Gaza aid delivery ‘grinding to a halt’ alongside rampant insecurity
22 november 2024 - 07:02:54Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge [...] Full text...
thread Society
Breaking news
- Agriculture
AfDB approves €24 million loan to Côte d’Ivoire to improve fisheries and aquaculture sectors
- Culture
Senior US diplomat participates in Dakar Biennale
- Economy
US, Mauritania hold energy security dialogue
- Environment
Global plastics treaty: UN experts call for centrality of human rights
- Gender
One in three women experiences gender-based violence
- Health
Mpox outbreak still public health emergency of international concern - WHO
- Politics
Ugandan Military Court to try opposition leader Besigye
- Press Review
Lessons of Hamas operation against Israel, - Libyan newspaper,
- Sciences
The promise and peril of runaway technological advances
- Social
Libya chairs Arab discussion group at mine action session
- Society
2024 deadliest year ever for aid workers, UN humanitarian office reports
- Sports
2024 CAF Women’s AFCON: Group pairings revealed after draw
200 Search result
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge [...] Full text...
Rights group accuses Sudan's paramilitary forces of targeting civilians
11 november 2024 - 08:55:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) armed group has “killed, injured, and unlawfully detained” scores of civilians [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan Central Bank announces issuance of new banknotes
10 november 2024 - 13:27:40Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Central Bank of Sudan on Saturday announced the issuance of new 1,000- and 500-pound [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Sudan rejects US envoy's accusations on relief delivery
08 november 2024 - 10:06:22Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has rejected accusations of the US Envoy to Sudan, Tom Perriello, that the authorities [...] Full text...
thread Society
DR Congo: At least 34 killed in recent violent clashes
07 november 2024 - 05:38:24New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarians are sounding the alarm over the continued violence and deteriorating security conditions in North [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan war keeps reaching across borders, Security Council hears
06 november 2024 - 05:14:23New York, US (PANA) - In addition to driving a regional refugee crisis, the brutal war in Sudan is exacerbating [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Cholera, dengue fever hit war-torn Sudan
04 november 2024 - 12:47:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - War in Sudan has devastated towns and cities across the country and pushed the healthcare system [...] Full text...
thread Health
Dozens of journalists killed or injured since outbreak of war in Sudan
02 november 2024 - 13:37:36Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate has lamented the killing, injury, harassment and placement of obstacles before [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN chief 'strongly condemns' attacks by Sudan's paramilitary RSF in Aj Jazirah State
01 november 2024 - 17:38:38New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has “strongly” condemned the recent attacks by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan’s ‘living nightmare’ continues as 11 million flee war, mass killings
30 october 2024 - 06:10:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Escalating violence and new atrocities in Sudan have pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, with [...] Full text...
thread Society
Fighting, abuses putting Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia at risk: HRW
29 october 2024 - 06:41:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Recent fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Fano militias in the northwestern Amhara region has put [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: Paramilitary Forces repeat Darfur atrocities in central Sudan
27 october 2024 - 07:21:53Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Sunday described attacks, killing, rape and humiliation perpetrated by the paramilitary [...] Full text...
thread Society
Paramilitary retribution creates tragic situations in central Sudan
25 october 2024 - 18:14:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A massive campaign of retribution by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) troops in central Sudan [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudanese Army Announces Surrender of Senior RSF commander
20 october 2024 - 14:42:18Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army on Sunday announced the surrender of a senior commander from the paramilitary [...] Full text...
thread Politics
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...
thread Politics
New law by Israel blocking UNRWA ‘would be a catastrophe’, Guterres warns
09 october 2024 - 05:28:57New York, US (PANA) - Two bills before the Israeli Parliament could put a halt to the lifesaving operations of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Gazans in the north trapped with nowhere to go, as fighting intensifies
08 october 2024 - 05:29:09New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians have warned that conditions in northern Gaza are deteriorating rapidly, with over 400,000 [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan war: ‘Horror’ grows as reports of summary executions emerge
04 october 2024 - 05:36:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN-designated human rights expert on Sudan has called for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and [...] Full text...
thread Society
More action on the ground needed to save civilian lives in Gaza, top UN official tells Security Council
17 september 2024 - 06:50:29New York, US (PANA) - Not enough progress is being made in getting desperately needed aid and commercial goods into [...] Full text...
