UN airlifts ‘lifeline’ for Burkina Faso’s communities in need

17 august 2024 - 06:43:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The dual-rotor helicopter touching down on Fada N’gourma’s dusty airstrip is a game changer for [...] Full text...

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War in Sudan is ‘a crisis of epic proportions’ as atrocities abound

20 april 2024 - 08:11:53
New York, US (PANA) - The year-long ongoing war in Sudan is “a crisis of epic proportions”, and the world [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Expected important events and information

09 january 2024 - 13:03:33
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As kickoff for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d’Ivoire 2023, approaches, the CAF [...] Full text...

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World Habitat Day focuses on cities as drivers of growth

02 october 2023 - 18:36:20
New York, US (PANA) - Priming cities to become drivers of economic growth and recovery in the aftermath of crises [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: ‘AKWABA’, the Official Mascot of TotalEnergies AFCON launched

08 july 2023 - 11:28:23
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Organising Committee, in collaboration with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and CAF, on Friday [...] Full text...

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New identity for TotalEnergies 2023 AFCON

12 june 2023 - 06:49:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - CAF and the Ivorian Local Organising Committee (LOC) have unveiled the official identity for the [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF U-17 AFCON: Golden Eaglets out to end 16-year trophy drought?

13 april 2023 - 19:44:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria will make a record 10th appearance at this month's U-17 Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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Raging disagreements between Libya's two legislative chambers continue to hold back elections

10 november 2022 - 17:47:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The never-ending disagreements between Parliament and the High Council of State for the legal basis for holding [...] Full text...

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Prince William salutes poacher's heavy sentence in South Africa

22 august 2022 - 13:00:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prince William has released a statement praising the heavy sentence handed to South African [...] Full text...

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CAF President urges Forbes U30 Africa Summit to invest in young people and football to build a better Africa

27 april 2022 - 08:36:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, has told delegates at the Forbes U30 Africa Summit in Gaborone, [...] Full text...

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Kenya to spearhead climate change mitigation effort in Africa

03 november 2021 - 22:30:48
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday announced Kenya's plan to work with African countries that form the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Wildlife officials hunt for strayed elephant in North East Region

26 august 2021 - 23:33:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) -  Ghana's Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission Thursday began a hunt for one of three rampaging [...] Full text...

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One killed, another wounded by a wandering elephant in northeastern Benin

12 february 2021 - 18:37:09
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A woman was killed and a young herder wounded by a raving elephant in the commune [...] Full text...

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Fello Star of Labé leads Guinea League 1 football championship

04 december 2020 - 16:55:13
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Matchday 5 of the Guinean League 1 football championship, which started last weekend, continued throughout the [...] Full text...

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UNDP, ICC team up to strengthen private sector leadership in wildlife habitats protection

06 november 2020 - 07:23:36
New York (PANA) - The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and UN Development Programme (UNDP) have teamed up to strengthen [...] Full text...

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Congo: Six wildlife traffickers arraigned in court

06 october 2020 - 16:54:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Six alleged traffickers of wildlife products, accused of wildlife crime, will be arraigned in court on [...] Full text...

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Human wildlife conflict unrelenting in Botswana

28 september 2020 - 15:58:15
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - More human wildlife conflict is reported in Botswana as elephants continue to be spotted roaming in [...] Full text...

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Botswana government dismisses claims of poisoning of elephants

18 august 2020 - 11:54:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The authorities in Botswana have dismissed claims that the recent elephant mortalities are due to deliberate [...] Full text...

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Elephants continue to roam around in Botswana villages

17 august 2020 - 15:04:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Sighting of elephants within villages continues to be noticed in Botswana, despite authorities’ efforts to curb [...] Full text...

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Ecotourism player sets new environment benchmark in Botswana

24 july 2020 - 08:58:15
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Pan-Africa eco-tourism business, Wilderness Safaris, which has its headquarters in Botswana, has announced plans to set [...] Full text...

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Botswana invests more in natural conservation

14 july 2020 - 08:56:55
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's elephant management plans are at an advanced stage, the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation [...] Full text...

