India-Africa trade hits US$80 billion
22 november 2025 - 11:56:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Trade between India and African countries increased to US$80 billion in the 2024/2025, driven by increased [...] Full text...
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Trade between India and African countries increased to US$80 billion in the 2024/2025, driven by increased [...] Full text...
Disasters have cost agriculture over $3 trillion in 30 years.
15 november 2025 - 05:22:19Rome, Italy (PANA) - Behind rising temperatures and a succession of extreme events, entire sectors of global food production are [...] Full text...
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Holding on to home, as the ocean engulfs the Solomon Islands UN Feature
08 november 2025 - 18:27:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Morning light spreads over Sikaiana, a remote atoll in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges world leaders to drive down global warming
06 november 2025 - 16:15:16Belem, Brazil (PANA) - As world leaders gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on [...] Full text...
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African Summit on environmental conservation opens in Gaborone
05 november 2025 - 11:24:20Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The first of its kind African Summit on biodiversity conservation opened in Gaborone on Wednesday, banking [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson appoints Special Envoy to Madagascar
04 november 2025 - 08:22:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has appointed Mohamed Idris Farah, [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Madagascar's military leader Col. Randrianirina sworn in as president
17 october 2025 - 09:41:26Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Madagascar's military leader, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, who heads National Transitional Defence Council (CNDT) that took power [...] Full text...
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Record rise in carbon dioxide levels during 2024: UN weather agency
15 october 2025 - 14:34:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rose by a record amount in 2024, reaching new highs and locking [...] Full text...
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Nations confront deep divisions over carbon emission cuts to global shipping
15 october 2025 - 08:12:40London, UK, (PANA) - The UN maritime agency opened a special session in London on Tuesday, where nations are debating [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Madacascar's High Constitutional Court confirms military takeover
14 october 2025 - 17:35:12Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Madagascar's High Constitutional Court on Tuesday entrusted the functions of President to Colonel Randrianirina Michaël, leader [...] Full text...
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Madagascar elite military unit says, 'We have taken power'
14 october 2025 - 16:06:42Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Soldiers in Madagascar said on Tuesday that they have taken over the administration of the country [...] Full text...
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Treaty Event: States reaffirm support for multilateral regime
01 october 2025 - 07:31:47New York, US (PANA) - A total of 30 actions were undertaken by States during the Treaty Event, on the [...] Full text...
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High Seas Treaty to enter force in January: 'A lifeline' for the ocean (By UN News)
21 september 2025 - 04:31:26New York, US (PANA) - A discreet but decisive shift has just taken place at UN headquarters in New York. [...] Full text...
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‘Tidal wave of emotion’ secures win for young Turkish writer in UN competition
20 september 2025 - 13:34:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fifteen-year-old Reyyan Demiriz from Türkiye has been awarded first prize in a UN young writers’ competition [...] Full text...
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Pope commends 'determination' of Chagossians in peaceful struggle for their homeland
24 august 2025 - 13:34:12Vatican City, Vatican (PANA) - Pope Leo XIV on Sunday commended “the determination of the Chagossian people, particularly that of [...] Full text...
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International Day for Remembrance of Slave Trade: ‘Time to abolish exploitation once and for all’
23 august 2025 - 16:46:23Paris, France (PANA) - Victims of atrocities and freedom fighters across history can inspire future generations to build just societies, [...] Full text...
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Momentum builds towards marine biodiversity treaty, as experts convene in New York
22 august 2025 - 20:19:09New York, US (PANA) - Delegates from around the world met at UN Headquarters in New York this week to [...] Full text...
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Safe seas key to global prosperity, Security Council told
11 august 2025 - 20:01:40New York, US (PANA) - Shipping is crucial to the global economy, with more than 100,000 vessels a day transporting [...] Full text...
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Indigenous Peoples Day highlights AI’s risks and opportunities
10 august 2025 - 08:16:37New York, US (PANA) - In honour of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, the [...] Full text...
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Hunger lines in Gaza: ‘Food is not enough’ (By UN News)
03 august 2025 - 08:08:47Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In western Gaza City, displaced people live crammed into cramped tents, and a human tragedy [...] Full text...
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Hunger lines in Gaza: ‘Food is not enough’ (By UN News)
03 august 2025 - 07:32:10Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In western Gaza City, displaced people live crammed into cramped tents, and a human tragedy [...] Full text...
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AU celebrates African Women's Day; Darfur gives a different version (By Mohamed Osman Adam)
01 august 2025 - 12:59:45Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Africa is celebrating Women's Day, but the occasion couldn’t be more tragic for Sudanese women.They [...] Full text...
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IFAD supports growth of aquaculture in Tanzania
31 july 2025 - 12:07:51Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Fisheries and aquaculture are a vital source of food for billions of people and play a [...] Full text...