thread Society
UNESCO raises alarm over museum looting, loss of priceless heritage in Sudan
13 september 2024 - 05:25:13Paris, France (PANA) - The UN cultural affairs agency, UNESCO, expresssed deep concern on Thursday over the reported looting and [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Sudanese Government rejects UN fact-finding mission's recommendations
08 september 2024 - 18:32:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday rejected a report by a UN Fact-Finding Commission, saying it was politically [...] Full text...
thread
Evacuation orders in Gaza threaten to uproot UN’s aid hub once again
27 august 2024 - 13:03:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The plight of Gaza’s people continues to worsen in the enclave where humanitarian operations are “ongoing [...] Full text...
thread Society
Humanitarians urge Security Council to stop ‘freight train of suffering’ in Sudan
07 august 2024 - 05:36:12New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday for more resources and [...] Full text...
thread Society
World cannot continue to turn blind eye to Sudan as man-made famine is confirmed in Darfur camp: Humanitarians
05 august 2024 - 08:08:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A man-made famine has taken hold of one of Darfur's largest displacement sites, Zamzam camp near [...] Full text...
thread Society
UNICEF chief calls for urgent security reset in Gaza amid ‘new horrors'
24 july 2024 - 18:27:19New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Wednesday for an immediate improvement [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan war: Nearly 26 million going hungry due to rising food prices, access challenges
24 july 2024 - 05:17:06New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan war: Concern mounts over fate of besieged El Fasher city
12 july 2024 - 05:27:08New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians “remain gravely concerned” over the daily fighting that continues to rage in and [...] Full text...
thread Society
Tens of thousands displaced as fighting intensifies in southeast Sudan
06 july 2024 - 09:12:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fresh fighting in southeast Sudan is exacerbating civilian suffering, with reports that over 136,000 people have [...] Full text...
thread Society
Update: Kenya Gen Z protesters storm Parliament after tax hike bill passed
25 june 2024 - 16:34:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protesters, mainly the youth, on Tuesday stormed Parliament and set a section of the House on [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Gaza war: Chief of key UN agency in Gaza warns ‘entire generation’ could be lost
24 june 2024 - 13:21:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the main UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued a stark warning on [...] Full text...
thread Society
EC lists 6 individuals for undermining stability, political transition in Sudan
24 june 2024 - 11:15:34Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council adopted restrictive measures on Monday against six individuals responsible for activities undermining the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Gaza is 'a world of devastation' UN agencies
22 june 2024 - 00:38:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...
thread Society
Gaza is more than two million stories of loss: UN agencies
21 june 2024 - 17:59:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...
thread Society
Gaza war: Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza
20 june 2024 - 12:06:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza have left the enclave’s most vulnerable individuals struggling to carry [...] Full text...
thread Society
Conflict and lawlessness hamper food aid delivery in Gaza: WFP
14 june 2024 - 17:41:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - Escalating fighting in the south and centre of Gaza makes it near-impossible for humanitarians to deliver [...] Full text...
thread Society
ICC Prosecutor appeals for evidence of Darfur atrocities
12 june 2024 - 06:48:06El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a campaign on Tuesday to address [...] Full text...
thread Society
South African province on high alert after Zuma's election success
04 june 2024 - 10:37:10Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province are on high alert following former President Jacob [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Obstructions, harassment force health charity to suspend essential support in Sudan's Wad Madani
09 may 2024 - 11:57:32Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Health charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says it has been forced to suspend work and [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan war: Human Rights Watch flags 'ethnic cleansing' in Sudan's West Darfur
09 may 2024 - 09:48:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Attacks by Sudan's paramilitary the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias in El Geneina, the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Is failure to resolve the Libyan crisis due to incompetence of UN envoys or selfishness of Libyan leaders?
18 april 2024 - 11:03:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The resignation of the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan war: Paris conference on Sudan should jump-start new approach to humanitarian funding
15 april 2024 - 10:54:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the one-year anniversary of the [...] Full text...
thread Society
EU decries man-made calamity in Sudan one year into conflict
13 april 2024 - 10:03:58Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is appalled by the unprecedented man-made calamity created by the Sudanese Armed [...] Full text...
thread Society
Libyan Interior Minister announces visit to Ras Jedir border crossing prior to its reopening
01 april 2024 - 16:41:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The interim Libyan Interior Minister in the government of national unity, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, Monday [...] Full text...
