IGAD 'regrets' Eritrea's decision to withdraw from regional East African bloc

13 december 2025 - 07:56:04
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The East African regional bloc, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has expressed regret at the decision [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson urges restraint amid escalating tensions in the Great Lakes Region

11 december 2025 - 13:05:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed “deep concern” [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff level agreement on review of ECF for Ethiopia

11 december 2025 - 10:40:20
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Ethiopian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic [...] Full text...

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AU, ECOWAS condemn Benin coup attempt

07 december 2025 - 17:00:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have condemned Sunday's [...] Full text...

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Kenya offloads govt stake in Safaricom in new privatisation drive

05 december 2025 - 13:33:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government has transferred its controlling stake in mobile telephone company, Safaricom, to its British [...] Full text...

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AU chairperson urges parties to the Washington Peace Accords to faithfully implement them

05 december 2025 - 09:24:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the peace [...] Full text...

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UN sounds alarm as landmine deaths rise amid funding cuts

04 december 2025 - 08:13:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The deadly legacy of conflicts, old and new, from Gaza to Sudan and beyond, continues to [...] Full text...

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AU begins talks on cross-border continental data sharing regulations

02 december 2025 - 17:13:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) officially launched a crucial four-day Validation Workshop for the Continental [...] Full text...

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World Bank team meets Sudanese officials on resumption of support

02 december 2025 - 08:23:09
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The first high-level official delegation from the World Bank arrived in Sudan on Monday since [...] Full text...

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Landmine casualties hit four-year high as treaty setbacks deepen

01 december 2025 - 17:39:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilian deaths and injuries from landmines and explosive remnants of war have risen to their highest [...] Full text...

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COP30: African negotiators see mixed signals

01 december 2025 - 09:54:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM, UN envoy discuss security, humanitarian crisis

30 november 2025 - 15:34:21
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idriss and Ramtane Lamamra, the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General, [...] Full text...

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Sudanese and Eritrean leaders vow closer ties amid regional tensions

30 november 2025 - 08:25:31
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Sovereign Council head General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki agreed on [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: AU condemns Guinea Bissau coup as military name new head of state

27 november 2025 - 14:41:12
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has unequivocally condemned the military [...] Full text...

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Somalia declares drought emergency as millions face hunger after failed rains

26 november 2025 - 13:15:26
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia is facing a rapidly worsening drought emergency, with vast swaths of the country now parched [...] Full text...

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Global HIV response facing worst setback in decades, UNAIDS warns

25 november 2025 - 17:46:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global response to HIV is facing its most serious setback in decades, UNAIDS warned on [...] Full text...

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AUC chairperson 'strongly' condemns abduction of school children in Nigeria

23 november 2025 - 05:28:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep concern [...] Full text...

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Cities now home to nearly half of humanity: UN report

19 november 2025 - 10:20:24
New York, US (PANA) - Forty-five per cent of the 8.2 billion people on the planet live in cities, which [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa: Steady growth amid fiscal challenges (IMF Blog by Abebe Aemro Selassie, Amadou Sy)

19 november 2025 - 08:19:36
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Over the past six months the realignment of global priorities and increasingly turbulent external conditions [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson welcomes peace agreement between DRC and AFC/M23

16 november 2025 - 14:32:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the signature [...] Full text...

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AUC chairperson congratulates of Ethiopia on winning bid to host COP32

15 november 2025 - 08:36:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated Ethiopia on [...] Full text...

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IMF staff team concludes Ethiopia visit on ECF

14 november 2025 - 11:13:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Mr. Alvaro Piris visited Addis Ababa [...] Full text...

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From Haiti to Ethiopia: voices of climate displacement at COP30

14 november 2025 - 07:53:02
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Floods, heatwaves, droughts and storms are forcing millions from their homes every year. Most never cross [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: UN supports response to potentially deadly virus outbreak

13 november 2025 - 20:08:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting Ethiopia as the country faces a suspected viral haemorraghic [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia reports suspected viral haemorrhagic fever outbreak

13 november 2025 - 19:49:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  -  Health authorities in Ethiopia are carrying out further investigations and ramping up response after suspected [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: UN supports response to potentially deadly virus outbreak

13 november 2025 - 17:17:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting Ethiopia as the country faces a suspected viral haemorraghic [...] Full text...

