In plain view: Solutions to turbocharge the agrifood system transition: World Bank Blog By Sergiy Zorya, Joshua Gill, Alexandra Horst and Francis Addeah Darko

07 october 2024 - 07:17:30
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Momentum is growing for real food systems change at a scale never seen before. [...] Full text...

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Kenya launches campaign bid for AUC leadership at mini Summit

27 august 2024 - 14:16:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders gathered in Nairobi on Tuesday to witness the unveiling of former Keyan Prime [...] Full text...

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Egypt’s cane sugar production drops

23 august 2024 - 07:14:37
Cairo, 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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Mozambican farmers get $2 million fertilizer financing boost

19 july 2024 - 06:27:16
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - With the planting season fast approaching, Mozambican farmers are busy preparing their fields. Fertilizer is crucial for [...] Full text...

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Suspected Chinese human traffickers appear in court in South Africa

05 july 2024 - 11:01:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The trial of seven Chinese nationals charged with human trafficking and child labour offences [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso expects 595,000 tonnes of seed cotton for this year's agricultural campaign

17 may 2024 - 10:17:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Forecasts for the 2024/2025 cotton season for conventional seed cotton are estimated at 700,000 hectares, [...] Full text...

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IMF team reaches staff-level deal with Mali on rapid credit

01 may 2024 - 09:26:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Malian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on emergency [...] Full text...

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Egypt seeks to raise earnings of millions working in cotton production, textile manufacturing

12 april 2024 - 11:36:04
Cairo, 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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Mali could boost its economy after withdrawing from ECOWAS

01 february 2024 - 15:46:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali could give its economy a further boost following its joint decision with Burkina Faso and [...] Full text...

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Mali regains first place among cotton-producing countries in sub-Saharan Africa

26 december 2023 - 14:42:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has regained its position as Africa's leading cotton producer for the 2023-2024 season, with 690,000 [...] Full text...

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

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

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Realising Nigeria’s economic potential requires a stronger focus on women farmers: World Bank Blog By Abhilasha Sahay and Amy Geist

26 october 2023 - 12:08:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Unequal public investment in women and men is perpetuating gender inequality in Nigeria, which continues to [...] Full text...

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Young agricultural leaders in Tanzania use satellite data to improve farming systems

10 august 2023 - 10:58:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Accurate crop mapping is a crucial process to informing reliable crop production estimates, addressing [...] Full text...

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Despite sanctions, climate shocks - Mali’s economy showed signs of resilience: World Bank

27 july 2023 - 08:33:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali’s economy showed signs of resilience despite Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sanctions, high [...] Full text...

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Bangladesh maintains its position as Benin's leading customer

20 june 2023 - 19:11:32
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Bangladesh maintained its position as Benin's leading customer in the first quarter of the current year, [...] Full text...

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Togo is Benin's biggest customer in ECOWAS region

20 june 2023 - 17:54:59
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Togo is Benin's best customer among the member countries of the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

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Benin exported more in first quarter of 2023

19 june 2023 - 16:37:12
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin exported significantly more goods abroad in the first quarter of the current year, according to [...] Full text...

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Macro-economic challenges hamper Zimbabwe maize farmers’ efforts to raise production

19 june 2023 - 09:28:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s maize crop for marketing year 2023/24 is estimated at 1.5 million metric tons, representing an [...] Full text...

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Beninese government releases producer price for cotton

17 june 2023 - 16:05:38
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - First choice organic cotton will be purchased at 360 FCFA from Beninese producers, announced the Beninese [...] Full text...

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

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

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Benin's imports, exports dip in Q4 2022

19 may 2023 - 14:16:41
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's imports and exports dipped in Q4 of 2022, the National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSTAD) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria tops Benin's list of clients within the ECOWAS region

17 may 2023 - 16:41:34
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Nigeria is Benin's best customer in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the [...] Full text...

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Benin exports fall in the third quarter of 2022

16 may 2023 - 20:08:52
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's merchandise exports fell by 36.5% in the third quarter of 2022, according to a publication [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria to benefit from Duty-free Trade on 99% of goods exported to UK

25 january 2023 - 20:38:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The UK government has launched the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) in Nigeria, which offers one [...] Full text...

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Malian Prime Minister in Brazil for inauguration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

31 december 2022 - 13:34:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, arrived Friday in Brasilia, Brazil, to represent the president [...] Full text...

