Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa
12 april 2024 - 21:57:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Almost 55 million people are facing further food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central Africa [...] Full text...
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Address food insecurity as priority, IMF advises Nigeria
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Houthi rebels’ attacks on ships in Red Sea trigger decrease in trade, global food security
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Rainfall gives South African maize growers hope of bumper crop
29 january 2024 - 07:12:59Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Maize production in South Africa is off to a reasonable start in marketing year 2023/24 [...] Full text...
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Gaza crisis: another hospital facing dire shortages, warns WHO
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights group says Israel using starvation as weapon of war in Gaza
18 december 2023 - 07:21:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza [...] Full text...
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Fostering skills development to improve job prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank Blog By Nathan Belete
02 december 2023 - 15:22:31Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - When it comes to skills development and innovation, youth from Africa have something to say. Based [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South African retail giant withdraws Israeli products
18 november 2023 - 06:11:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African retail giant Woolworths on Friday announced that it has pulled Israeli-imported food [...] Full text...
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Current El Niño likely to affect food security in several African countries
17 october 2023 - 07:30:02Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Heads of international organisations have urged countries to balance short-term urgent interventions with longer-term [...] Full text...
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Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’ UN warns, as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens Gaza crisis
16 october 2023 - 06:58:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Sunday appealed to Hamas to immediately release all hostages and to Israel [...] Full text...
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Young agricultural leaders in Tanzania use satellite data to improve farming systems
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Black Sea deal collapse sparks rise in global food prices: FAO
04 august 2023 - 18:11:08Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices rose for the first time in months following the collapse of the landmark agreement to [...] Full text...
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AfDB VP tours Export Trade Group in southern Africa
03 august 2023 - 09:55:15Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Solomon Quaynor, has concluded a [...] Full text...
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World entering a ‘humanitarian doom loop’, warns UN food aid official
29 july 2023 - 08:36:45New York, US, (PANA) - Russia has not offered any free grain to the UN food relief agency so far, [...] Full text...
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World Bank responds to rising global food insecurity
18 july 2023 - 07:19:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, says the latest update of the [...] Full text...
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Around 60 million in urgent humanitarian need in Horn of Africa
27 june 2023 - 06:05:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Climate, armed conflict, high food prices and post-COVID-19 economic fall-out have caused record food insecurity [...] Full text...
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Benin exported more in first quarter of 2023
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South African President Ramaphosa hails peace mission to Russia and Ukraine
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Macro-economic challenges hamper Zimbabwe maize farmers’ efforts to raise production
19 june 2023 - 09:28:31Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s maize crop for marketing year 2023/24 is estimated at 1.5 million metric tons, representing an [...] Full text...
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World Bank raises alarm on rising global food insecurity
06 june 2023 - 11:32:06Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...
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Uphold promise to protect civilians caught in conflict: Guterres
23 may 2023 - 17:53:24New York, US (PANA) - The world is failing to live up to its commitment to protect civilians during wartime, [...] Full text...
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South Africa slams US over Russia arms supply claims
13 may 2023 - 07:05:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government says US ambassador Reuben Brigety "admitted that he crossed the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Guterres condemns looting of main WFP compound in Khartoum
09 may 2023 - 05:17:34New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the looting of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) main offices [...] Full text...
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Africa experiencing surging food price inflation: WB
28 march 2023 - 06:33:57Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...
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Armyworm outbreaks, drought, high fertiliser prices affect grain production in Tanzania
23 march 2023 - 08:16:54Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s maize production in marketing year 2023/24 is anticipated to increase 3% to 6.1 [...] Full text...
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Libyans celebrate 12th anniversary of 17 February Revolution
17 february 2023 - 15:39:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya commemorated Friday the 12th anniversary of the 17 February 2011 Revolution that overthrew the old [...] Full text...
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Exhibition showcases millets as ‘smart food’, rich in heritage and full of potential
16 february 2023 - 06:06:26New York, US (PANA) - A new exhibition highlighting the crucial role millets play in boosting global food and nutrition [...] Full text...