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Refugee camps set to be uninhabitable by 2050 as extreme weather worsens

10 november 2025 - 14:44:45
Belem, Brazil (PANA) - At least 117 million people have been displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN refugee [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson calls for urgent international action as Mali's crisis escalates

10 november 2025 - 09:49:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep [...] Full text...

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'Tanzania's election did not comply with AU principles'

07 november 2025 - 13:19:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Tanzania's 2025 General Elections did not comply with AU principles, normative frameworks, and other international [...] Full text...

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AU, EU leaders to convene for 7th summit in Angola

07 november 2025 - 12:52:55
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 [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson appoints Special Envoy to Madagascar

04 november 2025 - 08:22:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has appointed Mohamed Idris Farah, [...] Full text...

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Africa CDC mobilises emergency public-health response after Sudan hospital attack

01 november 2025 - 17:35:18
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is dispatching critical medical commodities and [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: AUC chairperson condemns atrocities in Sudan's El Fasher

28 october 2025 - 10:03:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep concern over [...] Full text...

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IOM steps up Ebola and mpox preparedness across Africa

28 october 2025 - 05:20:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is scaling up its health response across Africa, responding swiftly to [...] Full text...

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South Africa's President Ramaphosa salutes Indonesia's role in anti-apartheid struggle

23 october 2025 - 06:11:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday welcomed Indonesia to the BRICS group of [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson congratulates Morocco on Winning FIFA Under-20 World Cup

21 october 2025 - 13:36:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated Morocco [...] Full text...

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South African delegation visits Addis Ababa centre of excellence

18 october 2025 - 07:28:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy Education Minister Mimmy Gondwe on Friday described the University Of South [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: AUC chairperson congratulates African qualifiers

17 october 2025 - 07:58:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated the nine [...] Full text...

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AU deploys high-level delegation to Madagascar after coup

17 october 2025 - 07:49:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) is immediately deploying a high-level delegation to Madagascar to “facilitate [...] Full text...

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Why are over 670 million people going hungry?

15 october 2025 - 19:57:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than eight percent of the world population or around 673 million people are not getting enough [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson mourns passing of former Kenyan PM Raila Odinga

15 october 2025 - 16:35:25
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed his condolences [...] Full text...

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AU welcomes signing of ceasefire verification mechanism for DRC

15 october 2025 - 16:31:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has warmly welcomed the [...] Full text...

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Political crisis and corruption fuelling violence in South Sudan, UN rights body says

13 october 2025 - 17:43:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The escalating political crisis in South Sudan is driving renewed armed violence and making the [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results and tables after Sunday's final matches in Groups A, E and I

12 october 2025 - 21:29:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results and tables after the final group matches in the CAF qualifying [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson congratulates Seychelles’ president-elect

12 october 2025 - 16:44:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated Patrick [...] Full text...

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AUC chairperson concerned about situation in Madagascar as President Rajoelina says 'coup under way'

12 october 2025 - 15:51:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, said on Sunday [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: Final group matches begin on Sunday

12 october 2025 - 08:10:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The final group matches in the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup begin [...] Full text...

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AU commemorates 2025 Healthy Lifestyle Day

12 october 2025 - 06:53:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC), through the Medical and Health Services Directorate, last week commemorated [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson condemns bloody attack on police station in northern Benin

10 october 2025 - 11:07:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemned an [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia accuses Eritrea and TPLF of colluding to 'wage war' on it

08 october 2025 - 21:29:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday accused the Eritrean government and the Tigray People’s [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results of matches played on Wednesday

08 october 2025 - 20:14:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Wednesday's matches as the penultimate round of the CAF qualifying [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Cape Verde, Cameroon in final-day showdown for final spot

08 october 2025 - 19:40:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Cape Verde and Cameroon will battle it out on Monday for the final automatic qualification spot [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson congratulates Egyptian El-Enany on election as DG of UNESCO

08 october 2025 - 07:26:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has extended his sincere [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Fixtures for penultimate group matches on Wednesday

08 october 2025 - 07:21:21
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Wednesday's matches as the penultimate round of the CAF qualifying [...] Full text...

