Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The first batch of a dozen human rights observers has been deployed in Mali in line with a decision by the African Union Peace and Security Council and ECOWAS to deploy some 50 observers under the banner the International Support Mission for Mali (AFISMA), official sources told PANA here Tuesday. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Twelve African Heads of State and two former Presidents were among dignitaries who witnessed Tuesday's inauguration of Uhuru Kenyatta as the fourth President of Kenya, signalling a new dawn for a country that was nearly torn apart by post-election violence in 2007/2008 Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete and his predecessor, Benjamin Mkapa, Tuesday joined international dignitaries at Kenya’s historic inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan is among the African leaders who will witness Tuesday's (9April) inauguration of Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya’s fourth President in the nation's capital, Nairobi. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, has praised the government of the United Kingdom for its contributions to the success of West Africa’s integration project, including its ongoing training assistance to the armed forces of Mali to bolster their capacity to discharge their mandate. Full text...

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The chairman of the Africa Committee of International Socialists, Beninese Emmanuel Golou, has strongly condemned the 24 March coup in the Central African Republic by the rebel group, Séléka, and called for a return of the rule of law in the country. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The year-long 50th anniversary celebrations of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU), were flagged off here Monday by Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the AU Commission, and Dr. Teodros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Full text...

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - On the 19th anniversary of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, which was observed on Sunday, the US has hailed the resilience and spirit of the Rwandan people ''who have made such progress in overcoming this tragedy''. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan ( PANA) - A military court on Sunday sentenced 11 military and security officers to prison terms ranging between two and five years for plotting a coup and ordered that they should be dismissed. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Envoy for Cote d' Ivoire, Mr. Bert Koenders, has said security is a primary concern for Ivorians preparing for local elections this month. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from the hospital, nine days after he was admitted, the South African presidency said on Saturday. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A high-powered Libyan police delegation has been visiting Algeria since Tuesday to discuss with the Algerian police on how to strengthen the cooperation between the two countries in the area of security, according to an official statement made available to PANA in Tripoli, the Libyan capital, this weekend. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Mauritania has called for "fresh dialogue" between the Administration, political parties and civil society organizations towards the organisation of free, fair, inclusive and credible elections. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The annual Co-ordination meeting between ECOWAS and its Development Partners will take place on 8 Monday at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, the Nigerian capital city, to discuss the status of the region's integration projects and the ongoing efforts at institutional reforms in order to improve the performance of the Commission. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS has asked the US for assistance for the planned summit of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) on maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, due to hold next month in Yaoundé, Cameroun. Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A bill mandating anyone wishing to practice journalism in Burundi to have a university diploma in information and communication sciences elicited protests on Thursday. Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium's Official Development Assistance (ODA) dropped by 13% between 2011 and 2012, the report of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development indicated. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has started a two-day state visit to the Sudan, his first to the country since assuming office. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government has set up a special inter-agency committee to discuss the possibility of granting amnesty to members of the Islamic sect Boko Haram. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall Thursday in Dakar urged his compatriots to be proud of their national army, noting that the country boasts a Republican army that spells the nation's pride. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A military contingent from the Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) has arrived in Somalia to bolster the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in the Horn of Africa nation, a senior AU official said. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Democratic Opposition Coordination (COD), an umbrella body of Mauritanian opposition political parties, has demanded an assurance of transparent and credible polls before deciding whether or not to participate in legislative and local elections slated for October. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has summoned African foreign ministers to an emergency session to discuss the preparations for the 50th anniversary celebrations and its four-year industrialisation plan. Full text...

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has congratulated Senegal on its 53rd independence anniversary being marked Thursday, 4 April. Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has congratulated Kenyans for their "totally peaceful behaviour" in the 4 March presidential election won by Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court Willy Mutunga has praised outgoing President Mwai Kibaki for his respect of the Judiciary during a farewell in the capital, Nairobi, Wednesday. Full text...

Paris, France (PANA) – The French minister of foreign affairs, Laurent Fabius, will visit Mali on Friday during which he will meet key leaders of the transition government in the West African state, official sources in Paris told PANA on Tuesday. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to approve the first-ever treaty regulating the global trade in conventional weapons. Full text...

Paris, France (PANA) - French President François Holland is expected in Casablanca Wednesday for a two-day official visit to Morocco. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Defence Committee of the General National Congress (GNC), Libya’s highest authority, and the General Staff on Monday discussed the plan to rebuild the Libyan army and re-quip it. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday addressed a memorial service in Pretoria in honour of the South African soldiers who died when the Seleka rebels seized power in the Central African Republic (CAR). Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's second political party, the party for Justice and Construction (PJC), has strongly condemned the attack on the headquarters of the Department of Justice by armed groups on Sunday in the capital city of Tripoli. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan ( PANA) - Sudanese authorities early Tuesday released seven political detainees, according to the official Sudan news agency, SUNA. Full text...

Washington, US, (PANA) - US Deputy Secretary of State, Mr William Burns, has held out high hopes for Africa's development saying the continent has been making good political and economic progress. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas of Ghana arrived in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday to take up his position as Head of the African Union-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and Joint Chief Mediator. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Jacob Zuma’s Office has confirmed that he will attend the Extra-ordinary Summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) to discuss developments in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Wednesday. Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) Mali’s interim president, Dioncounda Traore, has appointed the first three officials of the country’s dialogue and reconciliation commission, which was recommended by the international community. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has rejected a request from the UK for the extradition of a former governor of oil-rich Bayelsa State, Mr. Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, to to face money laundering charges in the European nation. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The US and the UK sent congratulatory messages to Kenyan President-elect Saturday, shortly after the Supreme Court upheld his election as Kenya's fourth President. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's outgoing Prime Minister Raila Odinga said Saturday Kenyans should remain united, after an election challenge he presented at the Supreme Court was dismissed. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Supreme Court on Saturday upheld the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as the country's fourth president, paving the way for him to be sworn into office 9 April. Full text...

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has said the only legitimate government in the Central African Republic (CAR) is the government of national unity led by Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Supreme Court on Saturday upheld Uhuru Kenyatta's victory in the recent presidential election in the East African country. Full text...

Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger's president, Issoufou Mahamadou, has had discussions with the French army chief of staff, Admiral Edouard Guillaud, on the military operation to liberate northern Mali from Islamists which seized it one year ago, the Niger News Agency (ANP) reported on Friday. Full text...

Paris, France (PANA) – The African Union special representative in Bissau, Ovido M. B Pequeno, on Friday in Paris that the socio-political situation in Guinea Bissau remained still fragile in the absence of a thorough reform of the defence and security sectors. Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, arrived here on Friday to begin a two-day official visit to Congo, the first by a Chinese leader since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1964, PANA reported. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN support mission in Libya (UNSML) has denied stories making the round in Libya that a multi-national intervention force has been established for Libya. Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Former Belgian Foreign Minister Louis Michel has been appointed a Special Envoy of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) for the Central African Republic (CAR). Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Supreme Court judges retreated Friday to write a ruling on whether to uphold or cancel the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as President before offering its ruling Saturday. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's newly-created Senate convened its first sitting Thursday to elect veteran lawmaker Ekwe Ethuro as its new Speaker and chose pro-democracy activist Justin Muturi as Speaker of the lower house of parliament. Full text...