Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo is leading a government delegation to the World Toilet Summit (WTS) in New Delhi, India, from Wednesday to Friday Full text...
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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The sight of wild animals freely roaming the floodplains of the Chobe National Park in the northern tip of Botswana, the border confluence of four other countries, is worth the troubling journey of nearly a thousand miles Full text...
South Africa rolls out red carpet for G20 Summit
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government says it is ready to welcome world leaders from 42 countries and organisations for this weekend’s historic G20 Summit – the first-ever hosted in Africa Full text...
AUC representatives reaffirm support for the Libya-Africa transit corridors project
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libya Africa Investment Portfolio has held a meeting at in Tripoli with the President and members of the Planning and Coordination Agency of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) of the African Union Commission (AUC) Full text...
UN, AU vow closer action for peace and development
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called on Wednesday for action to prioritise Africa, urging the world not to turn its back on the continent Full text...
AUC Chairperson calls for urgent international action as Mali's crisis escalates
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr Full text...
AU, EU leaders to convene for 7th summit in Angola
Addis Abba, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 7th AU–EU Summit will be held on 24–25 November 2025 in Luanda, Angola, bringing together Heads of State and Government from the African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) to reaffirm their long-standing partnership and chart a renewed path of cooperation Full text...
AU Chairman urges rich countries to concretise aid pledges to support conservation
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco has called on the rich countries to make good on their pledge to support environmental conservation Full text...
Doha Social Summit: Businesses, civil society walk side by side for fairer futures
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Civil society networks and private sector leaders crossed paths in the buzzing corridors of the Qatar National Convention Centre, a reminder that social development is not just debated in meetings rooms – it touches jobs, families and futures Full text...
Doha Social Summit: Path to fairer societies begins in the classroom
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Education took centre stage on the opening day of the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, where leaders, educators and youth advocates underscored that learning is the foundation of inclusive and resilient societies Full text...
AU Environment ministers call for renewed focus on Maputo Protocol
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – African ministers of environment and tourism attending the First Africa Biodiversity Summit have emphasised the need for renewed focus on the Maputo Protocol to revitalise efforts to end environmental degradation Full text...
Preparatory Committee for the Libya-Africa Climate Summit meets Speaker of Parliament
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, on Monday met with the Preparatory Committee for the Libya-Africa Climate Summit to inquire about the state of preparations to organise this continental event Full text...
AU Summit outlines roadmap to exploitation of US$2.8 trillion natural wealth
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) has urged countries in the continent to stop “exporting jobs elsewhere” and rapidly exploit the US$2 Full text...
Libyan, Italian officials meet on implementation of local water resources management project
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Local Government of the National Unity Government, led by the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Local Administration, Nasr Al-Mahtout, met Monday with a delegation from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and the Italian Province of Trento for international cooperation, on the implementation mechanism of the local water resources management project Full text...
AU convenes summit to reverse alarming biodiversity losses
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The African Union (AU), jointly with the government of Botswana, is convening Africa’s first ever summit to discuss measures required to stop the loss of the continent’s wildlife species, threatened by poaching, illegal hunting and marine pollution Full text...
AU Commissioner outlines $30 billion infrastructure investment plan for aviation
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The African Union Commissioner for Infrastrcuture and Energy, Lerato D Full text...
AU condemns atrocities of Sudan's paramilitary RSF after capture of El Fasher
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) has strongly condemned Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for the atrocities committed in the city El Fasher and renewed its rejection of any parallel government in the Darfur region Full text...
Libya and Mauritius hold talks to strengthen economic partnership
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the eastern-based Libyan government, Abdulhadi Al-Huwaij, Sunday agreed with Hambirajin Narsinghe, Deputy Minister to the Minister of Foreign Affairs from the Regional Integration and International Trade of the Republic of Mauritius, to organize an Economic Forum in Benghazi Full text...
AU deploys high-level delegation to Madagascar after coup
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) is immediately deploying a high-level delegation to Madagascar to “facilitate a peaceful return to constitutional democratic order” following last Tuesday's coup that ousted President Andry Rajoelina Full text...
AUC chairperson concerned about situation in Madagascar as President Rajoelina says 'coup under way'
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr Full text...
Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado’s values represent best hopes of Venezuelans: UN rights office
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday welcomed the Nobel Peace Prize committee’s decision to name Maria Machado as this year’s laureate, in recognition of her work promoting the Venezuelan people’s democratic hopes
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Saudi Arabia hosts meeting on anti-corruption, cooperation in asset recovery
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A two-day high-level meeting has been held in the Saudi city of Jeddah to highlight the importance of establishing effective and robust regional cooperation and strengthening international partnerships in asset recovery and anti-corruption Full text...
Libyan authorities urged to adopt legislation to combat money laundering, financing of terrorism
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Committee for the Fight against Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism has called on the Libyan authorities to urgently pass a law to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism that conforms to international standards and the requirements of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Full text...
Africa needs conflict prevention as the continent faces unprecedented threats
New York, US (PANA) - Conflicts in Africa cannot be solved through military solutions and peace and security on the continent “demand a proactive preventative” approach, according to the UN’s Special Representative to the African Union Full text...
IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Guinea-Bissau on the Ninth Review of Extended Credit Facility Arrangement
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Guinea-Bissau have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies that could support the Ninth review of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement Full text...
Libya's Central Bank reviews national strategy for combating money aundering and financing of terrorism
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism held its fourth ordinary meeting for the year 2025 on Tuesday to review the main developments in the implementation of the National Strategy on the issues Full text...
