AU reiterates commitment to African-led, Sudanese-owned peace process
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Thursday reaffirmed its “full readiness” to work closely with all Sudanese stakeholders, as well as [...] Full text...
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Sudanese CSOs criticise AU for backing govt's peace plan
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese civil society organisations (CSOs) have expressed their unhappiness with the African Union Commission (AUC) for welcoming a peace initiative proposed [...] Full text...
Libya launches National Report on Progress under the AU 2063 Agenda
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Standing Committee for Follow-up and Implementation of 2063 Agenda has launched the Libyan National Report on 2063 [...] Full text...
ECOWAS Council of Ministers endorses Ghana's President Mahama’s candidacy for 2027 AU Chair
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unanimously endorsed Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama [...] Full text...
AU begins talks on cross-border continental data sharing regulations
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) officially launched a crucial four-day Validation Workshop for the Continental Data Governance Frameworks in Addis [...] Full text...
WHO issues global guideline on the use of GLP-1 medicines in treating obesity
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To address the growing global health challenge of obesity, which affects more than 1 billion people, the World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...
Finance experts urge African states to track US$1.2 trillion laundered through wildlife conservancies
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – African countries must urgently take steps to track some US$1.2 trillion, which flows into the continent through wildlife conservancies, mostly through [...] Full text...
Africa and Europe can shape a fairer global system - Guterres
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General says the world is shifting fast towards a multipolar system – where power is spread across several regions instead [...] Full text...
“One Partnership. One Future” (op-ed article by EU President António Costa and President Ursula von der Leyen)
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - As Africa and Europe prepare for the 7th European Union–African Union Summit in Luanda, we stand shoulder to shoulder, drawing on [...] Full text...
AU sustainable development chief calls for deepening of community-led conservation efforts in Botswana
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The sight of wild animals freely roaming the floodplains of the Chobe National Park in the northern tip of Botswana, the [...] Full text...
AUC representatives reaffirm support for the Libya-Africa transit corridors project
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libya Africa Investment Portfolio has held a meeting at in Tripoli with the President and members of the Planning and [...] Full text...
UN, AU vow closer action for peace and development
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called on Wednesday for action to prioritise Africa, urging the world not to turn its back on [...] Full text...
AUC Chairperson calls for urgent international action as Mali's crisis escalates
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep concern over the rapidly deteriorating [...] Full text...
AU, EU leaders to convene for 7th summit in Angola
Addis Abba, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 7th AU–EU Summit will be held on 24–25 November 2025 in Luanda, Angola, bringing together Heads of State and Government from the African Union (AU) and European Union [...] Full text...
AU Chairman urges rich countries to concretise aid pledges to support conservation
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco has called on the rich countries to make good on their pledge to support environmental [...] Full text...
AU Environment ministers call for renewed focus on Maputo Protocol
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – African ministers of environment and tourism attending the First Africa Biodiversity Summit have emphasised the need for renewed focus on the [...] Full text...
AU Summit outlines roadmap to exploitation of US$2.8 trillion natural wealth
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) has urged countries in the continent to stop “exporting jobs elsewhere” and rapidly exploit the US$2.8 [...] Full text...
AU convenes summit to reverse alarming biodiversity losses
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The African Union (AU), jointly with the government of Botswana, is convening Africa’s first ever summit to discuss measures required to [...] Full text...
AU Commissioner outlines $30 billion infrastructure investment plan for aviation
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The African Union Commissioner for Infrastrcuture and Energy, Lerato D. Mataboge, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, has announced an [...] Full text...
AU condemns atrocities of Sudan's paramilitary RSF after capture of El Fasher
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) has strongly condemned Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for the [...] Full text...
$31 trillion debt is holding back developing countries, UN trade summit hears
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Holding the line on the existing rules-based international trading system remains an essential challenge if the world is to keep a [...] Full text...
AU deploys high-level delegation to Madagascar after coup
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) is immediately deploying a high-level delegation to Madagascar to “facilitate a peaceful return to constitutional [...] Full text...
UN rights chief underlines need for a permanent ceasefire and accountability in Gaza
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recovery in Gaza must also include accountability for violations, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday.In presenting his [...] Full text...
AUC chairperson concerned about situation in Madagascar as President Rajoelina says 'coup under way'
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, said on Sunday that he is following with [...] Full text...
