Sudanese health ministry says no chemical weapons used in Khartoum

02 september 2025 - 12:13:35
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -The Sudanese Ministry of health has dismissed widespread rumours about the possible use and residues of [...] Full text...

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Kenya achieves elimination of human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness as a public health problem

09 august 2025 - 11:08:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has validated Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or [...] Full text...

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Sudan denounces US sanctions based on 'political blackmailing and falsification'

23 may 2025 - 14:48:21
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Minister for Culture and Information, Khalid Al-Aiser, has rebuffed sanctions announced by the US [...] Full text...

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Reinforcing pastoralism in the Sahel and West Africa: a decade of progress and the path forward: World Bank Blog By Chakib Jenane, Boutheina Guermazi and Olivier Buyoya

14 february 2025 - 11:26:35
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Pastoralism has long been a hallmark of the cultural, social, and economic landscapes of the Sahel [...] Full text...

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Over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger - UN

18 october 2024 - 05:02:33
New York, US (PANA) - More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with [...] Full text...

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One Health Approach: Unleashing Sudan's potential for better human, animal, and environmental health outcomes: World Bank Blog By Dora N. Cudjoe and Nada Khalil Hashim Amin

02 august 2024 - 07:27:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The adoption of a One Health approach in Sudan has the potential to create more resilient [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa secures Middle East livestock deal

06 april 2024 - 15:18:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - An increase in global demand for red meat is positioning Eastern Cape farmers at [...] Full text...

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Libyan, French officials discuss cooperation in agriculture, food safety

25 march 2024 - 12:37:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Hussein al-Gatrani, has discussed [...] Full text...

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681,450 poultry killed by bird flu in Burkina Faso

06 march 2024 - 17:31:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has been experiencing an outbreak of avian influenza since 13 January 2022, the [...] Full text...

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681,450 poultry killed by bird flu in Burkina Faso

06 march 2024 - 17:29:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has been experiencing an outbreak of avian influenza since 13 January 2022, the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan hyenas test positive for rabies, alert issued for mass vaccination of dogs, says Wildlife body

15 february 2024 - 18:55:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan authorities have issued an alert for the immediate vaccination of dogs for rabies after [...] Full text...

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Hyenas attack university students amid wildlife migration in Kenya

06 february 2024 - 19:28:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Wildlife authorities in Kenya have retrieved the body of unidentified person attacked and killed by hyenas, [...] Full text...

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Network of Land Governane to launch academy in North Africa

24 november 2023 - 18:17:43
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The North Africa section of the Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa (NELGA) plans [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: FAO launches emergency plan to combat hunger in Sudan

12 september 2023 - 05:38:05
Khatroum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday launched an emergency response plan to provide [...] Full text...

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International Exhibition for Agricultural and Livestock Development opens in Libya

10 july 2023 - 13:12:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan International Exhibition for Agricultural and Livestock Development and Equipment kicked off on Sunday at [...] Full text...

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WHO enhances preparedness to tackle rising zoonotic diseases in Africa

05 april 2023 - 11:41:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The ongoing Marburg virus disease outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania are the latest of several [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s livestock products demand rises but domestic production slumps

30 march 2023 - 10:45:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) -  Due to high input and maintenance costs in recent years, production in Ghana’s livestock sector is [...] Full text...

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Dreams in crisis: Children send world leaders postcards from the edge

21 february 2023 - 05:53:53
New York, US (PANA) - Dreams thrive, even in crisis, with a new UN-led campaign spotlighting the next generation and [...] Full text...

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Ghana opens its market to US pork and pork products export

20 january 2023 - 12:41:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s market is now officially open to U.S. exports of pork and pork products in addition [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for livestock production development

19 december 2022 - 15:29:50
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, 16 December [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for development of livestock production

19 december 2022 - 05:46:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...

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Russia offers 50 scholarships to Burundian students

04 november 2022 - 15:03:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Russia has offered 50 scholarships to Burundian students who wish to enrol in Master and PhD [...] Full text...

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Tunisia wants to promote strategic partnership with Côte d'Ivoire

16 september 2022 - 20:01:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Agriculture, industry, building and public works (BTP), health and land transport are the most promising sectors [...] Full text...

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South Africa moves to contain foot-and-mouth disease

17 august 2022 - 12:32:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government on Wednesday announced a national ban on moving cattle to [...] Full text...

