‘Three-country crisis’ across central Sahel puts whole generation at risk, warns WFP

20 november 2019 - 05:11:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Violent attacks by extremists “almost every day” in the Sahel nations of Mali, Niger and [...] Full text...

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Presidential council describes as “terrorists” air strikes against Tripoli, Misrata sites

19 november 2019 - 22:49:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord Tuesday strongly condemned the “terrorist” air [...] Full text...

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Forum of Central African parliamentarians on food, nutritional security opens in Brazzaville

19 november 2019 - 22:37:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -  A three-day forum of Central African parliamentarians on food and nutritional security opened here Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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IFAD, Ethiopia seal climate change shocks mitigating deal

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

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

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

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EU Council stresses climate change is existential threat to life in seas globally

19 november 2019 - 13:21:53
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Council of the European Union on Tuesday adopted conclusions on oceans and seas, stressing that [...] 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 - 12:02:55
Rome, 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 - 12:02:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new scientific paper written for the High Level Panel a Sustainable Ocean Economy finds that, with better [...] Full text...

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Rice sub-sector crucial to Gambia’s development - VP

18 november 2019 - 20:28:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Dr.  Isatou Touray, vice president of The Gambia, said here Monday that the rice sub- sector [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's inflation rate jumps to 11.61 per cent in October

18 november 2019 - 14:39:08
Abuja, 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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Five start ups to be honoured at the World Export Development Forum in Addis Ababa

17 november 2019 - 19:35:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Five social star-ups (young innovative companies), four of them African, will be honoured at the [...] Full text...

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OCHA says 40,000 displaced persons affected by flooding in 2 local councils in Northeast Nigeria

17 november 2019 - 14:29:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that “no fewer than” 40,000 [...] Full text...

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Nineteen Burundian refugee university students awarded scholarships

16 november 2019 - 15:41:31
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Nineteen Burundian refugee university students at the Eben Ezer University of Minembwe, South Kivu, DR Congo, [...] Full text...

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Addis Ababa to host World Forum for Export Development

16 november 2019 - 14:48:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, will on Monday host the World Forum for Export Development [...] Full text...

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Nigerian police deny flouting court orders to release 3 people on bail

16 november 2019 - 08:04:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), on Friday denied claims by sections of [...] Full text...

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Artificial intelligence lags behind in Botswana while cyber crime soars

15 november 2019 - 15:06:32
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The global technology landscape is growing at an exceedingly great extent, with fraud and identity theft [...] Full text...

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Sudan scales up cholera response

15 november 2019 - 08:20:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday said the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has received US$3 million [...] Full text...

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UN mosquito sterilization technology set for global testing, in battle against malaria, dengue

15 november 2019 - 06:18:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With more than half the world now at risk from mosquito-transmitted dengue fever, according to the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt expenditures set to jump by 142.7 percent to stimulate growth

15 november 2019 - 06:08:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Government's expenditure will rise by 142.74 percent to ZWL(Zimbabwe dollar)$63.6 billion (US$3.89 billion) next [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to host 38th session of ACP-EU joint parliamentary assembly

14 november 2019 - 23:12:48
Brussels, Belgium (PANA)  -  The 38th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, [...] Full text...

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Nearly 250,000 Burundian refugees return home

14 november 2019 - 21:39:18
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  Nearly 250,000 Burundian refugees have since 2017 to date voluntarily returned or been assisted to return [...] Full text...

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Congolese gov't explains increase in prices observed in the country

14 november 2019 - 18:04:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Trade, Supply and Consumer Affairs, Claude Alphonse Nsilou, said Thursday that road [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa struggles with the brunt of climate crisis – OCHA warns

14 november 2019 - 15:43:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Southern Africa region is experiencing the brunt of the climate crisis as it [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Humanitarian agency works to save lives in one of the world's most dangerous countries

14 november 2019 - 12:53:07
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – A combination of extreme weather conditions and conflict has put millions in Somalia in need of [...] Full text...

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WHO report exposes horror of working conditions of sanitation workers in developing countries

14 november 2019 - 11:19:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of sanitation workers in the developing world are forced to work in conditions that endanger [...] Full text...

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Japan gives Mali more than 3 billion CFAF

13 november 2019 - 23:49:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  Japan Wednesday granted Mali more than three billion CFAF to fund “Economic and social development” and [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau political crisis stops trucks laden with goods from entering Bissau

12 november 2019 - 18:23:37
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The tense political situation in Guinea-Bissau is beginning to have a negative impact on the country's [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gets new government

12 november 2019 - 16:49:01
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday appointed a new cabinet of 24 ministers following his [...] Full text...