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Deep-sea must not turn into ‘Wild West’ of rare minerals exploitation, agency head says
25 july 2025 - 05:32:15New York, US (PANA) - Nations are pursuing underwater exploration for highly sought-after rare earth minerals, but the head of [...] Full text...
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Deep dive into the International Seabed Authority: Why it matters now (By UN News)
23 july 2025 - 07:30:11New York, US (PANA) - Protecting underwater ecosystems from the growing interest in rare mineral mining, framing deep-sea laws and [...] Full text...
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Salvaging SDGs still possible, but countries must act now: Guterres
21 july 2025 - 18:41:59New York, US (PANA) - Citing new global agreements on pandemic preparedness, ocean protection and development financing, UN Secretary‑General António [...] Full text...
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New York Forum: Ocean under pressure, Nice's hopes remain to be realised (By UN News)
18 july 2025 - 07:15:26New York, US (PANA) - The promises made in June at the Ocean Conference in Nice are barely concealing the [...] Full text...
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Overlooked and underestimated: Sand and dust storms wreak havoc across borders
13 july 2025 - 05:05:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are three Great Pyramids at Giza in Egypt - but imagine if there were 307 [...] Full text...
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Seychelles' path to macroeconomic stability and resilience - IMF Country Focus
02 july 2025 - 07:19:53Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The IMF Executive Board recently completed the fourth review of Seychelles’ economic performance under the Extended [...] Full text...
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Human rights can be a ‘strong lever for progress’ in climate change, says UN rights chief
30 june 2025 - 18:15:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human [...] Full text...
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Most vulnerable nations call on FAO to develop strategy and action plan to transform agrifood systems
30 june 2025 - 11:35:17Rome, Italy (PANA) - Small Developing States (SIDS), Least Developing Countries (LDCs) and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCS) have adopted a [...] Full text...
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Accused of disinformation on Gaza, the UN retorts: 'We did not invent the images'
29 june 2025 - 07:34:30New York, US (PANA) - The smile was polite, the tone resolute. Before flying to Seville, where the Fourth International [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire as humanitarian crisis reaches ‘horrific proportions’
28 june 2025 - 07:50:09New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, [...] Full text...
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Africa looks towards enhanced climate services to end extreme poverty, water scarcity (Feature By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
19 june 2025 - 16:53:37Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The impact of climate change has been felt more severely in urban centres and remote villages [...] Full text...
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UN ocean summit in Nice closes with wave of commitments
14 june 2025 - 08:13:21Nice, France (PANA) - Ships in the port of Nice sounded their fog-horns on Friday, a brassy crescendo to a [...] Full text...
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New World Bank financing to empower communities, improve conservation, generate economic opportunities in Tanzania
13 june 2025 - 09:00:03Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) —The World Bank has approved two new projects that will support Tanzania in enhancing the [...] Full text...
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'No ocean declaration without small islands': Island states speak out
13 june 2025 - 07:55:16Nice, France (PANA) - On the eve of the closing of the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), representatives of [...] Full text...
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Global push to end plastic pollution gains ground in Nice
13 june 2025 - 07:29:01Nice, France (PANA) - Behind closed doors, in a domed conference pavilion steps away from the historic port of Nice, [...] Full text...
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Rising hunger in Gaza highlights urgent need for ‘unfettered’ aid supplies
12 june 2025 - 08:06:18Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - People in the Gaza Strip are getting hungrier because of the “very limited” volume of [...] Full text...
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‘Plenty of fish in the sea’? Not anymore, say UN experts in Nice
11 june 2025 - 18:33:43Nice, France (PANA) - At the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the “catch of the day” wasn’t a seabass [...] Full text...
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South Africa participates in United Nations Oceans Conference
11 june 2025 - 09:08:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Environment Minister, Dion George has signed the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement [...] Full text...
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Greed is driving oceans toward collapse - Guterres
11 june 2025 - 05:29:00Nice, France (PANA) - The ocean is under siege – and greed is to blame. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for end to ocean ‘plunder’ as UN summit opens in France
09 june 2025 - 11:54:49Nice, France (PANA) - With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the third United Nations [...] Full text...
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Humans can't survive without a healthy Ocean: UN envoy
06 june 2025 - 18:17:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, declining fish stocks, rising temperatures and [...] Full text...
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The world’s oceans are dying. Can a UN summit in Nice turn the tide? (Feature by UN News)
05 june 2025 - 07:58:58Nice, France (PANA) - As coral reefs bleach, fish stocks collapse, and sea temperatures break records, world leaders are heading [...] Full text...
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Desperate hunger drives crowd to storm UN food warehouse in Gaza
30 may 2025 - 06:56:06Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Desperate hunger drove crowds of people to overrun a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in [...] Full text...
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UN aims to transform urgency into action at Nice Ocean Conference
28 may 2025 - 07:15:02New York, US (PANA) - Countries are uniting in the French city of Nice next month to save the marine [...] Full text...
