Breaking news

  1. Home
  2. Politics
  3. Summit


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger six months, from 29 January to 29 July, 2025, to reconsider their decision to exit the regional bloc.President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, announced the six-month grace [...]
©- - 16 december 2024 - 05:24:20 - thread Politics (566 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Minister of Higher Education and Training, Nobuhle Nkabane, is leading a South African delegation on a working visit to the People's Republic of China. She said the visit underscores South Africa's commitment to strengthening international cooperation in Higher Education, particularly in Technical Vocational [...]
©- - 26 november 2024 - 07:34:19 - thread Politics (201 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Communist Party (SACP) has denounced the hosting of the Global Assembly for the World Movement for Democracy which is underway in Johannesburg. The event is organised under to commemorate 30 years of South Africa’s democracy and celebrate democratic resilience and innovation.More than 500 [...]
©- - 21 november 2024 - 07:41:42 - thread Politics (328 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa'a Deputy President Paul Mashatile will participate in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Meeting in Harare on Wednesday.SADC earlier this month called for the summit to address the deepening post-election crisis in Mozambique  where at least 21 peopkle people have been [...]
©- - 20 november 2024 - 09:32:43 - thread Politics (224 words)


Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) – South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Sunday night arrived in Brazil where he will lead his country's participation at the Group of Twenty (G20) Leaders’ Summit taking place in Rio de Janeiro.The Rio G20 Leaders’ Summit will be held under the theme “Building a [...]
©- - 18 november 2024 - 08:42:37 - thread Politics (401 words)


Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The G20 group of developed economies must be at the forefront of global efforts to bring about peace, climate action, fairer international financial institutions and equitable access to emerging technologies, the UN Secretary-General said on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro.António Guterres was speaking to reporters [...]
©- - 18 november 2024 - 05:33:12 - thread Politics (825 words)


Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - The Head of Management of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Al-Taher al-Baour, says his country is ready to host the fourth Türkiye-African Summit scheduled for 2026.In a speech at the third Türkiye-African ministerial conference in Djibouti, Mr. Al-Baour stressed the importance [...]
©- - 03 november 2024 - 13:39:51 - thread Politics (170 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday has sparked tensions in his own Cabinet after he labelled Russia “a valuable ally and friend” that had supported South Africa since apartheid. Ramaphosa held talks with Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS [...]
©- - 23 october 2024 - 16:20:09 - thread Politics (377 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Thandi Moraka, is leading a South African delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2024) scheduled to take place in Apia, Samoa, from 25 to 26 October. This year’s CHOGM will be convened under [...]
©- - 21 october 2024 - 10:46:08 - thread Politics (236 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, is attending the G7 Agriculture Forum for Africa in Syracuse, Italy, which ends on Friday.  The G7 is a political and economic forum for the discussion and formulation of solutions relating to trade, economics and climate change.The [...]
©- - 26 september 2024 - 08:43:18 - thread Politics (198 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly urged all nations to sustain their momentum toward decisive action and to advance the outcomes of the Summit of the Future as it concluded on Monday.Addressing the closing session of the Summit following the adoption of the landmark [...]
©- - 24 september 2024 - 05:23:57 - thread Politics (387 words)


New York, US (PANA) - World leaders on Sunday adopted the Pact for the Future, a landmark declaration pledging concrete actions towards a safer, more peaceful, sustainable and inclusive world for tomorrow’s generations.The Pact along with its annexes, the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations, was adopted [...]
©- - 23 september 2024 - 05:06:47 - thread Politics (638 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Hundreds of youth, celebrities and world leaders converged at UN Headquarters in New York on Saturday for the second of two “action days” on the eve of the landmark Summit of the Future.Making the world fairer, safer and more sustainable for all was at the [...]
©- - 22 september 2024 - 07:29:32 - thread Politics (606 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Young people took centre stage at UN Headquarters on Friday in the lead-up to the Summit of the Future – an unprecedented opportunity for world leaders to address current and emerging global challenges, and reform outdated international institutions.  Scores of youth from across the world packed [...]
©- - 21 september 2024 - 05:29:42 - thread Politics (723 words)


New York, US (PANA) - As world leaders gather at the UN for the Summit of the Future and the General Asembly High-Level Week, the UN Deputy Secretary-General emphasised the critical role they can play driving innovation and change.Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, said that solutions are needed as leaders are [...]
©- - 20 september 2024 - 06:17:56 - thread Politics (353 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Countries must use a once-in-a-generation UN summit to address current and emerging global challenges and reform outdated international institutions, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday in New York. Mr. Guterres was speaking as negotiations for the Summit of the Future, which opens at UN Headquarters on Sunday, [...]
©- - 19 september 2024 - 06:09:41 - thread Politics (737 words)


