AUC chairperson reiterates urgent call for immediate ceasefire in Sudan

26 september 2025 - 07:33:57

New York, US (PANA) -  Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Commission, has reiterated the urgent imperative of an immediate ceasefire as a prerequisite [...] Full text...

Rights group urges Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger not to leave ICC

23 september 2025 - 20:12:01

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate. Amnesty International, on Tuesday described the decision of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to withdraw from the International [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger withdraw from International Criminal Court

23 september 2025 - 10:30:36

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, 0n Monday announced their withdrawal from the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC), saying it has [...] Full text...

Civilians bear the brunt of ethnicization of Sudan conflict: UN

21 september 2025 - 04:33:56

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Sudanese conflict has intensified in recent months, according to a report by the UN Human Rights Office, which reports a [...] Full text...

Tunisia denies drone attack on Soumoud flotilla

09 september 2025 - 14:30:44

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Interior Ministry denied, in a statement early Tuesday reports that one of the boats in the ‘’Semmoud'' flotilla bound [...] Full text...

UN rights chief denounces Mali's authoritarian drift, growing repression

07 september 2025 - 05:38:25

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief sounded the alarm on Thursday over the deteriorating political situation in Mali, where the democratic process [...] Full text...

Sudan's paramilitary RSF 'seizes new ground' in besieged city

02 september 2025 - 07:07:40

El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Monday they have “seized new ground” in El Fasher, the last stronghold [...] Full text...

ICRC: Conflict in Sudan drives missing persons cases in Africa

28 august 2025 - 16:24:41

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A huge increase in missing persons in Africa, has been attributed mainly to the current Sudan war and its impact [...] Full text...

AU chief 'strongly condemns' terrorist attacks in Mali

28 august 2025 - 16:14:58

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemned terrorist attacks in Mali.A press release [...] Full text...

UN calls for decisive steps to end conflict as Gaza and West Bank crises deepen

28 august 2025 - 06:27:23

New York, US (PANA) - Nearly two years of war in Gaza along with continued violence and settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank - [...] Full text...

Sudan army, allies repel 'major attack' by paramilitary RSF on besieged El Fasher

21 august 2025 - 08:09:26

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese army and allied armed groups say they repelled a major, multi-pronged attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces [...] Full text...

International coalition urges Sudanese warring parties to take action to improve humanitarian situation

20 august 2025 - 21:24:50

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international coalition that groups five governments beside the United Nations and the African Union on Wednesday issued a joint [...] Full text...

Mali's Supreme Court opens investigation into 'massive' embezzlement case involving former Prime Minister Maiga

20 august 2025 - 12:51:31

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A judicial investigation into “massive” embezzlement of public funds, forgery, money laundering and complicity was opened by the Attorney General's Office [...] Full text...

Mali, UAE sign 11 agreements in strategic areas of development

19 august 2025 - 12:20:00

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The second meeting of the Joint Cooperation Commission for Mali and United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday in Abu Dhabi [...] Full text...

Surge in flow of Burkinabe refugees into Mali

18 august 2025 - 06:40:22

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In barely a week, the small town of Koro in central Mali has seen an influx of more than 8,000 Burkinabe [...] Full text...

Several soldiers arrested in Mali for attempting to 'destabilise state institutions'

15 august 2025 - 12:31:43

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several Malian military officers, including General Abbas Dembélé, former governor of Mopti, and Brigadier General Niéma Sagara, have been arrested and [...] Full text...

Mali's former transitional PM Choguel Maiga placed in police custody

13 august 2025 - 12:58:51

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mali's former transitional Prime Minister from 2021-2024, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, was taken into custody on Tuesday by the National Economic [...] Full text...

Sudan welcomes AU Peace and Security Council’s stance towards developments in the country

08 august 2025 - 17:37:38

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has welcomed a statement by the African Peace and Security Council rejecting and condemning the establishment of a parallel government to [...] Full text...

Gaza: Security Council meets on hostage crisis amid ‘unbearable’ conditions facing Palestinian civilians

06 august 2025 - 06:53:26

New York, US (PANA) - As conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel continue to deteriorate, a senior UN official upheld the need for [...] Full text...

Malian PM attends 3rd Conference on Landlocked Countries in Turkmenistan

05 august 2025 - 12:00:54

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Major General Abdoulaye Maïga is taking part in the 3rd United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), [...] Full text...

Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns "proxy war" in Darfur undermines regional and continental peace

05 august 2025 - 11:39:16

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has officially claimed that mercenaries from a number of countries are involved in the raging war between the Sudanese [...] Full text...

Sudanese Darfur group claims mercenaries fighting alongside militias

04 august 2025 - 12:19:39

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Joint Force of the Armed Struggle Movements (The Joint Force) has claimed that foreign Latin American mercenaries have [...] Full text...

Malian Foreign minister visits Venezuela

04 august 2025 - 11:02:48

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, has been in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, since Saturday [...] Full text...

Former Malian PM Moussa Mara detained for X post on 'prisoners of conscience'

02 august 2025 - 16:24:42

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian Prime Minister Moussa Mara was remanded in pre-trial detention on Friday at Bamako Central Prison, after being questioned by [...] Full text...

IMF Executive Board concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with Mali

01 august 2025 - 11:27:12

Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Mali on Thursday noting the [...] Full text...

