Emerging markets exercising greater global sway: New IMF Blog By Nicolas Fernandez-Arias, Alberto Musso, Carolina Osorio-Buitron, Adina Popescu

09 april 2024 - 15:42:15
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is increasingly influenced by the Group of Twenty’s large emerging markets. Over [...] Full text...

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AfDB signs US$75 million loan agreement to boost fertilizer production in Nigeria

29 march 2024 - 13:17:05
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a US$75 million loan agreement with Nigeria’s Indorama [...] Full text...

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From AI to fast fashion, ‘world’s environment parliament’ adopts bold action plans

02 march 2024 - 06:05:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Environment Assembly adopted a ministerial declaration as it wrapped up on Friday in the [...] Full text...

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New Malawi Economic Monitor calls for commitment to economic reforms to sustain emerging recovery

27 february 2024 - 07:59:36
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA)  – Malawi’s medium-term growth outlook is improving because of bold reforms undertaken by the government in 2023 [...] Full text...

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World unites at UN Environment Assembly to combat ‘triple planetary crisis’

27 february 2024 - 05:45:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The latest meeting of the “world’s parliament on the environment” opened in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday [...] Full text...

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European Council greenlights new rules to reduce harmful emissions

29 january 2024 - 11:41:28
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday has adopted two regulations to phase down fluorinated gases (F-gases) and [...] Full text...

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Water treatment plant inaugurated in Mali

19 december 2023 - 14:07:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Tokabby Industry, an industrial unit manufacturing chemicals for water treatment, has been operational since 17 December [...] Full text...

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COP28: UN cites ‘alarming surge’ in climate change over the past decade as COP28 pushes for global emissions cuts

05 december 2023 - 10:46:55
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The past decade has been confirmed the warmest ever recorded, continuing an alarming 30-year trend that [...] Full text...

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World Economic Forum: US $13.5 trillion investment needed to fast-track decarbonisation for fossil fuel dependent industries

28 november 2023 - 11:28:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Transitioning to a more sustainable and carbon-neutral future, $13.5 trillion in investments will be needed by [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Environmental degradation a serious challenge facing government now and when war is over (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

30 october 2023 - 19:51:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese environmentalists and poeliticians have warned that every possible ingredient for environmental catastrophe is now fermenting [...] Full text...

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African countries to launch bid against chemical poisoning of food systems at agriculture expo

25 october 2023 - 15:03:42
Kiambu, Kenya (PANA) – African countries are working together to launch an assault against the poisoning of the food systems [...] Full text...

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Pace of energy transition will define South Africa’s economic prospects: Climate Commission

06 october 2023 - 09:20:52
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) executive director Dr Crispian Olver says South Africa’s energy transition and [...] Full text...

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Emerging economies need much more private financing for climate transition: IMF Blog

03 october 2023 - 17:18:43
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Achieving the transition to net-zero emissions by 2050 requires substantial climate mitigation investment in [...] Full text...

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New UN framework to protect environment from harmful chemicals adopted

01 october 2023 - 06:09:44
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - A new global framework to reduce environmental risks from chemicals and waste was adopted at a [...] Full text...

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Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency'

24 september 2023 - 06:53:51
New York, US (PANA) - The consequences of poor chemicals and waste management worldwide are fuelling an “unprecedented global toxic [...] Full text...

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'Climate breakdown' alert as air quality dips during heatwaves: UN chief

06 september 2023 - 11:34:40
New York, US (PANA) - Amplified by wildfires and desert dust fanned by climate change, more frequent heatwaves are leading [...] Full text...

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New financing tool aims to increase access to lifesaving mosquito nets

22 august 2023 - 15:41:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More people in some of the world’s poorest communities will have access to quality health products [...] Full text...

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Rights groups call on Zambian government to clean up toxic lead waste at mine site

20 july 2023 - 06:43:16
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Two human rights groups have called on the Zambian government to make comprehensive efforts to clean [...] Full text...

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Macro-economic challenges hamper Zimbabwe maize farmers’ efforts to raise production

19 june 2023 - 09:28:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s maize crop for marketing year 2023/24 is estimated at 1.5 million metric tons, representing an [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for greater action to protect oceans

08 june 2023 - 05:33:01
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for greater action to protect oceans in his message to [...] Full text...

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World Food Safety Day: ‘Nobody should die from eating food’ - UN agencies

07 june 2023 - 06:04:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every day, some 1.6 million people worldwide fall ill from eating contaminated food, which kills 420,000 [...] Full text...

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‘Toxic tidal wave’ of plastic pollution putting human rights at risk

02 june 2023 - 05:57:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - The world must combat the “toxic tidal wave” of plastic pollution that threatens human rights, two [...] Full text...

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Quality control set to increase Uganda’s coffee exports

20 may 2023 - 12:20:04
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Due to good rainfall and the maturation of new high-yielding Robusta coffee seedlings planted in 2019, [...] Full text...