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UN agency warns against increase of stable food prices in Sudan
13 february 2023 - 13:51:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned against an increase in the prices of [...] Full text...
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South Africa on promising start of grain marketing this year: Report
26 january 2023 - 11:05:27Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s grain production is off to a decent start in marketing year 2022/23, said [...] Full text...
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Slight rise recorded in Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices in December
19 january 2023 - 20:20:16Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The harmonized index of consumer prices rose slightly in December in Benin, according to an official [...] Full text...
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The Rockefeller Foundation, WFP launch initiative to strengthen school meals
19 january 2023 - 05:20:54New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$ 10.7 million grant from [...] Full text...
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Inflation in Tanzania remains consistent with target - Central Bank
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2022 Year In Review: As conflicts rage, international dialogue remains ‘the only hope’ for peace
29 december 2022 - 05:39:00New York, US (PANA) - With wars, conflicts, and unrests blighting all parts of the world in 2022, the UN [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa faces most severe drought in more than two generations – UNICEF
23 december 2022 - 05:46:30Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The number of children suffering from dire drought conditions across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has more [...] Full text...
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Tunisia and the EIB sign two financing agreements
19 december 2022 - 15:18:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Said, and the Director of Operations of the [...] Full text...
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US President launches strategic partnership with AU to create resilient food system
16 december 2022 - 06:29:09Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced $2 billion in humanitarian assistance to address acute [...] Full text...
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‘Intense diplomatic efforts’ continue to ensure food and fertilizers reach those in need
30 november 2022 - 07:33:52New York, US (PANA) - The first shipment of fertilizer donated by Russian producers to countries hit hard by rising [...] Full text...
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Global food imports on track to reach all-time high: FAO
11 november 2022 - 17:07:37Rome Italy (PANA) - Food import costs globally are projected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year, or higher than [...] Full text...
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Guterres welcomes Russia's decision to end suspension from Ukraine grain deal
02 november 2022 - 18:46:59New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday "warmly" welcomed Russia’s decision to resume its participation in [...] Full text...
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Black Sea grain deal shipments on hold on Wednesday, following Russia suspension
02 november 2022 - 05:49:48New York, US (PANA) - UN officials stationed at the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) for the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State meets AUC Chairman
28 october 2022 - 06:17:33Ottawa, Canada (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Thursday met with African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Moussa [...] Full text...
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WTO anticipates sharp slowdown in world trade growth in 2023
07 october 2022 - 05:50:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Trade growth is expected to lose momentum in the second half of this year and remain [...] Full text...
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World Teachers’ Day highlights need to transform education
05 october 2022 - 14:35:47Paris, France (PANA) - Teachers are at the heart of education, and their valuable work must also lead to better [...] Full text...
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Black Sea exports ramp up, bringing confidence to global commerce and food to most vulnerable
30 september 2022 - 06:18:48New York, US (PANA) - Two months since the Black Sea Grain Initiative kicked into action to help release desperately [...] Full text...
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Join forces to prevent ‘food availability crisis’ urges FAO chief
28 september 2022 - 18:57:58Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the war in Ukraine stokes a crisis for countries who are struggling just to access [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: Egypt’s Foreign Minister calls for improved climate commitments at COP27
25 september 2022 - 06:24:20New York, UN (PANA) - Egypt, which is hosting the 2022 UN Climate Conference this November, is calling on the [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: Guterres calls for ‘coalition of the world’ to overcome divisions, provide hope in place of turmoil
20 september 2022 - 17:17:58New York, US (PANA) - With people from all points of the globe crying out for relief and hope, international [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for 'course correction' to end geopolitical divisions, tackle climate crisis
20 september 2022 - 06:31:45New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for strengthened international solidarity to address a raft of global challenges [...] Full text...
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In turbulent times, ‘work of the United Nations is more necessary than ever’: Guterres
15 september 2022 - 17:46:02New York, US (PANA) - The past year has been one of deep and interlocking crises that are growing in [...] Full text...
