27 march 2024 - 14:30:05
New York, US (PANA) - While one-third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to [...] Full text...
21 march 2024 - 11:38:41
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Central bankers today face many challenges to their independence. Calls are growing for interest-rate [...] Full text...
19 march 2024 - 14:57:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea [...] Full text...
18 march 2024 - 10:15:57
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - A delegation of seven Executive Directors from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has arrived [...] Full text...
16 march 2024 - 06:55:47
Washington, DC United States (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently experienced a cyber incident, which was detected on [...] Full text...
15 march 2024 - 11:20:23
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, will host the 10th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD) [...] Full text...
12 march 2024 - 16:56:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania has made important strides in reducing infant and child mortality, but the authorities [...] Full text...
08 march 2024 - 12:13:58
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) — Ministers of Health from African countries with the highest burden of malaria have committed to accelerated action [...] Full text...
05 march 2024 - 07:53:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe remains vulnerable to climatic shocks and without adaptation, climate change will impose high costs on [...] Full text...
03 march 2024 - 07:33:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 400 million people globally need hearing aids, a study by the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...
02 march 2024 - 06:05:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Environment Assembly adopted a ministerial declaration as it wrapped up on Friday in the [...] Full text...
29 february 2024 - 13:05:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A new World Bank report finds that annual average losses to gross domestic product (GDP) [...] Full text...
28 february 2024 - 17:37:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s economy grew at 7.6% in the first three quarters of 2023 despite a challenging global [...] Full text...
23 february 2024 - 09:35:08
Washington DC, USA (PANA) – The World Bank Group announced a $30 million grant to help ensure the continuity of [...] Full text...
22 february 2024 - 07:02:41
Niamey, Chad (PANA) - Recent analytical work from the Sahel region suggests that, after controlling for socioeconomic status, children living [...] Full text...
20 february 2024 - 15:48:56
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed the proposal to [...] Full text...
18 february 2024 - 05:55:38
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Zero energy light bulbs and sturdy bricks for schools and homes. Some innovative communities in [...] Full text...
15 february 2024 - 07:21:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is cautioning the parties to the Israel-Palestine conflict, [...] Full text...
14 february 2024 - 07:09:55
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Many adolescent girls and women in Mozambique, who are pregnant or parenting, drop out of school [...] Full text...
13 february 2024 - 09:11:18
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 children in Burkina Faso and Cameroon have now received the RTS,S malaria vaccine since [...] Full text...
09 february 2024 - 08:06:34
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Last month, Cameroon became the first country to start rolling out malaria vaccination as part of [...] Full text...
07 february 2024 - 05:52:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As severe hunger ripples across northern Ethiopia, the World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up [...] Full text...
31 january 2024 - 07:53:33
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - When looking at Somalia, there are often glaring gaps in data that obscure understanding of the [...] Full text...
29 january 2024 - 20:23:55
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Continuing intercommunal clashes in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan have left [...] Full text...
24 january 2024 - 17:57:33
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At present, only 46.4% of six-year-olds have access to basic education, and half of them complete [...] Full text...
11 january 2024 - 05:14:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Horn of Africa governments grappled with rampant wartime atrocities and humanitarian crises throughout 2023 with meager [...] Full text...
10 january 2024 - 16:33:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Economic growth in Africa is expected to pick up to 3.8% in 2024 and rise further [...] Full text...
09 january 2024 - 17:37:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Economic growth in Africa is expected to pick up to 3.8% in 2024 and rise further [...] Full text...
09 january 2024 - 14:23:37
Washington, United States (PANA) - As the world nears the midpoint of what was intended to be a transformative decade [...] Full text...
08 january 2024 - 16:32:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Economic Forum on Monday launched the Global Cooperation Barometer to measure the state of [...] Full text...
05 january 2024 - 15:17:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Gold reached a record high in 2023, finishing the year at US$2,078.40/oz (+14.6% y/y) [...] Full text...
05 january 2024 - 05:55:25
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report for 2024 projects a slowdown in [...] Full text...
