WFP scales up operations to reach millions in Sudan
22 november 2024 - 20:23:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A World Food Programme (WFP) convoy arrived in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur, Sudan, [...] Full text...
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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A World Food Programme (WFP) convoy arrived in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur, Sudan, [...] Full text...
Libyan local leaders, youth develop pilot community violence reduction programme for Ubari
28 october 2024 - 05:54:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Over three days in Tripoli, community leaders, civil society organisations and youth representatives from Ubari and [...] Full text...
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UN chief tells President Putin Russian invasion violates UN Charter
26 october 2024 - 07:19:20Kazan, Russia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that [...] Full text...
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Expensive farm inputs, insecurity in producing regions, high transport costs impact grain yields in Nigeria
04 october 2024 - 08:26:34Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Imports of wheat, rice, and maize marketing in year 2024/25 are estimated to increase as the [...] Full text...
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IMF, Seychellois authorities reach Staff-Level Agreement on Third Reviews
01 october 2024 - 14:24:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Todd Schneider, conducted discussions with the [...] Full text...
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‘Irrefutable’ need for global regulation of AI: UN experts
20 september 2024 - 06:26:31New York, US (PANA) - The imperative for global regulation of the booming artificial intelligence (AI) field is “irrefutable”, a [...] Full text...
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Egypt’s cane sugar production drops
23 august 2024 - 07:14:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s sugar production in marketing year 2024/25 (October to September) is forecast to reach 2.6 million [...] Full text...
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Botswana prepares for historic UN conference on landlocked countries
23 august 2024 - 05:25:42Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Leaders from landlocked developing countries, (LLDCs) will gather in Gaborone, Botswana, this December to tackle challenges, [...] Full text...
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US Department of Agriculture announces trade mission to Morocco
15 august 2024 - 07:33:49Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. [...] Full text...
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World cannot continue to turn blind eye to Sudan as man-made famine is confirmed in Darfur camp: Humanitarians
05 august 2024 - 08:08:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A man-made famine has taken hold of one of Darfur's largest displacement sites, Zamzam camp near [...] Full text...
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Global food price index broadly unchanged in July
03 august 2024 - 07:16:25Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity benchmarks remained largely unchanged in July, with rises in vegetable oils, meat and [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Hunger fears persist as Israeli operations further harm enclave’s farmers
25 july 2024 - 12:18:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As President Biden on Thursday prepared to meet Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss progress on [...] Full text...
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‘Largest’ displacements so far in Gaza’s war of attrition: UN aid agencies
18 july 2024 - 18:39:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Thursday about having to cut rations in Gaza where [...] Full text...
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Preventing deforestation while leveraging trade for development: World Bank Blog By Chris Wellisz
18 july 2024 - 08:13:19Dar 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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UN Trade and Development calls for sustainable and equitable strategies to mitigate digital economy’s growing environmental impact
12 july 2024 - 19:07:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A global shift towards circularity focusing on responsible production and consumption is crucial to making the [...] Full text...
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Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency
11 july 2024 - 06:27:18New York, US (PANA) - Did you know that producing a computer weighing two kilogrammes (kg) requires a staggering 800kg [...] Full text...
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Green Zambia: Financing a liveable future: World Bank Blog By Qursum Qasim
03 july 2024 - 12:12:54Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Green is the new buzzword, but what does greening industry and the financial sector mean in [...] Full text...
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Special Rapporteur urges global action to recognise and combat prostitution as a system of violence against women and girls
22 june 2024 - 06:36:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Prostitution must be urgently recognised as a system of violence, exploitation and abuse, the Special Rapporteur [...] Full text...
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Independent rights expert calls for an end to ‘normalisation’ of prostitution
22 june 2024 - 00:16:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s independent human rights expert countering violence against women and girls called on Friday for [...] Full text...
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Libya. FAO discuss activation of agricultural projects
14 june 2024 - 06:10:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Minister for Economic Affair in the Government of National Unity, Saad Al-Hanich, chaired a [...] Full text...
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Ongoing war destroying social fabric in Gaza, UN aid official says
04 june 2024 - 06:16:52New York, USA (PANA) - The narrowing space left for civilians in the Gaza Strip is becoming increasingly limited and [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s economy shows resilience amid global challenges - World Bank
24 may 2024 - 16:18:21Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia's economy has shown a remarkable resilience in the face of heightened global and regional [...] Full text...
