Sudan: Scores die of malnutrition as thousands in need of nutrition in South Kordofan

23 august 2025 - 13:22:30
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan Doctors Network on Saturday said it had documented the death of 46 civilians in [...] Full text...

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Voting begins in seven Libyan municipalities

23 august 2025 - 12:00:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Voting began Saturday morning in seven Libyan municipalities of group II 2025 municipal elections in which [...] Full text...

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Gaza humanitarian crisis continues as Israeli military offensive intensifies

23 august 2025 - 07:36:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Israeli military offensive in Gaza City intensifies, the UN and partners continue to warn [...] Full text...

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Libya's delegate to UN Security Council calls for concrete measures to end political crisis

22 august 2025 - 10:03:12
New York, US (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher El-Sonni, on Thursday stressed that the country [...] Full text...

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Amid massive destruction of Gaza City, UN chief renews ceasefire call

22 august 2025 - 05:51:37
New York, US (PANA) - With intensifying Israeli activity in and around Gaza City reportedly continuing on Thursday, UN chief [...] Full text...

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Libya: Security Council urged to back popular ‘yearning’ for national elections

22 august 2025 - 05:37:57
New York, US (PANA) - Recent elections in Libya are a sure sign of the people’s desire to choose their [...] Full text...

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It’s time to end physical punishment of kids once and for all, WHO says

20 august 2025 - 20:08:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - 1.2 billion children worldwide endure corporal punishment each year. Over half of all children under-18 worldwide continue [...] Full text...

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‘Beauty and Beast’: Story of the Sudanese IDPs and the Gash River

19 august 2025 - 19:13:39
Kassala, 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 - 15:42:43
Port 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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Libya municipal elections begin

16 august 2025 - 13:51:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Voting for the 2025 municipal elections (Group II) began on Saturday morning in Libya, amid tight [...] Full text...

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Top UN officials in Libya, Army discuss efforts to consolidate Tripoli truce

14 august 2025 - 12:56:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top officials of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and a top commander of [...] Full text...

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Over 2,500 cholera cases, 103 deaths recorded in Sudan's North Darfur town

10 august 2025 - 16:38:43
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A grouping of professional doctors has said that over 2,500 cholera cases with 103 deaths — [...] Full text...

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Swedish national Ingeborg Richardson appointed Deputy Special Representative of UNSMIL in Libya

09 august 2025 - 11:59:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson of Sweden as Deputy Special Representative [...] Full text...

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You can run – but we will find you, militias tell terrified civilians

08 august 2025 - 15:09:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Help is needed urgently to halt a deadly cholera outbreak that is sweeping across Sudan, UN [...] Full text...

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Doctors say dozens of civilians killed in Central Western Sudan

08 august 2025 - 14:58:50
 Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Doctors’ Network has reported that at least 16 civilians were killed and 8 others [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief slams Israeli plan to take military control of Gaza; says it must stop now

08 august 2025 - 13:00:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights official insisted on Friday that the Israeli Government must not pursue [...] Full text...

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Extreme heat is breaking records worldwide: UN weather agency

08 august 2025 - 07:48:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding the [...] Full text...

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South African Airways launches direct flights from Cape Town to Mauritius

07 august 2025 - 09:00:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA) has announced that it will launch its first-ever direct service [...] Full text...

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The Debate over Falling Fertility: IMF Finance & Development (By David E. Bloom, Professor of Economics and Demography at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health)

06 august 2025 - 12:21:08
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - A decline in global population later this century may threaten human progress, or it may [...] Full text...

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Libyan journalists discuss propaganda, bias, misinformation during conflicts

06 august 2025 - 09:15:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During times of conflict or instability, the media can deepen divides and incite violence by spreading [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Darfur group claims mercenaries fighting alongside militias

04 august 2025 - 12:19:39
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Joint Force of the Armed Struggle Movements (The Joint Force) has claimed that [...] Full text...

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President of HNEC highlights role of Libyan security services in success of elections

03 august 2025 - 16:20:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Libyan High National Electoral Commission (HNEC), Imad Al-Sayeh, has stressed the essential [...] Full text...

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Hunger lines in Gaza: ‘Food is not enough’ (By UN News)

03 august 2025 - 08:08:47
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In western Gaza City, displaced people live crammed into cramped tents, and a human tragedy [...] Full text...

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Hunger lines in Gaza: ‘Food is not enough’ (By UN News)

03 august 2025 - 07:32:10
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In western Gaza City, displaced people live crammed into cramped tents, and a human tragedy [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Nearly 1,400 Palestinians killed while seeking food, as UN warns airdrops are no solution

01 august 2025 - 16:55:10
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Despite Israel’s 27 July announcement of daily military pauses in western Gaza “to improve humanitarian [...] Full text...

