Economic diversification: Crafting a multi-sectoral strategy for economic stabilisation for Malawi: World Bank Blog By Tatenda Chiuye

19 september 2024 - 09:13:55
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Have you ever owned a favourite pen that you found indispensable? I certainly had, every day [...] Full text...

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Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All

23 august 2024 - 05:38:34
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique is playing a leading role in a UN-led global initiative to ensure that all people [...] Full text...

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UN and partners launch emergency appeal to address severe drought in Malawi

24 july 2024 - 05:46:58
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - UN agencies alongside humanitarian partners in Malawi have launched a Flash Appeal to help millions in [...] Full text...

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UN Meteorological Organisation flags sand and dust storm scourge

14 july 2024 - 05:51:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dust levels worldwide decreased slightly in 2023, the UN’s weather and climate agency has said, but [...] Full text...

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Conflicts drive new record of 75.9 million people living in internal displacement

14 may 2024 - 14:21:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict and violence in Sudan, Palestine and elsewhere drove the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) [...] Full text...

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Torrential rainstorm continues pounding Kenya, flood death toll climbs to 228

05 may 2024 - 19:37:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 228 people have been killed in Kenya, where heavy rainstorms and flooding continue to [...] Full text...

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East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threat

04 may 2024 - 07:44:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations and partners continue to support authorities across East Africa as the region braces [...] Full text...

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Malaria on the rise in Madagascar as climate change leaves healthcare out of reach, says health charity

28 april 2024 - 05:33:08
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Madagascar, is one of the countries most affected by malaria. According to the Ministry of Public Health, [...] Full text...

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Over 200,000 need humanitarian aid following Madagascar cyclone

10 april 2024 - 05:47:15
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - About 220,000 people require immediate humanitarian assistance due to the catastrophic impact of Tuesday’s tropical cyclone [...] Full text...

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Malawi's plan to create a stable, sustainable economy

10 february 2024 - 08:06:02
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Adherence to the authorities' macroeconomic adjustment and reform programme will help Malawi overcome current and future [...] Full text...

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Malawi's plan to create a stable, sustainable economy

03 february 2024 - 10:47:45
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Adherence to the authorities' macroeconomic adjustment and reform program would help Malawi overcome current and future [...] Full text...

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COP28: Science points to ‘climate collapse’ as UN chief calls COP28 to action

30 november 2023 - 11:17:44
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The world is heating up at an unprecedented pace, new climate data shows, and leaders gathered [...] Full text...

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IMF approves 48-month arrangement for Malawi under Extended Credit Facility

16 november 2023 - 09:55:02
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 48-month arrangement of US$175 [...] Full text...

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3RDUPDATE: Huge outpouring of solidarity and compassion for the victims of the Daniel storm in Libya

11 september 2023 - 20:10:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A vast outpouring of solidarity and compassion has been expressed by foreign countries, as well as [...] Full text...

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Malawi, South Sudan announce Presidential Compacts on Water and Sanitation

22 august 2023 - 10:40:04
Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) – In a major stride to ensure universal access to water and sanitation, the governments of Malawi and [...] Full text...

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Urgent action needed to address macroeconomic imbalances, increase energy access in Malawi

19 july 2023 - 16:27:04
Lilongwe, 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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Global sea surface temperatures hit record high

11 july 2023 - 06:04:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global sea surface temperatures reached a record high in May, June, and July – and the [...] 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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One billion people in 43 countries face cholera risk, amid ‘bleak’ outlook

19 may 2023 - 15:59:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After years of steady decline, cholera is making a devastating comeback and targeting the world’s most [...] Full text...

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Over 500,000 children at risk of malnutrition in Malawi, UNICEF warns

19 may 2023 - 15:52:09
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is seeking nearly $88 million to assist 6.5 million people in [...] Full text...

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Experts meet to speed up efforts to fully implement agreement to bring about a safer world

14 may 2023 - 06:38:11
New York, US (PANA) - More people globally are being affected by disasters than ever before, despite the adoption of [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Rights experts offer ‘heartfelt support and solidarity’, in wake of Cyclone Freddy

05 april 2023 - 11:03:33
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Independent human rights experts expressed their solidarity with the people of Malawi on Tuesday, following the [...] Full text...

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FIFA strips Peru of U-17 World Cup hosting rights

04 april 2023 - 07:23:18
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Peru became the second country in recent weeks to be stripped of the right to host [...] Full text...

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General Assembly votes to seek World Court’s opinion, in quest for ‘bolder’ climate action

30 march 2023 - 05:23:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly will seek the opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) [...] Full text...

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UNICEF sounds alarm over fast-spreading cholera outbreaks in Africa

29 march 2023 - 06:29:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for emergency funding to broaden efforts to reach millions [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa: Cyclone Freddy aftermath brings diseases, healthcare gaps

24 march 2023 - 05:17:54
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Southern African countries hit hard by tropical Cyclone Freddy are reeling from disease outbreaks, with health services [...] Full text...

