U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan travels to Sudan, Djibouti, Italy
18 november 2024 - 20:45:07Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello travelled to Port Sudan on Monday for a [...] Full text...
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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello travelled to Port Sudan on Monday for a [...] Full text...
Sudan: Allies of warring generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ Security Council hears
12 november 2024 - 18:29:44New York, US (PANA) - The people of Sudan face an ever-deepening crisis as the relentless war between rival militaries [...] Full text...
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Sudan, AU initiate moves to restore ties
15 october 2024 - 13:05:08Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union seems to be moving to assert its expected role in finding a [...] Full text...
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US Special Envoy for Sudan Perriello travels to Kenya and Ethiopia
30 september 2024 - 05:48:01Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello is travelling to Nairobi and Addis Ababa from [...] Full text...
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Reports of ground offensive in Sudan while international community expresses concern
26 september 2024 - 19:57:24Port Sudan Sudan(PANA) - To the exception of the shy main stream media, internet and Sudanese social interaction outlets [...] Full text...
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Ministerial meeting on Sudan deeply concerned about catastrophic situation
26 september 2024 - 06:19:36New York, US (PANA) - Participants at a Ministerial Meeting on Sudan have expressed deep concern about the catastrophic and [...] Full text...
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US Special Envoy for Sudan travels to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Türkiye in efforts to end Sudan war
09 september 2024 - 05:40:11Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello is travelling to Riyadh, Cairo, and Ankara to [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese political rivals urged to reach consensus on electoral roadmap
12 july 2024 - 05:38:32Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the African Union Mission in South Sudan, and [...] Full text...
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South Africa flags concerns over Sudanese turmoil
30 may 2024 - 10:38:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has again expressed its serious concern at the ongoing armed conflict in [...] Full text...
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African countries to collaborate in disease surveillance under new plan
15 may 2024 - 17:36:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries, including Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa coastline braces for marine disaster after sinking of UK-flagged ship
07 march 2024 - 14:27:59Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The Eastern Africa region is likely to suffer from a protracted environmental pollution whose effects could [...] Full text...
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Top UN official calls for greater political investment in South Sudan as polls loom
06 march 2024 - 07:15:30New York, US (PANA) - With only nine months remaining before the polls in December, South Sudan is not ready [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: South Sudan denies smuggled fuel to Sudan’s RSF
23 january 2024 - 05:53:08Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan has vehemently denied claims that its military is involved in smuggling fuel and [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Senior army officer slams UAE for assisting paramilitary RSF in bloody war
22 january 2024 - 12:34:02Omdurman, Sudan (PANA) - A senior Sudanese government official has slammed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for assisting the paramilitary [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: South Sudan President Kiir calls for 'immediate and unconditional' ceasefire
21 january 2024 - 15:46:44Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – President Salva Kiir of South Sudan on Saturday called for an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" in the bloody war [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Govt calls on UN Security Council to take punitive action against RSF and supporters
21 january 2024 - 10:36:46Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has urged the UN Security Council to designate the paramilitary Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan 'freezes' membership in IGAD
20 january 2024 - 13:46:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday announced that it is "freezing" its membership with the East African regional bloc, [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: East African leaders urge warring parties to meet in 2 weeks to discuss end of war
19 january 2024 - 06:22:37Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Leaders of the East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), on Thursday urged [...] Full text...
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AU urges foreigners to keep off Ethiopia/Somalia row
18 january 2024 - 12:24:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has expressed deep concern over the ongoing tension between Ethiopia and [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: AUC chair appoints high-level panel on resolution of Sudan’s conflict
18 january 2024 - 10:26:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Thursday announced the appointment [...] Full text...
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Sudan government declines IGAD invitation to attend summit on Sudan
13 january 2024 - 13:08:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese presidency on Saturday said the government would not attend a summit convened by the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Senior Sudan official dismisses agreement between RSF, Coordination of Civilian Democratic Forces
04 january 2024 - 06:42:24Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Deputy Chairman of the Sovereign Council, Malik Agar, has dismissed the Addis Ababa Declaration signed [...] Full text...
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Sudanese rebellion chief moots change of strategy over peace deadlock
03 january 2024 - 21:35:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The head of Sudan's rebellion army has arrived in Kenya for talks to explore the possibility [...] Full text...