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AU celebrates African Women's Day; Darfur gives a different version (By Mohamed Osman Adam)

01 august 2025 - 12:59:45
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Africa is celebrating Women's Day, but the occasion couldn’t be more tragic for Sudanese women.They [...] Full text...

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South Africa's macadamia industry grows despite export uncertainty

31 july 2025 - 11:44:28
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Yields of macadamia nuts in South Africa, the world’s leading producer and exporter of the [...] Full text...

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Deputy UN chief urges bold action to transform food systems at global summit in Addis Ababa

30 july 2025 - 07:10:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Tuesday called on countries to double down on [...] Full text...

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Tech’s Winner-Take-All Trap (IMF Finance & Development Feature, By Bruce Edwards)

30 july 2025 - 06:25:42
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - When controlled by a select few, tech innovation can be self-serving and undermine the institutions [...] Full text...

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Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report

28 july 2025 - 19:17:24
 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger [...] Full text...

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2024 WAFCON: Seoposenwe calls it a day, leaves legacy (By CAF Online)

27 july 2025 - 15:54:31
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Tears of relief can be a thing. For Jermaine Seoposenwe, the end of the penalty [...] Full text...

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‘It is the Environment, Stupid’: Sudan’s war and its impact on local communities (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent, Khartoum)

27 july 2025 - 14:06:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tip of the iceberg behind the causes of the current war in Sudan are political, [...] Full text...

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‘The UN is here to do the right things’: Envoy Colin Stewart bids farewell but keeps the faith

24 july 2025 - 21:39:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After nearly three decades on the frontlines of UN’s peace operations – from Timor-Leste’s turbulent independence [...] Full text...

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‘Perfect storm’ of global crises drove years of food price surges: FAO

23 july 2025 - 07:44:28
New York, US (PANA) - The chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Máximo Torero Cullen, previewed its [...] Full text...

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Financing agreements to strengthen Education in Mauritania and Chad

23 july 2025 - 07:36:02
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Governments of Mauritania and Chad on Tuesday signed funding agreements for the Regional Engagement for [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL concerned by announcement of suspension of elections in 11 Libyan municipalities

22 july 2025 - 12:24:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed deep concern following the announcement of [...] Full text...

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Dreams amid the rubble: Gaza’s women speak of homes, loss and hungry children

21 july 2025 - 21:26:12
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Hadriya collapses from hunger, Khadija dreams of her kitchen and Hiyam longs for her daughters’ [...] Full text...

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South African court jails plant poachers

16 july 2025 - 10:49:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Four foreign nationals have been jailed for poaching a critically endangered South African plant.The [...] Full text...

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5 dead after RSF bombs churches in Sudan

16 july 2025 - 07:14:37
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An International Christian charity has accused Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), currently in war [...] Full text...

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UNICEF: At least 35 children reportedly killed in attacks in communities in Sudan’s North Kordofan State

16 july 2025 - 05:40:14
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that hundreds of civilians including dozens of [...] Full text...

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Western Libyan Movement highlights unification of institutions as priority for way out of political crisis

15 july 2025 - 11:29:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group from the Western Libyan Movement has presented proposals to the United Nations Support Mission [...] Full text...

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Overlooked and underestimated: Sand and dust storms wreak havoc across borders

13 july 2025 - 05:05:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are three Great Pyramids at Giza in Egypt - but imagine if there were 307 [...] Full text...

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UN calls for support to SMEs through agricultural trade facilitation

09 july 2025 - 18:04:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged governments to scale up support for [...] Full text...

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We need a new Growth Compact (IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, IMF’s economic counsellor and director of the Research Department)

09 july 2025 - 12:29:54
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) – Policymakers are grappling with how to boost growth and expand opportunities.Early in the last [...] Full text...

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A different type of mistreatment of a journalist held by militias in Sudan’s war By Mohamed Osman Adam

08 july 2025 - 17:52:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For almost eleven months, I fought to restore self-esteem so that I could resume writing and [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya calls for investigation into death of activist Abdel Moneim al-Maraimi

05 july 2025 - 15:52:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has urged the authorities to open a "transparent [...] Full text...

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Rwanda restores ecosystems, boosts climate resilience in Nyungwe–Ruhango Corridor

04 july 2025 - 08:27:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Communities in Rwanda’s Southern Province are set to benefit from restored ecosystems, improved agricultural productivity, and [...] Full text...

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AU satellite partner enhances aviation safety through climate prediction

03 july 2025 - 17:34:23
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has appointed a Swiss-based satellite firm, Tecnavia, as its technical partner to [...] Full text...

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Northern hemisphere heatwave underscores value of early-warning alerts

01 july 2025 - 19:37:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The blistering early-summer heatwave that’s brought life-threatening temperatures across much of the northern hemisphere is a [...] Full text...