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WHO reports major increase in sexually transmitted infections
22 may 2024 - 04:40:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as syphilis are on the rise in most regions of the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Nearly 800,000 now displaced from Rafah
19 may 2024 - 05:21:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Roughly 800,000 people have been forced to flee Rafah since Israel launched a military operation in [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Countless lives at stake in Sudan’s El Fasher, warn UN aid teams
13 may 2024 - 12:59:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN teams are flagging reports that a hospital in Sudan’s North Darfur has been damaged in a [...] Full text...
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Global commodity prices level off, hurting prospects for lower inflation
25 april 2024 - 09:03:19EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2024, AT 11:00 AM UTC. Washington, United States (PANA) - Global commodity prices [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Paris conference on Sudan should jump-start new approach to humanitarian funding
15 april 2024 - 10:54:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the one-year anniversary of the [...] Full text...
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Egypt seeks to raise earnings of millions working in cotton production, textile manufacturing
12 april 2024 - 11:36:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s cotton production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast at 310,000 bales, down 40,000 bales [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Israel continues to block aid into northern Gaza
02 april 2024 - 05:45:23Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israeli forces are blocking aid deliveries into famine-stricken northern Gaza as the five-month-long war grinds on [...] Full text...
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UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
26 march 2024 - 10:08:33New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly on Monday [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: We must push for lasting peace in Gaza, UN chief insists, as starvation threat nears
25 march 2024 - 11:14:49Amman, Jordan (PANA) - With “starvation bearing down” on Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday repeated his call for [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Top ministers of several countries, UN agencies stress need for humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza
14 march 2024 - 05:44:50Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Senior ministers of several countries as well as top officials of UN agencies have stressed [...] Full text...
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4.6 million people to benefit from stronger community health services in Mozambique
01 march 2024 - 19:40:58Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - A new programme will improve healthcare and nutrition services for about 4.6 million people, especially women, [...] Full text...
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Climate Action in Ethiopia: Acting now to build resilience and leverage opportunities
29 february 2024 - 13:05:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A new World Bank report finds that annual average losses to gross domestic product (GDP) [...] Full text...
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Climate, conflict collide on high seas: UN warns of soaring costs and delays
23 february 2024 - 06:12:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea coupled with wider geopolitical and climate-related crises, are [...] Full text...
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Fighting in DR Congo threatens stability of entire region, envoy warns
21 february 2024 - 06:42:42New York, US (PANA) - In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), fighting between the M23 armed group [...] Full text...
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Houthi rebels’ attacks on ships in Red Sea trigger decrease in trade, global food security
05 february 2024 - 18:05:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Recent attacks by Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea have triggered a [...] Full text...
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Emerging markets navigate global interest rate volatility: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian, Fabio Natalucci, and Jason Wu
02 february 2024 - 07:04:24Washington, United States (PANA) - Global interest rates in recent months have gone on a rollercoaster, especially those on longer-term [...] Full text...
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South Africa's first shipment of AfCFTA goods hailed
31 january 2024 - 10:51:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday officiated the launch of South Africa's first shipment and [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Nine killed in direct hit on UNRWA shelter in Gaza - UN
25 january 2024 - 06:21:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nine people were killed and 75 injured on Wednesday in a direct hit on a training centre turned [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum portrays initiatives to balance drivers of growth, productivity
19 january 2024 - 16:49:05Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – Participants of the World Economic Forum 2024 made the case that a new growth model is [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza health system collapsing, as UN agencies renew ceasefire call
18 january 2024 - 07:23:07New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is continuing to do all it can to deliver critical [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum: Schwab Foundation announces social innovators of 2024
16 january 2024 - 17:20:16Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – From India to Morocco, the United States to Ecuador, the 16 organizations awarded by the Schwab [...] Full text...
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Gold hit new highs in 2023, but inflationary scares likely in 2024: World Gold Council
11 january 2024 - 07:08:08Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Emerging market (EM) demand for gold provided not only a ballast to lacklustre developed [...] Full text...
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Food price inflation fears ease again: FAO
06 january 2024 - 04:53:21Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reported on Friday that the Food Price Index ended the [...] Full text...
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Gold among top 2023 commodity performers
05 january 2024 - 15:17:23Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Gold reached a record high in 2023, finishing the year at US$2,078.40/oz (+14.6% y/y) [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights group says Israel using starvation as weapon of war in Gaza
18 december 2023 - 07:21:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza [...] Full text...
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Global cooperation critical to combat transnational organised crime
07 december 2023 - 19:24:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called for stronger action to fight the growing challenge of transnational organized [...] Full text...