29 december 2023 - 18:01:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Government of The Gambia, through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, has secured substantial [...] Full text...
27 december 2023 - 15:56:41
New York, US (PANA) - The world must prepare for the next pandemic and act on lessons learned from COVID-19, [...] Full text...
19 december 2023 - 14:44:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Over the past two decades, Tanzania has exhibited robust economic growth, surpassing many developing [...] Full text...
17 december 2023 - 12:55:59
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Imagine you are a scientist in charge of deciding which new crop variety to [...] Full text...
16 december 2023 - 07:18:25
New York, US (PANA) - Amidst a multitude of global crises and escalating of armed conflicts, small arms and light [...] Full text...
15 december 2023 - 12:14:30
Washington, DC USA (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a two-year arrangement of [...] Full text...
15 december 2023 - 10:42:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Despite the challenging environment, including the floods in May 2023, Rwandan authorities are to be commended [...] Full text...
15 december 2023 - 09:23:14
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria’s economic growth is projected to reach 4.2 percent in 2023, supported by robust activity in [...] Full text...
13 december 2023 - 13:36:03
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Despite multiple rounds of applause inside the plenary of the COP28 in Dubai on Wednesday, not [...] Full text...
13 december 2023 - 07:30:59
Washington DC, USA (PANA) — As part of an overall $35 million package of support, the World Bank has announced [...] Full text...
12 december 2023 - 08:10:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United States government’s announcement on 6 December that atrocity crimes have been committed by both warring [...] Full text...
07 december 2023 - 19:10:48
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The fight against financial crime isn’t lost, but the world needs to do more [...] Full text...
07 december 2023 - 05:38:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - More than 90 countries underlined their commitment to UN Peacekeeping during a two-day conference in Accra [...] Full text...
30 november 2023 - 18:27:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Buah Saidy, Governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, has stated that the Gambian economy [...] Full text...
28 november 2023 - 11:28:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Transitioning to a more sustainable and carbon-neutral future, $13.5 trillion in investments will be needed by [...] Full text...
28 november 2023 - 08:36:04
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - With each passing year, the stark reality of a hotter planet becomes clearer and [...] Full text...
23 november 2023 - 09:17:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Anticipation is high as the West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone B is gearing up to [...] Full text...
20 november 2023 - 06:44:46
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A new faecal sludge treatment plant in Sèmè-Kpodji, Benin, became operational in May 2023 and is [...] Full text...
17 november 2023 - 15:19:01
Jakarta,Indonesia (PANA) - The clash between one of the past two FIFA U-17 World Cup champions lived up to its [...] Full text...
17 november 2023 - 08:58:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Countries in the Sahel comprising Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger, along with neighbouring [...] Full text...
17 november 2023 - 08:57:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies [...] Full text...
16 november 2023 - 18:26:55
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Possessing half of Africa's forests, large freshwater resources, and mineral reserves that are critical for [...] Full text...
16 november 2023 - 09:55:02
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 48-month arrangement of US$175 [...] Full text...
14 november 2023 - 16:05:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As part of the build-up to the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire, [...] Full text...
06 november 2023 - 07:41:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa is not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of eradicating extreme poverty.
While many [...] Full text...
04 november 2023 - 07:49:45
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has welcomed the Congo Republic authorities’ renewed commitment [...] Full text...
03 november 2023 - 18:26:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Imagine being seated across from a loan officer in a bank, stepping into the shoes of [...] Full text...
01 november 2023 - 06:55:53
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will host African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Moussa Faki [...] Full text...
31 october 2023 - 18:27:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s economy registered strong post-pandemic growth, though it was accompanied by domestic and external imbalances including [...] Full text...
31 october 2023 - 06:58:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high, according to the global food security update released [...] Full text...
27 october 2023 - 07:07:04
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The question “top-of-mind” for most leaders and climate champions who will be gathering this week in [...] Full text...
25 october 2023 - 17:05:00
New York, US (PANA) - Twenty-three years after the adoption of a landmark UN Security Council resolution on women, peace [...] Full text...
