Botswana eager to create more tourism opportunities - Minister

27 september 2021 - 12:04:13
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced its intention to create more opportunities for citizens in the tourism sector. Speaking on [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to produce 270,000 tons of sugar in 2021

27 september 2021 - 07:31:24
Port-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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Rwanda arbitrarily rounded up people before the postponed Commonwealth leaders' meeting: HRW

27 september 2021 - 06:15:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is accusing the Rwandan authorities of rounding up and arbitrarily detaining gay and transgender [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senior ECA official optimistic about Africa's post-pandemic recovery

25 september 2021 - 19:12:59
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - A senior official of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has expressed optimism [...] Full text...

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South Sudan ready to 'turn new page' for peace, says vice president

25 september 2021 - 05:05:29
New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan is “ready to turn a new page” towards greater peace, development and prosperity, Vice-President Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior said in her [...] Full text...

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Greece to seek investment in Libya

24 september 2021 - 21:16:08
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Costas Fragogiannis, says he will in a fortnight he will lead a [...] Full text...

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South Sudan plagued by violence and corruption, Human Rights Council hears

23 september 2021 - 18:59:31
New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan continues to be “plagued” by violence and corruption, the Human Rights Council heard [...] Full text...

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Food’s a human right, not just ‘a commodity to be traded’: Guterres

23 september 2021 - 18:51:07
New York, US (PANA) - Every day, hundreds of millions of people go to bed hungry. Three billion people cannot [...] Full text...

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No improvement in young children’s diets over past decade: UNICEF

22 september 2021 - 17:15:39
New 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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Coronavirus: Decades of development efforts undermined by pandemic – FAO report

22 september 2021 - 17:07:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - COVID-19 has set back progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), undermining decades of development efforts, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean capital faces acute lack of clean water

22 september 2021 - 08:38:11
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Residents of Zimbabwe's  capital, Harare, face a potable water crisis three years after a deadly [...] Full text...

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Global food systems: New IFAD report recommends concrete actions for policymakers

21 september 2021 - 14:43:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Transforming global food systems to become more inclusive, fair and sustainable may seem an insurmountable challenge, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana moves out of state of emergency

21 september 2021 - 12:32:52
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Mmusi Kgafela, has warned that the fight against the [...] Full text...

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IGAD says number of food insecure countries risen by nearly 4 million since 2019

21 september 2021 - 09:50:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African trade bloc, Inter-governmental Authority for Development (IGAD), says that an estimated 31.4 million [...] Full text...

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Poorer nations to face up to $75 billion six-year shortfall in climate finance: Oxfam

20 september 2021 - 13:43:28
New York, US (PANA) - Wealthy nations are expected to fall up to $75 billion short of fulfilling their long-standing [...] Full text...

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African rural voices reach UN Food Systems Summit

20 september 2021 - 13:00:06
New York, US (PANA) - Small-scale farmers and other rural people are development actors in their own right, with a [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch calls for Investigation into rape of female inmates in prison riots

20 september 2021 - 05:34:25
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A human rights advocate says  the authorities in DR Congo have made no apparent progress investigating [...] Full text...

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President Buhari departs Abuja to attend 76th session of UN General Assembly

19 september 2021 - 16:22:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Sunday for New York to take part in the 76th [...] Full text...

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Foodstuff prices fluctuate in Benin

19 september 2021 - 14:08:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Prices of foodstuffs in Benin fluctuated in early September, according to a report by  the National [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian President Hassan in New York for UNGA

19 september 2021 - 08:22:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is due in New York on Sunday to to [...] Full text...

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Eritrea pressed to free journalists, politicians held over two decades in jail

17 september 2021 - 17:31:14
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - Eritrean authorities must immediately and unconditionally release 21 journalists and politicians arrested in a sweeping crackdown [...] Full text...

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US President Biden sets new sanctions regime in response to Ethiopian crisis

17 september 2021 - 15:44:24
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In the midst of ongoing violence, abuses against civilians, and growing humanitarian plight in Ethiopia, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR reiterates calls for suffering of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopian crisis

17 september 2021 - 07:41:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reiterated its urgent call for investigations following the release [...] Full text...

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Climate change: Conference alerts on the vulnerability of African SIDS

16 september 2021 - 18:57:34
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Ninth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IX), which kicked off [...] Full text...

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African Ministers meet on combating environmental threats

16 september 2021 - 14:12:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries have spent US$1 billion to deal with the impact of the coronavirus, dedicating the [...] Full text...