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Libya earns more than $1.6 billion in oil revenues in April, says oil company

18 may 2023 - 13:07:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned US$1.686 billion in net revenues from the sale of crude oil, gas, condensates, petroleum [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Global Plastic Treaty should address role of fossil fuels in plastic production

15 may 2023 - 13:15:50
Paris, France (PANA) – A Global Plastics Treaty should ensure that it addresses the role of fossil fuels in plastic [...] Full text...

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Singapore's PM to visit South Africa

15 may 2023 - 10:33:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday host Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM welcomes resumption of work at Ras Lanuf petrochemical complex

13 may 2023 - 12:59:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's prime minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has said the return to operation, after a 12-year hiatus, of [...] Full text...

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Countries urged to take more action against chemical pollution

02 may 2023 - 05:42:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 2,000 delegates from around the world gathered at the UN in Geneva on Monday to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to join “High Ambition Coalition" to end plastic pollution”

08 april 2023 - 08:01:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Friday announced,  following the weekly meeting of the Cabinet, that it would join the [...] Full text...

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Belgian monarch visits South Africa

22 march 2023 - 09:45:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa is hosting a State Visit by His Majesty King Philippe and [...] Full text...

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Legalising cannabis fails to address health risks: UN drugs control board

10 march 2023 - 05:22:54
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Moves by a small number of governments to legalise the non-medical use of cannabis have led [...] Full text...

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WB grants Egypt US$9.13 m to improve management of electronic, healthcare waste in Cairo

01 march 2023 - 13:58:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Bank on Wednesday announced a US$9.13 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) [...] Full text...

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UN-backed project aims to eliminate mercury from skin lightening products

15 february 2023 - 06:04:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Governments of Gabon, Jamaica and Sri Lanka have united in a $14 million project to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria to benefit from Duty-free Trade on 99% of goods exported to UK

25 january 2023 - 20:38:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The UK government has launched the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) in Nigeria, which offers one [...] Full text...

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‘Let’s all become the champions the ocean needs’ – UN chief Guterres

24 january 2023 - 06:05:19
Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on the last day of his visit to Cabo Verde on Monday, [...] Full text...

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UN experts to intervene in Zambia lead pollution case

20 january 2023 - 05:17:20
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A South African court has allowed a group of UN-appointed experts to intervene in a [...] Full text...

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Ozone layer recovery is on track due to success of Montreal Protocol

10 january 2023 - 06:46:08
New York, US (PANA) - The Earth’s ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades, a UN-backed panel [...] Full text...

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‘Without nature, we have nothing’: UN chief sounds alarm at key UN biodiversity event

07 december 2022 - 05:30:11
Montreal, Canada (PANA) - The UN’s key biodiversity conference, COP15, began on Tuesday in Montreal, Canada, where negotiators will set [...] Full text...

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UNDP to help Mauritius set up National Healthcare Waste Disposal Facility

27 october 2022 - 08:03:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will set up, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), a National Healthcare Waste [...] Full text...

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African States meet on chemical weapons in Mauritius

13 october 2022 - 09:19:13
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Small island states, like Mauritius, are extremely vulnerable to any chemical attacks by external forces, the Mauritian [...] Full text...

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Abdelmadjid Dbaiba explains basis of MOU signed with Turkey

06 october 2022 - 20:15:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime inister of the Libyan Provisional National Unity Government Abdelmadjid al-Dbaiba explained on Wednesday the [...] Full text...

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Global cooperation to protect ozone layer can ensure better future for us all - UNEP

17 september 2022 - 06:32:57
New York, US (PANA) - As the Montreal Protocol to Protect the Ozone Layer turned 35 on 16 September, World [...] Full text...

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Mauritius produces 12.3% of energy supply from local renewable sources

30 july 2022 - 09:35:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius produced 12.3 per cent of its energy supply from locally renewable sources, namely hydro, wind, [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right

28 july 2022 - 19:31:56
New York, US (PANA) - With 161 votes in favour, and eight abstentions, the UN General Assembly adopted a historic [...] Full text...

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Make tobacco industry accountable for environmental damage: WHO

31 may 2022 - 06:00:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The tobacco industry damages both the environment and human health, and needs to be more accountable [...] Full text...

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UN partnership to combat microplastics in cigarettes

03 february 2022 - 05:22:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN partnership announced on Wednesday aims to raise awareness about the environmental and health [...] Full text...

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African Union sets in motion plan to manufacture 60 percent of vaccines in Africa

07 december 2021 - 20:18:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has unveiled a roadmap towards manufacturing at least 60 percent of all [...] Full text...

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Libya earned almost US$2 billion in oil revenues in October- National Oil Company

02 december 2021 - 15:49:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned a total of US$1.978 billion from sales of crude oil, gas, condensates, petroleum products [...] Full text...

