Africa Investment Forum to host third edition of Market Days in Abidjan
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum will hold its 2021 Market Days in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from the 1-3 December 2021, showcasing [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR reiterates calls for suffering of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopian crisis
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reiterated its urgent call for investigations following the release of the Human Rights Watch [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: Eritrean forces, Tigrayan militants abused Eritrean refugees - says HRW
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Eritrean government forces and Tigrayan militias have committed killings, rape, and other grave abuses against Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia's Tigray region, Human [...] Full text...
Former Guinean president Alpha Condé may leave for Turkey
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president, Alpha Conde, 83, ousted by a military junta on 5 September, could be released soon to go [...] Full text...
AfDB approves Multinational Trade Finance Risk Participation Agreement facility for Standard Chartered
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a $50 million Trade Finance Unfunded Risk [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: UN reveals multiple reports of alleged human rights violations in Tigray
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations of human rights, humanitarian and [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: Government determined to free people displaced by 'terrorists' in Tigray region
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – While celebrating the Ethiopian New Year 2014, the nation has yet to make sure that its people in Amhara, Afar, [...] Full text...
Five dead in Ivorian military helicopter crash
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Five occupants of an attack helicopter of the Ivorian army died in a crash on Thursday night in the north [...] Full text...
AfDB approves $137 million loan for post-pandemic economic recovery in Botswana
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Botswana’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic got a boost after the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank [...] Full text...
Côte d'Ivoire: Army helicopter missing
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An Ivorian army MI-24 helicopter on a reconnaissance mission on the northern border of the country lost contact with the [...] Full text...
AfDB, partners unveil initiative to secure climate-resilient water and sanitation services in five drought-prone countries
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Nordic Development Fund and the Government of Denmark, will roll-out a programme [...] Full text...
AfDB appoints Kenyan journalist as Director of Communication and External Relations
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group on Wednesday announced the appointment of Mr. Solomon Mugera as its Director of Communication and [...] Full text...
ECOWAS evaluation mission on transition in Mali ends
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A high-level mediation mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, ended [...] Full text...
Pressure mounts on Tunisian president Saied to restore constitutional regime
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The ambassadors of the group of seven most industrialised countries (G7) on Monday called on Tunisian President Kais Saied, to accelerate [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: WFP expands emergency response as up to 7 million people face hunger crisis in the north
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –  As conflict spills across northern Ethiopia, forcing 300,000 people from their homes and 1.7 million into hunger in Afar and [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: WFP says 100 food trucks reach Tigray regional capital
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says over 100 trucks with food have arrived in the capital of Ethiopia's troubled [...] Full text...
The "444th Brigade" of Libyan army commits to ceasefire
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan elite armed unit, known as Brigade 444, Saturday announced its commitment to respect the ceasefire in Tripoli following "the [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: Senior Ethiopian military officer says large fighters of TPLF 'wiped out'
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Ministry of Defence says that three divisions of the Tigray People's Defence Front (TPLF), which has been battling the [...] Full text...
Libyan PM calls meeting on Tripoli clashes on Friday
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbaiba has called a meeting on the bloody clashes that occurred on Friday in Salaheddine area, a [...] Full text...
Japan Credit Rating Agency reaffirms AfDB’s AAA rating with a stable outlook
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) has affirmed the African Development Bank’s long-term rating at AAA with a stable outlook.
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Libyan oil minister, head of oil company clash over composition of board for company
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Differences between the Libyan Minister of Oil, Mohamed Aoun and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: Tigray aid situation worsening by the day, warn UN humanitarians
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The aid crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region is worsening, the UN said on Thursday, with stocks of relief aid, cash and [...] Full text...
Libya's neighbours call for withdrawal of foreign fighters and mercenaries
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The foreign ministers of Libya's neighbouring countries Thursday stressed the need to involve neighbouring countries in talks on the process of [...] Full text...
New test finds 'no evidence' of Ebola virus in Cote d’Ivoire case
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The government of Cote d’Ivoire has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) that a second laboratory has tested samples from a patient suspected [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: Senior USAID official accuses Tigray forces of looting warehouses
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has accused forces of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) of looting its [...] Full text...
Tunisia's security and stability closely related to Libya's, says Jerandi
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's security and stability are closely related to those of Libya, the Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, [...] Full text...
Malian, Ivorian experts express support for delimitation of common border
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian and Ivorian experts have expressed their desire to support the delimitation of their common border, official sources said here Monday.
