UN humanitarians warn of looming famine threat for Sudan
12 april 2024 - 22:18:04Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN humanitarians in Sudan issued a fresh alert on Friday about pervasive food insecurity and [...] Full text...
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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN humanitarians in Sudan issued a fresh alert on Friday about pervasive food insecurity and [...] Full text...
Gaza war: Planning the post-war reconstruction and recovery of Gaza
06 april 2024 - 07:02:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction wrought across the Gaza Strip by Israel in the six months since the beginning [...] Full text...
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Malawi drought threatens millions as WFP appeals for funding
03 april 2024 - 06:02:41Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Aid teams in Malawi are appealing for an additional $70 million to those affected by serious [...] Full text...
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Libyan, French officials discuss cooperation in agriculture, food safety
25 march 2024 - 12:37:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Hussein al-Gatrani, has discussed [...] Full text...
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Address food insecurity as priority, IMF advises Nigeria
05 march 2024 - 07:34:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s economic outlook is challenging, while addressing food insecurity should be the immediate priority of the [...] Full text...
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Water and electricity ‘will save us from famine’ (A feature by WFP)
03 march 2024 - 07:56:05Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - An initiative to rapidly develop villages in some of the most drought-prone and poorest rural areas [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza: Worst famine fears realised as 10th child reportedly ‘starves to death’
01 march 2024 - 17:55:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Repeated warnings from humanitarians over desperate food insecurity and imminent famine in Gaza came into focus [...] Full text...
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Nigeria becomes second African country to approve biotech maize for commercial growing
07 february 2024 - 13:43:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In January 2024, Nigeria approved the commercial release of four TELA maize varieties, which have been [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum portrays initiatives to balance drivers of growth, productivity
19 january 2024 - 16:49:05Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – Participants of the World Economic Forum 2024 made the case that a new growth model is [...] Full text...
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More than 234,000 Burundian refugees repatriated by the end of December 2023
12 january 2024 - 14:10:50Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - More than 234,000 Burundian refugees, almost half of the total supposedly living in exile abroad, returned [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: War against Hamas in Gaza is act of self-defence, Israel tells world court
12 january 2024 - 13:47:32The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel strongly rejected accusations by South Africa of genocidal intent against Palestinians on Friday at [...] Full text...
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3rd exhibition of innovative farming technologies in Mali opens
09 january 2024 - 16:11:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 3rd farmers' technology innovation exhibition opened on Monday in the southeast Mali town of Dioila [...] Full text...
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Benin effects nearly 16% increase in agriculture budget
19 december 2023 - 15:25:42Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - From 99.7 billion CFA francs for the current year, the budget of the Ministry of Agriculture, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights group says Israel using starvation as weapon of war in Gaza
18 december 2023 - 07:21:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: FAO warns of impending humanitarian catastrophe
13 december 2023 - 07:02:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that the escalating conflict in Sudan and [...] Full text...
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COP28: Seaweed, 'the greatest untapped resource', says Oceans expert
10 december 2023 - 17:42:47Dubai, UAE (PANA) - One innovative solution to some of the most pressing global challenges humanity is facing today can [...] Full text...
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COP28: Madagascar receives $8.8 million for forest carbon credits
05 december 2023 - 08:39:16Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Madagascar received $8.8 million for carbon credits from reducing 1.76 million tons of carbon emissions in [...] Full text...
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No train, (because of) no gain? Under-training by employers in spot labour markets: World Bank Blog
04 december 2023 - 07:42:06Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Labour markets in low- and middle-income countries are often organised via short-term informal spot contracts: in [...] Full text...
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Fostering skills development to improve job prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank Blog By Nathan Belete
02 december 2023 - 15:22:31Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - When it comes to skills development and innovation, youth from Africa have something to say. Based [...] Full text...
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COP28: 'Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action'
02 december 2023 - 05:56:44Dubai, UAE (PANA) - A new report by the UN team combatting desertification reveals alarming trends over the past two [...] Full text...
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The AI awakening: IMF Blog By Gita Bhatt
01 december 2023 - 07:00:09Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Full disclosure: This issue of Finance & Development was produced entirely with human intelligence. [...] Full text...
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Eating healthily costs 4.3 per cent more today than in 2020: FAO
30 november 2023 - 05:28:15Rome, Italy (PANA) - Eating healthily now costs well over four per cent more than in 2020, the UN Food [...] Full text...
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Organic coffee brings new life to people and nature in Mozambique's Chimanimani National Park: World Bank Blog By Manuel Mutimucuio and Gabriella Morandi
28 november 2023 - 10:53:58Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - In agriculture, patience is a virtue. But people also need to eat. Coffee plants take several [...] Full text...
