ECA outlines Africa's priorities for COP32
30 april 2026 - 14:26:23Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, outlined on Thursday in [...] Full text...
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Gaza: More than 38,000 women and girls killed between October 2023 and December 2025
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War-torn Sudan hit by catastrophic spread of dengue fever
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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, outlined on Thursday in [...] Full text...
Ethiopia urged to modernise aviation sector for future growth
30 april 2026 - 14:08:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on the Government of Ethiopia to continue [...] Full text...
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Africa Governments urged to prioritize aviation industry improvements for Growth
30 april 2026 - 14:00:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on African governments to prioritize aviation as [...] Full text...
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War-torn Sudan hit by catastrophic spread of dengue fever
30 april 2026 - 08:44:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Dengue cases are rising alarmingly in Sudan, a country ravaged by more than three years of [...] Full text...
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Africa called to make decisive shift toward achieving SDGs
29 april 2026 - 16:08:23Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatété, has called on African [...] Full text...
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Africa faces challenge of large-scale implementation - ECA official
29 april 2026 - 15:50:41Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Africa is facing the challenge of large-scale implementation, Mr. Claver Gatété, Executive Secretary of the Economic [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for stepped up action to eliminate viral hepatitis
29 april 2026 - 07:14:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries are making measurable progress in combatting viral hepatitis, but the disease remains a major global [...] Full text...
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Twelfth African regional forum on sustainable development opens in Addis Ababa
28 april 2026 - 14:39:29Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The twelfth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) opened Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: AU chairperson strongly condemns Mali attacks
26 april 2026 - 08:01:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemned Saturday's [...] Full text...
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Solar irrigation project boosts food security in drought-prone Ethiopia
25 april 2026 - 06:22:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ethiopian Government have inaugurated a solar-powered irrigation scheme [...] Full text...
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UN Summit on Sustainable Development Goals to be held in Ethiopia
24 april 2026 - 21:54:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Development planners, ministers and top continental policy experts are set to meet in Ethiopia on [...] Full text...
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African Union opposes Israel’s diplomatic envoy to so-called “Somaliland”
19 april 2026 - 18:25:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has strongly criticised reports that Israel plans to appoint a diplomatic [...] Full text...
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AUC chair congratulates Djibouti president Omar Guelleh on re-election
12 april 2026 - 07:55:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated President [...] Full text...
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African development finance banks seek measures to unblock access to business loans
10 april 2026 - 09:50:35Tangier, Morocco (PANA) - African multilateral financial institutions, donors and entrepreneurs have called for coordinated, innovative and better-structured financing approaches [...] Full text...
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2026 AFCON U-17: Groups emerge after final draw
09 april 2026 - 09:11:39Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the groups for theTotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 to [...] Full text...
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AU marks 32nd anniversary of genocide against Tutsis in Rwanda
07 april 2026 - 16:54:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Tuesday commemorated the 32nd anniversary of the Genocide against Tutsis [...] Full text...
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AUC chair welcomes China-Pakistan initiative to restore peace in the Middle East war
03 april 2026 - 17:16:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the Five-Point [...] Full text...
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Middle East war: Energy crunch hits vulnerable nations
01 april 2026 - 18:40:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The war in the Middle East and the near halt to shipping in the Strait of [...] Full text...
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AUC chair meets new personal envoy of UN Secretary-General for Sudan
31 march 2026 - 10:00:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, on Monday received Mr. Pekka [...] Full text...
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Airstrike on funeral underscores rising civilian toll in Sudan
31 march 2026 - 06:04:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Fears are mounting for civilians caught up in Sudan’s deadly war between rival militaries as attacks [...] Full text...
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AUC and IGAD concerned about threats to peace, stability in Somalia
30 march 2026 - 16:49:34Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the East African regional group, the Intergovernmental Authority on [...] Full text...
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AUC chair congratulates former Egyptian FM Nabil Fahmy on appointment as League of Arab States Secretary-General
30 march 2026 - 15:55:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated former [...] Full text...
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AUC chairman congratulates Congo President Sassou N'Guesso on re-election
30 march 2026 - 15:53:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated President [...] Full text...
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AUC consoles Algeria on passing of former President Liamine Zeroual
30 march 2026 - 15:51:04Adds Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has consoled Algeria [...] Full text...