25 october 2023 - 06:05:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation system on Tuesday, aiming to [...] Full text...
24 october 2023 - 15:08:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A study conducted by researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit of The Gambia at London [...] Full text...
24 october 2023 - 10:24:26
Tsabong, Botswana (PANA) - Adorned in bright orange and white kit bustling with youthful energy and singing in bright high [...] Full text...
21 october 2023 - 06:18:38
New York, US (PANA) - As the possible transition to a new global order heightens security risks, more effective multilateral [...] Full text...
19 october 2023 - 16:41:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday issued a call for better regulations over the use [...] Full text...
17 october 2023 - 10:50:04
Moroni, Comoros (PANA) – The first Country Economic Memorandum for Comoros, published on Tuesday by the World Bank, notes that [...] Full text...
16 october 2023 - 21:05:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...
15 october 2023 - 18:57:23
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) – Admitting that the world faces a global “polycrisis” affecting human and economic development at an unprecedented [...] Full text...
10 october 2023 - 15:34:50
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy continues to recover from the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and [...] Full text...
06 october 2023 - 15:29:10
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed staff proposals for [...] Full text...
04 october 2023 - 11:08:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global economy is at “a critical juncture”, with some economies thriving and expanding, while others [...] Full text...
04 october 2023 - 07:23:34
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - Recovery of the Seychellois economy continues as tourism flows normalise and economic activity moves closer to [...] Full text...
03 october 2023 - 17:20:57
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 fragmented major commodity markets. Countries have since restricted [...] Full text...
03 october 2023 - 13:38:25
Washington DC, US (PANA) - As the window of opportunity to contain global warming is closing rapidly, many countries are [...] Full text...
28 september 2023 - 16:55:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), in partnership with [...] Full text...
28 september 2023 - 07:26:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 16 places in this season's TotalEnergies CAF Champions League group stage will be determined this [...] Full text...
24 september 2023 - 06:53:51
New York, US (PANA) - The consequences of poor chemicals and waste management worldwide are fuelling an “unprecedented global toxic [...] Full text...
22 september 2023 - 16:19:08
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has reached a staff-level agreement on the sixth review under [...] Full text...
20 september 2023 - 17:53:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -- The World Health Organization Wednesday welcomed a “historic” commitment shown by global leaders, at the United [...] Full text...
18 september 2023 - 19:37:54
New York, US(PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank have jointly published the 2023 Universal Health [...] Full text...
15 september 2023 - 05:19:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN humanitarians are working flat out on the ground in Libya, providing desperately needed aid to [...] Full text...
08 september 2023 - 06:39:17
London, UK (PANA) - World leaders attending the G20 summit in New Delhi which starts on Saturday must substantially increase [...] Full text...
07 september 2023 - 06:30:28
New York, US (PANA) - Marking the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on Thursday, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
05 september 2023 - 06:16:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Each morning in Addis Ababa, the bustling capital of Ethiopia, the same scene plays out.
As [...] Full text...
02 september 2023 - 11:34:50
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Eritrea on Friday strengthened their partnership to support the [...] Full text...
31 august 2023 - 16:41:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s growth is expected to slow to 3.8 per cent in 2023 due to a projected [...] Full text...
31 august 2023 - 07:12:26
New York, US (PANA) - Human rights experts on Wednesday urged the UN General Assembly to declare a second International [...] Full text...
29 august 2023 - 08:00:33
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The diamond industry has faced multiple challenges leading to a notable shifting of the industry [...] Full text...
23 august 2023 - 20:51:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The WHO has issued standingg reommendations for Mpox which continues to pose a public health risk [...] Full text...
15 august 2023 - 05:59:39
Sydney, Australia (PANA) - Hosts Australia face England in the 2023 Women’s World Cup semi-final on Wednesday at a packed-out [...] Full text...
15 august 2023 - 05:53:32
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. businesses and Americans operating in South Sudan and the region should undertake robust due diligence [...] Full text...
10 august 2023 - 14:14:41
Geneva, Switzrland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17 and 18 [...] Full text...