Africa needs conflict prevention as the continent faces unprecedented threats
New York, US (PANA) - Conflicts in Africa cannot be solved through military solutions and peace and security on the continent “demand a proactive preventative” [...] Full text...
AU’s Vision 2025 discussed at Pan-African Parliament
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libyan MPs Saleh Guelma and Salem Guanan participated in a joint meeting between the Panafrican Parliament (PAP) Committees on Justice and [...] Full text...
African Energy Commission to convene first continental energy efficiency conference
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Energy Commission (AFREC) will host the inaugural African Energy Efficiency Conference (AfEEC) on 10–11 December 2025 in Addis [...] Full text...
Fiscal rules foster stability as spending pressures grow (IMF Blog by Era Dabla-Norris, Raphael Lam, Francisco Roch)
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Countries have increasingly adopted fiscal rules and frameworks that aim to give clarity and predictability to government spending. But these [...] Full text...
AUC chairperson calls for modernisation of African peace and security architecture
New York, US (PANA) - Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, has said that by modernising the African Peace and Security Architecture [...] Full text...
AUC chairperson concludes AU–UN bilateral, and AU–UN–EU Trilateral
New York, US (PANA) – The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, on Sunday concluded a series of high-level engagements at [...] Full text...
AUC Chairperson meets African Group at the UN
New York, US (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, on Saturday met with the African Group at the United [...] Full text...
AUC Chairperson condemns attack on civilians in besieged El Fasher mosque drone strike
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has “strongly” condemned the “heinous drone strike” carried out on [...] Full text...
Fragile progress in Syria, at risk from exclusion and foreign interference, UN warns
New York, US (PANA) - Syria’s tentative steps towards recovery could quickly unravel without inclusive politics, sustained aid and respect for national sovereignty, top UN [...] Full text...
African Union urges leaders to cement democracy, good governance
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, has underlined the need for African leaders to work diligently for the advance and consolidation [...] Full text...
AU,IGAD welcome QUAD outcome on Sudan
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The African Union Commission, along with the Inter government Authority for Development IGAD, say they have received with keen interest a [...] Full text...
AU, UAE discuss collaboration and achieving peace in Africa
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - African Union (AU) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have concluded talks to cement relations between the continental body and [...] Full text...
The 9/9/99 Sirte Declaration on creation of AU hailed in Libya as major step towards African unification
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On its 26th anniversary, the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity said here Tuesday that the [...] Full text...
AU sympathises with Sudan on disastrous landslide
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union on Tuesday expressed “deep compassion” following the tragic landslide in North Darfur, Sudan, that wiped away a [...] Full text...
Trapped in Gaza: Palestinians with disabilities cannot reach aid
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - When Israeli forces in Gaza issue a new displacement order ahead of an incursion into a neighbourhood or city, Palestinian civilians [...] Full text...
Sudan welcomes AU Peace and Security Council’s stance towards developments in the country
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...
AU celebrates African Women's Day; Darfur gives a different version (By Mohamed Osman Adam)
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Africa is celebrating Women's Day, but the occasion couldn’t be more tragic for Sudanese women.They are living the impacts of [...] Full text...
AU rejects formation of parallel government by Sudanese opposition
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has issued a strongly worded statement in support of [...] Full text...
Sudan commends France's move to recognise Palestinian State
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has commended France's intention to recognise the State of Palestine during the upcoming session of the United Nations General [...] Full text...
Disarming armed groups in Tripoli is ‘imperative’ - PSC
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) has affirmed "the imperative of maintaining order and disarming non-state armed groups in the [...] Full text...
The PSC calls for the transfer of the AU Liaison Office to Tripoli and the appointment of a Special Envoy for Migration
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union has requested the Chairperson of the African Union Commission to expedite [...] Full text...
The PSC reaffirms the AU's commitment to respect Libya's sovereignty
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (PSC) emphasised the need to strengthen and unify all legitimate Libyan institutions [...] Full text...
AU holds special session on Libya on Thursday
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) will hold an extraordinary session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday to discuss [...] Full text...
Top UN official holds consultations with AU ahead of Peace and Security Council meeting on Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Hanna Tetteh, has briefed the Permanent Representative of Uganda to the [...] Full text...
AUC Chairperson welcomes peace agreement between DR Congo and Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has warmly welcomed the signing of a Peace Agreement [...] Full text...
AU, EU to promote circular economy investment in Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) have embarked on a joint plan to invest in circular economy [...] Full text...