'Future political agreements must reflect aspirations of all Libyans'

26 june 2025 - 09:04:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Hanna Tetteh, met with 28 representatives from the south at [...] Full text...

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‘A moral failure’: Security Council hears about grave violations against children caught in war

25 june 2025 - 19:47:08
New York, US (PANA) - When Sila, a young woman from Idlib in Syria, was three years-old, she woke up [...] Full text...

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Geneva summit calls on G20 leaders to rethink health finance

25 june 2025 - 13:12:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Health 20 (H20) summit, co-convened by the G20 Health and Development Partnership and the World [...] Full text...

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Bold new initiative aims to strengthen and improve the UN, senior officials tell Member States

25 june 2025 - 05:50:05
New York, US (PANA) - Member States heard on Tuesday how the UN is progressing with a new plan to [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief flags rising gender-based violence

25 june 2025 - 05:41:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gender-based violence is rising - especially in conflict – something which is a “shameless repudiation of [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council to hold fortnightly briefing on Libya

24 june 2025 - 11:24:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The United Nations Security Council will hold its fortnightly briefing on the situation in Libya on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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Africa's industrialisation through agricultural revolution shows mixed signals, says AU Commissioner

24 june 2025 - 07:55:46
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The industrialisation of Africa, through an agricultural revolution, premised on increased investment in agricultural productivity, has [...] Full text...

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AU urges universal access to climate data to urgently enhance response

23 june 2025 - 17:41:18
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union has urged countries in Africa to urgently seek for universal access to climate [...] Full text...

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AU calls for urgent steps to arrest economic stagnation caused by climate change

23 june 2025 - 12:26:27
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - African countries must urgently shift their strategic view on the the financing for climate action from [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ministry of Economy and Trade approves 20 private sector investment projects

23 june 2025 - 10:01:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, has approved 20 new private sector investment [...] Full text...

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World Economic Forum selects 100 start-ups from 28 countries to join its Technology Pioneers community

23 june 2025 - 08:09:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Economic Forum on Monday announced the 2025 cohort of its Technology Pioneers community, a [...] Full text...

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UN chief ‘gravely alarmed’ by US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites

22 june 2025 - 12:05:33
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the United States’ bombing of three nuclear sites in [...] Full text...

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Libyan government welcomes declaration by co-chairs of the International Monitoring Committee in Berlin

21 june 2025 - 13:38:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Government of National Unity has welcomed the declaration of the co-chairs of the meeting of [...] Full text...

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Libya attends 51st Conference of OIC Foreign Ministers in Istanbul

21 june 2025 - 13:29:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The interim Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Taher al-Baour, has arrived in Istanbul, Turkey, [...] Full text...

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International committee on Libya regrets lack of 'full implementation' of 2020 ceasefire agreement

21 june 2025 - 08:28:01
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - The International Follow-up Committee on Libya (IFCL) has noted with regret that while the 2020 ceasefire [...] Full text...

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EU reiterates support for roadmap leading to elections in Libya

20 june 2025 - 19:39:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The European Union (EU) ambassador to Libya, Nicola Orlando, has reaffirmed the EU's readiness to support a [...] Full text...

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OCHA kick-starts second phase of its Humanitarian Reset programme

20 june 2025 - 12:49:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on humanitarian affairs has paid tribute to the dignity and courage [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya, Turkish officials discuss political, security situation in Libya

19 june 2025 - 12:42:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Hanna Tetteh, on Wednnesday held two separate meetings in [...] Full text...

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IMF approves resilience and sustainability facility arrangement for Gambia

19 june 2025 - 10:25:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) –The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved a new 18-month arrangement under the Resilience and [...] Full text...

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Iran-Israel crisis - UN rights office appeals for urgent de-escalation

18 june 2025 - 19:14:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Iran-Israel crisis continued into a sixth day on Wednesday, the UN deputy human rights [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM promises compensation for municipality in Tripoli damaged by recent fighting

18 june 2025 - 12:57:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stressed the need to speed up the work [...] Full text...

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Details of budget for Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund presented to the Speaker

18 june 2025 - 12:09:22
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) -The Director-General of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem Haftar, gave the Speaker of Parliament, Aguila [...] Full text...