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Girls ‘failed by discrimination’ and stereotyping in maths class: UNICEF
15 september 2022 - 05:22:33New York, US (PANA) - Solving the equation: Helping girls and boys learn mathematics, a new report published on Wednesday by UN [...] Full text...
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UN chief tells world leadrrs: This year’s General Debate must be about providing hope
14 september 2022 - 17:39:22New York, US (PANA) - As hundreds of Heads of State and Government prepare to fly into New York for [...] Full text...
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UN officials see progress as global food prices drop amid ongoing Black Sea grain deal shipments
14 september 2022 - 06:16:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two vital objectives of the Black Sea grain deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charities say almost 2 million people displaced amid worst food crisis in a decade in Burkina Faso
05 september 2022 - 11:14:46Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Nearly one in 10 people in Burkina Faso have been displaced by conflict, humanitarian charities [...] Full text...
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World food prices drop for fifth consecutive month: FAO
03 september 2022 - 05:10:36Rome, Italy (PANA) - World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per [...] Full text...
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US welcomes arrival of Ukraine wheat for East Africa
31 august 2022 - 06:22:43Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the arrival in Djibouti of 23,300 metric tons of Ukrainian [...] Full text...
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More than one million tonnes of grain and food items exported under Black Sea deal: UN
28 august 2022 - 05:12:11New York, US (PANA) - Exports of Ukrainian grain and other foodstuffs under a landmark agreement amid the ongoing war, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Stay away from where TPLF's military equipment, training facilities are located, warns Gov't
26 august 2022 - 16:57:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government on Friday called on "our people living in Tigray Region" to stay away [...] Full text...
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European Bank gives Tunisia Grains Board €150.5 million
24 august 2022 - 18:50:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has signed a sovereign guaranteed loan for €150.5 million [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for recommitment to 'dialogue, diplomacy and mutual trust'
23 august 2022 - 05:30:23New York, US (PANA) - Recommit to “dialogue, diplomacy and mutual trust”, Secretary-General António Guterres urged ambassadors in the UN [...] Full text...
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UN chief oversees departure of two ships involved in Black Sea Grain Initiative for Horn of Africa
20 august 2022 - 19:59:04Istanbul, Türkiye (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres on Saturday oversaw the departure of two ships involved in the Black [...] Full text...
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First WFP vessel leaves Ukraine for Horn of Africa
16 august 2022 - 11:45:40Rome Italy (PANA) - The first maritime shipment of Ukrainian wheat grain for humanitarian operations run by the UN World [...] Full text...
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UN chief appoints Sudanese Mahmoud UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative
14 august 2022 - 05:20:34New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Amir Mahmoud Abdulla of Sudan as United Nations [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken speaks with Republic of the Congo President Sassou N’Guesso
11 august 2022 - 06:28:37Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday spoke on phone with President Denis [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for optimising brain health to benefit people and society
10 august 2022 - 11:22:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At some point in their life, one in three people will develop some type of neurological [...] Full text...
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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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UN Committee reviews anti-discrimination efforts
09 august 2022 - 08:37:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination opened in Geneva on Monday to review anti-discrimination efforts [...] 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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AfDB Board Approves $134 million loan to boost food production in Nigeria
20 july 2022 - 11:26:09Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $134 [...] Full text...
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South Africa maintains status as net maize exporter
20 july 2022 - 09:00:41Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Expecting to maintain its status as a net exporter of maize in marketing year 2022/23, [...] Full text...
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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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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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Drought reduces Morocco’s grain, feed production by over 60 percent
01 july 2022 - 07:12:23Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The government of Morocco is taking measures to develop a strategic wheat stock as the North [...] 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Nations must ‘act together urgently' to end crisis of food insecurity: UN chief
19 may 2022 - 05:17:24New York, US (PANA) - Hunger levels around the world are at “a new high”, the UN chief warned on [...] Full text...