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Growing against the odds: Three reasons why irrigated agriculture is critical in a changing climate: World Bank Blog By Regassa Ensermu Namara. Lauren Nicole Core and Amal Talbi
24 november 2023 - 12:39:30Expo City, Dubai (PANA) - It's a hot, scorching day. The earth beneath your feet is parched, and your once-green [...] Full text...
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Boosting agriculture and food system resilience is critical for reducing poverty in CAR: World Bank Report
16 november 2023 - 17:48:26Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Reviving agriculture is critical to fostering economic growth and tackling widespread extreme poverty in [...] Full text...
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Sudan: With hunger on the rise FAO helps farmers grow food, save livestock
16 november 2023 - 05:41:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - One million farming households in war-torn Sudan have received seeds allowing them to grow food for up [...] Full text...
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WFP flags grim outlook of millions going hungry in East Africa
14 november 2023 - 11:54:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Monday that conflict, high food prices and climate [...] Full text...
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Some 6.5 million Nigerians face food insecurity In 2024 - Report
10 november 2023 - 12:09:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 26.5 million Nigerians are expected to grapple with high levels of food insecurity in 2024, [...] Full text...
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Liberia elections: UN Peacebuilding Commission calls for successful presidential run-off
10 november 2023 - 08:17:59New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission is urging Liberians to ensure a successful presidential run-off as the [...] Full text...
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Funding needed to prevent El Niño from aggravating global hunger: FAO
10 november 2023 - 06:59:46Rome, Italy (PANA) - The El Niño climate pattern will have severe impacts on agriculture and food security, threatening the [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses armed groups of war crimes in besieged localities in Burkina Faso
04 november 2023 - 06:13:10Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ansaroul Islam and other armed groups are enforcing brutal sieges in localities across Burkina Faso [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: Rise in intimidation, settler violence in the West Bank, warns OCHA
01 november 2023 - 18:27:57Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 820 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been displaced amid settler violence and [...] Full text...
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African countries to launch bid against chemical poisoning of food systems at agriculture expo
25 october 2023 - 15:03:42Kiambu, Kenya (PANA) – African countries are working together to launch an assault against the poisoning of the food systems [...] Full text...
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Uganda: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism to boost Ugandan farmers’ access to fertilizers
13 october 2023 - 08:35:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a project to [...] Full text...
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Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism extended to Mozambique
13 october 2023 - 08:32:16Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism will extend a US$2 million partial trade credit guarantee and [...] Full text...
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OCP Group, World Bank join forces to boost food security, agricultural developt in West Africa
11 october 2023 - 14:17:33Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank and the OCP Group on Wednesday announced a game changing partnership to support [...] Full text...
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Voting ends in Liberia elections
10 october 2023 - 18:37:02Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Voting ended on Tuesday in Liberia's presidential and parliamentary elections. Some 2.47 million voters were expected to [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS, AU election observation missions call for peaceful vote in Liberia
10 october 2023 - 11:21:27Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - As Liberians begin voting on Tuesday in presidential and parliamentary elections, the Election Observation Missions of [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: FAO launches emergency plan to combat hunger in Sudan
12 september 2023 - 05:38:05Khatroum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday launched an emergency response plan to provide [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Truck drivers learn about risks of human trafficking (A UN feature)
27 august 2023 - 05:52:56Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Truck drivers in southern Africa who have been recruited to traffic or smuggle people illegally are [...] Full text...
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New farmed seaweed markets could reach $11.8 billion by 2030: WB report
17 august 2023 - 07:21:16Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A new World Bank report estimates that 10 emerging global seaweed markets have a potential [...] Full text...
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Young agricultural leaders in Tanzania use satellite data to improve farming systems
10 august 2023 - 10:58:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Accurate crop mapping is a crucial process to informing reliable crop production estimates, addressing [...] Full text...
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AfDB VP tours Export Trade Group in southern Africa
03 august 2023 - 09:55:15Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Solomon Quaynor, has concluded a [...] Full text...
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Global food systems ‘broken’, says UN chief
25 july 2023 - 05:37:53Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday highlighted the need to address global hunger, promote cooperation between [...] Full text...
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ADF provides $767,000 to boost livestock farming in Mauritania
20 july 2023 - 16:53:30Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania will receive $767,000 from the African Development Fund (ADF), the African Development Bank Group’s concessional [...] Full text...
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Ghana’s economy expected to recover its potential by 2025: World Bank report
19 july 2023 - 15:58:42Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A combination of domestic imbalances and external shocks in 2022 led to macroeconomic challenges in Ghana [...] Full text...
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Improved rice production is critical for food security, poverty alleviation in Liberia: WB report
18 july 2023 - 07:42:23Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The World Bank on Tuesday launched the Fourth Edition of its annual Liberia Economic Update, ‘Getting Rice [...] Full text...
