Key national parks in Sudan to benefit from initiative to increase protection

30 may 2021 - 16:43:55

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ahead of World Environment Day on 5 June, a US$23.6 million initiative to improve protection for three national parks in Sudan [...] Full text...

UN Security Council welcomes Somali agreement on prompt and peaceful elections

30 may 2021 - 13:09:57

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council bas welcomed the agreement reached on Thursday by the Somali federal government and the federal member [...] Full text...

Sudanese FM tours African states to solicit support on GERD dam

27 may 2021 - 19:09:10

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Ms. Mariam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, left Khartoum on Thursday, leading a high-level delegation on a three-leg tour that [...] Full text...

UN urged Sudanese to show goodwill, determination in their peace talks

27 may 2021 - 16:49:14

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN has urged Sudanese parties, currently engaged in peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, to shun vested interest and participate [...] Full text...

US condemns detention of Malian civilian leaders, calls for their immediate release

26 may 2021 - 17:44:20

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday condemned the detention of the leaders of the civilian interim government in Mali and called for [...] Full text...

Sudan peace talks kick off with parties showing optimism

26 may 2021 - 16:44:02

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA ) - Peace talks between the government of the Sudan and the main rebel Sudan People’s liberation movement started in Juba, capital [...] Full text...

President Kiir of South Sudan receives Sudanese PM

25 may 2021 - 18:51:27

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese President, Salva  Kiir Mayardit, on Tuesday received the visiting Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdouk, in Juba, after which both [...] Full text...

Sudan sends strong delegation to peace talks with rebels in Juba Wednesday

25 may 2021 - 16:28:18

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan on Tuesday dispatched a high-level delegation, including the Prime Minister, Dr Abdalla Hamdok, and two members from the collective [...] Full text...

Five killed, dozens injured in eastern Sudan communal clashes

25 may 2021 - 13:28:50

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Five persons were killed and 13 others injured in inter-communal clashes in Port Sudan on the Red Sea, in a repeat of [...] Full text...

US amends law to remove Sudan from list of state sponsors of terrorism

21 may 2021 - 09:13:28

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has amended the law that removes Sudan from countries that sponsor terrorism.  A statement on the website of [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Sudan closes schools for one month to avoid explosion of cases

20 may 2021 - 11:33:54

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has closed all schools for, at least one month with effect from Thursday, to prevent an explosion of COVID-19 in [...] Full text...

IMF, WB, AfDB write off Sudan's debts, says PM Hamdouk

18 may 2021 - 07:19:20

Paris, France (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, announced on Monday that the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the African [...] Full text...

Sudanese PM Hamdok leaves for Paris economic conference on Sudan

16 may 2021 - 10:47:55

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok left Khartoum on Sunday at the head of a high-powered delegation for Paris where the French [...] Full text...

Sudanese Armed Forces concludes investigations into shooting of demonstrators

15 may 2021 - 20:28:35

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces on Saturday handed over to the Attorney General a dossier on investigations into the recent shooting of [...] Full text...

US accuses Ethiopia of continuing atrocities and denial of humanitarian access in Tigray Region

15 may 2021 - 19:50:04

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has issued the strongest critique yet against Addis Ababa, lamenting what it described as “continuing atrocities and denial [...] Full text...

Dozens of policemen killed in an ambush by drug dealers in western Sudan

15 may 2021 - 16:24:58

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Twelve policemen, including an officer, were killed and 14 other injured when narcotics dealers ambushed a police covoy chasing them in [...] Full text...

Sudan participates in inauguration of president Guelleh of Djibouti

14 may 2021 - 16:51:51

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has dispatched a senior member of the collective presidency, Lt.-Gen. Yasser Alatta, to Djibouti to participate in the inauguration of [...] Full text...

U.S. committed to working with international partners to help Sudan overcome hurdles

14 may 2021 - 16:39:49

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The American Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, who has just completed his first visit to the region, [...] Full text...

Ethiopia-Sudan border tensions must be de-escalated

13 may 2021 - 13:17:13

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A potential border war brewing between Sudan and Ethiopia threatens to destabilise the two nations and the entire Eastern Africa [...] Full text...

Sudan paves road for foreign lenders after clearing US$413 million AfDB loan pile-up

13 may 2021 - 11:20:11

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Sudan will access new funding from the African Development Bank after clearing its debt arrears of US$413 million, the African [...] Full text...

Sudan: Pressure mounts on army to hand over those involved in shooting civilians

12 may 2021 - 19:40:30

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Domestic and foreign pressure is now mounting against the Sudanese army to expediently hand over the soldiers who fired at peaceful [...] Full text...

Niger defence minister visits Sudan

12 may 2021 - 13:35:41

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Niger's defence minister Alkassoum Indatoun arrived in Khartoum on Wednesday and called on the First Vice President of Sudan's Sovereign Council, [...] Full text...

US condemns shooting of Sudanese protesters

12 may 2021 - 10:28:09

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United States on Wednesday condemned the use of live ammunition against peaceful protesters in Khartoum and called for a probe [...] Full text...

Roundup: Sudanese Army sets up committee to investigate shooting of protesters (Adds comment of PM Hamdok para 5-9)

12 may 2021 - 09:40:21

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army has set up a Committee to investigate Tuesday's shooting by soldiers of demonstrators commemorating the death two years [...] Full text...

Two killed, dozens injured as soldiers disperse protesters in Khartoum

12 may 2021 - 07:07:05

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – At least two civilian protesters were shot dead and dozens others injured when soldiers fired on demonstrators commemorating the death two [...] Full text...

