Drought reduces Morocco’s grain, feed production by over 60 percent
01 july 2022 - 07:12:23Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The government of Morocco is taking measures to develop a strategic wheat stock as the North [...] Full text...
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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The government of Morocco is taking measures to develop a strategic wheat stock as the North [...] Full text...
Record fisheries, aquaculture production contributing to global food security - FAO
30 june 2022 - 05:57:44Lisbon, Portugal (PANA) - Record levels of fisheries and aquaculture production are making a critical contribution to global food security, [...] Full text...
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WFP welcomes G7's fresh commitment to food security amid unprecedented global food crisis
29 june 2022 - 05:09:47Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday welcomed the announcement by G7 leaders meeting [...] Full text...
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Put women’s rights ‘front and centre’ of climate policies: UN rights chief
28 june 2022 - 05:35:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although climate change threatens everyone, women and girls often suffer its harshest and most violent consequences, [...] Full text...
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Mali-Météo forecasts agricultural production of over 10.5 million tonnes of cereals this year
23 june 2022 - 18:41:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Meteorological Agency (Mali-Météo) has predicted this year's agricultural production to be just over 10.5 [...] Full text...
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Cabo Verde faces record-breaking levels of food insecurity as a result of drought, COVID-19, Ukraine crisis
23 june 2022 - 11:42:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The number of people affected by a food and nutrition crisis in Cabo Verde has reached [...] Full text...
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Mali's Transitional President hands out tractors to Malian farmers
22 june 2022 - 13:49:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, Tuesday handed over 225 tractors to [...] Full text...
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Angola joins EITI as 28th African member
22 june 2022 - 10:18:08Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Angola has joined the Extractive Industries Transparency International (EITI), becoming its 57th member country and the 28th in [...] Full text...
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Benin adopts budget for the next two years
20 june 2022 - 19:21:17Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has adopted a multi-year budget for 2023-2025, government sources said on Monday. According to [...] Full text...
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'IFAD’s projects in Gambia to help increase food production'
20 june 2022 - 10:21:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mr. Donald Brown, Associate Vice President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has said [...] Full text...
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Benin to produce more than 22,000 tons of mango by 2026
19 june 2022 - 13:26:00Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government plans to produce more than 22,000 tonnes of mango by 2026, uo from [...] Full text...
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Urgent support needed for 14,000 who fled following Burkina Faso massacre - UNHCR
17 june 2022 - 19:37:22Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - UN humanitarians in Burkina Faso on Friday appealed to the international community for help, after attacks by [...] Full text...
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One-third of Sudan's population faces acute food insecurity - UN
17 june 2022 - 05:12:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - One-third of Sudan’s population, or 15 million people, are facing acute food insecurity, according to a [...] Full text...
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IMF mission reports rising inflation in Nigeria despite broadening GDP growth
16 june 2022 - 06:23:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s real GDP growth is broadening to all sectors except oil, but inflation remains elevated, according [...] Full text...
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With peace and accountability, oil and agriculture can support early recovery in South Sudan – WB report
15 june 2022 - 12:04:11Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Economic recovery has stalled in South Sudan amid a multitude of crises, including the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Five Ambassadors present letters of credence to Gambian leader
15 june 2022 - 11:36:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, on Tuesday received the letters of credence of five Ambassadors accredited [...] Full text...
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Coffee output drops in Tanzania due to low yields, high fertiliser cost, drought
15 june 2022 - 11:13:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s coffee production in marketing year 2022/23 is forecast to decrease 4% to 1.15 [...] Full text...
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US pledges support for new Somali President
14 june 2022 - 05:44:09Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The US has pledged support for the security, reconciliation and reform agenda of Somalia's new President, Hassan Sheikh [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to produce 250,000 tons of sugar this year
10 june 2022 - 07:25:51Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture has estimated the island's sugar production at 250,000 tonnes, with harvest [...] Full text...
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IMF, Tanzania reach staff-level deal on $1.071 billion credit for economic recovery
10 june 2022 - 07:21:01Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached an agreement with [...] Full text...
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World’s most vulnerable now paying even more, for less food: FAO
10 june 2022 - 04:50:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year. This would be a [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS to launch mass vaccination campaign against ovine rinderpest
09 june 2022 - 11:24:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission will on Friday launch the mass vaccination [...] Full text...
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Food exports must keep flowing worldwide, FAO chief urges
09 june 2022 - 06:04:14Rome, Italy (PANA) - As part of ongoing international efforts to address growing concerns over global food security linked to the [...] Full text...
