Trilateral negotiations on controversial Ethiopian dam to resume, says Minister

02 april 2021 - 14:23:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Seleshi Bekele, has announced that the trilateral negotiation [...] Full text...

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UN agencies call for urgent action to avert famine risk in 20 ‘hunger hotspots’

24 march 2021 - 05:29:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Famine is already on the doorstep of millions of families in 20 countries, two UN agencies warned on Tuesday in a [...] Full text...

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Botswana to acquire new meteorological workstations

23 march 2021 - 09:43:22
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is to acquire a new  central server and workstations to enhance the country’s forecasting capabilities [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says 26.5m Nigerian children face high water vulnerability

22 march 2021 - 16:41:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – At least 26.5 million Nigerian children do not have enough water to meet their daily needs [...] Full text...

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Natural disasters occurring three times more often than 50 years ago: FAO

19 march 2021 - 05:39:47
Rome, Italy (PANA) - New and unprecedented forms of natural disasters are most heavily felt in the agricultural industry, the UN Food [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese ‘one step away from famine' as UN launches humanitarian response plan

16 march 2021 - 18:32:14
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As hunger levels continue to deepen in South Sudan due to a combination of violence, [...] Full text...

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Aid agencies appeal for funding to support over two million South Sudanese refugees

16 march 2021 - 13:05:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and partners are appealing for US$1.2 billion to provide [...] Full text...

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Poor seasonal rains threatening ‘foundations’ of tens of thousands of Somali livelihoods

13 march 2021 - 07:18:12
New York, US (PANA) - Poor rain forecast for the next few months threatens to exacerbate the plight of tens [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa stock exchanges go for green bond product to battle climate change

12 march 2021 - 18:23:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Kingdom's-funded FSD Africa, aiming to build resilience against climate change, said on Friday it had [...] Full text...

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Kenya to advance African voice at UN Security Council on continental security

24 february 2021 - 09:51:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Kenya's strong commitment to advancing Africa's agenda at UN Security Council [...] Full text...

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Somalia seeks US$1 billion in relief assistance

15 february 2021 - 17:01:55
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – Somalia and the United Nations have launched the 2021 Somalia Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), seeking US$ [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF considers support for Madagascar’s $320 million post-pandemic recovery programme

13 february 2021 - 09:53:44
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have completed policy discussions with the authorities in Madagascar on a [...] Full text...

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Kenya says concerted efforts required to protect African farmers from climate change harm

26 january 2021 - 09:08:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World leaders attending a virtual high-level session of the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 have unanimously called [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges the world to scale up funding for climate adaptation programmes

26 january 2021 - 05:53:45
New York, US (PAMA) The UN Secretary-General on Monday called for urgent scaling up of funds for climate change adaptation and [...] Full text...

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Director of the "Education Cannot Wait" Fund on a 72-hour visit to Burkina Faso

13 january 2021 - 18:00:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Director of "Education Cannot Wait" (ECW) Fund, Ms Yasmine Sherif, began a 72-hour visit [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian crisis looms in Madagascar amid drought and pandemic,warns WFP

13 january 2021 - 05:38:27
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - In southern Madagascar, “famine-like conditions” have doubled the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance [...] Full text...

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AfDB pledges to mobilise $6.5 billion in support of the Great Green Wall Initiative

11 january 2021 - 15:42:04
Paris, France (PANA) - The Sahel region's Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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IFAD, GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions, restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall

11 january 2021 - 14:07:20
Paris, France (PANA) – Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF points to sharp drop in economic activity, increased unemployment in Morocco

24 december 2020 - 10:27:47
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco’s prompt response has helped contain the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, though economic activity has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Madagascar faces severe food security and nutrition crisis

23 december 2020 - 18:46:38
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Following three consecutive years of drought, the Grand Sud of Madagascar is facing a severe food [...] Full text...

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250,000 displaced children face deadly disease threat in Mozambique

22 december 2020 - 18:08:16
Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (PANA) - A lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene services have put approximately 250,000 children, displaced by [...] Full text...

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Funds for emergency food assistance run dry as millions face hunger season in Zimbabwe

17 december 2020 - 15:52:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – With millions of Zimbabweans devastated by a year of drought, rising hyperinflation and COVID-19, the United [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports Morocco’s Green Generation Strategy

16 december 2020 - 16:07:49
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank Board has approved a US$250 million (EUR 214.2 million) programme to support [...] 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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Africa's economic growth to slow to negative 4.1% in 2020 - ECA

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

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UNEP calls on wealthy to consider climate-smart lifestyles to fight climate change

09 december 2020 - 18:14:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) has called for stronger action against climate change, including changes in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to control water distribution as drought persists

28 november 2020 - 08:51:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government announced here Saturday that, with effect from 1 December, it will be an offence [...] Full text...

