Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Njongonkulu Ndungane, the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, on Thursday expressed support for Dr. Mamphela Ramphele’s call for a national dialogue on key issues in South Africa. Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium is demanding an enhanced security of the site where European instructors who will train Malian soldiers will be based before the country's soldiers can participate. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has fully deployed the full complement of 1,200 troops it pledged for the African led International Mission in Mali (AFISMA) with the airlifting of the last batch of 162 troops to Mali Wednesday, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Onyeabo Azubuike, said in Abuja. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have "cleared the coast" for the Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, to contest the 2015 presidential election if a statement from the PDP Chair, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, is anything to go by. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - East African foreign ministers have arrived in Kenya on a solidarity mission ahead of the country’s first election under a new constitution on 4 March, the regional Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) said Wednesday. Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Police have detained Zambia’s opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema in Livingstone, Southern Province, to help with investigations following the death of Harrison Chanda, an official of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF). Full text...

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien head of state, Mahamadou Issoufou, left Niamey Wednesday for Cote d'Ivoire where he will attend the ECOWAS Summit, according to local Nigerien media. Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian president, Pranab Mukherjee, is expected in Mauritius 11 March for a two-day official visit during which he will be an honorary guest at celebrations marking the 45th anniversary of the Independence of Mauritius, PANA learnt Wednesday from official sources. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) – The United States on Wednesday said it is deeply concerned that, 10 years after the outbreak of the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region, the Darfurians have continue to suffer from increased insecurity, human rights abuses and sexual violence, the US State Department said in a statement, received here by PANA. Full text...

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 42nd Ordinary Summit of ECOWAS was due to open in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Wednesday to discuss regional peace and security issues, including the situations in Mali and Guinea-Bissau, among others. Full text...

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - ECOWAS ministers have endorsed the proposed transformation of the African-led International Mission in Mali (AFISMA) into a UN peacekeeping operation. Full text...

Niamey, Niger (PANA) – A meeting of the Association of Ombudsmen from member states of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) opened here Tuesday to address the peace and security issues in West Africa. Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president, Rupiah Banda, says Kenyans have made adequate preparations to guarantee the organization of peaceful and credible elections that all Africans can be proud of. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, will Wednesday begin a four-day visit to Cote d’Ivoire, where he will join other ECOWAS leaders in Yamassoukrou for the 42nd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The low wages in Kenya, against the background of rising cost of living, received tremendous attention at a televised presidential debate on the economy late Monday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Noting the general failure of the authorities to ensure justice and reparation, Amnesty International has called on the Ivorian authorities to halt what it calls the widespread human rights violations and abuses which continue to be committed with impunity by state agents or militias supported by the state. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called on the Sudanese authorities to release or charge to court the six opposition members in its custody, saying their continued detention without charges violates due process. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the controversy over the 4-billion-naira (US$25 million) African First Ladies' Peace Building Mission building in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, continues, Nigerian First Lady Patience Jonathan has defended the project. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan presidential candidates taunted each other Monday night in the second round of their presidential debate that focused on the economy and land. Full text...

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Some 70 per cent of troops pledged to the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) have been deployed in the country through the efforts and solidarity of the troops contributing countries, the Foreign Minister of Côte d'Ivoire, Mr Charles Koffi Diby, said on Monday. Full text...

