ECOWAS Council of Ministers endorses Ghana's President Mahama’s candidacy for 2027 AU Chair

12 december 2025 - 13:19:51

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unanimously endorsed Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama [...] Full text...

AU begins talks on cross-border continental data sharing regulations

02 december 2025 - 17:13:58

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) officially launched a crucial four-day Validation Workshop for the Continental Data Governance Frameworks in Addis [...] 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...

Finance experts urge African states to track US$1.2 trillion laundered through wildlife conservancies

25 november 2025 - 17:36:30

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – African countries must urgently take steps to track some US$1.2 trillion, which flows into the continent through wildlife conservancies, mostly through [...] 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...

“One Partnership. One Future” (op-ed article by EU President António Costa and President Ursula von der Leyen)

24 november 2025 - 09:22:44

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - As Africa and Europe prepare for the 7th European Union–African Union Summit in Luanda, we stand shoulder to shoulder, drawing on [...] Full text...

AU sustainable development chief calls for deepening of community-led conservation efforts in Botswana

18 november 2025 - 16:45:28

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The sight of wild animals freely roaming the floodplains of the Chobe National Park in the northern tip of Botswana, the [...] Full text...

AUC representatives reaffirm support for the Libya-Africa transit corridors project

13 november 2025 - 13:08:54

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libya Africa Investment Portfolio has held a meeting at in Tripoli with the President and members of the Planning and [...] Full text...

UN, AU vow closer action for peace and development

13 november 2025 - 06:28:28

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called on Wednesday for action to prioritise Africa, urging the world not to turn its back on [...] Full text...

AUC Chairperson calls for urgent international action as Mali's crisis escalates

10 november 2025 - 09:49:12

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep concern over the rapidly deteriorating [...] 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...

AU Chairman urges rich countries to concretise aid pledges to support conservation

06 november 2025 - 11:49:40

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco has called on the rich countries to make good on their pledge to support environmental [...] Full text...

AU Environment ministers call for renewed focus on Maputo Protocol

05 november 2025 - 07:14:41

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – African ministers of environment and tourism attending the First Africa Biodiversity Summit have emphasised the need for renewed focus on the [...] Full text...

AU Summit outlines roadmap to exploitation of US$2.8 trillion natural wealth

04 november 2025 - 07:13:58

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) has urged countries in the continent to stop “exporting jobs elsewhere” and rapidly exploit the US$2.8 [...] Full text...

AU convenes summit to reverse alarming biodiversity losses

03 november 2025 - 07:32:12

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The African Union (AU), jointly with the government of Botswana, is convening Africa’s first ever summit to discuss measures required to [...] Full text...

AU Commissioner outlines $30 billion infrastructure investment plan for aviation

30 october 2025 - 13:19:12

Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The African Union Commissioner for Infrastrcuture and Energy, Lerato D. Mataboge, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, has announced an [...] Full text...

AU condemns atrocities of Sudan's paramilitary RSF after capture of El Fasher

30 october 2025 - 06:13:39

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) has strongly condemned Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for the [...] 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...

AU deploys high-level delegation to Madagascar after coup

17 october 2025 - 07:49:18

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) is immediately deploying a high-level delegation to Madagascar to “facilitate a peaceful return to constitutional [...] 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...

AUC chairperson concerned about situation in Madagascar as President Rajoelina says 'coup under way'

12 october 2025 - 15:51:56

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, said on Sunday that he is following with [...] Full text...

Africa needs conflict prevention as the continent faces unprecedented threats

08 october 2025 - 07:34:37

New York, US (PANA) - Conflicts in Africa cannot be solved through military solutions and peace and security on the continent “demand a proactive preventative” [...] Full text...

AU’s Vision 2025 discussed at Pan-African Parliament

03 october 2025 - 11:16:54

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libyan MPs Saleh Guelma and Salem Guanan participated in a joint meeting between the Panafrican Parliament (PAP) Committees on Justice and [...] Full text...