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African leaders outline ambitious targets in pursuit of continental industrialisation

08 december 2022 - 19:54:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A recent Summit of African leaders to explore a new roadmap to continental industrialization plan [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso calls for 'stronger commitment' from China in terrorism fight

03 december 2022 - 15:40:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Mr. Apollinaire Joachimson Kyelem de Tambela, on Friday called [...] Full text...

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Mali to have two new cotton spinning units

27 november 2022 - 11:55:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and China have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Bamako for the installation of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to broaden scope of HIV testing nationwide

26 november 2022 - 07:55:34
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will introduce shortly the HIV and AIDS (Amendment) Bill to the National Assembly to broaden [...] Full text...

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

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

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Guinea, Mali hold Joint Commission of Cooperation meeting

17 november 2022 - 13:16:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 9th Great Joint Commission of Cooperation between Mali and Guinea began on Wednesday in Conakry [...] Full text...

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World Cotton Day focuses on the fibre’s role in weaving socio-economic development

07 october 2022 - 21:27:43
Rome, Italy (FAO) - Cotton is a constant thread in our lives, from field to fabric, the UN Food and [...] Full text...

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Guinea gov't plans to implement new anti-corruption strategies

16 september 2022 - 19:46:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government plans to put in place new strategies to fight against people who have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: CNT approves loan agreement to Guinea for purchase of medical products

11 august 2022 - 14:18:54
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Transitional Council (CNT), which has been acting as the National Assembly since the September [...] Full text...

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Workshop in Bamako on elimination of child labour

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

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Mali intends to inject 456 billion CFA francs into 2022-2023 agricultural season

12 may 2022 - 16:27:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will inject 456 billion CFA francs into the 2022-2023 agricultural season, the Malian Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Thirty trucks loaded with cotton fibre en route to port of Conakry

10 may 2022 - 15:23:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is determined to make the autonomous port of Conakry, conceded to the Turkish [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe gov't allocates more than 72 billion CFA francs to subsidise cotton growing

07 may 2022 - 15:17:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Faced with soaring fertiliser prices due to the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, the Burkinabe [...] Full text...

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Benin has better sales in ECOWAS by end of 2021

20 april 2022 - 17:01:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin sold more goods to countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) during [...] Full text...

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Mali launches 12th edition of High Council for Agriculture

13 april 2022 - 16:50:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, Wednesday launched the 12th edition of [...] Full text...

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Mali and Qatar sign economic and trade agreement

29 march 2022 - 13:50:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Mali (CCIM), Youssouf Bathily, and his [...] Full text...

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Mali to export its cotton through Nouakchott port as ECOWAS sanctions bite

28 february 2022 - 14:09:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali, which is under severe sanctions by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) including [...] Full text...

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Malian Prime Minister at the Dubai 2020 World Expo

24 february 2022 - 21:24:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, who has been in Dubai since Monday to take [...] Full text...

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Mali's PM reacts to recent remarks against Mali by French, Nigerien FMs

30 january 2022 - 16:26:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, on Saturday in Kita (south-west), about 180 km from [...] Full text...

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AfDB Chief, Nigerian State Governors to advance Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Initiative in Nigeria

26 january 2022 - 23:47:47
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Receiving four Nigerian State Governors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment [...] Full text...

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AfDB Chief, Nigerian State Governors to advance Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Initiative in Nigeria

26 january 2022 - 23:36:12
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Receiving four Nigerian State Governors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment [...] Full text...

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Burundi declares 2022 Year of Agriculture

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

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Ethiopia amends tariffs on imports to beef up domestic producers’ competitiveness

19 october 2021 - 08:29:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia has unveiled a major revision of Tariffs on Imported Goods aspiring to enhance the [...] Full text...

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Mali participates in 5th Italy-Africa Business Week

11 october 2021 - 12:02:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, on Saturday participated in the 5th edition of [...] Full text...

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Cotton sustains more than 100 million families worldwide - UN

08 october 2021 - 05:40:01
New York, US (PANA) - A single metric tonne of cotton provides jobs for  five people on average, often in some of the world’s most [...] Full text...

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Malian farmers target production of one million tonnes of cotton this year

22 august 2021 - 18:23:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - "The objective is to reach one million tonnes of cotton, or even more, but, like the [...] Full text...

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Malian Prime Minister visits agricultural areas in the south

07 august 2021 - 11:48:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga on Friday inaugurated a potato conservation centre in  the city [...] Full text...

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African trade ministers seek level-playing field for trade in agriculture

02 june 2021 - 22:20:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of agriculture-exporting countries and the African Group, representing 64 countries at the World Trade [...] Full text...