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Libya earned over US$1.7 billion in oil revenues in September

20 october 2021 - 12:18:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned US$1.796 billion from the sale of crude oil, gas, condensates, petroleum products and petrochemicals [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa moots possible hydrogen partnership with Namibia

08 october 2021 - 11:32:06
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa stands ready to be a major exporter of green hydrogen, President Cyril Ramaphosa [...] Full text...

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Libya records nearly US$2 billion in August oil receipts

02 october 2021 - 11:23:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned US$1.947 billion in net oil sales in August 2021, the National Oil Company (NOC) [...] Full text...

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Libya earned over US$2 billion in oil revenues in July

19 august 2021 - 22:12:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned a total of US$2,052,654. 176 in net revenue from crude oil sales during the [...] Full text...

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Libya earns US$2.14 billion in oil revenues in June

01 august 2021 - 15:56:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned US$2.14 billion in revenues in June from sale of crude oil, gas, condensates, derivative [...] Full text...

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South Africa invests in biodiversity to promote rural development and conservation

14 july 2021 - 13:41:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - South Africa is stepping up investment for its wildlife and biodiversity sectors thanks to a [...] Full text...

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Libya earned US$1.322 billion in oil revenues in May

28 june 2021 - 09:50:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of US$1.322 billion in oil revenues and US$53 million in gas and condensate sales [...] Full text...

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'Digital dumpsites’ study highlights growing threat to children: WHO

16 june 2021 - 05:05:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The health of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide is at risk from the illegal processing [...] Full text...

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Libya earned over US$1.311 billion from oil in April

01 june 2021 - 12:06:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Revenue from Libya's net oil sales for April amounted to a record US$1.311 billion, comprising US$1.304 [...] Full text...

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UNIDO, Egypt partner to accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrialisation

29 april 2021 - 15:22:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Director General Li Yong and Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly [...] Full text...

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Libya earns over US$2 billion from oil sales in March 2021

16 april 2021 - 13:25:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Oil Company earned US$2,052,178,786 from the sales of crude oil, gas, condensates, petroleum products [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Morocco sign US$1.3 billion chemical platform agreement

26 march 2021 - 10:03:06
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and Nigeria on Thursday signed a US$1.3 billion agreement to develop a platform of basic [...] Full text...

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Africa requires trade, climate-sensitive energy use to drive economic recovery

02 march 2021 - 14:44:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa has launched a report on Building Forward for an African [...] Full text...

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IFAD backs Nigerian small-scale farmers to improve food security, combat poverty

28 january 2021 - 14:37:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government of Nigeria and the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Eloise transitions into low pressure storm over southern Africa

26 january 2021 - 08:40:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Eloise weather system is passing over Botswana, after bringing heavy rains to central Mozambique, south-eastern [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, India set up business council to boost latter's presence in Africa

22 december 2020 - 17:50:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian-African Business Council president, Anis Jaziri, announced on Tuesday the creation of the Tunisian-Indian Business Council, [...] Full text...

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Environment ministers to meet on green stimulus plan for Africa

27 november 2020 - 00:22:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African ministers of environment will meet here from 30 November to 4 December to discuss a [...] Full text...

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The 3rd Burundi Industrial Fair scheduled for 17-19 November

13 november 2020 - 21:06:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Third Industrial Fair will be organized from 17-19 November at the “Club du Lac Tanganyika”, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Partners, leading experts discuss Africa’s post pandemic sustainable recovery

05 october 2020 - 16:08:28
Abidjan,  Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday organised a high-level session on fostering inclusivity and [...] Full text...

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Red locusts invade Zambia

22 september 2020 - 13:36:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian Agriculture Minister, Michael Katambo, has confirmed the invasion of red locusts in the country and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US multimillion reagents deal stalls robust coronavirus testing in Kenya

02 september 2020 - 22:45:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The testing for the coronavirus pandemic in Kenya has slowed substantially since the US ordered its [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe dollar appreciates against USD for the first time

01 september 2020 - 17:48:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwen dollar (ZWL) appreciated to ZWL83.32 against one United States dollar at the end of [...] Full text...

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Japan boosts Kenya's healthcare programme

29 august 2020 - 14:58:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is set to receive an $739 million loan from the Japanese government to support universal [...] Full text...

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Botswana government dismisses claims of poisoning of elephants

18 august 2020 - 11:54:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The authorities in Botswana have dismissed claims that the recent elephant mortalities are due to deliberate [...] Full text...

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Libya has lost more than US$8 billion due to blockade of oil sites

10 august 2020 - 12:47:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Losses related to the closure of oil fields and ports in Libya exceeded US$8 billion of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament warns oil sites face deadly explosions similar to Beirut incident

10 august 2020 - 12:12:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives meeting in Tripoli has warned that the country could see explosions [...] Full text...