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Congo: Two alleged ivory traffickers arrested in Oyo

25 june 2020 - 23:13:14
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Two men of Congolese nationality were arrested Tuesday in Oyo, 400 km from here, for illegal [...] Full text...

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Mali moves to redevelop Gourma biosphere reserve for elephant survival

28 may 2020 - 14:29:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has adopted a bill establishing the Gourma Biosphere Reserve, an area located near [...] Full text...

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Poaching dismissed in mysterious elephant deaths in Botswana

19 may 2020 - 10:14:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has ruled out poaching in suspected poisoned elephant carcasses in two villages in the north-west [...] Full text...

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Authorities in Botswana warn residents of poisoned elephants

15 may 2020 - 17:30:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks has warned residents in the Seronga village in the [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s human-wildlife conflict challenges escalate

12 march 2020 - 14:51:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) –  Over thirty elephants have been spotted in a village in Botswana's central district as human/wildlife conflict [...] Full text...

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Botswana pleads with UK over hunting trophies

02 march 2020 - 10:52:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has pleaded with authorities in the United Kingdom not to ban import of her hunting [...] Full text...

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Private companies help community fight human-wildlife conflict

21 february 2020 - 10:32:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As human wildlife conflict persists in Botswana, private companies are joining hands with government to ease [...] Full text...

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Giant tusker elephant dies in Kenya's Amboseli park

05 february 2020 - 21:27:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death of the world's most famous elephant, fondly known as Tim, the 'Big Tusker', has [...] Full text...

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Botswana taking action on cruel elephant calf killing by local hunters

30 december 2019 - 18:25:46
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - An elephant calf was cruelly killed by three suspects using dogs and stones on 6 Dec [...] Full text...

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Elephant tramples woman in Kenyan forest

27 december 2019 - 17:55:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -A 36-year-old woman was on Friday trampled to death by an elephant in Ol Arabei forest in [...] Full text...

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Research elephant killing in Botswana, hunters surrender hunting licenses

14 december 2019 - 21:04:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism(MENRT) said here Saturday that two hunters [...] Full text...

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Professional hunters shoot and kill research elephant n Botswana

13 december 2019 - 15:55:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has received reports that a collared research [...] Full text...

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Botswana hit by floods

10 december 2019 - 11:52:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Many villages in Botswana have been hit by floods following heavy countrywide rains. Following Monday afternoon's downpour residents [...] Full text...

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Senegalese customs services seize elephant tusks from Mali

04 december 2019 - 20:42:06
Dakar, Senegal PANA)  - The Senegalese custom services seized two elephants tusks from neighbouring Mali, a communiqué issued here Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Chinese donkey skin harvesting: A threat to traditional draught power and food security

05 november 2019 - 21:16:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Chinese harvesting of donkey skins in Botswana and in some parts of Africa poses a [...] Full text...

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Suspected Anthrax outbreak in Chobe National Park

22 october 2019 - 18:28:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks says an increase in elephant mortalities in the [...] Full text...

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Malian Army neutralizes 50 terrorists in the Boulkessy and Mondoro areas

21 october 2019 - 18:39:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) have neutralized about 50 terrorists, wounded about 30 and released as [...] Full text...

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Congolese officials arrest smuggler of python skin, elephant tails in Sibiti town

09 october 2019 - 12:54:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -   Officers from the Lekoumou Department of Water and Forests in southern Congo Republic and the national [...] Full text...

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Congo: Alleged wildlife traffickers in court

03 october 2019 - 15:51:31
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Two hearings on wildlife crime are scheduled for October 8 and 10 at the Brazzaville and [...] Full text...

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9,138 tons of ivory, pangolin scales from DR Congo seized in Asia

21 september 2019 - 15:53:39
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Three environmental protection organizations in DR Congo on Friday announced the seizure in Asia of [...] Full text...

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Botswana advises against fake online elephant hunting advertisements

18 september 2019 - 19:15:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks is advising tourists, trophy hunters and the general [...] Full text...