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Some 6.5 million Nigerians face food insecurity In 2024 - Report
10 november 2023 - 12:09:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 26.5 million Nigerians are expected to grapple with high levels of food insecurity in 2024, [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis has ‘effectively put on hold’ political dispute over Abyei
06 november 2023 - 19:21:18New York, US (PANA) - The war between rival militaries in Sudan has interrupted encouraging signs of dialogue between Sudan [...] Full text...
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Smallholder farmers embrace integrated pest and disease management in Malawi, saving ecosystems* (World Bank Blog By Mercy Chimpokosera-Mseu)
02 november 2023 - 14:33:20Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Pest and diseases are a global challenge when it comes to turning food and nutrition security [...] Full text...
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Conflict in Middle East could bring ‘dual shock’ to global commodity markets: World Bank report
30 october 2023 - 11:10:19Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Although the global economy is in a much better position than it was in the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Thousands in Gaza storm UN warehouses; a sign of desperation after weeks-long ‘siege’
30 october 2023 - 07:09:31Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Relief agencies warned on Sunday that civil order is starting to break down in Gaza after [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza death toll passes 5,000 with no ceasefire in sight
23 october 2023 - 18:38:47Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The number of people killed in Gaza has reached 5,087, according to latest reports from de [...] Full text...
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Top humanitarian official in Chad calls for urgent support
17 october 2023 - 06:01:41N'djamena, Chad (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Chad, Violette Kakyomya, warned on Monday that the country is facing [...] Full text...
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Training more nurses to bring quality health care to hard-to-reach communities in Kenya- World Bank Blog (By Dr. Leah Chebet Bii)
12 october 2023 - 16:10:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Health workers are the backbone of health systems that meet the needs of their communities. In remote [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis has region ‘at a tipping point’: UN relief chief
11 october 2023 - 05:44:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The top UN humanitarian official on Tuesday called for an end to the escalating violence in [...] Full text...
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Resilient global economy still limping along, with growing divergences: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
10 october 2023 - 15:34:50Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy continues to recover from the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and [...] Full text...
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Water ‘being taken for granted’, warns FAO chief
04 october 2023 - 15:21:20Rome, Italy (PANA) - While some 2.4 billion people live in countries where the supply of water is limited, global [...] Full text...
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Geo-economic fragmentation threatens food security, clean energy transition: IMF Blog
03 october 2023 - 17:20:57Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 fragmented major commodity markets. Countries have since restricted [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS undermined, in dilema on Niger (By Paul Ejime)
20 september 2023 - 16:32:42Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - France and the United States were two countries that championed so-called international condemnation of and outrage [...] Full text...
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Angola: Unlocking the potential of creative industries (UNCTAD Feature)
15 september 2023 - 18:30:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Angola's nascent creative industries hold vast potential to help diversify its oil-dependent economy. To do so, [...] Full text...
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Africa can become new global supply chain force: UNCTAD
16 august 2023 - 16:00:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African economies should seize the opportunity to better integrate into technology-intensive global supply chains and boost [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: ‘Grim prediction’ now ‘harsh reality’ as hunger engulfs over 20 million
11 august 2023 - 17:50:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dire predictions about escalating hunger in Sudan have tragically come true, as conflict-induced food scarcity has [...] Full text...
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Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns
03 august 2023 - 05:23:38Juba, South Sudan (PAA) - Action is needed now to pave the way for timely and credible elections in South [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: The bloody power struggle of the Sudanese generals hits 100 days (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
24 july 2023 - 08:50:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - To avoid repeating my food menu in this war situation, I sometimes had to come up [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity flags worsening food security in Burkina Faso amid continued conflict
20 july 2023 - 12:01:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) — Humanitarian charity, International Rescue Committee (IRC), on Thursday called for international attention to the humanitarian crisis [...] Full text...
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Urgent action needed to address macroeconomic imbalances, increase energy access in Malawi
19 july 2023 - 16:27:04Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s path towards achieving the goals of its long-term development vision, Malawi 2063, remains feasible but [...] Full text...
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Africa50 invests over US$6.6 billion in infrastructure in six years
04 july 2023 - 07:03:48Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Africa50 has in six years of operation invested more than $6.6 billion in critical infrastructure, African [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Joy of Eid Al-Adha lost as fighting continues (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
28 june 2023 - 11:27:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - This day is supposed to be one of joy and happiness for the Muslim community in [...] Full text...
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Exploiting natural gas can be a win-win for both Africa and Asia -- Experts
17 june 2023 - 08:36:49Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its impact on food and fuel prices [...] Full text...
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Gambia to control inflation, ensure stable exchange rate – Governor
15 june 2023 - 16:04:06Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mr. Buah Saidy, Governor of the Central Bank of the Gambia (CBG), has emphasised that the [...] Full text...