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Ethiopian crisis: Catastrophe ‘unfolding before our eyes’ in Tigray – UN chief
New York, US (PANA) - A military confrontation that started 10 months ago in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is spreading, with serious political, economic and [...] Full text...
Joint Technical Commission meeting on Mali-Côte d'Ivoire border demarcation opens
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A three-day meeting of the Joint Technical Commission on the demarcation of the Mali-Côte d'Ivoire border opened on Tuesday in Bamako.
Participants [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: Eritrea rejects US' 'utterly baseless allegations' against its Defence Forces chief
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - Eritrea has rejected the "utterly baseless allegations" by the US in which it sanctions the Chief of Staff of the Eritrean [...] Full text...
Eritrean military chief lands on US blacklist over Tigray violence
Washington, US (PANA) - Eritrean military chief, Gen. Filipos Woldeyohannes, has been slammed with economic sanctions over the human rights violations committed by the Eritrean [...] Full text...
Ebola vaccination campaign launched in Middle Guinea
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A vaccination campaign against the Ebola virus began here Thursday in the prefecture of Labe, central Guinea, where the first case [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: US calls on Addis Ababa to allow humanitarian assistance into Tigray
Washington, US (PANA) - The U.S. is calling on the Ethiopian government to immediately allow humanitarian assistance to swiftly move into the troubled northern region [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: UN chief concerned about 'unspeakable' violence in Tigray
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres has expressed grave concern about the situation in Ethiopia, particularly the “unspeakable violence” against women and [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: Humanitarian group says $27 million urgently needed to provide emergency shelter in Tigray
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Ethiopia Emergency Shelter and Non-Food Item (ES/NFI) Cluster led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says US$27 million is urgently needed to [...] Full text...
Côte d’Ivoire begins vaccination against Ebola
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The vaccination against Ebola of high-risk populations began in Côte d’Ivoire on Monday following the discovery of an outbreak of the disease [...] Full text...
AfDB debars Nigerian firm and affiliates for 18 months for fraudulent practices
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group on Tuesday announced an 18-month debarment of Sargittarius Nigeria Limited and its affiliates, including Sargittarius [...] Full text...
Guinean experts sent to Côte d'Ivoire to fight Ebola
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government on Sunday dispatched a team of experts and 5,000 doses of vaccine to Côte d'Ivoire where a case [...] Full text...
Cote d’Ivoire declares first Ebola outbreak in more than 25 years
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ministry of Health of Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday confirmed the country’s first case of Ebola disease since 1994, the [...] Full text...
AfDB Coding for Employment programme enrols 130,000 users across Africa
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - On International Youth Day, the African Development Bank announced Thursday the enrolment of 130,000 users in its Coding for Employment [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR says access restored to Tigray camps sheltering Eritrean refugees
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid workers said on Tuesday that they have reached two refugee camps for Eritrean nationals in Ethiopia’s war torn Tigray [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: Gov't rallies 'all capable Ethiopians of age' to join the fight against 'treasonous' TPLF
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government on Tuesday called on "all capable Ethiopians of age" to join in the fight to halt the [...] Full text...
27th Congress of Universal Postal Union opens in Cote d'Ivoire
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 27th Congress of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) opened in the Ivorian city of Abidjan on Monday to, among other [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: Intensified fighting across borders ‘disastrous’ for children
New York, US (PANA) - Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has warned that a recent escalation in fighting in Ethiopia's northern [...] Full text...
Former Ivorian president Gbagbo decides to form new political party
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo on Monday decided to establish a new political party after the judicial battle between him [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: Ceasefire in Tigray more urgent now than ever, says UN relief chief
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A ceasefire in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray on humanitarian grounds is needed now more than ever if a massive [...] Full text...
ADF grants $2.5 million to support regulatory environment in SADC, COMESA electricity markets
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved grants of $2.5 million to advance intra-regional harmonization of [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopia suspends three humanitarian NGOs for three months
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government on Wednesday announced the suspension for three months of three humanitarian NGOs for "for breaching rules of [...] Full text...
Tunisian president reassures Algerian counterpart on future of democracy in Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President, Kais Saeid, has reassured his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, during a telephone conversation that Tunisia "is in the right [...] Full text...
AfDB supports development of satellite observations for early warning systems
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - As a result of African Development Bank support, Africa now has direct access to satellite data to produce forecasts and [...] Full text...