Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy, TPLF leader Tadesse lead delegatons for first high level talks

03 february 2023 - 18:35:40

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Top officials of the Ethiopian government and Tigray People's Liberation Front (TLLF) on Friday held high level talks as the [...] Full text...

New World Bank strategy to support socioeconomic transformation in Côte d’Ivoire

03 february 2023 - 13:05:02

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The World Bank Group has kicked off a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF 2023-2027) with Côte d’Ivoire that focuses on [...] Full text...

Ethiopian crisis: US commends commiment of government, TPLF to peace agreement

03 february 2023 - 06:22:16

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has commended the Ethiopian government and rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) for their commitment to the 2 [...] Full text...

Ethiopian crisis: Aid access to the north improving but some areas still hard to reach

03 february 2023 - 05:19:51

New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Thursday reported that aid access in the north is continuing to improve with aid operations expanding following last [...] Full text...

Rabat reaffirms its support for Libya and rejects any foreign intervention

30 january 2023 - 19:29:20

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The "outcome of the crisis in Libya is the organisation of elections", said Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, affirming that "without [...] Full text...

France recalls its ambassador to Burkina Faso for "consultation"

26 january 2023 - 15:45:47

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France on Thursday recalled its ambassador to Burkina Faso after the authorities in Ouagadougou asked Paris to replace him. "In the [...] Full text...

France to withdraw troops from Burkina Faso within a month - Media

25 january 2023 - 19:20:09

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France received Tuesday the request of Burkina Faso to withdraw its troops deployed in the country and said it would [...] Full text...

UN convenes Lake Chad countries, amid growing regional crisis

24 january 2023 - 05:33:31

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Amid worsening security, economic, and humanitarian crises, the third Lake Chad Basin High Level Conference has begun, aimed at addressing a [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso confirms request for withdrawal of French troops on its soil

23 january 2023 - 17:55:28

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Minister of Communication and Spokesperson of the Burkinabe government, Jean-Emmanuel Ouédraogo, confirmed on Monday the request of the Burkinabe [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso gives French army one month to leave the country

22 january 2023 - 16:23:40

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso government has given France one month to pull its soldiers from its territory, the state-owned Burkina Faso News [...] Full text...

Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State welcomes ongoing withdrawal of Eritrean soldiers

22 january 2023 - 06:34:31

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony  Blinken has noted that Eritrean soldiers are withdrawing from northern Ethiopia under the peace agreement between [...] Full text...

Africa picks up economic growth momentum after recession - AfDB

20 january 2023 - 08:51:23

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa is set to outperform the rest of the world in economic growth over the next two years, with real [...] Full text...

Insecurity in Eastern DR Congo: Félix Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda again in Davos

18 january 2023 - 19:37:38

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The head of state of the DR Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, once again singled out Rwanda during an exchange on Tuesday [...] Full text...

DR Congo: Government condemns bombing in Kasindi, North Kivu

16 january 2023 - 16:29:00

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The government has condemned the bomb attack perpetrated on Sunday 14 January, 2023, on a church in Kasindi in the [...] Full text...

Ethiopian crisis: Amhara Special Forces withdraw from Tigray region city

13 january 2023 - 10:34:08

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) said on Thursday that members of the Amhara Special Forces, from Amhara region, who [...] Full text...

Forty-six Ivorian soldiers pardoned in Mali arrive back home

08 january 2023 - 15:31:45

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 46 Ivorian soldiers tried and convicted in Mali for an alleged attempted coup and then pardoned on Friday by [...] Full text...

Forty-six Ivorian soldiers pardoned in Mali arrive back home

08 january 2023 - 15:31:45

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 46 Ivorian soldiers tried and convicted in Mali for an alleged attempted coup and then pardoned on Friday by [...] Full text...

DR Congo: Evaluation of joint actions between government, MONUSCO and the Kenyan force

07 january 2023 - 19:03:33

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The government of DR Congo, MONUSCO and the Kenyan force have jointly assessed their joint actions and ways to strengthen [...] Full text...

Pardon of 49 Ivorian soldiers by President of Malian Transition reinforces dynamics of friendly, good relations between Mali and Côte d'Ivoire

07 january 2023 - 18:48:34

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The pardon granted on Friday by the President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, to the 49 Ivorian soldiers [...] Full text...

Pardon of 49 Ivorian soldiers by President of Malian Transition reinforces dynamics of friendly, good relations between Mali and Côte d'Ivoire

07 january 2023 - 18:48:34

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The pardon granted on Friday by the President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, to the 49 Ivorian soldiers [...] Full text...

Mali's Transitional President pardons 49 Ivorian soldiers detained since last July

07 january 2023 - 14:38:19

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transitional President Colonel Assimi Goita has granted a presidential pardon, with full remission of sentence, to 49 Ivorian soldiers detained [...] Full text...

Mali's Transitional President pardons 49 Ivorian soldiers detained since last July

07 january 2023 - 14:38:19

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transitional President Colonel Assimi Goita has granted a presidential pardon, with full remission of sentence, to 49 Ivorian soldiers detained [...] Full text...

Libya condemns irruption of minister of Israeli occupation authorities in Esplanade of Mosques in Al-Quds

04 january 2023 - 20:11:24

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Unity Government, Wednesday condemned the incursion of the extremist Israeli minister of [...] Full text...

Togolese President pays friendly working visit to Mali

04 january 2023 - 14:55:24

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, received, on 4 January 2023, the President of the Republic [...] Full text...

