Food and fuel responsible for rising inflation in South Africa
09 august 2022 - 13:34:44Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s annual consumer price index (CPI) surged to a 13-year high of 7.4 percent [...] Full text...
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Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s annual consumer price index (CPI) surged to a 13-year high of 7.4 percent [...] Full text...
UN, Ethiopian agencies appeal for funding to continue feeding over 750,000 refugees
09 august 2022 - 13:27:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Loan from UN fund allows FAO to scale up fertilizers for farmers in Ethiopia's Tigray region
09 august 2022 - 06:03:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A $10 million loan from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will allow the [...] Full text...
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Security Council examines capacity building for sustaining peace in Africa
09 august 2022 - 05:49:30New York, US (PANA) - Greater investment in State institutions is critical to counter peace and security challenges in Africa, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: US Secretary of State holds high level talks in Pretoria
08 august 2022 - 18:37:33Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is visiting South Africa as part of [...] Full text...
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WFP welcomes Japanese funding to tackle food insecurity in Malawi
08 august 2022 - 05:19:23Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$500,000 contribution from the Government of [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper highlights controversy surrounding suspected presence of potassium bromate in bread in Libya
07 august 2022 - 16:00:30Tricpoli, Libya (PANA) - There is growing controversy in recent days in Libya among several Libyan state institutions over the [...] Full text...
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Giraffes, parrots, and oak trees, among many species facing extinction: Report
07 august 2022 - 07:47:33New York, US (PANA) - Around one million species are facing extinction, according to a report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform [...] Full text...
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Top US diplomat expected to visit South Africa, DRC
07 august 2022 - 07:38:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez is travelling to South Africa and the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan presidential candidates make final appeal for votes
06 august 2022 - 19:22:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan presidential candidates held final political rallies in the capital, Nairobi, on Saturday to make their [...] Full text...
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US announces $127 million humanitarian assistance for Africa
06 august 2022 - 05:45:30Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador to the United Nations, on Friday announced in Ghana more than $127 million in [...] Full text...
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Somalia facing rising acute food insecurity - FAO
06 august 2022 - 05:18:09Rome, Italy (PANA) - Rising acute food insecurity in Somalia has caused more than 900,000 people to flee their homes [...] Full text...
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World sees major fall in food prices for July, but future supply worries remain: FAO
05 august 2022 - 11:14:19Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food prices dropped significantly in July, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline since hitting record highs [...] Full text...
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Unprecedented global challenges are ‘not insurmountable’ – UN chief
05 august 2022 - 05:33:51New York, US (PANA) - Nearly a year ago, the UN chief released his report, "Our Common Agenda" (OCA), a [...] Full text...
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US to provide Mali with 20.5 billion CFA francs for food security
04 august 2022 - 18:43:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide Mali with US$32 million or 20.5 [...] Full text...
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UN chief slams ‘immoral’ profiteering amid global energy crisis
04 august 2022 - 07:46:01New York, US (PANA) - As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, skyrocketing energy prices are compounding an existential [...] Full text...
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Funding shortfall forces UNHCR to cut vital programmes in DRC
03 august 2022 - 06:31:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Due to insufficient funding, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is unable to adequately respond [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa faces most ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in decades, warns WHO
02 august 2022 - 19:26:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the Greater Horn of Africa is experiencing [...] Full text...
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World Bank gives Chad, Ghana, Sierra Leone $315 million to prepare against food insecurity
02 august 2022 - 11:52:09Washington, US (PANA) - Some additional two million people will benefit from a second phase of the West Africa regional [...] Full text...
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Breastfeeding: ‘More critical than ever’ start to life
02 august 2022 - 05:18:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - It’s more critical than ever to begin life as a newborn being breastfed, according to the [...] Full text...
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Two minors die amidst downpour, flash floods in the Gambia
01 august 2022 - 15:33:29Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Sanna Dahaba, executive director of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), has confirmed the demise of [...] Full text...
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Japan provides further support to provide food in Zimbabwe
31 july 2022 - 05:36:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Government of Japan has made an additional contribution of US$500,000 to the World Food Programme [...] Full text...
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IMF points to risks in Equatorial Guinea’s recovery, food insecurity
30 july 2022 - 10:05:46Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea’s economy is slowly emerging from the ravages of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and [...] Full text...
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Ghana approves GE cowpea crop for environmental and market release
30 july 2022 - 09:44:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's National Biosafety Authority has approved the release of the GE crop BT Cowpea into the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius produces 12.3% of energy supply from local renewable sources
30 july 2022 - 09:35:43Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius produced 12.3 per cent of its energy supply from locally renewable sources, namely hydro, wind, [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State to visit South Africa, DR Congo, Rwanda
30 july 2022 - 09:13:26Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is to embark on a three-nation African tour from [...] Full text...