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UN ramps up aid as millions affected in cyclone Freddy’s wake

21 march 2023 - 05:25:16
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - UN agencies on Monday were scrambling to reach millions affected by the deadly tropical cyclone Freddy, [...] Full text...

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WFP responds to impact of cyclone Freddy in Malawi

19 march 2023 - 05:22:44
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has stepped up an emergency response to help an [...] Full text...

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UN steps up support to Malawi following deadly cyclone

16 march 2023 - 05:37:32
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and partners are ramping up support to Malawi in the wake of Tropical [...] Full text...

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Malawi faces deadliest cholera outbreak in 20 years, says UN

10 march 2023 - 13:36:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) has announced that Malawi is facing the deadliest cholera outbreak in [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Freddy on track to become record-breaking storm

08 march 2023 - 05:33:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Freddy - which is threatening communities in Madagascar and Mozambique for a second time [...] Full text...

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Over 1 billion in 43 nations at risk amid cholera outbreaks, WHO says

27 february 2023 - 12:46:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A global surge of cholera cases has put one billion people in 43 countries at risk, [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Freddy hits Mozambique

25 february 2023 - 06:16:18
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical cyclone Freddy, one of the longest-lasting systems in the southern hemisphere, slammed into Mozambique on [...] Full text...

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Food crisis looms in Malawi due to failure to protect farming against climate hazards

26 january 2023 - 12:39:30
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi faces another food crisis on the back of a series of climate events, after drought, [...] Full text...

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Madagascar: Innovative relief project offers hope for sustainable future

21 january 2023 - 07:33:03
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - An innovative project seeking to develop climate resilience, self-sufficiency and the empowerment of vulnerable rural communities [...] Full text...

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Summer season officially starts on Tuesday in Mauritius

29 october 2022 - 06:55:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) said on Saturday the summer season in the country will officially [...] Full text...

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Millions face harm from flooding across West and Central Africa, UNHCR warns

28 october 2022 - 11:45:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning of surging needs for more than 3.4 million displaced [...] Full text...

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IMF to give Madagascar $31.9 million

15 september 2022 - 06:01:30
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second review of Madagascar’s [...] Full text...

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ADF approves US$5.6 million grant to bolster food security in Mozambique

27 july 2022 - 09:59:16
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has granted Mozambique $5.6 million in additional funding for Post-Cyclone Idai [...] Full text...

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UNHCR, partners rush aid to thousands in Mozambique after Tropical Cyclone Gombe

22 march 2022 - 12:00:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), alongside Mozambique’s government and humanitarian partners, is rushing to assist thousands [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken commends Malawi's 'strong democratic foundation'

19 march 2022 - 08:26:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Friday lauded Malawi’s strong democratic foundation and [...] Full text...

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Madagascar braces for 4th tropical cyclone in a month

23 february 2022 - 05:26:17
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The island nation of Madagascar is shoring up for its fourth tropical cyclone in a month, UN [...] Full text...

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Emergency teams deploy to areas hit hard by deadly cyclone in Madagascar

11 february 2022 - 05:23:45
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Humanitarians are continuing to support Madagascar in the wake of Cyclone Batsirai which hammered the island [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Batsirai leaves at least 10 dead, thousands displaced in Madagascar

08 february 2022 - 05:32:46
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Batsirai wrought havoc across Madagascar over the weekend, the second deadly storm to batter [...] Full text...

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Madagascar braces for another cyclone as it struggles to recover from a recent one

05 february 2022 - 08:54:29
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Lives, livelihoods, and vital crops are at risk across Madagascar with Tropical Cyclone Batsirai expected to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to import vegetables post-cyclone

05 february 2022 - 07:45:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian government, at its weekly cabinet meeting on Friday, announced that the Agricultural Marketing Board [...] Full text...

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Category 4 cyclone warning in force in Mauritius

02 february 2022 - 09:03:33
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian meteorological services on Wednesday issued a Category 4 cyclone warning in view of the [...] Full text...

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UN assists thousands affected by Tropical Storm Ana in Mozambique

28 january 2022 - 05:25:14
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - United Nations teams are on the ground in Mozambique assisting thousands of people affected by Tropical [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Ana likely to cause damage to property, loss of lives in Zambia

26 january 2022 - 08:28:43
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Tropical storm Ana is expected to hit Zambia between Wednesday and Sunday, and it is likely [...] Full text...

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Deadly tropical storms cause flooding, landslides in Madagascar

26 january 2022 - 05:44:18
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Two separate tropical weather systems in Madagascar have left at least 34 dead and triggered flooding [...] Full text...

