IMF, Guinea Bissau reach staff-level deal on review of ECF arrangement

08 november 2024 - 07:47:03
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Guinea Bissau have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies [...] 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 - 07:50:28
Saint-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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Sanitary disaster in Gaza ‘worsening by the day’, warns UNRWA

16 september 2024 - 16:57:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Overcrowded shelters in Gaza, a lack of running water and the constant threat of disease are [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Clean water crisis adds to new displacement misery, say aid teams

12 august 2024 - 15:58:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid further evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in Gaza, UN humanitarians issued a fresh [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Evacuation orders displace thousands, disrupt aid operations

27 july 2024 - 06:05:36
New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarians estimate that more than 190,000 Palestinians were displaced this week in Khan Younis and [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: fresh airstrikes reported in centre, south, as conflict intensifies

15 july 2024 - 13:27:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - New Israeli airstrikes reportedly struck southern and central areas of Gaza on Monday as UN humanitarians [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: 250,000 set to be displaced by new Khan Younis escalation

02 july 2024 - 13:36:14
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - “Chaos and panic” are spreading in southern Gaza where an estimated 250,000 people are set to [...] Full text...

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Ford South Africa celebrates assembly of one million Rangers

26 june 2024 - 10:17:20
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Ford South Africa has celebrated the assembly of the one-millionth Ranger at its Silverton plant [...] Full text...

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War in Gaza: Continuing restrictions hamper humanitarian access inside Gaza

05 june 2024 - 07:13:28
New York, United States (PANA) - The UN humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) on Tuesday warned that lifesaving aid for [...] Full text...

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Nations agree landmark treaty on traditional knowledge, protecting Indigenous Peoples’ rights

25 may 2024 - 05:21:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) – a specialised UN agency – on [...] Full text...

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‘Be part of the plan’ to end nature loss on Biodiversity Day - UN

23 may 2024 - 05:27:58
New York, US (PANA) - The diversity of animals, plants and microorganisms on the planet is at risk due to [...] Full text...

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Kenya aims to begin vaccine manufacturing in 2027

15 may 2024 - 17:10:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya will begin the mass production of vaccines, mostly those required for routine immunization and would [...] Full text...

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‘Untold harm to nature’ from wildlife trafficking, warns UN crime agency

13 may 2024 - 13:11:00
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Despite two decades of worldwide efforts, more than 4,000 precious wildlife species still fall prey to [...] Full text...

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UN calls for awareness, action to keep plants healthy

13 may 2024 - 12:08:08
Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health 2024, the UN is calling on everyone to [...] Full text...

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World Bank loan to Namibia supports renewable energy integration

07 may 2024 - 09:56:07
Windhoek Namibia (PANA) – Namibia on Monday marked the approval of its first ever World Bank financed energy project, aimed [...] Full text...

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Antibiotics 'overused' among hospitalised COVID-19 patients - WHO

26 april 2024 - 11:11:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Antibiotics saw “extensive overuse” globally among hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the pandemic without improving clinical outcomes, [...] Full text...

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Niger to sell Mali 150 million litres of diesel for the country's power plants

17 april 2024 - 17:30:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Energy Mahaman Moustapha Barke Tuesday finalized an agreement with Energie [...] Full text...

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Egypt seeks to raise earnings of millions working in cotton production, textile manufacturing

12 april 2024 - 11:36:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s cotton production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast at 310,000 bales, down 40,000 bales [...] Full text...

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Fossil fuel industry a top source of Africa’s air pollution: Greenpeace report

28 march 2024 - 18:39:26
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa have emerged as Africa’s most polluted countries in terms of [...] Full text...

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South African power nozzle manufacturer readies for intra-Africa export

18 march 2024 - 09:42:42
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – South Africa’s Krugersdorp-based Afri-Tech Mining Supplies is destined for export of its award-winning Power [...] Full text...

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Libyan minister speaks on use of GMOs in fodder

12 march 2024 - 17:38:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, has spoken about the importance of the [...] Full text...

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Path to low-carbon construction is clear as mud (A UN feature)

06 march 2024 - 07:24:52
Bangalore, India (PANA) - The use of building materials such as cement and steel create a massive carbon footprint, and [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Efforts to deliver food aid to stricken north ‘largely unsuccessful’

06 march 2024 - 06:54:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Efforts by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to deliver desperately needed food supplies to northern [...] Full text...

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South Africa's first shipment of AfCFTA goods hailed

31 january 2024 - 10:51:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday officiated the launch of South Africa's first shipment and [...] Full text...