Charity organization helps UNHCR workers to assist refugees

11 may 2021 - 19:19:32

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Sudan, has welcomed an International Humanitarian Partnerships’ basecamp donation [...] Full text...

Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council member to attend Museveni's presidential inauguration in Uganda

11 may 2021 - 15:22:08

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan has sent a member of its collective presidency, Malik Agar Eyre, to attend the inauguration of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni for [...] Full text...

South Sudan faces its worst food security crisis as humanitarian aid dwindles

11 may 2021 - 14:42:32

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An African regional organisation said about 60 percent of South Sudan people are facing  “one of the worst food security” and [...] Full text...

IMF chief welcomes progress on financing plan for Sudan’s debt relief

11 may 2021 - 09:36:32

Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board on Monday approved a financing plan that will help mobilise the resources needed [...] Full text...

Ethiopian peacekeepers in Sudan ask for political asylum

10 may 2021 - 10:09:16

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of Ethiopian peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur state have refused to go back home at the end of the peacekeeping mission [...] Full text...

Despite end of rebellion in Darfur, people are still on the run

09 may 2021 - 18:20:23

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Although clashes between rebels and the Sudanese government have largely subsided in Darfur and many other areas of southwestern and southeastern [...] Full text...

AU Chair visits Sudan for new mediation effort on Ethiopia's disputed dam

08 may 2021 - 13:58:51

  Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi of DR Congo arrived in Khartoum on Saturday for a one-day visit to hold discussions on African issues [...] Full text...

Senior US envoy visits Sudan to discuss de-escalating tension between Khartoum and Addis Ababa

07 may 2021 - 12:45:58

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, arrived in Khartoum on Friday and  he held talks with [...] Full text...

US congressional delegation pledges to help Khartoum resolve outstanding challenges

05 may 2021 - 04:59:09

Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - A visiting US Congressional delegation has pledged their country’s support for the transition to democracy in Sudan and to help the [...] Full text...

Eritrean President Afwerki arrives in Khartoum for a two-day visit

04 may 2021 - 12:09:13

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki arrived in Khartoum on Tuesday for talks with his Sudanese counterpart, Lt. General Abdul Fatah Burhan, on bilateral [...] Full text...

Sudan FM tours African states to rally support for Khartoum's stands on the Renaissance Dam

03 may 2021 - 19:47:46

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Monday quoted the current chair of the African Union, President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

UN chief welcomes return to electoral agreement in Somalia

03 may 2021 - 06:24:57

New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has welcomed the decision by the Lower House of Somalia’s Federal Parliament to nullify a special [...] Full text...

Former rebel leader appointed governor of restive Darfur region

02 may 2021 - 13:14:32

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A former rebel leader, Mini Arki Minawi, has been named governor of Darfur region, as part of the peace deal signed [...] Full text...

US expresses concern about 'numerous arrests' of opposition leaders in Benin

25 april 2021 - 14:13:14

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has expressed concern about "the numerous arrests" of opposition political leaders in Benin related to the 11 [...] Full text...

US names Special Envoy for Horn of Africa, to handle GERD crisis among other issues

23 april 2021 - 21:40:57

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Administration Friday announced the appointment of a new special envoy for the Horn of African region who will prioritize [...] Full text...

Sudan and France underline the need to cooperate for security and stability of region following Debby's demise

23 april 2021 - 21:08:44

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Khartoum and Paris Friday underlined the need to cooperate in efforts to “strengthen security and stability in the region” following the [...] Full text...

US congratulates Cabo Verdean PM on election victory

23 april 2021 - 10:14:54

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has congratulated the Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, Ulisses Correia e Silva and the Movement for Democracy (MpD) [...] Full text...

Chad Crisis: Libya, Sudan and Niger call for emergency meeting of AU Peace and Security Council

22 april 2021 - 13:05:23

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The leaders of Libya, Sudan and Niger have called for an emergency session of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security [...] Full text...

West Darfur clashes force nearly 2,000 refugees into Chad: UNHCR

13 april 2021 - 11:45:50

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent intercommunal clashes in El Geneina, in Sudan’s West Darfur State, have forced 1,860 refugees to cross into neighbouring Chad in [...] Full text...

Sudan, Ethiopia continue war of words on controversial Ethiopian Dam

13 april 2021 - 09:35:14

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan and Ethiopia are continuing their war of words on the construction the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue [...] Full text...

Low turnout in Sunday's presidential election in Benin

12 april 2021 - 12:03:56

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Although no statistics have yet been published by the electoral authorities, few Beninese voted in Sunday's presidential election. President Patrice Talon, who [...] Full text...

Somali leaders urged to prioritise national interest as political stalemate continues

12 april 2021 - 08:07:54

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN and international  partners working to support a lasting peace and democratic election process across Somalia, said on Sunday [...] Full text...

Talks on controversial Ethiopian dam end without progress

07 april 2021 - 12:15:59

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Talks to resolve the raging dispute between Sudan and Egypt on one hand and Ethiopia on the other on the Grand [...] Full text...

Fighting in Sudan's West Darfur triggers rising death toll - UN

07 april 2021 - 05:33:18

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Days of tribal clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur have left scores dead and thousands fleeing their homes, the UN envoy to [...] Full text...

US Secretary of State, Sudan PM discuss several issues on phone

06 april 2021 - 11:07:50

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday spoke on phone with their discussion focusing [...] Full text...