Outlook for food trade ‘relatively optimistic’, FAO says
15 june 2025 - 05:31:51Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has released their annual Food Outlook report which provides [...] Full text...
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Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has released their annual Food Outlook report which provides [...] Full text...
New World Bank financing to empower communities, improve conservation, generate economic opportunities in Tanzania
13 june 2025 - 09:00:03Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) —The World Bank has approved two new projects that will support Tanzania in enhancing the [...] Full text...
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Global push to end plastic pollution gains ground in Nice
13 june 2025 - 07:29:01Nice, France (PANA) - Behind closed doors, in a domed conference pavilion steps away from the historic port of Nice, [...] Full text...
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‘Plenty of fish in the sea’? Not anymore, say UN experts in Nice
11 june 2025 - 18:33:43Nice, France (PANA) - At the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the “catch of the day” wasn’t a seabass [...] Full text...
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Greed is driving oceans toward collapse - Guterres
11 june 2025 - 05:29:00Nice, France (PANA) - The ocean is under siege – and greed is to blame. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for end to ocean ‘plunder’ as UN summit opens in France
09 june 2025 - 11:54:49Nice, France (PANA) - With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the third United Nations [...] Full text...
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Humans can't survive without a healthy Ocean: UN envoy
06 june 2025 - 18:17:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, declining fish stocks, rising temperatures and [...] Full text...
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The world’s oceans are dying. Can a UN summit in Nice turn the tide? (Feature by UN News)
05 june 2025 - 07:58:58Nice, France (PANA) - As coral reefs bleach, fish stocks collapse, and sea temperatures break records, world leaders are heading [...] Full text...
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Biodiversity loss demands urgent global action, says UN chief
22 may 2025 - 07:52:10New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on countries to radically rethink their relationship with nature, [...] Full text...
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South Africa participates in Copenhagen Climate Ministerial
07 may 2025 - 11:20:10Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Dr Dion George, South Africa’s Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, will represent [...] Full text...
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From despair to resilience in Kwamouth, Democratic Republic of Congo: Story By Wassy Kambale for OCHA
28 march 2025 - 11:32:55Kwamouth, Mai-Ndombe, DR Congo (PANA) - Tantine Moba's eyes, once radiant with life, now gaze vacantly into the distance, as [...] Full text...
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UN expert warns of impact of overfishing on marine ecosystems
15 march 2025 - 08:01:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Overfishing has serious repercussions for marine ecosystems, coastal populations and the global climate, an independent UN [...] Full text...
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Oceans of opportunity squeezed dry by unsustainable use
04 march 2025 - 07:43:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The booming ocean economy sustains hundreds of millions of people, but it is being squeezed dry [...] Full text...
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Banking for a better world: Catalysing local solutions for global impact: World Bank Blog By Akihiko Nishio, World Bank Vice President of Development Finance and Ed Mountfield, Vice President, Operations Policy and Country Services
04 march 2025 - 07:19:05Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The world is grappling with a collective action problem. Tackling global challenges like biodiversity loss [...] Full text...
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UK High Court set to hear suit by Nigerian communities against Shell over pollution
10 february 2025 - 11:14:04Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - UK High Court will from 13 February to 10 March 2025 hear a case in a [...] Full text...
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South Sudan natural resources can promote inclusive economic growth: WB report
27 january 2025 - 13:01:56Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A new South Sudan Natural Resource Review (NRR) report released on Monday by the World [...] Full text...
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UNESCO, Foundation L’Oréal Honour two Ghanaian women scientists
01 january 2025 - 17:26:35Paris, France (PANA) - The Foundation L’Oréal and UNESCO have named two Ghanaian women scientists among 30 winners of the [...] Full text...
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Talks begin in South Korea to clinch ‘essential’ deal on plastics pollution
25 november 2024 - 17:40:19Busan, South Korea (PANA) - Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday aiming to clinch a legally binding deal [...] Full text...
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Global plastics treaty: UN experts call for centrality of human rights
22 november 2024 - 06:54:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts said on Thursday that the forthcoming global plastic pollution treaty must [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves €24 million loan to Côte d'Ivoire to improve fisheries and aquaculture sectors
10 november 2024 - 13:14:34Abidjan, 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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COP 16: People want action on plastic pollution that’s choking us: Guterres
31 october 2024 - 04:55:45Cali, Colombia (PANA) - Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso formally accepts WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies
18 october 2024 - 12:57:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Burkina Faso Burkina Faso has formally accepted the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which [...] Full text...
