Mali attacks: Junta convenes security council meeting

30 april 2026 - 09:47:06

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's junta convened a national security council meeting on Wednesday following last weekend's devastating coordinated attacks in several cities by armed [...] Full text...

Mali FA ends cooperation with national football coach Tom Saintfiet

29 april 2026 - 10:47:39

Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) on Tuesday announced the end of its collaboration with national team coach Tom Saintfiet, according to [...] Full text...

Mali attacks: Military leader rallies population, urges commitment to nation building

29 april 2026 - 08:36:03

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian military leader, General Assimi Goïta, has rallied the population behind the government following last Saturday's coordinated attacks in several cities [...] Full text...

Mali attacks: Military leader meets Russian Ambassador after fall of northern city to rebels

28 april 2026 - 20:25:14

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military leader General Assimi Goïta on Tuesday met the Russian Ambassador, Mr. Igor Gromyko, following the coordinated attacks in several [...] Full text...

Mali attacks: Prime minister lashes out at foreign 'sponsors', says lessons have been learned

28 april 2026 - 09:56:28

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister, Major General Abdoulaye Maiga, has lashed out at unnamed foreign powers who "sponsored” last Saturday's coordinated attacks in [...] Full text...

Mali: Guterres calls for international solutions to curb spread of violent extremism in the Sahel

27 april 2026 - 19:41:19

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are reports of continuing clashes in Mali on Sunday, a day after a series of coordinated attacks across the landlocked [...] Full text...

UPDATE: Mali attacks: Russia's Africa Corps withdraws from Kidal (Eds: New lead, writethrough)

27 april 2026 - 13:00:49

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Russia's paramilitary Africa Corps, which has been supporting the West African state of Mali to fight rebels, confirmed on ‌Monday that [...] Full text...

Mali attacks: ECOWAS condemns 'heinous' attacks

27 april 2026 - 12:07:09

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has strongly condemned last Saturday's terrorist attacks in several localities in Mali.A press [...] Full text...

Mali attacks: Confederation of Sahel States condemns barbaric, inhumane aggression

27 april 2026 - 10:23:30

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Confederation of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, has condemned the “barbaric and inhumane” attacks against [...] Full text...

Mali attacks: Junta confirms Defence minister Camara killed; uncertainty hangs over country

27 april 2026 - 06:43:33

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military junta on Sunday evening confirmed that the Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Sadio Camara, was killed on Saturday during [...] Full text...

2ND UPDATE: Situation in Mali remains unclear after Saturday's coordinated attacks

26 april 2026 - 16:16:16

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The military situation in Mali remains unclear on Sunday, as the military junta said that the hunt for armed terrorists, who [...] Full text...

Saudi Arabia condemns Mali attacks

26 april 2026 - 13:16:59

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned attacks in Mali, describing them as “terrorist and separatist" aggression.“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the [...] Full text...

UPDATE: AU chairperson strongly condemns Mali attacks

26 april 2026 - 08:01:12

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemned Saturday's attacks in Mali and and [...] Full text...

UN chief condemns attacks in Mali

26 april 2026 - 06:21:39

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned Saturday's attacks in Mali and expressed solidarity with the people.   A statement issued [...] Full text...

UPDATE: Mali's military junta says 'several terrorists neutralised'

25 april 2026 - 14:10:50

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military junta says the National Defence Forces “neutralised several terrorists” early on Saturday in repelled attacks in several localities of [...] Full text...

BREAKING NEWS: Mali under coordinated attacks - Government

25 april 2026 - 11:17:22

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The West African state of Mali is under a coordinated attack by armed groups on Saturday, including in the capital Bamako. The [...] Full text...

Middle East war: After oil and gas, concerns grow over minerals crunch

24 april 2026 - 08:41:31

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The shipping crisis in the Strait of Hormuz caused by war in the Middle East has exposed a new threat: a [...] Full text...

Gaza: More than 38,000 women and girls killed between October 2023 and December 2025

18 april 2026 - 08:05:43

Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - More than 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025, according to UN Women. [...] Full text...

World failing Sudan as war enters a fourth year, UN relief chief warns

15 april 2026 - 07:26:08

Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Sudan remains the world’s largest humanitarian and displacement crisis, UN agencies and partners said on Tuesday, calling for an end to [...] Full text...

‘Clock is ticking’: Hormuz disruption raises fears of global food crisis

14 april 2026 - 08:49:23

Rome, Italy (PANA) - The clock is ticking for global food systems as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz threaten to choke off the flow [...] Full text...

Middle East war could plunge 32 million people into poverty, warns UNDP

14 april 2026 - 07:30:13

New York, US (PANA) - The war that has been raging in the Middle East since late February could plunge 32 million people into poverty [...] Full text...

US-Iran war: Guterres calls for continued talks, end to ceasefire violations

14 april 2026 - 07:05:39

New York, US (PANA) - The United States and Iran must continue talks aimed at ending their weeks-long war, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on [...] Full text...

Sudan: 14 million displaced; hunger and attacks on health continue as war enters fourth year

11 april 2026 - 08:04:57

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As Sudan approaches the third anniversary of a brutal civil war, millions remain displaced and hungry while the health system lies [...] Full text...

Hundreds feared dead in Lebanon strikes

09 april 2026 - 07:48:41

New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has strongly condemned airstrikes by the Israeli military across Lebanon on Wednesday which have resulted in significant [...] Full text...

South African Communist Party slams Trump

09 april 2026 - 07:29:59

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Communist Party (SACP) has issued a scathing condemnation of US President Donald Trump, accusing him of [...] Full text...