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Rainfall gives South African maize growers hope of bumper crop

29 january 2024 - 07:12:59
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Maize production in South Africa is off to a reasonable start in marketing year 2023/24 [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in Gaza

14 january 2024 - 07:24:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil Ministry warns of dangers of closing oilfields

05 january 2024 - 12:59:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Oil and Gas has flagged the dangers of closing oilfields, calling on [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves 180 billion CFA francs for Mali-Mauritania electricity interconnection

28 december 2023 - 14:20:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) Thursday approved financing of USD 302.9 [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Barely a drop of safe water to drink in Gaza, UN aid agency warns

20 december 2023 - 14:55:53
New York, US (PANA) - As the UN Security Council was slated to meet for a third consecutive day on [...] Full text...

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Nexus of food, water & energy: A Key element to Egypt’s climate efforts: World Bank report

19 december 2023 - 07:16:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s nexus of water, food and energy (NWFE) programme, launched a year ago to leverage partnerships [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights group says Israel using starvation as weapon of war in Gaza

18 december 2023 - 07:21:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants 81.9 million loan to Tunisia

14 december 2023 - 16:50:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of €81.9 million to Tunisia to implement [...] Full text...

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Organic coffee brings new life to people and nature in Mozambique's Chimanimani National Park: World Bank Blog By Manuel Mutimucuio and Gabriella Morandi

28 november 2023 - 10:53:58
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - In agriculture, patience is a virtue. But people also need to eat. Coffee plants take several [...] Full text...

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Eight Supreme Council for Energy discusses oil sector

21 november 2023 - 12:55:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has chaired the eighth ordinary meeting of the Supreme [...] Full text...

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Transforming sanitation in Benin: A tale of resilience and renewal -- World Bank Blog By Mariam Sou

20 november 2023 - 06:44:46
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A new faecal sludge treatment plant in Sèmè-Kpodji, Benin, became operational in May 2023 and is [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Fuel restrictions curtail Gaza aid efforts amid attacks on UN schools and evacuation plans for Al-Shifa Hospital

19 november 2023 - 06:58:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Fuel restrictions are curtailing aid efforts in Gaza, UN agencies said on Saturday. This was as the [...] Full text...

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Gaza crisis: ‘Endless needs’ reflect spiralling situation as hospitals shut down, WHO warns

17 november 2023 - 16:38:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN health agency, WHO, on Friday issued a new warning about the desperate situation for [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN’s Türk calls for political path out of 'horror'

16 november 2023 - 17:28:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday welcomed the Security Council call for pauses in [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN emergency relief chief unveils 10-point plan ‘to rein in the carnage’

15 november 2023 - 15:34:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN’s top emergency relief official unveiled a 10-point plan “to rein in the carnage” in [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for construction of wastewater treatment plants in three municipalities

13 november 2023 - 19:36:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has given instructions to start wastewater treatment plants in [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks

12 november 2023 - 19:05:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN agencies issued an urgent call for international action on Sunday to end the ongoing attacks on [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Conflict could spark rise in poverty, UN agencies warn

10 november 2023 - 17:25:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 20 years of development progress could be wiped out in the Occupied Palestine Territories if [...] Full text...

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Libya sends more humanitarian aid to Gaza

07 november 2023 - 13:13:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government is sending more humanitarian aid and relief supplies to Palestine to support the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres ‘horrified’ by strike on ambulance convoy in Gaza

04 november 2023 - 05:50:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was “horrified” by a strike on an ambulance convoy [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Humanitarian ceasefires critical to meet immense needs in Gaza

03 november 2023 - 19:49:53
New York, US (PANA) - Political negotiations to get aid into Gaza have yielded results but much more is needed, [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza’s north cut off from aid; death toll rising

03 november 2023 - 06:45:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The number of people killed in Gaza is nearing the 9,000 mark amid mounting concerns over [...] Full text...

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Smallholder farmers embrace integrated pest and disease management in Malawi, saving ecosystems* (World Bank Blog By Mercy Chimpokosera-Mseu)

02 november 2023 - 14:33:20
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Pest and diseases are a global challenge when it comes to turning food and nutrition security [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza’s north cut off from aid; death toll rising - UN

02 november 2023 - 12:20:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The number of people killed in Gaza is nearing the 9,000 mark amid mounting concerns over [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’

31 october 2023 - 16:19:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Gaza has become a “graveyard” for children with thousands now killed under Israeli bombardment, while more [...] Full text...

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Electricity supply restored in Ghana after power generating companies receive gas

29 october 2023 - 05:56:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Two state-owned Ghanaian electricity compaies announced on Saturday night that power supply had been restored to [...] Full text...