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Senegal passes biosafety law to allow approval of GE products

12 july 2022 - 07:38:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese legislators have passed a new biosafety law establishing a process to allow the entry, research, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches a free mass sterilisation campaign for dogs

09 june 2022 - 08:01:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Society for Animal Welfare (MSAW) on Wednesday launched a free mass sterilisation campaign in [...] Full text...

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Guinea records outbreak of avian influenza

08 june 2022 - 11:41:15
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - an outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) has been reported at poultry farms in Guinea's Forécariah [...] Full text...

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FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa

01 june 2022 - 05:24:23
Rome, 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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Burundi to establish regulatory authority for veterinary products, pesticides and food

07 april 2022 - 12:47:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi government is to establish a regulatory authority for veterinary products, pesticides and food. This is in [...] Full text...

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FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa

17 january 2022 - 16:46:15
Rome, Italy (PANA) - More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana moves out of state of emergency

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

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Bird flu outbreak confirmed in Botswana

10 september 2021 - 22:00:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has embarked on a countrywide surveillance to identify poultry houses infected by avian influenza or [...] Full text...

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Botswana reports suspected bird flu outbreak

31 august 2021 - 11:10:55
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Agriculture authorities in Botswana have reported a suspected outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird [...] Full text...

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Bird flu outbreak reported at two poultry farms in southern Benin

26 august 2021 - 11:39:02
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Gaston Dossouhoui, on Wednesday announced the outbreak of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Horses from South Africa to be quarantined

20 june 2021 - 11:10:14
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius has announced several measures to prevent the entry of the African Horse [...] Full text...

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Queen Elizabeth honours charity organization working for children in Darfur

14 june 2021 - 17:17:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- A British national working to improve the lots of kids in war-ridden Darfur region was awarded one [...] Full text...

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Avian Flu outbreak reported in South Africa

22 may 2021 - 09:58:08
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – An outbreak of Avian Influenza in South Africa will derail export expansion plans by the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. destroys 329,556 chickens in 62 farms over bird flu

11 april 2021 - 15:57:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government says it has destroyed over 329,556 birds across 62 farms following the outbreak [...] Full text...

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Improving cross-border disease surveillance and response in Eastern and Southern Africa

18 march 2021 - 16:20:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and its partners, including the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambians cautioned against using Ivermectin for animals to treat infection

25 january 2021 - 23:08:50
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) has cautioned the public against self-prescribing Ivermectin injection for the [...] Full text...

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Gambia moves to prevent outbreak of Bird Flu

13 january 2021 - 18:21:23
Gambia, Banjul (PANA) - The Gambian government is set to take measures to prevent the country from the outbreak of [...] Full text...

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Desert Locust ‘re-invasion’ threatens millions in Horn of Africa: FAO

16 december 2020 - 11:52:06
Rome, Italy (PANA) - New Desert Locust swarms are forming in the Horn of Africa, threatening agricultural livelihoods and food [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya participates in session on Defence of 5 + 5 countries military health systems

12 december 2020 - 15:58:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Military Medical Authority took part in an online discussion on "Defence Group of 5 + [...] Full text...

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Libyan ministries agree to recruit agric., maritime graduates

30 september 2020 - 19:08:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - There are indications that Libyan job seekers who specialize in agriculture and maritime will get immediate [...] Full text...

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Trial of alleged Malian terrorist resumes at the International Criminal Court

09 september 2020 - 13:30:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of Malian terrorist Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed for war crimes and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 37 melon-headed whales, one bottle nose dolphin found dead

28 august 2020 - 17:29:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 37 melon-headed whales and one bottle nose dolphin have been found dead as [...] Full text...

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Ten people in Rwanda hospitalised after consuming carcass of goat

17 august 2020 - 10:52:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least 10 people, including children and women of the same family, were hospitalised over the [...] Full text...

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Trial of alleged Malian terrorist opens at ICC

15 july 2020 - 11:12:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, a suspected Malian terrorist accused [...] Full text...

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IAEA gives Congo 50 million CFA Francs for coronavirus detection equipment

22 may 2020 - 12:51:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will provide the Congolese government with large-scale, time-limited detection equipment [...] Full text...

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Poaching dismissed in mysterious elephant deaths in Botswana

19 may 2020 - 10:14:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has ruled out poaching in suspected poisoned elephant carcasses in two villages in the north-west [...] Full text...

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An outbreak of African Swine Fever on a farm in south-west Togo

13 may 2020 - 17:20:20
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - An outbreak of the African Swine Fever is raging on a farm in southwest Togo, PANA [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe government moves to contain COVID-19

31 march 2020 - 16:11:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is currently under a 21-day lockdown that began on Monday to minimize the spread of [...] Full text...