Malian PM attends 2025 World Expo in Japan

01 august 2025 - 11:21:31

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister, Major-General Abdoulaye Maïga, arrived on Thursday in Osaka, Japan, to participate in the 2025 World Expo, reports the [...] Full text...

Death of Burkinabe activist in detention in Côte d'Ivoire reignites tensions

29 july 2025 - 10:56:05

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The death last Thursday of Burkinabe activist Alain Christophe Traoré, alias Alino Faso, while being held in prison in Côte [...] Full text...

‘It is the Environment, Stupid’: Sudan’s war and its impact on local communities (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent, Khartoum)

27 july 2025 - 14:06:23

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tip of the iceberg behind the causes of the current war in Sudan are political, social and economic disparities, politicians [...] Full text...

Tunisia welcomes Doha peace agreement signed by DRC and AFC/M23 rebels

22 july 2025 - 12:36:48

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Monday welcomed the peace agreement signed on 19 July in Doha, Qatar, between the government of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

Sudan: Crisis worsens as cholera and floods drive needs higher

22 july 2025 - 05:41:26

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues to deepen as cholera spreads, flooding displaces communities, and thousands of people return to [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger slam the door on 2nd ordinary session of WAEMU Council of Ministers

12 july 2025 - 13:31:29

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In the absence of agreement on the appointment of Burkina Faso to chair the Council of Ministers in accordance with [...] Full text...

Sudan: Surge in Darfur displacement pushes Tawila into full-scale crisis, cholera spreading

11 july 2025 - 15:19:25

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organization has rung the alarm bell about an imminent catastrophe in a new Darfur location where people escaping from [...] Full text...

EC extends Sahel regional advisory, coordination cell until 31 January 2026

08 july 2025 - 11:41:49

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Tuesday extended the mandate of the regional advisory and coordination cell (RACC), within the civilian European Union [...] Full text...

Mali sees increase in sexual violence in displacement camps and conflict zones

02 july 2025 - 08:00:52

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As insecurity and forced displacement continue in central and northern Mali, women are increasingly exposed to heightened risks of gender-based violence, [...] Full text...

Athens responds to Ankara over the maritime agreement between Turkey and Libya

30 june 2025 - 14:12:38

Athens, Greece  (PANA) -  Greek diplomatic sources reacted on Sunday to statements by the Turkish Foreign Ministry criticizing the position of Greece and Cyprus in [...] Full text...

President of Mali's transition ends six-day visit to Russia

28 june 2025 - 11:20:03

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, General Assimi Goïta, accompanied by a large delegation including seven ministers, returned to Bamako on Friday [...] Full text...

Tunisia calls for an end to aggression against Iran

23 june 2025 - 17:50:35

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has expressed its ‘clear and unequivocal condemnation of Zionist aggression’ against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the US strikes [...] Full text...

Mali's Transitional President arrives in Moscow

22 june 2025 - 12:56:08

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Mali's transitional government, Army General Assimi Goïta, arrived in Moscow on Sunday for a working visit, the [...] Full text...

Sudan’s war intensifies amid starvation, rights probe warns

18 june 2025 - 07:10:54

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy fighting continues to escalate in Sudan as a “direct result” of the continued flow of arms into the country meaning [...] Full text...

Despite challenges Mali’s economy shows resilience - IMF

14 june 2025 - 08:33:47

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali’s economy has shown some resilience despite significant headwinds. Economic growth is estimated at 4.7 per cent in 2024 unchanged from [...] Full text...

Fighting escalates in Sudan’s Kordofan region

11 june 2025 - 12:50:37

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Alarmed by intensifying violence in the greater Kordofan region of Sudan and the growing humanitarian impact of the fighting, the UN [...] Full text...

South Africa condemns latest Gaza atrocity

04 june 2025 - 09:02:41

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  The South African government on Wednesday said it is gravely alarmed by reports confirming that at least 31 Palestinians [...] Full text...

Sudan conflict triggers regional health crisis, warns WHO

28 may 2025 - 07:05:13

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As the war between rival militaries in Sudan continues, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised alarm over the escalating [...] Full text...

AES, ECOWAS agree on urgent need to work together in fight against terrorism

23 may 2025 - 12:00:43

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) agreed on Thursday in Bamako, [...] Full text...

Tunisia says it is ready to host a UN-sponsored inter-Libyan dialogue

17 may 2025 - 13:37:21

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is ready to host an inter-Libyan dialogue on its territory under the aegis of the United Nations Mission in Libya, [...] Full text...

UN experts raise alarm over Mali’s suspension of political parties

09 may 2025 - 07:33:43

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts have strongly criticised Mali’s military authorities for suspending all political parties and activities,  calling the move [...] Full text...

Collective rejects decree suspending political party activities in Mali

08 may 2025 - 13:56:30

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Collectif des partis politiques pour la constitution du Mali announced on Thursday that it had taken note "with gravity" [...] Full text...

Rights group says Mali’s return to democracy 'suffers new blow'

06 may 2025 - 11:09:01

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A human rights watchdog said in a statement on Monday that in yet another blow to democracy in Mali, the country’s [...] Full text...

Rights group 'alarmed' at proposition to dissolve political parties in Mali

30 april 2025 - 12:51:14

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Amnesty International says it is alarmed by the proposition of the military junta in Mali to dissolve political parties, warning that [...] Full text...

Sexual violence systematically used as a weapon of war in the DR Congo

23 april 2025 - 19:51:10

Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to have devastating consequences, particularly for women and children, [...] Full text...