Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  France intends to invite President Cyril Ramaphosa for a state visit, after the high-profile decision to withdraw its invitation for South Africa to attend the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains Full text...

Benghazi , Libya (PANA) - The Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan National Army based in the east, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, and the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Libya, Aidar Aganin, have discussed ways to address current security challenges and strengthen joint coordination in the fight against terrorism and transnational organised crime Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Fikile Mbalula, secretary-general of the ruling South Africa's African National Congress (ANC), has launched a scathing attack on US President Donald Trump, following his latest unsubstantiated remarks about a “white genocide” in South Africa Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday morning arrived in Spain for an official visit Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed  Roelf Meyer, an Apartheid-era Minister, as Ambassador to the US Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - As the war in the Middle East continues, the United Nations Secretary-General issued a passionate call for “serious negotiations” between the US and Iran to resume, warning that respect for international law “is being trampled” underfoot Full text...

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Senior Adviser for Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, says he has had a “productive call” with Belgacem Haftar, Director General of the Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund operated by the eastern-based government Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Mr Full text...

Benghazi , Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Libya's eastern based House of Representatives, Youssef Al-Agouri, has stressed the importance of the inauguration of the new premises of the Greek consulate in Benghazi, emphasising the deep historical and geographical links that unite both countries Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Recently appointed US ambassador Leo Brent Bozell has been summoned to the Ministry of International Relations to be demarched, and face a stern rebuke over public comments Full text...

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have discussed the security situation in the Horn of Africa, which comprises countries of the East African regional group, the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso, Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré Tuesday held a videoconference with heads of diplomatic missions and consular posts of Burkina Faso in the Gulf countries, an official source said on Wednesday Full text...

Benghazi , Libya (PANA)  - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Libyan government appointed by the House of Representatives, Abdulhadi Al-Hawaij, met with the Ambassador of Guinea-Bissau, Carles Edmilson Marques Vieira to discuss bilateral cooperation between the two countries Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Saad Mubarak Al Naimi, Ambassador of Qatar to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the AU has paid a courtesy call on Mr Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The international community must “use every diplomatic tool” to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday as Russia’s full-scale invasion entered a fifth year Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for his support in securing the safe return of 17 South African men from Russia Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres and African Union Commision (AUC) Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, have reaffirmed their shared resolve to deepen strategic cooperation in line with Africa’s continental priorities as articulated in its Agenda 2063 and the purposes and principles of the UN Charter Full text...

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinea’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Morissanda Kouyaté, has warned that any tightening of visa conditions for Guinean nationals by the European Union (EU) would prompt reciprocal measures from his country, amid rising tensions over migration and return policies Full text...

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A meeting has been held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Benghazi, devoted to examining the situation of the Ghanaian community and the difficulties encountered by its members in the region Full text...

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The ambassador of the Republic of Niger to Libya, Amadou Mohamed Othman, has visited the consulate in Sebha, 800 km south of Tripoli during which he inquired about the organisational and technical aspects of the premises Full text...

Benghazi , Libya (PANA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the government designated by the Libyan House of Representatives and a delegation from the Embassy of the Philippines in Libya have emphasised the importance of organizing a joint cooperation between the two countries,

They also discussed mechanisms for organizing the recruitment of Filipino workers and the opening of a Philippine consulate in the city of Benghazi (east) Full text...

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) -  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Libyan government appointed by the House of Representatives invited Niger to sign an agreement that regulates the legal recruitment of Nigerien workers in Libya Full text...

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday met with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi in Washington with their discussion focusing on progress in implementing the U Full text...

Tripoli, Libye (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Libyan government appointed by the eastern-based House of Representatives, Osama Hammad, has arrived in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, joining the commander-in-chief of the Libyan National Army Full text...

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Chad is to open consulates in three cities in Libya, the Chadian ambassador, Tahir Asu Youssef, announced on Monday Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A senior US diplomat on Monday met Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, in Bamako, as the US seeks to thaw relations with Mali and the larger group of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) that also includes Burkina Faso and Niger Full text...

