Benin to contribute $2 million to the African Development Fund
13 october 2024 - 05:22:58Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has pledged $2 million to the next replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF), the [...] Full text...
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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has pledged $2 million to the next replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF), the [...] Full text...
Mozambican farmers get $2 million fertilizer financing boost
19 july 2024 - 06:27:16Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - With the planting season fast approaching, Mozambican farmers are busy preparing their fields. Fertilizer is crucial for [...] Full text...
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Uganda should improve public spending on health for a more productive population
27 june 2024 - 13:58:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Economic activity in Uganda has remained resilient despite multiple successive shocks, with real gross domestic product [...] Full text...
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Africa fertilizer financing Mechanism to launch fertilizer financing scheme in Mozambique
13 june 2024 - 10:22:22Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism will launch the Fertilizer Financing for Sustainable Agriculture Management Project on [...] Full text...
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Ouagadougou to host first International exhibition for Processing, Innovation and Quality
21 may 2024 - 17:27:23Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The first International exhibition for Processing, Innovation and Quality (STIQ) will be held from 6 [...] Full text...
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AfDB’s Chief highlights Africa as world’s best investment destination
21 may 2024 - 09:08:12Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ( PANA) - Africa’s human, land, mineral resource and cross-border trade endowments combine to make it the [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso president hands out agricultural equipment to farmers
06 may 2024 - 15:24:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on Monday handed over [...] Full text...
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AfDB, partners move to boost food, nutritional security in the Sahel
30 april 2024 - 09:00:38Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan farmers get fertilizer boost with $2 million from AfDB
27 april 2024 - 10:00:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a significant step to advance food security in Kenya, the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism has [...] Full text...
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Women entrepreneurs urged to become climate change ambassadors
20 april 2024 - 19:39:21Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nassirou Ba, an agro-economist and expert consultant, has called on African countries to make women entrepreneurs [...] Full text...
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IDA provides $340 million to enhance livelihoods of 3 million Ethiopians drought prone lowlands
30 march 2024 - 08:47:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopians living in climate-affected lowlands of the country will receive new support, thanks to a [...] Full text...
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Gambian president calls for more investment in rice production
20 march 2024 - 10:46:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on the Ministry of Agriculture to support investment by farmers [...] Full text...
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AfDB empowering vulnerable women in Togo (A feature by AfDB)
13 march 2024 - 08:36:39Lome, Togo (PANA) - Some 45 kilometres from Lomé, Togo, in the village of Aného, a transformative initiative is reshaping [...] Full text...
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AfDB President urges Nigeria to pursue people-centred state policies to prosper
08 march 2024 - 21:53:12Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appealed to leaders in Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Nigeria becomes second African country to approve biotech maize for commercial growing
07 february 2024 - 13:43:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In January 2024, Nigeria approved the commercial release of four TELA maize varieties, which have been [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso produces over 5 million tonnes of cereals in 2023
22 december 2023 - 16:58:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso produced 5,246,405 tonnes of cereals in 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture said on [...] Full text...
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Kenya’s economic performance strengthened in 2023 despite continued challenges
20 december 2023 - 08:49:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s economic performance strengthened in 2023 despite continued challenges, with real GDP growth accelerating from 4.8% [...] Full text...
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EAC, Germany celebrate 25 years of partnership
24 november 2023 - 13:07:21Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) and the German Embassy Dar es Salaam, on Friday jointly celebrated [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS bank gives Nigerian bank $50 million loan for SMEs
22 november 2023 - 07:30:39Lome, Togo (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has signed an agreement with WEMA Bank Plc, [...] Full text...
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What would it take for Chad to escape the low-income trap? World Bank Blog By Fulbert Tchana Tchana and Claudia Noumedem Temgoua
14 november 2023 - 09:43:54N'djamena, Chad (PANA) - Chad faces complex and often interlinked challenges that have contributed to its economic fragility while slowing [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa to visit Qatar
14 november 2023 - 07:37:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday undertake a two-day State visit to [...] 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 - 14:33:20Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Pest and diseases are a global challenge when it comes to turning food and nutrition security [...] Full text...
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Uganda: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism to boost Ugandan farmers’ access to fertilizers
13 october 2023 - 08:35:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a project to [...] Full text...
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Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism extended to Mozambique
13 october 2023 - 08:32:16Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism will extend a US$2 million partial trade credit guarantee and [...] Full text...
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ADF approves US$20 million to improve business environment, drive investments to climate-smart agriculture in Mozambique
19 september 2023 - 06:58:26Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the African Development Bank Group’s [...] Full text...
