Dozens of young women raped inside Fasher and on the way to safe area, doctors say

16 november 2025 - 13:05:06
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- A doctors charity organization working with IDPs and government controlled area, the Sudan Doctors Network, has [...] Full text...

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South Africa moves to step up vulture conservation

07 october 2025 - 07:41:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  In the lead up to the Session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP9) [...] Full text...

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Housing crisis: UN fears a future of cities transformed into slums

23 july 2025 - 07:57:23
New York, US (PANA) - A bed, four walls, a safe place to breathe. These are the most basic aspects [...] Full text...

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CAF U-20 AFCON: List of winners since 1979

19 may 2025 - 07:39:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As the 2025 edition of the TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations concludes with South [...] Full text...

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Favourable weather fuels desert locust surge in North Africa - FAO

30 april 2025 - 07:03:57
New York, US (PANA) - Unusually high levels of desert locust infestations have been reported during the current breeding season, [...] Full text...

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Egypt to market less cotton this year to decreased harvest

03 april 2025 - 11:36:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s cotton production in 2025/26 marketing year is estimated at 320,000 bales, down 25 percent from [...] Full text...

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Livestock at the heart of the eighth African business forum

14 february 2025 - 16:57:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Livestock development will be the focus of the eighth Africa Business Forum, which opens on Monday [...] Full text...

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European Council approves conclusions on future priorities for countering terrorism

12 december 2024 - 13:13:11
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Resolved to counter terrorism and violent extremism which continue to pose a significant threat to the [...] Full text...

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Egypt certified malaria-free by WHO

20 october 2024 - 19:52:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as malaria-free, marking a significant public health milestone [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief calls for global ‘zero tolerance’ against antisemitism

05 september 2024 - 05:55:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday described antisemitism as an ongoing plague and [...] Full text...

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Accelerating extinction rate triggers domino effect of biodiversity loss

22 may 2024 - 04:59:02
New York, US (PANA) - While nearly one million species are currently at risk of extinction, the United Nations University [...] Full text...

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‘Untold harm to nature’ from wildlife trafficking, warns UN crime agency

13 may 2024 - 13:11:00
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Despite two decades of worldwide efforts, more than 4,000 precious wildlife species still fall prey to [...] Full text...

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World Migratory Bird Day focuses on insects

11 may 2024 - 18:37:17
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - As the world celebrates World Migratory Bird Day 2024 on Saturday, the UN has announced that [...] Full text...

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Rwanda passes biosafety law

18 march 2024 - 19:22:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Government of Rwanda has published a new biosafety law providing requirements for the transit and [...] Full text...

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Libyan minister speaks on use of GMOs in fodder

12 march 2024 - 17:38:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, has spoken about the importance of the [...] Full text...

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Gazans ‘hanging by a thread’, warns WFP

20 february 2024 - 17:21:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN emergency food relief agency (WFP) has warned that Gaza is “hanging by a thread”, [...] Full text...

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How distrust of government by marginalised people fuels conflict in Africa: IMF Blog By Hany Abdel Latif and Mahmoud El Gamal

25 january 2024 - 17:09:55
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from persistent security challenges, and Sahel countries such as Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger, [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: More than a dozen leading human rights groups call for halt to arms transfers to Israel, Palestinian armed groups

25 january 2024 - 08:29:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than a dozen leading humanitarian and human rights organisations have called on all States to [...] Full text...

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World Economic Forum announces 2024 Crystal Award winners

08 january 2024 - 12:32:07
Geneva, Switzerland, (PANA) - Architect and educator Diébédo Francis Kéré, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and [...] Full text...

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New seeds, better seeds? World Bank Blog By Sergio Puerto, Ph.D. candidate in Applied Economics at Cornell University

17 december 2023 - 12:55:59
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Imagine you are a scientist in charge of deciding which new crop variety to [...] Full text...

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COP28: World Bank steps up efforts to address methane emissions

05 december 2023 - 06:02:34
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The World Bank is taking bold action to decisively bend the methane emission curve, the Bank [...] Full text...

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Togo records eight cases of dengue fever

17 november 2023 - 12:37:35
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has recorded eight cases of dengue fever in three regions, according to a statement from [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso records more than 500 deaths linked to dengue fever

15 november 2023 - 14:34:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Dengue fever claimed 511 lives in Burkina Faso by 12 November, 2023, the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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One death and 10 confirmed cases of West Nile fever in Tunisia

01 november 2023 - 17:18:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Between 23 September and 26 October, Tunisia recorded one death and 10 confirmed cases of West [...] Full text...