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Libya's vice presidents call for greater European role in the country

18 june 2025 - 12:02:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The members of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Koni and Abdallah al-Lafi, expressed the Presidential Council's [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council chairman stresses matching UN mission's roles with aspirations of the people

16 june 2025 - 11:32:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has stressed the importance of ensuring that [...] Full text...

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UN, partners unveil hyper-prioritised aid appeal amid 'cruel maths' of brutal funding cuts

16 june 2025 - 08:58:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the wake of the deepest funding cuts ever to hit the international humanitarian sector, the [...] Full text...

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South African president Ramaphosa attends G7 Summit in Canada

16 june 2025 - 08:25:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa is attending the annual leader’s summit of the G7 [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Bonn climate talks should make progress on fossil fuels

16 june 2025 - 07:38:51
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - As negotiators gather in the German city of Bonn for the mid-year United Nations climate talks, [...] Full text...

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DR Congo crisis: Aid teams appeal for support to help displaced communities left with nothing

15 june 2025 - 05:37:17
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As diplomatic efforts continue to end fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the [...] Full text...

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UN ocean summit in Nice closes with wave of commitments

14 june 2025 - 08:13:21
Nice, France (PANA) - Ships in the port of Nice sounded their fog-horns on Friday, a brassy crescendo to a [...] Full text...

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Top UN officials in Libya continue consultations on recommendations of Advisory Committee

13 june 2025 - 11:23:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As part of the public consultations conducted by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) [...] Full text...

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Global push to end plastic pollution gains ground in Nice

13 june 2025 - 07:29:01
Nice, France (PANA) - Behind closed doors, in a domed conference pavilion steps away from the historic port of Nice, [...] 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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South African President Ramaphosa holds talks with Canadian PM Mark Carney

12 june 2025 - 09:47:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney [...] Full text...

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Global action needed as progress stalls on disability-inclusive development goals - UN

11 june 2025 - 05:40:08
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly all the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators for persons with disabilities are off track [...] Full text...

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WFP calls for more help to prevent famine in Sudan

10 june 2025 - 12:22:08
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudan’s communities impacted by war, the [...] Full text...

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Law Society of South Africa rebukes eSwatini court

10 june 2025 - 08:17:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) has expressed grave concern over the conviction [...] Full text...

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WHO Director-General announces that mpox remains a public health emergency of international concern

09 june 2025 - 22:18:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On 9 June 2025, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that the mpox upsurge continues [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges world leaders to keep two-State solution ‘alive’

05 june 2025 - 17:28:47
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged world leaders to revive efforts toward a two-State [...] Full text...

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The Tunisian President invites his Finnish counterpart to visit Tunisia

04 june 2025 - 15:52:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - On Tuesday, the Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Nafti, presented the President of the [...] Full text...

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US underlines need for pressing warring Sudanese parties for negotiated settlement to conflict

04 june 2025 - 09:22:18
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The US Deputy Secretary of State, Christopher Landau, held a meeting  on Tuesday with the [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags repressive laws, lack of due process, attacks on judicial staff in Libya

02 june 2025 - 13:00:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya's fragmented justice sector is suppressing fundamental freedoms and obstructing accountability for abuses, Human Rights Watch [...] Full text...

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As AI evolves, pressure mounts to regulate ‘killer robots’ (By Conor Lennon, UN News)

01 june 2025 - 15:30:59
New York, US (PANA) - A world in which algorithms determine the fate of soldiers and civilians alike is no [...] Full text...

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Kenya modernises electricity grid to enhance power trade in Eastern Africa

30 may 2025 - 21:49:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is pursuing the modernisation of its national electricity power grid through an Euros 82 million [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF CL: Pyramids, Sundowns primed for second leg final

30 may 2025 - 11:04:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian club Pyramids FC will host their South African counterparts Mamelodi Sundowns in the second leg [...] Full text...

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Libyan notables, community leaders discuss support for Tripoli truce

30 may 2025 - 06:45:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - To strengthen the fragile truce established after this month's clashes in Tripoli, mechanisms should be put [...] Full text...

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Reviving the two-state solution in the face of stalemate in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

29 may 2025 - 07:43:47
New York, US (PANA) - As Gaza descends into the abyss and the West Bank slides toward de facto annexation, [...] Full text...

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‘We are women like you’: UN honours peacekeepers for work in gender empowerment

28 may 2025 - 21:25:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In early summer 2024, Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme of Ghana ventured into sector North of [...] Full text...