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Tunisian phosphate company may go bankrupt - says official

20 july 2020 - 18:32:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's major national phosphate company may go bankrupt because of repeated production blockages, the adviser to [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe dollar falls 3.24 percent in third week of central bank's foreign currency auction

07 july 2020 - 19:25:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) fell a further 3.24 per cent against the greenback to US$1: ZWL65.87 [...] Full text...

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Kenyan parliament opens investigation into inaccurate laboratory results

01 july 2020 - 23:18:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan parliament Wednesday opened an investigation into the accuracy of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests conducted by [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe dollar falls 11.14% on the second day of forex auction

30 june 2020 - 16:59:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) depreciated 11.14 percent, against the greenback, to reach US$1:ZWL63.74 on the second [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe dollar crashes as the country's central bank launches foreign exchange auction

23 june 2020 - 18:10:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) crashed to US$1:ZWL57.3582 at the end of trading on the central bank’s [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 slows down Rwanda's economic growth significantly in Q1, 2020

20 june 2020 - 09:57:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda registered a 3.6% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the First Quarter of 2020, a [...] Full text...

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Workers at two Tunisian oil and gas fields begin three-day strike

04 june 2020 - 08:42:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Workers at the Ouaha and Nouara oil and gas fields in the Tataouine region of southern [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive case count up to 1,279

24 april 2020 - 14:09:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's COVID-19 (coronavirus) positive case count has climbed by 125 to 1,279, the Ghana Health Service [...] Full text...

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Tunisian soldier injured by mine in central-west of the country

20 april 2020 - 10:35:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian soldier was wounded in the leg on Sunday night by a mine explosion on [...] Full text...

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Africa CDC handles shortage of medical supplies threatening coronavirus response

04 april 2020 - 18:58:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A global shortage of key medical supplies required to sustain the onslaught on the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank Group supports Ghana’s response with $100 million

03 april 2020 - 07:35:31
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank is providing $100 million to Ghana to assist the country in tackling the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghanaians unite in action against COVID-19

30 march 2020 - 22:20:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The first day of the lockdown in Ghana passed off successfully as most residents in the [...] Full text...

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India moves to increase bilateral trade with Kenya

22 february 2020 - 13:17:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – India plans to build a stronger bilateral partnership with Kenya through the promotion of trade and [...] Full text...

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Mob kills former Zambia Permanent Secretary over gassing suspicion

21 february 2020 - 10:25:50
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A mob in Gwembe, southern Zambia, has killed former Ministry of Local Government Permanent Secretary Timothy [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Human Rights Commission concerned over reports of mob justice

20 february 2020 - 15:16:32
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's Human Rights Commission in Zambia (HRC) has expressed concern at continuing reports of gassing activities [...] Full text...

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Zambian President Lungu deploys army to stop gassing of citizens

14 february 2020 - 09:09:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has ordered the deployment of the army to stop the gassing of [...] Full text...

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Nearly two million Zimbabweans need safe drinking water

12 february 2020 - 13:13:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - UNICEF in Zimbabwe has said 1.9 million people need  safe drinking water, sanitation and good hygiene [...] Full text...

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Brazzaville to host Conference on ban of hazardous waste from 12-14 February

11 february 2020 - 10:58:40
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Bamako Convention (COP3) on the Ban [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS ministers for hydrocarbons take measures for environmental protection

10 february 2020 - 14:33:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ministers in charge of Hydrocarbons, Environment, Energy and Mines in the ECOWAS Member States as [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS hydrocarbons and environment experts meet in Ouagadougou

05 february 2020 - 18:08:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The ministers in charge of hydrocarbons and the environment of member- countries of the Economic [...] Full text...

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Kenyan state agencies intensify fight against desert locust outbreak

18 january 2020 - 12:58:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  A locust outbreak affecting 17 percent of the Kenyan territory is continuing to pose a major [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's energy regulator defends ethanol petrol blending

01 january 2020 - 07:16:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has defended ethanol petrol blending saying its lower energy density [...] Full text...

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Five Greeks abducted after tanker attacked in Cameroon

31 december 2019 - 18:25:34
Athens-Greece(PANA) - Eight seamen, including five Greeks, were kidnapped after the Greek-flagged oil chemical tanker HAPPY LADY was attacked early [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: 10 suspected cases of typhoid reported in Harare

23 december 2019 - 16:07:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Ten cases of suspected typhoid have been reported in Glen View, a Harare high density suburb [...] Full text...

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Malian and Senegalese mines ministers visit the Falémé threatened by dredging

18 december 2019 - 21:19:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian minister of mines and petroleum, Ms. Lelenta Hawa Baba Ba, and her Senegalese counterpart [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's GDP grows 11.9% in Q3 of 2019

12 december 2019 - 16:18:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's GDP expanded 11.9 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019 to about 2,358 billion [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt urges Harare City Council to turn to its second source of water amid high levels of pollution in the first

26 november 2019 - 19:15:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Government has urged the Harare City Council to start pumping water for its residents from its second [...] Full text...