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Rising hunger in drought-stricken southern Madagascar forcing families to eat insects: WFP

27 november 2020 - 20:57:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger is on the rise in southern Madagascar due to consecutive years of drought,  affecting half [...] Full text...

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

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

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Kenyan telco, UNICEF partner on child education, protection against violence

20 november 2020 - 09:30:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Kenya and telco firm Safaricom have signed a new partnership to help [...] Full text...

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Ensure safe and hygienic sanitation for all, UN urges on World Toilet Day

19 november 2020 - 20:42:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN marked World Toilet Day Thursday in a bid to reinforce the need for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ADF approves $28.233 million grant for Sudan’s response to pandemic

19 november 2020 - 13:28:25
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved grants worth $28.233 million to [...] Full text...

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Burundi invited to next ’virtual’ Paris, London conference on climate

17 november 2020 - 20:25:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The French ambassador in Burundi, Stephane Gruenberg, Tuesday handed an invitation to Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye [...] Full text...

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UN releases US$100 million to guard against famine

17 november 2020 - 19:57:56
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations released US$100 million of emergency funding on Tuesday to stave off the [...] Full text...

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Climate finance neglects small-scale farmers – new report

12 november 2020 - 13:39:35
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Only 1.7 per cent of climate finance – a fraction of what is needed - goes [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS offers 793 tons of cereals of food assistance to Mali

10 november 2020 - 17:33:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has offered Mali 793 tons of cereals as [...] Full text...

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Botswana congratulates US President-elect Joe Biden

08 november 2020 - 18:27:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Sunday congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden saying Americans have bestowed trust [...] Full text...

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Significant food price hikes push currency weakening in Africa

03 november 2020 - 23:52:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A significant rise in the cost of food during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has ignited [...] Full text...

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ICRC reports widespread food shortages in Sudan as people face clashes, climate shocks and COVID-19

30 october 2020 - 14:42:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- A senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) who has just concluded a [...] Full text...

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Africa climate change report reveals heat rising north and south, Sahel getting wetter

27 october 2020 - 06:00:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Africa needs to prepare better for climate change by responding to a wide range of potential risks, a multi-agency report led [...] Full text...

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US approves more humanitarian assistance to Sudan

25 october 2020 - 16:12:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Administration has announced yet another package of humanitarian assistance to the Sudan, amounting to [...] Full text...

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Lesotho moves to insure farmers against climate change risks

23 october 2020 - 20:21:29
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) – The Kingdom of Lesotho has signed an agreement with an African Union (AU) specialized agency, mandated [...] Full text...

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

20 october 2020 - 16:06:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite coronavirus-related lockdowns, travel and transport restrictions, Sudan has just recorded its largest wheat harvest, according [...] Full text...

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African leaders call for increased investment in IFAD to end rural hunger, poverty

19 october 2020 - 18:37:30
Rome, Italy (PANA)  - Ten African Heads of State have issued a strong call to other world leaders to increase [...] Full text...

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‘Staggering’ rise in climate emergencies in last 20 years - UN

13 october 2020 - 07:25:01
New York, US (PANA) - The first 20 years of this century have seen a “staggering” rise in climate disasters, UN [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly decries environmental degradation caused by climate change

30 september 2020 - 22:44:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World leaders attending a virtual UN General Assembly Summit on the environment on Wednesday decried the [...] Full text...

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AU-backed firm expands drought insurance beyond non-sovereign cover

28 september 2020 - 22:57:48
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) -The African Union-backed African Risk Capacity Limited has entered into an agreement with agricultural technologies insurer, [...] Full text...

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Nigerien president calls for reflections on "the essential reforms of world governance"

24 september 2020 - 20:11:26
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou and also president of the United Nations Security Council for the month [...] Full text...

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UN seeks funding for humanitarian emergency relief to hundreds of thousands in Sudan

22 september 2020 - 08:09:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations in Sudan has said relief organisations and humanitarians are “now in a race against [...] Full text...

