23 april 2024 - 16:21:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa is being urged to address the critical challenges it faces, as the 10th African [...] Full text...
23 april 2024 - 15:14:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, on Tuesday underlined the importance of the Community of [...] Full text...
23 april 2024 - 13:09:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Water, Sanitation and the Environment, Maizama Abdoulaye, has set out five priorities [...] Full text...
23 april 2024 - 10:50:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 10th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD) got under way on Tuesday in [...] Full text...
22 april 2024 - 17:56:09
New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday emphasised the need for a “strengthened and updated” United Nations [...] Full text...
22 april 2024 - 15:56:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The tenth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD), designed to prepare the African position [...] Full text...
21 april 2024 - 05:14:01
New York, US (PANA) - Edem Wosornu, director of operations and advocacy at the UN Office for the Coordination of [...] Full text...
20 april 2024 - 19:56:58
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Twenty or so experts, academics, civil society leaders, women entrepreneurs and gender actors are looking into [...] Full text...
20 april 2024 - 19:39:21
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nassirou Ba, an agro-economist and expert consultant, has called on African countries to make women entrepreneurs [...] Full text...
20 april 2024 - 16:41:44
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, is hosting the sixth African Forum on Technology, Science and Innovation [...] Full text...
20 april 2024 - 16:21:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group Human Rights Watch said here Saturday that a bill before Gambia’s National Assembly to reverse a [...] Full text...
19 april 2024 - 12:59:32
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Director of the Climate Change, Technology and Natural Resources Management Division of the Economic Commission [...] Full text...
19 april 2024 - 12:41:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s two-time Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has been named in [...] Full text...
19 april 2024 - 05:14:16
New York, US (PANA) - Recent escalations in the Middle East make it even more important to support efforts towards [...] Full text...
18 april 2024 - 18:20:24
Washington, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, [...] Full text...
18 april 2024 - 15:02:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister for Youth in the Government of National Unity, Fathallah Al-Zeni, Thursday held talks [...] Full text...
18 april 2024 - 05:51:56
New York, US (PANA) - Despite important achievements over the past decade to improve the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, safeguard [...] Full text...
17 april 2024 - 10:23:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, on Tuesday announced his [...] Full text...
17 april 2024 - 05:44:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Scaling up assistance in Gaza remains a challenge in the face of continued access denials, delays [...] Full text...
17 april 2024 - 05:43:31
New York, US (PANA) - Young leaders from around the world are sharing their visions and actions to advance sustainable [...] Full text...
17 april 2024 - 05:31:01
New York, US (PANA) - African women are 130 times more likely to die due to pregnancy or childbirth complications [...] Full text...
16 april 2024 - 06:21:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday called on Nigeria to intensify child protection efforts, 10 [...] Full text...
16 april 2024 - 06:13:40
New York, US (PANA) - The Secretary-General and President of the General Assembly on Monday led the clarion call for [...] Full text...
14 april 2024 - 10:42:32
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Economic activity is set to rebound in Sub-Saharan Africa, supported by increased private consumption [...] Full text...
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13 april 2024 - 09:52:56
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has in recent years helped member countries to navigate successive [...] Full text...
12 april 2024 - 11:36:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s cotton production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast at 310,000 bales, down 40,000 bales [...] Full text...
12 april 2024 - 07:10:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Electoral Commission (IEC) on Thursday night approached the Constitutional Court on an [...] Full text...
12 april 2024 - 04:53:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - People in Gaza are struggling to survive, said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian [...] Full text...
10 april 2024 - 08:16:04
Washington, D.C., USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) is developing a new corporate scorecard that will track results [...] Full text...
10 april 2024 - 05:36:25
New York, US (PANA) - Financing for sustainable development is at a crossroads and without urgent investment, global efforts to achieve [...] Full text...
08 april 2024 - 13:06:54
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Increased private consumption and declining inflation are supporting an economic rebound in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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08 april 2024 - 11:00:27
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Central banks have raised interest rates significantly over the past two years to combat [...] Full text...