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Mali, Russia sign MoU on relations between the two countries
08 june 2022 - 21:01:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and the Russian Federation on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants Malawi of $9.25 million for rollout of Climate Disaster Risk Financing
08 june 2022 - 12:55:23Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two grants of $9.25 million to implement the [...] Full text...
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Guinea records outbreak of avian influenza
08 june 2022 - 11:41:15Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - an outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) has been reported at poultry farms in Guinea's Forécariah [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State, AUC chairman discuss effects of Russian invasion on global food security
08 june 2022 - 06:35:38Washington, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Tuesday spoke with African Union Commission Chairperson (AUC) Moussa Faki [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa braces for ‘explosion of child deaths’ as hunger crisis deepens
08 june 2022 - 05:16:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An “explosion of child deaths” is likely and imminent in the Horn of Africa unless the [...] Full text...
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UN food agencies warn of looming widespread food crisss as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
07 june 2022 - 12:54:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN food agencies -- the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...
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Djibouti aspires to become global ICT cente
07 june 2022 - 12:19:14Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has received Djibouti’s highest honour of ‘Commandeur dans [...] Full text...
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Gambia came through pandemic less impacted than many of its regional peers - World Bank
07 june 2022 - 10:28:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The World Bank has said that The Gambia came through the pandemic less impacted than many [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM hails solid Libyan-Algerian partnership in strengthening the economies of neighbouring African countries
06 june 2022 - 22:07:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, affirmed that the strong partnership between [...] Full text...
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Burundi, Israel, Turkey, Algeria agree to intensify cooperation
03 june 2022 - 16:14:33Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Council of Ministers has adopted a series of bills aimed at intensifying cooperation with [...] Full text...
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'Morocco recorded 7.9% growth in 2021'
03 june 2022 - 15:22:42Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco's economy grew by 7.9% in 2021 after a deep recession of 7.2% in 2020 due [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, FAO sign Country Programme Framework for food security
02 june 2022 - 10:02:19Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday signed the Country Programme Framework [...] Full text...
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FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa
01 june 2022 - 05:24:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million [...] Full text...
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Gambian leader welcomes AU's collective undertaking to examine continental initiatives
30 may 2022 - 10:44:29Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow has welcomed the African Union's humanitarian collective undertaking to examine and re-define [...] Full text...
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NGO advocates support for victims of sexual abuse in DRC
30 may 2022 - 05:21:29Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - There is an “urgent need” to support the victims of sexual exploitation and abuse in the [...] Full text...
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Tunisian, Libyan entrepreneurs to work together to promote trade
29 may 2022 - 15:07:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade of the government of national unity, Mohamed Al-Haweij, has [...] Full text...
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US$ 678 million mobilized by IFAD in 42 years of presence in Burundi
28 may 2022 - 14:05:16Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which has been present in Burundi since 1980, has [...] Full text...
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Greece wants closer ties with Africa, says Greek FM
26 may 2022 - 23:43:00Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece is determined to establish closer relations with African countries, Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, said [...] Full text...
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AfDB President outlines Bank's plan to feed the continent
25 may 2022 - 06:59:30Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has outlined the Bank's plans to address [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board approves US$1.5 billion facility to avert food crisis in Africa
20 may 2022 - 21:08:37Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors on Friday approved a US$1.5 billion facility [...] Full text...
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Malian Foreign Minister meets in Moscow with group of African ambassadors to Russia
20 may 2022 - 14:32:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali remains in the dynamic of negotiations with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), [...] Full text...
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Nations must ‘act together urgently' to end crisis of food insecurity: UN chief
19 may 2022 - 05:17:24New York, US (PANA) - Hunger levels around the world are at “a new high”, the UN chief warned on [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charities warn 'one person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds' in East Africa
18 may 2022 - 06:00:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds in drought-ravaged Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, [...] Full text...
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Opposition leader Raila Odinga names Martha Karua, Iron Lady of Kenyan politics, as running mate
16 may 2022 - 15:14:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga, the presidential candidate of the Azimio la Umoja coalition, has named [...] Full text...
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UN focus on plant health, crucial for boosting food security worldwide
13 may 2022 - 05:25:41Rome, Italy (PANA) - On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and [...] Full text...
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Sahel: food crisis exacerbated by conflict to worsen during hunger season
12 may 2022 - 20:49:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 10.5 million people in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Mauritania are at risk [...] Full text...
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Mali intends to inject 456 billion CFA francs into 2022-2023 agricultural season
12 may 2022 - 16:27:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will inject 456 billion CFA francs into the 2022-2023 agricultural season, the Malian Ministry of [...] Full text...