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UN issues global alert to combat severe sand and dust storms
13 july 2023 - 05:33:06New York, US (PANA) - Severe sand and dust storms (SDS) are becoming increasingly common, with UN climate experts attributing [...] Full text...
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International Exhibition for Agricultural and Livestock Development opens in Libya
10 july 2023 - 13:12:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan International Exhibition for Agricultural and Livestock Development and Equipment kicked off on Sunday at [...] Full text...
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WFP funding crisis leaves millions stranded without aid in West Africa
06 july 2023 - 05:53:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Funding constraints mean that the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to limit emergency [...] Full text...
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Extractive industries need community engagement in a just transition
04 july 2023 - 10:43:12Dar es Salam, Tanzania (PANA) - The global energy transition is reshaping global economies and energy systems, yet its effects [...] Full text...
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Malnourished children fighting for their lives in northeastern Nigeria
29 june 2023 - 05:56:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions are facing hunger and children’s lives are on the line in northeastern Nigeria amid a [...] Full text...
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Eid Al-Adha sacrificial lamb more expensive this year in Libya
22 june 2023 - 18:33:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In the run-up to Eid Al-Adha, the feast of the sacrifice of the sheep, the first [...] Full text...
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Small-scale farmers receive smart farming subsidy in Botswana
22 june 2023 - 16:52:28Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s National Development Bank (NDB) has launched a climate finance subsidy - Green Energy Transition for [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa hails peace mission to Russia and Ukraine
19 june 2023 - 11:16:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said the Presidents of Russia and Ukraine have shown [...] Full text...
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Macro-economic challenges hamper Zimbabwe maize farmers’ efforts to raise production
19 june 2023 - 09:28:31Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s maize crop for marketing year 2023/24 is estimated at 1.5 million metric tons, representing an [...] Full text...
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Women suffer disproportionately from ravages of drought, desertification - UN chief
17 june 2023 - 07:34:33New York, US (PANA) - Women’s land rights are in the spotlight ahead of the World Day to Combat Desertification [...] Full text...
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One in every 10 children works, instead of going to school
12 june 2023 - 16:38:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around the world, some 160 million children work to earn a living, instead of going to [...] Full text...
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World Bank raises alarm on rising global food insecurity
06 june 2023 - 11:32:06Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...
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Use of digital farming techniques and increased production on the agenda at a Libyan-American meeting
28 may 2023 - 13:50:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An American Environmental Services Company and the Libyan Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources of the [...] Full text...
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Stop tobacco farming, grow food instead, says WHO
26 may 2023 - 16:20:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With hunger spreading worldwide and tobacco responsible for eight million deaths each year, countries should stop [...] Full text...
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WHO urges governments to stop subsidizing life-threatening tobacco crops
25 may 2023 - 14:01:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) urges governments to stop subsidizing tobacco farming [...] Full text...
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Tanzania’s coffee yields set to rise 21 percent in 2023/24
25 may 2023 - 05:29:04Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s coffee output in the new season is forecast to increase by 21 percent [...] Full text...
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Quality control set to increase Uganda’s coffee exports
20 may 2023 - 12:20:04Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Due to good rainfall and the maturation of new high-yielding Robusta coffee seedlings planted in 2019, [...] Full text...
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Countries must forge ‘Global Blue Deal’ to protect the ocean: UNCTAD
09 may 2023 - 07:23:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and resilient economies, [...] Full text...
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‘Green industrial age’ can be sustainable development breakthrough: UN report
06 april 2023 - 07:18:53New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Wednesday called for a “sustainable industrial transformation” to close the widening development [...] Full text...
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Armyworm outbreaks, drought, high fertiliser prices affect grain production in Tanzania
23 march 2023 - 08:16:54Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s maize production in marketing year 2023/24 is anticipated to increase 3% to 6.1 [...] Full text...
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Niger joins crucial UN transboundary water-sharing accord
06 march 2023 - 14:35:42Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger announced on Thursday that it would join a key UN water-sharing agreement with its Lake [...] Full text...
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Renewal of state of emergency a precautionary measure to avert a falling back into manslaughter (By Mohamed Osman Adam)
24 february 2023 - 18:23:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Blue Nile State, near the borders with Ethiopia, on Friday renewed a state of emergency [...] Full text...
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Mauritania can reduce impact of climate disasters on its economy
18 february 2023 - 10:06:58Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Climate-related natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe in Mauritania, exacerbating longstanding challenges like land [...] Full text...
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World Bank, Ethiopia sign $40 million deal to cut carbon emissions under sustainable landscape management
09 february 2023 - 13:12:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has signed a landmark agreement with the World Bank’s reduce carbon emissions by tackling [...] Full text...