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Six migrants dead, five missing in shipwreck off the coast of the Comoros - IOM
27 may 2025 - 12:52:23Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - At least six people have died and five others are still missing at sea off the [...] Full text...
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AU welcomes agreement for UK to cede control over Chagos Islands to Mauritius
24 may 2025 - 13:17:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has “warmly” welcomed the announcement of the Thursday's historic agreement under [...] Full text...
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UK cedes sovereignty over Chagos Islands
23 may 2025 - 04:55:30London, UK (PANA) - The United Kingdom agreed to cede its control over the Chagos Islands to the Republic of [...] Full text...
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Kenyan rights crusader deported from Tanzania
22 may 2025 - 15:33:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan human rights crusader, Boniface Mwangi, has been found after going missing from his hotel in [...] Full text...
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90 days to economic collapse: UN and experts sound alarm over security at sea
21 may 2025 - 12:59:40New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday urged world powers to uphold international maritime law and overcome [...] Full text...
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UN relief chief welcomes limited Gaza aid resumption – but it’s a ‘drop in the ocean’
20 may 2025 - 05:19:23Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN humanitarian affairs chief has welcomed Israel’s decision to allow limited aid to cross [...] Full text...
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A historic course correction: how the world’s shipping sector is setting sail for net zero (Feature by UN News)
15 may 2025 - 07:45:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Long overlooked as a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping industry is now [...] Full text...
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Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries
12 may 2025 - 12:05:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious [...] Full text...
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Club Med's spectacular new South African resort to open in 2026
21 april 2025 - 08:58:13Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Club Med says it is on track to complete its new US$106 million resort [...] Full text...
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UN members gather to discuss the international pact on protection of the high seas
15 april 2025 - 14:20:02New York. USA (PANA) - This week, delegates from around the world gather in New York to discuss what has [...] Full text...
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Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions
12 april 2025 - 06:25:41London, UK (PANA) - After years of intense negotiations, countries on Friday reached a landmark deal to cut greenhouse gas [...] Full text...
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Tens of millions risk starvation as funding cuts deepen crises in DR Congo: WHO, WFP
30 march 2025 - 06:41:58Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid [...] Full text...
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UN Chief urges all countries to invest in climate early warning systems
23 march 2025 - 10:31:28New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all countries to invest in climate early warning systems, [...] Full text...
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Climate change: Paris Agreement goals still within reach, says UN chief
19 march 2025 - 07:30:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The effects of human-driven climate change surged to alarming levels in 2024, with some consequences likely [...] Full text...
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UN expert warns of impact of overfishing on marine ecosystems
15 march 2025 - 08:01:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Overfishing has serious repercussions for marine ecosystems, coastal populations and the global climate, an independent UN [...] Full text...
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Climate change: La Niña fades, as global heat keeps rising
06 march 2025 - 17:13:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The weak but significant La Niña weather event that began in December is likely to be [...] Full text...
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Oceans of opportunity squeezed dry by unsustainable use
04 march 2025 - 07:43:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The booming ocean economy sustains hundreds of millions of people, but it is being squeezed dry [...] Full text...
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Djibouti's Foreign Minister Ali Youssouf wins race for AUC Chairperson slot
15 february 2025 - 22:27:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf emerged victorious in the tough race for the leadership [...] Full text...
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Angola promises everlasting impression on infrastructure
15 february 2025 - 15:10:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union's newly-elected Chairman, Angola's President Joao Manuel Lourenco, has promised to leave a [...] Full text...
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African Union Summit opens in Ethiopia
15 february 2025 - 13:14:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Angola's Joao Manuel Lourenco assumed the rotating Chair of the African Union (AU) on Saturday, [...] Full text...
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Tropical cyclone recovery under way in Mozambique, says OCHA
17 january 2025 - 06:51:24Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - UN aid teams in northern Mozambique are doing their utmost to provide help to communities hit [...] Full text...
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Ambitious climate action to reap large dividends for Cape Verde
15 january 2025 - 12:44:16Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – Building resilience and accelerating a low-carbon transition are central to Cape Verde’s sustainable development strategy, [...] Full text...
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2025 agenda: ‘We must not let opportunities pass,’ says UN Assembly President
15 january 2025 - 05:52:36New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly Philémon Yang presented a detailed vision of his [...] Full text...
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2024 was the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency
11 january 2025 - 09:08:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN weather experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the [...] Full text...
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The climate crisis: 5 things to watch out for in 2025 (By Conor Lennon, UN News)
30 december 2024 - 08:18:06Belém, Brazil (PANA) - The Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, will be the global focus of efforts to tackle the [...] Full text...
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Heavy rainfall associated with Cyclone Chido forecast in southern Africa
18 december 2024 - 07:48:11Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - According to estimates shared by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre [...] Full text...
