Central African Republic entrenched in ‘unprecedented humanitarian crisis’

24 june 2021 - 05:36:31

New York, US (PANA) - Defence forces, soldiers from  nearby  countries and other security  personnel  have been fighting an “asymmetric war” against armed groups, sparking an  “unprecedented humanitarian crisis”, the top UN official in [...] Full text...

EU set to increase its role as global maritime security provider

22 june 2021 - 10:06:09

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union will increase its role as a global maritime security provider since it depends on safe, clean and secure [...] Full text...

Slow progress, stubborn cycles of violence, as South Sudan turns 10

22 june 2021 - 05:20:36

New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan, the UN’s youngest Member State, is marking its 10th anniversary of independence amid languishing political progress and a [...] Full text...

Violence continues in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado, as agencies respond to growing needs

13 june 2021 - 06:41:23

Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Civilians continue to flee armed conflict and insecurity in northern Mozambique, more than two months after militants attacked the coastal city of Palma, located in Cabo [...] Full text...

UN chief kicks off 100-day countdown to International Day of Peace

13 june 2021 - 05:20:17

New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Sunday kicked off the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace. Every year on 21 September, the [...] Full text...

Libyan interior minister seeks Britain's technical support in fight against terrorism, crime

10 june 2021 - 18:35:27

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Minister, Khaled Mazen, has expressed the country's desire to obtain Britain's technical support in the fight against terrorism, [...] Full text...

Outgoing ICC Prosecutor urges Security Council to keep focus on justice in Darfur

10 june 2021 - 05:37:04

New York, US (PANA) - The international community must stay focused on achieving justice and peace for the people of Darfur, the outgoing Prosecutor at [...] Full text...

Sudan Troika members witness Juba Peace Agreement between Gov't and opposition groups

09 june 2021 - 19:47:47

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The governments of the United Kingdom, Norway and United States, collectively known as the Troika, on Tuesday signed the Juba Peace [...] Full text...

Libyan VP announces measures to strengthen security in southern borders

08 june 2021 - 17:22:23

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Vice-President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has announced measures to strengthen security in Libya's southern borders. Al-Kouni unveiled the measures [...] Full text...

UN Secretary General's rep. meets Guinea president

08 june 2021 - 12:07:57

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), [...] Full text...

Ghana: President Akufo-Addo launches national security strategy

07 june 2021 - 23:44:46

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Monday launched a National Security Strategy blueprint to deal with existing, new and emerging threats to [...] Full text...

Libyan PM condemns detonation of car bomb in Sebha as 'cowardly terrorist act'

07 june 2021 - 11:08:37

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba on Sunday condemned the detonation of a car bomb that killed two police officers at a [...] Full text...

Libya, Tunisia agree to facilitate interstate movement of people and goods

02 june 2021 - 16:05:06

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Tunisia have agreed to address outstanding issues including the movement of travellers at common border posts, deciding, in this [...] Full text...

Ghanaian President praises African Parliaments for enhancing accountability

28 may 2021 - 21:39:56

Midrand, South Africa (PANA) - Ghanaian President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, has lauded the role played by the African National Assemblies in shaping the public discourse [...] 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...

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...

France offers support for Nigeria to overcome security challenges

19 may 2021 - 12:47:19

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has assured President Muhammadu Buhari that his country will  support Nigeria with everything to overcome security threats. The [...] Full text...

Fresh attacks, dire conditions plague Africa’s Sahel, Security Council hears

19 may 2021 - 05:36:10

New York, US (PANA) - Despite a deteriorating security situation and the reverberating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, regional troops deployed to combat terrorists in Africa’s Sahel [...] Full text...

Three people killed in armed attack in Burkina Faso's Sahel

14 may 2021 - 16:48:49

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three people were killed overnight on Thursday in an attack carried out by unidentified armed individuals in the village of [...] Full text...

Buhari pledges assistance to Chad to strengthen MNJTF, LCBC

14 may 2021 - 14:44:57

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged Nigeria’s assistance to Chad to stabilise and return to constitutional order. President Buhari spoke on Friday in [...] Full text...

Mauritius called on Israel, Palestine to end violence

13 may 2021 - 08:05:04

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday expressed concern about the escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine, which has led to scores of casualties [...] Full text...

Libya's new government urged to reestablish rule of law

07 may 2021 - 10:13:35

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International said on Thursday that Libya’s recently installed Government of National Unity (GNU) must address the human [...] Full text...

Tunisia in top 10 of good governance in Africa

05 may 2021 - 10:22:36

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is in the top 10 on the African continent in the ranking established by the Chandler Good Government organization which [...] Full text...

President Ramaphosa salutes South African media industry

03 may 2021 - 11:26:57

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday saluted South Africa’s media industry, saying it had played a pivotal role in exposing [...] Full text...

Remains of 3 Europeans killed in Burkina Faso repatriated to their countries

29 april 2021 - 17:36:26

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The remains of the two Spanish journalists and an Irish environmental activist, killed on Tuesday while they were filming a [...] Full text...