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Libyan minister calls for food security strategy
12 may 2022 - 10:47:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed al-Haweij, [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group approves new country partnership framework for Gambia
11 may 2022 - 09:32:20Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors has endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) [...] Full text...
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High-level UN conference debates precious commodity: Land
10 may 2022 - 10:05:44Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification [...] Full text...
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Greek, Kenyan FMs discuss bolstering bilateral relations
10 may 2022 - 06:48:05Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias and his Kenyan counterpart Raychelle Awuor Omamo on Monday discussed [...] Full text...
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15th Convention of Parties on Desertification and Drought opens in Côte d'Ivoire
09 may 2022 - 19:50:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 15th Convention of the Parties on Desertification and Drought (COP 15) opened in the [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe gov't allocates more than 72 billion CFA francs to subsidise cotton growing
07 may 2022 - 15:17:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Faced with soaring fertiliser prices due to the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, the Burkinabe [...] Full text...
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Violence in Ethiopia's Benishangul Gumuz region hits humanitarian response
06 may 2022 - 16:19:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Metekel zone in Benishangul Gumuz regional state remains complex requiring an [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to develop sustainable system for plant propagation at Prison Service
05 may 2022 - 07:48:33Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security and the Mauritius Prisons Service (MPS) have agreed [...] Full text...
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Value chains strengthened between Botswana, France
04 may 2022 - 19:56:29Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC), the country’s investment arm, has inked a collaboration deal with [...] Full text...
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Natural resources must be ‘part of the solution’ in fight against deforestation: FAO
04 may 2022 - 05:57:20Rome, Italy (PANA) - Between 2010 and 2018, the rate of deforestation worldwide slowed by nearly 30 per cent compared [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for more resources to fight terror attacks in Sahel
03 may 2022 - 05:30:03Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The number of terrorist attacks in the Sahel region of Africa “continues to increase”, according to [...] Full text...
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On May Day, Human Rights Watch calls for end of violence, harassment at work
01 may 2022 - 10:14:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As countries worldwide celebrate workers’ rights on Sunday, International Workers’ Day, Human Rights Watch (HRW) is [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches first African accelerator focusing on Regenerative Food and Agri-Tech
29 april 2022 - 08:25:13Ferney, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday launched the first-ever African accelerator focusing on Regenerative Food and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: African Development Bank Mobilize $540 Million For Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones In Nigeria
27 april 2022 - 14:50:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has mobilized a total of $540 million for the establishment of [...] Full text...
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IMF staff, Kenyan authorities reach staff-level agreement on economic policies
26 april 2022 - 07:31:44Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team and Kenyan authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on [...] Full text...
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Tripoli-based government holds meeting on plans to set up grains board
25 april 2022 - 12:20:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed al-Haweij of the Government of National Unity (GNU) has [...] Full text...
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Mauritius calm after weekend riots to protest rising costs of living
25 april 2022 - 08:05:21Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is calm on Monday morning after the country experienced a violent and traumatic weekend as [...] Full text...
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Biodiversity and ecosystem protection highlighted on Mother Earth Day
23 april 2022 - 06:59:47New York, US (PANA) - Marking International Mother Earth Day, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid, on Friday called for [...] Full text...
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WFP assistance relieved thousands as hunger levels rose in Sierra Leone in 2021
21 april 2022 - 05:23:13Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reached 540,000 people in Sierra Leone with lifesaving [...] Full text...
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IMF team, Congo each agreement on completion of first review of ECF
20 april 2022 - 05:48:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) – A team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with the authorities [...] Full text...
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WFP Goodwill Ambassador Hend Sabry visits climate change adaptation projects in Egypt
20 april 2022 - 05:33:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Arab film star, Hend Sabry, has visited a climate change adaptation programme run by the Government [...] Full text...
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Worsening drought in Horn of Africa puts up to 20 million at risk: WFP
19 april 2022 - 19:38:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Up to 20 million people could go hungry this year as delayed rains worsen extreme drought [...] Full text...
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Benin produced over 190,000 tonnes of cashew nuts in 2021-2022 season -Ministry
15 april 2022 - 16:18:39Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin produced more than 190,000 tonnes of cashew nuts during the 2021-2022 season, sources close to [...] Full text...
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IFAD supports Senegal's agriculture sector
15 april 2022 - 13:15:40Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has granted Senegal funding for the productivity and market [...] Full text...
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IFAD supports seven Sahelian countries with US$5.14 million
15 april 2022 - 13:05:19Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will allocate US$5.14 million to finance the Integrated Climate [...] Full text...