Libyan Office of Communications and Informatics attends Cybersecurity conference
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Communications and Informatics Office participated has in the second ordinary session of the Council of Arab Ministers for Cybersecurity, which aims to strengthen Arab cooperation Full text...
African Energy Commission to convene first continental energy efficiency conference
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Energy Commission (AFREC) will host the inaugural African Energy Efficiency Conference (AfEEC) on 10–11 December 2025 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the framework of the African Energy Efficiency Alliance launched at COP29 Full text...
Cyberspace must ‘serve the common good’: Guterres
New York, US (PANA) - The Internet is an essential tool for “innovation and opportunity” but security failures in cyberspace can undermine public trust, disrupt societies and even threaten peace, the UN chief told the Global Cybersecurity Forum in Riyadh on Wednesday Full text...
AUC chairperson calls for modernisation of African peace and security architecture
New York, US (PANA) - Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, has said that by modernising the African Peace and Security Architecture and fostering collective leadership, the continent can “chart a path toward a more peaceful and prosperous Africa” Full text...
Climate Summit 2025: The path to COP30 (By UN News)
New York, US (PANA) - Floods in South Asia, wildfires across North America, and record-breaking heat in Europe have underscored what scientists have warned for years: climate change is escalating faster than the political response Full text...
AUC chairperson concludes AU–UN bilateral, and AU–UN–EU Trilateral
New York, US (PANA) – The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, on Sunday concluded a series of high-level engagements at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, underscoring the AU’s commitment to advancing multilateral cooperation in pursuit of peace, security, and sustainable development Full text...
AUC Chairperson meets African Group at the UN
New York, US (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, on Saturday met with the African Group at the United Nations (UN) on the margins of 80th UN General Asembly this week Full text...
AUC Chairperson condemns attack on civilians in besieged El Fasher mosque drone strike
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has “strongly” condemned the “heinous drone strike” carried out on Friday against civilians gathered for the dawn (Fajr) prayer at a mosque in the besieged El Fasher city in North Darfur, which claimed the lives of more than 75 innocent worshippers Full text...
IAEA chief urges countries to recommit to nuclear non-proliferation
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - At the start of the 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna on Monday, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi spoke about the nuclear challenges the world faces and called on States to “recommit” to non-proliferation Full text...
African Union urges leaders to cement democracy, good governance
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, has underlined the need for African leaders to work diligently for the advance and consolidation of democracy, transparency, and good governance in the continent, stressing that these are essential conditions for peace, inclusive development, prosperity, and Africa’s integration Full text...
President of Libyan Presidential Council attends Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha,
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, arrived in Doha,, Qatar, to participate in the emergency Arab-Islamic summit convened to discuss the Israeli aggression that targeted Doha last Tuesday Full text...
AU,IGAD welcome QUAD outcome on Sudan
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The African Union Commission, along with the Inter government Authority for Development IGAD, say they have received with keen interest a Joint Statement issued by the Quad, comprising the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America, on the conflict in Sudan Full text...
AU, UAE discuss collaboration and achieving peace in Africa
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - African Union (AU) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have concluded talks to cement relations between the continental body and the Gulf state, with key stress on working together to achieve peace in many boiling African states Full text...
Girls as young as 10 kidnapped, raped in eastern DRC
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In North and South Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), women and girls continue to be victims of rape and sexual assault committed by members of armed groups and security forces, the UN human rights chief said on Tuesday Full text...
The 9/9/99 Sirte Declaration on creation of AU hailed in Libya as major step towards African unification
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On its 26th anniversary, the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity said here Tuesday that the Declaration of Foundation of the African Union (AU) in Sirte on 9 September 1999 was a first political step that marked an important turning point towards the unification of African positions Full text...
AUC chief rallies Africans to work together to build continent
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), has rallied Africans to work together to build the continent Full text...
AU sympathises with Sudan on disastrous landslide
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union on Tuesday expressed “deep compassion” following the tragic landslide in North Darfur, Sudan, that wiped away a whole town with the loss of hundreds of lives, a statement by the African Union posted on X platform said Full text...
Libyan Communications Authority attends ITU Conference
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Authority for Communications and Information Technology has participated in the second meeting of the Arab Preparatory Group for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26) Full text...
Rights group accuses Mauritania of years of migration control abuses
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against largely West and Central African migrants and asylum seekers, often when they were seeking to leave or transit the country, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Wednesday Full text...
Pope commends 'determination' of Chagossians in peaceful struggle for their homeland
Vatican City, Vatican (PANA) - Pope Leo XIV on Sunday commended “the determination of the Chagossian people, particularly that of the women, in their peaceful struggle for their rights” Full text...
Nuclear technology to help fight seafood fraud
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Across the globe, consumers and small-scale fishers alike are facing a growing challenge: seafood fraud Full text...
Sudan welcomes AU Peace and Security Council’s stance towards developments in the country
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has welcomed a statement by the African Peace and Security Council rejecting and condemning the establishment of a parallel government to that currently in place in Port Sudan, Sudan, headed by General Abdul Fatah Al Burhan Full text...
Libya participates in meetings of African Commission on Intellectual Property Rights in Djibouti
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development of the National Unity Government participated in meetings of the Commission on Intellectual Property Rights of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) held from 22 July to 2 August,2025, in Djibouti Full text...
AU celebrates African Women's Day; Darfur gives a different version (By Mohamed Osman Adam)
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Africa is celebrating Women's Day, but the occasion couldn’t be more tragic for Sudanese women Full text...