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AfDB, U.S. DFC team up to mobilise private capital for Africa’s development

12 november 2019 - 12:32:55
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe dollar depreciates by 520 percent

11 november 2019 - 22:09:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -  The Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) has depreciated by over 520 percent since its introduction in February, this [...] Full text...

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Second conference of Maghreb Confederation of vascular medicine opens in Tunisia

08 november 2019 - 22:17:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The second conference of the Maghreb Confederation of vascular medicine began in the Tunisian southeastern city [...] Full text...

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ICRC urges speedy implementation of political solution in South Sudan conflict

08 november 2019 - 17:39:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Following South Sudan's warring factions' decision to extend the pre-transitional period by 100 days, a humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Aliko Dangote signs two big mining contracts in Togo

07 november 2019 - 23:41:00
Lomé,Togo (PANA)  -  Dangote Industries Limited of Nigeria, owned by rich businessman Aliko Dangote, Thursday signed two mining contracts in [...] Full text...

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AfDB gains ground in SADC energy sector, regional infrastructure developments

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

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Tunisia to participate in China International Import Exhibition

07 november 2019 - 17:40:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian delegation, led by the Minister of Commerce, Omar Behi, will take part in the [...] Full text...

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

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

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Cotonou hosts international meeting on food security

06 november 2019 - 23:40:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Cotonou Wednesday began hosting an international technical conference on the “Efficient Approaches to fight against Malnutrition [...] Full text...

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Cholera prevention efforts underway to protect millions in Sudan’s Khartoum state

06 november 2019 - 19:19:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A campaign has got underway to prevent the spread of a deadly cholera outbreak to Sudan’s [...] Full text...

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CERF allocates Niger US$7.9 million to support displaced people in Maradi region

06 november 2019 - 13:37:15
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Central Emergency Response Fund of the United Nations System (CERF) has granted Niger US $ [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army donates relief materials to Cameroonian refugees in Taraba State

06 november 2019 - 10:42:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has donated food and other relief materials to Cameroonian refugees in Gembu Sarduana [...] Full text...

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IMF mission advises Chad to speed up spending in health and education

06 november 2019 - 10:38:25
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) – Chad should accelerate its social spending, particularly in health and education, besides continued efforts to strengthen [...] Full text...

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About 200,000 children burdened by heavy flooding in Somalia

06 november 2019 - 05:08:48
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Approximately 200,000 children in Somalia have been affected by heavy flooding, making them more vulnerable to [...] Full text...

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

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

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Agribusiness: Africa’s New Investment Frontier (An AfDB Feature)

05 november 2019 - 19:36:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In the past decade, a stroll along the aisles of any African supermarket is revealing: [...] Full text...

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FMCG, another key to Botswana’s economic growth

05 november 2019 - 18:49:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Due to its economic success, relatively high levels of consumer spending against a backdrop of good [...] Full text...

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Armed Forces destroy logistics base of terrorists in Central Mali

05 november 2019 - 15:12:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Armed Forces on Monday destroyed a logistics base for terrorists located between Kobou and Boulkessy [...] Full text...

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Cost of living jumps nearly 73 percent by end of October in Zimbabwe

04 november 2019 - 23:56:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabwe’s cost of living has ballooned by 72.48 percent to ZWL (Zimbabwe dollar) $3,943.88 by end-October [...] Full text...

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Mali: Six family members die after eating contaminated food

04 november 2019 - 23:22:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Six members of the same family died on 31 October in the village of Mougnan, circle [...] Full text...

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UNEP says microplastics, microbeads, single-use plastics poisoning sea life

04 november 2019 - 13:04:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Each year, an estimated eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean – equivalent [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Customs Service now says no date set for reopening of land borders

04 november 2019 - 06:43:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) now says that all land borders will remain “partially” closed and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's land borders with neighbouring countries to remain closed till 31 January, 2020

03 november 2019 - 16:34:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the closure of the country's land borders with neigbouring countries till [...] Full text...

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Japan gives Congo 1 billion CFAF for rice project

02 november 2019 - 14:42:18
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Japan has made available 1.1 billion CFA francs to Congo for a rice project in the [...] Full text...

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Shareholders approve landmark US$115 billion capital increase for AfDB

01 november 2019 - 15:24:19
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on Thursday in Abidjan, Governors of the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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

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

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WHO report offers tools to tackle deaths through non-communicable diseases, road traffic injuries.