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UN releases $100 million to fight hunger in 6 African countries and Yemen
15 april 2022 - 06:37:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN has allocated $100 million to fight hunger in Africa and the Middle East as [...] Full text...
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Mali launches 12th edition of High Council for Agriculture
13 april 2022 - 16:50:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, Wednesday launched the 12th edition of [...] Full text...
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Gambia announces measures to mitigate effects of economic hardship
13 april 2022 - 10:39:50Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian cabinet has commissioned an eight-member economic taskforce to look into the recent rise in [...] Full text...
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Somalia's acute drought risks lives of nearly half the population
12 april 2022 - 14:53:30Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Millions of Somalis are at risk of sliding into famine as the impact of a prolonged [...] Full text...
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UN agencies urge scale up in assistance to stave off hunger in South Sudan
10 april 2022 - 07:12:11Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Foo d insecurity is likely to rise by seven per cent across South Sudan in [...] Full text...
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Mauritius addresses Food wastage programme
09 april 2022 - 09:30:24Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister, Mr Maneesh Gobin, has highlighted the importance of addressing food [...] Full text...
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Burundi to establish regulatory authority for veterinary products, pesticides and food
07 april 2022 - 12:47:46Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi government is to establish a regulatory authority for veterinary products, pesticides and food. This is in [...] Full text...
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UN climate report: It’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees
05 april 2022 - 07:41:27New York, US (PANA) - A new flagship UN report on climate change, out on Monday indicating that harmful carbon [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches National Policy Dialogue on Green Economy
01 april 2022 - 10:39:59Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has launched the National Policy Dialogue on Green Economy project, under the SWITCH Africa Green [...] Full text...
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Mali and Qatar sign economic and trade agreement
29 march 2022 - 13:50:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Mali (CCIM), Youssouf Bathily, and his [...] Full text...
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8th International Agricultural Exhibition opens in Tripoli
29 march 2022 - 13:23:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Eighth International Exhibition of Agriculture, Animal Resources and Fisheries opened on Monday at the Tripoli [...] Full text...
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US$40 billion in partnership agreements expected at third intra-African trade fair
28 march 2022 - 20:01:36Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Patrick Jérôme Achi, the prime minister of Côte d'Ivoire, Monday expressed delight that partnership agreements [...] Full text...
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Burundi, mining firm strike US$15 billion nickel deal
24 march 2022 - 14:13:38Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian has awarded a contract for the exploitation of nickel and associated minerals to the East [...] Full text...
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9th World Water Forum: Israeli climate exert call for drip-based agriculture
24 march 2022 - 13:14:38Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Israel's Special Envoy for Climate Change and Sustainability, Gideon Behar has advocated for drip-based agriculture to [...] Full text...
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UN warns of worsening food crisis looming in Sudan
24 march 2022 - 13:07:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a strong warning about the “worsening food [...] Full text...
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Sanitation, one of major innovations of World Water Forum in Dakar
23 march 2022 - 20:35:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The central place given to sanitation is one of the major innovations of the World Water [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group President calls for transboundary water resources management
22 march 2022 - 14:03:23Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The president of the World Bank Group, David Malpass, has called for transboundary cooperation in water [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, Algeria sign agreement on scientific research
21 march 2022 - 20:55:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The ministries of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the two neighboring countries signed on Monday [...] Full text...
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UNESCO Director General says humans are increasingly polluting or drying up existing water resources
21 march 2022 - 17:22:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay has stated that humans are increasingly polluting or drying up existing [...] Full text...
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Africa Investment Forum Virtual boardrooms attract $32.8 billion in investment interest
21 march 2022 - 04:45:34Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum boardrooms have drawn $32.8 billion in investment interest in bankable projects, [...] Full text...
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UN chief says its time for ‘tangible and credible’ forest management
21 march 2022 - 04:34:16New York, US (PANA) - Healthy forests are “essential” for people and the planet, the UN chief said in his [...] Full text...
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Africa at heart of military clash in Ukraine (Analysis)
15 march 2022 - 15:07:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Russian-Ukrainian war, which has entered its third week, actually began ten years ago when former [...] Full text...
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Environmentalist calls for increased investment to combat land degradation in Africa
12 march 2022 - 15:45:23Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An environmentalist of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has called on governments and businesses to [...] Full text...
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Guinean Transition President urges ministers to take up agriculture
11 march 2022 - 13:58:45Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the Guinean transition, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, urged on Thursday members of the government [...] Full text...
