Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Moves by a small number of governments to legalise the non-medical use of cannabis have led to increased consumption without explaining the potentially serious health dangers that users face from the drug, a UN narcotics wathdog said on Thursday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, has discussed the role of the ministry in coordinating and supporting the efforts of the Presidential Council and the African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya for a successful national reconciliation project Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has reached out to potential investors to promote the implementation of the planned expansion of agricultural processing and industrialisation as part of efforts to enhance continental trade Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Comoros and new Chairperson of the African Union (AU), Azali Assoumani, said Monday he was ready to support the work of the African High Level Committee on Libya and the efforts of the Libyan Presidential Council to achieve peace and stability in Libya Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his support for an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa on Saturday, in remarks delivered to the African Union Summit, which is being held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) meeting at the level of the Heads of State and Government on Friday strongly condemned the recent attacks against the UN Peacekeeping Force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) which resulted in casualties among the peacekeepers and civilians Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea are in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the 36th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union(AU) to plead for their return to the pan-African institutions, the Agence Malienne de Presse (AMAP) reported on Friday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday at the head of a high-level delegation to attend the 36th Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) scheduled for 18-19 February Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tripartite mechanism, comprising the African Union, United Nations and the IGAD, have commended the on-going meetings in Juba, South Sudan, devoted to assessing the implementation of a peace deal signed between the Khartoum government and rebel movements two years ago Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch on Wednesday participated in the opening session of the 42nd session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council, which started in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union Commission has announced sending a 90-man strong team led by former Kenyan President  Uhuru Kenyatta to monitor elections Nigeria set for later this month Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military leader, Lieutenant General Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, on Monday held a meeting with the visiting head of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki, on efforts to achieve national consensus and formation of institutions of the transitional period Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The chairperson of the African  Union Commission, Moussa Faki, arrived in Khartoum on Sunday as part of the African union efforts to support the Sudanese reach an agreement to end the current political impasse Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, met on Thursday in Bamako with the Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development of the African Union (AU), Ms Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has ended a visit to Mali to assess the roadmap for a return to constitutional rule saying "real progress" has been made Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga,  Monday in Bamako invited the African Union (AU) to support the efforts of the Malian government Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- In one of the rarest events of its type, representatives of the United Nations, the African Union and the East African Development Authority IGAD, Monday urged Sudanese stakeholders to close their ranks and reach an agreement ending their current widening rift Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso has pledged his full support for the UN's efforts, highlighting the dangers of maintaining the status quo in Libya, which is experiencing a deadlock in its political process Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has appointed Ghanaian diplomat, Dr Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The preparatory forum of the National Reconciliation Conference concluded its work on Thursday evening in Tripoli, in the presence of the deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, and the United Nations Envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senegalese president and current chairman of the African Union (AU), Macky Sall, has expressed confidence that Libya will achieve peace during 2023, by holding elections Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A three-member mission was inaugurated on Thursday under the auspices of the African Union (AU) to monitor, verify and enforce the 2 November Cessation of Hostilities agreement that ended a two-year bitter war between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, has hailed the African Union (AU) for its support to efforts of the Presidential Council in the technical and consultative fields for national reconciliation in Libya Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Member States renewed their commitments towards nutrition on the continent at a high-level event of the 2022 African Year of Nutrition, the AU Commission said on Thursday Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A recent Summit of African leaders to explore a new roadmap to continental industrialization plan called for a 10-point plan aiming to improve trade, air transport and manufacturing Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union and IGAD, known as the trilateral mechanism operating to end the Sudanese political crisis, on Monday welcomed the agreement signed between the military establishment and a grouping of political parties and former rebel movements Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Far too often, Africa is viewed from outside “through a prism of problems” said UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday, speaking in the Ethiopian capital, home to the African Union (AU), where he has been taking part in the sixth UN-AU annual conference Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, has said that Africa needs more work and coordination and the involvement of the private sector in the process of global transformation for its economic development Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki, Friday discussed steps taken by the Presidential Council toward the reconciliation project Full text...

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement of a preparatory meeting 
between the Libyan Presidential Council and the African Union (AU), in advance of an inclusive conference for national reconciliation in Libya, has reopened the debate on the priority to be followed to achieve a settlement of the Libyan crisis Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, on Wednesday received a written message from the President of the Federal Republic of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, on Tuesday hailed the role of the president of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, and the African Union (AU) for their support to the efforts of the Presidential Council to achieve peace and stability in the North African country Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the High Council of State, Khaled Al-Mechri, on Tuesday paid tribute to the efforts of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Congo, Jean-Claude Gakosso, in resolving the Libyan crisis Full text...

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has launched a digital platform to connect energy sector regulators and users through a common interface with the aim of ensuring efficient energy consumption Full text...

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - African institutions have launched an alliance for green infrastructure projects at the UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt, officials said on Tuesday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bachagha discussed with an African Union (AU) delegation led by Congolese Foreign Minister Jean-Claude Gakoso the Libyan national reconciliation issue Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the African Union (AU) delegation, Congolese Foreign Minister Jean-Claude Gakosso, has stressed that Libya is a very important African country, and that it is time for it to take decisive steps to resolve its crisis Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An African Union (AU) delegation led by Congolese Foreign Minister Jean-Claude Gakosso, representing the chairperson of the AU High Level Committee on Libya, arrived in Benghazi (east) on Thursday for a series of meetings reaffirming the role of the pan-African organization in supporting stability in Libya Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the State Audit Office of Libya, Khaled Shakchak, is participating in the 14th General Assembly of the Arab Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ARABOSAI), which started on Sunday in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki, has welcomed the meeting in Morocco between the Speaker of the Libyan Parliament and the chairman of the High State Council, expressing the hope that it would be the beginning of a political dialogue to end the impasse in the North African country Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Thursday condemned the repression of demonstrations that left several people dead in Chad, according to local media Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, has announced the support of the African Union (AU) for the national reconciliation project Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has extended an invitation to the president of the Republic of Congo-Brazzaville, Denis Sassou Nguesso, and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki, to visit Libya Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch received Austrian Ambassador to Libya Christoph Meyenburg, here Thursday with a message from her Austrian counterpart, Alexander Schallenberg Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (AU) is stronger than ever, although major challenges remain, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Tuesday Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - African leaders have called for the speedy transformation of the educational systems in Africa by ensuring effective, efficient and equitable implementation of key research findings aimed at revitalising education Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libya Audit Office (LAO) launched on Wednesday, in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, a project for a professional certificate specializing in auditing, an official source said Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on Saturday held discussions in New York with the chairman of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki and the President of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, Hungarian Csaba Korosi Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, discussed with Senegalese President Macky Sall, who is also the current Chairperson of the African Union (AU), their support for international efforts to achieve reconciliation and stability in Libya Full text...