thread Society
Decision by Libyan Speaker to tax forex transactions stirs outcry in Parliament
15 march 2024 - 12:42:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, has announced a 27% tax [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Sudan internet shutdowns disrupt humanitarian operations
08 march 2024 - 22:50:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A near total communication blackout in Sudan following all network and internet shutdowns since February poses [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Sudan war: UN chief appeals for Sudan ceasefire, now: ‘Values of Ramadan must prevail’
08 march 2024 - 07:14:36New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan and unhindered humanitarian [...] Full text...
thread Society
US sanctions Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa, 10 others, three entities for corruption
05 march 2024 - 06:42:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Monday sanctioned 11 Zimbabweans, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and three entities, under [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: US slams Sudan Army for prohibiting humanitarian assistance from Chad
24 february 2024 - 10:28:50Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has slammed Sudanese Armed Forces’ (SAF) recent decision to prohibit cross border [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ethiopia's Tigray region lags behind in post-conflict recovery
20 february 2024 - 14:58:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray is lagging behind in its efforts to recover from conflict, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Israel-Gaza crisis: Israeli advance on Rafah would have ‘dire humanitarian consequences’
20 february 2024 - 05:39:14Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - An extension of Israel’s military operation in Rafah, where over a million internally displaced Palestinians have [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: Civilians suffer as ‘perfect storm’ of war, disease and displacement grips Sudan
14 february 2024 - 05:47:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Civilians continue to bear the brunt as the war between rival militaries in Sudan spreads into [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: UNESCO raises alarm over ancient pyramids of Meroe
20 january 2024 - 06:43:21Paris, France (PANA) - The UN education, science and culture agency, UNESCO, on Friday raised alarm over reports that Sudan’s warring [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Sudan conflict: UN Rights office urges ceasefire as conflict reaches 9-month mark
17 january 2024 - 05:20:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday called on the rival militaries in Sudan [...] Full text...
thread Society
Impunity fuelling abuses in Horn of Africa, says Human Rights Watch
11 january 2024 - 05:14:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Horn of Africa governments grappled with rampant wartime atrocities and humanitarian crises throughout 2023 with meager [...] Full text...
thread Society
Libyan Minister of Culture welcomes inclusion of 21 sites on ISESCO's Heritage List
09 january 2024 - 15:55:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Culture and Cognitive Development, Mabrouka Toghi, on Monday stressed the importance of the [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Sudan conflict: UN relief chief demands end to ‘ruinous’ Sudan war
05 january 2024 - 05:40:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The international community must take “decisive and immediate action” to bring nearly nine months of brutal [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: WFP condemns looting at warehouse
29 december 2023 - 05:29:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has condemned the looting of life-saving food supplies from its [...] Full text...
thread Society
US announces renewal of MoU with Libya on protection of cultural heritage
23 december 2023 - 13:32:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US special envoy to Libya, Ambassador Richard Norland, has announced the renewal of the Libyan-American [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Sudan conflict: UNHCR warns of deepening displacement in Sudan
19 december 2023 - 18:52:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, continues to sound the alarm over the war in Sudan, where displacement [...] Full text...
thread Society
South Sudan: No basis for free and fair 2024 elections, warns Haysom
15 december 2023 - 06:37:00New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan is in no position to hold free, fair, or secure elections slated for [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: FAO warns of impending humanitarian catastrophe
13 december 2023 - 07:02:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that the escalating conflict in Sudan and [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: Darfur armed rebel movements end neutrality, declare war against RSF
17 november 2023 - 09:55:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Darfur former rebel movements have come out of hibernation and declared their “participation in the militant [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: Sudanese Army accuses rival paramilitary RSF of committing ethnic cleansing
11 november 2023 - 09:18:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Friday accused its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing war [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: UNHCR warns Darfur atrocities of 20 years ago may reoccur
10 november 2023 - 17:18:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Escalating violence across the Darfur region in Sudan has sparked fears that atrocities committed two decades [...] Full text...
thread Society
Rights group accuses Malian armed forces, Islamist armed groups of killing, abusing civilians
02 november 2023 - 08:01:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian armed forces and Islamist armed groups have killed and otherwise abused numerous civilians in central [...] Full text...
thread Society
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...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: Civilians still being killed and displaced after six months of fighting
15 october 2023 - 07:16:04Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As the escalation in the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ethiopia crisis: Victims ‘left in limbo’ as Ethiopia rights probe mandate ends
14 october 2023 - 08:00:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN-mandated Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia on Friday released a harrowing report on [...] Full text...
