Tunisians go to the polls to elect new parliament
17 december 2022 - 14:34:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians are voting on Saturday in legislative elections boycotted by most political parties in protest against [...] Full text...
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Food crisis looms in Malawi due to failure to protect farming against climate hazards
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Ouagadougou International Handicraft exhibition opens
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Libyan parliamentary committee rejects auction of LAICO assets in Central African Republic
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‘Let’s all become the champions the ocean needs’ – UN chief Guterres
- Gender
Women’s Group launch of platform to monitor violence against women during elections in Libya
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US provides $100 billion to save more than 25 million lives in AIDS relief programme
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Libyan PM stresses need for construction of passenger terminal at Tripoli airport
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Libyan newspaper slams misinformation war against migrants
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Global internet firm sets up root server in Kenya
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Three agencies unite to ensure every child receives a healthy meal in school, every day
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UN investigators call on Libyan authorities to provide justice for victims of human rights violations
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Etienne Ndayiragije appointed new coach of Burundi national football teams
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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians are voting on Saturday in legislative elections boycotted by most political parties in protest against [...] Full text...
Two thousand soldiers of joint force of Accra initiative to be deployed in Burkina Faso
23 november 2022 - 18:14:52Ouagadougou, 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 - 14:58:22Gaborone, 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 - 10:16:10Accra, 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 - 14:45:23Bujumbura, 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 - 17:12:31Bamako, 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 - 11:13:37Dar 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 - 11:35:50Cape 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 - 07:00:05Port 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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Burundi declares 2022 Year of Agriculture
01 january 2022 - 19:02:20Bujumbura, 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 - 22:31:22Addis 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 - 13:12:21Bujumbura, 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 - 17:59:04Glasgow, 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 - 20:47:47Addis 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 - 19:14:56Abuja, 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 - 12:48:02Abidjan, 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 - 01:43:11Nairobi, 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 - 14:43:40Khartoum, 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 - 10:27:12Dar 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 - 19:31:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Economic growth in Africa is projected to drop drastically to negative 4.1% before making a [...] Full text...
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The 3rd Burundi Industrial Fair scheduled for 17-19 November
13 november 2020 - 21:06:44Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Third Industrial Fair will be organized from 17-19 November at the “Club du Lac Tanganyika”, [...] Full text...
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Trade, coronavirus top agenda as Kenyatta meets Italian counterpart
07 november 2020 - 15:23:32Nairobi, 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 - 18:46:57Addis 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 - 12:48:54Bujumbura, 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 - 15:12:31Nairobi, 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 - 12:13:48Bujumbura, 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 - 10:35:59Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a $1.5 million [...] Full text...
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Gabon: Acram and ICO agree to promote African coffee
08 march 2020 - 11:01:50Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Officials of Africa and Madagascar Robusta Coffee Agency (Acram) met in Libreville with Denis Seudieu, an [...] Full text...
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Burundi govt takes over coffee sector again
22 february 2020 - 13:31:20Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi authorities have increased the producer price cherry coffee during the 2020-2021 season by 10%, [...] Full text...
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Burundi Central Bank orders closure of all exchange offices
08 february 2020 - 14:00:37Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Central Bank Saturday ordered the closure by February 15 of "all exchange offices" for failing [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Burundi earned US$ 32 million in mineral exports in the second half of 2019
31 january 2020 - 16:51:32Bujumbura, 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 - 14:37:59Bujumbura, 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 - 22:29:36Libreville, 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 - 17:23:33Libreville, 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 - 08:01:52Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Thursday launched a campaign for the cultivation of cashew as a new cash crop [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Diaspora sent home $2.8 billion in 2019
20 january 2020 - 12:34:22Nairobi, 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 - 17:11:04Paris, 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 - 12:24:57Bujumbura, 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 - 18:52:06Bujumbura, 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 - 13:53:50Kigali, 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 - 22:38:06Bujumbura, 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 - 19:57:49Khartoum, 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 - 11:35:29Abidjan, 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 - 18:40:31Nairobi, 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 - 16:18:34Kigali, 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 - 11:54:27Kigali, 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 - 23:50:40Bujumbura, 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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Agribusiness: Africa’s New Investment Frontier (An AfDB Feature)
