Senior US diplomat travels to Morocco
21 october 2024 - 06:10:37Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability Mallory Stewart is travelling to Morocco [...] Full text...
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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability Mallory Stewart is travelling to Morocco [...] Full text...
EU renews sanctions on chemical weapons for another year
14 october 2024 - 14:41:13Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday prolonged the application of the EU restrictive measures (sanctions) against the [...] Full text...
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In plain view: Solutions to turbocharge the agrifood system transition: World Bank Blog By Sergiy Zorya, Joshua Gill, Alexandra Horst and Francis Addeah Darko
07 october 2024 - 07:17:30Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Momentum is growing for real food systems change at a scale never seen before. [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat travels to Nigeria
19 august 2024 - 05:57:51Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability (ADS) [...] Full text...
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Kenya facing shortage of geologists critical to climate smart-future
24 july 2024 - 18:17:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is at risk of failing to build adequate numbers of trained geologists to support the [...] Full text...
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World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking
26 june 2024 - 13:11:39Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on [...] Full text...
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Half the world now following doctors’ orders on cutting trans fats: WHO
25 june 2024 - 05:22:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some 53 countries had best practice policies in place for tackling industrial trans fats in food [...] Full text...
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UNEP: Some chemical pollutants reducing in humans and environment, but new ones keep popping up
17 june 2024 - 14:02:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A comprehensive global study of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – health-endangering chemicals that stay in the [...] Full text...
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WHO releases report on state of development of antibacterials
15 june 2024 - 08:53:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday released its latest report on antibacterial agents, including antibiotics, [...] Full text...
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'Largest number of regulatory agencies for medical products approved as WHO Listed Authorities'
20 may 2024 - 18:47:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The world’s specialised health agency on Monday announced its largest number of regulatory authorities for medical [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Rights groups flag poor response from international community to end war
12 april 2024 - 11:08:26Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - One year since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges global community to 'stand as one' to end plastic pollution
31 march 2024 - 13:56:15New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the global community to "stand as one" and work towards [...] Full text...
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From AI to fast fashion, ‘world’s environment parliament’ adopts bold action plans
02 march 2024 - 06:05:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Environment Assembly adopted a ministerial declaration as it wrapped up on Friday in the [...] Full text...
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Senior officials call for action and solutions at UN Environment Assembly
29 february 2024 - 19:35:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Leaders attending a major UN environmental conference in Nairobi must drive forward solutions to combat climate [...] Full text...
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Deadlock over disarmament ‘not acceptable’: Guterres
27 february 2024 - 05:32:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid geopolitical divides, arms competition, increasingly dangerous new technologies and an elevated nuclear risk, the UN [...] Full text...
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Zero waste, more hope in South Sudan (A UN feature)
18 february 2024 - 05:55:38Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Zero energy light bulbs and sturdy bricks for schools and homes. Some innovative communities in [...] Full text...
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First-ever UN report reveals complex threats to migratory species
13 february 2024 - 05:56:56New York, US (PANA) - Migratory species globally are facing critical challenges, with nearly half in decline and over 20 [...] Full text...
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Local govt ministry launches capacity-building project for plastic waste management in Greater Tripoli
01 february 2024 - 14:30:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Local Government has launched a project to build capacity in plastic waste [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘No substitute’ for UNRWA’s lifesaving work in Gaza: Senior Humanitarian Coordinator
31 january 2024 - 07:03:32New York, US (PANA) - No organisation can be a substitute for the UN agency assisting Palestinians, UNRWA, in the [...] Full text...
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End ‘repugnant’ chemical weapons use once and for all, says UN chief
30 november 2023 - 18:24:40New York, US (PANA) - Thursday marked the day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare – it was [...] Full text...
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Global food standards body marks 60 years of consumer protection
27 november 2023 - 17:39:34Rome, Italy (PANA) - The world global food standards body marked its 60th anniversary on Monday at the headquarters of the [...] 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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African countries to launch bid against chemical poisoning of food systems at agriculture expo
25 october 2023 - 15:03:42Kiambu, Kenya (PANA) – African countries are working together to launch an assault against the poisoning of the food systems [...] Full text...
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How universities in Senegal are empowering girls, women with skills and entrepreneurship (A UNESCO feature)
19 october 2023 - 09:23:33Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - “The skills and entrepreneurship training supported me as an entrepreneur to have a better chance of [...] Full text...
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New UN framework to protect environment from harmful chemicals adopted
01 october 2023 - 06:09:44Bonn, Germany (PANA) - A new global framework to reduce environmental risks from chemicals and waste was adopted at a [...] Full text...
