US reiterates commitment to work with all parties for democratic, stable Libya

21 may 2022 - 11:17:26

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy and Ambassador of the United States to Libya, Mr. Richard Norland, has reaffirmed that his country will continue [...] Full text...

UN, US urge new Somali president to form inclusive cabinet to address challenges

17 may 2022 - 05:47:04

Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations and United States of America have congratulated Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his election as the president of the Federal [...] Full text...

IGAD chief congratulates Somalia's new president

16 may 2022 - 10:57:55

Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, the Executive Secretary of East African sub-regional group, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), on Monday congratulated Hassan [...] Full text...

Somalia MPs vote in presidential election

15 may 2022 - 10:16:36

Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somali parliamentarians are on Sunday voting to elect a president as the country continues to experience bloody suicide attacks. There are about [...] Full text...

Somalia's international partners appeal to MPs to 'vote their conscience' in Sunday's presidential election

14 may 2022 - 19:56:41

Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – As Somalia's parliamentarians vote on Sunday to elect a president, the international partners are calling on them to discharge their duties in [...] Full text...

Tripartite process kicks off to end Sudanese political impasse

12 may 2022 - 21:03:24

Khartoum, Sudan  (PANA) - A much awaited process to end the Sudanese political stalemate finally kicked off in Khartoum on Thursday, following eight months of [...] Full text...

US reiterates support for Sudanese tripartite political process

10 may 2022 - 05:23:50

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has reiterated its "strong support" for the combined efforts of various bodies to facilitate a political process to [...] Full text...

IGAD condemns terrorist attack on African Union peacekeepers in Somalia

04 may 2022 - 18:12:44

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African Development grouping, IGaD, has strongly condemned Tuesday’s attack on the African Union peace keeping mission in Somalia, calling [...] Full text...

UN Security Council condemns violence in West Darfur

30 april 2022 - 17:45:27

New York, US (PANA) - Members of the Security Council have condemned the recent violence in West Darfur, Sudan, which has resulted in the killing [...] Full text...

EU, US delegation expresses support for restoration of civilian-led gov't in Sudan

30 april 2022 - 04:49:01

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Senior officials from France, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the European Union have concluded a [...] Full text...

UN Security Council condemns violence in Darfur

29 april 2022 - 17:07:39

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Security Council has condemned the intercommunal fighting in Darfur region, a week ago, that claimed the lives of hundreds [...] Full text...

Health workers, children, among 200 killed in ‘senseless and brutal attacks' in West Darfur: WHO

29 april 2022 - 05:17:18

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Recent intercommunal violence in areas of West Darfur, Sudan, that has left scores dead, including two health workers, must stop immediately, [...] Full text...

Hundreds of protesters detained, mistreated in Sudan, says Human Rights Watch

28 april 2022 - 05:46:58

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's security forces have unlawfully detained hundreds of protesters since December 2021 and forcibly disappeared scores as part of its broader clampdown [...] Full text...

EU condemns killings in Sudan's Darfur regoon

26 april 2022 - 17:32:27

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) says it is appalled about reports of deadly clashes between communities in West-Darfur during the past days [...] Full text...

Humanitarian charity deplores Darfur massacre

26 april 2022 - 05:42:19

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A humanitarian charity on Monday deplored the recent armed attacks on displaced civilians that left at least 168 people dead and [...] Full text...

UN chief condemns killings in Sudan's Darfur region

26 april 2022 - 05:07:33

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has  deplored the killings of civilians in Kereneik locality, West Darfur, as well as the attacks on [...] Full text...

Top UN official in Sudan condemns violence in Darfur as more than 160 are killed

25 april 2022 - 07:07:17

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Sudan, Volker Perthes, has deplored the "heinous killings" of civilians in Kereneik, West [...] Full text...

UN Security Council hears of ‘trust deficit’ in disputed Abyei region

22 april 2022 - 05:30:18

New York, US (PANA) - Although the overall security situation in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan has remained calm, the “trust [...] Full text...

Gambian President Barrow's party wins parliamentary election but falls short of absolute majority

11 april 2022 - 10:42:52

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow's National People’s Party (NPP) won Saturday's legislative election but fell short of an overall majority in the [...] Full text...

Gambians vote in legislative election

09 april 2022 - 12:41:38

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians are voting on Saturday in an election for 53 parliamentarians for a five-year term. Under the law, President Adama Barrow will [...] Full text...

Gambians set to vote in legislative election on Saturday

08 april 2022 - 12:57:52

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians vote in legislative election on Saturday – the second under President Adama Barrow – with 251 candidates endorsed by the Independent Electoral [...] Full text...

US says ongoing Sudanese-led political process offers 'best opportunity' to restore path to democracy

06 april 2022 - 06:15:33

Washington, US (PANA) - The United States says the ongoing Sudanese-led political process offers the best opportunity to restore a path to democracy.  This process is [...] Full text...

Friends of Sudan reiterate support for efforts to facilitate political process

30 march 2022 - 05:28:40

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Members of the Friends of Sudan have reiterated their "strong support" for the combined efforts of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance [...] Full text...

Consensus emerging on many issues, UN’s Sudan envoy tells Security Council

29 march 2022 - 05:28:23

New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations envoy for Sudan told the Security Council on Monday that consensus has emerged on many issues towards establishing [...] Full text...

IGAD welcomes bilateral humanitarian ceasefire in Ethiopia

25 march 2022 - 16:18:53

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African development block, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has welcomed a bilateral humanitarian ceasefire by Ethiopia’s government and the [...] Full text...