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Consultative Forum Advances Africa’s Coordinated Response to Trafficking in Persons for Forced Criminality in Southeast Asia
28 march 2026 - 18:28:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission, through its Continental Operational Centre (COC) for Combating Irregular Migration, in [...] Full text...
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Kidnapped and tortured on an infamous migration route to Saudi Arabia
28 march 2026 - 13:49:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An Ethiopian man describes how he was tortured by human traffickers as he went in [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson hails UN resolution formally declaring transatlantic slave trade gravest crime against humanity
26 march 2026 - 13:03:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has warmly welcomed the [...] Full text...
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Former Burundian FM Shingiro named AU Special Envoy on ICJ judgement on Gabon/Equatorial Guinea islands dispute
26 march 2026 - 09:48:30Addis Ababa, Ehiopia (PANA) - Former Burundian Foreign Minister Albert Shingiro has been appointed as Special Envoy to support Gabon [...] Full text...
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Former Tanzanian president Kikwete appointed AU High Representative for Horn of Africa and Red Sea
26 march 2026 - 09:08:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has appointed former [...] Full text...
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One in six young people worldwide are not in school
26 march 2026 - 06:36:46Paris, France (PANA) - The number of out-of-school children, adolescents and young people has started to rise again worldwide, reaching [...] Full text...
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AUC chief wishes Muslims happy Eid ul-Fitr
20 march 2026 - 08:27:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has wished Muslims across [...] Full text...
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US, Angola sign MoU on health cooperation
20 march 2026 - 08:12:25Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and the Republic of Angola on Thursday signed a five-year bilateral health [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson strongly condemns heinous terrorist attack in northeast Nigeria
19 march 2026 - 12:57:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Youssouf, has strongly condemned the [...] Full text...
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UN, AUC mourn top 'crisis diplomat', Nicholas Haysom
19 march 2026 - 12:40:04New York, US (PANA) - The UN and African Union are mourning the loss of Nicholas Haysom, described as a [...] Full text...
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AUC chair hails moves for peaceful settlement of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone border disputes
19 march 2026 - 12:20:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Youssouf Ali, has welcomed the [...] Full text...
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Explosive remnants of war: a pervasive threat relegated to the background
19 march 2026 - 07:30:45New York US (PANA) - When the guns fall silent – or recede – their remnants continue to maim, preventing [...] Full text...
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World Bank approves $35 million grant to expand safe water access for rural communities in Djibouti
18 march 2026 - 06:47:51Washington, DC, US (PANA) - As part of a broader regional effort to address one of the Horn of Africa's [...] Full text...
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AUC chairman consoles Ethiopia on tragic mudslides
17 march 2026 - 07:44:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has sent a [...] Full text...
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US, Senegal sign health MOU
15 march 2026 - 13:31:19Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has signed a bilateral health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) with Senegal [...] Full text...
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AUC, others condemn continued closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli occupying authorities
14 march 2026 - 13:45:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, League of Arab States, and African Union Commission (AUC) have [...] Full text...
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Middle East war: Women in Lebanon forced to give birth on roadside
13 march 2026 - 19:13:20Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - As the UN Secretary-General touched down in Beirut on Friday in solidarity with the people of [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson condemns drone attack on civilians I'm Goma in eastern DRC
12 march 2026 - 11:55:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep [...] Full text...
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US, Ethiopia discuss security situation in Horn of Africa
12 march 2026 - 07:50:18Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have discussed [...] Full text...
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AU condemns terrorist attack that killed at least 15 people in Benin
07 march 2026 - 14:46:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemned the [...] Full text...
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US, Guinea sign five-year bilateral health cooperation MoU
01 march 2026 - 07:26:28Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and the Republic of Guinea have signed a five-year $142 million bilateral [...] Full text...
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US signs MoU with Niger on bilateral health cooperation
28 february 2026 - 06:54:26Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United States and Niger on Friday signed a five-year, $179.3 million bilateral health cooperation Memorandum [...] Full text...
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Ambassador of Qatar to the AU calls on AUC chairperson
27 february 2026 - 10:01:34Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Saad Mubarak Al Naimi, Ambassador of Qatar to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the AU [...] Full text...