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Libya floods: All water sources contaminated in Derna after storm Daniel
28 september 2023 - 12:14:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - All the public and private underground water sources in the city of Derna, in the far [...] Full text...
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‘Act together’ for clean air, Guterres urges
07 september 2023 - 06:30:28New 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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Murder of Nahel in France, burning of Koran in Sweden confirm hypocrisy of slogans promoted by the West - Libyan newspaper
14 july 2023 - 16:32:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two major events in the last two weeks have attracted a great deal of attention, one [...] Full text...
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Research agency assesses health impacts of Aspartame in humans
14 july 2023 - 15:10:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Assessments of the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener - aspartame - were released here Friday [...] Full text...
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WHO urges governments to stop subsidizing life-threatening tobacco crops
25 may 2023 - 14:01:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) urges governments to stop subsidizing tobacco farming [...] Full text...
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Guterres: Eliminate ‘weapons of terror’ to avert future chemical warfare
16 may 2023 - 05:57:56New York, US (PANA) - The world must make every effort to eliminate chemical weapons, the UN chief said on [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Global Plastic Treaty should address role of fossil fuels in plastic production
15 may 2023 - 13:15:50Paris, France (PANA) – A Global Plastics Treaty should ensure that it addresses the role of fossil fuels in plastic [...] Full text...
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Countries urged to take more action against chemical pollution
02 may 2023 - 05:42:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 2,000 delegates from around the world gathered at the UN in Geneva on Monday to [...] Full text...
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WHO makes key leadership appointments to drive its strategic direction, initiatives
18 april 2023 - 08:38:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed five new senior figures to its headquarters leadership team [...] Full text...
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Legalising cannabis fails to address health risks: UN drugs control board
10 march 2023 - 05:22:54Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Moves by a small number of governments to legalise the non-medical use of cannabis have led [...] Full text...
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'Some 51% of global population will be living with overweight or obesity by 2035'
06 march 2023 - 14:09:01New York, US (PANA) - A new World Obesity Atlas report from the World Obesity Federation, published on World Obesity Day, predicts [...] Full text...
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UN-backed project aims to eliminate mercury from skin lightening products
15 february 2023 - 06:04:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Governments of Gabon, Jamaica and Sri Lanka have united in a $14 million project to [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for action to totally eliminate trans fat, ‘a toxic chemical that kills’
24 january 2023 - 06:22:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite recent progress towards eliminating trans fat from food, some five billion people remain unprotected from [...] Full text...
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Dozens of organisations demand international controls to combat trade in tools of torture
22 january 2023 - 05:20:16London, UK, (PANA) - More than 30 international organisations have joined forces to call for an international treaty to control [...] Full text...
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Malian armed forces claim arrest of several suspected terrorists in central Mali
07 december 2022 - 19:09:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) said they arrested 26 suspected terrorists last Saturday during an air-land [...] Full text...
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Second Tunisian-African business meetings set for 7 December
05 november 2022 - 19:15:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second edition of the Tunisian-African business meetings "Tunisia Africa Business Meetings" will be held on [...] Full text...
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UNDP to help Mauritius set up National Healthcare Waste Disposal Facility
27 october 2022 - 08:03:43Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will set up, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), a National Healthcare Waste [...] Full text...
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Libya attends Border Management and Counter-Terrorism Conference
20 october 2022 - 11:32:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan delegation led by the head of the Internal Security Agency, Major General Lotfi al-Harari, [...] Full text...
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African States meet on chemical weapons in Mauritius
13 october 2022 - 09:19:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Small island states, like Mauritius, are extremely vulnerable to any chemical attacks by external forces, the Mauritian [...] 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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Tunisia wants to promote strategic partnership with Côte d'Ivoire
16 september 2022 - 20:01:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Agriculture, industry, building and public works (BTP), health and land transport are the most promising sectors [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to regulate and monitor use of pesticides
07 september 2022 - 07:52:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government has taken several measures to regulate, control and monitor the importation and use [...] Full text...
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Botswana condemns vulture poisoning
15 august 2022 - 16:03:06Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has raised alarm over suspected poisoning of over fifty vultures in the tourist district of [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper highlights controversy surrounding suspected presence of potassium bromate in bread in Libya
07 august 2022 - 16:00:30Tricpoli, Libya (PANA) - There is growing controversy in recent days in Libya among several Libyan state institutions over the [...] 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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All rural workers deserve social protection coverage: New ILO report
07 july 2022 - 20:26:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Social protection for rural workers “remains a dream”, according to a report launched in Geneva on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Food exports must keep flowing worldwide, FAO chief urges
09 june 2022 - 06:04:14Rome, Italy (PANA) - As part of ongoing international efforts to address growing concerns over global food security linked to the [...] Full text...
