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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UK, Eastern and Southern Africa EPA goes into force

04 january 2021 - 07:52:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and the United Kingdom (UK) will, henceforth, trade under the United Kingdom (UK)- Eastern and [...] Full text...

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Industrial production in Tunisia drops by 5.3 pct

30 december 2020 - 23:34:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Industrial production in Tunisia dropped by 5.3 per cent during the first ten months of this [...] Full text...

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EU to fund conservation project in Mauritius

19 december 2020 - 08:34:35
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  The Mauritian Government on Friday announced that a financial agreement will be signed shortly between the [...] 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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Tunisian Navy rescues 51 irregular migrants off Sfax coast

16 december 2020 - 18:41:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy and Coast Guard rescued overnight on Tuesday 51 sub-Saharan irregular migrants [...] Full text...

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Africa's economic growth to slow to negative 4.1% in 2020 - ECA

15 december 2020 - 19:31:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Economic growth in Africa is projected to drop drastically to negative 4.1% before making a [...] 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: Tunisian tourism seriously affected by pandemic

02 december 2020 - 22:03:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The tourism sector in Tunisia was seriously affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, leading to a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers

29 november 2020 - 20:02:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...

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Address water scarcity ‘immediately and boldly’, urges FAO chief

26 november 2020 - 20:39:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - More than three billion people live in agricultural areas with high levels of water shortage and [...] Full text...

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AU honours President Issoufou for his contribution to industrial development in Africa

21 november 2020 - 17:23:45
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou, also champion of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), was on [...] Full text...

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Tunisia’s trade volume abroad drops

20 november 2020 - 21:55:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The trade between Tunisia and the outside world in late October dropped in constant prices by [...] 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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AfDB investments unlock economic potential, spur development - 2020 ADER report

20 november 2020 - 14:16:49
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - From agro-processing initiatives to energy, transportation and water and sanitation services, transformative investments by the [...] Full text...

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Four Congolese organisations get 390.5 million CFAF for development of commercial agriculture

18 november 2020 - 11:28:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's Commercial Agriculture Development Support Project (PDAC) on Tuesday signed partnership agreements with four public organsations [...] 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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Kenya plans to empower youth into light manufacturing proceeding

12 november 2020 - 22:56:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has said his administration has been working to empower the youth to become [...] Full text...

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Madagascar: AfDB strengthens industrial, financial sectors with 14 million euros

31 october 2020 - 04:20:51
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the Industrialization and Financial Sector Support Project (PAISF), [...] Full text...

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Morocco, Comoros sign five cooperation agreements

27 october 2020 - 18:06:07
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and the Union of the Comoros on Monday in Rabat, signed five cooperation agreements on [...] Full text...

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Pan African body holds conference on food

26 october 2020 - 19:37:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) will organize a conference, running from October 27 [...] 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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Continued research key as Africa moves to implement game-changing AfCFTA

20 october 2020 - 17:56:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Thorough research and continuous interaction between researchers and policy makers is crucial to ensure the [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s record wheat harvest proves success of AfDB’s agricultural transformation programme

20 october 2020 - 16:06:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite coronavirus-related lockdowns, travel and transport restrictions, Sudan has just recorded its largest wheat harvest, according [...] 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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AfDB grants US$27 million loan to develop agricultural value chains in Madagascar

30 september 2020 - 19:27:47
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday approved a loan [...] 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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Senegalese President stresses urgency of modernizing country’s agriculture

24 september 2020 - 16:19:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese head of state, Macky Sall, has stressed the urgency to intensify a sustained mechanization [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$2.1 million for Disaster Risk Financing in Mauritania

19 september 2020 - 05:05:59
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a grant of US$2.1 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: AfDB approves emergency relief to boost clean-up of marine oil spill

18 september 2020 - 18:22:19
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a US$500,000 [...] 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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Mauritius' economic downturn to reach 13% in 2020: Finance Minister

16 september 2020 - 07:23:42
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourism and construction are the two most affected sectors in Mauritius because of the COVID-19 pandemic [...] Full text...