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Next Libyan-Algerian meeting to decide on reopening of joint border post
29 july 2022 - 19:30:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan and Algerian sides are planning an upcoming official meeting to decide on the date [...] Full text...
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ADF approves $14.4 million loan to boost food security in Zambia
28 july 2022 - 06:22:48Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has [...] Full text...
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World Bank gives US$100 million for critical emergency cash, food assistance in Sudan
27 july 2022 - 11:44:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sudan has received US$ 100 million from the [...] Full text...
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ADF approves US$5.6 million grant to bolster food security in Mozambique
27 july 2022 - 09:59:16Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has granted Mozambique $5.6 million in additional funding for Post-Cyclone Idai [...] Full text...
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IMF says outlook of global economy worsens as global recession looms
26 july 2022 - 20:18:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Still reeling from the COVID pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the global economy is [...] Full text...
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Cameroon’s economic outlook for 2022 remains positive despite ‘great uncertainties’ - IMF
26 july 2022 - 07:30:17Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the Second Reviews of the [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat to visit Senegal, Mauritania, France
26 july 2022 - 06:18:42Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Department of State Counsellor, Derek Chollet, is traveling to Senegal, Mauritania, and France 25-29 [...] Full text...
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Overall situation in Libya 'highly volatile', says senior UN official
26 july 2022 - 05:35:38New York, US (PANA) - The overall situation in Libya remains “highly volatile”, Martha Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for political [...] Full text...
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Load shedding impacts South Africa’s entire agricultural value chain
24 july 2022 - 11:34:36Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Power outage as a result of enormous restraint on electricity generation, locally known as load [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $3.5 million for Gambia rice project
24 july 2022 - 07:20:02Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a grant [...] Full text...
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Ghana's dairy industry set to grow despite threat from imported products
23 july 2022 - 10:16:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Estimated at a Retail Sale Price (RSP) value of about $350 million in 2021, Ghana’s dairy [...] Full text...
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AUC chief Faki Mahamat welcomes Russian- Ukrainian grain export agreement
23 july 2022 - 08:55:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PAA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed Friday's signing [...] Full text...
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Hunger still rising across East Africa, says new UN-backed report
23 july 2022 - 06:11:49Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to [...] Full text...
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WFP and partners bring first-of-its-kind transport training centre to West Africa
23 july 2022 - 05:45:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is partnering with global corporations to build a world-class [...] Full text...
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Russia, Ukraine grain exports deal ‘a beacon of hope’ amid war - Guterres
22 july 2022 - 18:43:18Istanbul, Türkiye (PANA) - An “unprecedented agreement” on the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea amid the [...] Full text...
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UNHCR alarmed by growing death toll among displaced in eastern DR Congo
22 july 2022 - 16:13:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As conflict grows in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the rising death toll [...] Full text...
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IMF nods approval of Burundi's policy measures
22 july 2022 - 14:45:23Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Friday its approval of Burundi’s policy response to the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches 2022 National Nutrition Survey
21 july 2022 - 10:54:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness on Thursday launched the 2022 National Nutrition Survey with [...] Full text...
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US President Biden to host U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in December
21 july 2022 - 10:12:51Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden has announced that he will host leaders from across the African [...] Full text...
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UN summit galvanises action for development agendas in Africa
21 july 2022 - 05:23:57New York, US (PANA) - The development of Africa was spotlighted at a key UN meeting on Wednesday, with attention [...] Full text...
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South African inflation races to 13-year high
20 july 2022 - 12:19:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African consumer inflation surged to a 13-year high in June mainly due to [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board Approves $134 million loan to boost food production in Nigeria
20 july 2022 - 11:26:09Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $134 [...] Full text...
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IMF welcomes Tunisian officials’ openness on economic reform
20 july 2022 - 09:36:27Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian authorities and staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have made "good progress" on the [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board approves more than $1 billion for emergency food production plan
20 july 2022 - 07:41:49Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Board of Directors has approved 24 fast-track programmes to help [...] Full text...
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Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD
20 july 2022 - 05:15:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Billions of people are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to [...] Full text...
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Monthly inflation rate down by 0.5pc in June 2022 in Burundi
19 july 2022 - 14:07:19Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - In June 2022, the national consumer price index (CPI) recorded a 0.5 per cent drop, against [...] Full text...
