Thirty-one people imprisoned as part of investigations into the failed coup of 7 December in Benin

16 december 2025 - 15:59:39 BBA

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Thirty soldiers and one civilian were placed in preventive detention on Tuesday as part of investigations into the attempted coup on [...] Full text...

Second session of Libyan-Indonesian Joint Commission held in Jakarta

16 december 2025 - 15:52:07 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The second session of the Libyan-Indonesian Joint Commission was held in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, dedicated to strengthening friendly relations and [...] Full text...

Libya to regulate activities of foreign organisations to strengthen partnerships with civil society

16 december 2025 - 15:38:11 BBA

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Libyan government based in the east, Abdulhadi Al-Hawaij, chaired a special [...] Full text...

Libyan government establishes committee to address liquidity crisis in Libyan banks

16 december 2025 - 15:31:19 BBA

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Libyan eastern -based government, Oussama Hammad, has issued a decree establishing a specialised committee to deal [...] Full text...

Ex-UN chief Ban warns Security Council risks irrelevance without reform

16 december 2025 - 07:51:03 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Gathered around the Security Council’s iconic horseshoe table, ambassadors were challenged on Monday to look backwards – when, despite deep [...] Full text...

Libyan Speaker reaffirms Parliament's authority to approve agreements with third countries

15 december 2025 - 17:45:42 BBA

Benghazi, Libya (PANA)- The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, has stated that the Libyan Parliament will not authorise any maritime agreement [...] Full text...

South Africa: Pretoria condemns Sydney massacre

15 december 2025 - 14:49:34 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government on Monday extended its sincere condolences to Australia following Sunday’s deadly terrorist attacks in Sydney. At [...] Full text...

UN-facilitated inter-Libyan dialogue resumes in Tripoli

15 december 2025 - 12:51:45 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The second day of the structured dialogue in Tripoli resumed on Monday with two simultaneous morning sessions for the teams working [...] Full text...

AU urges Ethiopia and Eritrea to renew peace commitment on 25th anniversary of Algiers agreement that ended war

15 december 2025 - 08:33:48 MA

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Sunday urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to renew their commitment to the spirit of the Algiers [...] Full text...

ECOWAS leaders endorse Ghana's President Mahama's candidacy for AU chair in 2027

14 december 2025 - 19:51:55 MA

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Authority of Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday unanimously endorsed Ghana's President [...] Full text...

US slams Rwanda for escalation of war in eastern DRC

13 december 2025 - 12:27:09 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The US has slammed Rwanda for the escalation of the war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as it [...] Full text...

Peace falters as fighting in eastern DR Congo raises fears of regional war

13 december 2025 - 08:21:26 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Civilians across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are facing collapsing health services and mass displacement as fighting spreads, [...] Full text...

IGAD 'regrets' Eritrea's decision to withdraw from regional East African bloc

13 december 2025 - 07:56:04 MA

Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The East African regional bloc, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has expressed regret at the decision of Eritrea to withdraw from [...] Full text...

Libyan-American officials meet on ways to end crisis

12 december 2025 - 15:40:47 BBA

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, met with the Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Libya, [...] Full text...

ECOWAS Council of Ministers endorses Ghana's President Mahama’s candidacy for 2027 AU Chair

12 december 2025 - 13:19:51 MA

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unanimously endorsed Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama [...] Full text...

UK sanctions Sudan's paramilitary commanders responsible for atrocities

12 december 2025 - 12:15:31 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Kingdom on Friday sanctioned senior commanders of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) suspected of heinous violence in [...] Full text...

Central Africa facing 'deceptive stability' - UN envoy

12 december 2025 - 08:19:32 MA

New York, US (PANA) - In Central Africa, stability remains "generally" the norm, according to the UN envoy for the region, but it is walking [...] Full text...

UN warns of ‘regional conflagration’ as DR Congo violence uproots 500,000

12 december 2025 - 07:58:39 MA

New York, US (PANA) - More than half a million people have now been uprooted by escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

Human rights have special significance in Libya - UNSMIL

11 december 2025 - 18:02:17 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -The theme for this year's Human Rights Day, ‘'Human Rights – at the heart of our daily lives'’, resonates deeply with the [...] Full text...

Israel apologises following Ghana’s retaliatory expulsions

11 december 2025 - 13:15:22 MA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Israeli authorities have apologised following the deportation of three Ghanaian nationals.“The Israeli authorities have now apologised for the action they [...] Full text...

AUC Chairperson urges restraint amid escalating tensions in the Great Lakes Region

11 december 2025 - 13:05:42 MA

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed “deep concern” about the violence in eastern [...] Full text...

Ghana deports three Israeli travellers in retaliation for similar action against Ghanaians

10 december 2025 - 16:59:13 MA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Government of Ghana on Wednesday announced the deportation of three Israeli nationals who arrived in the country during the day.It [...] Full text...

Ghana deplores ill treatment of nationals at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport

10 december 2025 - 10:12:47 MA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has expressed its “strong protest” at the ill treatment meted out to its nationals at the Ben Gurion International Airport [...] Full text...

International Contact Group for the Great Lakes raises alarm over escalation of fighting in DRC's South Kivu

10 december 2025 - 07:04:08 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes (ICG), chaired by Germany, has raised alarm over the escalation of fighting [...] Full text...

ECOWAS declares state of emergency in region

09 december 2025 - 15:36:09 MA

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday declared a state of emergency across the region.This was announced by [...] Full text...