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US, Gabon commit to enhance cooperation
04 october 2024 - 07:11:09Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States of America and Gabon have expressed their commitment to enhance cooperation as they [...] Full text...
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Strengthening coastal resilience in Senegal: Vital issue for the people of Saint-Louis: World Bank Blog By Sokhna Ba and Seydina Alioune Djigo
03 october 2024 - 07:50:28Saint-Louis, Senegal (PANA) - Khady Beye Sene cannot hide her satisfaction: after losing her home to coastal erosion in 2018, [...] Full text...
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Rising sea level is an 'urgent and escalating threat': UN
27 august 2024 - 07:08:16New York, US (PANA) - The level of the sea globally is rising faster and higher than ever before, creating [...] Full text...
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New report warns of climate’s effects on fish biomass
11 july 2024 - 06:13:29Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warns that climate change could [...] Full text...
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UNEP: Some chemical pollutants reducing in humans and environment, but new ones keep popping up
17 june 2024 - 14:02:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A comprehensive global study of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – health-endangering chemicals that stay in the [...] Full text...
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Accelerating extinction rate triggers domino effect of biodiversity loss
22 may 2024 - 04:59:02New York, US (PANA) - While nearly one million species are currently at risk of extinction, the United Nations University [...] Full text...
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‘Untold harm to nature’ from wildlife trafficking, warns UN crime agency
13 may 2024 - 13:11:00Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Despite two decades of worldwide efforts, more than 4,000 precious wildlife species still fall prey to [...] Full text...
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Africa Travel Indaba show opens
13 may 2024 - 12:29:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Thousands of delegates and exhibitors from around the world have gathered at Durban’s Inkosi [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso president hands out agricultural equipment to farmers
06 may 2024 - 15:24:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on Monday handed over [...] Full text...
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Benin takes measures to boost fishing yields
20 april 2024 - 19:43:22Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government will be implementing a number of measures aimed at boosting output in the [...] Full text...
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North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger
05 march 2024 - 19:19:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria’s inflation rate hits 29.90% in January amid rising food prices
15 february 2024 - 15:22:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s inflation increased to 29.90 per cent in January 2024 from 28.92 per cent recorded in [...] Full text...
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AfDB to scale up financing to South Sudan in 2024
11 february 2024 - 11:36:45Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - African Development Bank (AFDB) Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, [...] Full text...
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Half-way to SDG's deadline: Tackling climate change, protecting the planet
30 december 2023 - 07:37:13New York, US (PANA) - Halting unsustainable consumption and production, which have contributed to the decline of biodiversity and the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian troops on “highest state of alert” in Niger Delta as militants kill 4 soldiers, 2 drivers, kidnap 2 South Koreans
13 december 2023 - 15:44:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Militants in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region began a renewed offensive in Rivers State, ambushing and killing four [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria’s inflation rate hits 27.33% as food, beverages, other prices rise
15 november 2023 - 14:48:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s headline inflation rate for October 2023 has increased to 27.33 per cent, from 26.72 per [...] Full text...
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AfDB unveils 2023-2028 Country Strategy Paper for Congo
07 november 2023 - 10:46:02Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank's Country Strategy Paper (CSP 2023-2028) for Congo will focus on four [...] Full text...
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Smallholder farmers embrace integrated pest and disease management in Malawi, saving ecosystems* (World Bank Blog By Mercy Chimpokosera-Mseu)
02 november 2023 - 14:33:20Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Pest and diseases are a global challenge when it comes to turning food and nutrition security [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Environmental degradation a serious challenge facing government now and when war is over (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
30 october 2023 - 19:51:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese environmentalists and poeliticians have warned that every possible ingredient for environmental catastrophe is now fermenting [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s inflation rises to 26.72% in September
16 october 2023 - 19:12:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 26.72% in September 2023 amid soaring food prices and harsh economic [...] Full text...
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New global fund ‘welcome boost’ to safeguarding biodiversity
26 august 2023 - 07:47:01Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new global environmental fund marks a major step towards securing the wellbeing of biodiversity in [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Mauritius highlights transformative power of food production
23 july 2023 - 11:40:53Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Transforming the way food is produced on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mauritius could help to [...] Full text...
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World Bank responds to rising global food insecurity
18 july 2023 - 07:19:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, says the latest update of the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s Inflation rate hits 22.8% in June 2023
17 july 2023 - 15:46:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 22.79 per cent [...] Full text...
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Seychelles pioneers novel financing instruments, taps IMF climate facility
06 july 2023 - 07:35:11Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - Seychelles is successfully balancing conservation and economic development by tapping innovative financing instruments, according to Country [...] Full text...
