Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African continent is on Thursday celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and its successor, the African Union (AU) Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The African Organisation of English-speaking Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI-E) grouping representatives of African countries and Mauritian officials on Tuesday began a two-week workshop on Financial and Compliance Audit Manuals in Port-Louis Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan and Austrial officials have discussed the resumption of flights between the two countries at a rate of three flights per week Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan Ministry of Youth has participated in the African Union (AU) Youth Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which aims to develop and implement the continental organisation's agenda for youth development and participation Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 3rd Pan-African Parliamentarians Summit on Climate Policy and Equity has concluded its discussions by adopting the global objective of adaptation and resilience building with local leaders of frontline communities Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan members of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), Youssef al-Fakhri, Salem Kenan and Saleh Guelma, participated in the work of the Third African Parliamentarians' Summit on Climate Policy and Climate Justice Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, ambassadors and representatives of a number of African countries accredited in Tripoli have stressed the importance of raising the level of coordination among countries in the region to strengthen security in Libya Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) Tuesday participated in the opening of the second ordinary session of the sixth legislative session of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), held in the city of Midrand, South Africa Full text...

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Morocco was elected Wednesday at the headquarters of the United Nations Office in Vienna to the presidency of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), MAP reported (official) Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed the announcement by the Transition Authorities in Mali to convene a constitutional referendum on 18 June 2023 to adopt the new Constitution Full text...

Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, is closely following the Saudi Arabia – United States facilitated talks between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which commenced in Jeddah on Saturday, according to a statement issued by the Commission Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has warned that the current clash in the Sudan could develop into a situation akin to what had occurred in Libya, 11 years ago, and could have serious repercussion on the continent Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch, participated in the virtual meeting of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council held on Tuesday via the Zoom platform on the issue of national reconciliation in Libya Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- International and local entities have called on Sudanese to listen to the voice of wisdom and halt the fighting that will impact not only Sudanese people but the entire fragile east African region Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) –The African Union and the East African Development Authority have condemned a recent request for Fatwa by a hardline person in Sudan to assassinate the representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the Sudan Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A cross-border phenomenon, illegal migration, has become a pressing issue in Libya and on the African continent, where several countries are suffering the consequences, according to the Libyan newspaper "Alsabaah" Full text...

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Comorian President and current Chairman of the African Union (AU), Azali Assoumani, said here Thursday that terrorism and violent extremism seemed to feed each other Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The political news of the week that is drawing to a close will have been marked by a first visit to Burundi by the current chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, thus putting an end to six years of diplomatic friction between the two parties, according to analysts in Bujumbura Full text...

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Routed through new hubs and expanded criminal networks, cocaine trafficking has made a dramatic comeback following an initial slowdown caused by the emergence of COVID-19, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said on Thursday in a hard-hitting new report Full text...

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has sounded the alarm that about 2 Full text...

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Moves by a small number of governments to legalise the non-medical use of cannabis have led to increased consumption without explaining the potentially serious health dangers that users face from the drug, a UN narcotics wathdog said on Thursday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, has discussed the role of the ministry in coordinating and supporting the efforts of the Presidential Council and the African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya for a successful national reconciliation project Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, said here Monday that the Scientific Forum, organized in Tripoli by the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union (ECOSOCC), addresses the issue of community support to electoral tracks and institution building Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has reached out to potential investors to promote the implementation of the planned expansion of agricultural processing and industrialisation as part of efforts to enhance continental trade Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Comoros and new Chairperson of the African Union (AU), Azali Assoumani, said Monday he was ready to support the work of the African High Level Committee on Libya and the efforts of the Libyan Presidential Council to achieve peace and stability in Libya Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his support for an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa on Saturday, in remarks delivered to the African Union Summit, which is being held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) meeting at the level of the Heads of State and Government on Friday strongly condemned the recent attacks against the UN Peacekeeping Force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) which resulted in casualties among the peacekeepers and civilians Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea are in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the 36th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union(AU) to plead for their return to the pan-African institutions, the Agence Malienne de Presse (AMAP) reported on Friday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday at the head of a high-level delegation to attend the 36th Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) scheduled for 18-19 February Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tripartite mechanism, comprising the African Union, United Nations and the IGAD, have commended the on-going meetings in Juba, South Sudan, devoted to assessing the implementation of a peace deal signed between the Khartoum government and rebel movements two years ago Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch on Wednesday participated in the opening session of the 42nd session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council, which started in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union Commission has announced sending a 90-man strong team led by former Kenyan President  Uhuru Kenyatta to monitor elections Nigeria set for later this month Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military leader, Lieutenant General Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, on Monday held a meeting with the visiting head of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki, on efforts to achieve national consensus and formation of institutions of the transitional period Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The chairperson of the African  Union Commission, Moussa Faki, arrived in Khartoum on Sunday as part of the African union efforts to support the Sudanese reach an agreement to end the current political impasse Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, met on Thursday in Bamako with the Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development of the African Union (AU), Ms Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has ended a visit to Mali to assess the roadmap for a return to constitutional rule saying "real progress" has been made Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga,  Monday in Bamako invited the African Union (AU) to support the efforts of the Malian government Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- In one of the rarest events of its type, representatives of the United Nations, the African Union and the East African Development Authority IGAD, Monday urged Sudanese stakeholders to close their ranks and reach an agreement ending their current widening rift Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso has pledged his full support for the UN's efforts, highlighting the dangers of maintaining the status quo in Libya, which is experiencing a deadlock in its political process Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has appointed Ghanaian diplomat, Dr Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The preparatory forum of the National Reconciliation Conference concluded its work on Thursday evening in Tripoli, in the presence of the deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, and the United Nations Envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senegalese president and current chairman of the African Union (AU), Macky Sall, has expressed confidence that Libya will achieve peace during 2023, by holding elections Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A three-member mission was inaugurated on Thursday under the auspices of the African Union (AU) to monitor, verify and enforce the 2 November Cessation of Hostilities agreement that ended a two-year bitter war between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, has hailed the African Union (AU) for its support to efforts of the Presidential Council in the technical and consultative fields for national reconciliation in Libya Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Member States renewed their commitments towards nutrition on the continent at a high-level event of the 2022 African Year of Nutrition, the AU Commission said on Thursday Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A recent Summit of African leaders to explore a new roadmap to continental industrialization plan called for a 10-point plan aiming to improve trade, air transport and manufacturing Full text...