Tunisia losing 800,000 ha due to climate change
19 november 2019 - 17:31:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The acceleration of climate change in the world will result in the loss of more than [...] Full text...
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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The acceleration of climate change in the world will result in the loss of more than [...] Full text...
IFAD, Ethiopia seal climate change shocks mitigating deal
19 november 2019 - 17:03:56Rome, Italy (PANA) - Ethiopia and the International Fund for Agriculture have sealed a deal that help most vulnerable people [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Negotiations start for the formation of a new government
19 november 2019 - 16:50:33Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Negotiations for the formation of the new Tunisian government started on Tuesday in a climate still [...] Full text...
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IFAD, Ethiopia sign deal to help families adapt to climate shocks
19 november 2019 - 15:54:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - Half a million of Ethiopia’s most vulnerable families are set to benefit from a new US$451 [...] Full text...
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EU Council stresses climate change is existential threat to life in seas globally
19 november 2019 - 13:21:53Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Council of the European Union on Tuesday adopted conclusions on oceans and seas, stressing that [...] Full text...
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'Ocean could be key to future food security' - Fisheries experts
19 november 2019 - 12:02:04Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new scientific paper written for the High Level Panel a Sustainable Ocean Economy finds that, with better [...] Full text...
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EU supports trade integration in West Africa
16 november 2019 - 15:08:01Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will support trade integration in West Africa through the financing of the [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to host 38th session of ACP-EU joint parliamentary assembly
14 november 2019 - 23:12:48Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The 38th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, [...] Full text...
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Political parties, civil society organizations call for a halt to the electoral process in Togo
14 november 2019 - 17:21:41Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A group of political parties and civil society organizations, under the group, "Democratic Forces" movement, with [...] Full text...
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Southern Africa struggles with the brunt of climate crisis – OCHA warns
14 november 2019 - 15:43:31Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Southern Africa region is experiencing the brunt of the climate crisis as it [...] Full text...
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Somalia: Humanitarian agency works to save lives in one of the world's most dangerous countries
14 november 2019 - 12:53:07Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – A combination of extreme weather conditions and conflict has put millions in Somalia in need of [...] Full text...
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Presidents Macron and Tshisekedi meet in Paris
13 november 2019 - 18:55:04Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron met in Paris on Tuesday at the Elysée Palace with his Congolese [...] Full text...
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Rwanda wants its youth to be agents of change’ on climate action
13 november 2019 - 16:05:49Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) director general Coletha Ruhamya on Wednesday underscored the important role the [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to phase out 2.6 tonnes of ozone-depleting substances
13 november 2019 - 11:29:33Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda is looking to phase phase out approximately 2.6 tonnes of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) scheduled in [...] Full text...
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President Felix Tshisekedi calls for international coalition for peace
12 november 2019 - 22:17:34Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC), Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Tuesday called for [...] Full text...
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Guinea-Bissau political crisis stops trucks laden with goods from entering Bissau
12 november 2019 - 18:23:37Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The tense political situation in Guinea-Bissau is beginning to have a negative impact on the country's [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants 20 million euros to Tunisian Startups Fund
12 november 2019 - 18:02:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian start-up fund has contracted a loan of 20 million euros from the African Development [...] Full text...
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Mauritius gets new government
12 november 2019 - 16:49:01Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday appointed a new cabinet of 24 ministers following his [...] Full text...
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Africa can expand its economy fourfold with 50% increase in energy demand – IEA report
12 november 2019 - 13:22:59Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Africa has the potential to expand the continental economy fourfold, with energy demands expanding by [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President reshuffles his cabinet
08 november 2019 - 19:42:28Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has reshuffled his cabinet amidst growing economic and social turmoil that continues [...] Full text...
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UN chief says justice must be done following deadly Burkina Faso convoy attack
08 november 2019 - 11:01:10New York, US (PANA) - Authorities in Burkina Faso must “do everything in their power” to bring to justice the [...] Full text...
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Botswana finds different literacy levels a challenge in industrial revolution
06 november 2019 - 15:02:10Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Undeveloped value chains, different literacy levels in Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) are a major challenge in [...] Full text...
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Minister of Forestry invites Congolese to imbibe the culture of tree planting
05 november 2019 - 19:20:00Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Forestry, Rosalie Matondo, on Tuesday called on Congolese people to imbibe the [...] Full text...
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Botswana hit by wild fueled veldt fires
01 november 2019 - 17:40:38Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is currently under ‘siege’ of outbreaks of wild fueled veldt fires which are ravaging the [...] Full text...
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Shareholders approve landmark US$115 billion capital increase for AfDB
01 november 2019 - 15:24:19Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on Thursday in Abidjan, Governors of the African Development Bank [...] Full text...
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Barrow presides over Gambia’s cabinet session
01 november 2019 - 09:15:56Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow presided over the eighth session of the cabinet which discussed key issues [...] Full text...