thread Society
Libyan newspaper denounces frantic race to plunder public funds at a time storm Daniel is making itself felt
29 september 2023 - 18:55:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Despite the unanimity of local and international experts to carry out rescue operations and the preliminary [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Sudan conflict: US sanctions two RSF commanders for atrocities, rights abuses
07 september 2023 - 07:48:37Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has imposed sanctions against two senior commanders of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Amhara Conflict: Ethiopia shaken by a new, growing rebellion in Amhara (News feature)
18 august 2023 - 11:45:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two weeks after irregular militia fighters called the Fano seized several towns and cities in [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan crisis: Four months of conflict 'destroying people's lives and violating their basic human rights', humanitarians warn
15 august 2023 - 18:44:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After four months of war in Sudan, UN humanitarians on Tuesday called for action to be [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: ‘Grim prediction’ now ‘harsh reality’ as hunger engulfs over 20 million
11 august 2023 - 17:50:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dire predictions about escalating hunger in Sudan have tragically come true, as conflict-induced food scarcity has [...] Full text...
thread Society
Rights group reports new attacks in Sudan's Darfur region
04 august 2023 - 05:59:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Satellite data shows massive fire destruction in the town of Sirba in Sudan's West Darfur state, in [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict displaces nearly four million: UN migration agency
02 august 2023 - 17:49:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Conflict in Sudan has forced nearly four million people to flee their homes in a little [...] Full text...
thread Society
Human Rights Watch flags new atrocities by Malian Army, foreign fighters
25 july 2023 - 10:10:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian Armed Forces and foreign fighters, apparently from the Russia-linked Wagner Group, have summarily executed and [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: ‘We cannot work under the barrel of a gun,’ UN relief chief says
15 july 2023 - 16:03:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Warring factions in Sudan must respect international law, protect civilians, and stop targeting relief and aid [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan crisis: Finance minister says no salaries for fourth month running
14 july 2023 - 17:03:03Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government says it is not able to provide salaries for thousands of employees for [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Sudan conflict: Neighbouring countries urge warring sides to end war
13 july 2023 - 21:27:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's neighbours, who met in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Thursday to deliberate on how to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Rights group flags mounting Islamist armed group killings, rape in Mali
13 july 2023 - 06:09:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups have carried out widespread killings, rapes, and lootings of villages in northeast Mali since [...] Full text...
thread Society
Libyan Prime Minister calls for local investment in energy sector
09 july 2023 - 11:47:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister and Chairman of the Board of Secretaries of the Libyan Investment Authority [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Dissolution of Mali UN peacekeeping mission 'serious blow' to civilian protection - HRW
02 july 2023 - 13:17:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A human rights advocate has described the vote of the United Nations Security Council to dissolve [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: Guterres urges donors to boost aid response to halt death, destruction
19 june 2023 - 19:37:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN-led appeal for funding to help the people of Sudan raised $1.5 billion on Monday [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: New ceasefire holding in Khartoum
18 june 2023 - 10:23:35Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A new 72-hour ceasefire brokered by the US-Saudi facilitators that went into force at 06:00 (04:00 [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: UNICEF says millions of children at risk or displaced
17 june 2023 - 17:06:03Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- More than one million children have now been displaced by two months of conflict in Sudan while [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: UN warns Darfur 'rapidly spiralling into humanitarian calamity'
16 june 2023 - 06:30:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has warned that situation in Darfur, where a senior official was assassinated this [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: Governor of West Darfur State assassinated
15 june 2023 - 06:52:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Sovereign Council has condemned the brutal murder on Wednesday of Khamis Abakar, the Governor of West [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: UN Secretary general appalled by violence in Darfur
14 june 2023 - 04:52:09New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed his deep concern about the ongoing violence in [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: Human rights abuse cases pile up as war continues
06 june 2023 - 14:26:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As Sudan's war enters the 8th week without showing signs of abating, more and more horror [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: Paramilitary group committed to Jeddah talks - Leader
05 june 2023 - 08:56:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has expressed "unwavering support [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: Mediators call on warring parties to resume ceasefire talks
04 june 2023 - 14:20:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America, mediators for the Sudan ceasefire [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: Crisis fuels ‘desperate’ situation for civilians
04 june 2023 - 11:25:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As the crisis in Sudan rages without an end in sight, UN agencies and partners have [...] Full text...