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Giant tusker elephant dies in Kenya's Amboseli park

05 february 2020 - 21:27:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death of the world's most famous elephant, fondly known as Tim, the 'Big Tusker', has [...] Full text...

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Rare migrant bird from Finland dies of starvation in Kenya

27 january 2020 - 19:33:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A migratory Osprey bird, rescued after making an epic 6,948-km flight from Finland to western Kenya, [...] Full text...

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Rare migrant bird from Finland to resume epic flight in March after recovery in Kenya

26 january 2020 - 12:49:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The rare migratory bird known as Osprey from Finland, rescued in Siaya and brought to Kenya [...] Full text...

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Finish prey bird makes epic flight to Kenya

24 january 2020 - 23:26:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   -  The Osprey bird, a migratory bird species, flew 6,948 kilometres from Finland to Imbo Usenge village [...] Full text...

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Rwandan vet expert warns against "Rift Valley fever" - new disease that passes from animals to humans

12 january 2020 - 17:48:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The Chairperson of the Rwanda Council of Veterinary Doctors, Dr. Charles Nkuranga, on Sunday stressed the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania adopts consumer protection law

10 january 2020 - 18:19:32
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government on Thursday adopted a consumer protection bill at its weekly meeting. The objective of [...] Full text...

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Lion mauls man to death in Kenya

10 december 2019 - 16:08:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An overnight hunt continued on Tuesday for a lion which escaped from the Nairobi National Park, [...] Full text...

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US injects funds into Botswana’s cultural monuments

31 october 2019 - 18:19:33
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Underscoring the United States commitment to cultural preservation, the U.S. Embassy has announced that on 4 [...] Full text...

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Suspected Anthrax outbreak in Chobe National Park

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

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President Barrow sends condolences to Sir Dawda K. Jawara family

27 august 2019 - 18:15:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has sent a message of condolence to the family of former President, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC leader Nelson Chamisa defends poor performance of urban councils

30 june 2019 - 16:08:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa says implementing reforms at council level is being [...] Full text...

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High amounts of runoff water cause fish mortality in Niger

20 may 2019 - 23:30:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   The Malian Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries said here Monday significant amounts of runoff water from [...] Full text...

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UN blue helmets in South Sudan use Sustainable Development Goals to help build peace

19 may 2019 - 07:05:50
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has concluded the week by harnessing the [...] Full text...

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Anthrax outbreak kills 10 buffaloes at Kenya national park

07 april 2019 - 15:21:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  Ten buffalos have died at the Lake Nakuru National Park following an anthrax breakout, Kenya Wildlife [...] Full text...

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Burundi sets out to modernise agriculture

21 march 2019 - 08:44:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – With agriculture being the mainstay of the Burundian economy, the government has set out modernise the [...] Full text...

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Three Maghreb agreements signed by Libya in the field of agriculture, livestock

02 march 2019 - 20:31:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has signed three agreements with the member countries of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), Algeria, [...] Full text...

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Deadly animal plague threatens cattle in Kenya’s pastoralist region

19 february 2019 - 16:29:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – An outbreak of the deadly virus, Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), which causes running nose on [...] Full text...

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More than 4.3 million heads of the livestock to be vaccinated in Mali

23 january 2019 - 11:37:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 4.34 million heads of the livestock will be vaccinated against various diseases during a [...] Full text...

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11 Libyan executives trained in veterinary services in Cairo

04 january 2019 - 10:24:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Eleven executives of Libyan agriculture, animal and maritime resources on Thursday ended a training session on [...] Full text...

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Kenyan wildlife body probes death of ageing black rhinos

22 november 2018 - 18:12:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One of Kenya's oldest black rhinos named Sairowua, 37 years old, is among three carcasses of [...] Full text...

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Farmers on the frontline in battle against drug-resistant microbes: UN health agency

15 november 2018 - 05:02:57
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has revealed that as some 700,000 people are [...] Full text...

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Countries set to take on deadly livestock-killing disease

08 september 2018 - 05:14:24
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Gathered at a major United Nations agricultural conference, over 45 countries on Friday pledged to eradicate [...] Full text...

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Countries step up to tackle antimicrobial resistance (Feature by FAO)

22 july 2018 - 05:21:38
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Countries are making significant steps in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR), but serious gaps remain and [...] Full text...