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UN food agencies urge support for southern Africa’s hungry people as climate shocks intensify
01 november 2019 - 06:30:20Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – A record 45 million people across the 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be [...] Full text...
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US injects funds into Botswana’s cultural monuments
31 october 2019 - 18:19:33Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Underscoring the United States commitment to cultural preservation, the U.S. Embassy has announced that on 4 [...] Full text...
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President Ouattara to AfDB Governors: "Make the right decision" for Africa to achieve its objectives"
31 october 2019 - 16:56:30Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara, on Thursday called on the Governors of the African Development [...] Full text...
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Weather watchdog warns against continued flood risks across East Africa
30 october 2019 - 23:24:30Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Kenya-based IGAD Climate Prediction & Applications Centre (ICPAC) Wednesday renewed an alert over a tropical storm [...] Full text...
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Trust Africa Boss advises youth on climate change, migration
30 october 2019 - 14:12:43Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Alpha Sall, the Executive Director of the Dakar-based Trust Africa, on Wednesday advised African youth [...] Full text...
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France to invest €700,000 euros on research on climate change adaptation in Nigeria, France
30 october 2019 - 06:59:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – France on Tuesday pledged to invest €700,000 on educational research aimed at fostering collaboration on climate [...] Full text...
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BRT project set to ease traffic congestion in Dakar city
29 october 2019 - 14:51:38Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, initiated by the Senegalese government, is a strong and sustainable [...] Full text...
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African regional youth forum opens in Banjul
29 october 2019 - 12:31:38Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A regional youth forum on gender, human rights and peace opened Monday in Banjul, The Gambia, [...] Full text...
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Gambia hosts regional youth forum on peace, rights
28 october 2019 - 22:17:52Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia is playing host to a regional youth forum on gender, human rights and peace [...] Full text...
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Head of Senegal's social dialogue council welcomes easing of social climate
28 october 2019 - 20:35:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Innocence Ntap Ndiaye, President of the High Council for Social Dialogue (HCSD) of Senegal, on Monday [...] Full text...
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UN to provide technical assistance to farmers in Southern Africa
28 october 2019 - 18:44:03New York, USA (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, says the international body’s different organs are [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari due for London on private medical visit
28 october 2019 - 17:18:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday departed Abuja for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the third [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Plenary Assembly of the High Council of Social Dialogue begins in Dakar
28 october 2019 - 14:10:11Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 17th Plenary Assembly of Senegal's High Council for Social Dialogue (HCDS) kicked off on Monday [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President calls on parties to agree on formation of government
27 october 2019 - 12:57:48Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian newly-elected President Kais Saied on Saturday appealed to all parties in the country to reach [...] Full text...
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Niger adopts wetland management policy
27 october 2019 - 12:44:09Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Government of Niger has adopted the National Wetland Management Policy and its 2019-2021 Action Plan. It [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan economies continue to improve business climate, says Doing Business report
25 october 2019 - 15:08:57Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The economies of sub-Saharan Africa continue to improve the business climate, according to a statement from [...] Full text...
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AfDB forms climate change team
25 october 2019 - 14:49:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed a group of renowned experts to the board of [...] Full text...
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Investing in Portuguese-Speaking Africa: The Moment is Now, says AfDB
24 october 2019 - 19:48:41Abidjan, Cote d"Ivoire (PANA) - Economic reforms, a burgeoning middle class and regional diversity against the background of the new [...] Full text...
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Niger: More than 3.2 million people need assistance in 2020
24 october 2019 - 18:54:48Niamey, Niger (PANA) - In Niger, some 3.2 million people will be in need in 2020, compared to the 2.3 [...] Full text...
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Flood kills 18 people, sacks TV station in Nigeria
24 october 2019 - 17:54:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday said that 18 people died while 41,959 others [...] Full text...
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Buhari expresses delight on Nigeria's World Bank 2020 Doing Business Index ranking
24 october 2019 - 17:14:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday expressed delight with the World Bank’s 2020 Doing Business Index [...] Full text...
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UN chief says 'UN charter remains our moral anchor’
24 october 2019 - 10:26:50New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his annual message for UN Day om Thursday has issued [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Togo lead African countries in improving business climate
24 october 2019 - 09:16:01Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Nigeria and Togo are the only African countries where business climates improved the most [...] Full text...
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Egyptian President praises Africa's progress in integration
23 october 2019 - 17:36:52Cairo, Egypt (NAPA) - Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sissi said on Wednesday that Africa has made great progress in complementarity, regional and [...] Full text...
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Sudanese peace talks successful, spokesman says
23 october 2019 - 17:20:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior government official has described the political deal signed with the Sudanese rebel groups under [...] Full text...