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World Bank raises alarm on rising global food insecurity
06 june 2023 - 11:32:06Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Warring parties asked to vacate hospitals, medical facilities to alleviate suffering of patients (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
23 may 2023 - 11:47:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - This was the last message Abdul- Kareem Gassim, a 60 year-old journalist, posted on his Facebook [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sporadic gunfire in Khartoum as new ceasefire goes into effect
23 may 2023 - 06:15:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sporadic gunfire was heard in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Monday night as a seven-day ceasefire [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Trilateral Mechanism welcomes Jeddah agreement on short-term ceasefire
22 may 2023 - 12:30:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Trilateral Mechanism, consisting of the United Nations, the African Union, and the Intergovernmental Authority on [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Warring parties sign agreement on short-term ceasefire and humanitarian arrangements
21 may 2023 - 06:08:30Jeddah, Saudi Araabia (PANA) - Representatives of the warring Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...
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European Council adopts new rules to cut deforestation worldwide
16 may 2023 - 11:09:29Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council (EC) on Tuesday gave the final go-ahead to a regulation that aims to [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Reading into the Jeddah Declaration to Protect Civilians (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
13 may 2023 - 13:59:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - To political Sudanese, who support the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in their campaign to uproot the [...] Full text...
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Kenya, Britain explore joint strategies to combat extremism
10 may 2023 - 15:35:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting British Security Minister Tom Tugendhat has held talks with Kenya's Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN humanitarian chief arrives in Port Sudan to coordinate assistance
03 may 2023 - 12:04:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Martin Griffiths, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, has arrived in Port Sudan, [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Over 100,000 have now fled says UNHCR
03 may 2023 - 05:35:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - More than 100,000 people have now fled Sudan to neighbouring countries in search of safety, the [...] 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 - 12:33:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For three long days, Salih Idris Ali (not his real name), 32, was trapped behind the [...] Full text...
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Sudan: civilians trapped in urban warfare (analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
18 april 2023 - 19:02:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As fighting between Sudanese rivals continues for the fourth day running, civilians in Khartoum and other [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Sudan, as death toll mounts
18 april 2023 - 07:44:06New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Monday urged rival military factions in Sudan to protect civilians and [...] Full text...
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UN Humanitarian official says clashes a devastating setback for people of Sudan
17 april 2023 - 19:48:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A leading UN official responsible for humanitarian affairs has said the fighting in the Sudan between [...] Full text...
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Senegambia ministers brainstorms on regional trade
14 april 2023 - 13:44:52Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof, Gambia’s Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MoTIE), and his Senegalese [...] Full text...
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South Africa expects borderless train service to Maputo to raise commodity export volumes
04 april 2023 - 07:22:24Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) is preparing to increase the number of weekly trains [...] Full text...
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Libya takes measures to combat speculation in prices of meat and eggs
03 april 2023 - 14:17:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Emergency Room of the National Unity Government in charge of monitoring the availability [...] Full text...
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Ramadan welcomed in Libya with wave of price increases
22 march 2023 - 18:47:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - This year again, the month of Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims, which starts Thursday [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Humanitarians call for justice after latest deadly attack
20 march 2023 - 16:15:58Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarians have strongly condemned the latest deadly assault on aid workers in South Sudan, urging [...] Full text...
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Economic growth in Africa declines in 2022: ECA
17 march 2023 - 16:41:21Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African economy experienced a significant decline in the year 2022, according to statistics in a [...] Full text...
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Mastercard Foundation pushes financial services to 5.3 million in Africa
13 march 2023 - 14:17:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – At least 5.3 million more people in rural areas in Africa have accessed credit, savings and [...] Full text...
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Libyan government officials discuss preparations for Ramadan
08 march 2023 - 11:32:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Tuesday met with the Governor of the Central Bank, [...] Full text...
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Refugee agency appeals for $137 million to help displaced in Horn of Africa
28 february 2023 - 17:53:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Lifesaving aid is needed urgently to help millions of people enduring one of the longest and [...] Full text...
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Organised crime infecting African and global supply chain
28 february 2023 - 12:29:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Africa’s fishing and cocoa industries are good examples of how multinational logistics systems present [...] Full text...
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Libyan Ministry of Economy discusses mechanism to control and stabilise prices during the month of Ramadan
21 february 2023 - 19:53:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the government of national unity, Mohamed al-Haweij, held [...] Full text...
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Wave of arrests of opponents over "plot against state security" in Tunisia
14 february 2023 - 15:12:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian authorities are proceeding, for several days, with a series of arrests of political opposition [...] Full text...
