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South African President Ramaphosa takes aim at 'geopolitical superpowers'
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will not bow to “geopolitical superpowers at the altar of its sovereignty”. He was [...] Full text...
South African Parliament to address Middle East crisis
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Parliament is scheduled to discuss the ongoing conflict in the Middle East following the recent US and [...] Full text...
South Africa urges nationals to leave Middle East
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government has issued an urgent call for citizens currently in the Middle East for non-essential travel [...] Full text...
Pretoria addresses plight of South Africans stuck in the Middle East
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Department of International Relations says evacuating South Africans stranded in the Middle East is “on hold” due to [...] Full text...
ECOWAS warns of severe consequences of Middle East crisis for Africa, vulnerable regions
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has associated with the statement of the African Union Commission (AUC) expressing [...] Full text...
South African President calls for restraint following Middle East carnage
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for maximum restraint after the United States and Israel launched strikes against [...] Full text...
Central African Republic enters ‘decisive’ phase after landmark elections
New York, US (PANA) - Fresh from holding the most extensive elections in its history, the Central African Republic (CAR) is entering what the UN’s [...] Full text...
Millions of people depend on humanitarian aid in Central African Republic and Chad
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Conflicts, epidemics, and climate disasters: the shocks are piling up for the Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad. These two [...] Full text...
AUC chairperson hails 'progress' in Central African Republic
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has commended the “notable progress” achieved by the Central African [...] Full text...
Sudan war leaves millions hungry and displaced as health system nears collapse
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s protracted conflict has spiralled into one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, with hunger, displacement and the collapse of [...] Full text...
Venezuela's people must be heard, insists UN human rights chief
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Responding to the seizure of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro by the United States, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday [...] Full text...
South Africa condemns US aggression against Venezuela at UN meeting
New York, US (PANA) – South Africa’s International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola says the US invasion of Venezuela undermined international law and the principles of [...] Full text...
Central African Republic President Touadera re-elected for third term with more than 76%
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The president of the Central African Republic (CAR), Faustin-Archange Touadera, has been re-elected for the third term with an [...] Full text...
South African political parties condemn US strike on Venezuela
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African opposition parties have joined the chorus of condemnation over the US administration’s military strike against Venezuela and the [...] Full text...
South Africa calls for UN intervention over Venezuela crisis
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government has urgently called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC'I truly pray that peace will [...] Full text...
Results expected on 5 January after landmark elections in Central African Republic
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Voting proceeded largely as planned in the Central African Republic’s first-ever combined presidential, legislative, regional and municipal elections, and [...] Full text...
Afghanistan to remain major crisis in 2026, UN, partners warn
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Afghanistan is expected to remain one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises in 2026, UN agencies and humanitarian partners warned on [...] Full text...
South African opposition party condemns US strike in Nigeria
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Friday condemned the Christmas Day airstrikes by the United States against Islamist [...] Full text...
Historic vote looms in Central African Republic as UN urges peaceful participation
New York, US (PANA) - With Central Africans set to vote in presidential, legislative, regional and long-delayed municipal elections this weekend, the United Nations has [...] Full text...
UN peacekeepers targeted in Sudan, Central African Republic targeted
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - In two days, six UN peacekeepers were killed and eleven others wounded in attacks in Sudan and the Central African Republic, [...] Full text...
South Africa: Pretoria condemns Sydney massacre
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government on Monday extended its sincere condolences to Australia following Sunday’s deadly terrorist attacks in Sydney. At [...] Full text...
Sudan’s crisis deepens with communities trapped in ‘siege conditions’
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians across Sudan’s Kordofan region are facing extreme hardship as conflict intensifies, warned the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) on Wednesday.Communities [...] Full text...
CAR: Head of peace operations warns against premature withdrawal of UN peacekeepers
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - During a visit to Bangui, the UN peacekeeping chief on Saturday praised the "positive trajectory" of the Central African [...] Full text...
AUC Chairperson calls for urgent international action as Mali's crisis escalates
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep concern over the rapidly deteriorating [...] Full text...
South Africa calls for support for Hurricane Melissa victims
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Tuesday expressed its deepest condolences and solidarity with the governments and peoples of the [...] Full text...
Revival of peace process in CAR threatened by regional instability
New York, US (PANA) - With two months to go before the general elections scheduled for 28 December, the Central African Republic (CAR) seems to [...] Full text...