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Northern hemisphere heatwave underscores value of early-warning alerts

01 july 2025 - 19:34:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The blistering early-summer heatwave that’s brought life-threatening temperatures across much of the northern hemisphere is a [...] Full text...

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The government appointed by the Libyan Parliament denounces ‘unfounded’ accusations by UNSMIL

28 june 2025 - 11:08:59
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The government appointed by the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) based in the east, has claimed [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya dismayed by incitement of some political figures against its personnel

27 june 2025 - 21:47:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed dismay at statements made by certain [...] Full text...

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Nearly 316 million people used drugs in 2023-UN

27 june 2025 - 06:06:26
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Amid growing global instability, the power of organised criminal groups has grown and drug use is [...] Full text...

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UN fast-tracks support for displaced people, host communities in Chad

25 june 2025 - 11:48:10
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says US$8 million has been allocated from [...] Full text...

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Libya heads UN regional agency on social development

25 june 2025 - 10:28:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Social Affairs, Wafaa al-Kilani, has taken over the chairmanship of the Social [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya, Turkish officials discuss political, security situation in Libya

19 june 2025 - 12:42:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Hanna Tetteh, on Wednnesday held two separate meetings in [...] Full text...

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UN rights office ‘horrified’ by deadly violence at Gaza food distribution sites

19 june 2025 - 05:52:35
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As the pall of starvation hangs over Gaza, UN agencies have sounded the alarm over [...] Full text...

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G7 launches action plan to secure critical minerals supply chains

18 june 2025 - 14:59:12
Kananaskis, Canada (PANA) - Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have unveiled a minerals action plan aimed at [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Deputy Police Chief steps aside over 'death chamber' probe

16 june 2025 - 15:05:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Deputy Police Inspector-General Eliud Lagat has stepped aside to allow investigators to crack the mysterious [...] Full text...

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Insufficient domestic funding hinders education progress, says rights watchdog

16 june 2025 - 08:20:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Most African governments have consistently failed to meet global and regional education funding targets to ensure quality [...] Full text...

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Security Council meets in emergency session over Iran-Israel conflict, amid strikes and counterstrikes

14 june 2025 - 16:34:15
New York, US (PANA) - Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities mark a dangerous new escalation in the [...] Full text...

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Tripoli gives popular welcome to caravan heading for Gaza

12 june 2025 - 18:36:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On Wednesday, the Libyan capital played host to the ‘Al Soumoud’ (Resistance in Arabic) caravan, which [...] Full text...

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Another first for Liberia: showcasing the new World Bank Group engagement approach and jobs agenda: World Bank Blog by Ousmane Diagana, Vice President, Western and Central Africa

06 june 2025 - 08:33:44
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia is a country of firsts – and contrasts. Founded in 1847, Liberia is Africa’s first [...] Full text...

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United States, Ukraine among new members elected to UN Economic and Social Council

04 june 2025 - 20:02:38
New York, US (PANA) - The General Assembly on Wednesday elected a new slate of members to the UN Economic [...] Full text...

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Five countries elected to serve on UN Security Council

03 june 2025 - 20:35:11
New York, US (PANA) - Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia, and Liberia were elected on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Germany’s Annalena Baerbock elected President of the 80th General Assembly

03 june 2025 - 06:06:34
New York, US (PANA) - Former German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock was elected President of the General Assembly’s 80th session [...] Full text...

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Deadly flooding in Nigeria displaces thousands

02 june 2025 - 21:11:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flush flooding in western Nigeria at the weekend has caused devastation around the town of Mokwa [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags repressive laws, lack of due process, attacks on judicial staff in Libya

02 june 2025 - 13:00:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya's fragmented justice sector is suppressing fundamental freedoms and obstructing accountability for abuses, Human Rights Watch [...] Full text...

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Libyan notables, community leaders discuss support for Tripoli truce

30 may 2025 - 06:45:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - To strengthen the fragile truce established after this month's clashes in Tripoli, mechanisms should be put [...] Full text...

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Six migrants dead, five missing in shipwreck off the coast of the Comoros - IOM

27 may 2025 - 12:52:23
Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - At least six people have died and five others are still missing at sea off the [...] Full text...

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Call for radical institutional changes from municipalities in western Libya

27 may 2025 - 12:24:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of several municipalities in western Libya have called for radical institutional changes to meet the [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL begins public consultation process on Advisory Committee recommendations

24 may 2025 - 08:32:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Advisory Committee established by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) to resolve key contentious [...] Full text...

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Number of migrants in Libya increases by 4 per cent in 2025: IOM

22 may 2025 - 12:13:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 858,604 migrants were registered during the period January to February 2025 in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament to appoint new Prime Minister to form government to organise elections

20 may 2025 - 10:44:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Following an official plenary session, the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) decided to appoint a new [...] Full text...