07 april 2024 - 18:46:45
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN’s overriding mission in Gaza to ‘flood the place with food’ and avert famine, has [...] Full text...
07 april 2024 - 06:48:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) is on Sunday launching a new campaign to champion the [...] Full text...
05 april 2024 - 17:53:44
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Two aid convoys carrying lifesaving supplies have reached Sudan’s Darfurs for the first time in [...] Full text...
04 april 2024 - 10:58:01
Washington, D.C., USA (PANA) - The World Bank on Wednesday priced two Sustainable Development Bonds, raising a total of US$ [...] Full text...
04 april 2024 - 08:04:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A new World Bank programme is set to strengthen and expand the electricity network, improve [...] Full text...
03 april 2024 - 18:03:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Kenya and Ghana have signed seven agreements aimed at enhancing bilateral relations between their two countries.
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03 april 2024 - 06:02:41
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Aid teams in Malawi are appealing for an additional $70 million to those affected by serious [...] Full text...
30 march 2024 - 08:47:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopians living in climate-affected lowlands of the country will receive new support, thanks to a [...] Full text...
29 march 2024 - 13:20:12
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a major political [...] Full text...
27 march 2024 - 18:38:07
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri K. Museveni on Wednesday officiated the launch of Salaam Bank, Uganda's first-ever licensed [...] Full text...
26 march 2024 - 12:34:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has adopted a new law that will safeguard media freedom, media pluralism and [...] Full text...
26 march 2024 - 06:26:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israel’s ongoing restrictions and its new ban on aid deliveries by the largest United Nations agency [...] Full text...
23 march 2024 - 17:54:15
New York, US (PANA) - The largest global environment movement is happening on Saturday, when the UN invites people around [...] Full text...
22 march 2024 - 13:54:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid reports of ongoing bombardment across Gaza on Friday, UN humanitarians highlighted “shocking levels of disease [...] Full text...
20 march 2024 - 18:42:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Scientists are progressing to the third phase trial of a candidate vaccine to prevent Tuberculosis, which [...] Full text...
20 march 2024 - 10:28:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition in partnership with the Industrial Development [...] Full text...
19 march 2024 - 11:22:31
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday [...] Full text...
19 march 2024 - 06:41:57
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Fatuma was married at age 15 and had her first child, Hadija, after a year, causing [...] Full text...
16 march 2024 - 12:43:39
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Efforts are being made in the south of Madagascar to end a traditional but illegal practice [...] Full text...
16 march 2024 - 08:57:42
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A new National Energy Advancement and Transformation Programme (NEAT), a multiphase programme supported by the World [...] Full text...
15 march 2024 - 11:20:23
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, will host the 10th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD) [...] Full text...
15 march 2024 - 09:26:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of State for Women's Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Houria Khalifa al-Tarmal, [...] Full text...
14 march 2024 - 07:36:26
Washington, United States (PANA) - The last 10 years have been rough for many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Following [...] Full text...
14 march 2024 - 05:20:46
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Wednesday announced the imposition of visa restrictions on multiple individuals in South [...] Full text...
13 march 2024 - 16:34:30
New York, US (PANA) - Around the world women’s rights are under attack, and governments must act to reverse that [...] Full text...
13 march 2024 - 16:22:08
New York, US (PANA) - Despite record high global human development scores in 2023, disparities between the haves and the [...] Full text...
12 march 2024 - 16:56:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania has made important strides in reducing infant and child mortality, but the authorities [...] Full text...
11 march 2024 - 17:40:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday highlighted the urgent need to defend women's rights which are [...] Full text...
10 march 2024 - 07:08:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN independent expert on Friday called on States to review prison management practices and policies to [...] Full text...
09 march 2024 - 07:46:11
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday launched a plan to boost empowerment of women and girls around [...] Full text...
08 march 2024 - 22:53:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Warring Sudanese parties should declare a humanitarian ceasefire during the Muslim Holy month of Ramadan [...] Full text...
08 march 2024 - 21:53:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appealed to leaders in Nigeria [...] Full text...
08 march 2024 - 17:41:30
New York, US (PANA) - More than 230 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to female genital [...] Full text...