05 november 2019 - 19:36:49Abidjan, 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 - 13:30:28Nairobi, 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 - 14:29:37Gaborone, 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 - 13:51:43Paris, 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 - 13:52:38Bujumbura, 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 - 15:30:14Addis 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 - 16:53:12Bujumbura, 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 - 14:11:13Abidjan, 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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Cote d'Ivoire cocoa price set at 825 CFAF per kilo
01 october 2019 - 15:01:45Abidjan, 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 - 20:44:52Nairobi, 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 - 14:45:10Gaborone, 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 - 14:27:50Harare, 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 - 12:39:41Addis 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 - 16:34:39Conakry, 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 - 00:08:32Nairobi, 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 - 16:55:34Harare, 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 - 07:44:30Addis 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 - 17:06:34Nairobi, 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 - 13:03:38Nairobi, 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 - 19:43:25Nairobi, 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 - 15:53:40Addis 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 - 22:01:55Banjul, 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 - 20:24:19Paris, 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 - 14:25:54Dakar, 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 - 18:53:07Dakar, 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 - 08:44:50Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – With agriculture being the mainstay of the Burundian economy, the government has set out modernise the [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON qualifiers: Burundi to feature galaxy of foreign-based players against Gabon
18 march 2019 - 19:25:59Bujumbura, 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 - 19:26:26Dakar, 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 - 11:39:32Bujumbura, 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 - 14:50:20Nairobi, 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 - 13:48:28Ouagadougou, 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 - 15:39:14Cape 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 - 06:44:04Baidoa, 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 - 20:01:04Baidoa, 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 - 11:51:33Rome, 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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Displaced Ethiopians, returnees need continued support - UNHCR
07 september 2018 - 11:09:43Geneva, 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 - 13:47:22Nairobi, 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 - 07:09:55Rome, 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 - 15:11:14Addis 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 - 09:50:25Rome, 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 - 06:34:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Each year on the first Saturday in July, the international community celebrates the International Day of [...] Full text...
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World must unite against ‘preventable tragedy’ of ocean pollution: UN chief
09 june 2018 - 07:51:59New York, US (PANA) - From carrying your own water bottle, to volunteering for a local clean-up, everybody needs to [...] Full text...
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Global tea consumption, production driven by robust demand in China, India - FAO
28 may 2018 - 11:15:51Rome, 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 - 16:48:44Ljubljana, 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 - 09:36:06Nairobi, 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 - 08:41:17Nairobi, 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 - 22:31:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death toll in Kenya's dam collapse has risen further to 44, statement by the National [...] Full text...
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AfDB moves to accelerate Agri-Business Development in Ethiopia
09 may 2018 - 13:26:48Addis 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 - 04:41:02Rome, 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 - 07:13:58New York, US (PANA) - Internet users worldwide are becoming more worried about their privacy online and many question the [...] Full text...
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South Africa's top artist slammed for performing in Israel
04 april 2018 - 17:49:39Cape 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 - 20:03:33Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia’s economy appears poised for recovery following a very difficult period, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) [...] Full text...
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IFAD boosts Madagascar food, nutritional security
14 december 2017 - 14:54:16Nairobi, 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 - 10:36:29Geneva, 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 - 07:38:46Rome, 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 - 13:39:30Kigali, 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 - 06:12:01Geneva, 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 - 14:46:59Rome, 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 - 14:41:50Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ethiopia is likely to lose half of its coffee growing area due to global [...] Full text...
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US: With annual general debate over, time has come for action, UN Assembly President says
26 september 2017 - 06:52:19New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations General Assembly wrapped up its 72nd annual general debate in New York [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Rwandan economy grew 4% in Q2, 2017 - Official
25 september 2017 - 09:51:47Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4 per cent in the second quarter of [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya, Lithuania sign pact on bilateral relations
20 september 2017 - 16:22:41Nairobi, 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 - 16:37:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), further dropped to 16.01 per [...] Full text...
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Cote d’Ivoire: African leaders urge further steps to actualize the green revolution
08 september 2017 - 19:50:19Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The future of Africa’s agriculture looked brighter this week when leaders from across the continent [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: Decline in oil production slows Cameroon’s growth
31 august 2017 - 08:04:21Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon’s economic growth continues to slow due to weaker activity in the oil sector, but its [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Inflation on downward slide for sixth month in Nigeria
28 august 2017 - 17:45:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped for the sixth consecutive month as the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which [...] Full text...
thread Economy
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...
