Sudan army, allies repel 'major attack' by paramilitary RSF on besieged El Fasher

21 august 2025 - 08:09:26

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese army and allied armed groups say they repelled a major, multi-pronged attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces [...] Full text...

International coalition urges Sudanese warring parties to take action to improve humanitarian situation

20 august 2025 - 21:24:50

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international coalition that groups five governments beside the United Nations and the African Union on Wednesday issued a joint [...] Full text...

South Sudanese ‘are counting on us’, top UN official tells Security Council

19 august 2025 - 07:25:34

New York, US (PANA) - Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Martha Pobee, briefed the Security Council on the deteriorating security and humanitarian conditions in South Sudan [...] Full text...

Sudan welcomes AU Peace and Security Council’s stance towards developments in the country

08 august 2025 - 17:37:38

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has welcomed a statement by the African Peace and Security Council rejecting and condemning the establishment of a parallel government to [...] Full text...

Sudan welcomes AU Peace and Security Council’s stance towards developments in the country

08 august 2025 - 17:37:38

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has welcomed a statement by the African Peace and Security Council rejecting and condemning the establishment of a parallel government to [...] Full text...

Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns "proxy war" in Darfur undermines regional and continental peace

05 august 2025 - 11:39:16

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has officially claimed that mercenaries from a number of countries are involved in the raging war between the Sudanese [...] Full text...

Sudanese Darfur group claims mercenaries fighting alongside militias

04 august 2025 - 12:19:39

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Joint Force of the Armed Struggle Movements (The Joint Force) has claimed that foreign Latin American mercenaries have [...] Full text...

‘It is the Environment, Stupid’: Sudan’s war and its impact on local communities (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent, Khartoum)

27 july 2025 - 14:06:23

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tip of the iceberg behind the causes of the current war in Sudan are political, social and economic disparities, politicians [...] Full text...

AU holds special session on Libya on Thursday

24 july 2025 - 12:22:54

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) will hold an extraordinary session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday to discuss [...] Full text...

Libyan lawmakers, military and security officials discuss strengthening legislative role in national security

24 july 2025 - 08:40:19

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Members of Libya's House of Representatives and senior military and security officials gathered in the Tunisian capital this week for a [...] Full text...

UN Security Council, in unanimous vote, presses nations to resolve disputes peacefully

23 july 2025 - 06:12:05

New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution urging all Member States to “utilise effectively” the mechanisms for pacific settlement [...] Full text...

South African President Ramaphosa fires senior Minister over graft scandal

22 july 2025 - 08:19:00

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday fired Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane who is facing graft allegations.Nkabane’s firing [...] Full text...

South Africa's former Deputy President David Mabuza dies

04 july 2025 - 08:24:56

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former Deputy President David Mabuza on Thursday died at a Mpumulanga hospital after a long illness. His death was confirmed [...] Full text...

Launch of joint security plan for Tripoli

26 june 2025 - 11:58:11

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of the Interior has launched the joint security plan for the city of Tripoli, under the supervision of [...] Full text...

Sudan’s war intensifies amid starvation, rights probe warns

18 june 2025 - 07:10:54

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy fighting continues to escalate in Sudan as a “direct result” of the continued flow of arms into the country meaning [...] Full text...

Fighting escalates in Sudan’s Kordofan region

11 june 2025 - 12:50:37

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Alarmed by intensifying violence in the greater Kordofan region of Sudan and the growing humanitarian impact of the fighting, the UN [...] Full text...

South Africa: Pretoria downplays latest US travel advisory

06 june 2025 - 09:15:03

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The government on Friday said it had noted the recent update by the United States Department of State to [...] Full text...

Ethiopia’s chief Intelligence vows to help Sudan reach peace

02 june 2025 - 16:47:58

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia has dispatched its top intelligence service official to the Sudan to assure the military government in Port Sudan, the [...] Full text...

Ugandan opposition leader Besigye charged afresh with terrorism

23 may 2025 - 12:39:54

Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye and his aides have been charged afresh with terrorism six months after his kidnapping and rendition [...] Full text...

Call for pooling of counter-terrorism monitoring systems

14 may 2025 - 16:07:28

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) -At the opening of the 2025 African Regional Review  of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) in Cotonou on Wednesday, [...] Full text...

Sexual violence systematically used as a weapon of war in the DR Congo

23 april 2025 - 19:51:10

Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to have devastating consequences, particularly for women and children, [...] Full text...

G7 Ministers denounce Sudan conflict

16 april 2025 - 12:29:03

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...

G7 Ministers denounce Sudan conflict

16 april 2025 - 12:29:03

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...

External flow of weapons into Sudan must end: Guterres

16 april 2025 - 07:09:55

New York, US (PANA) - Two years to the day since Sudan’s brutal war erupted between rival generals who rejected the peaceful transition to civilian [...] Full text...

South Sudan: UN responds to deteriorating security in Upper Nile state

15 april 2025 - 05:58:53

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Peacekeepers with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) are stepping up patrols, and engaging with various communities and authorities, [...] Full text...

Syria’s political transition at risk due to Israeli military action, Security Council hears

10 april 2025 - 21:40:10

New York, US (PANA) - Recent military actions by Israel are undermining Syria’s political transition and the chances of a new security pact between the [...] Full text...