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WHO validates Mauritania for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem

19 may 2025 - 22:20:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Mauritania as having eliminated trachoma as a public health [...] Full text...

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Another year, another rise in food insecurity – including famine

16 may 2025 - 19:40:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In July 2024, famine was detected in the Sudan’s Zamzam IDP camp. In the following months, [...] Full text...

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Sudden escalation of trade tensions sends shockwaves through global economy

16 may 2025 - 07:38:44
New York, US (PANA) - Amid escalating trade tensions and growing policy uncertainties, the global economy stands at a fragile [...] Full text...

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Over 60 per cent of the Arab world still outside the banking system

15 may 2025 - 19:47:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Between 2016 and 2024, the number of Egyptians with a bank account – which experts say [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping receives broad backing as global threats mount

15 may 2025 - 07:17:18
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - More than 130 countries and international partners threw their weight behind UN peacekeeping at a high-level [...] Full text...

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Ceasefire announced after Tripoli clashes between armed groups

14 may 2025 - 11:43:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Defence announced on Wednesday the start of a ceasefire in all areas [...] Full text...

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Calm returns to Tripoli after night of armed clashes

13 may 2025 - 12:10:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan capital, Tripoli, awoke on Tuesday to an atmosphere of precarious calm, a day after [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL urges Libyan parties to show restraint after military tensions in Tripoli

12 may 2025 - 14:30:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called on all Libyan parties to "urgently [...] Full text...

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Hospital bombing deepens bleak situation for war-weary South Sudanese

07 may 2025 - 07:23:22
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Aid teams in South Sudan warned on Tuesday that repeated attacks on healthcare including the [...] Full text...

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‘Alarming’ slowdown in human development - could AI provide answers?

06 may 2025 - 07:38:43
New York, US (PANA) - The progress of human development – as measured by people’s freedoms and well-being – has [...] Full text...

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Favourable weather fuels desert locust surge in North Africa - FAO

30 april 2025 - 07:03:57
New York, US (PANA) - Unusually high levels of desert locust infestations have been reported during the current breeding season, [...] Full text...

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Sudan situation ‘absolutely devastating’ as UN ramps up food aid

26 april 2025 - 07:12:22
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The situation in western Sudan is “shocking” and people in the capital, Khartoum, face “absolutely [...] Full text...

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Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan

18 april 2025 - 07:35:53
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and [...] Full text...

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Libya’s fragile transition plagued by deepening economic and political divides

17 april 2025 - 19:05:39
New York, US (PANA) - Libya’s prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between [...] Full text...

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Kenya Police uses force to stop staging of school drama ‘echoes of war'

10 april 2025 - 20:33:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Police used teargas to disperse crowds, dignitaries, journalists and residents of Nakuru, Kenya's fourth city, [...] Full text...

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Africa's higher education centres of excellence celebrate decade of transformative journey

08 april 2025 - 09:51:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - About 500 participants, including more than 80 Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence (ACEs), policy makers, [...] Full text...

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Aid cuts threaten to roll back progress in ending maternal mortality

07 april 2025 - 07:27:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unprecedented aid cuts are putting global progress to end maternal deaths at risk, three UN agencies [...] Full text...

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Sudan on brink of famine as fighting ravages Darfur, UN warns

02 april 2025 - 08:03:21
New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is spiralling as rival militaries continue to battle for control [...] Full text...

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Tens of millions risk starvation as funding cuts deepen crises in DR Congo: WHO, WFP

30 march 2025 - 06:41:58
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM, UAE President discuss bilateral cooperation

28 march 2025 - 11:40:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, and the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh [...] Full text...

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From despair to resilience in Kwamouth, Democratic Republic of Congo: Story By Wassy Kambale for OCHA

28 march 2025 - 11:32:55
Kwamouth, Mai-Ndombe, DR Congo (PANA) - Tantine Moba's eyes, once radiant with life, now gaze vacantly into the distance, as [...] Full text...

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Sudan military leader lands at 'Free Khartoum Airport'

26 march 2025 - 19:35:05
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- Sudanese military leader, General Abdul Fatah Burhan, on Wednesday landed at Khartoum airport and visited the [...] Full text...

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Niger: Mosque attack which killed 44 should be ‘wake-up call’, says rights chief

26 march 2025 - 08:25:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a [...] Full text...

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Libyan youth, officials discuss ways to reduce communal violence

22 march 2025 - 13:30:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Dozens of young people from Zaouia, Ajeilat, Sabratha and Jdeida in western Libya, and officials from [...] Full text...

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Fighting malnutrition in Burundi: Mothers of Light are rays of hope: World Bank Blog By Hawa Cisse Wague, Country Manager for Burundi

21 march 2025 - 07:36:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Despite the fertile soil in Burundi, it is unfortunate to see that one in every two [...] Full text...