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IGAD urges regional involvement to end tension over Ethiopia-Somaliland maritime agreement
03 january 2024 - 19:09:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has urged countries in the region to get involved [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: RSF signs agreement to end bloody war
03 january 2024 - 07:35:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Tuesday signed an agreement with the Coordination of [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US calls for end to 'needless', 'brutal' war
02 january 2024 - 06:24:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Monday called for an end to the "needless" and "brutal" war between [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Museveni, RSF leader Dagalo discuss ending the devastating war
28 december 2023 - 12:27:53Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and the leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Services (RSF), General [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN Security Council alarmed at spreading violence, deteriorating humanitarian situation
24 december 2023 - 06:55:33New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has expressed alarm at the spreading violence and deteriorating humanitarian situation [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: AUC Chairperson renews calls to end Sudan conflict
19 december 2023 - 07:13:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed concern at the [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: UN chief lauds IGAD steps to find solution to war
13 december 2023 - 20:07:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the "encouraging developments" following the Extraordinary Assembly of the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Concrete measures needed to curb widespread abuses, protect civilians
12 december 2023 - 08:10:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United States government’s announcement on 6 December that atrocity crimes have been committed by both warring [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan gov't challenges IGAD communique after summit
11 december 2023 - 12:13:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A political row is simmering between the Sudanese government and the East African regional bloc, the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US lauds IGAD, AU efforts to secure end to fighting
11 december 2023 - 06:42:16Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has applauded efforts of the East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: IGAD urges leaders to help end the war, suffering of the people
09 december 2023 - 13:26:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has appealed to its leaders [...] Full text...
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Conflicts in Sudan, Ethiopia high on agenda of Senior US diplomat's visits to Horn of Africa
08 december 2023 - 08:05:11Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Regional conflicts are high on the agenda of the U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn [...] Full text...
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Sudan Conflict: Sudan Rejects US Accusations Against National Army
07 december 2023 - 19:46:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Thursday was critical of the US administration which accused both Sudanese national army and [...] Full text...
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40 million people in Djibouti, Ethiopia to reap gains from expansion of digital economy
06 december 2023 - 07:59:50Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - Communities in Djibouti and Ethiopia, including borderland areas, refugees and host communities, will benefit from [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Sudan conflict: UN chief 'remains deeply concerned' about escalating war as UNITAMS mandate terminated
02 december 2023 - 12:52:50New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "remains deeply concerned" about the escalating conflict in the Sudan and [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Security Council agrees to terminate UN mission in Sudan
02 december 2023 - 05:46:01New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council on Friday decided to terminate the mandate of the UN political mission [...] Full text...
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Kenya set to overhaul refugee policy, to change camps into urban centres
30 november 2023 - 18:21:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is planning to designate major refugee camps as urban centres and municipalities once a draft [...] Full text...
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Sanctions regime complicates Sudan humanitarian crisis response
28 november 2023 - 17:54:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The sanctions against Sudan following the military coup on 21 October 2021 and an ongoing war [...] Full text...
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IGAD conference confronts forced displacements in Eastern Africa
27 november 2023 - 22:47:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Government representatives and experts responsible for developing refugee resettlement policies in Eastern Africa are meeting in [...] Full text...
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IGAD 'closely engaged' in dialogue between Ethiopian gov't and Oromo Liberation Army
22 november 2023 - 14:05:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has commented on the current [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Troika condemns escalating violence, rights abuses in Darfur
18 november 2023 - 07:08:02Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Troika on Sudan -- Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States -- have [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Military leader leaves for Ethiopia in another diplomatic trip to end war
15 november 2023 - 10:07:35Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Gen. Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, left Khartoum for [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan describes military leader's Kenya visit as 'successful'
14 november 2023 - 08:17:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military leader, Lieutenant General Abdul Fatah Burhan, returned to Khartoum on Monday from Kenya where [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: Warring parties commit to facilitate humanitarian assistance but fail to agree ceasefire
08 november 2023 - 05:41:28Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Sudan's warring parties -- Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) -- have made commitments [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Women and girls abducted, held ‘in slave-like conditions’ in Darfur
03 november 2023 - 19:57:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed alarm on Friday over reports that in Sudan, women [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US welcomes 'significant progress' in peace process but 'challenges remain'
03 november 2023 - 10:30:14Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has welcomed the significant progress made in the past year on the implementation of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: AU Commission chief commends Ethiopians for upholding Tigray peace deal
02 november 2023 - 10:59:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on Thursday congratulated Ethiopians for embracing peace, national [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: SAF warns rival RSF against continuing attacks despite peace talks
01 november 2023 - 09:15:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army Chief, General Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, has accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US urges warring parties to approach reconvened ceasefire talks 'constructively'
30 october 2023 - 07:57:47Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has again called on Sudan's warring parties -- the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: UN seeks end to ‘colossal’ humanitarian tragedy as Sudan’s military factions resume Saudi-hosted talks
30 october 2023 - 07:18:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations has welcomed the resumption of talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to end the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Peace talks 'heading for success'
29 october 2023 - 17:44:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The peace negotiations between the rival Sudanese military groups, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the [...] Full text...
