Mauritania to extend and rehabilitate Nouakchott water network

12 november 2019 - 18:31:48 KND

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President, Mohmed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a project to rehabilitate and expand the drinking [...] Full text...

Tunisia: Classes suspended due to bad weather

12 november 2019 - 15:22:39 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Bad weather and torrential rains forecast by the National Institute of Meteorology have prompted the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and [...] Full text...

Tunisia launches national tree day celebration

10 november 2019 - 13:36:35 MTA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Tunisia Sunday celebrated its National Tree Day, providing free of charge 20 forest plants free of charge for each citizen toward [...] Full text...

US props fight against animal trafficking in Botswana

08 november 2019 - 15:40:52 M S

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy in Botswana is collaborating with  Kalahari Conservation Society (KCS), Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH), University of Wisconsin, and Vulcan, [...] Full text...

Land Rover Expedition Tour 2019 due to end in Okavango Delta

08 november 2019 - 15:19:30 M S

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Land Rover Expedition Tour 2019, a biennial event, currently underway in southern Africa, will end in Botswana's Okavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation [...] Full text...

Food shortages, sharp price increases reported in Kenya’s flooded counties

07 november 2019 - 13:30:24 AR

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 144,000 people in 25 counties across Kenya are estimated to be affected by riverine and flash floods, rock falls, mudslides [...] Full text...

Cote d'Ivoire to plant one million trees on 15 November

07 november 2019 - 10:44:24 BBA

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government announced on Wednesday, at the end of a meeting of the Council of Ministers, that it will plant [...] Full text...

East Africa’s car population drives fresh air pollution worries

05 november 2019 - 20:52:53 AO

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The rapidly growing car population in East African cities is driving fears of increased rise in lung diseases linked to pollutants [...] Full text...

Minister of Forestry invites Congolese to imbibe the culture of tree planting

05 november 2019 - 19:20:00 KND

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Forestry, Rosalie Matondo, on Tuesday called on Congolese people to imbibe the culture of tree planting in [...] Full text...

Flooding imminent in five Nigerian southern states as Cameroon opens Lagdo dam

05 november 2019 - 07:25:10 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NHISA) says five States of the country should be on "red alert" of imminent flooding following [...] Full text...

UNEP says microplastics, microbeads, single-use plastics poisoning sea life

04 november 2019 - 13:04:01 MA

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Each year, an estimated eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean – equivalent to a full garbage truck [...] Full text...

Tunisia to participate in Int'l Exhibition on Environmental Technologies in Italy

02 november 2019 - 14:53:47 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian delegation, made up of experts from the International Center for Environmental Technologies of Tunis and young stakeholder in this [...] Full text...

640 tonnes of waste collected in a single day by Tripoli municipality

02 november 2019 - 14:03:58 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 640 tonnes of waste were collected on Friday in different parts of the Libyan capital, the Tripoli municipality announced on [...] Full text...

Botswana hit by wild fueled veldt fires

01 november 2019 - 17:40:38 M S

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is currently under ‘siege’ of outbreaks of wild fueled veldt fires which are ravaging the dried grasslands across the country. According [...] Full text...

UN food agencies urge support for southern Africa’s hungry people as climate shocks intensify

01 november 2019 - 06:30:20 AR

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA)  – A record 45 million people across the 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be severely food insecure in the [...] Full text...

Weather watchdog warns against continued flood risks across East Africa

30 october 2019 - 23:24:30 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -  Kenya-based  IGAD Climate Prediction & Applications Centre (ICPAC) Wednesday renewed an alert over a tropical storm named "Kyarr" from the northern [...] Full text...

Over 100,000 people homeless as flood ravages seven local councils in Northcentral Nigeria

30 october 2019 - 17:01:37 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Over 100,000 people, including students of the Benue State University (BSU), were Tuesday rendered homeless as flood ravaged seven local government [...] Full text...

Trust Africa Boss advises youth on climate change, migration

30 october 2019 - 14:12:43 MLJ

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Alpha Sall, the Executive Director of the Dakar-based Trust Africa, on Wednesday advised African youth to get to know the [...] Full text...

Rwanda introduces electric vehicles to reduce air pollution, spur private-sector investments

30 october 2019 - 12:46:49 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The introduction of electric vehicles early this week in Rwanda aims to modernise Rwanda’s automobile sector in reducing pollution and bringing [...] Full text...

Heavy rains cause significant damage in Tunis and several regions of Tunisia

28 october 2019 - 18:07:44 KND

Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Heavy rains that fell on Sunday night and Monday morning on Tunis and in several regions of Tunisia, flooded many houses [...] Full text...

Casablanca to host 2nd edition of Futur.e.s in Africa

28 october 2019 - 15:12:28 KND

Paris, France (PANA) - The second edition of Futur.e.s in Africa, the first event of the Franco-Moroccan cooperation dedicated to the challenges of of the [...] Full text...

Tunisia, World Wide Fund for Nature sign deal to reduce plastic use

28 october 2019 - 12:49:04 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  Tunisia's Ministry of Local Affairs and Environment and the World Wide Fund for Nature on Monday signed partnership agreements to reduce [...] Full text...

Niger adopts wetland management policy

27 october 2019 - 12:44:09 MTA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Government of Niger has adopted the National Wetland Management Policy and its 2019-2021 Action Plan. It said that the overall objective [...] Full text...

Kenya to plant over 10 million trees in Mau Forest restoration

26 october 2019 - 14:52:13 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   - The Kenyan government plans to plant over 10 million trees in Mau Forest, the country's water tower, an official source told [...] Full text...