thread Economy
Côte d'Ivoire: AfDB releases 28.9 billion FCFA in support of economic governance, growth in Côte d'Ivoire
18 july 2017 - 14:48:53Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Executive Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an African Development Fund [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigeria: Nigeria's economic indicators brighten; June inflation falls to 16.10%
18 july 2017 - 11:57:16Abuja, 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 - 13:16:58Nairobi, 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 - 16:47:20Ahmedabad, 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 - 16:54:41Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided a roadmap to the growth of agriculture in African [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Kenya: Kenyan economy grows 5.8% on strong service sector demand
19 april 2017 - 18:41:45Nairobi, 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 - 21:43:45New 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 - 05:33:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two prominent aides of South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar have been detained in Nairobi pending [...] Full text...
thread Politics
US: US envoy for Africa visits Liberia 14-17 December
13 december 2016 - 19:22:40New York, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ms. Linda Thomas-Greenfield will Wednesday undertake a [...] Full text...
thread Society
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...
thread Environment
Morocco: Small farmers can earn big returns by investing in climate adaptation - UN report
10 november 2016 - 12:02:29Marrakech, 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 - 15:40:08Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on his election as President of the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Liberia: Liberia’s GDP growth projected to recover to about 3 percent in 2017
02 november 2016 - 17:50:51Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Despite the successful elimination of the Ebola Virus Disease, the Liberian economy is still not recovering [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigeria: Twin suicide bombs explode in Maiduguri, North Eastern Nigeria
29 october 2016 - 12:30:14Abuja, 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 - 16:46:29New 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 - 19:56:26Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Though the economy of Central African Republic (CAR) has been on a strong [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Rwanda: US government announces vision to end global hunger, undernutrition
07 september 2016 - 15:03:33Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Gayle Smith on Wednesday announced the US government's [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
US: American diplomats on official missions to Rwanda, Kenya
16 july 2016 - 16:36:56New York, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ms. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US Agency for International [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN: Coffee does not pose cancer risk - WHO says
15 june 2016 - 18:14:02New 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 - 18:44:03Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The importance of agriculture and agribusiness in unlocking shared prosperity in Africa was the subject of [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Sudan: Sudanese businessmen claim compensation for properties in South Sudan
17 april 2016 - 13:45:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Over 8,000 Sudanese businessmen affected by the creation of a new state of South Sudan have [...] Full text...
thread Society
Cote d’Ivoire: IMF commends Ivorian authorities for increasing farmers’ stake in coffee, cocoa
27 february 2016 - 12:21:19Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - A top official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the leadership of Cote [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Italy: IFAD provides US$33.8m loan to boost farming in DRC
28 january 2016 - 13:36:31Rome, 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 - 13:04:41Dakar, 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 - 23:50:18New 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 - 14:56:03New York, US (PANA) - A popular restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, named in honour of the late South Africa [...] Full text...
thread Society
Italy: FAO warns of threats to food security by climate change-related disasters
26 november 2015 - 11:11:21Rome, Italy (PANA) - Droughts, floods, storms and other disasters triggered by climate change have risen in frequency and severity [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Kenya: Kenyatta proposes Indian push for Africa industrialization
27 october 2015 - 17:56:56Nairobi, 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 - 13:04:20New York, US (PANA) - From Australia to Azerbaijan, Indonesia to Iraq, Saudi Arabia to South Sudan, some 250 sites [...] Full text...
thread Society
Cote d'Ivoire: Unlocking Africa’s potential to create wealth from agriculture (Analysis by Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank )
21 october 2015 - 15:10:02Abidjan, 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 - 13:54:49Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s total trade went up by 3 per cent during the second quarter of 2015 compared [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Kenya: Africa's economic growth stagnates to six-year low on low commodity prices
05 october 2015 - 20:50:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Africa's economy has stagnated to 3.7%, a six-year low for the first time since the boom [...] Full text...
thread Economy
South Africa: South African DJ wins major international award
30 september 2015 - 14:15:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A day after Soweto-born comedian, Trevor Noah, made his debut as the new host [...] Full text...