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UAE contributes $60 million to Ethiopia's humanitarian support appeal
19 july 2022 - 12:18:17Addis Ababa (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed $60 million from the United Arab Emirates [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board allows US$235.6 million disbursement to Kenya
19 july 2022 - 10:46:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA} – Kenya has secured access to US$235.6 million under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and the Extended [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$ 271 million for Egypt's food security and economic resilience support programme
19 july 2022 - 10:35:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved a loan of US$271 million to [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$1,046.4 million ECF arrangement for Tanzania
19 july 2022 - 09:24:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board has approved a US$1,046.4 million Extended Credit Facility [...] Full text...
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UN and partners meet to address ‘critical’ state of global food crisis
19 july 2022 - 05:18:20New York, US (PANA) - Scaling up climate resilience across food systems is among the actions needed to counter rising [...] Full text...
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UN commemorates Nelson Mandela’s ‘fight for a better world’
18 july 2022 - 19:14:26New York, US (PANA) - UN Member States gathered in the General Assembly Hall on Monday to observe Nelson Mandela [...] Full text...
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Nelson Mandela Day commemorated around the world
18 july 2022 - 12:52:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Millions of South Africans on Monday marked the former world statesman Nelson Mandela’s birthday, [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants US$5 million to Burundi for food security
18 july 2022 - 12:48:20Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The African Development Bank's (AfDB) recent US$5 million food security grant to Burundi comes at a [...] Full text...
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Benin to train 700 tourism professionals
17 july 2022 - 14:20:04Cotonou Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government is to train 700 tourism professionals with a view to improving services in [...] Full text...
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Top Libyan, EU officials discuss strengthening relations
17 july 2022 - 14:13:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, and the President of the European Council, [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants $8.1 million to support food production in South Sudan
17 july 2022 - 12:58:49Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant of [...] Full text...
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AfDB donates $5.4 million to CAR for food security project
17 july 2022 - 06:35:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant [...] Full text...
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Japan steps up support to drought-stricken southern Madagascar
17 july 2022 - 05:40:18Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme has welcomed a US$ 1.6 million contribution from the Government [...] Full text...
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Libyan Council chairman in Lusaka for 4th bi-annual coordination meeting of AU and regional economic communities
16 july 2022 - 21:14:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, arrived on Saturday in the Zambian capital, [...] Full text...
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Key UN forum closes with ‘enthusiasm, passion and high-energy’ to reach the SDGs
16 july 2022 - 08:26:55New York, US (PANA) - Following two years of virtual meetings due to COVID-19, the 2022 High-Level Political Forum on [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat to visit Mozambique, Namibia
16 july 2022 - 08:08:40Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Mozambique [...] Full text...
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US announces more than $592 million in humanitarian assistance for Africa
16 july 2022 - 07:08:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The United States on Friday announced more than $592 million in humanitarian assistance for Africa through the Department [...] Full text...
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New UN resilience project paves ‘pathway to peace and sustainable development’ in Nigeria
15 july 2022 - 05:41:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Over 500,000 conflict-affected people in northeast Nigeria will be given “a lifeline,” thanks to a new [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Ministry delegation attends 41st AU Executive Council in Lusaka
14 july 2022 - 20:32:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Cooperation and Organisations, Omar Ketti, is leading [...] Full text...
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Africa sees 63% jump in diseases spread from animals to people in last decade
14 july 2022 - 14:29:23Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is facing a growing risk of outbreaks caused by zoonotic pathogens, such as the monkeypox virus [...] Full text...
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'Alarming fuel shortage exacerbates worst levels of humanitarian needs in CAR since 2015'
14 july 2022 - 10:34:26Bangui, CAR (PANA) - A growing lack of fuel in the Central African Republic (CAR), exacerbated by the war in [...] Full text...
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At least 17 suspected terrorists 'neutralised' in north-central Burkina Faso
14 july 2022 - 05:42:52Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso Army says at least 17 suspected terrorists have been "neutralised" in a [...] Full text...
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Ghana's inflation climbs higher to hit 29.8% in June
13 july 2022 - 15:23:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's inflation climbed higher in June 2022 with the year-on-year figure going up from May by [...] Full text...
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Libyan rival PM Bachagha says citizens not satisfied with country's bad situation
13 july 2022 - 06:44:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Prime Minister designated by Parliament, Fathi Bachagha, says that the citizens are not satisfied with [...] Full text...
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Liberia UN peacekeepers honoured in South Sudan
13 july 2022 - 06:16:18Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - “I recall the civil war in Liberia vividly,” says Elfreda Dennice Stewart, a United Nations [...] Full text...