thread Society
Demonstrations in Senegal claim another victim
03 june 2023 - 15:26:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A boy was killed during demonstrations in Guinaw Rail, a district commune in the department of [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan: WFP condemns looting of its warehouses in El Obeid
02 june 2023 - 18:37:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday strongly condemned the looting of one [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: Army urges mediators of Jeddah peace agreement to persuade RSF to implement prerequisites of truce
02 june 2023 - 12:58:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday called on the US-Saudi mediators of the Jeddah peace [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: US announces sanctions against warring parties
01 june 2023 - 19:23:50Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Thursday announced that it is holding accountable the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Human Rights Watch calls for end to abusive policing of protests in Kenya
31 may 2023 - 08:16:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly two months since a series of nationwide protests began, the Kenyan authorities have failed to take [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: UN humanitarians complete first food distribution in Khartoum as hunger, threats to children, intensify
30 may 2023 - 16:01:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time since fighting broke out in Sudan on 15 April, humanitarians have been [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: Libya denounces storming, looting of embassy in Khartoum
30 may 2023 - 13:28:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Tuesday condemned the storming and looting [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: Facilitators of ceasefire blame both warring sides of violating agreement
29 may 2023 - 08:13:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States and Saudi Arabia, the international facilitators of Sudan's ceasefire agreement, have again blamed [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: Quotes and notes by people caught in fighting (Compiled by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
25 may 2023 - 17:06:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians in the, war situation in the Sudan publish different stories and comments about their ordeal. [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: UN rights expert describes suffering in war of generals as 'dehumanising'
24 may 2023 - 12:54:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN expert on human rights in Sudan on Tuesday described the level of civilian suffering [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: Ceasefire in Sudan could ‘pave the way’ to peace talks
22 may 2023 - 18:29:00New York, US (PANA) - A crucial ceasefire poised to enter into force in restive Sudan on Monday evening should [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: Temporary ceasefire should evolve into permanent ceasefire - RSF adviser
22 may 2023 - 12:13:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An Adviser to the Commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has expressed the hope [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: Church leader says RSF has looted its property, created havoc
16 may 2023 - 16:58:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Episcopal Anglican Church on Tuesday issued a statement saying its building and offices had [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: Foreign ministry calls on UN to condemn attacks by paramilitary forces against hospitals
14 may 2023 - 11:06:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese ministry for Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned "repeated violations of humanitarian and human rights [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: Reading into the Jeddah Declaration to Protect Civilians (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
13 may 2023 - 13:59:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - To political Sudanese, who support the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in their campaign to uproot the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
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...
thread Politics
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...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: Use of social media in the fighting: building on pros and rebuffing cons (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
12 may 2023 - 10:36:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - With all Sudan's official mainstream media eclipsed, to the exception of the Sudan News Agency, the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: Displacement doubles in one week, says IOM
09 may 2023 - 16:53:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of internally displaced (IDPs) in Sudan has more than doubled in just the last [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: Guterres condemns looting of main WFP compound in Khartoum
09 may 2023 - 05:17:34New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the looting of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) main offices [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: AUC Chairperson stresses imperative of ceasefire
07 may 2023 - 12:25:36Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, is closely following the Saudi [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: Midwives scramble to ensure safe deliveries amid violence
07 may 2023 - 06:19:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As catastrophe grips Sudan, the UN agency for reproductive health is stepping up support, with midwives [...] Full text...
thread Health
Sudan conflict: Keep Sudan borders open, UNHCR urges, amid alarming rise in child deaths
06 may 2023 - 06:36:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday urged States to keep borders open to people fleeing [...] Full text...
thread Society
Rights group calls for independent, impartial inquiry into Burkina Faso massacre linked to the Army
05 may 2023 - 07:51:31Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso authorities should ensure an independent and impartial inquiry into the summary execution of [...] Full text...
thread Society
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...
thread Politics
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...
thread Society
LEAD: Sudan conflict: Army says it has 'neutralised' half of fighting capabilities of RSF militia
01 may 2023 - 12:46:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Monday said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) amassed over [...] Full text...
thread Politics
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...
thread Politics
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...
