Gaza: More than 38,000 women and girls killed between October 2023 and December 2025
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - More than 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025, according to UN Women. [...] Full text...
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PEACE, SECURITY AND GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA
Security deteriorates in eastern DRC despite diplomatic efforts
New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to deteriorate despite the increasing number of diplomatic initiatives, [...] Full text...
World failing Sudan as war enters a fourth year, UN relief chief warns
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Sudan remains the world’s largest humanitarian and displacement crisis, UN agencies and partners said on Tuesday, calling for an end to [...] Full text...
‘Clock is ticking’: Hormuz disruption raises fears of global food crisis
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The clock is ticking for global food systems as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz threaten to choke off the flow [...] Full text...
Middle East war could plunge 32 million people into poverty, warns UNDP
New York, US (PANA) - The war that has been raging in the Middle East since late February could plunge 32 million people into poverty [...] Full text...
US-Iran war: Guterres calls for continued talks, end to ceasefire violations
New York, US (PANA) - The United States and Iran must continue talks aimed at ending their weeks-long war, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on [...] Full text...
Sudan: 14 million displaced; hunger and attacks on health continue as war enters fourth year
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As Sudan approaches the third anniversary of a brutal civil war, millions remain displaced and hungry while the health system lies [...] Full text...
Hundreds feared dead in Lebanon strikes
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has strongly condemned airstrikes by the Israeli military across Lebanon on Wednesday which have resulted in significant [...] Full text...
Middle East war: Targeting civilian infrastructure violates international law - Guterres
New York, US (PANA) - Civilian infrastructure, including energy facilities, must under no circumstances be targeted, the UN Secretary-General said through his spokesperson on Monday.“The [...] Full text...
Sudan denies bombing East Darfur health facility
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s foreign ministry on Thursday rejected a statement by U.S. presidential advisor Massad Boulos accusing the army of bombing a hospital [...] Full text...
Millions of vulnerable people around the world because of the war in the Middle East
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly a month after the start of the "devastating" war in the Middle East, its impact is considerable, extending beyond [...] Full text...
UN rights chief says civilians bear brunt of 'reckless' war in the Middle East
Geneva Switzerland (PANA) – Almost three weeks since the US-Israel strikes on Iran commenced, the conflict continues to spread, with its toll disproportionately impacting civilians [...] Full text...
Benin organises voluntary return of its nationals in Kuwait, other Gulf countries
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese authorities are organising the voluntary return of their nationals living in Kuwait and some Gulf countries in the context [...] Full text...
Benin organises voluntary return of its nationals in Kuwait, other Gulf countries
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese authorities are organising the voluntary return of their nationals living in Kuwait and some Gulf countries in the context [...] Full text...
With Middle East ‘pushed to breaking point’, UN chief urges ceasefire, return to diplomacy
Istanbul, Türkiye (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday urged all combatants to cease hostilities in the Middle East, uphold international law, protect civilians and [...] Full text...
Conflict deepens health crisis across Middle East, WHO says
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than ten days into the latest escalation of conflict in the Middle East, health systems across the Region are coming [...] Full text...
South Sudan: UN rights chief urges immediate ceasefire as war crimes fears mount
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said on Tuesday he was horrified by growing accounts of serious violations during the ongoing [...] Full text...
Middle East war: Rising prices threaten to worsen world hunger
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East could lead to soaring food and fuel prices, warns a United Nations [...] Full text...
Fears grow over return to all-out civil war in South Sudan
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - UN humanitarians in South Sudan have expressed deep concern over an order from government forces directing civilians and aid agencies [...] Full text...
Sudanese Army takes over strategic area in North Kordofan State
Port Sudan, Sudan(PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) official spokesperson has confirmed reports that the army has taken over the strategic town of Bara in [...] Full text...
Senegal monitoring Middle East war ahead of 2026 Hajj
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Registrations for the 2026 Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca have closed, with 12,000 candidates registered on the dedicated platform, according to Senegal’s [...] Full text...
UN warns of alarming escalation of Sudan's conflict
New York, US (PANA) - There has been an alarming escalation of violence in Sudan's Kordofan region where fighting has killed and injured civilians, destroyed [...] Full text...
IMF 'closely monitoring' developments in Middle East as war rages
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is closely monitoring developments in the Middle East following the war being waged [...] Full text...
US spells out priorities on South Sudan
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has asked the transitional government in South Sudan to undertake immediate action if it wishes to maintain United States support.In [...] Full text...
At least 55 Ghanaians killed in Russia–Ukraine war, says Ghana FM
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least 55 Ghanaians have been killed fighting in the war in Ukraine, with two others currently being held as prisoners [...] Full text...