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Food crisis looms in Malawi due to failure to protect farming against climate hazards
26 january 2023 - 12:39:30Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi faces another food crisis on the back of a series of climate events, after drought, [...] Full text...
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Madagascar: Innovative relief project offers hope for sustainable future
21 january 2023 - 07:33:03Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - An innovative project seeking to develop climate resilience, self-sufficiency and the empowerment of vulnerable rural communities [...] Full text...
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Prices of agricultural products rose by 5.8% in December in Burundi
16 january 2023 - 15:02:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The prices of agricultural products rose by 5.8% for the month of December 2022, against 0.04% [...] Full text...
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US Global Food Security envoy to visit Zambia. Malawi, UK
14 january 2023 - 05:46:18Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S. Department of State Special Envoy for Global Food Security, Dr. Cary Fowler will [...] Full text...
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‘Unprecedented’ insecurity in West Africa and the Sahel, Security Council hears
11 january 2023 - 05:24:48New York, US (PANA) - Although West Africa and the Sahel continue to face unprecedented security challenges, it is still [...] Full text...
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Gambians urged to take rice cultivation seriously
03 january 2023 - 13:56:43Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's President Adama Barrow on Monday said that his government has designed a new agriculture policy [...] Full text...
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Urgent support needed for rural communities facing famine in Somalia - FAO
20 december 2022 - 16:55:50Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Famine is fast approaching in Somalia and more than 700,000 people could face starvation next year, [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for livestock production development
19 december 2022 - 15:29:50Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, 16 December [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for development of livestock production
19 december 2022 - 05:46:21Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone faces challenges in improving citizens’ welfare
15 december 2022 - 14:05:13Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone faces many challenges in improving the welfare of its population but increased investment [...] Full text...
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Strengthening regional trade offers Uganda sustainable path toward growth
15 december 2022 - 13:26:10Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - As the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, Uganda is returning to its pre-pandemic path to [...] Full text...
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Guinea govt, mining companies urged to respect human rights in huge Simandou iron ore project
08 december 2022 - 13:03:03Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's massive Simandou iron ore mine project poses severe risks for communities’ land, water, and environment, Human [...] Full text...
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UN warns of worsening conflict, displacement in Sahel without immediate climate action
16 november 2022 - 12:38:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Without urgent investment in climate mitigation and adaptation, countries in the Sahel risk decades of armed [...] Full text...
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Burundian Head of State receives World Bank envoy
03 november 2022 - 16:40:21Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, received on Thursday Albert G. Zeufack, Country Director of [...] Full text...
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Communal fighting: the Achilles' heel in Sudan’s national unity (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)
24 october 2022 - 14:09:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Spurred by intensification of ethnic conflict in the Blue Nile, adjacent to the Border with Ethiopia, [...] Full text...
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Plastics are piling up in soil across the world warns UN environment agency
18 october 2022 - 05:37:17New York, US (PANA) - Plastics used in farming activities are accumulating in agricultural soil worldwide at an alarming rate, [...] Full text...
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West Africa hard-hit by climate crisis as deadly floods decimate lives and livelihoods - WFP
17 october 2022 - 19:01:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Above-average rainfall and devastating flooding across West and Central Africa has affected five million people in [...] Full text...
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WFP launches initiative to bolster people's resilience to food shocks in southern Madagascar
15 october 2022 - 12:02:06Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched the Anticipatory Action system as part of [...] Full text...
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UN agencies launch joint programme in Tanzania to accelerate women empowerment
12 october 2022 - 17:08:36Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Four UN agencies on Wednesday launched a five-year agriculture programme to benefit more than [...] Full text...
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Danish humanitarian charity, WFP agree to advance school-feeding in Rwanda, Uganda
10 october 2022 - 12:15:06Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) – A Danish humanitarian charity and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have sealed a partnership to further [...] Full text...
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Restoring stability in West Darfur is prelude for full implementation of Juba Peace Agreement (A PANA News Analysis by Mohamed Osman)
09 october 2022 - 14:57:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The situation in Sudan's Darfur states -- West Darfur in particular -- was heading towards total [...] Full text...
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Black Sea exports ramp up, bringing confidence to global commerce and food to most vulnerable
30 september 2022 - 06:18:48New York, US (PANA) - Two months since the Black Sea Grain Initiative kicked into action to help release desperately [...] Full text...
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Nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees return home from Zambia with UNHCR support
27 september 2022 - 14:38:14Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with the governments of Zambia and the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: Egypt’s Foreign Minister calls for improved climate commitments at COP27
25 september 2022 - 06:24:20New York, UN (PANA) - Egypt, which is hosting the 2022 UN Climate Conference this November, is calling on the [...] Full text...