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Kenyan govt invites expert probe after eight mysterious rhino deaths

13 july 2018 - 15:56:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities have invited international wildlife experts to initiate a probe following the surprise death of [...] Full text...

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Keeping animals alive and healthy in South Sudan to hold hunger at bay (A feature by FAO)

21 may 2018 - 10:14:47
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is embarking on its biggest ever livestock vaccination [...] Full text...

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Stopping Avian Influenza in Togo (A feature by FAO)

06 may 2018 - 03:55:12
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Imagine an outbreak of a disease that wipes out your livestock and livelihood in a matter [...] Full text...

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Rwanda bans imports of Burundian small ruminants' meat after detection of viral infection

10 april 2018 - 17:26:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Authorities in the Rwandan ministry of Agriculture and Animal resources, on Tuesday instructed all the Customs [...] Full text...

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Namibia declares Congo fever outbreak

05 april 2018 - 11:47:01
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Namibia’s health ministry has declared Congo fever outbreak after the death of a Keetmanshoop man at [...] Full text...

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Massive livestock losses severely impact livelihoods, food in Somalia

21 march 2018 - 16:27:13
Rome, Italy (PANA) - In Somalia massive livestock deaths due to drought - 60 per cent of herds in [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta set for Cuba visit

12 march 2018 - 18:13:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to leave for Cuba on Tuesday for a three-day [...] Full text...

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USAID, FAO working together to pre-empt the next global pandemic

09 march 2018 - 10:51:24
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A United States-FAO partnership working to strengthen the capacity of developing countries to manage outbreaks of [...] Full text...

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French research institutes, FAO strengthen collaboration

17 february 2018 - 05:28:15
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and four major French research [...] Full text...

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'US$1.06 billion needed to help communities in 26 countries fight back against hunger'

08 february 2018 - 11:25:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - With conflict and climate-related shocks sending global hunger numbers marching back up after declining for decades, [...] Full text...

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Sub-drying fish, the Somalian way (An FAO feature)

28 january 2018 - 05:33:04
Bossaso, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia boasts the longest coastline of continental Africa. Yet, its fisheries industry is one of the [...] Full text...

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FAO seeks $75 million for urgent livestock vaccination campaign in South Sudan

23 january 2018 - 11:16:32
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is seeking $7.5 million to roll out a [...] Full text...

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Codex Alimentarius: protecting health, facilitating trade (An FAO Feature)

21 january 2018 - 07:29:30
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Eradicating world hunger can only be achieved if food is safe, nutritious and of good quality. [...] Full text...

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UN agriculture agency helps CAR ex-fighters start life anew

02 december 2017 - 12:13:35
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Over 1,000 ex-fighters in the conflict-riddled Central African Republic (CAR) have traded their weapons [...] Full text...

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Antibiotic resistance is ‘crisis we cannot ignore,’ UN warns

14 november 2017 - 06:55:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – As World Antibiotic Awareness Week began on Monday, the United Nations, through its Food and Agriculture [...] Full text...

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Mexico: UN, partners launch plan to stop transmission of bovine tuberculosis to humans

13 october 2017 - 07:48:28
Guadalajara, Mexico (PANA) – Stressing the damaging impact on poor rural communities in Africa and South-East Asia of animal tuberculosis’ [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN announces global initiative to end deaths from dog-transmitted rabies by 2030

28 september 2017 - 22:34:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The largest global anti-rabies initiative to end human deaths from dog-transmitted rabies by 2030 was announced [...] Full text...

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Botswana: FMD outbreak reported in Botswana

22 september 2017 - 19:51:51
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has reported a suspected outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the north-west district [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Power line electrocutes elephants in Botswana

20 september 2017 - 13:49:09
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Nine elephants were electrocuted by a high volt 33kV distribution power line in Botswana’s Dukwi, in [...] Full text...

