Burkina Faso president hands out agricultural equipment to farmers

06 may 2024 - 15:24:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on Monday handed over [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners move to boost food, nutritional security in the Sahel

30 april 2024 - 09:00:38
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the [...] Full text...

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Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa

12 april 2024 - 21:57:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Almost 55 million people are facing further food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central Africa [...] Full text...

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IDA provides $340 million to enhance livelihoods of 3 million Ethiopians drought prone lowlands

30 march 2024 - 08:47:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopians living in climate-affected lowlands of the country will receive new support, thanks to a [...] Full text...

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Christians mark Palm Sunday

24 march 2024 - 07:51:08
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians are on Sunday making Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week and the Sunday before Easter, [...] Full text...

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AfDB empowering vulnerable women in Togo (A feature by AfDB)

13 march 2024 - 08:36:39
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Some 45 kilometres from Lomé, Togo, in the village of Aného, a transformative initiative is reshaping [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia appeals for US$3.2 billion for humanitarian response

01 march 2024 - 23:46:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Aid agencies in Ethiopia have put up a joint appeal for US$3.2 billion required in [...] Full text...

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Climate Action in Ethiopia: Acting now to build resilience and leverage opportunities

29 february 2024 - 13:05:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A new World Bank report finds that annual average losses to gross domestic product (GDP) [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, AfDB launch project to bolster food security

11 february 2024 - 11:25:32
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso has officially launched an African Development Bank (AfDB)-supported project to [...] Full text...

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Kenyan starve to death church declared organized criminal group

31 january 2024 - 23:33:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan church whose members starved to death in the belief that they would meet their [...] Full text...

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Somalia’s quest for progress unveiled through data (A World Bank feature)

31 january 2024 - 07:53:33
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - When looking at Somalia, there are often glaring gaps in data that obscure understanding of the [...] Full text...

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African Catholic Bishops say same-sex unions are 'contrary' to God's will

12 january 2024 - 12:53:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Catholic Bishops have rejected Pope Francis' declaration to bless homosexual couples saying they believe that [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso produces over 5 million tonnes of cereals in 2023

22 december 2023 - 16:58:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso produced 5,246,405 tonnes of cereals in 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture said on [...] Full text...

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IGAD conference confronts forced displacements in Eastern Africa

27 november 2023 - 22:47:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Government representatives and experts responsible for developing refugee resettlement policies in Eastern Africa are meeting in [...] Full text...

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Climate action key to Kenya’s upper-middle-income country aspirations

17 november 2023 - 17:53:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA - Kenya remains vulnerable to frequent climatic shocks that pose significant economic risk. Without adaptation measures, the impact [...] Full text...

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Sudan: With hunger on the rise FAO helps farmers grow food, save livestock

16 november 2023 - 05:41:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - One million farming households  in war-torn Sudan have received seeds allowing them to grow food for up [...] Full text...

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Funding needed to prevent El Niño from aggravating global hunger: FAO

10 november 2023 - 06:59:46
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The El Niño climate pattern will have severe impacts on agriculture and food security, threatening the [...] Full text...

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East African Education Technology Summit opens in Kenya

20 september 2023 - 18:10:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Summit to explore ways of expanding the use of computer software to enrich learning in [...] Full text...

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AU vows to end environmental pandemics linked to climate change

04 september 2023 - 12:38:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union has decried the rise in climate change-related disasters and pandemics and vowed to [...] Full text...

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Financial inclusion builds resilience of pastoralists to drought (World Bank feature)

02 september 2023 - 11:56:52
Washington DC, US (PANA) - Until recent rain fell in the Horn of Africa, more than 9.5 million animals died [...] Full text...

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African leaders urged to pursue ambitious action at Africa Climate Summit

02 september 2023 - 10:38:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders convening in Nairobi for the African Climate week and inaugural Climate Summit must pursue [...] Full text...

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Faith leaders find ‘hidden’ children living with HIV (Feature by UN News)

06 august 2023 - 07:22:20
New York, US (PANA) - To find “hidden” children living with HIV around the world, you need to find their [...] Full text...

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Despite sanctions, climate shocks - Mali’s economy showed signs of resilience: World Bank

27 july 2023 - 08:33:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali’s economy showed signs of resilience despite Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sanctions, high [...] Full text...

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South Africa marks 30th anniversary of church massacre

26 july 2023 - 12:09:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is marking the 30th anniversary of the St James Church Massacre which [...] Full text...

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ADF provides $767,000 to boost livestock farming in Mauritania

20 july 2023 - 16:53:30
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania will receive $767,000 from the African Development Fund (ADF), the African Development Bank Group’s concessional [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch accuses Burkina Faso Army of unlawful killings, ‘disappearances’

29 june 2023 - 08:17:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso armed forces summarily executed at least 9 men, and forcibly disappeared and apparently [...] Full text...