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Rwanda severs diplomatic ties with Belgium over eastern DCR war

17 march 2025 - 13:04:49
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Rwanda has officially severed diplomatic ties with Belgium, accusing its former colonial power of undermining its [...] Full text...

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Millions in Central Sahel, Nigeria face food cuts amid WFP funding crisis

09 march 2025 - 05:04:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that potentially life-saving food and nutrition assistance in [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN reports 'widespread' abuse of detainees in conflict

07 march 2025 - 11:32:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new United Nations report released on Thursday highlights a "widespread pattern" of arbitrary detention, torture [...] Full text...

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Funding cuts jeopardise global fight against tuberculosis, WHO warns

06 march 2025 - 08:23:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Wednesday that severe funding cuts – particularly in [...] Full text...

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New report forecasts better prospects for South Africa’s dairy industry

01 march 2025 - 11:55:25
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s dairy industry is likely to grow in the future due to improving economic [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for peace and justice as Ramadan begins

28 february 2025 - 05:47:00
New York, US (PANA) - As Muslims around the world prepare to mark the beginning of the Holy Month of [...] Full text...

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Breast cancer cases projected to rise by nearly 40 per cent by 2050, WHO warns

24 february 2025 - 20:12:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Breast cancer cases are expected to increase by 38 per cent globally by 2050, with annual [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Army ends RSF’s two-year siege of El Obeid in North Kordofan

24 february 2025 - 10:11:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese army said on Sunday that it had broken a nearly two-year siege imposed by [...] Full text...

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Rosemary DiCarlo condemns divisions and foreign interference as factors of instability in Libya

20 february 2025 - 13:44:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Peacebuilding, Rosemary DiCarlo, has pointed to deep divisions [...] Full text...

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UN concerned about armed clashes in South Sudan

19 february 2025 - 07:43:03
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The top UN official in South Sudan on Tuesday expressed grave concern over clashes in [...] Full text...

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UN launches $6 billion Sudan appeal, as famine takes hold

17 february 2025 - 18:52:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in two people in war-torn Sudan have too little to eat, famine “is [...] Full text...

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AU unveils full list of elected offiials at 38 summit

17 february 2025 - 18:29:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has unveiled the full list of Commissioners elected during the 38th session [...] Full text...

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UN urges global action to protect and support civilians devastated by Sudan’s war

17 february 2025 - 08:58:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly two years of conflict have fuelled a catastrophic protection crisis and displaced a staggering 12 [...] Full text...

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Key Libyan parties fail to initial AU-sponsored Charter for Peace and Reconciliation

15 february 2025 - 13:52:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation in Libya was signed on Friday in Addis [...] Full text...

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Bridging the divide: General Assembly President on UN reforms and Africa’s digital future

08 february 2025 - 10:15:53
New York, US (PANA) - The landmark year in the life of the UN has prompted introspection and a fresh [...] Full text...

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January was the warmest on record: WMO

07 february 2025 - 05:32:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world has just experienced the hottest January ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said [...] Full text...

thread Environment

'Clock ticking on South Sudan’s transition'

06 february 2025 - 05:20:12
New York, US (PANA) - As South Sudan enters a so-called “extended transitional period” this month, the UN’s top envoy [...] Full text...

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Clock ticking on South Sudan’s transition, Security Council hears

05 february 2025 - 20:40:35
New York, US )PANA) - As South Sudan enters a so-called “extended transitional period” this month, the UN’s top envoy [...] Full text...

thread Society

Rights group demands freedom of assembly, association in Libya

27 january 2025 - 11:07:17
New York, US (PANA) – Libyan authorities’ accelerating targeting and harassment of activists and members of non-governmental organizations risks completely closing [...] Full text...

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Joint military technical team for Libya discusses border security

26 january 2025 - 15:37:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The joint technical coordination team composed of the Eastern and Western military and security institutions in [...] Full text...

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Drone attack leaves dozens dead inside Fashir hospital, Saturday

25 january 2025 - 16:53:45
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- Dozens of patients were killed as drone attack rocked the only remaining functioning hospital in the [...] Full text...

thread Society

Ceasefire puts life into Gaza humanitarian situation

23 january 2025 - 14:25:45
Gaza, Palestine (PANA) - A surge of supplies has entered Gaza since the beginning of the ceasefire, enabling an increase [...] Full text...

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UNICEF: Sudanese children bear brunt of war, famine

16 january 2025 - 08:25:41
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that in Sudan it is children who [...] Full text...

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UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan concerned about retribution killings

15 january 2025 - 19:58:07
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ms. Clementine Nkweta-Salami, has expressed “deep [...] Full text...

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Gaza crisis: Lack of fuel threatens critical humanitarian services

15 january 2025 - 08:26:25
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Critical water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and activities are at risk of grinding to a [...] Full text...

thread Society

Army condemns retribution killing in central Sudan

14 january 2025 - 21:48:25
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Tuesday reacted strongly to a retribution killing of civilians suspected of [...] Full text...