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

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

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Global and African Leaders launch GCA Africa at AfDB headquarters

16 september 2020 - 18:13:31
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Global Center on Adaptation on Wednesday launched its regional office in Côte d’Ivoire. Hosted by [...] Full text...

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Bachelet urges urgent action to strengthen resilience and protect people’s rights

14 september 2020 - 13:17:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – In view of sharply escalating suffering and turmoil across the world, human rights principles, norms and [...] Full text...

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

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

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Science, solidarity and solutions needed against climate change: Guterres

10 september 2020 - 04:43:32
New York, US (PANA) - Concentrations of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere are at record levels, and emissions that [...] Full text...

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Botswana declares non-drought year

04 september 2020 - 14:16:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has declared 2019/2020 season a non-drought year. Despite the announcement made on Friday [...] Full text...

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Somalia federal, state leaders, meet to break election impasse

21 august 2020 - 05:05:11
New York, US (PANA) - With elections slated for November delayed due to COVID-19, Somalia is at a critical juncture, [...] Full text...

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African Champions on European grounds (A CAF portrait)

11 august 2020 - 14:16:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a long exceptional season that witnessed long stoppage in some countries, and even cancelling competitions [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe households expected to limit daily meals as economy worsens

10 august 2020 - 12:20:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development’s food security arm, FEWS NET, says households are expected [...] Full text...

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Climate financing by leading multilateral development banks tops US$ 61.6 billion

06 august 2020 - 16:18:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Climate financing by seven of the world's largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) totalled US$ 61.6 [...] Full text...

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US food security arm predicts Zimbabwe households will ration meals as macroeconomic situation worsens

05 august 2020 - 17:31:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development’s food security arm, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe households are [...] Full text...

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Ravages of acute hunger will likely hit six in 10 in Zimbabwe: WFP

30 july 2020 - 19:21:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently seeking more international support to prevent millions of Zimbabweans [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rights group says overcrowding among Somalia IDPs increases pandemic risk

21 july 2020 - 05:54:57
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Incessant fighting, recurrent droughts and floods, and the worst locust invasion in more than 25 years [...] Full text...

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19th Conference of CILSS Heads of State and Government opens

20 july 2020 - 18:26:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 19th Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Permanent Inter-State Committee for [...] Full text...

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

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

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COVID-19: IMF foresees more people living in extreme poverty in Zambia

16 july 2020 - 09:19:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s economic growth is forecast at around ‑5 per cent in 2020, substantially lower than envisaged [...] Full text...

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African agricultural insurer hires former AfDB VP Jennifer Blanke

14 july 2020 - 21:48:11
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The immediate former Vice-President for Agriculture at the African Development Bank (AfDB), Jennifer Blanke, has [...] Full text...

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UNEP supports global food systems providing net positive impacts on nutrition, environment

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

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Inter-communal violence, terrorist attacks inflame tensions in West Africa: Chambas

09 july 2020 - 22:27:58
New York, US (PANA) - Inter-communal violence and persistent attacks by extremists continue to undermine peace and security across West [...] Full text...

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Madagascar receives US$ 2 million from ARC to cover drought risks

05 july 2020 - 07:32:56
‎Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The government of Madagascar has received a cheque of US$2.13 million from the Insurance Company of [...] Full text...

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World Bank Approves $40 million emergency support for Somalia’s Desert Locust Response

30 june 2020 - 15:40:40
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) -  The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a $40 million International Development Assistance (IDA) grant [...] Full text...

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World Bank provides US$150 million to Niger for a water resources programme

30 june 2020 - 15:22:10
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank  has approved additional funding of $150 million from the International Development Association (IDA) [...] Full text...

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Water cooperation between States ‘key’ to Blue Nile dam project

30 june 2020 - 05:39:02
New York, US (PANA) - The Blue Nile is “critical for the livelihoods and development” of Egyptians, Ethiopians and Sudanese, [...] Full text...

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“One” WASH program improves well-being of Ethiopia's vulnerable communities - Officials

29 june 2020 - 18:28:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s ‘One’ model, under which the government runs its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ( WASH [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, calls on citizens to protest peacefully

26 june 2020 - 16:54:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nelson Chamisa, Zimbabwe's Alliance leader of the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has called [...] Full text...

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Kenyan lawmaker fined hefty US$14 million over famine food supplies fraud

26 june 2020 - 00:06:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan anti-corruption court Thursday found John Waluke, a ranking lawmaker and chief whip, and a [...] Full text...