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Sudan-conflict: Peace negotiations kick off amid opposed positions and vicious fighting (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
26 october 2023 - 15:19:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced the launch of peace talks between belligerent Sudanese parties, the Sudanese [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: 'Sudan has not approved Kenya chairing IGAD committee to resolve crisis'
08 september 2023 - 09:30:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs says it has not reversed its position rejecting Kenya's President William Ruto [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Military leader Gen. Al Burhan arrives in Qatar
07 september 2023 - 11:01:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Military leader, General Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, has arrived in Qatar in what appears to [...] Full text...
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Negotiated solution only way to end Sudan war: senior UN official
10 august 2023 - 06:41:57New York, US (PANA) - Ongoing mediation efforts aimed at resolving the conflict in Sudan are critical, a senior UN [...] Full text...
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Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns
03 august 2023 - 05:23:38Juba, South Sudan (PAA) - Action is needed now to pave the way for timely and credible elections in South [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Child deaths rise, concern intensifies for refugees after 100 days of battle
25 july 2023 - 06:28:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - After 100 days of fighting in Sudan, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Monday that at [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Burhan reiterates he will not to deal with IGAD Quartet led by Kenyan President Ruto
17 july 2023 - 06:54:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military leader, Lieutenant General Abdul Fatah Burhan, has reiterated that he will not accept the mediation [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: African leaders approve sanctions against Sudanese Generals
16 july 2023 - 19:35:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union Summit in Nairobi has approved sanctions against rival Sudanese, as fighting in the [...] Full text...
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African Union mid-year Summit opens in Nairobi
16 july 2023 - 12:41:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders gathered on Sunday in Nairobi for the opening of their fifth mid-year Summit, with [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Egypt hosts meeting on ending the war
13 july 2023 - 14:37:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Egypt on Thursday hosted a one-day summit meeting that brought together several leaders aimed at ending [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan threatens to pull out of IGAD
12 july 2023 - 06:12:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says it will consider pulling out of the East African regional group, Inter-Governmental Authority on [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: IGAD quartet: A walk into Sudan's landmine field (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
11 july 2023 - 13:32:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cracks are showing not only within the Sudanese political façade at home towards the two belligerents, [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: IGAD leaders regret Sudanese govt's failure to participate in Addis summit
10 july 2023 - 16:31:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Summit meeting of the East African Development Block (IGAD) has expressed regret that the government [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: 'Govt's participation in IGAD summit conditional on change of chairman'
10 july 2023 - 14:09:53Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) - Sudan has said that its participation in the East African heads of state meeting that kicked off [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN chief condemns bloody air strike in Omdurman
09 july 2023 - 11:12:37New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Saturday's air strike in Omdurman, Sudan, which reportedly killed [...] Full text...
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Sudanese conflict: EU blasts parties refusing to seek peaceful solution
05 july 2023 - 18:51:21Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Wednesday strongly condemned the ongoing fighting in Sudan, as well as the [...] Full text...
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Chairman of Libyan Council invited to Summit of Sudan's Neighbouring Countries in Egypt
05 july 2023 - 18:50:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has received an invitation from the Egyptian [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Army ready to consider Turkish initiative to end the war
29 june 2023 - 06:37:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army on Wednesday said it is ready to consider any initiative by the Turkish [...] Full text...
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Around 60 million in urgent humanitarian need in Horn of Africa
27 june 2023 - 06:05:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Climate, armed conflict, high food prices and post-COVID-19 economic fall-out have caused record food insecurity [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Crisis threatens to hobble South Sudan’s transition, UN mission chief says
21 june 2023 - 06:14:12New York, US (PANA) - The cross-border impact of the crisis in Sudan is unfurling along multiple fronts, and action [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Govt rejects Kenya heading IGAD committee to resolve conflict
19 june 2023 - 15:04:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has rejected a meeting called by Kenya for quadripartite mechanism to be held Monday evening [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN, AU, IGAD call on warring parties to strictly observe ceasefire
18 june 2023 - 19:15:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The three main regional and international organisations involved in the resolution of Sudan’s crisis have urged [...] Full text...