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Suspension of the plenary session of the Libyan Parliament after monitoring the performances of the candidates for the Prime Minister position in the new government

28 may 2025 - 15:58:03
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) suspended its plenary session on Wednesday in Benghazi (east), after [...] Full text...

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National Political Dialogue opens in Senegal

28 may 2025 - 13:10:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The official opening ceremony of the national dialogue got underway at the Abdou Diouf International Conference [...] Full text...

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Senegal to hold National Political Dialogue

28 may 2025 - 12:56:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A national political dialogue is due to open on Wednesday in Senegal under the auspices of [...] 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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Call for radical institutional changes from municipalities in western Libya

27 may 2025 - 12:24:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of several municipalities in western Libya have called for radical institutional changes to meet the [...] Full text...

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Diplomats prepare ground for June conference on two-State solution for Israel and Palestine

24 may 2025 - 07:31:32
New York, US (PANA) - Diplomats convened at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday to lay the groundwork for [...] Full text...

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UK cedes sovereignty over Chagos Islands

23 may 2025 - 04:55:30
London, UK (PANA) - The United Kingdom agreed to cede its control over the Chagos Islands to the Republic of [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa to meet Trump at the White House on Wednesday

21 may 2025 - 08:50:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and a senior government delegation is preparing for a [...] Full text...

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Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against future pandemics

21 may 2025 - 04:48:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After three years of negotiations sparked by the COVID-19 crisis, countries have adopted the first ever [...] Full text...

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In historic move, WHO Member States approve 20% funding increase and 2026-27 budget

20 may 2025 - 19:55:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -- In a show of support for a sustainably financed World Health Organization, WHO Member States Tuesday [...] Full text...

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UN faces deepening financial crisis, urges members to pay up

19 may 2025 - 21:54:26
 Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations is facing a worsening cash crisis that threatens its ability to carry out [...] Full text...

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Debt transparency is a public good: IMF Blog By Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director

18 may 2025 - 12:02:54
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) -  This topic that you discussed at the IMF Conference on Public Debt Transparency—Aligning the [...] Full text...

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Guterres reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire

18 may 2025 - 05:07:37
Baghdad, Iraq (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General renewed his call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and upheld the [...] Full text...

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

17 may 2025 - 13:37:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is ready to host an inter-Libyan dialogue on its territory under the aegis of the [...] Full text...

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Libya’s fragile peace tested again as new clashes roil Tripoli

15 may 2025 - 20:17:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A fragile calm has settled over Tripoli after a sudden surge of violence this week left [...] Full text...

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IMF, DRC reach staff-level deal on first review under ECF

15 may 2025 - 12:58:47
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The economy of DR Congo (DRC) has been resilient, with growth reaching 6.5 percent in [...] Full text...

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A historic course correction: how the world’s shipping sector is setting sail for net zero (Feature by UN News)

15 may 2025 - 07:45:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Long overlooked as a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping industry is now [...] Full text...

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‘Politically unacceptable, morally repugnant’: UN chief calls for global ban on 'killer robots'

15 may 2025 - 07:26:07
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has once again called for a global ban on lethal autonomous [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping receives broad backing as global threats mount

15 may 2025 - 07:17:18
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - More than 130 countries and international partners threw their weight behind UN peacekeeping at a high-level [...] Full text...

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Call for pooling of counter-terrorism monitoring systems

14 may 2025 - 16:07:28
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) -At the opening of the 2025 African Regional Review  of the World Summit on the Information Society [...] Full text...

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Mactar Seck of the ECA condemns the digital divide in Africa

14 may 2025 - 15:29:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - At the opening of the 2025 African Regional Review  of the World Summit on the Information [...] Full text...

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Mactar Seck of the ECA hails Africa's progress in digital transformation

14 may 2025 - 15:20:04
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - At the opening of the 2025 African Regional Review  of the World Summit on the Information [...] Full text...

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Mandela’s great-grandson slams Afrikaner 'refugees'

14 may 2025 - 10:25:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nelson Mandela’s great-grandson, Mayibuye Mandela, has called on South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs to [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL urges Libyan parties to show restraint after military tensions in Tripoli

12 may 2025 - 14:30:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called on all Libyan parties to "urgently [...] Full text...

