04 may 2024 - 16:08:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is ranked 143rd out of 180 countries in the 2024 press freedom index, according to [...] Full text...
04 may 2024 - 11:03:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian economic activity is recovering robustly as the country continues to advance its reform agenda [...] Full text...
04 may 2024 - 09:25:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded a mission to Senegal affirming that [...] Full text...
03 may 2024 - 13:26:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Anti-Apartheid activist, prominent businessman and politician Samuel Motsuenyane has died peacefully in Johannesburg. He [...] Full text...
01 may 2024 - 15:48:54
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The head of the Technology and Innovation Section of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mactar [...] Full text...
01 may 2024 - 12:50:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The head of the Technology and Innovation Section of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), [...] Full text...
01 may 2024 - 05:46:35
Ottawa, Canada (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has reported significant progress in talks this week in Ottawa to draw [...] Full text...
30 april 2024 - 16:38:52
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Gambling Authority on Tuesday launched a self-help portal and a toll-free line to curb excessive [...] Full text...
30 april 2024 - 16:33:48
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) on Tuesday announced its intention to participate at the [...] Full text...
30 april 2024 - 13:52:53
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Makhtar Diop, is expected in Cotonou on [...] Full text...
30 april 2024 - 09:00:38
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the [...] Full text...
29 april 2024 - 18:48:51
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - From electric vehicles to solar panels to future innovations, the global transition to clean energy [...] Full text...
29 april 2024 - 13:43:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) — In a historic show of unity, 19 African Heads of State on Monday assembled at a major [...] Full text...
29 april 2024 - 09:35:51
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) — In a significant step forward for malaria prevention in Africa, three countries—Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone—last week [...] Full text...
29 april 2024 - 07:06:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – African governments are falling far short in their commitments to prioritise public spending on health [...] Full text...
27 april 2024 - 12:29:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Chief Prosecutor, Al-Seddik al-Sour, has discussed with a delegation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...
27 april 2024 - 05:21:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday raised alarm over the situation in northern Burkina [...] Full text...
26 april 2024 - 11:11:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Antibiotics saw “extensive overuse” globally among hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the pandemic without improving clinical outcomes, [...] Full text...
25 april 2024 - 13:39:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, has stressed the importance of investment, trade [...] Full text...
25 april 2024 - 12:36:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Smoking and drinking is on the rise among teenagers in Europe, Central Asia and Canada, and girls [...] Full text...
25 april 2024 - 10:39:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Burkina Faso military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two villages [...] Full text...
25 april 2024 - 06:38:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two UN agencies alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the global vaccine alliance Gavi [...] Full text...
24 april 2024 - 16:06:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, has ordered the relevant departments of the [...] Full text...
24 april 2024 - 04:55:59
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
23 april 2024 - 08:37:45
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - African Hidden Champions (AHC), a co-partnership of Africa Foresight Group and partners, will host an [...] Full text...
23 april 2024 - 05:32:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN experts have expressed concern over the role airlines and aviation authorities could have in [...] Full text...
22 april 2024 - 17:20:58
New York, US (PANA) - Meaningful action to prevent the use of explosive weapons in populated areas could reduce the [...] Full text...
22 april 2024 - 15:56:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The tenth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD), designed to prepare the African position [...] Full text...
22 april 2024 - 15:47:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Farhat Ben [...] Full text...
21 april 2024 - 11:33:36
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) – The authorities in Central African Republic (CAR) and the International Monetary (IMF) staff have [...] Full text...
21 april 2024 - 05:12:57
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Angola from [...] Full text...
20 april 2024 - 16:51:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Acting Minister of Oil in the Government of National Unity and Deputy Minister of Economy [...] Full text...
20 april 2024 - 16:41:44
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, is hosting the sixth African Forum on Technology, Science and Innovation [...] Full text...
20 april 2024 - 10:49:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - After four turbulent years, the outlook for sub-Saharan Africa is gradually improving, according to [...] Full text...
19 april 2024 - 15:03:49
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council ( EC) on Friday listed four persons and two entities under the EU [...] Full text...