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The manager of the International Cycling Tour of Burkina Faso, Francis Ducreux, dies

01 may 2021 - 17:33:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Francis Ducreux, cyclist and manager of the Tour of Burkina Faso, died here Saturday at [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: The purchase price of seed cotton to increase by 13%

30 april 2021 - 16:42:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The purchase price of first choice seed cotton is set at 270 CFAF per kilogramme [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All qualifiers for knockout stage emerge

29 april 2021 - 05:04:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of Group matches (Day 6 fixtures) in the group stage of the CAF [...] Full text...

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Mali to mobilise CFAF 20 billion for cotton growers cooperative societies

23 april 2021 - 15:48:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An agreement aiming to mobilise at least 20 billion CFAF for the benefit of around 8,000 [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: No clear winners, runners-up yet in Group A

23 april 2021 - 07:18:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Unlike the situations in Groups B, C and D where qualifiers have emerged even with the [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Six teams reach knockout stage

22 april 2021 - 05:45:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Six teams have qualified for the knockout stage of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, after Day [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Seven results in, one to go

21 april 2021 - 20:06:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are seven results from Day 5 matches in the group stage of the CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Pyramids beat Nkana to squeeze into quarters, Raja assured top spot

21 april 2021 - 16:39:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Last year’s losing finalists Pyramids of Egypt squeezed into the quarter finals of the Total CAF [...] Full text...

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Benin's cotton production goes up 2% to 728,000 tonnes in 2020-2021 season

17 april 2021 - 12:08:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin produced some 728,000 tonnes of cotton during the 2020-2021 season, up by two percent, or 714,714 [...] Full text...

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Mali Transition president maintains 15 pc national budget allocation to agricultural sector

31 march 2021 - 17:19:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transition  President Bah N'Daw has reaffirmed his commitment to allocate the rural development sector with [...] Full text...

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Women-led Kenyan design house wins Fashionomics Africa competition

29 march 2021 - 20:30:58
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative has named a women-led Kenya shoe design house [...] Full text...

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Kenyan shoe start-up wins AfDB 'Fashionomics' award

17 march 2021 - 13:01:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan fashion start-up, Pine Kazi, which has excelled in the production of fashionable shoes using [...] Full text...

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More than 950,000 will be food insecure in Mali during lean season

10 february 2021 - 13:40:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 957,751 people will be food insecure in Mali during the lean season (August-September) [...] Full text...

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Government moves to curb soaring prices of basic necessities in Mali

26 january 2021 - 13:28:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Faced with rising prices of staple foods, due in part to the health crisis caused by [...] Full text...

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Mali's Prime Minister launches 2020-2021 livestock vaccination campaign

25 january 2021 - 12:50:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Moctar Ouané on Sunday launched  in Kati Drall, about 20 km from Bamako, [...] Full text...

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Malian PM launches nationwide talks on cotton

19 january 2021 - 21:09:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Moctar Ouane, launched here Monday nationwide talks on cotton under the theme [...] Full text...

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ECA reports slump in 2020 prices of African raw materials

17 january 2021 - 12:21:53
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Prices of most African raw materials for export fell in 2020, according to a report published [...] Full text...

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Mali’s economy adversely affected by COVID-19, socio-political crisis in 2020 - IMF

14 january 2021 - 08:51:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali’s economy is estimated to have contracted by 2% in 2020, with a gradual recovery to [...] Full text...

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One seriously injured, 4 tons of cotton burnt in a fire incident in northeast Benin

07 january 2021 - 17:44:56
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A child was seriously injured and four tons of cotton consumed following a fire incident that [...] Full text...

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Bank of Tanzania reports slowdown in annual food inflation

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

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M-pesa Foundation to improve 30,000 girls' menstrual health

07 december 2020 - 20:25:20
Kilifi, Kenya (PANA)  - M-PESA Foundation Monday  committed $202,303  to improve menstrual hygiene among teenage girls as part of Safaricom’s [...] Full text...

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Benin's cotton production stands at 675,000 tons in 2020

17 november 2020 - 16:07:51
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has produced 675,000 tons of cotton this year compared to 714,000 tons during the last [...] Full text...

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The 3rd Burundi Industrial Fair scheduled for 17-19 November

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

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Kenya plans to empower youth into light manufacturing proceeding

12 november 2020 - 22:56:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has said his administration has been working to empower the youth to become [...] Full text...

