Promoting gender-transformative approach in the transboundary water sector: World Bank Blog By Ai-Ju Huang and Ellen Hagerman

26 july 2024 - 07:16:57
Mwanza, Tanzania (PANA) - The men talked about how, as boys, gender stereotypes meant they got special treatment compared to [...] Full text...

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Preventing deforestation while leveraging trade for development: World Bank Blog By Chris Wellisz

18 july 2024 - 08:13:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Developing countries must contend with a plethora of trade-related regulations as well as voluntary [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF Confed. Cup: First preliminary round fixtures

12 july 2024 - 08:08:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the fixtures for the preliminary rounds of the 2024/25 Confederation Cup tournament, following the [...] Full text...

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Red Sea shipping crisis elevates trading costs with extra burden on consumers

12 july 2024 - 07:20:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Due to recently increased attacks by Houthi militants, the Red Sea shipping route remains [...] Full text...

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Helping female-led firms in Ethiopia become more resilient in turbulent times: World Bank Blog By Lauren Marino and Sophia Friedson-Ridenour

04 july 2024 - 06:22:17
Hawassa, Ethiopia (PANA) - On a recent Thursday afternoon, Jalene’s small coffee shop and roastery in Hawassa, Ethiopia, was enveloped [...] Full text...

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Uganda should improve public spending on health for a more productive population

27 june 2024 - 13:58:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Economic activity in Uganda has remained resilient despite multiple successive shocks, with real gross domestic product [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s coffee farms rehabilitation raises output

19 june 2024 - 12:07:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s coffee production in the marketing year 2024/25 is forecast at 1.5 million bags [...] Full text...

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Gaza’s healthcare workers grapple with mental health impact of unyielding war, says health charity

29 april 2024 - 07:21:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After over six months of relentless war, Gaza’s healthcare workers have had to face unprecedented challenges [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch

24 april 2024 - 04:55:59
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Monique Bingham cancels Southern African tour

01 april 2024 - 15:36:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - American singer Monique Bingham has been forced to call off this week's Southern African [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria’s inflation rate hits 29.90% in January amid rising food prices

15 february 2024 - 15:22:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s inflation increased to 29.90 per cent in January 2024 from 28.92 per cent recorded in [...] Full text...

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Houthi rebels’ attacks on ships in Red Sea trigger decrease in trade, global food security

05 february 2024 - 18:05:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Recent attacks by Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea have triggered a [...] Full text...

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South African singer Tyla wins Grammy Award

05 february 2024 - 11:56:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African singer Tyla won her first Grammy for her smash hit Water at [...] Full text...

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South African artist injured in flying incident

11 january 2024 - 06:04:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Grammy award-winning DJ Nkosinathi “Black Coffee” Maphumulo is recovering in an Argentina [...] Full text...

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Burundi lifts restrictions on holding foreign currency accounts

04 january 2024 - 13:42:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs), as well as private entities receiving external support, are once [...] Full text...

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Food price inflation globally exceeds overall inflation in developing regions: WB report

05 december 2023 - 07:56:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high globally and 61.9% of low-income countries have experienced [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nigeria: Nigeria’s inflation rate hits 27.33% as food, beverages, other prices rise

15 november 2023 - 14:48:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s headline inflation rate for October 2023 has increased to 27.33 per cent, from 26.72 per [...] Full text...

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Low-income countries face severe food price inflation: WB

31 october 2023 - 06:58:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high, according to the global food security update released [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa hails SA musician after New York concerts

10 october 2023 - 14:41:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa on Tuesday saluted South African musician [...] Full text...

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South African artist gears for Madison Square Garden gig

03 october 2023 - 11:29:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African musician, Black Coffee, is preparing for the gig of his life – [...] Full text...

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AfDB VP tours Export Trade Group in southern Africa

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

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Sudan conflict: IGAD quartet: A walk into Sudan's landmine field (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

11 july 2023 - 13:32:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cracks are showing not only within the Sudanese political façade at home towards the two belligerents, [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says Uganda oil pipeline project 'impoverishes thousands'

10 july 2023 - 06:17:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The planned oil pipeline in East Africa by French fossil-fuel giant, TotalEnergies, has devastated thousands of people’s livelihoods [...] Full text...

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One in every 10 children works, instead of going to school

12 june 2023 - 16:38:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around the world, some 160 million children work to earn a living, instead of going to [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s coffee yields set to rise 21 percent in 2023/24

25 may 2023 - 05:29:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s coffee output in the new season is forecast to increase by 21 percent [...] Full text...

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Quality control set to increase Uganda’s coffee exports

20 may 2023 - 12:20:04
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Due to good rainfall and the maturation of new high-yielding Robusta coffee seedlings planted in 2019, [...] Full text...