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Egypt, Algeria, Ghana close in on World Cup tickets, Cape Verde eye historic first (Preview by CAF Online)

07 october 2025 - 19:02:45
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The race for Africa’s remaining places at the 2026 FIFA World Cup reaches its decisive phase [...] Full text...

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More people being forced to flee Sudan's besieged city

07 october 2025 - 08:01:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More people are being forced to flee their homes as fighting continues in El Fasher, Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN rights council extends mandate of Fact-Finding Mission for one year

06 october 2025 - 16:04:29
Geneva, Swizerland (PANA) - As the conflict in Sudan enters its third year, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson strongly condemns terrorist attack on Somali prison

06 october 2025 - 06:48:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemns the [...] Full text...

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African Energy Commission to convene first continental energy efficiency conference

02 october 2025 - 07:30:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Energy Commission (AFREC) will host the inaugural African Energy Efficiency Conference (AfEEC) on [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Ministry says rise of River Nile level not caused by Ethiopian dam

01 october 2025 - 09:18:09
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation has said that the rise in the level [...] Full text...

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Seventeen African govts commit to reforms, actionable plans to expand electricity

24 september 2025 - 18:24:50
New York, US (PANA) - Seventeen African governments on Wednesday committed to reforms and actionable plans to expand electricity access [...] Full text...

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Why digitalisation for displaced people and host communities can’t wait (World Bank Blog by Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi, Global Practice Manager, Digital Economy & Society, Digital Vice Presidency; Johan Bjurman Bergman, Digital Development Specialist and Anne Schuchardt, Consultant, World Bank Digital Vice Presidency)

23 september 2025 - 08:49:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - For more than 120 million forcibly displaced people around the world, including refugees and [...] Full text...

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Rights group concerned about surge in arrests of journalists, media workers in Ethiopia

22 september 2025 - 09:52:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights watchdog has called on the Ethiopian authorities to end their harassment of independent [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson condemns attack on civilians in besieged El Fasher mosque drone strike

20 september 2025 - 15:57:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has “strongly” condemned the “heinous [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Cherotich unleashes sprint to break world 3,000m Steeplechase record

17 september 2025 - 17:00:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya’s Faith Cherotich, powered to a crystal finish at the World Championships, setting a new world [...] Full text...

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AU condemns atrocities against civilians in DRC's North Kivu Province

13 september 2025 - 08:50:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has condemned an [...] Full text...

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What is South-South cooperation, and can it be the gateway to a fairer world? (By UN News)

12 september 2025 - 07:23:35
New York, US (PANA) - Although developing countries often look to do deals with wealthy nations in order to help [...] Full text...

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AUC chairperson expresses 'deep concern' over Israel's attack on Qatar

10 september 2025 - 11:16:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), has expressed deep concern over [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Tables after match day 8

10 september 2025 - 08:50:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the tables of all the groups at the end [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: Kenya hit five, Shalulile treble for Namibia, Niger stun Tanzania

09 september 2025 - 17:16:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa’s 2026 World Cup qualifying window continued Round 8 matches with decisive results across five groups [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results of some matches played on Tuesday

09 september 2025 - 15:39:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some matches played on Tuesday in the CAF qualifying series [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM: Megadam 'closes era of begging for handout'

09 september 2025 - 11:52:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy on Tuesday hailed his countrymen and women for the construction of [...] Full text...

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AUC chief rallies Africans to work together to build continent

09 september 2025 - 11:33:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), has rallied Africans to [...] Full text...

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South Sudan president Salva Kiir lauds Ethiopian megadam as 'historic milestone'

09 september 2025 - 11:15:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Tuesday has been lauded as [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM Abiy inaugurates historic dam

09 september 2025 - 09:02:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Fixtures for Tuesday's matches

09 september 2025 - 07:18:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Tuesday's matches in the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia set to inaugurate historic dam (By Gezahagn Degefu, Ethiopian News Agency)

07 september 2025 - 16:42:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At the beginning of the Ethiopian New Year (September 2025), Ethiopians are set to celebrate [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: Morocco first African nation to punch 2026 World Cup ticket, group races tighten (By CAF Online)

07 september 2025 - 05:26:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco became the first African team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026 as across the [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results of all matches played on Friday

06 september 2025 - 07:03:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of all matches in the Africa qualifying series for the 2026 [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results of some matches played on Friday

05 september 2025 - 18:45:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some matches in the Africa qualifying series for the 2026 [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Fixtures for Friday's matches

05 september 2025 - 06:54:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Friday's matches in the Africa qualifying series for the 2026 [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results and tables after Thursday's matches

05 september 2025 - 06:35:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results and tables after Thursday's matches in the Africa qualifying round for [...] Full text...