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Valuing ecosystem services for integrated landscape management in Zimbabwe: World Bank Blog By Ademola Braimoh and Easther Chigumira

01 november 2023 - 07:55:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Valuing ecosystem services –– the benefits humans obtain from earth’s many life-support systems –– is an [...] 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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Mauritius introduces lethal ovitraps to prevent the spread of tiger mosquito

20 july 2023 - 08:02:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities on Wednesday introduced 200 autodissemination lethal ovitraps in the capital, Port-Louis, to trap [...] Full text...

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Lawyers to sue a man who threatened to shed the blood of UN official

11 april 2023 - 10:56:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A hardliner Sudanese has vowed to get rid of the representative of the United Nations Secretary [...] Full text...

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Burundian state imposes rigour in management of public funds

08 april 2023 - 19:50:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The economic highlight of the week that is drawing to a close was the referral to [...] Full text...

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Burundi earmarks over US$808 million for public investment

17 march 2023 - 16:51:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's budgetary allocation for investment for the year 2023-2024 is up by 6.82% at 1,265 billion [...] Full text...

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Iranian drones on Moroccan-Algerian border threaten stability in the region, says Military Africa

10 march 2023 - 15:37:43
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The presence of Iranian drones on the border between the Kingdom of Morocco and Algeria represents [...] Full text...

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U20 AFCON: Top scouts descend on Egypt as kick-off nears

16 february 2023 - 12:14:45
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Top scouts from leading African and global clubs will storm Cairo this weekend when the TotalEnergies [...] Full text...

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Mauritius using Sterile Insect Technique to tackle mosquito proliferation

06 february 2023 - 10:18:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is presently implementing a Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) project which forms part of the integrated [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for livestock production development

19 december 2022 - 15:29:50
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, 16 December [...] Full text...

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German hostage held for over 4 years in Sahel freed, thanks to Moroccan intelligence

10 december 2022 - 15:56:59
Dakar Senegal (PANA) - German development worker Jörg Lange, who has been kidnapped for more than four years in the [...] Full text...

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UN official calls on Security Council to support a ‘secure, peaceful and prosperous Sahel’

17 november 2022 - 05:54:46
New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in the Sahel continues to deteriorate, a senior UN official told the [...] Full text...

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Sudan battles dengue fever

11 november 2022 - 12:02:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's Ministry of Health says its efforts are helping to control the spread of dengue fever [...] Full text...

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Sudan military coup: Nice western grin converted into menacing grim

25 october 2022 - 17:21:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In yet a new warning to the  rulers in the Sudan, the United States administration has [...] Full text...

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UN deputy chief calls for action to deliver sustainable development in Africa

29 august 2022 - 05:20:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlighted the continued relevance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), during [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches a free mass sterilisation campaign for dogs

09 june 2022 - 08:01:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Society for Animal Welfare (MSAW) on Wednesday launched a free mass sterilisation campaign in [...] Full text...

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Libya News Agency takes issue with accusations by some African leaders that Libya is fuelling terrorism in region

30 may 2022 - 19:10:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan News Agency (LANA) has strongly reacted to some African leaders who, at the African [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to control its dog population

14 may 2022 - 07:55:25
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security will embark on a sustainable project for the [...] 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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Coronavirus: New wave a reminder pandemic is ‘far from over’: Guterres

09 april 2022 - 05:22:10
New York, US (PAA) - Governments and pharmaceutical companies need to work together in a better way, to deliver vaccines [...] Full text...

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UN pays tribute to victims of 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

08 april 2022 - 05:53:51
New York, US (PANA) - The UN paid tribute on Thursday to the one million people who were murdered in [...] Full text...

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AI reports says political leaders and corporate titans put profit and power ahead of people

29 march 2022 - 16:26:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) says political leaders and corporate titans have put profit and power ahead of [...] Full text...

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Newspaper sheds light on extent of drug trafficking in Libya

26 february 2022 - 17:12:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has since the revolution of 17 February 2011,  become a breeding ground for drug trafficking. It [...] Full text...

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Malaria campaign launched in southern Libya

04 december 2021 - 12:58:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A campaign against malaria began here Saturday in several cities of southern Libya after the appearance [...] Full text...