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Cyclone Chido: Humanitarians rush aid to affected areas
17 december 2024 - 05:06:25Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - After Cyclone Chido made landfall in the French island territory of Mayotte at the weekend, leaving [...] Full text...
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EU extends mandates of Operation ATALANTA, EUTM and EUCAP Somalia for two years
16 december 2024 - 12:28:34Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday prolonged the mandate of the EU Naval Force Operation ATALANTA and [...] Full text...
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Tropical Cyclone Chido forecast to bring heavy rains, mudslides in Southern Africa
15 december 2024 - 13:24:42Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is closely monitoring the path of [...] Full text...
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Talks begin in South Korea to clinch ‘essential’ deal on plastics pollution
25 november 2024 - 17:40:19Busan, South Korea (PANA) - Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday aiming to clinch a legally binding deal [...] Full text...
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Global plastics treaty: UN experts call for centrality of human rights
22 november 2024 - 06:54:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts said on Thursday that the forthcoming global plastic pollution treaty must [...] Full text...
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COP 16: People want action on plastic pollution that’s choking us: Guterres
31 october 2024 - 04:55:45Cali, Colombia (PANA) - Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for [...] Full text...
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Greenhouse gases surged to new highs in 2023, warns UN weather agency
28 october 2024 - 12:45:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) New data released by the UN on Monday indicating that greenhouse gases have hit a record high [...] Full text...
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UN Biodiversity Convention: EU reaffirms global pledge to protect a third of the planet by 2030
14 october 2024 - 16:38:47Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday approved conclusions in view of the Conference of Parties on the [...] Full text...
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2023 marked the driest year in over three decades for rivers - WMO
07 october 2024 - 11:31:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The year 2023 marked the driest year in over three decades for rivers around the world, [...] Full text...
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Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius
04 october 2024 - 05:25:58London, UK (PANA) - The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that agreement has been reached to hand over the Chagos [...] Full text...
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Strengthening coastal resilience in Senegal: Vital issue for the people of Saint-Louis: World Bank Blog By Sokhna Ba and Seydina Alioune Djigo
03 october 2024 - 07:50:28Saint-Louis, Senegal (PANA) - Khady Beye Sene cannot hide her satisfaction: after losing her home to coastal erosion in 2018, [...] Full text...
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Island nations unite at UN: ‘Empty pledges’ will not save future generations
26 september 2024 - 06:08:18New York, US (PANA) - As wars and crises dominate global headlines, leaders from small island developing States used the [...] Full text...
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World Bank approves US$90 million additional financing for Djibouti regional economic corridor
21 september 2024 - 08:32:33Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved US$90 million in additional financing for the Horn if [...] Full text...
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US Senior Coordinator for Atlantic Cooperation visits Côte d’Ivoire
04 september 2024 - 05:37:39Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Senior Coordinator for Atlantic Cooperation, Ambassador Jessye Lapenn, will travel to Côte d’Ivoire from [...] Full text...
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‘Lessons of the past forgotten’ as nuclear proliferation continues: UN chief
29 august 2024 - 06:37:04New York, US (PANA) - More than 2,000 nuclear tests have been conducted at over 60 sites around the world [...] Full text...
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Rising sea level is an 'urgent and escalating threat': UN
27 august 2024 - 07:08:16New York, US (PANA) - The level of the sea globally is rising faster and higher than ever before, creating [...] Full text...
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Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All
23 august 2024 - 05:38:34Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique is playing a leading role in a UN-led global initiative to ensure that all people [...] Full text...
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ADF grants Comoros $135 million to develop ports, facilitate regional trade
06 august 2024 - 07:10:40Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group supports the Union of the Comoros in extending and modernizing [...] Full text...
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Kenyan climate scientists discover groundbreaking Turkana Jet influencing drought patterns
29 july 2024 - 17:19:23By Kennedy AbwaoNairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Climate scientists from the University of Nairobi (UoN) have discovered a new climate pattern [...] Full text...
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UN Meteorological Organisation flags sand and dust storm scourge
14 july 2024 - 05:51:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dust levels worldwide decreased slightly in 2023, the UN’s weather and climate agency has said, but [...] Full text...
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New report warns of climate’s effects on fish biomass
11 july 2024 - 06:13:29Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warns that climate change could [...] Full text...
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Earth’s hottest June on record
08 july 2024 - 20:08:14Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to [...] Full text...
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IMF traces signs of macroeconomic stabilisation in Comoros
22 june 2024 - 10:20:58Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - Reforms are beginning to bear fruit in the Comoros, with visible signs of macroeconomic stabilisation. But, according [...] Full text...
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Pressure against French colonial rule ahead of UN climate talks
14 june 2024 - 18:49:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Azerbaijan, the host nation for the next round of the UN global climate change talks, has [...] Full text...