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Over $150 million to ensure rapid integration in Senegal’s job market
30 june 2023 - 08:22:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $150 million in financing to improve the capacity of Senegal's [...] Full text...
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UN agencies head up new $115 million push for cleaner, healthier oceans
30 june 2023 - 05:35:07Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and four partner agencies have been tasked with leading [...] 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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UN chief calls for greater action to protect oceans
08 june 2023 - 05:33:01New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for greater action to protect oceans in his message to [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags devastating impact of overfishing on local communities in Gambia
31 may 2023 - 06:36:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, on Wednesday asked the Gambian government to take all necessary steps [...] Full text...
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Benin's imports, exports dip in Q4 2022
19 may 2023 - 14:16:41Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's imports and exports dipped in Q4 of 2022, the National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSTAD) [...] Full text...
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Benin's imports rise in Q3 in 2022
16 may 2023 - 20:23:55Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's imports increased during the third quarter of 2022, according to a publication by the National [...] 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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Tunisian trade representation to open soon in Dakar
24 april 2023 - 17:45:33Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has resolved to strengthen its trade representations in sub-Saharan Africa through the creation of a [...] Full text...
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Narrow escape of civilian from death in Khartoum exemplifies ordeal of Sudanese in ongoing fight (A feature story by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent in Sudan)
24 april 2023 - 12:33:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For three long days, Salih Idris Ali (not his real name), 32, was trapped behind the [...] Full text...
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Benin's harmonised consumer price index rises in March
19 april 2023 - 17:19:00Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The harmonized index of consumer prices rose slightly in March in Benin, according to a publication [...] Full text...
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Water security is key for development, stability in South Sudan: WB report
28 march 2023 - 06:39:21Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The dramatic flood events of the past four years are a stark reminder of the [...] Full text...
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Macron's message about end of "Françafrique", indicates France is a new "Neo-colonial" power -Newspaper says
10 march 2023 - 15:27:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During his recent African tour which too him to four African countries, namely Gabon, the Democratic [...] 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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Organised crime infecting African and global supply chain
28 february 2023 - 12:29:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Africa’s fishing and cocoa industries are good examples of how multinational logistics systems present [...] Full text...
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Sudan, Guinea-Bissau keen to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation
14 february 2023 - 15:35:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Guinea Bissau on Tuesday said they were resolved to strengthen the level of cooperation [...] Full text...
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‘Let’s all become the champions the ocean needs’ – UN chief Guterres
24 january 2023 - 06:05:19Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on the last day of his visit to Cabo Verde on Monday, [...] Full text...
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Cabo Verde ‘on the frontlines’ of climate crisis, says UN chief ahead of Ocean Summit (A UN feature)
22 january 2023 - 05:44:32Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - How can a country secure a sustainable future if 99.3 per cent of its territory [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper deplores authorities' inaction on food security crisis triggered by Russia-Ukraine war
12 january 2023 - 15:38:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than one year after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, which caused a food security [...] Full text...
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Global food imports on track to reach all-time high: FAO
11 november 2022 - 17:07:37Rome Italy (PANA) - Food import costs globally are projected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year, or higher than [...] Full text...
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New milestone in battle against illegal, unregulated fishing
08 november 2022 - 05:00:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global action to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has intensified, the Food and Agriculture Organization said [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' sugar production to decrease by 6.2% in 2022
25 september 2022 - 06:54:14Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture said on Saturday that the production of sugar for the crop [...] Full text...
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Tunisia wants to promote strategic partnership with Côte d'Ivoire
16 september 2022 - 20:01:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Agriculture, industry, building and public works (BTP), health and land transport are the most promising sectors [...] Full text...
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Externally sourced consumables dominate Ghana’s market
19 august 2022 - 11:47:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s agricultural and related imports were valued at US $3.3 billion in 2021, an increase of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s Inflation rate at 18-year high, driven by prices of food
15 august 2022 - 15:41:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s headline inflation has increased to 19.64 per cent in July, bringing the country’s inflation figure [...] Full text...
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Japan renews commitment to food and nutrition assistance in Lesotho
10 august 2022 - 05:28:11Maseru, Lesotho ()ANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday welcomed a 250 million Japanese Yen (approximately [...] Full text...
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Giraffes, parrots, and oak trees, among many species facing extinction: Report
07 august 2022 - 07:47:33New York, US (PANA) - Around one million species are facing extinction, according to a report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform [...] Full text...
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Value of nature must not be overridden by pursuit of short-term profit: UN report
12 july 2022 - 05:17:00New York, US (PANA) - The values that we ascribe to nature are vital parts of our cultures, identities, economies, [...] Full text...