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Police close Zimbabwe butcheries who sell embalmed meat to consumers

25 november 2019 - 20:02:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has closed 25 butcheries from selling meat in the capital and [...] Full text...

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Libya's oil revenues increased by 21% in October to USD 2.2 billion - NOC

10 november 2019 - 13:16:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Libya's total oil revenues for the month of October amounted to $2.2 billion, up $381 million, [...] Full text...

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Armed Forces destroy logistics base of terrorists in Central Mali

05 november 2019 - 15:12:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Armed Forces on Monday destroyed a logistics base for terrorists located between Kobou and Boulkessy [...] Full text...

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Senegal to manufacture organic sanitary napkins to treat infections affecting women

31 october 2019 - 17:58:47
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The non-governmental organization (NGO), "Cause Première", based in Ziguinchor, in partnership with the French Association "PC [...] Full text...

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Gold panning in North Niger: A growth lever but also source of problems - study

18 october 2019 - 22:27:50
Agadez, Niger (PANA)  -  The boom in gold panning in the desert north of Niger, former home of armed rebellions, [...] Full text...

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Congo's business climate is bad, says PM Mouamba

11 october 2019 - 14:36:04
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister Clement Mouamba said in Brazzaville on Thursday that the business climate in Congo [...] Full text...

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High Court of Zimbabwe dismisses application to compel President Mnangagwa to declare water crisis 'national disaster'

09 october 2019 - 19:00:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - High Court Judge, Justice Owen Tagu on Wednesday dismissed an urgent chamber application filed by Community [...] Full text...

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Activists take Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa to court over water crisis

27 september 2019 - 21:52:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Water rights organisation, Community Water Alliance Trust (CWAT), Friday hauled President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court seeking [...] Full text...

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Harare City Council resumes water production after initially switching off

24 september 2019 - 17:54:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Harare City Council (HCC) has resumed water production, a day after it was switched off following [...] Full text...

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'Government, residents and businesses owe us ZWL$1 billion (US$67.43 million) in unpaid fees': Harare City Council

22 september 2019 - 09:47:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Harare City Council (HCC) is owed ZWL Zimbabwe 1 billion dollars (about US$67.43 million) by residents, [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde involves army in fight against locust invasion

21 september 2019 - 08:20:36
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verde government is stepping up its campaign against a locust invasion with the [...] Full text...

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Gambia, UNDP sign $2million environment management project

19 september 2019 - 14:11:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambia and the  United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office in Banjul have signed a US$2million environmental [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's GDP grows 12.2 pct in Q2, 2019

16 september 2019 - 20:55:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 12.2 percent year on year in the second quarter of [...] Full text...

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Burundi to sign amendment to Montreal Protocol on Ozone

16 september 2019 - 20:15:30
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi is preparing to sign the amendment to the Montreal (Canada) Protocol on the Protection of [...] Full text...

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Ozone on track to heal completely in our lifetime, UN environment agency declares on World Day

16 september 2019 - 20:09:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At the current momentum, scientists predict the planet’s protective shield of gas - or ozone layer [...] Full text...

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Nigeria and challenge of illicit drugs use and trafficking (Feature by Madu Onuorah, PANA correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 11:15:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The challenge of illicit drug use and trafficking has assumed frightening dimension that pose serious threat to [...] Full text...

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Fake medicines, drugs, Ghana’s health burden (Feature by Ray Ankomah)

16 september 2019 - 11:01:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Occasionally, the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) carries out snap checks in the major markets [...] Full text...

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Harare's citizens mull suing its city council over proposal to increase water tariffs

14 september 2019 - 17:49:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -  Harare’s citizens are planning to sue its city council on its proposal to increase water tariffs [...] Full text...

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Challenge of illicit drugs use, trafficking in Nigeria (Feature by Madu Onuorah, PANA correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:54:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The challenge of illicit drug use and trafficking has assumed frightening dimension that pose serious threat to [...] Full text...

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Fake medicines, drugs, Ghana’s health burden (Feature by Ray Ankomah)

13 september 2019 - 13:48:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Occasionally, the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) carries out snap checks in the major markets [...] Full text...

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INDIA: COP 14 urged to penalize countries for degradation, destruction of land

10 september 2019 - 17:58:49
New Delhi, India (PANA) – As the Conference of Parties to the the 14th session of the United Nations Convention [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to set up a water observatory

06 september 2019 - 14:49:17
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will set up a water observatory on the main island and in Rodrigues at [...] Full text...

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Botswana to hold International vulture awareness day

05 september 2019 - 19:55:33
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Park and the Department of Environmental affairs under the [...] Full text...

