Sudan's military ruler sets conditions for talks
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has again set conditions for truce in the bloody war in the East African [...] Full text...
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Top US diplomat lashes out at Sudan's RSF, calls for cut off of weapons supply
Hamilton, Canada (PANA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has strongly criticised Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for the “terrible” things it has [...] Full text...
AUC Chairperson calls for urgent international action as Mali's crisis escalates
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep concern over the rapidly deteriorating [...] Full text...
South Africa calls for support for Hurricane Melissa victims
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Tuesday expressed its deepest condolences and solidarity with the governments and peoples of the [...] Full text...
South Sudan at risk of return to war, UN investigators warn
New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan faces a renewed slide into full-scale conflict unless urgent international action is taken, the UN-appointed independent investigative body [...] Full text...
Security, humanitarian reasons behind withdrawal from besieged city , says Sudan's military leader
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese army chief, Lieutenant General Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, says security and humanitarian concerns dictated the withdrawal of his troops [...] Full text...
ADF approves $73 million to empower Kenyan youth through science, technology development
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s concessional lending arm, has [...] Full text...
ADF approves additional $8.6 million grant for Burundi clean water supply
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF), through its Climate Action Window, has approved an $8.6 million grant in additional financing to [...] Full text...
Sudanese govt slams EU Council for legitimising rival paramilitary group
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Wednesday rejected to the conclusions of the European Union Council, which emphasise that the primary responsibility [...] Full text...
Sudan: RSF leader Hemetti accuses rival national army of ethnic cleansing, genocide
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA - The leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, on Tuesday accused the Sudanese army of committing [...] Full text...
Take all necessary steps to end Sudan war, EU Council tells all parties to the conflict
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union Council has strongly condemned the ongoing conflict in Sudan and called on all parties to the bloody war [...] Full text...
UN aid coordination office warns of health crisis in eastern DRC
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office (OCHA) on Monday reported that health systems across North and South Kivu in the restive Democratic [...] Full text...
ECOWAS launches project to involve young people in electoral observation
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in collaboration with the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC), is holding [...] Full text...
AfDB approves $2.25 million to boost agricultural productivity in Sierra Leone
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In a move set to boost Sierra Leone’s food security and crop yields, the African Development Bank Group’s Board of [...] Full text...
Rights group urges Ivorian authorities to stop stifling peaceful protests ahead of presidential election
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian authorities must respect and protect the right to protest and allow peaceful rallies to take place, Amnesty International said [...] Full text...
2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal clinch final automatic qualifying spots
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal clinched the final two automatic qualifying spots in the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA [...] Full text...
Europe’s health system under strain as doctors and nurses face mental health crisis
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One in 10 doctors and nurses in Europe experience suicidal thoughts, a new survey carried out by the World Health Organisation [...] Full text...
AfDB and IOM sign MoU to harness migration for peace, development
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The sixth Africa Resilience Forum concluded in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between [...] Full text...
Denmark announces 40% increase in contribution to African Development Fund
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Denmark has announced a planned 1.1 billion Danish krone pledge to the African Development Fund’s 17th replenishment (ADF-17), representing a [...] Full text...
DRC: UN envoy urges people eager for peace in the east ‘not to lose hope’
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - For people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) exhausted by years of conflict, the United Nations envoy for the [...] Full text...
IMF reaches staff level deal with Côte d’Ivoire on EFF/ECF arrangements
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian authorities and staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on the fifth review under [...] Full text...
AfDB approves $10 million trade finance guarantee to Exim Bank Tanzania
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board of Directors has approved a $10 million trade finance transaction guarantee facility for [...] Full text...
New AfDB review highlights inland fisheries as lifeline for millions of Africans
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has released a "Review of African Inland Fisheries," calling for urgent investment in restoring aquatic [...] Full text...
AUC chairperson reiterates urgent call for immediate ceasefire in Sudan
New York, US (PANA) - Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Commission, has reiterated the urgent imperative of an immediate ceasefire as a prerequisite [...] Full text...
Civilians bear the brunt of ethnicization of Sudan conflict: UN
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Sudanese conflict has intensified in recent months, according to a report by the UN Human Rights Office, which reports a [...] Full text...
Côte d'Ivoire strengthens polio eradication efforts with modern laboratory
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire has taken a crucial step in the efforts to protect children from the debilitating effects of poliovirus with [...] Full text...