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Zambia: 3 die in Zambia after eating diseased pork

13 september 2017 - 17:50:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Three people have died in northern Zambia's Luwinga district after eating pigs dying of unknown disease, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: UN food agencies chiefs warn hunger crises will escalate unless root causes addressed

05 september 2017 - 11:31:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The heads of the United Nations food agencies have made a joint call for greater [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana bans poultry imports from Zimbabwe

06 june 2017 - 13:07:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has banned the importation of poultry products from Zimbabwe following an outbreak of Avian Influenza. The [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO hits milestone in Somalia famine prevention campaign

02 june 2017 - 11:28:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is pushing forward with a massive campaign that has [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 'Unprecedented progress' made against neglected tropical diseases - WHO

19 april 2017 - 09:51:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) says "remarkable achievements"have been made in tackling neglected tropical diseases [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO creates prevention tools to help keep food safe

01 february 2017 - 17:40:50
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has created a set of emergency prevention tools [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwandan health officials warn against Bird Flu in humans

18 january 2017 - 15:28:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Health officials on Wednesday warned against bird flu in humans in the wake of detection [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda bans chicken import from Uganda over bird flu outbreak

17 january 2017 - 10:28:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan authorities on Tuesday announced a ban on the import of chicken and poultry products [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Horn of Africa braces for another hunger seasons, warns FAO

20 december 2016 - 13:14:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Countries in the Horn of Africa are likely to see a rise in hunger and further [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO report surveys risks in livestock production

15 november 2016 - 11:28:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Mounting evidence that food systems may be major conduits of Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) point to the [...] Full text...

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Botswana: 'BREXIT to negatively affect UK, Botswana trade'

05 october 2016 - 09:11:13
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Trade between UK and Botswana is expected to be subdued in the coming years, as Britain [...] Full text...

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UN: World leaders commit to act on antimicrobial resistance

21 september 2016 - 20:21:09
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders on Wednesday at the UN headquarters in New York expressed their collective efforts [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO to reduce spread of antimicrobial resistance on farms, food

14 september 2016 - 10:58:26
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday pledged to help countries develop strategies for [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: FMD again highlighted by the media this week in Mauritius

27 august 2016 - 12:44:13
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) that has been ravaging Mauritian livestock for the past three [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius evaluates basic veterinary care

10 august 2016 - 08:56:25
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Miinister Mahen Seeruttun on Wednesday said that Mauritius is self-sufficient in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius announces outbreak of foot and mouth disease

09 august 2016 - 09:14:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Minister Mahen Seeruttun on Tuesday informed Parliament about the outbreak of [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO urges increased vigilance, as poultry virus spreads in West, Central Africa

13 july 2016 - 14:55:40
New York, US (PANA) - Countries across West and Central Africa are on alert as the highly pathogenic avian influenza [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO boosts support in Lake Chad Basin to safeguard agricultural livelihoods

23 june 2016 - 17:55:46
New York, US (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday said it is providing agricultural and livelihood [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO warns of dangers of ruminants virus

29 april 2016 - 11:28:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says a devastating livestock disease is continuing to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda buries former minister killed in Burundi jail

15 april 2016 - 15:35:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Former Rwandan minister, Jacques Bihozagara, who died in mysterious circumstances last week while in detention in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Former Rwandan minister's funeral to take place Friday in Kigali

13 april 2016 - 13:56:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Funeral services for the former Rwandan minister, Jacques Bihozagara, who died in unexplained circumstances while in [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Buffaloes raid prompts Botswana beef export suspension

12 april 2016 - 18:00:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana has suspended export of beef from the country’s southern district following a raid of the [...] Full text...

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Italy: Food gap widens in conflict-stricken South Sudan - UN agencies warn

05 april 2016 - 11:25:46
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Civil strife and unfavourable rains have further reduced crop production in South Sudan, contributing to a [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO warns on threat to food security from overuse of antibiotics

10 february 2016 - 18:08:41
New York, US (PANA) - Overuse of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents is impacting rural livelihoods and food [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Livestock keepers tag animals for traceability in Botswana

28 january 2016 - 19:00:39
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana government has started rolling animal ear tags across the country to enhance traceability of [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: New framework to eliminate human rabies launched

10 december 2015 - 12:06:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new framework to eliminate human rabies and save tens of thousands of lives each year [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UN relief agencies report on top challenges in Central Darfur

19 november 2015 - 19:58:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Insufficient food, shelter, health services are among the top challenges displaced people face [...] Full text...

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Italy: US gives US$87m to combat global animal disease threats

20 october 2015 - 11:41:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is backing efforts of the UN Food and [...] Full text...

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Zambia: 6 South Africans, Zimbabwean in court for animal smuggling

14 october 2015 - 15:27:59
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Seven foreigners who include six South Africans and a Zimbabwean national have appeared in a Zambian [...] Full text...

