Burkina Faso, EU sign agreement to strengthen solar, domestic energy

18 april 2019 - 21:21:22 MSA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The European Union on Thursday signed two agreements totaling  7 billion CFAF or 12 million US dollars to finance several [...] Full text...

Kenyan conservationist honoured for epic elephant conservation effort

12 april 2019 - 19:52:02 AO

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Kenyan elephant conservationist, Jim Justus Nyamu, has been honoured in a film depicting his illustrious 15,411-km trek across eight countries [...] Full text...

Botswana lands ministry revisits land reforms

11 april 2019 - 19:00:24 M S

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana ministry of land management, water and sanitation services and its stakeholders have met to discuss ways and means to [...] Full text...

Côte d’Ivoire to ratify Minamata Convention on mercury

10 april 2019 - 21:12:25 MSA

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government on Wednesday adopted a bill authorising president Alassane Ouattara to ratify the Minamata Convention on mercury, signed [...] Full text...

Weather station warns of torrential rains in Mauritius

09 april 2019 - 23:25:06 MTA

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius weather station issued a warning Tuesday of torrential rains for the entire island, official sources said in the [...] Full text...

At least 17% of natural water sources threatened with extinction in Burundi

09 april 2019 - 21:52:46 MTA

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At least 17 percent of natural water sources in Burundi are at an advanced stage of drying out, while 10 percent [...] Full text...

SADC to Launch Regional Appeal for Cyclone IDAI victims

08 april 2019 - 19:08:17 M S

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is to launch a regional appeal for humanitarian assistance for millions affected by the devastating [...] Full text...

Media professionals in DR Congo urged to contribute to efforts to preserve Virunga park

07 april 2019 - 15:41:34 MSA

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)  -  DR Congo media professionals have been urged to contribute to efforts toward the preservation of the ecosystem of the national [...] Full text...

Temperature expected to reach 44° to 45° Celsius in April in Niger

05 april 2019 - 16:25:09 MTA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Weather forecast in Niger indicates average temperatures of 44 to 45 degrees Celsius in April, the hottest month in the country, [...] Full text...

IGAD establishes taskforce on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden

04 april 2019 - 14:54:16 MO

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The  Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Thursday established the Task force on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden [...] Full text...

Mauritius gets new Doppler Radar Weather Observation Station from Japan

03 april 2019 - 15:07:09 NA

  Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday, inaugurated, the Doppler Radar Weather Observation Station, built at Trou aux Cerfs, south of [...] Full text...

Increased human activities squeeze Africa’s most iconic ecosystem

02 april 2019 - 10:13:31 EBM

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Increased human activity around one of Africa’s most iconic ecosystems is “squeezing the wildlife in its core”, damaging habitation [...] Full text...

Cameroon's environmentalists move to protect national biodiversity

01 april 2019 - 10:38:58 BBA

Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The Association of Cameroonian environmentalists and foresters (AEFC) has set up a National Order on Environment, Forestry and Wildlife (ONEFC) aiming [...] Full text...

Climate change 'affecting housing' in Niger (Feature by Souleyman Anza, PANA Correspondent)

31 march 2019 - 05:54:08 MA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Two-thirds of the West African state of Niger is occupied by the creeping Sahara desert, where rainfall varies between 0 and [...] Full text...

''Earth Hour'' in Bizerte

30 march 2019 - 20:18:16 MTA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - As in all countries of the world, all lights will be turned off, Saturday between 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm, in [...] Full text...

300,000 people to benefit from deforestation project in Mali

30 march 2019 - 14:48:00 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At least 300,000 people from the (prefectures) of Bafoulabé, Kayes and Yélimané, in the Kayes region of western Mali, will benefit [...] Full text...

Mauritius focuses on actions to combat climate change

28 march 2019 - 13:41:53 NA

Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) - At a national workshop for the validation of the outcomes of the Adapt Action Programme set up by the Agence Française de [...] Full text...

Rwanda wants to reconcile environment protection, affordable energy access

27 march 2019 - 18:49:13 MSA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Energy Group (REG) is considering reconciling environment protection and affordable energy access, at the inauguration on Wednesday of two mini-hydroelectric [...] Full text...

Rwanda wants strong collaboration with Israel on natural resource management

27 march 2019 - 18:28:10 MSA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s Environment minister, Vincent Biruta, on Wednesday said that his country and Israel should strengthen their cooperation in terms of natural [...] Full text...

Nigerien president launches construction work on the Kandadji dam on the Niger River

27 march 2019 - 16:32:14 MTA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's President Issoufou Mahamadou on Wednesday, launched civil engineering works at the Kandadji Mega Dam (180 km west of Niamey on [...] Full text...

Rwanda steps up campaign against use of non-biodegradable plastic products

27 march 2019 - 15:25:01 KND

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda will soon adopt a law regulating the use of non-biodegradable plastics and the distribution of these products, PANA reported on [...] Full text...

Climate Adaptation Fund Board approves Congo's concept note

25 march 2019 - 18:45:25 MTA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Climate Adaptation Fund Board has approved Congo's Concept Note, providing for the establishment of climate change adaptation activities in the [...] Full text...

DR Congo condemns Global Witness' allegations on management of forest resources

23 march 2019 - 19:56:51 MTA

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The government of DR Congo Saturday dismissed allegations by Global Witness concerning its efforts to sustainably manage the country’s forest [...] Full text...

Sulfuric acid spill reported in Nata, Botswana

23 march 2019 - 15:55:05 M S

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism Saturday issued a warning to the public over a sulfuric acid spill [...] Full text...

More children killed by unsafe water, than bullets, says UNICEF chief

22 march 2019 - 06:05:36 MA

New York, US (PANA) - A lack of safe water, is far deadlier for children than war in more than a dozen conflict-affected countries, the UN [...] Full text...