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AfDB moves to save thousands of African children at risk of dying before their fifth birthday

21 june 2023 - 08:47:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At least 216 million African children suffer from stunting and malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa, where [...] Full text...

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Niger: Strong agricultural season boosts economic rebound in 2022

19 june 2023 - 17:58:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - After two years of weak growth, Niger's economy recovered strongly in 2022 primarily due to a [...] Full text...

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WFP temporality halts food aid to Ethiopia

09 june 2023 - 13:07:51
Rome,  Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday that it is temporarily halting food [...] Full text...

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Nearly 10 percent of Burkina Faso's population in food insecure in 2023

24 april 2023 - 17:58:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 2,195,758 people, including internally displaced persons, representing about 9.9% of the population [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Police dig out mass graves in probe over endtimes preacher

22 april 2023 - 10:35:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A police probe into the activities of a religious cult in Kenya's coastal region of Kilifi [...] Full text...

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Food insecurity, malnutrition, set to reach 10-year high in West Africa and Sahel: UN agencies

19 april 2023 - 08:50:41
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food insecurity and malnutrition in West and Central Africa are on track to reach a 10-year [...] Full text...

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Water security is key for development, stability in South Sudan: WB report

28 march 2023 - 06:39:21
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The dramatic flood events of the past four years are a stark reminder of the [...] Full text...

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Horn of Africa hunger emergency: ‘129,000 looking death in the eyes’

10 march 2023 - 15:31:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Life-threatening hunger caused by climate shocks, violent insecurity and disease in the Horn of Africa, have [...] Full text...

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Burundi announces national strategy for the Integrationof Pygmies

01 march 2023 - 16:43:38
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Education, access to basic social services, social and public rights, housing, hygiene and sanitation, and food [...] Full text...

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Pope to South Sudan's clergy: 'We need courageous souls ready to die for Africa'

04 february 2023 - 11:07:40
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - We need courageous, generous souls ready to suffer and die for Africa, Pope Francis said [...] Full text...

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WFP helps to strengthen food security in Mali

28 january 2023 - 05:25:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a EUR 62.5 million contribution from the European [...] Full text...

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The 59th session of Liptako-Gourma Council of Ministers to open in Bamako Friday

26 january 2023 - 16:23:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Bamako will be hosting on Friday the 59th session of the Liptako Gourma (ALG) Council of [...] Full text...

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Collaboration and resilience against violent extremists in West Africa and Sahel must be strengthened, says UN

11 january 2023 - 15:17:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - UN Deputy Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel Giovanie Biha said on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Ghanaians welcome New Year with hope of better economy

01 january 2023 - 13:11:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians on Sunday joined the rest of the world to welcome the New Year with church [...] Full text...

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Urgent support needed for rural communities facing famine in Somalia - FAO

20 december 2022 - 16:55:50
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Famine is fast approaching in Somalia and more than 700,000 people could face starvation next year, [...] Full text...

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WB grants $70 million for water, agriculture, livestock, and environmental services delivery in Somalia

16 december 2022 - 10:17:59
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a $70 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to develop resilient [...] Full text...

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Burundi Central Bank wants to curb galloping inflation

10 december 2022 - 15:12:17
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Bank of Burundi (BRB) has initiated a series of monetary and exchange rate reforms, "taking [...] Full text...

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Libya aspires to role for LCBC countries in securing its borders to promote democracy - Al-Manfi

29 november 2022 - 19:13:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, said here Tuesday Libya aspires, within the [...] Full text...

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UN warns of worsening conflict, displacement in Sahel without immediate climate action

16 november 2022 - 12:38:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Without urgent investment in climate mitigation and adaptation, countries in the Sahel risk decades of armed [...] Full text...

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COP27: Climate change having dire effects on Libya, says President

08 november 2022 - 15:48:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has painted a dire picture of the [...] Full text...

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COP27: Senegalese President calls for 'more climate action'

07 november 2022 - 19:32:32
Sharm el Sheikh (PANA) – Africa, which contributes less than 4% of greenhouse gas emissions, is willing to work with [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags coordinated massacres by Islamist armed groups

27 october 2022 - 12:17:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups in Mali have killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands to flee [...] Full text...

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UNICEF warns of unprecedented child deaths in Somalia

18 october 2022 - 19:10:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of severely malnourished boys and girls in Somalia are at risk of dying, the UN [...] Full text...

