Trapped in Gaza: Palestinians with disabilities cannot reach aid
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...
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Libyan-Turkish-Italian hold summit in Istanbul on economic cooperation in the Mediterranean
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
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
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Libya chairs 119th ministerial session of Council for Arab Economic Unity
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Libya to host 2026 Africa/Turkey Summit
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya will host the 2026 Africa-Turkey Summit, the Libyan News Agency (LANA) reported on Monday.It quoted a press office from the [...] Full text...
South Africa: Ramaphosa leads SA delegation at AU summit
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading a South African delegation at the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African [...] Full text...
African Union Summit opens in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Angola's Joao Manuel Lourenco assumed the rotating Chair of the African Union (AU) on Saturday, at the start of the [...] Full text...
IMF team concludes Ghana visit
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Stéphane Roudet has visited Ghana as part of their regular engagement with [...] Full text...
Reinforcing pastoralism in the Sahel and West Africa: a decade of progress and the path forward: World Bank Blog By Chakib Jenane, Boutheina Guermazi and Olivier Buyoya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Pastoralism has long been a hallmark of the cultural, social, and economic landscapes of the Sahel and West Africa, sustaining the [...] Full text...
Incoming AU leadership must prioritise, stand up for human rights - Amnesty International
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As African heads of state and government prepare to elect and appoint the new leadership team of the African Union [...] Full text...
Eighth EU-South Africa summit set for 13 March 2025
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - European Council President António Costa, together with the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, will represent the EU in the [...] Full text...
Libyan, Senegalese FMs discuss bilateral ties
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan's Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. al-Taher al-Baour and Senegal's Minister of African Integration and Foreign Affairs, [...] Full text...
Mission 300 Energy Summit gathers Africa’s leaders and partners to transform energy sector
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania (PANA) – African heads of state, business leaders, and development partners converge on Monday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for the [...] Full text...
With IMF support Cape Verde aims to build climate resilience, grow strongly
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the fifth review of Cape Verde’s performance under the [...] Full text...
Syria has real opportunity to ‘move from the darkness to the light’
Damascus, Syria (PANA) - Syrians have high expectations for their country, and a strong desire for people from across the social spectrum to come together [...] Full text...
EU extends mandates of Operation ATALANTA, EUTM and EUCAP Somalia for two years
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday prolonged the mandate of the EU Naval Force Operation ATALANTA and of the EU's military training [...] Full text...
ECOWAS gives Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger 6 months window to reconsider withdrawal
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger six months, from 29 [...] Full text...
US welcomes agreement to end Ethiopia, Somalia dispute over Somaliland port deal
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States welcomes the 11 December Declaration between the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Federal Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
South Africa's Education Minister attends Tianjin conference
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 [...] Full text...
Global Assembly for the World Movement underway in Johannesburg
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 [...] Full text...
South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile attends SADC extraordinary meeting
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 [...] Full text...
South Africa to receive G20 presidency this week
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 [...] Full text...
IMF Country Focus: Growth in sub-Saharan Africa is diverging By Saad Quayyum, Nikola Spatafora, Sanghamitra Mukherjee, and Hamza Mighri
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Stagnating incomes in the region's resource-intensive economies necessitate more effective fiscal management and broad-based reforms.Sub-Saharan Africa is home to [...] Full text...
South Africa satisfied with World Urban Forum outcome
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has expressed satisfaction with the significant progress her delegation made at the [...] Full text...
Libya announces readiness to host 2026 Türkiye-African Summit
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 [...] Full text...
South Africa: Ramaphosa's pro-Russia remarks raise tensions
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 [...] Full text...
South African delegation departs for Commonwealth meeting in Samoa
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Thandi Moraka, is leading a South African delegation to the Commonwealth [...] Full text...
Examining assumptions in education policy: A decade of World Bank research By Luis Benveniste, Tracy Wilichowski, Quentin Daviot and Gabrielle Arenge
Washington, DC. United States (PANA - A compendium of impact evaluations provides policymakers and practitioners with actionable information to enhance evidence-based decision-making in education. The importance [...] Full text...
Gambia re-elected to UN Human Rights Council
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- - The Gambia has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for the 2025- 2027 term, the Gambia’s Ministry [...] Full text...