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Libyan press highlights settlement of national crisis, illegal sale of oil

31 august 2019 - 19:36:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers  this week focused on the 45th summit of the G7, which supported the crisis [...] Full text...

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Interpol launches 'Watchmaker Operation' in Bamako

24 august 2019 - 13:12:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In order to better secure the borders between states, Interpol on Friday launched Watchmaker Operation in [...] Full text...

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‘Invisible’ crisis of water quality threatens human and environmental well-being: Report

21 august 2019 - 05:56:21
New York, US (PANA) - Deteriorating water quality worldwide is slashing the economic potential of heavily polluted areas, according to [...] Full text...

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Burkina leader Roch Marc Christian Kaboré due in Conakry Thursday

07 august 2019 - 21:19:59
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)    -   The Burkinabè president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, is expected to arrive here Thursday morning for an [...] Full text...

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Annual Scientific Days of the West African Society of Chemistry open in Bamako

07 august 2019 - 14:20:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 400 teachers and researchers from several African countries have been participating since Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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Burundi deploys "PICS bags" for sustainable conservation of crops

01 august 2019 - 18:34:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Triple-bottom Purdue improved crop storage (PICS) bags are being rolled out in Burundi to better conserve [...] Full text...

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Coal remains the major source of power generation in Mauritius

31 july 2019 - 06:47:14
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius has on Wednesday indicated that in 2018 coal was the major fuel used to [...] Full text...

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Water shortages loom in Zimbabwe

15 july 2019 - 05:20:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has announced a 48-hour water shedding programme that will start on [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Model Organic Farm to promote safer, sustainable food production

11 july 2019 - 14:00:00
Riviere des Anguilles, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister, Mr Mahen Seeruttun, on Thursday launched a Model [...] Full text...

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Mozambique to be world’s second biggest gas exporter by 2024, says ENI chief

10 july 2019 - 05:14:05
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Mozambique will be the world’s second biggest natural gas exporter behind Qatar by 2024, the executive [...] Full text...

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Four Congo companies threatened with sanctions for poor environmental practices

08 july 2019 - 10:01:14
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Tourism and Environment Minister Arlette Soudan-Nonault has asked four companies to comply with environmental standards, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe gov't launches Environmental Management Plan, Check List for small scale miners

04 july 2019 - 15:02:43
Kadoma, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Environment, Tourism and Hospitality (METHI) minister, Priscah Mupfumira, launched an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and [...] Full text...

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Congolese pharmacists slam trade ministry's action to retrieve 'expired drugs'

13 june 2019 - 10:46:15
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  The president of the National Union of Congolese Pharmacists (SYNAPHAC), Victor Ngoma, said on Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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Malian PM to end illegal gold mining in the country

06 june 2019 - 14:52:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  The Malian Prime minister, Boubou Cissé, has decided to end illegal gold mining in accordance with [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates World No Tobacco Day 2019

31 may 2019 - 18:17:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – On World No Tobacco Day, celebrated throughout the world on May 31, Mauritian Health and Quality [...] Full text...

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Mali says no evidence of poisoning in dead fish found outside Niger River

23 may 2019 - 23:42:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Officials from departments under the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs said here Wednesday there was [...] Full text...

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Forest loss, bush fires are a threat to bees in Casamance (Senegal)

21 may 2019 - 18:52:28
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Deforestation and bushfires are a threat to bees in Casamance, southern Senegal, said on Monday evening [...] Full text...

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Libyan oil giants generate $ 6.27 billion in revenues in the first four months of 2019

20 may 2019 - 19:26:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of $ 6.27 billion in revenue was generated by the Libyan Petroleum Company (NOC) [...] Full text...

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Agric company to boost Ethiopia’s cereals, fruit and vegetable production

06 may 2019 - 13:49:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Corteva Agriscience, the Agriculture Division of chemicals giant DowDuPont, is set to enable Ethiopia’s cereals, [...] Full text...

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Stress, overtime, disease contribute 2.8 million workers’ deaths per year – ILO report

19 april 2019 - 11:35:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Stress, excessively-long working hours and disease contribute to the deaths of nearly 2.8 million workers every [...] Full text...

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Scientists seek removal of industrial chemicals at UN Environment Summit

13 march 2019 - 21:19:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Scientists have called for the deepening of research on harmful and hazardous chemicals used in the [...] Full text...

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UN agency plan tackles ‘hidden cost’ of gold, paves way for safer, mercury-free mining

19 february 2019 - 06:33:28
New York, US (PANA) - From smartphones to wedding rings, the hidden cost of everyday gold is its threat to human [...] Full text...

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World warned about needless food-related illnesses, deaths

13 february 2019 - 05:26:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Each year, food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins or chemicals cause more than 600 [...] Full text...

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BP announces final investment decision for Mauritania-Senegal LNG development

21 december 2018 - 19:09:03
Noukachott, Mauritania (PANA) – BP and partners on Friday announced agreement of the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Phase 1 [...] Full text...