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Ghana hit by widespread power outages

28 october 2023 - 15:06:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are experiening intermittent power cuts reminiscent of serious load shedding days from 2014-2016, known in [...] Full text...

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Ghana hit by widespread power outages

28 october 2023 - 12:28:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are experiening intrmittent power cuts reminiscent of the 'dumsor' era when the entire country went [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crsis: ‘History is judging us all,’ Guterres says in fresh appeal for Gaza aid access

28 october 2023 - 07:45:20
New York, US (PANA) - With the humanitarian system in Gaza on the verge of "total collapse", UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...

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African countries to launch bid against chemical poisoning of food systems at agriculture expo

25 october 2023 - 15:03:42
Kiambu, Kenya (PANA) – African countries are working together to launch an assault against the poisoning of the food systems [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza buckles under fuel shortage, healthcare in crisis

24 october 2023 - 11:45:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - On day 17 of the Gaza-Israel crisis, UN humanitarians on Tuesday pleaded for desperately needed fuel [...] Full text...

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Libya grants pension to widows, divorcees, disabled members of the Palestinian community

20 october 2023 - 16:24:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Libyan government has decided to grant a basic pension to [...] Full text...

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Lessons of Hamas operation against Israel, - Libyan newspaper,

13 october 2023 - 19:19:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The "Flood of Al-Aqsa", the military operation led by Hamas against the Israeli entity destroyed the [...] Full text...

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Middle East crisis: Humanitarians call for urgent aid access to Gaza   

13 october 2023 - 06:16:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Gaza is on the brink of running out of food, water, electricity and critical supplies, UN [...] Full text...

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Global stocktake of water resources needed - World weather agency warns

12 october 2023 - 16:56:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The hydrological cycle is spinning out of balance as a result of climate change and human [...] Full text...

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Emerging economies need much more private financing for climate transition: IMF Blog

03 october 2023 - 17:18:43
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Achieving the transition to net-zero emissions by 2050 requires substantial climate mitigation investment in [...] Full text...

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‘Act together’ for clean air, Guterres urges

07 september 2023 - 06:30:28
New York, US (PANA) - Marking the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on Thursday, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...

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'Climate breakdown' alert as air quality dips during heatwaves: UN chief

06 september 2023 - 11:34:40
New York, US (PANA) - Amplified by wildfires and desert dust fanned by climate change, more frequent heatwaves are leading [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD presents new toolbox to support shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.

01 september 2023 - 20:01:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sweltering heatwaves each year underline the need for a faster energy transition and speedier reform of international [...] Full text...

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites often ‘last line of defence against extinction’

01 september 2023 - 05:22:58
Paris, France (PANA) - Some of the world’s most iconic natural and cultural sites are also a haven for thousands [...] Full text...

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New global fund ‘welcome boost’ to safeguarding biodiversity

26 august 2023 - 07:47:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new global environmental fund marks a major step towards securing the wellbeing of biodiversity in [...] Full text...

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Fossil fuels consumption imposes enormous environmental costs: IMF Blog

25 august 2023 - 13:50:35
Washington DC, US (PANA) - Fossil-fuel subsidies surged to a record $7 trillion last year as governments supported consumers and [...] Full text...

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AfDB VP tours Export Trade Group in southern Africa

03 august 2023 - 09:55:15
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Solomon Quaynor, has concluded a [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian sugar producer named preferred buyer of Tongaat Hulett’s sugar assets in South Africa

22 july 2023 - 07:40:49
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Tanzania’s Kagera Sugar company has been selected as the preferred strategic equity partner (SEP) to [...] Full text...

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Government Commission discusses electricity consumption in Libya

06 july 2023 - 18:33:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Extraordinary Budget Monitoring Committee for the oil and electricity sectors Thursday discussed the rationalization plan [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for phasing out fossil fuels to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’

16 june 2023 - 06:16:50
New York, US (PANA) - Countries must phase out coal and other fossil fuels to avert climate “catastrophe”, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister hails Libyan-Italian cooperation

09 june 2023 - 12:52:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has hailed Libyan-Italian relations in the field of economic and [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reaffirms agreement reached with Italian counterpart to hold economic conference

08 june 2023 - 19:27:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has reaffirmed an agreement [...] Full text...

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‘Toxic tidal wave’ of plastic pollution putting human rights at risk

02 june 2023 - 05:57:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - The world must combat the “toxic tidal wave” of plastic pollution that threatens human rights, two [...] Full text...