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Kenya, Serbia MPs to tighten ties on blue economy, climate change
23 october 2019 - 13:49:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Collaboration on blue economy and in the fight against climate change are among key areas Kenyan [...] Full text...
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Chad sets up 80-million-euro project to boost its agricultural sector
22 october 2019 - 16:21:48Paris, 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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Botswana’s heat wave intensifies
22 october 2019 - 14:29:37Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Environment Wildlife and Tourism and that of Health and Wellness have warned the [...] Full text...
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Tunisian picked as best Central Bank Governor in Middle East, North Africa region
21 october 2019 - 13:55:22Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Governor of Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT), Marouane Abbasi, has been picked as 'Best Central [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President Sall to attend World Climate Conference in Oslo
21 october 2019 - 09:32:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall is leaving Dakar on Monday for Oslo, Norway's capital, to take part [...] Full text...
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African Development Bank, 3 Regional Development Banks launch Joint Report on Livable Cities
20 october 2019 - 08:29:43Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Rapid urbanization has provided most cities in the world with opportunities to provide more sustainable, [...] Full text...
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Niamey hosts Fifth Meeting of ACP Ministers of Culture
19 october 2019 - 15:46:56Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 5th Meeting of Ministers of Culture of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries opened [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Department of Meteorological Services raises alert over heat waves
18 october 2019 - 18:14:47Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, through the Department of Meteorological Services, [...] Full text...
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South Africa to host 17th African ministerial session on environment
17 october 2019 - 22:53:23Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 17th ordinary session of the African ministerial conference on environment (AMCEN) will be held [...] Full text...
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Rwanda braces for heavy rains, strong winds
17 october 2019 - 17:56:51Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Meteorology Agency on Thursday reiterated its warning of heavy rains in many parts of Rwanda [...] Full text...
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WB to restore degraded landscapes in Burundi with US$ 30 million
17 october 2019 - 16:08:32Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The "Landscape Restoration and Resilience in Burundi" (PRPB) Project was officially launched on Thursday by the [...] Full text...
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Obesity rates soar due to dramatic global diet shift, says UN food agency
17 october 2019 - 13:26:24Rome, Italy (PANA) - Eating food high in starch, sugar, fats and salt; combined with a sedentary lifestyle, is a [...] Full text...
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Ending extreme poverty crucial to sustainable future for all: UN chief
17 october 2019 - 12:53:43New York, US (PANA) - A sustainable future for all is unlikely unless globalization benefits all children, their families and [...] Full text...
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FAO, Danone team up to foster sustainable diets and food systems
17 october 2019 - 08:24:18Rome, Italy (PANA) -The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Danone have agreed to work together to improve global [...] Full text...
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Projects from Botswana, Brazil and Germany win UNESCO-Japan prize on Education for Sustainable Development
16 october 2019 - 14:43:15Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, has named the three winners of this year’s UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education [...] Full text...
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Buhari commiserates with victims of floods in Nigeria
16 october 2019 - 07:29:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commiserated with victims of natural disasters especially floods which have [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief addresses progress, setbacks in human rights worldwide
16 october 2019 - 05:50:20New York, US (PANA) - The world is undeniably facing rising challenges to multilateralism, however work can be done with [...] Full text...
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UNICEF warns 'alarmingly high' number of children malnourished worldwide
15 october 2019 - 19:37:44New York, US (PANA) - Across the globe, at least one-in-three children under-five are malnourished and not developing properly, UNICEF revealed [...] Full text...
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Tunisia hosts the Int'l conference of Arab Maghreb and African Sahel Cities
15 october 2019 - 18:19:23Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The issues of "social and political integration as a sustainable factor to ensure a dignified life; [...] Full text...
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Niamey hosts 5th Meeting of African, Caribbean and Pacific Ministers of Culture
15 october 2019 - 17:21:37Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niamey will host the 5th meeting of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Ministers of Culture [...] Full text...
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Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, warns UNICEF
15 october 2019 - 14:01:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - An alarmingly high number of children sufferer the consequences of poor diets and a food system [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International lashes out at Guinea for using lethal force against demonstrators
15 october 2019 - 06:25:12Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has lashed out at the Guinea authorities for using "lethal force" [...] Full text...
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AfDB, partners to develop Green financing instruments for Africa
14 october 2019 - 17:25:10Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), has commissioned [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean gov't announces hyperinflationary accounting for businesses
14 october 2019 - 16:47:28Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's government has officially adopted ‘hyperinflationary reporting’ for firms in crafting financial statements due to spiraling [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns deadly Burkina Faso mosque attack
14 october 2019 - 06:22:38New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres has strongly condemned Friday’s attack on a mosque in northern Burkina [...] Full text...
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World Bank expects Egypt's economy to grow by 5.8%this year
12 october 2019 - 16:08:47Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Bank has forecast growth of 5.8 percent for the current fiscal year in Egypt, [...] Full text...