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There are unmatched investment returns in Africa despite challenges, says AIF’s Anohu

07 november 2020 - 11:46:55
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Senior Director, Chinelo Anohu, on Thursday joined business leaders in a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African tattoo shop owner creates locally-designed protective gear

12 october 2020 - 16:41:47
Edenvale, South Africa (PANA) - A new and creative form of Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) has been designed by [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Region: Uneasy calm before preventable storms (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

05 october 2020 - 08:47:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - One of the useful lessons to be drawn from the unfolding political and security crises in [...] Full text...

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Senegal launches agricultural project for food security and financial power for people south of country

25 september 2020 - 15:07:51
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The African Network for Integrated Development (RADI), in its fight to ensure food security for vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Nigerians angered by approval for $1.96 billion rail link from Kano to Maradi in Niger

24 september 2020 - 11:07:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Approval of the $1.96 billion contract for the construction of a railway linking Kano to Maradi [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic blocked Benin’s export of cotton

14 september 2020 - 22:35:49
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  -  The coronavirus (COVID-19) blocked the sale of cotton, Benin’s main export product, over the second quarter [...] Full text...

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Benin's exports to ECOWAS increased in first quarter of 2020

25 august 2020 - 20:27:56
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Exports of Beninese products to countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) increased [...] Full text...

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe orders liquidation of 20 pct foreign currency earned by businesses

22 august 2020 - 16:09:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Twenty per cent of foreign currency earned from local businesses will be liquidated upon depositing to [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso adopts prevention, compensation of human rights violations for communities affected by mining activities

07 august 2020 - 00:00:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government Thursday adopted measures to compensate communities affected by mining activities, official sources [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: AIF founding partners unveil unified response to support Africa’s private sector

20 july 2020 - 12:55:23
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Increased and decisive investment will be the channel for Africa’s economic recovery post COVID-19, partners [...] Full text...

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Benin hopes to produce 850,000 tonnes of cotton next season

19 july 2020 - 12:00:05
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is targeting to produce a minimum of 850,000 tonnes of cotton for the next season, [...] Full text...

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'Let's cooperate and invite everyone to fight for climate action', says UN Chief

05 july 2020 - 07:57:29
New York, US (PANA) - "The COVID-19 pandemic and climate emergency have both revealed the fragility of our societies and [...] Full text...

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Togo targets to produce 152,000 tons of cotton in 2020-2021 season

09 june 2020 - 14:43:45
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo aims to produce at least 152,000 tonnes of cotton for the 2020-2021 season, after the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Purchase price of seed cotton fixed at 240 CFAF per kg

08 june 2020 - 18:07:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè government is subsidizing a kilogramme of cotton with 10 CFAF, bringing the purchase [...] Full text...

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Malian government offers 35 billion CFAF subsidy to the cotton sector

08 june 2020 - 15:04:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government will grant an exceptional subsidy of CFAF 35 billion to the cotton sector, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges mask use in confined public areas

06 june 2020 - 05:21:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments in areas with widespread COVID-19 transmission should encourage the use of non-medical masks on public [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso expects to produce 550,000 tonnes of seed cotton in 2020/21 season

28 may 2020 - 09:31:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso expects a production of 550,000 tonnes of seed cotton for the 2020-2021 season, [...] Full text...

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Togo records poor cotton production for the 2019-2020 season

21 may 2020 - 18:00:37
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Cotton production for the 2019-2020 season gave a poor yield: 116,000 tonnes for a forecast of [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 in Africa: Challenges and opportunities (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

12 may 2020 - 10:47:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - That the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world to the extent of defining how humans [...] Full text...

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Drought decreases agricultural crops, livestock activity in Zimbabwe

28 april 2020 - 13:00:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The 2019/20 agricultural season in Zimbabwe was marked by delay and false start throughout the country [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Congo orders one million protective masks against coronavirus

23 april 2020 - 12:43:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  The Congolese government has placed an order for one million protective masks from local tailors in [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Jack Ma, WHO-Africa and UNDP present more donations to Congo for fight against coronavirus

20 april 2020 - 21:41:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  - Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa and the UN Development Programme [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe government moves to contain COVID-19

31 march 2020 - 16:11:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is currently under a 21-day lockdown that began on Monday to minimize the spread of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe govt reintroduces the US dollar due to COVID-19

26 march 2020 - 21:26:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has brought back the use of the US dollar for transactions after banning [...] Full text...

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EIB provides 10 million Euros credit for small farmers in Mali

26 february 2020 - 12:44:21
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a loan of ten million euros to Kafo Jiginew, [...] Full text...

