [...] Full text...
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Internationally renowned Malian musician artist charged with assault and voluntary injury, kidnapping of ex-girlfriend
24 september 2020 - 23:08:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian international music artist Sidiki Diabaté was arrested Monday and taken into custody at the Judicial [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court Judge proposes new approaches to improve enforcement of court decisions
14 september 2020 - 17:21:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A judge of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Dupe Atoki, has expressed concern at the [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s govt. expresses dismay over US sanction against ICC Chief Prosecutor, other staff
06 september 2020 - 15:15:14Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has expressed dismay over the announcement made by the US government, imposing sanctions [...] Full text...
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ZIFA may not receive any more money from FIFA over bad governance – FIFA regulations
24 august 2020 - 13:36:16Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) risks being removed from the list of associations benefitting from the [...] Full text...
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AfDB sanctions four Nigerian companies over fraud
20 august 2020 - 14:18:48Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Thursday slapped a 24-month debarment on four Nigerian [...] Full text...
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FIFA fines Egypt's Kahraba US$2 million for unilaterally terminating contract with Zamalek
16 august 2020 - 05:50:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Football governing body, FIFA, announced on Friday that it has fined Ahly FC winger, Mahmoud "Kahraba" [...] Full text...
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FIFA slams Guinea-Bissau FA President with 10-year ban
26 july 2020 - 06:20:42Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - The World football governing body, FIFA, has handed a 10-year ban to Guinea-Bissau Football Association [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch slams DRC's rights record
22 july 2020 - 04:58:03Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has given a thumbs down to the human rights record of the administration [...] Full text...
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Mauritian football club fined for not using FIFA's TMS paperwork
20 july 2020 - 16:12:18Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - World Football Governing Body, FIFA, has sanctioned Mauritian club, Cercle de Joachim, for failing to use [...] Full text...
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Etoile of Tunisia ordered to pay US$1.4 million to Ahly within 45 days over Coulibaly move
19 july 2020 - 05:35:36Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel and Ivorian striker Souleymane Coulibaly were ordered by FIFA to pay US$1.4 [...] Full text...
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Oil interests in Libyan conflict resurface with presence of mercenaries in oil sites (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
28 june 2020 - 20:30:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya’s huge oil resources which are at the origin of foreign interference have brought to the [...] Full text...
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ICC expresses 'profound regret' at further US threats and coercive actions against the Court
12 june 2020 - 11:21:56The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has expressed profound regret at the announcement of further threats [...] Full text...
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EU suspends funding to WWF-Congo for human rights violations
09 june 2020 - 17:14:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has suspended funding to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for serious human [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International accuses Nigerian military of subjecting children to unlawful detention
27 may 2020 - 07:52:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, on Wednesday accused the Nigerian military of subjecting children in [...] Full text...
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AfDB places Ugandan Company on 12-month conditional non-debarment for fraudulent practice
17 april 2020 - 18:28:10Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Friday, 17 April, 2020, announced a 12-month conditional [...] Full text...
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Libyan foreign ministry welcomes UN refusal to freeze assets of Libyan Investment Authority
06 march 2020 - 21:46:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has welcomed the [...] Full text...
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Several associations denounce dismissal of a Congolese BBC journalist
13 february 2020 - 17:05:31Paris, France (PANA) - Several associations have strongly denounced the dismissal, for alleged "serious misconduct", of the Congolese journalist, Jacques [...] Full text...
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Transparency International urges govts to address corrupting role of big money in party financing
23 january 2020 - 13:42:03Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Governments must urgently address the corrupting role of big money in political party financing [...] Full text...
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Beninese football federation lifts sanction of 11 referees
20 january 2020 - 14:49:10Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese football federation will reinstate eleven referees suspended on suspicion of corruption and lightness during [...] Full text...
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Libyan National Oil Company warns against closing of oil installations
17 january 2020 - 22:16:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Friday warned against the closure of its oil installations and [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: 9 years after the Revolution, key forces still calling for national unity
14 january 2020 - 18:13:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several political parties and trade union organizations have, on the occasion of the celebration of the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria begins regulation of web and onlineTV/radios for hate speech, others
09 january 2020 - 17:47:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian federal government has ordered its National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to regulate the web and [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese VP vows cooperation in search of peace after US sanctions
09 january 2020 - 13:43:28Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese First Vice-President Taban Deng Gai has vowed to cooperate with the US in [...] Full text...