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African heads of state pledge to make food sovereignty a priority
25 january 2023 - 20:02:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - African heads of state and government pledged on Wednesday in Dakar to make food sovereignty a [...] Full text...
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Africa picks up economic growth momentum after recession - AfDB
20 january 2023 - 08:51:23Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa is set to outperform the rest of the world in economic growth over the [...] Full text...
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Prices of agricultural products rose by 5.8% in December in Burundi
16 january 2023 - 15:02:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The prices of agricultural products rose by 5.8% for the month of December 2022, against 0.04% [...] Full text...
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Burundi receives US$3.5 million from UN Emergency Response Fund
10 january 2023 - 15:20:49Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, has released US$3.5 [...] Full text...
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Darfur: In tense situation, as simple brawl results in death and displacement
07 january 2023 - 15:17:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When tension is high and mistrust has accumulated for decades, it takes a simple brawl over [...] Full text...
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EU gives 4.2 million euro to WFP for humanitarian operations in Cameroon
01 january 2023 - 07:38:58Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of 4.2 million euro from [...] Full text...
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EU gives WFP 7.2 million Euro to help crisis-affected people in Burkina Faso
31 december 2022 - 09:46:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received 7.2 million Euro in funding from the [...] Full text...
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UN Condemns communal violence that left dozens killed in Darfur region
27 december 2022 - 17:07:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Tuesday condemned the recent violence in Darfur that left tens killed and [...] Full text...
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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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African leaders outline ambitious targets in pursuit of continental industrialisation
08 december 2022 - 19:54:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A recent Summit of African leaders to explore a new roadmap to continental industrialization plan [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches Staff-Level Agreement with South Sudan
22 november 2022 - 07:33:26Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Find (IMF) staff team and the South Sudanese authorities have reached staff-level [...] Full text...
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Global food imports on track to reach all-time high: FAO
11 november 2022 - 17:07:37Rome Italy (PANA) - Food import costs globally are projected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year, or higher than [...] Full text...
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Currency depreciations risk intensifying global food, energy crisis: World Bank
27 october 2022 - 11:45:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The shrinking value of the currencies of most developing economies is driving up food and fuel [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 2: Shots ring out in Burkina Faso capital, one day after coup; France denies involvement in coup
01 october 2022 - 14:40:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Gunshots were heard again on Saturday morning in Ouagadougou, the Burkina Faso capital, one day [...] Full text...
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New group of soldiers ousts Burkina Faso's junta leader Lt. Col, Damiba (Eds: Refiling to add details of ECOWAS' statement)
01 october 2022 - 06:57:55Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A new group of soldiers in the West African state of Burkina Faso on Friday [...] Full text...
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New group of soldiers ousts Burkina Faso's junta leader Lt. Col, Damiba
01 october 2022 - 05:17:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A new group of soldiers in the West African state of Burkina Faso on Friday [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 3: More heavy gunfire heard in Burkina Faso capital
30 september 2022 - 15:44:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fresh heavy gunfire has been heard around the Burkina faso Presidency in the capital, Ouagadougou, [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 2: Burkina Faso junta leader urges the population to 'remain calm'
30 september 2022 - 12:58:22Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military junta leader has called on the population to "observe the greatest caution and [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Sounds of heavy gunfire heard in Burkina Faso capital
30 september 2022 - 12:28:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The US Embassy in the Burkina Faso has asked American citizens to "limit their movement" [...] Full text...
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Sounds of heavy gunfire heard in Burkina Faso's capital
30 september 2022 - 09:23:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Sounds of gunfire were heard on Friday morning in the main barracks in the Burkina [...] Full text...
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UN chief deplores deadly attack on commercial convoy in Burkina Faso
29 september 2022 - 05:16:48New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has deplored the attack on a commercial convoy, escorted by the [...] Full text...
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Leaders’ Summit on Global Food Security to act on situation with urgency
21 september 2022 - 05:59:29New York, US (PANA) - The leaders of several countries and organisations have flagged the critical global food security situation [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: Guterres calls for ‘coalition of the world’ to overcome divisions, provide hope in place of turmoil
20 september 2022 - 17:17:58New York, US (PANA) - With people from all points of the globe crying out for relief and hope, international [...] Full text...
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Kenya's new President begins implementing election campaign pledges
13 september 2022 - 17:29:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's newly-elected President William Ruto rode a ceremonial military Landover on Tuesday shortly after taking oath [...] Full text...
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World food prices drop for fifth consecutive month: FAO
03 september 2022 - 05:10:36Rome, Italy (PANA) - World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per [...] Full text...