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India moves to increase bilateral trade with Kenya

22 february 2020 - 13:17:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – India plans to build a stronger bilateral partnership with Kenya through the promotion of trade and [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso inaugurated its first organic cotton ginning plant

31 january 2020 - 17:17:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Thursday inaugurated the very first [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Turkey bilateral trade increases over the decade - says Gambian minister

29 january 2020 - 18:19:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, Lamin Jobe, has said country data shows [...] Full text...

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Burundi launches campaign on cashew cultivation

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

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Burkinabe PM visits Equatorial Guinea

23 january 2020 - 17:34:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, is on a friendly and [...] Full text...

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Fire consumes several tons of cotton in northeast Benin

19 january 2020 - 14:57:15
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Fire has consumed several tons of cotton in a market at Nallou, commune of Nikki, in [...] Full text...

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Over 1,000 exhibitors participate in Bamako International Fair

17 january 2020 - 17:04:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 1,000 Malian and foreign exhibitors are participating in the Bamako International Fair (FEBAK 2020), [...] Full text...

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Mali generated more than 623 billion CFAF in customs revenue in 2019

13 january 2020 - 18:54:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In 2019, the Malian customs authorities realized more than CFAF 623 billion for the benefit of [...] Full text...

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Benin's President salutes the country's agricultural performance in 2019

28 december 2019 - 17:14:12
 Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin’s President Patrice Talon has praised the performance of country's agriculture in 2019 in his traditional [...] Full text...

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Desist from money printing - Zimbabwe businesses warn Govt

24 december 2019 - 14:43:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A local business membership organisation, the CEO Africa Round table has warned the Zimbabwe government to [...] Full text...

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Kenya approves commercial production of genetically modified cotton seeds

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

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Speculative practices increase price of subsidised agricultural fertilisers in Burundi

21 november 2019 - 23:50:40
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)    -   The subsidized price of a 50 kg bag of fertilizer has recently risen from 29,000 Burundian [...] Full text...

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IMF team praises Benin’s fiscal discipline and strong economic growth

07 november 2019 - 15:57:59
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin’s public debt ratio would stabilize this year and decline in 2020 as a result of [...] Full text...

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IMF mission advises Chad to speed up spending in health and education

06 november 2019 - 10:38:25
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) – Chad should accelerate its social spending, particularly in health and education, besides continued efforts to strengthen [...] Full text...

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Senegal to manufacture organic sanitary napkins to treat infections affecting women

31 october 2019 - 17:58:47
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The non-governmental organization (NGO), "Cause Première", based in Ziguinchor, in partnership with the French Association "PC [...] Full text...

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Mayor of Bamako district arrested by prosecutor of economic and financial court

21 october 2019 - 21:41:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  The central mayor of Bamako district, Adama Sangaré, was Monday arrested by the prosecutor of the [...] Full text...

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Floods hit several towns in southwestern Benin as Mono River overflows

16 october 2019 - 09:11:09
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The overflowing Mono River has caused a lot of damage in southwest Benin, local authorities of [...] Full text...

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West African Development Bank to fund Benin road construction

06 october 2019 - 15:08:54
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) will release some CFAF 17 billion to fund the construction [...] Full text...

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

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

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Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe focuses on production to stimulate the economy

01 october 2019 - 13:38:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said  the turnaround of the economy hinges on focused support for [...] Full text...

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4th edition of the West African Mining Activities Week opens in Ouagadougou

26 september 2019 - 19:31:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The fourth edition of the West African Mining Activities Week (SAMAO), opened this Thursday in [...] Full text...

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Kolda to become Senegal’s second peanut basin

25 september 2019 - 17:51:46
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese southern region of Kolda is becoming the country’s second peanut basin as farmers in [...] Full text...

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Mali: President of Kayes Regional Council arrested for misappropriation of public funds

23 september 2019 - 15:18:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Kayes Regional Council (Western Mali), Bandiougou Diawara, and some of his close [...] Full text...

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Senior Mali agriculture official arrested for embezzlement of public funds

16 september 2019 - 11:54:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Malian Permanent Assembly of the Chambers of Agriculture (APCAM), Bakari Togola, has [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel Summit: AfDB, partners, commit to light up the Sahel with Desert to Power initiative

14 september 2019 - 09:18:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)    -   Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), ahead of the G5 Sahel [...] Full text...

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Army worms risk undermining agricultural policies, says Nigerien President

13 september 2019 - 11:47:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger's president Issoufou Mahamadou warned on Thursday that the fall army worms risk undermining all agricultural [...] Full text...