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‘New contract’ needed with nature to keep drought and deserts at bay, says GUterres

18 june 2020 - 05:42:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for "a new contract with nature" to address ongoing global [...] Full text...

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Congo controls its deforestation rate - official

18 june 2020 - 00:15:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Tourism and Environment, Arlette Soudan-Nonault, said here Tuesday Congo was controlling its [...] Full text...

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Germany to provide drought financing premiums to AU insurer

17 june 2020 - 21:33:34
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Germany is providing payments of up to 19 million Euros to an African Union-backed drought [...] Full text...

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Botswana joins global food security campaign

17 june 2020 - 13:29:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has joined the international community to celebrate the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) [...] Full text...

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As climate change ravages Southern Africa, two Zimbabwean farmers turn to drone irrigation (Feature by Tatira Zwinoira)

16 june 2020 - 17:48:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nathan Zecks Mazvazva, aged 25, remembers standing in the center of his 15-acre sugar cane field [...] Full text...

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AfDB, development partners propel Somalia back from the brink

11 june 2020 - 16:56:55
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In early 2020, Somalia, with support from the United Kingdom Government and the European Union (EU), [...] Full text...

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From farm to fork: Women championing agricultural transformation in Africa (An AfDB Feaure)

09 june 2020 - 16:29:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - From Sudan to Mali, Senegal to Mozambique, and Zambia to Mauritania, women are changing the [...] Full text...

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Gender lens essential to addressing linked climate change, security crises - UN report

09 june 2020 - 14:11:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As countries reel from the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, gender inequality [...] Full text...

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Month of May confirmed as warmest on record, CO2 levels hit new high despite COVID economic slowdown

05 june 2020 - 16:55:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Last month was the warmest May on record and carbon dioxide levels also hit a new [...] Full text...

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UNICEF gets US$5 million from CERF to accelerate humanitarian response in Niger

03 june 2020 - 10:38:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United Nations Central Fund for Emergency Response (CERF) has allocated more than US$5 million this [...] Full text...

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Milk producers in West and Central Africa call on their leaders to save the sector

02 june 2020 - 10:56:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Fifty-five local milk producers from six West and Central African countries on Monday appealed to their [...] Full text...

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Mali gets 21.6 billion CFA francs grant from EU to meet people's urgent needs

29 may 2020 - 12:30:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has granted a budget support of 21.6 billion CFA francs to Mali, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Germany gives CFAF 7 billion to Mali for food security and resilience

08 may 2020 - 17:25:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Germany has granted Mali an additional financial contribution of CFAF 7.2 billion, through the World Food [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Finance minister reveals economy near collapse with 20 percent contraction expected (A PANA News Analysis)

01 may 2020 - 06:01:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economy is expected to contract by a whopping 20 percent this year as it barrels [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank predicts slowdown in Kenya's economic growth to 1.5%

29 april 2020 - 14:14:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to decelerate substantially in 2020 due to the negative [...] Full text...

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Drought decreases agricultural crops, livestock activity in Zimbabwe

28 april 2020 - 13:00:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The 2019/20 agricultural season in Zimbabwe was marked by delay and false start throughout the country [...] Full text...

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UN report rates Zimbabwe among top global food crises

28 april 2020 - 12:37:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A major deterioration in food insecurity is expected in Zimbabwe as a result of persisting economic [...] Full text...

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The 2020 rainy season is expected to be generally wet in the Sahelian countries

27 april 2020 - 15:41:33
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 2020 rainy season is expected to be wet overall, according to a press release issued [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New investigation suggests Zimbabwe’s police, municipal officers enforcing COVID-19 lockdown are stealing grocery items

26 april 2020 - 16:22:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local accountability trust, Tutuma Zimbabwe, has completed an investigation showing some of Zimbabwe’s police and municipal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: SADC needs to 'scale up its coordinated response' to pandemic

25 april 2020 - 07:10:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe research and advocacy group, the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), says as the Southern African [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabweans ignore social distancing in search of basic commodities

12 april 2020 - 12:41:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local christian organisation, Habbakuk Trust, says social distancing measures to contain the COVID-19 (coronavirus) are being [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe has announced its 10th COVID-19 case as it expects 1,000 cases

06 april 2020 - 22:45:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Child Care Monday confirmed a 10th COVID-19 case, following one positive [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso crisis, coronavirus concerns highlight pressure on Sahel food security

03 april 2020 - 06:10:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Food insecurity levels in the Sahel region are “spiralling out of control”, the World Food [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus and Climate Change: Observing World Water Day

23 march 2020 - 21:12:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the world celebrates World Water Day, an estimated 400 million people in Africa still lack [...] Full text...