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Nutrition experts discuss ways to advance nutrition and gender at the African Green Revolution Forum

15 september 2020 - 17:58:31
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A panel of gender, nutrition and food specialists explored food access challenges that vulnerable groups [...] 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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Bad weather leaves five dead and six missing in Tunisia

11 september 2020 - 14:18:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The bad weather marked by torrential rains and strong winds in several regions of Tunisia has [...] Full text...

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Buhari directs CBN to implement zero allocation of forex for importation of food items and fertilizer

10 september 2020 - 18:43:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As the Federal Government rolls out the Economic Sustainability Plan and sets goal for National Food [...] Full text...

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Mauritania president visits flood victims in the country

10 september 2020 - 15:26:16
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani was on a visit to the east of the country [...] 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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AfDB partners AGRF as sponsor of virtual African Green Revolution Forum

07 september 2020 - 17:48:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) returns as a top-tier partner of the African Green Revolution [...] Full text...

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Ten private companies to invest more than 120 billion CFA francs in Congo

01 september 2020 - 11:35:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ten private companies that have benefited from the Congolese state approvals are to invest 120.477 billion [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 37 melon-headed whales, one bottle nose dolphin found dead

28 august 2020 - 17:29:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 37 melon-headed whales and one bottle nose dolphin have been found dead as [...] Full text...

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Former Congolese President Pascal Lissouba dies Monday in France

24 august 2020 - 20:31:44
Paris, France (PANA) - The former Congolese president, Pascal Lissouba, 88, died Monday in the French southern city of Perpignan [...] 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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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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'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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Scientists warn industrial agriculture behind outbreaks of deadly viruses

13 august 2020 - 02:38:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic-induced lockdowns and disruptions have shown that industrial agriculture is driving habitat loss [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN, Borno State Governor express horror over killing of five aid workers by Boko Haram terrorists

23 july 2020 - 12:28:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations  Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, has condemned the killing of five [...] Full text...

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WB gives Sierra Leone $30 million to boost market access, agricultural productivity for smallholder farmers

22 july 2020 - 10:36:21
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $30-million International Development Association (IDA) grant [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Monday trading down

20 july 2020 - 22:29:47
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Monday trading down, with the BRVM 10 index dropping [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: AIF founding partners unveil unified response to support Africa’s private sector

20 july 2020 - 12:55:23
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Increased and decisive investment will be the channel for Africa’s economic recovery post COVID-19, partners [...] Full text...

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More SMMEs support on the cards in Botswana

17 july 2020 - 19:05:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s sole cement manufacturing company, PPC Botswana, has vowed to empower more small-, medium- and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports 218,000 Angolan rural households vulnerable to climate shocks

16 july 2020 - 16:50:57
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Angola have signed a financing agreement to the [...] Full text...

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BDEAC budgets CFAF 155 billion for 13 projects in 4 African countries

15 july 2020 - 15:50:47
Paris, France (PANA) - The Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) has bedgetted more than 155 billion CFA francs [...] Full text...

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AfDB invests in empowering women and youth in Madagascar ‎

14 july 2020 - 15:01:05
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - In Madagascar, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is prioritizing the empowerment of women and youth. The AfDB [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU reinforces Gambia's national response to COVID-19

14 july 2020 - 14:13:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union’s office in The Gambia has said that the Tekki Fii project, led by [...] 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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UNEP supports global food systems providing net positive impacts on nutrition, environment

13 july 2020 - 11:17:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – While progress on reducing hunger has stagnated in the last five years, evidence suggests [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Pandemic makes Mauritians aware of food security, self-sufficiency

09 july 2020 - 11:08:10
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security minister Maneesh Gobin said on Tuesday that the Covid-19 pandemic [...] Full text...

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Tunisia GDP drops by 46.4% due to health crisis

02 july 2020 - 20:46:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The health crisis linked to the spread of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) caused a drop by [...] 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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Coronavirus: AfDB unveils roadmap to safeguard food security in Africa

09 june 2020 - 21:16:02
Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled a strategic roadmap of projects and programmes [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB unveils 100 finalists for the IDEATHON #Africavs Virus challenge

09 june 2020 - 18:05:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has made public the 100 finalists from the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge [...] 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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Congolese government calls for more investment in agriculture

03 june 2020 - 18:40:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State for Agriculture and Livestock, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday stressed the need [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Tuesday trading up

02 june 2020 - 22:03:59
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire(PANA) - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Tuesday trading up, with the BRVM 10 index rising from [...] 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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Congo grants approval to nine companies to invest in critical sectors

31 may 2020 - 07:06:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The national investment commission on Friday granted approvals to nine companies which plan to carry out [...] Full text...