ICC sentences Janjaweed leader Ali Abd-Al-Rahman to 20 years in prison for war crimes in Sudan's Darfur

09 december 2025 - 13:02:35 MA

The Hague, Netherands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday sentenced Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (Ali Kushayb) to 20 years of imprisonment following [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso impounds Nigerian military aircraft

09 december 2025 - 10:02:32 MA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Nigerian military plane, which violated Burkina Faso's airspace on Monday, has been impounded in the western city of Bobo-Dioulasso, [...] Full text...

UN strongly condemns Israel's unauthorised entry of UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem

09 december 2025 - 07:35:22 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said that Israeli police raided its compound in East Jerusalem early on [...] Full text...

2ND UPDATE: Nigeria presidency provides details of Benin military deployment

08 december 2025 - 20:57:22 MA

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's presidency has provided details of the country's military deployment in neighbouring Benin following a coup attempt on Suday saying it [...] Full text...

UPDATE: Nigerian soldiers have helped 'stabilise' situation in Benin - President Tinubu

08 december 2025 - 16:39:23 MA

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that soldiers from his country have helped stabilise the situation in Benin, following Sunday's [...] Full text...

US Embassy in Benin's biggest city says situation is 'calm' after coup attempt

08 december 2025 - 13:30:12 MA

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy Benin says the situation in the biggest city, Cotonou, is “calm” following Sunday's failed coup in the West [...] Full text...

BREAKING NEWS: ECOWAS chair orders deployment of standby force to Benin

07 december 2025 - 21:25:42 MA

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Chairperspn of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government Sierra Leone president Julius Maada Bio, on Sunday ordered the [...] Full text...

AU, ECOWAS condemn Benin coup attempt

07 december 2025 - 17:00:14 MA

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have condemned Sunday's coup attempt in Benin warning [...] Full text...

Sudan and Libyan officials discuss situation of refugees and migrants

07 december 2025 - 13:07:31 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Interior Minister, Babiker Samra Mustafa, held talks on Saturday with his Libyan counterpart in the Government of National [...] Full text...

UN rights agency urges Tanzania to ensure peaceful protest on Tuesday

07 december 2025 - 05:05:10 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office has urged the Tanzanian authorities to ensure that Tuesday's protests in the East African country pass [...] Full text...

UN hails DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal amid ongoing hostilities in the east

06 december 2025 - 06:53:12 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Friday welcomed a newly signed peace accord between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda [...] Full text...

UPDATE: Western countries pile pressure on Tanzania for accoutability in post-election violence

05 december 2025 - 17:23:12 MA

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - About a dozen Western embassies in Tanzania have are adding to the pressure on the government of the East [...] Full text...

South African Foreign Minister slams US Secretary of State

05 december 2025 - 09:51:39 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Washington [...] Full text...

AU chairperson urges parties to the Washington Peace Accords to faithfully implement them

05 december 2025 - 09:24:32 MA

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the peace agreement signed in Washington, DC, [...] Full text...

'DRC, Rwanda will need to confront civilian protection, lack of accountability after Washington Accords'

05 december 2025 - 08:00:19 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity signed on Thursday by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwanda [...] Full text...

DRC and Rwanda sign Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity

04 december 2025 - 22:08:33 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda on Thursday signed the Washington Accords for Peace [...] Full text...

US says reviewing its bilateral relationship with Tanzania

04 december 2025 - 17:23:20 MA

Washington DC, US (PANA) - The US said on Thursday that it was reviewing its bilateral relationship with Tanzania following recent actions by the Government [...] Full text...

South African President Ramaphosa concludes trip to Mozambique

04 december 2025 - 07:47:54 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to Pretoria after attending the 4th South Africa-Mozambique Bi-National Commission (BNC) in [...] Full text...

US says it is taking 'decisive action' to combat 'egregious' anti-Christian violence in Nigeria and globally

03 december 2025 - 17:29:29 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States said on Wednesday that it is taking “decisive action” against governments or individuals engaged in violations of [...] Full text...

South Africa barred from attending G20 preparatory meeting

03 december 2025 - 07:42:54 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has not been invited to the upcoming G20 sherpas meeting scheduled for 15 and 16 December in [...] Full text...

AI: Without strong policies, inequalities between countries could widen

03 december 2025 - 07:18:59 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Uncontrolled artificial intelligence (AI) could increase inequality between countries by widening gaps in economic performance, human capabilities and governance systems, [...] Full text...

‘Decisive action’ needed to end Israel-Palestine stalemate

03 december 2025 - 07:11:02 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly called on Tuesday for greater action to uphold the rights of the Palestinian [...] Full text...

CAR: Head of peace operations warns against premature withdrawal of UN peacekeepers

02 december 2025 - 07:46:43 MA

Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - During a visit to Bangui, the UN peacekeeping chief on Saturday praised the "positive trajectory" of the Central African [...] Full text...

UN chief warns unpaid dues near $1.6 billion, as budget cuts deepen

02 december 2025 - 06:59:37 MA

New York, US (PANA) - With nearly $1.6 billion in unpaid dues, the UN Secretary-General warned on Monday that chronic late payments are hampering the [...] Full text...

Nigeria grants protection to Guinea-Bissau opposition leader after pre-election military takeover

01 december 2025 - 17:39:11 MSS

 Banjul, Gambia (PANA) Nigeria has granted asylum and special protection to Guinea-Bissau’s opposition presidential candidate, Fernando Costa, following what Abuja described as credible threats to [...] Full text...