19 april 2024 - 12:59:32
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Director of the Climate Change, Technology and Natural Resources Management Division of the Economic Commission [...] Full text...
18 april 2024 - 06:42:02
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has sanctioned four former senior Malawi officials due to their involvement in "significant [...] Full text...
17 april 2024 - 17:21:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The governor of the Central Bank of Libya (BCL), Al-Seddik Omar Al-Kebir Wednesday took part in [...] Full text...
17 april 2024 - 10:36:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Volkswagen Group Africa (VWA) will invest 4 billion rands (aproximately $211 million) in its [...] Full text...
16 april 2024 - 19:43:48
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Despite gloomy predictions, the global economy remains remarkably resilient, with steady growth and inflation slowing [...] Full text...
16 april 2024 - 07:02:15
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - In a move that reaffirms its commitment to Central Africa’s development course, the African Development Bank [...] Full text...
15 april 2024 - 17:24:02
Washington, DC. USA (PANA) -- Lacklustre growth, rising indebtedness and heightened uncertainty due to the conflict in the Middle East [...] Full text...
15 april 2024 - 10:54:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the one-year anniversary of the [...] Full text...
15 april 2024 - 10:25:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Industrial equipment supplier Atlas Copco Power Technique highlights that its move towards environment-friendly products [...] Full text...
14 april 2024 - 13:15:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A roundtable organized by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called for women [...] Full text...
13 april 2024 - 13:32:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian authorities and officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached staff-level agreement on economic [...] Full text...
12 april 2024 - 16:14:18
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Governments have traditionally used targeted interventions known as industrial policy to make domestic producers more [...] Full text...
12 april 2024 - 11:27:22
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – New data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that many governments around the world [...] Full text...
12 april 2024 - 11:08:26
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - One year since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support [...] Full text...
11 april 2024 - 08:42:06
Washington, D.C., USA (PANA) – Many countries are ramping up industrial policy to boost innovation in specific sectors in the [...] Full text...
10 april 2024 - 15:12:53
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - The world economy faces a sobering reality. The global growth rate - stripped of cyclical [...] Full text...
10 april 2024 - 09:50:47
Washington D.C., USA (PANA) - Cyber attacks have more than doubled since the pandemic. While companies have historically suffered relatively [...] Full text...
10 april 2024 - 05:42:36
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - At least 38 migrants, including women and children, died when their overcrowded boat capsized off [...] Full text...
09 april 2024 - 15:42:15
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is increasingly influenced by the Group of Twenty’s large emerging markets.
Over [...] Full text...
09 april 2024 - 08:02:47
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team and the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire have reached [...] Full text...
06 april 2024 - 07:12:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A massive cholera-busting initiative partnered by the UN is underway, with more than 1.2 million rapid [...] Full text...
06 april 2024 - 07:02:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction wrought across the Gaza Strip by Israel in the six months since the beginning [...] Full text...
05 april 2024 - 17:32:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, has stressed the need to [...] Full text...
05 april 2024 - 12:31:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights body adopted a resolution on Friday condemning the alleged “use of starvation [...] Full text...
04 april 2024 - 20:10:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN officials launched assessment visits to Gaza and its agencies will resume night-time aid deliveries on [...] Full text...
03 april 2024 - 18:03:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Kenya and Ghana have signed seven agreements aimed at enhancing bilateral relations between their two countries.
President [...] Full text...
03 april 2024 - 14:30:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister for Local Government in the Government of National Unity, Badreddine al-Toumi, Wednesday monitored [...] Full text...
01 april 2024 - 16:41:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The interim Libyan Interior Minister in the government of national unity, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, Monday [...] Full text...
31 march 2024 - 13:56:15
New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the global community to "stand as one" and work towards [...] Full text...
30 march 2024 - 10:06:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the first and second [...] Full text...
30 march 2024 - 09:31:53
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria’s economy is estimated to have grown by 4.2 per cent in 2023, a robust performance [...] Full text...