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Nine to eleven storms to evolve in southwest Indian Ocean tropical cyclone basin

09 november 2021 - 07:24:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) on Monday said that between nine and 11 named storms would [...] Full text...

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Mauritius calls for drastic measures to address urgency of climate crisis ahead of COP-26

30 october 2021 - 08:35:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr. Kavydass Ramano, on Friday [...] Full text...

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Japan donates $1.8 million to support food assistance in northern Mozambique

30 august 2021 - 13:30:16
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Government of Japan has provided US$1.8 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) in Mozambique [...] Full text...

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IOM Director General calls for enhanced support for northern Mozambique

18 august 2021 - 11:22:04
Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) - International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General António Vitorino is calling for more humanitarian support for hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa suffers widespread food, nutrition insecurity – SADC report

12 august 2021 - 16:06:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ten Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) suffer widespread food and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe on way to economic recovery after 6% GDP decline in 2020: IMF

17 june 2021 - 10:09:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a severe toll on the economic and humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe, [...] Full text...

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Violence continues in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado, as agencies respond to growing needs

13 june 2021 - 06:41:23
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Civilians continue to flee armed conflict and insecurity in northern Mozambique, more than two months after militants attacked the coastal [...] Full text...

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UN food agency says escalating conflict in northern Mozambique pushes thousands into hunger

23 april 2021 - 06:52:54
Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province is in the grips of a spiralling crisis as thousands of people [...] Full text...

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Climate change link to displacement of most vulnerable is clear: UNHCR

23 april 2021 - 05:24:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Weather-related crises have triggered more than twice as much displacement as conflict and violence in the [...] Full text...

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IOM denounces reprehensible attacks on civilians in northern Mozambique

04 april 2021 - 09:42:26
Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply concerned about reports of continuing violence in northern [...] Full text...

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Child rights agency says children 'brutally murdered' in Mozambique

16 march 2021 - 07:44:55
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Children as young as 11 are being beheaded in the Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado, [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for urgent funding for Mozambique, facing ‘triple threat’ of climate change, conflict and COVID-19

13 march 2021 - 06:43:12
New York, US (PANA) - Two years after Tropical Cyclone Idai and Cyclone Kenneth swept through Mozambique in March 2019, killing [...] Full text...

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AfDB purchases temporary bridges to replace infrastructure destroyed in Mozambique cyclones

09 march 2021 - 18:23:08
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank has finalised the purchase of 26 modular steel bridges to replace infrastructure [...] Full text...

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Many areas in Southern Africa at risk of further flooding from heavy rainfall

30 january 2021 - 06:57:34
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - More than 314,000 people in Mozambique have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise, and this figure [...] Full text...

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Over 270,000 people affected by Cyclone Eloise in Southern Africa - OCHA

29 january 2021 - 09:12:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - More than 270,000 people have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise across Southern Africa, including 267,289 [...] Full text...

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Governments, humanitarian partners responding to needs generated by Cyclone Eloise

28 january 2021 - 09:21:46
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - At least 265,000 people have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise as it took a westward [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains caused by Cyclone Eloise recede in parts of southern Africa

27 january 2021 - 08:58:53
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The low pressure area caused by Tropical Cyclone Eloise has moved south-west and is close [...] Full text...

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UN agencies assist thousands in Mozambique caught in the wake of devastating Cyclone Eloise

27 january 2021 - 05:16:06
Biera, Mozambique (PANA) - UN agencies are ramping up efforts to help communities in Mozambique hit hard by Tropical Cyclone [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Eloise transitions into low pressure storm over southern Africa

26 january 2021 - 08:40:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Eloise weather system is passing over Botswana, after bringing heavy rains to central Mozambique, south-eastern [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains pound southern Africa after Tropical Cyclone Eloise weakens

25 january 2021 - 07:21:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Since its landfall, the Tropical Cyclone Eloise weather system has weakened into an overland depression and [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Eloise moves inland, bringing heavy rains to southern Zimbabwe

24 january 2021 - 09:10:37
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall in central Mozambique on Saturday near the coastal city of Beira, [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Eloise expected to make landfall near Beira City in Mozambique

23 january 2021 - 08:42:51
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Eloise has strengthened in the Mozambique Channel and is expected to make landfall near [...] Full text...

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Botswana on high alert over cyclone Eloise

22 january 2021 - 16:32:13
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has warned that the remnants of the tropical cyclone Eloise, will be felt over the [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Eloise now in Mozambique Channel, likely to turn Tropical Cyclone on Friday

22 january 2021 - 08:54:46
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Latest forecasts indicate that Tropical Storm Eloise is likely to make landfall in central Mozambique, between [...] Full text...