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Landmark decision to negotiate new accord on pandemics ‘cause for hope’

02 december 2021 - 05:50:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Agreement by countries to launch a process to develop a new global accord on pandemic prevention and response is cause for hope, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief 'deeply concerned' about isolation of southern Africa after detection of Omicron variant

30 november 2021 - 11:20:38
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is deeply concerned about the isolation of southern African [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa faces 470 million vaccine shortfall this year

17 september 2021 - 05:15:58
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa needs around 470 million doses to accomplish the goal of fully vaccinating 40 per cent of its population by the end of the [...] Full text...

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National dialogue on food systems opens in Mauritius

08 july 2021 - 08:18:11
Flacq, Mauritius (PANA) - National dialogue on food systems opened on Wednesday in several regions in Mauritius in a bid [...] Full text...

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New dawn in Nigeria’s seed industry

30 june 2021 - 12:54:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s plant breeders now have intellectual property rights over a new plant variety with exclusive rights [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's president announces new measures against terrorism

28 june 2021 - 10:43:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Sunday announced a series of measures to strengthen [...] 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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Flipflopi recycled plastic dhow embarks on its second voyage in Africa

12 march 2021 - 10:32:24
Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - The Flipflopi, a dhow made from recycled plastic, has set sail on its second voyage, taking [...] Full text...

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Mali's Prime Minister launches 2020-2021 livestock vaccination campaign

25 january 2021 - 12:50:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Moctar Ouané on Sunday launched  in Kati Drall, about 20 km from Bamako, [...] Full text...

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Funding shortfalls threaten East African locust operations - FAO

21 january 2021 - 13:59:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In an online briefing, FAO has warned partners that without additional financial resources for fuel, [...] Full text...

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East African countries better prepared, but desert locust threat ‘not over’: FAO

20 january 2021 - 06:06:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Action to control unprecedented desert locust infestations in the Horn of Africa last year has protected [...] Full text...

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Conflict, violence in Greater Horn of Africa cause widespread displacement

23 december 2020 - 15:38:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conflict and violence in the Greater Horn of Africa continue to cause widespread displacement [...] Full text...

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Desert Locust ‘re-invasion’ threatens millions in Horn of Africa: FAO

16 december 2020 - 11:52:06
Rome, Italy (PANA) - New Desert Locust swarms are forming in the Horn of Africa, threatening agricultural livelihoods and food [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Calm returns in Ain Skhouna after tribal clashes

13 december 2020 - 18:34:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Calm returned Sunday to the zone of "Ain Skhouna" at the border between the regions of [...] 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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South African steak receives highest world rating

08 december 2020 - 12:31:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A cut of South African Wagyu ribeye meat has received the highest rating in [...] Full text...

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Fears of Desert Locust resurgence in Horn of Africa, reports FAO

24 november 2020 - 15:09:45
Fears of Desert Locust resurgence in Horn of Africa, reports FAO   Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – The Desert Locust crisis which struck [...] Full text...

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Kenya faces risk of second locust invasion, warns FAO

22 november 2020 - 15:14:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Sunday warned that Kenya faced an imminent second wave of [...] Full text...

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New desert locust swarms spreading across southern Somalia: FAO

20 november 2020 - 10:36:17
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Friday that large populations of Desert Locust in [...] 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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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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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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Only international action can restore security in the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin - President Issoufou

25 september 2020 - 06:23:18
New York, US (PANA) - President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger on Thursday addressed the general debate of the UN General [...] Full text...

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'Tunisia will never be a breeding ground for terrorists,' says Tunisian president

22 july 2020 - 16:12:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed, has affirmed that "the Tunisian state is standing and will not falter [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: FAO grants US$ 400,000 to Mauritanian breeders and farmers

08 july 2020 - 15:55:01
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Fund (FAO) have signed an emergency [...] Full text...

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Terrorist groups must not be allowed to exploit ‘fragilities’ caused by COVID-19 pandemic

07 july 2020 - 06:01:40
New York, US (PANA) - As COVID-19 continues to disrupt the world’s health systems, economies and local communities, the UN [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: DRC and IFAD partner for better nutrition, resilience for small-scale farmers facing pandemic

03 july 2020 - 13:00:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Friday announced support for a new programme in [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian agency says new swarms of locusts threaten to increase hunger in East Africa

27 may 2020 - 10:43:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarian agency Oxfam warned on Wednesday that millions of people in East and Central Africa, already [...] Full text...