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Oxfam: 'Hunger likely to claim a life every 36 seconds in drought-stricken East Africa'

14 october 2022 - 12:49:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Oxfam, warned on Friday that one person is likely to die of hunger every [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's ousted military leader offers to resign, says religious, community leaders

02 october 2022 - 20:07:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ousted Burkina Faso military leader, Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has offered to resign "to [...] Full text...

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Kenya calls for better African representation at the UN

22 september 2022 - 20:11:08
New York, US (PANA) - President William Ruto has called for urgent reform of the global decision-making system that will [...] Full text...

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UN agencies say catastrophic hunger levels leave 500,000 children at risk of dying in Somalia

13 september 2022 - 17:46:08
New York, US (PANA) - Catastrophic hunger levels in Somalia have left more than 513,000 children at risk of dying, [...] Full text...

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Japan supports WFP's response to food insecurity and malnutrition in Mali

20 august 2022 - 05:38:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Government of Japan has provided an additional US$2 million contribution to the United Nations World [...] Full text...

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Somalia facing rising acute food insecurity - FAO

06 august 2022 - 05:18:09
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Rising acute food insecurity in Somalia has caused more than 900,000 people to flee their homes [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Tanzania to halt 'brutal security operation' in Loliondo against Maasai

16 june 2022 - 06:16:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Tanzanian authorities to immediately halt the violent forced eviction [...] Full text...

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More violence feared over bid to evict Maasai from ancestral lands in Tanzania

15 june 2022 - 19:04:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The reported use of live ammunition by security forces in Tanzania against ethnic Maasai [...] Full text...

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Communities in Horn of Africa struggle with cumulative shocks in face of starvation

13 june 2022 - 14:49:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Communities in the Horn of Africa are facing the threat of starvation following four [...] Full text...

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Horn of Africa braces for ‘explosion of child deaths’ as hunger crisis deepens

08 june 2022 - 05:16:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An “explosion of child deaths” is likely and imminent in the Horn of Africa unless the [...] Full text...

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FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa

01 june 2022 - 05:24:23
Rome, 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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Humanitarian charities warn 'one person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds' in East Africa

18 may 2022 - 06:00:38
Nairobi, 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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Relief chief underlines need for urgent support as millions face drought in Horn of Africa

14 may 2022 - 05:20:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarians continue to call for scaling up assistance in the Horn of Africa, where the worst [...] Full text...

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Sahel: food crisis exacerbated by conflict to worsen during hunger season

12 may 2022 - 20:49:41
Ouagadougou, 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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'This is the worst drought in forty years’: Millions of Ethiopians at risk from failed rains

26 april 2022 - 09:39:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s eastern Somali Region has been hit by three consecutive below-average rainy seasons, worsening the [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council hears of ‘trust deficit’ in disputed Abyei region

22 april 2022 - 05:30:18
New York, US (PANA) - Although the overall security situation in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports Senegal's agriculture sector

15 april 2022 - 13:15:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has granted Senegal funding for the productivity and market [...] Full text...

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Christians in Ghana mark Palm Sunday

10 april 2022 - 10:29:22
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday making Palm Sunday with churches running in full capacity following [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa under threat from multiple humanitarian crises

09 april 2022 - 05:51:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of hungry people in the Sahel and West Africa has quadrupled over the last three years, [...] Full text...

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Burundi to establish regulatory authority for veterinary products, pesticides and food

07 april 2022 - 12:47:46
Bujumbura, 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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US nun abducted in north-central Burkina Faso

06 april 2022 - 06:53:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An 83-year-old American nun was abducted on Monday night by unidentified gunmen in the parish [...] Full text...

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Rights group alleges Malian soldiers, assosiated foreign forces 'summarily executed' some 300 civilians

05 april 2022 - 07:27:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian armed forces and associated foreign soldiers allegedly summarily executed an estimated 300 civilian men, some of [...] Full text...

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Growing risk of Somalia famine, as drought famine worsens (A UN feature)

29 march 2022 - 05:18:18
Mogdishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Horn of Africa is experiencing the worst drought since 1981, and a shortfall in aid [...] Full text...

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UN warns of worsening food crisis looming in Sudan

24 march 2022 - 13:07:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a strong warning about the “worsening food [...] Full text...

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Mali: More than 1.8 million people need food, nutritional assistance

22 february 2022 - 20:20:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, indicated on Monday in Bamako, at the opening of [...] Full text...

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Sahel region facing ‘horrendous food crisis’

17 february 2022 - 04:32:23
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - As the Sahel region “stares down a horrendous food crisis”, the UN emergency food relief chief [...] Full text...

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WFP says 13 million people facing severe hunger as drought grips the Horn of Africa

08 february 2022 - 10:19:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Horn of Africa is experiencing the driest conditions recorded since 1981, with severe drought leaving [...] Full text...

