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 as the sole candidate of the regional body for chairperson of the African Union when the rotating chairmanship gets to West Africa’s turn in 2027 Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A World Health Organisation (WHO) expert committee has again confirmed that there is no causal link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD), following a new review of global scientific evidence Full text...

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 Ababa, Ethiopia, on Tuesday Full text...

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – African countries must urgently take steps to track some US$1 Full text...

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 of concentrated in one or two Full text...

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 the valuable lessons of our shared history, and with renewed joint ambitions firmly focused on the future Full text...

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The sight of wild animals freely roaming the floodplains of the Chobe National Park in the northern tip of Botswana, the border confluence of four other countries, is worth the troubling journey of nearly a thousand miles Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libya Africa Investment Portfolio has held a meeting at in Tripoli with the President and members of the Planning and Coordination Agency of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) of the African Union Commission (AUC) Full text...

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 the continent Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr Full text...

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 (EU) to reaffirm their long-standing partnership and chart a renewed path of cooperation Full text...

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

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – African ministers of environment and tourism attending the First Africa Biodiversity Summit have emphasised the need for renewed focus on the Maputo Protocol to revitalise efforts to end environmental degradation Full text...

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 Full text...

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 stop the loss of the continent’s wildlife species, threatened by poaching, illegal hunting and marine pollution Full text...

Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The African Union Commissioner for Infrastrcuture and Energy, Lerato D Full text...

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 atrocities committed in the city El Fasher and renewed its rejection of any parallel government in the Darfur region Full text...

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 democratic order” following last Tuesday's coup that ousted President Andry Rajoelina Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Conflicts in Africa cannot be solved through military solutions and peace and security on the continent “demand a proactive preventative” approach, according to the UN’s Special Representative to the African Union Full text...

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 Ababa, Ethiopia, under the framework of the African Energy Efficiency Alliance launched at COP29 Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, has said that by modernising the African Peace and Security Architecture and fostering collective leadership, the continent can “chart a path toward a more peaceful and prosperous Africa” Full text...

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 the United Nations Headquarters in New York, underscoring the AU’s commitment to advancing multilateral cooperation in pursuit of peace, security, and sustainable development Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, on Saturday met with the African Group at the United Nations (UN) on the margins of 80th UN General Asembly this week Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has “strongly” condemned the “heinous drone strike” carried out on Friday against civilians gathered for the dawn (Fajr) prayer at a mosque in the besieged El Fasher city in North Darfur, which claimed the lives of more than 75 innocent worshippers Full text...

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - At the start of the 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna on Monday, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi spoke about the nuclear challenges the world faces and called on States to “recommit” to non-proliferation Full text...

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, has underlined the need for African leaders to work diligently for the advance  and consolidation of democracy, transparency, and good governance in the continent, stressing that these are essential conditions for peace, inclusive development, prosperity, and Africa’s integration Full text...

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 Joint Statement issued by the Quad, comprising the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America, on the conflict in Sudan Full text...

Port  Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - African Union (AU) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have concluded talks to cement relations between the continental body and the Gulf state, with key stress on working together to achieve peace in many boiling African states Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On its 26th anniversary, the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity said here Tuesday that the Declaration of Foundation of the African Union (AU) in Sirte on 9 September 1999 was a first political step that marked an important turning point towards the unification of African positions Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), has rallied Africans to work together to build the continent Full text...

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union on Tuesday expressed “deep compassion” following the tragic landslide in North Darfur, Sudan, that wiped away a whole town with the loss of hundreds of lives, a statement by the African Union posted on X platform said Full text...

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 that currently in place in Port Sudan, Sudan, headed by General Abdul Fatah Al Burhan Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development of the National Unity Government participated in meetings of the Commission on Intellectual Property Rights of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) held from 22 July to 2 August,2025, in Djibouti Full text...

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

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has issued a strongly worded statement in support of the de facto government in Port Sudan and condemned the announcement by the paramilitary Rapid support Forces (RSF) of a parallel government in areas it control in Darfur Full text...

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 capital, Tripoli,‘ assuring that it ’strongly supports" efforts to restore civil order and protect the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, in accordance with African Union instruments and international law Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union has requested the Chairperson of the African Union Commission to expedite the transfer of the African Union Liaison Office to Tripoli, given the security situation on the ground Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (PSC) emphasised the need to strengthen and unify all legitimate Libyan institutions to create conditions conducive to the successful holding of simultaneous, inclusive, credible and transparent presidential and parliamentary elections in the country Full text...

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

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 African Union (AU), Ambassador Rebecca Otinga, on the political and security situation in Libya ahead of the upcoming summit of the African Union Peace and Security Council on Libya Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has warmly welcomed the signing of a Peace Agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) on Saturday in Doha, Qatar Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) have embarked on a joint plan to invest in circular economy initiatives, which promote job-creation and advance sustainable development, the two bodies announced on Friday Full text...

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, stability and territorial and national unity, it has maintained its commitment to its African brothers Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a historic step forward that strengthens economic integration and opens up new horizons for sustainable development for the African continent, the Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, said on Sunday Full text...

Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Most African countries have developed early warning systems to climate change-induced disasters, such as floods although the response to epidemics and other health emergencies remains chaotic due to lack of resources, according to African Union Commission (AUC) officials Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Leaders of the 27 European Union (EU) member states and the 55 countries of the African Union (AU) will meet in Luanda, Angola, for the seventh EU-African Union summit Full text...

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Amid growing global instability, the power of organised criminal groups has grown and drug use is now reaching unprecedented levels, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warned in its global report released on Thursday Full text...

Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The industrialisation of Africa, through an agricultural revolution, premised on increased investment in agricultural productivity, has shown mixed signals decades later, the African Union Commissioner, Moses Vilakati has said Full text...

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Prisons have become a fragile link in many criminal justice systems, weakened by over-incarceration, overcrowding, poor conditions and chronic neglect – fuelling calls for urgent reform Full text...