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US and DRC sign MoU on bilateral health cooperation
27 february 2026 - 08:08:29Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday signed [...] Full text...
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US and Burkina Faso sign MoU on bilateral health cooperation
26 february 2026 - 08:09:10Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Burkina Faso on Wednesday signed a five-year bilateral health cooperation Memorandum [...] Full text...
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Sexual violence is intensifying in South Sudan's Jonglei State
19 february 2026 - 07:34:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict-related sexual violence continues to take a heavy toll on parts of South Sudan. In Jonglei [...] Full text...
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39th AU summit ends; Leaders express concern over conflicts, terrorism in continent
15 february 2026 - 17:39:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders have expressed deep concern over the persistence of conflicts, terrorism and violent extremism, [...] Full text...
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African Union Theme of the Year 2026: A Call to Action for Safe Water and Sanitation to drive Africa’s Development Agenda
15 february 2026 - 06:56:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) at its [...] Full text...
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Thirty-ninth AU Summit opens
14 february 2026 - 16:43:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the [...] Full text...
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Africa's era of exporting raw materials should end - AUC chair
14 february 2026 - 06:48:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s era of exporting raw materials and importing value-added goods must end, Mr. Mahmoud Ali [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for a new era of justice and partnerships
14 february 2026 - 06:43:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the building of international cooperation based on "mutual [...] Full text...
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AU, UN chiefs reaffirm resolve to deepen strategic cooperation
13 february 2026 - 09:59:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres and African Union Commision (AUC) Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, have reaffirmed [...] Full text...
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AU maintains Sudan's suspension
13 february 2026 - 06:51:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) on Thursday maintained its suspension of Sudan’s [...] Full text...
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South Africa elected to African Union Peace and Security Council
13 february 2026 - 06:28:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has been elected by Member States to serve a two year-term on [...] Full text...
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Sudan calls for end to African Union suspension
12 february 2026 - 12:53:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Mohieddin Salem on Thursday called on the African Union (AU) to end [...] Full text...
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DRC: Peacekeepers deploy aerial reconnaissance mission in support of ceasefire
12 february 2026 - 08:25:24Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Following a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the head of United Nations peacekeeping [...] Full text...
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Morocco elected to AU Peace and Security Council for two-year term
11 february 2026 - 17:00:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Morocco was elected on Wednesday for a two-year term to the African Union Peace and [...] Full text...
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48th Ordinary Session of AU Executive Council opens
11 february 2026 - 14:09:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 48th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) began on [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Türk fears new crisis in Tigray amid renewed fighting
10 february 2026 - 18:26:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk appealed on Tuesday to all parties involved in renewed heavy [...] Full text...
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DRC: UN vows orderly peacekeeping transition as South Africa withdraws troops
10 february 2026 - 06:40:32KInshasa, DRC (PANA) - South Africa has moved to withdraw its peacekeepers deployed at the United Nations Organiation Stabilisation Mission [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of 'military aggression'
09 february 2026 - 07:22:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has accused neighbouring Eritrea of escalating military aggression by deploying troops deep into Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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'Sudan to return to IGAD regional bloc after two years'
09 february 2026 - 06:42:40Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - Sudan is to rejoin the East African regional group, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), [...] Full text...
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AUC chair condemns drone attack by DRC rebel group, AFC/M23, in Kisangani
06 february 2026 - 11:07:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemned the [...] Full text...
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Fatwas, faith and fallacies: Myth-busting female genital mutilation in Africa (By UN News)
06 february 2026 - 08:05:39New York, US (PANA) - Olivia Albert, 19, was subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) when she was 14. She [...] Full text...
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Fatwas, faith and fallacies: Myth-busting female genital mutilation in Africa (By UN News)
06 february 2026 - 07:59:47New York, US (PANA) - Olivia Albert, 19, was subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) when she was 14. She [...] Full text...
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AU chair condemns terrorist attack at Nigerian village that killed 162 people
05 february 2026 - 15:46:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has condemned the terrorist [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson condemns murder of Saïf al-Islam Gaddafi in Libya
05 february 2026 - 11:13:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), has strongly condemned the murder [...] Full text...
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Intensifying ISIL threat highlights need to step up counter-terrorism measures
05 february 2026 - 08:40:48New York, US (PANA) - The terrorist group ISIL continues to adapt and demonstrate resilience despite sustained counter-terrorism efforts, a [...] Full text...