31 october 2019 - 22:21:42
New York (PANA)  -  A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) launched here Thursday offers guidance and tools [...] Full text...

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835,000 people to receive second dose of the cholera vaccine in Eastern DR Congo

31 october 2019 - 19:29:16
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The second phase of an oral vaccination campaign to protect more than 835,000 people from cholera [...] Full text...

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Niger-Germany intergovernmental consultations begin in Niamey

31 october 2019 - 17:21:25
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Intergovernmental consultations between Niger and Germany began on Thursday in Niamey to prepare for the upcoming [...] Full text...

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Kenyan leader woos Middle East investors

31 october 2019 - 14:49:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged Middle East countries to invest in Kenya’s expanding economy observing that [...] Full text...

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WHO releases new report to bolster efforts to tackle leading causes of urban deaths

31 october 2019 - 11:32:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday released a new report that offers guidance and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria temporarily lifts suspension on operations of two international NGOs in the northeast

31 october 2019 - 08:12:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government has temporarily lifted the suspension of the activities of the two international Non-Governmental [...] Full text...

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Over 100,000 people homeless as flood ravages seven local councils in Northcentral Nigeria

30 october 2019 - 17:01:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Over 100,000 people, including students of the Benue State University (BSU), were Tuesday rendered homeless as [...] Full text...

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

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

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150 firms shortlisted for East African IT Excellence Awards

29 october 2019 - 13:17:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Out of 384 companies that entered the  East African IT Excellence Awards race, 150 have been [...] Full text...

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EU avails €53 million aid package to Zimbabwe's health sector

28 october 2019 - 19:38:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has announced a €53 million aid package to Zimbabwe for health and [...] Full text...

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UN to provide technical assistance to farmers in Southern Africa

28 october 2019 - 18:44:03
New York, USA (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, says the international body’s different organs are [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari due for London on private medical visit

28 october 2019 - 17:18:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday departed Abuja for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the third [...] Full text...

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Five African countries in need of 'urgent humanitarian food assistance'

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

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UN commends coordination for relief delivery to civilians in South Kordofan

27 october 2019 - 16:54:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The UN on Sunday commended the government of Sudan, rebel movements and South Sudan government for [...] Full text...

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Niger adopts wetland management policy

27 october 2019 - 12:44:09
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Government of Niger has adopted the National Wetland Management Policy and its 2019-2021 Action Plan. It [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator says "at least" 140,000 persons displaced by Boko Haram violence in Borno State

26 october 2019 - 18:38:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) on Saturday said  at least [...] Full text...

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

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

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Angolan George Chicoti tipped to be elected Secretary General of ACP

25 october 2019 - 11:46:58
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Angola's ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, George Chicoti, who is running for the post [...] Full text...

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President Barrow lays out Gambia investment potentials at Russia-Africa Summit

24 october 2019 - 18:00:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow on Thursday addressed the first plenary session of the Russia-Africa Summit, outlining in [...] Full text...

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Death toll from downpours in Kenya hits 29

24 october 2019 - 13:22:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number of people who lost their lives following the ongoing heavy rains in Kenya has [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta in Sochi for Russia-Africa Summit

24 october 2019 - 13:11:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru  Kenyatta on Thursday arrived in Sochi, Russia, for the First Russia-Africa Summit. Kenyatta, accompanied [...] Full text...

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Khartoum allows top WFP official to visit rebel held areas

24 october 2019 - 11:56:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday said the World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director can, for the [...] Full text...

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Over 20 Kenyans perish in flashfloods

23 october 2019 - 15:14:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 20 people have died as a result of ongoing heavy rains across Kenya, Devolution Cabinet [...] Full text...

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Rights groups calls for humanitarian access to 3 Sudanese states after ceasefire agreement

23 october 2019 - 06:52:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has called for humanitarian access to Sudan's Darfur, South Kordofan and [...] Full text...

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

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

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Malitel donates food, materials to host centers and orphanages in Bamako

22 october 2019 - 22:38:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Malitel, first mobile phone operator in Mali, Tuesday donated food and materials worth 105 million CFAF [...] Full text...

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Suspected Anthrax outbreak in Chobe National Park

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

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

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

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Niger: Humanitarian situation worsened by food insecurity, malnutrition and population displacements

21 october 2019 - 22:50:43
  Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The humanitarian situation in Niger continues to be characterized by food insecurity, malnutrition, population displacements, floods [...] Full text...