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Ghana cholera outbreak deaths rise to at least 40

12 january 2025 - 06:43:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A cholera outbreak in Ghana has so far claimed at least 40 lives, the Ghana News [...] Full text...

thread Health

More Palestinians displaced by home demolitions across the West Bank - OCHA

10 january 2025 - 08:57:48
Gaza, West Bank (PANA) - According to initial information, five Palestinians, including at least three children aged eight, 10 and [...] Full text...

thread Society

Global Cooperation at a crossroads: Possibility amid rising geopolitical uncertainty

07 january 2025 - 16:02:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Economic Forum’s Global Cooperation Barometer offers a critical assessment of the state of global [...] Full text...

thread Economy

‘Famine conditions are spreading’ as Sudan’s crisis worsens: Security Council

07 january 2025 - 06:55:05
New York, US (PANA) - Human suffering in Sudan has reached devastating levels, with over 11.5 million people internally displaced [...] Full text...

thread Society

Cholera outbreak claims 35 lives in Ghana

26 december 2024 - 08:35:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A cholera outbreak in Ghana has claimed 35 lives, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service [...] Full text...

thread Health

Sudan’s worsening conflict puts millions at risk as starvation spreads

25 december 2024 - 05:59:32
New York, US (PANA) - Sudan is confronting a widening famine crisis, with widespread starvation, surging acute malnutrition and mass [...] Full text...

thread Society

100 killed as femicide epidemic takes alarming turn in Kenya

19 december 2024 - 17:16:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Femicide, the murder of women, because they are women, has continued to rise with at least [...] Full text...

thread Gender

Migrant workers ‘indispensable’ to global economic growth: ILO

17 december 2024 - 05:19:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International migrants comprised 4.7 per cent of the labour force in 2022 – an indication of [...] Full text...

thread Economy

EU extends mandates of Operation ATALANTA, EUTM and EUCAP Somalia for two years

16 december 2024 - 12:28:34
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday prolonged the mandate of the EU Naval Force Operation ATALANTA and [...] Full text...

thread Society

Gold Outlook 2025 navigates a fine line influenced by rates, risk and growth

13 december 2024 - 12:41:19
London, UK (PANA) - Gold is poised for its best annual performance in more than a decade – up 28% [...] Full text...

thread Economy

US opposes government in exile by Sudanese civilian opposition

08 december 2024 - 12:20:09
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -The US Special Envoy to the Sudan has reacted strongly to reports that the Sudanese political [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UN mission in Libya seeks to advance women’s meaningful political participation

06 december 2024 - 05:16:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ahead of the launch of an inclusive, intra-Libyan political process, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...

thread Gender

Libyan youth discuss prevention of hate speech, path to elections

05 december 2024 - 05:35:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group of 28 young men and women from the western and southern regions of Libya [...] Full text...

thread Society

CAF awards: 5 outstanding women players on the list

05 december 2024 - 05:28:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confédération of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the top five nominees in each of the [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Security, essential service workers vote ahead of Ghana's 2024 presidential, parliamentary elections

02 december 2024 - 07:02:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Members of the security services, health personnel, journalists, elections officials and workers of essential services who [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Devastating 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends, marked by record-setting storms

30 november 2024 - 07:26:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially concludes this weekend, leaving a trail of destruction, loss of [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022 - ILO

29 november 2024 - 04:36:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023 and continued their positive trajectory [...] Full text...

thread Economy

US Special: Burhan decisions positive

26 november 2024 - 15:30:52
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, has described as positive the decisions of the [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes Sudanese govt's decision to open new corridors for aid delivery

26 november 2024 - 10:19:01
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) –The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian [...] Full text...

thread Society

South African anti-apartheid author Breyten Breytenbach passes on

25 november 2024 - 15:29:16
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African anti-apartheid author Breyten Breytenbach has died in Paris aged 85.Breytenbach was a poet, [...] Full text...

thread Society

Putin ramps up production of Russia's 8,370mph hypersonic missiles Story by Abul Taher

24 november 2024 - 07:41:31
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Vladimir Putin has ramped up production of a new hypersonic missile he fired against Ukraine last [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UNICEF report projects challenging future for children in 2050

21 november 2024 - 05:21:06
New York, US (PANA) - The future of childhood hangs in the balance if urgent action is not taken to [...] Full text...

thread Society

COP29: Putting people at the centre of climate solutions: World Bank Blog By Mamta Murthi and Juergen Voegele

18 november 2024 - 08:36:22
Luanda, Angola (PANA) -  Climate change is an urgent human crisis.  Since 2022, 400 million students worldwide have faced school [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023

15 november 2024 - 13:30:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023, a 20% increase from [...] Full text...

thread Health

Sudan to allow continuation of relief flow through Chad crossing point

13 november 2024 - 15:12:53
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)-  The Sudanese government on Wednesday extended the opening of Adre Border Crossing, an inlet linking Sudan [...] Full text...