08 march 2024 - 08:45:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Burkinabè authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies [...] Full text...
07 march 2024 - 08:14:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria faces a serious poverty-reduction challenge: Almost half of Nigerians are estimated to live below the [...] Full text...
06 march 2024 - 06:54:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Efforts by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to deliver desperately needed food supplies to northern [...] Full text...
05 march 2024 - 19:19:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first [...] Full text...
05 march 2024 - 06:28:44
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly has highlighted [...] Full text...
05 march 2024 - 06:02:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dozens of elections taking place this year around the world will likely be “free from hatred” [...] Full text...
02 march 2024 - 11:41:31
Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) – World Trade Organisation (WTO) members concluded the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi, United [...] Full text...
02 march 2024 - 10:50:09
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 42-month arrangement of US$390 [...] Full text...
01 march 2024 - 23:46:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Aid agencies in Ethiopia have put up a joint appeal for US$3.2 billion required in [...] Full text...
01 march 2024 - 19:40:58
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - A new programme will improve healthcare and nutrition services for about 4.6 million people, especially women, [...] Full text...
01 march 2024 - 18:59:17
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has announced a new five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) [...] Full text...
29 february 2024 - 18:59:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Over the past 20 years, considerable progress has been made in electrifying the world, with the [...] Full text...
29 february 2024 - 13:05:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A new World Bank report finds that annual average losses to gross domestic product (GDP) [...] Full text...
27 february 2024 - 11:30:34
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - At Morapeli High School in Lesotho, the atmosphere was buoyant as young adults in smart uniforms [...] Full text...
27 february 2024 - 08:28:56
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Malagasy women and girls face multiple disadvantages that affect their ability to accumulate human capital in [...] Full text...
26 february 2024 - 17:10:06
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - It’s fitting that G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will meet this week at [...] Full text...
25 february 2024 - 17:05:58
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, (PANA) - After decades of accelerating globalisation, since 2008 international trade has grown at roughly [...] Full text...
25 february 2024 - 07:56:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWS) on Saturday agreed to lift some economic and [...] Full text...
23 february 2024 - 09:35:08
Washington DC, USA (PANA) – The World Bank Group announced a $30 million grant to help ensure the continuity of [...] Full text...
22 february 2024 - 19:12:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, on Thursday warned those he described as “evil [...] Full text...
22 february 2024 - 12:03:01
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - It’s important to celebrate – there are reasons to celebrate. We should take this positive energy [...] Full text...
22 february 2024 - 07:00:06
New York, US (PANA) – Governments across the globe are reaching beyond their borders and committing human rights abuses against [...] Full text...
21 february 2024 - 08:09:29
Washington DC, USA (PANA) — The World Bank Group has announced the appointment of Wencai Zhang as Managing Director and [...] Full text...
19 february 2024 - 07:41:25
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - In an era of overlapping crises, fragility, conflict and violence remain among the greatest global [...] Full text...
19 february 2024 - 07:39:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Brazil has donated food assistance and water purifiers to support refugees and host communities residing [...] Full text...
17 february 2024 - 06:05:52
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the decision by Senegal’s Constitutional Council to restore the presidential [...] Full text...
16 february 2024 - 18:51:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday pledged “to fully implement” the verdict of the Constitutional Council [...] Full text...
16 february 2024 - 13:07:58
Dakar, Snegal (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday urged stakeholders in the political crisis [...] Full text...
16 february 2024 - 10:19:18
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Immediate action to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
16 february 2024 - 06:06:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's Constitutional Council on Thursday struck down a controversial law that postponed the West African country's [...] Full text...
15 february 2024 - 08:04:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Economic activity in Zimbabwe continues to show resilience in the face of currency instability and high [...] Full text...
13 february 2024 - 08:18:21
Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank has extended a facility of close to $300 million to the Eastern [...] Full text...
10 february 2024 - 22:18:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - South Africa on Saturday beat DR Congo 6-5 on penalties to win the third place [...] Full text...