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France grants 33.5 million euros to Mali for agriculture, decentralization

12 september 2019 - 11:39:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and France on Wednesday signed several agreements totalling 33.5 million euros (about 21.98 billion CFA [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$191.9 m three-year extended credit facility for Mali

29 august 2019 - 12:52:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a new three-year Extended Credit [...] Full text...

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Brazil grants Mali 1.3 billion CFAF for soil maintenance in the main cotton zones of the country

22 july 2019 - 14:11:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Brazilian Cooperation Agency will make available more than CFAF 1.3 billion to the Malian Company [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Gov't not prepared for climate change (A PANA feature)

12 july 2019 - 10:26:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “I don’t think as government we fully understood the impact the weather would have on the [...] Full text...

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The number of starving Zimbabweans has increased to nearly seven million

10 july 2019 - 15:14:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nearly seven million Zimbabweans are now facing hunger, a sharp increase from what the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Mali launches the 2019-2020 agricultural campaign

19 june 2019 - 11:46:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday in Bougouni, 180 km south of Bamako, officially launched [...] Full text...

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Mali celebrates 15th edition of Farmers' Day

17 june 2019 - 16:47:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 15th edition of the Malian Peasant Day will be celebrated Tuesday in Bougouni, in the [...] Full text...

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Wilderness Safaris wages war on waste

05 june 2019 - 09:22:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Wilderness Safaris, Africa's largest safari company with operations in east and southern Africa, is stepping up its [...] Full text...

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Malian president approves CFAF 299 billion 2019-2020 campaign plan

27 may 2019 - 23:21:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Malian Head of State Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita Monday approved the 2019-2020 agricultural season plan estimated at [...] Full text...

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China pledges to support Burkina Faso’s industrialization process

27 may 2019 - 11:35:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Chinese ambassador in Burkina Faso, Li Jian, on Sunday evening said in Ouagadougou that [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso government grants CFAF 11 billion to cotton producers to pay off debts

23 may 2019 - 23:29:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   The Burkinabe government Wednesday granted more than CFAF 11 billion to cotton producers to pay [...] Full text...

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Forest loss, bush fires are a threat to bees in Casamance (Senegal)

21 may 2019 - 18:52:28
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Deforestation and bushfires are a threat to bees in Casamance, southern Senegal, said on Monday evening [...] Full text...

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EU adopts ban on single-use plastics

21 may 2019 - 10:16:49
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Cracking down on plastic pollution, the European Council on Tuesday adopted a directive which introduces new [...] Full text...

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Ninth session of Executive Committee of Agriculture opens in Bamako

18 may 2019 - 16:04:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé on Friday chaired the opening ceremony of the 9th session of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso industry, most performing sector - says PM

16 may 2019 - 17:10:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Industry has been one of the most performing sectors in 2018 in Burkina Faso, Prime [...] Full text...

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Poor macroeconomic conditions leaving more Zimbabweans hungry - Report

01 may 2019 - 17:31:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)- Poor macroeconomic conditions are leaving Zimbabweans hungry with most surviving on humanitarian aid, a new United States [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Agricultural sector requires US$1,2 billion in yearly funding

19 april 2019 - 15:16:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe needs US$1,2 billion in yearly funding to effectively support the agricultural sector towards growth, a [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, EU sign agreement to strengthen solar, domestic energy

18 april 2019 - 21:21:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The European Union on Thursday signed two agreements totaling  7 billion CFAF or 12 million [...] Full text...

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Rise in price of seed cotton in the 2019/2020 season will boost sector in Burkina Faso - Producers

15 april 2019 - 18:57:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The increase in the price of seed cotton in the 2019/2020 season from 250 to [...] Full text...

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Cotton prices go up in Burkina Faso

15 april 2019 - 17:02:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso cotton interprofessional Association (AICB) has announced new cotton prices for the 2019-2020 [...] Full text...

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Mali aims at 1 million tonnes of seed cotton production in 2019/20

12 april 2019 - 11:53:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali intends to produce for the 2019-2020 campaign, one million tonnes of seed cotton, the president [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's agricultural sector losing US$126 million per year to bad weather -WB

07 april 2019 - 14:35:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -  The World Bank says Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector loses US$126 million per annum due to production risks [...] Full text...

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WAEMU wants to create cotton inter-professional body

04 april 2019 - 22:56:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A three-day regional workshop on the process of structuring the cotton sector in member-states of the [...] Full text...