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UN deputy chief calls for action to deliver sustainable development in Africa
29 august 2022 - 05:20:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlighted the continued relevance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), during [...] Full text...
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Unprecedented flooding affects more than 340,000 people in Chad
27 august 2022 - 05:10:45N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Torrential rainfall has triggered unprecedented flooding in Chad, affecting more than 340,000 people living in 55,000 [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray authorities deny fuel raid as hostilities resume amid humanitarian crisis
25 august 2022 - 22:04:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Tigray authorities on Thursday denied raiding 12 fuel tankers from a World Food Program [...] Full text...
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'Insecurity grips Nigeria's capital, as attacks, threats by multiple groups raise serious concerns'
09 august 2022 - 10:55:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A series of attacks and threats within close proximity of Nigeris's seat of government in Abuja by [...] Full text...
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Kenyans prepare to vote new President (News Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
04 august 2022 - 13:15:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans are preparing to vote on 9 August 2022 to elect President Uhuru Kenyatta's successor and [...] Full text...
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Load shedding impacts South Africa’s entire agricultural value chain
24 july 2022 - 11:34:36Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Power outage as a result of enormous restraint on electricity generation, locally known as load [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board Approves $134 million loan to boost food production in Nigeria
20 july 2022 - 11:26:09Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $134 [...] Full text...
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South Africa maintains status as net maize exporter
20 july 2022 - 09:00:41Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Expecting to maintain its status as a net exporter of maize in marketing year 2022/23, [...] Full text...
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From fighting to farming: Supporting peacebuilding in Mozambique (A UN feature)
10 july 2022 - 07:49:29Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - As Mozambique looks to move on from its violent past, a UN-led programme is supporting efforts [...] Full text...
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Five Ambassadors present letters of credence to Gambian leader
15 june 2022 - 11:36:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, on Tuesday received the letters of credence of five Ambassadors accredited [...] Full text...
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Coffee output drops in Tanzania due to low yields, high fertiliser cost, drought
15 june 2022 - 11:13:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s coffee production in marketing year 2022/23 is forecast to decrease 4% to 1.15 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches community-based coral farming project
09 june 2022 - 08:20:47Le Morne, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Wednesday launched an 18-month coral farming and fish farming assistance project by training [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants Malawi of $9.25 million for rollout of Climate Disaster Risk Financing
08 june 2022 - 12:55:23Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two grants of $9.25 million to implement the [...] Full text...
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UN food agencies warn of looming widespread food crisss as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
07 june 2022 - 12:54:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN food agencies -- the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...
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FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa
01 june 2022 - 05:24:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million [...] Full text...
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Sahel should be seen as region of ‘opportunity’ despite ‘multiple crises’: UN official
30 may 2022 - 05:36:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Sahel region of Africa should be considered a region of opportunity, despite the “multiple crises” [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean peacekeeper wins UN gender advocate award
25 may 2022 - 05:30:13New York, US (PANA) - For the first time, a Zimbabwean peacekeeper has been chosen to receive the prestigious 2021 Military Gender [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board approves US$1.5 billion facility to avert food crisis in Africa
20 may 2022 - 21:08:37Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors on Friday approved a US$1.5 billion facility [...] Full text...
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Sahel: food crisis exacerbated by conflict to worsen during hunger season
12 may 2022 - 20:49:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 10.5 million people in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Mauritania are at risk [...] Full text...
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Niger faces refugee influx as violence increases in neighbouring states: UNHCR
05 may 2022 - 11:06:23Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Tens of thousands of new refugees have arrived in Niger in the last four months to [...] Full text...
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UNHCR supports peaceful end to conflict between herders, farmers in South Sudan
20 april 2022 - 10:51:09Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Semi-nomadic cattle herders blamed for a spate of deadly clashes with settled farmers in South [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan Africa under threat from multiple humanitarian crises
09 april 2022 - 05:51:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of hungry people in the Sahel and West Africa has quadrupled over the last three years, [...] Full text...
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UNHCR warns of dire impact from floods in South Sudan as new wet season looms
29 march 2022 - 12:36:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency warned on Tuesday that prolonged flooding and displacement in South Sudan is [...] Full text...
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UN warns of worsening food crisis looming in Sudan
24 march 2022 - 13:07:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a strong warning about the “worsening food [...] Full text...
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Kenyan opposition veteran Odinga nominated presidential flag bearer
12 march 2022 - 17:06:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four-time presidential election challenger, Raila Odinga, was formally nominated to fly the presidential flag of more [...] Full text...
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Climate crisis threatens food security for women, girls: WFP
08 march 2022 - 12:10:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Women and girls, especially in rural communities, continue to face the brunt of the climate crisis that [...] Full text...
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UN pledges more support for internally displaced persons in DR Congo’s Ituri province
24 february 2022 - 05:07:56Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The United Nations will work together with the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...