UN warns of worsening food crisis looming in Sudan

24 march 2022 - 13:07:43

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a strong warning about the “worsening food crisis looming” in Sudan because [...] Full text...

US condemns increase of violence in Sudan

24 march 2022 - 04:26:14

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has strongly condemned the recent marked increase in violence in Sudan, particularly in Darfur and the Two [...] Full text...

Sudan denies issuing statement criticizing US sanctions on police unit

22 march 2022 - 15:16:38

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has refrained from issuing any comments on recent US financial sanctions imposed on a police unit responsible for [...] Full text...

US sanctions Sudan security forces for serious human rights abuses

21 march 2022 - 19:28:41

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States announced on Monday that it is imposing sanctions on Sudan’s Central Reserve Police (CRP) for serious human [...] Full text...

Outcry over increasing violence in Darfur as villages are burnt to the ground

20 march 2022 - 05:55:15

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Save the Children have called for an immediate de-escalation of violence in Jebel Moon, West [...] Full text...

UN says dozens of civilians killed in Darfur in renewed violence

12 march 2022 - 14:12:51

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations on Saturday expressed deep concern following unrest in the Darfur region of Western Sudan that left “tens of people” [...] Full text...

CAF President sympathises with Sudan FA over death of 5 players of same club

06 march 2022 - 07:33:25

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, has sent a condolence letter to Sudan FA and the families of the five players from [...] Full text...

UN human rights expert concludes official visit to Khartoum, draws sombre picture about situation in Sudan

24 february 2022 - 16:19:36

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN Human Rights Expert for Sudan Adama Dieng concluded an official visit to the Sudan where he conferred with various organizations, [...] Full text...

Armed groups attack, loot humanitarian warehouses leaving thousands vulnerable - Charity

24 february 2022 - 14:46:06

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Armed gangs in South Sudan have attacked and looted food warehouses, leaving dozens of thousand civilians depending on humanitarian assistance vulnerable, [...] Full text...

Ethiopia says it is ready to cooperate with Sudan and Egypt over GERD issues

22 february 2022 - 20:40:46

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia on Tuesday said it is ready to cooperate with Egypt and the Sudan in a way that would benefit all [...] Full text...

Sudan 'unhappy' with Ethiopia's 'lack of cooperation' in operating controversial dam

22 february 2022 - 11:17:31

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan says that it wants to see Ethiopia’s "sweet words" about the benefits of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) for the [...] Full text...

EU allocates 40 million Euro to assist Sudan in humanitarian domains

20 february 2022 - 16:25:19

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The EU Commission has allocated Sudan 40 million Euro as part of a package of 294.2 million euro in humanitarian funding [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Renaissance Dam begins generation of power

20 february 2022 - 10:45:46

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), bitterly opposed by Sudan and Egypt, officially began generating power on Sunday. The state-owned Ethiopian [...] Full text...

African union holds 'frank and open' talks in Khartoum

15 february 2022 - 16:22:03

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has said it has held talks with Sudanese stakeholders in Khartoum in a spirit of openness and [...] Full text...

UNITAMS says first phase of consultation with Sudanese stakeholders concluded

13 february 2022 - 17:09:58

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations mission in Khartoum on Sunday bragged that the first stage of the UN-facilitated consultations for a political process [...] Full text...

Sudan: Military leader says UN mission should mind its own business

13 february 2022 - 12:54:02

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese military leader, Lt.-Gen. Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, has reiterated that he does not intend to stick to power and would [...] Full text...

UN concerned over arrest of former government officials in Sudan

11 february 2022 - 15:58:29

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday expressed concern over the arrest of a Sudanese former cabinet minister and two [...] Full text...

Several Western countries 'alarmed' at arrests, detentions in Sudan

11 february 2022 - 05:17:25

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Several Western countries have expressed alarm by the 9 February arrests and detentions of several high-profile political figures by the junta [...] Full text...

UN report paints bleak picture of food situation in Ethiopian regions formerly affected by conflict

10 february 2022 - 21:01:01

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations has warned that malnutrition rates among children and pregnant and lactating women in Ethiopia’s Tigray, Amhara and Afar, [...] Full text...

Sudan: leaders arrested were not detained on political grounds, but rather criminal procedures

10 february 2022 - 16:03:21

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army on Thursday reiterated that the group of politicians currently being interrogated by police was not summoned for political [...] Full text...

Sudan: Authorities summon three leaders of the FFC on charges of "dishonesty"

09 february 2022 - 20:52:21

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese authorities have put behind bars three leading figures within the Force for Freedom and Change (FFC) on ground of “dishonesty” [...] Full text...

Sudan:'s military leader calls for easing of procedures for Libyan investors

03 february 2022 - 16:59:02

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Thursday underlined the strength of the bonds linking Khartoum and Tripoli, expressing readiness to strengthen them further. The official Sudan [...] Full text...

Sudan reassures WFP no more looting of storehouses in Darfur

03 february 2022 - 16:30:23

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday reassured the World Food Programme (WFP) there would be no repeat looting or attacks on its [...] Full text...

Sudan: top military leaders move to Darfur to re-impose stability

03 february 2022 - 15:00:08

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Following weeks of unrest and inter-communal fighting in the Darfur region, the Khartoum government has massively moved in to quell the [...] Full text...

Guterres appoints Nigerian General as Force Commander, UN Interim Security Force for Abyei

02 february 2022 - 06:19:15

New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr of Nigeria as Force Commander [...] Full text...