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2026 WC Qualifiers: The state of play as Africa's qualifying resumes (BY CAF Online)

03 september 2025 - 14:01:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African qualifying restarts on Wedesday with decisive stakes and places at the 2026 World Cup on [...] Full text...

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MSF's new international president Mohamed Javid Abdelmoneim assumes work

03 september 2025 - 09:11:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has chosen Dr Mohamed Javid Abdelmoneim as its new International [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: AU Commission Chairperson congratulates Morocco on triumph

31 august 2025 - 16:14:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated the Kingdom [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson welcomes new UN Roadmap for Libya

31 august 2025 - 16:07:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the United [...] Full text...

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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 [...] Full text...

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How two Ethiopian farmers turned rocky land into a fruitful future: World Bank Blog by Hayalsew Yilma, Senior Irrigation Specialist

26 august 2025 - 14:21:44
Welkite, South Ethiopia (PANA) - If you’ve ever wondered how farmers are adapting to climate and economic challenges in rural [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council hears about rising conflict-related sexual violence amid falling resources

20 august 2025 - 07:40:35
New York, US (PANA) - Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, briefed the Security Council’s open debate [...] Full text...

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‘Beauty and Beast’: Story of the Sudanese IDPs and the Gash River

19 august 2025 - 19:13:39
Kassala, Sudan (PANA) - Huge volumes of thick reddish torrents of water dash from the Ethiopian plateau and mountainous heights [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM uses non-conventional method to address the West about the country’s woes (Report by Mohamed Osman Adam)

19 august 2025 - 15:42:43
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s new civilian Prime Minister has made an emotional appeal to the UN Secretary General [...] Full text...

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'Immediate concrete steps' needed to protect humanitarian aid workers

19 august 2025 - 10:14:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) — An international humanitarian charity on Tuesday called on all states, parties to conflict and global leaders [...] Full text...

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DRC, Rwanda meet on implementation of Washington peace agreement

09 august 2025 - 14:23:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first Joint Security Coordination Mechanism meeting for the implementation of the Peace Agreement between [...] Full text...

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Africa’s ‘land-linked’ economies poised to drive continent’s prosperity

09 august 2025 - 07:57:44
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - By leveraging their central location, expanding regional connectivity and embracing transformative technologies, Africa’s landlocked developing countries [...] Full text...

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Several Somali regions hit by severe drought

07 august 2025 - 05:22:51
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - About 2.5 million people in Somalia are living in drought-affected areas, warn UN agencies currently conducting [...] Full text...

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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 [...] Full text...

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AU rejects formation of parallel government by Sudanese opposition

30 july 2025 - 12:17:15
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has issued a strongly [...] Full text...

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Deputy UN chief urges bold action to transform food systems at global summit in Addis Ababa

30 july 2025 - 07:10:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Tuesday called on countries to double down on [...] Full text...

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Answering Africa’s call for private Investment in pharma manufacturing (A World Bank Feature)

29 july 2025 - 09:13:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African governments are prioritising health security, targeting ambitious production goals for medicines and vaccines. Partnerships, collaborations, [...] Full text...

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Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report

28 july 2025 - 19:17:24
 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger [...] Full text...

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‘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, [...] Full text...

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AU holds special session on Libya on Thursday

24 july 2025 - 12:22:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) will hold an extraordinary session in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...

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From Africa to Europe, drought is increasing hunger and shaking economies

22 july 2025 - 06:41:45
New York, US (PANA) - Repeated droughts, exacerbated by climate change, are plunging a growing portion of the planet into [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson welcomes peace agreement between DR Congo and Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement

19 july 2025 - 13:25:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has warmly welcomed the [...] Full text...

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African economies plagued by deepening economic uncertainty, warns ECA

18 july 2025 - 12:21:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Rising debt, geopolitical instability and declining aid flows are intensifying external pressure on African economies, [...] Full text...

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AU, EU to promote circular economy investment in Africa

18 july 2025 - 12:13:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) have embarked on a joint plan [...] Full text...