thread Politics
ROUNDUP: Sudan conflict: Tens of thousands on the move; spectre of ethnic clashes, hunger draws closer
28 april 2023 - 17:40:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians in Sudan, including scores of internally displaced people and refugees, are scrambling for safety and [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: Warring parties breaching ceasefire
26 april 2023 - 19:44:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have resumed shelling and airstrikes on [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: Shaky ceasefire enters second day with gunfire still heard in Khartoum
26 april 2023 - 11:28:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As the shaky three-day ceasefire in the fighting in Sudan brokered by the US enters its [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: Ceasefire held 'in some parts' but 'in some cases, intensified' - UN official
26 april 2023 - 06:23:42New York, US (PANA) - The 72 hour ceasefire in Sudan's fighting brokered by the US that began on Monday [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: UN aid operation continues amid dire humanitarian conditions
25 april 2023 - 20:45:45New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations will continue to deliver desperately needed relief for the Sudanese people, amid [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Narrow escape of civilian from death in Khartoum exemplifies ordeal of Sudanese in ongoing fight (A feature story by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent in Sudan)
24 april 2023 - 12:33:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For three long days, Salih Idris Ali (not his real name), 32, was trapped behind the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
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...
thread Society
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...
thread Society
Libyan Prime Minister laments effects of ten-year land registry closure
19 april 2023 - 15:32:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, said here Wednesday that [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN rights chief calls for a return to talks, amid fragile ceasefire in Sudan
19 april 2023 - 09:20:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Tuesday called for an immediate end [...] Full text...
thread Society
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...
thread Society
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...
thread Society
UN Humanitarian official says clashes a devastating setback for people of Sudan
17 april 2023 - 19:48:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A leading UN official responsible for humanitarian affairs has said the fighting in the Sudan between [...] Full text...
thread Society
WFP suspends operations in Sudan after 3 staff killed in fighting
17 april 2023 - 15:33:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has temporarily suspended all its operations following fighting between rival [...] Full text...
thread Society
Civilians and humanitarian aid workers are “not a target”, UN warns rival Sudanese
16 april 2023 - 16:43:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition [...] Full text...
thread Society
Kenyan anti-government protests continue
30 march 2023 - 17:34:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga called Thursday for constitutional reform and asked for an audit of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
US urges Kenya political leaders, protesters to refrain from violence
29 march 2023 - 06:56:51Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S. has expressed regret at the loss of life and damage to property in [...] Full text...
thread Politics
AUC Chairperson calls for calm in Kenya amidst public protests
28 march 2023 - 10:53:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed deep concern at violence [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Kenyan protesters raid property of former president Kenyatta, opposition leader Odinga
27 march 2023 - 15:52:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Unidentified attackers marched on the property of retired President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN rights expert urges Mali transitional authorities to protect civic space, respect freedoms
22 february 2023 - 10:46:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN expert has urged authorities in Mali to open up civic and democratic space and [...] Full text...
thread Society
South Africa: Ramaphosa faces legal challenge over State of Disaster
10 february 2023 - 11:47:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday confirmed that it intends to head [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Govt officials meet to streamline electricity consumption in Libya
08 february 2023 - 20:04:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials of the national unity government held a meeting here on Wednesday to follow up on [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Mali: UN experts call for investigation into possible war crimes committed by Malian army and Wagner
31 january 2023 - 19:20:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - United Nations (UN) experts on Tuesday called for an independent investigation into possible "war crimes [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ethiopia loses national treasures to Tigray war
20 january 2023 - 13:01:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Large-scale artefact looting took place in war-ravaged Tigray State of northern Ethiopia, according to findings [...] Full text...
thread Culture
South Sudan: UN rights chief appeals for end to ‘senseless violence’ in Upper Nile state
15 december 2022 - 07:49:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Perpetrators behind deadly violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state must be brought to justice, the [...] Full text...
thread Society
'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...
thread Society
Dozens of civilians killed in communal clash in Sudan
16 november 2022 - 13:51:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A new communal conflict has erupted in central Darfur state, near the border with Central African [...] Full text...
thread Society
Mali: Coordinated massacres by armed Islamist groups, says Human Rights Watch
27 october 2022 - 20:08:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed Islamist groups in Mali have killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands [...] Full text...
thread Society
Rights group flags coordinated massacres by Islamist armed groups
27 october 2022 - 12:17:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups in Mali have killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands to flee [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN expresses serious concern over suspension of political party activities in Burkina Faso
08 october 2022 - 19:44:48Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations has expressed serious concern about the military's decision to suspend the activities [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN rights office calls for probe into Burkina Faso coup-related deaths and injuries
07 october 2022 - 21:15:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has called for investigations into deaths and injuries resulting from [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Polisario held responsible for violations in Tindouf camps
23 september 2022 - 18:16:09Genève, Switzerland (PANA) - The 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council, meeting on Thursday in Geneva (Switzerland), called [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Half of Sudan’s most vulnerable children could die without aid - UNICEF
23 september 2022 - 13:49:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely [...] Full text...