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ITFC, OCP Africa sign agreement to increase African farmers' incomes

21 october 2019 - 22:13:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)  -  The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and OCP Africa Monday signed a memorandum of [...] Full text...

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Liberia signs US$45m road financing agreements In Washington, DC

21 october 2019 - 12:50:25
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia has signed two major financing agreements totalling US$45 million for road construction on the sidelines [...] Full text...

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Studies for tramway project in Brazzaville to begin next February

21 october 2019 - 11:03:03
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The mayor of the city of Brazzaville, Christian Roger Okemba, has announced a tramway project, which [...] Full text...

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Congo's rights commission calls for improvement of detention conditions

19 october 2019 - 18:21:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH) on Friday asked the authorities in Brazzaville to enhance [...] Full text...

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Niger adopts law establishing fundamental principles of biotech risk prevention

18 october 2019 - 18:03:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's National Assembly on Friday passed a law setting out the fundamental principles of biosafety in [...] Full text...

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South Africa's retail giant withdraws "Apartheid symbol"

18 october 2019 - 09:22:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African retail giant Woolworths on Friday issued an apology after “mistakingly” marketing a [...] Full text...

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Insecurity persists in Darfur, despite ‘remarkable developments’ in Sudan: UN peacekeeping chief

18 october 2019 - 07:04:44
New York, US (PANA) - Despite major political developments at a national level, which have led to the establishment of [...] Full text...

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WB pessimistic for Libya’s economy

17 october 2019 - 21:55:47
WB forecasts gloomy picture of Libya’s economy   Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The World Bank Thursday predicted a  very “pessimistic” picture for [...] Full text...

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Congo: Brazzaville to host forum of ECCAS parliamentarians on nutrition in November

17 october 2019 - 21:24:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The Speaker of the Congolese Parliament, Isidore Mvouba, at the opening of its seventh ordinary session [...] Full text...

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Sudan, S. Sudan FMs propose scrapping visa requirements to deal with increasing refugee population in region

17 october 2019 - 21:05:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -   The South Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Awut Deng, at a meeting here Thursday with [...] Full text...

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WB to restore degraded landscapes in Burundi with US$ 30 million

17 october 2019 - 16:08:32
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The "Landscape Restoration and Resilience in Burundi" (PRPB) Project was officially launched on Thursday by the [...] Full text...

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OCHA reports 17.8 million severely food insecure in Great Lakes region

17 october 2019 - 15:36:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Violence, conflict and hunger continue to drive displacement in the Great Lakes region, the [...] Full text...

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Congolese gov't urges compliance with food hygiene standards

17 october 2019 - 15:13:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday urged the [...] Full text...

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Congo, DR Congo endorse Roadmap to strengthen technical education

17 october 2019 - 14:01:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Minister for Technical Education, Antoine Nicéphore Thomas Fylla Saint Eudes, and his counterpart in the [...] Full text...

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FAO calls on Congolese to respect the food chain

17 october 2019 - 13:39:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative, Suze Percy Filippini, on Wednesday urged producers and consumers [...] Full text...

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Obesity rates soar due to dramatic global diet shift, says UN food agency

17 october 2019 - 13:26:24
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Eating food high in starch, sugar, fats and salt; combined with a sedentary lifestyle, is a [...] Full text...

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FAO, Danone team up to foster sustainable diets and food systems

17 october 2019 - 08:24:18
Rome, Italy (PANA)  -The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Danone have agreed to work together to improve global [...] Full text...

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UN agency reports high malnutrition levels in Horn of Africa countries

17 october 2019 - 07:04:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Two consecutive failed rainy seasons in some areas, floods in others, internal violence in [...] Full text...

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Mali celebrates international rural women, food days

16 october 2019 - 21:45:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  The Malian minister of women, child and family promotion, Dr Diakité Aïssata Kassa Traoré, Tuesday presided [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy rescues 89 sub-Saharan migrants

16 october 2019 - 10:58:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units rescued 89 migrants of different African nationalities on Tuesday on board a boat [...] Full text...

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UNICEF warns 'alarmingly high' number of children malnourished worldwide

15 october 2019 - 19:37:44
New York, US (PANA) - Across the globe, at least one-in-three children under-five are malnourished and not developing properly, UNICEF revealed [...] Full text...

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EU grants 15 million euros to Niger

15 october 2019 - 17:46:08
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has approved the disbursement of 15 million euros (9.84 billion CFA francs) [...] Full text...