AfDB forms climate change team

25 october 2019 - 14:49:32 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed a group of renowned experts to the board of a continental initiative to mobilize [...] Full text...

Sudan: Heavy rains a blessing leaving calamities behind

24 october 2019 - 18:24:38 MO

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A UN organization in Sudan has hinted that although abundant rains were a blessing, they still come coupled with flood and [...] Full text...

Flood kills 18 people, sacks TV station in Nigeria

24 october 2019 - 17:54:20 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday said that 18 people died while 41,959 others were displaced during a flood [...] Full text...

Southwestern Benin still flooded

24 october 2019 - 17:22:11 MTA

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Since the beginning of the torrential rains that caused several rivers to overflow, southwest Benin remains flooded. The water level of the [...] Full text...

Two alleged traffickers of panther skins, teeth arrested in Congo

24 october 2019 - 14:38:35 MTA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Two persons have been arrested in Dolisie town of southern Congo on charges of trafficking  panther skins and teeth, the public [...] Full text...

Death toll from downpours in Kenya hits 29

24 october 2019 - 13:22:47 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number of people who lost their lives following the ongoing heavy rains in Kenya has hit 29, according to government [...] Full text...

Judges in West Africa sub-region trained to protect endangered species

23 october 2019 - 16:01:06 KND

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Judges from seven French-speaking countries in West Africa have been training in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, since October 21, on  obligations [...] Full text...

Over 20 Kenyans perish in flashfloods

23 october 2019 - 15:14:39 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 20 people have died as a result of ongoing heavy rains across Kenya, Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa said on [...] Full text...

Suspected Anthrax outbreak in Chobe National Park

22 october 2019 - 18:28:53 M S

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks says an increase in elephant mortalities in the Chobe National Park is allegedly [...] Full text...

Botswana’s heat wave intensifies

22 october 2019 - 14:29:37 M S

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Environment Wildlife and Tourism and that of Health and Wellness have warned  the public about the escalating heat [...] Full text...

:Over 1,900 move out Kenya's Mau Forest ahead of eviction deadline

22 october 2019 - 13:30:29 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 1,950 households have moved out of Maasai Mau Forest following a 60-day eviction notice given to the settlers, the Kenyan [...] Full text...

Botswana government drills boreholes for wildlife

21 october 2019 - 15:01:29 M S

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has said that his government dug 18 boreholes for wildlife in a bid to address the ongoing [...] Full text...

Senegalese President Sall to attend World Climate Conference in Oslo

21 october 2019 - 09:32:15 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall is leaving Dakar on Monday for Oslo, Norway's capital, to take part in the Sixth World Conference [...] Full text...

Rising sea water levels causing flooding in parts of Nigeria's Lagos State

19 october 2019 - 10:58:32 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The menace of flooding in Nigeria continues as the country's commercial capital, Lagos, alerted residents on the rise of sea water [...] Full text...

Botswana: Department of Meteorological Services raises alert over heat waves

18 october 2019 - 18:14:47 M S

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, through the Department of Meteorological Services, has warned that there will [...] Full text...

Niger adopts law establishing fundamental principles of biotech risk prevention

18 october 2019 - 18:03:37 MTA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's National Assembly on Friday passed a law setting out the fundamental principles of biosafety in the Republic of Niger, according [...] Full text...

Ministry sensitises officials on illegal import, export of cultural objects

18 october 2019 - 14:09:56 M S

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism ministry will, through the Department of National Museum and Monuments, host a workshop on [...] Full text...

South Africa to host 17th African ministerial session on environment

17 october 2019 - 22:53:23 MSA

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)  -  The 17th ordinary session of the African ministerial conference on environment (AMCEN) will be held from 11-15 November in the [...] Full text...

Rwanda braces for heavy rains, strong winds

17 october 2019 - 17:56:51 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Meteorology Agency on Thursday reiterated its warning of heavy rains in many parts of Rwanda with concentrations of raindrops typically [...] Full text...

WB to restore degraded landscapes in Burundi with US$ 30 million

17 october 2019 - 16:08:32 KND

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The "Landscape Restoration and Resilience in Burundi" (PRPB) Project was officially launched on Thursday by the Minister of the Environment, Agriculture [...] Full text...

Senegalese President to attend oceans conference in Oslo

17 october 2019 - 12:26:59 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall will take part in the sixth World Conference on the Protection of  Oceans, which will take place [...] Full text...

Floods hit several towns in southwestern Benin as Mono River overflows

16 october 2019 - 09:11:09 BBA

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The overflowing Mono River has caused a lot of damage in southwest Benin, local authorities of affected areas confirmed on Wednesday. In [...] Full text...

AfDB, partners to develop Green financing instruments for Africa

14 october 2019 - 17:25:10 VAO

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), has commissioned the Coalition for Green Capital [...] Full text...

Meteorological department predicts heavy rainfall in several parts of Rwanda

10 october 2019 - 20:52:18 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's meteorological department on Thursday warned of heavy rainfall  that could lead to natural disasters in several parts of Northern, Western [...] Full text...

Togolese authorities concerned about downpours in the country

10 october 2019 - 14:37:27 MTA

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Authorities in Togo have expressed concern about the heavy rains pounding the country since late September and called on the population [...] Full text...

Tremor shakes some areas southern Tunisia

10 october 2019 - 13:52:59 KND

Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - An tremor of magnitude 3.93 on Wednesday night shook the Tunisian city of Dagach in the southern province of Tozer, the [...] Full text...