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Africa Food Systems Summit 2023: AfDB leads charge for better food systems
12 september 2023 - 10:43:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The 2023 Africa Food Systems Summit held recently in Dar es Salam, Tanzania, has [...] Full text...
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AfDB, Eritrea strengthen partnership for growth
02 september 2023 - 11:34:50Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Eritrea on Friday strengthened their partnership to support the [...] Full text...
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AfDB VP tours Export Trade Group in southern Africa
03 august 2023 - 09:55:15Abidjan, 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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ADF provides $767,000 to boost livestock farming in Mauritania
20 july 2023 - 16:53:30Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania will receive $767,000 from the African Development Fund (ADF), the African Development Bank Group’s concessional [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to promote production of energy from biomass
27 june 2023 - 08:20:19Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday launched the National Biomass Framework to promote the production of energy from biomass. The [...] Full text...
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'De-risking capital is key to scaling up development finance,' Adesina tells OPEC Fund forum
22 june 2023 - 09:17:19Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Global development financiers who attended this year’s Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund’s forum in [...] Full text...
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AfDB moves to save thousands of African children at risk of dying before their fifth birthday
21 june 2023 - 08:47:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At least 216 million African children suffer from stunting and malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa, where [...] Full text...
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AfDB moves to boost development, spur regional integration in East Africa in 2023-2027
08 june 2023 - 10:03:25Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Over the next five years, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will invest in cross-border electricity [...] Full text...
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Burundi to receive support from AfDB Group in key development sectors
13 april 2023 - 19:31:27Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB)Group will mobilize close to US$4 million to help Burundi urgently [...] Full text...
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First Lady of Burundi pays working visit to Italy
30 march 2023 - 15:56:02Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The wife of Burundi's Head of State, Angéline Ndayishimiye Ndayubaha, left Bujumbura Wednesday for Rome at [...] Full text...
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Burundi announces national strategy for the Integrationof Pygmies
01 march 2023 - 16:43:38Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Education, access to basic social services, social and public rights, housing, hygiene and sanitation, and food [...] Full text...
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African Union promotes agricultural processing to boost continental free trade
24 february 2023 - 23:42:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has reached out to potential investors to promote the implementation of the [...] Full text...
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UN official urges uptake of African free trade arrangement
16 february 2023 - 12:29:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The effective implementation of the African Free Trade arrangement would make the continent a stronger [...] Full text...
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New World Bank strategy to support socioeconomic transformation in Côte d’Ivoire
03 february 2023 - 13:05:02Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The World Bank Group has kicked off a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF 2023-2027) with [...] Full text...
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Burundian Head of State attends summit on Food Sovereignty in Africa in
29 january 2023 - 17:13:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) -Burundi's Head of State Evariste Ndayishimiye attended the just-ended 'Summit on Food Sovereignty and Resilience' on the [...] Full text...
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WFP helps to strengthen food security in Mali
28 january 2023 - 05:25:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a EUR 62.5 million contribution from the European [...] Full text...
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The 59th session of Liptako-Gourma Council of Ministers to open in Bamako Friday
26 january 2023 - 16:23:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Bamako will be hosting on Friday the 59th session of the Liptako Gourma (ALG) Council of [...] Full text...
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African free trade zone critical to reducing dependence on foreign imports
20 january 2023 - 08:58:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) would help build Africa’s economic [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for livestock production development
19 december 2022 - 15:29:50Abidjan, 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 - 05:46:21Abidjan, 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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WB grants $70 million for water, agriculture, livestock, and environmental services delivery in Somalia
16 december 2022 - 10:17:59Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a $70 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to develop resilient [...] Full text...
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US sanctions four Zimbabweans, including president's son; removes 17 from sanctions list
13 december 2022 - 06:55:09Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday imposed sanctions on [...] Full text...
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Burundi Central Bank wants to curb galloping inflation
10 december 2022 - 15:12:17Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Bank of Burundi (BRB) has initiated a series of monetary and exchange rate reforms, "taking [...] Full text...
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US-Africa Summit: US to incorporate AGOA into new strategic partnership
29 november 2022 - 07:48:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United States will incorporate the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) into a new strategic [...] Full text...
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Kenyan technology start-up boosts e-commerce in agroprocessing industry
25 november 2022 - 10:57:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - When Peter Njonjo, a former employee of a multinational company, set out to create Twiga Foods [...] Full text...