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Climate crisis threatens food security for women, girls: WFP
08 march 2022 - 12:10:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Women and girls, especially in rural communities, continue to face the brunt of the climate crisis that [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe PM unveils 25-member government
06 march 2022 - 18:17:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the transition of Burkina Faso, Albert Ouédraogo, on Saturday unveiled a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa calls for equitable access to vaccines
06 march 2022 - 17:25:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The eighth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD-8) held this week in Kigali, Rwanda, has [...] Full text...
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Food Price Index hit record high in February, says FAO
05 march 2022 - 05:28:04Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices reached an all-time high in February, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported [...] Full text...
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Obesity rising in Africa, says WHO
04 march 2022 - 05:24:08Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – One in five adults and one in 10 children and teenagers are projected to be obese by [...] Full text...
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About 30 Tunisian companies to participate in the Tripoli International Fair next month
28 february 2022 - 13:46:30Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - About 30 Tunisian companies, operating in the food industry sector, will take part in the 3rd [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Investment opportunities, return of American companies to Libya discussed by US, Libyan officials
27 february 2022 - 16:21:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed Al-Haweij, met, via video technology on Saturday, with the [...] Full text...
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Malian Prime Minister at the Dubai 2020 World Expo
24 february 2022 - 21:24:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, who has been in Dubai since Monday to take [...] Full text...
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Mali: More than 1.8 million people need food, nutritional assistance
22 february 2022 - 20:20:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, indicated on Monday in Bamako, at the opening of [...] Full text...
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Two UN agencies launch new initiative to improve nutrition standards for school meals
22 february 2022 - 05:53:54Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new project launched on Monday by two UN agencies aims to improve the diet of [...] Full text...
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AU chief warns African Summit with European leaders falls below expectations
18 february 2022 - 21:45:41Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Africa Union Commission has regretted the failure of the joint partnership with the European Union [...] Full text...
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Gambian leader says economic independence must be linked to political independence
18 february 2022 - 20:56:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian President Adama Barrow, says economic independence must be linked to political independence within a social context, [...] Full text...
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Chairman of Libyan Presidential Council to attend AU/EU Summit in Brussels
16 february 2022 - 15:01:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, will travel on Wednesday to the Belgian [...] Full text...
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Somalia polls must be finalised, Security Council hears
16 february 2022 - 05:13:58New York, US (PANA) - Somalia’s leaders must put aside their differences and urgently conclude a credible election process, the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Kenyan President begins UAE visit to explore new markets
15 february 2022 - 09:22:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has begun a three-day working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), focused [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Mauritius releases 10 Echo Parakeets in the wild
11 february 2022 - 08:03:34Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - The National Parks and Conservation Service (NPCS) in Mauritius on Thursday released 10 Echo parakeets at [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Mauritius to import vegetables post-cyclone
05 february 2022 - 07:45:10Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian government, at its weekly cabinet meeting on Friday, announced that the Agricultural Marketing Board [...] Full text...
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Three former Guinean ministers to be tried for embezzlement
03 february 2022 - 16:52:00Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Three former Guinean ministers under ousted President Alpha Conde will soon appear before the Court of [...] Full text...
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World Bank's private sector lending arm pledges continued assistance to Kenya
02 february 2022 - 10:27:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting International Finance Corporation (IFC) President Makhtar Diop has reiterated the institution’s commitment to continue supporting [...] Full text...
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Kenyan business leaders more optimistic about economic growth prospects
02 february 2022 - 10:21:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has found business leaders to be more bullish about the [...] Full text...
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US suspends Millennium Challenge Corporation in Burkina Faso
01 february 2022 - 17:38:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The US government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has suspended activities related to Burkina Faso's US$450 [...] Full text...
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AfDB extends $10 million grant to enhance climate information systems in Liberia
31 january 2022 - 10:32:45Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $10 million [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Food insecurity soaring across 20 hunger hotspots, say UN food agencies
28 january 2022 - 05:44:33Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food insecurity is soaring across 20 countries and regions - “hunger hotspots”, where conflict, economic shocks, [...] Full text...
thread Society
Egypt, European Union locked in trade dispute over import registration
28 january 2022 - 02:05:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The European Union has reported Egypt to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in a dispute over [...] Full text...
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AfDB Chief, Nigerian State Governors to advance Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Initiative in Nigeria
26 january 2022 - 23:47:47Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Receiving four Nigerian State Governors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
AfDB Chief, Nigerian State Governors to advance Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Initiative in Nigeria
26 january 2022 - 23:36:12Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Receiving four Nigerian State Governors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment [...] Full text...