10 february 2024 - 08:06:02
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Adherence to the authorities' macroeconomic adjustment and reform programme will help Malawi overcome current and future [...] Full text...
09 february 2024 - 08:06:34
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Last month, Cameroon became the first country to start rolling out malaria vaccination as part of [...] Full text...
08 february 2024 - 20:37:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister for Social Affairs, Wafa Aboubaker Al-Kilani, took part in the High-Level Arab Forum [...] Full text...
07 february 2024 - 14:00:19
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Decades of division and conflict have left the Central African Republic (CAR) with severe development challenges [...] Full text...
07 february 2024 - 05:52:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As severe hunger ripples across northern Ethiopia, the World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up [...] Full text...
06 february 2024 - 14:27:27
Panama City, Panama (PANA) - Delegates from around the world gathered in Panama City Tuesday for the 10th Conference of the [...] Full text...
03 february 2024 - 10:47:45
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Adherence to the authorities' macroeconomic adjustment and reform program would help Malawi overcome current and future [...] Full text...
03 february 2024 - 05:53:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN and the Government of Ethiopia have appealed for urgent funding to respond to [...] Full text...
02 february 2024 - 22:20:48
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire - DR Congo on Friday made a strong statement about their potential to win the 2023 TotalEnergies [...] Full text...
02 february 2024 - 18:05:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, has launched the electronic trademark notification system for [...] Full text...
01 february 2024 - 16:30:02
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Djibouti has achieved remarkable economic growth over the past two decades, driven by strategic infrastructure investments, [...] Full text...
01 february 2024 - 05:26:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The war in Gaza has resulted in an unprecedented level of destruction to its economy which [...] Full text...
31 january 2024 - 07:53:33
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - When looking at Somalia, there are often glaring gaps in data that obscure understanding of the [...] Full text...
31 january 2024 - 06:09:50
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The UN and partners launched the 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia on Tuesday, calling for [...] Full text...
30 january 2024 - 19:04:25
Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Mali reached the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cote [...] Full text...
30 january 2024 - 08:02:34
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon, highly vulnerable to climate change, with risks from recurrent droughts, floods, landslides, and coastal erosion, [...] Full text...
27 january 2024 - 07:59:36
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - AI must be carefully adapted to benefit the poor, shows research in Kenya, Togo, and Sierra [...] Full text...
25 january 2024 - 17:09:55
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from persistent security challenges, and Sahel countries such as Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger, [...] Full text...
25 january 2024 - 13:08:39
Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank has priced a seven-year $100 million, principal-protected Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond, providing [...] Full text...
24 january 2024 - 17:57:33
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At present, only 46.4% of six-year-olds have access to basic education, and half of them complete [...] Full text...
24 january 2024 - 17:45:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank's portfolio in Mali in 2023 is estimated at more than CFAF 200 billion, [...] Full text...
24 january 2024 - 08:02:35
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - As the global community celebrates International Day of Education on 24 January, the African Union's Year [...] Full text...
23 january 2024 - 09:05:48
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Liphula (a pseudonym to protect the privacy of the student) is a 21-year-old young man enrolled [...] Full text...
23 january 2024 - 06:04:49
Paris, France (PANA) - Over the past few months, people in Khartoum State, Sudan, have become increasingly cut-off from healthcare, [...] Full text...
21 january 2024 - 19:20:08
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Developing countries must lead efforts to reform outdated international institutions and frameworks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...
20 january 2024 - 18:37:34
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres repeated his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional [...] Full text...
20 january 2024 - 16:13:21
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Algeria's Baghdad Bounedjah scored deep into injury time as the North African country drew 2-2 with Burkina [...] Full text...
19 january 2024 - 19:53:26
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the second tranche of US$600 million for Ghana, [...] Full text...
19 january 2024 - 15:00:41
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – At a moment of growing fragmentation and polarization, the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2024 served [...] Full text...
19 january 2024 - 07:18:15
Washington, United States (PANA) - The commercial real estate sector has been under intense pressure globally as interest rates have [...] Full text...