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Maliian gov't, potato sector stakeholders agree on a price cap for producers and consumers

30 march 2019 - 20:02:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In April, the potato will be bought at the producer price of 150 CFA F/kg and [...] Full text...

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Senegal's industrial activity up in January

21 march 2019 - 18:43:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Industrial activity in Senegal hightened in January 2019, promoted by a good production performance, the National [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso establishes cashew nut council to revive sector

20 march 2019 - 22:44:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government Wednesday enacted a decree establishing the Burkina Faso Cashew nut Council to [...] Full text...

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Malian President IBK, African Cotton Association delegation discuss local transformation of cotton

17 march 2019 - 14:48:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, and a delegation of the African Cotton Association (ACA), led [...] Full text...

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African Cotton Association meets in Mali

15 march 2019 - 11:37:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 17th African Cotton Association (ACA) meeting opened on Thursday in Bamako, Mali, with the participation [...] Full text...

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Price of West African cashew nuts dips

14 march 2019 - 14:24:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The price for West African cashew nuts on the international market has dropped sharply, losing nearly [...] Full text...

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Experts meet in Burkina Faso to examine cause of low cotton yield

11 march 2019 - 22:35:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A hundred experts on Monday met in Ouagadougou to examine the country’s cotton field which [...] Full text...

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BCEAO reports significant decline in commodity prices in January

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

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Titanium firm in Kenya uses corporate power to benefit farmers (Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

02 march 2019 - 10:26:15
Kwale, Kenya (PANA) – Esther Ngwadeta speaks highly of her newest trade. She managed a harvest of five kilograms of [...] Full text...

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Titanium mining firm attacks poverty in Kenya’s coastal region (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

28 february 2019 - 12:55:21
Kwale, Kenya (PANA) – The sign-post is hard to miss on the narrow highway linking Ukunda, a small resort town [...] Full text...

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Mali to host 2nd edition of International Cotton Forum

20 february 2019 - 13:34:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Though a leading producer of cotton in sub-Sahara Africa, Mali still struggles to improve its cotton [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe firm gets 65 million euros for cotton production

24 january 2019 - 19:18:18
Paris, France (PANA) - The Burkinabe Textile Fibre Company (Sofitex), on Thursday signed an agreement with a consortium of international [...] Full text...

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EC reaches provisional agreement with European Parliament on single-use plastics

19 december 2018 - 10:38:09
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) announced on Wednesday that it is taking action to reduce plastic pollution [...] Full text...

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Estonian PM ends Malian visit

08 october 2018 - 12:08:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Estonian Prime Minister, Juri Ratas, on Sunday completed a two-day official visit to Mali during [...] Full text...

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UN committee recommends 4 hazardous chemicals to be listed

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

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Textile, Clothing industries can drive Africa’s industrialization, benefit women (By Vanessa Moungar, Emanuela Gregorio, AfDB)

23 august 2018 - 13:44:16
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the African Development Bank (AfDB) celebrates World Fashion Day, we take this opportunity to [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners move to control Fall Armyworm threat in southern Africa

25 july 2018 - 15:53:03
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners are to convene for talks on controlling Fall Armyworm [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$22.4m immediate disbursement for Benin

30 june 2018 - 07:25:06
Porto-Novo, Benin (PANA) – Benin’s medium-term outlook remains favourable as the country assumes an acceleration of real GDP growth in [...] Full text...

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New UN-supported farming app is cream of crop in tackling Fall Armyworm

25 june 2018 - 19:54:15
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have a new digital weapon in their agricultural armoury to take on [...] Full text...

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How partnerships are the way forward in tackling global challenges (Feature by FAO)

24 june 2018 - 04:34:47
Rome, Italy (PANA) - We can’t really talk about the planet’s most pressing environmental problems without talking about food systems. [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s economic recovery buoys activity in neighbouring Benin

31 march 2018 - 09:19:03
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin’s economic activity in 2017 remained strong, buoyed by record cotton production and the recovery of [...] Full text...

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Explore opportunities along the food chain - FAO chief

22 february 2018 - 10:33:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Agriculture will continue to generate employment in Africa over the coming decades, but opportunities should be [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s main hospital sacks corrupt officials

08 january 2018 - 14:56:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The new management of Gambia's biggest hospital, the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH), revealed that [...] Full text...

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Egyptian/Gambian Investor moves to revive Gambia’s cotton trade

31 december 2017 - 13:56:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Hatem Raslan, an Egyptian investor, has expressed readiness to revive Gambia’s cotton production and export. He made [...] Full text...