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Libyan minister calls for food security strategy
12 may 2022 - 10:47:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed al-Haweij, [...] Full text...
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Libya takes delivery of 7,000 tonnes of wheat at port of Tripoli
07 may 2022 - 16:01:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya Friday took delivery of 7,000 tons of wheat at the seaport of Tripoli, illustrating the [...] Full text...
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Tripoli-based government holds meeting on plans to set up grains board
25 april 2022 - 12:20:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed al-Haweij of the Government of National Unity (GNU) has [...] Full text...
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Afreximbank launches $4 billion Ukraine Crisis Adjustment Trade Financing Programme for Africa
06 april 2022 - 12:44:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), a Pan-African multilateral financial institution mandated to finance and [...] Full text...
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UN warns of worsening food crisis looming in Sudan
24 march 2022 - 13:07:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a strong warning about the “worsening food [...] Full text...
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Mali receives CFAF 1 billion from USAID to boost fonio exports
11 march 2022 - 14:30:17USAID Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Shi-SA and Yolélé have just received a co-investment grant of 1.9 million US dollars or [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray aid operations ‘about to grind to a halt’, warns WFP
15 january 2022 - 05:21:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid and food distribution operations in northern Ethiopia are about “to grind to a halt” amid [...] Full text...
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South Africa expects bumper maize harvest of 16.0 million tons in 2021/22
04 november 2021 - 13:54:19Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s maize crop for the 2021/22 marketing year, under normal climatic conditions, could once [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says increasing number of children killed and recruited by armed groups in Sahel’s tri-border area
13 september 2021 - 05:27:05Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts [...] Full text...
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More children than ever before live as migrants or refugees, outside their birth countries – UNICEF
28 august 2021 - 05:48:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More girls and boys than ever are on the move, with 35.5 million having lived outside [...] Full text...
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India extends a million USD for climate resilient agriculture in Zimbabwe
24 august 2021 - 13:57:03Harare , Zimbabwe (PANA) – India has contributed almost US$ one million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...
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Children, young people must be at centre of food systems transformation – UNICEF, FAO
27 july 2021 - 15:23:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A transformation of the food system that listens to the voices of children and young people, [...] Full text...
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Civil unrest turns South Africa’s food and agricultural sector upside down
21 july 2021 - 13:51:32Pretoria, 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: Pandemic affects, challenges South Africa’s retail industry
20 july 2021 - 15:34:27Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, South African retail food sales totalled US$ [...] Full text...
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IFAD props Tanzanian small-scale farmers to improve food security against COVID-19 pandemic
07 july 2021 - 14:58:11Dar 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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Coronavirus: Rising food price inflation in South Africa causes concern for consumers
18 may 2021 - 11:32:42Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Continued sharp increases in food price inflation from 3.4 percent in 2019, to 4.6 percent [...] Full text...
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Kenya-bound shippers expect minor freight delays from Suez Canal blockade
01 april 2021 - 17:52:40Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) said on Thursday it did not expect negative impact on operations [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: 25,000 refugees in unsettled Tigray region receive urgent UN food supplies
29 december 2020 - 13:31:07Mekelle, Ethiopia (PANA) - Some 25,000 Eritrean refugees, sheltering in two camps in the unsettled Tigray region of Ethiopia, have [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agencies deliver lifeline food assistance to 25,000 Eritrean refugees in Tigray region
28 december 2020 - 11:31:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Eritrean refugees in two camps in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia received a month’s worth of food [...] Full text...
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South African steak receives highest world rating
08 december 2020 - 12:31:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A cut of South African Wagyu ribeye meat has received the highest rating in [...] Full text...
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Global food commodity prices rose to a nearly six-year high in November - FAO
03 december 2020 - 14:21:22Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Military says its troops killed 5 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Northeast region
29 november 2020 - 19:51:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said troops of Operation FIRE BALL, a subsidiary operation [...] Full text...