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Bringing dry land in the Sahel back to life (Feature by FAO)
23 january 2022 - 10:17:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Millions of hectares of farmland are lost to the desert each year in Africa’s Sahel region, [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Extreme poverty rises nearly 3 per in West Africa cent due to COVID-19
21 january 2022 - 05:17:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Extreme poverty in West Africa rose by nearly three per cent in 2020, another fallout from [...] Full text...
thread Economy
FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa
17 january 2022 - 16:46:15Rome, Italy (PANA) - More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
President Tshisekedi to strengthen DR Congo's environmental leadership
15 january 2022 - 18:01:30Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of DR Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, on Friday expressed the need to propose projects [...] Full text...
thread Environment
WFP, Nigeria partner to scale-up Home-Grown school feeding programme
11 january 2022 - 19:12:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHADMSD) and the United Nations [...] Full text...
thread Society
Burkina Faso, Morocco discuss bilateral cooperation
07 january 2022 - 11:58:19Ouagadougou Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso and Morocco have hailed "the exemplary level of cooperation" in many fields which [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Global food prices rose ‘sharply’ during 2021: FAO
06 january 2022 - 17:00:33Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN’s benchmark food and commodity prices index rose sharply on average through 2021, compared with [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
WFP-backed challenge boosts food system in Rwanda and beyond
06 january 2022 - 10:32:18Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Supporting innovations in the food system in Rwanda is the goal of a UN-backed initiative launched [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
President Barrow calls on political leaders to unite the people
03 january 2022 - 15:25:29Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow Monday called on all political leaders and supporters to unite in spite [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Burundi declares 2022 Year of Agriculture
01 january 2022 - 19:02:20Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Particular attention will be paid to the agricultural sector in 2022 "as an engine of growth [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Veep Al-Lafi ends ends visit to Central African Republic
30 december 2021 - 12:40:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, Wednesday concluded his official visit to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Tunisia, FAO sign 2 agreements on agriculture
28 december 2021 - 18:51:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Mahmoud Hamza, and Philippe Ankers, representative of the [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
President Barrow calls on Gambians to build on strengths, work on shortfalls
25 december 2021 - 18:57:45Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian President elect-Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to build on their strengths, work on their shortfalls and [...] Full text...
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US gives $10 million to support UN food agency efforts on COVID-19 response, future pandemics
24 december 2021 - 07:34:20Rome, Italy (PANA) - A US$10 million contribution from the United States will assist the Food and UN Agriculture Organization [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
AfDB gives Tunisia a €104 million loan
21 december 2021 - 18:49:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a €104 million [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Thousands of DR Congo refugees in Zambia opt to return home
21 december 2021 - 10:32:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 5,000 refugees who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) four years [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN chief urges the world to choose peace
19 december 2021 - 05:50:17Vatican City (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres received the Lamp of Peace award on Saturday, a major honour from [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Africa Free Trade Area, likely spur for growth and development
09 december 2021 - 06:06:01New York, US (PANA) - With productivity-boosting measures, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement could reduce poverty and [...] Full text...
thread Economy
EBRD grants Tunisia 49 million euros
08 december 2021 - 13:21:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Tuesday granted Tunisia a loan of 49 million [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Plastics in soil threaten food security, health, and environment: FAO
08 december 2021 - 09:00:38Rome, Italy (PANA) - Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, posing a threat to food security, people’s health, [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Some 35.8 million face lean season food crisis in West Africa and Sahel
07 december 2021 - 17:41:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Senegalese President Macky Sall hails China's "considerable support" for Africa
29 november 2021 - 20:54:58Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday hailed China's "considerable support" to Africa for the development of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Tunisian Foreign Minister in Dakar for the China-Africa Summit
29 november 2021 - 16:20:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Foreign Minister, Othman Jerandi, will take part in the Africa-China Summit in Dakar, Senegal, [...] Full text...