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Funding shortfalls threaten East African locust operations - FAO

21 january 2021 - 13:59:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In an online briefing, FAO has warned partners that without additional financial resources for fuel, [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Eloise affects over 1,000 people in Madagascar

21 january 2021 - 08:05:27
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – Heavy rains, strong winds and flooding have directly affected more than 1,000 people and at least [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Eloise makes landfall in northeast Madagascar

20 january 2021 - 09:07:11
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Storm Eloise made landfall near the north-eastern town of Antalaha, Madagascar, on Tuesday evening and [...] Full text...

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East African countries better prepared, but desert locust threat ‘not over’: FAO

20 january 2021 - 06:06:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Action to control unprecedented desert locust infestations in the Horn of Africa last year has protected [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Eloise due to make landfall in northern Madagascar

19 january 2021 - 05:48:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A new weather system has formed in the south-west Indian Ocean and intensified into [...] Full text...

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Food for Mozambicans struggling amidst violence and COVID-19, ‘will be compromised’ without more funding: WFP

08 january 2021 - 06:50:31
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Despite increased insecurity and limited funding, the UN food relief agency is continuing to supply food [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Chalane causes thunderstorms, minor damages in Zimbabwe

31 december 2020 - 19:01:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Tropical Storm Chalane, which made landfall in Muanza district of  Mozambique’s Sofala Province, in the early [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Chalane expected to bring rains, thunderstorms to Zimbabwe

30 december 2020 - 19:00:56
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Storm Chalane made landfall in the district of Muanza, north of Beira City, in Mozambique’s [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Chalane brings heavy wind and rain but limited damage in Madagascar

28 december 2020 - 19:51:20
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Tropical Storm Chalane, which formed last week in the Indian Ocean, hit the Fenoarivo Atsinanana District [...] Full text...

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Hurricane Chalane racing towards Mozambique

28 december 2020 - 18:35:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After forging a path toward Madagascar last week, Hurricane Chalane is now headed for Mozambique, a [...] Full text...

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Tropical depression in southwest Indian Ocean likely to become cyclone - OCHA

24 december 2020 - 14:55:09
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - A tropical depression has formed in the southwest part of the Indian Ocean and it is [...] Full text...

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Conflict, violence in Greater Horn of Africa cause widespread displacement

23 december 2020 - 15:38:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conflict and violence in the Greater Horn of Africa continue to cause widespread displacement [...] Full text...

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250,000 displaced children face deadly disease threat in Mozambique

22 december 2020 - 18:08:16
Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (PANA) - A lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene services have put approximately 250,000 children, displaced by [...] Full text...

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

15 december 2020 - 19:31:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Economic growth in Africa is projected to drop drastically to negative 4.1% before making a [...] Full text...

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Somaliland in slow recovery after cyclone Gati

09 december 2020 - 18:29:31
Hargeisa, Somaliland (PANA) – Recovery from the cyclone Gati, which recently hit the coastal region of Somaliland, causing massive destruction [...] Full text...

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Nine killed in Somalia by cyclone Gati

01 december 2020 - 15:12:03
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - At least nine people were killed during the tropical cyclone Gati which made landfall in Puntland’s [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Gati displaces 70,000, leaves 8 dead in Somalia

24 november 2020 - 09:10:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Gati, which made landfall on 22 November in Puntland’s Bari region in Somalia, has [...] Full text...

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Africa climate change report reveals heat rising north and south, Sahel getting wetter

27 october 2020 - 06:00:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Africa needs to prepare better for climate change by responding to a wide range of potential risks, a multi-agency report led [...] Full text...

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WTO: Zimbabwean currency instability seen as global trade's weakest link

30 september 2020 - 22:18:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has completed a trade policy review on Zimbabwe, urging the Southern [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Finance minister reveals economy near collapse with 20 percent contraction expected (A PANA News Analysis)

01 may 2020 - 06:01:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economy is expected to contract by a whopping 20 percent this year as it barrels [...] Full text...

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UN report rates Zimbabwe among top global food crises

28 april 2020 - 12:37:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A major deterioration in food insecurity is expected in Zimbabwe as a result of persisting economic [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian situation worsens one year after tropical cyclone ravaged Mozambique

25 april 2020 - 12:51:54
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - One year after Tropical Cyclone Kenneth struck Cabo Delgado in Mozambique on 25 April 2019, more [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF supports Comoros to address pandemic

23 april 2020 - 10:35:41
Washington, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a US$12 million emergency assistance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: COVID-19 compounds malaria infections in Zimbabwe

20 april 2020 - 18:15:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has compounded increases in malaria infections by 44.7 percent to 170,303 with [...] Full text...

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Guterres stresses link between climate and water

23 march 2020 - 09:43:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that climate and water are “inextricably linked" as both lie [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe's main opposition party, MDC, tells govt. to stop politicking

22 march 2020 - 13:41:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has called on government to refrain [...] Full text...

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Class 2 cyclone warning is in force in Mauritius

16 march 2020 - 17:34:05
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Meteorological Services on Monday issued a Class II cyclone warning for the island nation [...] Full text...