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Six people killed by suspected jihadists in Dogofry village of central Mali
27 november 2020 - 15:25:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six people were killed and three others seriously injured in an attack by armed men suspected [...] Full text...
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U.S. grants $20 million to buy wheat to help Sudanese people
07 november 2020 - 10:13:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced the intention of the United States government, [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s record wheat harvest proves success of AfDB’s agricultural transformation programme
20 october 2020 - 16:06:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite coronavirus-related lockdowns, travel and transport restrictions, Sudan has just recorded its largest wheat harvest, according [...] Full text...
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Niger: Prices for local cereals down in September
16 october 2020 - 19:13:37Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A slight decrease in the prices of local cereals was noted in Niger in September, thanks [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s disaster affects over 60,000 people - Report
11 october 2020 - 20:41:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - More than 60,000 people have been affected by natural disasters, the country’s disaster management agency report [...] Full text...
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Prices of several staples up to multi-month highs in September – FAO report
08 october 2020 - 12:51:27Rome, Italy (PANA) - While new forecasts for global cereal output, utilisation, stocks and trade all point to well-supplied markets, [...] Full text...
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Kenyan textile industry growth stifled by ageing technology, imports, warns British Council
23 september 2020 - 22:09:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The biggest constraint to the growth of the fashion industry in Kenya is the importation of [...] Full text...
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Six African artists benefit from fund to work on Germany colonial past in Africa
07 september 2020 - 20:46:01Paris, France (PANA) - Artists from six African countries have won this year’s edition of The Burden of Memory Project [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Botswana bans importation of baked goods
24 august 2020 - 13:44:22Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has restricted the importation of baked goods, to stimulate the establishment and development of micro, [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe households expected to limit daily meals as economy worsens
10 august 2020 - 12:20:05Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development’s food security arm, FEWS NET, says households are expected [...] Full text...
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Cereal prices up this week in Niger markets
24 june 2020 - 17:11:17Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Prices of cereal this week in Nigerien markets have risen, ranging from 2% to 4%, reveals [...] Full text...
thread Economy
From farm to fork: Women championing agricultural transformation in Africa (An AfDB Feaure)
09 june 2020 - 16:29:37Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - From Sudan to Mali, Senegal to Mozambique, and Zambia to Mauritania, women are changing the [...] Full text...
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Niger implements support plan for 1,200,000 people affected by Covid-19
30 may 2020 - 11:22:43Niamey, Niger (PANA) - As part of its response plan against Covid-19, the Nigerien government on Friday updated the 2020 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic could deepen food insecurity, malnutrition in Africa - WHO
15 may 2020 - 17:43:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the potential impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$91 million credit for Malawi to tackle COVID-19 effects
02 may 2020 - 08:40:43Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Saturday approved a disbursement of US$91 million under the Rapid Credit [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Niger launches moderate-price grain sales operation for the benefit of vulnerable people
14 april 2020 - 17:03:35Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien authorities in charge of trade on Tuesday launched the 2020 edition of the sale, [...] Full text...
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Cereal prices stable in Niger
25 march 2020 - 20:48:21Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The commodity price situation on cereal markets this week is marked by stability for many grains, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius is not short of basic commodities - Minister
09 march 2020 - 18:31:28Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Minister of Commerce and Consumer Protection, Mr Yogida Sawmynaden, on Monday said “there is [...] Full text...
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Nearly 90 per cent of all people have ‘a deeply ingrained bias’ against women - Report
06 march 2020 - 05:43:25New York, US (PANA) - Despite decades of progress in closing the gender equality gap, close to nine out of [...] Full text...
thread Gender
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe denies printing money
04 march 2020 - 12:43:46Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has denied money printing despite the supply rate growing 250 [...] Full text...
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Price of Zimbabwe's staple food, mealie meal, rises 40 percent
11 february 2020 - 18:02:29Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Treasury has raised the price of Zimbabwe’s staple food, mealie meal by 40 percent to ZWL$70 [...] Full text...