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IMF team encourages Gabon to step up improvement of business environment
12 october 2019 - 08:17:20Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Continuation of ongoing efforts to improve the business climate in Gabon is essential to generate sustainable [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $31.3 million grants for water and sanitation facilities in Sudan
11 october 2019 - 18:13:01Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of [...] Full text...
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Congolese Opposition wants electoral and economic governance discussed
11 october 2019 - 17:10:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese opposition leader, Pascal Tsaty Mabiala, said Thursday in Brazzaville that the dialogue to be organized [...] Full text...
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Congo's business climate is bad, says PM Mouamba
11 october 2019 - 14:36:04Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister Clement Mouamba said in Brazzaville on Thursday that the business climate in Congo [...] Full text...
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Niger president appeals for solidarity to fight AIDS, malaria, TB epidemics
11 october 2019 - 13:15:36Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's head of state Issoufou Mahamadou on Thursday in Lyon, France, appealed for solidarity with the [...] Full text...
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Mali to distribute 1,200 tonnes of Japanese rice to vulnerable populations
11 october 2019 - 12:04:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan has authorised the Malian government, through the Office of the Food Security Commissioner, to distribute [...] Full text...
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'African leaders must move economies away from commodity driven growth' – UN official
10 october 2019 - 23:24:26New York, USA (PANA) - A top United Nations (UN) official Thursday advised African leaders to use revenues generated from [...] Full text...
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Meteorological department predicts heavy rainfall in several parts of Rwanda
10 october 2019 - 20:52:18Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's meteorological department on Thursday warned of heavy rainfall that could lead to natural disasters in [...] Full text...
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Belgium grants 100,000 Euros to help women fight child malnutrition in Chad
10 october 2019 - 15:15:21Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium has granted 100,000 euros to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to finance a [...] Full text...
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Togolese authorities concerned about downpours in the country
10 october 2019 - 14:37:27Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Authorities in Togo have expressed concern about the heavy rains pounding the country since late September [...] Full text...
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Rwandan President expected in Cote d'Ivoire on Monday
10 october 2019 - 11:37:46Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame will pay a visit to Côte d'Ivoire on 14 October during [...] Full text...
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Uncertainty in climate prediction to influence African governments in disaster risk management
10 october 2019 - 00:08:13Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African researchers and experts on Climate Change meeting here Wednesday concluded that the current predictability of [...] Full text...
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Final step in holding of 2020 general election in Burundi
10 october 2019 - 00:08:05Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - After the registration of eligible voters, reform of the legal framework (Constitution and electoral code), among [...] Full text...
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EU grants five million euros to Finnish Red Cross to support 76,500 food insecure Zimbabweans
09 october 2019 - 23:28:05New York, USA (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Wednesday granted five million euros in financial aid to the Finnish [...] Full text...
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New UN report shows bottlenecks to sustainable land management in Africa
09 october 2019 - 23:04:02Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released Wednesday on the sidelines [...] Full text...
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Experts seek "science–policy interface" to improve community's resilience to climate change in Africa
09 october 2019 - 20:33:51Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Experts gathered Wednesday in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the first African Climate Risks Conference [...] Full text...
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High Court of Zimbabwe dismisses application to compel President Mnangagwa to declare water crisis 'national disaster'
09 october 2019 - 19:00:37Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - High Court Judge, Justice Owen Tagu on Wednesday dismissed an urgent chamber application filed by Community [...] Full text...
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Stakeholders urge private sector to address aflatoxins in ensuring food security in East Africa
09 october 2019 - 15:30:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With growing concerns on food security in the region, the East African Grains Council (EAGC) [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, Algeria examine ways to strengthen economic partnership
09 october 2019 - 13:56:42Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Tunisian Minister of Commerce Omar Behi discussed in Algiers on Tuesday with his Algerian counterpart, Said [...] Full text...
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Developing countries may be affected by US$1.38 billion UN funding gap
08 october 2019 - 22:21:16New York, USA (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) has US$1.38 billion in outstanding membership contributions for its 2019 regular [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 2-day conference on migration in West Africa opens in Abuja
08 october 2019 - 16:56:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A two-day regional conference opened on Tuesday in Abuja towards working out the place of migration [...] Full text...
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Germany trains Libyan farmers in processing quality products
08 october 2019 - 16:42:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 19 Libyan farmers from various municipalities are being trained in local processing of [...] Full text...
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Niger advocates advanced technologies for sustainable waste management
08 october 2019 - 04:49:00Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Lands, Urban Planning and Housing, Waziri Maman, on Monday urged stakeholders and partners [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian sculptor holds largest solo Art Exhibition by an African Artist in Europe and Middle East
07 october 2019 - 18:10:35Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, Emeritus Professor of Sculpture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, recently launched [...] Full text...
