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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, has sent a letter to the President of the UN Security Council denouncing [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Mediator for Guinea expected in Conakry on Sunday
Cotonou Benin (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mediator for Guinea, former Beninese President Boni Yayi, will arrive in Conakry next [...] Full text...
Political impasse pushes Libya towards military clashes
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Signs of possible military clashes in Libya arising from the political impasse have led in recent days to demonstrations threatening to [...] Full text...
UN mission in Libya reaffirms commitment to the people
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Raisedon Zenenga, on Wednesday reiterated the mission's commitment to [...] Full text...
UN rights expert says Central African Republic militias spreading ‘terror'
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) must lay down their arms and engage in political dialogue, a UN-appointed independent [...] Full text...
Stephanie Williams' departure deepens impasse in Libya's political process
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The departure of the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General, Stephanie Williams, who was leading mediation efforts in Libya to [...] Full text...
ICC issues arrest warrant against former CAR minister Mahamat Nouradine Adam for alleged war crimes
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a warrant of arrest against Mahamat Nouradine Adam, [...] Full text...
EC extends mandates of civilian advisory, military training missions in CAR
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted two decisions extending the mandates of the European Union Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions [...] Full text...
Omnipresence of armed groups in Libya puts solution of crisis into perspective
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The latest armed clashes between rival armed groups in Tripoli and Misrata, particularly the deadly one in the Libyan capital that [...] Full text...
MINUSMA spokesperson ordered to leave Mali within 72 hours
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The spokesperson for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Olivier Salgado, has 72 hours to leave the [...] Full text...
Africa steps up its involvement in efforts to end the Libyan crisis
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After being on the sidelines of efforts to end the Libyan crisis for a long time, the African Union (AU) appears [...] Full text...
As Libya awaits solution, it seeks to establish electoral roadmap to end crisis (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The priority of the current phase in Libya, in the absence of a consensus on a constitutional text for the holding [...] Full text...
'Alarming fuel shortage exacerbates worst levels of humanitarian needs in CAR since 2015'
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - A growing lack of fuel in the Central African Republic (CAR), exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, is worsening an already [...] Full text...
UN requests $68.4 million to help CAR where 2.2 million are acutely food insecure
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that the already dire humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) [...] Full text...
ECOWAS Mediator welcomes progress made by Mali's Transitional Government
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, says here Thursday [...] Full text...
ECOWAS mediator for Mali in Mali since Thursday
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, has been in Mali [...] Full text...
Lack of prospects for settlement of crisis in Libya after failure of parliamentary consensus to organize elections ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The horizons are completely blocked in Libya as regards the prospect of a settlement of the political crisis in the country [...] Full text...
‘De facto lethargy’ in Central African Republic, despite escalating attacks, says UN offficial
New York, US (PANA) - Efforts are underway to reinvigorate the Central African Republic’s political process, which has lapsed into a state of “de facto [...] Full text...
The Burkinabe government is looking for authors of hate speech against Fulani community
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government announced Friday in a statement that "hate speech of unprecedented violence is currently circulating in audios on [...] Full text...
South Africa: Ramaphosa holds further talks with Putin
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Office of the Presidency on Friday confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa had a telephone conversation with his Russian [...] Full text...
Malian Foreign Minister addresses UN Security Council
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, has expressed his country's position, concerns and expectations for a [...] Full text...
Act now to end food, energy, finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders
New York, US (PANA) - Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost of living crisis which no country or community [...] Full text...
Burkinabe top woman prison officer with UN Mission in CAR wins first ever Trailblazer Award
New York, US (PANA) - The creator of a women-only rapid intervention team who leads riot control activities inside the Central African Republic’s biggest all [...] Full text...
UN chief calls for ‘good faith’ effort by all Sudanese leaders ahead of direct talks
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has called for the military authorities in Sudan and civilian representatives and political leaders to enter into direct [...] Full text...
Great Lakes Region Secretariat expresses 'grave concern' about situation in eastern DRC
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) on Tuesday expressed grave concern at the resurgence of military tensions in [...] Full text...
‘Protracted political impasse’ further polarising Libya - UN official
New York, US (PANA) - Despite UN efforts, political, economic and security deadlock continues in Libya, the UN political affairs chief told the Security Council [...] Full text...