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UNHRC says 'tremendous gap’ persists between needs and spaces on offer
06 february 2020 - 06:16:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although around 1.4 million refugees are estimated to be in urgent need of resettlement worldwide, only [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF expels three senior youth league leaders
05 february 2020 - 23:02:34Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU PF, Wednesday suspended its deputy youth secretary, Lewis Matutu, and political commissar [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's national maize supplies 'critically low'
03 february 2020 - 10:16:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's national maize supplies are “critically low” as a result of the poor 2019 harvest and [...] Full text...
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Kenya inflation stabilises at 5.78 pct in January
31 january 2020 - 23:23:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The rising cost of food and non-alcoholic products pushed the month-on-month inflation in Kenya to 5.78 [...] Full text...
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New report shows Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa's 'Command Agricultural Programme' was a failure
28 january 2020 - 17:10:19Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local democracy activists, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 'Command Agricultural Programme (CAP)' failed [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council threatens to boycott political dialogue because of repeated ceasefire violations
27 january 2020 - 11:00:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Faced with repeated violations of the truce by forces led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the Presidential [...] Full text...
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Year-end analysis: 2019 sees Zimbabwe deal with first 'man made starvation' in its history
30 december 2019 - 06:43:04Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - For the first time in Zimbabwe’s near 40-year history, the country faced 'man-made starvation' in 2019. While [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Northeast governor condoles Chibok Council on killing of six persons by Boko Haram
26 december 2019 - 20:19:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The governor of Borno State, northeast Nigeria, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, Thursday expressed condolence to the [...] Full text...
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Morocco and IFAD invest in smallholder farmers’ climate change resilience
04 december 2019 - 14:37:45Rome, Italy (PANA) – A new €82.6 million agricultural development project financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Govt suspends customs duty on imported wheat flour, maize
25 november 2019 - 20:11:15Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean government has suspended duty on wheat flour and maize to allow for the direct [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF members of parliament boycot MDC chaired committees
25 november 2019 - 14:15:14Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Legislators from the ruling ZANU PF party are boycotting parliamentary meetings chaired by a member of [...] Full text...
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UN stresses need to end open defecation
19 november 2019 - 06:52:18New York, US (PANA) - Ending the practice of defecating in the open, rather than in a toilet, will have [...] Full text...
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Weather watchdog warns against continued flood risks across East Africa
30 october 2019 - 23:24:30Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Kenya-based IGAD Climate Prediction & Applications Centre (ICPAC) Wednesday renewed an alert over a tropical storm [...] Full text...
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Five African countries in need of 'urgent humanitarian food assistance'
28 october 2019 - 07:03:11New York, USA (PANA) - American food insecurity network, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho and areas in the [...] Full text...
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Conflict, drought displace 300,000 in Somalia so far this year, says humanitarian charity
23 october 2019 - 05:54:38Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Over 300,000 people have been displaced due to drought and conflict in Somalia so far this [...] Full text...
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Botswana government drills boreholes for wildlife
21 october 2019 - 15:01:29Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has said that his government dug 18 boreholes for wildlife in a [...] Full text...
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Stakeholders urge private sector to address aflatoxins in ensuring food security in East Africa
09 october 2019 - 15:30:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With growing concerns on food security in the region, the East African Grains Council (EAGC) [...] Full text...
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Buhari gives Economic Advisory Council 10 years to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty
09 october 2019 - 15:26:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held his first meeting with the newly constituted Presidential Economic [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Prices of basic foodstuffs relatively stable in Mali
26 september 2019 - 21:00:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Grain markets in Mali were characterized last week by relatively stable prices, marked by rare and [...] Full text...
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Cereal prices drop in Nigerien grain markets
20 september 2019 - 22:39:14Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The price situation in Niger's grain markets is marked this week by a downward trend, the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
High-level segment of the COP 14 begins in New Delhi
09 september 2019 - 15:18:24New Delhi, India (PANA) – The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Conference of Parties (COP14) taking place in New [...] Full text...