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UN Ocean Conference calls for greater ambition, global commitment to address dire state of the Ocean
01 july 2022 - 19:18:55Lisbon, Portugal (PANA) - Following a week of discussions and events in Lisbon, Portugal, the UN Ocean Conference concluded on Friday, [...] Full text...
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Record fisheries, aquaculture production contributing to global food security - FAO
30 june 2022 - 05:57:44Lisbon, Portugal (PANA) - Record levels of fisheries and aquaculture production are making a critical contribution to global food security, [...] Full text...
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Japan hands over 120 tonnes of fish and food to Mali to combat food insecurity
21 june 2022 - 22:44:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan has handed over to Mali, through the World Food Programme (WFP), a large quantity of [...] Full text...
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Benin's harmonised consumer price index rises in May
17 june 2022 - 16:01:02Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices rose in May in Benin, according to a survey published by [...] Full text...
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World’s most vulnerable now paying even more, for less food: FAO
10 june 2022 - 04:50:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year. This would be a [...] 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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UN chief calls to ‘build a shared future for all life’ on Biodiversity Day
22 may 2022 - 08:04:16New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks International Day for Biological Diversity on Sunday, the UN Secretary-General has [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges Nigeria to address root causes of terrorism in the country
05 may 2022 - 07:42:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has counselled Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari not to only [...] Full text...
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Ghana's rate of inflation hits 19.4%
13 april 2022 - 16:29:04Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's rate of inflation hit 19.4 per cent in March 2022, the highest since August 2009, [...] Full text...
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Libyan government to build three-month stock of basic foodstuffs
23 march 2022 - 11:53:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed al-Haweij, [...] Full text...
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Lake Albert flooding wreaks ‘devastating’ economic effects on Ugandans
14 march 2022 - 05:38:05Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The flooding of Lake Albert, in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, has caused huge economic losses on [...] Full text...
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World must ‘change track’ to protect oceans from climate crisis: Guterres
12 february 2022 - 07:28:52Brest, France (PANA) - The planet is facing the triple crises of climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution, Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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UN partnership to combat microplastics in cigarettes
03 february 2022 - 05:22:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN partnership announced on Wednesday aims to raise awareness about the environmental and health [...] Full text...
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Malian musical instrument M'bolon listed as Intangible Heritage of Humanity
21 december 2021 - 18:01:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian musical instrumdnt, the M'bolon, a traditional musical instrument emblematic of the Manding world, has been [...] Full text...
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Japan gives CFAF 1 billion to finance food assistance programme for vulnerable populations in Mali
28 october 2021 - 20:35:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Japanese government, through its embassy in Mali, and the World Food Programme (WFP) Thursday signed [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia amends tariffs on imports to beef up domestic producers’ competitiveness
19 october 2021 - 08:29:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia has unveiled a major revision of Tariffs on Imported Goods aspiring to enhance the [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for bold action to end 'suicidal war with nature'
12 october 2021 - 10:25:12New York, US (PANA) - With more than a million species at risk of extinction, countries must work now to achieve a sustainable future for [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 aid for Africa falling short, says Human Rights Watch
12 october 2021 - 06:35:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for African governments to strengthen social protection systems and fulfill people’s [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to produce 270,000 tons of sugar in 2021
27 september 2021 - 07:31:24Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will produce 270,000 tons of sugar in 2021, down 0.3% as compared to 270,875 tons [...] Full text...
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No improvement in young children’s diets over past decade: UNICEF
22 september 2021 - 17:15:39New York, US (PANA) - There has been little sign of improvement in the diets of the world’s youngest children [...] Full text...
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Benin to dredge 208 ha of water surface in South West
18 september 2021 - 16:58:16Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will dredge and rehabilitate about 208 hectares of water in the area of Lake Ahémé [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Office traces gaps in protection of communities in Sahel countries
14 september 2021 - 15:12:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is undertaking a project in the [...] Full text...
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UN Secretary-General calls for bold action to end biodiversity crisis
31 august 2021 - 05:27:13New York, US (PANA) - With one million species at risk of extinction, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called [...] Full text...
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Canada supports WFP to help Tanzania’s poorest urban populations
05 august 2021 - 15:16:10Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Government of Canada has provided US$ 3.74 million to the United Nations World [...] Full text...
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Nigeria police say 17 people killed, 85 houses burnt in Plateau State
03 august 2021 - 08:45:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edward Egbuka, says 17 people were killed and 85 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic affects, challenges South Africa’s retail industry
20 july 2021 - 15:34:27Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, South African retail food sales totalled US$ [...] Full text...