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US Treasury sanctions yet another senior South Sudan official
08 january 2020 - 18:54:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The American administration on Wednesday picked up yet another senior South Sudanese leader to sanction him [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army sets up panel on alleged extortion against military, other security agencies
07 january 2020 - 16:32:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army Headquarters says it is setting up a panel that will carry out “thorough [...] Full text...
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UN sanctions committee visits Darfur, confers with displaced civilians in the region
14 november 2019 - 18:24:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A high level United Nations committee, the UN Sudan Sanctions committee, on Thursday met with the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Army condemns alleged torture, extra-judicial killing of suspected Boko Haram terrorist
04 november 2019 - 13:41:52The Nigerian Army on Monday said that eight Boko Haram terrorists have been arrested in connection with plans to attack [...] Full text...
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Aviation activities resume at Maitigua Airport in Libya
29 october 2019 - 18:40:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Communications of the National Unity Government, Milad Maatoug, announced on Tuesday the gradual [...] Full text...
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Esperance de Tunis wins derby of day 6 matches against Club Sportif Sfaxien
27 october 2019 - 20:02:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Champion title holder Esperance de Tunis has won the derby of the 6th day of the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa calls on US Govt to immediately remove sanctions
25 october 2019 - 18:19:11Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on the United States government to immediately remove the targeted [...] Full text...
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Algeria's Army Chief of Staff warns against attempts to obstruct presidential election
27 september 2019 - 11:26:19Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The Chief of Staff of the Algerian Army, General Ahmed Gaïd Salah, strongly warned on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Universal health coverage in Zimbabwe blocked by sanction - Mnangagwa
23 september 2019 - 23:19:11New York, USA (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa said here Monday targeted sanctions were preventing his government from increasing [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS condemns deadly attack on Burkinabe army
27 august 2019 - 16:58:44Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) says it learned with shock and dismay, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui arrested
23 august 2019 - 22:14:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian security unit Friday arrested Nabil Karoui, businessman and one of the main candidates for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria FA reveals lawyers reviewing Samson Siasia's life ban by FIFA
21 august 2019 - 17:09:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has disclosed that its lawyers have started to review the decision [...] Full text...
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Burundian high school leavers caught in unusual post-exam celebrations
16 august 2019 - 21:22:05Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Young Burundian high school leavers, sang and danced in their crumbled and stripped school uniforms, as [...] Full text...
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Six countries call for immediate de-escalation in Libya, return to political process
16 july 2019 - 23:48:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The governments of Egypt, United States of America, France, Italy, United Arab Emirates and the United [...] Full text...
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Sports Commission suspends Zimbabwe Cricket Board
22 june 2019 - 12:36:09Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has suspended the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) board for defying its order [...] Full text...
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CECAFA lifts sanction on Eritrea after six years
24 may 2019 - 13:55:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) has accepted Eritrea back to the [...] Full text...
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3 schoolgirls who "insulted" president Nkurunziza pardoned in Burundi
26 march 2019 - 17:07:10Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Justice Minister, Aimé-Laurentine Kanyana, on Tuesday announced that three students, aged 15, 16 and [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army denies involvement in electoral malpractices and violence
19 march 2019 - 13:16:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Reeling under attacks for its involvement in electoral malpractices in the last general election in Nigeria, [...] Full text...
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Kenya supports efforts to lift economic sanctions against Zimbabwe
06 february 2019 - 19:56:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Wednesday that Kenya would support efforts to lift economic sanctions against [...] Full text...
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Ivorian government adopts regulatory measures for inland transport
31 january 2019 - 08:49:05Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian Government on Wednesday adopted regulatory measures for the organisation and regulation of inland [...] Full text...
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Two illegal pharmaceutical depots closed in Burkina Faso
29 january 2019 - 20:33:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (ARNP), has closed two illegal pharmaceutical depots in the [...] Full text...
