AfDB and IOM sign MoU to harness migration for peace, development

05 october 2025 - 06:53:11

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The sixth Africa Resilience Forum concluded in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between [...] Full text...

Denmark announces 40% increase in contribution to African Development Fund

05 october 2025 - 06:45:09

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Denmark has announced a planned 1.1 billion Danish krone pledge to the African Development Fund’s 17th replenishment (ADF-17), representing a [...] Full text...

DRC: UN envoy urges people eager for peace in the east ‘not to lose hope’

04 october 2025 - 06:21:12

Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - For people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) exhausted by years of conflict, the United Nations envoy for the [...] Full text...

IMF reaches staff level deal with Côte d’Ivoire on EFF/ECF arrangements

01 october 2025 - 10:01:56

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian authorities and staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on the fifth review under [...] Full text...

AfDB approves $10 million trade finance guarantee to Exim Bank Tanzania

28 september 2025 - 05:56:53

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board of Directors has approved a $10 million trade finance transaction guarantee facility for [...] Full text...

New AfDB review highlights inland fisheries as lifeline for millions of Africans

28 september 2025 - 05:55:13

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has released a "Review of African Inland Fisheries," calling for urgent investment in restoring aquatic [...] Full text...

AUC chairperson reiterates urgent call for immediate ceasefire in Sudan

26 september 2025 - 07:33:57

New York, US (PANA) -  Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Commission, has reiterated the urgent imperative of an immediate ceasefire as a prerequisite [...] Full text...

Civilians bear the brunt of ethnicization of Sudan conflict: UN

21 september 2025 - 04:33:56

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Sudanese conflict has intensified in recent months, according to a report by the UN Human Rights Office, which reports a [...] Full text...

Côte d'Ivoire strengthens polio eradication efforts with modern laboratory

19 september 2025 - 06:31:04

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire has taken a crucial  step in the efforts to protect children from the debilitating effects of poliovirus with [...] Full text...

Multilateral development banks hit record $137 billion in climate finance, driving sustainable development worldwide

14 september 2025 - 13:55:53

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Multilateral development banks (MDBs) delivered a record $137 billion in global climate finance last year—a 10% increase that underscores the [...] Full text...

Tax revenues are catalyst for more inclusive growth in Côte d'Ivoire – WB

11 september 2025 - 09:02:12

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire's economic growth is solid and remarkably resilient in the face of global shocks, according to the World Bank's [...] Full text...

Tunisia denies drone attack on Soumoud flotilla

09 september 2025 - 14:30:44

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Interior Ministry denied, in a statement early Tuesday reports that one of the boats in the ‘’Semmoud'' flotilla bound [...] Full text...

Sudan's paramilitary RSF 'seizes new ground' in besieged city

02 september 2025 - 07:07:40

El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Monday they have “seized new ground” in El Fasher, the last stronghold [...] Full text...

New AfDB President Ould Tah takes office

01 september 2025 - 19:21:23

Adidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Dr. Sidi Ould Tah was on Monday sworn-in as the ninth President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB).Dr. Ould [...] Full text...

Adesina completes mission at AfDB

01 september 2025 - 14:25:03

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - After a decade at the helm of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina is stepping down, leaving behind a bigger, [...] Full text...

ICRC: Conflict in Sudan drives missing persons cases in Africa

28 august 2025 - 16:24:41

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A huge increase in missing persons in Africa, has been attributed mainly to the current Sudan war and its impact [...] Full text...

UN calls for decisive steps to end conflict as Gaza and West Bank crises deepen

28 august 2025 - 06:27:23

New York, US (PANA) - Nearly two years of war in Gaza along with continued violence and settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank - [...] Full text...

Sudan army, allies repel 'major attack' by paramilitary RSF on besieged El Fasher

21 august 2025 - 08:09:26

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese army and allied armed groups say they repelled a major, multi-pronged attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces [...] Full text...

International coalition urges Sudanese warring parties to take action to improve humanitarian situation

20 august 2025 - 21:24:50

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international coalition that groups five governments beside the United Nations and the African Union on Wednesday issued a joint [...] Full text...

AfDB approves grant of over $5 million to four countries to strengthen public-private partnerships

10 august 2025 - 06:12:20

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AFDB) has approved a grant of $5.3 million to implement [...] Full text...

Gaza: Security Council meets on hostage crisis amid ‘unbearable’ conditions facing Palestinian civilians

06 august 2025 - 06:53:26

New York, US (PANA) - As conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel continue to deteriorate, a senior UN official upheld the need for [...] Full text...

Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns "proxy war" in Darfur undermines regional and continental peace

05 august 2025 - 11:39:16

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has officially claimed that mercenaries from a number of countries are involved in the raging war between the Sudanese [...] Full text...

Sudanese Darfur group claims mercenaries fighting alongside militias

04 august 2025 - 12:19:39

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Joint Force of the Armed Struggle Movements (The Joint Force) has claimed that foreign Latin American mercenaries have [...] Full text...

Death of Burkinabe activist in detention in Côte d'Ivoire reignites tensions

29 july 2025 - 10:56:05

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The death last Thursday of Burkinabe activist Alain Christophe Traoré, alias Alino Faso, while being held in prison in Côte [...] Full text...

Death of Burkinabe activist in detention in Côte d'Ivoire reignites tensions

29 july 2025 - 10:56:05

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The death last Thursday of Burkinabe activist Alain Christophe Traoré, alias Alino Faso, while being held in prison in Côte [...] Full text...