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Sudan: top military leaders move to Darfur to re-impose stability

03 february 2022 - 15:00:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Following weeks of unrest and inter-communal fighting in the Darfur region, the Khartoum government has massively [...] Full text...

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Children, long-term refugees among population at risk of statelessness in Horn of Africa

03 february 2022 - 13:14:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) say children and long-term refugees are among populations a [...] Full text...

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Bachelet deplores military coup in Burkina Faso

25 january 2022 - 21:02:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, deeply deplores this week’s military takeover in Burkina Faso, the [...] Full text...

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FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa

17 january 2022 - 16:46:15
Rome, Italy (PANA) - More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the [...] Full text...

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Ghanaians welcome New Year

01 january 2022 - 04:53:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians on Saturday welcomed the New Year with church services and festivities, as government and health [...] Full text...

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Some 35.8 million face lean season food crisis in West Africa and Sahel

07 december 2021 - 17:41:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and [...] Full text...

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Severe drought grips Somalia

19 november 2021 - 23:05:10
Mogadishu, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia is enduring its third consecutive poor rain season since late 2020, the Food and Agriculture [...] Full text...

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FAO, IGAD seek urgent action to mitigate impact of drought in Eastern Africa

18 november 2021 - 22:28:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Communities in the Eastern Africa region continue to experience a mix of shocks and stresses that [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: $40 million in aid relief for victims ‘living on knife-edge'

15 november 2021 - 19:03:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As the humanitarian crisis grows in Ethiopia’s conflict-affected north, the UN announced on Monday that $40 million in funds had been made [...] Full text...

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Climate Change could further impact Africa’s recovery, push 86 million to migrate by 2050

27 october 2021 - 20:51:32
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank’s new Groundswell Africa reports, released Wednesday ahead of the 26th session of [...] Full text...

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Mali participates in 5th Italy-Africa Business Week

11 october 2021 - 12:02:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, on Saturday participated in the 5th edition of [...] Full text...

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Climate change: UN Resident Coordinator says it is time to act on Kenya drought

01 october 2021 - 08:11:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Wajir county of northern Kenya on Thursday with Government officials, donor representatives and United Nations [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia marks New Year accenting peace, stability and work

11 september 2021 - 12:46:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia is celebrating its New Year on Saturday and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is marking [...] Full text...

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Agri-food programme for integrated resilience , economic development in the Sahel launched in Bamako

09 september 2021 - 16:38:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Minister Delegate to the Malian Minister of Rural Development, in charge of Livestock and Fisheries, [...] Full text...

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Kenya’s semi-arid counties face famine after poor rainy season

02 september 2021 - 13:03:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 2.1 million people in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) of Kenya are severely [...] Full text...

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Malawian prophet faces new South African lawsuit

30 august 2021 - 16:56:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African businessman has filed an application in the North Gauteng High Court [...] Full text...

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25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes

03 august 2021 - 17:09:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...

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Millions in southern Angola on brink of starvation after long drought

22 july 2021 - 05:15:27
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Millions of people in southern Angola are facing an existential threat as drought aggravated by climate [...] Full text...

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Nigeria steps up oilseeds production due to increased domestic and export demand

26 june 2021 - 12:09:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s palm kernel oilseed production in marketing year 2021/22 is forecast to reach 900,000 metric tons, [...] Full text...

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U.S. raises concerns of religious abuse, discrimination, rising tensions in Nigeria

14 may 2021 - 15:05:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. has voiced concerns over abuses and discrimination against individuals based on religion and religious [...] Full text...

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Mali to create national committee for transhumance

29 april 2021 - 16:00:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government adopted on Thursday a draft decree establishing a National Committee for Transhumance and [...] Full text...

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Somalia drought leads to new population displacements

21 april 2021 - 16:46:15
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia is bracing for record levels of population displacement due to drought, which is affecting parts [...] Full text...

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Children's charity warns of disaster for Somali children as fears of hunger loom

12 april 2021 - 07:02:26
Mogadishu, Somali (PANA) - A children's charity, Save the  Children, is warning that millions of children and their families in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court declares its judgment ;not prejudicial' to a third party application filed

26 february 2021 - 15:32:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed the application of a third-party applicant, representing 6,500 parties, [...] Full text...

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Violence in South Sudan engulfs country, 10 years after independence - UN

19 february 2021 - 15:47:10
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Extreme violence and attacks involving thousands of fighters at a time have engulfed more than [...] Full text...

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Beninese bishops worried by increase in road accidents

31 january 2021 - 18:04:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese bishops said they are worried by the frequent occurrence of road accidents across the [...] Full text...