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Saudi Arabia donates 752 tonnes of rice to vulnerable people in central and northern Mali

16 september 2021 - 13:05:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Saudi Arabia, through the King Salman Centre for Relief and Humanitarian Action (CRSSAH), has donated 752 [...] Full text...

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Calling for SIDS' specificities to be taken into account on climate change

15 september 2021 - 20:59:41
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The prime minister of Cape Verde, Ulisses Correia e Silva, on Wednesday called for [...] Full text...

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Republic of Korea supports smallholder farmers in Mozambique

15 september 2021 - 15:29:33
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has donated US$ 5.7 million to World Food Programme (WFP) for [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office traces gaps in protection of communities in Sahel countries

14 september 2021 - 15:12:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is undertaking a project in the [...] Full text...

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Cash shortage triggers food suspensions for 100,000 displaced in South Sudan

13 september 2021 - 18:11:35
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that beginning next month, funding shortages [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says increasing number of children killed and recruited by armed groups in Sahel’s tri-border area

13 september 2021 - 05:27:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts [...] Full text...

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Bandits in northwestern Nigeria beg for dialogue after sustained military operations

12 september 2021 - 14:44:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The sustained aerial and ground operations by the Armed Forces of Nigeria is forcing the terror [...] Full text...

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New report on African trade highlights opportunities, challenges for trade expansion

11 september 2021 - 18:59:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The beginning of trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) presents significant [...] Full text...

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Millions need urgent humanitarian assistance in eastern DR Congo: UNHCR

11 september 2021 - 05:43:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed alarm by violence committed against civilians by [...] Full text...

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EU supports marginalised communities in Namibia through Cash-Based Transfers

11 september 2021 - 05:32:34
Windhoek, Namibia – The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Namibian Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare [...] Full text...

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Barrow says economic growth in Gambia impressive

09 september 2021 - 22:20:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow said here Thursday economic growth in The Gambia had been impressive since [...] Full text...

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Agri-food programme for integrated resilience , economic development in the Sahel launched in Bamako

09 september 2021 - 16:38:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Minister Delegate to the Malian Minister of Rural Development, in charge of Livestock and Fisheries, [...] Full text...

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FAO is “working against time” on climate change - Director-General emphasises

08 september 2021 - 15:30:56
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sustainable agri-food systems are a "critical part of the actions and solutions" to the climate crisis, [...] Full text...

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Agroecology can address food systems failures - new IFAD report

08 september 2021 - 15:00:29
Rome, Italy (PANA) – In its first comprehensive assessment of agroecology, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced Wednesday [...] Full text...

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AfDB sponsors virtual African Green Revolution Forum

07 september 2021 - 13:14:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank returns as a top-tier partner of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) [...] Full text...

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Agriculture stakeholders reflect on sustainable and resilient food systems for Africa

07 september 2021 - 12:47:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Farmers, heads of state, agricultural scientists and representatives of the private sector and civil society [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: WFP expands emergency response as up to 7 million people face hunger crisis in the north

07 september 2021 - 11:39:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –  As conflict spills across northern Ethiopia, forcing 300,000 people from their homes and 1.7 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Increasing risk to migrant rights in Libya – UN report

06 september 2021 - 15:51:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on, so too does its devastating impact on those in the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: WFP says 100 food trucks reach Tigray regional capital

06 september 2021 - 09:48:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says over 100 trucks with food have arrived in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to produce COVID-19 vaccines, pharmaceutical products

06 september 2021 - 07:21:15
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius has announced the creation of a Mauritius Institute of Biotechnology for [...] Full text...

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Normal to above normal rainfall forecast in much of the SADC region

04 september 2021 - 13:54:30
Gaborone, Botswana - The bulk of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region is likely to receive normal to above-normal [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: IDPs in Borno State receive 1,000 housing units from Nigeria’s Northeast Development Commission

03 september 2021 - 23:01:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Northeast Development Commission (NEDC) has handed over 1,000 units of two-bedroom bungalows  to Internally Displaced [...] Full text...

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New farming programme put on hold in Botswana

03 september 2021 - 20:05:50
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Agriculture authorities in Botswana have announced intentions to transform the country’s arable farming, an official source [...] Full text...

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EU helps WFP provide food assistance to people at risk of famine in South Sudan

03 september 2021 - 15:53:06
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on expressed its gratefulness for an additional contribution [...] Full text...

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Japan donates 1,000 ton of rice to Mali

03 september 2021 - 12:09:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan has donated 1,000 tonnes of rice to Mali, through the Food Security Commission (CSA). It is [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray aid situation worsening by the day, warn UN humanitarians

03 september 2021 - 05:37:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The aid crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region is worsening, the UN said on Thursday, with stocks [...] Full text...