Middle East war: Targeting civilian infrastructure violates international law - Guterres

07 april 2026 - 08:21:18

New York, US (PANA) - Civilian infrastructure, including energy facilities, must under no circumstances be targeted, the UN Secretary-General said through his spokesperson on Monday.“The [...] Full text...

South African President Ramaphosa takes aim at 'geopolitical superpowers'

30 march 2026 - 08:08:30

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will not bow to “geopolitical superpowers at the altar of its sovereignty”. He was [...] Full text...

Sudan denies bombing East Darfur health facility

27 march 2026 - 07:02:08

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s foreign ministry on Thursday rejected a statement by U.S. presidential advisor Massad Boulos accusing the army of bombing a hospital [...] Full text...

Violence and authoritarian drift are worsening Mali's crisis - UN expert

27 march 2026 - 04:59:30

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Political, security, humanitarian and human rights crisis: Mali is sinking deeper into crisis. At the root of this is an authoritarian [...] Full text...

IMF management approves second review of staff-monitored programme with Mali

24 march 2026 - 05:26:55

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Management of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 18 March, approved the second and final review of Mali’s Staff Monitored [...] Full text...

Millions of vulnerable people around the world because of the war in the Middle East

24 march 2026 - 05:15:23

New York, US (PANA) - Nearly a month after the start of the "devastating" war in the Middle East, its impact is considerable, extending beyond [...] Full text...

UN rights chief says civilians bear brunt of 'reckless' war in the Middle East

20 march 2026 - 11:12:13

Geneva Switzerland (PANA) – Almost three weeks since the US-Israel strikes on Iran commenced, the conflict continues to spread, with its toll disproportionately impacting civilians [...] Full text...

Benin organises voluntary return of its nationals in Kuwait, other Gulf countries

16 march 2026 - 11:48:05

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese authorities are organising the voluntary return of their nationals living in Kuwait and some Gulf countries in the context [...] Full text...

With Middle East ‘pushed to breaking point’, UN chief urges ceasefire, return to diplomacy

13 march 2026 - 12:47:40

Istanbul, Türkiye (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday urged all combatants to cease hostilities in the Middle East, uphold international law, protect civilians and [...] Full text...

Conflict deepens health crisis across Middle East, WHO says

11 march 2026 - 17:26:36

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than ten days into the latest escalation of conflict in the Middle East, health systems across the Region are coming [...] Full text...

South Sudan: UN rights chief urges immediate ceasefire as war crimes fears mount

11 march 2026 - 08:49:47

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said on Tuesday he was horrified by growing accounts of serious violations during the ongoing [...] Full text...

South African Parliament to address Middle East crisis

11 march 2026 - 08:28:14

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Parliament is scheduled to discuss the ongoing conflict in the Middle East following the recent US and [...] Full text...

Middle East war: Rising prices threaten to worsen world hunger

10 march 2026 - 07:24:00

Rome, Italy (PANA) - The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East could lead to soaring food and fuel prices, warns a United Nations [...] Full text...

Fears grow over return to all-out civil war in South Sudan

10 march 2026 - 07:07:38

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - UN humanitarians in South Sudan have expressed deep concern over an order from government forces directing civilians and aid agencies [...] Full text...

Sudanese Army takes over strategic area in North Kordofan State

06 march 2026 - 10:46:52

Port Sudan, Sudan(PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) official spokesperson has confirmed reports that the army has taken over the strategic town of Bara in [...] Full text...

Senegal monitoring Middle East war ahead of 2026 Hajj

06 march 2026 - 09:53:42

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Registrations for the 2026 Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca have closed, with 12,000 candidates registered on the dedicated platform, according to Senegal’s [...] Full text...

UN warns of alarming escalation of Sudan's conflict

06 march 2026 - 07:42:02

New York, US (PANA) - There has been an alarming escalation of violence in Sudan's Kordofan region where fighting has killed and injured civilians, destroyed [...] Full text...

South Africa urges nationals to leave Middle East

05 march 2026 - 07:23:44

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government has issued an urgent call for citizens currently in the Middle East for non-essential travel [...] Full text...

IMF 'closely monitoring' developments in Middle East as war rages

04 march 2026 - 10:20:46

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is closely monitoring developments in the Middle East following the war being waged [...] Full text...

Pretoria addresses plight of South Africans stuck in the Middle East

03 march 2026 - 09:14:46

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Department of International Relations says evacuating South Africans stranded in the Middle East is “on hold” due to [...] Full text...

ECOWAS warns of severe consequences of Middle East crisis for Africa, vulnerable regions

02 march 2026 - 12:39:09

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has associated with the statement of the African Union Commission (AUC) expressing [...] Full text...

South African President calls for restraint following Middle East carnage

02 march 2026 - 07:33:21

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for maximum restraint after the United States and Israel launched strikes against [...] Full text...

Governor of Mali's Dioila region imposes 30-day curfew

01 march 2026 - 13:43:23

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The governor of the Dioila region in eastern Mali, Ms. Mariame Coulibaly, has decreed a 30-day curfew starting from Sunday in [...] Full text...

UN migration agency repatriates 478 migrants from Libya to Mali, Nigeria

01 march 2026 - 13:36:56

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has announced the repatriation of 478 irregular migrants from three Libyan cities over the past [...] Full text...

At least 55 Ghanaians killed in Russia–Ukraine war, says Ghana FM

27 february 2026 - 12:55:52

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least 55 Ghanaians have been killed fighting in the war in Ukraine, with two others currently being held as prisoners [...] Full text...