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...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - French military planes, involved in the fight against Islamist groups in northern Mali, made more than 970 sorties and over 170 strikes in the continuing operation "Serval", according to a communiqué issued by the General staff of the French army which was received by PANA here Tuesday. Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Didier Reynders, Monday indicated that Belgium will participate in the training of Malian soldiers, under a programme designed by the European Training and Counselling Mission (EUTM). Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo is due to face prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Tuesday to challenge the evidence against him at a confirmation of charges hearing. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Guinea's upcoming legislative elections are bound to turn violent due to the ongoing ethnic divisions, a development that could render the choice of a civilian administration over a military regime null, a global conflict think-tank warned on Monday. Full text...

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Senegal’s President Macky Sall and President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea on Monday graced Gambia’s 48th independence anniversary in the capital, Banjul, where they attended a march past of security officers and school children. Full text...

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Opposition and government supporters clashed in the Guinean capital, Conakry, on Monday as opposition supporters demonstrated to demand free and fair elections. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The NGO Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has called for an extra-ordinary Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit to adopt an election road-map for Zimbabwe before elections are held. Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Rwandan President Paul Kagame arrived on Saturday at Oyo, northern Congo, for a two-day visit during which he will discuss with his Congolese counterpart, Denis Sassou Nguesso, how to reinforce their bilateral cooperation, Congo’s national radio reported. Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, is expected on Saturday in Oyo, 500 km north of Brazzaville, for a visit to Congo during which he will hold talks with his host, Denis Sassou Nguesso, on bilateral relations, Radio Congo reported. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) said Friday claims by the Somali militant group that it had executed one of the six hostages in its custody was a “blatant disregard for human life and dignity”. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Thursday announced a minor cabinet reshuffle, dropping two ministers and appointing two others. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan High Court ruled Friday it lacked the powers to determine whether Presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta and his running-mate, William Ruto, both facing international trials for crimes against humanity, should be barred from the electoral race. Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The UN Security Council decided Thursday to extend by one year the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB) Full text...

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese President Yayi Boni will take part in the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), to be held Saturday at N 'N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, PANA learnt Friday from official sources. Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Coordinator of the European Union (EU) for the Great Lakes region Koen Vervake has urged Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso to continue his mediation to help end the crises in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Central African Republic (CAR). Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has de-registered two more political parties, bringing the total number of axed parties to 30, the local Punch newspaper reported Friday. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following an invitation by Kenya, the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has announced that it will deploy a 40-member Election Observer Mission to the Kenya for the country's general elections next month. Full text...

Lomé,Togo (PANA) – France's ruling Socialist Party has denounced "the wave of arrests of political opponents" in Togo and called for the immediate release of those detained. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Thursday held talks with the special representative of the UN Secretary General for the Sahel, Romano Prodi, with their discussions focusing on the bank and peace and stability in the Sahel. Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Islamist militants on Thursday staged a demonstration in front of the Embassy of France in Tunisia to protest against "interferences" and "violations" of Islam attributed to French authorities and the French military intervention in Mali. Full text...