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Rights group bemoans inadequate help for countries hit by Cyclone Idai after one year

15 march 2020 - 05:23:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - One year after Cyclone Idai devastated parts of Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, tens of thousands of [...] Full text...

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Mozambicans still struggle to get back on their feet a year after Cyclone Idai

14 march 2020 - 08:05:33
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Many of the people who lost everything when Cyclone Idai swept through central Mozambique a year [...] Full text...

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AfDB notes lack of reform coordination in Zimbabwe government

26 february 2020 - 14:48:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said the Zimbabwe government lacks reform coordination and urged the [...] Full text...

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Nearly two million Zimbabweans need safe drinking water

12 february 2020 - 13:13:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - UNICEF in Zimbabwe has said 1.9 million people need  safe drinking water, sanitation and good hygiene [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: AfDB approves grant for disaster risk management training

25 january 2020 - 05:25:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a US$ 685,000 grant to strengthen [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$685, 000 grant for Zimbabwe disaster risk management training

23 january 2020 - 14:20:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$685,000 grant to strengthen Zimbabwe’s capacity to manage [...] Full text...

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China provides US$2 million in aid to Cyclone Idai-affected families in Zimbabwe

10 january 2020 - 16:38:35
Beijing, China (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced an agreement with the China International Development and Cooperation [...] Full text...

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'Persevere', Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa tells citizens

01 january 2020 - 09:52:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on his compatriots to continue to persevere, as 2020 will [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa faces grave hunger challenges in 2020: UN food relief agency

31 december 2019 - 19:19:34
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - At the dawn of the next decade, a new World Food Programme (WFP) forecast [...] Full text...

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Cyclone warning lifted in Mauritius

31 december 2019 - 10:02:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Weather Services on Tuesday morning lifted the cyclone warning that was issued two days [...] Full text...

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South African Airways suspends flights to Mauritius

30 december 2019 - 14:14:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA) on Monday announced that it has put measures in place [...] Full text...

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Class III cyclone warning is in effect in Mauritius.

30 december 2019 - 13:51:28
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Meteorological Services of Mauritius warned on Monday that a Class III cyclone was in [...] Full text...

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Cyclone warning class 1 in force in Mauritius

29 december 2019 - 08:40:18
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)  - The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) Sunday issued a first cyclone bulletin announcing the passage of a [...] Full text...

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Comoros economy reels under impact of Cyclone Kenneth

21 december 2019 - 09:22:36
Moroni, Comoros (PANA) – Comoros has experienced a  challenging economic situation in 2019, notably after Cyclone Kenneth struck the Indian [...] Full text...

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Somalia desert locust outbreak threatens food security in Horn of Africa

18 december 2019 - 16:00:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Somalia faces the worst Desert Locust outbreak in a quarter of a century with the risk [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains hit Kenya after hurricane Belna settles in Madagascar

10 december 2019 - 09:54:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Hurricane Belna, which has been travelling around the Indian Ocean, is expected to cause heavy rains [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Belna due to make landfall in west Madagascar

09 december 2019 - 15:16:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone ‘Belna’ is expected to make landfall in Soalala district in the west [...] Full text...

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Kenya braces for tropical cyclones along Indian Ocean coastline

06 december 2019 - 21:26:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tropical cyclone, Ambali, which is expected to peak at 185 kilometres per hour, has started weakening [...] Full text...

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'Work hard to be comfortable like me', President Mnangagwa tells Zimbabweans

05 december 2019 - 19:03:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa says that Zimbabweans need to work hard if they want to reach [...] Full text...

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OCHA issues alert on low-pressure system approaching Madagascar

05 december 2019 - 09:18:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A low-pressure system is forming in the Indian Ocean, near the Seychelles and north [...] Full text...

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US says Zimbabwe did not report the US$82 million in aid it provided this year

04 december 2019 - 17:27:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States has refuted the Zimbabwe government’s claims that it provided just US$252,722,653 in aid [...] Full text...

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Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe says it provided more development support to Zimbabwe than what Govt reported

19 november 2019 - 17:17:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Embassy of China in Zimbabwe has disputed government's claims that it provided just US$ 3,631,500 [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa struggles with the brunt of climate crisis – OCHA warns

14 november 2019 - 15:43:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Southern Africa region is experiencing the brunt of the climate crisis as it [...] Full text...

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World Bank will not give any monetary support to Zimbabwe

11 november 2019 - 19:15:28
New York City, USA (PANA) - The Zimbabwean government can expect no monetary support from the World Bank as engagement will [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean gov't announces hyperinflationary accounting for businesses

14 october 2019 - 16:47:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's government has officially adopted ‘hyperinflationary reporting’ for firms in crafting financial statements due to spiraling [...] Full text...