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IGAD condemns 'cowardly, senseless' attack on Ugandan secondary school
18 june 2023 - 13:04:07Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The East African sub-regional group, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has joined the chorus of [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: IGAD adopts roadmap to end fighting
14 june 2023 - 16:16:26Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The East African sub-regional group, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has adopted a roadmap that it [...] Full text...
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Sudan Conflict: Khartoum engulfed in most intensive fighting since the outbreak of war
11 june 2023 - 15:54:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Intensive and ceaseless shelling and bombardment that continued for almost six hours, midday, Khartoum local time, [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Gov't urges AU, Ethiopia, UN agencies not to deal with 'persona non gata' Perthes
11 june 2023 - 11:21:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has asked Ethiopia, the African Union, and UN agencies not to deal with [...] Full text...
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Burundi makes further diplomatic gains on the regional stage
10 june 2023 - 18:51:24Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The diplomatic highlight of the week was Burundi's appointment as vice-president of the Common Market for [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Security Council extends mandate of UN Assistance Mission in Sudan
03 june 2023 - 07:47:57New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Transition [...] Full text...
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World expands food resilience plan in East Africa
01 june 2023 - 12:28:49Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - At a time when food systems in Eastern and Southern Africa continue to be [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Trilateral Mechanism welcomes Jeddah agreement on short-term ceasefire
22 may 2023 - 12:30:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Trilateral Mechanism, consisting of the United Nations, the African Union, and the Intergovernmental Authority on [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: New vice president says he is not for any side in the fighting
20 may 2023 - 16:11:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan’s new civilian Vice President, Malik Aggar, on Saturday stressed he accepted the job only to [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Senior US diplomat ends Ethiopia visit on Sudan crisis
17 may 2023 - 07:39:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee on Tuesdsay ended a three-day [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan appeals for urgent humanitarian assistance as fighting continues
13 may 2023 - 06:54:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Friday launched an urgent appeal to the international community for humanitarian assistance following four [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Warring generals take ‘important first step’ on humanitarian protection - says senior UN official
12 may 2023 - 16:35:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A declaration by Sudan’s warring parties committing to protect civilians is an “important first step” after [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Warring parties sign document to protect civilians
12 may 2023 - 06:00:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's warring parties have signed a document in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah under which [...] Full text...
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Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council
11 may 2023 - 14:53:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sudan’s descent into violent conflict and humanitarian catastrophe came under the scrutiny of the UN Human [...] Full text...
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ROUNDUP: Sudan conflict: ‘Secure and immediate access’ needed for lifesaving aid, urges Guterres
03 may 2023 - 17:13:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Fighting in Sudan must stop now before the conflict and the spreading humanitarian catastrophe further ravage [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN humanitarian chief arrives in Port Sudan to coordinate assistance
03 may 2023 - 12:04:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Martin Griffiths, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, has arrived in Port Sudan, [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: AU warns the conflict could be a replica of the 2011 situation in Libya
02 may 2023 - 20:35:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has warned that the current clash in the Sudan could develop into [...] Full text...
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Sudan Crisis: Former PM warns against repercussions of current conflict on the region and the world
02 may 2023 - 20:18:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Former Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr Abdalla Hamdouk, who is still enjoying wide popularity among youth in [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan's warring parties agree seven-day ceasefire 'in principle'
02 may 2023 - 17:25:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's warring parties have agreed to a seven-day ceasefire "in principle", effective Thursday when the current [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US Secretary of State speaks to Kenyan, Comorian presidents on ending the fighting
02 may 2023 - 06:56:58Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday spoke with Kenyan President, William Ruto and [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Gunfire continues to sound in Khartoum despite the extension of ceasefire
01 may 2023 - 09:40:56Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Loud sounds of gunfire continue to sound in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, with plumes of smoke [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN relief chief heads to the region as humanitarian crisis nears 'breaking point'
01 may 2023 - 05:27:05New York, US (PANA) - In light of the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, Secretary-General António Guterres is sending [...] Full text...
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Sudan fighting: The stakes are high for the whole of Africa - UN
28 april 2023 - 18:14:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A turbulent transition to civilian rule has been underway in Sudan since the ouster of former [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Sudan conflict: Warring parties accuse each other of breaking new ceasefire
28 april 2023 - 11:16:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The warring parties in Sudan are on Friday accusing each other of breaking the new ceasefire [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Partners, world organisations welcome ceasefire extension
28 april 2023 - 05:18:56Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union, the United Nations and the East Africa sub-regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Warring parties agree three-day extension of ceasefire
27 april 2023 - 21:42:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's warring parties have accepted a three-day extension of a ceasefire that was to expire at [...] Full text...