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‘Great progress’ being made bringing Da’esh/ISIL terrorists to justice, Security Council hears
09 june 2022 - 05:27:17New York, US (PANA) - Crimes committed by the Da’esh terror network in Iraq constitute some of the “most gruesome [...] Full text...
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Earth ‘cannot keep up with our demands’, warns UN chief on World Environment Day
04 june 2022 - 04:50:27New York, US (PANA) - “This planet is our only home,” Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya begins administering fourth dose of vaccine
03 june 2022 - 16:00:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Centre for Disease Control has announced the beginning of a vaccination campaign to [...] Full text...
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Libya loses 220,000 barrels of crude oil a day after pipeline linking oil field to port leaks
31 may 2022 - 18:16:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 220,000 barrels of oil per day were lost after a leak on the [...] Full text...
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Consign chemical weapons to ‘pages of history’, urges disarmament chief
30 april 2022 - 06:47:29New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the historic Chemical Weapons Convention on Friday, the UN chief [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe govt. unveils "urgent actions" to be taken against terrorism
27 april 2022 - 21:49:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government announced on Wednesday a number of "urgent actions" to be taken to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Health workers face ‘dangerous neglect’, warn WHO, ILO
22 february 2022 - 05:19:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Health teams worldwide need much safer working conditions to combat the “dangerous neglect” they have faced [...] Full text...
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New WHO/ILO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers
21 february 2022 - 16:04:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour Organization (ILO) have published a new guide on [...] Full text...
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Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030
22 october 2021 - 06:00:58New York, US (PANA) - Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according [...] 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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Coronavirus: Pandemic Fuelling child labour in Ghana, says Human Rights Watch
26 may 2021 - 06:58:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The unprecedented economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, together with global school closures and inadequate government [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia denies reported use of chemical weapons in troubled Tigray region
24 may 2021 - 21:31:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has denied using chemical weapons in the ongoing war in the northern [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Morocco sign US$1.3 billion chemical platform agreement
26 march 2021 - 10:03:06Rabat, 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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Tunisia signs financing agreements with the Islamic Trade Finance Corporation
16 february 2021 - 09:24:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's minister of economy, finance and investment support, Ali Kaali, and the CEO of the International [...] Full text...
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UN highlights importance of pulses for diets and food security
10 february 2021 - 13:42:56New 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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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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Nigeria: African Energy Investment Corporation headquarters to be located in Abuja
26 november 2020 - 17:29:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has welcomed the decision of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO) [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce regulations against sea pollution
31 october 2020 - 08:36:11Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping Ministry would promulgate the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of [...] Full text...
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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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Coronavirus: Kenya braces for second wave
27 september 2020 - 13:51:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is preparing for the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic even as the government braces [...] Full text...
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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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Tunisia imports phosphate for the first time in its history
16 september 2020 - 15:28:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's first shipment of phosphate imported from Algeria is expected to land here before the end [...] 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 - 09:41:29Paris. France (PANA) - Africa is listed, in a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report, as one of the locations [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: US multimillion reagents deal stalls robust coronavirus testing in Kenya
02 september 2020 - 22:45:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The testing for the coronavirus pandemic in Kenya has slowed substantially since the US ordered its [...] Full text...
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Congo, FAO organize workshop on use of pesticides
27 august 2020 - 18:13:33Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization [...] Full text...
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Tunisian phosphate company resumes production after three years
15 august 2020 - 11:29:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Gafsa phosphates company in Tunisia on Friday resumed its activities related to the transport of [...] Full text...
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NOC director warns of the danger of having mercenaries at oil sites in Libya
09 august 2020 - 12:27:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian phosphate company may go bankrupt - says official
20 july 2020 - 18:32:21Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's major national phosphate company may go bankrupt because of repeated production blockages, the adviser to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa CDC seeks radical measures to slow down pandemic spread
17 july 2020 - 02:00:34Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries have developed strong community response to combat the coronavirus (COID-19) pandemic, an official [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Burundi puts subsidized soap on market to check pandemic
11 july 2020 - 12:57:00Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA )- Ten million pieces of soap will be put on the Burundian market monthly, at a price [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Govt. encourages production and use of organic compost
03 july 2020 - 16:42:10Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Environment Minister, Kavi Ramano, on Friday distributed compost bins and tools to members of Non-Governmental [...] Full text...
