New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the pact between the Government of Mali and Tuareg rebels, providing for an immediate ceasefire and paving the way for country-wide presidential elections next month. Full text...

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Tuesday appointed former Senator Russ Feingold as the country's Special Representative for the African Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Mr. Tarek Mitri, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya, on Tuesday called for a national political dialogue, as a way forward to managing the country's democratic transition. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) has granted a request from the Kenyan Vice President, William Ruto, to be excused from parts of his war crimes trial. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya National Assembly's Budget and Appropriations Committee has rejected a proposal to purchase an office building for former President Mwai Kibaki, at a cost of 700 million shillings. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Saif al-Islam Kadhafi, son of former Libyan leader, Mouammar Kadhafi, will be given a fair trial at home, the Libyan Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan, pledged Tuesday, confirming the determination of the Libyan government not to bow to pressure from the International Criminal Court (ICC) which is demanding that Saif be tried at the Hague, Netherlands. Full text...

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has lauded the role that Seychelles has played in advancing maritime security in the African region, while also assuring the African nation of its continued cooperation. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday announced the Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Louise Mushikiwabo on Monday began a 24-hour official visit to Angola, where she is billed to meet her Angolan counterpart, Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, to further promote bilateral relations, PANA learned from official sources in Kigali Monday. Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The 25th parliamentary assembly of African, Caribbean and the Pacific Group of States (ACP)-European Union (EU) kicked off Monday in the Belgian capital, Brussels, according to an official statement. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned Saturday's attack against military formations, including an army barracks, in Benghazi, Libya’s second largest city. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Al-Qaeda in The Maghreb, (AQIM), the north African wing of the global terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda, has confirmed that Algerian-born terrorist leader Abu Zeid was killed following a French offensive to rout Al-Qaeda linked Islamist groups from northern Mali. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan security forces have arrested six persons suspected of taking part in Saturday's attack on several military formations, including an army barracks, in Benghazi, eastern Libya. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – An unknown number of people have been killed in violent clashes that broke out early on Saturday in eastern Libyan city of Benghazi between the Libyan army and an armed group which attacked several military barracks in the city. Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – African Union (AU) ambassadors to Belgium and the European Union on Friday organised a cultural night in Brussels as part of activities marking the golden jubilee of the AU. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the shelling on a UN logistics base in Sudan’s South Kordofan State which killed one UN peacekeeper and wounded two others. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN said shelling on its logistics base in Sudan’s South Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya’s Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan, on Thursday held a meeting with senior army and police officers to consider plans to integrate the ex-rebels and some armed units into police and military structures, a communiqué issued by the Premier’s Office disclosed Friday. Full text...

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara leaves Abidjan on Saturday for Libreville where he will take part in the second New York Forum Africa to be held in the Gabonese capital, PANA learnt from official sources Friday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Atahiru Jega, has said that the upcoming 2015 general election in Nigeria will be remarkable, much better than 2011 general polls. Full text...

Washington D.C., US (PANA) – The newly-appointed US Ambassador to Libya, Mrs. Deborah Jones, has pledged to work with Libyans "who had lived for 42 years under a despotic regime", PANA reported from the US capital. Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has expressed support for ongoing talks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, between the Transitional Government of Mali and the Tuareg rebels. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International on Thursday urged Southern African leaders to ensure human rights are prioritised in the run-up to elections in Zimbabwe. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has expressed concern over recent developments in relations between Egypt and Ethiopia over plans by the latter to build a dam on the River Nile. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Lt.-Gen. Babacar Gaye as his Special Representative and Head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office for the Central African Republic (BINUCA) based in the capital city of Bangui. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Cote d'Ivoire, Mr. Doudou Diene, on Wednesday said that political dialogue was fundamental for effective reconciliation in the country. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerians from all walks of life gathered at various venues in the commercial city of Lagos and other parts of the country to mark the 20th-year anniversary of the annulment of June 12 Presidential elections with rallies, lectures and symposia. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is “encouraged” by the progress made in the multi-party political dialogue underway in the Guinean capital, Conakry. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) and the European Union (EU) Political and Security Committee (EUPSC) have called for full implementation of the Framework Agreement for Peace, Security and Cooperation in DR Congo and the Great Lakes region, signed here on 24 February 2013. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Avoiding a shutdown on landlocked South Sudan’s oil pipeline that runs through Sudan to the sea is currently the focus of the African Union (AU) efforts to ease tension between the two countries, AU Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said here Wednesday. Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Japan has donated US$1.35 million to Mauritius for the acquisition of a state-of-the-art weather radar, according to an official source here Wednesday. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sudan and South Sudan have been urged to address the issue of disputed and claimed border areas, recognising that their agreement could provide an important platform for cross-border cooperation in the framework of regional cooperation and integration. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Organisation of free, fair, transparent and inclusive elections could normalise situations in Mali and Guinea Bissau, according to a statement issued here at the end of a one-day joint annual consultation between the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council and the European Union (EU) Political and Security Committee. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Justice Hassan Bubacar Jallow, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), has urged UN member states to cooperate with the tribunal to track down and arrest nine men linked to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, who are still on the run. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday rejected a challenge to the admissibility of the case against former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo. Full text...

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, also known as Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF), has expressed "deep concern" about the deterioration for security for journalists in Conakry. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has rejected a report by Amnesty International (AI) which said that its military forces resorted to brutal scorched earth tactics to drive out the civilian population from the rebel-held areas in Sudan's Blue Nile State. Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Maj.-Gen. Jean Bosco Kazura has been appointed head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), according to a UN statement received by PANA Tuesday in Kigali, the Rwandan capital. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Johannesburg-based Muslim Lawyers Association is calling for the arrest of US President Barack Obama when he arrives in South Africa on 29 June. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Amnesty International, citing satellite imagery and eyewitness testimonies from rebel-held areas in Sudan's Blue Nile State, has alleged that Sudanese military forces have resorted to brutal scorched earth tactics to drive out the civilian population in the state. Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Belgian Foreign Affairs minister, Didier Reynders, on Monday lauded the African Union (AU) for the key role it has played in the resolution of conflicts on the continent. Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) – A former chairman of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Commission, Soumaila Cisse, was named the candidate of the Union for Republic and Democracy (URD) for the Malian presidential polls, slated for 28 July. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's General National Congress (Parliament) has asked the government to speed up, if necessary by force, the dissolution of all illegal armed militias that threaten the authority of the State. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned politicians and registered political parties against mounting an early campaign for the 2015 polls, threatening to sanction those who fail to heed the warning. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In view of the need for continued cooperation to achieve common goals, the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) and the European Union (EU) Political and Security Committee will hold their sixth joint annual consultative meeting here Tuesday, with a focus on the remaining hot spots on the African continent. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Mary Robinson, the UN Special Envoy for Africa's Great Lake region on Saturday welcomed the possible resumption of peace talks between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the 23 March Movement (M23) rebels. Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Togolese will vote on 21 July to elect their Members of Parliament, the Ministry of Territorial Administration said on Friday. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – World statesman Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to hospital with his spokesperson Mac Maharaj confirming that his condition is “serious”. Full text...

Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to hospital in Pretoria after his condition deteriorated on Saturday morning, according to a statement issued from the Office of the South African president. Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara, arrived in Brazzaville on Friday for a three-day official visit during which he would have talks with his host Denis Sassou Nguesso on bilateral and muti-lateral issues. Full text...