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COP27: Senegalese President calls for 'more climate action'
07 november 2022 - 19:32:32Sharm el Sheikh (PANA) – Africa, which contributes less than 4% of greenhouse gas emissions, is willing to work with [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: As global economic crises ‘pile up’, Ghanaian leader says it's time for urgent attention
22 september 2022 - 06:20:01New York, US (PANA) - It was doubtful that any generation of Earth’s inhabitants has ever witnessed “such a perfect [...] Full text...
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Kenyan experts train Mauritian farmers in tea cultivation
21 september 2022 - 08:44:39Wooton, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian tea growers on Tuesday started a three-day training programme with experts from the Tea Research [...] Full text...
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Externally sourced consumables dominate Ghana’s market
19 august 2022 - 11:47:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s agricultural and related imports were valued at US $3.3 billion in 2021, an increase of [...] Full text...
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Zambian President in DRC for SADC summit
17 august 2022 - 10:43:18Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on Wednesday left for Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), for a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius produces 12.3% of energy supply from local renewable sources
30 july 2022 - 09:35:43Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius produced 12.3 per cent of its energy supply from locally renewable sources, namely hydro, wind, [...] Full text...
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ADF approves US$5.6 million grant to bolster food security in Mozambique
27 july 2022 - 09:59:16Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has granted Mozambique $5.6 million in additional funding for Post-Cyclone Idai [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board Approves $134 million loan to boost food production in Nigeria
20 july 2022 - 11:26:09Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $134 [...] Full text...
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AfDB gives Guinea $66 million to extend access to electricity
17 july 2022 - 05:32:43Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $66.39 million [...] Full text...
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EU supports Benin with 24.5 million euros
15 july 2022 - 13:17:21Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is to disburse 24.5 million euros to Benin to support the country [...] Full text...
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Mali-Météo forecasts agricultural production of over 10.5 million tonnes of cereals this year
23 june 2022 - 18:41:42Bamako, 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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Madagascar offers 80 hectares of land to Mauritius for textile centre
16 june 2022 - 10:29:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Madagascar has made available to Mauritius some 80 hectares of land in Moramanga to set up [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches a free mass sterilisation campaign for dogs
09 june 2022 - 08:01:02Port-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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Mauritius, FAO sign Country Programme Framework for food security
02 june 2022 - 10:02:19Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday signed the Country Programme Framework [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to control its dog population
14 may 2022 - 07:55:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security will embark on a sustainable project for the [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire develops response to drought, land degradation, says President Ouattara
10 may 2022 - 06:16:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara announced on Monday that said his country has developed an important [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to develop sustainable system for plant propagation at Prison Service
05 may 2022 - 07:48:33Port-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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Value chains strengthened between Botswana, France
04 may 2022 - 19:56:29Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC), the country’s investment arm, has inked a collaboration deal with [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: African Development Bank Mobilize $540 Million For Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones In Nigeria
27 april 2022 - 14:50:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has mobilized a total of $540 million for the establishment of [...] Full text...
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WFP Goodwill Ambassador Hend Sabry visits climate change adaptation projects in Egypt
20 april 2022 - 05:33:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Arab film star, Hend Sabry, has visited a climate change adaptation programme run by the Government [...] Full text...
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IFAD supports Senegal's agriculture sector
15 april 2022 - 13:15:40Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has granted Senegal funding for the productivity and market [...] Full text...
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Mauritius addresses Food wastage programme
09 april 2022 - 09:30:24Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister, Mr Maneesh Gobin, has highlighted the importance of addressing food [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan Africa under threat from multiple humanitarian crises
09 april 2022 - 05:51:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of hungry people in the Sahel and West Africa has quadrupled over the last three years, [...] Full text...
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Burundi to establish regulatory authority for veterinary products, pesticides and food
07 april 2022 - 12:47:46Bujumbura, 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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Billions of people still breathe unhealthy air: new WHO data (Emargoed for release at 14.00 CEST on 4 April 2022).
04 april 2022 - 10:51:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits, and threatens [...] Full text...
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US$40 billion in partnership agreements expected at third intra-African trade fair
28 march 2022 - 20:01:36Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Patrick Jérôme Achi, the prime minister of Côte d'Ivoire, Monday expressed delight that partnership agreements [...] Full text...
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Mali receives CFAF 1 billion from USAID to boost fonio exports
11 march 2022 - 14:30:17USAID Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Shi-SA and Yolélé have just received a co-investment grant of 1.9 million US dollars or [...] Full text...
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Mauritius looks forward to good economic recovery in 2022 - Finance Minister
25 february 2022 - 07:01:43Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Finance Minister Renganaden Padayachy on Thursday said that with the reopening of borders positively impacting [...] Full text...