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Prominent African foundation closes its doors

18 july 2025 - 10:47:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The retirement of South African national Greg Mills has led to the closure of [...] Full text...

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IGAD and Germany expand partnership on regional migration

17 july 2025 - 16:27:29
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)-The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has announced signing a landmark Euro 8 million Grant Agreement with [...] Full text...

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Ghana hopes for 'early resolution' to reduction of US visa to its citizens

11 july 2025 - 11:12:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana said on Friday that it hopes for an early resolution of concerns that have led [...] Full text...

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UN calls for support to SMEs through agricultural trade facilitation

09 july 2025 - 18:04:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged governments to scale up support for [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for mobilization on climate at BRICS Summit

08 july 2025 - 09:13:07
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on members BRICS group of emerging countries [...] Full text...

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‘Cooperation is humanity’s greatest innovation,’ UN chief declares at BRICS summit

07 july 2025 - 22:05:55
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday warned that the environment is being attacked on [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for reform of multilateralism

07 july 2025 - 15:04:27
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for respect for international law and for [...] Full text...

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Forestry conservation, infrastructure planning crucial to fight climate change (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

05 july 2025 - 07:33:54
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Life comes to a standstill when the Sendou coal-powered electricity plant in Bargny, 40 km outside [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia completes controversial Grand Renaissance Dam

04 july 2025 - 08:14:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia announced on Thursday that it has completed the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) [...] Full text...

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AU mourns five peacekeepers killed in helicopter crash in Somalia

03 july 2025 - 09:49:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is mourning five peacekeepers of the AU Support and Stabilisation Mission [...] Full text...

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U.S.-Africa Business Summit yields record $2.5 billion in deals and commitments

01 july 2025 - 07:54:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit which was held from 22-25 June yielded record $2.5 billion [...] Full text...

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Funding shortages threaten relief for millions of Sudanese refugees: WFP

30 june 2025 - 13:14:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Critical shortfalls in global humanitarian funding now threaten millions of Sudanese refugees fleeing war to seek [...] Full text...

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AU chairperson welcomes peace agreement between DRC and Rwanda

29 june 2025 - 13:05:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the signing [...] Full text...

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Refugee resettlement quotas fall despite high needs

26 june 2025 - 06:28:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As conflicts and protracted crises continue to force millions of people to flee their countries, the [...] Full text...

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Can Africa claim the 21st century? World Bank Blog By Andrew Dabalen, Chief Economist, Africa, and Chorching Goh, Lead Economist, Africa

23 june 2025 - 09:13:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In 2000, the World Bank published, “Can Africa Claim the 21st Century?” This landmark report [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia gets EU assistance to bolster trade with African partners

20 june 2025 - 11:38:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The European Union has committed Euros 6 million over a four year period to assist [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia commits to efforts to revitalize the climate through Africa greenwall initiative

16 june 2025 - 16:19:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia will carry out major projects to revitalize the environment as it prepares to host [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly adopts Gaza ceasefire resolution by overwhelming majority

13 june 2025 - 07:18:48
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly, meeting in emergency session on Thursday in New York, overwhelmingly adopted [...] Full text...

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Global gender gap closes at fastest rate since pandemic, led by economic and political advances

12 june 2025 - 10:36:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The global gender gap has closed to 68.8%, marking the strongest annual advancement since the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Luanda to host heads of state-level infrastructure financing summit under AU chairmanship

10 june 2025 - 11:57:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with Government [...] Full text...

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How to spur economic growth in Africa’s fragile and conflict-affected states: IMF Blog By Wenjie Chen, Michele Fornino, Hamza Mighri, Can Sever

06 june 2025 - 08:02:57
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - More than half of sub-Saharan Africa’s population lives in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS)—economies [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: AUC concerned about 'potential negative impact' of US travel ban on several African nations

05 june 2025 - 11:04:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) on Thursday expressed concern about the potential negative impact on [...] Full text...

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AUC welcomes election of DRC, Liberia to UN Security Council

04 june 2025 - 15:43:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated the Democratic [...] Full text...

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A better place to learn: Supporting refugee students through clean water and hygiene in Ethiopia: World Bank Feature Story

04 june 2025 - 09:28:12
Asosa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Through its dual focus on service harmonisation and integration, the World Bank-supported GEQIP-E helped align refugee [...] Full text...