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Biodiversity Day: Protecting humanity’s ‘life-support system’

22 may 2023 - 16:18:40
New York, US (PANA) - The world is on Monday marking International Day for Biological Diversity on a theme, "Moving from [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for support for electricity company to ensure supplies during summer

22 may 2023 - 16:00:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has stressed the need for concerted efforts by all state institutions [...] Full text...

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Some 1,345 projects carried out by Libyan government under "Return of Life" plan - PM

17 may 2023 - 15:06:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba Wednesday announced the implementation of [...] Full text...

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Countries must forge ‘Global Blue Deal’ to protect the ocean: UNCTAD

09 may 2023 - 07:23:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and resilient economies, [...] Full text...

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Natural capital, an option for African governments to finance SDGs

24 april 2023 - 20:53:28
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa must use all its comparative advantages to mobilize the resources it needs to finance [...] Full text...

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AfDB to build 30 MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in Dekemhare, Eritrea

07 april 2023 - 05:19:06
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), through the African Development Fund (ADF), will finance the construction [...] Full text...

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Libyan General Water and Sanitation Company meets on problems

04 april 2023 - 20:23:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, paid an inspection visit [...] Full text...

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Malian Energy minister Traore inaugurates hybrid photovoltaic plant in a village near Kayes

31 march 2023 - 16:39:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister for Energy, Seydou Lamine Traoré, inaugurated on Thursday in Lany, near the town [...] Full text...

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UN Conference seeks solutions to global water crisis

23 march 2023 - 05:34:22
New York, US (PANA) - The world’s precious water resources are “in deep trouble” and leaders are meeting at UN [...] Full text...

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Exhibition showcases millets as ‘smart food’, rich in heritage and full of potential

16 february 2023 - 06:06:26
New York, US (PANA) - A new exhibition highlighting the crucial role millets play in boosting global food and nutrition [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa faces legal challenge over State of Disaster

10 february 2023 - 11:47:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday confirmed that it intends to head [...] Full text...

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Libya receives 21 ready-to-use power plants to bridge electricity generation gap

31 december 2022 - 13:42:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 21 ready-to-use power plants  arrived at the port of Tripoli on Friday to improve [...] Full text...

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2022 Year in Review: Amid global turmoil, UN doggedly pursues international climate agreements

28 december 2022 - 05:47:18
New York, US (PANA) - Despite strong evidence that human activity played a role in catastrophic weather events, and the [...] Full text...

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NOC clarifies percentage obtained by ENI in negotiations for two offshore gas fields in Libya

21 december 2022 - 17:09:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) said after the recent controversy regarding the percentage obtained by [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants Mali more than 130 billion CFA francs for solid waste management in Bamako

08 december 2022 - 16:35:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has just approved an IDA credit of 250 million dollars (more than 123 [...] Full text...

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'Raw violence’ displaces thousands during ‘ruthless conflict’ in South Sudan, UNHCR says

08 december 2022 - 05:23:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Throughout South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile Region “desperation is rising” as escalating armed conflict, which has [...] Full text...

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Benin to entrust management of sewage sludge to private sector

18 november 2022 - 13:24:59
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The Beninese government is to lease three sewage sludge treatment plants to the private sector to optimise [...] Full text...

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COP 27: AU launches common platform to connect energy users and regulatory agencies

15 november 2022 - 08:58:50
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has launched a digital platform to connect energy sector regulators and [...] Full text...

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COP 27: ‘Cooperate or perish’: UN chief warns

07 november 2022 - 17:11:33
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - At the opening of the two-day Climate Implementation Summit at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on [...] Full text...

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Libyan National Oil Company, ENI, BP to start drilling for gas in the Mediterranean

01 november 2022 - 12:38:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Farhat Ben Gdara, has announced that Libya [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges countries to prevent civilian harm from explosive weapons

26 october 2022 - 06:37:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All countries should endorse a new political commitment aimed at protecting civilians from the bombing and [...] Full text...

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Plastics are piling up in soil across the world warns UN environment agency

18 october 2022 - 05:37:17
New York, US (PANA) - Plastics used in farming activities are accumulating in agricultural soil worldwide at an alarming rate, [...] Full text...

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WMO report urges faster action on transition to clean energy

12 october 2022 - 06:13:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN weather agency issued an urgent appeal on Tuesday for governments everywhere to switch to [...] Full text...

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Global cooperation to protect ozone layer can ensure better future for us all - UNEP

17 september 2022 - 06:32:57
New York, US (PANA) - As the Montreal Protocol to Protect the Ozone Layer turned 35 on 16 September, World [...] Full text...