thread Society
Tanzania: Norwegians keen to promote business cooperation with East Africa
18 september 2015 - 11:19:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Norwegian businesses and investors are seeing increasing opportunities for business collaboration in the fast [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Kenya: Central Bank voices concern over 'disorderly market developments'
16 july 2015 - 20:10:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge outlined steps on Thursday to stabilize the shilling [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Kenya: Kenya Shilling tumbles on renewed foreign currency pressure
06 july 2015 - 19:46:17Nairobi, 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 - 22:18:32Abidjan, Ivory Coast (PANA) - Coffee prices published on Thursday by the Council of coffee - cocoa, saw a slide [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Tanzania: Leading conservationists join Tanzania in anti-poaching campaign
18 june 2015 - 09:30:53Dar 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 - 14:48:26New 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 - 18:02:13Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's external trade volume climbed 4 percent in 2014 when compared to the previous year, representing [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Rwanda: Rwanda's producer prices up 1.39% in first quarter 2015
25 may 2015 - 15:26:23Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The producer price index (PPI), which measures the cost of goods when they leave the factory, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Rwanda: Rwanda to export potato to Zambia, South Sudan
30 april 2015 - 20:25:18Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda plans to soon export potatoes to Zambia and South Sudan, the Rwandan Minister of Trade [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Rwanda: Producer prices edged up 0.96 pct in fourth quarter 2014
24 february 2015 - 21:26:54Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The producer price index (PPI) which measures inflation from the manufacturers’ perspective, increased by 0.96 per [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Tanzania: New CAR violence triggers new displacement into DR Congo
24 february 2015 - 14:07:33Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An upsurge in violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) has triggered fresh displacement [...] Full text...
thread Society
Cote d'Ivoire : Cocoa, coffee prices maintain upward trend in Côte d’Ivoire
10 february 2015 - 19:19:28Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) – Cocoa and coffee sales at the first commodity trading session Tuesday in Abidjan maintained an [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Tanzania: Tanzania set to maintain above 7 per cent GDP growth in 2015
09 january 2015 - 20:34:50Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's economy continued to register strong macro-economic performance in 2014 with increased receipts from [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Côte d'Ivoire: Cocoa futures price rise in Côte d'Ivoire
05 january 2015 - 16:29:18Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – Côte d'Ivoire's cocoa futures price at Monday's auction recorded a rise while coffee went down, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Côte d'Ivoire: Coffee futures price on upward trend in Côte d'Ivoire
02 january 2015 - 17:47:25Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Coffee futures price released Friday by the Coffee-Cocoa Council maintained an upward trend while cocoa [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Côte-d'Ivoire: Cocoa futures prices rise in Cote d'Ivoire
30 december 2014 - 13:35:28Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Cocoa futures prices released Tuesday by the Coffee and Cocoa Council of Côte d’Ivoire have [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Côte d’Ivoire: Cocoa futures prices rise in Cote d'Ivoire
22 december 2014 - 17:04:38Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Cocoa futures prices released Monday by the Coffee and Cocoa Council of Côte d’Ivoire indicated [...] Full text...
thread Economy
US: IMF reviews Burundi's economic performance, gives passmark
18 december 2014 - 09:04:24New York, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed an economic review mission to Burundi during which [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Tanzania: Increased tourist arrivals raise Tanzania’s foreign receipts
21 november 2014 - 10:11:06Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania recorded a 12.1 percent increase in tourism receipts amounting to over US$1.9 billion [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Kenya: Fast-growing fish farming to improve nuitrition in Africa, Asia - FAO
14 november 2014 - 11:13:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Fish farming will likely grow more than expected in the coming decade, offering a chance for [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Kenya: Kenya, Algeria seal Cooperation Pact
13 november 2014 - 11:47:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Algeria have signed two pacts on cooperation and political consultation, according to Kenya's Foreign [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Tanzania: Local dailies focus on 2015 general elections, other issues
25 october 2014 - 10:47:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - As election year 2015 approaches, Tanzanians are agog at what it will bring as [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Tanzania: EU strikes a comprehensive trade deal with East African Community
18 october 2014 - 07:52:02Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Negotiators from the EU and the East African Community (EAC) have finalised a new [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Tanzania: Affected West African countries working on post-Ebola recovery plan
12 october 2014 - 12:20:07Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The three countries worst hit by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa are working [...] Full text...
thread Health
Tanzania: Political uncertainties ahead of 2015 polls cloud Burundi's economic outlook
24 september 2014 - 09:17:28Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Burundi's medium-term economic outlook remains difficult, with downside risks arising from political uncertainties ahead [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Tanzania: Farm harvests bring Tanzania's food inflation down
14 august 2014 - 09:45:12Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Due to onset of the mid-year food harvest season in most parts of the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
France: INTERPOL joins global call to end trafficking in persons
30 july 2014 - 15:25:20Lyon, France (PANA) - INTERPOL is backing the first World Day against Trafficking in Persons, celebrated on 30 July, to [...] Full text...