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Madagascar braces for another cyclone as it struggles to recover from a recent one
05 february 2022 - 08:54:29Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Lives, livelihoods, and vital crops are at risk across Madagascar with Tropical Cyclone Batsirai expected to [...] Full text...
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Sudan: top military leaders move to Darfur to re-impose stability
03 february 2022 - 15:00:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Following weeks of unrest and inter-communal fighting in the Darfur region, the Khartoum government has massively [...] Full text...
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Bringing dry land in the Sahel back to life (Feature by FAO)
23 january 2022 - 10:17:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Millions of hectares of farmland are lost to the desert each year in Africa’s Sahel region, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief lauds ‘demonstrable effort to make peace’ in Ethiopia
20 january 2022 - 05:25:23New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was “delighted” to learn that “a demonstrable effort to make peace” in Ethiopia is finally underway, according to information relayed to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Agencies suspend Tigray aid as ‘scores’ are killed due to airstrikes
10 january 2022 - 18:48:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Recent airstrikes on camps for internally displaced persons and refugees in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, have [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Two children killed in airstrike on Tigray refugee camp
07 january 2022 - 04:36:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday that refugees are not and [...] Full text...
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Burundi declares 2022 Year of Agriculture
01 january 2022 - 19:02:20Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Particular attention will be paid to the agricultural sector in 2022 "as an engine of growth [...] Full text...
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Thousands of DR Congo refugees in Zambia opt to return home
21 december 2021 - 10:32:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 5,000 refugees who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) four years [...] Full text...
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West African facing a network of terrorists, criminals, says Buhari
13 december 2021 - 09:05:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for West African leaders to work in concert to [...] Full text...
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Clashes displace thousands in Darfur; 6.2 million will need assistance next year
07 december 2021 - 18:05:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With escalating violence displacing thousands of people since November, the humanitarian situation in Sudan’s Darfur is getting worse and around 6.2 million people will [...] Full text...
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Some 35.8 million face lean season food crisis in West Africa and Sahel
07 december 2021 - 17:41:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Humanitarian aid needed as situation deteriorates in Tigray: UN
25 november 2021 - 04:15:19New York, US (PANA) - With the dire humanitarian situation in Ethiopia's Tigray region continuing to deteriorate, it is critical to establish a regular flow [...] Full text...
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U.S. Secretary of State, Blinken, arrives in Nigeria, meets with Buhari
18 november 2021 - 18:18:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, for a two-day visit. Already, [...] Full text...
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AfDB urges traditional African values for better land management
07 november 2021 - 18:13:34Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is calling on Africa to draw on its heritage values for [...] Full text...
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South Africa expects bumper maize harvest of 16.0 million tons in 2021/22
04 november 2021 - 13:54:19Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s maize crop for the 2021/22 marketing year, under normal climatic conditions, could once [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopia says its planes hit arms producing sites in Tigray region capital
20 october 2021 - 13:53:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has admitted that its planes carried out air strikes on the capital of Tigray [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ at reported air strikes on Tigray capital
19 october 2021 - 05:53:49New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations says it trying to verify details of alarming reports it has received [...] Full text...
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Cotton sustains more than 100 million families worldwide - UN
08 october 2021 - 05:40:01New York, US (PANA) - A single metric tonne of cotton provides jobs for five people on average, often in some of the world’s most [...] Full text...
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Startups, awards and new research: youth-led World Food Forum kicks off
02 october 2021 - 06:03:19Rome, Italy (PANA) - The first World Food Forum, a youth-led event aimed at harnessing the energy and creativity of [...] Full text...
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World Food Forum kicks off with young generations shaping a better future for food
01 october 2021 - 13:41:21Rome, Italy (PANA) - Young people from around the globe are being tasked with giving a key contribution to shape [...] Full text...
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Climate change: UN Resident Coordinator says it is time to act on Kenya drought
01 october 2021 - 08:11:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Wajir county of northern Kenya on Thursday with Government officials, donor representatives and United Nations [...] Full text...
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Global food systems: New IFAD report recommends concrete actions for policymakers
21 september 2021 - 14:43:55Rome, Italy (PANA) - Transforming global food systems to become more inclusive, fair and sustainable may seem an insurmountable challenge, [...] Full text...
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African rural voices reach UN Food Systems Summit
20 september 2021 - 13:00:06New York, US (PANA) - Small-scale farmers and other rural people are development actors in their own right, with a [...] Full text...
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Bird flu outbreak confirmed in Botswana
10 september 2021 - 22:00:04Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has embarked on a countrywide surveillance to identify poultry houses infected by avian influenza or [...] Full text...