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WHO launches guide to safely unlock benefits of the life sciences

13 september 2022 - 14:30:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday issued the Global guidance framework for the responsible use of [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Egyptian govt 'undermining' environmental groups

12 september 2022 - 07:55:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A human rights group on Monday criticised the Egyptian government for severely curtailing environmental groups’ ability to [...] Full text...

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Libya's oil production increases to 1.13 million barrels per day

18 august 2022 - 05:46:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Oil Company of Libya (NOC) announced on Wednesday that the country's oil production is [...] Full text...

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Ghana approves GE cowpea crop for environmental and market release

30 july 2022 - 09:44:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's National Biosafety Authority has approved the release of the GE crop BT Cowpea into the [...] Full text...

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Cameroon’s economic outlook for 2022 remains positive despite ‘great uncertainties’ - IMF

26 july 2022 - 07:30:17
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the Second Reviews of the [...] Full text...

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New Libyan oil company chairman wants to rapidly increase oil production

20 july 2022 - 12:38:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Farhat [...] Full text...

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New head of NOC announces end to blockade of oil sites in Libya

16 july 2022 - 07:37:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The new chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Oil Company of Libya appointed by [...] Full text...

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Strengthening multilateralism 'only way' to peaceful world for all: Guterres

09 july 2022 - 17:36:22
New York, US (PANA) - Stronger collaboration among countries is the only sustainable path to a peaceful, stable, prosperous world [...] Full text...

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Libyan electricity company signs agreement for solar energy project in Ghadames

08 july 2022 - 10:42:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Electricity Company (GECOL) has signed a power purchase agreement with the alternative energy [...] Full text...

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Increase by 1,200 MW in electricity consumption causing longer hours of load shedding in Libya

05 july 2022 - 13:03:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesman of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed Hammouda, says an increase in electricity [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM endorses protests to demand elections

04 july 2022 - 12:18:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mr. Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Monday [...] Full text...

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Force majeure declared on oil ports in the Gulf of Sirte in central Libya

01 july 2022 - 13:27:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has declared force majeure on the oil ports of al-Sidra [...] Full text...

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Sea cucumber smuggling in East Africa threatens livelihoods and ecosystems

01 july 2022 - 05:40:24
Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The high demand for sea cucumbers in China is leading to their over-exploitation along the East [...] Full text...

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NOC considers declaring state of force majeure in the Gulf of Sirte region

27 june 2022 - 19:10:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, [...] Full text...

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Security Council holds new session on developments in Libya

27 june 2022 - 18:55:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the United Nations Security Council will discuss in a briefing session on Monday the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM stresses need to support Stephanie Williams in holding elections in Libya

26 june 2022 - 18:52:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the government of national unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has stressed the need [...] Full text...

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Mali-Météo forecasts agricultural production of over 10.5 million tonnes of cereals this year

23 june 2022 - 18:41:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Meteorological Agency (Mali-Météo) has predicted this year's agricultural production to be just over 10.5 [...] Full text...

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Libya plans to generate over 7,000 MW of renewable energy by 2030

06 june 2022 - 12:52:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Electricity Company (GECOL) is to produce about 7,600 megawatts from renewable energy by [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reiterates rejection of any call for war and fighting among Libyans

01 june 2022 - 15:27:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Wednesday reaffirmed his absolute rejection [...] Full text...

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Make tobacco industry accountable for environmental damage: WHO

31 may 2022 - 06:00:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The tobacco industry damages both the environment and human health, and needs to be more accountable [...] Full text...

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Suspension of crude exports costing Libya US$50-60 million daily: Oil minister

25 may 2022 - 11:14:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Oil and Gas of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed Aoun, has [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM urges electricity company to improve power supply

23 may 2022 - 05:54:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has urged the [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls to ‘build a shared future for all life’ on Biodiversity Day

22 may 2022 - 08:04:16
New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks International Day for Biological Diversity on Sunday, the UN Secretary-General has [...] Full text...

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Mauritius presents a new Renewable Energy Roadmap 2030

17 may 2022 - 08:38:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Mr. Pierre Lesjongard, on Monday, presented the key [...] Full text...

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UN focus on plant health, crucial for boosting food security worldwide

13 may 2022 - 05:25:41
Rome, Italy (PANA) - On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and [...] Full text...

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World ‘at a crossroads’ as droughts increase nearly a third in a generation - UN

13 may 2022 - 05:16:36
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating ways of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to develop sustainable system for plant propagation at Prison Service

05 may 2022 - 07:48:33
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security and the Mauritius Prisons Service (MPS) have agreed [...] Full text...

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US reiterates continued support for Libya Electricity Company

01 may 2022 - 14:37:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Embassy in Libya announced that the United States, through the US Agency for International [...] Full text...