UN probe report warns South Sudan leaders pushing country towards full-scale war
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan’s political and military leaders are systematically dismantling the 2018 Revitalised Peace Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict [...] Full text...
UN Security Council calls on Sudan's warring parties to immediately cease fighting
New York, US (PANA) - Concerned about the continued violence in Sudan, particularly in the Kordofan and Darfur regions, the 15 members of the Security [...] 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...
Ghana, Burkina Faso deepen security ties after terrorists kill 8 Ghanaian traders in Burkina Faso
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Minister for Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced plans to strengthen security cooperation with Burkina Faso following a deadly [...] Full text...
US, Mauritius to hold bilateral security discussions on Chagos Archipelago, Diego Garcia
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Mauritius will hold discussions next week in Port Louis on the Chagos Archipelago and Diego Garcia.The [...] Full text...
Head of Libya's eastern-based army and Italian security delegation discuss fight against terrorism, irregular immigration
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Commander-in-Chief of the aastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA), Marshal Khalifa Haftar, on Wednesday met with an -level Italian security delegation with [...] Full text...
Italian interior minister arrives in Tripoli
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Libyan Minister of the Interior of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Major General Imad Mustafa Al-Trabelsi, on Monday [...] Full text...
Western charity appeals to Sudan's warring parties to observe humanitarian ceasefire in South Kordufan
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A Western charity has appealed to warring parties in Sudan to immediately observe a humanitarian ceasefire in South Kordufan which [...] Full text...
AUC Chair expresses 'deep concern' over deteriorating security situation in parts of South Sudan
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has expressed “deep concern” over the deteriorating security situation [...] Full text...
Sudan and South Sudan discuss security as tension escalates in Blue Nile region
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A senior Sudanese official is currently in Juba, South Sudan, to discuss how rising tension on their borders could be [...] Full text...
Because of war, Sudanese children have lost hundreds of schooling days , INGO says
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Millions of children in Sudan have missed nearly 500 days of learning since the war started in April 2023 in [...] Full text...
UN rights chief bears witness to trauma and resilience in Sudan
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly three years of war have plunged Sudan “into an abyss of unimaginable dimensions” and human rights must be at the [...] Full text...
Libya: Governance Track identifies issues to be addressed
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Governance Track of the Structured Dialogue defined, during its first formal session from 11 to 15 January, five issues that [...] Full text...
Sudan: After 1,000 days of war, millions of civilians still bearing brunt
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid agencies marked 1,000 days of war in Sudan on Friday with a grim reminder that the conflict has created the [...] Full text...
Sudan: 1,000 days of war show devastating cost of ‘New World Disorder - IRC
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- An international charity organization working in the Sudan has issued a report lamenting the deterioration of the situation as the war [...] Full text...
Sudanese Govt criticises AUC for 'biased' statement with UAE on Sudan war
Port Sudan, Sudan, (PANA) - Sudan on Wednesday sharply criticised the African Union Commission (AUC) for adopting a joint statement with United Arab Emirates (UAE), [...] Full text...
Ghana's president says 'sustainable' foundation laid for long-term development
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday marked the first year of his second term with a declaration that his government [...] Full text...
Thirteen more lives lost in Sudan as 1,000th day of war looms
New York, US (PANA) - Thirteen more lives – including children – were reportedly lost on Tuesday in another drone attack on Sudan’s North Kordofan [...] Full text...
'I truly pray that peace will come to eastern DRC' (By UN News)
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - For nearly five years, Bintou Keita led the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), MONUSCO, one [...] Full text...
South Africa rebukes Israel for Somalia stance
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government on Tuesday noted with concern the recent announcement by Israel recognising Somaliland, the breakaway region [...] Full text...
US slams position of Sudan's military leadership on ending devastating war
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it is deeply concerned by rhetoric from Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) leadership calling for military solutions to [...] Full text...
UN warns Sudan war entering deadlier phase as fighting spreads in Kordofan
New York, US (PANA) - The war in Sudan is entering a deadlier phase, the United Nations has warned, as intensified fighting in the Kordofan [...] Full text...
US again flags support for Sudan's warring parties by regional countries
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has again flagged the involvement of regional elements in Sudan's bloody war and said [...] Full text...
Troika on South Sudan concerned about widespread conflict across the country
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Norway, the UK and US, which constitute the Troika on South Sudan, have expressed concern about the return to widespread [...] Full text...
Fall of eastern DRC city to rebels puts civilians at risk - HRW
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Rwandan forces and M23 armed group that captured the city of Uvira in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...