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Value of nature must not be overridden by pursuit of short-term profit: UN report
12 july 2022 - 05:17:00New York, US (PANA) - The values that we ascribe to nature are vital parts of our cultures, identities, economies, [...] Full text...
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Strengthening multilateralism 'only way' to peaceful world for all: Guterres
09 july 2022 - 17:36:22New York, US (PANA) - Stronger collaboration among countries is the only sustainable path to a peaceful, stable, prosperous world [...] Full text...
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Japan partners with WFP to strengthen food security in Cameroon
09 july 2022 - 05:32:30Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$1.2 million contribution from the Government [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South Africa recovers to pre-pandemic levels, but food inflation rises
08 july 2022 - 07:25:01Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis in South Africa seems to be subsiding but its effects hit household [...] Full text...
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Convergence of conflicts, COVID and climate crises, jeopardise global goals - UN report
08 july 2022 - 04:55:32New York, US (PANA) - Intersecting global crises are threatening the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and impacting food supplies, [...] Full text...
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Greater democratic rule vital to boost security in West Africa and the Sahel, UN Security Council hears
07 july 2022 - 20:16:02New York, US (PANA) - Democratic and responsible governance is needed to counter ongoing insecurity in West Africa and the [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso declares outbreak of cholera
07 july 2022 - 15:29:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Thursday declared an outbreak of cholera in the eastern region, after the [...] Full text...
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UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021
06 july 2022 - 16:49:55Rome/New York, UN (PANA) - The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards [...] Full text...
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Mali launches national plan of response to food insecurity
06 july 2022 - 13:07:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, on Tuesday launched in Nioro du [...] Full text...
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Algeria encourages less consumption of wheat to decrease demand
06 july 2022 - 08:00:30Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The Algerian government is encouraging consumers in the country to decrease consumption of bread to avoid [...] Full text...
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UN requests $68.4 million to help CAR where 2.2 million are acutely food insecure
05 july 2022 - 18:45:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that the already dire humanitarian situation in [...] Full text...
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UN warns millions of south Sudanese face dire humanitarian situation
04 july 2022 - 20:22:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations on Monday warned that urgent funding was needed as "multiple interconnected shocks plight the [...] Full text...
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President Umaro Embalo of Guinea elected new ECOWAS Chairman
04 july 2022 - 15:36:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Umaro Sissoco Embalo, Guinea-Bissau President, was at the weekend unanimously elected Chairman of the Authority of [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders warned terrorists also targeting coastal states
03 july 2022 - 13:28:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The 61st ordinary session of the Economic Comminity of West African States (ECOWAS) opened in Accra [...] Full text...
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Angry demonstrators set fire to Libyan parliament building in Tobruk in eastern Libya
02 july 2022 - 08:08:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Angry young Libyan demonstrators Friday stormed the House of Representatives (Parliament) building in the eastern city [...] Full text...
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Morocco's humanist approach to migration issue clears it of accusations after Nador assault
01 july 2022 - 17:58:27Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Kingdom of Morocco's approach to the migration issue is based on a cardinal paradigm centred [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken speaks to Kenya President Kenyatta on DRC violence
01 july 2022 - 06:58:58Washington, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to discuss the [...] Full text...
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Sea cucumber smuggling in East Africa threatens livelihoods and ecosystems
01 july 2022 - 05:40:24Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The high demand for sea cucumbers in China is leading to their over-exploitation along the East [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia still in grip of spreading violence, hate speech and aid - Rights experts
01 july 2022 - 05:23:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-appointed rights investigators announced on Thursday that they’ve launched a probe into an alleged massacre of [...] Full text...
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World Bank grants a US$130 million loan to Tunisia
30 june 2022 - 16:21:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Executive Governors of the World Bank Thursday approved a new financing of US$130 [...] Full text...
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WHO intensifies response to looming health crisis in the greater Horn of Africa as food insecurity worsens
30 june 2022 - 14:39:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is scaling up its operations in eastern Africa as [...] Full text...
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Record fisheries, aquaculture production contributing to global food security - FAO
30 june 2022 - 05:57:44Lisbon, Portugal (PANA) - Record levels of fisheries and aquaculture production are making a critical contribution to global food security, [...] Full text...
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About 20 migrants die of thirst in southern Libya
29 june 2022 - 22:33:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The bodies of 20 illegal migrants who died of thirst in the desert in southern Libya [...] Full text...
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WFP welcomes G7's fresh commitment to food security amid unprecedented global food crisis
29 june 2022 - 05:09:47Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday welcomed the announcement by G7 leaders meeting [...] Full text...
