South Africa condemns Israeli attack on civilians in Gaza
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Saturday condemned Israel's "unjust attacks on civilians in Gaza and Jerusalem" and said the [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS envoy to Mali, Goodluck Jonathan, arrives in Bamako to assess the situation in the country
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, arrived in Bamako on Sunday [...] Full text...
Libya rejects Chadian defence minister's statement
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has rejected pronouncement by Chadian Defence minister, Gen. Daouda Ibrahim, who described the country as a "refuge for terrorism", considering [...] Full text...
Nearly 370,000 children now internally displaced in CAR amidst ongoing violence
Bangui, CAR (PANA) – An estimated 738,000 people, half of whom are children, are now internally displaced across the Central African Republic (CAR) as a result [...] Full text...
Libyan and Wagner elements accused of supporting Chadian rebels
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Congress of the Toubou tribe in Libya, Issa Abdelmadjid Mansour, accused Libyan and foreign forces, including mercenaries [...] Full text...
Tunisia monitoring developments in Chad: Foreign Ministry
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia says it is following developments in Chad after the death of President Idriss Déby Itno and affirms its adherence to [...] Full text...
More refugees arrive in Chad following recent clashes in Central African Republic
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent clashes between government forces and rebel groups in northern Central African Republic (CAR) have forced more than 2,000 refugees to [...] Full text...
Rivalry between Turkey and Greece still in play in Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba affirmed on Monday their commitment to the agreement on the [...] Full text...
South Africa President Ramaphosa to attend emergency SADC summit
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa will attend Thursday’s high-level meeting of regional leaders following an attack by Islamic [...] Full text...
South African president Ramaphosa addresses crisis in Mozambique
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday assured South Africans that his government is working hard to secure the [...] Full text...
Rights experts concerned over ‘Russian advisers’ and close contacts with CAR UN peacekeepers
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-appointed independent rights experts on Wednesday raised concerns over the recruitment and use of private military and foreign security contractors by the [...] Full text...
UN experts alarmed by CAR’s use of “Russian trainers”, close contacts with UN peacekeepers
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of UN experts on Wednesday expressed alarm at the increased recruitment and use of private military and foreign security [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR says it has reached destroyed camps in northern Tigray
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency said on Friday that it has gained access to the Shimelba and Hitsats refugee camps in Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...
LEAD: Ethiopian Crisis: PM Abiy says Eritrea to pull out its troops from Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its forces from the Ethiopian border, following discussions between their two leaders in the Eritrean [...] Full text...
BREAKING NEWS: Ethiopian Crisis: PM Abiy says Eritrea to pull out its troops from Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrea is has agreed to withdraw its forces from the Ethiopian border, following discussions between their two leaders in the [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: UN announces probe into alleged Tigray rights violations
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alleged serious abuses and rights violations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are to be investigated by the UN, the Office of the [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian rights group says 'over 100' civilians killed by Eritrean soldiers
Addis Abba, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says information it collected during its preliminary investigation into the human rights situation in the [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: Children must be protected from harm, urges UNICEF
New York, US (PANA) - The situation for children in Tigray is becoming increasingly serious as the conflict in the northern Ethiopian region continues to [...] Full text...
International community renews support for Mali's quest for political stability, peace
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The international community expressed its support for Mali's quest for political stability and peace, following the August coup, at the second [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: UN rights chief calls for probe in Tigray rights abuses
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Given the persistent reports of serious human rights violations and abuses in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the UN rights chief [...] Full text...
UNHCR to relocate thousands of Central African Republic refugees to safer locations
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is working to relocate thousands of Central African Republic (CAR) refugees away [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopia says US' statement on its internal affairs 'regrettable'
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says a statement by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the reported atrocities and overall deteriorating situation [...] Full text...
Libyan Interior minister, UN Coordinator meet on political process
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, Sunday held talks with the deputy secretary-general and [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: US 'gravely concerned' about reported atrocities in Tigray region
Washington, DC , US (PANA) - The United States has expressed grave concern over reported atrocities and the overall deteriorating situation in the Tigray region [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: Eritrean troops accused of possible crimes against humanity in Tigray region
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray state systematically killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the northern city of Axum on [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: Addis Ababa slams 'politically motivated misinformation' about Tigray
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia has slammed "unsubstantiated and politically motivated misinformation" about the situation in Tigray being "extensively shared by [...] Full text...
