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Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, appointed by Parliament in the east of the country, has expressed its deep surprise and concern at the Greek government's launch of an international call for tenders for hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation licences in the offshore areas [...]
©- - 21 june 2025 - 13:46:24 - thread Politics (420 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Hanna Tetteh, on Wednnesday held two separate meetings in Ankara with the Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister, Burhaneddin Duran, and Ambassador Ali Onaner, Director of the North and East Africa Department at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.According to a [...]
©- - 19 june 2025 - 12:42:33 - thread Politics (462 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The members of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Koni and Abdallah al-Lafi, expressed the Presidential Council's aspiration for a greater and more effective European role.This should focus on supporting reconciliation efforts, restoring confidence between the political parties and supporting the Presidential Council as a federating body [...]
©- - 18 june 2025 - 12:02:28 - thread Politics (432 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile on Tuesday embarked on a four-day official visit to Russia aimed at strengthening bilateral economic and trade ties.The visit will focus on enhancing economic cooperation in sectors such as agriculture, automotive, energy and mining industries as well as [...]
©- - 17 june 2025 - 11:48:37 - thread Politics (183 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity Friday strongly condemned Israeli air strikes that targeted Iran, a member of the United Nations.In a statement issued on Friday, the Libyan Foreign Ministry said that the Israeli strikes were ‘a [...]
©- - 14 june 2025 - 12:06:57 - thread Politics (251 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government appointed by Parliament in the east of the country has denied any involvement in the ongoing conflict between Sudanese Army Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF).In a statement issued on Wednesday it reaffirmed its commitment to respecting the sovereignty of states, preserving [...]
©- - 12 june 2025 - 11:16:22 - thread Politics (652 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday expressed his sadness at the passing of former Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu.Aged 68, Lungu died at a Pretoria hospital on Thursday. He had been receiving treatment for oeophagus complications for several weeks.“As regional compatriots, South Africans are standing [...]
©- - 08 june 2025 - 09:04:01 - thread Politics (176 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - On Tuesday, the Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Nafti, presented the President of the Republic of Finland, Alexander Stubb, with an invitation from President Kaïs Saïed to pay an official visit to Tunisia later this year.According to a press release from the Tunisian Ministry [...]
©- - 04 june 2025 - 15:52:11 - thread Politics (309 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy President Paul Mashatile has concluded a successful working visit to France . The trip was aimed at reinforcing South Africa’s bilateral relations by expanding on existing cooperation projects through mobilising investments, as well as identifying new areas of cooperation with specific focus on trade [...]
©- - 27 may 2025 - 07:20:04 - thread Politics (353 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and a senior government delegation is preparing for a high-level meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday.The purpose of the visit is to reset and revitalise bilateral relations between South Africa and the United [...]
©- - 21 may 2025 - 08:50:20 - thread Politics (372 words)


Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Representatives of six countries met on Wednesday in Doha, Qatar, in continuing efforts to end the fighting in eastern DR Congo where the humanitarian crisis in several areas continues to worsen. A statement by the US State Department said the meeting attended by representatives of the Governments [...]
©- - 01 may 2025 - 06:19:27 - thread Politics (521 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Tuesday sent its condolences to the Islamic Republic of Iran following the devastating explosion that occurred at Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran.The explosion resulted in 70 deaths and serious injuries to over 1 000 others.Iran's Interior [...]
©- - 30 april 2025 - 08:29:27 - thread Politics (179 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday cut short his South African visit after Russia's overnight attack on his country's capital. Kyiv.He arrived at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria in the early hours of Thursday morning and was due to hold high-level talks [...]
©- - 24 april 2025 - 10:55:42 - thread Politics (350 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on Thursday morning landed at the Waterkloof Airforce Base in Pretoria at the start of a brief Official Visit to South Africa.It marks the first by a Head of State from Ukraine, and follows on the visit to Ukraine by [...]
©- - 24 april 2025 - 07:52:35 - thread Politics (202 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa believes the People's Republic of China has full sovereignty over Taiwan and, as a result, has requested the Taiwan Liaison Office (TLO) be moved out of Pretoria, the nation's administrative capital.Taiwan has so far refused the move, but Pretoria maintains it can [...]
©- - 17 april 2025 - 15:44:13 - thread Politics (220 words)


Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced the appointment of a special envoy to the United States of America in a bid to improve relations between the two countries.A statement by Mr Ramaphosa posted on the website of the South African Presidency said: “I [...]
©- - 14 april 2025 - 14:03:40 - thread Politics (543 words)


