AfDB and Intel to train millions in AI

08 june 2024 - 06:05:03

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and technology giant, Intel, have formalised their cooperation to transform the African digital ecosystem. The partnership [...] Full text...

African champions seeking to replicate form and return to FIFA World Cup

06 june 2024 - 18:09:26

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - It’s been exactly 10 years since recently crowned African champions, Cote d’Ivoire, competed in the FIFA World Cup. The Elephants, as [...] Full text...

Once again, Burkina Faso is world’s most neglected crisis

03 june 2024 - 07:47:54

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - For the second year in a row Burkina Faso is the world’s most neglected displacement crisis, according to a new [...] Full text...

South Africa flags concerns over Sudanese turmoil

30 may 2024 - 10:38:04

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has again expressed its serious concern at the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan which has resulted in [...] Full text...

South Africa welcomes International Criminal Court arrest warrants

21 may 2024 - 10:29:25

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Office of the South African Presidency has welcomed Monday’s International Criminal Court (ICC) announcement that it has applied [...] Full text...

Attempted putsch in DR Congo: leader of assailants killed

20 may 2024 - 19:07:49

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The leader of the assailants who attempted a coup in Kinshasa on Sunday has been killed by the DR Congo [...] Full text...

Pro-Palestine camp set up at Cape Town campus

17 may 2024 - 08:11:03

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Staff and students at the University of Cape Town have erected a pro-Palestinian camp on the campus, following a [...] Full text...

ICJ to hear South Africa's demand for further order to curb Israel

16 may 2024 - 07:54:51

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will on Thursday afternoon ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order Israel to “immediately withdraw [...] Full text...

Türkiye seeks to join South Africa's Gaza case at The Hague

02 may 2024 - 11:41:39

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Türkiye is seeking to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at [...] Full text...

AfDB, partners move to boost food, nutritional security in the Sahel

30 april 2024 - 09:00:38

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) have launched the [...] Full text...

AfDB appoints Ambassador Jalel Trabelsi as Special Envoy for MENA and Gulf Region

27 april 2024 - 09:55:41

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has appointed career diplomat Jalel Trabelsi, as his [...] Full text...

Is failure to resolve the Libyan crisis due to incompetence of UN envoys or selfishness of Libyan leaders?

18 april 2024 - 11:03:02

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The resignation of the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...

South Africa calls for Middle East restraint

16 april 2024 - 08:32:08

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has joined other African countries in expressing concern at developments in the Middle East following the retaliatory [...] Full text...

South Africa: Ramaphosa expresses remorse over Mozambican boat tragedy

09 april 2024 - 15:44:56

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed his condolences to the government and people of Mozambique after a disaster at sea [...] Full text...

IMF reaches staff level agreement with Côte d’Ivoire on review of EFF/ECF arrangements

09 april 2024 - 08:02:47

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team and the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire have reached a agreement on both the [...] Full text...

AfDB plans massive work on DRC's giant Inga 3 dam

29 march 2024 - 13:20:12

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a major political commitment to kick-start construction work [...] Full text...

Sudan’s 24 million children have a right to live in peace: UNICEF

29 march 2024 - 05:19:49

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...

Opposition up in arms against constitutional change in Togo

28 march 2024 - 17:35:45

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese opposition is united in its opposition to the constitutional change that took place on Monday night, transforming Togo from [...] Full text...

Gaza war: Ireland backs South Africa in Gaza genocide matter

28 march 2024 - 07:56:40

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ireland has announced that it will intervene in South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of [...] Full text...

Gaza war: Mauritius appeals for humanitarian support for Gazans

28 march 2024 - 07:50:13

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...

Gaza war: South Africa hails UN resolution on Gaza

26 march 2024 - 08:51:41

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has hailed Monday’s UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza despite Israel’s response that [...] Full text...

Gaza war: Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza

24 march 2024 - 18:42:38

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage of any UN agency for [...] Full text...

Gaza war: Top US diplomat meets with leaders of Egypt, Saudi Arabia to secure Gaza ceasefire

22 march 2024 - 05:46:48

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is continuing with his diplomatic efforts to secure an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for at [...] Full text...

Gaza War: US, Saudi FMs discuss need to protect civilians in Gaza, increase humanitarian aid

21 march 2024 - 06:11:47

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud with [...] Full text...

Conflict driving hunger crisis in Sudan, UN officials tell Security Council

21 march 2024 - 05:27:10

New York, US (PANA) - Eleven months of brutal fighting is driving a hunger crisis in Sudan, with some areas likely to experience catastrophic levels of food [...] Full text...

Malian army neutralises 'several terrorists'

20 march 2024 - 17:01:35

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army has neutralised several terrorists in Zouera, in the Goundam circle, in the Timbuktu region, in the north-west, and [...] Full text...

World Bank Gaza war: World Bank calls for urgent action to save lives

19 march 2024 - 18:48:15

Washington DC, USA (PANA) - With more than half the population of Gaza on the brink of famine—including children and the elderly—the World Bank Group [...] Full text...