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World Environment: There is an exit off ‘the highway to climate hell’, Guterres insists
06 june 2024 - 05:38:41New York, United States (PANA) - “It’s climate crunch time” when it comes to tackling rising carbon emissions, the UN [...] Full text...
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Festivities for Tripoli Arab Youth Capital 2024 starting this Friday
31 may 2024 - 22:51:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Youth of the Government of National Unity has announced the launch of [...] Full text...
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Maritime tribunal makes ‘unprecedented’ ruling obliging countries to reduce emissions
24 may 2024 - 05:38:20New York, US (PANA) - A group of independent UN rights experts on Thursday applauded the “unprecedented” ruling from the International [...] Full text...
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Mauritius economy rebounds on back of tourism, housing construction
17 may 2024 - 08:24:36Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius economy has rebounded strongly from the pandemic on the back of buoyant tourism, [...] Full text...
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Conflicts drive new record of 75.9 million people living in internal displacement
14 may 2024 - 14:21:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict and violence in Sudan, Palestine and elsewhere drove the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) [...] Full text...
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Torrential rainstorm continues pounding Kenya, flood death toll climbs to 228
05 may 2024 - 19:37:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 228 people have been killed in Kenya, where heavy rainstorms and flooding continue to [...] Full text...
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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup brand launched in vibrant ceremony
05 may 2024 - 08:15:37Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2025 brand was revealed on Saturday at a vibrant, colourful [...] Full text...
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UNESCO underlines need for access to free, reliable scientific information
02 may 2024 - 15:09:06Dar Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Viewing the world on a climatic precipice, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has said that no [...] Full text...
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UN officials urge swift action to tackle El Niño-induced extreme weather
30 april 2024 - 07:19:55New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials called on Monday for swift action to combat the El Niño extreme [...] Full text...
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South Africa's president extends deployment of soldiers in SADC region
26 april 2024 - 13:18:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed Parliament that the deployment of the South African National [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch
24 april 2024 - 04:55:59New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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Heatwave deaths increased across almost all Europe in 2023, says UN weather agency
22 april 2024 - 12:06:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Climate change shocks caused record levels of disruption and misery for millions in Europe in 2023 [...] Full text...
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EU becomes observer of Djibouti Code of Conduct/Jeddah Amendment
22 april 2024 - 11:00:05Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will soon become a ‘Friend’, meaning observer, of the Djibouti Code of [...] Full text...
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Seychelles, IMF mission reach staff-level deal on second reviews under EFF and RSF
04 april 2024 - 10:10:46Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The Seychellois economy continued to recover in 2023 and is moving closer to pre-pandemic norms despite [...] Full text...
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Key biodiversity conference begins in South Africa
25 march 2024 - 10:41:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The inaugural Biodiversity Economy and Investment Indaba began in Boksburg on Monday. The conference under [...] Full text...
thread Environment
New WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest year on record
19 march 2024 - 14:57:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea [...] Full text...
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60 migrants drown near Libyan coast: IOM report
17 march 2024 - 14:02:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 60 people on board a ship carrying migrants from the Libyan coast have drowned, [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Allow more aid into Gaza now, pleads WHO chief
07 march 2024 - 06:46:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Much more lifesaving humanitarian aid must be allowed into Gaza where one in six children is dangerously [...] Full text...
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UN crime prevention chief pledges enhanced cooperation in Somalia
05 march 2024 - 06:28:44Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly has highlighted [...] Full text...
thread Society
WTO Ministerial Conference ends with decisions on dispute reform, development
02 march 2024 - 11:41:31Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) – World Trade Organisation (WTO) members concluded the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi, United [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Controversial cattle ship blamed for foul smell leaves Cape Town
21 february 2024 - 09:50:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A ship that docked at Cape Town Harbour on Sunday to load food for [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
EU launches marine security operation to enhance freedom of navigation in Red Sea
19 february 2024 - 17:00:22Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council launched on Monday a defensive maritime security operation to restore and safeguard freedom [...] Full text...
thread Society
Growing demand for South Africa's Kruger National Park
14 february 2024 - 07:46:49Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Radisson Hotel Group has opened its first Safari hotel in Africa. The Radisson [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Israel-Gaza crisis: Relief over rescued hostages as WHO chief warns of ‘ocean of need’
12 february 2024 - 13:11:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports on Monday that two hostages have been rescued during a raid by Israeli special [...] Full text...
thread Society
The Gambia welcomes Morocco's initiative to promote Sahel countries' access to Atlantic Ocean
26 january 2024 - 15:29:21Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Mamadou Tangara, on Thursday in [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Morocco sees Gambia as a major player in South-South African cooperation
26 january 2024 - 14:32:52Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Gambia is positioning itself as a major player in the various regional initiatives launched by [...] Full text...