Antalya, Turkey (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, on Sunday held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with key partners and regional stakeholders committed to supporting the Libyan-led political process.The meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Algeria, and Tunisia on the sidelines of [...]
©- - 14 april 2025 - 07:12:01 - thread Politics (369 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Foreign Ministers of the Confederation of Sahel States (ESA) will pay a two-day visit to Russia from Thursday to take part in the first session of the ESA-Russia consultations.The visit by the foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to Moscow on 3-4 [...]
©- - 02 april 2025 - 11:29:14 - thread Politics (364 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, and the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, discussed bilateral cooperation in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, particularly in the fields of the economy, energy and investment.Mr. Al Dbaiba is in Abu Dhabi in [...]
©- - 28 march 2025 - 11:40:39 - thread Politics (314 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's State visit to South Africa has been postponed from 10 April to 24 April due to his busy schedule.“President Zelensky is still confirmed to visit South Africa. However, the visit has now been moved to the 24th of April at [...]
©- - 25 march 2025 - 08:52:28 - thread Politics (368 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday called on South Africans to "reject the politics of divisiveness" that are emerging globally. Reflecting on Human Rights Day, which honours the 69 unarmed protesters who were killed by the apartheid-era police in Sharpeville on 21 March 1960, Ramaphosa said: [...]
©- - 24 march 2025 - 10:08:17 - thread Politics (246 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Hanna Tetteh, on Wednesday met a Group of African Ambassadors in Tripoli. Their discussions focused on improving coordination between the UN and the African Union (AU) to strengthen cooperation [...]
©- - 20 march 2025 - 15:25:00 - thread Politics (389 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy President of South Africa, Paul Mashatile, is on an official visit to Japan to strengthen ties between the  two countries.The two nations enjoy well established diplomatic relations which are particularly strong in the fields of trade and investment, education, science and technology.Japan is [...]
©- - 18 march 2025 - 08:08:57 - thread Politics (264 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said he is not deterred or discouraged by the escalating tensions between South Africa and the United States.This is after Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool was given 72 hours to leave the US after he accused President Donald Trump's administration of supremacism. [...]
©- - 17 march 2025 - 07:46:21 - thread Politics (307 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al- Dbaiba, has agreed with the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to resume direct flights between Libya and Qatar from next October.This is in tandem with the strengthening of [...]
©- - 26 february 2025 - 14:38:41 - thread Politics (605 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama is spearheading diplomatic efforts to reintegrate Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso into the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Foreign Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said.He said in an interview on Ghana's TV3 network on Saturday that President Mahama has [...]
©- - 09 february 2025 - 13:57:36 - thread Politics (365 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has expressed its “absolute rejection” of any practice aimed at the forced displacement or arbitrary expulsion of Palestinians, or at altering the demographic composition of the territories occupied by the Israeli entity.This is in response to US [...]
©- - 07 february 2025 - 12:54:59 - thread Politics (635 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Tunisia have discussed how to strengthen the strategic partnership between them with a focus on the activation of previously signed agreements.This was at a meeting on Monday in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, attended by a Libyan government delegation led by the Minister of Foreign [...]
©- - 04 february 2025 - 12:26:44 - thread Politics (268 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday night hit back at US President Donald Trump who has taken aim at Pretoria over its land policies.The controversy started when Trump, on his social media platform Truth Social, said "certain classes" of South Africans are being [...]
©- - 04 february 2025 - 06:58:50 - thread Politics (432 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, al-Taher al-Baour, on Sunday met the Ambassadors of Burundi and Sierra Leone to Libya during which they discussed bilateral relations.A press release issued by the Libyan Foreign Ministry said he discussed with the Ambassador of Burundi, [...]
©- - 03 february 2025 - 11:58:42 - thread Politics (243 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan embassy in Kinshasa has been looted in protest against the ongoing civil disturbance in Goma, the regional capital of the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.The attack on the Kenyan embassy looting led to fury over the Congolese security force failure to respond. “Kenya is deeply [...]
©- - 28 january 2025 - 19:14:02 - thread Politics (524 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday condemned the assault on Goma by the Rwanda-backed M23 and affirmed the United States’ respect for the sovereignty of the DR Congo.  A press release by the Spokesperson for the UN Department of State, Tammy Bruce, said Mr. Rubio [...]
©- - 28 january 2025 - 04:57:44 - thread Politics (255 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated US President Donald Trump on his inauguration, despite not being invited to the ceremony.Ramaphosa expressed hope of continuing the strong and mutually beneficial partnership between South Africa and the United States.“I look forward to continuing the close and mutually beneficial [...]
©- - 22 january 2025 - 11:09:52 - thread Politics (214 words)


Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The Egyptian Minister for foreign affairs on Wednesday concluded a two-day visit to Sudan where he had discussions on bilateral relations with high-ranking officials.He met the head of Sudan's Sovereign Council, his deputy and foreign minister, with talks also focusing on developments in Sudan, the [...]
©- - 16 january 2025 - 06:13:26 - thread Politics (187 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Saturday with their discussions focusing on the Middle East.A press release issued by Mr Matthew Miller, Spokesperson for the Department of State said the two men discussed the latest developments in [...]
©- - 05 january 2025 - 07:35:43 - thread Politics (160 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa this weekend hosted German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Pretoria.The visit highlighted the 30th anniversary of democracy in South Africa and the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.  The leaders addressed a variety of issues of mutual [...]
©- - 16 december 2024 - 06:20:21 - thread Politics (137 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States welcomes the 11 December Declaration between the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to resolve a dispute between the two African nations over the decision of Ethiopia to build a port in Somaliland. Under the declaration, they reaffirmed [...]
©- - 13 december 2024 - 10:45:23 - thread Politics (368 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday host President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço of Angola at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.The Heads of State will use the occasion of the State visit to solidify relations between the two countries who share deep historical [...]
©- - 12 december 2024 - 06:53:58 - thread Politics (182 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will co-chair the 11th Session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between South Africa and Nigeria with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Cape Town on Tuesday.South Africa and Nigeria are this year marking 30 years of diplomatic relations, established in [...]
©- - 03 december 2024 - 07:21:05 - thread Politics (330 words)


Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The President of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, left Port Sudan on Tuesday for Asmara, Eritrea, for talks with President Asias Afwerki.General Al Burhan, Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), is to hold talks on bilateral relations and on issues of [...]
©- - 26 november 2024 - 09:27:18 - thread Politics (160 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Wednesday with Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan with their discussions focusing on the crises in Sudan and the Middle East.  The Secretary and the United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister discussed efforts to end the war [...]
©- - 21 november 2024 - 05:04:09 - thread Politics (161 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello travelled to Port Sudan on Monday for a day of meetings with Sudanese officials.He met Sovereign Council President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, members of Sudanese civil society, and officials from the Office of the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, [...]
©- - 18 november 2024 - 20:45:07 - thread Politics (276 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called Botswana's new President Duma Gideon Boko to congratulate him on the country’s historic 2024 elections.  A press release issued by the Office of the Spokesperson of the State Department said Mr. Blinken applauded the people of Botswana [...]
©- - 15 november 2024 - 06:51:12 - thread Politics (156 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken to the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the crises in the Gaza, Lebanon and Sudan, as he seeks humanitarian assistance and diplomatic resolutions.A press release issued by the Office of the [...]
©- - 09 november 2024 - 07:20:01 - thread Politics (391 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty to discuss the situation in the Middle East and Sudan.  A press release issued on Monday by Mr Matthew Miller, Spokesperson for the US Department of State, said the Secretary emphasised the [...]
©- - 05 november 2024 - 06:36:37 - thread Politics (207 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn will travel to Cape Town, South Africa, from 4-8 November to participate in the United for Wildlife Global Summit. United for Wildlife was created by Prince William and The [...]
©- - 03 november 2024 - 05:36:05 - thread Politics (142 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello is travelling to Kenya, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt from 30 October for meetings on the crisis in Sudan.A media note issued by the US Department of State on Wednesday said during his trip, the Special Envoy will [...]
©- - 31 october 2024 - 04:25:51 - thread Politics (149 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday extended his personal congratulations and those of the South African Government to Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, on her recent appointment as the next Commonwealth Secretary-General.Botchwey, who has served as Foreign Minister since 2017, has also supported calls [...]
©- - 30 october 2024 - 06:57:12 - thread Politics (267 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability Mallory Stewart is travelling to Morocco from Monday where his engagements will include engagements with Moroccan officials on security issues. A statement by the Media Office of the US State Department of State said in Rabat, Assistant [...]
©- - 21 october 2024 - 06:10:37 - thread Politics (281 words)


Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The UN political affairs chief concluded a two-day visit to Somalia on Friday where she reaffirmed the world body’s support for the country’s efforts towards peace- and state-building.Rosemary DiCarlo said the UN has been a longstanding partner to Somalia and remains steadfast in its commitment to supporting [...]
©- - 19 october 2024 - 05:54:38 - thread Politics (297 words)

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