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'FAO does not foresee a locust invasion in Libya'

24 may 2020 - 19:23:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says its forecasts valid until mid-June indicate that locusts [...] 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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An outbreak of African Swine Fever on a farm in south-west Togo

13 may 2020 - 17:20:20
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - An outbreak of the African Swine Fever is raging on a farm in southwest Togo, PANA [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN teams step up efforts to protect rights in prisons, as revolts intensify worldwide

06 may 2020 - 06:42:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As senior UN officials spread the alarm over the rapid spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) through prisons [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: COVID-19 compounds malaria infections in Zimbabwe

20 april 2020 - 18:15:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has compounded increases in malaria infections by 44.7 percent to 170,303 with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyan health workers face hostilities on the battlefront (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

16 april 2020 - 09:27:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's battle with the deadly coronavirus outbreak is running into difficulties with populations thought to be [...] 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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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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AU Summit: Guterres hails ‘shared values, mutual respect and common interests’ of AU-UN partnership

09 february 2020 - 02:20:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN chief on Saturday called on the international community to recognise the need for African [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean NGO bemoans lagging government policies on production of ruminants

02 february 2020 - 13:07:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Agricultural Growth Programme (ZAGP) has bemoaned the lagging of policy making concerning goat and pig [...] Full text...

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Sudan says efforts to combat desert locusts underway

30 january 2020 - 17:40:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan said it has spread an area of over 7,000 hectares in two states, north of [...] Full text...

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Rare migrant bird from Finland dies of starvation in Kenya

27 january 2020 - 19:33:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A migratory Osprey bird, rescued after making an epic 6,948-km flight from Finland to western Kenya, [...] Full text...

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Rare migrant bird from Finland to resume epic flight in March after recovery in Kenya

26 january 2020 - 12:49:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The rare migratory bird known as Osprey from Finland, rescued in Siaya and brought to Kenya [...] Full text...

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FAO raises red flags again about potentially destructive locusts in East Africa

21 january 2020 - 07:02:25
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are dealing with desert locust swarms of “unprecedented size and destructive potential” [...] Full text...

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New report warns about severe desert locust outbreak across East Africa

15 january 2020 - 13:59:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A serious and widespread desert locust outbreak is destroying crops and pasture across eastern Ethiopia and [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde implements second phase of seabird conservation project

14 january 2020 - 16:42:26
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde will implement the second phase of the project for the conservation of its [...] 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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Zimbabwe police warned against corruption

23 december 2019 - 14:51:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -  Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has warned police officers against demanding bribes from the public, insisting that [...] 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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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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UN meteorological agency warns of another year of record gas emissions

25 november 2019 - 18:00:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Levels of the three main heat-trapping gases emitted into the atmosphere – carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, [...] Full text...

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Speculative practices increase price of subsidised agricultural fertilisers in Burundi

21 november 2019 - 23:50:40
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)    -   The subsidized price of a 50 kg bag of fertilizer has recently risen from 29,000 Burundian [...] Full text...

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Around 57,000 people affected as heavy rain pounds CAR

15 november 2019 - 13:03:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Torrential rain has pummelled parts of Central African Republic (CAR) since October 21 impacting at least [...] Full text...

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‘Violence, atrocities and impunity’ reign throughout Libya', ICC prosecutor tells UN Security Council

06 november 2019 - 19:34:38
New York, US (PANA) - Libya remains entangled in a “cycle of violence, atrocities and impunity”, International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Heavy rains a blessing leaving calamities behind

24 october 2019 - 18:24:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A UN organization in Sudan has hinted that although abundant rains were a blessing, they still [...] Full text...

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EU grants 120,000 euros to Mali to support people affected by floods

12 october 2019 - 17:50:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union has given 120,000 euros to help Malians affected by floods in the Koulikoro, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian presidential candidates face-off in first televised debate

12 october 2019 - 14:48:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - For the first time in Tunisia and the Arab world, the two candidates in the second [...] 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...

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Botswana fails to implement ban on plastics

01 october 2019 - 23:42:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  -  The Botswana ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has failed to implement its ban [...] Full text...

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Underground water management still not a possibility in Botswana

01 october 2019 - 21:26:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Underground water management is still a farfetched dream in Botswana due to illegal waste dumping in [...] Full text...

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UK supports Niger to strengthen stability in Sahel region

26 september 2019 - 15:36:30
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Great Britain on Thursday granted Niger about US$600,000  to fund a support project for strengthening resilience [...] Full text...