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Botswana joins global food security campaign
17 june 2020 - 13:29:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has joined the international community to celebrate the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: India's lifeline medical aid improves recoveries in Kenya
12 may 2020 - 23:34:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's health ministry personnel have recorded 259 medical recoveries from coronavirus (COVID-19) cases at its major [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FIFA pledges financial help as football greats test positive
11 april 2020 - 19:38:08Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has vowed to look at ways to help mitigate coronavirus’ impact on football on a [...] Full text...
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Desert locust fight goes on in East Africa despite coronavirus crisis measures
10 april 2020 - 07:13:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sustained efforts to contain East Africa’s worst invasion of desert locusts in decades are forging ahead, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria mourns death of three citizens in US over COVID-19
06 april 2020 - 14:42:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has been thrown into mourning following the announcement of the death of three Nigerians from [...] Full text...
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Africa CDC handles shortage of medical supplies threatening coronavirus response
04 april 2020 - 18:58:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A global shortage of key medical supplies required to sustain the onslaught on the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe government moves to contain COVID-19
31 march 2020 - 16:11:04Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is currently under a 21-day lockdown that began on Monday to minimize the spread of [...] Full text...
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'Coronavirus wipes $50 billion off global exports in February alone'
05 march 2020 - 09:24:22New York, US (PANA) - The extent of the damage to the global economy caused by novel coronavirus COVID-19 moved [...] Full text...
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Belgium gives 462,000 euros to aid fight against locusts in Africa
03 march 2020 - 11:54:42Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium has released 462,000 euros to support the fight against locusts that have invaded several countries [...] Full text...
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43 people dead in Zambia following spate of mob justice
23 february 2020 - 10:42:52Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A total of 43 people have died and 23 others injured in the last two months [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde participates in ECOWAS ministerial meeting on oil
07 february 2020 - 20:26:45Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verdean minister of industry, trade and energy, Alexandre Monteiro, participated in the second [...] Full text...
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Libya's al-Nafoura oilfield sees further increase in production
02 january 2020 - 12:10:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Production from the "G098-51" well in the al-Nafoura oilfield in southeastern Libya has increased by 912 [...] Full text...
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Five Greeks abducted after tanker attacked in Cameroon
31 december 2019 - 18:25:34Athens-Greece(PANA) - Eight seamen, including five Greeks, were kidnapped after the Greek-flagged oil chemical tanker HAPPY LADY was attacked early [...] Full text...
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Libyan journalist Ridha Fhail al-Boum released after 12 days of detention
27 december 2019 - 00:24:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Journalist Ridha Fhail al-Boum was released on Thursday, 12 days after his arrest and detention at [...] Full text...
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Mauritania awards winners of 2019 Chinguetti Prize
24 december 2019 - 16:14:28Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Winners of the 2019 Chinguetti Prize were awarded during a ceremony organized on Tuesday at the [...] Full text...
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Togo bans Glyphosate Herbicide
24 december 2019 - 12:22:02Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese authorities have banned the use of Glyphosate herbicide in the West African country with [...] Full text...
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Nigeria 'concerned' Boko Haram/ISWAP alliance with ISIS risks chemical weapons attack
24 december 2019 - 08:54:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has expressed concerns that the Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) [...] Full text...
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GNA's Interior ministry denies involvement in disappearance of Libyan journalist
16 december 2019 - 17:51:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Interior ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has denied any connection by its [...] Full text...
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Libyan authorities asked to reveal fate of journalist who disappeared on arrival in Tripoli
16 december 2019 - 12:52:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The family of Libyan journalist Ridha Fahil al-Boum, with whom contact was lost at the Maitigua [...] Full text...
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Training session on sustainable agriculture held at University of Ziguinchor, Senegal
12 december 2019 - 14:00:36Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The University of Ziguinchor in southern Senegal hosted a three-day training session on promoting sustainable agriculture [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Govt urges Harare City Council to turn to its second source of water amid high levels of pollution in the first
26 november 2019 - 19:15:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Government has urged the Harare City Council to start pumping water for its residents from its second [...] Full text...
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Police close Zimbabwe butcheries who sell embalmed meat to consumers
25 november 2019 - 20:02:22Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has closed 25 butcheries from selling meat in the capital and [...] Full text...
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Speculative practices increase price of subsidised agricultural fertilisers in Burundi
21 november 2019 - 23:50:40Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The subsidized price of a 50 kg bag of fertilizer has recently risen from 29,000 Burundian [...] Full text...