New York, US (PANA) - A once-in-a-generation UN summit bringing together countries from around the world marks a critical opportunity for far-reaching agreements on international collaboration for a safer, more sustainable and more equitable world, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday as part of a global call to action [...]
©- - 13 september 2024 - 05:42:36 - thread Politics (666 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Negotiations continue ahead of the Summit of the Future at UN Headquarters this month, where world leaders will enhance cooperation to tackle critical challenges facing the international community and address gaps in global governance. Among the issues under discussion are accelerating sustainable development and reforming decades-old [...]
©- - 12 september 2024 - 05:32:13 - thread Politics (508 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Women and Youth, Mmapaseka Letsike, is attending the Third Kazan Global Youth Summit in Russia this weekend.The summit is an annual event which brings together youth, policy leaders, diplomats and experts on key issues on the international youth agenda. [...]
©- - 23 august 2024 - 06:46:25 - thread Politics (248 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, left Ouagadougou early on Friday afternoon for the Nigerien capital, Niamey, to take part Saturday in the Summit of Heads of State of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The heads of state of the member countries of [...]
©- - 05 july 2024 - 16:45:14 - thread Politics (235 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The transition presidents of the three countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Colonel Assimi Goïta of Mali, Captain Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso and General Abdourahamane Tiani of Niger, will meet on Saturday, 6 July 2024 in Niamey, Niger, for their first summit, [...]
©- - 05 july 2024 - 16:27:40 - thread Politics (203 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Al-Taher Al-Baour, head of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the government of national unity, takes part on Sunday in Seoul, South Korea, in the ministerial preparatory meeting for the Africa-Korea summit to be held on 4 and 5 June in the [...]
©- - 02 june 2024 - 14:14:24 - thread Politics (198 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 33rd Summit of the League of Arab States concluded its work, reaffirming its full support for Libya, its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. It also reaffirmed the cessation of all interference in its internal affairs and the withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from its [...]
©- - 17 may 2024 - 12:03:36 - thread Politics (261 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has affirmed that the political process in Libya has seen positive developments. He noting the continued efforts of the Presidential Council to cooperate with all parties to achieve stability in the country. In a speech to the 33rd Arab [...]
©- - 16 may 2024 - 17:33:25 - thread Politics (512 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday urged the regional body to re-examine its approach to ensuring constitutional order in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Niger. Speaking while delivering his opening address at the extraordinary summit [...]
©- - 24 february 2024 - 14:47:06 - thread Politics (338 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 37th African Union (AU) Summit opened on Saturday with Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as the new Chairperson. He assumed the rotating leadership from President Azali Assoumani of Comoros, who served for the past one year. The Summit opened with a minute's silence in honour of [...]
©- - 17 february 2024 - 21:17:57 - thread Politics (288 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected participate in several committee meetings at the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa this weekend. These include the Committee of African Heads of State and [...]
©- - 16 february 2024 - 11:44:43 - thread Politics (474 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Experts from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger met on Monday in Ouagadougou to prepare for a meeting of ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to be held next Thursday in the capital of Burkina Faso, diplomatic sources said. This session, which is being held [...]
©- - 12 february 2024 - 18:22:03 - thread Politics (445 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, is taking part in the World Government Summit (WGS) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which opens this Monday and runs until 14 February. On Monday, Mr Al Dbaiba met Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Egyptian [...]
©- - 12 february 2024 - 11:27:52 - thread Politics (193 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Monday ended his participation in the Italy-Africa Summit held in the Italian capital, Rome. The meeting, held on 28 - 29 January, discussed several issues of economic cooperation and infrastructure, in addition to food security, [...]
©- - 30 january 2024 - 18:16:44 - thread Politics (539 words)


Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Developing countries must lead efforts to reform outdated international institutions and frameworks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in remarks to the third summit of the Group of 77 (G-77) and China, which opened in Kampala, Uganda, on Sunday. More than 130 countries are members of the bloc [...]
©- - 21 january 2024 - 19:20:08 - thread Politics (715 words)


Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres repeated his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional release of all hostages, in an address to the latest summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which concluded in Kampala, Uganda, on Saturday. Leaders from the 120-member bloc met amid deep [...]
©- - 20 january 2024 - 18:37:34 - thread Politics (642 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, arrived in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on Thursday at an invitation from President Yoweri Museveni to attend the 19th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Third South Summit of [...]
©- - 19 january 2024 - 16:21:16 - thread Politics (197 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 47th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) of the African Union has opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, amid calls to empower the African population through education. The Summit of the AU is holding under the theme: "Educate an African fit for the 21st [...]
©- - 15 january 2024 - 20:09:16 - thread Politics (401 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese presidency on Saturday said the government would not attend a summit convened by the East African Development Authority (IGAD) to end the Sudanese crisis and mend the fences between Somalia and Ethiopia. “The government of the Sudan is of the view that there is nothing [...]
©- - 13 january 2024 - 13:08:51 - thread Politics (359 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – ECOWAS leaders ended their 64th ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government on Sunday in Abuja, resolving to urgently review efforts to activate a standby force for counterterrorism operations in areas infested by terrorist groups. In a communiqué read by Dr. Omar Touray, [...]
©- - 10 december 2023 - 20:20:40 - thread Politics (1002 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) converge in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, on Sunday for their end-of-year ordinary summit with a plethora of unresolved socio-economic, security and governance issues, especially perennial insecurity, and a resurgence of military coups with four members of [...]
©- - 10 december 2023 - 05:23:18 - thread Politics (1028 words)


Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), held in Doha on Tuesday welcomed the compromise reached at the June meetings in Morocco of the "6+6" Joint Commission. The Commission is tasked by the Libyan House of Representatives and Council of State with preparing the electoral laws. The [...]
©- - 06 december 2023 - 14:38:22 - thread Politics (244 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has discussed with the Congolese President, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Chairman of the African Union High-Level Committee on Libya, the latest developments in the political situation in the country and ways of supporting the efforts of the [...]
©- - 25 november 2023 - 20:11:59 - thread Politics (285 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday left Abuja for Berlin, Germany, to attend the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Conference on 20 November, hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Nigeria’s Presidency said in a statement that during the conference, President Tinubu will join other Heads of State [...]
©- - 18 november 2023 - 10:23:22 - thread Politics (350 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso's Transitional Legislative Assembly, Ousman Bougouma, arrived in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Thursday to represent the Head of State, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, at the Saudi-African summit. He was welcomed by Olivia Rouamba, Burkina Faso's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and [...]
©- - 10 november 2023 - 13:05:53 - thread Politics (151 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived om Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the Saudi-Africa Summit scheduled for Friday. The Nigerian leader was received by ministers, members of the National Assembly as well as other government functionaries at the airport. Tinubu will use the opportunity of the summit [...]
©- - 09 november 2023 - 16:50:17 - thread Politics (180 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The First deputy speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) and Head of the Parliamentary Division of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Fawzi al-Nouwairi, Friday took part in the Second Parliamentary Summit on Counter-Terrorism and Violent Extremism held in Luanda, the Angolan capital. The summit, on the theme [...]
©- - 27 october 2023 - 17:49:12 - thread Politics (370 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend the Cairo Summit for Peace on Saturday, his office has confirmed. "President Ramaphosa has been deeply concerned by attacks on civilians, the resulting enormous loss of life, displacement of people and the humanitarian crisis that has engulfed the [...]
©- - 20 october 2023 - 09:55:06 - thread Politics (196 words)


Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Vice President, Muhammed B.S. Jallow, says the world is facing numerous crises and a multiplicity of daunting challenges that raise serious questions about the readiness and viability of multilateral institutions and arrangements, in the event of another crisis or pandemic. He made the statement on Thursday [...]
©- - 22 september 2023 - 12:43:44 - thread Politics (292 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Minister of International Relations and Cooperation is leading South Africa’s delegation to the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Group of 77 and China. The Summit is being hosted in Cuba this weekend under the theme “Current development challenges: The role of [...]
©- - 15 september 2023 - 07:01:35 - thread Politics (172 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday departed for India to attend the G20 summit, where he hopes South Africa will be able to strengthen its relations with the global community. The two-day summit, hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, begins on Saturday. Although Chinese President Xi [...]
©- - 08 september 2023 - 17:53:25 - thread Politics (190 words)


London, UK (PANA) - World leaders attending the G20 summit in New Delhi which starts on Saturday must substantially increase international assistance and provide debt relief to vulnerable states to help deliver urgently needed climate justice and avoid a potentially catastrophic failure to safeguard human rights, Amnesty International said on [...]
©- - 08 september 2023 - 06:39:17 - thread Politics (810 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has stressed the importance of mobilizing efforts to tackle climate risks and transform the challenges facing the world into opportunities that transcend the dividing lines between Africa and the major industrialized countries, to chart a new phase [...]
©- - 05 september 2023 - 20:17:21 - thread Politics (415 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has stressed the importance of mobilizing efforts to tackle climate risks and transform the challenges facing the world into opportunities that transcend the dividing lines between Africa and the major industrialized countries to chart a new phase [...]
©- - 05 september 2023 - 20:07:08 - thread Politics (425 words)

Sub-topics