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Guterres stresses link between climate and water

23 march 2020 - 09:43:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that climate and water are “inextricably linked" as both lie [...] Full text...

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Turn around deforestation in 2020, urges Guterres

21 march 2020 - 07:26:43
New York, US (PANA) - On the International Day of Forests, which falls on Saturday, UN chief António Guterres is [...] Full text...

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How the coronavirus could affect Zimbabwe's already failing economy (By Tatira Zwinoira, PANA Correspondent)

18 march 2020 - 20:22:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, finally declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a national disaster on Tuesday. This came as [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa bans public gatherings following COVID-19 infected UK traveller

17 march 2020 - 16:20:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has banned gatherings of 100 people or more for the next 60 [...] Full text...

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Mozambicans still struggle to get back on their feet a year after Cyclone Idai

14 march 2020 - 08:05:33
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Many of the people who lost everything when Cyclone Idai swept through central Mozambique a year [...] Full text...

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Green Climate Fund approves US$26.6 million grant for vulnerable smallholder Zimbabwean farmers

12 march 2020 - 12:35:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a US$26.6 million grant for Zimbabwe to support local vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Flagship UN study shows accelerating climate change on land, sea, atmosphere

11 march 2020 - 05:24:36
New York, US Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A wide-ranging UN climate report, released on Tuesday, shows that climate change is [...] Full text...

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'Vulnerability to climate change, climate variability are Gambia's main challenges’ says President Barrow

04 march 2020 - 19:48:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - “The main challenges facing the Gambia in the context of climate change, is its high vulnerability [...] Full text...

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ZImbabwe President Mnangagwa calls on his party to implement 2018 election promises

04 march 2020 - 16:06:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered government and the ruling ZANU PF party departments to implement [...] Full text...

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Warmer months ahead for many parts of the planet, says UN weather agency

03 march 2020 - 05:02:30
New York, US (PANA) - Many parts of the world can expect above average temperatures in the coming months even [...] Full text...

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Burundi: 461 people killed, more than 65,000 ha of fields damaged by flood

28 february 2020 - 17:56:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian ministry of public security and disaster prevention drew up, on Friday, a death toll [...] Full text...

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Somalia to reestablish financial relations with World Bank Group after 30 years

28 february 2020 - 12:39:53
  Washington, US (PANA) -The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors has moved toward normalizing its relations with the Federal [...] Full text...

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Locust plague spells catastrophe for millions in East Africa, warns humanitarian charity

28 february 2020 - 05:15:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A humanitarian charity has added its voice to warnings that grossly underfunded humanitarian responses across East [...] Full text...

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AfDB notes lack of reform coordination in Zimbabwe government

26 february 2020 - 14:48:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said the Zimbabwe government lacks reform coordination and urged the [...] Full text...

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Niger needs some $ 399 million to meet humanitarian challenges

25 february 2020 - 17:20:38
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Prime Minister and Head of the Nigerien Government, Brigi Rafini, on Tuesday pleaded with technical [...] Full text...

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EIB provided € 3 billion in funding to Africa in 2019

24 february 2020 - 17:25:17
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Taking stock of the activities of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Africa for the year [...] Full text...

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Millions of children, families in Niger struggle as humanitarian needs mount – UNICEF

20 february 2020 - 05:51:55
Niamey, Miger (PANA) - Malnutrition, disease, floods, droughts and displacement in Niger have put nearly three million people, more than [...] Full text...

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Some 6 million people registered as food insecure in Niger

15 february 2020 - 18:46:09
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Some 6 million people are food insecure in Niger following a crop year of cereal deficit [...] Full text...

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World Bank to downgrade Zimbabwe's economic growth for 2020

14 february 2020 - 17:21:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Bank is expected to downgrade its gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection for Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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World Food Programme refutes claim that one of its food trucks overturned in Zimbabwe

13 february 2020 - 19:27:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has refuted claims by Zimbabwe's Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services permanent [...] Full text...

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Burundi facing relentless climate change

12 february 2020 - 16:37:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Geographical Institute (IGEBU) warned on Wednesday of above-seasonal rainfall for the coming months in [...] Full text...