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Regional humanitarian crisis deepens as displacement surges in South Sudan

04 june 2025 - 07:30:10
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Since a sharp escalation in fighting in South Sudan in late February, 165,000 people have [...] Full text...

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Bill Gates to direct majority of $200 million pledge toward Africa's future

03 june 2025 - 10:40:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chair of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, on Monday announced that the majority of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia’s chief Intelligence vows to help Sudan reach peace

02 june 2025 - 16:47:58
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia has dispatched its top intelligence service official to the Sudan to assure the military [...] Full text...

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AU chief welcomes appointment of Prime Minister in Sudan

01 june 2025 - 08:23:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission,(AU). Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the appointment of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian authorities, IMF mission reach staff-level deal on policies for ECF review

31 may 2025 - 11:55:33
Add Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Ethiopian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic [...] Full text...

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AU chief discusses political transition with representatives of Alliance of Sahel States

28 may 2025 - 09:46:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, on Tuesday held consultations [...] Full text...

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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 [...] Full text...

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AU marks Africa Day 2025 with call to justice, unity, shared progress

24 may 2025 - 13:42:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is commemorating Africa Day 2025, which falls on Sunday, with a renewed [...] Full text...

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AU welcomes agreement for UK to cede control over Chagos Islands to Mauritius

24 may 2025 - 13:17:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has “warmly” welcomed the announcement of the Thursday's historic agreement under [...] Full text...

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Addressing transportation inefficiencies in Africa crucial to reducing food

21 may 2025 - 08:43:31
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - A new World Bank report reveals that transportation inefficiencies are causing significant food losses in [...] Full text...

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CAF U-20 AFCON: List of winners since 1979

19 may 2025 - 07:39:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As the 2025 edition of the TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations concludes with South [...] Full text...

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AU chair expresses concern about armed clashes in Tripoli

18 may 2025 - 13:40:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed “deep concern” over [...] Full text...

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Hospital bombing deepens bleak situation for war-weary South Sudanese

07 may 2025 - 07:23:22
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Aid teams in South Sudan warned on Tuesday that repeated attacks on healthcare including the [...] Full text...

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AU condemns attacks on Port Sudan

06 may 2025 - 10:04:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned attacks on Port Sudan in Sudan, that had [...] Full text...

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One in four female genital mutilation cases now carried out by health workers

29 april 2025 - 07:34:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) is becoming less common worldwide, but when it does occur, it is [...] Full text...

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Achieving parity in internet usage would add trillions of dollars to global GDP: UN

25 april 2025 - 13:11:49
New York, US (PANA) - Globally, far more men than women use the internet, and closing this gap in low- [...] Full text...

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Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts

22 april 2025 - 14:47:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Funding and supply shortfalls for the UN World Food Programme's relief work in Ethiopia will [...] Full text...

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South Sudan on the brink as peace deal falters, UN warns

17 april 2025 - 05:44:53
New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan stands at a dangerous crossroads as rising political tensions threaten to derail a [...] Full text...

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Are Apps a game changer for women’s business training? A cautionary tale from Ethiopia: World Bank Blog By Rachel Cassidy, Menaal Ebrahim and Diego Ubfal

12 april 2025 - 10:43:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Digital platforms can scale quickly, reduce costs, and offer flexibility that might better suit women’s [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian organisations flag starvation and global failure in Sudan's bloody war

12 april 2025 - 05:21:13
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Several humanitarian organisations have again flagged the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Sudan as the bloody [...] Full text...

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Preventable ‘meningitis belt’ deaths targeted in health agency action plan

10 april 2025 - 12:53:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of deaths could be avoided from meningitis if countries are able to adopt new guidelines [...] Full text...

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Suffering, destruction in Sudan continue as bloody war nears second year mark

09 april 2025 - 09:35:02
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As Sudan's bloody war between two military groups reaches its second anniversary, a humanitarian charity [...] Full text...

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WHO brings countries together to test collective pandemic response

04 april 2025 - 20:06:23
 Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over the past two days, WHO convened more than 15 countries and over 20 regional health [...] Full text...

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Libya attends Pan-African Youth Leadership Summit in Addis Ababa

04 april 2025 - 11:53:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister for Youth, Fathalla Elzuni, took part in the opening of the Conference on [...] Full text...