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Libya hosts international investment forum and 19th Arab Businessmen Conference
29 november 2021 - 12:20:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Investment Forum in Libya and the 19th Conference of Arab Business Leaders and Investors [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Gambia secures $40 million for inclusive, resilient, competitive agriculture
25 november 2021 - 10:49:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board on Wednesday approved $40 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet, says FAO
24 november 2021 - 05:17:05Rome, Italy (PANA) - Approximately three billion people, almost 40 per cent of the world’s population, cannot afford a healthy diet and another one billion people would join their ranks [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Libya-Italy sign agreement to support projects to strengthen food security
21 november 2021 - 15:47:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A memorandum of understanding was signed on Sunday in Tripoli between the Libyan Ministries of Agriculture [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Severe drought grips Somalia
19 november 2021 - 23:05:10Mogadishu, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia is enduring its third consecutive poor rain season since late 2020, the Food and Agriculture [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
IFAD President expected in Cote d'Ivoire on Sunday
19 november 2021 - 12:01:34Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Gilbert Houngbo, is expected to pay [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
FAO, IGAD seek urgent action to mitigate impact of drought in Eastern Africa
18 november 2021 - 22:28:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Communities in the Eastern Africa region continue to experience a mix of shocks and stresses that [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
UN agencies back plan to ensure every child in need gets regular healthy meal in school by 2030
16 november 2021 - 20:56:25NEW YORK, US (PANA) - United Nations agencies have announced their strong support for an international coalition aiming to rapidly improve [...] Full text...
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Kenyan forestry owners set to receive payments for carbon sink projects
15 november 2021 - 14:36:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is to generate data on forest emissions i Kenya with [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Mauritius to produce 250,000 tons of sugar this year
11 november 2021 - 14:19:12Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture estimated on Thursday that sugar production for the 2021 harvest should [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
‘Wake-up call’ to assist DR Congo battle food insecurity
11 november 2021 - 06:54:14Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN agencies raised the alarm on Wednesday over the growing food crisis in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Fiscal policy plays critical role in Congo’s economic recovery: IMF
09 november 2021 - 15:31:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Fiscal policy will play a central role in strengthening economic recovery in Congo Republic while managing [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Land is Africa's greatest heritage, says ECA
07 november 2021 - 18:05:24Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is highlighting the importance of land to Africa [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Vice President Osinbajo calls for measures to stop irregular migration
07 november 2021 - 12:12:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire to put measures in place to [...] Full text...
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Climate Change: 11 African countries to benefit from $345 million programme to transform food, land use systems
06 november 2021 - 17:59:04Glasgow, Scotland, (PANA) - A $345 million programme, The Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Impact Programme (FOLUR), was launched [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Coronavirus: Egypt’s grape farmers face disparities in access to production resources
06 november 2021 - 11:30:51Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s production of table grapes in marketing year 2021/2022 is expected to reach 1.4 million metric [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Full list of members of new Guinean government
05 november 2021 - 18:42:56Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government, led by Mohamed Béavogui, is finally fully formed. The following is the list of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
South Africa expects bumper maize harvest of 16.0 million tons in 2021/22
04 november 2021 - 13:54:19Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s maize crop for the 2021/22 marketing year, under normal climatic conditions, could once [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Libyan PM urges efforts to protect environment
04 november 2021 - 11:12:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has asked ministers of the Government of National Unity (GNU) to [...] Full text...
thread Environment
EBRD raises forecast for southern and eastern Mediterranean region
04 november 2021 - 09:10:42Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is raising its growth forecast for the southern [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Coronavirus: IMF, Niger reach staff-level deal on a new economic programme
03 november 2021 - 09:38:01Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Authorities in Niger and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team have reached an agreement on [...] Full text...
thread Economy
COP26: Guterres urges developed countries to deliver on climate pledge for vulnerable nations
03 november 2021 - 07:00:44Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - With world leaders expressing hope that the goal of supplying $100 billion a year in climate finance support for developing countries is within [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Act now to stamp out child labour by 2025: FAO chief
03 november 2021 - 06:30:07Rome, Italy (PANA) - Effective action and strong leadership are essential to end child labour by 2025, the head of [...] Full text...
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COP26: World leaders, corporations take major step to restore and protect forests
02 november 2021 - 19:59:15Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - A pivotal pledge to save and restore the planet’s forests was officially announced on the second [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Past 7 years set to be warmest on record, sea level at new high
31 october 2021 - 15:40:13Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - Record greenhouse gas concentrations have pushed the planet into uncharted territory, with repercussions likely for current and future generations, warned [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Reducing methane emissions vital for climate action: UNEP
31 october 2021 - 15:30:17Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - A new reporting hub to reduce methane emissions – a powerful greenhouse gas responsible for at [...] Full text...
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World leaders urged to prioritise action on water and climate
31 october 2021 - 10:03:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must step up urgent action to address the water-related consequences of climate change, the head [...] Full text...
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Burundi revokes license of Burundi nickel mining company for inactivity
30 october 2021 - 19:51:22Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The government this week revoked the license granted to Burundi Mining Metallurgy International (BMMI) in 2014 [...] Full text...