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Zambia: South Africa grants Zambia permit to export pure honey

27 september 2015 - 14:48:57
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - South Africa has granted Zambia access to its pure honey market following what it terms as [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO unveils sanitation, hygiene plan to eradicate tropical diseases by 2020

27 august 2015 - 18:55:36
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced it is strengthening water, sanitation and hygiene [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Livestock theft rises along Botswana, Zimbabwe border

26 august 2015 - 10:41:57
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Police Service (BPS) has bemoaned the increasing theft of livestock along the country’s border with [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Imported lions released into games reserve

27 july 2015 - 20:27:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan authorities have released into a games reserve seven lions that were recently imported from South [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Senegal’s tsetse fly eradication project wins award for best sustainable practices

24 july 2015 - 18:46:30
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A project in Senegal to eradicate tsetse flies that is jointly supported by the [...] Full text...

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FAO: Concerns rise over avian flu outbreak in West Africa

20 july 2015 - 10:37:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Fears are growing that without timely intervention to stem the outbreak of the highly virulent avian [...] Full text...

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FAO: Two initiatives in Niger, Senegal win FAO awards

06 july 2015 - 12:00:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Two Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) projects have earned awards in an EXPO 2015 competition aimed [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IAEA helps control avian flu in West Africa

03 july 2015 - 19:37:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following the recent outbreak of avian flu in Cote d’Ivoire, the International Atomic Energy [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda imports 7 lions from South Africa to boost tourism sector

30 june 2015 - 14:25:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government Tuesday imported seven lions from South Africa to its national Akagera Park, located [...] Full text...

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Mali: Namibian president visits Mali

29 may 2015 - 20:29:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Namibian president, Hage Geingob, is expected on Saturday in Bamako for a two-day official visit [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO ramps up airlifts to reach conflict-hit farmers in South Sudan

14 may 2015 - 18:10:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As the main planting season in South Sudan begins, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO airlifts seedlings, farming tools to conflict-hit farmers in South Sudan

14 may 2015 - 15:48:25
New York, US (PANA) - As the main planting season begins in South Sudan, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Countries pledge to wipe out sheep, goat plague globally

03 april 2015 - 13:44:01
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - High-level authorities from 15 countries on Thursday pledged to collaborate on a global plan to [...] Full text...

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Mali: FAO, Mali govt. team up to restore food security in northern region

01 april 2015 - 11:31:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are set to implement a [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Eliminating sheep, goat plague will boost livelihoods, nutrition'

31 march 2015 - 19:40:07
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Tuesday it will outline a new strategy [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Abidjan hosts int'l confab on getting rid of sheep, goat plague

30 march 2015 - 13:55:36
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Abidjan, the Ivorian capital, will host an international conference on the control and eradication of sheep [...] Full text...

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FAO: Conference to launch global control, eradication campaign for sheep, goat plague

24 march 2015 - 11:38:17
Rome, Italy (PANA) - An international conference on control and eradication of sheep and goat plague, known by its French [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: USAID trains Veterinary Doctors, others on combating Bird Flu in Nigeria

23 march 2015 - 15:39:02
Ibadan, Nigeria (PANA) - A capacity building programme, organised by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on effective [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: FAO calls for support to fight food insecurity in Sahel region

13 february 2015 - 19:08:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA)- The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for support to the tune of US$116 million [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO, SIB team up to develop high tech tools to fight bird flu, other infectious diseases

10 february 2015 - 12:09:43
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has chosen the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) as a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria minister says bird flu outbreak 'under control'

22 january 2015 - 22:43:01
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Agriculture minister, Dr. Akinwumi Adeshina, says the government is working to prevent further spread of [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde: Govt. bans importation of meat from Ebola-hit countries

23 november 2014 - 11:43:06
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – The Cape Verdian government has banned the importation of wild and hunting animals and meat [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO launches food security initiative in Ebola-hit West Africa

08 october 2014 - 13:06:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - FAO Wednesday launched a new programme to urgently assist 90,000 vulnerable households in Guinea, Liberia and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: School of Agriculture is 100 years old

01 october 2014 - 08:40:25
Réduit, Mauritius (PANA) - The School of Agriculture of Mauritius will celebrate its centenary this October, PANA has learned from [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Brucellosis vacination called off after 40 years in Botswana

18 august 2014 - 13:59:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s veterinary services on Monday announced that it has stopped the national brucellosis vaccination campaign after [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Food insecurity bites in South Sudan, funds dry up, says FAO

31 july 2014 - 13:29:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Continued efforts to provide farmers, fishermen and pastoralists in South Sudan with life-saving emergency livelihood kits [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS advises against border closure over Ebola virus

30 july 2014 - 21:40:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) on Wednesday advised against the closure of borders by [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO warns of Ebola danger through consumption of wildlife species

21 july 2014 - 12:39:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Increased efforts are needed to improve awareness among rural communities in West Africa about the risks [...] Full text...

