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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday departed  to Maseru to co-chair the second session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between the South Africa and Lesotho with Prime Minister Samuel Matekane.The inaugural session which was held in September 2023 in Pretoria.Ramaphosa’s office says the [...]
©- - 23 april 2025 - 07:25:19 - thread Politics (158 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, al-Taher al-Baour and the Turkish Ambassador to Libya, Güven Begiç, on Wednesday discussed preparations for the upcoming Africa-Turkey Summit scheduled to be hosted by Libya in early 2026.The meeting highlighted the importance of the summit in strengthening [...]
©- - 27 march 2025 - 14:56:15 - thread Politics (161 words)


Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Southern African leaders have decided to end their participation of their peacekeeping forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the Rwandan-backed M23 forces continue to capture more territory. A communique issued after their virtual extraordinary summit on Thursday said the leaders “terminated” the Mandate of [...]
©- - 14 march 2025 - 10:41:46 - thread Politics (458 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The eighth summit between the leaders of the EU and South Africa will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, on 13 March.According to an EU announcement on Wednesday, the President of the European Council, António Costa, together with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, [...]
©- - 12 march 2025 - 11:05:27 - thread Politics (501 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting began in Johannesburg on Thursday.It is part of a series of ministerial gatherings leading up to the G20 leaders mega summit in November which will also be held in Johannesburg.President Cyril Ramaphosa is hosting the event which is being [...]
©- - 20 february 2025 - 08:00:06 - thread Politics (340 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya will host the 2026 Africa-Turkey Summit, the Libyan News Agency (LANA) reported on Monday.It quoted a press office from the Presidential Council as saying the decision was taken at the 38th Summit of the African Union (AU), held on 15th and 16th February in Addis [...]
©- - 18 february 2025 - 15:49:46 - thread Politics (149 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading a South African delegation at the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Heads of State and Government in Addis AbabaThe assembly is taking place under the  AU theme for 2025, “Justice for African and People of African [...]
©- - 16 february 2025 - 08:04:26 - thread Politics (218 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At the start of the 38th annual summit of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, the UN chief on Saturday called for an end to the outbreak of fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan, two conflicts which he said pose [...]
©- - 15 february 2025 - 19:16:44 - thread Politics (765 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, emphasised the potential of Africa and its young population and called for global reforms to right the injustices of the past, in remarks delivered to the high-level African Union (AU) summit on Saturday.“The partnership between the United Nations and the [...]
©- - 15 february 2025 - 18:58:58 - thread Politics (816 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Angola's Joao Manuel Lourenco assumed the rotating Chair of the African Union (AU) on Saturday, at the start of the 38th ordinary session of the Summit, scheduled to elect the next leader of the Commission.The Angolan leader took the baton from President Mohamad Ould Cheikh [...]
©- - 15 february 2025 - 13:14:47 - thread Politics (473 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As African heads of state and government prepare to elect and appoint the new leadership team of the African Union (AU), including a new chairperson, during the 38th African Union Summit on 15 and 16 February, Amnesty International is calling on the incoming chairperson and [...]
©- - 14 february 2025 - 05:44:13 - thread Politics (440 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - European Council President António Costa, together with the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, will represent the EU in the 8th EU-South Africa summit, which will take place on 13 March 2025 in South Africa. According to the official announcement released on Wednesday, the  main goal [...]
©- - 13 february 2025 - 05:07:59 - thread Politics (401 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan's Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. al-Taher al-Baour and Senegal's Minister of African Integration and Foreign Affairs, Yassine Fall on Tuesday discussed ways of enhancing cooperation between their countries in various areas of common interest.A press release issued by the Libyan Foreign [...]
©- - 12 february 2025 - 12:13:07 - thread Politics (244 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Eastern and Southern Africa leaders rose from a crisis Summit on the troubled Democratic Republic of Congo, on Saturday, calling for an end to hostilities and a new roadmap to peace in the region.The leaders called for an immediate ceasefire and the opening of [...]
©- - 08 february 2025 - 21:11:48 - thread Politics (977 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger six months, from 29 January to 29 July, 2025, to reconsider their decision to exit the regional bloc.President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, announced the six-month grace [...]
©- - 16 december 2024 - 05:24:20 - thread Politics (566 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Minister of Higher Education and Training, Nobuhle Nkabane, is leading a South African delegation on a working visit to the People's Republic of China. She said the visit underscores South Africa's commitment to strengthening international cooperation in Higher Education, particularly in Technical Vocational [...]
©- - 26 november 2024 - 07:34:19 - thread Politics (201 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Communist Party (SACP) has denounced the hosting of the Global Assembly for the World Movement for Democracy which is underway in Johannesburg. The event is organised under to commemorate 30 years of South Africa’s democracy and celebrate democratic resilience and innovation.More than 500 [...]
©- - 21 november 2024 - 07:41:42 - thread Politics (328 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa'a Deputy President Paul Mashatile will participate in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Meeting in Harare on Wednesday.SADC earlier this month called for the summit to address the deepening post-election crisis in Mozambique  where at least 21 peopkle people have been [...]
©- - 20 november 2024 - 09:32:43 - thread Politics (224 words)


Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) – South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Sunday night arrived in Brazil where he will lead his country's participation at the Group of Twenty (G20) Leaders’ Summit taking place in Rio de Janeiro.The Rio G20 Leaders’ Summit will be held under the theme “Building a [...]
©- - 18 november 2024 - 08:42:37 - thread Politics (401 words)


Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The G20 group of developed economies must be at the forefront of global efforts to bring about peace, climate action, fairer international financial institutions and equitable access to emerging technologies, the UN Secretary-General said on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro.António Guterres was speaking to reporters [...]
©- - 18 november 2024 - 05:33:12 - thread Politics (825 words)


Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - The Head of Management of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Al-Taher al-Baour, says his country is ready to host the fourth Türkiye-African Summit scheduled for 2026.In a speech at the third Türkiye-African ministerial conference in Djibouti, Mr. Al-Baour stressed the importance [...]
©- - 03 november 2024 - 13:39:51 - thread Politics (170 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday has sparked tensions in his own Cabinet after he labelled Russia “a valuable ally and friend” that had supported South Africa since apartheid. Ramaphosa held talks with Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS [...]
©- - 23 october 2024 - 16:20:09 - thread Politics (377 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Thandi Moraka, is leading a South African delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2024) scheduled to take place in Apia, Samoa, from 25 to 26 October. This year’s CHOGM will be convened under [...]
©- - 21 october 2024 - 10:46:08 - thread Politics (236 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, is attending the G7 Agriculture Forum for Africa in Syracuse, Italy, which ends on Friday.  The G7 is a political and economic forum for the discussion and formulation of solutions relating to trade, economics and climate change.The [...]
©- - 26 september 2024 - 08:43:18 - thread Politics (198 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly urged all nations to sustain their momentum toward decisive action and to advance the outcomes of the Summit of the Future as it concluded on Monday.Addressing the closing session of the Summit following the adoption of the landmark [...]
©- - 24 september 2024 - 05:23:57 - thread Politics (387 words)


New York, US (PANA) - World leaders on Sunday adopted the Pact for the Future, a landmark declaration pledging concrete actions towards a safer, more peaceful, sustainable and inclusive world for tomorrow’s generations.The Pact along with its annexes, the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations, was adopted [...]
©- - 23 september 2024 - 05:06:47 - thread Politics (638 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Hundreds of youth, celebrities and world leaders converged at UN Headquarters in New York on Saturday for the second of two “action days” on the eve of the landmark Summit of the Future.Making the world fairer, safer and more sustainable for all was at the [...]
©- - 22 september 2024 - 07:29:32 - thread Politics (606 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Young people took centre stage at UN Headquarters on Friday in the lead-up to the Summit of the Future – an unprecedented opportunity for world leaders to address current and emerging global challenges, and reform outdated international institutions.  Scores of youth from across the world packed [...]
©- - 21 september 2024 - 05:29:42 - thread Politics (723 words)


New York, US (PANA) - As world leaders gather at the UN for the Summit of the Future and the General Asembly High-Level Week, the UN Deputy Secretary-General emphasised the critical role they can play driving innovation and change.Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, said that solutions are needed as leaders are [...]
©- - 20 september 2024 - 06:17:56 - thread Politics (353 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Countries must use a once-in-a-generation UN summit to address current and emerging global challenges and reform outdated international institutions, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday in New York. Mr. Guterres was speaking as negotiations for the Summit of the Future, which opens at UN Headquarters on Sunday, [...]
©- - 19 september 2024 - 06:09:41 - thread Politics (737 words)