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Good rains shower recovery on Kenya’s coffee plantations

20 may 2023 - 10:27:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s marketing year (MY) 2023/24 coffee production is forecast to increase by 6.7 percent to 800,000 [...] Full text...

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European Council adopts new rules to cut deforestation worldwide

16 may 2023 - 11:09:29
Brussels, 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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Narrow escape of civilian from death in Khartoum exemplifies ordeal of Sudanese in ongoing fight (A feature story by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent in Sudan)

24 april 2023 - 12:33:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For three long days, Salih Idris Ali (not his real name), 32, was trapped behind the [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Year-on-year inflation in March 2023 stands at +32.6 pct

18 april 2023 - 13:16:36
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Year-on-year inflation in March 2023 stood at +32.6%, against 28.0% in the previous month, the Burundi [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Coffee-Cocoa Council reassures operators of commitments to ensure smooth campaign

21 february 2023 - 20:09:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Coffee-Cocoa Council, the regulatory, stabilization and development body of the cocoa sector in Côte [...] Full text...

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South African artists win Grammy Award

06 february 2023 - 12:35:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African musicians Zakes Bantwini, Wouter Kellerman and Nomcebo Zikode have won the award [...] Full text...

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Tunisians go to the polls to elect new parliament

17 december 2022 - 14:34:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians are voting on Saturday in legislative elections boycotted by most political parties in protest against [...] Full text...

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Two thousand soldiers of joint force of Accra initiative to be deployed in Burkina Faso

23 november 2022 - 18:14:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Accra Initiative Summit decided on Tuesday to deploy 2,000 troops to Burkina Faso with [...] Full text...

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Coca-Cola’s bottled still water rebrands in Botswana

04 october 2022 - 14:58:22
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), an international brewer, has announced plans to rebrand its bottled still water [...] Full text...

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Ghana's dairy industry set to grow despite threat from imported products

23 july 2022 - 10:16:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Estimated at a Retail Sale Price (RSP) value of about $350 million in 2021, Ghana’s dairy [...] Full text...

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IMF nods approval of Burundi's policy measures

22 july 2022 - 14:45:23
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Friday its approval of Burundi’s policy response to the [...] Full text...

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Workshop in Bamako on elimination of child labour

15 june 2022 - 17:12:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The international civil society organisation, "Solidaridad West Africa" (SWA), organised on Tuesday a workshop on the [...] Full text...

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Coffee output drops in Tanzania due to low yields, high fertiliser cost, drought

15 june 2022 - 11:13:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s coffee production in marketing year 2022/23 is forecast to decrease 4% to 1.15 [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa hails South Africa's Grammy winner

04 april 2022 - 11:35:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday congratulated top South African DJ Black Coffee on his [...] Full text...

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Mauritius extends moratorium for banning non-biodegradable single use plastic products by one year

12 january 2022 - 07:00:05
Port 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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Burundi declares 2022 Year of Agriculture

01 january 2022 - 19:02:20
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Particular attention will be paid to the agricultural sector in 2022 "as an engine of growth [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian women decry gang rapes in Ethiopia's Amhara region

09 november 2021 - 22:31:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -Women in Nifas Mewcha in Ethiopia's Amhara region where a rebel army has been ransacking villages [...] Full text...

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Burundian president starts working visit to UAE

08 november 2021 - 13:12:21
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's President  Evariste Ndayishimiye left Bujumbura on Monday for the United Arab Emirates on a five-day [...] Full text...

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Climate Change: 11 African countries to benefit from $345 million programme to transform food, land use systems

06 november 2021 - 17:59:04
Glasgow, Scotland, (PANA) - A $345 million programme, The Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Impact Programme (FOLUR), was launched [...] Full text...

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Manufacturing boom to increase demand for African commodities - ECA

06 october 2021 - 20:47:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The increasing industrial output of manufactured products in the Asian and Pacific regions is expected [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's inflation rate drops 0.37% in JUly from 17.75% in June

18 august 2021 - 19:14:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said inflation dropped by 0.37 per cent to 17.38% in [...] Full text...

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AfDB supports creation of agricultural value chains in Côte d'Ivoire – President Adesina

08 july 2021 - 12:48:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank will support Côte d'Ivoire in creating agricultural value chains to create [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Treasury targets massive financial expansion to combat pandemic

11 june 2021 - 01:43:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s finance Ministry has embarked on a massive expansion of the monetary policy, marked by the [...] Full text...

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UNFPA chief urges more international support for stability in Sudan

21 march 2021 - 14:43:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for increased international support for [...] Full text...

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Bank of Tanzania reports slowdown in annual food inflation

29 december 2020 - 10:27:12
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s annual headline inflation slightly eased to 3.0 percent in November 2020 from 3.1 [...] Full text...