29 march 2024 - 17:29:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have opted to strengthen [...] Full text...
29 march 2024 - 13:20:12
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a major political [...] Full text...
29 march 2024 - 13:14:00
Washington, United States (PANA) - Higher long-term real interest rates, lower growth, and higher debt will put pressure on medium-term [...] Full text...
28 march 2024 - 18:39:26
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa have emerged as Africa’s most polluted countries in terms of [...] Full text...
28 march 2024 - 15:35:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed al-Hawaij, Thursday [...] Full text...
28 march 2024 - 05:10:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Older women and women with disabilities face particular risk of abuse, yet their situation is largely [...] Full text...
27 march 2024 - 14:30:05
New York, US (PANA) - While one-third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to [...] Full text...
27 march 2024 - 11:38:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Older women and women with disabilities face particular risk of abuse, yet their situation is largely [...] Full text...
27 march 2024 - 05:46:33
New York, US (PANA) - The UN received 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by staff last year, [...] Full text...
27 march 2024 - 05:36:15
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have now uprooted 5.7 million [...] Full text...
26 march 2024 - 08:45:49
New York, US (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for the immediate implementation of Monday's UN Security [...] Full text...
25 march 2024 - 10:41:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The inaugural Biodiversity Economy and Investment Indaba began in Boksburg on Monday.
The conference under [...] Full text...
23 march 2024 - 05:18:27
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A major upsurge in violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has displaced [...] Full text...
22 march 2024 - 14:11:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Minister of the Interior, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, has stated that the attacks on [...] Full text...
22 march 2024 - 08:44:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The mastermind of South Africa’s biggest ever fraud case, former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste, [...] Full text...
22 march 2024 - 05:13:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Large parts of Burkina Faso are being terrorised by armed groups and the rampant insecurity [...] Full text...
21 march 2024 - 18:35:42
New York, US (PANA) - Reparatory justice must tackle the grave human rights violations deeply entrenched in the legacy of [...] Full text...
21 march 2024 - 14:44:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The interim Libyan Minister of the Interior, General Mustafa Imad Trabelsi, on Wednesday announced the withdrawal [...] Full text...
21 march 2024 - 11:38:41
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Central bankers today face many challenges to their independence. Calls are growing for interest-rate [...] Full text...
21 march 2024 - 10:18:08
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Implementation of economic reforms in the areas of fiscal management, revenue mobilisation, financial stability, and central [...] Full text...
19 march 2024 - 14:57:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea [...] Full text...
19 march 2024 - 14:52:48
London, UK (PANA) - The Dubai Port World, which previously operated a terminal at the Djibouti Port, will press on [...] Full text...
19 march 2024 - 12:37:23
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Tuesday adopted a law to protect persons who speak out on matters [...] Full text...
19 march 2024 - 06:13:25
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) is committed to its long-term strategic partnership with Egypt and supports [...] Full text...
19 march 2024 - 06:05:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As Ghana continues to reel under a debilitating disruption of Internet services following a massive disruption to [...] Full text...
18 march 2024 - 19:24:45
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Almost a year ago, Credit Suisse, a globally systemic bank with $540 billion in assets [...] Full text...
18 march 2024 - 16:03:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday condemned the “unprovoked” killing of soldiers attached to 181 Amphibious [...] Full text...
18 march 2024 - 10:15:57
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - A delegation of seven Executive Directors from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has arrived [...] Full text...
18 march 2024 - 08:46:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Mobile network companies in Ghana are working hard as they slowly reconnected the country to the [...] Full text...
17 march 2024 - 06:10:03
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The World Bank has approved an additional financing of US$ 5 million for the Economic Management [...] Full text...
16 march 2024 - 12:43:39
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Efforts are being made in the south of Madagascar to end a traditional but illegal practice [...] Full text...
16 march 2024 - 06:55:47
Washington, DC United States (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently experienced a cyber incident, which was detected on [...] Full text...
15 march 2024 - 14:44:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved two new loans worth US$520 million, providing additional [...] Full text...