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AU Summit ends with pledge to resolve urgent challenges
07 february 2022 - 10:51:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 35th African Union (AU) Ordinary summit ended in Addis Ababa on Sunday with renewed [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to import vegetables post-cyclone
05 february 2022 - 07:45:10Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian government, at its weekly cabinet meeting on Friday, announced that the Agricultural Marketing Board [...] Full text...
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AfDB Chief, Nigerian State Governors to advance Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Initiative in Nigeria
26 january 2022 - 23:47:47Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Receiving four Nigerian State Governors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment [...] Full text...
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AfDB Chief, Nigerian State Governors to advance Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Initiative in Nigeria
26 january 2022 - 23:36:12Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Receiving four Nigerian State Governors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment [...] Full text...
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Mali participates in 5th Italy-Africa Business Week
11 october 2021 - 12:02:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, on Saturday participated in the 5th edition of [...] Full text...
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Botswana eager to create more tourism opportunities - Minister
27 september 2021 - 12:04:13Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced its intention to create more opportunities for citizens in the tourism sector. Speaking on [...] Full text...
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Global food systems: New IFAD report recommends concrete actions for policymakers
21 september 2021 - 14:43:55Rome, Italy (PANA) - Transforming global food systems to become more inclusive, fair and sustainable may seem an insurmountable challenge, [...] Full text...
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African rural voices reach UN Food Systems Summit
20 september 2021 - 13:00:06New York, US (PANA) - Small-scale farmers and other rural people are development actors in their own right, with a [...] Full text...
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Africa has everything to gain from green and blue economy - Paul Adam
18 september 2021 - 11:01:54Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - Africa has everything to gain from the green and blue economy, Jean-Paul Adam, director [...] Full text...
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Africa Investment Forum to host third edition of Market Days in Abidjan
17 september 2021 - 13:32:04Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum will hold its 2021 Market Days in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from [...] Full text...
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Agri-food programme for integrated resilience , economic development in the Sahel launched in Bamako
09 september 2021 - 16:38:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Minister Delegate to the Malian Minister of Rural Development, in charge of Livestock and Fisheries, [...] Full text...
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AfDB sponsors virtual African Green Revolution Forum
07 september 2021 - 13:14:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank returns as a top-tier partner of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to declare sandal wood protected plant
21 august 2021 - 08:57:47Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius has announced that it will declare sandal wood a protected plant, following [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' tea sector facing competition from foreign producers
23 july 2021 - 09:05:52Ebene, 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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Mauritius to tackle food wastage
22 july 2021 - 08:10:53Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Minister Maneesh Gobin on Wednesday launched the 2021 potato harvesting [...] Full text...
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India-Africa close partnership to improve welfare of 2.5 billion people post Covid-19
18 july 2021 - 05:55:12Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Covid-19 pandemic has provided the impetus for a stronger partnership between India and Africa [...] Full text...
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Gambia, Sierra Leone sign joint commission agreement to boost economic cooperation
14 july 2021 - 19:38:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, and Sierra Leonean [...] Full text...
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AfDB Group-financed road interchange opens in Ghana
12 july 2021 - 14:52:12Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A modern road interchange financed by the African Development Bank Group has opened in the Ghanaian [...] Full text...
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National dialogue on food systems opens in Mauritius
08 july 2021 - 08:18:11Flacq, Mauritius (PANA) - National dialogue on food systems opened on Wednesday in several regions in Mauritius in a bid [...] Full text...
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IFAD props Tanzanian small-scale farmers to improve food security against COVID-19 pandemic
07 july 2021 - 14:58:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide funding to assist 6,240 vulnerable [...] Full text...
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Moroccan Group to invest over CFAF 1.8 billion in Niger
06 july 2021 - 14:33:19Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Moroccan Group Ymmy Finance Holding is to invest CFAF 1.824 billion in several industrial and infrastructure [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to safeguard biodiversity in vulnerable ecosystems
01 july 2021 - 08:37:32Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has received US$4 million from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), under the Global Environment [...] Full text...
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New World Bank financing to support competitive value chains, new jobs in Côte d’Ivoire
24 june 2021 - 15:54:06Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The World Bank approved on Wednesday new financing to support Côte d’Ivoire to strengthen the [...] Full text...
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Mozambique: AfDB, Italian Technical Cooperation Fund extend €990,000 grant to boost agricultural value chains
24 june 2021 - 13:43:29Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank, with financing from the Italian Technical Cooperation Fund, has provided a €990,000 [...] Full text...