African Energy Commission to convene first continental energy efficiency conference

02 october 2025 - 07:30:32

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Energy Commission (AFREC) will host the inaugural African Energy Efficiency Conference (AfEEC) on 10–11 December 2025 in Addis [...] 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...

AUC chairperson calls for modernisation of African peace and security architecture

25 september 2025 - 06:42:52

New York, US (PANA) - Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, has said that by modernising the African Peace and Security Architecture [...] Full text...

AUC chairperson concludes AU–UN bilateral, and AU–UN–EU Trilateral

22 september 2025 - 10:21:01

New York, US (PANA) – The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, on Sunday concluded a series of high-level engagements at [...] Full text...

AUC Chairperson meets African Group at the UN

21 september 2025 - 06:14:17

New York, US (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, on Saturday met with the African Group at the United [...] Full text...

AUC Chairperson condemns attack on civilians in besieged El Fasher mosque drone strike

20 september 2025 - 15:57:32

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has “strongly” condemned the “heinous drone strike” carried out on [...] 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...

African Union urges leaders to cement democracy, good governance

15 september 2025 - 12:52:49

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, has underlined the need for African leaders to work diligently for the advance  and consolidation [...] Full text...

AU,IGAD welcome QUAD outcome on Sudan

14 september 2025 - 17:04:55

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The African Union Commission, along with the Inter government Authority for Development IGAD, say they have received with keen interest a [...] Full text...

AU, UAE discuss collaboration and achieving peace in Africa

13 september 2025 - 09:53:22

Port  Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - African Union (AU) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have concluded talks to cement relations between the continental body and [...] Full text...

The 9/9/99 Sirte Declaration on creation of AU hailed in Libya as major step towards African unification

09 september 2025 - 14:22:39

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On its 26th anniversary, the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity said here Tuesday that the [...] Full text...

AU sympathises with Sudan on disastrous landslide

02 september 2025 - 14:35:47

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union on Tuesday expressed “deep compassion” following the tragic landslide in North Darfur, Sudan, that wiped away a [...] 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...

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...

AU celebrates African Women's Day; Darfur gives a different version (By Mohamed Osman Adam)

01 august 2025 - 12:59:45

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Africa is celebrating Women's Day, but the occasion couldn’t be more tragic for Sudanese women.They are living the impacts of [...] Full text...

AU rejects formation of parallel government by Sudanese opposition

30 july 2025 - 12:17:15

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has issued a strongly worded statement in support of [...] 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...

Disarming armed groups in Tripoli is ‘imperative’ - PSC

26 july 2025 - 13:20:08

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) has affirmed "the imperative of maintaining order and disarming non-state armed groups in the [...] Full text...

The PSC calls for the transfer of the AU Liaison Office to Tripoli and the appointment of a Special Envoy for Migration

26 july 2025 - 12:57:27

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union has requested the Chairperson of the African Union Commission to expedite [...] Full text...

The PSC reaffirms the AU's commitment to respect Libya's sovereignty

26 july 2025 - 12:45:23

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (PSC) emphasised the need to strengthen and unify all legitimate Libyan institutions [...] 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...

Top UN official holds consultations with AU ahead of Peace and Security Council meeting on Libya

23 july 2025 - 11:56:26

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Hanna Tetteh, has briefed the Permanent Representative of Uganda to the [...] Full text...

AUC Chairperson welcomes peace agreement between DR Congo and Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement

19 july 2025 - 13:25:16

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has warmly welcomed the signing of a Peace Agreement [...] Full text...

AU, EU to promote circular economy investment in Africa

18 july 2025 - 12:13:31

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) have embarked on a joint plan to invest in circular economy [...] 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 reiterates commitment to Africa

13 july 2025 - 19:05:49

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has stated that despite the circumstances that have threatened his country's security, [...] Full text...

Libyan PM hails AfCFTA as 'a continental breakthrough' despite challenges

13 july 2025 - 18:55:26

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a historic step forward that strengthens economic integration and opens up new horizons [...] Full text...