EU warns about water scarcity and its potential threat to peace and security

22 march 2019 - 04:39:15 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Rising tensions and conflicts because of access and utilisation of water, increasing threats of water scarcity and a remaining [...] Full text...

Burundi bans some forest species in water source protection areas

22 march 2019 - 00:04:41 KND

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Minister of the Environment Deo Guide Rurema said here Thursday forest species in protected water sources, lowlands and marshes would be [...] Full text...

Rwanda Met Office warns of strong winds across country

20 march 2019 - 20:45:11 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s Meteorological Department Wednesday issued a red weather alert of strong winds across most of the country this week, with gusts [...] Full text...

Wood trafficking resumes in southern Senegal

20 march 2019 - 16:38:46 MTA

Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The devastation of the Casamance forest, in southern Senegal, continues particularly in the department of Médina Yoro Foula, in the Kolda [...] Full text...

Moringa to curb deforestation of Guinea

20 march 2019 - 09:53:16 BBA

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Moringa, a tree that has been known for thousands of years in India, the Middle East and Africa, has been chosen by [...] Full text...

Cameroon opens e-waste collection centre

20 march 2019 - 07:52:45 MTA

Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon's Minister of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development, Pierre Hele, and France's Ambassador to Cameroon, Gilles Thibaut, on Tuesday inaugurated [...] Full text...

Mauritius observes World Water Day

19 march 2019 - 19:49:00 NA

Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Energy and Public Utilities Minister, Mr Ivan Collendavelloo, on Tuesday recalled that in line with this year’s World Water Day [...] Full text...

Elephants on the loose in DR Congo villages

19 march 2019 - 19:25:31 KND

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Wandering elephants were on the loose at the weekend in DR Congo, emerging menacingly in Kabala village, and deployed overnight [...] Full text...

Mauritius observes Global Recycling Day

18 march 2019 - 13:39:22 NA

Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA)  - Mauritian Environment and Sustainable Development minister Etienne Sinatambou on Monday said that Global Recycling Day is observed since 2018 on March 18 [...] Full text...

National Disaster declared in Zimbabwe as Cyclone Idai death toll rises to 31

17 march 2019 - 09:26:40 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially declared Cyclone Idai a National Disaster as the death toll has risen to 31 with unconfirmed [...] Full text...

24 dead, 40 missing from Cyclone Idai

16 march 2019 - 16:03:01 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The government of Zimbabwe has confirmed 24 dead and 40 people missing due to Cyclone Idai which continues to ravish the [...] Full text...

Tropical Cyclone Idai displaces 1.5 million across Mozambique, Malawi

15 march 2019 - 20:51:13 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A major aid operation is under way in Mozambique and Malawi to help victims of Tropical Cyclone Idai, which has reached [...] Full text...

Tropical Cyclone Idai cuts electricity and communications in Mozambique’s Beira city

15 march 2019 - 15:17:16 AR

Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall during Thursday night near Beira city of Sofala Province in central Mozambique, bringing torrential rains and [...] Full text...

Half of people in the world drinking water from unsafe sources live in Africa – UN Report

15 march 2019 - 14:26:18 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Half of the people in the world who drink water from unsafe sources live in Africa, a United Nations report says.  In [...] Full text...

AfDB to double its Investment in Climate Change Control

15 march 2019 - 13:52:54 MTA

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank's (AfDB) will double its financial commitments to combat climate change to US$25 billion over the period [...] Full text...

French President Macron decries lack of international environment accord

14 march 2019 - 23:28:01 AO

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Visiting French President Emmanuel Macron decried here Thursday the lack of an internationally binding environment law to hold polluters and violators [...] Full text...

Kenya receives backing on efforts to end ivory trade in Europe, Asia

14 march 2019 - 22:47:21 AO

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) — Top officials of the worldwide Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) have praised Kenya for drawing attention to the need to end trade in [...] Full text...

Weather forecast warns of strong winds, rain across Rwanda

14 march 2019 - 20:44:29 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Severe weather conditions bringing strong winds and downpours are expected across different parts of Rwanda, especially in the Eastern Province, in [...] Full text...

Cyclone Idai due to make landfall in central Mozambique

14 march 2019 - 16:29:34 AR

Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Idai has regained intensity and is expected to make landfall near Beira City, in central Mozambique, on the evening [...] Full text...

World Bank Group mobilises US$ 22.5 billion for climate action in Africa

14 march 2019 - 12:50:51 BBA

Paris, France (PANA) – The World Bank Group will announce at the One Planet Summit, which began on Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya, the mobilisation of  [...] Full text...

Abidjan, French University sign cooperation agreement

13 march 2019 - 22:56:23 MTA

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Autonomous District of Abidjan and the French Institute of Circular Economy (INEC) on Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement under [...] Full text...

UN University on Natural Resources in Africa to hold quarterly conferences

13 march 2019 - 22:41:38 KND

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), based in Accra, is organising quarterly conferences on the sector [...] Full text...

Scientists seek removal of industrial chemicals at UN Environment Summit

13 march 2019 - 21:19:25 AO

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Scientists have called for the deepening of research on harmful and hazardous chemicals used in the manufacture of paint, ceramic products [...] Full text...

Cyclone Idai causes widespread damage and floods in Malawi and Mozambique

13 march 2019 - 13:29:15 AR

Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Flooding in Malawi and Mozambique has affected nearly 843,000 people and caused at least 60 deaths this week, according to preliminary [...] Full text...

Kenyan bankers promote green bonds programme at UNEP Summit

12 march 2019 - 22:19:49 AO

  Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan banks are currently lending to businesses and start ups seeking to improve the environment and has created a green bond [...] Full text...