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SADC expresses solidarity with victims of Nyiragongo volcano eruption in Goma, DR Congo
23 june 2021 - 22:51:49Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The heads of state and government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have expressed [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches and National Food System Dialogue
18 june 2021 - 07:01:08Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday launched the Partnership for Action on Green Recovery Fund project (PAGE) and the [...] Full text...
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"I’ll fight terrorism to the end, return IDPs back to normal lives", says Buhari
17 june 2021 - 18:30:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, assured citizens of the Federal Government's [...] Full text...
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Sudan, FAO and WFP call for investment in agriculture
14 june 2021 - 17:42:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, along with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the [...] Full text...
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Development banks, partners pledge over $17 billion to increase food security in Africa
30 april 2021 - 17:14:36Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners has pledged over US$17 billion in [...] Full text...
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AfDB, IFAD and partners redouble efforts to stop hunger in Africa
29 april 2021 - 19:47:16Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership [...] Full text...
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New reports from AfDB, FAO and CGIAR showcase digital agriculture for Africa
26 april 2021 - 13:11:21Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Drones, satellites, geographic information systems, weather stations and advanced analytics are among promising technologies for [...] Full text...
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African Union proposes industrial scale agro-processing to boost trade
21 april 2021 - 14:24:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union plans to facilitate supply chain improvements in Africa through the construction of [...] Full text...
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World Bank grants US $ 100 million to Guinea for commercial farming
30 march 2021 - 14:51:31Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government and the World Bank Group on Monday signed an agreement on financing the [...] Full text...
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AfDB, FAO, South Sudan ink protocols for $14 million grant to boost agricultural markets
04 february 2021 - 14:11:51Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank on Wednesday signed protocols to disburse a $14 million grant to [...] Full text...
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IFAD backs Nigerian small-scale farmers to improve food security, combat poverty
28 january 2021 - 14:37:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government of Nigeria and the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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UNIDO launches major industrialisation project in Kenya
22 january 2021 - 21:31:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN has launched a US$30 billion industrial stimulus package in Kenya to help strengthen the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UK, Eastern and Southern Africa EPA goes into force
04 january 2021 - 07:52:56Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and the United Kingdom (UK) will, henceforth, trade under the United Kingdom (UK)- Eastern and [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Industrial production in Tunisia drops by 5.3 pct
30 december 2020 - 23:34:09Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Industrial production in Tunisia dropped by 5.3 per cent during the first ten months of this [...] Full text...
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EU to fund conservation project in Mauritius
19 december 2020 - 08:34:35Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Government on Friday announced that a financial agreement will be signed shortly between the [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Conflicts, floods, COVID -19 push South Sudanese into extreme hunger
18 december 2020 - 18:59:33Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Driven by insecurity, the effects of COVID-19, an on-going economic crisis, and the impact of [...] Full text...
thread Society
Africa's economic growth to slow to negative 4.1% in 2020 - ECA
15 december 2020 - 19:31:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Economic growth in Africa is projected to drop drastically to negative 4.1% before making a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisian tourism seriously affected by pandemic
02 december 2020 - 22:03:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The tourism sector in Tunisia was seriously affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, leading to a [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers
29 november 2020 - 20:02:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...
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AU honours President Issoufou for his contribution to industrial development in Africa
21 november 2020 - 17:23:45Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou, also champion of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), was on [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Tunisia’s trade volume abroad drops
20 november 2020 - 21:55:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The trade between Tunisia and the outside world in late October dropped in constant prices by [...] Full text...
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Netherlands donates $1million to help Tunisian small farmers cope with COVID-19 crisis
20 november 2020 - 17:46:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A grant agreement, worth US$ 1 million, was signed on Friday between the Tunisian Union of [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
AfDB investments unlock economic potential, spur development - 2020 ADER report
20 november 2020 - 14:16:49Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - From agro-processing initiatives to energy, transportation and water and sanitation services, transformative investments by the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
The 3rd Burundi Industrial Fair scheduled for 17-19 November
13 november 2020 - 21:06:44Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Third Industrial Fair will be organized from 17-19 November at the “Club du Lac Tanganyika”, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Kenya plans to empower youth into light manufacturing proceeding
12 november 2020 - 22:56:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has said his administration has been working to empower the youth to become [...] Full text...
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Madagascar: AfDB strengthens industrial, financial sectors with 14 million euros
31 october 2020 - 04:20:51Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the Industrialization and Financial Sector Support Project (PAISF), [...] Full text...