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Oil held hostage to Libya's political conflict, says Libyan newspaper

23 april 2022 - 18:48:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A wave of blockades of oil production and export sites in Libya's central, southern and eastern [...] Full text...

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NOC imposes new force majeure on oil port of Brega in eastern Libya

19 april 2022 - 15:33:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) announced on Tuesday the declaration of a state of force [...] Full text...

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State of force majeure declared at Zueitina oil terminal in central Libya

18 april 2022 - 16:28:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Monday declared a state of force majeure at the oil [...] Full text...

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UN climate report: It’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees

05 april 2022 - 07:41:27
New York, US (PANA) - A new flagship UN report on climate change, out on Monday indicating that harmful carbon [...] Full text...

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Kenya electricity distribution firm in landmark profit jump

26 february 2022 - 00:18:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya Power, the consumer electricity distributor, has reported a net profit before tax of US$50 million [...] Full text...

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UN partnership to combat microplastics in cigarettes

03 february 2022 - 05:22:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN partnership announced on Wednesday aims to raise awareness about the environmental and health [...] Full text...

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Bringing dry land in the Sahel back to life (Feature by FAO)

23 january 2022 - 10:17:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Millions of hectares of farmland are lost to the desert each year in Africa’s Sahel region, [...] Full text...

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'Libya's oil production rose 310% in 2021 despite difficult conditions'

20 january 2022 - 11:28:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt. spent US$17 billion in 9 months in 2021 - GNU

04 january 2022 - 19:55:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Unity Government (GNU) spent a total of 75.214 billion dinars (nearly US$ 17 billion) [...] Full text...

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NOC declares force majeure after Libyan oil guards lose over 300,000 b/d

20 december 2021 - 20:10:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) announced the declaration of a state of force majeure after [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Police gives monetary reward to informantts on drug trafficking, other crimes

08 december 2021 - 08:13:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth told parliament Tuesday the police department was allocated Rs5,502,520 or USD131,012.4 [...] Full text...

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NOC dissociates itself from information about a cessation of Libyan shares in an oil company

23 november 2021 - 16:56:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, [...] Full text...

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Libyan government approves plan to create new economic zone

18 november 2021 - 10:39:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Council of Ministers has approved a project to establish an economic zone in the [...] Full text...

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COP26: Libyan PM reaffirms government's interest in the environment

02 november 2021 - 12:21:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, in a speech on Monday at the United Nations Climate Change [...] Full text...

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Reducing methane emissions vital for climate action: UNEP

31 october 2021 - 15:30:17
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - A new reporting hub to reduce methane emissions – a powerful greenhouse gas responsible for at [...] Full text...

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Burundi revokes license of Burundi nickel mining company for inactivity

30 october 2021 - 19:51:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The government this week revoked the license granted to Burundi Mining Metallurgy International (BMMI) in 2014 [...] Full text...

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Severe drought in Madagascar could spur world’s first climate change famine

22 october 2021 - 05:46:52
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - More than one million people in southern Madagascar are struggling to get enough to eat, due to what could [...] Full text...

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Libya wants to increase gas production

19 october 2021 - 12:28:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya wants to develop onshore and offshore gas fields to increase production and fill the natural [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for bold action to end 'suicidal war with nature'

12 october 2021 - 10:25:12
New York, US (PANA) - With more than a million species at risk of extinction, countries must work now to achieve a sustainable future for [...] Full text...

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Malpass outlines ways to boost growth, combat reversals in gender equality, address rising inequality and climate change

30 september 2021 - 14:22:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) —World Bank Group President David Malpass on Thursday called our current era of high inequality and reversals [...] Full text...

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Africa's first 'biophilic' building planned for Cape Town

23 september 2021 - 12:53:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town’s city centre will soon be home to a 24-storey apartment building that [...] Full text...

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Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76

22 september 2021 - 05:03:47
New York, US (PANA) - With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the [...] Full text...

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Libya's Ashaafean site among UNESCO's 20 new biosphere reserves

20 september 2021 - 12:47:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ashaafean area in Libya is among 20 new sites added to the World Network of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 17 new deaths

19 september 2021 - 16:14:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 17 new deaths linked to the Coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing to 24,490 total deaths [...] Full text...