16 january 2024 - 17:20:16
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – From India to Morocco, the United States to Ecuador, the 16 organizations awarded by the Schwab [...] Full text...
16 january 2024 - 16:09:56
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A late penalty kick converted by substitute Bertrand Traoré gave Burkina Faso a 1-0 win [...] Full text...
16 january 2024 - 12:41:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people using tobacco continues to decline despite industry attempts to jeopardise progress towards [...] Full text...
16 january 2024 - 05:34:53
New York, US (PANA) - Globally in 2024, children are likely to see increased exposure to violence and war, and [...] Full text...
15 january 2024 - 11:01:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 36-month arrangement under the [...] Full text...
14 january 2024 - 07:24:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in [...] Full text...
13 january 2024 - 07:38:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Widespread flooding due to unusually heavy rainfall in the Republic of Congo has left more than [...] Full text...
12 january 2024 - 13:47:32
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel strongly rejected accusations by South Africa of genocidal intent against Palestinians on Friday at [...] Full text...
11 january 2024 - 17:14:27
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa addressed the UN's highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the [...] Full text...
11 january 2024 - 06:04:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Grammy award-winning DJ Nkosinathi “Black Coffee” Maphumulo is recovering in an Argentina [...] Full text...
10 january 2024 - 17:26:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global unemployment is expected to rise this year, with growing inequality and stagnant productivity also a [...] Full text...
10 january 2024 - 16:33:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Economic growth in Africa is expected to pick up to 3.8% in 2024 and rise further [...] Full text...
09 january 2024 - 17:37:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Economic growth in Africa is expected to pick up to 3.8% in 2024 and rise further [...] Full text...
09 january 2024 - 14:23:37
Washington, United States (PANA) - As the world nears the midpoint of what was intended to be a transformative decade [...] Full text...
08 january 2024 - 14:27:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday suspended the minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, [...] Full text...
08 january 2024 - 12:57:24
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - On day 93 of the war in Gaza, amid reports of relentless and heavy Israeli bombardment, [...] Full text...
06 january 2024 - 04:46:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hospitals and other vital medical infrastructure in Gaza and the West Bank have been attacked nearly [...] Full text...
05 january 2024 - 08:45:13
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - With record-shattering high temperatures, explosive wildfires, intense drought, massive flooding, and destructive storms — no [...] Full text...
05 january 2024 - 07:44:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former Paralympian hero Oscar Pistorius was released on parole from Pretoria's Atteridgeville Correctional Centre [...] Full text...
05 january 2024 - 05:55:25
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report for 2024 projects a slowdown in [...] Full text...
04 january 2024 - 18:00:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The year 2023 would, with a few exceptions, have been like the previous years of the [...] Full text...
04 january 2024 - 09:38:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius will be released from an Eastern Cape prison on [...] Full text...
31 december 2023 - 14:15:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Parliament on Saturday voted in favour of the bill to revise the Constitution, [...] Full text...
30 december 2023 - 07:37:13
New York, US (PANA) - Halting unsustainable consumption and production, which have contributed to the decline of biodiversity and the [...] Full text...
29 december 2023 - 18:01:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Government of The Gambia, through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, has secured substantial [...] Full text...
29 december 2023 - 05:16:41
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for global unity to make 2024 a year [...] Full text...
28 december 2023 - 09:11:53
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - After a 14-year absence, Mozambique are back in the AFCON where Chiquinho Condé's men hope [...] Full text...
28 december 2023 - 07:33:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), warns that any attempts by Israel to deport and [...] Full text...
27 december 2023 - 06:55:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The past year saw significant milestones and challenges in global public health but also immense and [...] Full text...
25 december 2023 - 13:48:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has said the [...] Full text...
21 december 2023 - 06:46:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it is continuously monitoring the global spread of [...] Full text...
20 december 2023 - 16:34:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In less than two years, (2025), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will mark [...] Full text...
20 december 2023 - 14:13:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The budget for the Ministry of Industry and Trade has been reduced from CFAF 7 billion [...] Full text...
20 december 2023 - 08:56:19
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a new US$500 million loan aimed at improving [...] Full text...