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AUC Chair appoints Special Envoy for Children Affected by Armed Conflict
02 february 2026 - 04:52:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has appointed Ambassador Jainaba [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson calls for maximum restraint in Ethiopia's Tigray region
31 january 2026 - 09:14:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep concern [...] Full text...
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AUC Chair condemns the terrorist attacks in Niger
31 january 2026 - 09:10:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has condemned two attacks [...] Full text...
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US, AU launch Strategic Investment Working Group
29 january 2026 - 06:30:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of the United States and the African Union Commission (AUC) have agreed to [...] Full text...
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AUC Chair expresses 'deep concern' over deteriorating security situation in parts of South Sudan
28 january 2026 - 12:44:07Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has expressed “deep concern” [...] Full text...
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Sudan and South Sudan discuss security as tension escalates in Blue Nile region
27 january 2026 - 10:39:00Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A senior Sudanese official is currently in Juba, South Sudan, to discuss how rising tension [...] Full text...
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Disease Outbreak News: Marburg virus disease in Ethiopia
26 january 2026 - 19:36:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - On 26 January 2026, the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia declared the end of the [...] Full text...
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Around 1.3 million people affected by severe flooding in Southern Africa - WHO
26 january 2026 - 08:15:39Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) —Intense rainfall and severe flooding since mid-December 2025 have affected around 1.3 million people in southern Africa, [...] Full text...
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World Report: Four African countries among top ten hunger emergencies this year
21 january 2026 - 16:39:40Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Four African countries sit in the top ten threatened most by hunger in the world [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Airlines orders nine new Boeing Dreamliners amid fresh travel demand
20 january 2026 - 18:52:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - American aircraft maker, Boeing, and Ethiopian Airlines have announced an order of nine 787 Dreamliner [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson hails 'progress' in Central African Republic
20 january 2026 - 12:56:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has commended the “notable progress” [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson congratulates Ugandan President Museveni on his reelection
18 january 2026 - 07:20:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated Ugandan President [...] Full text...
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Sudan welcomes President Trump's Initiative to Resolve the GERD Issue between Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan
17 january 2026 - 12:12:48Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The President of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, has announced that he welcomes [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson congratulates Algeria on successful launch of Earth Observation Satellite
16 january 2026 - 12:56:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated the Algeria [...] Full text...
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IMF staff discusses Djibouti's economic outlook with authorities amidst regional tensions
16 january 2026 - 08:54:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has held discussions with the authorities of Djibouti on [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson welcomes signature of Charter for Peace and Reconciliation in Libya by President of the Presidential Council
15 january 2026 - 09:32:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, has welcomed the signing of the [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson welcomes passage of AGOA extension by U.S. House of Representatives, urges Senate to approve
14 january 2026 - 17:44:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the overwhelming [...] Full text...
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AU's 51st Permanent Representatives’ committee session begins
12 january 2026 - 13:01:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 51st Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC) of the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...
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Abebe Aemro Selassie to retire as Director of IMF African Department
12 january 2026 - 09:59:09Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has announced that Mr. Abebe [...] Full text...
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UN Child Rights Committee to hold sessions on seven countries this month
12 january 2026 - 05:18:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) will sessions from 12 – 30 January, during which it [...] Full text...
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Refugee response now at breaking point in Ethiopia, warns WFP
06 january 2026 - 07:34:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The global crisis in funding for humanitarian work is taking a major toll in Ethiopia, [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson commends smooth conduct of Guinea presidential election
05 january 2026 - 12:38:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated the [...] Full text...
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AU, UN express grave concern at US capture of Venezuelan President Maduro
04 january 2026 - 08:15:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) and the UN Secretary-General have expressed concern about developments in Venezuela following [...] Full text...
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AU reiterates commitment to African-led, Sudanese-owned peace process
01 january 2026 - 13:57:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Thursday reaffirmed its “full readiness” to work closely with all [...] Full text...
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AU welcomes Sudan’s peace initiative presented to UN Security Council
31 december 2025 - 09:27:31Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed a peace initiative presented by the Sudanese civilian Prime, [...] Full text...