thread Society
Belgium: EU, Cameroon EPA to come into force on 4 August
28 july 2014 - 20:18:18Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and Cameroon will come into force from [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Tanzania: Gold exports tumble but improved non-traditional goods raise earnings
23 july 2014 - 11:18:02Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Improvement in the value of manufactured goods and minerals, excluding gold, helped raise Tanzania's [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Kenya: Gor gears up for Cecafa Kagame Cup tourney
22 july 2014 - 15:58:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Gor Mahia open their 2014 Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) Kagame [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Tanzania: Central bank foresees bumper crop harvests
20 june 2014 - 10:00:14Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania anticipates good crop harvests owing to above average rainfall this year, the the [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Cameroon: Cameroonians urged to consume more cocoa and coffee
03 june 2014 - 22:37:05Douala, Cameroon (PANA) – The inter-professional cocoa and coffee council (CICC) of Cameroon is urging the citizens to consume more [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: Cocoa production drops by 26%
01 may 2014 - 20:26:35Douala, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon's cocoa exports for the 2013/14 season have dropped by 26% over the same period during [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Tanzania: Decline in export prices, volume widen deficit in current account
01 may 2014 - 11:37:23Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Mainland Tanzania’s current account deficit widened to US$4.8 billion during February 2014, compared to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia targets 14% economic growth rate in 2014
25 april 2014 - 10:27:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has announced a 14% economic growth target for 2014, a [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Guinea: Ebola fever grips Guineans
02 april 2014 - 13:00:50Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guineans have been gripped by the fever of Ebola Virus Disease which has hit some parts [...] Full text...
thread Health
Cameroon: Coffee exports drop by 50% in February 2014
29 march 2014 - 14:03:45Douala, Cameroon (PANA) – The export of Cameroonian coffee dropped by about 50% last month compared to the same period [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Tanzania: Low export prices widen current account deficit
26 march 2014 - 13:03:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania registered a widened current account deficit of about US$ 5 billion during the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Burundi: Pan-African conference on coffee opens
13 february 2014 - 20:28:38Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Thursday opened the 11th African Fine Coffee Conference [...] Full text...
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Libya: Reporters without borders condemn violence against media practitioners in Libya
13 february 2014 - 15:15:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Reporters without borders on Wednesday condemned the violence targeting media practitioners in Libya, four of whom [...] Full text...
thread Society
Libya: Gunmen kidnap newspaper editor in Libya
11 february 2014 - 14:40:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Unidentified gunmen on Monday kidnapped Ali Younoss, the Chief Editor of the Libyan newspaper, ''Tripoli'', the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Cameroon: EU grants Cameroon FCFA 15 billion to boost coffee production
29 january 2014 - 20:51:50Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has granted Cameroon FCFA 15 billion to boost the production of robusta [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Cameroon: Coffee production slumps in Cameroon
28 january 2014 - 22:12:57Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Coffee production in Cameroon has slumped by more than half from 38,127 tonnes in 2011 to [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
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...
thread Agriculture
FAO urges West Africa to bolster agric sector
18 december 2013 - 15:56:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Boosting productivity, fostering competitiveness and ensuring that small-scale farmers have greater access to markets are key [...] Full text...
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CAR risks food insecurity - FAO
16 december 2013 - 10:54:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Farmers in the Central African Republic (CAR) need urgent assistance to prevent the food security in [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Jonathan unveils intervention programme in North East Nigeria
03 december 2013 - 18:30:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday unveiled his administration's intervention programme, specifically targeted at accelerating the pace of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nairobi hosts food processing and packaging fair
22 november 2013 - 15:42:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan capital city of Nairobi will 26-28 November, 2013, host and international Food Processing and [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, Gabon to sign cooperation agreements this week
14 october 2013 - 13:30:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Gabon are to sign a number of agreements when the Gabonese President, Ali Bongo [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia, Chinese association sign deal on industrial park construction
04 september 2013 - 11:52:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Ministry of Industry and China’s Association of Industry Zones have signed an agreement for [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Tanzania’s debt burden rises on endless govt borrowing
15 august 2013 - 09:33:54Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Despite its increased receipts from traditional and manufactured goods exports as well as tourism [...] Full text...
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NEPAD rebrands, launches new logo
05 july 2013 - 20:51:56Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency on Friday launched its new logo which [...] Full text...
thread Economy
AfDB approves US$ 80 million loan for African countries
27 june 2013 - 17:18:40Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) Thursday approved an US$ 80 million loan towards financing agricultural projects [...] Full text...
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