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Senegal: ANIDA farms changing people's lives (Feature) by NDAO Khadijanda

19 september 2019 - 22:39:52
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)   -   Farms of the National Agency for Integration and Agricultural Development of Senegal (ANIDA) are changing the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches three new varieties of tomato

16 september 2019 - 14:06:51
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Food and Agricultural Research Extension Institute (FAREI) of Mauritius on Monday launched three new [...] Full text...

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President Kaboré calls for promotion of new ecological balance in the Sahel

12 september 2019 - 11:32:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's head of state, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, has stressed the urgent need to [...] Full text...

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Vulture mortalities threaten their survival

11 september 2019 - 13:58:17
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Several conservation Non-Governmental Organisations, including Birdlife Botswana, are advocating for safety of the vulture which is [...] Full text...

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Insecurity, violence turn Nigeria into ‘pressure cooker’ that must be addressed - UN rights expert

03 september 2019 - 20:32:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is a pressure cooker of internal conflicts and generalised violence that must be addressed urgently, [...] Full text...

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Gabon's livestock breeders get tips on biosafety in animals

31 august 2019 - 19:02:28
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - A training seminar for Gabonese livestock breeders focused on "Biosafety in livestock farming" ended on Saturday [...] Full text...

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IFAD seeks recipients for grant to improve cassava, maize seed in central Africa region

22 august 2019 - 13:14:49
Rome, Italy (PANA) - One of key challenges facing agricultural development efforts in the central Africa region is access to [...] Full text...

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US gives 5.5 million dollars for vulnerable populations in Congo Pool region

13 august 2019 - 21:20:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The US ambassador in Congo, Todd Haskell, Tuesday in Mindouli, more than 80 km south of [...] Full text...

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Africa’s developmental predicament comes from maladministration, corruption - says Minister

06 august 2019 - 19:13:59
                        Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Minister  for presidential Affairs , Governance and Public Administration, Nonofo Molefi, says Africa’s development [...] Full text...

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Prices of sheep increase on eve of feast of tabaski

06 august 2019 - 17:58:29
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - With just a few days to the feast of tabaski, prices of sheep have skyrocketed on [...] Full text...

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Aid el-Adha disrupted by the military escalation near Tripoli (A news analysis)

05 august 2019 - 22:46:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   In defiance of a deleterious atmosphere marked by the continuation of armed fighting near southern Tripoli, [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council again fails to adopt resolution to end Libyan conflict (Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

02 august 2019 - 11:55:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A draft communiqué initiated by the United Kingdom on Thursday to end the Libyan conflict, after [...] Full text...

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Yellow fever outbreak kills one person in Abidjan

01 august 2019 - 11:34:21
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The yellow fever outbreak, which has been raging in the Ivorian economic capital, Abidjan, in recent [...] Full text...

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Mali constructs milk processing plant

31 july 2019 - 11:59:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The foundation stone of a milk processing plant was laid on Tuesday in the industrial zone [...] Full text...

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Pharmaceutical company Merck to assist in reproduction of northern white rhino

30 july 2019 - 03:02:14
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Pharmaceutical company Merck is contributing its expertise to the BioRescue project team in the development [...] Full text...

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FAO warns of Desert Locust outbreaks in Yemen, Horn of Africa

25 july 2019 - 19:49:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Desert Locust summer breeding, amplified by heavy rains, can pose a serious threat to agricultural production areas [...] Full text...

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Unusual number of malnutrition cases recorded in Mali

24 july 2019 - 12:24:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An unusual number of malnutrition cases have been recorded in the Mondoro commune, in the Douentza [...] Full text...

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A new legal framework enacted for gambling in Côte d'Ivoire

17 july 2019 - 23:22:06
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The Ivorian government on Wednesday adopted a bill on the legal regime for gambling to [...] Full text...

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Mali launches project to support livestock development

04 july 2019 - 22:15:41
 Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Malian Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Maguiraga Rokia Kane Thursday launched a Livestock Development Support Project [...] Full text...

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West African states made significant gains in consolidating regional peace - Sillah

03 july 2019 - 18:36:24
        Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   Over the years, West African states have made significant gains in consolidating regional [...] Full text...

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Women converge on environmental issues

02 july 2019 - 18:18:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The 5th Pan African Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians met in the University of Botswana [...] Full text...

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Tunisian FM meets with 14 heads of diplomatic missions from Sub-Saharan countries

28 june 2019 - 19:13:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian minister of foreign affairs, Khemaies Jhinaoui, on Friday announced that his meeting with 14 [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to consider importance of blue economy for development

26 june 2019 - 22:50:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   Participants at the second edition of the Forum on blue economy in Africa here Wednesday agreed [...] Full text...