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UN, US sign $2 billion humanitarian funding agreement for 17 crisis-hit countries
30 december 2025 - 00:09:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations and the United States on Monday formalised an agreement under which the US [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson rejects any recognition of Somaliland
27 december 2025 - 10:50:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, says he has taken [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson congratulates Somalis on Municipal election in Mogadishu
26 december 2025 - 12:43:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated the Somali people [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia to host 12th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in April 2026
18 december 2025 - 12:12:40Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The 12th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) will be held from 28 to 30 [...] Full text...
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AU urges Ethiopia and Eritrea to renew peace commitment on 25th anniversary of Algiers agreement that ended war
15 december 2025 - 08:33:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Sunday urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to renew their commitment to [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson strongly condemns deadly drone attack on peacekeeping base in Sudan
15 december 2025 - 07:43:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemned the deadly [...] Full text...
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IGAD 'regrets' Eritrea's decision to withdraw from regional East African bloc
13 december 2025 - 07:56:04Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The East African regional bloc, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has expressed regret at the decision [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson urges restraint amid escalating tensions in the Great Lakes Region
11 december 2025 - 13:05:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed “deep concern” [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff level agreement on review of ECF for Ethiopia
11 december 2025 - 10:40:20Washington, DC, USA (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Ethiopian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic [...] Full text...
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AU, ECOWAS condemn Benin coup attempt
07 december 2025 - 17:00:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have condemned Sunday's [...] Full text...
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Kenya offloads govt stake in Safaricom in new privatisation drive
05 december 2025 - 13:33:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government has transferred its controlling stake in mobile telephone company, Safaricom, to its British [...] Full text...
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AU chairperson urges parties to the Washington Peace Accords to faithfully implement them
05 december 2025 - 09:24:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the peace [...] Full text...
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UN sounds alarm as landmine deaths rise amid funding cuts
04 december 2025 - 08:13:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The deadly legacy of conflicts, old and new, from Gaza to Sudan and beyond, continues to [...] Full text...
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AU begins talks on cross-border continental data sharing regulations
02 december 2025 - 17:13:58Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) officially launched a crucial four-day Validation Workshop for the Continental [...] Full text...
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World Bank team meets Sudanese officials on resumption of support
02 december 2025 - 08:23:09Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The first high-level official delegation from the World Bank arrived in Sudan on Monday since [...] Full text...
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Landmine casualties hit four-year high as treaty setbacks deepen
01 december 2025 - 17:39:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilian deaths and injuries from landmines and explosive remnants of war have risen to their highest [...] Full text...
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COP30: African negotiators see mixed signals
01 december 2025 - 09:54:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Sudanese PM, UN envoy discuss security, humanitarian crisis
30 november 2025 - 15:34:21Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idriss and Ramtane Lamamra, the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General, [...] Full text...
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Sudanese and Eritrean leaders vow closer ties amid regional tensions
30 november 2025 - 08:25:31Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Sovereign Council head General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki agreed on [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: AU condemns Guinea Bissau coup as military name new head of state
27 november 2025 - 14:41:12Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has unequivocally condemned the military [...] Full text...
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Somalia declares drought emergency as millions face hunger after failed rains
26 november 2025 - 13:15:26Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia is facing a rapidly worsening drought emergency, with vast swaths of the country now parched [...] Full text...
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Global HIV response facing worst setback in decades, UNAIDS warns
25 november 2025 - 17:46:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global response to HIV is facing its most serious setback in decades, UNAIDS warned on [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson 'strongly' condemns abduction of school children in Nigeria
23 november 2025 - 05:28:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep concern [...] Full text...
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Cities now home to nearly half of humanity: UN report
19 november 2025 - 10:20:24New York, US (PANA) - Forty-five per cent of the 8.2 billion people on the planet live in cities, which [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Steady growth amid fiscal challenges (IMF Blog by Abebe Aemro Selassie, Amadou Sy)
19 november 2025 - 08:19:36Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Over the past six months the realignment of global priorities and increasingly turbulent external conditions [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson welcomes peace agreement between DRC and AFC/M23
16 november 2025 - 14:32:07Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the signature [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson congratulates of Ethiopia on winning bid to host COP32
15 november 2025 - 08:36:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated Ethiopia on [...] Full text...