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More vaccination consignments head to Botswana

03 september 2021 - 21:44:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Health authorities in Botswana have announced that citizens should anticipate another vaccine delivery on Sunday, an [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 170 new positive cases

18 august 2021 - 11:00:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced on Wednesday that they detected 170 new positive cases of COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s alcohol industry suffers a blow

06 august 2021 - 19:12:12
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s opaque and clear beer manufacturer, Kgalagadi Breweries Limited (KBL), says over 50,000 lives are in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' tea sector facing competition from foreign producers

23 july 2021 - 09:05:52
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-industry Minister Maneesh Gobin on Friday said that the tea sector is facing competition from [...] Full text...

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Civil unrest turns South Africa’s food and agricultural sector upside down

21 july 2021 - 13:51:32
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - While specific costs and implications of the recent South African civil unrest to the food [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic deaths in Africa surge more than 40% over previous week

15 july 2021 - 23:18:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa has recorded a 43 per cent week-on-week rise in COVID-19 deaths, as hospital admissions increase [...] Full text...

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ADF extends $83.6 million in grants to boost Ethiopia-Djibouti electricity trade

09 july 2021 - 12:28:02
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group is extending two grants worth $83.6 million to boost cross-border [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament ends plenary session without adopting state budget for 2021

06 july 2021 - 15:17:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament, sitting in the eastern city of Tobruk, closed its consultations on the draft of [...] Full text...

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Drug-related offences rise in Mauritius

03 july 2021 - 07:42:44
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius last year recorded an increased drug offence rate from 3.9 to 4.2 per 1,000 [...] Full text...

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Sexual violence and exploitation cases on the decline in Mauritius

02 july 2021 - 10:12:44
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius says that the number of reported sexual violence and sexual exploitation  in the country [...] Full text...

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Rainfall in Mauritius down by 6,4% in 2020

14 june 2021 - 07:04:44
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius in 2020 recorded a total of 3,717 million cubic metres (Mm3) of rainfall, down [...] Full text...

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World Food Safety Day: Innovative systems needed to raise productivity

06 june 2021 - 10:42:20
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Member States of the United Nations on Monday celebrate  this year’s World Food Safety [...] Full text...

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WHO,FAO mark World Food Safety Day June 7

04 june 2021 - 21:54:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Food Safety Day (WFSD), which falls on 7 June, aims to draw attention and inspire [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for global partnership to address climate change, COVID-19

30 may 2021 - 12:57:32
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that if governments embrace together the goals of phasing [...] Full text...

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EBRD finances Kom Ombo solar plant in Egypt

22 april 2021 - 13:34:22
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC [...] Full text...

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Egyptian Prime Minister arrives in Tripoli

20 april 2021 - 15:51:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian Prime Minister Mustapha Madbouli arrived Tuesday in Tripoli on an official visit to Libya where [...] Full text...

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World on verge of climate ‘abyss’, as temperature rise continues: UN chief

20 april 2021 - 05:20:42
New York, US  (PANA) -  The Earth’s temperature continues to rise unabated, with 2020 being one of the three warmest [...] Full text...

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African Legal Support Facility: Governing board lauds Covid-19 support to clients

16 april 2021 - 14:54:37
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The governing board of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) has met to review its [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Morocco sign US$1.3 billion chemical platform agreement

26 march 2021 - 10:03:06
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and Nigeria on Thursday signed a US$1.3 billion agreement to develop a platform of basic [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges ‘clear and credible’ plans to achieve net zero

25 march 2021 - 06:31:19
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has urged all countries, companies and financial institutions to commit to [...] Full text...

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Libya earned over US$1.2 billion in oil revenues by February 2021, says NOC

15 march 2021 - 11:52:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than US$1.235 billion has been recorded by Libya as global revenues from sales of crude [...] Full text...

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Egypt, AfDB sign agreement to transform sewage coverage in Egypt's rural areas

05 march 2021 - 20:16:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has signed financing agreements of 109 million euros with the [...] Full text...

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Egypt, AfDB sign agreements worth €109 million to transform sewage coverage in rural areas

05 march 2021 - 17:00:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has signed financing agreements of €109 million with the Government [...] Full text...

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NGOs demand stop to oil exploration in DR Congo's Virunga, Salonga National parks

16 february 2021 - 11:07:57
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Civil Society groups in DR Congo have called on the country's elected leaders to stop granting oil [...] Full text...

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UN highlights importance of pulses for diets and food security

10 february 2021 - 13:42:56
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking World Pulses Day on Wednesday, highlighting their importance not only as [...] Full text...

