Ethiopian Crisis: EU foreign affairs head paints grim picture of Ethiopian situation

16 january 2021 - 08:34:20

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...

Ethiopian Crisis: Safe access, swift action needed for refugees in Tigray

15 january 2021 - 04:59:37

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...

UN chief calls for $100 billion in climate finance to support developing nations

12 january 2021 - 12:57:27

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said the year ahead would be critical “not only in beating the COVID-19 pandemic but [...] Full text...

AfDB grants $11.26 million for women and girls’ education in Chad

08 january 2021 - 13:04:02

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $11.26 million to the Government of [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian military says four top Tigray leaders killed, nine captured

08 january 2021 - 10:58:56

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  The Ethiopian National Defence Force (NDF) announced on Thursday that it has killed four top leaders of the Tigray People's [...] Full text...

Congolese opposition leader Martin Fayulu promises to name cabinet in January

30 december 2020 - 23:22:57

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - LAMUKA, Martin Fayulu,  coordinator of the opposition coalition, Wednesday promised to name a cabinet in January to support the people [...] Full text...

No alternative to dialogue to resolve Libyan crisis, says FM

30 december 2020 - 21:56:16

Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Siala, said here Wednesday there was no [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian civilian, military task force to lead manhunt for violence perpetrators

29 december 2020 - 14:15:06

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A combined military and civilian task force has been formed in Ethiopia to lead the administration of an Ethiopian region [...] Full text...

Support for results from 5+5 military commission in Libya at center of talks in Tripoli

21 december 2020 - 21:17:00

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, Monday discussed with the commander of the western military [...] Full text...

Joint UN-INTERPOL operation disrupts firearms supply to terrorist networks in West Africa, Sahel

21 december 2020 - 20:17:25

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - An international operation coordinated jointly by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the international police organization INTERPOL [...] Full text...

AfDB approves programme to expand solar energy generation to G5 Sahel countries

20 december 2020 - 15:09:16

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a Desert-to-Power (D2P) technical support programme that will [...] Full text...

AfDB approves $7 million to transform mini-grid investment in Africa

20 december 2020 - 14:33:11

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $7 million grant from the Sustainable Energy [...] Full text...

AfDB Board of Directors approves borrowing programme for 2021

20 december 2020 - 14:24:36

Abidjan, Core d'Ivoire - The Board of Directors of the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the Bank's 2021 Borrowing [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: PM Abiy says gov't 'following' incident on border with Sudan

18 december 2020 - 07:29:58

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says his government is following a cross-border incident on the border with Sudan in which [...] Full text...

Africa's vast mineral potential to power 'green energy' shift

16 december 2020 - 14:07:24

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - African countries should rise to the growing demand for clean energy products to effectively market the minerals used in the [...] Full text...

Ethiopian crisis: Humanitarian aid for children must be a priority, UNICEF says

16 december 2020 - 05:29:56

New York, US (PANA) - Providing aid to millions of children uprooted by the ongoing crisis in the Tigray region of Ethiopia must be a [...] Full text...

Making Finance Work for Africa partnership holds virtual 2020 Annual General Assembly

15 december 2020 - 14:18:35

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A), a unique platform for African financial sector development research, advocacy, knowledge management and networking, [...] Full text...

AfDB approves $14.96 million project to boost women entrepreneurs in Sudan

15 december 2020 - 14:03:56

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) _ The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant for a $14.96 million project to help women in Sudan access [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: Airspace in Tigray region reopened

15 december 2020 - 06:29:05

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority has reopened the airspace in the troubled Tigray region in the north of the country. The Ethiopian [...] Full text...

AfDB launches ‘Fashionomics Africa’ contest to promote innovative circular fashion

14 december 2020 - 15:07:56

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative is launching a competition to support designers of sustainable and circular fashion. The first [...] Full text...

AfDB chief, three others win Academy of Public Health 2020 Distinguished Fellowship Award

14 december 2020 - 13:35:21

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Academy of Public Health, the flagship body of the West African Institute of Public Health, has named African Development [...] Full text...

Banks, IMF launch first joint report on financing sustainable development goals

11 december 2020 - 18:11:48

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank  on Thursday joined a group of 11 multilateral development banks (MDBs) and the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: AfDB, others raise US$230 billion in pandemic response

11 december 2020 - 12:27:01

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – International financial institutions have collectively mobilised a global response package of US$230 billion between 2020 and 2021, to aid the [...] Full text...

AfDB, AU joint visa transparency index shows 9% improvement

10 december 2020 - 14:06:07

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The upward trend in African countries liberalizing visa regimes and welcoming African travellers has improved by nine percent, according to [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Côte d’Ivoire weathers economic consequences of the pandemic - IMF

10 december 2020 - 11:44:45

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Strong pre-crisis fundamentals, relative economic diversification, and timely relaxing of the fiscal stance allowed Côte d’Ivoire to remain among few [...] Full text...

Malawian President calls for mining sector transparency

08 december 2020 - 23:27:10

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera Tuesday called for transparency and partnership in Africa's mining industry. The Malawian president said countries must strengthen [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: ‘Quickly restore the rule of law’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray, urges Guterres

08 december 2020 - 05:16:06

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said on Monday it was “essential to quickly restore the rule of law” in Ethiopia’s northern region of [...] Full text...

Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila subjected to travel ban

05 december 2020 - 18:48:54

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The flight of Joseph Kabila, Honorary President of the DRC and leader of the Common Front for Congo (FCC) party, [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: UN working at ‘full speed’ to prepare for humanitarian mission to Tigray

05 december 2020 - 08:09:20

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s humanitarian coordination office, said on Friday that it was doing its utmost to secure aid access to Ethiopia’s Tigray [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR says it is poised to resume aid delivery to displaced in Tigray

04 december 2020 - 15:37:33

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, says it is ready to resume its full humanitarian activities in the Tigray region in Ethiopia [...] Full text...

Côte d'Ivoire: Former president Gbagbo plans to return home in December

04 december 2020 - 14:30:49

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA - Former president of Côte d'Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo on Friday received two passports, one ordinary and one diplomatic from the  Ambassador [...] Full text...

Libyan newspapers focus on 1st Round of Inter-Libyan Dialogue Forum and the Vision for the Future

21 november 2020 - 18:41:46

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The next round of the Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum must find ways of enabling its participants to agree on the country's [...] Full text...

Guterres announces intention to appoint Balgarian Nickolay Mladenov as new Special Envoy in Libya

20 november 2020 - 21:50:13

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has informed the Security Council about his intention to appoint the current UN envoy for Middle-East, [...] Full text...

Netherlands donates $1million to help Tunisian small farmers cope with COVID-19 crisis

20 november 2020 - 17:46:43

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A grant agreement, worth US$ 1 million, was signed on Friday between the Tunisian Union of Social Solidarity (UTSS) and the [...] Full text...

AfDB investments unlock economic potential, spur development - 2020 ADER report

20 november 2020 - 14:16:49

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - From agro-processing initiatives to energy, transportation and water and sanitation services, transformative investments by the African Development Bank are paving [...] Full text...

US Congress adopts bill to support stability in Libya

19 november 2020 - 19:54:52

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The US Congress on Wednesday adopted a bill "to support stability in Libya", Libyan local media reported on Thursday. The Libyan newspaper, [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: ADF approves $28.233 million grant for Sudan’s response to pandemic

19 november 2020 - 13:28:25

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved grants worth $28.233 million to Sudan to shore up the [...] Full text...

Côte d’Ivoire: Suspension of protest activities extended till 30 November

17 november 2020 - 21:37:39

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ivorian authorities Tuesday extended measures to suspend activities until 30 November, 2020, official sources said. "In view to prevent the [...] Full text...

Côte d’Ivoire: Suspension of protest activities extended till 30 November

17 november 2020 - 21:37:39

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ivorian authorities Tuesday extended measures to suspend activities until 30 November, 2020, official sources said. "In view to prevent the [...] Full text...

Investing in WASH key to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 – AfDB

17 november 2020 - 12:51:10

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Investing in the water and sanitation (WASH) sector in Africa is crucial to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 6, [...] Full text...

Rights group demands investigations into killings in Cote d'Ivoire since presidential vote

17 november 2020 - 08:13:29

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Amnesty International is asking the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to investigate the killing of dozens of people with rifles, guns and [...] Full text...

AfDB, partners agree to strengthen commitment to gender equality

15 november 2020 - 11:19:47

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners have agreed to strengthen their commitment to gender equality. The agreement is on the [...] Full text...

Uganda tops Africa Electricity Regulatory Index Report

13 november 2020 - 06:49:41

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Uganda has for the third time in a row emerged as the top performer in this year’s Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) [...] Full text...

AfDB grants Uganda $0.5 million for petroleum sector development

13 november 2020 - 06:43:50

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Uganda have signed a $500,000 grant agreement for financing of oil sector [...] Full text...

Libya participates in 31st meeting of 5 + 5 Defense Initiative Management Committee

11 november 2020 - 19:05:45

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 31st meeting of the Management Committee of the 5 + 5 Defense Initiative, organized by the Maltese Presidency for the [...] Full text...

Cote d'Ivoire: 85 dead in electoral violence

11 november 2020 - 17:03:39

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 85 people lost their lives in the violence that erupted after the presidential election on October 31 [...] Full text...

Bachelet urges serious dialogue in aftermath of Cote d’Ivoire election

09 november 2020 - 16:02:49

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday urged all sides in Cote d’Ivoire to refrain from incitement [...] Full text...

Libya's dialogue, countdown to the Political Talks Forum highlighted in the news

07 november 2020 - 18:56:56

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - This week's Libyan newspapers gave extensive coverage to the dialogue of members of the 5 + 5 Joint Military Commission which [...] Full text...

Mauritania/Morocco border closure highlighted in the media this week

07 november 2020 - 18:31:19

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press in Mauritania this week covered a variety of issues, including the closure of the Guergarate border crossing (55 kilometers [...] Full text...

Former UK PM, Tony Blair, to deliver 2020 Kofi Annan Eminent Speakers’ Lecture

07 november 2020 - 12:03:21

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, will deliver the 2020 Kofi Annan Eminent Speakers’ Lecture at a virtual event organized [...] Full text...