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UN warns copper shortage risks slowing global energy and technology shift

10 may 2025 - 08:05:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A looming global copper shortage could stall the world’s transition to clean energy and digital technologies [...] Full text...

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UN warns copper shortage risks slowing global energy and technology shift

10 may 2025 - 07:59:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A looming global copper shortage could stall the world’s transition to clean energy and digital technologies [...] Full text...

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Tunis pledges to support African action to strengthen ties between countries on the continent

09 may 2025 - 16:05:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Minister of the Economy and Planning, Samir Abdelhafidh, has reaffirmed Tunisia's commitment to supporting African [...] Full text...

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Sudan severs relations with UAE, declaring it “aggression state”

06 may 2025 - 18:26:40
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)-The Sudan on Monday officially severed diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, pulling out its diplomatic [...] Full text...

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

06 may 2025 - 11:09:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A human rights watchdog said in a statement on Monday that in yet another blow to [...] Full text...

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Six countries meet to ramp up efforts to silence the guns in eastern DR Congo

01 may 2025 - 06:19:27
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Representatives of six countries met on Wednesday in Doha, Qatar, in continuing efforts to end the [...] Full text...

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Education has been and can continue to be at the centre of global poverty reduction: IMF Blog By Amory Gethin, Economist in the World Bank’s Development Research Group

30 april 2025 - 08:33:14
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The world economy has experienced a remarkable transformation over the past four decades. Global [...] Full text...

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Stuck in the middle? Indebted nations plot path to growth amid global trade upheaval

30 april 2025 - 07:14:44
New York, US (PANA) - Faced with mounting debt and economic stagnation, middle-income countries have issued a call for financial [...] Full text...

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Libyan delegation meets US companies to promote investment in strategic partnerships

28 april 2025 - 12:49:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of the Libyan government has held a meeting with a number of major US [...] Full text...

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‘Killer Robots’ threaten human rights during war, peace, says rights advocate

28 april 2025 - 07:50:40
New York, US (PANA) – Autonomous weapons systems pose grave risks to human rights during both war and peacetime, Human [...] Full text...

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CAF elects Vice Presidents

26 april 2025 - 20:00:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Saturday elected five new vice presidents at a meeting [...] Full text...

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Rwanda and DR Congo sign agreement to end fighting

26 april 2025 - 10:50:16
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Rwanda and DR Congo have signed an agreement that is aimed to end the bitter [...] Full text...

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IMF must focus on core mandate, encourage growth and stability – IMFC

26 april 2025 - 10:10:43
Washington, DC. USA (PANA) . The International Monetary Fund (IMF) must continue to focus on its core mandate, including supporting [...] Full text...

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From border control to belonging: How host communities gain from empowering refugees

26 april 2025 - 07:18:20
New York, US (PANA) - With humanitarian aid in decline, the international community must shift its focus from short-term relief [...] Full text...

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IMF chief calls for balanced growth in global policy agenda

25 april 2025 - 07:31:27
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Countries must work constructively to resolve trade tensions, safeguard economic and financial stability, and double [...] Full text...

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As budgets shrink, UN Peacekeeping looks to the future

25 april 2025 - 05:06:35
New York, US (PANA) - With just weeks to go before a key ministerial meeting in Berlin, the UN and [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Ukrainian President Zelensky cuts short South Africa visit

24 april 2025 - 10:55:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday cut short his South African visit after Russia's [...] Full text...

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Ukrainian President Zelensky arrives in South Africa

24 april 2025 - 07:52:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on Thursday morning landed at the Waterkloof Airforce Base in [...] Full text...

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Rising global debt requires countries to put their fiscal house in order: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Vitor Gaspar, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro

24 april 2025 - 07:36:33
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Major policy shifts underway have heightened global uncertainty. The series of recent tariff announcements by [...] Full text...

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World leaders rally for ‘full-speed’ climate action ahead of COP30

23 april 2025 - 20:16:52
New York, US PANA) - At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz [...] Full text...

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IMF scales down growth in Africa by 0.3 percentage points to 3.9 percent for 2025

23 april 2025 - 05:33:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Chairman of the African Caucus at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr. Hervé Ndoba, [...] Full text...

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Challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples, ‘an affront to dignity and justice’

22 april 2025 - 07:38:17
New York, US (PANA) - Too many Indigenous Peoples are still being excluded from decisions that directly affect their lands, [...] Full text...