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‘Extinction crisis’ pushes countries to agree stronger protection for global wildlife

29 august 2019 - 06:58:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At-risk wildlife that is facing a “growing extinction crisis” received a boost on Wednesday, as countries [...] Full text...

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Ban on African elephants export, significant step forward for protection, says Foundation Franz Weber

27 august 2019 - 23:25:51
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Foundation Franz Weber (FFW) Tuesday expressed satisfaction with the vote to ban elephant exports [...] Full text...

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Congo: 4 alleged wildlife offenders brought before prosecutor's office for poaching

27 august 2019 - 18:54:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The National Liaison Office Afripol, a criminal police agency, in collaboration with the World Fund for [...] Full text...

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The Franz Weber Foundation denounces EU's position at 18th CITES on protection of elephants in Africa

23 august 2019 - 23:58:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Franz Weber Foundation (FFW), observer member of the 18th Conference of the Parties to [...] Full text...

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Significant progress made for protection of elephants in Africa

21 august 2019 - 23:15:41
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The 18th Conference of parties of the international trade convention on wild fauna and flora [...] Full text...

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

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

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Franz Weber Foundation warns on the risk of elephant extinction in Africa

13 august 2019 - 14:56:47
Abidjan, Cote d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The Franz Weber Foundation (FFW), fully dedicated to the fight for the protection of [...] Full text...

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Kenya launches campaign for international protection of endangered elephants

31 july 2019 - 13:07:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta, a conservation icon, has launched an international campaign to save [...] Full text...

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American animal rights organization petitions Zimbabwe president to stop exporting baby elephants

07 july 2019 - 14:53:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   American animal rights organization, Network for Animals (NFA), has petitioned Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stop [...] Full text...

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Vultures poisoned in Botswana

21 june 2019 - 21:15:09
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)- The  Department of Wildlife and National Parks recently identified a poisoning site in a Wildlife Management Area [...] Full text...

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Some 500 vultures dead after feeding on poisoned elephant carcasses in Botswana

21 june 2019 - 07:39:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Over 500 vultures have died in Botswana after feeding on poisoned carcasses of three poached elephants, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe, AU and UN to hold inaugural Africa Wildlife Economy Summit

17 june 2019 - 17:22:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe, with the African Union (AU) and the UN (United Nations) Environment Programme, will host the [...] Full text...

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Elephants kill 2 men in Botswana

15 june 2019 - 10:47:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)   -   Two men were killed by elephants this week in Gunitshoga, a village in the Okavango panhandle [...] Full text...

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Former President Ian Khama's retirement benefits: Gifts for a man who has everything - Chronicled by PANA

12 june 2019 - 21:10:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The former President of Botswana, Ian Khama Seretse Khama, received enough gifts to last him his [...] Full text...

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Ned bank Tour de Tuli Launches New 2019 Route to promote nature conservation

04 june 2019 - 20:26:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Nedbank Tour de Tuli, Southern Africa’s own ‘Tour de France’, which promises to be the ultimate [...] Full text...

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Opposition condemns lifting of hunting ban in Botswana

03 june 2019 - 19:09:24
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s main opposition party, Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), has condemned the country’s recent decision to [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s ecotourism company to preserve cross border wildlife corridors

31 may 2019 - 22:25:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)   -   Botswana’s ecotourism company, Wilderness Safaris, said here Friday it was committed to promoting sustainable ecotourism initiatives [...] Full text...

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Botswana lifts hunting ban on certain categories of animals

23 may 2019 - 18:32:35
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Following the June 2018 Botswana government review on the ban on hunting, the Botswana Department of [...] Full text...

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Feature: Plastic pollution and its many side effects on the ecosystem

17 may 2019 - 22:32:34
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  -   Apart from sustaining a rich diversity of natural ecosystems, Botswana’s water resources are critical for meeting [...] Full text...

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African elephants under continued threat of poaching, warns UN-backed report

10 may 2019 - 15:14:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An updated assessment by a United Nations Environment Programme-administered treaty has confirmed that poaching continues to [...] Full text...

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Botswana Kasane elephant summit kicks off

03 may 2019 - 19:20:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Government of Botswana, through the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, began a [...] Full text...