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3RD LEAD: Sudan Conflict: UN chief, US Secretary of State hold high level talks on enduring ceasefire
27 april 2023 - 17:29:48Washington, DC, US (PANA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken are holding high [...] Full text...
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2ND LEAD: Sudan conflict: Warring parties accuse each other of violating ceasefire; Army gives initial consent to peace initiative
27 april 2023 - 10:57:20Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The warring parties in Sudan on Thursday accused each other of violating the fragile ceasefire in [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Sudan conflict: Sudan army accepts initiative to end fighting
27 april 2023 - 10:13:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has announced its initial acceptance of an initiative from the east [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: No comment from warring parties as ceasefire announced by US goes into effect
24 april 2023 - 22:03:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The ceasefire in Sudan's fighting announced by US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has taken effect [...] Full text...
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Second Roundup: Sudan conflict: US announces 72-hour ceasefire from midnight on Monday
24 april 2023 - 21:22:53Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has announced that the warring parties in the Sudan [...] Full text...
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ROUNDUP: Sudan conflict: Fighting eases in Khartoum as foreign countries step up evacuation of nationals
24 april 2023 - 13:27:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese captial, Khartoum, which has seen heavy fighting between two rival generals for the last [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: USAID deploys Disaster Assistance Response Team to coordinate humanitarian response
24 april 2023 - 07:48:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States says it is mobilising to ramp up assistance to the people of Sudan [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Turkish President Erdogan offers to mediate in conflict
24 april 2023 - 06:37:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is said to have suggested to Sudan’s feuding military leaders to [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Many countries evacuating nationals from Khartoum as no letup in fighting
24 april 2023 - 05:41:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Many countries are evacuating their nationals from the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, as there is no end [...] Full text...
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President Ruto of Kenya commends Sudanese rivals
21 april 2023 - 15:18:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President William Ruto of Kenya has expressed his appreciation for the observance of cessation of hostilities [...] Full text...
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Sudan Crisis: Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire
21 april 2023 - 06:03:03New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on Thursday appealed to the warring parties in Sudan to observe [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa and Geingob call for calm in Sudan
20 april 2023 - 18:14:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Namibian counterpart Hage Geingob on Thursday called [...] Full text...
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EU condemns ongoing violence in Sudan
20 april 2023 - 07:32:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and its Member States have strongly condemn the ongoing fighting between the [...] Full text...
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UN, African and Arab leaders to hold virtual talks on Sudan crisis
20 april 2023 - 05:42:49New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres continues efforts towards ensuring an end to the hostilities in Sudan, [...] Full text...
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Sudan: civilians trapped in urban warfare (analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
18 april 2023 - 19:02:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As fighting between Sudanese rivals continues for the fourth day running, civilians in Khartoum and other [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Sudan, as death toll mounts
18 april 2023 - 07:44:06New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Monday urged rival military factions in Sudan to protect civilians and [...] Full text...
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Sudan says current conflict an internal question requiring no foreign mediatory intervention
17 april 2023 - 21:55:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan on Monday described the ongoing fighting between the Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces as [...] Full text...
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IGAD Summit picks trio to spearhead search for end to Sudan military crisis
17 april 2023 - 17:20:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A team of three East African Heads of State has been picked to spearhead talks between [...] Full text...
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IGAD calls on Sudanese to cease fighting, return to dialogue
15 april 2023 - 15:05:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African Development Authority has appealed to Sudanese military components to immediately cease fighting and [...] Full text...
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Heavy fighting inside Sudanese national capital
15 april 2023 - 09:58:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Heavy fighting erupted between units belonging to the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, [...] Full text...
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AU-IGAD condemn request for a fatwa to assassinate the Head of UNITAMS
14 april 2023 - 16:09:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) –The African Union and the East African Development Authority have condemned a recent request for Fatwa by [...] Full text...
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former rebel leaders appeal to army and RSF to listen to voice of wisdom
13 april 2023 - 15:10:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Commanders of the three major former rebel movements in the Sudan have joined hands and [...] Full text...
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Lawyers to sue a man who threatened to shed the blood of UN official
11 april 2023 - 10:56:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A hardliner Sudanese has vowed to get rid of the representative of the United Nations Secretary [...] Full text...
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US intervenes to provide impetus for Sudanese-Sudanese political talks (News Analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
07 april 2023 - 07:37:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military and civilians, currently engaged in hammering out a final political agreement, have failed to [...] Full text...
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AU chairperson links rise of terrorism in Africa to Libyan crisis in 2011
30 march 2023 - 15:48:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Comorian President and current Chairman of the African Union (AU), Azali Assoumani, said here Thursday [...] Full text...