New York, US (PANA) - A once-in-a-generation UN summit bringing together countries from around the world marks a critical opportunity for far-reaching agreements on international collaboration for a safer, more sustainable and more equitable world, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday as part of a global call to action [...]
©- - 13 september 2024 - 05:42:36 - thread Politics (666 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Negotiations continue ahead of the Summit of the Future at UN Headquarters this month, where world leaders will enhance cooperation to tackle critical challenges facing the international community and address gaps in global governance. Among the issues under discussion are accelerating sustainable development and reforming decades-old [...]
©- - 12 september 2024 - 05:32:13 - thread Politics (508 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Women and Youth, Mmapaseka Letsike, is attending the Third Kazan Global Youth Summit in Russia this weekend.The summit is an annual event which brings together youth, policy leaders, diplomats and experts on key issues on the international youth agenda. [...]
©- - 23 august 2024 - 06:46:25 - thread Politics (248 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, left Ouagadougou early on Friday afternoon for the Nigerien capital, Niamey, to take part Saturday in the Summit of Heads of State of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The heads of state of the member countries of [...]
©- - 05 july 2024 - 16:45:14 - thread Politics (235 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The transition presidents of the three countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Colonel Assimi Goïta of Mali, Captain Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso and General Abdourahamane Tiani of Niger, will meet on Saturday, 6 July 2024 in Niamey, Niger, for their first summit, [...]
©- - 05 july 2024 - 16:27:40 - thread Politics (203 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Al-Taher Al-Baour, head of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the government of national unity, takes part on Sunday in Seoul, South Korea, in the ministerial preparatory meeting for the Africa-Korea summit to be held on 4 and 5 June in the [...]
©- - 02 june 2024 - 14:14:24 - thread Politics (198 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 33rd Summit of the League of Arab States concluded its work, reaffirming its full support for Libya, its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. It also reaffirmed the cessation of all interference in its internal affairs and the withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from its [...]
©- - 17 may 2024 - 12:03:36 - thread Politics (261 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has affirmed that the political process in Libya has seen positive developments. He noting the continued efforts of the Presidential Council to cooperate with all parties to achieve stability in the country. In a speech to the 33rd Arab [...]
©- - 16 may 2024 - 17:33:25 - thread Politics (512 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday urged the regional body to re-examine its approach to ensuring constitutional order in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Niger. Speaking while delivering his opening address at the extraordinary summit [...]
©- - 24 february 2024 - 14:47:06 - thread Politics (338 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 37th African Union (AU) Summit opened on Saturday with Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as the new Chairperson. He assumed the rotating leadership from President Azali Assoumani of Comoros, who served for the past one year. The Summit opened with a minute's silence in honour of [...]
©- - 17 february 2024 - 21:17:57 - thread Politics (288 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected participate in several committee meetings at the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa this weekend. These include the Committee of African Heads of State and [...]
©- - 16 february 2024 - 11:44:43 - thread Politics (474 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Experts from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger met on Monday in Ouagadougou to prepare for a meeting of ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to be held next Thursday in the capital of Burkina Faso, diplomatic sources said. This session, which is being held [...]
©- - 12 february 2024 - 18:22:03 - thread Politics (445 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, is taking part in the World Government Summit (WGS) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which opens this Monday and runs until 14 February. On Monday, Mr Al Dbaiba met Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Egyptian [...]
©- - 12 february 2024 - 11:27:52 - thread Politics (193 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Monday ended his participation in the Italy-Africa Summit held in the Italian capital, Rome. The meeting, held on 28 - 29 January, discussed several issues of economic cooperation and infrastructure, in addition to food security, [...]
©- - 30 january 2024 - 18:16:44 - thread Politics (539 words)


Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Developing countries must lead efforts to reform outdated international institutions and frameworks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in remarks to the third summit of the Group of 77 (G-77) and China, which opened in Kampala, Uganda, on Sunday. More than 130 countries are members of the bloc [...]
©- - 21 january 2024 - 19:20:08 - thread Politics (715 words)


Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres repeated his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional release of all hostages, in an address to the latest summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which concluded in Kampala, Uganda, on Saturday. Leaders from the 120-member bloc met amid deep [...]
©- - 20 january 2024 - 18:37:34 - thread Politics (642 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, arrived in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on Thursday at an invitation from President Yoweri Museveni to attend the 19th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Third South Summit of [...]
©- - 19 january 2024 - 16:21:16 - thread Politics (197 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 47th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) of the African Union has opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, amid calls to empower the African population through education. The Summit of the AU is holding under the theme: "Educate an African fit for the 21st [...]
©- - 15 january 2024 - 20:09:16 - thread Politics (401 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese presidency on Saturday said the government would not attend a summit convened by the East African Development Authority (IGAD) to end the Sudanese crisis and mend the fences between Somalia and Ethiopia. “The government of the Sudan is of the view that there is nothing [...]
©- - 13 january 2024 - 13:08:51 - thread Politics (359 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – ECOWAS leaders ended their 64th ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government on Sunday in Abuja, resolving to urgently review efforts to activate a standby force for counterterrorism operations in areas infested by terrorist groups. In a communiqué read by Dr. Omar Touray, [...]
©- - 10 december 2023 - 20:20:40 - thread Politics (1002 words)

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