In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, journalism is ‘both a battleground and a lifeline’

02 december 2025 - 07:29:21

New York, US (PANA) - More than 260 media professionals were killed in the recent hostilities in Gaza – the deadliest conflict for journalists in [...] Full text...

Sudan's paramilitary RSF kills state-owned news agency bureau chief

29 november 2025 - 07:19:30

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The state-owned Sudan News Agency (SUNA) said on Friday that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed its bureau chief in [...] Full text...

UN mission in Libya to hold workshop targeting women journalists

03 november 2025 - 12:41:53

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced the opening of registration for a workshop for Libyan journalists specialising [...] Full text...

Impunity for attacks on journalists has a chilling effect on society

02 november 2025 - 16:25:01

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Latin America and the Caribbean continues to be the region with the highest number of murders of journalists, according to the [...] Full text...

Union of Journalists of the Maghreb, Libyan Parliament sign agreement to site headquarters in Benghazi

21 october 2025 - 12:14:46

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the media committee of the Libyan House of Representatives, Jalal al-Chouwaihdi, and the secretary general of the Union [...] Full text...

AUC Chairperson congratulates Egyptian El-Enany on election as DG of UNESCO

08 october 2025 - 07:26:22

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has extended his sincere congratulations to Khaled El-Enany, former [...] Full text...

Sudan suspends Al Arabiya bureau chief over ‘professional transgressions'

21 september 2025 - 04:41:46

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Friday suspended the bureau chief for Al Arabiya and Al Hadath television, Lina Yagoub, and revoked her credentials, accusing [...] Full text...

PANA Board chairman to participate in UNSMIL roundtable on the role of journalism in Libya's political process

16 september 2025 - 12:30:53

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is organising a panel discussion on "The role of journalism in the political process", [...] Full text...

Veteran Ghanaian journalist Ben Asante passes on

18 august 2025 - 15:44:47

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Veteran Ghanaian journalist, Ben Asante, has died, according to media reports on Monday. Asante, died on 12 August in Accra after a [...] Full text...

Gaza: UNESCO condemns ‘unacceptable’ killing of journalists

12 august 2025 - 20:07:03

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN organization which champions culture and education, UNESCO, has strongly condemned the targeted killing of six journalists in Palestine by [...] Full text...

Libyan journalists discuss propaganda, bias, misinformation during conflicts

06 august 2025 - 09:15:57

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During times of conflict or instability, the media can deepen divides and incite violence by spreading propaganda and false information, framing [...] Full text...

UN laments US withdrawal from educational and cultural agency

23 july 2025 - 07:09:36

Paris, France (PANA) - The United States announced on Tuesday that it will leave the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), which will take [...] Full text...

UN mission to hold conference on the media's role in Libya's conflict

21 july 2025 - 18:40:15

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission  in Libya (UNSMIL) is holding a webinar for Libyan media professionals on the role of the [...] Full text...

A different type of mistreatment of a journalist held by militias in Sudan’s war By Mohamed Osman Adam

08 july 2025 - 17:52:27

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For almost eleven months, I fought to restore self-esteem so that I could resume writing and filing feature stories. It was [...] Full text...

UNESCO World Heritage Centre inscribes Historic Georgetown on Janjanbureh Island into its Network

27 june 2025 - 14:20:41

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre has officially inscribed Historic Georgetown on Janjanbureh Island in the Gambia into its Network of Places of [...] Full text...

Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief

17 april 2025 - 16:41:18

Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the [...] Full text...

Media watchdog refers case of Burundian journalist to Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression in Africa

12 march 2025 - 11:57:05

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As the appeal hearing of Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza has been postponed again, media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), has [...] Full text...

Airing climate justice in Costa Rica on World Radio Day

13 february 2025 - 17:04:36

Paris, France (PANA) - Quality radio remains ever universal, popular and more reliable in an era of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media, including in [...] Full text...

Gambian President urged to drop defamation charges against journalists

21 october 2024 - 11:25:00

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) — Veteran Gambian journalist Alagi Yorro Jallow has appealed to President Adama Barrow to drop charges of defamation against two journalists of [...] Full text...

Gambia’s environment minister sues journalist

17 october 2024 - 12:45:29

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia Environment Minister, Rohey John Manyang, has filed a D50M lawsuit against journalist Kebba Ansu Manneh of the Gambia-based US-based The [...] Full text...

Gambia President Barrow sues newspaper Editor

17 october 2024 - 12:40:11

Banjul, Gambia  (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow  has filed a suit against the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director of The Voice newspaper, Mr. Musa S. [...] Full text...

Gambian leader threatens to sue private newspaper

26 september 2024 - 11:56:06

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has threatened to institute a legal action against a private newspaper, The Voice, if the paper fails to [...] Full text...

Tripoli hosts meeting on rules of procedure of Arab Institute for Peace and Peace Journalism

29 may 2024 - 18:40:44

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At its 54th regular session held in the Bahraini capital, Manama, the Council of Arab Ministers of Information adopted the rules [...] Full text...

Libya, Saudi Arabia discuss cooperation in media, government communication

22 february 2024 - 12:52:01

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Saudi Arabia have discussed joint cooperation in the fields of the media, government communication, training and strengthening of national [...] Full text...