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Ghana's President Mahama pays tribute to Pope Francis

21 april 2025 - 13:29:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has paid tribute to Pope Francis who passed away on Easter [...] Full text...

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Ghana President invites Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger leaders to ECOWAS 50th anniversary launch

17 april 2025 - 13:23:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama, has invited to the military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso, and [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya, Hanna Tetteh, to present first briefing to Security Council

17 april 2025 - 11:13:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and head of the United Nations Mission of [...] Full text...

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IMF, Gambia reach Staff-Level agreement on RSF arrangement and Third review under ECF arrangement

17 april 2025 - 10:56:31
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Gambian authorities and a team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a [...] Full text...

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Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives

17 april 2025 - 05:52:14
New York, US (PANA) - Despite numerous regional and international diplomatic initiatives, the security situation remains critical in the eastern [...] Full text...

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Countries finalise historic pandemic agreement after three years of negotiations

16 april 2025 - 13:09:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Geneva, countries finalised a draft global agreement aimed [...] Full text...

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UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable development

16 april 2025 - 07:41:08
New York, US (PANA) - Young people from across the globe are meeting at UN Headquarters this week to share [...] Full text...

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External flow of weapons into Sudan must end: Guterres

16 april 2025 - 07:09:55
New York, US (PANA) - Two years to the day since Sudan’s brutal war erupted between rival generals who rejected [...] Full text...

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Tenth session of the Libyan-Tunisian Joint Consular Committee in Tripoli after more than a decade

15 april 2025 - 16:58:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The tenth session of the Libyan-Tunisian Joint Consular Committee began its work this morning, Tuesday, in [...] Full text...

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Libya projects US$31 billion in unified budget for 2025

15 april 2025 - 11:09:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister-designate of the Libyan Parliament, Osama Hammad, on Monday handed over to the Speaker [...] Full text...

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South Africa's President Ramaphosa names Mcebisi Jonas as Special Envoy to the US to improve relations

14 april 2025 - 14:03:40
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced the appointment of a special envoy to [...] Full text...

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Foreign aid cuts jeopardise malaria control efforts: WHO

14 april 2025 - 08:17:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since 2000, investments in the global malaria response have prevented more than 2 billion cases and [...] Full text...

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Interior ministers of Algeria, Italy, Tunisia, Libya agree on joint action mechanisms in on migration

12 april 2025 - 12:39:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Participants in a quadripartite coordination meeting on irregular migration in Naples, Italy, attended by the interior [...] Full text...

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Libya calls for integrated approach to combating irregular migration from Africa to Europe

11 april 2025 - 11:36:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation, Ali al-Abed, has stressed that Libya is facing major challenges [...] Full text...

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Four strategic priorities to mobilize the resources needed to achieve 2030 and 2063 Agenda

09 april 2025 - 19:06:58
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatété, Wednesday called on Africa [...] Full text...

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11th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development opens in Kampala

09 april 2025 - 13:34:42
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Wednesday opened online the 11th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development [...] Full text...

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Kampala to host the eleventh African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development from Wednesday

08 april 2025 - 16:57:53
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Kampala, the capital of Uganda, will host the eleventh session of the African Regional Forum on [...] Full text...

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Libya and Tunisia meet to promote cooperation and activate joint agreements

08 april 2025 - 16:37:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation in the Government of National Unity, Ali Al-Abed, and [...] Full text...

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Libyan political parties call for expediting political process and improving inclusion

08 april 2025 - 12:02:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty representatives of Libyan political parties have expressed their concerns over the ongoing political stalemate and [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF CL: Al Ahly, Sundowns and Pyramids face defining second legs

08 april 2025 - 07:20:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The road to the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League continues on Tuesday as four [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum

06 april 2025 - 05:43:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The people of Sudan are trapped in siege-like conditions “with no escape, no hope, and often [...] Full text...

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Libya works to strengthen its international cooperation in support of the rights of people with disabilities

05 april 2025 - 13:33:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Social Affairs in the government of national unity, Wafaa Aboubaker al-Kilani, held talks [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves action plan for Tanzania’s natural resource management for tourism growth project

05 april 2025 - 10:02:32
Dares Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) -The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a management report, including a Management Action [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for end to Israel's ‘illegal presence’ in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

04 april 2025 - 20:33:37
New York, US (PANA) - Amid reports of escalating settler violence in the West Bank, the UN rights office, OHCHR, [...] 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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UN envoy urges international support for West Africa and the Sahel

04 april 2025 - 05:22:33
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel painted a mixed picture of the [...] Full text...