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Rights groups calls for humanitarian access to 3 Sudanese states after ceasefire agreement
23 october 2019 - 06:52:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has called for humanitarian access to Sudan's Darfur, South Kordofan and [...] Full text...
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'African leaders must move economies away from commodity driven growth' – UN official
10 october 2019 - 23:24:26New York, USA (PANA) - A top United Nations (UN) official Thursday advised African leaders to use revenues generated from [...] Full text...
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Activists take Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa to court over water crisis
27 september 2019 - 21:52:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Water rights organisation, Community Water Alliance Trust (CWAT), Friday hauled President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court seeking [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s mineral exploration discoveries widen to renewable energy raw materials
24 september 2019 - 21:13:38Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The mining sector of Botswana has once again widened its annually mineral exploration discoveries scope with renewable [...] Full text...
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Harare City Council resumes water production after initially switching off
24 september 2019 - 17:54:33Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Harare City Council (HCC) has resumed water production, a day after it was switched off following [...] Full text...
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'Government, residents and businesses owe us ZWL$1 billion (US$67.43 million) in unpaid fees': Harare City Council
22 september 2019 - 09:47:18Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Harare City Council (HCC) is owed ZWL Zimbabwe 1 billion dollars (about US$67.43 million) by residents, [...] Full text...
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Nigerien minister calls for preservation of global, living environment of populations
17 september 2019 - 19:29:54Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Nigerien Environment minister, Almoustapha Garba, has called for the preservation of the global and the [...] Full text...
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Fake medicines, drugs, Ghana’s health burden (Feature by Ray Ankomah)
16 september 2019 - 11:01:47Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Occasionally, the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) carries out snap checks in the major markets [...] Full text...
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Kenya's pharmaceutical products smuggling fuelled by lax regulations, booming online marketing campaigns (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
16 september 2019 - 10:56:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It takes a smartphone with internet connection. With the click of a button, an online electronic [...] Full text...
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Fake medicines, drugs, Ghana’s health burden (Feature by Ray Ankomah)
13 september 2019 - 13:48:04Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Occasionally, the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) carries out snap checks in the major markets [...] Full text...
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Kenya's pharmaceutical products smuggling fuelled by lax regulations, booming online marketing campaigns (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
13 september 2019 - 13:44:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It takes a smartphone with internet connection. With the click of a button, an online electronic [...] Full text...
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Army worms risk undermining agricultural policies, says Nigerien President
13 september 2019 - 11:47:47Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger's president Issoufou Mahamadou warned on Thursday that the fall army worms risk undermining all agricultural [...] Full text...
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Gabon's livestock breeders get tips on biosafety in animals
31 august 2019 - 19:02:28Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - A training seminar for Gabonese livestock breeders focused on "Biosafety in livestock farming" ended on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Interpol launches 'Watchmaker Operation' in Bamako
24 august 2019 - 13:12:39Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In order to better secure the borders between states, Interpol on Friday launched Watchmaker Operation in [...] Full text...
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Tunisia records 1.1% economic growth in first half of 2019
16 august 2019 - 15:02:07Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded an economic growth of 1.1% in the first half of 2019 compared to 2.6% [...] Full text...
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Burundi ends importation of fertilizers
13 august 2019 - 15:36:44Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has announced a halt to the importation of agricultural fertilizers this year, saying the ban [...] Full text...
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Coal remains the major source of power generation in Mauritius
31 july 2019 - 06:47:14Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius has on Wednesday indicated that in 2018 coal was the major fuel used to [...] Full text...
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Another notch for Botswana’s coal mining industry
27 july 2019 - 12:40:41Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is poised to be the supplier of choice to coal consumers across southern Africa in [...] Full text...
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Vultures poisoned in Botswana
21 june 2019 - 21:15:09Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)- The Department of Wildlife and National Parks recently identified a poisoning site in a Wildlife Management Area [...] Full text...
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World marks first-ever World Food Safety Day
07 june 2019 - 06:14:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unsafe food kills an estimated 420,000 people every year, the head of the World Health Organization [...] Full text...
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Econet partners Yara International ASA to attract one million African entrepreneurs into agrifoods
01 june 2019 - 17:57:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean telecommunications, media and technology group, Econet, has partnered Norwegian firm, Yara International ASA, to get [...] Full text...
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Brazzaville hosts international workshop on plant medicines in Africa
28 may 2019 - 12:30:29Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A three-day workshop bringing together Congolese and Burkinabè researchers opened on Monday in Brazzaville to see how [...] Full text...
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Birds globally threatened by plastic waste - UNEP
10 may 2019 - 15:24:04Bonn, Germany (PANA) - Plastic pollution poses serious health risks to wildlife globally, affecting a wide range of species including [...] Full text...