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Somalia's fisheries sector set for major expansion

21 january 2021 - 10:11:04
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A project to create new jobs in Somalia's fisheries industry has been launched with the aim [...] Full text...

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IFAD, GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions, restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall

11 january 2021 - 14:07:20
Paris, France (PANA) – Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Malian leader urges gov't to take adequate measures to break virus' chain

01 january 2021 - 10:23:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the Malian Transition, Bah NDaw, has urged the government to take adequate measures [...] Full text...

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Conflicts, floods, COVID -19 push South Sudanese into extreme hunger

18 december 2020 - 18:59:33
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Driven by insecurity, the effects of COVID-19, an on-going economic crisis, and the impact of [...] Full text...

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Keep focus on South Sudan, UN mission chief tells Security Council

16 december 2020 - 05:12:49
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has appealed for the international [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa Chief Justice under fire over COVID-19 comments

11 december 2020 - 13:33:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has come under fire for claiming the “devil” [...] Full text...

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IFAD joins partners to build resilience, boost development in the Sahel

10 december 2020 - 18:45:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has joined the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [...] Full text...

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Somaliland in slow recovery after cyclone Gati

09 december 2020 - 18:29:31
Hargeisa, Somaliland (PANA) – Recovery from the cyclone Gati, which recently hit the coastal region of Somaliland, causing massive destruction [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali's interim president announces drastic measures to fight pandemic

01 december 2020 - 09:07:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, on Monday announced drastic measures to break [...] Full text...

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Netherlands donates $1million to help Tunisian small farmers cope with COVID-19 crisis

20 november 2020 - 17:46:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A grant agreement, worth US$ 1 million, was signed on Friday between the Tunisian Union of [...] Full text...

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Malawi fugitive pastor detained

18 november 2020 - 10:52:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Self-proclaimed Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary on Wednesday handed themselves over [...] Full text...

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Benin bishops warn against promotion of homosexuality through international aid

25 october 2020 - 16:39:36
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin’s Episcopal conference (CEB) has expressed deep concern with "the hideous promotion" of homosexuality through the [...] Full text...

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EU gives Congo more than one billion Euros for agro-pastoral groupings

21 october 2020 - 21:41:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European Union (EU) ambassador in Congo, Raul Mateus Paula, said here Tuesday his organisation would [...] Full text...

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Niger: Prices for local cereals down in September

16 october 2020 - 19:13:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A slight decrease in the prices of local cereals was noted in Niger in September, thanks [...] Full text...

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Politicians and Nigeria's recent elections (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

28 september 2020 - 17:01:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - After consistent bashing, castigation and blame for disputed elections, sometimes unjustifiably, the Prof. Mahmood Yakubu-led Nigeria’s [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso mobilised 907 billion F CFA development aid in 2019

26 september 2020 - 10:57:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso mobilised mobilised 907 billion CFA francs in 2019 for development aid, the Burkinabe [...] Full text...

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Senegal launches agricultural project for food security and financial power for people south of country

25 september 2020 - 15:07:51
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The African Network for Integrated Development (RADI), in its fight to ensure food security for vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says opposition victory in Edo State proves his commitment to fair polls

20 september 2020 - 16:47:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Reactions are trialing the declaration of Mr Godwin Obaseki of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) [...] Full text...

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Congo sets up National Pesticide Management Committee

17 september 2020 - 09:47:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State in charge of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Mali sets dates for end-of-year exams

14 september 2020 - 15:11:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Ministry of Education has set exam dates following the end of more than five months [...] Full text...

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'Evenly-distributed rainfall will promote good agric production season in Niger'

09 september 2020 - 17:48:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Forecasters say the avalanche of rainfall which hit parts of Niger in overwhelming quantity will likely [...] Full text...

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World Bank to manage US$14.85 million digital education project

04 september 2020 - 22:52:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has received a US$14.85 million grant from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to [...] Full text...

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France welcomes peace deal between Sudanese government, armed movements

01 september 2020 - 20:36:16
Paris, France (PANA) - France Tuesday welcomed the peace deal signed Monday in Juba between the Sudanese transitional authorities, an [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Opposition Coalition denounces land for foreigners

24 august 2020 - 17:59:57
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Opposition and black nationalist movement, under the umbrella of the Coalition Vivre Ensemble (CVE), has denounced [...] Full text...

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Twitter suspends account of Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Information

18 august 2020 - 13:08:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The micro-bogging website, Twitter, has suspended the account of Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting [...] Full text...

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'Return of the rains augurs well for good agropastoral campaign'

17 august 2020 - 15:21:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The return of the rains after a dry spell points to a good agropastoral season in [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Pandemic affects nomadic herders across West/Central Africa

14 july 2020 - 12:41:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – As a result of border closures decreed by Governments across West and Central Africa to limit the [...] Full text...