Washington, DC, Mali (PANA) - A senior official of the Bureau Official Affairs of the US Department of State, Nick Checker, is travelling to Mali as the US seeks its way back to the West African country after cold diplomatic relations between them in recent years Full text...

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) -  The commander-in-chief of the Libyan National Army (LNA) based in the east, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has stressed the importance of strengthening coordination and cooperation between Libya and the United Kingdom in the economic and security fields Full text...

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, on Monday discussed with the Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Libya, Jeremy Brent, the latest developments in the country and ways to end the raging crisis, according to a post published on the House’s Facebook page Full text...

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military ruler General Abdul Fatah Al Burhan has arrived in the Qatari capital, Doha, where he has been officially received by Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Sudanese presidency said in a statement on Tuesday Full text...

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Senior officials of the US and Libya's eastern-based government on Sunday held talks on the latest political developments in the east African country Full text...

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A branch of the Spanish Consulate has been officially opened in Benghazi (East), the first such office for more than 70 years, which will offer a range of consular services, including study, work, tourism and medical care, as well as other related services Full text...

Misrata, Libya (PANA) – The Prime Minister of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdul Hamid Dabaiba, on Sunday met the visiting Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim Al Thani, at the Misrata Free Zone Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United States Embassy in Pretoria has accused South Africa of supporting Iran while it violently represses pro-democracy protests by allowing Iranian vessels into South African waters for a multi-national BRICS naval drill Full text...

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has ramped up diplomatic efforts to end the suffering of the people of Sudan and the devastating war, which clocked 1,000 days last week, with meetings with senior officials in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tweny-two countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), have strongly condemned last Tuesday's "illegal" visit of the Israeli Foreign Minister, Gideon Sa'ar, to the self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland Full text...

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives, Youssef Al-Agouri, has spoken with the Consul General of Greece in Libya, Athanasios Anastopoulos, on ways to strengthen joint coordination and the importance of parliamentary diplomacy in addressing issues of common interest and contributing to the maintenance of security and stability in the region Full text...

Hargeisa, Somaliland (PANA) - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar says his visit on Tuesday to the Somalia's breakaway state of Somaliland was to advance relations between the two sides Full text...

Hargeisa, Somaliland (PANA) - A high–level delegation headed by Israeli’s Foreign Minister, Gideon Sa’ar, on Tuesday arrived in Hargeisa, capital of Somalia's breakaway state of Somaliland’s, amid heightened security in the capital, the Somaliland Standard reported Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity, Taher Al-Baour, has expressed Libya’s solidarity and full support to the Republic of Somalia in the face of the Israel's recognition of the breakaway Somaliland region Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The second session of the Libyan-Indonesian Joint Commission was held in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, dedicated to strengthening friendly relations and cooperation between Libya and Indonesia Full text...

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Libyan government based in the east, Abdulhadi Al-Hawaij, chaired a special meeting at the ministry's headquarters in Benghazi to discuss the regulation of foreign organisations operating in the country Full text...

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, met with the Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Libya, Jeremy Brent, to discuss the latest developments in the country and ways to end the Libyan crisis, in line with the Libyan people's desire to hold elections as soon as possible Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has expressed its “strong protest” at the ill treatment meted out to its nationals at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Washington has no right to exclude South Africa from the G20 while it holds the rotating presidency of the group Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to Pretoria after attending the 4th South Africa-Mozambique Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Maputo Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called on Wednesday for action to prioritise Africa, urging the world not to turn its back on the continent Full text...

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A senior US Administration official has discussed urgent challenges in African and Arab countries at a meeting in Cairo with Arab League Secretary General, Ahmed Aboul Gheit Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian presidency has hinted that President Bola Tinubu will meet US President Donald Trump “in the coming days”, following allegations of a Christian genocide in the West African country, the Nigerian media reported on Sunday Full text...

Washington, US (PANA) - A visiting Sudanese government delegation has presented U Full text...