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Congo grants approval to nine companies to invest in critical sectors

30 may 2020 - 16:40:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The national investment commission on Friday granted approvals to nine companies which plan to carry out [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: NGO denounces recurrent maneuvers to cover up sexual crimes

27 may 2020 - 17:21:08
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Association of Women Heads of Families (AFCF) in Mauritania has vigorously denounced "maneuvers" aimed at [...] Full text...

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FIFA, WHO and European Commission launch #SafeHome campaign

26 may 2020 - 19:27:03
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission have joined forces to launch the [...] 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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Coronavirus: Alarm bells ring in Nigeria as COVID-19 cripples poultry, fish farming

16 may 2020 - 07:55:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In Nigeria, the COVID-19 outbreak is already taking its toll on all sectors of the economy, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: East African countries urged to back local production of medical products to combat virus

12 may 2020 - 11:57:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is urging member states to support local production [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce Covid-19 bill to provide legal impetus to post-lockdown measures

02 may 2020 - 10:24:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Attorney General and Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister Maneesh Gobin said here Friday a Covid-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia records eight additional cases

25 april 2020 - 05:41:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded eight additional cases of COVID-19, of which four are medical officers, President Edgar [...] 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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Coronavirus: Mauritian PM, five ministers, isolate themselves

10 april 2020 - 06:09:53
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, as well as five of his ministers, have been self-isolated [...] 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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Congo budgets 12.669 billion CFAF for 782 business plans

30 march 2020 - 17:59:29
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The business plan validation committee for the Commercial Agriculture Development Support Project (Pdac) has validated 782 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to increase local food production in the face of virus

18 march 2020 - 13:00:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister Maneesh Gobin, on Wednesday, said that despite no case of [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Monday trading down

16 march 2020 - 22:56:04
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Monday trading down, with the BRVM 10 index dropping [...] Full text...

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AFFM launches US$2.2m project in Nigeria to boost fertilizer supply to 200,000 farmers

13 march 2020 - 22:03:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) has kick-started a US$2.2 million project to provide fertilizer suppliers [...] 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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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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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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Libyan crisis, Palestinian cause at centre of talks between Tunisian, Qatari leaders

25 february 2020 - 09:28:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Libyan crisis and the Palestinian cause were at the top of issues discussed at 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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Industry contributes only 8 pct of Congolese national wealth - Official

20 february 2020 - 23:39:32
Vindoulou, Congo (PANA)  -  The Congolese minister of Economy, Industry and Public portfolio, Gilbert Ondongo, Thursday announced here that industry [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Tuesday trading up

17 february 2020 - 23:22:05
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Monday trading up, with the BRVM rising from 132.69 [...] Full text...

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Togolese Presidential: Aimé Tchaboure Gogué promises single 5-year term, improved economy

17 february 2020 - 14:03:32
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The candidate of Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development (ADDI), Prof. Aimé Tchabouré Gogué, has promised [...] 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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Abidjan stock market closes Wednesday trading down

12 february 2020 - 21:16:57
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Wednesday trading down, with the BRVM 10 index dropping [...] Full text...

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Mauritius-EU: DeSIRA initiative to boost smart agriculture

11 february 2020 - 16:25:29
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and the European Union (EU) on Monday signed the Development-Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture [...] 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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Mauritius prepares Wetland Bill

06 february 2020 - 14:31:56
Bras d’Eau, Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritian Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Maneesh Gobin, on Wednesday announced that the government [...] Full text...

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Mauritius bans live animals and animal products importation from China

04 february 2020 - 14:38:24
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security and that of Blue Economy, Marine Resources, [...] Full text...

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Israel to help develop University of Ziguinchor in southern Senegal

31 january 2020 - 14:10:27
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Israel's ambassador to Senegal, Roi Rosenblit announced on Wednesday that his country will help develop the [...] Full text...