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Inter-communal violence, terrorist attacks inflame tensions in West Africa: Chambas

09 july 2020 - 22:27:58
New York, US (PANA) - Inter-communal violence and persistent attacks by extremists continue to undermine peace and security across West [...] Full text...

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Fears of humanitarian disaster growing in Mali due to deadly attacks on civilians

09 july 2020 - 18:53:41
Paris, France (PANA) - Killing of civilians by armed groups in central Mali risk triggering a humanitarian disaster by undermining [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Penticostal church says 8,370 of its members, eight pastors killed by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists

02 july 2020 - 17:57:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The EYN Church says it lost over 8,370 members to Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa [...] Full text...

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World Bank Approves $40 million emergency support for Somalia’s Desert Locust Response

30 june 2020 - 15:40:40
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) -  The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a $40 million International Development Assistance (IDA) grant [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Presidency rejects UK All-Party parliamentary group report on religious freedom

19 june 2020 - 19:56:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Friday labelled as “misrepresentation” the report of the United Kingdom (UK) All-Party [...] Full text...

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Met. Dept. predicts higher-than-normal rainfall in Niger

11 june 2020 - 18:04:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - There is a 50 percent probability that this year's rainfall will be higher than normal in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt dismisses coup d’etat rumours

11 june 2020 - 06:01:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has dismissed rumours of an imminent military coup d’etat in the country as the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: NGO collective deplores return of land management to governors

08 june 2020 - 23:38:12
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Network of Food Security Organisations (ROSA) Monday asked President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani to ignore [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch calls for free, fair, safe election in Malawi

03 june 2020 - 05:36:54
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has called on the Malawi authorities to ensure a free and fair, as well [...] Full text...

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Niger: Government sets agro-pastoral campaign plan for 39,233,618,301 CFAF for 2020-2021

01 june 2020 - 22:25:41
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The minister of Agriculture, Albadé Abouba, Monday told parliament here that the Nigerien government had prepared [...] Full text...

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Mali moves to redevelop Gourma biosphere reserve for elephant survival

28 may 2020 - 14:29:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has adopted a bill establishing the Gourma Biosphere Reserve, an area located near [...] Full text...

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World Bank announces $500 million to fight locusts in Africa, Middle East

21 may 2020 - 17:08:45
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday approved a US$500 million programme to help countries in Africa [...] Full text...

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'Coronavirus: Consequences of Covid-19 pandemic on agropastoral production could be disastrous in Niger'

16 may 2020 - 17:48:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on agro-pastoral production could be disastrous for this sector if [...] Full text...

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Battle ‘not yet over’ against locust invasions in East Africa and Yemen - says FAO

12 may 2020 - 05:39:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and other challenges, significant gains have been made against Desert Locust [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Germany gives CFAF 7 billion to Mali for food security and resilience

08 may 2020 - 17:25:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Germany has granted Mali an additional financial contribution of CFAF 7.2 billion, through the World Food [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tensions rise as pandemic encroaches on disputed Abyei

29 april 2020 - 06:23:34
New York, US (PANA) - Sudan’s efforts to stop the spread of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, are delaying the deployment [...] Full text...

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UN ‘fully mobilised’ to support the Sudanese people, Security Council hears

25 april 2020 - 05:23:13
New York, US (PANA) - The “exceptional circumstances” of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted the peace process in Sudan as [...] Full text...

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Mauritania inaugurates EU-funded test agricultural space

23 april 2020 - 10:23:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's minister of Employment, Youth and Sport, Taleb Sid'Ahmed and the European Union Ambassador to Nouakchott, [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian Christians celebrate Easter quietly because of coronavirus restrictions

12 april 2020 - 06:03:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday joining other faithful around the world to celebrate Easter, the resurrection [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Curfew breakers in Rwanda arrested

06 april 2020 - 07:25:23
Kigali Rwanda (PANA) – A number of people including a pastor in Kigali were arrested on Sunday for violating the [...] Full text...

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Ghanaians mark quiet Palm Sunday amid lockdown and closure of churches

05 april 2020 - 12:55:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday marking Palm Sunday but without the normal joyful processions with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Fight against pandemic to cost Burkina Faso 394 billion CFAF

03 april 2020 - 07:10:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkinabè president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Thursday announced a series of measures estimated at [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $1.5 million emergency grant to curb desert locusts East and Horn of Africa

02 april 2020 - 10:35:59
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a $1.5 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: First Burkinabè patients discharged from hospital

20 march 2020 - 17:27:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Pastor Mamadou Karambiri and his wife, who were the first cases of coronavirus disease in [...] Full text...