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UN, AU and IGAD to get Sudanese political process out of current moving sands situation (Analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam).
30 march 2023 - 11:21:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military and civilians Thursday wound up sessions without issuing recommendations on security and military reform, [...] Full text...
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The Trilateral Mechanism in Sudan describes a meeting with non-signatories of agreement as fruitful, for a reason (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
30 march 2023 - 05:49:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Trilateral Mechanism in Sudan on Wednesday said they held a constructive meeting with the Sudanese entities [...] Full text...
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Leaders of varied Sudanese armies meet to work out merger plan
26 march 2023 - 18:39:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A much awaited process to merge dozens of forces and former rebel movements' troops into one [...] Full text...
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UN: Sudanese heading for solution but challenges remain huge
21 march 2023 - 12:29:11Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has warned that although Sudanese are now close to reaching a political solution [...] Full text...
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Sudan holds massive political ‘workshops’, embarks on new transition phase, Security Council hears
21 march 2023 - 04:58:10New York, US (PANA) - The parties to a watershed political agreement in Sudan – signed in December 2022 – [...] Full text...
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Major stakeholders pledge to continue political, technical assistance to Sudan
20 march 2023 - 12:57:13Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations, the African Union and the East African Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have [...] Full text...
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Sudan to enjoy civilian executive by next month
20 march 2023 - 08:30:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A much awaited Final Political Agreement will be signed in Khartoum on 1 April and a [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Ethiopia
15 march 2023 - 07:21:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Addis Ababa on Tuesday night for a [...] Full text...
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Return of Sudanese women from ISIS shows gender-blind nature of violent extremism (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
11 march 2023 - 12:52:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has announced that a number of its nationals, including women and children, previously [...] Full text...
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Sudanese breathe sigh of relief, as military harsh statements subdue (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
08 march 2023 - 16:37:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese breathed a sigh of relief, even if temporarily, as the head of the Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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Justice and transitional justice in Sudan to be discussed within political framework agreement, UN says
07 march 2023 - 11:24:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In a step seen as further march in the implementation of the political agreement signed between [...] Full text...
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Sudan peace deal revisited to avoid spillover in the region (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
19 february 2023 - 13:31:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military leader, Lieutenant-General Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, has gone to Juba, the capital of South [...] Full text...
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Tripartite mechanism commends evaluation meetings on Peace Agreement
16 february 2023 - 15:26:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tripartite mechanism, comprising the African Union, United Nations and the IGAD, have commended the on-going [...] Full text...
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AU reaches agreement to avoid famine in four East African countries
14 february 2023 - 12:47:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has concluded an agreement with international organisations to help Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and [...] Full text...
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AU, Sudanese authorities discuss transitional developments
14 february 2023 - 09:24:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military leader, Lieutenant General Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, on Monday held a meeting with the visiting head of [...] Full text...
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Faki in Sudan to boost political reconciliation efforts
12 february 2023 - 16:12:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki, arrived in Khartoum on Sunday as part of [...] Full text...
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Tigray peace monitoring team urges opening of schools
11 february 2023 - 22:10:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Joint Committee monitoring the peace process in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray has praised [...] Full text...
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Sudan welcomes return of Eritrea to IGAD
10 february 2023 - 18:52:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Friday welcomed the refurbishment of the membership of Eritrea within the Inter-Government Authority on [...] Full text...
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Conference calls for stronger political will to implement Sudan peace agreement
04 february 2023 - 15:36:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A weeklong conference seeking to act as impetus for the implementation of the Juba Peace Agreement [...] Full text...
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Sudan sees high level diplomatic visits, as it decides political future (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)
04 february 2023 - 06:45:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The nature of the next government in Sudan seems to be of great interest, not only [...] Full text...
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Key Sudanese players fail to attend conference on implementation of Juba Peace Agreement
01 february 2023 - 16:49:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A conference on why the Juba Peace agreement signed between Sudanese has failed to find solutions [...] Full text...
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'Peace in South Sudan hinges on local accountability'
01 february 2023 - 05:34:12Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The Government of South Sudan, in its first ever briefing to the UN Peacebuilding Commission, [...] Full text...
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UN, AU and IGAD: Sudan Political Process enters decisive phase requiring wide participation
30 january 2023 - 17:28:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- In one of the rarest events of its type, representatives of the United Nations, the African Union [...] Full text...
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UN envoy sees ‘real chance’ of political solution in Sudan
18 january 2023 - 05:15:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - More than a year after the military coup in Sudan, political parties began talks this month [...] Full text...