Libya: Officials discuss demobilisation of armed groups
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The issue of demobilisation and integration of armed groups in Libya, the subject of a workshop held on Tuesday in the [...] Full text...
Time is short for Sudan to resolve political crisis, UN Mission chief warns
New York, US (PANA) - Time is short for Sudan to reach a solution to its protracted political crisis, the Special Representative for the country [...] Full text...
Chad concerned about Mali's withdrawal from GS Sahel and joint force
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - One week after Mali's decision to withdraw from all the G5 Sahel bodies, the Chadian president and current chairman of this [...] Full text...
Ukrainian crisis to feature at Dakar conference on revival of the African economy
Dakar Senegal (PANA) - The Ukrainian crisis will be the focus of a side event at the 54th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Economic [...] Full text...
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation calls for compromise between ECOWAS and Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is calling for a compromise between the Malian junta and the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...
Rights group alleges abuses by Russia-linked forces in CAR
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Forces in the Central African Republic (CAR), whom witnesses identified as Russian, appear to have summarily executed, tortured, and beaten civilians [...] Full text...
Intransigence of Libya's two prime ministers risks military confrontation. says newspaper
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Muslim fasting month of Ramadan has ended with no major security incidents or armed clashes occurring between the two warring [...] Full text...
Divisions in UN Security Council on Libyan file fuel foreign interference
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - For the fourth consecutive time, the United Nations Security Council has failed to extend the mandate of the United Nations Support [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: US calls for unimpeded humanitarian access to Ethiopians
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it is encouraged that the government of Ethiopia and regional authorities in Tigray and Afar have taken [...] Full text...
Ethiopian conflict: New convoy with humanitarian items on the way to Tigray
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says 74 trucks carrying humanitarian items are on the way to Mekelle, regional capital of Tigray state.
The [...] Full text...
South African and Ukrainian presidents discuss Russian invasion
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ukrainian ambassador to South Africa Liubov Abravitova on Thursday confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr [...] Full text...
UN condemns recent attacks on humanitarians in Central African Republic
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The top UN humanitarian official in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Wednesday underlined the need for safe access [...] Full text...
Libyan Council chairman reaffirms importance of consensus to solve Libyan crisis
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has renewed his call to all participants in the political process to [...] Full text...
First-ever special criminal court trial opens in CAR
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Mr Abdoulaye Diarra, Amnesty International’s Central Africa researcher, has lauded the opening of the first trial before the Special Criminal [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: US welcomes delivery of humanitarian aid to Tigray
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the arrival on Friday of a convoy of trucks carrying life-saving humanitarian items to Tigray.
A [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: Dozens of trucks with humanitarian aid sent to Tigray region
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Dozens of trucks have, over the past two days, left for Tigray region as the Ethiopian government implements several measures [...] Full text...
IMF completes first review of staff monitored programme of Central African Republic
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Management of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it approved on 31 March, 2022, the completion of the first review [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: Senior US diplomats expected in Ethiopia for talks on humanitarian, security issues
Washington, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, David Satterfield and Deputy Special Envoy, Payton Knopf, are expected to arrive in [...] Full text...
The crisis in Libya: Hopes for way out of impasse amid unforeseen complications
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Hopes for an end to the impasse in the political process in Libya have begun to emerge with the appointment by [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: US concerned over reports of mass atrocities in Western Tigray
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has reiterated its grave concern over continuing reports of ethnically-motivated atrocities committed by Amhara authorities in western [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: Tigray region's humanitarian crisis persists despite ceasefire
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The overall situation in northern Ethiopia remains fragile and unpredictable days after the government declared a unilateral humanitarian ceasefire.
In Tigray [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: Rights groups flag crimes against humanity in Western Tigray Zone
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities in Ethiopia's Western Tigray Zone have committed widespread abuses against Tigrayans since November 2020 that [...] Full text...
Demonstrators call for Mali's outright withdrawal from ECOWAS
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Hundreds of people demonstrated on Friday in Bamako, the Malian capital, and in Kayes, in the west of the country, to [...] Full text...
Top UN official in Libya calls for preserving independence, integrity of sovereign institutions
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has called for the protection of the independence and integrity of Libya's [...] Full text...