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New UN report on families in a changing world puts ‘women’s rights at their core’

26 june 2019 - 02:30:49
New York, US (PANA) - While women’s rights have advanced over the decades, gender inequalities and other fundamental human rights [...] Full text...

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Mozambican president ends Egypt visit

23 june 2019 - 15:12:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Mozambique’s president, Filipe Nyusi, has left Cairo on Sunday at the end of a two-day official [...] Full text...

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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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Botswana’s National Development Bank diversifies its financing

11 june 2019 - 10:40:27
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The National Development Bank of Botswana (NDB), which has been always been known locally as the [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s ecotourism company to preserve cross border wildlife corridors

31 may 2019 - 22:25:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)   -   Botswana’s ecotourism company, Wilderness Safaris, said here Friday it was committed to promoting sustainable ecotourism initiatives [...] Full text...

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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...

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Feature: Plastic pollution and its many side effects on the ecosystem

17 may 2019 - 22:32:34
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  -   Apart from sustaining a rich diversity of natural ecosystems, Botswana’s water resources are critical for meeting [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for global effort to end xenophobia and ‘loathsome rhetoric’

30 april 2019 - 07:54:52
New York, US (PAN) - A “disturbing groundswell” of hate-based violence and intolerance aimed at worshippers across all faiths, must be [...] Full text...

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Team of researchers attacked by armed assailants in Toukounous, southwestern Niger

19 april 2019 - 23:27:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   Armed individuals on motorcycles Thursday attacked a team of researchers from Abdou Moumouni University in Niamey, [...] Full text...

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Meat shortages loom in Zimbabwe

17 april 2019 - 14:56:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is facing potential shortages of pork, chicken and beef as government's removed grain subsidies last [...] Full text...

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Taking the message home about family planning in Guinea

02 april 2019 - 11:25:51
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Traditions have a hard life in Guinea. Early marriages are still celebrated in spite of denunciation [...] Full text...

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Botswana President Masisi says country's poverty eradication program making strides

15 february 2019 - 19:11:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) Botswana President Eric Mokgweetsi Masisi has lauded the country’s national poverty eradication programme which has [...] Full text...

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Rwandan scientists develop hybrid Irish potato seeds

26 january 2019 - 16:14:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A group of researchers from the Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) has unveiled five types of seeds [...] Full text...

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More than 4.3 million heads of the livestock to be vaccinated in Mali

23 january 2019 - 11:37:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 4.34 million heads of the livestock will be vaccinated against various diseases during a [...] Full text...

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Mali turns to artificial insemination to boost livestock productivity

05 january 2019 - 12:43:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Aiming to improve livestock production through the use of artificial insemination (AI), the Malian government has [...] Full text...

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Senegal, IFAD partner to promote climate resilient agriculture

20 december 2018 - 17:03:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Over 43,700 vulnerable rural households in Senegal will benefit from a US$72.4 million programme that aims [...] Full text...

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‘Complacency is still strong’ over stopping genocide, says top UN adviser

07 december 2018 - 21:18:42
New York, US (PANA) - The current rise in hate speech, racial tensions and identity-based violence is alarming, the UN [...] Full text...

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UNESCO lists wrestling, reggae, raiho-shin rituals as global treasures to be preserved

30 november 2018 - 04:56:53
Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) - From Jamaican reggae to Georgian wrestling and Japanese rituals, the UN cultural agency (UNESCO) added six [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso wants to make farming sector more competitive

27 november 2018 - 16:45:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso is committed to making the farming sector "more competitive and [...] Full text...

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UN agriculture agency teaches techniques to combat drought in Kenya

21 november 2018 - 22:25:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - To strengthen resilience in the Horn of Africa against natural hazards like drought, which can lead [...] Full text...

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More countries partner to target ‘zero hunger’ in global south

03 november 2018 - 04:05:10
Changsha, China (PANA) - More than 20 countries committed to a new declaration on agricultural and rural development on Friday, [...] Full text...

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UNESCO designates 24 new biosphere reserves

26 july 2018 - 06:38:30
Paris, France (PANA) - Protecting mangroves, tropical rain forests and other biodiversity hot spots, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and [...] Full text...