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Sustainable blue economy vital for small countries and coastal populations
28 june 2022 - 19:54:24Lisbon, Spain (PANA) - With the livelihoods of about 40 per cent of the world’s population living at or near [...] Full text...
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Mali lanches nine Climate Fund projects
28 june 2022 - 16:43:15Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UNESCO Office in Bamako, in partnership with the government of Mali, launched last week in [...] Full text...
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UNHCR appeals for life-saving aid for millions affected by catastrophic Horn of Africa drought
28 june 2022 - 12:05:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency is appealing for urgent support to help displaced people and local host [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa attends G7 Summit
27 june 2022 - 19:42:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa is attending the G7 Summit in Germany where he is expected [...] Full text...
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Cabo Verde faces record-breaking levels of food insecurity as a result of drought, COVID-19, Ukraine crisis
27 june 2022 - 13:03:14(Eds: FAO/WFP re-issue the 23 June 2022 statement to correct number of people facing acute levels of food insecurity in [...] Full text...
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Russia-Ukraine war compounds pandemic challenges, inflationary pressures in Rwanda
24 june 2022 - 08:03:15Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s real GDP growth rebounded strongly to 10.9 percent in 2021, but spillovers from the war [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan Africa reveals lessons for governance - IMF Country Focus
24 june 2022 - 07:21:39Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have made important strides in tackling corruption, with some outperforming emerging [...] Full text...
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Global hunger crisis pushing one child per minute, into severe malnutrition: UNICEF
24 june 2022 - 05:24:54New York, US (PANA) - Because of the global hunger crisis, every single minute, one child is pushed into life-threatening, [...] Full text...
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Conflict, drought, dwindling food support, threaten lives of 20 million in Ethiopia
23 june 2022 - 18:54:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Hunger is tightening its grip on more than 20 million Ethiopians who are facing conflict [...] Full text...
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Cabo Verde faces record-breaking levels of food insecurity as a result of drought, COVID-19, Ukraine crisis
23 june 2022 - 11:42:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The number of people affected by a food and nutrition crisis in Cabo Verde has reached [...] Full text...
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IMF releases US$215.78 million to prop up Senegal’s growth
23 june 2022 - 09:00:32Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the immediate release of US$215.78 million to Senegal [...] Full text...
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IMF staff mission discusses reform plans, economic developments in Ethiopia
22 june 2022 - 10:24:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Multiple shocks hitting the Ethiopian economy have dampened growth, further increased inflation and created fiscal [...] Full text...
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Japan hands over 120 tonnes of fish and food to Mali to combat food insecurity
21 june 2022 - 22:44:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan has handed over to Mali, through the World Food Programme (WFP), a large quantity of [...] Full text...
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More support needed for refugees, displaced people in Burkina Faso - UNHCR
21 june 2022 - 22:37:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - On the occasion of World Refugee Day, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has called for [...] Full text...
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Crisis in northeast Nigeria will worsen without urgent help, says UN agency
21 june 2022 - 18:01:26Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - UN humanitarians issued an alert on Tuesday over the deteriorating situation for millions of mainly women and [...] Full text...
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IMF appreciates Somalia’s progress on macroeconomic stability
21 june 2022 - 10:46:50Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved immediate disbursement of US$18.8 million [...] Full text...
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'Window of opportunity closing for South Sudan, on road to lasting peace'
21 june 2022 - 05:27:35New York, US (PANA) - With eight months remaining, the window of opportunity is closing for South Sudan to meet [...] Full text...
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Mohamed Al-Manfi participates in Ukrainian President's briefing to AU Chair
20 june 2022 - 18:50:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, in his capacity as deputy chairman of [...] Full text...
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UN food agency announces further refugee ration cuts, in quest for #ZeroHunger
20 june 2022 - 18:47:35Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that it will have no choice but to [...] Full text...
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'IFAD’s projects in Gambia to help increase food production'
20 june 2022 - 10:21:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mr. Donald Brown, Associate Vice President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has said [...] Full text...
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IMF mission discuses economic developments in Djibouti with authorities
19 june 2022 - 10:44:46Washington DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Brett Rayner visited Djibouti from 12–16 June with [...] Full text...
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Benin's harmonised consumer price index rises in May
17 june 2022 - 16:01:02Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices rose in May in Benin, according to a survey published by [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa holds further talks with Putin
17 june 2022 - 15:15:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Office of the Presidency on Friday confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa had a [...] Full text...
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One-third of Sudan's population faces acute food insecurity - UN
17 june 2022 - 05:12:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - One-third of Sudan’s population, or 15 million people, are facing acute food insecurity, according to a [...] Full text...