15 march 2024 - 11:20:23
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, will host the 10th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD) [...] Full text...
15 march 2024 - 10:48:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Economy and Trade in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed al-Haweij, has discussed [...] Full text...
14 march 2024 - 06:47:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has urged the Nigerian government to urgently address the spate of [...] Full text...
13 march 2024 - 08:36:39
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Some 45 kilometres from Lomé, Togo, in the village of Aného, a transformative initiative is reshaping [...] Full text...
12 march 2024 - 16:56:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania has made important strides in reducing infant and child mortality, but the authorities [...] Full text...
12 march 2024 - 10:31:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Minister of Small Business Development, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, will host the Global Entrepreneurship [...] Full text...
11 march 2024 - 17:40:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday highlighted the urgent need to defend women's rights which are [...] Full text...
11 march 2024 - 13:01:09
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) --In Sierra Leone, women and girls experience a lifecycle of Gender Based Violence (GBV). From childhood [...] Full text...
10 march 2024 - 15:04:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, has discussed mechanisms for regulating import and [...] Full text...
10 march 2024 - 07:32:14
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, will from Monday visit several African and Middle [...] Full text...
09 march 2024 - 08:00:52
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s economic growth is expected to strengthen in 2024 supported by continued recovery in agriculture, remittances, [...] Full text...
08 march 2024 - 12:13:58
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) — Ministers of Health from African countries with the highest burden of malaria have committed to accelerated action [...] Full text...
07 march 2024 - 14:27:59
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The Eastern Africa region is likely to suffer from a protracted environmental pollution whose effects could [...] Full text...
07 march 2024 - 07:34:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations on Wednesday “strongly” condemned Boko Haram terrorists’ abduction of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), [...] Full text...
07 march 2024 - 07:16:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN independent expert on human rights and the environment on Wednesday called for an urgent [...] Full text...
06 march 2024 - 07:29:31
Washington, United States (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic brought about unprecedented acceleration of digital transformation across the globe – with [...] Full text...
06 march 2024 - 07:01:52
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Drug dealers have continued to use cutting-edge digital technology, social media platforms and disinformation to sell [...] Full text...
05 march 2024 - 21:19:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Al-Haweij, Tuesday [...] Full text...
05 march 2024 - 20:35:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Widespread sexual abuse of children in the entertainment industry must be urgently stamped out, an independent [...] Full text...
05 march 2024 - 15:52:41
.Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, and the President of [...] Full text...
05 march 2024 - 11:24:49
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Rule by price has become not only in economics but in public policy too. [...] Full text...
05 march 2024 - 11:10:04
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional deal on the regulation prohibiting [...] Full text...
05 march 2024 - 09:49:14
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The US has ended debilitating economic sanctions against Zimbabwe after nearly two decades despite years [...] Full text...
05 march 2024 - 07:53:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe remains vulnerable to climatic shocks and without adaptation, climate change will impose high costs on [...] Full text...
05 march 2024 - 06:42:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Monday sanctioned 11 Zimbabweans, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and three entities, under [...] Full text...
04 march 2024 - 17:33:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - There is no military solution to the escalation of hostilities in the eastern part of the [...] Full text...
04 march 2024 - 11:54:55
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Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The global [...] Full text...
03 march 2024 - 07:56:05
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - An initiative to rapidly develop villages in some of the most drought-prone and poorest rural areas [...] Full text...
03 march 2024 - 07:33:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 400 million people globally need hearing aids, a study by the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...
02 march 2024 - 11:41:31
Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) – World Trade Organisation (WTO) members concluded the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi, United [...] Full text...
02 march 2024 - 10:50:09
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 42-month arrangement of US$390 [...] Full text...
02 march 2024 - 06:05:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Environment Assembly adopted a ministerial declaration as it wrapped up on Friday in the [...] Full text...
01 march 2024 - 18:59:17
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has announced a new five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) [...] Full text...
01 march 2024 - 16:16:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unchecked mass violence and entrenched repression in South Sudan threaten the prospects of durable peace and [...] Full text...