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IMF staff team concludes Ethiopia visit on ECF
14 november 2025 - 11:13:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Mr. Alvaro Piris visited Addis Ababa [...] Full text...
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From Haiti to Ethiopia: voices of climate displacement at COP30
14 november 2025 - 07:53:02Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Floods, heatwaves, droughts and storms are forcing millions from their homes every year. Most never cross [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: UN supports response to potentially deadly virus outbreak
13 november 2025 - 20:08:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting Ethiopia as the country faces a suspected viral haemorraghic [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia reports suspected viral haemorrhagic fever outbreak
13 november 2025 - 19:49:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Health authorities in Ethiopia are carrying out further investigations and ramping up response after suspected [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: UN supports response to potentially deadly virus outbreak
13 november 2025 - 17:17:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting Ethiopia as the country faces a suspected viral haemorraghic [...] Full text...
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Refugee camps set to be uninhabitable by 2050 as extreme weather worsens
10 november 2025 - 14:44:45Belem, Brazil (PANA) - At least 117 million people have been displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN refugee [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson calls for urgent international action as Mali's crisis escalates
10 november 2025 - 09:49:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep [...] Full text...
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'Tanzania's election did not comply with AU principles'
07 november 2025 - 13:19:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Tanzania's 2025 General Elections did not comply with AU principles, normative frameworks, and other international [...] Full text...
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AU, EU leaders to convene for 7th summit in Angola
07 november 2025 - 12:52:55Addis Abba, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 7th AU–EU Summit will be held on 24–25 November 2025 in Luanda, Angola, bringing together Heads of State and Government from the [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson appoints Special Envoy to Madagascar
04 november 2025 - 08:22:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has appointed Mohamed Idris Farah, [...] Full text...
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Africa CDC mobilises emergency public-health response after Sudan hospital attack
01 november 2025 - 17:35:18Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is dispatching critical medical commodities and [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: AUC chairperson condemns atrocities in Sudan's El Fasher
28 october 2025 - 10:03:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep concern over [...] Full text...
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IOM steps up Ebola and mpox preparedness across Africa
28 october 2025 - 05:20:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is scaling up its health response across Africa, responding swiftly to [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa salutes Indonesia's role in anti-apartheid struggle
23 october 2025 - 06:11:13Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday welcomed Indonesia to the BRICS group of [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson congratulates Morocco on Winning FIFA Under-20 World Cup
21 october 2025 - 13:36:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated Morocco [...] Full text...
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South African delegation visits Addis Ababa centre of excellence
18 october 2025 - 07:28:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy Education Minister Mimmy Gondwe on Friday described the University Of South [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC: AUC chairperson congratulates African qualifiers
17 october 2025 - 07:58:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated the nine [...] Full text...
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AU deploys high-level delegation to Madagascar after coup
17 october 2025 - 07:49:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) is immediately deploying a high-level delegation to Madagascar to “facilitate [...] Full text...
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Why are over 670 million people going hungry?
15 october 2025 - 19:57:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than eight percent of the world population or around 673 million people are not getting enough [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson mourns passing of former Kenyan PM Raila Odinga
15 october 2025 - 16:35:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed his condolences [...] Full text...
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AU welcomes signing of ceasefire verification mechanism for DRC
15 october 2025 - 16:31:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has warmly welcomed the [...] Full text...
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Political crisis and corruption fuelling violence in South Sudan, UN rights body says
13 october 2025 - 17:43:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The escalating political crisis in South Sudan is driving renewed armed violence and making the [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results and tables after Sunday's final matches in Groups A, E and I
12 october 2025 - 21:29:40Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results and tables after the final group matches in the CAF qualifying [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson congratulates Seychelles’ president-elect
12 october 2025 - 16:44:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated Patrick [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson concerned about situation in Madagascar as President Rajoelina says 'coup under way'
12 october 2025 - 15:51:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, said on Sunday [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC: Final group matches begin on Sunday
12 october 2025 - 08:10:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The final group matches in the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup begin [...] Full text...