thread Society
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...
thread Politics
Exhibition of Malian cultural goods opens in Bamako
25 august 2022 - 16:23:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An exhibition of cultural property from excavations, inventory, looting and illicit trafficking dubbed "Protect our cultural [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Drought, hunger and fighting leave Ethiopia in ‘very difficult humanitarian situation’ : UN
25 august 2022 - 05:11:44New York, US (PANA) - Amidst deteriorating levels of malnutrition and Ethiopia’s worst drought in 40 years, 17 million people are [...] Full text...
thread Society
Libyan newspaper links scale of corruption uncovered by Prosecutor to internal conflict in Libya
21 august 2022 - 17:51:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The statistics on corruption in Libya unveiled recently by the Libyan Prosecutor General, Seddik Al-Sour, indicated [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Rights group says US Secretary of State's visit to DRC tests US support for democracy, rights
09 august 2022 - 11:20:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) – United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken should publicly promote free and fair elections, respect [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ECOWAS 'deeply concerned' about increasing socio-economic tension in Guinea
02 august 2022 - 11:16:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed "deep concern" about the increasing socio-political [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN chief condemns fatal attack on peacekeepers
27 july 2022 - 05:17:35New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned Tuesday's fatal attack on peacekeepers serving [...] Full text...
thread Society
UNHCR alarmed by growing death toll among displaced in eastern DR Congo
22 july 2022 - 16:13:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As conflict grows in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the rising death toll [...] Full text...
thread Society
Amnesty International urges Ethiopian authorities to investigate massacre in Amhara
22 july 2022 - 06:17:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, is urging the Ethiopian authorities to urgently launch an impartial [...] Full text...
thread Society
Libyan PM suspends the management of Electricity Company
27 june 2022 - 12:13:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Sunday suspended the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Libyan government laments loss of 1,000 megawatts of electricity due to continued blockade of oil sites in Libya
26 june 2022 - 16:00:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The gas supply crisis resulting from the suspension of oil production and export due to continued [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Libya plans to generate over 7,000 MW of renewable energy by 2030
06 june 2022 - 12:52:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Electricity Company (GECOL) is to produce about 7,600 megawatts from renewable energy by [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Two traffickers arrested in Libya with six pieces of artefacts
14 may 2022 - 14:45:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two people in possession of a bag containing six pieces of artefects registered with the Libyan [...] Full text...
thread Society
Former Guinean President Alpha Condé to be tried for murder - Junta
05 may 2022 - 12:14:47Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president, Alpha Condé, should answer for alleged blood crimes committed during his regime, [...] Full text...
thread Society
Niger faces refugee influx as violence increases in neighbouring states: UNHCR
05 may 2022 - 11:06:23Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Tens of thousands of new refugees have arrived in Niger in the last four months to [...] Full text...
thread Society
State of Disaster declared after South African floods
19 april 2022 - 09:44:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following an emergency meeting on Sunday, the South African Cabinet has announced that a [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN expert calls for independent probe into massacre in Mali's Mopti region
07 april 2022 - 05:23:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into alleged [...] Full text...
thread Society
WFP condemns third attack on humanitarian convoy in four months in South Sudan
27 march 2022 - 05:17:12Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has strongly condemned the recent attack on a [...] Full text...
thread Society
After 10 years fighting in the bush - it’s time to go home, says Rwandan ex-fighter in DRC (A UN feature)
20 march 2022 - 05:31:54Goma, DRC (PANA) - Foreign combatants with armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can find it [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN food agency condemns attempted ambush on food convoy in South Sudan
02 march 2022 - 05:46:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A peacekeeper is in stable condition a day after being shot during an attempted ambush [...] Full text...
thread Society
Armed groups attack, loot humanitarian warehouses leaving thousands vulnerable - Charity
24 february 2022 - 14:46:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Armed gangs in South Sudan have attacked and looted food warehouses, leaving dozens of thousand civilians [...] Full text...
thread Society
UNHCR alarmed by rising violence against displaced civilians in eastern DR Congo
18 february 2022 - 13:00:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Militia groups across eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are continuing to [...] Full text...