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Worsening economic prospects hamper healthcare fuel gender-based violence in Southern Africa

30 september 2019 - 16:03:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Deteriorating economic prospects have exacerbated poverty and inequality and hampered access to essential services, [...] Full text...

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Climate crisis brings devastating consequences to Southern Africa

30 september 2019 - 13:46:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Southern Africa is experiencing the devastating consequences of the climate crisis first-hand, according to [...] Full text...

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'Zimbabwe's currency second worst performing in the world'

29 september 2019 - 21:15:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Renowned American Economist Steve Hanke says Zimbabwe’s currency is the second worst performing currency in the [...] Full text...

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USAID doubles drought response contribution to $86.9 million to assist Zimbabweans

24 september 2019 - 14:22:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States government is providing an additional US$41.9 million in funding to respond to the [...] Full text...

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IMF team finds Malawi’s economic performance after Cyclone Idai favourable

18 september 2019 - 14:02:41
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s recent economic performance has been favourable despite the impact of Cyclone Idai, one of the [...] Full text...

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One million facing food shortages, nutrition crisis after Mozambique cyclones: UNICEF

17 september 2019 - 07:35:39
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The UN children's fund (UNICEF) has painted a bleak picture of the the extent of devastation [...] Full text...

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International Rescue Committee still working on Cyclone Idai recovery months after storm

14 september 2019 - 16:52:55
New York, USA (PANA)   -   International Rescue Committee (IRC) chief executive and former United Kingdom minister David Miliband says they [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe gov't says Mozambique's power utility, HCB, has been paid US$10 million

29 august 2019 - 17:18:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government says it has paid US$10 million to Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), Mozambique’s power [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office calls on Zimbabwe gov't to engage citizens

16 august 2019 - 12:04:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called on the Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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SADC in process of realigning strategic plans - Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

14 august 2019 - 22:55:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)   -   The Southern African Development Community (SADCC) is in the process of realigning its strategic plans and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa awards Cyclone Idai responders

12 august 2019 - 18:21:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, bestowed awards to individuals who did outstanding work in response to the [...] Full text...

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Mass movements of Zimbabweans to South Africa loom - Report

11 august 2019 - 11:49:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - American based humanitarian organization, Refugees International (RI), has revealed to PANA that aid officials expect South [...] Full text...

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UK provides nearly US$60 million in humanitarian assistance to Zimbabwe

11 august 2019 - 09:17:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United Kingdom (UK) has announced £49 million (US$58.92 million) in humanitarian aid to Zimbabwe towards [...] Full text...

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UN boosts humanitarian appeal to help tackle Zimbabwe’s ‘worst-ever’ hunger crisis

07 august 2019 - 20:56:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)   -   The United Nations  food relief agency said here Wednesday it had revised its humanitarian appeal to [...] Full text...

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US, EU scale up humanitarian assistance to Zimbabwe

07 august 2019 - 13:45:36
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States (US) government and European Union (EU) have scaled up humanitarian assistance to Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Austerity and economic headwinds in Zimbabwe to persist - IH Securities

06 august 2019 - 14:19:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Financial services firm IH Securities expects austerity and economic headwinds to persist after a plethora of [...] Full text...

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Social protection interventions in Zimbabwe generally under and irregularly financed

04 august 2019 - 15:52:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Social protection interventions are generally under and irregularly financed due to lack of cohesion on how [...] Full text...

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US provides Zimbabwe additional US$4.7 million towards Cyclone Idai relief aid

25 july 2019 - 14:30:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States has provided an additional US$4.7 million to assist thousands of Zimbabweans living in the [...] Full text...

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UNEP youth summit focuses on community action against climate change

15 july 2019 - 19:59:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The youth from regions affected by cyclones and other climate disasters, meeting in Nairobi Monday, have [...] Full text...

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Fresh details emerge from Zimbabwe’s FM being accosted by protesters in UK

13 july 2019 - 15:30:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), United Kingdom (UK) branch, blames members [...] Full text...

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UN Chief pledges UN support during visit to cyclone-hit areas in Mozambique

13 july 2019 - 08:19:18
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Determined children learning in classes without roofs, resilient women farming without tools or much land, and [...] 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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Major breakthrough in fighting TB burden amongst miners in Southern Africa

05 july 2019 - 18:44:32
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A regional programme to improve the testing of Tuberculosis (TB), which remains a major public [...] Full text...

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US provides additional US$600,000 to smallholder Zimbabwe farmers affected by Cyclone Idai

01 july 2019 - 12:42:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Government has provided an additional U$$600,000 to assist approximately 1,700 smallholder farmers in [...] Full text...