04 august 2023 - 05:59:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Satellite data shows massive fire destruction in the town of Sirba in Sudan's West Darfur state, in [...] Full text...
03 august 2023 - 19:29:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, [...] Full text...
28 july 2023 - 09:19:55
Dunedin, New Zealand (PANA) - In a match they would have wrapped up with robust defending after going up 2-0 [...] Full text...
25 july 2023 - 16:42:46
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The global economy continues to gradually recover from the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. [...] Full text...
21 july 2023 - 06:08:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday launched a new policy brief outlining his vision of a more [...] Full text...
20 july 2023 - 13:38:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Lesotho’s economy continues to face a number of challenges in the wake of the pandemic [...] Full text...
17 july 2023 - 18:48:47
Geneva/New York (PANA) - Global immunization services reached 4 million more children in 2022 compared to the previous year, as [...] Full text...
14 july 2023 - 07:30:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian authorities have made commendable efforts over the past two years to stabilise the economy, despite [...] Full text...
13 july 2023 - 15:54:30
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - When the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Gandhinagar, India, next week, [...] Full text...
12 july 2023 - 06:52:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Al-Ahly secured the Egyptian Premier League title on Monday without even needing to set foot on [...] Full text...
12 july 2023 - 05:28:51
New York, US (PANA) - Women and girls of African descent face a “systemic and historical pattern” of racial abuse [...] Full text...
06 july 2023 - 07:52:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Crypto assets that can be used as instruments of payment have proliferated into more than [...] Full text...
28 june 2023 - 06:46:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Bank on Tuesday signed a new global data [...] Full text...
28 june 2023 - 06:40:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s new administration has initiated critical reforms to address macroeconomic imbalances, thus opening a window of [...] Full text...
26 june 2023 - 18:29:42
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A renewed effort and increased investment in developing and modernizing the roads and ports network in [...] Full text...
24 june 2023 - 09:59:51
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday approved $100 million in International Development Association (IDA) financing to [...] Full text...
17 june 2023 - 08:36:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its impact on food and fuel prices [...] Full text...
14 june 2023 - 16:27:38
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has released its 2022 Annual Report showing solid performance [...] Full text...
13 june 2023 - 11:07:29
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has assigned Tanzania a ‘B+’ long-term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default [...] Full text...
10 june 2023 - 04:33:18
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Friday announced that following serious allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse, an [...] Full text...
09 june 2023 - 08:42:33
Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan city of Casablanca is experiencing an exceptional atmosphere, only a few days before the [...] Full text...
08 june 2023 - 09:30:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With a GDP growth at 4.8 percent in 2022, Kenya’s economic performance softened after the strong [...] Full text...
07 june 2023 - 06:04:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every day, some 1.6 million people worldwide fall ill from eating contaminated food, which kills 420,000 [...] Full text...
06 june 2023 - 06:37:02
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, says Africa has the necessary partnerships and [...] Full text...
05 june 2023 - 17:54:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission announced on Monday the launch of a [...] Full text...
27 may 2023 - 06:06:00
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A senior US diplomat will visit Mauritius, Comoros and Seychelles from 29 May to 1 [...] Full text...
26 may 2023 - 13:29:55
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said on Thursday that the future of Africa lies in intra-African-trade [...] Full text...
26 may 2023 - 09:38:05
La Plata, Argentina (PANA) - Ladan Bosso, coach of Nigeria at the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, says he still [...] Full text...
25 may 2023 - 06:00:00
New York, US (PANA) - The robust growth that many African countries experienced before COVID-19 was lost to the pandemic, [...] Full text...
25 may 2023 - 05:29:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s coffee output in the new season is forecast to increase by 21 percent [...] Full text...
20 may 2023 - 12:20:04
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Due to good rainfall and the maturation of new high-yielding Robusta coffee seedlings planted in 2019, [...] Full text...
20 may 2023 - 10:27:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s marketing year (MY) 2023/24 coffee production is forecast to increase by 6.7 percent to 800,000 [...] Full text...