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USAID gives Niger US$153 million to build resilience in 19 municipalities

29 january 2020 - 12:17:18
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated US$153 million for food security development activities [...] 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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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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Gabon to take up agricultural challenge through association of cultures

17 january 2020 - 21:10:12
Libreville, Gabon (PANA)  -  The Gabonese Ministry of Chemistry for Industry, Agriculture and Livestock Farming (GCIAE) Friday hosted a training [...] Full text...

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Nkwame Nkrumah Continental Prize awarded to Tunisian

17 january 2020 - 18:09:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has awarded the continental prize for scientific excellence, the "Kwame Nkrumah" prize, [...] Full text...

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Congo and France sign framework research agreement

17 january 2020 - 09:52:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation, Martin Parfait Aimé Coussoud Mavoungou, and the CEO [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock exchange presents positive balance sheet for 2019

15 january 2020 - 15:27:48
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The regional stock exchange of Abidjan presented on Tuesday the balance sheet for financial year [...] 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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IFAD gives more than 300 million dollars for Ethiopian agricultural sector

10 january 2020 - 21:10:35
Paris, France (PANA)  -  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Ethiopia Wednesday signed a financing deal of 305.7 [...] Full text...

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AfDB contributes to funding agro-industrial project in southern Senegal

09 january 2020 - 22:24:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese minister of economy, plan and cooperation, Amadou Hott, and the deputy governor for West [...] Full text...

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Togo to host 12th edition of National Peasant Forum

09 january 2020 - 00:28:08
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The National Forum for the Togolese Peasant, intended to promote the agricultural sector, will be held [...] Full text...

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Burundi's President paints 'largely positive' picture of 2019

01 january 2020 - 12:24:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's head of state, Pierre Nkurunziza, has painted a "largely positive" assessment of the achievements of [...] Full text...

thread Politics

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...

thread Agriculture

Burundi: The short dry season failed to come this year

29 december 2019 - 12:55:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The short dry season has not been a happy one in Burundi at the end of [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Senegal, IDB sign € 27.85 million financing agreement

25 december 2019 - 14:24:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) signed on Tuesday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a financing [...] Full text...

thread Economy

AfDB loan boosts commercial agro-processing firm in Sudan

19 december 2019 - 18:59:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The African Development Bank has embarked upon its agricultural sector lending with a US$60 million loan [...] Full text...

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Kenya approves commercial production of genetically modified cotton seeds

19 december 2019 - 18:40:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya's Cabinet has approved the commercial farming of Biotechnologically modified (BT) cotton hybrids, the office of [...] 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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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...

thread Economy

Training session on sustainable agriculture held at University of Ziguinchor, Senegal

12 december 2019 - 14:00:36
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The University of Ziguinchor in southern Senegal hosted a three-day training session on promoting sustainable agriculture [...] Full text...

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Togolese cargo runs aground the Tunisian coasts

11 december 2019 - 21:39:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A boat flying the Togolese flag on Wednesday ran aground the coasts of Bizerte in northern [...] Full text...

thread Society

Nigeria: Nigerian govt to secure $500 million AfDB loan to fund technological innovation

09 december 2019 - 20:12:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  The Nigerian Federal Government says it has initiated moves to secure a $500 million African Development [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Nigerien PM urges compatriots to consume what they grow and vice versa

06 december 2019 - 18:52:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien Prime Minister Brigi Rafini, on Friday called on the people of Niger, especially institutions that [...] Full text...

thread Economy

'Bring us to the table to unlock youth jobs and power growth,' say young African entrepreneurs

05 december 2019 - 17:06:01
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Young African entrepreneurs urged to make their voices heard in business policy-making across the continent [...] Full text...