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Burundi govt regards rural women's access to sustainable infrastructure, social protection services as top priority

15 october 2019 - 17:09:16
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Tuesday celebrated the International Rural Women's Day on a formal commitment to "support access [...] Full text...

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Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, warns UNICEF

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

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Tunisia's food trade deficit increases by 7.5%

14 october 2019 - 17:31:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The food trade deficit in Tunisia recorded a 7.5% increase in the overall trade balance, resulting [...] Full text...

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More than one million Libyan students resume classes this Sunday

13 october 2019 - 12:22:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  More than one million Libyan students, mostly primary and middle, will return to school this Sunday [...] Full text...

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

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

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Cape Verde urged to improve safety in the fisheries sector

11 october 2019 - 17:53:23
Praia, Cape Verde (NAPA) - Cape Verde must improve safety in the fishing and maritime sectors, say legal experts from [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Prime Minister affirms his country’s support to Sudan

11 october 2019 - 14:44:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday said his country would do its level best to [...] Full text...

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UNHCR completes second-life saving evacuation of refugees from Libya to Rwanda

11 october 2019 - 13:47:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A group of 123 vulnerable refugees arrived at Kigali International Airport in Rwanda late Thursday, being [...] Full text...

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Mali to distribute 1,200 tonnes of Japanese rice to vulnerable populations

11 october 2019 - 12:04:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan has authorised the Malian government, through the Office of the Food Security Commissioner, to distribute [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, AfDB sign agreement to enhance the status of the plain of Léraba

10 october 2019 - 17:48:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Economy, Finance and Development, Lassané Kaboré, and the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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Togo, Burkina Faso sign 14 agreements to strengthen cooperation

10 october 2019 - 17:26:09
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The third joint Togo-Burkina Faso session ended on Tuesday in Lomé with the signing of 14 [...] Full text...

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Belgium grants 100,000 Euros to help women fight child malnutrition in Chad

10 october 2019 - 15:15:21
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium has granted 100,000 euros to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to finance a [...] Full text...

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Uncertainty in climate prediction to influence African governments in disaster risk management

10 october 2019 - 00:08:13
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)   -   African researchers and experts on Climate Change meeting here Wednesday concluded that the current predictability of [...] Full text...

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EU grants five million euros to Finnish Red Cross to support 76,500 food insecure Zimbabweans

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

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New UN report shows bottlenecks to sustainable land management in Africa

09 october 2019 - 23:04:02
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  -  A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released Wednesday on the sidelines [...] Full text...

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Support 'winds of change' in DR Congo to consolidate positive developments, urges UN mission chief

09 october 2019 - 19:43:57
New York, US (PANA) - Recent positive trends could help transform the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into a [...] Full text...

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High Court of Zimbabwe dismisses application to compel President Mnangagwa to declare water crisis 'national disaster'

09 october 2019 - 19:00:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - High Court Judge, Justice Owen Tagu on Wednesday dismissed an urgent chamber application filed by Community [...] Full text...

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Global uncertainty slows growth in Africa’s economies – World Bank Update

09 october 2019 - 17:21:00
Washington, US (PANA) - Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa remained slow through 2019, hampered by persistent uncertainty in the global economy [...] Full text...

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Stakeholders urge private sector to address aflatoxins in ensuring food security in East Africa

09 october 2019 - 15:30:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  - With growing concerns on food security in the region, the East African Grains Council (EAGC) [...] Full text...

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Reduced consumption, investors’ wait-and-see attitude slow Nigeria’s recovery

09 october 2019 - 09:11:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s pace of economic recovery remains slow, as depressed private consumption and investors’ wait-and-see attitude kept [...] Full text...

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Ministers of Gambia River Basin Development Organisation meet President Barrow

09 october 2019 - 09:01:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow on Tuesday held a meeting with Council of Ministers of The Gambia [...] Full text...

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Developing countries may be affected by US$1.38 billion UN funding gap

08 october 2019 - 22:21:16
New York, USA (PANA)  -  The United Nations (UN) has US$1.38 billion in outstanding membership contributions for its 2019 regular [...] Full text...

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US parliamentary mission in Niger to discuss food security

08 october 2019 - 17:34:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An exchange of ideas was held Tuesday in the Prime Minister's Office, members of the Nigerien [...] Full text...

