European Council adopts new rules to cut deforestation worldwide
16 may 2023 - 11:09:29Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council (EC) on Tuesday gave the final go-ahead to a regulation that aims to [...] Full text...
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Can Angola, the second largest oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa, transform itself from a food insecure country to a regional food hub? World Bank Blog By Izabela Leao and Nelson Eduardo
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Senior US diplomat participates in Dakar Biennale
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IMF Executive Board completes second review under Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Burkina Faso
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African Development Fund approves $9 million grant to strengthen climate resilience in Madagascar
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100 killed as femicide epidemic takes alarming turn in Kenya
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On second thought: What is really going on here? A reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (A Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA, correspondent)
30 april 2023 - 16:35:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - It all started with a comment from a South African radio station presenter: “How come you [...] Full text...
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Organised crime infecting African and global supply chain
28 february 2023 - 12:29:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Africa’s fishing and cocoa industries are good examples of how multinational logistics systems present [...] Full text...
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Mauritius extends moratorium for banning non-biodegradable single use plastic products by one year
12 january 2022 - 07:00:05Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Initially scheduled for 15 January 2022, the moratorium for banning of non-biodegradable single use plastic [...] Full text...
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Board dissolves Côte d'Ivoire's coffee, cocoa marketing company
03 october 2019 - 14:11:13Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Sifca Coop, a public limited company specialising in the purchase and marketing of coffee and [...] Full text...
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National days of cocoa open in Cote d'Ivoire
01 october 2019 - 13:25:40Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - 'Cote d'Ivoire is cocoa, cocoa is Côte d'Ivoire' read the banner announcing the national cocoa [...] Full text...
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São Tomé to build chocolate factory
19 july 2019 - 15:46:32Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe- (PANA) - A chocolate factory will be built in Sao Tome, thanks to a [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: Tunisia, Nigeria go for bronze on Wednesday
16 july 2019 - 20:52:17Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Beaten in the semi-finals on Sunday respectively by Senegal 0-1 after extra times and by Algeria [...] Full text...
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World Bank proposes ways cocoa will drive the Ivorian economy
11 july 2019 - 18:45:20Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The ninth World Bank report on the economic situation in Côte d'Ivoire, published on Thursday, [...] Full text...
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45th Francophone Parliamentary Assembly opens in Abidjan
05 july 2019 - 15:51:07Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 45th Francophone Parliamentary Assembly (APF), which opened on Friday, is being held under the [...] Full text...
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USAID, World Cocoa Foundation initiate partnership to support women in Ivorian cocoa industry
17 april 2019 - 22:47:17Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The US Agency for International Aid (USAID) and the World Cocoa Foundation, under a new [...] Full text...
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Kenya taxman gives sex toys owners 30 days to collect abandoned stuff or...
13 march 2019 - 17:51:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on Wednesday gave owners of sex toys and pornographic stuff abandoned at [...] Full text...
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AU makes widespread reform proposals to drive African industrial growth
05 march 2019 - 13:09:47Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The African Union Commission has called on countries to rapidly ratify treaties aiming for the creation [...] Full text...
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Why Easter celebration signals a call to action to reverse Africa’s cocoa paradox (An AfDB Feature)
01 april 2018 - 13:03:54Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Around the world, chocolate in all shapes and sizes symbolize Easter and bring joy to [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana sign deal on cacao economy management
27 march 2018 - 13:04:40Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara, and his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB plans big for cocoa-producing African countries
09 august 2017 - 12:45:08Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Cocoa production in Africa is set to take a turn for the better, as the [...] Full text...
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India: 'The time for Africa is now – we can’t slow down, we must quicken the pace' - Adesina
23 may 2017 - 05:25:52Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - "India is the perfect place for the African Development Bank (AfDB) to focus on the transformative [...] Full text...
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Mexico: Countries urged to prioritise protection of pollinators for food security
07 december 2016 - 08:33:08Cancun, Mexico (PANA) - Bees, butterflies and other pollinators are increasingly under threat from human activities and countries must transform [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Malagasy named winner of Anzisha Grand Prize for African Youth Entrepreneurship
26 october 2016 - 14:30:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Heritiaina Randriamananatahina, 22-year-old agriculture entrepreneur from Madagascar was Wednesday declared winner of the US$25,000 Anzisha Grand [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Inflation records fifth monthly consecutive increase
18 july 2016 - 15:17:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – For the fifth consecutive month since February 2016, Nigeria's inflationary trend has maintained steady increases, galloping [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: Cameroon, Italy sign five cooperation agreements
21 march 2016 - 18:00:45Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – New cooperation agreements between Cameroon and Italy were signed during the state visit that Italian President [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Ghana’s bid to boost chocolate production seen impoverishing farmers
04 november 2015 - 16:51:02Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Ghana’s plan to increase the local processing of cocoa for exports will reduce profit margin [...] Full text...
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Egypt: Afreximbank’s cocoa processing financing tops US$350m
01 december 2014 - 13:05:59Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has provided about US$350 million in financing to support cocoa processing [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Disease reduces Nigerian cocoa prices
13 august 2014 - 13:37:14Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian cocoa farmers are being offered lower prices as mould induced by heavy rainfall has reduced [...] Full text...
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Nigeria/FAO: African musicians to African Leaders: "Do Agric, It Pays!"
31 march 2014 - 12:50:31Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ONE.org has launched one of the continent’s biggest musical collaborations ever, ‘Cocoa na Chocolate’, in support [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia/AU: Africa must provide enough food for consumption, export (Feature by Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA Correspondent)
20 january 2014 - 12:59:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s ambition in agriculture, according to the African Union (AU), is to produce enough food [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS, ILO to step up fight against child labour in West Africa
11 march 2012 - 12:37:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean firm, SECURICO, wins 2011 Africa awards for entrepreneurship
09 december 2011 - 13:08:16London, UK (PANA) - A Zimbabwean security firm, SECURICO, has been named winner of the US$100,000 grand prize of [...] Full text...
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Forests, potential solution to fight against hunger, says FAO
26 october 2011 - 19:50:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The role of forests in providing timber and other wood products must not overshadow their important [...] Full text...
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UNESCO to get 3 new goodwill ambassadors
23 may 2011 - 16:01:43Paris, France (PANA) - Three Brazilians -- businessman Nizan Guanaes, designer Oskar Metsavaht and artist Vik Muniz -- will be [...] Full text...
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Italian tycoon dies in Cape Town
19 april 2011 - 08:55:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Italian business tycoon Pietro Ferrero, 47, suffered a fatal heart attack while on business [...] Full text...
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Conservation organisation to help sustain cocoa production
13 april 2011 - 22:56:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Cocoa producers in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the world's top two cocoa producers, are to benefit [...] Full text...
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Ghana's inflation inches up
09 february 2011 - 20:10:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The rate of inflation in Ghana went up for the first time in 18 months, edging [...] Full text...
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Cocoa producing nations sign pact on trading
26 june 2010 - 18:07:00New York- US (PANA) -- The world’s leading cocoa-producing and consuming countries have signed a new agreement that aims to [...] Full text...
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Ghana's inflation dips to two-year low
10 march 2010 - 22:41:00Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Inflation in the West African state of Ghana has dipped to its lowest rate in two [...] Full text...
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Zambia Bureau of Standards withdraws condoms
26 september 2009 - 15:57:00Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- The Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) has withdrawn "M acho" brand of condoms from the market, [...] Full text...
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305,000kg of illicit drugs seized in Nigeria in 10 months
30 january 2009 - 10:31:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized 304,822kg of different illicit drugs between January and [...] Full text...
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