Togolese President pays friendly working visit to Mali

04 january 2023 - 14:55:24

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, received, on 4 January 2023, the President of the Republic [...] Full text...

Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian AIrlines resumes flights to another city in Tigray region

02 january 2023 - 12:06:06

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's national carrier on Monday resumed regular flights to Shire, a second city in Tigray region, in line with a [...] Full text...

Malian court hands down heavy jail terms, death sentences to Ivorian soldiers

31 december 2022 - 14:03:10

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian court has handed down stiff jail terms and death sentences to Ivorian soldiers detained in Bamako since 10 July [...] Full text...

Ethiopian crisis: US applauds launch of AU's Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mission

31 december 2022 - 06:45:26

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has applauded the signing and launch of the African Union’s Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mission (AU-MVCM) in Mekelle, [...] Full text...

Trial of 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali opens in Bamako

30 december 2022 - 15:45:19

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of 46 Ivorian soldiers arrested last July in Bamako, Mali, has begun at the Court of Appeal in Bamako, [...] Full text...

Ethiopian crisis: Team to monitor peace agreement inaugurated

30 december 2022 - 05:20:20

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A three-member mission was inaugurated on Thursday under the auspices of the African Union (AU) to monitor, verify and enforce [...] Full text...

Ethiopian crisis: Basic services coming back to life in war-ravaged Tigray region

29 december 2022 - 08:58:11

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Basic services are coming back to life in Ethiopia's war ravaged Tigray region since the signing of the Cessation of [...] Full text...

Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Tigray region capital

28 december 2022 - 17:28:31

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's national carrier on Wednesday resumed regular flights to Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, following instructions by Prime Minister [...] Full text...

Top ECOWAS official says regional force will neutralise threats of terrorism, unconstitutional disorders

28 december 2022 - 11:28:27

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission said on Tuesday that the formation of a regional [...] Full text...

Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy orders essential services to be restored in Tigray region

27 december 2022 - 10:35:06

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian national carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, is to resume flights to the Tigray region capital, Mekelle, on Wednesday while Ethio Telecom [...] Full text...

Ethiopian crisis: Federal Government delegation heads to Tigray capital as peace deal holds

26 december 2022 - 11:07:52

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A delegation of officials of the Federal Government has left for Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, as Prime Minister [...] Full text...

Mali, Côte d'Ivoire sign MOU to resolve case of 146 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali

23 december 2022 - 15:57:37

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's transitional president Colonel Assimi Goita received on Thursday an Ivorian -Togolese delegation led by the minister of State, minister of [...] Full text...

What are the alternatives for a solution to the crisis in Libya in the face of persistent deadlock between Parliament and Council of State?

22 december 2022 - 19:50:42

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The search for an alternative to overcome the impasse in the political process due to the disagreements between the House of [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso's mining minister denies granting mine to private Russian company Wagner

20 december 2022 - 19:51:12

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe minister in charge of mines and quarries, Simon Pierre Boussim, denied on Tuesday that Ghanaian President Nana Addo-Dankwa [...] Full text...

Abidjan launches Metro project

20 december 2022 - 13:36:00

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The French Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, Bruno Le Maire, on Monday launched the Abidjan Metro [...] Full text...

AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for livestock production development

19 december 2022 - 15:29:50

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, 16 December 2022, a loan of 39.30 [...] Full text...

AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for development of livestock production

19 december 2022 - 05:46:21

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan of €39.30 million to the [...] Full text...

Former Senegalese minister to lead green energy infrastructure alliance

13 december 2022 - 17:19:46

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -  African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appointed Senegal’s former minister Amadou Hott as his Special Envoy and [...] Full text...

AfDB, Bank, World Bank launch Electricity Regulatory Index reports

12 december 2022 - 05:33:08

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank (WB) have launched reports capturing the state of the power sector [...] Full text...

World Bank approves US$400 million in financial support for Côte d'Ivoire

09 december 2022 - 12:24:26

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday approved US$400 million financial support for reforms aimed at strengthening public and private investment, human [...] Full text...

US, Cote d’Ivoire sign Child Protection Compact (CPC) partnership

08 december 2022 - 06:15:06

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The US and Cote d’Ivoire on Wednesdy signed a Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership, a non-binding multi-year initiative to address child sex [...] Full text...

Ethiopian crisis: Electricity restored to Tigray capital Mekelle

07 december 2022 - 13:03:57

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Electricity has been restored to Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region of Ethiopia, after more than one year, Ethiopian Electric Power [...] Full text...

Civil society delegation from Morocco's southern provinces exposes Polisario's human rights violations

04 december 2022 - 13:32:42

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A delegation of civil society from the southern provinces of Morocco revealed this week in Berlin "the serious human rights violations [...] Full text...

Ethiopian crisis: US says Pretoria agreement remains best chance for peace

03 december 2022 - 08:06:54

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - As the peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)  marked its first month on [...] Full text...

Burundi to host regional summit on DR Congo crisis

24 november 2022 - 12:09:22

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The leaders of Angola, DR Congo and Burundi are to meet "soon" in Bujumbura to assess the implementation of the resolutions of their [...] Full text...

Burundian Head of State engages in intense diplomatic activity on security crisis in DR Congo

23 november 2022 - 14:36:29

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian head of state, Evariste Ndayisimiyé, and current chairman of the East African Community (EAC), arrived on Wednesday in Luanda, [...] Full text...