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Kenya’s semi-arid counties face famine after poor rainy season

02 september 2021 - 13:03:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 2.1 million people in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) of Kenya are severely [...] Full text...

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Kenyan woman in Denmark raises US$2.2 million for baby's treatment

02 september 2021 - 00:17:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan woman resident in Denmark and her Danish husband have raised US$2.2 million to finance [...] Full text...

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EU supports Uganda to improve local response to food security shocks in Karamoja region

01 september 2021 - 13:24:15
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Inflation picks pace to 18-month high in Kenya

31 august 2021 - 22:34:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The overall year-on-year inflation rate in Kenya, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose [...] Full text...

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End of leaded fuel use a ‘milestone for multilateralism’: Guterres

31 august 2021 - 05:10:49
New York, US (PANA) - The global phase-out of leaded fuel represents a “milestone for multilateralism”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...

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WFP welcomes US$1.2 million from Korea in response to food crisis in Africa

30 august 2021 - 13:31:08
Rome, Italy (PANA)  – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$1.2 million from the Republic of Korea [...] Full text...

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Japan donates $1.8 million to support food assistance in northern Mozambique

30 august 2021 - 13:30:16
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Government of Japan has provided US$1.8 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) in Mozambique [...] Full text...

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Libyan president, Trade Minister discuss plans to revive Libyan economy

29 august 2021 - 18:52:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, and the Minister of Economy and Trade [...] Full text...

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OCHA reports worsening humanitarian situation in Madagascar’s Grand Sud region

27 august 2021 - 16:32:06
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in the Grand Sud of Madagascar continues to deteriorate, as people endure the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Catastrophe ‘unfolding before our eyes’ in Tigray – UN chief

27 august 2021 - 11:53:30
New York, US (PANA) - A military confrontation that started 10 months ago in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is spreading, [...] Full text...

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Budget is the new bone of contention between parliament and government in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

26 august 2021 - 20:08:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six months after transmitting Libya's budget proposals 2021 to the House of Representatives (Parliament) in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s eco-tourism attracts De Beers, National Geographic

25 august 2021 - 15:57:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Giant mining De Beers and the National Geographic have inked a five-year deal to protect the [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel force donates food, other items to Mali for vulnerable communities

25 august 2021 - 12:06:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The G5 Sahel multinational force, in partnership with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), [...] Full text...

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Bubonic plague putting young lives at risk in DR Congo: UNICEF

25 august 2021 - 05:18:33
New York, US (PANA) - A resurgence of Bubonic plague in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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India extends a million USD for climate resilient agriculture in Zimbabwe

24 august 2021 - 13:57:03
Harare , Zimbabwe (PANA) – India has contributed almost US$ one million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...

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European Union supports humanitarian activities in South Sudan

24 august 2021 - 13:50:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA)  – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday said it is grateful for the [...] Full text...

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Malian farmers target production of one million tonnes of cotton this year

22 august 2021 - 18:23:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - "The objective is to reach one million tonnes of cotton, or even more, but, like the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to declare sandal wood protected plant

21 august 2021 - 08:57:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius has announced that it will declare sandal wood a protected plant, following [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM blasts those who cut off water supply to some cities in Libya

20 august 2021 - 23:17:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, Friday affirmed the government's condemnation [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 15,000 ‘Conflict-affected farmers” to benefit from new USAID Livelihoods initiative in Adamawa State

20 august 2021 - 22:02:19
,Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a new initiative to improve livelihoods and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US calls on Addis Ababa to allow humanitarian assistance into Tigray

20 august 2021 - 13:34:19
Washington, US (PANA) - The U.S. is calling on the Ethiopian government to immediately allow humanitarian assistance to swiftly move [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Humanitarian group says $27 million urgently needed to provide emergency shelter in Tigray

19 august 2021 - 11:59:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Ethiopia Emergency Shelter and Non-Food Item (ES/NFI) Cluster led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says US$27 [...] Full text...

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Another boat tragedy off North Africa’s Atlantic coast stark reminder of perilous sea journeys: UN agencies

19 august 2021 - 07:31:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), say the deaths of 47 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana takes delivery of 249,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines

18 august 2021 - 23:04:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Wednesday took delivery of 249,00 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine through  the #COVAX facility meant for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's inflation rate drops 0.37% in JUly from 17.75% in June

18 august 2021 - 19:14:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said inflation dropped by 0.37 per cent to 17.38% in [...] Full text...