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Germany trains Libyan farmers in processing quality products

08 october 2019 - 16:42:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 19 Libyan farmers from various municipalities are being trained in local processing of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Kenya sign three memoranda of understanding

08 october 2019 - 14:18:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Kenya have signed three memoranda of understanding in the areas of policy dialogue, vocational [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Graduates urged to promote sustainable agriculture

07 october 2019 - 18:20:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Vice President Slumber Tsogwane has urged gradiates from the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural [...] Full text...

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Mental health care are essential in conflict situation, says ICRC survey

07 october 2019 - 12:53:39
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - – Nearly three in four millennials – 73 percent – surveyed across 15 countries said [...] Full text...

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Japan supports Niger's agricultural production with US$14 million

07 october 2019 - 12:08:34
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Japanese government has given Niger two grants amounting to 1.494 billion yen (about US$14 million) to [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Japan sign $2.3 million food assistance grant

06 october 2019 - 14:33:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Governments of The Gambia and Japan have signed a grant agreement for food assistance worth [...] Full text...

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ADF supports Benin's cashew nut sector

06 october 2019 - 14:19:01
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) will support Benin's cashew nut sector with a loan of CFAF [...] Full text...

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UN highlights milestone of 1,000 Ebola survivors in DR Congo

04 october 2019 - 19:50:46
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - One thousand people have survived the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...

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Game and challenges facing privatization policies of the coffee sector in Burundi (Analysis)

04 october 2019 - 16:53:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi government plans to "intervene, coordinate and monitor all links in the coffee sector chain", [...] Full text...

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

04 october 2019 - 12:27:14
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – Concluding a three-day mission to Djibouti, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief [...] Full text...

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Enough food being produced but hunger on the rise in parts of the world - UN

04 october 2019 - 07:57:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Enough food is produced today to feed everyone on the planet, but hunger is on the rise [...] Full text...

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Eswatini, IFAD partner to boost inclusive financial services for smallholder farmers

02 october 2019 - 12:28:31
Rome, Italy (PANA) - About 30,900 rural people in Eswatini will benefit from a new US$38.5 million project that aims [...] Full text...

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WHO, UNICEF in campaign to protect 1.6 million in Sudan from cholera

02 october 2019 - 05:26:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN agencies are working with the authorities in Sudan to protect more than one million people [...] Full text...

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Mauritian authorities worried over future of sugar industry

30 september 2019 - 19:48:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian minister of Agro-industry and Food security, Mahen Seeruttun, on Monday announced the arrival of [...] Full text...

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55 African countries set to develop climate-resilient agriculture systems

30 september 2019 - 19:20:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)- Fifty-five African countries have signed a five-point declaration to increase the climate adaptation and resilience of the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Bam Province faces massive displacement due to terrorism

30 september 2019 - 18:10:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Nearly 19,000 villagers fled the town of Kongoussi between Saturday and Monday, following the terrorist [...] Full text...

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Worsening economic prospects hamper healthcare fuel gender-based violence in Southern Africa

30 september 2019 - 16:03:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Deteriorating economic prospects have exacerbated poverty and inequality and hampered access to essential services, [...] Full text...

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Climate crisis brings devastating consequences to Southern Africa

30 september 2019 - 13:46:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Southern Africa is experiencing the devastating consequences of the climate crisis first-hand, according to [...] Full text...

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About 1,000 tonnes of food to be distributed to people in Bamako district

30 september 2019 - 11:11:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian food security commission, a state agency responsible for assessing Mali's food and nutrition situation, [...] Full text...

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'Zimbabwe's currency second worst performing in the world'

29 september 2019 - 21:15:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Renowned American Economist Steve Hanke says Zimbabwe’s currency is the second worst performing currency in the [...] Full text...

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Niger’s prison services trained on prison management

29 september 2019 - 20:14:45
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The international committee of the Red Cross (CICR) Sunday held a training workshop for staff of [...] Full text...

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African govts increasing support for social protection

27 september 2019 - 21:16:31
New York, USA (PANA)  -  African governments are increasingly committing domestic resources to social protection and delivering more social assistance [...] Full text...

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More than 200,000 people affected by floods in Niger

27 september 2019 - 17:31:49
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - About 211,366 people have been affected by floods in Niger, according to information released recently by [...] Full text...

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OCHA says there is increased vulnerability of people in need of assistance in Niger in 2019

27 september 2019 - 17:15:16
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The emergence of new border movements and the persistence of unmet needs have led to a [...] Full text...

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Seven Malian soldiers killed in ambush in central Mali

27 september 2019 - 14:04:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Seven Malian soldiers were killed when a mission of the  armed forces came across an ambush [...] Full text...