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Ivorian minister of foreign affairs, Charles Koffi Diby, says increasing the number of troops of the International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) is the top priority to guard against all eventualities. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday stated Nigeria’s commitment to resolving the crisis in Guinea Bissau under the aegis of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence were due to open their emergency meeting in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Monday to discuss regional security, including the draft ECOWAS counter-terrorism strategy and its implementation plan, among other issues. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Leaders of 11 African countries and four regional and international organizations on Sunday signed a peace deal which they hope will bring peace to the troubled Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes Region. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Dilma Rouseff of Brazil left Abuja Saturday night after her whistle-stop visit to Nigeria that was aimed at boosting trade and investment between the two nations. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria and Brazil on Saturday called for an urgent reform of the UN Security Council to make it more democratic and reflective of the changes in the international architecture. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan and his visiting Brazilian counterpart, Dilma Rousseff, on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting up the Nigeria-Brazil Bi-national Commission, which is expected to boost trade and economic activities and strengthen the ties between the two nations. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) – The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN office in Guinea-Bissau for three months and requested UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to provide recommendations on its future mandate and any possible readjustment in the world body’s Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa's top military experts have endorsed a revised military concept for Mali, paving the way for the deployment of 8,000 troops and authorising the inclusion of a wider civilian unit. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Mozambique's former President Joaquim Chissano is due in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, on Sunday as the head of the African Union's Election Observation Mission ahead of the 4 March polls. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union and the UN have agreed to the signing of an agreement on Sunday to enhance the peacekeeping efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after overcoming an initial setback to the deal. Full text...

Paris, France (PANA) - French president François Hollande will on Friday host a working lunch for his Senegalese counterpart, Macky Sall, in Paris, French official sources told PANA. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of Brazil, Ms Dilma Rousseff, arrived in Nigeria on Saturday for a visit during which she and her host, President Goodluck Jonathan, will hold talks. Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Spanish minister of foreign affairs and Cooperation, José Manuel Garcia Margallo Marfil, is expected on Saturday in Bamako at the head of a high-powered delegation for a 24-hour visit to Mali, official sources told PANA on Friday. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan presidential contenders, Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga, are headed for a tie in the Presidential election with a slight Kenyatta lead, needing a runoff to produce a possible Odinga victory, an opinion poll showed Friday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is due to pay an official visit to Nigeria this weekend, the Nigerian presidency confirmed on Friday. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's top national security organ on Thursday ordered the sacking of an immigration official who attempted to stop Chief Justice Willy Mutunga from traveling to Tanzania. Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza was expected to leave Bujumbura on Thursday for Equatorial Guinea’s capital, Malabo, where he will attend the 3rd session of the Africa-South America Summit (ASA), official sources told PANA here. Full text...

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara was due to leave Abidjan Thursday for Malabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea, to take part in the 3rd Summit of Heads of State and Government of Africa and South America, according to a statement from the Ivorian presidency. Full text...

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea have decided to peacefully resolve their border dispute, which flared 25 Jan. 2013 when Guinean soldiers occupied the camp Kpéaba, located in the sub-prefecture of Sipilou, the Ivorian government said. Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso left Brazzaville on Thursday for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, where he will attend the 3rd Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Africa and South America, scheduled for 22-23 Feb in the Equatorial Guinean capital. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Jacob Zuma will lead a South African delegation to the 3rd Africa-South America (ASA) Summit to be hosted in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on Friday. Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Khalifa Ababacar Sall, Mayor of Dakar and current chairman of Africa’s United Cities and Local Governments (CGLUA), said on Wednesday in Brazzaville that Africa should make the populations participate in integration of the continent and empowerment. Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso on Wednesday urged local authorities to contribute to the promotion of peace in Africa. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, will leave Abuja, the Nigerian capital city, for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Thursday to participate in the third Summit of Heads of State and Government of Africa and South America. Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has partially lifted its targeted sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, citing recent political developments in the Southern African nation, a statement issued by the European Commission on Wednesday indicated here. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Justice Willy Mutunga, the Kenyan Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court, said here Wednesday he had received a letter, threatening with dire consequences, over a court case challenging the suitability of Presidential contender Uhuru Kenyatta and his running mate, William Ruto. Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian Prime minister, Hamadi Jebali, on Tuesday announced his resignation after his attempts to set up government exclusively of technocrats failed. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Three new ambassadors accredited to Nigeria on Tuesday presented their letters of credence to President Goodluck Jonathan at a ceremony in Presidential Villa, Abuja. Full text...

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - President Boni Yayi of Benin will visit Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, where he take part in the summit of Heads of State and Government of the South America-Africa Cooperation Forum (ASA), slated for Friday. Full text...