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Sudan accuses Chad of supporting rival paramilitary forces

10 november 2024 - 13:44:24
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Tension is rising between Sudan and its western neighbour, Chad, as Sudan steps up allegations [...] Full text...

thread Politics

European Council adopts measures in support of Republic of Congo’s navy, Egyptian Armed Forces

06 november 2024 - 06:57:01
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has adopted a €5 million assistance measure under the European Peace Facility, to [...] Full text...

thread Society

UN mission in Libya holds workshop to enhance role of CSOs in safeguarding electoral process

03 november 2024 - 05:34:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In anticipation of the upcoming municipal councils' elections set for 16 November, the United Nations Support [...] Full text...

thread Politics

2024 CAF Women's Champions League schedules

01 november 2024 - 11:04:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the final schedule for the CAF Women's Champions [...] Full text...

thread Sports

ETF and OTC investment flows buoy total gold demand

30 october 2024 - 13:01:00
London, UK (PANA) - Healthy inflows into global gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) were a major driver of growth in [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Paramilitary retribution creates tragic situations in central Sudan

25 october 2024 - 18:14:07
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A massive campaign of retribution by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) troops in central Sudan [...] Full text...

thread Society

New scorecard promotes better results with greater transparency and accountability: World Bank Blog By Elena Bourganskaia, Ed Mountfield and Ethiopis Tafara

23 october 2024 - 09:21:05
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - A year ago, at our Annual Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco, we announced an ambitious [...] Full text...

thread Society

WFP delivers life-saving aid to one million people in Burkina Faso

23 october 2024 - 06:36:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reached a significant milestone in its humanitarian response [...] Full text...

thread Society

Gaza: War has set Palestine’s development back nearly 70 years

22 october 2024 - 16:03:45
New York, US (PANA) - The impact of the year-long war in Gaza and escalations in the West Bank has [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Top UN official in Libya reaffirms importance of 5+5 Joint Military Committee for stability

18 october 2024 - 10:16:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Acting Head of the United Nations Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UN reports sharp rise in violence against civilians

17 october 2024 - 05:40:40
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has urged the Government to protect the population [...] Full text...

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Regaining modern values can reverse the slowdown in innovation and its rewards: IMF Blog By Edmund Phelps

16 october 2024 - 07:32:49
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Why do some nations experience mass economic flourishing while others do not? Why did [...] Full text...

thread Economy

‘Stop torture in Rwanda’: Human Rights Watch

15 october 2024 - 12:49:40
Rubavu, Western Rwanda (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged the authorities in Rwanda to stop subjecting people to [...] Full text...

thread Society

Korea contributes US$2.5 million to assist displaced populations in Sudan

15 october 2024 - 11:00:28
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)-  The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Monday said it has received a contribution of US$2.5 million [...] Full text...

thread Society

King Mohammed VI optimistic about latest developments on the Sahara issue

12 october 2024 - 12:20:44
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - King Mohammed VI of Morocco spoke on Friday about the latest developments in the Western Sahara [...] Full text...

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We must place our hope in multilateralism: IMF article By Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

11 october 2024 - 11:13:20
London, United Kingdom (PANA) – Only by working together can countries fend off fragmentation and deepening crises “Those who look only [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Over 370 million girls, women globally subjected to rape or sexual assault as children – UNICEF

10 october 2024 - 10:56:46
New York, US (PANA) - More than 370 million girls and women alive today – or 1 in 8 – [...] Full text...

thread Society

RSF leader accuses Egypt of attacking his troops

10 october 2024 - 08:16:09
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been at war with the Sudanese Armed [...] Full text...

thread Politics

AU PSC delegation arrives in Port Sudan, US envoy tours the region

03 october 2024 - 17:37:11
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A large delegation of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council  (PSC) arrived in [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Ghana confirms first case of mpox

03 october 2024 - 13:27:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Thursday confirmed the first case of mpox in the west [...] Full text...

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Sudan, UAE govts in diplomatic row over embassy bombing

02 october 2024 - 16:46:08
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese and the United Arab Emirates governments are presently engaged in hectic tit-for-tat accusations over [...] Full text...

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Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as public health problem

01 october 2024 - 20:25:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - The World Health Organization (WHO) has congratulated Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public [...] Full text...

thread Society

Niger’s new terrorism database threatens rights - HRW

01 october 2024 - 10:13:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights [...] Full text...