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Zambia produces its largest maize crop on raised efficiency by smallholder farmers

18 august 2021 - 13:18:31
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia produced its largest maize crop on record in the 2021/22 marketing year. This bumper crop [...] Full text...

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IOM Director General calls for enhanced support for northern Mozambique

18 august 2021 - 11:22:04
Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) - International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General António Vitorino is calling for more humanitarian support for hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso Army neutralises a dozen terrorists

17 august 2021 - 13:43:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A dozen terrorists were neutralised in the week of 9 to 16 August in various [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya receives 110,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

13 august 2021 - 11:02:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Thursday took delivery of 110,000 doses of AstraZeneca anti-COVID-19 vaccine, the National Centre for [...] Full text...

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Youth need ‘seat at the table’ to lead struggle for better future: Guterres

13 august 2021 - 05:13:22
New York, US (PANA) - Young people are on the “frontlines of the struggle to build a better future”, the [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa suffers widespread food, nutrition insecurity – SADC report

12 august 2021 - 16:06:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ten Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) suffer widespread food and [...] Full text...

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AU calls for measures to neutralise threats to blue economy start-ups

12 august 2021 - 08:29:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has celebrated the African Day of the Seas and Oceans with a [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray – new report

11 august 2021 - 12:53:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Women and girls in Tigray region were targeted for rape and other sexual violence by [...] Full text...

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MSF collaborating on urgent measles vaccination in South Darfur, Sudan

10 august 2021 - 18:15:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The international charity organziations, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), said it was launching an urgent measles vaccination [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Intensified fighting across borders ‘disastrous’ for children

10 august 2021 - 05:18:52
New York, US (PANA) - Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has warned that a recent escalation [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: WFP delivers food to another 1 million in Tigray, but only reaches half of those in need

09 august 2021 - 15:19:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) delivered food to over a million people in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian refugees in Sudan facing increasingly difficult conditions - ICRC

09 august 2021 - 13:40:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian refugees in camps in South-East Sudan are facing dire living conditions as fighting continues in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 335 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, 746 family members surrender to Nigerian military in Bama, Northeast region

08 august 2021 - 20:26:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A total of 335 Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and 746 family members, [...] Full text...

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Mozambican govt asked to immediately assist civilians trapped by fighting in Cabo Delgado

07 august 2021 - 10:39:12
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Mozambique government should immediately assist civilians trapped by fighting in Cabo Delgado province to move to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ceasefire in Tigray more urgent now than ever, says UN relief chief

07 august 2021 - 05:14:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A ceasefire in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray on humanitarian grounds is needed now more [...] Full text...

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US Ambassador to Libya warns against further delay in passing election legislation

06 august 2021 - 19:31:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Special Envoy to Libya, Ambassador Richard Norland, said that if the constitutional basis and [...] Full text...

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African migrants volunteer to tackle huge fires in northern Athens

06 august 2021 - 15:49:06
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Dozens of African migrants in Greece volunteered on Friday to support firefighting teams on a number [...] Full text...

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WFP urges inclusion of indigenous peoples in transforming food systems

06 august 2021 - 14:32:54
Rome, Italy (PANA) – It is important to include indigenous peoples in the process of transforming the world’s food systems, [...] Full text...

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Canada supports WFP to help Tanzania’s poorest urban populations

05 august 2021 - 15:16:10
Dar 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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Mauritius to introduce national action plan on breastfeeding

05 august 2021 - 06:54:53
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jaguptal, said that a national action plan [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: ‘Heartbreaking’ devastation in Tigray, says UN humanitarian chief

04 august 2021 - 16:58:15
Mekelle, Ethiopia (PANA) - The new UN Emergency Relief Coordinator ended a six-day mission to Ethiopia with a fresh push to get badly needed food and other supplies [...] Full text...

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Uche: First among Super Falcons’ peers (A PANA portrait)

03 august 2021 - 17:17:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite her modest personality, former Nigerian international Ngozi Eucharia Uche is a foremost achiever among her [...] Full text...

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Breastfeeding central to eliminating child malnutrition: WHO, UNICEF chiefs

03 august 2021 - 05:56:03
New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials are urging Governments to make breastfeeding-friendly environments a priority, in line [...] Full text...

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US strengthens efforts to fight famine in Tigray region of Ethiopia

31 july 2021 - 13:36:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In response to growing needs in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the United States is providing more than [...] Full text...