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Morocco, Comoros sign five cooperation agreements
27 october 2020 - 18:06:07Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and the Union of the Comoros on Monday in Rabat, signed five cooperation agreements on [...] Full text...
thread Politics
EU gives Congo more than one billion Euros for agro-pastoral groupings
21 october 2020 - 21:41:57Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European Union (EU) ambassador in Congo, Raul Mateus Paula, said here Tuesday his organisation would [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Continued research key as Africa moves to implement game-changing AfCFTA
20 october 2020 - 17:56:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Thorough research and continuous interaction between researchers and policy makers is crucial to ensure the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Sudan’s record wheat harvest proves success of AfDB’s agricultural transformation programme
20 october 2020 - 16:06:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite coronavirus-related lockdowns, travel and transport restrictions, Sudan has just recorded its largest wheat harvest, according [...] Full text...
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Niger: Prices for local cereals down in September
16 october 2020 - 19:13:37Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A slight decrease in the prices of local cereals was noted in Niger in September, thanks [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants US$27 million loan to develop agricultural value chains in Madagascar
30 september 2020 - 19:27:47Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday approved a loan [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Burkina Faso mobilised 907 billion F CFA development aid in 2019
26 september 2020 - 10:57:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso mobilised mobilised 907 billion CFA francs in 2019 for development aid, the Burkinabe [...] Full text...
thread Economy
AfDB approves US$2.1 million for Disaster Risk Financing in Mauritania
19 september 2020 - 05:05:59Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a grant of US$2.1 [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Mauritius: AfDB approves emergency relief to boost clean-up of marine oil spill
18 september 2020 - 18:22:19Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a US$500,000 [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Congo sets up National Pesticide Management Committee
17 september 2020 - 09:47:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State in charge of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' economic downturn to reach 13% in 2020: Finance Minister
16 september 2020 - 07:23:42Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourism and construction are the two most affected sectors in Mauritius because of the COVID-19 pandemic [...] Full text...
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Nutrition experts discuss ways to advance nutrition and gender at the African Green Revolution Forum
15 september 2020 - 17:58:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A panel of gender, nutrition and food specialists explored food access challenges that vulnerable groups [...] Full text...
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Mali sets dates for end-of-year exams
14 september 2020 - 15:11:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Ministry of Education has set exam dates following the end of more than five months [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Buhari directs CBN to implement zero allocation of forex for importation of food items and fertilizer
10 september 2020 - 18:43:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As the Federal Government rolls out the Economic Sustainability Plan and sets goal for National Food [...] Full text...
thread Economy
'Evenly-distributed rainfall will promote good agric production season in Niger'
09 september 2020 - 17:48:22Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Forecasters say the avalanche of rainfall which hit parts of Niger in overwhelming quantity will likely [...] Full text...
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AfDB partners AGRF as sponsor of virtual African Green Revolution Forum
07 september 2020 - 17:48:10Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) returns as a top-tier partner of the African Green Revolution [...] Full text...
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Ten private companies to invest more than 120 billion CFA francs in Congo
01 september 2020 - 11:35:48Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ten private companies that have benefited from the Congolese state approvals are to invest 120.477 billion [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Mauritius: 37 melon-headed whales, one bottle nose dolphin found dead
28 august 2020 - 17:29:10Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 37 melon-headed whales and one bottle nose dolphin have been found dead as [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Mauritania: Opposition Coalition denounces land for foreigners
24 august 2020 - 17:59:57Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Opposition and black nationalist movement, under the umbrella of the Coalition Vivre Ensemble (CVE), has denounced [...] Full text...
thread Society
Botswana government dismisses claims of poisoning of elephants
18 august 2020 - 11:54:53Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The authorities in Botswana have dismissed claims that the recent elephant mortalities are due to deliberate [...] Full text...
thread Environment
'Return of the rains augurs well for good agropastoral campaign'
17 august 2020 - 15:21:20Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The return of the rains after a dry spell points to a good agropastoral season in [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Scientists warn industrial agriculture behind outbreaks of deadly viruses
13 august 2020 - 02:38:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic-induced lockdowns and disruptions have shown that industrial agriculture is driving habitat loss [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Nigeria: UN, Borno State Governor express horror over killing of five aid workers by Boko Haram terrorists
23 july 2020 - 12:28:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, has condemned the killing of five [...] Full text...