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Africa's economic growth to slow to negative 4.1% in 2020 - ECA

15 december 2020 - 19:31:18
Addis 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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The 3rd Burundi Industrial Fair scheduled for 17-19 November

13 november 2020 - 21:06:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Third Industrial Fair will be organized from 17-19 November at the “Club du Lac Tanganyika”, [...] Full text...

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Trade, coronavirus top agenda as Kenyatta meets Italian counterpart

07 november 2020 - 15:23:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Italian counterpart, Sergio Mattarrela, met on Saturday in Rome and discussed  [...] Full text...

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Abate appointed new Ethiopia football Coach

29 september 2020 - 18:46:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) has named Wubetu Abate as the new national team coach, [...] Full text...

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Burundian President pays working visit to Tanzania focusing on economic issues

20 september 2020 - 12:48:54
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's new Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, made his first official visit to Tanzania on Saturday, [...] Full text...

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Kenya media faces backlash over anti-corruption reporting

12 september 2020 - 15:12:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan media is facing a backlash over its reporting on corruption from wealthy citizens and [...] Full text...

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The sacred combat route of Burundi's new strongman

18 june 2020 - 12:13:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The solemn inauguration of the new president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, 52, on Thursday in Gitega, Burundi's new [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $1.5 million emergency grant to curb desert locusts East and Horn of Africa

02 april 2020 - 10:35:59
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a $1.5 million [...] Full text...

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Gabon: Acram and ICO agree to promote African coffee

08 march 2020 - 11:01:50
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Officials of Africa and Madagascar Robusta Coffee Agency (Acram) met in Libreville with Denis Seudieu, an [...] Full text...

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Burundi govt takes over coffee sector again

22 february 2020 - 13:31:20
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi authorities have increased the producer price cherry coffee during the 2020-2021 season by 10%, [...] Full text...

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Burundi Central Bank orders closure of all exchange offices

08 february 2020 - 14:00:37
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  Burundi's Central Bank Saturday ordered the closure by February 15 of "all exchange offices" for failing [...] Full text...

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Burundi earned US$ 32 million in mineral exports in the second half of 2019

31 january 2020 - 16:51:32
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Export revenue from gold, columbantalite and rare earth minerals totaled US$ 32 million over the period [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Govt. takes over coffee sector from 4 unproductive private companies

30 january 2020 - 14:37:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Four private companies and corporate organizations have been evicted from the coffee sector for "insufficient yield", [...] Full text...

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Gabon, Vietnam establish partnership for coffee production, purchase

27 january 2020 - 22:29:36
Libreville, Gabon (PANA)  -  The managing director of the Gabonese Stabilization and Equalization Funds (Caistab), Thierry Prosper Mboutsou, Monday reported [...] Full text...

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Gabon, Vietnam to sign coffee partnership

27 january 2020 - 17:23:33
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The director general of the Stabilization and Equalization Funds of Gabon (Caistab), Thierry Prosper Mboutsou, reported [...] Full text...

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Burundi launches campaign on cashew cultivation

24 january 2020 - 08:01:52
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Thursday launched a campaign for the cultivation of cashew as a new cash crop [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Diaspora sent home $2.8 billion in 2019

20 january 2020 - 12:34:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans abroad sent home $2.8 billion last year, a 3.7 percent rise compared to $2.6 billion [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Trade Minister to meet French business leaders in Paris on Monday

19 january 2020 - 17:11:04
Paris, France (PANA) - Mesganu Arga Moach, Ethiopian Minister of State for Trade and Industry, will on Monday in Paris [...] Full text...

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Burundi's President paints 'largely positive' picture of 2019

01 january 2020 - 12:24:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's head of state, Pierre Nkurunziza, has painted a "largely positive" assessment of the achievements of [...] Full text...

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Nkurunziza eludes issue of his succession in New Year message to Barundi

31 december 2019 - 18:52:06
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The traditional New Year's message to the nation by Burundi Head of State, Pierre Nkurunziza, has [...] Full text...

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2019: Rwanda’s year of diplomatic offensive in SADC region, political standoff with Uganda

29 december 2019 - 13:53:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -   For Rwanda, 2019 has been an active year in diplomacy that extended not only to many [...] Full text...

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Pierre Nkurunziza is proud to be first elected president of Burundi to hold office for so long

26 december 2019 - 22:38:06
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  The Burundian head of state, Pierre Nkurunziza, said here Thursday that among the best memories of [...] Full text...

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December 2019, acrimonious anniversary for Sudanese revolutionaries

24 december 2019 - 19:57:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Minister of Defense Lt Gen. Awad Bin Aouf on 11 April 2019 announced the ouster [...] Full text...