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Public sector workers embark on strike in Tunisia
16 june 2022 - 14:35:05Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Public sector workers on Thursday embarked on a general strike which paralyzed vital activities of the [...] Full text...
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Africa must separate the wheat from Russia’s geopolitical chaff
16 june 2022 - 12:29:50Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Russia’s war against Ukraine is intensifying and, as a result, African countries are increasingly being [...] Full text...
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Madagascar offers 80 hectares of land to Mauritius for textile centre
16 june 2022 - 10:29:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Madagascar has made available to Mauritius some 80 hectares of land in Moramanga to set up [...] Full text...
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IMF approves package to mitigate impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Cabo Verde
16 june 2022 - 08:02:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a 36-month arrangement of US$ 60 million [...] Full text...
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IMF mission reports rising inflation in Nigeria despite broadening GDP growth
16 june 2022 - 06:23:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s real GDP growth is broadening to all sectors except oil, but inflation remains elevated, according [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Tanzania to halt 'brutal security operation' in Loliondo against Maasai
16 june 2022 - 06:16:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Tanzanian authorities to immediately halt the violent forced eviction [...] Full text...
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Global displacement hits another record, capping decade-long rising trend: UNHCR
16 june 2022 - 05:32:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people forced to flee their homes has increased every year over the past [...] Full text...
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Workshop in Bamako on elimination of child labour
15 june 2022 - 17:12:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The international civil society organisation, "Solidaridad West Africa" (SWA), organised on Tuesday a workshop on the [...] Full text...
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With peace and accountability, oil and agriculture can support early recovery in South Sudan – WB report
15 june 2022 - 12:04:11Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Economic recovery has stalled in South Sudan amid a multitude of crises, including the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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US donates US$29.5 million to WFP in Mozambique
15 june 2022 - 05:46:54Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – The US Government on Tuesday announced a US$29.5 million donation to support the UN World Food [...] Full text...
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Funding cuts could affect vital humanitarian flights to hard-to-reach areas in Guinea, Niger: WFP
15 june 2022 - 05:29:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that its UN Humanitarian Air Service [...] Full text...
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WFP forced to suspend food assistance in South Sudan as funds dry up
14 june 2022 - 10:01:39Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – Almost one-third of the acutely food insecure South Sudanese the United Nations World Food Programme [...] Full text...
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US pledges support for new Somali President
14 june 2022 - 05:44:09Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The US has pledged support for the security, reconciliation and reform agenda of Somalia's new President, Hassan Sheikh [...] Full text...
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Communities in Horn of Africa struggle with cumulative shocks in face of starvation
13 june 2022 - 14:49:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Communities in the Horn of Africa are facing the threat of starvation following four [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Algerian, Libyan and Tunisian FMs discuss stability, security in Libya
11 june 2022 - 13:51:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a consultative meeting on Friday in Tunis, the Tunisian Foreign Minister, Othman Jrandi, Libyan Foreign [...] Full text...
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IMF helps Gambia meet Ukraine-Russian war repercussions
11 june 2022 - 11:05:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the fourth review under [...] Full text...
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IMF staff team notes resilience in Guinea's mining sector
11 june 2022 - 08:18:19Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has completed a week-long visit to Guinea, observing that [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat to visit Djibouti, Mozambique, Nigeria
11 june 2022 - 06:18:28Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, will visit Djibouti, Mozambique and [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM reaffirms importance of relations, unity of destiny between Libya, Tunisia and Algeria
10 june 2022 - 16:15:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch Friday reiterated "the importance of fraternal [...] Full text...
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Algerian, Libyan Foreign Ministers visit Tunisia
10 june 2022 - 12:55:16Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The Algerian and Libyan Foreign Ministers are visiting Tunisia on Friday to discuss matters of common [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian migrants head home from Yemen
10 june 2022 - 05:10:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - For the first time ever, 150 Ethiopian migrants are flying to Addis Ababa on a [...] Full text...
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World’s most vulnerable now paying even more, for less food: FAO
10 june 2022 - 04:50:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year. This would be a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches a free mass sterilisation campaign for dogs
09 june 2022 - 08:01:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Society for Animal Welfare (MSAW) on Wednesday launched a free mass sterilisation campaign in [...] Full text...
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Food exports must keep flowing worldwide, FAO chief urges
09 june 2022 - 06:04:14Rome, Italy (PANA) - As part of ongoing international efforts to address growing concerns over global food security linked to the [...] Full text...
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Act now to end food, energy, finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders
09 june 2022 - 05:06:31New York, US (PANA) - Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost of living crisis [...] Full text...