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Mauritian govt to control prices of essential food products in the face of COVID-19
12 july 2021 - 07:43:15Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Sunday announced that the government will bring down the prices [...] Full text...
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Ensure ocean health, UN chief says in message for World Oceans Day
09 june 2021 - 05:59:25New York, US (PANA) - Ending the “war on nature” must be part of global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic Fuelling child labour in Ghana, says Human Rights Watch
26 may 2021 - 06:58:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The unprecedented economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, together with global school closures and inadequate government [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army mourns as gunmen kill 11 soldiers in “unprovoked attack”
09 april 2021 - 17:26:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army (NA) has announced the killing of 11 soldiers of Operation Whirl Stroke in [...] 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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Mauritius' sugar production down by 18.2% in 2020
17 march 2021 - 08:06:15Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Sugar production in Mauritius went down by 18.2% from 331,105 tonnes in 2019 to 270,875 tonnes [...] Full text...
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Flipflopi recycled plastic dhow embarks on its second voyage in Africa
12 march 2021 - 10:32:24Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - The Flipflopi, a dhow made from recycled plastic, has set sail on its second voyage, taking [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Pan African lobby wants Kenya-Somalia maritime border dispute deferred
17 february 2021 - 13:18:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The Pan African Forum wants the Kenya-Somalia maritime case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) deferred. The lobby [...] Full text...
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UN highlights importance of pulses for diets and food security
10 february 2021 - 13:42:56New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking World Pulses Day on Wednesday, highlighting their importance not only as [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Somalia's fisheries sector set for major expansion
21 january 2021 - 10:11:04Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A project to create new jobs in Somalia's fisheries industry has been launched with the aim [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Nigeria’s inflation rate jumps to 15.75 per cent
15 january 2021 - 13:58:14Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s inflation rate jumped to 15.75 per cent in December, the highest level in more than [...] 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...
thread Economy
Gambian youths urges gov't to expedite setting up an anti-corruption commission
09 december 2020 - 12:59:42Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - National Youth Parliament - The Gambia has calls on the government of President Adama Barrow to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s registers 0.52 pc inflation rise to 14.23 pc in October 2020
16 november 2020 - 14:14:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation, increased by 14.23 per cent (year-on-year) in October [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Mauritania/Morocco border closure highlighted in the media this week
07 november 2020 - 18:31:19Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press in Mauritania this week covered a variety of issues, including the closure of the [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Trade, coronavirus top agenda as Kenyatta meets Italian counterpart
07 november 2020 - 15:23:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Italian counterpart, Sergio Mattarrela, met on Saturday in Rome and discussed [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Significant food price hikes push currency weakening in Africa
03 november 2020 - 23:52:03Addis 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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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...
thread Agriculture
Sudan’s record wheat harvest proves success of AfDB’s agricultural transformation programme
20 october 2020 - 16:06:55Khartoum, 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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Mauritius to become plastic-free country
15 october 2020 - 13:27:20Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius launched on Thursday a sensitisation campaign on two new regulations the Environment Protection Act [...] Full text...
thread Environment
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...
thread Agriculture
Senegal launches agricultural project for food security and financial power for people south of country
25 september 2020 - 15:07:51Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The African Network for Integrated Development (RADI), in its fight to ensure food security for vulnerable [...] Full text...
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Kenya govt orders all fishing vessels to land catches at new fishing port
23 september 2020 - 15:44:13Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government is finalising the construction of a new fishing port and has ordered all [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's inflation rate rises to 13.22 per cent in August 2020
16 september 2020 - 12:30:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's inflation rate increased by 13.22 per cent in August, up from 12.82 per cent recorded [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Report reveals two-thirds decline in wildlife populations on average since 1970
10 september 2020 - 08:27:21Gland, Switzerland (PANA) – Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have suffered an average two-thirds decline in [...] Full text...
thread Environment
South African rugby players under fire over BLM movement
20 august 2020 - 11:20:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African trade union Solidarity has taken aim over Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa saying [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Nigeria: Buhari pledges additional funds to military, security chiefs, ignores calls for their sack
31 july 2020 - 16:23:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday gave a clean bill of performance to the nation’s military [...] Full text...
thread Society
South African football legend snared by racist tweet
27 july 2020 - 12:38:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Football legend Mark Fish is on the ropes following a storm of criticism he [...] Full text...
thread Society
Tabitha and Temwa: Sisters driving Malawian football (A CAF Portrait)
16 july 2020 - 12:46:55Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga are leading Malawian women's football from the front - speaking literally. The [...] Full text...