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Congo hosts sub-regional meeting on forest governance

03 december 2019 - 14:19:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is organizing a technical workshop in Brazzaville from December [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Burkinabe President to inaugurate third largest dam in the country

29 november 2019 - 14:33:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is in Bobo-Dioulasso, regional capital of Hauts Bassins [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Togocom gets new boss following entry into Axian Group, emerging capital, partners

26 november 2019 - 23:30:06
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  Paulin Alazard has been appointed the new director for Togolese digital communications (Togocom), official sources told [...] Full text...

thread Economy

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...

thread Economy

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...

thread Economy

Mauritius appoints new Speaker of Parliament

21 november 2019 - 14:28:48
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Parliament on Thursday elected Sooroojdev Fokeer as Speaker upon the proposal by Prime [...] Full text...

thread Politics

IFAD, Ethiopia sign deal to help families adapt to climate shocks

19 november 2019 - 15:54:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Half a million of Ethiopia’s most vulnerable families are set to benefit from a new US$451 [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Agricultural expert called to form new Tunisian government

15 november 2019 - 21:59:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed Friday charged Habib Jomli, an agricultural expert, to form the country’s next [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Nigeria police arraign two journalists over conspiracy against firm of a presidential adviser

13 november 2019 - 14:50:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned the young Editor of NewsDigest, Abuja-based online newspaper, Mr Gidado [...] Full text...

thread Society

Mauritius gets new government

12 november 2019 - 16:49:01
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday appointed a new cabinet of 24 ministers following his [...] Full text...

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Malagasy Axian Group and Emerging Capital Partners acquire 51% shares in Togocom

09 november 2019 - 13:18:09
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Malagasy Axian Group and Emerging Capital Partners (ECP, shareholder of Oragroup), have been given the green [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Aliko Dangote signs two big mining contracts in Togo

07 november 2019 - 23:41:00
Lomé,Togo (PANA)  -  Dangote Industries Limited of Nigeria, owned by rich businessman Aliko Dangote, Thursday signed two mining contracts in [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Agribusiness: Africa’s New Investment Frontier (An AfDB Feature)

05 november 2019 - 19:36:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In the past decade, a stroll along the aisles of any African supermarket is revealing: [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

American businessmen to invest in Congo's agro-pastoral sector

05 november 2019 - 08:51:45
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Businessmen from the US Eagle Business Solutions Company have expressed their desire to develop Congo's agro-pastoral sector [...] Full text...

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France gives 2 billion CFA Francs to Mali for border Project

01 november 2019 - 13:56:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  The French Development Agency (AFD) and the National Investment Agency of Local Authorities (ANICT) on Thursday [...] Full text...

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

01 november 2019 - 06:30:20
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA)  – A record 45 million people across the 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Chad sets up 80-million-euro project to boost its agricultural sector

22 october 2019 - 16:21:48
Paris, France (PANA) - An 81.9-million-euro project has been awarded to Chad to help more than one million vulnerable smallholder [...] Full text...

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Niger: Humanitarian situation worsened by food insecurity, malnutrition and population displacements

21 october 2019 - 22:50:43
  Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The humanitarian situation in Niger continues to be characterized by food insecurity, malnutrition, population displacements, floods [...] Full text...

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

17 october 2019 - 16:08:32
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The "Landscape Restoration and Resilience in Burundi" (PRPB) Project was officially launched on Thursday by the [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Congo, DR Congo endorse Roadmap to strengthen technical education

17 october 2019 - 14:01:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Minister for Technical Education, Antoine Nicéphore Thomas Fylla Saint Eudes, and his counterpart in the [...] Full text...

thread Culture

US parliamentary mission in Niger to discuss food security

08 october 2019 - 17:34:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An exchange of ideas was held Tuesday in the Prime Minister's Office, members of the Nigerien [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Benin gov't gets green light to borrow CFAF 22 billion for two public universities

06 october 2019 - 12:09:44
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin Parliament has been authorised to ratify a loan agreement with the Arab Bank for [...] Full text...

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Congo, CIRAD to sign agreement

03 october 2019 - 14:30:21
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and the Center for International Cooperation in Agronomic Research for Development (CIRAD) in [...] Full text...

thread Sciences

Mauritian authorities worried over future of sugar industry

30 september 2019 - 19:48:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian minister of Agro-industry and Food security, Mahen Seeruttun, on Monday announced the arrival of [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Congolese rights activist calls for synergy with govt to manage forest resources

27 september 2019 - 10:48:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Nina Kiyindou, head of Natural Resources and Forest Community Rights programme at the Congolese Observatory for [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Commitments worth US$790 million made to enhance resilience for small-scale farmers

24 september 2019 - 05:52:55
New York, USA (PANA) – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, World Bank and several governments announced financial commitments of [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Congo creates separate development agencies for agriculture and fisheries

19 september 2019 - 12:42:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government announced on Wednesday the creation of the National Agency for Agriculture  and Livestock [...] Full text...