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WB gives Sierra Leone $30 million to boost market access, agricultural productivity for smallholder farmers
22 july 2020 - 10:36:21Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $30-million International Development Association (IDA) grant [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: AIF founding partners unveil unified response to support Africa’s private sector
20 july 2020 - 12:55:23Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Increased and decisive investment will be the channel for Africa’s economic recovery post COVID-19, partners [...] Full text...
thread Economy
More SMMEs support on the cards in Botswana
17 july 2020 - 19:05:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s sole cement manufacturing company, PPC Botswana, has vowed to empower more small-, medium- and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) [...] Full text...
thread Economy
IFAD supports 218,000 Angolan rural households vulnerable to climate shocks
16 july 2020 - 16:50:57Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Angola have signed a financing agreement to the [...] Full text...
thread Environment
BDEAC budgets CFAF 155 billion for 13 projects in 4 African countries
15 july 2020 - 15:50:47Paris, France (PANA) - The Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) has bedgetted more than 155 billion CFA francs [...] Full text...
thread Economy
AfDB invests in empowering women and youth in Madagascar
14 july 2020 - 15:01:05Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - In Madagascar, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is prioritizing the empowerment of women and youth. The AfDB [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Coronavirus: EU reinforces Gambia's national response to COVID-19
14 july 2020 - 14:13:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union’s office in The Gambia has said that the Tekki Fii project, led by [...] Full text...
thread Health
Covid-19: Pandemic makes Mauritians aware of food security, self-sufficiency
09 july 2020 - 11:08:10Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security minister Maneesh Gobin said on Tuesday that the Covid-19 pandemic [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Tunisia GDP drops by 46.4% due to health crisis
02 july 2020 - 20:46:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The health crisis linked to the spread of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) caused a drop by [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Coronavirus: AfDB unveils roadmap to safeguard food security in Africa
09 june 2020 - 21:16:02Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled a strategic roadmap of projects and programmes [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Mauritania: NGO collective deplores return of land management to governors
08 june 2020 - 23:38:12Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Network of Food Security Organisations (ROSA) Monday asked President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani to ignore [...] Full text...
thread Society
Niger: Government sets agro-pastoral campaign plan for 39,233,618,301 CFAF for 2020-2021
01 june 2020 - 22:25:41Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The minister of Agriculture, Albadé Abouba, Monday told parliament here that the Nigerien government had prepared [...] Full text...
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Congo grants approval to nine companies to invest in critical sectors
31 may 2020 - 07:06:00Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The national investment commission on Friday granted approvals to nine companies which plan to carry out [...] Full text...
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Congo grants approval to nine companies to invest in critical sectors
30 may 2020 - 16:40:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The national investment commission on Friday granted approvals to nine companies which plan to carry out [...] Full text...
thread Economy
World Bank announces $500 million to fight locusts in Africa, Middle East
21 may 2020 - 17:08:45Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday approved a US$500 million programme to help countries in Africa [...] Full text...
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'Coronavirus: Consequences of Covid-19 pandemic on agropastoral production could be disastrous in Niger'
16 may 2020 - 17:48:47Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on agro-pastoral production could be disastrous for this sector if [...] Full text...
thread Health
Coronavirus: Alarm bells ring in Nigeria as COVID-19 cripples poultry, fish farming
16 may 2020 - 07:55:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In Nigeria, the COVID-19 outbreak is already taking its toll on all sectors of the economy, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: East African countries urged to back local production of medical products to combat virus
12 may 2020 - 11:57:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is urging member states to support local production [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce Covid-19 bill to provide legal impetus to post-lockdown measures
02 may 2020 - 10:24:38Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Attorney General and Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister Maneesh Gobin said here Friday a Covid-19 [...] Full text...
thread Society
Mauritania inaugurates EU-funded test agricultural space
23 april 2020 - 10:23:56Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's minister of Employment, Youth and Sport, Taleb Sid'Ahmed and the European Union Ambassador to Nouakchott, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Coronavirus: Mauritian PM, five ministers, isolate themselves
10 april 2020 - 06:09:53Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, as well as five of his ministers, have been self-isolated [...] Full text...
thread Health
AfDB approves $1.5 million emergency grant to curb desert locusts East and Horn of Africa
02 april 2020 - 10:35:59Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a $1.5 million [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Congo budgets 12.669 billion CFAF for 782 business plans
30 march 2020 - 17:59:29Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The business plan validation committee for the Commercial Agriculture Development Support Project (Pdac) has validated 782 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius to increase local food production in the face of virus
18 march 2020 - 13:00:15Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister Maneesh Gobin, on Wednesday, said that despite no case of [...] Full text...
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AFFM launches US$2.2m project in Nigeria to boost fertilizer supply to 200,000 farmers
13 march 2020 - 22:03:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) has kick-started a US$2.2 million project to provide fertilizer suppliers [...] Full text...
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Forum on peaceful transborder migration of livestock in the ECOWAS region opens in Niamey
03 march 2020 - 14:07:05Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A forum on responsible and peaceful transhumance in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...
