UNSMIL Advisory Committee on electoral legal framework concludes deliberations

03 may 2025 - 08:39:42 MA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Advisory Committee established by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) completed its deliberations on Thursday and finalised a [...] Full text...

UNSMIL urges political actors to focus on establishing consensual path to elections

01 may 2025 - 10:08:07 MA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed concern about recent political and security developments and warned against the [...] Full text...

Six countries meet to ramp up efforts to silence the guns in eastern DR Congo

01 may 2025 - 06:19:27 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Representatives of six countries met on Wednesday in Doha, Qatar, in continuing efforts to end the fighting in eastern DR Congo [...] Full text...

Rights group 'alarmed' at proposition to dissolve political parties in Mali

30 april 2025 - 12:51:14 MA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Amnesty International says it is alarmed by the proposition of the military junta in Mali to dissolve political parties, warning that [...] Full text...

South Africa expresses condolences to Iran on port explosion

30 april 2025 - 08:29:27 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Tuesday sent its condolences to the Islamic Republic of Iran following the devastating explosion [...] Full text...

Liberian president urged to renew mandate to establish war crimes court

29 april 2025 - 09:42:36 MA

Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Liberian President Joseph Boakai has been urged to follow through on his commitment to justice and human rights by renewing an [...] Full text...

Israel's restrictions on UN agencies in Gaza highlighted at world court

28 april 2025 - 15:42:32 MA

The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings on Monday into Israel’s continuing severe restrictions on the work of the UN [...] Full text...

Rwanda and DR Congo sign agreement to end fighting

26 april 2025 - 10:50:16 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Rwanda and DR Congo have signed an agreement that is aimed to end the bitter fighting in eastern DR Congo [...] Full text...

Tunisia: UN condemns harsh prison sentences in 'conspiracy' case

25 april 2025 - 12:59:16 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The recent lengthy prison sentences handed down to 37 people in Tunisia in the "conspiracy" case are a setback for justice [...] Full text...

UPDATE: Ukrainian President Zelensky cuts short South Africa visit

24 april 2025 - 10:55:42 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday cut short his South African visit after Russia's overnight attack on his country's [...] Full text...

Ukrainian President Zelensky arrives in South Africa

24 april 2025 - 07:52:35 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on Thursday morning landed at the Waterkloof Airforce Base in Pretoria at the start of [...] Full text...

South African President Ramaphosa undertakes official visit to Lesotho

23 april 2025 - 07:25:19 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday departed  to Maseru to co-chair the second session of the Bi-National Commission [...] Full text...

Ghana's President Mahama suspends Chief Justice

22 april 2025 - 18:48:17 MA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Torkornoo with immediate effect, an official statement from the Presidency [...] Full text...

Ghana's president calls for renewed diplomatic engagement with Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso

22 april 2025 - 14:47:29 MA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Monday called for renewed diplomatic engagement with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger who have withdrawn [...] Full text...

ECOWAS launches 50th anniversary

22 april 2025 - 13:38:38 MA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday launched its 50th anniversary celebrations in Accra as it seeks to [...] Full text...

Top UN official in Libya appeals for international support for political process

20 april 2025 - 12:01:16 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, advocated with international partners this week for support for [...] Full text...

Libya’s fragile transition plagued by deepening economic and political divides

17 april 2025 - 19:05:39 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Libya’s prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between rival governments threatening the calm [...] Full text...

South Africa: South Africa and Taiwan embroiled in diplomatic row

17 april 2025 - 15:44:13 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa believes the People's Republic of China has full sovereignty over Taiwan and, as a result, has requested [...] Full text...

Ghana President invites Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger leaders to ECOWAS 50th anniversary launch

17 april 2025 - 13:23:23 MA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama, has invited to the military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to attend the official [...] Full text...

Top UN official in Libya, Hanna Tetteh, to present first briefing to Security Council

17 april 2025 - 11:13:03 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and head of the United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNSMIL), Ms. [...] Full text...

Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives

17 april 2025 - 05:52:14 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Despite numerous regional and international diplomatic initiatives, the security situation remains critical in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...

South Sudan on the brink as peace deal falters, UN warns

17 april 2025 - 05:44:53 MA

New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan stands at a dangerous crossroads as rising political tensions threaten to derail a fragile peace deal, amid growing [...] Full text...

Libyan Presidential Council warns against unjustified escalation of political situation

16 april 2025 - 12:41:39 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council expressed its deep concern over the unjustified escalation of the political situation, stressing that it would take [...] Full text...

G7 Ministers denounce Sudan conflict

16 april 2025 - 12:29:03 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Foreign Minister of the  G7 countries and the High Representative of the European Union, have “unequivocally" denounced the ongoing [...] Full text...

UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent

16 april 2025 - 07:22:48 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session of the United Nations Permanent [...] Full text...

Tenth session of the Libyan-Tunisian Joint Consular Committee in Tripoli after more than a decade

15 april 2025 - 16:58:42 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The tenth session of the Libyan-Tunisian Joint Consular Committee began its work this morning, Tuesday, in the Libyan capital Tripoli, the [...] Full text...