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Report looks at the governance of artificial intelligence for health in Africa

03 april 2025 - 11:47:01
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A report on the Governance of Artificial Intelligence for Global Health in Africa, examining national perspectives [...] Full text...

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In Sub-Saharan Africa, the mix of export-related jobs is shifting toward services: World Bank Blog By Hagen Kruse, Gaaitzen de Vries and Deborah Winkler

03 april 2025 - 07:35:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The rise of global value chains has changed the way many of us think about [...] Full text...

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AU Commission Chairperson to deploy Panel of the Wise for South Sudan mediation

01 april 2025 - 16:32:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Youssouf Ali, is dispatching a high-level [...] Full text...

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Section of Senegal's Muslim community celebrates Eid al-Fitr on Sunday

30 march 2025 - 14:18:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A section of the Senegalese Muslim community is celebrating Eid al-Fitr on Sunday, the festival marking [...] Full text...

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Tens of millions risk starvation as funding cuts deepen crises in DR Congo: WHO, WFP

30 march 2025 - 06:41:58
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: Results of all CAF Round 6 matches played on Tuesday

26 march 2025 - 07:57:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of all Round 6 matches in the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: Results of all CAF Round 6 matches on Monday

25 march 2025 - 05:09:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are all the results of Match Day 6 in the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: 2026 FIFA WC: Results of some CAF Round 6 matches on Monday

24 march 2025 - 21:08:25
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Match Day 6 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: Results of CAF Round 6 matches on Monday

24 march 2025 - 18:51:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Match Day 6 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson commends Angolan president for efforts to bring peace to eastern DRC

24 march 2025 - 09:43:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, has commended the important [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: Fixtures for CAF Round 6 matches on Monday

24 march 2025 - 07:29:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Match Day 6 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) [...] Full text...

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Connecting 300 million people to electricity and building a resilient future in Africa, World Bank Blog By Celine Ramstein and Stéphane Hallegatte

22 march 2025 - 09:50:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - One of the resounding messages of the recent Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit was [...] Full text...

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Children, refugees pay hefty price of global aid funding crisis

22 march 2025 - 07:07:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Children, refugees and displaced people worldwide are paying the price for the deep-seated funding crisis that [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of CAF Round 5 matches played on Friday

22 march 2025 - 06:53:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of all Round 5 matches in the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of some CAF Round 5 matches played on Friday

21 march 2025 - 19:44:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Round 5 matches in the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Fixtures for CAF group match day 5 on Friday

21 march 2025 - 08:03:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Match Day 5 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of all CAF group round 5 matches on Thursday

21 march 2025 - 07:56:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of round 5 matches in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of some CAF group round 5 matches on Thursday

20 march 2025 - 19:11:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some round 5 matches in the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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East Africa leads regional growth in Africa, says report

20 march 2025 - 15:32:56
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Growth in East Africa is expected to be stronger than in other sub-regions, reaching 6% in [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: CAF group matches resume with match days 5 and 6

19 march 2025 - 07:56:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As the CAF 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers return this week, African nations are entering a [...] Full text...

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AfCFTA, a call to action to unveil the African economy, according to the Ethiopian President

18 march 2025 - 18:27:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a call to action to unveil the African [...] Full text...

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Claver Gatete of the ECA calls for national resources to be mobilised for the industrialisation of Africa

17 march 2025 - 16:41:22
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Gatete Claver, has called for [...] Full text...

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ECA deplores Africa's debt overhang

17 march 2025 - 16:11:12
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, deplored Africa's debt overhang, [...] Full text...

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Making fiscal policy more pro-poor in Africa: World Bank Blog By Abebe Adugna; Gabriela Inchauste and Hassan Zaman

17 march 2025 - 08:48:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Governments can do more to level the playing field through fair fiscal policies in Africa. In many [...] Full text...

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UN releases US$110 million to shore up life-saving assistance in neglected humanitarian crises

06 march 2025 - 12:43:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With global humanitarian funding being scaled back precipitously, the United Nations on Thursday allocated US$110 million [...] Full text...

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Better education for all: Turning commitments into action: World Bank Blog By Victoria Kwakwa, Vice President, Eastern and Southern Africa

06 march 2025 - 12:41:48
Turiani, Tanzania (PANA) - Last year, the African Union declared 2024 “The Year of Education.”  This was a crucial call [...] Full text...