01 march 2024 - 12:30:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian state entities are exploring the introduction of key reforms within the economy, to increase [...] Full text...
29 february 2024 - 13:05:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A new World Bank report finds that annual average losses to gross domestic product (GDP) [...] Full text...
29 february 2024 - 07:03:59
Washington, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Wednesday announced a major overhaul to its guarantee business that will [...] Full text...
29 february 2024 - 06:29:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The UN human rights chief and the US Department of State have slammed the passage by [...] Full text...
28 february 2024 - 17:37:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s economy grew at 7.6% in the first three quarters of 2023 despite a challenging global [...] Full text...
28 february 2024 - 16:17:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Governor of Gambia's Central Bank, Buah Saidy, says that the West African country's economy is resilient, [...] Full text...
27 february 2024 - 11:30:34
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - At Morapeli High School in Lesotho, the atmosphere was buoyant as young adults in smart uniforms [...] Full text...
27 february 2024 - 05:45:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The latest meeting of the “world’s parliament on the environment” opened in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday [...] Full text...
26 february 2024 - 17:10:06
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - It’s fitting that G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will meet this week at [...] Full text...
26 february 2024 - 05:21:55
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to rehabilitate [...] Full text...
25 february 2024 - 09:52:12
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - As Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues, leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) have [...] Full text...
24 february 2024 - 10:31:35
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian economy rebounded strongly from the pandemic, while inflationary pressures eased in 2023, with [...] Full text...
24 february 2024 - 10:27:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights official on Friday made a strong call for accountability for serious [...] Full text...
24 february 2024 - 10:26:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The armed conflict in Sudan has resulted in thousands of civilians killed, millions displaced, property looted [...] Full text...
23 february 2024 - 09:35:08
Washington DC, USA (PANA) – The World Bank Group announced a $30 million grant to help ensure the continuity of [...] Full text...
22 february 2024 - 14:23:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Economic Forum will convene 300 ministers, business leaders, trade leaders and experts, as well [...] Full text...
22 february 2024 - 07:02:41
Niamey, Chad (PANA) - Recent analytical work from the Sahel region suggests that, after controlling for socioeconomic status, children living [...] Full text...
22 february 2024 - 07:00:06
New York, US (PANA) – Governments across the globe are reaching beyond their borders and committing human rights abuses against [...] Full text...
21 february 2024 - 08:04:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday imposed sanctions against six people involved in the bloody [...] Full text...
21 february 2024 - 06:42:42
New York, US (PANA) - In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), fighting between the M23 armed group [...] Full text...
20 february 2024 - 16:59:41
New York, US (PANA) - Amid reports of a renewed escalation of hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
20 february 2024 - 15:48:56
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed the proposal to [...] Full text...
20 february 2024 - 14:50:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The challenges of international migration continue to top the headlines. Yet, the number of [...] Full text...
20 february 2024 - 14:47:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The humanitarian crisis in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached critical levels as [...] Full text...
20 february 2024 - 12:46:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At least fifteen people were killed and 46 others injured, some seriously, in a traffic accident [...] Full text...
19 february 2024 - 14:31:25
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must carefully navigate the conclusion of the elections set for December, which [...] Full text...
19 february 2024 - 07:41:25
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - In an era of overlapping crises, fragility, conflict and violence remain among the greatest global [...] Full text...
18 february 2024 - 05:55:38
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Zero energy light bulbs and sturdy bricks for schools and homes. Some innovative communities in [...] Full text...
18 february 2024 - 05:32:40
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has strongly condemned the worsening violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
16 february 2024 - 12:10:50
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – An unprecedented number of countries and international organisations are expected to participate in the International [...] Full text...
16 february 2024 - 11:44:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected participate in several committee meetings at the 37th Ordinary [...] Full text...
16 february 2024 - 11:14:16
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Gabon’s economy has recovered from multiple shocks emanating from the global and domestic economy, with growth [...] Full text...
15 february 2024 - 19:05:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly 700,000 people have now fled from extreme violence in Sudan to eastern Chad, the Norwegian [...] Full text...