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Fragile countries risk being ‘stuck in a cycle of conflict, climate disaster,’ Security Council told

12 july 2018 - 06:36:31
New York, US (PANA) - Climate change ­– and the shortages of water and food that come from it – [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Lake Turkana National Park inscribed on World Heritage Danger List

02 july 2018 - 12:56:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Heritage Committee meeting in Manama since 24 June, has decided to inscribe Kenya's Lake [...] Full text...

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Ghana eliminates trachoma, freeing millions from suffering and blindness

14 june 2018 - 06:32:01
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) today congratulated Ghana for having eliminated trachoma as a public health [...] Full text...

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IFAD VP, Kenya Deputy President discuss rural development investments

29 may 2018 - 13:42:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Cornelia Richter, Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has concluded a five-day visit [...] Full text...

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Tackling corruption ‘from the top down’ essential, declares UN chief

23 may 2018 - 22:36:49
New York, US (PANA) - Corruption and complicity know no geographical boundaries, and it is society’s most vulnerable who get [...] Full text...

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Save our planet by protecting migratory birds and their ‘epic journeys,’ urges UN chief

12 may 2018 - 09:16:59
New York, US (PANA) - As they make their global journeys, migratory birds not only set birdwatchers’ binoculars agog, they [...] Full text...

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Rwandan FM renews call for a malaria-free Africa by 2030

19 april 2018 - 13:41:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Foreign Affairs Minister, Louise Mushikiwabo, has said that current progress in the fight against [...] Full text...

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UN calls for 'sharper action' to prevent mass atrocities on anniversary of Rwandan genocide

07 april 2018 - 04:41:57
New York, US (PANA) - As the world officially remembers the genocidal murder of 800,000 Rwandans in 1994, United Nations [...] Full text...

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Security concerns obscuring Sahel humanitarian emergency - ICRC

14 november 2017 - 13:03:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The precarious security situation in Africa's Sahel region is overshadowing a massive humanitarian crisis affecting 12 [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO to promote wider use of neglected and underutilized crops in Africa

29 august 2017 - 07:10:52
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Crops that have been forgotten over the last century are being rediscovered. Scientists and policymakers are [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Oxfam assists survivors of Sierra Leone mudslide

15 august 2017 - 19:34:20
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Oxfam is providing clean water and hygiene kits to survivors of Monday’s mudslide on the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Drought-stricken herders in Ethiopia need urgent support - FAO

11 august 2017 - 11:15:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Supporting herders to get back on their feet and preventing further livestock losses and suffering [...] Full text...

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Austria: UN agency urges world to 'act now' to help, protect trafficking victims

30 july 2017 - 06:10:17
Vienna, Austria (PANA) – As links between wars, trafficking and migrant smuggling become more widely known, the United Nations is [...] Full text...

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Austria: Czech minister advocates EU military role in Libya to reduce migrants

21 july 2017 - 06:07:05
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The Czech Republic's foreign minister, Lubomir Zaoralek, has suggested that the European Union (EU) consider a [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO, European Space Agency collaborate to control Desert Locusts

14 june 2017 - 13:58:35
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Information from satellites is being used in a new way to predict favourable conditions for Desert [...] Full text...

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Scotland: Scientists seek drought-resistant chickpea to benefit poor farmers

29 may 2017 - 12:03:46
Edinburgh, Scotland (PANA) - Scientists are seeking to develop chickpeas that can flourish in dry climates, to help African farmers [...] Full text...

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US: UN highlights common destiny for wildlife and people on World Migratory Bird Day

10 may 2017 - 19:15:53
New York, US (PANA) – A healthy planet for migratory birds means a healthy plant for people, as they share [...] Full text...

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Botswana: De Beers increased Botswana spending in 2016

04 may 2017 - 13:25:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - International mining company, De Beers Group, and its joint ventures spent more than P4 billion (approximately [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO works to make international trade in plants, seeds a safer venture

13 april 2017 - 08:35:39
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The international body that oversees plant health has taken a big step forward with the adoption [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Potatoes grown from seeds may solve hunger in Africa - firm says

06 march 2017 - 14:30:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Potatoes grown from Dutch seeds will yield 2 to 4 times bigger harvests for small-scale, poor [...] Full text...

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

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

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Mauritius: Australia offers 'Aid for Trade Training' to SMEs in Indian Ocean States  

15 february 2017 - 11:19:54
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Australia on Tuesday launched a specialised “Aid for Trade Training Course” for SMEs in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Horn of Africa braces for another hunger seasons, warns FAO

20 december 2016 - 13:14:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Countries in the Horn of Africa are likely to see a rise in hunger and further [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tanzania health institution confirms Zika virus cases in the country

16 december 2016 - 10:44:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's leading public health research institution has confirmed presence of the mosquito-borne Zika virus [...] Full text...