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Kenya: UN strengthens regulations on food safety

17 july 2014 - 12:29:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UN food standards body, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, has adopted new standards to protect consumer health [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO, OIE boost collaboration on animal health

26 may 2014 - 08:33:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SA university honours Nigerian author, Okri

23 april 2014 - 11:33:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Acclaimed Nigerian author Ben Okri will receive an honorary doctorate at the University of [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Ebola scare ruins business for butchers

08 april 2014 - 12:45:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Business has nosedived for Guinean butchers following wild rumours that beef consumers risk contacting the Ebola [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Zambia's Nguleka lands World Farmers Oraganisation board seat

29 march 2014 - 10:45:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Dr Evelyn Nguleka of Zambia was on Friday picked to serve on the World Farmers Organization [...] Full text...

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Mali: National vaccination campaign for animals launched

03 march 2014 - 15:38:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Sunday launched a national campaign to vaccinate its animals, including 9.7 million cattle, 13 [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Famous polar bear dies at Johannesburg zoo

16 january 2014 - 12:03:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Johannesburg Zoo Thursday announced the death of one of its two famous polar [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: African countries at bottom of new global food table

15 january 2014 - 11:29:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - While the Netherlands ranks number one in the world for having the most plentiful, [...] Full text...

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Donkeys in Botswana get Xmas gift

17 december 2013 - 08:59:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The London-based NGO Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA) Tuesday announced a project to [...] Full text...

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UN agencies call for urgent relief assistance in northern Mali

23 september 2013 - 16:13:36
New York, US (PANA) – The UN and its partners are appealing for immediate support for northern Mali, where three [...] Full text...

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Moratorium on using live rinderpest virus lifted for approved research

10 july 2013 - 13:35:25
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A moratorium on using live rinderpest virus for approved research has been lifted by the Food [...] Full text...

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New UN food safety, nutrition standards to benefit consumers

08 july 2013 - 16:58:22
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN food standards body, Codex Alimentarius, has agreed on new standards which will protect the [...] Full text...

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West African veterinary chiefs agree common positions on standards

05 april 2013 - 12:54:59
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - West Africa’s Chief Veterinary Officers have agreed on harmonised standards for key areas in animal health, [...] Full text...

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Mobile phone revolutionising Kenya’s livestock sector

03 march 2013 - 16:57:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Farmers and veterinarians across Africa are increasingly using cell phones to issue alerts quickly about possible [...] Full text...

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Trading, health of animals take centre stage at international conference in Lome

20 february 2013 - 21:35:59
Lomé,Togo (PANA) - Issues related to the trading in and health of animals are the subjects of discussion at the [...] Full text...

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'World risks new bird flu surge if ...'

29 january 2013 - 17:23:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world risks a repeat of the disastrous 2006 bird flu outbreaks unless surveillance and control [...] Full text...

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Eastern, Southern Africa urged to upgrade livestock sector

20 november 2012 - 15:35:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Countries in Eastern and Southern Africa have been urged to upgrade their livestock sector to [...] Full text...

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US increases funding to combat influenza, emerging disease threats

29 october 2012 - 13:38:12
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The commitment of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to fight emerging disease threats in "hot [...] Full text...

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UN food standards body agrees residue limits for veterinary drug

07 july 2012 - 08:19:00
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Codex Alimentarius Commission, the United Nations food standards body, has agreed on a set of [...] Full text...

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Meeting to adopt food safety measures to protect consumers

28 june 2012 - 14:17:32
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The six-day annual meeting of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission, the world's food standards body, will [...] Full text...

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FAO, OIE move to control foot-and-mouth disease

27 june 2012 - 14:55:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The FAO and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) are joining forces to combat foot-and-mouth [...] Full text...

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Livestock epidemic causing havoc in DRC, says FAO

26 june 2012 - 15:15:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is mobilizing emergency support for the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Rabies scare as marauding Hyena wrecks havoc in southern Malawi

13 june 2012 - 16:03:47
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A marauding hyena, feared to be rabid, have broken free from the protected Namizimu Forest in [...] Full text...

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West Africa experts call for emergency fund to deal with animal diseases

26 april 2012 - 13:44:55
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Regional experts in animal diseases have ended a five-day meeting in Accra, Ghana, with wide-ranging recommendations, [...] Full text...