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Tigray fighting hampering relief operations in northern Ethiopia

30 july 2021 - 22:32:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Humanitarian organisations have faced serious challenges in delivering aid to the troubled Northern region of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: More than 100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition: UNICEF

30 july 2021 - 15:51:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 100,000 children in Tigray, Ethiopia, could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Brazil and WFP partner to provide personal protective equipment to Zambia

30 july 2021 - 15:01:09
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has procured and delivered personal protective equipment, funded by [...] Full text...

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Conflict, COVID-19, climate crisis drive higher levels of acute food insecurity – new report

30 july 2021 - 14:44:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Efforts to fight a global surge in acute food insecurity are being stymied in several countries [...] Full text...

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Saudi Arabia supports WFP refugee operations in Tanzania

29 july 2021 - 14:01:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The UN  World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday welcomed a contribution of 36 metric [...] Full text...

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IFAD reaches 123 million people in fight against hunger, poverty and exclusion

29 july 2021 - 13:41:00
Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic raged around the world pushing millions more people into hunger and poverty, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president declares war on corruption, tax evasion

29 july 2021 - 11:51:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Five days after he suspended Parliament, dismissed the Prime Minister and took the head of the [...] Full text...

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Food systems transformation a ‘silver lining’ in COVID crisis: UN deputy chief

29 july 2021 - 05:35:24
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A sustainable and prosperous planet can only be achieved through working together and in solidarity, the [...] Full text...

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US announces additional $199 million humanitarian aid for Somalia

28 july 2021 - 13:15:19
Washington, DC US (PANA) - The United States said on Tuesday that it is providing nearly $199 million in additional [...] Full text...

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UNHAS flight crash lands in eastern Ethiopia

28 july 2021 - 12:49:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – World Food Programme (WFP) and local aviation authorities were on Wednesday carrying out a verification [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR says Eritrean refugees in Tigray caught up in conflict

28 july 2021 - 10:28:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency has expressed extreme worry about the fate of thousands of Eritrean refugees [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi seeks IMF assistance to combat pandemic impacts

28 july 2021 - 09:41:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Struggling with critically low international reserves and decreased exports, Burundi has requested the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic impact worsens hunger in Lagos, says rights groups

28 july 2021 - 07:49:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the plight of families living in poverty [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Sierra Leone shows signs of economic recovery but still faces risks - IMF

28 july 2021 - 07:48:53
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – Sierra Leone has secured a US$44.2 million support from the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) of [...] Full text...

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Children, young people must be at centre of food systems transformation – UNICEF, FAO

27 july 2021 - 15:23:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A transformation of the food system that listens to the voices of children and young people, [...] Full text...

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IFAD and partners announce coalition to support development banks’ financing of sustainable food systems

27 july 2021 - 14:05:08
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Creating sustainable and equitable food systems that benefit the world’s most vulnerable people will require substantial [...] Full text...

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Together, we must tackle growing hunger, urges Guterres

27 july 2021 - 07:46:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Inefficient global food production is at the root of a huge rise in hunger as well [...] Full text...

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Half a million children on verge of malnourishment in southern Mozambique: UN agencies warn

27 july 2021 - 06:57:50
Antananarivo, Mozambique (PANA) - At least half a million children under five in drought-afflicted southern Madagascar are on the verge [...] Full text...

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South Africa's major food producer recalls 20 million cans of products

26 july 2021 - 13:35:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tiger Brands, South Africa's biggest food manufacturer, on Monday announced the immediate recall of [...] Full text...

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Farmers, the ‘lifeblood of our food systems’, deputy UN chief highlights, ahead of key summit

24 july 2021 - 16:14:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Farmers, especially women and indigenous people, work tirelessly to put food on our tables. UN Deputy Secretary [...] Full text...

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Food systems ignoring needs of rural people doomed to fail - IFAD warns

24 july 2021 - 13:35:05
Rome, Italy (PANA) - If the world  ignores the challenges and needs of rural people in the poorest countries, attempts to [...] Full text...

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Increased jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso spark record-breaking displacement: UNHCR

24 july 2021 - 05:41:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rising violent attacks by jihadist groups in Burkina Faso are forcing record-breaking numbers of people to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' tea sector facing competition from foreign producers

23 july 2021 - 09:05:52
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-industry Minister Maneesh Gobin on Friday said that the tea sector is facing competition from [...] Full text...

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EU allocates 200,000 euros to Gambia for windstorm victims

22 july 2021 - 17:06:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - In response to the windstorm which hit The Gambia earlier this month, the European Union (EU) [...] Full text...