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Commodity-dependent developing countries urged to diversify economies

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

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Initiative to increase insurance coverage for climate-related disasters launched at UN conference

14 november 2017 - 18:51:02
Bonn, Germany (PANA) – On the heels of one of the worst – and most costly – Atlantic hurricane seasons [...] Full text...

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FAO highlights importance of food security for upcoming WTO Conference

25 october 2017 - 13:06:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global trade agreements, harmonized food safety standards and measures that benefit rather than harm poor family [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB joins international community in supporting sustainable tourism development in Africa

28 september 2017 - 12:33:22
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - To mark the World Tourism Day on September 27, 2017, the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...

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AfDB announces new youth training drive to promote agricultural industrialization

12 september 2017 - 13:28:16
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a new youth training drive in partnership with [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB moving Africa up the textile, clothing value chain with Fashionomics Africa

23 august 2017 - 13:29:33
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Speaking ahead of World Fashion Day, a day marked yearly on 21 August to celebrate [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: IMF approves US$6.2m disbursement to Burkina Faso

15 july 2017 - 06:56:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Affirming that Burkina Faso's economic outlook is positive, owing to a significant increase of public [...] Full text...

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Germany: G20, African countries explore opportunities to increase investments in Africa

13 june 2017 - 06:56:36
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, joined African leaders and G20 members [...] Full text...

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India: 'To develop its textiles market, Africa needs its cotton' - African fashion designers

25 may 2017 - 19:53:19
Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - Two African fashion designers of international repute, Pathé’O, Burkinabe-born Ivorian, and Nigerien Sidahmed Alphadi, have pleaded [...] Full text...

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Sudan: American ship calls at Port Sudan after decades of absence

20 may 2017 - 12:57:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - American sea liner APL docked at Port Sudan harbour on Friday after more than 20 years [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: African fashion designers take centre stage at AfDB meetings in India

12 may 2017 - 14:49:44
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The tremendous opportunity for Africa’s fashion industry will attract global attention at the 2017 Annual [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Agriculture minister says country will commercialize agriculture

20 february 2017 - 15:49:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Minister of Agriculture, Omar A. Jallow (OJ), has said that agriculture has to be [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Will Kenyan FM Amina Mohamed's charm offensive deliver the AU post? (A News Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

19 january 2017 - 11:37:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ambassador Amina Mohamed, Kenya’s foreign affairs Minister and candidate for the post of the Chairperson of [...] Full text...

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

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

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Kenya: Kenya, India sign pacts on industrial development

11 july 2016 - 21:27:40
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday rounded a four-nation Africa visit in Kenya, with a pledge [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Federal Government kickstarts patronage of Made-in-Nigeria wear

05 april 2016 - 20:28:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian federal government on Tuesday launched a campaign towards patronage of Made-in-Nigeria products, especially in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari vows to halt power shortages, targets 10,000 megawatts of energy

22 march 2016 - 09:30:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to put a stop to the current power shortages, saying [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: EAC leaders launch highway construction to facilitate intra-regional trade

03 march 2016 - 19:59:49
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - East African Community (EAC) Heads of State on Thursday launched the construction works for a [...] Full text...

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(Correction) Rwanda: EAC member countries to ban exports of raw hides (Eds: Corrects venue of summit in para 2 to Arusha, Tanzania)

03 march 2016 - 09:57:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - East African leaders have recommended the control of raw hides and skins exports in the East [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: EAC member countries to ban exports of raw hides

03 march 2016 - 09:40:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - East African leaders have recommended the control of raw hides and skins exports in the East [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO stresses need for fair trade policies that support food security

22 december 2015 - 11:40:10
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has welcomed an agreement by World Trade Organization (WTO) [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: ITC ,UEMOA work together to promote exports, deepen regional integration

21 december 2015 - 19:49:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The International Trade Centre and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) have [...] Full text...

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Kenya: WTO talks lead to breakthrough on key trade reforms

20 december 2015 - 15:58:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Trade ministers from around the world have agreed on a compromise trade deal that promises to [...] Full text...

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Kenya: African cotton producers declare WTO trade dispute

16 december 2015 - 18:34:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African trade ministers have declared plans to present a challenge to the U.S. cotton subsidies at [...] Full text...

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Kenya: ACP states call for 'development-centred outcome' at WTO meeting

16 december 2015 - 11:18:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ministers responsible for Trade of the African, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP) Group of States have emphasized the [...] Full text...

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