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South Sudan on road to ‘sustainable peace’, but intern'l support still key, says top UN official

05 march 2020 - 06:21:14
Ne York, US (PANA) - Positive developments in South Sudan have “moved the country further along the road to sustainable [...] Full text...

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Forum on peaceful transborder migration of livestock in the ECOWAS region opens in Niamey

03 march 2020 - 14:07:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A forum on responsible and peaceful transhumance in  the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

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Belgium gives 462,000 euros to aid fight against locusts in Africa

03 march 2020 - 11:54:42
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium has released 462,000 euros to support the fight against locusts that have invaded several countries [...] Full text...

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DR Congolese archbishops urge president Tshisekedi to continue peace efforts

03 march 2020 - 05:34:19
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The Permanent Committee of the Congolese National Episcopal Conference (CENCO) has urged DR Congo’s president [...] Full text...

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Niamey hosts agriculture, environment and livestock fair

02 march 2020 - 20:43:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Since Sunday, Niamey has been hosting the 6th edition of the Agriculture, Technical, Environment and Livestock [...] Full text...

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ECCAS delegates meet in Brazzaville to discuss gender, agricultural action plan

28 february 2020 - 21:59:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  - Delegates from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) met here Friday to validate the [...] Full text...

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Rights group says civilians massacred in Cameroon's separatist area

27 february 2020 - 07:56:45
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroonian government forces and armed ethnic Fulani killed at least 21 civilians in Ngarbuh village, including 13 [...] Full text...

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Congo: Towards validation of action plan to accompany ECCAS women

26 february 2020 - 21:30:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  - Representatives of different departments of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and experts from [...] Full text...

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Niger needs some $ 399 million to meet humanitarian challenges

25 february 2020 - 17:20:38
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Prime Minister and Head of the Nigerien Government, Brigi Rafini, on Tuesday pleaded with technical [...] Full text...

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Nigerien pastoralists again allowed to graze their cattle in Benin

20 february 2020 - 17:53:17
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Benin is once again allowing Nigerien pastoralists to graze their livestock on its territory, according to a [...] Full text...

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24 killed in suspected terrorist attack in Burkina Faso Sahel

17 february 2020 - 12:48:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- At least 24 people were killed on Sunday in Pansi village of Yagha province in Burkina [...] Full text...

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Some 6 million people registered as food insecure in Niger

15 february 2020 - 18:46:09
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Some 6 million people are food insecure in Niger following a crop year of cereal deficit [...] Full text...

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Burundi's main opposition party hold extraordinary congress on Sunday

15 february 2020 - 14:59:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - All eyes will be turned on Sunday towards Mont Sillon, on the north-eastern outskirts of Bujumbura [...] Full text...

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Pastor and three children killed in Burkina Faso Sahel

14 february 2020 - 13:46:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A pastor and his three children kidnapped on Tuesday were found dead on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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Burundian Mediator urges presidential candidates to go for fair play

11 february 2020 - 17:04:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ombudsman (Mediator of the Republic), Edouard Nduwimana, on Tuesday congratulated the dozen candidates cleared for [...] Full text...

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Mali’s President calls for solidarity as food crisis escalates across Sahel

11 february 2020 - 15:42:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Against a backdrop of an escalating security crisis where 4.3 million women, men and children are [...] Full text...

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One person killed, 6 others abducted in Burkinabe Sahel

11 february 2020 - 14:58:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - One person was killed and six others abducted on Monday night in Sebba, Yagha province [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says militias, armed Islamists ravage central Mali

10 february 2020 - 10:13:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Armed groups in Mali have escalated their attacks on civilians, massacring people in their villages, and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian governmet, Christian body bicker over release of abducted Chibok schoolgirls

05 february 2020 - 13:24:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Almost six years since 276 schoolgirls were abducted from their dormitories at Government Girls Secondary School, [...] Full text...

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Zambia police detain ‘prophet’ over resurrection claims

04 february 2020 - 11:09:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Police in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, have arrested and detained a purported man of God in [...] Full text...

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Burundi: CENI publishes final list of voters for next general elections

03 february 2020 - 16:38:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on Monday published a final list of 5,126,351 voters [...] Full text...

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Niger PM launches vast modernization programme for city of Diffa

27 january 2020 - 15:25:09
Diffa, Niger (PANA)  -  Prime Minister Brigi Rafini launched Sunday in Diffa,1360 km east of Niamey, the rotating festival of [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Religious bodies invite allies in power to assess the impact of the FCC-CACH coalition

25 january 2020 - 17:18:52
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The platform of religious denominations in DR Congo has invited the allies in power to [...] Full text...