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World Bank’s new outcome bond helps communities remove, recycle plastic waste
25 january 2024 - 13:08:39Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank has priced a seven-year $100 million, principal-protected Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond, providing [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Israel-Gaza crisis: UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in Gaza
14 january 2024 - 07:24:40Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in [...] Full text...
thread Society
WMO confirms 2023 as warmest year on record ‘by a huge margin’
14 january 2024 - 05:32:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the annual average global temperature fast approaching the critical threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, [...] Full text...
thread Environment
WHO certifies Cabo Verde as malaria-free
12 january 2024 - 12:01:59Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has certified Cabo Verde as a malaria-free country, marking a significant achievement [...] Full text...
thread Health
2023 AFCON: Departure of Gambia's Scorpions aborted as plane develops technical fault
11 january 2024 - 10:51:40Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The plane carrying Gambia’s national squad to Cote d'Ovoire developed technical problem nine minutes into the [...] Full text...
thread Sports
'South Africa well positioned to capitalise on Middle East crisis'
29 december 2023 - 08:21:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Maritime Business Chamber (MBC) says the turmoil in the Middle East, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
COP28: Seaweed, 'the greatest untapped resource', says Oceans expert
10 december 2023 - 17:42:47Dubai, UAE (PANA) - One innovative solution to some of the most pressing global challenges humanity is facing today can [...] Full text...
thread Environment
COP28: UN cites ‘alarming surge’ in climate change over the past decade as COP28 pushes for global emissions cuts
05 december 2023 - 10:46:55Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The past decade has been confirmed the warmest ever recorded, continuing an alarming 30-year trend that [...] Full text...
thread Environment
COP28: Science points to ‘climate collapse’ as UN chief calls COP28 to action
30 november 2023 - 11:17:44Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The world is heating up at an unprecedented pace, new climate data shows, and leaders gathered [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Hopes for a sustainable planet must not ‘melt away’: Guterres
28 november 2023 - 05:32:58New York, US (PANA) - World leaders at this week’s climate conference, COP28, must break the deadly cycle of global [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN welcomes deal for pause in fighting, hostage-release pact
22 november 2023 - 13:44:15New York, US (PANA) - A deal on Wednesday to release hostages taken during Hamas' attack on Israel has been [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Hopes rising of historic treaty to curb plastic pollution
18 november 2023 - 06:07:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world needs a “strong, ambitious and just” treaty to cut down on the mass-produced plastics [...] Full text...
thread Environment
How a small African island is fighting climate change impacts: World Blog By Maria Vizeu-Pinheiro
16 november 2023 - 07:22:52São Tomé, São Tomé e Príncipe (PANA) - Tucked away in the Gulf of Guinea lies São Tomé e Príncipe [...] Full text...
thread Environment
‘No end in sight’ to rising greenhouse gas emissions: WMO
15 november 2023 - 20:14:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high in 2022 with “no end in sight to the [...] Full text...
thread Environment
EU signs new partnership pact with ACPS
15 november 2023 - 10:13:57Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) and its member states signed on Wednesday a new Partnership Agreement with [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Unfolding catastrophe’ makes humanitarian ceasefire more urgent
06 november 2023 - 19:30:51New York, US (PANA) - As the conflict intensifies in Gaza, with risk of spillover to the wider region, UN [...] Full text...
thread Society
New WB report identifies reforms to address fiscal challenges to inclusive growth in Comoros
08 october 2023 - 13:59:02Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - The World Bank says that, for Comoros to have a fiscal policy that achieves inclusive growth, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
South Africa to probe submarine tragedy
02 october 2023 - 13:19:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An inquiry has been set up to investigate the circumstances around last month’s tragedy [...] Full text...
thread Society
Tragedy is unfolding in poorest countries: World Bank Blog
23 september 2023 - 10:03:24Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The world’s 28 poorest countries are facing growing social, economic, and political distress, owing [...] Full text...
thread Society
Mauritius signs Treaty on protection of marine biodiversity
21 september 2023 - 08:58:37Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Wednesday signed the BBNJ Treaty on the protection of Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Indian Ocean Ministers discuss “One health network”
16 september 2023 - 10:25:03Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Indian Ocean Ministers and representatives of Ministries in charge of health and livestock from the IOC [...] Full text...
thread Health
The COI launches “AléVini”, a new fund to help regional mobility
16 september 2023 - 09:25:59Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has launched a mobility fund intended for actors in the region's [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Libya floods: UN launches flash appeal to aid 250,000 people hit by devastating floods
15 september 2023 - 05:19:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN humanitarians are working flat out on the ground in Libya, providing desperately needed aid to [...] Full text...
thread Society
Mauritius to give monetary rewards to its athletes who won medals at the Indian Ocean Island Games
08 september 2023 - 08:13:35Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius sports authorities will reward the Mauritian athletes who won medal at the 11th Indian Ocean [...] Full text...