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Three new ministers appointed in Guinea
30 october 2021 - 13:29:03Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean head of state and chairman of the National Rally Committee for Development (CNRD), Colonel [...] Full text...
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Tanzania likely to be hit by drought with adverse effects on economy
29 october 2021 - 13:38:27Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania is likely to be hit by drought and with possible far-reaching adverse impact [...] Full text...
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World Heritage forests releasing more carbon than they absorb: UNESCO
29 october 2021 - 08:17:32Paris, France (PANA) - Forests in at least 10 World Heritage sites have become net sources of carbon, due to [...] Full text...
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AfDB Report predicts strong economic recovery in East Africa
28 october 2021 - 20:59:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The .African Development Bank launched the East Africa Economic Outlook 2021, reviewing the economic performance of [...] Full text...
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UNHCR restarts operation to help return of refugees from the Central African Republic
26 october 2021 - 11:02:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has restarted an operation to help thousands of people [...] Full text...
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Climate change triggers mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa: Report
19 october 2021 - 12:55:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Changing precipitation patterns, rising temperatures and more extreme weather contributed to mounting food insecurity, poverty and [...] Full text...
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Turkish President Erdogan to meet Togolese, Burkinabe, Liberian presidents in Togo visit
19 october 2021 - 11:02:54Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected in Lome on Tuesday during which he will hold [...] Full text...
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Mauritius gov't striving to build a plastic-free country
19 october 2021 - 10:37:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia amends tariffs on imports to beef up domestic producers’ competitiveness
19 october 2021 - 08:29:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia has unveiled a major revision of Tariffs on Imported Goods aspiring to enhance the [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges lifesaving transformation of food systems
15 october 2021 - 07:12:10New York, US (PANA) - World Food Day is not only a reminder to everyone on the planet of the importance [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for bold action to end 'suicidal war with nature'
12 october 2021 - 10:25:12New York, US (PANA) - With more than a million species at risk of extinction, countries must work now to achieve a sustainable future for [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM and Prosecutor General meet to discuss expired food and medicines
10 october 2021 - 21:39:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba and the Prosecutor General, Councillor [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to import 70 per cent of its cereal needs
08 october 2021 - 14:27:48Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia currently imports 70 percent of its cereal needs and 90 percent of its soft wheat [...] Full text...
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Cotton sustains more than 100 million families worldwide - UN
08 october 2021 - 05:40:01New York, US (PANA) - A single metric tonne of cotton provides jobs for five people on average, often in some of the world’s most [...] Full text...
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USDA programme brings agricultural educators to Ghanaian classrooms
06 october 2021 - 10:18:31Accra, Ghana (PANA) - In honour of World Teachers’ Day, US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service on Tuesday celebrated [...] Full text...
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Startups, awards and new research: youth-led World Food Forum kicks off
02 october 2021 - 06:03:19Rome, Italy (PANA) - The first World Food Forum, a youth-led event aimed at harnessing the energy and creativity of [...] Full text...
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World Food Forum kicks off with young generations shaping a better future for food
01 october 2021 - 13:41:21Rome, Italy (PANA) - Young people from around the globe are being tasked with giving a key contribution to shape [...] Full text...
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IFPRI launches Food Policy Report on climate-resilient strategies in Egypt
30 september 2021 - 19:50:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Without significant climate change adaption measures, climate change-induced biophysical crop stress could lead to a 10% reduction [...] Full text...
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World Bank commends Sudan's progress in moving from fragility to peace
30 september 2021 - 13:48:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The World Bank has commended the performance of the Sudanese economy and its progress in macroeconomic [...] Full text...
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'Restoration of Algeria-Morocco relations vital to Africa’s free trade ambition'
30 september 2021 - 12:15:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – As the diplomatic spat between Algeria and Morocco widened last week with the banning of [...] Full text...
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WB provides US$100 million to accelerate digital transformation, smart agriculture in Cameroon
29 september 2021 - 14:13:23Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The World Bank has approved a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) for US $100 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius approves Nationally Determined Contributions
29 september 2021 - 07:52:46Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) were approved on Tuesday by the Inter-Ministerial Council on Climate Change [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Coronavirus: Pandemic caused ‘shocking’ inequalities: Human rights chief
29 september 2021 - 06:00:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has caused and perpetuated “truly shocking” inequality that has affected the world’s [...] Full text...
thread Health
Mauritius to produce 270,000 tons of sugar in 2021
27 september 2021 - 07:31:24Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will produce 270,000 tons of sugar in 2021, down 0.3% as compared to 270,875 tons [...] Full text...
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