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Esophageal surgery campaign launched in Mali
17 april 2019 - 13:39:45Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An esophageal surgery campaign, initiated by the Mali Hospital in Bamako, in partnership with the Chaîne [...] Full text...
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Botswana to deal with food insecurity caused by poor rains
11 april 2019 - 18:12:16Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is posed to act in an emergency response to improve food and nutrition security caused [...] Full text...
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Apartheid-era killer walks free
02 april 2019 - 14:36:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Apartheid-era policeman Ferdinand Barnard was released from a Pretoria prison on Tuesday after serving [...] Full text...
thread Society
Senegal's industrial activity up in January
21 march 2019 - 18:43:09Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Industrial activity in Senegal hightened in January 2019, promoted by a good production performance, the National [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Burundi sets out to modernise agriculture
21 march 2019 - 08:44:50Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – With agriculture being the mainstay of the Burundian economy, the government has set out modernise the [...] Full text...
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Burundi unveils fertilizer plant capacity for 120,000 tons per year
14 march 2019 - 19:21:10Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The first-ever local factory of "Organo-Mineral Industrial Fertilizers" (Fomi, that roduces 120,000 tons per year) has [...] Full text...
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Scientists seek removal of industrial chemicals at UN Environment Summit
13 march 2019 - 21:19:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Scientists have called for the deepening of research on harmful and hazardous chemicals used in the [...] Full text...
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Burundi government integrates AU 2063 agenda into new environmental policy
06 march 2019 - 19:01:55Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian government seeks to integrate the AU “2063 agenda” for “sustainable economies and communities resilient [...] Full text...
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Make progress or risk redundancy, UN chief warns world disarmament body
26 february 2019 - 04:58:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new global vision for arms control is needed and States must not “sleepwalk” into a [...] Full text...
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Senegal sees slight increase of industrial activities in 2018
14 february 2019 - 12:17:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The total production of industrial activities in 2018 in Senegal increased slightly by 1.0 per cent [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's GDP grows higher than expected in fourth quarter of 2018
12 february 2019 - 20:14:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday said that the nation’s economy received a positive performance [...] Full text...
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Researchers, producers and consumers discuss food toxins in Mali
25 december 2018 - 17:50:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Researchers, producers and consumers have met in Bamako to share information on food-related hazards in Mali, [...] Full text...
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Exodus of Tunisian specialist doctors rises in 2018
20 december 2018 - 18:31:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The number of specialist doctors leaving Tunisia for greener pastures overseas increased to 320 this year [...] Full text...
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Africa Investment Forum 2018: a new bold vision tilts capital flows into Africa
15 november 2018 - 13:30:06Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - “Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others,” according to a popular [...] Full text...
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World Food Day official ceremony highlights Zero Hunger goal still possible
16 october 2018 - 11:43:57Rome, Italy (PANA) - Speakers at the global World Food Day ceremony in Rome on Tuesday called for stronger political [...] Full text...
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European Council adopts new sanctions regime on chemical weapons
15 october 2018 - 11:24:45Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has adopted a new regime of restrictive measures to address the use and [...] Full text...
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ANC Women's League calls for the castration of rapists
03 october 2018 - 15:26:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Women’s League of the ruling African National Congress (ANCWL) in South Africa has [...] Full text...
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‘Our future rests in solidarity,’ commitment to rules-based order, UN chief tells world leaders
25 september 2018 - 19:35:05New York, US (PANA) - Facing a world where trust – trust in national institutions, trust among States and trust [...] Full text...
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UN committee recommends 4 hazardous chemicals to be listed
14 september 2018 - 11:51:33Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Rotterdam Convention’s Chemicals Review Committee has recommended that four hazardous chemicals recommended should be [...] Full text...
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More than 100 drowned on shipwreck off Libyan coast a week ago, survivors say
11 september 2018 - 06:45:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than a hundred people have reportedly died after a shipwreck off the Libyan coast one [...] Full text...
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Tobacco control, a ‘major component’ of environmental protection efforts – WHO official
05 september 2018 - 07:05:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From deforestation to soil degradation and pollution, tobacco production and its use by consumers, is “tremendously [...] Full text...
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Terrorists potentially target millions in makeshift biological weapons ‘laboratories’, UN forum hears
18 august 2018 - 05:57:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rapid advances in gene editing and so-called “DIY biological laboratories”which could be used by extremists, threaten [...] Full text...