Mali govt procures Vehicles for security forces to fight insecurity

28 april 2021 - 12:39:42

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has procured 222 vehicles as part of its plan to equip security forces -- police, gendarmerie, civil protection [...] Full text...

Protect civilian infrastructure during conflict: UN relief chief

28 april 2021 - 05:14:47

New York, US (PANA) - Ensuring warring parties respect international humanitarian law is the first step towards protecting civilians and critical infrastructure during conflict, the [...] Full text...

US orders citizens to leave Chad as rebels march on capital

19 april 2021 - 03:34:22

N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The U.S. Department of State has ordered the departure of non-emergency government employees from the U.S. Embassy in the Chadian capital, N’Djamena, [...] Full text...

South African president Ramaphosa urged to sanction former leader Zuma

15 april 2021 - 11:53:33

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to condemn former President Jacob Zuma’s [...] Full text...

US opposes Somali President's arbitrary term extension, threatens sanctions

14 april 2021 - 09:51:52

Washington DC, US (PANA) - The United States is deeply disappointed by Somalia's decision to approve a legislative bill extending the mandates of the president [...] Full text...

Great Lakes Region ‘on the right track’ to tackling political and other challenges: UN Envoy

13 april 2021 - 05:33:20

New York, US (PANA) - Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in Africa’s Great Lakes region are “on the right track”, with leaders [...] Full text...

Somali Police Force, AMISOM intensify security patrols in Mogadishu city

12 april 2021 - 14:49:06

Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Somali Police Force (SPF) and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Police component have commenced intensified security patrols in [...] Full text...

Libyan NGO calls for faster and immediate departure of mercenaries and foreign forces from Libya

10 april 2021 - 12:06:13

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission in Libya has called on the 5+5 Joint Military Commission to speed up the completion of [...] Full text...

Libya, Malta to set up committees to promote security cooperation

05 april 2021 - 22:36:11

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior, Khaled Mazen, Monday agreed with his Maltese counterpart, Byron Camillieri, to find efficient mechanisms to guarantee [...] Full text...

Libyan Prime Minister vows to restore people's trust in government

05 april 2021 - 14:41:23

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba of the National Unity Government has acknowledged that Libyans had lost confidence in government due to  non-implementation [...] Full text...

Libyan PM orders urgent needs of western town of Tarhouna to be met

05 april 2021 - 08:03:10

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has given instructions for the formation of a ministerial committee to meet the urgent needs [...] Full text...

Buhari condemns attempted coup in Niger Republic, says usurpation can’t be alternative to democracy

01 april 2021 - 20:06:14

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attempted coup in Niger Republic, saying “any illegal effort to depose a democratically-elected government is [...] Full text...

"Release of prisoners in Zaouia, a positive step towards reconciliation", says Libyan PM

31 march 2021 - 23:51:44

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, says the release of pro-Marshall Khalifa Haftar detainees from the city of Zaouia is a [...] Full text...

Libyan Presidential Council meets LPDF members

31 march 2021 - 07:11:58

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) –  Members of the Libyan Presidential Council on Tuesday discussed their tasks and duties with several members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum [...] Full text...

Sudan accepts 'in principle' UAE's offer to mediate in conflicts with Ethiopia

24 march 2021 - 11:00:31

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says it has accepted "in principle" an initiative of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to mediate in the conflict with [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: PM Abiy says soldiers who committed atrocities in Tigray to be held accountable

23 march 2021 - 18:00:32

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday that soldiers found to have committed "atrocities" in the northern Tigray region [...] Full text...

UN report says Libya arms embargo 'remains totally ineffective'

17 march 2021 - 07:46:41

New York, US (PANA) - A report by a UN-appointed Panel of Experts on Libya has identified multiple acts that threatened the peace, stability or security [...] Full text...

U.S. provides military training to Mozambican Marines in fight against terrorism

16 march 2021 - 10:26:21

Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The U.S. and Mozambican governments on Monday launched a two-month Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) programme under which U.S. Special Operations [...] Full text...

Libyan PM meets with military commission members in Sirte

15 march 2021 - 22:04:59

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Prime Minister of the Libyan national unity government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, on Monday met with members of the joint 5+5 military [...] Full text...

‘If you don’t feed people, you feed conflict,’ UN chief tells Security Council

12 march 2021 - 05:47:48

New York, US (PANA) - Conflict drives hunger, and when that turns to famine, that then drives conflict, the UN chief told the Security Council [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso's soldiers shoot dead five suspected terrorists

10 march 2021 - 12:39:28

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army has announced that it neutralised five alleged terrorists during operations between 1 and 7 March. It said during [...] Full text...

Malian leader meets with Commander of Special Operations of US Africa Command

10 march 2021 - 11:43:30

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, met on Tuesday in Bamako with General Dagvin R. M. Anderson, Commander [...] Full text...

Kenya to advance African voice at UN Security Council on continental security

24 february 2021 - 09:51:05

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Kenya's strong commitment to advancing Africa's agenda at UN Security Council especially on matters of climate [...] Full text...

Burkinabè President meets with EU military officials

23 february 2021 - 17:39:59

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Tuesday met with the Commander of the European Union (EU) training [...] Full text...