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Accountability for missing persons is ‘crucial’: UN human rights chief

03 april 2025 - 09:16:56
New York, US (PANA) - 2024 saw the highest increase in missing persons in at least two decades, with 56,559 [...] Full text...

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'Attacks on aid workers must end,’ Security Council told

03 april 2025 - 08:34:50
New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials appealed in the Security Council on Wednesday for an end to [...] Full text...

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Trump imposes 30% trade tariff on South Africa

03 april 2025 - 07:32:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Thursday addressed President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is [...] Full text...

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Foreign ministers of Confederation of Sahel States to pay two-day visit to Moscow

02 april 2025 - 11:29:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Foreign Ministers of the Confederation of Sahel States (ESA) will pay a two-day visit [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges govts to pursue comprehensive justice for Sudan on 20th anniversary of Darfur ICC referral

31 march 2025 - 11:23:58
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – Ongoing atrocities fuelled by rampant impunity and an accountability gap across Sudan require comprehensive justice [...] Full text...

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Despite resurgence of conflict in eastern DRC, peacekeepers continue to protect civilians

29 march 2025 - 05:28:13
New York, US (PANA) - As the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified since January, the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM, UAE President discuss bilateral cooperation

28 march 2025 - 11:40:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, and the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh [...] Full text...

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IMF chief sets up Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship and Growth

28 march 2025 - 10:54:01
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - As part of the International Monetary Fund’s efforts to help its 191 member countries [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Turkish officials discuss preparations for 2026 Africa-Turkey Summit

27 march 2025 - 14:56:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, al-Taher al-Baour and the Turkish Ambassador to [...] Full text...

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DRC: Shadow of humanitarian catastrophe hangs over Ituri province

27 march 2025 - 08:04:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the M23 rebel offensive continues in the eastern Republic of Congo (DRC), in the provinces [...] Full text...

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Libyan, UN hold meeting on illegal migration

26 march 2025 - 14:06:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Minister of the Interior, General Imad al-Trabelsi, head of the High Committee for Monitoring [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM says lack of consensual electoral laws main obstacle to elections

25 march 2025 - 14:06:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, says that the real obstacle to the organisation of [...] 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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Expelled South African Ambassador to US says he stands by his statement

23 march 2025 - 16:07:41
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, who was expelled from the country, [...] Full text...

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Libyan youth, officials discuss ways to reduce communal violence

22 march 2025 - 13:30:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Dozens of young people from Zaouia, Ajeilat, Sabratha and Jdeida in western Libya, and officials from [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya meets African diplomats

20 march 2025 - 15:25:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's economy performed well in 2024, says government

20 march 2025 - 12:24:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -The government of Burkina Faso announced on Wednesday that economic activity performed well in 2024, with [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes Qatar's mediation between DRC and Rwanda

20 march 2025 - 07:30:22
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday thanked the Emir of Qatar for his mediation between [...] Full text...

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Illegal fishing causes losses of over US$2 billion a year in West Africa

19 march 2025 - 11:32:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Illegal fishing in West Africa causes a loss of more than US$2 billion a year, [...] Full text...

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DRC, Rwanda commit to 'immediate and unconditional ceasefire' after Qatar talks

19 march 2025 - 09:16:34
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have reaffirmed their commitment to [...] Full text...

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South Africa hosts G20 working group

19 march 2025 - 07:10:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  South Africa's Department of Trade, Industry and Competition is hosting the G20 Trade and [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria and Venezuela

18 march 2025 - 20:56:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top independent experts reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, putting the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS experts in Abidjan to validate organization's new IT policies

18 march 2025 - 18:52:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Experts from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are currently meeting in Abidjan to [...] 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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Libya reiterates its refusal to bear the burden of illegal immigration alone

18 march 2025 - 17:01:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's interim Minister of the Interior in the government of national unity, Major- General Imad Mustafa [...] Full text...

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Morocco to host the 58th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in 2026

18 march 2025 - 16:38:29
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Morocco is to host the 58th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development [...] Full text...