Suffering, destruction in Sudan continue as bloody war nears second year mark

09 april 2025 - 09:35:02

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As Sudan's bloody war between two military groups reaches its second anniversary, a humanitarian charity has again painted a picture [...] Full text...

Despite resurgence of conflict in eastern DRC, peacekeepers continue to protect civilians

29 march 2025 - 05:28:13

New York, US (PANA) - As the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified since January, the United Nations peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, [...] Full text...

South African organisations slam Trump

11 march 2025 - 07:55:01

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The FW de Klerk Foundation has strongly opposed US President Donald Trump's offering of citizenship to white South African farmers. [...] Full text...

South Sudan Community leaders call for peace between cattle herders and farmers (By Surur Ali Ayile, UN News)

09 march 2025 - 05:18:16

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The land in Lainya County in South Sudan is rich and fertile, with a long history of successfully producing vast [...] Full text...

‘Humanity’s future depends on investing in the machinery of peace’: UN chief

06 march 2025 - 08:29:41

New York, US (PANA) - “Humanity’s future depends on investing in the machinery of peace, not the machinery of war,” said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in [...] Full text...

Libyan security institutions agree measures on border security

03 march 2025 - 12:40:41

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Representatives of the military and security institutions in the East and West Libya responsible for border security, counterterrorism and addressing irregular [...] Full text...

UN probe nails South Sudanese leaders for fuelling war

01 march 2025 - 08:12:55

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - South Sudan’s political leaders must address the impunity and corruption that fuels gross human rights violations, or risk jeopardising South Sudan’s [...] Full text...

Sudanese Army ends RSF’s two-year siege of El Obeid in North Kordofan

24 february 2025 - 10:11:01

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese army said on Sunday that it had broken a nearly two-year siege imposed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces [...] Full text...

Thousands of people flee from eastern DR Congo into Burundi.

21 february 2025 - 06:30:13

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people to neighbouring countries where they [...] Full text...

Outgoing AUC chair Moussa Faki offers personal scorecard, takes swipe at African leaders

15 february 2025 - 17:41:12

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  The outgoing Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki, offered a personal reflection on Saturday on his eight-year [...] Full text...

Summary executions, sexual violence reported in eastern DRC war

01 february 2025 - 05:59:57

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the humanitarian situation "rapidly deteriorates" in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with families fleeing [...] Full text...

International Year of Peace and Trust begins

18 january 2025 - 05:55:37

New York, US (PANA) - Friday marked the opening ceremony of the UN General Assembly-mandated International Year of Peace and Trust, 2025, at UN Headquarters [...] Full text...

Sudan's paramilitary leader concedes loss of town but vows to come back soon

12 january 2025 - 15:30:02

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has played down loss of a major town in the centre [...] Full text...

Millions of Yemenis will bear the brunt of attacks on critical civilian infrastructure

02 january 2025 - 09:28:28

Sana’a, Yemen (PANA) - Some 59 organisations operating in Yemen have voiced concern over escalation of war on civilians.International and national organisations delivering humanitarian aid [...] Full text...

WHO Director-General pleads for peace in 2025

30 december 2024 - 20:11:16

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was in Yemen on a mission to negotiate with the country’s de facto authorities for [...] Full text...

2024 ‘one of the worst years in history for children in conflict’

28 december 2024 - 14:07:52

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels in 2024, according to an [...] Full text...

2024 ‘one of the worst years in history for children in conflict’

28 december 2024 - 14:07:52

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels in 2024, according to an [...] Full text...

South Africa's former finance minister to head G20 Africa Expert Panel

17 december 2024 - 06:24:34

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has been appointed to head the G20 Africa Expert Panel, which will [...] Full text...

Security Council: Put young women at the heart of peace and security efforts

04 december 2024 - 05:39:38

New York, US (PANA) - Peace is in peril worldwide and avenues for diplomatic dialogue are shrinking, but young women peacebuilders are demonstrating that a [...] Full text...

Ghanaian political parties to sign peace pact to ensure peaceful election

28 november 2024 - 19:21:34

Accra, Ghana (PANA) -  The National Peace Council (NPC), in collaboration with the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), has scheduled to meet here Thursday all [...] Full text...

‘We need peace’: UN Alliance of Civilizations Global Forum concludes with hope

28 november 2024 - 05:27:14

Cascais, Portugal (PANA) - The message, from second graders and octogenarians to imams, rabbis, young changemakers and the King of Spain, was clear: “we need [...] Full text...

G7 FMs, EU reiterate commitment to support peace in Africa

26 november 2024 - 21:04:54

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and [...] Full text...

Sudan: Allies of warring generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ Security Council hears

12 november 2024 - 18:29:44

New York, US (PANA) - The people of Sudan face an ever-deepening crisis as the relentless war between rival militaries pushes the country further into [...] Full text...

Sudan war keeps reaching across borders, Security Council hears

06 november 2024 - 05:14:23

New York, US (PANA) - In addition to driving a regional refugee crisis, the brutal war in Sudan is exacerbating instability in the contested region [...] Full text...