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UN welcomes launching of talks for reaching final political agreement in Sudan
09 january 2023 - 20:21:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Secretary General on Monday welcomed the move by Sudanese political and military parties towards [...] Full text...
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Signatories of political agreement launch final phase
08 january 2023 - 12:17:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese political forces, including the military, are meeting once again in Khartoum to finalise an initial [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s independence and the curse of duality (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent )
01 january 2023 - 13:52:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sixty-seven years have now elapsed since Sudan gained its independence from the condominium colonization on 1 [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US applauds launch of AU's Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mission
31 december 2022 - 06:45:26Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has applauded the signing and launch of the African Union’s Monitoring, Verification and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Team to monitor peace agreement inaugurated
30 december 2022 - 05:20:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A three-member mission was inaugurated on Thursday under the auspices of the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: UN, partners make plea for urgent intervention to end ‘escalating violence’
29 december 2022 - 05:21:23Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), together with international partners, has called for the immediate [...] Full text...
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Sudan's Trilateral Mechanism meets signatories to Political Framework Agreement
21 december 2022 - 12:32:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Trilateral Mechanism, comprising the United Nations, African Union (AU) and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council commends Sudan’s Political Framework Agreement
09 december 2022 - 10:55:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations Security Council member states have welcomed the signing of the Sudan Political Framework [...] Full text...
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'Raw violence’ displaces thousands during ‘ruthless conflict’ in South Sudan, UNHCR says
08 december 2022 - 05:23:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Throughout South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile Region “desperation is rising” as escalating armed conflict, which has [...] Full text...
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UN commends Sudanese for making concessions to reach a framework agreement
05 december 2022 - 19:27:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Volker Perthes, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General to the Sudan, has commended signatories [...] Full text...
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UN, AU and IGAD welcome Sudanese political framework agreement
05 december 2022 - 14:46:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union and IGAD, known as the trilateral mechanism operating to end the [...] Full text...
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Sudanese sign framework agreement as first steps for national reconciliation
05 december 2022 - 14:29:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A group of Sudanese political parties, civil society organizations and former rebel movements on Monday signed [...] Full text...
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UN facilitators make breakthrough in Sudan’s acrimonious political standouts
02 december 2022 - 12:44:11Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union (AU) and the regional grouping, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), say [...] Full text...
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Sudan hosts 48th IGAD Council of Ministers meeting
01 december 2022 - 13:00:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - East Africa's foreign ministers have concluded two days of deliberations in Khartoum focussing on security, economic [...] Full text...
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Three organisations condemn violence against protesters in Sudan
28 november 2022 - 13:37:27Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU) and the East African development bloc, Intergovernmental Authority [...] Full text...
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Parties working for political solution in Sudan hold out hope for breakthrough
11 november 2022 - 06:38:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Representatives of the United Nations, African Union and sub-regional group, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), working [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US hails meeting of Government, TPLF military commanders
08 november 2022 - 05:26:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has hailed the commencement of a meeting between military commanders of the Ethiopian Government [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Sudan welcomes signing of peace agreement
03 november 2022 - 11:15:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has welcomed the peace agreement signed in South Africa between the Ethiopian federal government and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Kenyan President welcomes ceasefire agreement
03 november 2022 - 09:38:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto has praised the parties to the Ethiopia peace process, the Government of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN, US, AU hail peace agreement to end the bloody conflict
03 november 2022 - 05:05:49Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The United Nations, the United States and African Union (AU) have welcomed Wednesday's cessation of [...] Full text...
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IGAD experts discuss agricultural development, call for more action and resources mobilization
02 november 2022 - 15:29:20Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African development grouping, IGAD, on Wednesday concluded a two-day regional dialogue in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group calls for solidarity with victims, survivors of atrocity
02 november 2022 - 11:04:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As the bloody Ethiopian conflict enters its third year on Thursday, Human rights advocate, Amnesty [...] Full text...
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Pro-islamists demonstrate to call for non-inference in Sudan’s domestic affairs
29 october 2022 - 15:35:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Pro-islamists on Saturday staged a protest march in which “hundreds of thousands” took part to oppose [...] Full text...
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Sudan Army says its soldiers were targeted by rioters
27 october 2022 - 12:45:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese Army newspaper on Thursday said in a terse statement that dozens of soldiers guarding [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Peace talks enter the second day
26 october 2022 - 05:07:52Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The African Union (AU)-led peace talks in South Africa to end the conflict in the Tigray [...] Full text...