Rights group's investigation reveals horror of conflict and election violence in CAR
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Many civilians have been killed and others injured during the election period in the Central African Republic (CAR), Amnesty [...] Full text...
Central African Republic ‘very volatile’, despite important progress – UN peacekeeping chief
New York, US (PANA) - Despite a successful presidential election and other noteworthy progress, the Central African Republic (CAR) continues to be plagued by violence [...] Full text...
Jerandi and Kubis want to advance Libya's political process
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - United Nations efforts to advance the political process in Libya were the main focus of talks on Monday between the Tunisian [...] Full text...
UNHCR appeals for access as CAR displacement soars
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is appealing for humanitarian access to reach tens of thousands of people in dire need after [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: Rights watchdog says govt' forces carried out unlawful shelling of Tigray urban areas
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian federal forces carried out apparently indiscriminate shelling of urban areas in the Tigray region in November 2020 in violation of [...] Full text...
Tunisian Parliament extends deployment of peacekeepers in Mali, CAR
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament on Tuesday approved the extension of deployment of a military air transport unit in Mali and a helicopter [...] Full text...
Tunisian Parliament extends deployment of peacekeepers in Mali, CAR
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament on Tuesday approved the extension of deployment of a military air transport unit in Mali and a helicopter [...] Full text...
ICC postpones opening of trial of two CAR former rebel leaders
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has postponed the opening of the trial two former rebel leaders of the Central African [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: President Sahlework visits troubled Tigray state
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's President Sahlework Zewdie on Sunday arrived in Mekelle, the capital of the troubled Tigray State, where the UN has [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: US Secretary of State expresses 'grave concern' about humanitarian situation in Tigray
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Thursday spoke with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and expressed "grave concern" about [...] Full text...
UN chief 'very concerned' about upsurge in CAR clashes
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief António Guterres on Wednesday said he continues to be “very concerned” about armed clashes and the threat to civilian life [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: Guterres says 'urgent steps' needed to alleviate suffering in Tigray region
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General, on Tuesday, voiced grave concerns over the crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and underscored the need for [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian gov't denies claims tens of thousands killed in Tigray
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has denied claims by three opposition parties that some 52,000 people have been killed in the fighting between the [...] Full text...
Tens of thousands of displaced live in appalling conditions in CAR - UNHCR
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- As insecurity in the Central African Republic (CAR) has uprooted, in less than two months, more than 200,000 people who are [...] Full text...
Rights expert welcomes transfer of CAR war crimes suspect to ICC
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The handover of a former Central African Republic (CAR) militia leader and war crimes suspect to the International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...
Congolese Parliament dissolves government of Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Parliament Wednesday dissolved the government of Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba following a vote of no confidence against the central [...] Full text...
ICC prosecutor welcomes arrest of alleged Seleka Commander in CAR
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has welcomed the arrest and surrender to the court of war crimes [...] Full text...
UN mission chief in CAR appeals for more peacekeepers
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The top UN official in the Central African Republic (CAR) appealed to the Security Council on Thursday for more [...] Full text...
Two UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic ambush
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed after their convoy was ambushed by members of the UPC and anti-Balaka armed [...] Full text...
Two UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic ambush
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed after their convoy was ambushed by members of the UPC and anti-Balaka armed [...] Full text...
Displacement in CAR reaches 120,000, as another deadly attack leaves one UN peacekeeper dead
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Worsening election violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced 120,000 people from their homes, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: EU foreign affairs head paints grim picture of Ethiopian situation
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union is painting a grim picture of [...] Full text...
Mounting hostilities disrupt aid delivery in Central African Republic
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Humanitarian operations in several parts of Central African Republic are at a standstill due to ongoing election unrest and [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: Safe access, swift action needed for refugees in Tigray
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed his deep concern over the humanitarian situation in the Tigray [...] Full text...