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Prices of basic foodstuffs relatively stable in Mali

26 september 2019 - 21:00:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  Grain markets in Mali were characterized last week by relatively stable prices, marked by rare and [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Niger, Burkina Faso, Senegal sign agricultural deals

26 september 2019 - 20:45:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia, Niger, Burkina Faso and Senegal Thursday signed three cooperation conventions in line with the ongoing [...] Full text...

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EU naval operation off Somalia coast gets new commander

26 september 2019 - 11:33:16
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Spanish General Antonio Planells Palau has been appointed commander of the operation EUNAVFOR-Atalanta, the European maritime [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s NDP is an excellent plan – outgoing Senegalese Ambassador

25 september 2019 - 18:58:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The outgoing Senegalese Ambassador to The Gambia, Prof. Salieu Ndiaye, has described Gambia’s development blueprint as [...] Full text...

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3 kidnapped Russian sailors in the Gulf of Guinea released

25 september 2019 - 16:58:09
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The three Russian sailors, kidnapped on August 15 in the Gulf of Guinea by Nigerian pirates, [...] Full text...

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In ‘world of disquiet’, UN must deliver for the people, Guterres tells General Assembly

25 september 2019 - 06:26:46
New York, US (PANA) - We are living in “a world of disquiet”, the United Nations chief told the High-level [...] Full text...

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Spanish Institute to evaluate Gabon Fish Stocks

24 september 2019 - 18:06:15
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Spain will send a team from its Institute of Oceanography to Gabon to assess fish stocks [...] Full text...

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USAID doubles drought response contribution to $86.9 million to assist Zimbabweans

24 september 2019 - 14:22:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States government is providing an additional US$41.9 million in funding to respond to the [...] Full text...

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Commitments worth US$790 million made to enhance resilience for small-scale farmers

24 september 2019 - 05:52:55
New York, USA (PANA) – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, World Bank and several governments announced financial commitments of [...] Full text...

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Libyan health authorities warn against use of carcinogenic pharmaceutical product

23 september 2019 - 22:16:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The Pharmacy department at the Libyan ministry of Health of the government of national accord has [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners organize West Africa Fertilizer Financing Forum in Abidjan

23 september 2019 - 19:57:47
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) and the West Africa [...] Full text...

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Youth climate activist Greta Thunberg criticises world leaders

23 september 2019 - 18:11:21
New York, US (PANA) - Sixteen-year-old acclaimed climate activist, Greta Thunberg, on Monday criticised world leaders, telling them that they [...] Full text...

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Africa-led movement calls for urgent action to grow 8,000 km 'natural wonder' across the continent

23 september 2019 - 08:18:06
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As the UN Climate Action Summit starts in New York on Monday, global leaders from government, [...] Full text...

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Africa to witness more food insecurity due to climate change

23 september 2019 - 05:41:51
New York, USA (PANA) – Climate change will see food insecurity grow in African countries, among other regions, if no [...] Full text...

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Implementation of the Peace Agreement in South Sudan stalls

22 september 2019 - 09:26:23
New York, USA (PANA) – The implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict (RARC) in South [...] Full text...

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Tunisia hit by scourge of counterfeit drugs, despite government control of pharmaceutical sector

21 september 2019 - 15:09:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's drug industry is strategic and a central pillar of the country's health system. The North African [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde involves army in fight against locust invasion

21 september 2019 - 08:20:36
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verde government is stepping up its campaign against a locust invasion with the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says closure of land border "yeilding positive results"

20 september 2019 - 23:38:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -   Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said here Friday his government’s decision to close Nigeria’s land borders “due [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans among three countries targeted by xenophobic attacks in South Africa

20 september 2019 - 23:16:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabweans are among three countries living in South Africa being targeted by the perpetrators of the [...] Full text...

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Botswana health ministry warns of diarrhoea season

20 september 2019 - 17:56:27
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Health and Wellness has cautioned the public about the September-November diarrhoeal season which [...] Full text...

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Botswana government drills boreholes for herders at Lake Ngami

20 september 2019 - 11:12:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana government will equip the Lake Ngami area with five boreholes to assist farmers with [...] Full text...

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'Doing nothing to mitigate against climate related shocks could be devastating in Africa'

20 september 2019 - 05:45:46
New York, USA (PANA) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) president, Francesco Rocca, says [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nigerian Army accuses int'l NGO, Action Against Hunger, of aiding, abetting Boko Haram terrorists

19 september 2019 - 18:36:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Thursday explained why it sealed the office of the international Non-Governmental Organisation [...] Full text...