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Water is cultivating hope and transforming lives of Rwanda's farmers: World Bank Blog By Hayalsew Yilma

01 october 2024 - 07:50:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - I will never forget my first encounter with Damien and Vestine, a warm and welcoming couple [...] Full text...

thread Society

US announces nearly $2.1 billion in humanitarian assistance at the UN

01 october 2024 - 06:30:50
New York, US (PANA) - The US has announced nearly $2.1 billion in humanitarian assistance to address the unprecedented level [...] Full text...

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UN agencies urge Security Council to stop ‘mass graves for migrants’

01 october 2024 - 06:15:08
New York, US (PANA) - Action is needed now to stop the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea from “becoming mass [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL meets members of Security Working Group

30 september 2024 - 10:50:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Stephanie Khoury, on Sunday [...] Full text...

thread Society

South Africa represented at New York Climate Week

25 september 2024 - 10:38:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has joined world leaders at the New York Climate [...] Full text...

thread Environment

UNAIDS: Rising debt in sub-Saharan Africa costing lives

20 september 2024 - 06:05:03
New York, US (PANA) - A report by UNAIDS has detailed how debt crisis is jeopardising progress aimed at ending [...] Full text...

thread Health

South Africa: Another case of mpox recorded in South Africa

12 september 2024 - 14:42:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Department of Health has called for continued public vigilance as the country records [...] Full text...

thread Health

World Bank group regional vice president, IFC vice president to  visit Gambia

10 september 2024 - 15:46:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana, and the International Finance Corporation [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Prominent South African activist James Mathews dies

09 september 2024 - 10:49:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphoa has saluted prominent activist and writer James Matthews, who died [...] Full text...

thread Politics

World War III: You’re playing with fire – Russia sends strong message to US

28 august 2024 - 19:05:10
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Russia has warned the United States of America that permitting Ukraine to launch Western missile strikes [...] Full text...

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Flooding from Sudan dam collapse worsens humanitarian crisis

28 august 2024 - 04:51:51
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Around 20 villages in eastern Sudan have reportedly been “destroyed”, with 70 impacted overall, after [...] Full text...

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Kenya launches campaign bid for AUC leadership at mini Summit

27 august 2024 - 14:16:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders gathered in Nairobi on Tuesday to witness the unveiling of former Keyan Prime [...] Full text...

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Libya's 5+5 Military Committee says ceasefire will hold

26 august 2024 - 11:34:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's 5+5 Joint Military Committee has reassured the population about the maintenance and stability of the [...] Full text...

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South Africa exports thoroughbred horses to the EU

26 august 2024 - 11:19:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Western Cape’s Minister of Agriculture has welcomed the news that the export of [...] Full text...

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UWC win 2024 COSAFA CAF Women’s Champions League Zonal Qualifier

25 august 2024 - 16:05:23
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - University of the Western Cape (UWC) beat Gaborone United 9-8 on post-match penalties to lift the [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Libyan Prime Minister forms committee to secure Tripoli

25 august 2024 - 15:18:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba has formed a committee headed by the Minister of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Ministry to provide security for Central Bank

24 august 2024 - 12:05:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry announced on Saturday that it has assumed the responsibility of securing the [...] Full text...

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CAF Women's Champions League: Results from zonal qualifiers

21 august 2024 - 08:34:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from some zonal qualifiers in the CAF Women's Champions League.The Central African [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Status quo ‘not sustainable’ in increasingly unstable Libya, Security Council hears

20 august 2024 - 17:32:46
New York, US (PANA) - Recent “unilateral acts” by rival sides in Libya have led to a rapid deterioration in [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for accountability for latest ‘horrific’ West Bank killing

16 august 2024 - 14:53:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must [...] Full text...

thread Society

2024 CAF WCL: All about COSAFA qualifiers

15 august 2024 - 06:22:42
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - With the West African qualifiers now done and dusted, focus now shifts to Southern Africa and [...] Full text...

thread Sports

South Africa sets wheat import duties while local wheat area drops

14 august 2024 - 12:32:35
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Falling global wheat prices triggered, in July 2024, a wheat import duty of Rand 176.30 [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Mpox is still being transmitted across the world, says UN health agency

14 august 2024 - 05:14:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Mpox has been confirmed in Burundi, one of four countries in Eastern Africa where the disease [...] Full text...

thread Health

UN Security Council: Africa deserves permanent seat at the table, says Guterres

13 august 2024 - 05:43:01
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for urgent reform of the Security Council, criticising [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Clean water crisis adds to new displacement misery, say aid teams

12 august 2024 - 15:58:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid further evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in Gaza, UN humanitarians issued a fresh [...] Full text...

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Evacuation orders this week affect thousands in north and south Gaza - UN

10 august 2024 - 05:41:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At least 60,000 Palestinians have moved towards western Khan Younis in Gaza in the past 72 [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 making worrying comeback, WHO warns, amid summertime surge

06 august 2024 - 15:57:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 infections are surging worldwide - including at the Olympics - and are unlikely to decline [...] Full text...

thread Health