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Climate change a major threat- EU Ambassador
05 october 2019 - 19:10:14Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Botswana and the Southern African Development Community, Jan Sadek, has [...] Full text...
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Burundians demonstrate against the renewed mandate of UN Commission on Human Rights
05 october 2019 - 16:59:19Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Demonstrations led by civil society, were held Saturday in Bujumbura, the economic capital of Burundi, and [...] Full text...
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Mexican actress, Yalitza Aparicio, named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples
05 october 2019 - 06:23:22Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has named Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio as a UNESCO Goodwill [...] Full text...
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Botswana minister applauds Germany for assistance
04 october 2019 - 18:13:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Gaborone's acting Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation, Shaw Kgathi, has commended Germany for the continued [...] Full text...
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Turkey, Burkina Faso consolidate relations
04 october 2019 - 13:24:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Marc Marc Kaboré on Thursday in Ouagadougou discussed with Turkish Agriculture minister [...] Full text...
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UN Deputy Humanitarian Chief calls for support to Djibouti in addressing effects of climate change
04 october 2019 - 12:27:14Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – Concluding a three-day mission to Djibouti, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief [...] Full text...
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IMF evaluation mission in Gabon ends
04 october 2019 - 12:02:41Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – President Ali Bongo Ondimba has received an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation led by Mr. Boileau [...] Full text...
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Enough food being produced but hunger on the rise in parts of the world - UN
04 october 2019 - 07:57:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Enough food is produced today to feed everyone on the planet, but hunger is on the rise [...] Full text...
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New electoral law for Somalia, ‘a crucial next step’ says top UN envoy
03 october 2019 - 19:03:40Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Somalia Partnership Forum concluded on Wednesday in the capital Mogadishu, with attendees - including the [...] Full text...
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UNGA 2019: AfDB announces new accountability index to measure institutional lending to women
03 october 2019 - 18:40:14New York, US (PANA) - A new tool to track the level of lending to women across Africa will be [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President wants a calm school year starting Thursday
03 october 2019 - 15:16:08Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has underlined the need to respect agreements between the government and teachers' [...] Full text...
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Congo, CIRAD to sign agreement
03 october 2019 - 14:30:21Brazzaville, 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 minister signs book of condolences for former French President Chirac
03 october 2019 - 12:36:51Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration, Nonofo Molefhi, signed a book of condolence at [...] Full text...
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Benin makes youth mobilization a weapon in the fight against climate change
02 october 2019 - 19:40:30Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is making the mobilization of young people a weapon for the fight against climate change, [...] Full text...
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Congo: More than 160 kg of waste collected on the Pointe-Noire beach
02 october 2019 - 19:16:13Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Under a beach-cleaning exercise, the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Congo on Tuesday in [...] Full text...
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World Bank help strengthen capacities of female organisations on management of disasters in Mali
02 october 2019 - 16:18:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank and the General Management of civil protection in Mali last week in Segou [...] Full text...
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Libya looks at promoting use of renewable energy
02 october 2019 - 12:50:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Exploring ways to ensure a permanent supply of clean energy, Libya's government of national accord (GNA) [...] Full text...
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Eswatini, IFAD partner to boost inclusive financial services for smallholder farmers
02 october 2019 - 12:28:31Rome, Italy (PANA) - About 30,900 rural people in Eswatini will benefit from a new US$38.5 million project that aims [...] Full text...
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Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe focuses on production to stimulate the economy
01 october 2019 - 13:38:49Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the turnaround of the economy hinges on focused support for [...] Full text...
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Seventy people killed in Rwanda's climate-induced natural disasters
01 october 2019 - 13:20:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least 70 people have died while 177 others were injured in several climate induced natural [...] Full text...
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Tunisian-Saudi business forum opens in Sousse
01 october 2019 - 13:14:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian-Saudi partnership and business forum opened Monday in Sousse, 140 km south of Tunis, as [...] Full text...
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AfDB to invest US$20 billion in solar, clean energy projects in Africa
01 october 2019 - 12:53:55Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is looking to invest US$20 billion in solar and clean energy [...] Full text...
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Fifth Development Funding Forum opens in Cote d'Ivoire
01 october 2019 - 11:56:03Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The fifth World Bank Development Funding Forum began on Tuesday in the Ivorian economic capital, [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly President upholds value of multilateralism in speech closing annual debate
01 october 2019 - 05:27:11New York, US (PANA) - This year's UN General Assembly Debate concluded on Monday in New York with the President [...] Full text...
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55 African countries set to develop climate-resilient agriculture systems
30 september 2019 - 19:20:58Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)- Fifty-five African countries have signed a five-point declaration to increase the climate adaptation and resilience of the [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Congo, China to relaunch bilateral cooperation projects
30 september 2019 - 16:45:51Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - China's ambassador to Congo, Ma Fulin, announced on Saturday in Brazzaville, the revival of bilateral cooperation [...] Full text...