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FIFA lifts Zambia’s football icon Kalusha ban
29 january 2019 - 08:48:38Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The world football governing body, FIFA, has lifted the two-year ban slapped on Zambian football icon [...] Full text...
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Uproar in Nigeria over suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria
26 january 2019 - 13:42:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There is an uproar in Nigeria against the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt, opposition parties laud US, UK on demand for credible polls in Nigeria
25 january 2019 - 15:55:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Friday said it welcomed the statements from the United States and [...] Full text...
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African students in Tunisia stage sit-in over murder of Ivorian community leader
25 december 2018 - 19:30:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - African students in Tunisia held a sit-in on Tuesday at the Municipal Theater of Tunis on [...] Full text...
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BP announces final investment decision for Mauritania-Senegal LNG development
21 december 2018 - 19:09:03Noukachott, Mauritania (PANA) – BP and partners on Friday announced agreement of the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Phase 1 [...] Full text...
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Rights body decries'repressive' cybersecurity law, deadly protests in Togo
13 december 2018 - 15:02:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Thursday called for an end to the deadly protests and violence which hit [...] Full text...
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ICC asked to investigate Nigerian govt over human rights violations in Boko Haram war
10 december 2018 - 11:23:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, on Monday said that it is imperative for the International [...] Full text...
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France hails UN sanctions against Libyan Salah Badi
20 november 2018 - 15:51:14Paris, France (PANA) - France has welcomed the United Nations Security Council sanctions, imposed on Friday, on Libyan national, Salah [...] Full text...
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UN Chief urges nations to work together
12 november 2018 - 00:23:38Paris France (PANA) - From conflict and economic downturn to disease and climate change, global problems require “more than ever” [...] Full text...
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Senegalese teen girls sexually exploited, harassed in schools - Rights group says
18 october 2018 - 12:44:17Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Abusive teachers and other staff sexually exploit, harass, and abuse adolescent girls in Senegal’s secondary schools, [...] Full text...
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Weak investigation, corruption fuelling wildlife crime - OECD
11 october 2018 - 15:14:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Failure to investigate and sanction corruption is helping the illegal trade in wildlife to flourish, according [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS to punish member States disregarding rulings of ECOWAS Court of Justice
08 october 2018 - 16:58:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said in Abuja on Monday it will punish member [...] Full text...
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WB debars Slovenian firm engaged in corrupt practices in DRC
22 august 2018 - 17:15:33Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank on Wednesday announced the 18-month debarment of Flycom d.o.o. (Flycom), a Slovenian provider [...] Full text...
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Rights groups criticise Ivorian president amnesty for ' war crimes'
08 august 2018 - 07:30:16Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Human rights groups have criticised Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara for granting an amnesty to some [...] Full text...
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UN rights experts urge Egypt to release jailed poet who penned hit protest song
27 july 2018 - 06:16:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Galal El Behairy has been held in detention since February after penning a song critical of [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC: 'A World Cup of firsts for fight against discrimination, promotion of diversity'
10 june 2018 - 12:24:37Moscow, Russia (PANA) - In recent years, world football governing body, FIFA, has been implementing a series of concrete measures [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International welcomes UN Security Council sanctions of prominent human traffickers
09 june 2018 - 07:54:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International, a global human rights watchdog, has hailed the UN Security Council's decision to sanction [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for accountability in Libya as sanctions are slapped on six human traffickers
09 june 2018 - 07:38:59New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for more accountability for human traffickers in Libya, [...] Full text...
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Rights group says security forces in northeast Nigeria abuse starving women
24 may 2018 - 07:29:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Thousands of women and girls who survived the brutal rule of the Boko Haram armed group [...] Full text...
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EU adds 3 persons to sanctions list for serious human rights violation in South Sudan
02 february 2018 - 15:14:24Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the European Union (EU) on Friday said it has added three persons involved [...] Full text...
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FIFA reveals why Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey was banned for life
17 january 2018 - 06:59:41Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Soccer Governing Body, FIFA, has released a statement regarding the ban on Ghanaian referee [...] Full text...