‘It is the Environment, Stupid’: Sudan’s war and its impact on local communities (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent, Khartoum)

27 july 2025 - 14:06:23

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tip of the iceberg behind the causes of the current war in Sudan are political, social and economic disparities, politicians [...] Full text...

Tunisia welcomes Doha peace agreement signed by DRC and AFC/M23 rebels

22 july 2025 - 12:36:48

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Monday welcomed the peace agreement signed on 19 July in Doha, Qatar, between the government of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

Sudan: Crisis worsens as cholera and floods drive needs higher

22 july 2025 - 05:41:26

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues to deepen as cholera spreads, flooding displaces communities, and thousands of people return to [...] Full text...

Côte d'Ivoire moves to formalize vast informal gold mining sector

12 july 2025 - 10:48:55

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Facing significant losses from illicit gold trade and seeking to formalize a vital, yet often dangerous sector, Côte d'Ivoire has [...] Full text...

Sudan: Surge in Darfur displacement pushes Tawila into full-scale crisis, cholera spreading

11 july 2025 - 15:19:25

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organization has rung the alarm bell about an imminent catastrophe in a new Darfur location where people escaping from [...] Full text...

Côte d'Ivoire launches innovative financing linking millions to ambitious sustainability goals

03 july 2025 - 07:40:25

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - In a move poised to reshape sustainable development financing in Africa, Côte d’Ivoire has announced the launch of its innovative [...] Full text...

Athens responds to Ankara over the maritime agreement between Turkey and Libya

30 june 2025 - 14:12:38

Athens, Greece  (PANA) -  Greek diplomatic sources reacted on Sunday to statements by the Turkish Foreign Ministry criticizing the position of Greece and Cyprus in [...] Full text...

Tunisia calls for an end to aggression against Iran

23 june 2025 - 17:50:35

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has expressed its ‘clear and unequivocal condemnation of Zionist aggression’ against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the US strikes [...] Full text...

Sudan’s war intensifies amid starvation, rights probe warns

18 june 2025 - 07:10:54

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy fighting continues to escalate in Sudan as a “direct result” of the continued flow of arms into the country meaning [...] Full text...

Want a debt swap to work? What Côte d’Ivoire got right: World Bank Blog By Marie-Chantal Uwanyiligira, Nathalie Picarelli, Markus Kitzmuller, Diego Rivetti, Hans Anand Beck

17 june 2025 - 07:48:38

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -  Can a country turn debt into opportunity? With the right approach, it can. If managed effectively, debt can be transformed into [...] Full text...

South Africa condemns latest Gaza atrocity

04 june 2025 - 09:02:41

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  The South African government on Wednesday said it is gravely alarmed by reports confirming that at least 31 Palestinians [...] Full text...

Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah elected ninth president of AfDB Group

29 may 2025 - 15:14:34

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Dr. Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania was on Thursday elected President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group at the [...] Full text...

Sudan conflict triggers regional health crisis, warns WHO

28 may 2025 - 07:05:13

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As the war between rival militaries in Sudan continues, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised alarm over the escalating [...] Full text...

Tunisia says it is ready to host a UN-sponsored inter-Libyan dialogue

17 may 2025 - 13:37:21

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is ready to host an inter-Libyan dialogue on its territory under the aegis of the United Nations Mission in Libya, [...] Full text...

G7 Ministers denounce Sudan conflict

16 april 2025 - 12:29:03

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Foreign Minister of the  G7 countries and the High Representative of the European Union, have “unequivocally" denounced the ongoing [...] Full text...

External flow of weapons into Sudan must end: Guterres

16 april 2025 - 07:09:55

New York, US (PANA) - Two years to the day since Sudan’s brutal war erupted between rival generals who rejected the peaceful transition to civilian [...] Full text...

Suffering, destruction in Sudan continue as bloody war nears second year mark

09 april 2025 - 09:35:02

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As Sudan's bloody war between two military groups reaches its second anniversary, a humanitarian charity has again painted a picture [...] Full text...

Mali closes airspace to all aircraft from Algeria

08 april 2025 - 12:17:47

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  Mali on Monday announced the closure of its airspace to all civil and military aircraft flying to or from Algeria [...] Full text...

South AfricaEarthexpresses concern over Thailand and Myanmar earthquake

04 april 2025 - 07:44:27

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government on Thursday expressed its deepest condolences to the peoples of Thailand and Myanmar following the [...] Full text...

UN chief says rapidly deteriorating crisis in South Sudan demands urgent action

29 march 2025 - 05:20:52

New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday of a rapidly deteriorating crisis in South Sudan, and called for urgent dialogue, the [...] Full text...

Eastern DRC: UN envoy calls for all efforts to be directed towards "an unconditional ceasefire"

27 march 2025 - 15:18:43

New York, US (PANA) - As the resurgence of conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since January has displaced hundreds of thousands [...] Full text...

UN Mission urges restraint as South Sudan crisis deepens

27 march 2025 - 07:05:41

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called on all parties to exercise restraint and uphold the peace agreement [...] Full text...

Libya denounces the resumption of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip in Palestine

19 march 2025 - 14:49:29

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has condemned in the strongest possible [...] Full text...

DR Congo crisis leaves mothers with newborns fleeing to Burundi

07 march 2025 - 16:53:50

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The aid response in Burundi to the crisis in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “is literally buckling”, the UN [...] Full text...

Halal product market and consumers set to grow in West Africa

05 march 2025 - 11:57:18

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - While the African halal market is estimated at over $150 billion. In the Coastal West Africa Region, Côte d'Ivoire's halal [...] Full text...