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Soldiers close office of international NGO, Action Against Hunger, in Maiduguri, Northeast Nigeria

19 september 2019 - 17:35:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have sealed the office of the international Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Action [...] Full text...

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Cooperation between Tunisia and Ethiopia hailed

19 september 2019 - 12:54:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Secretary of State for Economic Diplomacy, Hatem Ferjani, on Wednesday stressed the importance of strengthening [...] Full text...

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Congo creates separate development agencies for agriculture and fisheries

19 september 2019 - 12:42:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government announced on Wednesday the creation of the National Agency for Agriculture  and Livestock [...] Full text...

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South Sudan’s peace process ‘precarious, but progress in being made’, Security Council hears

18 september 2019 - 20:09:04
New York, US (PANA) - One year on from the signing of a Revitalised Agreement to ease conflict in South [...] Full text...

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AfDB sets US$267m aside for G5 Sahel’s PIP

18 september 2019 - 14:37:26
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) will contribute US$ 267 million to the achievement of projects of [...] Full text...

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Gabon: Fishes’ committee for Central-Eastern Atlantic meets in Libreville

17 september 2019 - 23:06:57
Libreville, Gabon (PANA)   -   The Gabonese capital, Libreville, will from 17 - 19 September host the 22nd session of the [...] Full text...

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Addiction to fossil fuels causes climate emergency, say UN human rights experts

17 september 2019 - 15:25:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN human rights experts have called for an end to society's addiction to fossil fuels ahead [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's inflation rate drops by 0,06 points in August

17 september 2019 - 14:53:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s inflation slowed for the third consecutive month in August 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics [...] Full text...

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One million facing food shortages, nutrition crisis after Mozambique cyclones: UNICEF

17 september 2019 - 07:35:39
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The UN children's fund (UNICEF) has painted a bleak picture of the the extent of devastation [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's GDP grows 12.2 pct in Q2, 2019

16 september 2019 - 20:55:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 12.2 percent year on year in the second quarter of [...] Full text...

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Twenty finalists of Anzisha Award 2019 released

16 september 2019 - 20:25:00
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Anzisha Prize Selection Committee released Monday the list of the top 20 candidates. The [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches three new varieties of tomato

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

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Rwanda seeks to address key challenge in distribution of high quality drugs (Feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 11:19:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Reports of substandard medicines in Rwanda from China and India have drawn attention to one thing: [...] Full text...

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Nigeria and challenge of illicit drugs use and trafficking (Feature by Madu Onuorah, PANA correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 11:15:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The challenge of illicit drug use and trafficking has assumed frightening dimension that pose serious threat to [...] Full text...

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Fake medicines, drugs, Ghana’s health burden (Feature by Ray Ankomah)

16 september 2019 - 11:01:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Occasionally, the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) carries out snap checks in the major markets [...] Full text...

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Kenya's pharmaceutical products smuggling fuelled by lax regulations, booming online marketing campaigns (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 10:56:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It takes a smartphone with internet connection. With the click of a button, an online electronic [...] Full text...

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International Rescue Committee still working on Cyclone Idai recovery months after storm

14 september 2019 - 16:52:55
New York, USA (PANA)   -   International Rescue Committee (IRC) chief executive and former United Kingdom minister David Miliband says they [...] Full text...

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Burundi records 474 cholera cases, two deaths in the last three months

14 september 2019 - 15:52:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 474 cholera cases and two deaths have been recorded in Burundi since last June, according [...] Full text...

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Tunisia’s export trade drops

13 september 2019 - 23:29:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   Tunisia’s trade at constant prices recorded a 4 percent drop in import and 8 percent in [...] Full text...

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HCR evacuates 98 refugees from Libya to Italy

13 september 2019 - 19:00:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – A group of 98 vulnerable refugees was evacuated from Libya to Italy on Thursday, the UN [...] Full text...

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Drought forces Botswana to open exportation of live cattle

13 september 2019 - 13:59:52
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security has allowed the immediate export of live [...] Full text...

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Rwanda seeks to address key challenge in distribution of high quality drugs (Feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:57:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Reports of substandard medicines in Rwanda from China and India have drawn attention to one thing: [...] Full text...

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Challenge of illicit drugs use, trafficking in Nigeria (Feature by Madu Onuorah, PANA correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:54:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The challenge of illicit drug use and trafficking has assumed frightening dimension that pose serious threat to [...] Full text...

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