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UN deputy chief: Strong food systems can deliver progress for everyone, everywhere

04 march 2025 - 20:36:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a series of meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed spearheaded discussions on fortifying [...] Full text...

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“Em-powering” Ethiopia: A vision for the future of the Ethiopian energy sector: World Bank Blog By Guangzhe Chen, Vice President for Infrastructure, The World Bank

28 february 2025 - 08:14:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - On 25 January, 2025, the air in Addis Ababa was electric—not just with the hum [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council: Türk calls out ‘dehumanizing’ narratives on Gaza

27 february 2025 - 21:24:29
New York, US (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for an end to the “abhorrent, [...] Full text...

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Packed with promise: Wisam’s journey back to school in Sudan

27 february 2025 - 19:45:45
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Wisam sits in her classroom, absorbed in her work, her fingers gripping a blue-coloured pencil, [...] Full text...

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Three mindset shifts to build digital and AI empowered education systems: World Bank Blog By Subhashini Rajasekaran, Halil Dundar and Rita Almeida

25 february 2025 - 08:40:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Menab, 8, from Ethiopia attends a school without electricity and has never used the internet. [...] Full text...

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Financial inclusion in Africa: Progress, challenges, and the road ahead: World Bank Blog By Leora Klapper, Lucy Nshuti Mbabazi and Monique Nsanzabaganwa

20 february 2025 - 12:51:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Imagine that everyone in Africa, from vendors in the bustling markets of Cairo, to agricultural [...] Full text...

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‘Fragile stability’ in Libya increasingly at risk, Security Council hears

19 february 2025 - 21:10:40
New York, US (PANA) - The dream of a civil, democratic and prosperous Libya remains unfulfilled 14 years after the [...] Full text...

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ECA Executive Secretary calls for AfCFTA to be used to promote regional value chains in Africa

18 february 2025 - 16:00:12
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, has called for advantage [...] Full text...

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Libya to host 2026 Africa/Turkey Summit

18 february 2025 - 15:49:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya will host the 2026 Africa-Turkey Summit, the Libyan News Agency (LANA) reported on Monday.It quoted [...] Full text...

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African ministers discuss visa-free movement to spur regional unity

18 february 2025 - 15:37:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –  African ministers discussed obstacles to the continent’s economic integration, underscoring visa-free movement as a precondition [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Ethiopia take great leap in air transport of flowers

18 february 2025 - 14:57:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan and Ethiopian airlines have had a significant impact on the growth of the global aviation [...] Full text...

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AU unveils full list of elected offiials at 38 summit

17 february 2025 - 18:29:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has unveiled the full list of Commissioners elected during the 38th session [...] Full text...

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UN urges global action to protect and support civilians devastated by Sudan’s war

17 february 2025 - 08:58:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly two years of conflict have fuelled a catastrophic protection crisis and displaced a staggering 12 [...] Full text...

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How Raila Odinga fell: Web of factors that cost Kenya top African Union job Story by Justus Ochieng

16 february 2025 - 16:26:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya’s bid for the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairmanship suffered a major blow Saturday, February [...] Full text...

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African Union warns against territorial break-up of DR Congo

16 february 2025 - 15:04:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union warned Sunday against the break-up of the Democratic Republic of Congo, two [...] Full text...

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New report highlights Africa’s strengthening economic growth amid global challenges

16 february 2025 - 07:59:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s economic performance is showing signs of improvement but remains vulnerable to global shocks, according [...] Full text...

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Djibouti's Foreign Minister Ali Youssouf wins race for AUC Chairperson slot

15 february 2025 - 22:27:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf emerged victorious in the tough race for the leadership [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: DRC, Sudan at the heart of discussions in Addis Ababa

15 february 2025 - 19:16:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At the start of the 38th annual summit of the African Union (AU) in Addis [...] Full text...

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Africa 'brimming with hope and possibility': Guterres

15 february 2025 - 18:58:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, emphasised the potential of Africa and its young population and [...] Full text...

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Outgoing AUC chair Moussa Faki offers personal scorecard, takes swipe at African leaders

15 february 2025 - 17:41:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  The outgoing Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki, offered a personal reflection [...] Full text...

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