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Alleged ivory trafficker arrested in Brazzaville

30 april 2019 - 21:06:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A Congolese alleged ivory trafficker has been arrested in Brazzaville for attempting to sell ivory, sources [...] Full text...

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Botswana launches elephant summit Thursday

30 april 2019 - 00:45:57
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)   -   The Botswana ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism will host the Kasane Elephant Summit [...] Full text...

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Kenyan conservationist honoured for epic elephant conservation effort

12 april 2019 - 19:52:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Kenyan elephant conservationist, Jim Justus Nyamu, has been honoured in a film depicting his illustrious [...] Full text...

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Kenya receives backing on efforts to end ivory trade in Europe, Asia

14 march 2019 - 22:47:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) — Top officials of the worldwide Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) have praised Kenya for drawing attention to the [...] Full text...

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Review of elephants without borders 2018 dry season aerial survey of elephants and wildlife in northern Botswana report

24 february 2019 - 23:26:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism says it has has [...] Full text...

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Botswana reviews report on elephants without borders

24 february 2019 - 21:25:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism says that it has received a report [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian newspapers highlight Barrick Gold, government US $300 deal

23 february 2019 - 12:44:09
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Newspapers in Tanzania this week highlighted the issue of Canadian miner Barrick Gold’s reassurance [...] Full text...

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'Queen of Ivory' jailed in Tanzania

19 february 2019 - 17:50:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A Chinese national, Yang Feng Glan, nicknamed ‘Queen of Ivory’ has been sentenced to [...] Full text...

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Environment watchdog hails UK ban on ivory sales

20 december 2018 - 17:08:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) on Thursday welcomed the UK Government’s ban of ivory sales, shutting [...] Full text...

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Nigerian absence from African Free Trade Agreement worries experts

05 december 2018 - 09:45:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Nigeria has been slow in signing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement because the cost of [...] Full text...

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Chinese trade in rhino horns endangers wildlife species, says Kenya govt

07 november 2018 - 12:08:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government has called a move by the Chinese authorities to authorise trade in rhino [...] Full text...

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UNESCO designates 24 new biosphere reserves

26 july 2018 - 06:38:30
Paris, France (PANA) - Protecting mangroves, tropical rain forests and other biodiversity hot spots, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and [...] Full text...

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Kenya translocates 21 jumbos to curb human-wildlife conflict

21 february 2018 - 14:48:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The Kenya Government on Wednesday began translocating 21 elephants from the Mount Kenya region to the Indian [...] Full text...

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Botswana allays advocating for ivory stockpiles sale

14 december 2017 - 12:53:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has denied reports alleging that the country will put pressure on Convention on International Trade [...] Full text...

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Wildlife conservation experts raise the alarm over elephant poaching

24 november 2017 - 12:42:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Experts in wildlife conservation from Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda on Wednesday in Musanze, a [...] Full text...

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Energy company to invest US$10 million in bioenergy

13 november 2017 - 11:52:25
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sunbird Bio Energy Africa Limited, a sustainable energy developer, has announced that the company is [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Power line electrocutes elephants in Botswana

20 september 2017 - 13:49:09
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Nine elephants were electrocuted by a high volt 33kV distribution power line in Botswana’s Dukwi, in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: Two elephants shot after trampling Zimbabwe policeman to death

29 july 2017 - 16:02:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Two more elephants have been shot dead in Zimbabwe after they trampled a policeman to death [...] Full text...

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France: INTERPOL identifies illegal wildlife trade on the Darknet

15 june 2017 - 09:09:40
Lyon, France (PANA) - Illegal wildlife traders may be turning their attention to the Darknet, a new INTERPOL research report [...] Full text...