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Ivorian 2019/20 coffee season opens

24 december 2019 - 11:35:29
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian Coffee and Cocoa Board on Monday announced the opening of the 2019/20 coffee season [...] Full text...

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Kenya approves commercial production of genetically modified cotton seeds

19 december 2019 - 18:40:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya's Cabinet has approved the commercial farming of Biotechnologically modified (BT) cotton hybrids, the office of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's GDP grows 11.9% in Q3 of 2019

12 december 2019 - 16:18:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's GDP expanded 11.9 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019 to about 2,358 billion [...] Full text...

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Rwanda partners French club PSG to promote 'inspiring transformation'

04 december 2019 - 11:54:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and the French football club Paris Saint Germain (PSG) on Wednesday announced [...] Full text...

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Speculative practices increase price of subsidised agricultural fertilisers in Burundi

21 november 2019 - 23:50:40
Bujumbura, 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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Agribusiness: Africa’s New Investment Frontier (An AfDB Feature)

05 november 2019 - 19:36:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In the past decade, a stroll along the aisles of any African supermarket is revealing: [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Russia form business council

25 october 2019 - 13:30:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Russia have resolved to establish a business council for implementation of joint trade and [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s heat wave intensifies

22 october 2019 - 14:29:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Environment Wildlife and Tourism and that of Health and Wellness have warned  the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Deputy Premier meets with French bosses in Paris

22 october 2019 - 13:51:43
Paris, France (PANA) - Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen on Monday chaired a meeting of the France-East Africa Council [...] Full text...

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47,653 tonnes of coffee cherries collected in Burundi

16 october 2019 - 13:52:38
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 47,653 tonnes of cherry coffee has been collected for the 2019-2020 coffee season, out of [...] Full text...

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Stakeholders urge private sector to address aflatoxins in ensuring food security in East Africa

09 october 2019 - 15:30:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  - With growing concerns on food security in the region, the East African Grains Council (EAGC) [...] Full text...

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Game and challenges facing privatization policies of the coffee sector in Burundi (Analysis)

04 october 2019 - 16:53:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi government plans to "intervene, coordinate and monitor all links in the coffee sector chain", [...] Full text...

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Board dissolves Côte d'Ivoire's coffee, cocoa marketing company

03 october 2019 - 14:11:13
Abidjan, 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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Cote d'Ivoire cocoa price set at 825 CFAF per kilo

01 october 2019 - 15:01:45
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire's Coffee-Cocoa Board chairman Yves Brahim Kone on Tuesday announced the official opening of the [...] Full text...

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Chinese top foreign policy official emphasises Beijing's resolve to promote infrastructure, trade with Kenya

04 september 2019 - 20:44:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Chinese Special Envoy, Yang Jiechi, Beijing's top foreign policy architect, has emphasised steps to improve [...] Full text...

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Children in the Wilderness mark another successful Tour de Tuli cycling event

17 august 2019 - 14:45:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – As the organiser and beneficiaries of the annual Nedbank Tour de Tuli, Children in the Wilderness [...] Full text...

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'Long winter of discordance ahead in Zimbabwe' - MDC leader warns

16 august 2019 - 14:27:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s leading opposition party president Nelson Chamisa has warned of “a long winter of discordance” after [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's Central Bank licenses first foreign financial services provider

09 august 2019 - 12:39:41
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The National Bank of Ethiopia, the country's Central Bank, has granted a license to Ethio [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2019: Broad smiles replace tears in Guinea

01 july 2019 - 16:34:39
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Reacting to Guinea's last-minute qualification for the knockout stage of the ongoing 2019 African Nations Cup [...] Full text...

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Kenyan economy slows down in first quarter due to poor rains

29 june 2019 - 00:08:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   -   Kenya's economy slowed down in the first quarter of 2019, compared with the same period in [...] Full text...

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"We have brought normalcy with the return of the Zimbabwe dollar", says President Mnangagwa

25 june 2019 - 16:55:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, says the reintroduction of the Zimbabwe dollar has brought the country back [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia tops list of highest number of people displaced since World War II

20 june 2019 - 07:44:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has the highest number of new displacements globally, as new figures reveal over 70 [...] Full text...

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Kenyan commodities exchange to market minerals, agricultural produce

19 june 2019 - 17:06:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has completed the drafting of regulations to guide the process of launching an international commodities [...] Full text...

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Kenya targets speedy manufacturing growth to tap African Free market

19 june 2019 - 13:03:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is set to break new ground in manufacturing of goods and services to boost exports [...] Full text...

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Benchmark interest rates unchanged on strong economic growth trends in Kenya

27 may 2019 - 19:43:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Central Bank of Kenya's (CBK) top policy-making body, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), has retained [...] Full text...