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IMF deputy MD concludes visit to Mozambique

12 february 2020 - 13:48:15
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique’s economy is recovering from the effects of Tropical Cyclones Idai and Kenneth last year, but [...] Full text...

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Nearly two million Zimbabweans need safe drinking water

12 february 2020 - 13:13:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - UNICEF in Zimbabwe has said 1.9 million people need  safe drinking water, sanitation and good hygiene [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe legislators call for uranium exploration to address power deficit

12 february 2020 - 12:50:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Parliamentarians have called for the exploration of Zimbabwe’s nuclear energy potential, through uranium, as a fix [...] Full text...

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UN draws attention to plight of Madagascar’s children, asks for assistance

12 february 2020 - 07:42:50
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Since 2012, the plight of children in Madagascar has not improved and is in many cases [...] Full text...

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Price of Zimbabwe's staple food, mealie meal, rises 40 percent

11 february 2020 - 18:02:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Treasury has raised the price of Zimbabwe’s staple food, mealie meal by 40 percent to ZWL$70 [...] Full text...

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UN agencies call for action now to prevent Desert Locust catastrophe in Horn of Africa

10 february 2020 - 21:30:29
New York, US (PANA)  -  With the rainy season fast approaching, countries in the Horn of Africa are in a [...] Full text...

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Corporate earnings of listed firms under threat from devaluing Zimbabwe dollar

08 february 2020 - 20:23:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local financial services firm, IH Securities, sees corporate earnings of listed companies contracting for 2020, which [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa orders govt to prioritise food amid fear of famine

04 february 2020 - 17:40:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed his government to focus on food security amid the heightened [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's national maize supplies 'critically low'

03 february 2020 - 10:16:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's national maize supplies are “critically low” as a result of the poor 2019 harvest and [...] Full text...

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New report shows Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa's 'Command Agricultural Programme' was a failure

28 january 2020 - 17:10:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local democracy activists, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 'Command Agricultural Programme (CAP)' failed [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: AfDB approves grant for disaster risk management training

25 january 2020 - 05:25:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a US$ 685,000 grant to strengthen [...] Full text...

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More than six million cu. m of water lost in Cape Verde.

24 january 2020 - 14:13:21
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde has recorded water loss of more than six million cubic metres throughout 2017, [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$685, 000 grant for Zimbabwe disaster risk management training

23 january 2020 - 14:20:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$685,000 grant to strengthen Zimbabwe’s capacity to manage [...] 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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Sudanese govt. welcomes high-level roundtable initiative on humanitarian assistance to Sudan

20 january 2020 - 16:55:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan has welcomed the support expressed by the recent high-level roundtable initiative, co-hosted by the UK, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Parliament approves US$100 million loan for two dams

17 january 2020 - 05:27:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament on Thursday approved a US$100 million loan agreement by the Arab Fund for [...] Full text...

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Global Goals top General Assembly President’s priority list

14 january 2020 - 07:25:18
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly on Monday set out [...] Full text...

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Charge for electricity levy in US dollars: MDC Veep tells Zimbabwe govt

13 january 2020 - 23:14:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The vice president of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, MDC, Tendai Biti, Monday called on the government [...] Full text...

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Inaction over climate emergency ‘not an option’ says UN Assembly chief

11 january 2020 - 07:50:29
UAE, Abu Dhabi (PANA) - Inaction when it comes to fighting back against damaging climate change is not an option, [...] Full text...

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IFAD gives more than 300 million dollars for Ethiopian agricultural sector

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

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Zimbabwe President cuts short vacation to meet with Presidential Advisory Council

10 january 2020 - 16:59:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa briefly ended his annual leave to meet with representatives of his Presidential [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde declares water emergency due to drought

08 january 2020 - 23:53:23
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verdean government Wednesday declared "an emergency access to water" until October 2020 throughout [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe politicians angered by President Mnangagwa telling people to 'eat vegetables'

04 january 2020 - 16:32:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Leading Zimbabwean politicians have condemned President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s comments telling residents from an impoverished Harare suburb, [...] Full text...

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Water levels at Zimbabwe's major dams recede

04 january 2020 - 14:51:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has released shocking statistics of receding dam water levels at [...] Full text...

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Fish production in Niger estimated at 40,000 tonnes per year

02 january 2020 - 22:41:07
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Fish production in Niger is estimated at around 40,000 tonnes with a turnover of 40 billion [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's energy regulator defends ethanol petrol blending

01 january 2020 - 07:16:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has defended ethanol petrol blending saying its lower energy density [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa faces grave hunger challenges in 2020: UN food relief agency

31 december 2019 - 19:19:34
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - At the dawn of the next decade, a new World Food Programme (WFP) forecast [...] Full text...