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UN: UNEP urges govts to emulate China on ivory factories, shops shutdown

03 april 2017 - 17:53:24
New York, US (PANA) - Applauding the Chinese government’s closure of many of its ivory factories and retail outlets, the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Unprecedented number of ministers dominates Ghanaian media

18 march 2017 - 08:40:22
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The large number of ministers submitted to Parliament for approval by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Carcass of killed lioness found in Rwanda game reserve

16 november 2016 - 12:01:42
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)- The carcass of one of the seven lions imported from South Africa in July last year [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: CITES world conference in South Africa hailed as 'game changer'

05 october 2016 - 18:46:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - After two weeks of marathon negotiations in Johannesburg, South Africa, world governments have adopted [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Wildlife charities warn CITES on trading in endangered species

19 september 2016 - 10:51:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International wildlife charities, Born Free Foundation and Born Free USA, on Monday issued a [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Born Free welcomes IUCN call for ban of domestic ivory trade

12 september 2016 - 17:40:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation, has welcomed a motion passed at the International [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Africa's elephants in a devastating spiral of decline

02 september 2016 - 16:48:00
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation, has described the transcontinental figures released Thursday on [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 'Poachers kill 25,000 elephants annually', says report

03 august 2016 - 15:22:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Scientists estimate that 25,000 elephants are killed each year for their ivory, The Nature Conservancy, an [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official says African elephants face 'high level' of poaching

28 july 2016 - 15:42:26
New York, US (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna [...] Full text...

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Kenya: UNEP voices concern on high prices for illegal wildlife products

28 may 2016 - 17:28:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Achim Steiner has expressed concern over the high prices for wildlife [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya to seek total ban on ivory trade at CITES Summit

26 may 2016 - 13:59:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya said Thursday the recent burning of tonnes of ivory was a pledge [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials reaffirms zero tolerance on wildlife poaching

02 may 2016 - 19:00:56
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials have expressed support for Kenyan-led efforts to end illegal wildlife trade, according [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Oscar-winning actress joins Kenya's anti-poaching 'hearts and minds' campaign

27 april 2016 - 10:22:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In the run-up to the world's largest ever ivory bonfire, to be conducted by the Kenya [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana opposes destruction of elephant tusks

26 april 2016 - 18:58:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has taken a stance against the burning of ivory ahead of the Giant’s Club Summit [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Kenya's ivory, rhino horn destruction to raise awareness on illegal wildlife trade

26 april 2016 - 11:55:30
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Seeking to raise national and international awareness on illegal wildlife trade, the Kenyan government, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: AWF commends South Africa's decision to shelve proposal on rhino horn trade

21 april 2016 - 18:40:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) president Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya on Thursday commended the South African [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Germany donates anti-poaching aircraft to Tanzania

07 april 2016 - 14:13:07
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The German government has donated a special aircraft to Tanzania to reinforce anti-poaching [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tanzania jails two Chinese for illegal possession of ivory, bribery

19 march 2016 - 11:07:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Two Chinese have begun a 35-year jail term in Tanzania after failing to pay [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Elephant poaching, illegal ivory trade remain high in Africa, Asia

03 march 2016 - 18:15:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An estimated 141,712 elephants have been tragically killed for their ivory since 2012, as [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Four passengers arrested after detection dogs find ivory in luggage at Kenyan airport

15 january 2016 - 19:54:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Authorities in Kenya have arrested four passengers found with smuggled ivory in their luggage at Nairobi's [...] Full text...

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COP21: Angola named as global host of World Environment Day 2016

11 december 2015 - 14:06:48
Paris, France (PANA) - Angola, which is seeking to conserve its biodiversity-rich wildlife and rebuild its elephant population, will host [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tanzanian musician appeals for inclusion of wildlife at China-Africa Summit

26 november 2015 - 09:27:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian singer-songwriter Ali Kiba will join a Sino-African delegation in South Africa ahead of [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Wildlife issues on agenda for upcoming China-Africa presidential summit

17 november 2015 - 08:12:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Wildlife and environmental issues will be on the official agenda when Chinese and African [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: African Wildlife Foundation hails California's move to ban ivory, rhino horn trade

05 october 2015 - 19:55:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) Board Chair David Thomson has hailed the "bold and critical [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: New partnership to promote conservation of Africa's threatened species, ecosystems

24 september 2015 - 17:24:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) –Thomson Safaris, a leader in responsible Tanzanian Safaris, has partnered with African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya fights poaching with electronic inventory of wildlife trophies

16 september 2015 - 21:46:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has launched an electronic inventory of wildlife trophies which would help the East African nation [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Germany assists Tanzania to develop better access to health services

23 august 2015 - 13:11:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Germany has offered to assist Tanzania in developing a sustainable health financing regime, which [...] Full text...