thread Sports
G20 leaders urged to 'substantially' increase assistance to vulnerable states to deliver climate justice
08 september 2023 - 06:39:17London, UK (PANA) - World leaders attending the G20 summit in New Delhi which starts on Saturday must substantially increase [...] Full text...
thread Politics
African leaders vow to innovate solutions to global climate change disaster
05 september 2023 - 20:56:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders have vowed innovative solutions to the climate change crisis facing the globe, insisting natural [...] Full text...
thread Environment
IOIG 2023: Madagascar leads with 21 gold medals
28 august 2023 - 08:01:55Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Madagascar, host of the 11th edition of the Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG), leads the medals [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Madagascar Stadium stampede: CAF president condoles with victims' families
28 august 2023 - 06:33:46Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, has conveyed his condolences to the families of victims who lost their [...] Full text...
thread Sports
11th Indian Ocean Islands Games begins Friday in Madagascar
23 august 2023 - 08:03:28Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The 11th Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) is scheduled from Friday, 25 August to 3 September [...] Full text...
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Scorching ‘new normal’ as world buckles under extreme heat: WMO
19 august 2023 - 05:33:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heatwaves sweeping large parts of the world offer yet another reminder that extreme weather events boosted [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Meeting of Eastern and Southern Africa Commission on Drugs opens in Mauritius
10 august 2023 - 13:08:54Pte-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Thursday highlighted the importance of regional cooperation to the effective response [...] Full text...
thread Society
July 2023 was the warmest on record - WMO
09 august 2023 - 06:06:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global average temperature for July 2023 was the highest on record and likely for at least [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Madagascar to organise 11th Indian Ocean Island Games from 25 August to 03 September 2023
29 july 2023 - 07:41:00Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will be represented by some 675 athletes and officials at the 11th edition of the [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Hottest July ever signals ‘era of global boiling has arrived’ says UN chief
28 july 2023 - 06:39:49New York, US (PANA) - As wildfires raged across Southern Europe and North Africa, top UN climate scientists said on [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Orlando Pirates handed Djabal clash in CAF Champions League draw
26 july 2023 - 07:39:14Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Two-time African champions Enyimba of Nigeria will face Libya's Ahli Benghazi in a tricky West-North affair in [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Africa’s food ‘transformation’ impossible without game changing solutions: FAO
26 july 2023 - 06:42:29Rome, Italy (PANA) - A full-scale Africa-led agrifood systems transformation will not be possible without game changing solutions, greater investments [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
'Climate finance essential for survival of Small Island Developing States'
25 july 2023 - 07:16:23Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday told the opening of a three-day Preparatory Meeting of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Top UN official in Mauritius highlights transformative power of food production
23 july 2023 - 11:40:53Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Transforming the way food is produced on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mauritius could help to [...] Full text...
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EU gives greenlight to new Partnership Agreement with ACP States
20 july 2023 - 12:30:45Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council adopted on Thursday a decision on the signature and provisional application of the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Kenyan anti-government protests continue, killings reported
19 july 2023 - 18:31:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police have shot dead one person and wounded scores during the first day of three days [...] Full text...
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Global sea surface temperatures hit record high
11 july 2023 - 06:04:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global sea surface temperatures reached a record high in May, June, and July – and the [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Seychelles to get new beach soccer stadium to host FIFA 2025 World Cup
08 july 2023 - 14:18:48Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - A new beach soccer stadium will be built in Seychelles to host the 2025 FIFA World [...] Full text...
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Seychelles pioneers novel financing instruments, taps IMF climate facility
06 july 2023 - 07:35:11Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - Seychelles is successfully balancing conservation and economic development by tapping innovative financing instruments, according to Country [...] Full text...
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UN agencies head up new $115 million push for cleaner, healthier oceans
30 june 2023 - 05:35:07Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and four partner agencies have been tasked with leading [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Mauritian high-level athletes to benefit from monthly allowance
26 june 2023 - 10:38:56Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Ten Mauritian high-level athletes will receive a monthly allowance of 30,000 rupees (around $1,000) over a [...] Full text...
thread Sports
AfDB approves $23.04 million for modern Floating Dock Facility in Ghana
21 june 2023 - 07:50:00Takoradi, Ghana (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$23.04 million loan [...] Full text...
thread Economy
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...
thread Agriculture
HRW urges UK, US to announce full reparations for Chagossians on 50th anniversary of forced displacement
15 june 2023 - 05:56:42Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) – The governments of the United Kingdom and United States of America should mark the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
US commits to rejoin UNESCO
12 june 2023 - 19:20:58Paris, France (PANA) - The head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), announced on Monday that the United [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN chief calls for greater action to protect oceans
08 june 2023 - 05:33:01New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for greater action to protect oceans in his message to [...] Full text...
thread Environment
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...