17 may 2023 - 06:16:26
New York, US (PANA) - Prospects for a robust global economic recovery remain dim as the lingering effects of the [...] Full text...
12 may 2023 - 06:14:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday declared that the multi-country outbreak [...] Full text...
12 may 2023 - 06:00:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's warring parties have signed a document in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah under which [...] Full text...
10 may 2023 - 20:38:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – In more than one interview with foreign news media outlets they persistently asked me, as an [...] Full text...
10 may 2023 - 10:54:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In a time of energy transition and rising demand for metals and minerals, resource-rich governments [...] Full text...
06 may 2023 - 06:36:06
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice in policing ended a 12-day visit [...] Full text...
04 may 2023 - 08:35:59
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Showing resilience, and with real GDP growth at 8.9 per cent in 2022, the economy [...] Full text...
02 may 2023 - 20:35:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has warned that the current clash in the Sudan could develop into [...] Full text...
02 may 2023 - 08:35:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference kicked off in Cape Town on Tuesday.
The event [...] Full text...
29 april 2023 - 08:23:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Financial Services and Good Governance Minister, Mr Mahen Seeruttun, on Friday said the Mauritius government [...] Full text...
25 april 2023 - 07:29:49
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Following the invitation to all member associations (MAs) to express their interest in hosting the final [...] Full text...
24 april 2023 - 11:39:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia has received 149,760 doses of Pfizer vaccines from the Italian government.
The vaccines were delivered [...] Full text...
23 april 2023 - 05:17:23
Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and ILX Management B.V. (ILX) on Saturday signed a partnership agreement [...] Full text...
18 april 2023 - 15:18:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ghana have been handed a tough draw to face neighbours and arch rivals Cote d'Ivoire [...] Full text...
13 april 2023 - 12:45:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Tension between the Sudanese army and its once protégé, the Rapid Support Forces, has reached the [...] Full text...
11 april 2023 - 14:25:37
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A robust recovercy of the global economy remains elusive as a rapid transition to higher [...] Full text...
11 april 2023 - 05:18:57
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The FIFA Women’s World Cup will hit New Zealand and Australian shores in just 100 days [...] Full text...
06 april 2023 - 10:35:00
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - After three years of warranted policy accommodation, fiscal consolidation is underway, underpinned by robust tax collection [...] Full text...
06 april 2023 - 08:15:22
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Côte d’Ivoire and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission have reached a staff-level agreement, including [...] Full text...
05 april 2023 - 13:25:00
Washington DC, US (PANA) - Growth across Sub-Saharan Africa remains sluggish, dragged down by uncertainty in the global economy, the [...] Full text...
05 april 2023 - 11:41:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The ongoing Marburg virus disease outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania are the latest of several [...] Full text...
04 april 2023 - 17:27:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rising food prices, linked to the weak agriculture performance due to unfavourable weather conditions and strong [...] Full text...
29 march 2023 - 09:11:14
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany have announced a joint bid for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World [...] Full text...
29 march 2023 - 06:00:34
New York, US (PANA) - Although no region is immune to terrorism, the situation in Africa is especially concerning, Secretary-General [...] Full text...
27 march 2023 - 16:24:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday announced that the US government will invest more than [...] Full text...
27 march 2023 - 13:38:19
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The global economy’s “speed limit”—the maximum long-term rate at which it can grow without sparking [...] Full text...
21 march 2023 - 15:26:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Digitalization, including the delivery of social assistance, can play a critical role in improving the [...] Full text...
16 march 2023 - 07:27:31
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission and the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire have reached a [...] Full text...
15 march 2023 - 13:49:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Economic diversification away from oil is crucial for reversing recent economic setbacks in the Republic of [...] Full text...
07 march 2023 - 05:36:29
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has urged leaders of the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
06 march 2023 - 14:09:01
New York, US (PANA) - A new World Obesity Atlas report from the World Obesity Federation, published on World Obesity Day, predicts [...] Full text...
02 march 2023 - 08:31:40
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a disbursement of [...] Full text...