15 february 2024 - 14:46:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation in the Government of National Unity, Ali al-Abed al-Rida, [...] Full text...
15 february 2024 - 08:04:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Economic activity in Zimbabwe continues to show resilience in the face of currency instability and high [...] Full text...
15 february 2024 - 07:21:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is cautioning the parties to the Israel-Palestine conflict, [...] Full text...
14 february 2024 - 14:46:38
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, will Monday host the 2024 edition of [...] Full text...
14 february 2024 - 09:18:16
N'djamena, Chad (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), says nearly 700,000 people have now fled from extreme violence [...] Full text...
14 february 2024 - 07:09:55
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Many adolescent girls and women in Mozambique, who are pregnant or parenting, drop out of school [...] Full text...
14 february 2024 - 06:07:17
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Senegalese President Macky Sall as tensions [...] Full text...
13 february 2024 - 14:23:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese authorities on Tuesday announced the suspension of internet at "certain time slots" as the [...] Full text...
13 february 2024 - 12:56:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The prefect of Dakar, Cherif Mouhamadou Blondin Ndiaye, has banned Tuesday's march in tribute to three people who [...] Full text...
13 february 2024 - 10:56:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Director-General of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Meinie Nicolai, is warning of the potentially catastrophic consequences [...] Full text...
13 february 2024 - 09:11:18
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 children in Burkina Faso and Cameroon have now received the RTS,S malaria vaccine since [...] Full text...
13 february 2024 - 08:18:21
Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank has extended a facility of close to $300 million to the Eastern [...] Full text...
13 february 2024 - 07:24:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the Senegalese authorities to immediately open independent investigations into violence [...] Full text...
12 february 2024 - 18:41:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army announced Monday that it foiled a terrorist ambush in the town of Ménaka [...] Full text...
11 february 2024 - 11:36:45
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - African Development Bank (AFDB) Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, [...] Full text...
09 february 2024 - 08:06:34
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Last month, Cameroon became the first country to start rolling out malaria vaccination as part of [...] Full text...
08 february 2024 - 09:45:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An American couple is suing Google after they were attacked last year in a [...] Full text...
07 february 2024 - 20:07:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Gold failed to power higher in January, despite seasonal tailwinds, after breaching record highs [...] Full text...
07 february 2024 - 19:18:23
New York, US (PANA) - Around the globe, “peace is the missing piece” as conflicts rage, divisions grow and polarization [...] Full text...
07 february 2024 - 05:52:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As severe hunger ripples across northern Ethiopia, the World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up [...] Full text...
06 february 2024 - 19:35:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank will increase economic efficiency in the transport, energy and agriculture sectors in [...] Full text...
06 february 2024 - 06:06:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In another indicator of the importance of AI oversight, a top UN-appointed human rights expert warned [...] Full text...
06 february 2024 - 05:47:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 25 million people need humanitarian assistance in Sudan, 14 million of them children.
That’s the [...] Full text...
05 february 2024 - 18:17:23
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) has heightened ground and aerial patrols to [...] Full text...
05 february 2024 - 18:05:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Recent attacks by Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea have triggered a [...] Full text...
02 february 2024 - 19:16:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A team from the British Consulting Office arrived in Zliten (170 km from Tripoli) on Friday [...] Full text...
01 february 2024 - 16:30:02
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Djibouti has achieved remarkable economic growth over the past two decades, driven by strategic infrastructure investments, [...] Full text...
01 february 2024 - 05:47:30
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States announced on Wednesday that it is designating three Sudanese entities that have [...] Full text...
31 january 2024 - 17:51:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Tuesday met the [...] Full text...
31 january 2024 - 10:51:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday officiated the launch of South Africa's first shipment and [...] Full text...
31 january 2024 - 07:53:33
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - When looking at Somalia, there are often glaring gaps in data that obscure understanding of the [...] Full text...
30 january 2024 - 16:54:52
Washington, United States (PANA) - The clouds are beginning to part. The global economy begins the final descent toward a [...] Full text...