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WFP calls for increased support as eight million in Zimbabwe face hunger

31 december 2019 - 06:05:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) is calling on countries to step up support to Zimbabwe, where millions of [...] 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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Year-end analysis: 2019 sees Zimbabwe deal with first 'man made starvation' in its history

30 december 2019 - 06:43:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - For the first time in Zimbabwe’s near 40-year history, the country faced 'man-made starvation' in 2019. While [...] Full text...

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Lesotho: Tens of thousands ‘one step away from famine’ as drought impacts harvests

20 december 2019 - 18:57:20
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Devastating drought in the southern African nation of Lesotho has left more than half a million people [...] Full text...

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Nearly 2 million will face severe food insecurity in Niger by August 2020

18 december 2019 - 14:42:30
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger has been hard hit this year by the effects of climate change, particularly the drought [...] Full text...

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Weather expert allays fears of another drought in Botswana

17 december 2019 - 18:35:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – A weather expert with Botswana Department of Meteorological Services (DMS) has allayed fears of another dry [...] Full text...

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ECA chief calls for inclusive land management in Africa

15 december 2019 - 12:53:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Vera Songwe has called on States to ensure [...] Full text...

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No impact on Victoria Falls tourists - Zimbabwe tour operators

13 december 2019 - 21:29:04
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe Tour Operators Association Chairperson Kumbirai Chiweshe said here Friday tour operators had not yet [...] Full text...

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Millions in Zambia, Zimbabwe face acute food shortages

13 december 2019 - 06:38:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zambia and Zimbabwe have 2.3 million and 3.6 million people, respectively, suffering from acute food shortages [...] Full text...

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UN urges International community to step up humanitarian support for Niger

11 december 2019 - 14:41:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ursula Mueller, on Tuesday urged the [...] Full text...

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Botswana hit by floods

10 december 2019 - 11:52:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Many villages in Botswana have been hit by floods following heavy countrywide rains. Following Monday afternoon's downpour residents [...] Full text...

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UN calls for urgent support to address rising humanitarian needs in Angola

09 december 2019 - 18:22:18
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The United Nations Resident Coordinator for Angola, Paolo Balladelli, on Monday called on the international community [...] Full text...

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'Work hard to be comfortable like me', President Mnangagwa tells Zimbabweans

05 december 2019 - 19:03:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa says that Zimbabweans need to work hard if they want to reach [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe companies lose big to power cuts

05 december 2019 - 18:08:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Companies in Zimbabwe are losing around ZWL$20,000 worth of production output and ZWL$300,000 worth of sales [...] Full text...

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Forex earners in Zimbabwe under threat from economic headwinds - IH Securities

04 december 2019 - 15:54:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Respected local financial services firm, IH Securities, expects low foreign currency generation from gold, tobacco and [...] Full text...

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Morocco and IFAD invest in smallholder farmers’ climate change resilience

04 december 2019 - 14:37:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) – A new €82.6 million agricultural development project financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ‘facing worst hunger crisis in a decade’: WFP official

04 december 2019 - 09:12:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is facing its worst hunger crisis in a decade with half of the population – [...] Full text...

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'Record number of people will need help worldwide during 2020'

04 december 2019 - 07:42:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 168 million people worldwide will need help and protection in crises spanning more than [...] Full text...

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African negotiators set for UN climate talks in Madrid next week

30 november 2019 - 13:17:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  As the global climate emergency intensifies and greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow, a group of [...] Full text...

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New report says Climate Change increasing risks of violence against women in Africa

29 november 2019 - 20:26:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC predicting an [...] Full text...

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Botswana faces headwinds from severe drought and slow growth of neighbours

28 november 2019 - 13:07:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – After a relatively good performance in 2018, the economy of Botswana faces headwinds in 2019 related [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans pushed to the brink in the face of drought and economic meltdown

27 november 2019 - 13:00:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD) says millions of Zimbabweans are on the brink of [...] Full text...

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'Implement reforms to restore economy,' US tells Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa

27 november 2019 - 12:29:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee has urged Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to implement reforms [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian chief calls for urgent support to Sudan

24 november 2019 - 19:37:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock on Sunday urged the international community to act faster to scale [...] Full text...