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Burundi launches campaign on cashew cultivation

24 january 2020 - 08:01:52
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Thursday launched a campaign for the cultivation of cashew as a new cash crop [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: US agency award $8 million to boost crop, livestock farming in Northeast Nigeria

22 january 2020 - 16:44:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday said that it has awarded a three-year, [...] Full text...

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Sudan peace talks: One agreement but several addenda

17 january 2020 - 15:08:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When people hear about Sudan’s current peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, they will immediately think [...] Full text...

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Beninese bishops concerned about juvenile alcoholism

13 january 2020 - 22:04:25
Cotonou, Benin(PANA)   -  The Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB) at the end of its second ordinary plenary session of the [...] Full text...

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The exchange of cows among the ancestral hard-skinned practices in Burundi (Analysis)

12 january 2020 - 12:11:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - One of the notable presidential activities of the week, which is coming to an end, was [...] Full text...

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Africa joins the world to usher in New Year

01 january 2020 - 11:11:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Africa joined the world to usher in the New Year on Tuesday with various activities in [...] Full text...

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Niger officially launches national campaign for free vaccination of livestock

30 december 2019 - 23:25:31
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Nigerien minister in charge of Livestock, Mohamed Boucha Monday launched the national campaign of free vaccination [...] Full text...

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Somalia desert locust outbreak threatens food security in Horn of Africa

18 december 2019 - 16:00:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Somalia faces the worst Desert Locust outbreak in a quarter of a century with the risk [...] Full text...

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Nearly 2 million will face severe food insecurity in Niger by August 2020

18 december 2019 - 14:42:30
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger has been hard hit this year by the effects of climate change, particularly the drought [...] Full text...

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French Embassy in Nigeria launches new strategy to help CSOs on peace initiatives

17 december 2019 - 12:30:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Embassy of France in Abuja on Tuesday announced the launch of a new strategy, it [...] Full text...

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West Africa ‘shaken by unprecedented violence’, UN envoy tells Security Council

17 december 2019 - 05:50:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN envoy for West Africa and the Sahel region, told the Security Council on Monday [...] Full text...

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ECA chief calls for inclusive land management in Africa

15 december 2019 - 12:53:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Vera Songwe has called on States to ensure [...] Full text...

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Benin reorganizes management of animal transhumance

14 december 2019 - 15:10:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  - The Beninese government has just demarcated animal transhumance corridors to end the agro-pastoral crisis which kills [...] Full text...

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France gives Mali 14.4 billion CFAF to fund two development projects

13 december 2019 - 23:26:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - The monitoring committee of the French Development Agency (AFD) met here Friday to evaluate the results [...] Full text...

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Mauritania holds annual workshop for sectoral dialogue on rural world

12 december 2019 - 22:37:54
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  Actors of the sectoral dialogue platform on the rural world in Mauritania held their annual workshop [...] Full text...

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More than 2 million people affected by food insecurity in Niger - official

10 december 2019 - 22:28:10
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Prime Minister Brigi Rafini warned here Tuesday that more than 2 million people will be affected [...] Full text...

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WB official praises commitment for resources and inclusive growth in Mauritania

09 december 2019 - 21:14:46
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The deputy governor of the World Bank (WB) for Africa, Hafed Ghanem, Monday praised the commitment [...] Full text...

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Gambian Christians frown on omission of ‘secular’ in draft constitution

04 december 2019 - 21:23:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -  The Christian community in The Gambia Wednesday expressed concern over the omission of the word ‘SECULAR’ [...] Full text...

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Former São Toméan pastor arrested in Côte d'Ivoire returns home

04 december 2019 - 17:54:05
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - A former pastor from Sao Tome and Principe, Iudmilo Veloso, of the [...] Full text...

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Eleventh edition of International Women's Crafts Fair opens in Niamey

30 november 2019 - 16:22:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -  The First Lady of Niger, Hadjia Aissata Issoufou, Friday opened the 11th edition of the International [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies highlight wave of arrests, deportations of Rwandan nationals from Uganda

30 november 2019 - 11:38:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the latest wave of arrests of Rwandans inside Uganda and [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspapers highlight Kigali-Kampala "diplomatic row"

23 november 2019 - 15:17:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan newspapers this week highlighted disputes that created a renewed strain on bilateral ties between Kigali and [...] Full text...

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Senegal moves to reduce poverty in four regions

22 november 2019 - 19:32:12
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government on Thursday launched the second phase of the Program to Support Agricultural Development [...] Full text...

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Senegal moves to reduce poverty in four regions

22 november 2019 - 14:51:10
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government on Thursday launched the second phase of the Program to Support Agricultural Development [...] Full text...

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