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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...
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PEACE, SECURITY AND GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA
South Sudan Community leaders call for peace between cattle herders and farmers (By Surur Ali Ayile, UN News)
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
War reflects negatively on child vaccination in Sudan, UNICEF
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that war in Sudan has hit the children section hard, plummeting child vaccination national [...] Full text...
Kenya's Deputy President taken ill before taking witness stand in impeachment trial
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was taken ill on Thursday, shortly before taking the witness stand in his defence against his [...] Full text...
Kenya Parliament approves impeachment motion against Deputy President
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been impeached after a daylong session in Parliament which ended with 281 Members of Parliament [...] Full text...
Kenya Parliament debates motion to impeach Deputy President
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Members of Parliament began debating the special motion to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office on Tuesday, with the [...] Full text...
UNSMIL meets members of Security Working Group
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Stephanie Khoury, on Sunday held consultations in Tripoli with [...] Full text...
Security Council ‘must spare no effort’ to unite and push for peace - Guterres
New York, US (PANA) - In a world where peace is “never automatic”, leadership is essential on the part of the UN Security Council which [...] Full text...
Sudan crisis: Top ministers meet in New York in call for concerted action
New York, US (PANA) - With war raging in Sudan and no end in sight to the catastrophic hunger crisis it has created, UN agencies [...] Full text...
Guinea-Bissau endorses Proliferation Security Initiative
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed Guinea-Bissau’s endorsement and participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI).A media note on Monday by [...] Full text...
Libyan Prime Minister forms committee to secure Tripoli
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba has formed a committee headed by the Minister of the Interior to secure the Libyan [...] Full text...
Links between weak governance and unsustainable debt in IMF loan programmes require action
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) – A new white paper from Transparency International U.S. (“TI US”) examines links between weak governance and the financial impact [...] Full text...
Minister says South Africans have failed Mandela
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has encouraged citzens to “find the Mandela” in them [...] Full text...
Kenyan President names four key opposition leaders to new Cabinet
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto named four key opposition leaders to his new Cabinet in an effort to stall anti-government protests now [...] Full text...
Kenya's Ruto names half-Cabinet amid continuing anti-govt protests
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's embattled President William Ruto named a partial Cabinet on Friday, five weeks after anti-government protests seeking his resignation from power [...] Full text...
Top official warns of weakened regional security following withdrawal from West African economic bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
New York, US (PANA) - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s decision to pull out of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “even as [...] Full text...
Sudan war: Medical charity suspends delivery of care in Khartoum’s Turkish hospital
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After over a year of violent incidents both inside and outside the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported Turkish Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan, [...] Full text...
US 'deeply concerned' about minerals supply chains from Rwanda and eastern DRC contributing to ongoing conflict
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US said in Tuesday that it is “deeply concerned” by the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
Ethiopia rights body reports fresh conflict in Afar, Somali regions
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Fresh conflict has erupted in Afar and Somali regions, leading to displacements and the destruction of property, Ethiopia's human right [...] Full text...
UNSMIL begins workshop on code of conduct for military and security institutions
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Acting Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...
Gender equality, youth aspirations keys to sustainable peace, Security Council hears
New York, US (PANA) - Gender equality and the aspirations of young people are crucial for ensuring sustainable peace and security, the UN’s top political [...] Full text...
UN Security Council expresses concern about challenging security situation in West Africa and Sahel
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has adopted a presidential statement acknowledging the challenging security situation in West Africa and the Sahel, [...] Full text...
‘Now is the time to unleash Africa’s peace power’ Guterres tells Security Council
New York, US (PANA) - Peace is the key to unlocking Africa’s future and for strengthening the continent’s voice and influence in building peace globally, [...] Full text...
CSOs in Libya hold workshop on security sector reform
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Representatives of civil society organisations in Libya have concluded a workshop, organised by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...
Clarification from the US Embassy in Libya on the training of Libyan armed groups by the American "Amentum
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy has issued a clarification concerning what it described as "false information" circulating to the effect that the US [...] Full text...
EU decries man-made calamity in Sudan one year into conflict
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is appalled by the unprecedented man-made calamity created by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid [...] Full text...
New Senegalese president Faye pledges to uphold good governance
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Wednesday pledged to uphold good governance based on the ethics of responsibility and [...] Full text...
ECA, WFP to boost food security in Madagascar
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have opted to strengthen food security through renewable energy [...] Full text...
Sudan’s 24 million children have a right to live in peace: UNICEF
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Almost a year since war broke out in Sudan between rival militias, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that hunger is [...] Full text...
Gaza war: Mauritius appeals for humanitarian support for Gazans
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Government on Thursday called on the population to demonstrate solidarity and humanitarian support to the Gaza population, by contributing [...] Full text...