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Mali, Russia sign MoU on relations between the two countries
08 june 2022 - 21:01:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and the Russian Federation on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between [...] Full text...
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Ghana's rate of inflation for May jumps to 27.6 pct
08 june 2022 - 15:49:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The rate of inflation for May, 2022 in Ghana has jumped up to 27.6 per cent, [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants Malawi of $9.25 million for rollout of Climate Disaster Risk Financing
08 june 2022 - 12:55:23Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two grants of $9.25 million to implement the [...] Full text...
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IMF team checks on Sierra Leone’s economic recovery from COVID-19 pandemic
08 june 2022 - 07:05:12Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – Sierra Leone is set to secure US$20.8 million financial support from the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State, AUC chairman discuss effects of Russian invasion on global food security
08 june 2022 - 06:35:38Washington, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Tuesday spoke with African Union Commission Chairperson (AUC) Moussa Faki [...] Full text...
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US welcomes progress in securing regular access for humanitarian assistance to 3 Ethiopian regions
08 june 2022 - 06:11:19Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the progress in securing more regular access for humanitarian assistance [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa braces for ‘explosion of child deaths’ as hunger crisis deepens
08 june 2022 - 05:16:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An “explosion of child deaths” is likely and imminent in the Horn of Africa unless the [...] Full text...
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UN food agencies warn of looming widespread food crisss as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
07 june 2022 - 12:54:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN food agencies -- the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...
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Djibouti aspires to become global ICT cente
07 june 2022 - 12:19:14Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has received Djibouti’s highest honour of ‘Commandeur dans [...] Full text...
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Stagflation risk rises amid sharp slowdown in growth – WB report
07 june 2022 - 11:47:32(EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL TUESDAY, 7 JUNE, 2022 AT 1:30 PM UTC) Washington, DC, US (PANA) - [...] Full text...
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Burundi's inflation goes up to 10.7%
07 june 2022 - 11:34:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's year-ol-year inflation for April has risen to 10.7%, compared with 9.9% for the previous month. This [...] Full text...
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Gambia came through pandemic less impacted than many of its regional peers - World Bank
07 june 2022 - 10:28:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The World Bank has said that The Gambia came through the pandemic less impacted than many [...] Full text...
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Uganda slammed for activists arrests
07 june 2022 - 00:17:25Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must release the six politicians and activists arrested solely for protesting the high cost [...] Full text...
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Libyan Finance Minister at IDB Governors' Annual Meetings in Egypt
06 june 2022 - 17:25:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Finance in the Government of National Unity, Khaled Al-Mabrouk Abdallah, chaired the [...] Full text...
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Earth ‘cannot keep up with our demands’, warns UN chief on World Environment Day
04 june 2022 - 04:50:27New York, US (PANA) - “This planet is our only home,” Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World [...] Full text...
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Two Burkinabe soldiers killed in two attacks
02 june 2022 - 18:46:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two Burkinabe soldiers and four volunteer fighters (VDP) were killed in two attacks on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, FAO sign Country Programme Framework for food security
02 june 2022 - 10:02:19Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday signed the Country Programme Framework [...] Full text...
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Libya's govt says 600 mw of electricity to be generated by end of June
02 june 2022 - 06:50:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 600 megawatts of electricity will be connected to the Libyan national grid by the end [...] Full text...
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Monkeypox transmission may have gone undetected ‘for some time’ - WHO chief
02 june 2022 - 06:30:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the [...] Full text...
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Pandemic has hampered progress to achieve universal energy access by 2030, says UN report
02 june 2022 - 06:12:56New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed progress towards universal access to electricity and clean cooking fuels [...] Full text...
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Dire and grim’ drought, impacting more than 7 million in Somalia
02 june 2022 - 05:22:54Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Accompanying Somalia’s newly-appointed drought envoy on his first field visit, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official [...] Full text...
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Deadly Mali convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeepers - Guterres
02 june 2022 - 05:09:42New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned a deadly attack on Wednesday against a UN [...] Full text...
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High demand, prices for diamond raise prospects for Botswana’s recovery
01 june 2022 - 06:38:41Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Prolonged sanctions against Russia, the largest rough diamond producer, could increase demand for and prices of [...] Full text...
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FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa
01 june 2022 - 05:24:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million [...] Full text...
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Do more for environment or risk planet becoming ‘human sacrifice zone’: UN experts
31 may 2022 - 06:40:38New York, US (PANA) - It’s been five decades since Sweden hosted the world’s first conference to make the environment [...] Full text...
