Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock, Sanctus Niragira, announced on Tuesday the holding of the 11th ordinary session of the Council of Ministers of the Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC, 11 member countries), on 17 March in Bujumbura Full text...
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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A group of Sudanese political parties, civil society organizations and former rebel movements on Monday signed a Political Agreement Framework with the military to prepare the ground for a civilian- led transitional government Full text...
Value of nature must not be overridden by pursuit of short-term profit: UN report
New York, US (PANA) - The values that we ascribe to nature are vital parts of our cultures, identities, economies, and ways of life, all of which should be reflected in policy decisions surrounding our natural world, according to a new UN-backed report released on Monday Full text...
Human wildlife conflict unrelenting in Botswana
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - More human wildlife conflict is reported in Botswana as elephants continue to be spotted roaming in villages across the country Full text...
Experts discuss power of geospatial information to push Africa achieving SDGs in Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Hundred of scientists in Africa met here Wednesday to discuss ways of harnessing the continent's geospatial information and its implication in addressing the 17 targets of the Sustainable Development Goals for an inclusive, prosperous and sustainable continent Full text...
Kenya: Kenya urges signing of EU trade deal to push EAC industrialisation
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - East African leaders on Thursday converged for a key Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with Kenyan officials pushing for the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union
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Mauritaina launches campaign against plastics materials
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The the Mauritanian Environment and Sustainable Development Ministry on Monday launched a campaign to confiscate all materials made of non-degradable plastic in the markets of Nouakchott
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Lesotho becomes 34th African country to sign CAADP compact
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Southern African country of Lesotho has become the 34th country in Africa to sign the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Compact, at a ceremony witnessed by the country’s Prime Minister, Dr
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Sudan finally signs CAADP Compact
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ten years since the African Union (AU) leaders adopted the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), Sudan has officially added its signature to the compact, becoming the 32nd country to do so
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Greenpeace 'stops' EU fishing trawler in Mauritanian waters
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Activists of the environmental NGO, Greenpeace, last Friday stopped the fishing activities of an EU trawler "Maartje Théodora" in Mauritanian waters for overfishing, a communiqué issued by the organization on Monday said
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Two Rwandan NGOs win World Prize for environmental protection
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two initiatives aimed at protecting the environment in Rwanda are among 10 winners a programme initiated by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN environment agency has said
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Chad to institute award for protection of nature
N'Djamena- Tchad (PANA) -- Chadian President Idriss Deby is to institute a prize for the protection of the nature in Chad, according to a statement released Wedn e sday in N'Djamena
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