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Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi visits Special Economic Zone in Rwanda
19 july 2018 - 20:28:03Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The visiting Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, is looking to emulate Rwanda in the establishment of a [...] Full text...
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Environment watchdog fingers China for ozone destruction
09 july 2018 - 12:15:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A global environment investigating agency said on Monday it has evidence showing that significant and unexplained [...] Full text...
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Security Council urged to act with ‘one strong voice’ on ills plaguing Middle East, North Africa
25 june 2018 - 20:16:11New York, US (PANA) - Ambassadors in the UN Security Council have been urged by the United Nations Secretary-General to [...] Full text...
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Pollutants from agriculture a serious threat to world's water - FAO
20 june 2018 - 08:37:46Rome, Italy (PANA) - Water pollution from unsustainable agricultural practices poses a serious risk to human health and the planet's [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Morocco sign three agreements on strengthening economic relations
11 june 2018 - 14:41:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and the Kingdom of Morocco on Monday in Rabat, Morocco, signed three agreements, including that [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari begins 2-day visit to Morocco
10 june 2018 - 14:37:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, left Abuja on Sunday for Morocco for a two-day visit. The President’s Senior [...] Full text...
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UN chief launches new disarmament agenda ‘to secure our world and our future’
25 may 2018 - 05:10:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations chief announced a bold new vision for global disarmament on Thursday, to help [...] Full text...
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Ramaphosa condemns US withdrawal from Iran nuclear pact
10 may 2018 - 10:56:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed “deep concern” over Washington’s decision to withdraw from the [...] Full text...
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'Soil protection and conservation starts with us' (A feature by FAO)
06 may 2018 - 04:08:39Rome, Italy (PANA) - Soil is a finite resource, meaning its loss and degradation is not recoverable within a human [...] Full text...
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Mental health ‘neglected issue’ but key to achieving Global Goals, say UN chiefs
04 may 2018 - 05:27:25London, UK (PANA) - Mental health remains one of the most neglected global health issues, even though it is critical [...] Full text...
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AU chief urges UN Security Council to find political solution to Syrian conflict
15 april 2018 - 13:39:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Underlining its concern about the ongoing developments regarding Syria, the African Union on Sunday strongly [...] Full text...
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Disasters cost billions in agricultural losses, poor farmers bear brunt – UN report
15 march 2018 - 20:03:49Rome, Italy (PANA) - A crowded field of threats that includes drought, floods, animal disease outbreaks and chemical spills are [...] Full text...
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UN agencies aim to protect 'foundations for life' on Earth
10 january 2018 - 22:36:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Two United Nations agencies are teaming up in a major new initiative taking on the herculean [...] Full text...
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FAO cautions that soils being neglected as 'World Soil Day' is marked
05 december 2017 - 10:30:39Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the world marks "World Soil Day" on Tuesday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) [...] Full text...
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Gambia eyes ECOWAS Presidency
22 november 2017 - 12:43:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambia is putting up a candidate for the presidency of the sub-regional bloc Economic Community [...] Full text...
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'No one safe from global pollution without concerted action' - warns UNEP
17 november 2017 - 10:24:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Everyone on earth is affected by pollution, according to a new report issued by UN Environment [...] Full text...
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Greenpeace urges Kenya government shift to ecological farming
17 october 2017 - 09:58:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government been called upon to support and enable a food sovereignty system that calls [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: INTERPOL, West, Central African police chiefs meet to counter terror threat
11 october 2017 - 12:00:20Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – With Central and West Africa combating some of the most deadly terrorist organizations in the world, [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB approves US$200 million to IDC to support industrialisation projects in Africa
30 september 2017 - 07:03:53Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a private-sector, multi-currency [...] Full text...
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US: UN Security Council approves toughest resolution yet against DPR Korea
12 september 2017 - 06:58:21New York, US (PANA) – The Security Council on Monday unanimously agreed to impose tighter sanctions on the Democratic People’s [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Rights group hails convention on mercury
16 august 2017 - 13:06:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations Minamata Convention on Mercury, which went into effect on Wednesday, 16 August, could [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: UN food standards body tackles arsenic in rice, pesticide residues
18 july 2017 - 07:02:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A United Nations standards-setting body has adopted a number of decisions to ensure food safety, [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Countries urged to reap benefits of food trade by setting standards
13 july 2017 - 06:29:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Participation in the development of international food standards for trade is essential if countries are to [...] Full text...
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US: 'International cooperation key to keep WMDs away from terrorists'
29 june 2017 - 05:55:21New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations disarmament chief on Wednesday called for stronger international cooperation to prevent terrorists [...] Full text...