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Soil pollution ‘jeopardizing’ life on Earth, UN agency warns

05 december 2018 - 22:47:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Soil is a “treasure beneath our feet,” essential to human lives and well-being, a senior United [...] Full text...

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Belgian economic mission visits Morocco

26 november 2018 - 15:56:26
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A major Belgian economic mission, led by Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, arrived on Sunday in Morocco, [...] Full text...

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South African football legend arrested over drugs

22 november 2018 - 15:47:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African football legend, Mike Mangena, is in police custody following a raid by [...] Full text...

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South Africa’s IDC, AfDB sign loan agreement to ramp up Africa's industrial, infrastructure development

10 november 2018 - 10:46:25
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) of South Africa, have [...] Full text...

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FAO's C'ttee on Agriculture focuses on boosting sustainable dev't through innovation

02 october 2018 - 12:56:08
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Achieving sustainable development means shifting away from high-input and resource-intensive farming and food systems, FAO Director-General [...] Full text...

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UN committee recommends 4 hazardous chemicals to be listed

14 september 2018 - 11:51:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Rotterdam Convention’s Chemicals Review Committee has recommended that four hazardous chemicals recommended should be [...] Full text...

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FAO reiterates support to Portuguese-speaking countries to eradicate hunger, malnutrition

17 july 2018 - 08:59:31
Ilha do Sal, Cape Verde (PANA) - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva on Monday reiterated his support to the [...] Full text...

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How partnerships are the way forward in tackling global challenges (Feature by FAO)

24 june 2018 - 04:34:47
Rome, Italy (PANA) - We can’t really talk about the planet’s most pressing environmental problems without talking about food systems. [...] Full text...

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Pollutants from agriculture a serious threat to world's water - FAO

20 june 2018 - 08:37:46
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Water pollution from unsustainable agricultural practices poses a serious risk to human health and the planet's [...] Full text...

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Promoting biodiversity across all agricultural sectors ‘fundamental’ — FAO chief

30 may 2018 - 07:09:56
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Changing how countries across the world produce food is “fundamental” to protecting the future of the [...] Full text...

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'Bees must be protected for the future of our food' - FAO

19 may 2018 - 16:48:44
Ljubljana, Slovenia (PANA) - On the eve of the first World Bee Day, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$ 100 million for Nigerian company to double fertilizer production

18 may 2018 - 13:15:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$100 million loan for Nigerian firm, Indorama [...] Full text...

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FAO report sounds alarm on soil pollution

02 may 2018 - 13:54:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Soil pollution poses a worrisome threat to agricultural productivity, food safety, and human health, but far [...] Full text...

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Exploit demand for gum arabic, UNCTAD urges Africa

26 april 2018 - 10:32:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gum arabic is not only an exotic commodity but also has the power to drive development [...] Full text...

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Egyptian army kills 15 suspected terrorists in Sinai Peninsula

14 february 2018 - 11:18:25
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Fifteen suspected terrorists have been killed in a gun battle with the Egyptian armed forces in [...] Full text...

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UN agencies aim to protect 'foundations for life' on Earth

10 january 2018 - 22:36:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Two United Nations agencies are teaming up in a major new initiative taking on the herculean [...] Full text...

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Women, youth and SMEs to benefit from AfDB's US$100-million loan to Mauritius

13 december 2017 - 14:09:20
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Thousands of small and medium enterprises in Mauritius will benefit from a US$100-million loan to [...] Full text...

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Careless disposal of antibiotics could produce ‘ferocious superbugs’ - UNEP

05 december 2017 - 21:21:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Growing antimicrobial resistance linked to the discharge of drugs and some chemicals into the environment is [...] Full text...

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'No one safe from global pollution without concerted action' - warns UNEP

17 november 2017 - 10:24:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Everyone on earth is affected by pollution, according to a new report issued by UN Environment [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council maintains partial lifting of arms embargo on Somalia for one year

15 november 2017 - 07:00:54
New York, USA (PANA) – The Security Council on Tuesday renewed until 15 November 2018 the partial lifting of the [...] Full text...

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FAO launches handbook to improve safety in banana farming sector

09 november 2017 - 06:12:01
Geneva, Switzderland (PANA) – The United Nations agriculture agency and the Government of Ecuador launched on Wednesday a practical guide [...] Full text...

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US: UN highlights rural women's participation in sustainable, climate-resilient agriculture

15 october 2017 - 18:03:10
New York, US (PANA) – Women and girls are central to the sustainability of rural households and communities, improving rural [...] Full text...

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Botswana: UNWTO applauds Botswana’s tourism sector

04 august 2017 - 08:38:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) secretary general Dr Talib Rifai on Friday said Botswana is [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: EU supports smart agriculture in Mauritius

01 july 2017 - 15:55:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is providing new support to the tune of 3 million euros to [...] Full text...