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WFP sends first humanitarian passenger flight into Tigray

22 july 2021 - 14:55:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  – The first United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) passenger flight, managed by the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to tackle food wastage

22 july 2021 - 08:10:53
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Minister Maneesh Gobin on Wednesday launched the 2021 potato harvesting [...] Full text...

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Millions in southern Angola on brink of starvation after long drought

22 july 2021 - 05:15:27
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Millions of people in southern Angola are facing an existential threat as drought aggravated by climate [...] Full text...

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Civil unrest turns South Africa’s food and agricultural sector upside down

21 july 2021 - 13:51:32
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - While specific costs and implications of the recent South African civil unrest to the food [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF Directors commend Ghana’s efforts to contain virus spread

21 july 2021 - 12:57:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic severely hit Ghana, the government response helped contain the virus spread and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Govt accuses TPLF of blocking humanitarian aid to Tigray

21 july 2021 - 11:41:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has accused the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) of stopping 189 heavy [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic affects, challenges South Africa’s retail industry

20 july 2021 - 15:34:27
Johannesburg, 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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Fewer women than men will regain work during pandemic recovery: ILO

20 july 2021 - 05:52:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fewer women will regain jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic during the recovery period, than men, according to a new study released [...] Full text...

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WFP and WHO launch innovative project on Emergency Health Facilities

19 july 2021 - 13:58:21
Brindisi, Italy – Following the recent G20 side event co-hosted by the Italian Government and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Unrest in South Africa threatens Namibia's oxygen supply

17 july 2021 - 10:15:24
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) -   Namibian President Hage Geingob has said said the looting and unrest in neighbouring South Africa should [...] Full text...

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Germany provides support to food insecure communities in Zimbabwe

16 july 2021 - 15:36:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Government of Germany, through the German Federal Foreign Office, has contributed EUR 3 million to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 7 women trampled to death as Red Cross shares food vouchers in Monguno, Borno State,

15 july 2021 - 22:42:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Seven women were trampled to death in northeast Nigeria on Thursday during food distribution by the [...] Full text...

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Rights group lashes out at Europe's ongoing cooperation with Libya on migration, border control

15 july 2021 - 07:46:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International, in a report published on Thursday, has criticised Europe's ongoing cooperation with Libya on [...] Full text...

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US affirms commitment to counter terrorism in Mozambique

15 july 2021 - 06:26:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony  Blinken has reaffirmed the joint commitment of his country and [...] Full text...

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Death toll from South African protests rises to 72

14 july 2021 - 17:49:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The death toll from five days of deadly rioting and looting in several South [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN appeals for faster passage for aid convoys to Tigray region

14 july 2021 - 05:35:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after [...] Full text...

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Tigray: UNHCR says extremely concerned about Eritrean refugees

13 july 2021 - 21:04:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said Tuesday he was extremely concerned [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN humanitarians appeal for quicker access to Tigray

13 july 2021 - 16:37:26
Mekelle, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after the [...] Full text...

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The world is ‘tremendously off track’ to meet 2030 SDGs: UN chief

13 july 2021 - 05:43:48
New York, US (PANA) - Between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020 – some 161 million more [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's relief agency begins distribution of food items to 35,508 displaced persons in Northeast Nigeria

12 july 2021 - 18:20:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has kicked off the distribution of food items to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: WFP convoy reaches Tigray, many more are vital to meet growing nutrition needs

12 july 2021 - 15:57:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) convoy of 50 trucks arrived in the Tigrayan [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger – UN report

12 july 2021 - 15:43:29
Rome, Italy (PANA)  – There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Mauritian govt to control prices of essential food products in the face of COVID-19

12 july 2021 - 07:43:15
Port-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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Coronavirus: Closure of Libyan-Tunisian border leads to confusion

11 july 2021 - 15:58:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - There is confusion on both sides of the Ras Jadir border crossing in Tunisia and Libya, [...] Full text...

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Indian Ocean Commission launches project against plastic pollution

11 july 2021 - 09:59:29
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) on Saturday launched a five-year the Indian Ocean Plastic Expedition (ExPLOI) [...] Full text...

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Oxfam raises alarm over global famine fatalities

09 july 2021 - 21:11:16
Washington, DC, United States, (PANA) - The number of people facing famine-like conditions worldwide has increased six-fold over the last [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Number of people in crisis levels of hunger increases by 50% in 10 years

09 july 2021 - 17:48:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organization has warned that millions of people in South Sudan are facing the [...] Full text...