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Climate crisis brings devastating consequences to Southern Africa
30 september 2019 - 13:46:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Southern Africa is experiencing the devastating consequences of the climate crisis first-hand, according to [...] Full text...
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More than 100 pct of children under five vaccinated in Niger – Ministry of Public Health
29 september 2019 - 19:10:31Niamey, Niger (PANA) - More than 100 percent of children from zero to five months have been vaccinated in a [...] Full text...
thread Health
Equatorial Guinea faces challenge of reviving economic growth – IMF staff
28 september 2019 - 08:18:11Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – Equatorial Guinea’s macroeconomic imbalances have declined, but reestablishing growth remains a challenge to authorities of [...] Full text...
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Activists take Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa to court over water crisis
27 september 2019 - 21:52:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Water rights organisation, Community Water Alliance Trust (CWAT), Friday hauled President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court seeking [...] Full text...
thread Society
President Tshisekedi calls for comprehensive reform of the UN system
27 september 2019 - 15:55:43Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo on Thursday called for the [...] Full text...
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Somalia’s President spotlights country’s progress, but cautions eradicating terrorism ‘will not be easy’
27 september 2019 - 06:06:53New York, US (PANA) - Somalia is “the perfect example of the success of the multilateral system”, President Mohamed Abdullahi [...] Full text...
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DR Congo President outlines vision for a ‘more representative’ UN Security Council
27 september 2019 - 05:50:04New York, US (PANA) - With Africa at the centre of many global challenges, it is time for the continent [...] Full text...
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Sustainable development summit a reminder of ‘the boundless potential of humanity'
26 september 2019 - 07:20:03New York, US (PANA) - The first UN summit on the progress of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development closed on a [...] Full text...
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Liberian President credits UN for ‘16 years of unbroken peace’
26 september 2019 - 05:19:21New York, US (PANA) - Liberian President George Manneh Weah has described his country as "a UN success story”. “After being [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges scaled up response for peace, across troubled Sahel region
26 september 2019 - 04:49:08New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarian and development responses for Mali and Africa’s wider Sahel region “are falling short”, and [...] Full text...
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Botswana continues to face slow economic growth, says Business Botswana
25 september 2019 - 17:49:36Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana continues to face slow economic growth, according to Gobusamang Keebine, President of Business Botswana. The slow [...] Full text...
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Togo to restore more than one million hectares of degraded land by 2030
25 september 2019 - 15:15:48Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Within the framework of the African Forest Restoration Initiative (AFR), Togo aims to restore more than [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN summit to push for development finance breakthrough
25 september 2019 - 06:50:08New York, US (PANA) - A sustainable global economy – one that preserves the planet and improves lives everywhere – [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Despite lagging in Global Goals, Africa can meet the 2030 deadline: Rwandan President
25 september 2019 - 06:36:02New York, US (PANA) - Although some of the world’s fastest growing economies can be found in Africa, the continent is [...] Full text...
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In ‘world of disquiet’, UN must deliver for the people, Guterres tells General Assembly
25 september 2019 - 06:26:46New York, US (PANA) - We are living in “a world of disquiet”, the United Nations chief told the High-level [...] Full text...
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Special Economic Zones: Botswana’s new economic powerhouse
24 september 2019 - 20:14:52Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has set aside special places to prioritise the development of the country and for economic [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Malian leader IBK attends high-level meetings in New York at the 74th UN General Assembly
24 september 2019 - 16:54:59Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (IBK), as a prelude to the UN General Assembly, on Monday [...] Full text...
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MasterCard Foundation to help Senegal create 3 million jobs for young people
24 september 2019 - 16:35:51Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Ministry of Economy, Planning and Cooperation and MasterCard Foundation of the United States on [...] Full text...
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ACP-EU partners say they owe a sustainable world to future generations
24 september 2019 - 12:37:16Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Bold decisions are warranted for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the blueprint adopted [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Commitments worth US$790 million made to enhance resilience for small-scale farmers
24 september 2019 - 05:52:55New York, USA (PANA) – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, World Bank and several governments announced financial commitments of [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Youth climate activist Greta Thunberg criticises world leaders
23 september 2019 - 18:11:21New York, US (PANA) - Sixteen-year-old acclaimed climate activist, Greta Thunberg, on Monday criticised world leaders, telling them that they [...] Full text...
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Norway props up Gabon's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
23 september 2019 - 15:29:51Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Norway has granted Gabon about US $150 million appreciating the country's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas [...] Full text...
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Malian President in New York for 74th UN General Assembly
23 september 2019 - 14:38:57Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita left Bamako on Sunday for New York to attend the 74th [...] Full text...
