Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The industrialisation of Africa, through an agricultural revolution, premised on increased investment in agricultural productivity, has shown mixed signals decades later, the African Union Commissioner, Moses Vilakati has said Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The 67th Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government opened in the capital Nigeria, Abuja, on Monday with the State of the Community, economic cooperation, security, and broader sub-regional developments on the agenda Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -A total of 128,307 candidates across all regions of Libya began sitting the final exams for the secondary school leaving certificate (Baccalauréat) for the 2024-2025 school year on Sunday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The World Bank Group has released the eighth edition of its Mauritania Economic Update, highlighting the Mauritanian government’s continued efforts to preserve macroeconomic stability and strengthen social safety nets, despite a moderate slowdown in economic growth in 2024 Full text...

Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The Mauritian economy continues to exhibit resilience with growth at 4 Full text...

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Prisons have become a fragile link in many criminal justice systems, weakened by over-incarceration, overcrowding, poor conditions and chronic neglect – fuelling calls for urgent reform Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ahead of this weekend’s G7 Summit in the Candadian city of Kananaskis Full text...

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The East African inter-government Development Agency (IGAD) has said it has agreed with the African Union to coordinate efforts for reaching peace in troubled areas of the continent’s eastern regions, including the Sudan

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with Government of Angola will host Africa’s biggest Infrastructure Financing Summit from 23–24 October 2025 in the Angolan caital, Luanda Full text...

Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – The World Bank has released the latest edition of the Guinea-Bissau Economic Update (EU), a report that examines recent economic trends and development issues in the country Full text...

London, UK (PANA)  - A new report launched by the Africa Skills Revolution initiative outlines the importance of placing youth at the centre of Africa’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) transformation Full text...

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The Golden Triangle – the remote, jungle-covered border region where Thailand, Myanmar, and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic meet – has seen an exponential surge in the illicit manufacture and trafficking of synthetic drugs Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, on Tuesday held consultations with the Ambassadors of the Alliance of Sahel States --Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger – accredited to the African Union Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama has called for global accountability and reparative justice to confront the enduring legacies of slavery, colonialism, and neo-colonial exploitation Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is commemorating Africa Day 2025, which falls on Sunday, with a renewed call to justice, unity, and shared progress Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has “warmly” welcomed the announcement of the Thursday's historic agreement under which the United Kingdom will cede its control over the Chagos Islands to the Republic of Mauritius Full text...

London, UK (PANA) - The United Kingdom agreed to cede its control over the Chagos Islands to the Republic of Mauritius in an agreement signed between the two countries on Thursday Full text...

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The global drive for renewable energy technologies has sharply increased demand for so-called critical minerals, heightening the risk of crime, corruption, and instability across supply chains as organised crime groups infiltrate the mining industry Full text...

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) called on Monday for renewed global commitment to combating emerging criminal threats and strengthening justice systems worldwide Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Mauritania as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the seventh country in WHO’s African Region to achieve this significant milestone Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed “deep concern” over the recent armed clashes in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, which resulted in loss of life and property damage Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - EU-wide rules governing television and on-demand services need to reflect the rapidly changing landscape for audiovisual media, including the rise of influencers, the spread of disinformation and the growing use of artificial intelligence Full text...

Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Felix Fischer, visited Nouakchott and Nouadhibou from April 28– May 9, 2025 for discussions on the Fourth Review of Mauritania’s economic programme under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), and the Third Review of the RSF arrangement Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned attacks on Port Sudan in Sudan, that had been used as a de facto capital of the war-torn East African country since a bloody civil war broke out just over two years ago Full text...

New York, US PANA) - At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday launched its 50th anniversary celebrations in Accra as it seeks to strengthen regional bonds, unity and solidarity in the face of security and economic challenges while three countries ruled by the military – Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger - have broken away to form the Alliance of Sahel States Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama, has invited to the military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to attend the official launch of 50 years of the establishment the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Accra on 22 April Full text...

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -Thousands of families have arrived injured, traumatized and with no food or water in the town of Tawila after journeys of up to 70km (40 miles) on foot to flee attacks in Sudan’s Zamzam and Al Shouk camps, the United Nations Relief Website reported quoting Save the Children Full text...

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Washington, DC, US (PANA) -  Real GDP of Mauritius grew by a robust 4 Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation, Ali al-Abed, has stressed that Libya is facing major challenges due to the influx of migrants, which is putting increasing pressure on the country's limited resources and infrastructure Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Egyptian giants Al Ahly secured their place in the semi-finals of the 2024/25 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League after completing a double over Al Hilal of Sudan with a 1-0 second-leg win at the Sheikh Bedia Stadium in Mauritania on Tuesday evening Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister for Youth, Fathalla Elzuni, took part in the opening of the Conference on African Youth Leadership, organised in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, under the theme: “Unleashing the potential of youth for a prosperous Africa” Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Although people with autism are making enormous contributions to societies across the globe, they still face significant challenges Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Youssouf Ali, is dispatching a high-level delegation of the AU Panel of the Wise to Juba, South Sudan, to engage with all the stakeholders to de-escalate tensions and promote dialogue following a rapidly deteriorating crisis the country Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -  The World Bank Group has announced its approval of the Mauritania Development of Energy Resources and Mineral Sector Support Project—known as the DREAM Project—to boost green hydrogen development, expand energy storage, and support critical reforms in the mining sector Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Senegal to review findings of the audit report by the Court of Auditors, confirming significant under-reporting of fiscal deficits and public debt between 2019–2023 Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Hanna Tetteh, on Wednesday met a Group of African Ambassadors in Tripoli Full text...

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (PANA) - In just one month, intensifying violence has forced over 60,000 people to flee their homes in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, marking another grim record in the country’s worsening humanitarian crisis Full text...

Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Some of the key findings from the Human Capital Review, a new World Bank report, highlight that strengthening human capital is crucial for reducing poverty and fostering long-term sustainable growth in Guinea Bissau Full text...

Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank Group convened the second annual Global Digital Summit on Tuesday, bringing together public and private sector leaders to expand the digital technology initiatives and drive large-scale impact Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's interim Minister of the Interior in the government of national unity, Major- General Imad Mustafa al-Trabelsi, has stated that Libya will not bear the burden of illegal migration alone and will under no circumstances become a ‘resettlement zone’ for migrants Full text...

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - A “new black market” for synthetics and drug trafficking through war zones are fuelling instability around the world, the chief of the UN drugs and crime office said on Monday Full text...

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Synthetic drugs are rapidly transforming the global drug trade, fuelling an escalating public health crisis, according to the UN administered International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A high level ECOWAS political delegation to Guinea-Bissau to support efforts of political actors and other stakeholders to reach a political consensus on the roadmap for inclusive and peaceful elections on 2025 aborted its mission when President Umaro Sissoco Embalo threatened to expel it Full text...

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - There were just under 150 incidents of illegal or unauthorised activity involving nuclear and other radioactive material reported last year, according to the international nuclear energy watchdog’s monitoring database tracking these incidents Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya will host the 2026 Africa-Turkey Summit, the Libyan News Agency (LANA) reported on Monday Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday renewed its framework for restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe for a further year, until 20 February 2026 Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has unveiled the full list of Commissioners elected during the 38th session of the African Union Summit Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya’s bid for the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairmanship suffered a major blow Saturday, February 15 as regional disunity, a united Francophone bloc, and a last-minute Southern African Development Community (SADC) solidarity move sealed former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s fate Full text...