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AU commemorates 2025 Healthy Lifestyle Day
12 october 2025 - 06:53:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC), through the Medical and Health Services Directorate, last week commemorated [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson condemns bloody attack on police station in northern Benin
10 october 2025 - 11:07:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemned an [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia accuses Eritrea and TPLF of colluding to 'wage war' on it
08 october 2025 - 21:29:34Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday accused the Eritrean government and the Tigray People’s [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results of matches played on Wednesday
08 october 2025 - 20:14:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Wednesday's matches as the penultimate round of the CAF qualifying [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Cape Verde, Cameroon in final-day showdown for final spot
08 october 2025 - 19:40:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Cape Verde and Cameroon will battle it out on Monday for the final automatic qualification spot [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson congratulates Egyptian El-Enany on election as DG of UNESCO
08 october 2025 - 07:26:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has extended his sincere [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Fixtures for penultimate group matches on Wednesday
08 october 2025 - 07:21:21Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Wednesday's matches as the penultimate round of the CAF qualifying [...] Full text...
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Egypt, Algeria, Ghana close in on World Cup tickets, Cape Verde eye historic first (Preview by CAF Online)
07 october 2025 - 19:02:45Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The race for Africa’s remaining places at the 2026 FIFA World Cup reaches its decisive phase [...] Full text...
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More people being forced to flee Sudan's besieged city
07 october 2025 - 08:01:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More people are being forced to flee their homes as fighting continues in El Fasher, Sudan, [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN rights council extends mandate of Fact-Finding Mission for one year
06 october 2025 - 16:04:29Geneva, Swizerland (PANA) - As the conflict in Sudan enters its third year, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson strongly condemns terrorist attack on Somali prison
06 october 2025 - 06:48:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemns the [...] Full text...
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African Energy Commission to convene first continental energy efficiency conference
02 october 2025 - 07:30:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Energy Commission (AFREC) will host the inaugural African Energy Efficiency Conference (AfEEC) on [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Ministry says rise of River Nile level not caused by Ethiopian dam
01 october 2025 - 09:18:09Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation has said that the rise in the level [...] Full text...
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Seventeen African govts commit to reforms, actionable plans to expand electricity
24 september 2025 - 18:24:50New York, US (PANA) - Seventeen African governments on Wednesday committed to reforms and actionable plans to expand electricity access [...] Full text...
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Why digitalisation for displaced people and host communities can’t wait (World Bank Blog by Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi, Global Practice Manager, Digital Economy & Society, Digital Vice Presidency; Johan Bjurman Bergman, Digital Development Specialist and Anne Schuchardt, Consultant, World Bank Digital Vice Presidency)
23 september 2025 - 08:49:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - For more than 120 million forcibly displaced people around the world, including refugees and [...] Full text...
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Rights group concerned about surge in arrests of journalists, media workers in Ethiopia
22 september 2025 - 09:52:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights watchdog has called on the Ethiopian authorities to end their harassment of independent [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson condemns attack on civilians in besieged El Fasher mosque drone strike
20 september 2025 - 15:57:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has “strongly” condemned the “heinous [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Cherotich unleashes sprint to break world 3,000m Steeplechase record
17 september 2025 - 17:00:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya’s Faith Cherotich, powered to a crystal finish at the World Championships, setting a new world [...] Full text...
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AU condemns atrocities against civilians in DRC's North Kivu Province
13 september 2025 - 08:50:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has condemned an [...] Full text...
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What is South-South cooperation, and can it be the gateway to a fairer world? (By UN News)
12 september 2025 - 07:23:35New York, US (PANA) - Although developing countries often look to do deals with wealthy nations in order to help [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson expresses 'deep concern' over Israel's attack on Qatar
10 september 2025 - 11:16:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), has expressed deep concern over [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Tables after match day 8
10 september 2025 - 08:50:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the tables of all the groups at the end [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC: Kenya hit five, Shalulile treble for Namibia, Niger stun Tanzania
09 september 2025 - 17:16:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa’s 2026 World Cup qualifying window continued Round 8 matches with decisive results across five groups [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results of some matches played on Tuesday
09 september 2025 - 15:39:36Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some matches played on Tuesday in the CAF qualifying series [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM: Megadam 'closes era of begging for handout'
09 september 2025 - 11:52:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy on Tuesday hailed his countrymen and women for the construction of [...] Full text...
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AUC chief rallies Africans to work together to build continent
09 september 2025 - 11:33:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), has rallied Africans to [...] Full text...