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Niamey hosts agriculture, environment and livestock fair
02 march 2020 - 20:43:40Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Since Sunday, Niamey has been hosting the 6th edition of the Agriculture, Technical, Environment and Livestock [...] Full text...
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ECCAS delegates meet in Brazzaville to discuss gender, agricultural action plan
28 february 2020 - 21:59:52Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Delegates from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) met here Friday to validate the [...] Full text...
thread Gender
Congo: Towards validation of action plan to accompany ECCAS women
26 february 2020 - 21:30:13Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Representatives of different departments of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and experts from [...] Full text...
thread Gender
Niger needs some $ 399 million to meet humanitarian challenges
25 february 2020 - 17:20:38Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Prime Minister and Head of the Nigerien Government, Brigi Rafini, on Tuesday pleaded with technical [...] Full text...
thread Society
Libyan crisis, Palestinian cause at centre of talks between Tunisian, Qatari leaders
25 february 2020 - 09:28:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Libyan crisis and the Palestinian cause were at the top of issues discussed at the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
India moves to increase bilateral trade with Kenya
22 february 2020 - 13:17:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – India plans to build a stronger bilateral partnership with Kenya through the promotion of trade and [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Industry contributes only 8 pct of Congolese national wealth - Official
20 february 2020 - 23:39:32Vindoulou, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Economy, Industry and Public portfolio, Gilbert Ondongo, Thursday announced here that industry [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Some 6 million people registered as food insecure in Niger
15 february 2020 - 18:46:09Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Some 6 million people are food insecure in Niger following a crop year of cereal deficit [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Mauritius-EU: DeSIRA initiative to boost smart agriculture
11 february 2020 - 16:25:29Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and the European Union (EU) on Monday signed the Development-Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture [...] Full text...
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Mali’s President calls for solidarity as food crisis escalates across Sahel
11 february 2020 - 15:42:36Rome, Italy (PANA) - Against a backdrop of an escalating security crisis where 4.3 million women, men and children are [...] Full text...
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Mauritius prepares Wetland Bill
06 february 2020 - 14:31:56Bras d’Eau, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Maneesh Gobin, on Wednesday announced that the government [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Mauritius bans live animals and animal products importation from China
04 february 2020 - 14:38:24Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security and that of Blue Economy, Marine Resources, [...] Full text...
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Niger PM launches vast modernization programme for city of Diffa
27 january 2020 - 15:25:09Diffa, Niger (PANA) - Prime Minister Brigi Rafini launched Sunday in Diffa,1360 km east of Niamey, the rotating festival of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Burundi launches campaign on cashew cultivation
24 january 2020 - 08:01:52Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Thursday launched a campaign for the cultivation of cashew as a new cash crop [...] Full text...
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Gabon to take up agricultural challenge through association of cultures
17 january 2020 - 21:10:12Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese Ministry of Chemistry for Industry, Agriculture and Livestock Farming (GCIAE) Friday hosted a training [...] Full text...
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Congo and France sign framework research agreement
17 january 2020 - 09:52:27Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation, Martin Parfait Aimé Coussoud Mavoungou, and the CEO [...] Full text...
thread Sciences
The exchange of cows among the ancestral hard-skinned practices in Burundi (Analysis)
12 january 2020 - 12:11:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - One of the notable presidential activities of the week, which is coming to an end, was [...] Full text...
thread Society
IFAD gives more than 300 million dollars for Ethiopian agricultural sector
10 january 2020 - 21:10:35Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Ethiopia Wednesday signed a financing deal of 305.7 [...] Full text...
thread Economy
AfDB contributes to funding agro-industrial project in southern Senegal
09 january 2020 - 22:24:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese minister of economy, plan and cooperation, Amadou Hott, and the deputy governor for West [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Togo to host 12th edition of National Peasant Forum
09 january 2020 - 00:28:08Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The National Forum for the Togolese Peasant, intended to promote the agricultural sector, will be held [...] Full text...
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Burundi's President paints 'largely positive' picture of 2019
01 january 2020 - 12:24:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's head of state, Pierre Nkurunziza, has painted a "largely positive" assessment of the achievements of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Niger officially launches national campaign for free vaccination of livestock
30 december 2019 - 23:25:31Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien minister in charge of Livestock, Mohamed Boucha Monday launched the national campaign of free vaccination [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Senegal, IDB sign € 27.85 million financing agreement
25 december 2019 - 14:24:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) signed on Tuesday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a financing [...] Full text...
thread Economy