Libya's Ministry of Communication explains concept of government media in Libya based on link with the citizen

20 february 2024 - 13:49:01

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs, Walid Ellafi, has said that the government media are focusing more on [...] Full text...

Human rights advocate urges DR Congo authorities to free journalist

02 february 2024 - 07:01:43

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged the authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) to "immediately and unconditionally" [...] Full text...

Libyan media's financial problems on the agenda at a meeting

24 january 2024 - 17:13:48

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Walid Ellafi, Wednesday discussed with media [...] Full text...

Traces of spyware identified on mobile phones of two journalists in Togo -RSF

23 january 2024 - 16:01:18

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As the trial of two Togolese journalists prosecuted by a member of the government got under way at the beginning [...] Full text...

Benin NGO launches 'Red List' project to combat misinformation, fake news

18 january 2024 - 13:03:55

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Benin NGO, Benin Check, has launched a project called "Liste Rouge" (Red List) to combat misinformation and fake news, based [...] Full text...

Legendary South African photographer Peter Magubane dies

02 january 2024 - 07:51:15

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Peter Magubane, the anti-apartheid activist and renowned photographer, died on Monday at the age of 91. He was born in [...] Full text...

Libyan Media Forum closes with prize-giving ceremony

22 december 2023 - 16:45:58

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Media Forum, which was held as part of the second edition of the "Tripoli Media Days", closed Thursday  with [...] Full text...

Tripoli Media Days: Libya's Minister of State for Communication welcomes forum for media professionals

20 december 2023 - 14:07:57

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Walid Ellafi, Wednesday welcomed efforts made [...] Full text...

Media watchdog raises concern on exposure of journalists' data

20 december 2023 - 12:57:58

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has bemoaned the exposure of journalists’ personal data on social media [...] Full text...

Libya holds symposium on media education

18 december 2023 - 16:13:18

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A symposium under the theme "Media Education Outcomes in Libya... Ways and Means" Monday began discussions on the reality of media [...] Full text...

2nd 'Tripoli Media Days' begin on Wednesday

18 december 2023 - 12:58:44

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan capital, Tripoli, will host the second "Tripoli Media Days" from 20 to 24 December, with the participation of numerous [...] Full text...

Committee set up to identify Libya's intangible heritage to complete work soon

16 december 2023 - 13:45:56

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mabrouka Toghi, Libya's Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, says the committee formed to compile an inventory of the country's intangible [...] Full text...

Amnesty condemns killing of Mozambican journalist Fernando Chamusse; demand investigation

16 december 2023 - 10:18:36

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the deplorable killing of Mozambican journalist João Fernando Chamusse on 14 December at his house in [...] Full text...

President of Burkina Faso praises work of the public media

15 december 2023 - 17:22:22

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Burkina Faso's transitional government, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Friday praised the work of the country's public media. He paid [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso suspends distribution of French newspaper Le Monde

03 december 2023 - 11:46:19

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The transitional government of Burkina Faso on Saturday announced the suspension of the distribution of the French newspaper, Le Monde, [...] Full text...

RSF expresses concern about government control of media in Burkina Faso

28 november 2023 - 20:17:13

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) voiced its concern on Tuesday about the adoption of a law that will increase government control [...] Full text...

Libya elected vice-president of 42nd session of General Conference of UNESCO

13 november 2023 - 14:01:09

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya was elected vice-president of the 42nd session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [...] Full text...

Libya's Education Minister highlights efforts to build human resources through access to learning

09 november 2023 - 13:00:53

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Education, Moussa al-Magaryef, has emphasised the relentless efforts to build human resources through compulsory and free education [...] Full text...

2023 CAF AFCON: Media accreditation process now open

22 october 2023 - 11:02:20

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The media accreditation application window for the 2023 TotalEnergies CAF AFCON is now open. The accreditation window will close on 24 November, [...] Full text...

How universities in Senegal are empowering girls, women with skills and entrepreneurship (A UNESCO feature)

19 october 2023 - 09:23:33

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - “The skills and entrepreneurship training supported me as an entrepreneur to have a better chance of success with my startup,” says [...] Full text...

2023 CAF WCL: Media Accreditation Process extended by 3 days

14 october 2023 - 13:06:48

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The media accreditation application process for the third edition of the 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League in Cote d’Ivoire, has [...] Full text...

Rights groups call for release of jailed Burundian journalist

30 august 2023 - 06:15:14

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights organisations are calling on the Burundian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release and quash the conviction of journalist Floriane Irangabiye, [...] Full text...

France 24 slammed for 'biased' coverage of political events in Senegal

08 july 2023 - 19:35:39

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese government on Saturday slammed the French news channel, France 24, for its "biased media coverage of political events" in the West [...] Full text...

UNESCO accepts US' proposal to rejoin UN organisation

02 july 2023 - 05:38:05

Paris, France (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has accepted the proposal of the US to rejoin the UN agency. This [...] Full text...

Tunisia must ‘change course’ amid media crackdown: UN rights chief

24 june 2023 - 06:32:17

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Tunisia, “vague” legislation is being used to criminalise independent journalism and suppress criticism of the Government, UN rights chief Volker [...] Full text...

Libyan newspaper urges authorities to set up Science Cities to ensure technology transfer and development

23 june 2023 - 18:52:15

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The importance of creating science cities in Libya is no longer in question, according to the Libyan newspaper, Alsabaah, which points [...] Full text...