thread Agriculture
Portugal's President De Sousa to visit South Africa
05 june 2023 - 10:02:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday host his Portuguese Counterpart, Marcelo Rebelo De Sousa, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
World must ‘work as one’ to end plastic pollution: Guterres
05 june 2023 - 06:06:13New York, US (PANA) - As international negotiators committed to hammering out a draft treaty by November on ending plastic [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN agencies warn of rising hunger risk in 18 'hotspots'
29 may 2023 - 18:11:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger is set to worsen in 18 “hotspots” worldwide including Sudan, where fighting is putting people [...] Full text...
thread Society
Senior US diplomat to visit Mauritius, Comoros, Seychelles
27 may 2023 - 06:06:00Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A senior US diplomat will visit Mauritius, Comoros and Seychelles from 29 May to 1 [...] Full text...
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Green light for global greenhouse gas tracking network
24 may 2023 - 15:39:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) announced on Wednesday that 193 three countries have unanimously appoved the creation [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Trafficking in the Sahel: Guns, gas and gold
21 may 2023 - 05:48:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Chili peppers, fake medicine, fuel, gold, guns, humans, and more are being trafficked via millennia-old trade [...] Full text...
thread Politics
11th Indian Ocean Islands Games: Number of games reduced from 23 to 17
19 may 2023 - 17:23:52Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The International committee on the 11th Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) scheduled from 25 August to 3 [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Mauritius to set up Regional Drug Observatory
19 may 2023 - 16:37:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is to set up a Regional Drug Observatory which would collect drug related data from [...] Full text...
thread Society
Global temperatures set to break records during next 5 years: WMO
17 may 2023 - 11:32:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Mauritius enters the winter season
16 may 2023 - 16:13:07Vacoas, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) said on Tuesday that winter season in Mauritius and Rodrigues occurs [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Singapore's PM to visit South Africa
15 may 2023 - 10:33:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday host Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong [...] Full text...
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After COVID-19, world faces threat of nuclear terror -Libyan newspaper
12 may 2023 - 16:03:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The Libyan newspaper "Alsabaah" avers that the world's population has just breathed a deep and unprecedented "Phew" [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Sudan conflict: Use of social media in the fighting: building on pros and rebuffing cons (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
12 may 2023 - 10:36:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - With all Sudan's official mainstream media eclipsed, to the exception of the Sudan News Agency, the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) ministerial meeting opens in Mauritius
09 may 2023 - 14:00:21Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA ) - The 27th session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Ministerial Meeting opened here Tuesday to work [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Countries must forge ‘Global Blue Deal’ to protect the ocean: UNCTAD
09 may 2023 - 07:23:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and resilient economies, [...] Full text...
thread Environment
2023 U-17 AFCON: Coach Nur proud of Somalia’s performance despite exit
06 may 2023 - 08:54:18Constantine, Algeria (PANA) - Somalia’s head coach Nur Mohamed Amin, says he is entirely proud of his team’s performance at [...] Full text...
thread Sports
New temperature records, food security threats likely as El Niño looms
04 may 2023 - 06:17:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The development of an El Niño climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean this year is more [...] Full text...
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Reresearch network launhed for new vision of Great Green Wall
03 may 2023 - 19:59:43Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The International Research Institute (IRD) and its partners recently launched in Djibouti the International Research Network [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Mauritian PM calls for neighbourhood watch on illegal activities Western Indian Ocean region
27 april 2023 - 09:24:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Wednesday called for the setting up of a neighbourhood watch [...] Full text...
thread Society
South Africa: Concern over Iranian warships docked in Cape Town
04 april 2023 - 12:06:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Just weeks after hosting a joint naval military exercise with Russia and China in [...] Full text...
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Fight slavery’s ‘racist legacy’ through education: Guterres
25 march 2023 - 05:14:36New York, US (PANA) - Honouring the millions of Africans sold into slavery helps to restore dignity to people who [...] Full text...
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Mauritius opens 1000-people Climate Change Refuge Centre
15 march 2023 - 08:54:24Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday opened a 1,000-people Climate Refuge Centre at Quatre Soeurs, in the southern part [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Tropical Cyclone Freddy on track to become record-breaking storm
08 march 2023 - 05:33:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Freddy - which is threatening communities in Madagascar and Mozambique for a second time [...] Full text...
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UN delegates reach historic agreement on protecting marine biodiversity in international waters
06 march 2023 - 11:49:57New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated member countries for finalising a text to ensure the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to produce 60% renewable energy by 2030
01 march 2023 - 09:14:43Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Central Electricity Board (CEB) has launched several programmes aimed at different categories of consumers [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Tropical Cyclone Freddy hits Mozambique
25 february 2023 - 06:16:18Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical cyclone Freddy, one of the longest-lasting systems in the southern hemisphere, slammed into Mozambique on [...] Full text...
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