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' High food prices making it hard for millions of families to get enough to eat'

09 july 2021 - 07:05:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic combined with high food prices are making it hard [...] Full text...

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Troika urges signatories of South Sudan's peace agreement 'to move faster'

09 july 2021 - 06:00:08
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Troika on Sudan and South Sudan, (United States, United Kingdom, and Norway) has congratulated [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Windstorm Kills 10, internally displaces 1,531

08 july 2021 - 21:21:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Executive Director of National Disaster Management Agency Sanna Dahaba Thursday confirmed that Wednesday’s powerful windstorm killed [...] Full text...

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National dialogue on food systems opens in Mauritius

08 july 2021 - 08:18:11
Flacq, Mauritius (PANA) - National dialogue on food systems opened on Wednesday in several regions in Mauritius in a bid [...] Full text...

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IFAD props Tanzanian small-scale farmers to improve food security against COVID-19 pandemic

07 july 2021 - 14:58:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide funding to assist 6,240 vulnerable [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UNICEF warns of ‘desperation and hopelessness’ for children 10 years after independence

06 july 2021 - 21:13:11
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Ten years after South Sudan achieved independence, more children there are in urgent need of [...] Full text...

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Gambia chairs Africa group at the United Nations

06 july 2021 - 16:57:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has been nominated to Chair the Africa Group of Permanent Representatives at the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Mali president on first visit to Mopti to launch plan for national food security

06 july 2021 - 14:18:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transition President Assimi Goita on Tuesday arrived in Mopti, central region of the country, to [...] Full text...

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New social protection assessment in Lesotho aims to strengthen programmes for poor people

06 july 2021 - 14:01:31
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Strong effective social protection programmes are needed to help protect vulnerable people in Lesotho and ensure [...] Full text...

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'Seven terrorists neutralised in north-central Burkina Faso'

06 july 2021 - 11:10:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army announced on Monday evening that it had neutralised seven members of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to devise more effective Africa strategy

06 july 2021 - 05:57:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister, Mr Alan Ganoo, on Monday said it [...] Full text...

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78 million to face chronic hunger in sub-Sahara Africa by 2050 – New study

03 july 2021 - 09:29:15
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In order to prevent the impacts of climate change from pushing an additional 78 million people into chronic hunger by 2050, annual global investments in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: 400,000 in Tigray cross 'threshold into famine', Security Council told

03 july 2021 - 06:39:12
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials appealed on Friday  for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Tigray – [...] Full text...

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Japan donates more than 4,300 tons of milled rice to Mali

01 july 2021 - 21:28:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan has donated 4,310 tons of milled rice worth 300 million Japanese Yen or about 1.5 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to safeguard biodiversity in vulnerable ecosystems

01 july 2021 - 08:37:32
Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has received US$4 million from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), under the Global Environment [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF commends Guinea’s response to pandemic, urges support for vulnerable households and businesses

01 july 2021 - 08:30:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Guinea needs to diversify the economy and secure more inclusive, [...] Full text...

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EU helps WFP provide emergency food assistance to people in southern Madagascar

30 june 2021 - 11:38:00
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of €2.5 million from the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US calls on all parties to commit to 'immediate, indefinite, negotiated ceasefire'

30 june 2021 - 05:58:31
Washington, US (PANA) - The US on Tuesday called on all parties in the Ethiopian conflict to commit to an [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says severe storms damage shelters of 16,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan

29 june 2021 - 10:13:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 16,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan’s eastern refugee settlements of Um Rakuba and Tunaydbah have [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief, UN agencies heads condemn murder of 3 MSF humanitarian workers

27 june 2021 - 11:01:39
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and heads of several UN agencies have condemned the killing of three [...] Full text...

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Nigeria steps up oilseeds production due to increased domestic and export demand

26 june 2021 - 12:09:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s palm kernel oilseed production in marketing year 2021/22 is forecast to reach 900,000 metric tons, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to ease restrictions from 1 July

25 june 2021 - 08:23:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday announced that restrictions imposed in March 2021 because of [...] Full text...

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UNICEF warns of grave consequences for children witnessing ‘appalling violence’ in DRC

25 june 2021 - 06:17:01
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Thursday for urgent resources to support thousands of people [...] Full text...

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Canada provides US$26.9 million support for victims of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism in Nigeria

24 june 2021 - 19:54:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Canadian government has announced that it is “providing US$26.95 million in new humanitarian assistance funding” [...] Full text...

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U.S. Government boosts Malawi and WFP’s efforts to achieve zero hunger

24 june 2021 - 15:34:51
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA)  – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$ 9.5 million contribution from the [...] Full text...