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West Africa's livestock stakeholders meet in Accra

03 april 2012 - 16:40:01
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A meeting of stakeholders in the veterinary services of ECOWAS Member States is underway in Accra, [...] Full text...

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Major foot-and-mouth outbreak in Egypt threatens region - FAO

22 march 2012 - 12:19:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Urgent action is required to control a major outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and prevent its [...] Full text...

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Int'l community moves to rescue farmers, herders in drought-stricken Sahel

09 march 2012 - 18:54:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Several countries in the Sahel region of West Africa need urgent support to prevent full-blown food [...] Full text...

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Dafuri nomads seek to improve animal health

13 december 2011 - 15:20:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Representatives of Darfuri nomads, seeking to be involved in efforts to settle the thorny issues in [...] Full text...

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ICRC says 1 million animals vaccinated in Darfur

03 november 2011 - 15:48:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said over a million animals were vaccinated in [...] Full text...

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'Security, key issues in population growth problems in Sudan'

31 october 2011 - 22:34:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For Sudan it was clear from the result of the population census that an increase in [...] Full text...

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Tanzania, Mozambique to uplift livelihoods of smallholder pig farmers

05 october 2011 - 19:36:32
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Ignorance about proper pig husbandry is taking a toll on farmers and pork consumers [...] Full text...

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Veterinary member-states urged to honour financial commitments

08 september 2011 - 22:44:04
Saly Portudal, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese minister of Higher education, Amadou Tidiane Bâ, on Thursday urged member states of [...] Full text...

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Mali hosts int'l conference on trypanosomiasis 12-15 Sept

05 september 2011 - 16:07:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian capital, Bamako will host the 31st conference of the International Scientific Council for Research [...] Full text...

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FAO alerts on re-emergence of bird flu virus

29 august 2011 - 15:16:28
New York, US (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Monday called for heightened preparedness and surveillance amid signs [...] Full text...

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FAO declares deadly cattle disease eradicated

28 june 2011 - 19:40:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday declared that the world has completely [...] Full text...

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UN scales up aid for drought victims in Ethiopia

29 april 2011 - 14:45:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday called for increased [...] Full text...

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African executives receive training on health safety in agriculture

15 april 2011 - 17:47:37
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Forty African executives will receive training on food safety and fresh produce quality management systems, starting [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe bans SA meat imports

25 march 2011 - 09:38:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Authorities in Zimbabwe Friday banned cattle and beef imports from South Africa after the outbreak of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe lifts SA meat ban

09 march 2011 - 14:32:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Wednesday lifted a ban on meat and live animals it imposed on South Africa last [...] Full text...

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Stray dogs maul Malawian granny to death

24 february 2011 - 18:03:19
Blantyre , Malawi (PANA) - A group of stray dogs Thursday mauled a Malawian grandmother to death in her garden [...] Full text...

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Livestock boom in developing countries risks aggravating animal plagues (News feature)

11 february 2011 - 14:17:24
New Delhi, India (PANA) – A research released Friday at an international conference on agriculture, taking place in New Delhi, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe bans SA meat imports

03 february 2011 - 11:07:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Thursday announced a ban on meat and livestock imports from neighbouring South Africa, following the [...] Full text...

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'The Veterinary profession is 250 years old'

24 january 2011 - 18:36:04
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has declared this year the World Veterinary Year, marking the [...] Full text...

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Gambian magazine names ex-President Jawara "Person of the year 2010"

03 january 2011 - 12:39:34
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's weekly magazine ''News and Report'' has named former President Dawda Jawara “Person o The Year [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe bans SA poultry imports

31 december 2010 - 14:50:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Friday banned chicken imports from a major South African supplier after press reports said the [...] Full text...

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ICRC vaccinates more livestock in Darfur

14 december 2010 - 18:01:29
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), working in cooperation with the Ivorian Ministry [...] Full text...

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Tunisia launches two health magazines

09 november 2010 - 23:09:00
Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- Two new medical magazines were launched on Tuesday to fi ll the gap in the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Deadly animal virus threatens southern Africa

02 november 2010 - 15:13:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A deadly viral disease which broke out in Tanzania earli er this year, risks spreading to [...] Full text...

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Flash floods uproot 26,000 people in western Ethiopia

04 october 2010 - 17:55:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Flash floods in Ethiopiaâ?s western tip of Gambe lla region have displaced 26,000 people and [...] Full text...

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