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WB report on Ethiopia shows mixed outlook as growth leads to overall poverty reduction

16 may 2019 - 15:53:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Led by strong performance in the services sector, Ethiopia continues to register a strong economic [...] Full text...

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TRRC to probe Jammeh’s AIDS treatment program

30 april 2019 - 22:01:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   Gambia’s Truth Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC) will start probing into Gambia’s former dictator’s HIV/AIDS presidential [...] Full text...

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French ambassador to Uganda briefs French bosses on business opportunities in Uganda

22 april 2019 - 20:24:19
Paris, France (PANA)   -   Jules-Armand Aniambossou, Ambassador of France to Uganda, will Wednesday present the political and economic situation and [...] Full text...

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Strong concern among African coffee producers

28 march 2019 - 14:25:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Coffee producers are in a state of turmoil. The 124th Ordinary Session of the Council of [...] Full text...

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Global oil prices continue to rise

21 march 2019 - 18:53:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The price of a barrel of WTI oil on Wednesday in New York exceeded the US$ [...] Full text...

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Burundi sets out to modernise agriculture

21 march 2019 - 08:44:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – With agriculture being the mainstay of the Burundian economy, the government has set out modernise the [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON qualifiers: Burundi to feature galaxy of foreign-based players against Gabon

18 march 2019 - 19:25:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The last of the 24 foreign-based players of the Burundi senior national football team, the "Intamba" [...] Full text...

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BCEAO reports significant decline in commodity prices in January

07 march 2019 - 19:26:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Commodity prices fell significantly in January 2019, according to the monthly statistics bulletin of the Central [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON qualifier: Burundi names squad to face Gabon

04 march 2019 - 11:39:32
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The coach of the Burundian national football team, Olivier Niyungeko, has named 25 players, all of [...] Full text...

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Finnfund invests in sustainable avocado farming in Tanzania

04 february 2019 - 14:50:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Finnfund, a Finnish development finance institution, has provided a Euro 2.5 million secured loan to Africado, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso government to impose new taxes in 2019

18 december 2018 - 13:48:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso government is to impose a series of taxes next year as it [...] Full text...

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Line-up for mega Johannesburg concert confirmed

26 november 2018 - 15:39:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Organisers of the Global Citizen Festival on Monday announced that top South African artist, [...] Full text...

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UN Mission in Somalia condemns Baidoa twin bomb blast

14 october 2018 - 06:44:04
Baidoa, Somalia (PANA) - The UN Assistance Mission in Somalia has condemned the Baidoa terror attack on Saturday that killed [...] Full text...

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At least 15 killed in twin terror strike in Somalia

13 october 2018 - 20:01:04
Baidoa, Somalia (PANA) - At least 15 people have been killed in twin bomb explosions in Baidoa, Somalia, the headquarters [...] Full text...

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UN committee recommends 4 hazardous chemicals to be listed

14 september 2018 - 11:51:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Rotterdam Convention’s Chemicals Review Committee has recommended that four hazardous chemicals recommended should be [...] Full text...

thread Health

Displaced Ethiopians, returnees need continued support - UNHCR

07 september 2018 - 11:09:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urging more support for the nearly one million people displaced [...] Full text...

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Small-scale horticulture project transforming lives in Kenya (An AfDB Feature)

24 august 2018 - 13:47:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A decade after going through a food crisis and in the aftermath of the drought in [...] Full text...

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FAO works out new framework to bolster food security to help sustain peace (A feature by FAO)

12 august 2018 - 07:09:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Civil wars and conflicts have increased markedly in the past decade, leading to the recent reverse [...] Full text...

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Dedebit Ladies win 3rd straight Ethiopian 1st div. league

10 july 2018 - 15:11:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 2017/18 Ethiopian Women’s First Division football was concluded on at the weekend, with Dedebit [...] Full text...

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Poorest countries face growing burden from cost of importing food - FAO

10 july 2018 - 09:50:25
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food imports are placing an increasing burden on the world's poorest countries, a new FAO report [...] Full text...

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International Day of Cooperatives sets stage for long-standing production, consumption

08 july 2018 - 06:34:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Each year on the first Saturday in July, the international community celebrates the International Day of [...] Full text...

thread Economy

World must unite against ‘preventable tragedy’ of ocean pollution: UN chief

09 june 2018 - 07:51:59
New York, US (PANA) - From carrying your own water bottle, to volunteering for a local clean-up, everybody needs to [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Global tea consumption, production driven by robust demand in China, India - FAO

28 may 2018 - 11:15:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global tea consumption and production are projected to keep rising over the next decade, driven by [...] Full text...

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'Bees must be protected for the future of our food' - FAO

19 may 2018 - 16:48:44
Ljubljana, Slovenia (PANA) - On the eve of the first World Bee Day, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [...] Full text...

