ECOWAS leaders endorse Ghana's President Mahama's candidacy for AU chair in 2027

14 december 2025 - 19:51:55

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Authority of Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday unanimously endorsed Ghana's President [...] Full text...

WHO issues global guideline on the use of GLP-1 medicines in treating obesity

01 december 2025 - 14:55:49

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To address the growing global health challenge of obesity, which affects more than 1 billion people, the World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...

Anger over US President Trump's call to bar South Africa from next G20 Summit

28 november 2025 - 07:52:16

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There is growing outrage after US President Donald Trump announced that South Africa would be barred from the 2026 [...] Full text...

US President Trump bars South Africa from attending G20 summit next year in Miami

27 november 2025 - 07:46:25

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed grave concern over US President Donald Trump announcement that South Africa will [...] Full text...

Africa and Europe can shape a fairer global system - Guterres

25 november 2025 - 05:30:53

Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General says the world is shifting fast towards a multipolar system – where power is spread across several regions instead [...] Full text...

South African President Ramaphosa hailed after successful G20 Summit

24 november 2025 - 08:22:32

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has been saluted for his successful hosting the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg this weekend.Ramaphosa on [...] Full text...

South African President Ramaphosa closes successful G20 Summit

23 november 2025 - 16:21:41

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday brought the curtain down on the first-ever G20 Summit hosted on African soil, [...] Full text...

G20 must reflect aspirations of Africa and the world - Ramaphosa

23 november 2025 - 07:03:06

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the first-ever G20 Leaders’ Summit on African soil must reflect the aspirations of both [...] Full text...

South African President confirms US will attend G20 Summit

21 november 2025 - 07:55:33

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that the United States will participate in the G20 Leaders’ Summit in [...] Full text...

South Africa represented at World Toilet Summit

19 november 2025 - 07:30:38

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo is leading a government delegation to the World Toilet [...] Full text...

South Africa rolls out red carpet for G20 Summit

18 november 2025 - 07:23:03

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government says it is ready to welcome world leaders from 42 countries and organisations for this [...] Full text...

AU, EU leaders to convene for 7th summit in Angola

07 november 2025 - 12:52:55

Addis Abba, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 7th AU–EU Summit will be held on 24–25 November 2025 in Luanda, Angola, bringing together Heads of State and Government from the African Union (AU) and European Union [...] Full text...

South Africa represented at World Summit for Social Development

04 november 2025 - 07:17:21

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Planning Minister Maropene Ramokgopa, is leading a South African delegation at the Second World Summit for Social Development, which [...] Full text...

South Africa attends major cybercrime convention

24 october 2025 - 06:35:41

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi, will represent the country at the signing ceremony and high-level conference of the [...] Full text...

South African President Ramaphosa embarks on three-nation visit to Southeast Asia

22 october 2025 - 10:48:45

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday departed for a three-nation visit to Southeast Asia, reflecting the country's commitment [...] Full text...

$31 trillion debt is holding back developing countries, UN trade summit hears

20 october 2025 - 15:21:35

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Holding the line on the existing rules-based international trading system remains an essential challenge if the world is to keep a [...] Full text...

Libyan Parliament attends 28th Arab-African Summit on Investment and International Cooperation in Cairo

20 october 2025 - 12:46:12

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan House of Representatives is participating in the 28th Arab-African Summit on Investment and International Cooperation being [...] Full text...

UN rights chief underlines need for a permanent ceasefire and accountability in Gaza

16 october 2025 - 07:50:16

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recovery in Gaza must also include accountability for violations, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday.In presenting his [...] Full text...

Sudan and Egypt hold top level talks in Cairo

15 october 2025 - 12:25:24

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The president of the Sudanese Sovereign Council and Commander in Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Gen Abdul Fatah [...] Full text...

Fiscal rules foster stability as spending pressures grow (IMF Blog by Era Dabla-Norris, Raphael Lam, Francisco Roch)

26 september 2025 - 13:44:02

Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Countries have increasingly adopted fiscal rules and frameworks that aim to give clarity and predictability to government spending. But these [...] Full text...

Fragile progress in Syria, at risk from exclusion and foreign interference, UN warns

18 september 2025 - 20:05:07

New York, US (PANA) - Syria’s tentative steps towards recovery could quickly unravel without inclusive politics, sustained aid and respect for national sovereignty, top UN [...] Full text...

Head of Sudan’s collective Presidency in Doha for for emergency Arab-Islamic summit

15 september 2025 - 10:37:25

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The head of the Sudanese collective Presidency, Lt-Gen. Abdel Fatah Al-Burhan, arrived in Doha, Qatar, on Monday to take part in the [...] Full text...

First ever EU-Egypt summit scheduled for Brussels on 22 October

12 september 2025 - 10:17:05

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The President of the European Council, António Costa, together with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will [...] Full text...

South Africa postpones naval exercises with Russia and China

09 september 2025 - 07:27:24

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Department of Defence has requested a postponement of joint exercises with the Russian and Chinese navies scheduled [...] Full text...