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Agroecology can address food systems failures - new IFAD report
08 september 2021 - 15:00:29Rome, Italy (PANA) – In its first comprehensive assessment of agroecology, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced Wednesday [...] Full text...
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New farming programme put on hold in Botswana
03 september 2021 - 20:05:50Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Agriculture authorities in Botswana have announced intentions to transform the country’s arable farming, an official source [...] Full text...
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Southern Africa suffers widespread food, nutrition insecurity – SADC report
12 august 2021 - 16:06:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ten Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) suffer widespread food and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ceasefire in Tigray more urgent now than ever, says UN relief chief
07 august 2021 - 05:14:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A ceasefire in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray on humanitarian grounds is needed now more [...] Full text...
thread Society
25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes
03 august 2021 - 17:09:19Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...
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Millions in southern Angola on brink of starvation after long drought
22 july 2021 - 05:15:27Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Millions of people in southern Angola are facing an existential threat as drought aggravated by climate [...] Full text...
thread Environment
India-Africa close partnership to improve welfare of 2.5 billion people post Covid-19
18 july 2021 - 05:55:12Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Covid-19 pandemic has provided the impetus for a stronger partnership between India and Africa [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Moroccan Group to invest over CFAF 1.8 billion in Niger
06 july 2021 - 14:33:19Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Moroccan Group Ymmy Finance Holding is to invest CFAF 1.824 billion in several industrial and infrastructure [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US calls on all parties to commit to 'immediate, indefinite, negotiated ceasefire'
30 june 2021 - 05:58:31Washington, US (PANA) - The US on Tuesday called on all parties in the Ethiopian conflict to commit to an [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopia declares 'unilateral humanitarian ceasefire' in Tigray as regional force captures capital
29 june 2021 - 07:52:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Federal government on Monday declared a "unilateral humanitarian ceasefire" in the Tigray region [...] Full text...
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U.S. Government boosts Malawi and WFP’s efforts to achieve zero hunger
24 june 2021 - 15:34:51Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$ 9.5 million contribution from the [...] Full text...
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A new $350 million project supports community-based recovery, stability in the Sahel
16 june 2021 - 12:52:01Washington DC, US (PANA) - Over 8 million people in the Liptako-Gourma region, a tri-border area in the Sahel spanning [...] Full text...
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Sudan, FAO and WFP call for investment in agriculture
14 june 2021 - 17:42:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, along with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the [...] Full text...
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World Food Safety Day: Innovative systems needed to raise productivity
06 june 2021 - 10:42:20Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Member States of the United Nations on Monday celebrate this year’s World Food Safety [...] Full text...
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Despite end of rebellion in Darfur, people are still on the run
09 may 2021 - 18:20:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Although clashes between rebels and the Sudanese government have largely subsided in Darfur and many other [...] Full text...
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New reports from AfDB, FAO and CGIAR showcase digital agriculture for Africa
26 april 2021 - 13:11:21Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Drones, satellites, geographic information systems, weather stations and advanced analytics are among promising technologies for [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: ‘No end’ to conflict in Tigray region, warns UNICEF
20 april 2021 - 19:29:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Disturbing reports have continued to emerge of widespread abuse of civilians in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray [...] Full text...
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Nigerien president names 33 government members
07 april 2021 - 22:26:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Nigerien president, Mohamed Bazoum, acting on the proposal of the prime minister and head [...] Full text...
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Mali Transition president maintains 15 pc national budget allocation to agricultural sector
31 march 2021 - 17:19:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transition President Bah N'Daw has reaffirmed his commitment to allocate the rural development sector with [...] Full text...
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World Bank grants US $ 100 million to Guinea for commercial farming
30 march 2021 - 14:51:31Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government and the World Bank Group on Monday signed an agreement on financing the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian and Chadian presidents call for 'recharging' of Lake Chad
27 march 2021 - 15:31:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 30 million people are adversely affected by a shrunken Lake Chad, which is now just [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to host 11th Organic Farming Fair from 1 to 3 April
23 march 2021 - 16:43:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 11th International Exhibition of Organic Farming and Food Industries will be held in Tunis from [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Benin Republic meet on ways to end rice importation, revive local production
09 march 2021 - 20:24:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Republic of Benin on Tuesday agreed to work together to end the importation of [...] Full text...
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Thousands of villagers face eviction in Zimbabwe, says rights group
07 march 2021 - 11:41:07Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government is evicting thousands of people from an indigenous minority group from their communal [...] Full text...
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IFC boosts Mali's top mango processor
19 february 2021 - 18:28:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, on Friday announced the recent disbursement of a [...] Full text...
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Governing Council reappoints Gilbert F. Houngbo President of IFAD
17 february 2021 - 18:29:18Rome, Italy (PANA) - In a strong show of support and recognition for the leader who has successfully showcased the [...] Full text...