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Kenya police investigate tragic dam collapse

11 may 2018 - 09:36:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan authorities have ordered "immediate and thorough investigations" into Wednesday night's dam collapse at Solai, [...] Full text...

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Kenya dam tragedy death toll climbs to 48

11 may 2018 - 08:41:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 48 people have been killed in Kenya's dam collapse at Solai as the death [...] Full text...

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44 dead, 40 missing in Kenya dam collapse

10 may 2018 - 22:31:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death toll in Kenya's dam collapse has risen further to 44, statement by the National [...] Full text...

thread Society

AfDB moves to accelerate Agri-Business Development in Ethiopia

09 may 2018 - 13:26:48
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed two grant agreements to finance agri-business development projects [...] Full text...

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Origin labelling of food a boost for local economies and sustainable development (A feature by FAO)

29 april 2018 - 04:41:02
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new study has found that food products linked to their place of origin are economically [...] Full text...

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Global anxiety deepens over online data and privacy protection – UN agency

17 april 2018 - 07:13:58
New York, US (PANA) - Internet users worldwide are becoming more worried about their privacy online and many question the [...] Full text...

thread Sciences

South Africa's top artist slammed for performing in Israel

04 april 2018 - 17:49:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Wednesday called for a cultural boycott [...] Full text...

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IMF team finds Liberia’s economy set for recovery

20 march 2018 - 20:03:33
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia’s economy appears poised for recovery following a very difficult period, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) [...] Full text...

thread Economy

IFAD boosts Madagascar food, nutritional security

14 december 2017 - 14:54:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new financial agreement has been signed between the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) [...] Full text...

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Commodity-dependent developing countries urged to diversify economies

12 december 2017 - 10:36:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Without a renewed commitment to policy change, commodity-dependent developing countries (CDDCs) are by 2030 set to [...] Full text...

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FAO urges the protection of mountains from degradation

11 december 2017 - 07:38:46
Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the world celebrates International Mountain Day on Monday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) [...] Full text...

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Rwanda inaugurates first ever e-waste processing facility

05 december 2017 - 13:39:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The first Rwanda’s e-waste recycling initiatives has officially opened its facility located at Bugesera, a [...] Full text...

thread Environment

FAO launches handbook to improve safety in banana farming sector

09 november 2017 - 06:12:01
Geneva, Switzderland (PANA) – The United Nations agriculture agency and the Government of Ecuador launched on Wednesday a practical guide [...] Full text...

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Italy: Bioversity Int'l launches 1st scientific review of agrobiodiversity’s untapped potential

26 september 2017 - 14:46:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Investments in agrobiodiversity play a critical yet overlooked role in tackling wider global targets such as [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Global warming brews trouble in coffee homeland Ethiopia

26 september 2017 - 14:41:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ethiopia is likely to lose half of its coffee growing area due to global [...] Full text...

thread Environment

US: With annual general debate over, time has come for action, UN Assembly President says

26 september 2017 - 06:52:19
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations General Assembly wrapped up its 72nd annual general debate in New York [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Rwanda: Rwandan economy grew 4% in Q2, 2017 - Official

25 september 2017 - 09:51:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4 per cent in the second quarter of [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Kenya: Kenya, Lithuania sign pact on bilateral relations

20 september 2017 - 16:22:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Lithuania have signed a bilateral agreement to establish a mechanism for political consultations in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 16.01 per cent in August

15 september 2017 - 16:37:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), further dropped to 16.01 per [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Cote d’Ivoire: African leaders urge further steps to actualize the green revolution

08 september 2017 - 19:50:19
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The future of Africa’s agriculture looked brighter this week when leaders from across the continent [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Cameroon: Decline in oil production slows Cameroon’s growth

31 august 2017 - 08:04:21
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon’s economic growth continues to slow due to weaker activity in the oil sector, but its [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Nigeria: Inflation on downward slide for sixth month in Nigeria

28 august 2017 - 17:45:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped for the sixth consecutive month as the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB plans big for cocoa-producing African countries

09 august 2017 - 12:45:08
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Cocoa production in Africa is set to take a turn for the better, as the [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Côte d'Ivoire: AfDB releases 28.9 billion FCFA in support of economic governance, growth in Côte d'Ivoire

18 july 2017 - 14:48:53
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Executive Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an African Development Fund [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's economic indicators brighten; June inflation falls to 16.10%

18 july 2017 - 11:57:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian economy is gradually coming out of recession, with the annual inflation falling in June [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya imports from China hit US$4.98 billion in 2016

06 june 2017 - 13:16:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Even though the balance of trade between Kenya and China favours the Asian giants, China remains [...] Full text...

thread Economy

India: AfDB explores investment strategies to tilt markets in favour of African farmers