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Drought, Cyclone Idai affect Zimbabwe's 2018/19 tobacco production

29 june 2019 - 17:59:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Drought and damage caused by the March Category three storm, Cyclone Idai, have impacted the current [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Eskom refutes claims it has received payment for debt from Zimbabwe

28 june 2019 - 19:16:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - South Africa’s power Utility, Eskom, says it has not received any payment from Zimbabwe towards debt [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Under-20 National Women Rugby Team secures Kit, Broadcast and CSR Partnerships Ahead of Bilateral Series

25 june 2019 - 17:42:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Under-20 national women rugby team has secured three commercial partners, ahead of the historic [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Idai: UN Deputy Humanitarian Chief tours affected areas in Zimbabwe

09 june 2019 - 18:21:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Nations assistant secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ursula Mueller on Sunday [...] Full text...

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International partners pledge $1.2 billion to help cyclone-hit Mozambique recover

03 june 2019 - 07:24:00
Beira, Mozambique (PANA) - Donors have pledged an initial $1.2 billion to help restore livelihoods and rebuild infrastructure destroyed by cyclones [...] Full text...

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IMF says Zimbabwe's 2019 economic prospects remain bleak

01 june 2019 - 17:05:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Staff Monitored Program will likely need to be recalibrated [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt loses faith in its own currency

31 may 2019 - 18:36:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Some government departments and parastatals have adopted a two tier pricing model to include US dollars [...] Full text...

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Mozambique cyclone appeal allots less than one percent to needs of women and girls

30 may 2019 - 15:53:32
Beira, Mozambique (PANA) - Oxfam, Save the Children and Care are calling on donors to meet or exceed the proposed [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean economy has turned around - Zim Finance minister insists

29 may 2019 - 18:30:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube,  insisted that the economy has turned around ‘after six months’ as [...] Full text...

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Tanzania's President lands in Zimbabwe for two-day state visit

28 may 2019 - 19:47:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) (Breaking) - Tanzania's President John Joseph Magufuli, is being hosted to a state dinner on Tuesday evening [...] Full text...

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Zim govt spent RTGS$178,02 million on social protection programs in Q1

27 may 2019 - 23:54:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   The Zimbabwe Treasury spent only RTGS$178,02 million (US$35,05 million) on social protection programs in the first [...] Full text...

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SADC ministers find solutions to energy and water problems

27 may 2019 - 18:59:22
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Ministers of Energy and Water from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), met in Windhoek, [...] Full text...

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"Zimbabwe gov't needs to urgently restore faith in its currency" says The Economist

26 may 2019 - 13:40:01
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - If the Zimbabwean government cannot restore faith in its 'RTGS dollar', the country may be forced [...] Full text...

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Angolan president pays tribute to humanitarian mission in Mozambique

17 may 2019 - 19:41:06
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angolan President João Lourenço on Friday presented certificates of merit to 128 members of the Angolan [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa sacks Energy minister Joram Gumbo

14 may 2019 - 19:37:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) –  Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sacked Energy minister Joram Gumbo, days after the latter announced that [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe power utility reduces planned blackouts

13 may 2019 - 15:14:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -  Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission & Distribution Company (ZETDC) has reduced the number of hours for planned power [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe energy minister to visit Mozambique for urgent electricity imports

10 may 2019 - 21:04:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabwe’s Energy Minister Joram Gumbo will travel to Mozambique to seek electricity imports as Zimbabwe faces [...] Full text...

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EU releases 1.5 million euros humanitarian aid for Mozambique, Comoros after Cyclone Kenneth

08 may 2019 - 10:16:36
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union has released 1.5 million euros humanitarian aid for Mozambique and Grande Comore, following [...] Full text...

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World Bank allocates US$75 million in Cyclone Idai monetary relief aid to Zimbabwe

04 may 2019 - 15:40:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The World Bank has made available US$75 million in Cyclone Idai monetary relief funds to Zimbabwe, [...] 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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Cyclone Kenneth: UN aid teams scramble to reach ‘most remote places’ cut off by Cyclone Kenneth in Mozambique

01 may 2019 - 04:59:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With heavy rains expected to continue in the coming days across northern Mozambique, access to the [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Kenneth causes death, destruction in Comoros and Mozambique

29 april 2019 - 09:05:53
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Kenneth, which impacted the Comoros on 24 April and made landfall in Mozambique on [...] Full text...

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UN appeals for international support as flood waters rise after second Mozambique cyclone

29 april 2019 - 07:19:46
New York, US (PANA) - With Mozambique and Comoros battling heavy rains and raging flood waters in the wake of [...] Full text...

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Tanzania spared as Cyclone Kenneth changes direction

27 april 2019 - 15:46:07
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The reported threat of tropical Cyclone Kenneth which weather forecasters had spotted advancing towards [...] Full text...

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WB Group President to visit Madagascar, Ethiopia and Mozambique

26 april 2019 - 14:21:33
Washington, US (PANA) - World Bank Group President David Malpass will take his first overseas trip as head of the [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Kenneth makes landfall in northern Mozambique

26 april 2019 - 08:53:18
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tropical Cyclone Kenneth made landfall between the districts of Macomia and Mocimboa da Praia, [...] Full text...