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Africa-led movement calls for urgent action to grow 8,000 km 'natural wonder' across the continent
23 september 2019 - 08:18:06Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As the UN Climate Action Summit starts in New York on Monday, global leaders from government, [...] Full text...
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Banks worth $47 trillion adopt new UN-backed climate, sustainability principles
23 september 2019 - 06:03:25New York, US (PANA) - Banks collectively with more than $47 trillion in assets, or a third of the global [...] Full text...
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Initiative to promote sustainable development country-led financing kicks off
23 september 2019 - 05:51:28New York, USA (PANA) - The Initiative on Closing the Investment Gap for Sustainable Infrastructure (the CIG Initiative) has announced the [...] Full text...
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Africa to witness more food insecurity due to climate change
23 september 2019 - 05:41:51New York, USA (PANA) – Climate change will see food insecurity grow in African countries, among other regions, if no [...] Full text...
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Leading scientists warn climate change ‘hitting harder and sooner’ than forecast
22 september 2019 - 19:40:31New York, US (PANA) - Top climate scientists issued a report on Sunday showing that over the last several years, [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN holds landmark summit to boost healthcare coverage
22 september 2019 - 19:35:51New York, US (PANA) - Some five billion people risk missing out on health care in 2030, unless countries close [...] Full text...
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At UN, youth activists press for bold action on climate emergency, vow to hold leaders accountable at the ballot box
22 september 2019 - 10:12:57New York, US (PANA) - Students and young activists on Saturday threw down the gauntlet to world leaders heading to [...] Full text...
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'World leaders talk too much and listen too little' - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres
22 september 2019 - 09:35:48New York, USA (PANA) – The United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, says world leaders talk too much and [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso President Kaboré to attend 74th UN General Assembly
21 september 2019 - 18:04:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, will take part in the 74th [...] Full text...
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'Mining in a Changing Climate' Forum: AfDB to tackle policy implications
21 september 2019 - 07:39:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its African Natural Resources Centre, will take part in the [...] Full text...
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AfDB’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa approves US$500,000 grant for clean energy in Nigeria
21 september 2019 - 06:36:05Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved [...] Full text...
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EU organizes clean-up campaign in Cotonou
20 september 2019 - 21:56:33Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Delegation of the European Union in Benin and the association of Commitment and Social Action [...] Full text...
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'Doing nothing to mitigate against climate related shocks could be devastating in Africa'
20 september 2019 - 05:45:46New York, USA (PANA) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) president, Francesco Rocca, says [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja Sunday for UN General Assembly in New York
19 september 2019 - 19:45:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, will on Sunday depart Abuja for New York, United States, to participate [...] Full text...
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Experts from Lake Chad Basin countries address Community Resilience in the Area
19 september 2019 - 19:32:59Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with the Government of Niger, is organizing a [...] Full text...
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The Gambia joins global action against waste
19 september 2019 - 15:19:20Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia will participate in world clean-up day on Saturday, and millions of people in over [...] Full text...
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Botswana foreign minister to attend 74th UN General Assembly
19 september 2019 - 10:20:15Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Minister for International Affairs and Cooperation, Dr. Unity Dow, will attend the 74th Session [...] Full text...
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South Sudan’s peace process ‘precarious, but progress in being made’, Security Council hears
18 september 2019 - 20:09:04New York, US (PANA) - One year on from the signing of a Revitalised Agreement to ease conflict in South [...] Full text...
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UN summits urge ‘ambition and action’ on climate change, sustainable dev't : Guterres
18 september 2019 - 20:08:05New York, US (PANA) - There are five key United Nations summits taking place next week to spur action on the [...] Full text...
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EU to launch the climate diplomacy Week in Cotonou
18 september 2019 - 18:40:23Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will Thursday launch the Climate Diplomacy Week in Cotonou, Benin, to raise [...] Full text...
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INDIA: Land restoration cheapest solution to climate change, says COP 14
18 september 2019 - 18:38:15New Delhi, India (PANA) - The 14th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat [...] Full text...
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‘’Inequality in the world is major obstacle to attainment of sustainable development goals’’ – Report
18 september 2019 - 16:16:36Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The third annual report of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, entitled "Goalkeepers Data Report", [...] Full text...
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AfDB sets US$267m aside for G5 Sahel’s PIP
18 september 2019 - 14:37:26Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) will contribute US$ 267 million to the achievement of projects of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
IMF team finds Malawi’s economic performance after Cyclone Idai favourable
18 september 2019 - 14:02:41Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s recent economic performance has been favourable despite the impact of Cyclone Idai, one of the [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s Prime Minister to participate in UN Climate Action Summit
18 september 2019 - 12:37:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Dr. Abdulla Hamdouk, will take part in the UN climate action summit in [...] Full text...
