Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, and the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the eastern-based Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Saddam Haftar, have discussed “practical measures” needed to implement the roadmap presented by the UN Mission to the Security Council Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women make up half of the world’s population but receive only 26 percent of media coverage, according to the latest UN-backed Global Media Monitoring Project ( Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forty-two per cent of people polled online by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) have opted for elections to solve political crisis in the North African country Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top officials of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and a top commander of the Libyan National Army met on Wednesday to assess efforts to consolidate the truce in the captal, Tripoli Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During times of conflict or instability, the media can deepen divides and incite violence by spreading propaganda and false information, framing stories in a biased manner, and depicting opponents as evil or less than human Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Libya, Hanna Tetteh, says that the next roadmap for the country will be based on the opinions gathered from citizens during face-to-face meetings, open calls and online investigations conducted by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's 6+6 Commission and the Advisory Committee met on Tuesday to exchange ideas on possible amendments to make the constitutional and legal framework of elections more viable Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission  in Libya (UNSMIL) is holding a webinar for Libyan media professionals on the role of the media in conflict to teach them how to distinguish truth from hype Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has through opinion polls and face-to-face and online consultations gathered views of more than 12,500 people on the political process in the country and the way out of the crisis Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group from the Western Libyan Movement has presented proposals to the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) aimed at formulating a consensual roadmap, stressing the urgent need to unify the military and security institutions under the leadership of a unified government that will exercise effective control over the country Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba , has reiterated his commitment to cooperate with the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and support its efforts to reach a comprehensive settlement and organise elections in accordance with a constitutional framework agreed by the people Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For almost eleven months, I fought to restore self-esteem so that I could resume writing and filing feature stories Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Political Affairs in LIbya, Stephanie Khoury, has met with MP al-Hadi al-Saghir to discuss the work of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in developing a roadmap for a Libyan-led, UN-facilitated political process Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The European Union (EU) ambassador to Libya, Nicola Orlando, has reaffirmed the EU's readiness to support a comprehensive roadmap aimed at restoring legitimacy through national elections in the North African country Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has stressed the importance of ensuring that the roles of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSML) are in line with the aspirations of the Libyan people in terms of supporting stability, stimulating the political process and responding to economic and security challenges Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As part of the public consultations conducted by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on the recommendations of the Advisory Committee, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Hanna Tetteh, and his Deputy for Political Affairs, Stéphanie Khoury, have held a town hall meeting in Nalut, west of Tripoli Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has strongly condemned the violations of the truce that occurred in Tripoli during the Eid al-Adha holiday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of several municipalities in western Libya have called for radical institutional changes to meet the aspirations of the people, in the light of demonstrations in the wake of recent armed clashes in the capital, Tripoli Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya will launch a new professional development programme for Libyans in the media sector on 21 May Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A war reporter from Lebanon who lost a limb in the line of duty is calling for an end to impunity for attacks against journalists Full text...

Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued an urgent call to “get international media into Gaza” to cover the conflict, in addition to those trapped in the enclave Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Youssouf Ali, is dispatching a high-level delegation of the AU Panel of the Wise to Juba, South Sudan, to engage with all the stakeholders to de-escalate tensions and promote dialogue following a rapidly deteriorating crisis the country Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday thanked the Emir of Qatar for his mediation between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda in an attempt to end the conflict in eastern DRC Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At its fifth meeting, the Libyan Advisory Committee formed by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) focused on the technical challenges posed by the current legal texts of Libya's electoral framework Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As the appeal hearing of Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza has been postponed again, media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), has contacted the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa to ask the Burundian authorities about the journalist's fate Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The Libyan Advisory Committee established by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has held its fourth meeting in the eastern city of Benghazi, continuing its discussions on issues relating to the electoral framework Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Acting Head of the United Nations Support  Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Stephanie Khoury, said that Libya's transitional structures are collapsing under the weight of political polarisation and the absence of a clear plan for a permanent system of government Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced the formation of an Advisory Committee as part of its political initiative to put forward proposals to resolve the outstanding contentious issues hindering the holding of elections in the country Full text...

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has nodded in consent to a Turkish initiative to mediate between Khartoum and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a diplomatic row since war broke in the East African country in April 2023 Full text...

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proposed to mediate beteeen Sudan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which the Sudanese authorities claim provides military, material, financial and media support for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has since 15 April 2023 has been fighgting a bloody war with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Full text...

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) — Veteran Gambian journalist Alagi Yorro Jallow has appealed to President Adama Barrow to drop charges of defamation against two journalists of The Voice newspaper – Musa Sheriff and Momodou Justice Darboe Full text...

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia Environment Minister, Rohey John Manyang, has filed a D50M lawsuit against journalist Kebba Ansu Manneh of the Gambia-based US-based The Alkamba Times Full text...

Banjul, Gambia  (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow  has filed a suit against the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director of The Voice newspaper, Mr Full text...

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has threatened to institute a legal action against a private newspaper, The Voice, if the paper fails to retract its report about his reported exit plan Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Access to social media and digitised communication has been a double-edged sword in Africa Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNSMIL) has encouraged members of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State who attended a meeting in Cairo, Egypt, to build on what was agreed and seek an approach that includes the other Libyan parties for a politically workable solution Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Acting Head of the United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNSMIL), Stephanie Khoury, has met with elected members of the Libyan Liaison Committee, comprising the House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High Council of State, to discuss ways of advancing a Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process aimed at breaking the current deadlock Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Acting Head of the United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNSMIL), Stéphanie Khoury, Thursday met with leaders and representatives of a number of Libyan political parties Full text...