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South Africa court rules that National Assembly failed to sanction Zuma
29 december 2017 - 11:00:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Constitutional Court on Friday ruled that the National Assembly failed to put in [...] Full text...
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Rights Group demands action on South Sudan's delayed Hybrid Court
15 december 2017 - 06:11:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – South Sudan’s top officials have failed to make good on promises to establish an African Union-South [...] Full text...
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Resignation of Mauritian Vice Prime Minister makes headlines in Mauritius media
11 november 2017 - 08:52:43Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The resignation of Vice Prime Minister and number 4 of the Mauritian government, Showkatally Soodhun, [...] Full text...
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Intenational communuty urged to sanction perpetrators of abuses against media
02 november 2017 - 20:08:25Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Journalist in Danger, a media watchdog, has urged the international community to increase pressure on [...] Full text...
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UNESCO calls for synergy in education management
24 october 2017 - 19:52:21Paris, France (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has warned governments against blaming teachers for [...] Full text...
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Togo: Togo opposition denounces international community's 'support' for referendum
06 october 2017 - 09:51:47Lomé, Togo( PANA) - Togolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre has lashed out at key international bodies urging the West African [...] Full text...
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US: US, EU sanction top DR Congo officials
02 june 2017 - 07:24:39Washington, US (PANA) – The United States Thursday imposed targeted sanctions against the personal military chief of staff of [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Amnesty International slams Egypt's 'draconian' security amendments laws
19 april 2017 - 10:37:32Tunis. Tunisia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, says a set of legislative amendments approved by the Egyptian parliament [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Kenyan player takes case to FIFA after terminating club contract at gunpoint
30 march 2017 - 13:19:00Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Kenyan footballer, Clifton Miheso, has filed a complaint to FIFA after he was allegedly forced [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Official opposition moves to sanction senior official over offensive tweet
22 march 2017 - 11:28:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday confirmed that a hearing into the [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: FIFA bans Nigeria's Adamu from 'football-related activity' for two years
01 march 2017 - 15:42:57Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, has banned former Nigerian football official Amos Adamu for two years [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Senate opposes deloyment of Nigeria troops to Gambia without its approval
19 january 2017 - 22:29:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Thursday opposed President Muhammadu Buhari’s deployment of troops to The Gambia without [...] Full text...
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Benin: Rights group says death row prisoners in Benin held in cruel limbo
16 january 2017 - 06:45:07Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International says prisoners on death row in Benin are languishing in a [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Govt. extends ceasefire for six months in conflict zones
15 january 2017 - 19:05:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Sunday extended, by six months, its ceasefire in the conflict zones of [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Ghana media highlight transition challenges
17 december 2016 - 07:32:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The media in Ghana this week featured president-elect Nana Akufo-Addo's meetings with various groups and organisations, [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Complaints by three parties on elections reported in Ghana
26 november 2016 - 05:19:27Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A complaint by three parties against the Electoral Commission (EC) claiming that the 7 December presidential [...] Full text...
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Somalia: UN, global community back Somalia’s electoral bodies to ensure credible polls
26 november 2016 - 05:05:00Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – The United Nations and other members of the international community have commended the efforts of Somalia’s [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: No plan to increase price of fuel in Nigeria, says NNPC
26 october 2016 - 14:53:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the nation’s oil and gas conglomerate, Wednesday said there is [...] Full text...
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Senegal: MFWA condemns police officers in Ghana for assaulting, detaining journalist
08 september 2016 - 16:59:17Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has condemned police officers in Ghana for assaulting and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: African Union deserves visionary, dynamic leadership (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
06 september 2016 - 11:33:26Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - These are not good times for Africa and the African Union (AU), its flagship political organization, [...] Full text...
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US: US government concerned over child soldiers recruitment in South Sudan
31 august 2016 - 17:29:20New York, US (PANA) - The US government on Friday said it was profoundly alarmed by the recent UN Children's [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sudan threatens to allow illegal migrants pour into Europe if ..........