24 may 2017 - 16:47:20
Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has proposed new investment strategies in Africa’s agriculture sector, which, if [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

India: 'AfDB agri-business funding lays strong foundation for transforming African agriculture'

23 may 2017 - 16:54:41
Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided a roadmap to the growth of agriculture in African [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan economy grows 5.8% on strong service sector demand

19 april 2017 - 18:41:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s economy grew to 5.8 percent with the gross domestic product rising to US$70.5 billion in [...] Full text...

thread Economy

UN: UN reports slow women's political parity

15 march 2017 - 21:43:45
New York, US (PANA) - Women’s voices are still missing from the executive branches of governments and parliaments worldwide, slowing [...] Full text...

thread Gender

Kenya: Kenya Security agents detain South Sudanese rebel leader aides

25 january 2017 - 05:33:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two prominent aides of South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar have been detained in Nairobi pending [...] Full text...

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US: US envoy for Africa visits Liberia 14-17 December

13 december 2016 - 19:22:40
New York, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ms. Linda Thomas-Greenfield will Wednesday undertake a [...] Full text...

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Mexico: Countries urged to prioritise protection of pollinators for food security

07 december 2016 - 08:33:08
Cancun, Mexico (PANA) - Bees, butterflies and other pollinators are increasingly under threat from human activities and countries must transform [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Morocco: Small farmers can earn big returns by investing in climate adaptation - UN report

10 november 2016 - 12:02:29
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has issued a new report which shows [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Rwanda: Paul Kagame congratulates Donald Trump on election as U.S. president

09 november 2016 - 15:40:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on his election as President of the [...] Full text...

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Liberia: Liberia’s GDP growth projected to recover to about 3 percent in 2017

02 november 2016 - 17:50:51
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Despite the successful elimination of the Ebola Virus Disease, the Liberian economy is still not recovering [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Twin suicide bombs explode in Maiduguri, North Eastern Nigeria

29 october 2016 - 12:30:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Boko Haram suspected suicide bombers Saturday detonated coordinated bombs at two different locations in Maiduguri, the [...] Full text...

thread Society

US: Bloomberg Philanthropies commits US$10 million to women’s economic development in Africa

21 september 2016 - 16:46:29
New York, US (PANA) - New York-based charitable organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies on Wednesday announced a US$10 million investment toward expanding [...] Full text...

thread Gender

Central African Republic: IMF team finds CAR's growth constrained by low public investment

13 september 2016 - 19:56:26
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Though the economy of Central African Republic (CAR) has been on a strong [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: US government announces vision to end global hunger, undernutrition

07 september 2016 - 15:03:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Gayle Smith on Wednesday announced the US government's [...] Full text...

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US: American diplomats on official missions to Rwanda, Kenya

16 july 2016 - 16:36:56
New York, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ms. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US Agency for International [...] Full text...

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UN: Coffee does not pose cancer risk - WHO says

15 june 2016 - 18:14:02
New York, US (PANA) - An international working group of scientists convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded [...] Full text...

thread Health

WEF: Africa's future is in transforming agriculture

12 may 2016 - 18:44:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The importance of agriculture and agribusiness in unlocking shared prosperity in Africa was the subject of [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudanese businessmen claim compensation for properties in South Sudan

17 april 2016 - 13:45:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Over 8,000 Sudanese businessmen affected by the creation of a new state of South Sudan have [...] Full text...

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Cote d’Ivoire: IMF commends Ivorian authorities for increasing farmers’ stake in coffee, cocoa

27 february 2016 - 12:21:19
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - A top official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the leadership of Cote [...] Full text...

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Italy: IFAD provides US$33.8m loan to boost farming in DRC

28 january 2016 - 13:36:31
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Poor farmers and women-headed households in DR Congo's North Kivu province will benefit from a [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Senegal: CPJ calls for immediate release of detained Somali journalist

07 january 2016 - 13:04:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The media watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in Somalia to ''immediately [...] Full text...

thread Society

US: 'Somalia intelligence agency detains journalist for weeks'

06 january 2016 - 23:50:18
New York, US (PANA) - Somali authorities should immediately release journalist Abdirisak Omar Ahmed or disclose any charges against him, [...] Full text...

thread Society

US: New York restaurant named after Mandela seeks financial support

06 january 2016 - 14:56:03
New York, US (PANA) - A popular restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, named in honour of the late South Africa [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO warns of threats to food security by climate change-related disasters

26 november 2015 - 11:11:21
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Droughts, floods, storms and other disasters triggered by climate change have risen in frequency and severity [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyatta proposes Indian push for Africa industrialization

27 october 2015 - 17:56:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who Tuesday left Nairobi for the Third India-Africa Summit in New Delhi, [...] Full text...