27 february 2023 - 13:07:34
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Solar mini grids can provide high-quality uninterrupted renewable electricity to underserved villages and communities [...] Full text...
24 february 2023 - 13:11:35
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The World Bank Group’s (WBG) Board of Executive Directors has endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework [...] Full text...
16 february 2023 - 05:27:59
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - A newly signed plan for election security represents a “major development” for peaceful, inclusive [...] Full text...
14 february 2023 - 14:07:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a lifting of the blanket visa ban clamped on Nigerians [...] Full text...
14 february 2023 - 06:25:25
New York, US (PANA) - Preventing violations against children affected by war has never been more pertinent or urgent, the [...] Full text...
31 january 2023 - 17:47:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The global economy is poised to slow this year, before rebounding next year, according to [...] Full text...
25 january 2023 - 11:24:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The recent call by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on foreign ambassador to desist from interfering in [...] Full text...
20 january 2023 - 08:51:23
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa is set to outperform the rest of the world in economic growth over the [...] Full text...
17 january 2023 - 05:47:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Finding a decent and well-paid job is likely to be harder this year, thanks to the continuing [...] Full text...
11 january 2023 - 10:48:05
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda on Wednesday declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less [...] Full text...
17 december 2022 - 05:23:01
New York, US (PANA) - The first step to legitimacy and security in Libya is to allow registered voters to [...] Full text...
13 december 2022 - 17:19:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appointed Senegal’s former minister Amadou Hott [...] Full text...
12 december 2022 - 05:33:08
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank (WB) have launched reports capturing the [...] Full text...
10 december 2022 - 08:04:25
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the resilience of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), security is “one of [...] Full text...
09 december 2022 - 05:23:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The number of hungry people in West and Central Africa could reach a record high of [...] Full text...
06 december 2022 - 05:28:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in five people employed – almost 23 per cent - have experienced violence [...] Full text...
02 december 2022 - 05:38:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Far too often, Africa is viewed from outside “through a prism of problems” said UN [...] Full text...
27 november 2022 - 05:26:20
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Saturday strongly condemned an attack on an airfield in southeastern Central [...] Full text...
25 november 2022 - 14:45:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health [...] Full text...
24 november 2022 - 05:07:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 40 million children are at risk of getting measles due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the [...] Full text...
22 november 2022 - 07:18:11
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved a disbursement of [...] Full text...
19 november 2022 - 07:54:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – For Nigeria to ensure macroeconomic stability, it requires tightening across all policy levers, and stronger revenue [...] Full text...
15 november 2022 - 08:44:32
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - African institutions have launched an alliance for green infrastructure projects at the UN Climate Change Conference [...] Full text...
11 november 2022 - 06:47:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and France on Thursday signed in Port-Louis, the Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal [...] Full text...
09 november 2022 - 09:57:46
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A staff team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Kenyan authorities have reached [...] Full text...
02 november 2022 - 09:32:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Countries and advocates attending the 27th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt beginning on [...] Full text...
01 november 2022 - 08:36:13
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will combine high-quality surveillance and public health promotion with a strong childhood immunisation programme to [...] Full text...
31 october 2022 - 05:40:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday rallied his country in the midst of a [...] Full text...
31 october 2022 - 05:07:20
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has expressed deep sadness at Saturday's bomb attack in Mogadishu, which killed [...] Full text...
30 october 2022 - 10:30:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has condemned in the [...] Full text...
24 october 2022 - 05:38:36
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday spoke with South African Minister of International Relations [...] Full text...
20 october 2022 - 05:15:25
New York, US (PANA) - Support from UN peacekeepers serving with the mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, has [...] Full text...
19 october 2022 - 16:24:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Conflicting political utterances that go against the events on the ground have become the norm in [...] Full text...
19 october 2022 - 05:19:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributable [...] Full text...
09 october 2022 - 14:57:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The situation in Sudan's Darfur states -- West Darfur in particular -- was heading towards total [...] Full text...
06 october 2022 - 04:35:07
New York, US (PANA) - Climate change and environmental degradation are escalating the risk and prevalence of violence against women [...] Full text...