Rabat denies confiscating Algeria's property in Rabat

19 march 2024 - 16:23:02

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco on Monday rejected Algiers' accusations that Rabat had "confiscated" property belonging to it in Morocco, describing them as "false and [...] Full text...

Surge in South Sudan intercommunal conflict harms civilians

19 march 2024 - 05:08:03

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Civilians are bearing the brunt of a surge in intercommunal conflict in pockets of South Sudan, the UN Mission in [...] Full text...

Libya reaffirms support for legitimacy in Yemen

18 march 2024 - 14:19:50

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Sunday reiterated support for legitimacy in Yemen and everything that guarantees the security and stability of the people. The Libyan [...] Full text...

Gaza war: Famine could happen ‘anytime’ in Gaza’s northern governorates, warn UN humanitarians

18 march 2024 - 13:00:57

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday in search of Hamas fighters, UN humanitarians [...] Full text...

IMF approves US$1.3 billion under RSF for Cote d’Ivoire

16 march 2024 - 07:50:19

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 30-month Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) arrangement for Côte d’Ivoire for US$1.3 [...] Full text...

Gaza war: Top US, Egyptian, Saudi diplomats discuss ceasefire in Gaza

09 march 2024 - 06:24:39

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony  Blinken on Friday discussed with Egyptain and Saudi foreign ministers efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza [...] Full text...

Major new hydrocarbon discovery in Côte d'Ivoire

08 march 2024 - 19:57:42

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire's Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy has announced a major new hydrocarbon discovery in the Ivorian sedimentary basin [...] Full text...

South Africa approaches World Court over Israel again

07 march 2024 - 09:17:25

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has again again approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to ask for additional emergency measures in [...] Full text...

Gaza war: Medical charity says its UK Board member killed in Gaza

06 march 2024 - 12:49:48

London, UK, (PANA) - Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says it is devastated about the death of Reem Abu Lebdeh, an associate trustee of [...] Full text...

North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger

05 march 2024 - 19:19:34

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first time in months has been [...] Full text...

Gaza war may fuel much wider Middle East crisis, warns UN rights chief

04 march 2024 - 16:57:41

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza continued in Egypt for a second day on Monday as the UN’s top rights official [...] Full text...

Gaza: ‘Babies slowly perishing under the world’s gaze,’ UNICEF warns

04 march 2024 - 06:14:07

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for wider and safer humanitarian access in Gaza, where malnourished [...] Full text...

Israel-Gaza crisis: No medicine, no hope: Doctors describe life under Israeli attack in Gaza

29 february 2024 - 05:51:16

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - No communications, no medicine and little hope. That’s what operating a hospital in a war zone has become in Gaza, according [...] Full text...

Israel-Gaza crisis: Frustration mounts as UN convoy is blocked outside stricken hospital

27 february 2024 - 15:26:40

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN relief agencies operating in war-torn Gaza voiced deep frustration on Tuesday over continuing aid access restrictions placed on them by [...] Full text...

Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid delivery to Gaza falls by half since January: UNRWA

27 february 2024 - 05:16:24

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Very little humanitarian aid has entered besieged Gaza this month, with a 50 per cent reduction compared to January, the head [...] Full text...

AfFB signs MoU to develop Lake Chad Basin

26 february 2024 - 05:21:55

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank  (AfDB) Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to rehabilitate and restore the Lake Chad [...] Full text...

Israel-Gaza crisis: UNRWA warns of lack of functioning health centres in Gaza

25 february 2024 - 05:23:24

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said just seven of its 23 health centres in Gaza are operational, with [...] Full text...

Independent review group on UNRWA may request Gaza visit - Chairperson

23 february 2024 - 06:02:06

New York, US (PANA) - The head of an independent team reviewing the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Thursday that researchers have [...] Full text...

Israel/Gaza crisis: UNRWA at ‘breaking point’ warns agency chief

23 february 2024 - 05:47:32

New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency serving Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has reached breaking point due to Israeli calls for its abolition and the [...] Full text...

Israel-Gaza crisis: Humanitarian leaders unite in urgent plea for Gaza

22 february 2024 - 06:03:43

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a collective appeal, heads of UN humanitarian entities and global NGOs implored world leaders to help prevent further deterioration of [...] Full text...

Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza has become a ‘death zone’, warns UN health chief

21 february 2024 - 17:49:56

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An “inhumane” health and humanitarian situation now prevails across Gaza with conditions continuing to deteriorate, the head of the UN World [...] Full text...

Gazans ‘hanging by a thread’, warns WFP

20 february 2024 - 17:21:17

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN emergency food relief agency (WFP) has warned that Gaza is “hanging by a thread”, calling for urgent access to [...] Full text...

Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights experts call for probe into alleged violations against Palestinian women and girls

20 february 2024 - 12:09:28

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alleged rights violations against Palestinian women and girls in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank must be investigated, a group [...] Full text...