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Sudan military coup: Nice western grin converted into menacing grim
25 october 2022 - 17:21:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In yet a new warning to the rulers in the Sudan, the United States administration has [...] Full text...
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US says 'time is of the essence' for new transitional framework in Sudan
25 october 2022 - 05:47:20Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Time is of the essence to reach agreement on a new transitional framework and a civilian-led government [...] Full text...
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UN-AU and IGAD Trilateral Mechanism regrets killing of protester on Sunday
24 october 2022 - 14:59:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union and IGAD on Monday denounced the recent shooting and killing of [...] Full text...
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Sudan movves towards interim period
19 october 2022 - 16:24:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Conflicting political utterances that go against the events on the ground have become the norm in [...] Full text...
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Restoring stability in West Darfur is prelude for full implementation of Juba Peace Agreement (A PANA News Analysis by Mohamed Osman)
09 october 2022 - 14:57:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The situation in Sudan's Darfur states -- West Darfur in particular -- was heading towards total [...] Full text...
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UN urges Sudanese to fully implement peace deal agreed two years ago
05 october 2022 - 09:29:53Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has urged the government of Sudan and former rebel groups to speed up [...] Full text...
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IGAD calls for swift response to Ebola outbreak in Uganda
27 september 2022 - 15:37:11Djibouti, (Djibouti) - The Ebola outbreak in Uganda requires urgent steps to combat, the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: Sudan committed to achieve national reconciliation, General Assembly hears
23 september 2022 - 06:31:08New York, US (PANA) - Abdel-Fattah Al Burhan Abdelrahman Al-Burhan, the President of the Transitional Government of Sudan, has reiterated [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian needs ‘growing exponentially’ across Sudan, mission chief warns Security Council
14 september 2022 - 06:02:05New York, US (PANA) - Civilians are in increasing danger, while humanitarian needs across Sudan “are growing exponentially”, the head [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: IGAD welcomes Ethiopia parties' commitment to ceasefire and mediation
13 september 2022 - 09:33:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the East African development grouping, has welcomed recent Ethiopian steps to return [...] Full text...
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Greater Horn of Africa drought forecast to continue for fifth year - UN weather agency
27 august 2022 - 05:22:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As millions of people in the Greater Horn of Africa have already “suffered the longest drought [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray authorities deny fuel raid as hostilities resume amid humanitarian crisis
25 august 2022 - 22:04:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Tigray authorities on Thursday denied raiding 12 fuel tankers from a World Food Program [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: AU, IGAD call for cessation of hostilities between Government and TPLF
25 august 2022 - 10:10:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the sub-regional Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have added their [...] Full text...
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African Union, regional election observers withhold verdict on Kenyan elections
11 august 2022 - 18:03:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union Observation Mission to Kenyan elections and other groups withheld comment on whether the [...] Full text...
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Kenyans vote in historic poll overshadowed by 2017 political crisis
09 august 2022 - 08:16:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Voting to pick Kenya's fifth President and all elective national leadership positions kicked off on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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African statesmen arrive to lead election observer missions in Kenya
04 august 2022 - 22:44:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A number of retired and former African leaders have arrived in Nairobi to lead regional election [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean Commission Member States to strengthen regional maritime connectivity
04 august 2022 - 07:04:30Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) on Wednesday launched a Regional Technical Committee under the Enhancing Maritime [...] Full text...
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Hunger still rising across East Africa, says new UN-backed report
23 july 2022 - 06:11:49Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to [...] Full text...
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Project launched to enhance investment climate in 11 refugee hosting African countries
21 july 2022 - 05:43:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Intergovernmental Authority on [...] Full text...
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Sudan reopens border crossing point with Ethiopia
18 july 2022 - 10:36:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has reopened the Al-Galabat border crossing point with Ethiopia from Sunday following talks between their [...] Full text...
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Troika on Sudan, EU say military must be committed to end its participation in political talks
14 july 2022 - 06:01:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Troika on Sudan -- Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States -- and [...] Full text...
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Sudanese and Ethiopian leaders hold closed door meeting in Nairobi
05 july 2022 - 16:56:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese and Ethiopian top leaders on Tuesday held a closed door meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Military pull out of political scene
04 july 2022 - 19:01:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military leader Lt Gen. Abdul Fatah Burhan has pulled out of an ongoing political dialogue, [...] Full text...
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'Window of opportunity closing for South Sudan, on road to lasting peace'
21 june 2022 - 05:27:35New York, US (PANA) - With eight months remaining, the window of opportunity is closing for South Sudan to meet [...] Full text...
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