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WFP welcomes US$5.3 million from United States for refugee food assistance in Rwanda

24 june 2021 - 15:30:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received on Thursday US$5.3 million from USAID’s Bureau for [...] Full text...

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Goodwill Ambassador Hend Sabry receives WFP Nobel pin and certificate

24 june 2021 - 15:27:18
Cairo, Egypt(PANA) - United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Goodwill Ambassador and film star Hend Sabry received on Thursday her [...] Full text...

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SADC expresses solidarity with victims of Nyiragongo volcano eruption in Goma, DR Congo

23 june 2021 - 22:51:49
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The heads of state and government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have expressed [...] Full text...

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Africa: Environmental threat worries sub-Saharan SMEs

23 june 2021 - 18:24:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Nearly two-thirds of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in sub-Saharan Africa are concerned about the [...] Full text...

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WFP appeals to the world to save starving population in Madagascar

23 june 2021 - 14:05:12
Ambovombe, Madagascar (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking US$78.6 million  to provide lifesaving food in the next [...] Full text...

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WBG ups support for Climate Action in developing countries

23 june 2021 - 12:59:50
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group has announced its new Climate Change Action Plan aiming to deliver [...] Full text...

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SADC holds Extraordinary Summit in Maputo

23 june 2021 - 09:22:59
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are on Wednesday meeting in the Mozambican capital, [...] Full text...

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Germany supports WFP's life-saving food assistance to vulnerable families in South Sudan

22 june 2021 - 15:52:23
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of €5.7 million (US$6.68 [...] Full text...

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WFP says 41 million at imminent risk of famine without urgent funding and humanitarian access

22 june 2021 - 15:50:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday warned that famine – already present in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘rolled back’ sustainable dev't funding for weak economies: UNCTAD

22 june 2021 - 09:04:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Financial assistance to the world’s 83 weakest economies fell by 15 per cent in 2020, to [...] Full text...

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Slow progress, stubborn cycles of violence, as South Sudan turns 10

22 june 2021 - 05:20:36
New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan, the UN’s youngest Member State, is marking its 10th anniversary of independence amid [...] Full text...

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World Athletics commits $1 million prize money at World Championships

21 june 2021 - 10:30:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics has committed an extra US$1 million prize money for athletes at World Athletics Championships, [...] Full text...

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Ebola outbreak in Guinea declared over

19 june 2021 - 16:50:38
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The Ebola outbreak that emerged in Guinea in mid-February was declared over on Saturday, the first [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians report thousands facing most severe food insecurity in northern Mozambique

19 june 2021 - 08:45:19
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Although the ongoing harvest is expected to improve food security in parts of Mozambique, the conflict [...] Full text...

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UN, WHO call for renewal of humanitarian assistance to millions in north-west Syria

18 june 2021 - 22:25:05
Geneva-Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of people caught up in an active war zone in north-west Syria remain in need of humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps - WFP

18 june 2021 - 15:11:18
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19, in addition to a lack [...] Full text...

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World No Tobacco Day: WHO awards Ethiopian official for her role in tobacco control

18 june 2021 - 13:27:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopian Heran Gerba, Director General of her country’s Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) on Friday [...] Full text...

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Nigeria starts recovery but unemployment and inflation remain elevated - IMF

18 june 2021 - 09:22:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian economy has started a gradual recovery from the negative effects of the COVID-19 global [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches and National Food System Dialogue

18 june 2021 - 07:01:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday launched the Partnership for Action on Green Recovery Fund project (PAGE) and the [...] Full text...

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"I’ll fight terrorism to the end, return IDPs back to normal lives", says Buhari

17 june 2021 - 18:30:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, assured citizens of the Federal Government's [...] Full text...

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IFC and AfDB launch programme to support women farmers in Côte d’Ivoire

17 june 2021 - 15:46:24
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – In a bid to boost the professional capacities, incomes and access to finance of thousands [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's food trade balance deficit rises

17 june 2021 - 14:54:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's food trade balance recorded a deficit of 688.3 million dinars during the first five months [...] Full text...

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Guterres: Desertification and drought destabilising well-being of 3.2 billion people

17 june 2021 - 06:21:52
New York, US (PANA) - Land degradation from climate change and the expansion of agriculture, cities and infrastructure  “undermines the [...] Full text...

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Lack of digital infrastructure risks leaving millions of rural families in poverty – IFAD

16 june 2021 - 15:50:00
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite a massive increase in migrants sending money home via digital transfers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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