Multilateral development banks hit record $137 billion in climate finance, driving sustainable development worldwide
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Multilateral development banks (MDBs) delivered a record $137 billion in global climate finance last year—a 10% increase that underscores the [...] Full text...
Tax revenues are catalyst for more inclusive growth in Côte d'Ivoire – WB
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire's economic growth is solid and remarkably resilient in the face of global shocks, according to the World Bank's [...] Full text...
Tunisia denies drone attack on Soumoud flotilla
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Interior Ministry denied, in a statement early Tuesday reports that one of the boats in the ‘’Semmoud'' flotilla bound [...] Full text...
Sudan's paramilitary RSF 'seizes new ground' in besieged city
El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Monday they have “seized new ground” in El Fasher, the last stronghold [...] Full text...
New AfDB President Ould Tah takes office
Adidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Dr. Sidi Ould Tah was on Monday sworn-in as the ninth President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB).Dr. Ould [...] Full text...
Adesina completes mission at AfDB
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - After a decade at the helm of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina is stepping down, leaving behind a bigger, [...] Full text...
ICRC: Conflict in Sudan drives missing persons cases in Africa
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A huge increase in missing persons in Africa, has been attributed mainly to the current Sudan war and its impact [...] Full text...
UN calls for decisive steps to end conflict as Gaza and West Bank crises deepen
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly two years of war in Gaza along with continued violence and settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank - [...] Full text...
Sudan army, allies repel 'major attack' by paramilitary RSF on besieged El Fasher
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese army and allied armed groups say they repelled a major, multi-pronged attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces [...] Full text...
International coalition urges Sudanese warring parties to take action to improve humanitarian situation
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international coalition that groups five governments beside the United Nations and the African Union on Wednesday issued a joint [...] Full text...
AfDB approves grant of over $5 million to four countries to strengthen public-private partnerships
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AFDB) has approved a grant of $5.3 million to implement [...] Full text...
Gaza: Security Council meets on hostage crisis amid ‘unbearable’ conditions facing Palestinian civilians
New York, US (PANA) - As conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel continue to deteriorate, a senior UN official upheld the need for [...] Full text...
Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns "proxy war" in Darfur undermines regional and continental peace
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has officially claimed that mercenaries from a number of countries are involved in the raging war between the Sudanese [...] Full text...
Sudanese Darfur group claims mercenaries fighting alongside militias
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Joint Force of the Armed Struggle Movements (The Joint Force) has claimed that foreign Latin American mercenaries have [...] Full text...
Death of Burkinabe activist in detention in Côte d'Ivoire reignites tensions
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The death last Thursday of Burkinabe activist Alain Christophe Traoré, alias Alino Faso, while being held in prison in Côte [...] Full text...
Death of Burkinabe activist in detention in Côte d'Ivoire reignites tensions
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The death last Thursday of Burkinabe activist Alain Christophe Traoré, alias Alino Faso, while being held in prison in Côte [...] Full text...
‘It is the Environment, Stupid’: Sudan’s war and its impact on local communities (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent, Khartoum)
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tip of the iceberg behind the causes of the current war in Sudan are political, social and economic disparities, politicians [...] Full text...
Tunisia welcomes Doha peace agreement signed by DRC and AFC/M23 rebels
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Monday welcomed the peace agreement signed on 19 July in Doha, Qatar, between the government of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
Sudan: Crisis worsens as cholera and floods drive needs higher
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues to deepen as cholera spreads, flooding displaces communities, and thousands of people return to [...] Full text...
Côte d'Ivoire moves to formalize vast informal gold mining sector
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Facing significant losses from illicit gold trade and seeking to formalize a vital, yet often dangerous sector, Côte d'Ivoire has [...] Full text...
Sudan: Surge in Darfur displacement pushes Tawila into full-scale crisis, cholera spreading
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organization has rung the alarm bell about an imminent catastrophe in a new Darfur location where people escaping from [...] Full text...
Côte d'Ivoire launches innovative financing linking millions to ambitious sustainability goals
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - In a move poised to reshape sustainable development financing in Africa, Côte d’Ivoire has announced the launch of its innovative [...] Full text...
Athens responds to Ankara over the maritime agreement between Turkey and Libya
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek diplomatic sources reacted on Sunday to statements by the Turkish Foreign Ministry criticizing the position of Greece and Cyprus in [...] Full text...
Tunisia calls for an end to aggression against Iran
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has expressed its ‘clear and unequivocal condemnation of Zionist aggression’ against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the US strikes [...] Full text...