UN aid coordination office warns of health crisis in eastern DRC
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office (OCHA) on Monday reported that health systems across North and South Kivu in the restive Democratic [...] Full text...
Central African Republic: ‘3R’ combatants in the northwest lay down their arms (By Maria Kabatanya (By Maria Kabatanya, UN News)
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - As the disarmament team approached, combatants from the Retour, Réclamation et Réhabilitation (3R) armed group stood in two orderly [...] Full text...
Rights group calls for urgent financial support to prevent catastrophic closure of Special Criminal Court for CAR
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty Internationl on FRiday called for urgent financial support to prevent the “catastrophic" closure of Special Criminal Court (SCC) for Central [...] Full text...
Europe’s health system under strain as doctors and nurses face mental health crisis
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One in 10 doctors and nurses in Europe experience suicidal thoughts, a new survey carried out by the World Health Organisation [...] Full text...
Maximizing national wealth for sustainable prosperity in the Central African Republic
Bangui, Central African Republic - After two years of weak growth, the Central African Republic (CAR) is experiencing a moderate recovery, with growth estimated at 1.5% [...] Full text...
CAR: Thousands of civilians seek refuge with the UN on the Sudanese border
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 5,000 fleeing civilians have gathered in recent days around a UN peacekeepers base in the Central African Republic (CAR), near [...] Full text...
Tunisia denies drone attack on Soumoud flotilla
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Interior Ministry denied, in a statement early Tuesday reports that one of the boats in the ‘’Semmoud'' flotilla bound [...] Full text...
Gaza: Security Council meets on hostage crisis amid ‘unbearable’ conditions facing Palestinian civilians
New York, US (PANA) - As conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel continue to deteriorate, a senior UN official upheld the need for [...] Full text...
Death of Burkinabe activist in detention in Côte d'Ivoire reignites tensions
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The death last Thursday of Burkinabe activist Alain Christophe Traoré, alias Alino Faso, while being held in prison in Côte [...] Full text...
Two ex-militia leaders in Central African Republic sentenced for war crimes, crimes against humanity
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Two former leaders of the predominantly Christian Anti-Balaka militia in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been convicted of multiple [...] Full text...
Tunisia welcomes Doha peace agreement signed by DRC and AFC/M23 rebels
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Monday welcomed the peace agreement signed on 19 July in Doha, Qatar, between the government of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
Sudan: Crisis worsens as cholera and floods drive needs higher
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues to deepen as cholera spreads, flooding displaces communities, and thousands of people return to [...] Full text...
Sudan: Surge in Darfur displacement pushes Tawila into full-scale crisis, cholera spreading
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organization has rung the alarm bell about an imminent catastrophe in a new Darfur location where people escaping from [...] Full text...
EC extends military training mission in CAR
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Tuesday extended the mandate of the European Union Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM [...] Full text...
CAR: one in three people in acute food insecurity
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Around 2.2 million people in the Central African Republic (CAR) – or one in three – are currently facing “high levels [...] Full text...
Athens responds to Ankara over the maritime agreement between Turkey and Libya
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek diplomatic sources reacted on Sunday to statements by the Turkish Foreign Ministry criticizing the position of Greece and Cyprus in [...] Full text...
Upcoming elections ‘crucial opportunity’ for Central African Republic, UN top official tells Security Council
New York, US (PANA) - As the Central African Republic (CAR) prepares for upcoming elections, the country continues to grapple with a fragile security and [...] Full text...
UN Security Council condemns attack on UN mission in CAR
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has condemned an attack on the UN mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on [...] Full text...
Tunisia calls for an end to aggression against Iran
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has expressed its ‘clear and unequivocal condemnation of Zionist aggression’ against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the US strikes [...] Full text...
Stigmatized for being deaf: Zénabou's story - A UN Feature
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the Central African Republic, disability carries a deep-rooted stigma, and persons with disabilities often find themselves excluded from almost every [...] Full text...
South Africa condemns latest Gaza atrocity
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Wednesday said it is gravely alarmed by reports confirming that at least 31 Palestinians [...] Full text...
Sudan conflict triggers regional health crisis, warns WHO
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As the war between rival militaries in Sudan continues, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised alarm over the escalating [...] Full text...
CAR implements the Enhanced General Data Dissemination System of IMF
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - With the successful launch of the new data portal—the National Summary Data Page (NSDP) — the Central African Republic [...] Full text...