thread Economy

UN: World lights up in blue to mark UN's 70th anniversary

23 october 2015 - 13:04:20
New York, US (PANA) - From Australia to Azerbaijan, Indonesia to Iraq, Saudi Arabia to South Sudan, some 250 sites [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Unlocking Africa’s potential to create wealth from agriculture (Analysis by Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank )

21 october 2015 - 15:10:02
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - There is an unbelievable contrast today in Africa: How can a continent with such an [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Rwanda:Rwanda's external trade up 3 pct in Q2 compared with 2014

12 october 2015 - 13:54:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s total trade went up by 3 per cent during the second quarter of 2015 compared [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Africa's economic growth stagnates to six-year low on low commodity prices

05 october 2015 - 20:50:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Africa's economy has stagnated to 3.7%, a six-year low for the first time since the boom [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African DJ wins major international award

30 september 2015 - 14:15:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A day after Soweto-born comedian, Trevor Noah, made his debut as the new host [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Norwegians keen to promote business cooperation with East Africa

18 september 2015 - 11:19:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Norwegian businesses and investors are seeing increasing opportunities for business collaboration in the fast [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Central Bank voices concern over 'disorderly market developments'

16 july 2015 - 20:10:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge outlined steps on Thursday to stabilize the shilling [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya Shilling tumbles on renewed foreign currency pressure

06 july 2015 - 19:46:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The Kenyan shilling dropped to a two-decade low of 100.15 against the resurgent US dollar as a [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Coffee prices in Côte d'Ivoire slip

25 june 2015 - 22:18:32
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (PANA) - Coffee prices published on Thursday by the Council of coffee - cocoa, saw a slide [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Leading conservationists join Tanzania in anti-poaching campaign

18 june 2015 - 09:30:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Two leading conservation organizations, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and WildAid, Thursday launched here a [...] Full text...

thread Environment

UN: New FAO guidebook seeks to prevent child labour practices in agriculture

15 june 2015 - 14:48:26
New York, US (PANA) - A new handbook issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has established guidelines intended [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Rwanda: Receipts from Rwanda's exports rise 4% in 2014

27 may 2015 - 18:02:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's external trade volume climbed 4 percent in 2014 when compared to the previous year, representing [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda's producer prices up 1.39% in first quarter 2015

25 may 2015 - 15:26:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The producer price index (PPI), which measures the cost of goods when they leave the factory, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda to export potato to Zambia, South Sudan

30 april 2015 - 20:25:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda plans to soon export potatoes to Zambia and South Sudan, the Rwandan Minister of Trade [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Producer prices edged up 0.96 pct in fourth quarter 2014

24 february 2015 - 21:26:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The producer price index (PPI) which measures inflation from the manufacturers’ perspective, increased by 0.96 per [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: New CAR violence triggers new displacement into DR Congo

24 february 2015 - 14:07:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An upsurge in violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) has triggered fresh displacement [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire : Cocoa, coffee prices maintain upward trend in Côte d’Ivoire

10 february 2015 - 19:19:28
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) – Cocoa and coffee sales at the first commodity trading session Tuesday in Abidjan maintained an [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tanzania set to maintain above 7 per cent GDP growth in 2015

09 january 2015 - 20:34:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's economy continued to register strong macro-economic performance in 2014 with increased receipts from [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Cocoa futures price rise in Côte d'Ivoire

05 january 2015 - 16:29:18
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – Côte d'Ivoire's cocoa futures price at Monday's auction recorded a rise while coffee went down, [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Coffee futures price on upward trend in Côte d'Ivoire

02 january 2015 - 17:47:25
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Coffee futures price released Friday by the Coffee-Cocoa Council maintained an upward trend while cocoa [...] Full text...

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Côte-d'Ivoire: Cocoa futures prices rise in Cote d'Ivoire

30 december 2014 - 13:35:28
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Cocoa futures prices released Tuesday by the Coffee and Cocoa Council of Côte d’Ivoire have [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: Cocoa futures prices rise in Cote d'Ivoire

22 december 2014 - 17:04:38
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Cocoa futures prices released Monday by the Coffee and Cocoa Council of Côte d’Ivoire indicated [...] Full text...

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US: IMF reviews Burundi's economic performance, gives passmark

18 december 2014 - 09:04:24
New York, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed an economic review mission to Burundi during which [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Increased tourist arrivals raise Tanzania’s foreign receipts

21 november 2014 - 10:11:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania recorded a 12.1 percent increase in tourism receipts amounting to over US$1.9 billion [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Fast-growing fish farming to improve nuitrition in Africa, Asia - FAO

14 november 2014 - 11:13:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Fish farming will likely grow more than expected in the coming decade, offering a chance for [...] Full text...

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