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		<title>89th Ordinary Session of the African Court &#8211;  Message of the Special Envoy Adama Dieng</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The Human Rights Council extends the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan for another year. </title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Human Rights Council voted on Monday 5th October to extend the mandate of its Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan for an additional year, urging warring parties and regional states to cooperate fully with investigators. The Fact-Finding Mission is chaired by Justice Mohamed Chande Othman from Tanzania. Justice Othman is a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Justice Meaza Ashenafi Mengistu &#8211; ETHIOPIA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 09:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Justice Meaza Ashenafi Mengistu served as Ethiopia’s first female Chief Justice from November 2018 until January 2023. Under her leadership, the Federal Supreme Court has embarked on a comprehensive judicial reform. In regards to gender mainstreaming, she led to increase the number of women judges by 30%, created specialized benches for women and children, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Professor Alioune Sall &#8211; SENEGAL</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Professor Alioune Sall is a distinguished academic and legal professional currently serving as a professor at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal. He holds a bachelor’s degree in literature and has extensive experience in law, being a licensed lawyer. His impressive credentials include serving as a visiting professor at the Hague Academy of International [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Professor Esmeralda Mariano &#8211; MOZAMBIQUE</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 09:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Prof. Mariano holds a PhD in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), and MPhil in Social Anthropology (with emphasis on Human Ecology), from the University of Bergen, in Norway. Prof. Mariano has undertaken several social research, consultancies, offering training courses for academic institutions, national and international development programs on topics [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Congratulations to the Malawian people for the recently concluded peaceful and democratic elections in Malawi</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 13:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Press Release, September 27, 2025. PATROL-AFRICA extends warm congratulations to the people of Malawi for their unwavering commitment and dedication to the democratic process and on the democratic and peaceful manner in which they changed their government, which has been in power for the last five years. Congratulations to the Democratic Progressive Party, under the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PATROL-AFRICA EXPRESSES GRAVE CONCERN OVER SITUATION IN THE SUDAN, CALLS FOR CEASEFIRE AND DIALOGUE</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 20:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Patrol-Africa is deeply concerned about the ongoing conflict in Sudan and the resulting humanitarian crisis, which has claimed thousands of civilian lives including humanitarian workers’ lives. The escalating violence and loss of life in the country demand urgent action from the international community to bring about a ceasefire and foster dialogue between the warring parties [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Statement by Adama Dieng Founder and Honorary Chair of the Pan-AfricanAlliance for Transparency and Rule of Law (PATROL-Africa)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Passing of H.E. Sam Nujoma, founding President of Namibia I have just learned with deep sadness about the passing of H.E. Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma, founding President of the Republic of Namibia. This is a great loss not only for Namibia, but also for Africa and the World at large. President Nujoma, a gallant freedom [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PATROL-AFRICA Announces Change in Leadership: President and Chairperson of the Board Steps Down, Successor Named</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 06:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Governing Board of Pan African Alliance for Transparency and Rule of Law (Patrol-Africa), a non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting transparency and the rule of law, has announced a change in leadership. Mr. Adama Dieng the founding President and Chairperson of the Board of the organization, has decided to step down from his position, after [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PATROL-AFRICA welcomes Gambian Special Tribunal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[PATROL-AFRICA welcomes the landmark decision by the 66th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government held in Abuja, Nigeria, on 15 December 2024, to establish a Special Tribunal to prosecute those accused of gross human rights violations in The Gambia. The Gambian government of President Adama Barrow has been resolute [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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