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Tunisia’s export trade drops

13 september 2019 - 23:29:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   Tunisia’s trade at constant prices recorded a 4 percent drop in import and 8 percent in [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Army worms risk undermining agricultural policies, says Nigerien President

13 september 2019 - 11:47:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger's president Issoufou Mahamadou warned on Thursday that the fall army worms risk undermining all agricultural [...] Full text...

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First Agricultural Science Exchange Forum opens in Mauritius

12 september 2019 - 13:50:41
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security minister Mahen Seeruttun on Thursday said that “Mauritius is among [...] Full text...

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France grants 33.5 million euros to Mali for agriculture, decentralization

12 september 2019 - 11:39:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and France on Wednesday signed several agreements totalling 33.5 million euros (about 21.98 billion CFA [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Niger: the overall situation of the 2019 agropastoral campaign is generally satisfactory

12 september 2019 - 00:06:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The last ten days of August 2019 was characterized by moderate to heavy rains over most [...] 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...

thread Environment

Rwandan youth take the lead in Nyabarongo watershed protection (A Feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

02 september 2019 - 19:59:48
Nyamagabe, Rwanda (PANA) - It is on a hot Monday morning in Nyamagabe, a mountainous district, in Southern Rwanda, and [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Friday trading down

30 august 2019 - 23:19:19
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)   -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Friday down, compared with the previous session, with the [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Uganda’s Museveni woos Japanese to process agricultural produce

29 august 2019 - 22:34:02
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN (PANA) – Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, on Thursday appealed to Japanese investors to transfer their technology to Uganda [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

4,000 agro-pastoralists compensated for plague of small ruminants in Burundi

29 august 2019 - 22:12:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  Some 4,000 agro-pastoralists from eight of the 18 Burundian provinces hard hit by a plague of [...] Full text...

thread Health

Japanese agro-entrepreneurs commit to doubling Africa rice production

28 august 2019 - 21:14:50
Yokohama, Japan (PANA) – The Sasakawa Association will work with the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) to help double rice [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Sahel crisis: G7 leaders, African partners fail to take strong commitments in Biarritz

26 august 2019 - 15:30:31
Biarritz, France (PANA) - As leaders of the G7 countries met with representatives of the G5 Sahel countries on Sunday [...] Full text...

thread Society

Abidjan stock market closes Friday trading up

23 august 2019 - 22:58:36
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed trading Friday up for the BRVM 10 index and [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Mauritius takes action to control fruit flies

22 august 2019 - 18:17:04
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday opened a Fruit Fly Rearing Facility in Reduit, a mass rearing system producing high [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

African Development Bank gains momentum in SADC development projects

19 august 2019 - 17:35:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has gained momentum in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Côte d'Ivoire: 7th Brazil-Africa forum to be held November

16 august 2019 - 22:34:59
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -  The seventh Brazil-Africa Forum (BAF) will be held on 12-13 November in the Brazilian city [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Angola privatizes TAAG and oil company, Sonangol

13 august 2019 - 17:01:40
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The national airline,TAAG, and the oil company, Sonangol, are among the 195 Angolan national companies that [...] Full text...

thread Economy

AfDB working with Chinese investors seeking industrial investment opportunities in Nigeria

09 august 2019 - 19:18:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) in Nigeria met a private sector consortium from China to help [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Cote d'Ivoire hosts int'l workshop for the design of REDD+ Investment Projects in Africa

09 august 2019 - 15:45:53
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Program (ACSA) of the African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Mali to hold 4th pastorallists fair from 6 to 9 August

05 august 2019 - 11:30:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 4th edition of Regional Project to Support Pastorallism in the Sahel (PRAPS-Mali) will take place [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Nigeriens urged to plant trees to cope with climate shock

03 august 2019 - 13:35:27
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger, on Saturday called on his countrymen to redouble their commitment to [...] Full text...