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US: Qatar Airways strengthens embargo on African wildlife transportation

07 august 2015 - 14:37:42
New York, US (PANA) - One of the world's leading air carriers, Qatar Airways, has announced the extension of its [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: US official praises formation of alliance to combat wildlife trafficking

05 august 2015 - 20:49:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell on Wednesday praised the formation of a [...] Full text...

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US: American air carriers ban wildlife 'trophies' on flights

04 august 2015 - 15:46:45
New York, US (PANA) - Three major American air carriers, Delta, American and United Airlines, have announced ban on the [...] Full text...

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US: US govt. probes killing of Zimbabwean lion

31 july 2015 - 14:37:49
New York, US (PANA) - A US government agency, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, on Friday said it will [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Imported lions released into games reserve

27 july 2015 - 20:27:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan authorities have released into a games reserve seven lions that were recently imported from South [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: President Obama announces tougher ivory trade regulations

25 july 2015 - 17:42:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - US President Barack Obama, on official visit to Kenya, announced Saturday a move to [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Ivory detection dogs ready to combat wildlife trafficking in Kenya, Tanzania

24 july 2015 - 16:28:55
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A corps of ivory detection dogs graduated Friday from African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)'s Conservation [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA says authorities slam 6-month suspension on journalist in Cote d'Ivoire

21 july 2015 - 13:44:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has disclosed that authorities in Cote d'Ivoire have suspended [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Govt. intensifies anti-poaching initiatives

08 july 2015 - 15:03:52
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To drive home its zero tolerance for poaching, Botswana recently erected an elephant sculpture at its [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda imports 7 lions from South Africa to boost tourism sector

30 june 2015 - 14:25:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government Tuesday imported seven lions from South Africa to its national Akagera Park, located [...] Full text...

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Mali: Elephants in northern Mali face poachers, drought

29 june 2015 - 21:58:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Forty elephants have been killed by poachers since the political and security crisis began in Mali [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Leading conservationists join Tanzania in anti-poaching campaign

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

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Tanzania: US Government moves to crush ivory trade

15 june 2015 - 17:59:47
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced Monday it will destroy more than [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Kenyan tycoon, sons arrested in connection to ivory seizures in Asia

05 june 2015 - 18:21:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police in Kenya have arrested several people in connection with two caches of illegal ivory seized [...] Full text...

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UN: Small Arms Survey 2015 highlights increased firepower to wildlife poaching

01 june 2015 - 19:23:30
New York, US (PANA) - A UN survey launched on Monday in New York said illegal trade in wildlife and [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: AWF lauds China’s steps to stem illegal African ivory trade

29 may 2015 - 15:30:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) on Friday applauded the Chinese government for taking steps to [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: New survey says Hong Kong public supports elephant ivory sales ban

26 may 2015 - 16:41:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) — As elephant poaching crisis continues, over three quarters of citizens living in key [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Conservationists undertake trek through Cameroon’s Dja Faunal Reserve

22 april 2015 - 10:36:42
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conservationists from Central and West Africa will Saturday embark on a week-long trek through [...] Full text...

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UN: UN conference stresses 'grave' need to combat wildlife crime

14 april 2015 - 07:45:35
New York, US (PANA) - With wildlife and forest crimes on the rise, yielding enormous profits for criminal networks, UN [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Convicted ivory traffickers in Zambia jailed 5 years

10 april 2015 - 16:36:30
Livingstone, Zambia (PANA) - A magistrate’s court in Zambia has sentenced five men to five years each in jail [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Malawi postpones ivory burning

02 april 2015 - 12:24:30
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi has postponed the much-anticipated burning of four metric tonnes of ivory impounded from poachers and [...] Full text...