thread Sports
COVID-19: Wildlife crime puts environment and health at risk - UN report
11 july 2020 - 09:52:54Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic shows how wildlife crime is a threat not only to the environment but [...] Full text...
thread Environment
COVID-19: DRC and IFAD partner for better nutrition, resilience for small-scale farmers facing pandemic
03 july 2020 - 13:00:53Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Friday announced support for a new programme in [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Coronavirus: AfDB approves Euro 88 million loan to support pandemic crisis response in Cameroon
23 june 2020 - 17:16:53Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday approved an 88 [...] Full text...
thread Health
Zimbabwe's MDC Alliance opposition party vows not to be distracted in fighting official corruption
18 june 2020 - 19:12:29Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, says talk of an impending [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Rights group, NGOs step up pressure on oil companies to clean up polluted Nigeria's Niger Delta
18 june 2020 - 06:05:18Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International and NGOs are stepping up pressure on oil companies to clean [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 12.40 per cent in May- NBS
17 june 2020 - 16:25:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Wednesday that the nation’s inflation rate continued its [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigeria hands over arrested 51 crew members, their vessel to Ghana, Korea
07 june 2020 - 14:18:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Government has handed over the fishing vessel, Marine 707, impounded for allegedly carrying out [...] Full text...
thread Economy
AfDB delivers on a decade of transformative commitments to reduce poverty (A feature)
02 june 2020 - 19:59:25Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For the past five decades, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has been at the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Congo: IFAD to assess progress made by PD-PAC on fisheries
02 june 2020 - 19:22:53Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Tuesday in Brazzaville, launched an assessment of the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
The Gambia's domestic debt remains high - Cetral Bank
28 may 2020 - 21:37:52Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia’s stock of domestic debt remains high, increasing to D33.6 billion or 33.2 per cent [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Group says 7,904 lives lost to violent killings in Nigeria in two years
28 may 2020 - 19:48:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 7,904 persons were victims of violent killings by Boko Haram/Islamic State in West [...] Full text...
thread Society
Coronavirus: Ghana Speaker orders mass testing of MPs, parliamentary staff
19 may 2020 - 12:01:37Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Speaker of Ghana's Parliament, Prof. Mike Aaron Oquaye, has ordered the immediate mass testing of [...] Full text...
thread Health
Coronavirus: Alarm bells ring in Nigeria as COVID-19 cripples poultry, fish farming
16 may 2020 - 07:55:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In Nigeria, the COVID-19 outbreak is already taking its toll on all sectors of the economy, [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Coronavirus: Ghana extends ban on social gatherings to 31 May as positive cases hit 4,700
11 may 2020 - 07:52:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on public gatherings to 31 May [...] Full text...
thread Health
Gambian activist says “elites capture state power”
06 may 2020 - 17:22:19Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Madi Jobarteh, one of Gambia’s leading activists, on Wednesday expressed disquiet over the governance situation and [...] Full text...
thread Politics
COVID-19: Congo's Pointe-Noire fish market reopens next week
17 april 2020 - 14:18:09Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Closed a week ago for non-compliance with measures to counter the spread of the coronavirus by [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Congo budgets 12.669 billion CFAF for 782 business plans
30 march 2020 - 17:59:29Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The business plan validation committee for the Commercial Agriculture Development Support Project (Pdac) has validated 782 [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Seychelles bolsters marine economy conservation with foreign debt fundraising
27 march 2020 - 01:18:37Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) – Nearly a third of Seychelles’ ocean will be shielded from climate change and unregulated economic exploitation [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Congo sets up interministerial commission to ensure compliance with maritime fishing law
09 march 2020 - 20:18:24Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of state for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, at the weekend announced [...] Full text...
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Congo sets up inter-ministerial commission to ensure compliance with maritime fishing law
09 march 2020 - 13:55:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of state for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, at the weekend announced [...] Full text...
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WFP completes agricultural rehabilitation in south Congo
06 march 2020 - 14:37:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Food Program (WFP) representative in Congo, Jean-Martin Bauer, on Thursday signed in Brazzaville the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Mali asks travellers from countries affected by coronavirus to register for health monitoring
05 march 2020 - 12:12:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Ministry of Health is asking all travellers from countries affected by Covid-19 (coronavirus) to [...] Full text...
thread Health
COVID-19 : Mauritius bans live animals importation from Italy, Iran, South Korea
04 march 2020 - 14:52:47Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius' Commerce and Consumer Protection ministry on Wednesday introduced a temporary ban on importation of [...] Full text...
thread Health
Rwanda bans import of tilapia fingerlings
22 february 2020 - 14:17:53Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has banned the importation of tilapia fingerlings after the detection in neighbouring countries of highly [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Nigeria's inflation rate hits 12.13 per cent
18 february 2020 - 16:53:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday said that the nation’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigeria: Armed herdsmen kill 8 persons in Niger Delta region
16 february 2020 - 15:06:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of killings in Nigeria continue to fester as armed herdsmen, allegedly aided by some [...] Full text...