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Poor Zimbabweans to increased barter as trade: Report
08 september 2019 - 14:30:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s poorer households are expected to increase buying and selling goods through bartering rather than using [...] Full text...
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CCDA-8: Participants advocate for institutional frameworks for climate resilience and adaptation
07 september 2019 - 18:28:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Participants in a recently held 8th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-8) [...] Full text...
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Mali's grain markets experience slight fluctuation in prices
20 august 2019 - 15:39:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Grain markets in Mali experienced slight price fluctuations in last week, according to a statement obtained [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe police ban opposition planned protests in Bulawayo
18 august 2019 - 15:31:52Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on Sunday issued another prohibition ban against the main opposition Movement [...] Full text...
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Prices of grain stable in Niger
17 august 2019 - 14:06:03Niamey, Niger (PANA) - This week, the price situation in the grain markets in Niger is marked by relative stability, [...] Full text...
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Malian women, small farmers see rice yields soar with help from AfDB (An AfDB Feature)
14 august 2019 - 16:30:37Bamako, Mali ((PANA) -- In Baguinéda, eastern Mali's Koulikoro region, the lowlands on the banks of the River Niger stretch (as [...] Full text...
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Mixed reaction to grain prices in Nigerien markets
13 august 2019 - 18:34:49Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The price situation in cereal markets in Niger has since last week assumed an upward trend, [...] Full text...
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Mass movements of Zimbabweans to South Africa loom - Report
11 august 2019 - 11:49:38Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - American based humanitarian organization, Refugees International (RI), has revealed to PANA that aid officials expect South [...] Full text...
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Burundi deploys "PICS bags" for sustainable conservation of crops
01 august 2019 - 18:34:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Triple-bottom Purdue improved crop storage (PICS) bags are being rolled out in Burundi to better conserve [...] Full text...
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Crop season characterized by aborted start to late rains in the Great Horn of Agrica: Report
31 july 2019 - 17:15:36Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Crop season in July 2019 was characterized by an aborted start due to late rains in [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS provides more than 2,800 tons of cereals for Malians in central and northern regions
31 july 2019 - 13:52:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its regional food security reserve, has provided [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe incomes grossly lag behind skyrocketing basic commodities: IH Securities
28 july 2019 - 11:55:40Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Recent monetary reforms to address distortions created by past policies in Zimbabwe have led to a [...] Full text...
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Béji Caïd Essebsi, a disciple of Bourguiba and an experienced politician (Analysis by Bouazza Ben Bouazza, PANA correspondent)
25 july 2019 - 13:30:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi, who died on Thursday at the age of 93, is the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe gov't taken to court over ban on selling maize and making GMB sole buyer
23 july 2019 - 17:04:17Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement minister, Perrance Shiri, and the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) [...] Full text...
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The number of starving Zimbabweans has increased to nearly seven million
10 july 2019 - 15:14:25Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nearly seven million Zimbabweans are now facing hunger, a sharp increase from what the United Nations [...] Full text...
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‘Marco-economic environment remains highly volatile in Zimbabwe’
09 july 2019 - 14:34:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe macro-economy remains highly volatile and continues to deteriorate, an updated outlook report from FEWS [...] Full text...
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Mixed prices of cereals in Niger
06 july 2019 - 19:02:19Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Like last week, prices in the grain markets are characterized by mixed trends, according to the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe private sales of maize except to Grain Marketing Board
28 june 2019 - 14:42:52Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe published new regulations on Friday requiring all maize to be sold to the Grain Marketing [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President to investigate allegations of corruption in ZANU PF
26 june 2019 - 19:18:26Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, will form a commission of inquiry to investigate allegations presented by the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Investment Development Bill has second reading in parliament
19 june 2019 - 22:55:28Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Investment Development Bill (ZIDA) will soften up on foreign investors and treat them in [...] Full text...