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Kenya: South Africa weighs legalisation of rhino horn trade, AWF opposes

25 march 2015 - 19:15:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Committee of Inquiry established by South Africa's Department of Environmental Affairs on Wednesday began hearing [...] Full text...

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Botswana: UK ready to support efforts to wipe out poaching

25 march 2015 - 15:19:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The UK minister for natural environment, Lord de Mauley, has said his country is committed to [...] Full text...

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UN: New UN-backed report says elephant poaching persists across Africa

23 march 2015 - 16:41:05
New York, US (PANA) - An ongoing decline in overall elephant numbers remains likely as the poaching of African elephants [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials urge more global action to deal with wildlife crime

03 march 2015 - 20:08:19
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says illegal wildlife trade undermines rule of law, degrades ecosystems and [...] Full text...

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US: Strong support in China for action to end ivory, rhino horn trade

03 march 2015 - 11:35:09
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - Chinese consumer awareness of the ivory and rhino horn trade's devastating impact on African wildlife [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Threat of species' extinction real as World Wildlife Day is marked

02 march 2015 - 10:37:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ahead of this year's World Wildlife Day to be marked 3 March by governments, conservation groups [...] Full text...

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2015 AFCON: I am a lucky coach - Renard

08 february 2015 - 23:53:38
Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire coach Herve Renard, whose team won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswna's ostrich farmers challenged to be proactive

20 january 2015 - 16:45:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana government has urged local ostrich farmers to help diversify the country's agriculture sector. Dr. Philemon Motsu, [...] Full text...

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UN: New UN guidelines to counter illegal elephant poaching in Africa

14 november 2014 - 06:24:14
New York, US (PANA) - The illegal killing of elephants for their ivory is now at critically high levels in [...] Full text...

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US: US official visits Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa to combat wildlife crime

07 november 2014 - 20:47:58
New York, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Ms. Catherine Novelli, has begun [...] Full text...

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Burundi: 9kg of elephant tusks seized in Burundi

27 october 2014 - 14:26:17
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Director of Civil Aviation in Burundi, Albert Maniratunga, disclosed here Monday that nine kilogrammes of [...] Full text...

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Congo: 60% of elephant population destroyed in Central Africa

09 september 2014 - 12:12:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Forest Economy and Sustainable Development Minister Henri Djombo has said about 60% of the elephant [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Massive elephant population reported in Serengeti-Mara ecosystem

22 august 2014 - 14:52:12
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The elephant population in East Africa's Serengeti-Mara ecosystem has increased by 266 percent in [...] Full text...

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US: Family raises the alarm over missing pilot in Africa

21 august 2014 - 07:22:21
New York, US (PANA) - The family of an American pilot who went missing in Africa two months ago has [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Environmental crime threatening sustainable development, says UNEP

24 june 2014 - 17:16:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global environmental crime, worth up to US$213 billion each year, is helping finance criminal, militia and [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Germany provides 1m euros for endangered wildlife protection

24 june 2014 - 11:57:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Germany has pledged a 1-million-euro grant to Tanzania in support of government efforts to [...] Full text...

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US: New UN-backed report raises alarm on elephant poaching across Africa

13 june 2014 - 20:26:32
New York, US (PANA) - A UN-backed report released on Friday says the level of elephant poaching across Africa remains [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Police impound ivory consignment

05 june 2014 - 08:29:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police in Kenya's port city of Mombasa have impounded a consignment of ivory worth millions of [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UNDP chief says community initiatives key to wildlife management

12 may 2014 - 09:39:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Community-based natural resource management is key to a long-term solution to elephant poaching and [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UNDP chief calls for global action to save African wildlife

10 may 2014 - 14:45:12
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Strengthened governance is critical to combating the global menace of illegal trade in wildlife [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Plight of elephants catches attention of local dailies

10 may 2014 - 10:15:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Protection of elephants against poachers and conservation of wildlife in general was a shared [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Govt. seeks int'l support to stop elephant poaching

09 may 2014 - 17:16:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Concerned that its tourism industry is at risk of collapse due to a surge [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tackling game poaching, cervical cancer, traders’ wrangle make headlines

15 february 2014 - 10:28:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s battles against wildlife poaching on the one hand and against cervical cancer on [...] Full text...

