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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World’s diverse biospheres ‘making peace with the natural world’

04 november 2023 - 05:58:32
Paris, France (PANA) - Spanning from city to savannah, and from mountaintops to mangroves, the world’s 748 biosphere reserves were [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Tanzania to halt 'brutal security operation' in Loliondo against Maasai

16 june 2022 - 06:16:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Tanzanian authorities to immediately halt the violent forced eviction [...] Full text...

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More violence feared over bid to evict Maasai from ancestral lands in Tanzania

15 june 2022 - 19:04:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The reported use of live ammunition by security forces in Tanzania against ethnic Maasai [...] Full text...

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Indigenous Peoples are critical to build a more sustainable post-pandemic world - IFAD President

03 february 2021 - 14:15:10
Rome, Italy (PANA)  –  Indigenous Peoples have suffered disproportionately from the economic impacts of COVID-19, yet they hold essential knowledge [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Kenyan Mau Forest evictees’ plight intensifies as authorities fail to provide vital assistance

23 july 2020 - 10:20:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police violence and property destruction during elections on Kenya's Rift Valley and a lack of support afterward has [...] Full text...

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Wetlands Day emphasises need to conserve swamps as Lake Victoria, Nile River lifelines

31 january 2020 - 16:42:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is marking the World Wetlands Day on Sunday to emphasise the importance of conserving the [...] Full text...

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Analysis: Re-foresting water tower key step in Kenya environment conservation effort

26 december 2019 - 13:43:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Though raising political temperatures, the removal  of illegal settlers from East Africa's biggest water tower and planting of [...] Full text...

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Kenya extends moratorium on logging

21 november 2019 - 15:30:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a bid to curb  deforestation and increase the country's  forest cover, Kenya's Ministry of Environment [...] Full text...

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:Over 1,900 move out Kenya's Mau Forest ahead of eviction deadline

22 october 2019 - 13:30:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 1,950 households have moved out of Maasai Mau Forest following a 60-day eviction notice given [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Tourists escape unharmed after passenger aircraft hits wildebeests in Maasai Mara

16 august 2019 - 21:03:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A passenger aircraft flying international tourists to the world-famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve hit wildebeests and [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Tanzania seek solution to interstate trade dispute

27 june 2019 - 12:39:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a move aimed at ending prolonged interstate trade dispute, neighbours Kenya and Tanzania are meeting [...] Full text...

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Increased human activities squeeze Africa’s most iconic ecosystem

02 april 2019 - 10:13:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Increased human activity around one of Africa’s most iconic ecosystems is “squeezing the wildlife [...] 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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IREX honours teacher for championing girl child education in Kenya

08 november 2018 - 18:25:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global development and education organization, IREX, on Thursday honoured Kenyan teacher Alice Sayo for starting a [...] Full text...

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ADF grants US$ 195 million loan for East Africa’s One Stop Border Post Project

26 october 2018 - 13:51:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund, the concessional arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has granted [...] Full text...

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African Union tourism ministers launch push for broader tourism market

04 october 2018 - 06:33:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Union Ministers of tourism launched a process of creating a single continental tourism market with a [...] Full text...

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Kenya to host top global tourism, hospitality congress

07 august 2018 - 16:27:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will host the 79th Skål International World Congress 2018 in Mombasa in October, Tourism Cabinet [...] Full text...

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Kenya Tourism Board launches marathon champions reward programme

23 november 2017 - 10:22:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) on Thursday unveiled a programme to reward the achievements of Kenya’s [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya wins big at 2017 World Travel Awards

12 october 2017 - 15:06:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya triumphed at the 2017 World Travel Awards (WTA) in Kigali,Rwanda, scooping top awards in different [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Indigenous people key to protecting wildlife, rural livelihoods

03 march 2017 - 14:18:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Actively involving indigenous peoples and local communities in wildlife conservation is key to maintaining biodiversity and [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Government official takes aim at foreigners

07 february 2017 - 15:03:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A senior South African government official has stoked xenophobic tensions following the murder of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Environmentalists challenge Kenyan high speed railway project

12 october 2016 - 18:42:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan wildlife conservationists have stepped up a campaign against the construction of a new high speed [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Ex-African champion Kisorio for Mara Marathon

12 august 2016 - 14:59:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former African Junior 10,000-metre and 5000-metre champion, Mathew Kisorio, is among the elite runners who will [...] Full text...

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Kenya: GE Africa to build 100MW wind farm in Kenya

27 july 2015 - 08:03:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - General Electric Company (GE) Africa has announced that it is partnering with Kipeto Energy Limited to [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Africa's cities urge to also serve most vulnerable groups

02 july 2015 - 09:35:21
Nairobi, Kenya(PANA) - In the midst of unprecedented urbanization across Africa, the continent's cities - in order to flourish - [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO, EU launch platform to raise pastoralists' voice

27 april 2015 - 17:00:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Millions of pastoralists will benefit from a new online knowledge hub intended to help them raise [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Massive elephant population reported in Serengeti-Mara ecosystem

22 august 2014 - 14:52:12
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The elephant population in East Africa's Serengeti-Mara ecosystem has increased by 266 percent in [...] Full text...

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WEFA: 7 named African social entrepreneurs of the year 2014

08 may 2014 - 18:24:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Seven social entrepreneurs were Thursday named Africa Social Entrepreneurs of the Year 2014, at the World [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways boosts Maasai marathon

12 august 2013 - 15:58:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways has unveiled a KSh58 million sponsorship package for the 2013 Kenya Airways Maasai Mara [...] Full text...

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India, Kenya to boost wildlife cooperation

21 march 2013 - 14:27:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Indian and Kenyan officials have agreed to strengthen their ties in wildlife conservation and management after [...] Full text...

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African women Summit endorses new plan to fight violence against women

31 august 2012 - 14:20:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An international gathering of anti-violence activists Friday called on governments to implement the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...

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London Olympics: Kenyans ecstatic over Rudisha's 800m victory

10 august 2012 - 16:32:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - David Lekuta Rudisha, whose maasai name means “return” in Kiswahili, Kenya’s national language, did not disappoint [...] Full text...

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Kenyan geothermal plant receives World Bank insurance cover

28 september 2011 - 14:15:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Bank’s political risk insurer, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), said Tuesday it had signed [...] Full text...

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EAC holds great promise on more attention to local communities (News feature)

14 june 2011 - 17:42:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The sun is setting in the dusty East African rift valley and cows moo [...] Full text...

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Kenyans fete world record holder Rudisha

17 september 2010 - 18:08:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Forty years ago, Daniel Rudisha, the father of the curre nt men's 800m World record holder, [...] Full text...

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Kenya's 800m World record holder returns to tumultuous welcome

08 september 2010 - 18:36:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Early Wednesday, Kenya's 800m World record holder, David Lekuta Rudisha, returned to a tumultuous welcome at [...] Full text...

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IOM facilitates cross-border movement for pastoralists in East Africa

30 june 2010 - 09:15:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Besides increasing insecurity in pastoralist border regions, climate change has resulted in unpredictable and [...] Full text...

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Kenya launches multi-million dollar appeal to save vital forest complex

10 september 2009 - 14:47:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya has launched a multi-million dollar appeal to help restore a vital forest resource which is [...] Full text...

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New study shows widespread declines in Kenya’s world-famous game reserve

22 april 2009 - 09:45:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Populations of major wildlife grazing in Kenya’s cherish ed and heavily visited Masai Mara National Reserve [...] Full text...

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