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NGOs demand stop to oil exploration in DR Congo's Virunga, Salonga National parks
16 february 2021 - 11:07:57Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Civil Society groups in DR Congo have called on the country's elected leaders to stop granting oil [...] Full text...
thread Environment
AfDB, FAO, South Sudan ink protocols for $14 million grant to boost agricultural markets
04 february 2021 - 14:11:51Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank on Wednesday signed protocols to disburse a $14 million grant to [...] Full text...
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IFAD backs Nigerian small-scale farmers to improve food security, combat poverty
28 january 2021 - 14:37:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government of Nigeria and the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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‘Complex emergency unfolding in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado, warn UN agencies
20 january 2021 - 15:28:52Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - UN agencies voiced deep concern on Wednesday over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado [...] Full text...
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Malian PM launches nationwide talks on cotton
19 january 2021 - 21:09:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Moctar Ouane, launched here Monday nationwide talks on cotton under the theme [...] Full text...
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Child labour ‘robs children of their future’, scourge must end, urges UN
16 january 2021 - 08:24:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although child labour has decreased significantly over the last decade, one in 10 children are still [...] Full text...
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Mali: Fish seedlings manufacturing plant inaugurated in Mali
13 january 2021 - 17:43:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A fish feed manufacturing plant, with a capacity to produce 30,000 tons of seedlings per year [...] Full text...
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Fruits, vegetables crucial for healthy lives, sustainable world: Guterres
22 december 2020 - 07:03:18New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, spotlighting [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says new safety measures allow Malian refugees to return to camp in Burkina Faso
21 december 2020 - 12:47:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency - UNHCR - has helped 3,000 Malian refugees move back into [...] Full text...
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Conflicts, floods, COVID -19 push South Sudanese into extreme hunger
18 december 2020 - 18:59:33Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Driven by insecurity, the effects of COVID-19, an on-going economic crisis, and the impact of [...] Full text...
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Funds for emergency food assistance run dry as millions face hunger season in Zimbabwe
17 december 2020 - 15:52:28Harare, 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 - 16:07:49Washington 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 - 11:52:06Rome, Italy (PANA) - New Desert Locust swarms are forming in the Horn of Africa, threatening agricultural livelihoods and food [...] Full text...
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IFAD joins partners to build resilience, boost development in the Sahel
10 december 2020 - 18:45:45Rome, Italy (PANA) – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has joined the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [...] Full text...
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AU welcomes Nigerian ahead of free trade area kick-off
05 december 2020 - 00:03:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry Albert Muchanga said here Friday instruments signifying Nigeria’s [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military faults UN on number rice farmers killed in Borno State
30 november 2020 - 13:36:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Monday disagreed with the United Nations Resident Representative and Humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers
29 november 2020 - 20:02:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...
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Six people killed by suspected jihadists in Dogofry village of central Mali
27 november 2020 - 15:25:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six people were killed and three others seriously injured in an attack by armed men suspected [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, Seychelles participate in UNDP's project on coral reefs rehabilitation
27 november 2020 - 05:40:25Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – A six-year United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project, to be implemented in Mauritius and Seychelles, was [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Benin's cotton production stands at 675,000 tons in 2020
17 november 2020 - 16:07:51Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has produced 675,000 tons of cotton this year compared to 714,000 tons during the last [...] Full text...
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Niger: AfDB grants US$35m to ensure food security for 1.5 million people in rural areas
31 october 2020 - 03:31:10Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday donated US$ 35.4 [...] Full text...
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FAO emphasises women's role in African agriculture
29 october 2020 - 23:48:20Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Women in Africa are the backbone of their households, communities and rural economies, as food producers, [...] Full text...
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Pan African body holds conference on food
26 october 2020 - 19:37:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) will organize a conference, running from October 27 [...] Full text...
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Nigerian troops eliminate 38 bandits, arrest 198, rescue 108 kidnap victims in North West Nigeria
26 october 2020 - 18:50:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Monday said troops of Operation Sahel Sanity, one of the [...] Full text...
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EU gives Congo more than one billion Euros for agro-pastoral groupings
21 october 2020 - 21:41:57Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European Union (EU) ambassador in Congo, Raul Mateus Paula, said here Tuesday his organisation would [...] Full text...
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Race riot threatens farming town in South Africa
16 october 2020 - 12:47:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions are running high in the Free State town of Senekal where hundreds of [...] Full text...
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IFAD gives Congo 500.000 USD for small cassava producers
14 october 2020 - 21:32:27Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide 500,000 US dollars to support a new [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s Food Reserve stock now 109,657 tonnes
14 october 2020 - 10:46:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has announced that the country's [...] Full text...
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