thread Society
Senior UN official in South Sudan calls for end to violence against aid workers
17 february 2022 - 04:49:37Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan on Wednesday strongly condemned the continued violence across [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ethiopian cisis: Rights group accuses rebel TPLF forces of murder, rape, pillage in Amhara region
16 february 2022 - 06:02:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has accused fighters affiliated with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Rights group says AU should focus on rights, justice at summit
04 february 2022 - 09:34:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall should ensure that civilian protection, human rights, and justice and accountability [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan reassures WFP no more looting of storehouses in Darfur
03 february 2022 - 16:30:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday reassured the World Food Programme (WFP) there would be no repeat [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN mission calls for probe into deadly attack in South Sudan
26 january 2022 - 05:35:23Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Authorities in South Sudan must investigate a report of deadly intercommunal violence in Jonglei State [...] Full text...
thread Society
Nigeria, US sign pact to reduce illicit trafficking of ancient arts
20 january 2022 - 22:54:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed the optimism that the Cultural Property [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Ethiopian crisis: UN chief lauds ‘demonstrable effort to make peace’ in Ethiopia
20 january 2022 - 05:25:23New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was “delighted” to learn that “a demonstrable effort to make peace” in Ethiopia is finally underway, according to information relayed to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN agencies denounce attacks on their operations in Darfur
18 january 2022 - 09:52:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN agencies operating in the Sudan have strongly denounced attacks on UN operations in Darfur, the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ethiopian crisis: Agencies suspend Tigray aid as ‘scores’ are killed due to airstrikes
10 january 2022 - 18:48:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Recent airstrikes on camps for internally displaced persons and refugees in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, have [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ethiopian crisis: Two children killed in airstrike on Tigray refugee camp
07 january 2022 - 04:36:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday that refugees are not and [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Guterres condemns looting of UN facilities in Sudan
31 december 2021 - 07:42:44New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has condemned the looting and attacks against United Nations facilities, equipment and [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN chief condemns lootng, violence in former UN Sudan logistics base in El Fasher
26 december 2021 - 13:34:06New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the looting and reported violence occurring around the former [...] Full text...
thread Society
Rights group raises red flag about new wave of attacks in Sudan's Darfur region
15 december 2021 - 05:59:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new wave of attacks on civilians in Darfur since mid-November 2021 highlights the urgent need [...] Full text...
thread Society
Displacements worsening humanitarian needs in Ethiopia
10 december 2021 - 00:17:07Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The situation in northern Ethiopia continues to be highly fluid and unpredictable, with ongoing fighting [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy speaks with UN, AU, regional leaders on siuation in country
09 december 2021 - 12:30:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday held discussions on the situation in the country [...] Full text...
thread Politics
South Africa: Major highway blockaded by protestors
03 december 2021 - 11:23:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A major national highway in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province was blockaded Friday in protest [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ethiopian crisis: Humanitarian aid needed as situation deteriorates in Tigray: UN
25 november 2021 - 04:15:19New York, US (PANA) - With the dire humanitarian situation in Ethiopia's Tigray region continuing to deteriorate, it is critical to establish a regular flow [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ethiopian rights body documents 184 civilian killings in Amhara region
13 november 2021 - 11:58:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – At least 184 civilians had been killed and many suffered physical and psychological injuries as [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ethiopian women decry gang rapes in Ethiopia's Amhara region
09 november 2021 - 22:31:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -Women in Nifas Mewcha in Ethiopia's Amhara region where a rebel army has been ransacking villages [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ethiopian crisis: Rights report says 'all parties' have violated human rights in 'brutal' war; PM Abiy dismisses it as false
03 november 2021 - 10:31:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ethiopian crisis: Council of Ministers declares state of emergency
02 november 2021 - 15:59:34Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Council of Ministers has declared nationwide state of emergency effective Tuesday, the pro-government [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy says 'non-Ethiopians' fighting alongside rebel TPLF
02 november 2021 - 05:58:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said that non-Ethiopian nationals have joined the rebel Tigray [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopia says its planes hit arms producing sites in Tigray region capital
20 october 2021 - 13:53:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has admitted that its planes carried out air strikes on the capital of Tigray [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ethiopian crisis: UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ at reported air strikes on Tigray capital
19 october 2021 - 05:53:49New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations says it trying to verify details of alarming reports it has received [...] Full text...
thread Society