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Externally sourced consumables dominate Ghana’s market
19 august 2022 - 11:47:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s agricultural and related imports were valued at US $3.3 billion in 2021, an increase of [...] Full text...
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US gives additional $68 million to World Food Programme
17 august 2022 - 05:24:42Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S. Government announced on Tuesday that it will contribute more than $68 million through USAID’s [...] Full text...
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Central banks hike interest rates in sync to tame inflation pressures: IMF Blog
10 august 2022 - 17:35:53Washington, DC, US (PANA) - During the COVID-19 pandemic, central banks in both advanced and emerging market economies took unprecedented [...] Full text...
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Food and fuel responsible for rising inflation in South Africa
09 august 2022 - 13:34:44Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s annual consumer price index (CPI) surged to a 13-year high of 7.4 percent [...] Full text...
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World sees major fall in food prices for July, but future supply worries remain: FAO
05 august 2022 - 11:14:19Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food prices dropped significantly in July, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline since hitting record highs [...] Full text...
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President Barrow says digital innovations have impressively transformed global financial landscape
04 august 2022 - 14:11:07Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has stated that digital innovations have impressively transformed the global financial landscape, with [...] Full text...
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Load shedding impacts South Africa’s entire agricultural value chain
24 july 2022 - 11:34:36Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Power outage as a result of enormous restraint on electricity generation, locally known as load [...] Full text...
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WFP and partners bring first-of-its-kind transport training centre to West Africa
23 july 2022 - 05:45:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is partnering with global corporations to build a world-class [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Govt. to support its population financially
10 july 2022 - 11:09:34Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said here Saturday the government will offer an amount of Rs [...] Full text...
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UN requests $68.4 million to help CAR where 2.2 million are acutely food insecure
05 july 2022 - 18:45:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that the already dire humanitarian situation in [...] Full text...
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Benin's harmonised consumer price index rises in May
17 june 2022 - 16:01:02Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices rose in May in Benin, according to a survey published by [...] Full text...
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Africa must separate the wheat from Russia’s geopolitical chaff
16 june 2022 - 12:29:50Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Russia’s war against Ukraine is intensifying and, as a result, African countries are increasingly being [...] Full text...
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8th edition of AFRICA CEO FORUM opens in Côte d'Ivoire
13 june 2022 - 20:07:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 8th edition of the AFRICA CEO FORUM opened on Monday in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches a free mass sterilisation campaign for dogs
09 june 2022 - 08:01:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Society for Animal Welfare (MSAW) on Wednesday launched a free mass sterilisation campaign in [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State, AUC chairman discuss effects of Russian invasion on global food security
08 june 2022 - 06:35:38Washington, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Tuesday spoke with African Union Commission Chairperson (AUC) Moussa Faki [...] Full text...
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Stagflation risk rises amid sharp slowdown in growth – WB report
07 june 2022 - 11:47:32(EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL TUESDAY, 7 JUNE, 2022 AT 1:30 PM UTC) Washington, DC, US (PANA) - [...] Full text...
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High demand, prices for diamond raise prospects for Botswana’s recovery
01 june 2022 - 06:38:41Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Prolonged sanctions against Russia, the largest rough diamond producer, could increase demand for and prices of [...] Full text...
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Global economic growth downgraded due to 'spillover from Ukraine war'
19 may 2022 - 05:45:10New York, US (PANA) - The global economy is expected to grow by only 3.1 per cent this year, down [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM visits Tripoli popular markets to check prices of essential commodities
16 april 2022 - 14:00:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Friday visited a number [...] Full text...
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UNHCR ‘firmly’ opposes UK-Rwanda offshore migration processing deal
15 april 2022 - 05:46:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A deal made by the United Kingdom to send some migrants for processing and relocation to [...] Full text...
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Gambia announces measures to mitigate effects of economic hardship
13 april 2022 - 10:39:50Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian cabinet has commissioned an eight-member economic taskforce to look into the recent rise in [...] Full text...
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Gambian President Barrow's party wins parliamentary election but falls short of absolute majority
11 april 2022 - 10:42:52Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow's National People’s Party (NPP) won Saturday's legislative election but fell short of [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat calls for inclusive political, economic reform in Tunisia
28 march 2022 - 07:45:40Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya visited Tunisia on 23-27 [...] Full text...
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Libyan leaders discuss how to bring down prices
27 march 2022 - 16:20:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, on Sunday discussed with the Minister of [...] Full text...
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Libyan gov't caps prices of some foodstuffs
25 march 2022 - 12:48:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed al-Haweij, [...] Full text...