20 december 2023 - 08:49:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s economic performance strengthened in 2023 despite continued challenges, with real GDP growth accelerating from 4.8% [...] Full text...
20 december 2023 - 08:20:39
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has announced completion of the first reviews under the [...] Full text...
20 december 2023 - 08:06:51
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF} Board on Tuesday approved a new 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) [...] Full text...
19 december 2023 - 14:44:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Over the past two decades, Tanzania has exhibited robust economic growth, surpassing many developing [...] Full text...
19 december 2023 - 07:46:38
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Egyptian giants, Al Ahly's hopes of lifting the 2023 Fifa Club World Cup were extinguished [...] Full text...
18 december 2023 - 17:21:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top Libyan officials from five institutions Monday reaffirmed their support for the efforts of the UN envoy [...] Full text...
18 december 2023 - 06:52:12
Washington, United States (PANA) - Remittances to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) grew an estimated 3.8% in 2023, a moderation [...] Full text...
16 december 2023 - 08:48:21
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Bank on Saturday announced approval of a Development Policy Financing (DPF) operation of $80 [...] Full text...
16 december 2023 - 08:45:56
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Egyptian giants, Al Ahly, pulled off a statement victory by dismantling a star-studded Al Ittihad [...] Full text...
14 december 2023 - 20:52:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The decision by Libya's various stakeholders to honour an invitation to the meeting table of the [...] Full text...
14 december 2023 - 20:08:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on Thursday it had recognized that [...] Full text...
14 december 2023 - 14:34:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has in the past been successful in translating economic growth into improved living standards of [...] Full text...
14 december 2023 - 09:31:55
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The UN's annual climate conference, COP28, finally acknowledged the need to transition away from fossil fuels [...] Full text...
14 december 2023 - 06:24:27
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - The Executive Boards of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank’s International Development [...] Full text...
13 december 2023 - 16:12:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Government of Nigeria avoided a fiscal cliff by implementing bold reforms, including ending the gasoline [...] Full text...
13 december 2023 - 15:32:47
Washington, USA (PANA) - Amid the biggest surge in global interest rates in four decades, developing countries spent a record [...] Full text...
13 december 2023 - 11:39:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Senior United Nations official in Sudan has warned that far too many people are struggling [...] Full text...
13 december 2023 - 10:03:12
Duba, UAE (PANA) - Nations at COP28 in Dubai approved on Wednesday a roadmap for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” [...] Full text...
13 december 2023 - 09:21:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economic growth is projected to slow to 3.5 percent in 2024, a decrease from 4.5 [...] Full text...
13 december 2023 - 09:07:12
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched a $9.3 billion emergency funding appeal in response [...] Full text...
13 december 2023 - 08:19:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has approved the Kenya Jobs and Economic Transformation Project (KJET) to benefit at [...] Full text...
13 december 2023 - 07:46:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Half of the world’s population is not fully covered by essential health services and two billion people [...] Full text...
13 december 2023 - 07:02:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that the escalating conflict in Sudan and [...] Full text...
12 december 2023 - 06:56:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, the Lycée Scientifique National of Bobo-Dioulasso shines as a beacon of [...] Full text...
11 december 2023 - 07:46:25
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Globally, approximately 184 million people, or 2.3% of the world population, live outside their country [...] Full text...
11 december 2023 - 06:44:18
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A statement by a young woman in Luanda, Angola echoes an experience faced by countless others: [...] Full text...
10 december 2023 - 17:42:47
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - One innovative solution to some of the most pressing global challenges humanity is facing today can [...] Full text...
10 december 2023 - 17:08:17
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Sunday pledged that he would “not give up” on appealing for a humanitarian [...] Full text...
10 december 2023 - 05:23:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) converge in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, [...] Full text...
09 december 2023 - 17:18:10
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature [...] Full text...
09 december 2023 - 10:12:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Gender-based violence (GBV) is a pervasive global health crisis; one in three women worldwide [...] Full text...
08 december 2023 - 06:40:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every year, at least 40 million women are likely to experience a long-term health problem caused [...] Full text...