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US: 'International cooperation key to keep WMDs away from terrorists'

29 june 2017 - 05:55:21
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations disarmament chief on Wednesday called for stronger international cooperation to prevent terrorists [...] Full text...

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Italy: Soil pollution comes under scrutiny at FAO plenary assembly

23 june 2017 - 09:20:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Soil pollution, due mostly to human activities that leave excess chemicals in soils used to grow [...] Full text...

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Botswana: US company signs energy deal in Botswana

06 june 2017 - 15:54:47
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Tec CTL, a New York-based vertically integrated United States oil and gas firm, has sign an [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO highlights threats of tobacco to development worldwide

30 may 2017 - 09:29:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Action to stamp out tobacco use can help countries prevent millions of people falling ill and [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO to begin pilot prequalification of biosimilar medicines for cancer treatment

04 may 2017 - 09:57:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) will this year launch a pilot project for prequalifying biosimilar medicines, [...] Full text...

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Congo: Treated mosquito nets are 'safe and effective' - WHO

25 april 2017 - 12:23:39
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs), which for many [...] Full text...

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US: UN chief announces senior appointments

13 april 2017 - 06:40:23
New York, US (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday announced the appointment of senior officials as his [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Former Ghana President Rawlings lashes out at West for Syria missile strikes

12 april 2017 - 10:32:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former president Jerry John Rawlings has lashed out at the West following last week's missile [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: EU to support climate smart agriculture in Mauritius

14 march 2017 - 14:57:04
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has allocated MRs 115 million Mauritian Rupees (38 rupees = 1 euro) [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO says polluted environment causes 1.7 million child deaths a year

06 march 2017 - 11:24:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius launches first organic farming zone

28 february 2017 - 09:33:50
Britannia, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday evening launched the island's first organic farming zone at [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian govt says Muslim Brotherhood affiliate plans attack in Nigeria

10 february 2017 - 17:27:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Federal Government on Friday alerted the public to a plan by a Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: NGO condemns Mauritius on bio-medical experiments on animals

01 february 2017 - 07:13:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A British-based NGO, Cruelty Free International, on Wednesday criticised a decision of Mauritius to allow experiments [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: State-owned oil company to rehabilitate refineries

21 december 2016 - 10:40:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is set to embark on a comprehensive rehabilitation of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari urges Nigerians to "grow what we eat and consume what we make"

14 december 2016 - 18:33:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to grow what they eat and consume what they [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 33 people burnt to death in major chemical disaster in Kenyan highway

11 december 2016 - 11:47:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 33 people have been confirmed dead and six others seriously injured after a light [...] Full text...

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UN: UN weather agency says global C02 concentration surges

25 october 2016 - 05:04:23
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has said globally averaged concentration of carbon dioxide (C02) [...] Full text...

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UN: UN, UNEP laud agreement on HFCs amendment

16 october 2016 - 17:30:14
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Erik Solheim on [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Climate negotiators reach landmark deal in phasing-down Ozone-Depleting Substances (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA correspondent, Kigali)

15 october 2016 - 17:51:39
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The week-long negotiations aimed at the amendment to the legally-binding Montreal Protocol has been the first [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Skin bleaching is epidemic in Africa, says CODESRIA Official

15 october 2016 - 16:24:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – There is an epidemic of skin bleaching in various areas of Africa as the transformation of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Amended Montreal Protocol to be signed on Friday

14 october 2016 - 06:15:39
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The ratification of the amended Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone layer is expected [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Kenyan farmers demand investment in ecological farming

11 october 2016 - 14:40:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Some 30 smallholder farmers in Kenya Tuesday embarked on a four-day resilience journey across different counties [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda to host meeting on Montreal Protocol

07 october 2016 - 12:06:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A four-day ministerial meeting of signatories to the Montreal Protocol to control climate change-inducing hydrofluorocarbons [...] Full text...

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UN: Amnesty Int'l says chemical weapons used in Sudan's restive Darfur region

29 september 2016 - 17:40:20
New York, US (PANA) - An Amnesty International investigation has gathered horrific evidence of repeated use of what the human [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya ratifies EPA to continue key flower exports to EU

28 september 2016 - 17:14:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has ratified an international trade agreement with the European Union (EU) despite the opposition to [...] Full text...

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US: Remnants of Qadhafi-era chemical weapons programme arrive in Germany

10 september 2016 - 04:53:45
Washington, DC US (PANA) - The last remnants of Libya’s Qadhafi-era chemical weapons programme have arrived at a specialized destruction [...] Full text...

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US: US lauds partners on removal of chemical weapons precursors from Libya

02 september 2016 - 08:30:38
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has lauded partners who worked to safely remove Libya’s remaining chemical weapons precursors [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius, FAO sign two technical cooperation agreements

31 august 2016 - 17:46:14
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday signed two technical cooperation [...] Full text...

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