Top Libyan official attends second AU Climate Summit

08 september 2025 - 12:36:38

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice-President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, is participating in the second African Union (AU) Climate Summit, which began [...] Full text...

Trapped in Gaza: Palestinians with disabilities cannot reach aid

15 august 2025 - 19:38:10

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - When Israeli forces in Gaza issue a new displacement order ahead of an incursion into a neighbourhood or city, Palestinian civilians [...] Full text...

Libyan-Turkish-Italian hold summit in Istanbul on economic cooperation in the Mediterranean

01 august 2025 - 10:34:52

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, will participate on Friday in a tripartite summit in Istanbul, Turkey, with the Turkish [...] Full text...

Sudan commends France's move to recognise Palestinian State

27 july 2025 - 12:59:17

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has commended France's intention to recognise the State of Palestine during the upcoming session of the United Nations General [...] Full text...

Ukraine: Civilians under fire in record numbers as attacks surge

15 july 2025 - 16:09:48

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Relentless missile and drone strikes by Russian forces have killed and injured hundreds of civilians in Ukraine this month, continuing a [...] Full text...

Libya chairs 119th ministerial session of Council for Arab Economic Unity

12 july 2025 - 13:14:05

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya chaired the 119th ministerial session of the Council for Arab Economic Unity, attended by ministers and representatives of member states, [...] Full text...

Libya, Arab League discuss efforts to advance Libya's political process

10 july 2025 - 13:08:36

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libyan and Arab League officials have discussed the latest developments in the North African country and exchanged views on regional and [...] Full text...

UNESCO World Heritage Centre inscribes Historic Georgetown on Janjanbureh Island into its Network

27 june 2025 - 14:20:41

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre has officially inscribed Historic Georgetown on Janjanbureh Island in the Gambia into its Network of Places of [...] Full text...

UNDP, Government of Gambia launch 2025 Global Human Development Report

27 june 2025 - 14:14:51

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST), on Friday launched the [...] Full text...

‘A moral failure’: Security Council hears about grave violations against children caught in war

25 june 2025 - 19:47:08

New York, US (PANA) - When Sila, a young woman from Idlib in Syria, was three years-old, she woke up to missiles falling around her, [...] Full text...

Gaza: As last fuel supplies run out, aid teams warn of catastrophe

19 june 2025 - 18:30:32

Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - More than 100 days into Israel’s complete fuel blockade in Gaza, UN agencies still in the shattered enclave warned on [...] Full text...

South African President returns home from G7 session

19 june 2025 - 13:10:59

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday returned home following his working visit to Canada where he participated in [...] Full text...

WHO calls for global expansion of midwifery models of care

18 june 2025 - 00:07:08

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday released new guidance to help countries adopt and expand midwifery models of care - where [...] Full text...

South African president Ramaphosa attends G7 Summit in Canada

16 june 2025 - 08:25:04

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa is attending the annual leader’s summit of the G7 group of rich countries in [...] Full text...

South African President Ramaphosa holds talks with Canadian PM Mark Carney

12 june 2025 - 09:47:08

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ahead of this weekend’s G7 [...] Full text...

Tanzanian farmers clear more land to expand coffee plantations

26 may 2025 - 12:59:22

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's coffee sector is poised for expansion, with cultivated areas projected to grow from 265,000 hectares (HA) in marketing [...] Full text...

CAR implements the Enhanced General Data Dissemination System of IMF

20 may 2025 - 08:47:27

Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - With the successful launch of the new data portal—the National Summary Data Page (NSDP) — the Central African Republic [...] Full text...

Guterres reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire

18 may 2025 - 05:07:37

Baghdad, Iraq (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General renewed his call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and upheld the need for a two-State solution [...] Full text...

Commission to probe apartheid-era crimes in South Africa

02 may 2025 - 08:24:00

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is in the process of establishing a judicial commission of inquiry to [...] Full text...

IMF Spring Meetings: Navigating an uncertain world

26 april 2025 - 11:36:26

Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - High economic uncertainty may be an overarching theme of the IMF Spring Meetings. But it has been on an [...] Full text...

South African President Ramaphosa undertakes official visit to Lesotho

23 april 2025 - 07:25:19

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...

Libyan, Turkish officials discuss preparations for 2026 Africa-Turkey Summit

27 march 2025 - 14:56:15

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, al-Taher al-Baour and the Turkish Ambassador to Libya, Güven Begiç, on Wednesday [...] Full text...

Libya calls for joint action within the Arab League

24 march 2025 - 13:03:34

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has stressed the importance of advancing joint Arab action and strengthening the [...] Full text...

Southern African leaders 'terminate' mandate of peacekeepers in eastern DRC

14 march 2025 - 10:41:46

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Southern African leaders have decided to end their participation of their peacekeeping forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as [...] Full text...

Cape Town to host EU-South Africa summit on Thursday

12 march 2025 - 11:05:27

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The eighth summit between the leaders of the EU and South Africa will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, on [...] Full text...

G20 foreign ministers meet in South Africa

20 february 2025 - 08:00:06

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting began in Johannesburg on Thursday.It is part of a series of ministerial gatherings leading [...] Full text...