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Potato production in Mauritius inches up

01 august 2019 - 08:07:32
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Minister Mahen Seeruttun on Wednesday told Parliament that the production of [...] 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...

thread Environment

Two vessels flying flag of Guinea-Conakry stuck in Cape Verde

24 july 2019 - 23:12:40
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA)   -   Two industrial fishing vessels flying the flag of Guinea-Conakry ran aground on Tuesday afternoon in [...] Full text...

thread Economy

AfDB Board approves recommendations of the first monitoring report on Modern Mills of Mali

13 july 2019 - 07:53:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved recommendations of the [...] Full text...

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GCF announces $20m for AfDB's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa’s climate-resilience project in Ghana

13 july 2019 - 07:24:05
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has announced a US$20 million grant to the African Development [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Digital solutions could be key to end hunger in Africa - Report

12 july 2019 - 19:27:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Strategic use of digital technologies can be a game changer in accelerating sustainable agricultural transformation in [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Zimbabwe Gov't not prepared for climate change (A PANA feature)

12 july 2019 - 10:26:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “I don’t think as government we fully understood the impact the weather would have on the [...] Full text...

thread Environment

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...

thread Agriculture

AfDB, Portugal release 470 million dollars for Cape Verde

03 july 2019 - 23:33:02
Praia, Cap-e Verde (PANA)   -   The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Portuguese government have released an amount of 470 [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Kenyan economy slows down in first quarter due to poor rains

29 june 2019 - 00:08:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   -   Kenya's economy slowed down in the first quarter of 2019, compared with the same period in [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Togo launches project to increase vegetation cover, improve biodiversity

21 june 2019 - 04:46:13
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The authorities in charge of the environment in the West African state of Togo have launched [...] Full text...

thread Environment

World Bank grants $75 million to Benin for forest management

19 june 2019 - 23:31:01
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank is to release some US$75 million to Benin to support the management of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Govt. to ensure sustainability of sugar cane sector

19 june 2019 - 22:39:59
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr Mahen Seeruttun, has said on Wednesday that [...] Full text...

thread Economy

UNCCD honours Ethiopia with Land for Life award

18 june 2019 - 09:13:48
Ankara, Turkey (PANA) - The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has honoured the Ministry of Agriculture of Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Burundi seeking means to limit dependence on foreign manufactured products (News analysis)

13 june 2019 - 22:20:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   Burundian leader Pierre Nkurunziza on Thursday presided over the opening of the second edition of Burundi’s [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Mauritius launches mobile application launched for farmers

07 june 2019 - 07:23:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security, in collaboration with the Ministry of Technology, Communication and Innovation have launched [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Tunisia gets 57-million-euro loan from AfDB to support trade

30 may 2019 - 19:22:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a EUR 57.5 [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Mauritius set to save endangered Pink Pigeon

30 may 2019 - 08:00:26
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Ministry has set up an Awareness Centre and a Pink [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Minister outlines worrying threat to biological diversity in Burkina Faso

22 may 2019 - 15:19:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Biological diversity in Burkina Faso faces a worrying threat, according to Environment minister Nestor Batio [...] Full text...

thread Environment

UNDP, KOICA partner to promote solar-powered irrigation in Sudan

21 may 2019 - 14:28:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have  signed a US$7 million project that will help [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

SADC/JICA project on forests opens in Mauritius

14 may 2019 - 13:44:03
Bel Ombre, Mauritius (PANA) - The 5th Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) Meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) / Japan International [...] Full text...

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AfDB gives more than 7.3 billion CFA francs to Mali for Integrated Development Programme in Niger River Basin

12 may 2019 - 12:25:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   The Prime Minister of Mali and minister of Economy and Finance, Boubou Cissé, and the African [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Mauritius redesigning its biosphere reserves

11 may 2019 - 08:04:30
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is planning the re-designation of Macchabee/ Bel Ombre Forest Reserves in the southern part [...] Full text...

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AfDB president expected Friday in Congo

08 may 2019 - 18:42:31
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) president, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, will pay an official visit to Brazzaville [...] Full text...

thread Economy

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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