Libya projects US$31 billion in unified budget for 2025

15 april 2025 - 11:09:27 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister-designate of the Libyan Parliament, Osama Hammad, on Monday handed over to the Speaker of the House, Aguila Saleh, [...] Full text...

South Africa's President Ramaphosa names Mcebisi Jonas as Special Envoy to the US to improve relations

14 april 2025 - 14:03:40 MA

Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced the appointment of a special envoy to the United States of America [...] Full text...

Top UN official in Libya engages with key regional and international partners at Turkey Diplomacy Forum

14 april 2025 - 07:12:01 MA

Antalya, Turkey (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, on Sunday held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with key [...] Full text...

Libyan Advisory Committee resumes meetings toward finalising electoral proposal

13 april 2025 - 07:19:42 MA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Advisory Committee (AC) has resumed its discussions on the contentious issues in the current electoral framework with a view to [...] Full text...

UN condemns killing of over 100 civilians, including children and humanitarian workers, in RSF attacks

13 april 2025 - 07:09:59 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the killing of over a hundred persons, including children and [...] Full text...

Amnesty International calls for immediate release of Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu

12 april 2025 - 07:33:30 MA

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, is callimng for the immediate and unconditional release of opposition leader Tundu Lissu who [...] Full text...

Libya calls for integrated approach to combating irregular migration from Africa to Europe

11 april 2025 - 11:36:11 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation, Ali al-Abed, has stressed that Libya is facing major challenges due to the influx of [...] Full text...

World Court begins hearing Sudan’s ‘complicity in genocide’ case against the United Arab Emirates

10 april 2025 - 17:41:37 MA

The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday began hearing Sudan’s case against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which it [...] Full text...

Chad and Libyan discuss cooperation in air transport, trade

09 april 2025 - 12:35:23 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Chad have discussed issues of common interest, in particular cooperation in the field of air transport and the activation [...] Full text...

‘Urgent need to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking’: UN Assembly President

09 april 2025 - 08:04:49 MA

New York, US (PANA) - An estimated 50 million people currently live in modern slavery, while a third of human trafficking victims are now children, [...] Full text...

Libya and Tunisia meet to promote cooperation and activate joint agreements

08 april 2025 - 16:37:18 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation in the Government of National Unity, Ali Al-Abed, and the Tunisian Minister of Employment [...] Full text...

Mali closes airspace to all aircraft from Algeria

08 april 2025 - 12:17:47 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  Mali on Monday announced the closure of its airspace to all civil and military aircraft flying to or from Algeria [...] Full text...

Libyan political parties call for expediting political process and improving inclusion

08 april 2025 - 12:02:32 MA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty representatives of Libyan political parties have expressed their concerns over the ongoing political stalemate and emphasised the urgent need to [...] Full text...

UN reflects on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

08 april 2025 - 06:13:22 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called on Monday for commitment to build a world of justice and dignity in honour of the [...] Full text...

South African opposition condemns Zelenky's State visit

07 april 2025 - 09:37:56 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African opposition MP Party (MKP) has condemned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's State visit on 24 April.Zelensky will hold talks [...] Full text...

us revokes visas for South Sudanese over refusal to take back deported citizens

06 april 2025 - 18:05:19 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States Department of State is revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders with immediate effect over [...] Full text...

UN rolls out key initiative to combat antisemitism

06 april 2025 - 05:05:08 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Amid rising concerns over antisemitism worldwide, the UN on Friday announced the roll out of a major action plan to [...] Full text...

Libya works to strengthen its international cooperation in support of the rights of people with disabilities

05 april 2025 - 13:33:44 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Social Affairs in the government of national unity, Wafaa Aboubaker al-Kilani, held talks with the President of the [...] Full text...

Senegal's president hails his compatriots' 'exceptional ability' to live together

04 april 2025 - 12:00:42 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Thursday praised the “exceptional capacity” of his compatriots in all their diversity to [...] Full text...

Libya attends Pan-African Youth Leadership Summit in Addis Ababa

04 april 2025 - 11:53:35 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister for Youth, Fathalla Elzuni, took part in the opening of the Conference on African Youth Leadership, organised in [...] Full text...

South AfricaEarthexpresses concern over Thailand and Myanmar earthquake

04 april 2025 - 07:44:27 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government on Thursday expressed its deepest condolences to the peoples of Thailand and Myanmar following the [...] Full text...

Talks underway to avert further escalation in South Sudan

04 april 2025 - 05:30:47 MA

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - High-level talks are underway in South Sudan to try and prevent further escalation between forces aligned with the two main [...] Full text...

UN envoy urges international support for West Africa and the Sahel

04 april 2025 - 05:22:33 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel painted a mixed picture of the region, which is facing a [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso's President 'satisfied' with progress in fight against terrorism

02 april 2025 - 13:16:24 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on Tuesday said that significant progress had been made in the fight [...] Full text...