31 august 2016 - 11:33:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has threatened to allow thousands of illegal migrants it has been arresting pour [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya to meet IOC over disbandment of national committee
29 august 2016 - 17:40:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A few days after disbanding the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK), local officials will jet [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Rights group says Lomin fails to improve ‘appalling’ housing for workers
15 august 2016 - 11:22:28Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, says British platinum mining giant Lonmin Plc is still failing [...] Full text...
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Kenya: CAS rejects Russian appeals against weightlifting, rowing sanctions
04 august 2016 - 11:59:51Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected appeals filed by the Russian [...] Full text...
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UN: UN envoy calls for accountability in remembering Walikale mass rape in DRC
30 july 2016 - 14:56:48New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the six-year remembrance of a mass rape of more than 300 civilian residents [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: FIFA extends sanction against vice-president of Equatorial Guinea FA
27 july 2016 - 11:19:33Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Football's governing body, FIFA, has confirmed the worldwide extension of the two-year ban, starting on 10 [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Debates on preparations for 2016 general elections reported in Ghana
16 july 2016 - 08:17:09Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Debates on preparations for Ghana’s 2016 general elections, especially on purging the voters’ register of ineligible [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council meets on South Sudan on Wednesday
11 july 2016 - 15:59:46New York, US (PANA) - Following the resurgence of violence in South Sudan, the UN Security Council has scheduled a [...] Full text...
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US: US, four others laud agreement on restoring Libya's oil production
07 july 2016 - 07:08:53New York, US (PANA) - The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the US have welcomed [...] Full text...
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2017 AFCON qualifier: Benin keeps qualification hopes alive, beats E/Guinea 2-1 in Group C
13 june 2016 - 06:41:24Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hosts Benin on Sunday defeated Equatorial Guinea 2-1 in their Group C, Day 5 match in [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council ends 13-year sanctions regime on Liberia
25 may 2016 - 21:24:32New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted resolution 2288 (2016), lifting an arms embargo [...] Full text...
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UN: UN officials reiterate need for concrete measures against sexual abuses
14 may 2016 - 06:49:07New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials late on Friday in New York stressed the need to end exploitation [...] Full text...
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UN: UN report reveals rise in female genital mutilation in Guinea
25 april 2016 - 21:12:49New York, US (PANA) - Despite being forbidden by national and international law, a new UN report, stated that female [...] Full text...
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Senegal: MFWA urges Burkina Faso's authorities to lift suspension against magazine
08 march 2016 - 14:09:09Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Tuesday urged Burkina Faso's media regulatory body to lift [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: FIFA rejects Blatter, Platini appeals; reduces bans to six years
24 february 2016 - 18:12:29Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Football's governing body, FIFA, has rejected appeals by former president Joseph Sepp Blatter and head of [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Saudi Arabia leads campaign against US economic sanctions on Sudan
23 february 2016 - 12:45:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed that it is leading diplomatic efforts to end US economic sanction on [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: FIFA sanctions former executive committee member Makundi
22 february 2016 - 11:36:55Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Worawi Makudi, former President of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) and a former member of [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: FIFA warns, fines Beckenbauer
17 february 2016 - 16:12:27Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee of world football's governing body, FIFA, chaired by Jack [...] Full text...
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Senegal: MFWA urges Ghanaian President to fulfill promise
06 february 2016 - 14:44:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has written to Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama urging him [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Ghanaian President replies to journalists' petition
26 january 2016 - 15:44:14Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has responded to a petition by the Media Foundation [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: FIFA dismisses secretary general Valcke
13 january 2016 - 12:02:26Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The world football governing body, FIFA, has sacked its secretary general, Jérôme Valcke. A statement on the [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: FIFA Ethics Committee recommends suspension extension for Secretary-General
05 january 2016 - 17:40:34Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The chairman of the investigatory chamber of the Ethics Committee of FIFA, the world football governing [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: CAS confirms Platini sanction
11 december 2015 - 12:44:58Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed the sanction passed by the FIFA [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Interim President meets newly-elected President
09 december 2015 - 22:08:12Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Interim President Michel Kafando Wednesday afternoon met with the country's newly-elected President, Roch [...] Full text...
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