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South Sudan president Salva Kiir lauds Ethiopian megadam as 'historic milestone'
09 september 2025 - 11:15:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Tuesday has been lauded as [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM Abiy inaugurates historic dam
09 september 2025 - 09:02:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Fixtures for Tuesday's matches
09 september 2025 - 07:18:52Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Tuesday's matches in the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia set to inaugurate historic dam (By Gezahagn Degefu, Ethiopian News Agency)
07 september 2025 - 16:42:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At the beginning of the Ethiopian New Year (September 2025), Ethiopians are set to celebrate [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC: Morocco first African nation to punch 2026 World Cup ticket, group races tighten (By CAF Online)
07 september 2025 - 05:26:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco became the first African team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026 as across the [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results of all matches played on Friday
06 september 2025 - 07:03:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of all matches in the Africa qualifying series for the 2026 [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results of some matches played on Friday
05 september 2025 - 18:45:17Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some matches in the Africa qualifying series for the 2026 [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Fixtures for Friday's matches
05 september 2025 - 06:54:01Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Friday's matches in the Africa qualifying series for the 2026 [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results and tables after Thursday's matches
05 september 2025 - 06:35:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results and tables after Thursday's matches in the Africa qualifying round for [...] Full text...
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2026 WC Qualifiers: The state of play as Africa's qualifying resumes (BY CAF Online)
03 september 2025 - 14:01:46Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African qualifying restarts on Wedesday with decisive stakes and places at the 2026 World Cup on [...] Full text...
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MSF's new international president Mohamed Javid Abdelmoneim assumes work
03 september 2025 - 09:11:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has chosen Dr Mohamed Javid Abdelmoneim as its new International [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: AU Commission Chairperson congratulates Morocco on triumph
31 august 2025 - 16:14:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated the Kingdom [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson welcomes new UN Roadmap for Libya
31 august 2025 - 16:07:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the United [...] Full text...
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AU chief 'strongly condemns' terrorist attacks in Mali
28 august 2025 - 16:14:58Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemned terrorist [...] Full text...
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How two Ethiopian farmers turned rocky land into a fruitful future: World Bank Blog by Hayalsew Yilma, Senior Irrigation Specialist
26 august 2025 - 14:21:44Welkite, South Ethiopia (PANA) - If you’ve ever wondered how farmers are adapting to climate and economic challenges in rural [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council hears about rising conflict-related sexual violence amid falling resources
20 august 2025 - 07:40:35New York, US (PANA) - Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, briefed the Security Council’s open debate [...] Full text...
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‘Beauty and Beast’: Story of the Sudanese IDPs and the Gash River
19 august 2025 - 19:13:39Kassala, Sudan (PANA) - Huge volumes of thick reddish torrents of water dash from the Ethiopian plateau and mountainous heights [...] Full text...
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Sudanese PM uses non-conventional method to address the West about the country’s woes (Report by Mohamed Osman Adam)
19 august 2025 - 15:42:43Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s new civilian Prime Minister has made an emotional appeal to the UN Secretary General [...] Full text...
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'Immediate concrete steps' needed to protect humanitarian aid workers
19 august 2025 - 10:14:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) — An international humanitarian charity on Tuesday called on all states, parties to conflict and global leaders [...] Full text...
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DRC, Rwanda meet on implementation of Washington peace agreement
09 august 2025 - 14:23:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first Joint Security Coordination Mechanism meeting for the implementation of the Peace Agreement between [...] Full text...
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Africa’s ‘land-linked’ economies poised to drive continent’s prosperity
09 august 2025 - 07:57:44Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - By leveraging their central location, expanding regional connectivity and embracing transformative technologies, Africa’s landlocked developing countries [...] Full text...
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Several Somali regions hit by severe drought
07 august 2025 - 05:22:51Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - About 2.5 million people in Somalia are living in drought-affected areas, warn UN agencies currently conducting [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Darfur group claims mercenaries fighting alongside militias
04 august 2025 - 12:19:39Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Joint Force of the Armed Struggle Movements (The Joint Force) has claimed that [...] Full text...
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AU rejects formation of parallel government by Sudanese opposition
30 july 2025 - 12:17:15Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has issued a strongly [...] Full text...
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