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Libyan government to build three-month stock of basic foodstuffs
23 march 2022 - 11:53:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed al-Haweij, [...] Full text...
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Gambian gov't warns against 'abnormal' hike in prices of commodities
23 march 2022 - 11:02:49Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government is warning against abnormal increases in prices of commodities in the country and [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM insists calls for adequate supply of commodities during Ramadan
16 march 2022 - 11:35:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Tuesday stressed [...] Full text...
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US, AU sign memorandum of cooperation
12 march 2022 - 05:48:13Washington DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat [...] Full text...
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Mauritius increases fuel price by 10%
27 february 2022 - 07:25:56Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The State Trading Corporation (STC), importer of petroleum products to Mauritius, has increased fuel prices by [...] Full text...
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Gambian leader says economic independence must be linked to political independence
18 february 2022 - 20:56:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian President Adama Barrow, says economic independence must be linked to political independence within a social context, [...] Full text...
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Global trade expected to slow after record high of $28.5 trillion in 2021
18 february 2022 - 06:08:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global trade reached a record high in 2021, but it is expected to slow this year [...] Full text...
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Kenya launches mandatory public healthcare insurance
07 february 2022 - 22:33:58Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has launched Kenya's national scale-up of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The Kenyan president [...] Full text...
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Guterres condemns looting of UN facilities in Sudan
31 december 2021 - 07:42:44New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has condemned the looting and attacks against United Nations facilities, equipment and [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Govt. to extend subsidy on milk powder to 30 June 2022 -Minister
18 december 2021 - 10:45:46Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Commerce and Consumer Protection, Soodesh Callichurn, told Parliament Friday that the subsidy [...] Full text...
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UNFPA says $835 million needed for ‘lifesaving’ reproductive healthcare in crisis settings
14 december 2021 - 06:00:57New York, US (PANA) - Life-saving sexual and reproductive health services are more vital than ever, the UN Population Fund [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian workers continuing to deliver aid to troubled Ethiopian communities
10 december 2021 - 00:34:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN humanitarian workers are continuing to provide support to communities affected by the war [...] Full text...
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Libya, Algeria strengthen security cooperation
29 november 2021 - 16:16:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Cyber security, cross-border organised crime, the opening of border crossings for the movement of goods between [...] Full text...
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World Trade Organisation indefinitely postpones ministerial talks over new variant
27 november 2021 - 12:08:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization Angela Ellard has highlighted the potential benefits from the [...] Full text...
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WTO voices support for African Continental Free trade pact
27 november 2021 - 12:07:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization Angela Ellard has highlighted the potential benefits from the [...] Full text...
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Libyan government exempts imported food products from taxes
11 november 2021 - 12:04:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Government of National Unity in Libya has exempted imported food [...] Full text...
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Libyan presidential council member meets southern mayors on fuel, gas shortage
07 november 2021 - 18:27:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council Moussa Al-Kouni on Sunday discussed with the mayors of [...] 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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Sudan coup: Human Rights Council hears calls for return to democratic rule
05 november 2021 - 18:33:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International calls for the restoration of democratic government in Sudan continued on Friday, as the UN Human Rights Council met in special session in Geneva to discuss the recent [...] Full text...
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UN says intense fighting in Northern Ethiopia halts humanitarian supplies
01 november 2021 - 21:24:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Fighting and hostilities in the northern Ethiopia towns of Dessie and Kombolcha in Amhara has [...] Full text...
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The Climate Crisis is a Human Rights Crisis, says rights group
31 october 2021 - 10:42:19Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - As world leaders gather in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) this week, the stakes [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Less than 10% of African countries to hit key vaccination goal
28 october 2021 - 11:16:09Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Just five African countries, less than 10% of Africa’s 54 nations, are projected to hit the year-end [...] Full text...
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Will the stand-off in Sudan lead to history repeating itself - a military coup?
24 october 2021 - 16:20:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A tense standoff is prevailing in the Sudanese national capital, Khartoum, with major roads leading to [...] Full text...
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Libyan Ministry of Economy plans to fix commodity prices in Libya
16 october 2021 - 19:28:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed al-Haweij said here Saturday the ministry would start fixing the [...] 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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Ethiopia orders seven UN officials to leave country within 72 hours
01 october 2021 - 04:47:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres voiced his shock on Thursday after the Ethiopian Government declared seven [...] Full text...
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Boosting production crucial for least developed countries post COVID-19 : UNCTAD report
27 september 2021 - 17:26:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s poorest countries will remain on the margins of the global economy if States are [...] Full text...