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Congo plans to implement two artisanal fisheries projects to increase production
13 february 2020 - 17:32:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government plans to implement two projects - the construction of an artisanal fishing centre [...] Full text...
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MDC opposition leader calls on Zimbabweans to rise against cartels
11 february 2020 - 16:21:06Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, MDC President Nelson Chamisa, has called Zimbabweans to action after the nation's [...] Full text...
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Mali’s President calls for solidarity as food crisis escalates across Sahel
11 february 2020 - 15:42:36Rome, Italy (PANA) - Against a backdrop of an escalating security crisis where 4.3 million women, men and children are [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches project to improve coral reef fisheries production for food security
06 february 2020 - 14:19:17Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday embarked on a project to enhance livelihoods, food security and maritime safety [...] Full text...
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No Coronavirus case detected, but Mali does not lower its guard
04 february 2020 - 15:04:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Passengers on all flights arriving at Bamako International Airport from outside the country will go through [...] Full text...
thread Health
Mauritius bans live animals and animal products importation from China
04 february 2020 - 14:38:24Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security and that of Blue Economy, Marine Resources, [...] Full text...
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Rare migrant bird from Finland dies of starvation in Kenya
27 january 2020 - 19:33:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A migratory Osprey bird, rescued after making an epic 6,948-km flight from Finland to western Kenya, [...] Full text...
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Rare migrant bird from Finland to resume epic flight in March after recovery in Kenya
26 january 2020 - 12:49:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The rare migratory bird known as Osprey from Finland, rescued in Siaya and brought to Kenya [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Finish prey bird makes epic flight to Kenya
24 january 2020 - 23:26:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Osprey bird, a migratory bird species, flew 6,948 kilometres from Finland to Imbo Usenge village [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Nigeria's inflation rises by 0.13 points to 11.98 per cent in December 2019
17 january 2020 - 13:07:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday said that the country’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Germany to intensify political, economic and cultural relation with The Gambia
10 january 2020 - 18:44:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The German Ambassador to The Gambia, Stephen Roken, says “We want to increase our diplomatic presence. [...] Full text...
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Fish production in Niger estimated at 40,000 tonnes per year
02 january 2020 - 22:41:07Niamey, 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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Food prices soar on Christmas eve in Burundi - Report
24 december 2019 - 18:10:59Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The situation in the main markets visited Tuesday in Bujumbura, the economic capital of Burundi, was [...] Full text...
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Year-end analysis: Kenya steps up anti-graft war as 'big fish' hauled to court (News Analysis by David Jagongo, PANA correspondent)
22 december 2019 - 16:05:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The year 2019 is approaching the end with high profile Kenyan public and state officials arraigned [...] Full text...
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Malian and Senegalese mines ministers visit the Falémé threatened by dredging
18 december 2019 - 21:19:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian minister of mines and petroleum, Ms. Lelenta Hawa Baba Ba, and her Senegalese counterpart [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Nigeria inaugurate panel to implement $90 million agricultural projects in nine southern States
17 december 2019 - 17:42:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has inaugurated a 13-man Steering Committee for the implementation [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Nigeria's inflation inches up 0.24% to 11.85% in November
17 december 2019 - 11:59:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday said that the nation’s inflation rate inched up [...] Full text...
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Liberia ready for direct export of fish To EU market
26 november 2019 - 19:03:58Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Liberia is no doubt readying itself to join other nations that are exporting fish and fish [...] Full text...
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Unidentified armed men kill two gendarmes at Ouo in central Mali
24 november 2019 - 12:01:13Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two Malian gendarmes were killed and six others wounded in an attack by unidentified armed men [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Affiniam Dam to be rehabilitated with support from China
21 november 2019 - 18:20:00Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Rehabilitation work on the Affiniam dam in southern Senegal, located about 20 kilometers northwest of Ziguinchor, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Apex bank Governor says Nigeria's rising inflation will go down soon
20 november 2019 - 12:39:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The rise in Nigeria's inflation rate is temporary and “will go down aggressively in another three [...] Full text...
