New York, US (PANA) - While the situation in Gaza remains catastrophic, ongoing Israeli settlement expansion and escalating violence in the occupied West Bank is ratcheting up tension across the whole region, the UN’s Middle East envoy said on Tuesday Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has arrived in Jordan to represent South Africa at a high-level conference on the crisis in Gaza Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has again expressed its serious concern at the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan which has resulted in loss of civilian lives, wanton destruction of property, especially critical infrastructure, and displacement of the population Full text...

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The leader of the assailants who attempted a coup in Kinshasa on Sunday has been killed by the DR Congo Defence Forces, General Sylvain Ekenge, spokesperson for the DR Congo Armed Forces (FARDC), told national television Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Staff and students at the University of Cape Town have erected a pro-Palestinian camp on the campus, following a trend at Johannesburg’s Wits University and others across the United States Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will on Thursday afternoon ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order Israel to “immediately withdraw and cease its military offensive” in Rafah Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Türkiye is seeking to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The resignation of the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Abdoulaye Bathily of Senegal, came as no surprise given the deepening political division in the country, according to the Libyan News Agency (LANA) Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has joined other African countries in expressing concern at developments in the Middle East following the retaliatory action by Iran against Israel following Israel’s attacks on Iran’s Embassy in Damascus on 1 April Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed his condolences to the government and people of Mozambique after a disaster at sea in which nearly 100 people are believed to have drowned Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese opposition is united in its opposition to the constitutional change that took place on Monday night, transforming Togo from a presidential to a parliamentary system, without a referendum or dialogue with the population Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has hailed Monday’s UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza despite Israel’s response that suggested it would change nothing in its conduct of the war Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army has neutralised several terrorists in Zouera, in the Goundam circle, in the Timbuktu region, in the north-west, and in Niaba, in the Douentza region  in the centre, according to a press release issued by the Armed Forces Information and Public Relations Directorate (DIRPA) on Tuesday Full text...

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco on Monday rejected Algiers' accusations that Rabat had "confiscated" property belonging to it in Morocco, describing them as "false and unfounded" Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Sunday reiterated support for legitimacy in Yemen and everything that guarantees the security and stability of the people Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has again again approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to ask for additional emergency measures in its Gaza genocide case Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office said on Tuesday it was "deeply concerned" by the crisis in Senegal arising from "the suspension of the presidential election" Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor’s security detail has been beefed up following threats against her and her family Full text...

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on President Adama Barrow to engage his Senegalese counterpart, Macky Sall, to obtain his assurance and commitment to a free, fair, and peaceful presidential election as scheduled Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed South Africa’s extraordinary victory at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), saying the judgment was an important first for South Africa's quest to secure justice for the people of Gaza Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government on Thursday announced the end, with immediate effect, of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali resulting from the Algiers process, signed in 2015 in Bamako between the Malian government, the armed movements of northern Mali and the international community Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Army announced here Wednesday it had neutralized around ten terrorists and destroyed a quantity of war materiel, five km south-west of Labezanga in northern Mali, on the border with Niger Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government has said it expects the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to hand down judgment on provisional measures sought in its genocide case against Israel on Friday Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African  Government on Tuesday said it is deeply concerned about the increased attacks on civilians around the world and recent reports that more civilians were killed in armed conflict over the last year than any other year for more than a decade Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African lawyer Wikus Van Rensburg is leading an international initiative to prepare a lawsuit against the United States and United Kingdom on the grounds that they are complicit in Israeli forces' war crimes in Palestine Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Israeli authorities have continued to block lifesaving aid from reaching northern Gaza 102 days since Hamas-led attacks triggered the war between Israel and Gaza, UN humanitarians have insisted, just as UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that “the long shadow of starvation” stalks the people of Gaza Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A statue of Archbishop Desmond Tutu wearing a Palestinian scarf was erected in Cape Town on Friday to symbolise his decades-long work championing justice for Palestinians and South Africa’s case against Israel at The Hague Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than 1,000 international organisations have expressed support for South Africa’s case against “genocide” in Gaza which is due to be heard at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Thursday and Friday Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has compiled a team of legal heavyweights headed by the Deputy Chief Justice to address the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on its claim that Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza is "genocide" Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has condemned  South Africa's application against Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army says it "neutralised" at least six terrorists during strikes in the Kidal region in the far north Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - On Friday, President Evariste Ndayishimye Friday accused Rwanda of providing multifaceted support to the Resistance for the Rule of Law (RED-Tabara), a week after the bloody attack on Burundi's border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) claimed by this Burundian rebellion Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Abdoulaye Bathily, has stated that the national mood in Libya is ripe for a new political agreement, a new dispensation for a better future for the country Full text...

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Two months to the day since Hamas fired rockets into Israel prompting a massive Israeli military retaliation in Gaza, the situation in the war-torn enclave is becoming “apocalyptic” with hostilities making meaningful humanitarian efforts “nearly impossible”, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Twenty Palestinians injured in days of bombing of Gaza by Israel have arrived in Tunisia for medical treatment Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on Wednesday said it would be counter-productive for South Africa to sever ties with Israel Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has welcomed the truce agreement reached in the Gaza Strip, paying tribute to the Egyptian and Qatari efforts to reach this agreement Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has sent 26 tonnes of medical aid and food products to Gaza to help support its hospitals, which are affected by a shortage of medicines and medical supplies as a result of the intense Israeli bombardment Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has welcomed the UN Security Council Resolution, which calls for the urgent truces and humanitarian corridors throughout the Gaza Strip in Palestine Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA)  - The ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Israel for war crimes during its ongoing siege and bombardment of Gaza Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has condemned in the strongest terms the bombing by Israel of the headquarters of the Qatari Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza, as part of Israel's "clear policy of destroying all civilian and service facilities in the Gaza Strip" Full text...

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More patients, including premature babies, have reportedly died in Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital which has gone three days without electricity amid intensifying Israeli military operations, making a ceasefire more urgent than ever, UN humanitarians have said Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor has called for a warrant of arrest to be issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel continues to bomb many areas in Gaza resulting in more than 10,000 deaths Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday saluted the government on its decision to withdraw the country’s diplomats from Israel Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South Africa Government on Monday called for Israel to be prosecuted for unlawful attacks on children and urged the deployment of a rapid protection force to protect civilians in Palestine Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has said that the Palestinian cause calls for a decisive and unified Arab position to put an end to the Israeli aggression against Gaza following the massacre at Ahli Arab Hospital Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday expressed his deep regret following the natural disasters in Morocco and Libya that have claimed numerous lives Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government on Thursday night said it will appoint an independent inquiry led by a retired judge to probe explosive allegations made by a United States diplomat that weapons were loaded onto a sanctioned Russian ship when it docked in Cape Town in December Full text...

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has strongly condemned the incursion of Israeli forces on the Al-Aqsa Mosque as well as the aggression on the faithful in the middle of the holy month of Ramadan, the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said here Wednesday Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Director of Information and Public Relations of the Armed Forces (DIRPA), Colonel Souleymane Dembélé, Tuesday formally denied persistent rumours of the recapture of the Kidal region by the Malian army Full text...