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Make tobacco industry accountable for environmental damage: WHO
31 may 2022 - 06:00:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The tobacco industry damages both the environment and human health, and needs to be more accountable [...] Full text...
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EU funding helps provide sustained, life-saving food assistance in Burkina Faso - WFP
31 may 2022 - 05:49:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received an additional EUR 5 million in [...] Full text...
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Gambian leader welcomes AU's collective undertaking to examine continental initiatives
30 may 2022 - 10:44:29Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow has welcomed the African Union's humanitarian collective undertaking to examine and re-define [...] Full text...
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NGO advocates support for victims of sexual abuse in DRC
30 may 2022 - 05:21:29Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - There is an “urgent need” to support the victims of sexual exploitation and abuse in the [...] Full text...
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US$ 678 million mobilized by IFAD in 42 years of presence in Burundi
28 may 2022 - 14:05:16Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which has been present in Burundi since 1980, has [...] Full text...
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Libya's UN Chief expresses disappointment with UN Security Council's inaction
27 may 2022 - 21:39:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Representative at the United Nations, Taher al-Sonni, said Libyans are tired of UN Security [...] Full text...
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UNHCR 'deeply concerned' by renewed violence displacing thousands in DRC's North Kivu
27 may 2022 - 13:14:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is deeply concerned about the urgent and large-scale needs of [...] Full text...
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African nations leading the way on ‘food systems transformation’: Guterres
27 may 2022 - 05:23:34New York, US (PANA) - African countries are at the vanguard of a vital transformation of food systems to simultaneously [...] Full text...
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Greece wants closer ties with Africa, says Greek FM
26 may 2022 - 23:43:00Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece is determined to establish closer relations with African countries, Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, said [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council meets on the situation in Libya on Thursday
26 may 2022 - 23:37:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council will meet this Thursday to discuss developments in Libya, which will be [...] Full text...
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225 migrants disappeared off Tunisian coast in 2022 - IOM
26 may 2022 - 17:43:07Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Two days after the sinking of a migrant boat from Libya, the International Organisation for Migration [...] Full text...
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‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council
26 may 2022 - 05:22:14New York, US (PANA) - Conflict continues to inflict “widespread civilian death and injury”, a senior UN official told the [...] Full text...
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AfDB President outlines Bank's plan to feed the continent
25 may 2022 - 06:59:30Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has outlined the Bank's plans to address [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean peacekeeper wins UN gender advocate award
25 may 2022 - 05:30:13New York, US (PANA) - For the first time, a Zimbabwean peacekeeper has been chosen to receive the prestigious 2021 Military Gender [...] Full text...
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Africa provides a ‘home for hope’, despite new challenges: UN chief
25 may 2022 - 05:08:55New York, US (PANA) - On Africa Day, the world celebrates the diverse and dynamic continent’s “enormous promise and potential”, [...] Full text...
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Global jobs market recovery ‘has gone into reverse’, warns UN labour agency
24 may 2022 - 04:25:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The recovery of the global jobs market is going into reverse, the UN labour agency, ILO, said [...] Full text...
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International community urged to support new administration in Somalia
24 may 2022 - 04:04:00New York, US (PANA) - The recent conclusion of the electoral process in Somalia offers a long-awaited opportunity to make [...] Full text...
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Libya attending the 75th session of the WHO General Assembly in Geneva
23 may 2022 - 19:34:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan delegation is in Geneva, Switzerland, for the 75th session of the World Health Organisation [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls to ‘build a shared future for all life’ on Biodiversity Day
22 may 2022 - 08:04:16New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks International Day for Biological Diversity on Sunday, the UN Secretary-General has [...] Full text...
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Some 18 million in Africa’s Sahel on ‘the brink of starvation’: UN
21 may 2022 - 05:11:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region teeter on the edge of severe hunger over [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board approves US$1.5 billion facility to avert food crisis in Africa
20 may 2022 - 21:08:37Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors on Friday approved a US$1.5 billion facility [...] Full text...
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At least 70 suspected terrorists neutralised in one month in Burkina Faso, says Army
20 may 2022 - 11:22:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army announced on Thursday that it neutralised at least 70 suspected terrorists from [...] Full text...
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South African President says AU chair Sall to meet Russian president Putin
20 may 2022 - 08:08:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Rampahosa on Thursday said African Union chairperson, Senegalese President Macky [...] Full text...
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IMF team, Senegal agree economic, financial policies
20 may 2022 - 06:51:32Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with the Senegalese [...] Full text...
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IMF calls for 'timely support' from Somalia's partners to implement reform strategy
20 may 2022 - 06:10:04Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stressed that timely support from development partners of Somalia, [...] Full text...
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