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IGAD pledges $50,000 toward flood victims in Djibouti

23 november 2019 - 22:04:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Sunday pledged US$50,000 towards the relief efforts for the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Affiniam Dam to be rehabilitated with support from China

21 november 2019 - 18:20:00
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Rehabilitation work on the Affiniam dam in southern Senegal, located about 20 kilometers northwest of Ziguinchor, [...] Full text...

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Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe says it provided more development support to Zimbabwe than what Govt reported

19 november 2019 - 17:17:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Embassy of China in Zimbabwe has disputed government's claims that it provided just US$ 3,631,500 [...] Full text...

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IFAD, Ethiopia seal climate change shocks mitigating deal

19 november 2019 - 17:03:56
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Ethiopia and the International Fund for Agriculture have sealed a deal that help most vulnerable people [...] Full text...

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

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

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Former cabinet minster Moyo reveals details of escape during Zimbabwe's November 2017 coup

18 november 2019 - 05:22:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's exiled former Cabinet Minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo has revealed how he escaped the military two years back [...] 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 - 12:53:07
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – A combination of extreme weather conditions and conflict has put millions in Somalia in need of [...] Full text...

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AfDB gains ground in SADC energy sector, regional infrastructure developments

07 november 2019 - 21:39:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is gaining ground and making strides in the Southern African Development [...] Full text...

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

07 november 2019 - 13:30:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 144,000 people in 25 counties across Kenya are estimated to be affected by riverine and [...] Full text...

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Chinese donkey skin harvesting: A threat to traditional draught power and food security

05 november 2019 - 21:16:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Chinese harvesting of donkey skins in Botswana and in some parts of Africa poses a [...] Full text...

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

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

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AfDB approves US$ 165m loan for Angola

30 october 2019 - 16:29:57
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group said on Wednesday it has approved a US$165 million loan [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners seek US$89.5m to assist people affected by food insecurity in Zambia

30 october 2019 - 11:47:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The UN and inter-governmental organizations (INGOs) are seeking US$89.5 million to provide immediate humanitarian assistance and [...] Full text...

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UN to provide technical assistance to farmers in Southern Africa

28 october 2019 - 18:44:03
New 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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Five African countries in need of 'urgent humanitarian food assistance'

28 october 2019 - 07:03:11
New York, USA (PANA) - American food insecurity network, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho and areas in the [...] Full text...

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FAO holds first regional conference on improving water production in Middle East and North Africa

26 october 2019 - 12:20:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced here Friday it would hold its first regional [...] Full text...

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Conflict, drought displace 300,000 in Somalia so far this year, says humanitarian charity

23 october 2019 - 05:54:38
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Over 300,000 people have been displaced due to drought and conflict in Somalia so far this [...] Full text...

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Suspected Anthrax outbreak in Chobe National Park

22 october 2019 - 18:28:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks says an increase in elephant mortalities in the [...] Full text...

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

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

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Botswana government drills boreholes for wildlife

21 october 2019 - 15:01:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has said that his government dug 18 boreholes for wildlife in a [...] Full text...

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South Africa to host 17th African ministerial session on environment

17 october 2019 - 22:53:23
Abidjan, 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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Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, warns UNICEF

15 october 2019 - 14:01:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - An alarmingly high number of children sufferer the consequences of poor diets and a food system [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean gov't announces hyperinflationary accounting for businesses

14 october 2019 - 16:47:28
Harare, 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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Uncertainty in climate prediction to influence African governments in disaster risk management

10 october 2019 - 00:08:13
Addis-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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EU grants five million euros to Finnish Red Cross to support 76,500 food insecure Zimbabweans

09 october 2019 - 23:28:05
New York, USA (PANA)  -  The European Union (EU) Wednesday granted five million euros in financial aid to the Finnish [...] Full text...

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Experts seek "science–policy interface" to improve community's resilience to climate change in Africa

09 october 2019 - 20:33:51
Addis-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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Botswana dedicated to resolve human wildlife conflict - President Masisi

05 october 2019 - 11:58:17
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President, Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, has asserted government’s determination to resolve human wildlife conflict in favor [...] Full text...

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UN Deputy Humanitarian Chief calls for support to Djibouti in addressing effects of climate change

04 october 2019 - 12:27:14
Djibouti, 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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Enough food being produced but hunger on the rise in parts of the world - UN

04 october 2019 - 07:57:25
Geneva, 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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