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'Small arms weigh heavily on sustainable development'

18 march 2025 - 05:56:56
New York, US (PANA) - Among the many threats hindering sustainable development, small arms and light weapons are often overlooked. [...] Full text...

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Nearly 50 million people sign up call for clean air action for better health

17 march 2025 - 19:53:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  In an unprecedented show of unity, more than 47 million health professionals, patients, advocates, representatives from [...] 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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The technical challenges of Libya's electoral framework at the centre of a meeting of the Advisory Committee set up by UNSMIL

17 march 2025 - 15:56:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At its fifth meeting, the Libyan Advisory Committee formed by the United Nations Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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South Africa's top diplomat: US didn't follow 'correct diplomatic processes' in Ambassador's expulsion

16 march 2025 - 18:37:23
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's International Relations Minister, Ronald Lamola, has said the “correct diplomatic processes” were not [...] Full text...

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UN chief affirms solidarity with Bangladesh amid political transition

16 march 2025 - 13:12:04
Dhaka, Bangladesh (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the pivotal moment the country is facing as it navigates a [...] Full text...

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‘Time for bold moves’: UN urges inclusive transition as Syria marks 14 years of conflict

16 march 2025 - 08:56:52
Damascus, Syria (PANA) - Marking 14 years since the start of the Syrian conflict, top UN officials raised alarm over [...] Full text...

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South African presidency regrets expulsion of Ambassador to the US

15 march 2025 - 10:48:36
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Presidency said on Saturday that it regrets the expulsion of its Ambassador [...] Full text...

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Sudan suspends 'all imports' from Kenya following meeting of paramilitary RSF in Nairobi

14 march 2025 - 13:26:06
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has suspended “all imports” from Kenya after it hosted a meeting of the paramilitary [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM rejects resettling migrants in the country

14 march 2025 - 12:10:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has denied his government's intention to settle migrants in [...] Full text...

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Libyan minister meets international bodies to promote museums

12 march 2025 - 12:12:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The Libyan Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs, Walid Ellafi, on Tuesday met with [...] Full text...

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Cape Town to host EU-South Africa summit on Thursday

12 march 2025 - 11:05:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The eighth summit between the leaders of the EU and South Africa will take place in [...] Full text...

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‘Furious kickback against equality’ must end, UN chief tells women activists, as conference adopts landmark declaration

12 march 2025 - 07:38:04
New York, US (PANA) - At a time of growing backlash against women’s rights, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark [...] Full text...

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Commission on the Status of Women: 'The poison of patriarchy is back'

11 march 2025 - 08:20:02
New York, US (PANA) - As the new session of the Commission on the Status of Women opens, meeting at [...] Full text...

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South African organisations slam Trump

11 march 2025 - 07:55:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The FW de Klerk Foundation has strongly opposed US President Donald Trump's offering of citizenship [...] Full text...

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Libya's electoral framework at centre of fourth meeting of UN Advisory Committee

10 march 2025 - 11:55:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The Libyan Advisory Committee established by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has held [...] Full text...

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'Accountability for international crimes is essential for justice and lasting peace in Libya'

09 march 2025 - 13:22:54
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Working Group of the International [...] Full text...

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Sudan virus disease reported in Uganda

08 march 2025 - 14:51:43
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Since the outbreak of Sudan virus disease (SVD) was declared in Uganda on 30 January 2025, [...] Full text...

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Up to 1mln Syrians living in camps, displacement sites intend to return home

08 march 2025 - 09:04:31
7 March 2025 Migrants and RefugeesDamascus, Syria (PANA) - Up to one million desperate Syrians living in camps and displacement [...] Full text...

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South African lawmakers take aim at Trump administration

07 march 2025 - 08:51:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Lawmakers on Thursday took aim at the Trump administration’s decision to halt [...] Full text...

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South Africa and Chile strengthen ties

06 march 2025 - 09:37:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa and Chile have agreed to cooperate in areas of trade and industry [...] Full text...

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Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the disappeared, Human Rights Council hears

05 march 2025 - 19:19:49
New York, US (PANA) - The people of Syria’s painful search for a peaceful future took centre stage at the [...] 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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‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief

04 march 2025 - 07:30:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan to [...] Full text...

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‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief

03 march 2025 - 20:22:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan [...] Full text...