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Italy: Soil pollution comes under scrutiny at FAO plenary assembly
23 june 2017 - 09:20:48Rome, Italy (PANA) - Soil pollution, due mostly to human activities that leave excess chemicals in soils used to grow [...] Full text...
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Belgium: EU seeks better protection for workers from cancer-causing substances
15 june 2017 - 13:03:02Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) of the European Union (EU) on [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: UN expert calls for end of 'gross neglect' in mental health care
07 june 2017 - 07:55:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Citing decades of neglect in mental health care, a United Nations human rights expert has denounced [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Magufuli fires minister after probe on metallic mineral exports
24 may 2017 - 14:22:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has fired his Minister for Energy and Minerals, Prof. [...] Full text...
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US: EU an ‘indispensable’ UN partner, Security Council told
10 may 2017 - 05:53:11New York, (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has become over the past 60 years of its existence, a “superpower [...] Full text...
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Congo: Treated mosquito nets are 'safe and effective' - WHO
25 april 2017 - 12:23:39Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs), which for many [...] Full text...
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US: UN chief announces senior appointments
13 april 2017 - 06:40:23New York, US (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday announced the appointment of senior officials as his [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Former Ghana President Rawlings lashes out at West for Syria missile strikes
12 april 2017 - 10:32:43Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former president Jerry John Rawlings has lashed out at the West following last week's missile [...] Full text...
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Botswana: UN challenged to proactively resolve Syrian conflict
07 april 2017 - 11:06:13Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana on Friday reiterated its call to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the international [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Amnesty International condemns journos torture in Sudan
05 april 2017 - 16:28:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The torture of two journalists abducted en route to Jebel Marra, in Sudan’s Darfur region, is [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Rights body calls for probe into Darfur chemical attacks claims
07 march 2017 - 08:39:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights body Amnesty International is asking an anti-chemical weapons body to demand a proper investigation [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius launches first organic farming zone
28 february 2017 - 09:33:50Britannia, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday evening launched the island's first organic farming zone at [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Human Rights Violations rising in East Africa, says report
22 february 2017 - 13:30:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With politics of demonization taking hold across the globe in 2016, East Africa, the Horn and [...] Full text...
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US: 'Halt proliferation of weapons of mass destruction' - UN Security Council
16 december 2016 - 05:54:49New York, US (PANA) - Expressing concern over the threat of terrorism and the risk that non-State actors may acquire [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council extols outgoing UN chief
15 december 2016 - 05:43:32New York, US (PANA) - UN Security Council on Wednesday in New York acknowledged the contributions of the outgoing UN [...] Full text...
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Kenya: 11 Kenyan elite Presidential Guards among 39 killed in highway disaster
11 december 2016 - 12:27:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 11 members of the Kenyan Presidential Guard Unit have been burnt to death in [...] Full text...
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Kenya: 33 people burnt to death in major chemical disaster in Kenyan highway
11 december 2016 - 11:47:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 33 people have been confirmed dead and six others seriously injured after a light [...] Full text...
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UN: Nigerian appointed Registrar of Int'l Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
30 november 2016 - 11:43:36New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Mr. Olufemi Elias of Nigeria as the Registrar of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index declines in October
02 november 2016 - 17:04:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) recorded 44.1 index points for the month of October [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Climate negotiators reach landmark deal in phasing-down Ozone-Depleting Substances (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA correspondent, Kigali)
15 october 2016 - 17:51:39Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The week-long negotiations aimed at the amendment to the legally-binding Montreal Protocol has been the first [...] Full text...
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UN: Amnesty Int'l urges chemical weapons probe in Sudan's Darfur region
11 october 2016 - 14:32:37New York, US (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, on Tuesday urged the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Amendment of Montreal Protocol for climate change at crucial moment for Sub-Saharan Africa (News analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali)
10 october 2016 - 14:33:38Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A high-level meeting of climate change experts and senior government officials from 192 countries, signatories to [...] Full text...
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US: UN peacekeeping chief urges follow-up action to consolidate peace in Darfur
05 october 2016 - 05:40:55New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in Darfur, Sudan, remains volatile and the humanitarian impact of the conflict [...] Full text...
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France: Criminal intelligence initiative targets performance-enhancing drugs - INTERPOL
04 october 2016 - 11:22:48Lyons, France (PANA) – An initiative has been developed by INTERPOL aimed at helping member countries understand and combat the [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sudan rejects French call to investigate chemical weapons report
01 october 2016 - 19:48:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has objected to a call by the French government for investigation into this week's report [...] Full text...
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