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AfDB pledges to mobilise $6.5 billion in support of the Great Green Wall Initiative

11 january 2021 - 15:42:04
Paris, France (PANA) - The Sahel region's Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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‘Growing momentum’ to make 2021 the global action year for sustainable energy

04 january 2021 - 05:46:41
New York, US (PANA) - In a bid of optimism for the new year, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Algerian electricity companies sign agreement on cooperation

28 december 2020 - 10:12:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Electricity Company (GECOL) and the National Electricity and Gas Company of Algeria (SONELGAZ) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: British American tobacco firm set to begin human trials on potential vaccine

16 december 2020 - 23:18:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - British American Tobacco, a cigarette manufacturer, said Monday it had secured approval to test a coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DR Congo approves “MANACOVID” as anti-covid drug

15 december 2020 - 22:35:09
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Luozi pharmaceutical research center (CRPL), Tuesday announced the approval of the “MANACOVID” drug to [...] Full text...

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Standard Bank publishes climate-change-mitigating fossil fuels financing policy

11 december 2020 - 12:18:36
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Financial services company Standard Bank Group has published its Fossil Fuels Financing Policy (FFFP) as [...] Full text...

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UNEP calls on wealthy to consider climate-smart lifestyles to fight climate change

09 december 2020 - 18:14:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) has called for stronger action against climate change, including changes in [...] Full text...

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Environment ministers to meet on green stimulus plan for Africa

27 november 2020 - 00:22:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African ministers of environment will meet here from 30 November to 4 December to discuss a [...] Full text...

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COVID cases surge as threat from antimicrobial resistance grows – WHO chief

21 november 2020 - 07:59:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - More cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past four weeks than in the first [...] Full text...

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Ensure safe and hygienic sanitation for all, UN urges on World Toilet Day

19 november 2020 - 20:42:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN marked World Toilet Day Thursday in a bid to reinforce the need for [...] Full text...

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‘Bring life to those fighting for breath,’ UNICEF urges on World Pneumonia Day

12 november 2020 - 20:34:37
New York, US (PANA) - Pneumonia is not a new emergency, it takes the lives of some 800,000 children each [...] Full text...

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There are unmatched investment returns in Africa despite challenges, says AIF’s Anohu

07 november 2020 - 11:46:55
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Senior Director, Chinelo Anohu, on Thursday joined business leaders in a [...] Full text...

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French firms set to make Rand 14bn in fresh investment pledges to South Africa

06 november 2020 - 14:55:17
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - French Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness Minister Franck Riester, who lead a business delegation to [...] Full text...

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US development bank gives US$1.55 million for Ethiopia's Tulu Moye power project

15 october 2020 - 07:01:27
Washington (PANA) - US development bank, International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), has committed US$1.55 million in technical development for the [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe police destroy cannabis farm in Nahouri province

14 october 2020 - 13:15:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso police last week destroyed a thousand cannabis plants on two fields in Nahouri [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso inaugurates its first solar panel assembly plant

23 september 2020 - 15:10:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The prime minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, inaugurated here Tuesday the country's [...] Full text...

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Congo sets up National Pesticide Management Committee

17 september 2020 - 09:47:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State in charge of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Oil still hostage to political stakes Libyan conflict

14 september 2020 - 14:21:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Oil, Libya's main source of revenue is still hostage to the political stakes underlying the long-running [...] Full text...

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Libya's Benghazi-based parallel government resigns after demonstrations

14 september 2020 - 11:49:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libya's parallel government appointed by the parliament in eastern Libya, which is not recognised by [...] Full text...

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IEA says green hydrogen is ‘ready for big time’ and lists Africa as key production site

11 september 2020 - 09:41:29
Paris. France (PANA) - Africa is listed, in a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report, as one of the locations [...] Full text...

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Buhari directs CBN to implement zero allocation of forex for importation of food items and fertilizer

10 september 2020 - 18:43:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As the Federal Government rolls out the Economic Sustainability Plan and sets goal for National Food [...] Full text...

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South Africa’s Backsaver Farming Equipment helps plant crops across Africa

07 september 2020 - 12:59:37
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South African farmer and inventor Michris Janse van Rensburg has supplied hand planters to more [...] Full text...

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AWF, partner team up in restoring native bamboo species in Rwanda

27 august 2020 - 22:46:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) Thursday announced the delivery of 11,400 bamboo plants to Rwanda as part [...] Full text...

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Confusion in Libya after new announcement by Haftar that blockade of oil sites lifted (Feature)

20 august 2020 - 21:00:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement Tuesday by a military leader allied to Marshal Khalifa Haftar of the lifting of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian phosphate company resumes production after three years

15 august 2020 - 11:29:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Gafsa phosphates company in Tunisia on Friday resumed its activities related to the transport of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa marks six months of pandemic

14 august 2020 - 06:16:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa marks six months on 14 August since COVID-19 was first detected on the continent. While the virus [...] Full text...

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