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Bandits in northwestern Nigeria beg for dialogue after sustained military operations
12 september 2021 - 14:44:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The sustained aerial and ground operations by the Armed Forces of Nigeria is forcing the terror [...] Full text...
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Inflation picks pace to 18-month high in Kenya
31 august 2021 - 22:34:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The overall year-on-year inflation rate in Kenya, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose [...] Full text...
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Civil unrest turns South Africa’s food and agricultural sector upside down
21 july 2021 - 13:51:32Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - While specific costs and implications of the recent South African civil unrest to the food [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN appeals for faster passage for aid convoys to Tigray region
14 july 2021 - 05:35:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN humanitarians appeal for quicker access to Tigray
13 july 2021 - 16:37:26Mekelle, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after the [...] Full text...
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Mauritian govt to control prices of essential food products in the face of COVID-19
12 july 2021 - 07:43:15Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Sunday announced that the government will bring down the prices [...] Full text...
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78 million to face chronic hunger in sub-Sahara Africa by 2050 – New study
03 july 2021 - 09:29:15Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In order to prevent the impacts of climate change from pushing an additional 78 million people into chronic hunger by 2050, annual global investments in [...] Full text...
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Africa can salvage social, economic fortunes after devastating pandemic - Mo Ibrahim
02 june 2021 - 17:50:22Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic presents an opportunity for Africa to reinvent its economic growth plan, a governance think-tank, [...] Full text...
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UNICEF, Libyan NGO sign child survival and development plan in Libya
21 may 2021 - 11:38:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) office in Tripoli and the Institute of Primary Health Care, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rising food price inflation in South Africa causes concern for consumers
18 may 2021 - 11:32:42Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Continued sharp increases in food price inflation from 3.4 percent in 2019, to 4.6 percent [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccine inequity posing ‘significant risk’ to global economic recovery: UN report
12 may 2021 - 05:15:25New York, US (PANA) - Although the outlook for global growth has improved, the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well [...] Full text...
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Africa needs to invest in innovative technology, says UN chief’s special adviser
04 may 2021 - 13:20:48Washington, US (PANA) - In rebuilding their economies after COVID-19, policymakers in Africa must invest in innovative technology to leapfrog [...] Full text...
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Development banks, partners pledge over $17 billion to increase food security in Africa
30 april 2021 - 17:14:36Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners has pledged over US$17 billion in [...] Full text...
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African Union proposes industrial scale agro-processing to boost trade
21 april 2021 - 14:24:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union plans to facilitate supply chain improvements in Africa through the construction of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Commodity prices to stabilise after early 2021 gains – World Bank
21 april 2021 - 12:45:30Washington DC, US (PANA) - Commodity prices continued their recovery in the first quarter of 2021 and are expected to [...] Full text...
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FAO, AU launch new framework to boost agricultural trade between African nations
16 april 2021 - 05:26:36Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), together with the African Union (AU) Commission, launched a [...] Full text...
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Armed attacks lead to 'extremely concerning' humanitarian situation in northern Mozambique
30 march 2021 - 11:50:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The humanitarian situation in Palma District of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique is [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' sugar production down by 18.2% in 2020
17 march 2021 - 08:06:15Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Sugar production in Mauritius went down by 18.2% from 331,105 tonnes in 2019 to 270,875 tonnes [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Equitable access to vaccines should leave no migrant behind - IOM
04 march 2021 - 09:28:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – As vaccine roll-outs are bringing back hope that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic might be in [...] Full text...
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Conflict puts 1.3 million in urgent humanitarian need in northern Mozambique
23 february 2021 - 18:15:33Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - An estimated 1.3 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection in the [...] Full text...
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Economic Working Group on Libya meets to address urgent issues
22 january 2021 - 15:38:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Co-chairs of the International Follow-Up Committee on Libya’s Economic Working Group (EWG), including Acting Special Representative [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Living standards set back by a decade in quarter of Sub-Saharan economies
05 january 2021 - 16:09:22Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Output in the Sub-Saharan Africa region contracted by an estimated 3.7% in 2020,as the [...] Full text...
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African nations begin trading under AfCFTA pact
02 january 2021 - 09:05:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have congratulated Africans [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNMISS raises pandemic awareness on challenging patrol to remote county
29 december 2020 - 15:15:12Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - At long last, a patrol team of peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in [...] Full text...
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Buhari orders immediate reopening of four of Nigeria’s land borders
16 december 2020 - 18:31:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered the immediate reopening of four of Nigeria’s land borders. The borders [...] Full text...
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