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Residents in Tanzania’s coastal towns relocate to safer places as Cyclone Kenneth approaches

26 april 2019 - 00:08:14
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – As tropical storm cyclone Kenneth advances towards Tanzania’s southern coastal regions of Mtwara and [...] Full text...

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Government issues warning over the impending Cyclone Kenneth

25 april 2019 - 15:03:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean government has warned citizens near flood prone areas to be on high alert and [...] Full text...

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Southeastern Africa risks floods as Tropical Cyclone Kenneth strengthens

24 april 2019 - 16:28:29
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Heavy rainfall and winds are expected in Comoros, Mozambique and Tanzania after a tropical [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$118.2 million rapid assistance to Mozambique

20 april 2019 - 11:09:00
Washington, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved emergency financial assistance of [...] Full text...

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'No accountability over Cyclone Idai relief assistance in Zimbabwe' - Human rights body

14 april 2019 - 13:41:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has raised a red flag over the distribution of Cyclone [...] Full text...

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SADC launches regional appeal for humanitarian assistance in response to Cyclone Idai

12 april 2019 - 11:06:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has officially launched a Regional Appeal for Humanitarian Assistance in [...] Full text...

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IMF predicts recession in Zimbabwe for 2019

10 april 2019 - 21:39:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised Zimbabwe's growth forecast downwards by a whopping 9 percentage [...] Full text...

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Cholera cases increase in cyclone-hit regions of Mozambique

09 april 2019 - 08:58:17
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Some 389 new cases of cholera were reported on 7 April in Mozambican regions devastated by [...] Full text...

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SADC to Launch Regional Appeal for Cyclone IDAI victims

08 april 2019 - 19:08:17
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is to launch a regional appeal for humanitarian assistance for [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's President under fire for suggesting local currency is not real money

07 april 2019 - 09:27:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under fire for suggesting that the local currency his government [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Idai death toll balloons to 344

05 april 2019 - 22:43:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwean government Friday confirmed here that the Cyclone Idai death toll had risen to 344, [...] Full text...

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'Conflicts have an enormous cost on human lives' - EU Ambassador

05 april 2019 - 16:34:56
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -The European Union Ambassador to Botswana and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) says conflicts have an [...] Full text...

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US releases an additional US$2,5 million in Cyclone Idai relief aid to Zimbabwe

04 april 2019 - 07:16:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States has provided an additional US$2.5 million to respond to emergency needs in Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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WHO launches Cholera vaccination campaign in Mozambique

03 april 2019 - 15:19:16
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - An oral cholera vaccination campaign to protect survivors of Cyclone Idai begins Wednesday in Beira, Mozambique, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gets new Doppler Radar Weather Observation Station from Japan

03 april 2019 - 15:07:09
  Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday, inaugurated, the Doppler Radar Weather Observation Station, built at [...] Full text...

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Mozambique begins cholera vaccination in Cyclone Idai-hit regions

02 april 2019 - 08:58:00
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – At least 1,052 cases of cholera have been recorded, including one death, in regions devastated by [...] Full text...

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Mauritian papers highlight passage of cyclone on Rodrigues Island

30 march 2019 - 14:30:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The passage of the intense tropical cyclone ‘’Joaninha’’ on Rodrigues Island, with gusts of 165 kilometers/hours [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Idai: NGO calls for investigations into allegations of looting of relief aid in Zimbabwe

29 march 2019 - 06:35:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Non-governmental organisation, Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA), has called for government to urgently investigate allegations [...] Full text...

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France charters plane to deliver humanitarian aid to Mozambique

28 march 2019 - 15:33:21
Paris, France (PANA) - France has chartered a plane to allow non-governmental organisations to deliver humanitarian cargo to the Mozambican [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Idai: 'Race against time’ to help women who bore the brunt

28 march 2019 - 06:54:07
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - As the full extent of destruction caused by Cyclone Idai across southern Africa continues to be [...] Full text...

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Mozambique recovery likely over medium-term despite effects of Cyclone Idai

27 march 2019 - 14:04:31
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - While it is still early to precisely assess the macroeconomic effects of Cyclone Idai and reconstruction [...] Full text...

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‘Revved up climate action’ needed to counter ‘prolonged’ and deadly storms like Cyclone Idai: Guterres

27 march 2019 - 05:05:18
New York, US (PANA) - Cyclone Idai and the mounting death toll is “yet another alarm bell about the dangers [...] Full text...

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EU countries step up support to Cyclone Idai victims in Mozambique

26 march 2019 - 13:31:28
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Many European countries, including Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Italy, Portugal and the United Kingdom, have provided [...] Full text...

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