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...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thursday said that henceforth, activities of Nigerian diplomats across the globe would now be thrown open for direct public scrutiny. Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Mission tasked with building the capacity of the Malian army (EUTM) will start work in April, EU defence ministers declared in a communiqué issued Wednesday in Dublin, Ireland, at the end of their meeting. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Commission President Kadré Ouédraogo has urged all stakeholders to play their part towards a speedy restoration of constitutional order and democracy in Guinea-Bissau, a commission statement obtained by PANA here Thursday said. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia Wednesday received, in Banjul, the Gambian capital, the new Senegalese ambassador, Ababacarr Diagne, who presented his letters of credence at the start of a diplomatic tour of duty to the West African nation. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Pledging that Nigeria strongly believes in the unity of African nations, Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Irked by a recent statement credited to French parliamentarian Noël Mamère that "Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is a godfather to drug traffickers in the sub-Sahel-Saharan region, Mauritanian opposition has said the president must react immediately. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Leading a high-level official delegation, the Sudanese leader, Omar Al-Bashir will depart here Friday for N'Djamena, Chad, to take part in a special summit of Heads of State and Government of member countries of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD). Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan presidential hopeful, Uhuru Kenyatta, sought the postponement of his trial for crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC) Thursday, citing the prosecutor’s failure to disclose the identities of eight key witnesses. Full text...

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara will attend the Special Summit of Heads of State and Government of member countries of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), PANA learnt from official sources here. Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo, leader of the 22 March, 2012, coup that toppled Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure, has been named Chairman of the Monitoring Committee which will reform the country's defence and security forces, PANA reported from here Thursday. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Wednesday said rebels who entered its territory from South Sudan, via central African Republic, were not remnants of Malian hardline Islamists, as recently alleged by a Darfur rebel movement. Full text...

Paris, France (PANA) – French president François Hollande on Wednesday pledged the full support of his country to Libya saying it would help the North African state implement reforms needed to establish new, strong and republican institutions. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday set up a special inter-ministerial committee to verify all the nation's assets abroad. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, is visiting Kenya to meet victims of tribal violence in the Tana River region, where more than 150 people have been killed since 2012, the Kenyan foreign ministry said Wednesday. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) rose from its first meeting on the stalled political process in Madagascar in 14 months, with a call on Malagasy politicians to implement the political roadmap leading to presidential elections in July this year. Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European council of ministers for Development, which had previously suspended financial support to Mali to denounce the 12 March 2012 Coup in the West African nation, on Monday in Dublin, Ireland, approved a loan of 250 million Euros for Bamako, official sources told PANA here. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Presidential election front-runner Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday faced an upsurge in opposition to his bid, a day before a hearing on his pending trial over the crimes against humanity linked to the 2008 post-election violence. Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The West African Development Bank (WADB) has donated another CFA Franc 50 million towards the fight against Islamist insurgents in northern Mali, PANA reported here. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans in possession of weapons without licence will be prosecuted, the interior ministry warned here Tuesday. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Commission President Kadré Ouédraogo has sent a condolence message to President Alpha Conde of Guinea over the death of 12 persons, including the country's Army Chief, Gen. Souleymane Diallo, in a helicopter crash near Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, Monday. Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A key member of the opposition Union of Forces for Change (UFC), Mr. Djovi Gally, on Tuesday announced his resignation from the party saying, "I no longer have a place in this party". Full text...

Paris, France (PANA) – France's support for Libya has not changed after last May's electoral victory of President François Hollande, a political scientist has said. Full text...