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New General Assembly President brings ‘valuable insights’ into key UN challenges - Guterres
18 september 2019 - 05:17:31New York, US (PANA) - The new President of the 74th session of the General Assembly brings to his role [...] Full text...
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UN climate summit aims to speed up transition to cleaner, greener future
17 september 2019 - 22:56:06New York, US (PANA) - Heads of state, representatives from the private sector, and the teenage activist Greta Thunberg are [...] Full text...
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Nigerien minister calls for preservation of global, living environment of populations
17 september 2019 - 19:29:54Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Nigerien Environment minister, Almoustapha Garba, has called for the preservation of the global and the [...] Full text...
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Angolan ecologist, Adjany Costa, wins Young Earth Champions for Africa Award
17 september 2019 - 19:20:23Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Angolan ethno-ecologist specialist in wildlife, Adjany Costa, has been named winner of the Young Earth [...] Full text...
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Addiction to fossil fuels causes climate emergency, say UN human rights experts
17 september 2019 - 15:25:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN human rights experts have called for an end to society's addiction to fossil fuels ahead [...] Full text...
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Burundi to sign amendment to Montreal Protocol on Ozone
16 september 2019 - 20:15:30Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi is preparing to sign the amendment to the Montreal (Canada) Protocol on the Protection of [...] Full text...
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Ozone on track to heal completely in our lifetime, UN environment agency declares on World Day
16 september 2019 - 20:09:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At the current momentum, scientists predict the planet’s protective shield of gas - or ozone layer [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches three new varieties of tomato
16 september 2019 - 14:06:51Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Food and Agricultural Research Extension Institute (FAREI) of Mauritius on Monday launched three new [...] Full text...
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Rwanda seeks to address key challenge in distribution of high quality drugs (Feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)
16 september 2019 - 11:19:28Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Reports of substandard medicines in Rwanda from China and India have drawn attention to one thing: [...] Full text...
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Tunisians to elect new president on Sunday
14 september 2019 - 14:37:30Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than seven million Tunisians are expected to go to the polls on Sunday to elect [...] Full text...
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G5 Sahel Summit: AfDB, partners, commit to light up the Sahel with Desert to Power initiative
14 september 2019 - 09:18:52Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), ahead of the G5 Sahel [...] Full text...
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Rwanda seeks to address key challenge in distribution of high quality drugs (Feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)
13 september 2019 - 13:57:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Reports of substandard medicines in Rwanda from China and India have drawn attention to one thing: [...] Full text...
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Kenya to launch UN Security Council seat bid in Addis Ababa
13 september 2019 - 13:55:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is set to launch its campaign for a non-permanent membership at the United Nations Security [...] Full text...
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Insecurity encourages proliferation of fake medicines in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
13 september 2019 - 13:42:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials at the Libyan Medicines Monitoring Centre estimate between 50 and 60 percent of medicines sold [...] Full text...
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COP 14: Conference agrees to make land degradation neutrality national target
13 september 2019 - 11:03:54New Delhi, India (PANA) – The 14th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP14) of the UN Convention for [...] Full text...
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INDIA: IPCC told to strengthen scientific evidence of how to overcome barriers in reports
12 september 2019 - 21:41:54New Delhi, India (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was Thursday urged to strengthen scientific evidence on [...] Full text...
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UN, World Bank call for sustained funding to avert hunger in Somalia
12 september 2019 - 19:31:44Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – With Somalia’s main harvests being the worst since the famine in 2011, the UN Under-Secretary-General (USG) [...] Full text...
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First Agricultural Science Exchange Forum opens in Mauritius
12 september 2019 - 13:50:41Port 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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FAO commits to support Congo to reach the 'Zero hunger' goal
12 september 2019 - 12:34:31Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) will support Congo to develop its agriculture and fight [...] Full text...
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New UN report says SDG progress ‘in danger’ of going backwards without change in direction
12 september 2019 - 05:53:25New York, US (PANA) - The current worldwide sustainable development model is threatening to reverse years of progress, if strategies don’t [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde produces 7,000 cubic meters of wastewater a day
11 september 2019 - 19:09:03Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde produces 7,000 cubic meters of water a day from wastewater treatment plants, according [...] Full text...
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INDIA: Ministers at COP14 in New Delhi call for coalition to scale up land restoration
11 september 2019 - 18:48:08New Delhi, India (PANA) – Ministers gathered in New Delhi, India, for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 14th [...] Full text...
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WHO boss calls for global support to protect health from climate change
11 september 2019 - 14:12:30Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday urged the [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson calls for private sector development in Africa
11 september 2019 - 10:57:26Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called on member countries of [...] Full text...
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UN says more funds needed to counter ‘persistent and multi-faceted humanitarian problems’ in Ethiopia
10 september 2019 - 20:08:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia is beset by “persistent and multi-faceted humanitarian problems”, the United Nations relief chief said [...] Full text...
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