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France: LGBTI people face ‘vortex of violence and discrimination’ - UN expert

23 november 2016 - 06:02:08
Strasbourg, France (PANA) - People from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities around the world are experiencing a [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Born Free saddened by CITES failure to prevent trade from captive bred lions

03 october 2016 - 17:39:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation, stated Monday that CITES has failed to adequately [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO Committee on Agriculture to meet next week

23 september 2016 - 10:42:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Making agricultural production more sustainable in the face of climate change while achieving food and nutrition [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO scales up emergency response in northeast Nigeria

23 august 2016 - 06:22:01
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is ramping up its response in north-eastern Nigeria, where initial [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius announces outbreak of foot and mouth disease

09 august 2016 - 09:14:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Minister Mahen Seeruttun on Tuesday informed Parliament about the outbreak of [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF says 2015-2016 El Nino impacted negatively on children

08 july 2016 - 14:14:01
New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday said that, while the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius introduces Gamma irradiator to tackle fruit flies

13 june 2016 - 13:32:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has acquired a Gamma irradiator and a digester with financial support from the International Atomic [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials say climate change affecting stability in Sahel region

27 may 2016 - 06:11:28
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials late on Thursday in New York said climate change plays a direct [...] Full text...

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UN: UN urges action to tackle wildlife crime

24 may 2016 - 18:58:44
New York, US (PANA) - The poaching and illegal trade of thousands of species across the global present real environmental [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Govt. will not ban export of monkeys despite criticisms - Minister

21 may 2016 - 16:09:54
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-Industry Minister Mahen Seeruttun has said the government does not propose, at this stage, to [...] Full text...

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UN: UN calls for end to illegal poaching, trade of migratory birds

10 may 2016 - 17:05:10
New York, US (PANA) - Millions of migratory birds are being lost each year as a result of illegal killing, [...] Full text...

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Italy: Google, FAO aim to usher in new era of environmental literacy

15 april 2016 - 11:54:44
Rome, Italy, (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Google are working together to make high-resolution satellite [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief calls for more concrete steps by nations to counter terrorism

14 april 2016 - 18:14:59
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called on UN member states to take more concrete [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO warns of risks of desert locust outbreak in Yemen

13 april 2016 - 09:59:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The presence of recently discovered desert locust infestations in Yemen, where conflict is severely hampering control [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO calls for strict vigilance in northwest Africa on locust invasion

12 april 2016 - 16:54:44
New York, US (PANA) - Countries in northwest Africa need to mobilize survey and control teams and to take all [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Top SA cement firm sponsors COSAFA U-20 tourney

11 april 2016 - 14:37:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - PPC, the leading supplier of cement in southern Africa, has joined forces with the Council of [...] Full text...

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UN: Water, sanitation likely to be best answer to Zika virus, say UN experts

13 march 2016 - 05:26:50
New York, US (PANA) - Improving water and sanitation services may be the best answer to addressing the outbreak of [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 'El Niño may increase breeding grounds for mosquitoes spreading Zika'

26 february 2016 - 11:16:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The above-average rainfall caused by El Niño that is expected in parts of South America until [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban stresses private-sector investments to transform Africa’s Great Lakes region

24 february 2016 - 18:12:28
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday said that the hard-working people of Africa's Great Lakes [...] Full text...

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Morocco: Top fishery officials gather in Morocco

22 february 2016 - 14:04:29
Agadir, Morocco (PANA) - High-level delegations of fisheries ministries from more than 50 countries are gathering in Agadir for a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Health services increase surveillance of the Zika virus in Mauritius

30 january 2016 - 09:02:14
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Ministry has established a protocol aimed at controlling the [...] Full text...

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Italy: 'Genetic diversity of livestock can help feed a hotter, harsher world'

27 january 2016 - 11:39:41
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Livestock keepers and policy makers worldwide are increasingly interested in harnessing animal biodiversity to improve production [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Zika virus infection reported in Americas, Africa, Asia and Pacific

24 january 2016 - 07:05:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Twenty countries in the Americas and about 10 in Africa, Asia and the Pacific have reported [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Race row continues to grow

06 january 2016 - 09:00:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A race row sparked by comments posted on social media sites by two white [...] Full text...

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