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Italian civil aviation delegation arrives in Tripoli to assess aviation standards

03 march 2025 - 12:49:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Italian Civil Aviation Authority arrived in the Libyan capital Tripoli to [...] Full text...

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Libyan security institutions agree measures on border security

03 march 2025 - 12:40:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Representatives of the military and security institutions in the East and West Libya responsible for border [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecutor intensifies probe into DRC war crimes

28 february 2025 - 16:05:16
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has concluded his second visit to the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ministry of Planning, German development agency sign cooperation

28 february 2025 - 12:56:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Planning has signed a cooperation agreement with the German Foundation for International [...] Full text...

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Libyan delegation visits Chad to promote cooperation

27 february 2025 - 11:54:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan Ministry of Social Affairs has begun an official visit to Chad [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister and Emir of Qatar agree to resume air flights between the two countries

26 february 2025 - 14:38:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al- Dbaiba, has agreed with the [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN calls on Israel and Hamas to begin second phase of ceasefire

26 february 2025 - 07:56:26
New York, US (PANA) - As the first phase of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas expires, the UN [...] Full text...

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Farmers must be at the heart of biodiversity action - FAO chief

26 february 2025 - 07:39:06
Rome, Italy (PANA) - “Without the farmers, it is only political policy without implementation” – that was the stark message [...] Full text...

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Signing of a memorandum of understanding between Tunis and Beijing for the construction of a medical centre in Kairouan

25 february 2025 - 16:33:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and China signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday for the construction of a medical [...] Full text...

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DRC: UN concerned by worsening cholera epidemic in Goma

25 february 2025 - 06:51:19
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - While the security situation in the city of Goma remains worrying and a "precarious calm" is [...] Full text...

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia confirms US $500 million commitment to global polio eradication effort

24 february 2025 - 20:53:21
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (PANA) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Monday reaffirmed its US $500 million pledge to [...] Full text...

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Libya's Tripoli-based govt rejects calls by Speaker Saleh to stop dealing with it

23 february 2025 - 12:42:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) in Libya has rejected calls by the Speaker of [...] Full text...

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CAR: Challenges multiply as elections approach, says senior UN official

23 february 2025 - 07:11:17
New York, US (PANA) - The recent attack on a United Nations patrol in the Central African Republic (CAR), in [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister reaffirms government's support for the new UN Representative in Libya

21 february 2025 - 11:46:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, at his first meeting with [...] Full text...

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G20 foreign ministers meet in South Africa

20 february 2025 - 08:00:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting began in Johannesburg on Thursday.It is part of a [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges Caribbean leaders to keep pushing for peace, climate action

20 february 2025 - 07:33:09
Bridgetown, Barbados (PANA) – Addressing Caribbean leaders meeting in Barbados on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced a potential plan [...] 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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SADC ministers for ICT and meteorology convene in Harare

19 february 2025 - 12:19:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Cluster Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Transport, ICT, [...] Full text...

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Alliance of Sahel States to harmonise laws on town planning

19 february 2025 - 11:47:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), composed of Burkina Faso, Mali and [...] Full text...

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Amid ‘clear’ threat of nuclear war, Guterres tells Security Council multilateral off-ramp is essential

18 february 2025 - 19:44:18
New York, US (PANA) - Strengthening international cooperation and delivering on a UN pact that calls for reforming global governance, [...] Full text...

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UNICEF announces $142 million for education in Niger

18 february 2025 - 15:53:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is  to inject US$142 million into Niger's education sector, [...] Full text...

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Sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine paramount, Security Council hears

17 february 2025 - 21:37:04
New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN political affairs official on Monday reaffirmed that any peace deal in Ukraine [...] Full text...

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UN launches $6 billion Sudan appeal, as famine takes hold

17 february 2025 - 18:52:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in two people in war-torn Sudan have too little to eat, famine “is [...] Full text...

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DRC crisis: WFP condemns looting in Bukavu after M23 rebels move in

17 february 2025 - 16:24:36
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has condemned the looting of thousands of tonnes of relief [...] Full text...

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Libyans commemorate the 14th anniversary of the 17 February 2011 revolution

17 february 2025 - 15:31:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Festive fervour has gripped Libyans since Sunday evening, when festivities began to commemorate the 14th anniversary [...] 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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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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