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Securing seafood for the future (Opinion Piece by Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya and Member of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy)
19 november 2019 - 12:02:55Rome, Italy (PANA) - Our dependence on the great, global ocean cannot be overstated. It sustains and benefits us all [...] Full text...
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'Ocean could be key to future food security' - Fisheries experts
19 november 2019 - 12:02:04Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new scientific paper written for the High Level Panel a Sustainable Ocean Economy finds that, with better [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Nigeria's inflation rate jumps to 11.61 per cent in October
18 november 2019 - 14:39:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s inflation rate jumped to a 17-month high at 11.61 per cent in October, from 11.24 [...] Full text...
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Diffa: After Boko Haram, floods wreak havoc on thousands of people, devastates villages, farmlands
15 november 2019 - 23:02:17Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The governor of the Diffa region, Issa Lémine, said here Friday that people living along the [...] Full text...
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Kenya to revamp fish stock in Lake Victoria
15 november 2019 - 10:13:26Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock is putting in place measures aimed at reversing the [...] Full text...
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UNEP says microplastics, microbeads, single-use plastics poisoning sea life
04 november 2019 - 13:04:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Each year, an estimated eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean – equivalent [...] Full text...
thread Environment
WB to restore degraded landscapes in Burundi with US$ 30 million
17 october 2019 - 16:08:32Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The "Landscape Restoration and Resilience in Burundi" (PRPB) Project was officially launched on Thursday by the [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, warns UNICEF
15 october 2019 - 14:01:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - An alarmingly high number of children sufferer the consequences of poor diets and a food system [...] Full text...
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Chinese trawler fined US$1 million for fishing with illegal nets in Ghana waters
15 october 2019 - 07:19:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A Chinese trawler, Lu Rong Yuan Yu 956, has been fined US$1 million for fishing with illegal nets [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Cape Verde urged to improve safety in the fisheries sector
11 october 2019 - 17:53:23Praia, Cape Verde (NAPA) - Cape Verde must improve safety in the fishing and maritime sectors, say legal experts from [...] Full text...
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Congo: More than 160 kg of waste collected on the Pointe-Noire beach
02 october 2019 - 19:16:13Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Under a beach-cleaning exercise, the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Congo on Tuesday in [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Senegal allocates 2bn CFA francs to development of Ziguinchor region
02 october 2019 - 13:32:33Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has set aside two billion CFA francs for a new development programme in southern Ziguinchor [...] Full text...
thread Economy
The Okavango Delta where floods are a blessing
01 october 2019 - 20:27:59Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - In the Okavango Delta, term “flood” does not have a negative meaning, as the Okavango flood [...] Full text...
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Spanish Institute to evaluate Gabon Fish Stocks
24 september 2019 - 18:06:15Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Spain will send a team from its Institute of Oceanography to Gabon to assess fish stocks [...] Full text...
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Residents of northeast Nigeria warned against habouring fleeing Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists
21 september 2019 - 16:46:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Saturday said that citizens across the northeast region hiding Boko Haram and [...] Full text...
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Twenty finalists of Anzisha Award 2019 released
16 september 2019 - 20:25:00Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Anzisha Prize Selection Committee released Monday the list of the top 20 candidates. The [...] Full text...
thread Social
Harare's citizens mull suing its city council over proposal to increase water tariffs
14 september 2019 - 17:49:23Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Harare’s citizens are planning to sue its city council on its proposal to increase water tariffs [...] Full text...
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Mauritania, EU fishing protocol extended for one year
04 september 2019 - 19:15:05Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Government of Mauritania and the European Union (EU) have decided to extend, by one year, [...] Full text...
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‘Extinction crisis’ pushes countries to agree stronger protection for global wildlife
29 august 2019 - 06:58:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At-risk wildlife that is facing a “growing extinction crisis” received a boost on Wednesday, as countries [...] Full text...
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Gabon, Japan sign two fisheries development agreements
24 august 2019 - 16:26:47Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon and Japan have signed two deals for the construction of a fish market and the [...] Full text...
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Effects of drought show face in some parts of Botswana
24 august 2019 - 15:20:57Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana experienced low rains in the 2018/19 season which has led the semi-arid land- locked country [...] Full text...
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'Nigeria to deal final blow to bandits killing in God's name' - Buhari
14 august 2019 - 15:37:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that armed bandits who are killing and calling in [...] Full text...
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US gives 5.5 million dollars for vulnerable populations in Congo Pool region
13 august 2019 - 21:20:28Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The US ambassador in Congo, Todd Haskell, Tuesday in Mindouli, more than 80 km south of [...] Full text...
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