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Bread shortages loom in Zimbabwe on the back of monopolies
14 june 2019 - 15:33:29Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Bread shortages may loom in Zimbabwe after scarcity of the basic commodity started to emerge last [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe government nearly doubles maize producer prices
11 june 2019 - 18:41:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has nearly doubled payments for a metric tonne of maize to RTGS$1 400 [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe NGO says gov't 'lacks plan' for ailing economy
09 june 2019 - 17:27:09Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A Non-Governmental Oraganisation, the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) says government does not have a clear plan [...] Full text...
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Police deny president Bashir escape attempt
06 june 2019 - 18:31:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudanese police on Thursday denied news reports that a group of armed men tried to storm the [...] Full text...
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Cereal prices keep rising in Niger
03 june 2019 - 19:18:15Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Prices of cereals in Niger’s markets keep rising, according to a survey carried out by the [...] Full text...
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Inflation softens in May on abundant rains in Kenya
31 may 2019 - 17:43:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The year-on-year inflation softened to 5.49% in May from 6.58% in April, driven down by the [...] Full text...
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Benchmark interest rates unchanged on strong economic growth trends in Kenya
27 may 2019 - 19:43:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Central Bank of Kenya's (CBK) top policy-making body, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), has retained [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's National Assembly issues stringent conditions for accreditation
21 may 2019 - 07:39:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Management of the Nigerian National Assembly has announced stringent conditions for accreditation to cover the [...] Full text...
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Drought relief action announced in Botswana
20 may 2019 - 17:28:54Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced drought relief measures which take effect from the beginning of July as the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Top Nigerian singer, UMG, seals recording deal
03 may 2019 - 13:23:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, Friday announced an exclusive global recording [...] Full text...
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Tanzania to continue upholding press freedom, foreign minister assures international community
01 may 2019 - 13:50:08Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania has assured the international community that it supports and upholds freedom of the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Agricultural sector requires US$1,2 billion in yearly funding
19 april 2019 - 15:16:09Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe needs US$1,2 billion in yearly funding to effectively support the agricultural sector towards growth, a [...] Full text...
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Zim President declares war on businesses hiking commodity prices
19 april 2019 - 14:30:19Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared war on businesses which deliberately hike prices of products, threatening [...] Full text...
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Meat shortages loom in Zimbabwe
17 april 2019 - 14:56:32Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is facing potential shortages of pork, chicken and beef as government's removed grain subsidies last [...] Full text...
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Bread prices in Zimbabwe nearly double as local currency continues to weaken
16 april 2019 - 23:08:35Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Bread prices nearly doubled on Tuesday to RTGS$3.50 (US$0.76) per loaf as prices of basic commodities [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's agricultural sector losing US$126 million per year to bad weather -WB
07 april 2019 - 14:35:03Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Bank says Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector loses US$126 million per annum due to production risks [...] Full text...
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Zim Govt working with NGOs to pick the best soya bean seeds
02 april 2019 - 16:19:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government is working with four foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to choose high yielding soya [...] Full text...
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Nigeria community says 148 members killed, 545 houses destroyed in communal violence since February
31 march 2019 - 13:21:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Adara Community, in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, says that 148 [...] Full text...
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Malian government condemns attack that killed at least 135 people in a village
24 march 2019 - 12:22:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has condemned "with the last rigour" the attack perpetrated by armed men dressed [...] Full text...
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Gabonese prime minister reshuffles government
15 january 2019 - 11:54:31Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Gabonese Prime Minister, Julien Nkoghe Bekale, on Monday reshuffled the government, just days after a botched [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso to harvest five million tonnes of grain in 2018/19 crop year
15 november 2018 - 12:02:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is expecting to harvest nearly five million tonnes of cereals by the end [...] Full text...
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Sudan raises wheat price, announces figures of summer produce crops
01 october 2018 - 14:09:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The government on Sunday has raised the minimum price of 50kg bag of wheat by almost [...] Full text...
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Climate change to 'significantly' alter food production - FAO
17 september 2018 - 10:00:41Rome, Italy (PANA) - With climate change poised to alter significantly the ability of many world regions to produce food, [...] Full text...
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