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Kenya: US bolsters fight against wildlife crime

12 february 2014 - 16:29:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The US on Wednesday announced a National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. The Strategy will strengthen [...] Full text...

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US: Togo commended for efforts to combat wildlife trafficking

07 february 2014 - 14:43:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has commended Togo for its ''major strides'' to combat international wildlife trafficking, including [...] Full text...

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France: 3 tons of illegal ivory destroyed in Paris

06 february 2014 - 20:27:03
Paris, France (PANA) - The French Minister of Ecology, Philippe Martin, on Thursday supervised the destruction of three tons of [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Local dailies focus on endangered elephant population

11 january 2014 - 10:40:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - There is evidence of belated seriousness at Tanzania’s National Resources and Tourism ministry on [...] Full text...

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Yaya Toure shortlisted for FIFPro World XI

06 december 2013 - 16:10:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Manchester City Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure is among the 15 midfielders shortlisted on Friday for the [...] Full text...

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Ivorian football star Yaya Toure becomes UN Goodwill Ambassador

29 october 2013 - 20:11:13
New York, US (PANA) - Cote d' Ivoire's international football star, Yaya Toure, on Tuesday joined the roster of [...] Full text...

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Africa to discuss common climate change position

11 october 2013 - 10:33:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - African environment ministers are scheduled to meet in Gaborone, Botswana, 15-18 Oct. to further consolidate and [...] Full text...

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Nairobi mall terror attack, Mahama’s UN speech played up in Ghana media

28 september 2013 - 09:07:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The 21 September attack on a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, by the Somalia-based [...] Full text...

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UN report says transnational organised crime on the rise in Eastern Africa

05 september 2013 - 07:13:38
New York, US (PANA) - A UN report released Wednesday said organised criminal activities such as migrant smuggling, ivory trafficking [...] Full text...

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Ban urges action to fight piracy, armed robbery at sea in Central Africa

24 august 2013 - 15:33:26
New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Central African leaders to collectively focus on conflict [...] Full text...

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Tanzania declares Elephant Day to curb illegal ivory trade

23 august 2013 - 13:31:29
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania has officially designated 22 Aug. as its Elephant Day to be observed annually [...] Full text...

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Malian, 2 Guineans to be prosecuted over importation of ivory products

07 august 2013 - 17:59:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday handed over a Malian and two Guineans to the [...] Full text...

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Job seekers block oil export in Libya

23 july 2013 - 12:43:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Oil export from the eastern Libyan port of Al-Zawaytina has been halted for the past seven [...] Full text...

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WWF hails efforts to end elephant poaching in Congo

23 june 2013 - 15:08:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Two elephant poachers were arrested early this month as the authorities in Congo stepped up the [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council urges more regional cooperation to tackle LRA rebels

30 may 2013 - 17:45:29
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has urged regional actors to cooperate on all fronts to tackle [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Customs Service arrests 3 foreigners over elephant tusks, processed ivory

12 may 2013 - 15:00:55
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Customs Service ( NCS) has arrested two Chinese and one Malian for attempting to [...] Full text...

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NGOs urge Central African leaders to protect elephants from poachers

29 april 2013 - 15:37:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Eight NGOs have urged leaders in Central Africa to be personally involved in the fight against [...] Full text...

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Environment ministers meet to discuss threats to wildlife

19 february 2013 - 09:39:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Environment Ministers have gathered in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, to discuss the state of the world's environment, [...] Full text...

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Safaricom Marathon targets to raise Sh60 million

13 february 2013 - 15:16:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - This year's SafarIcom Marathon will take place on 29 June at the Lewa Wildlife Conservacy in [...] Full text...

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Nigerian engineers to raise US$ 5.2 billion for Trans-Saharan highway

31 january 2013 - 12:26:38
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian engineers are to mobilize about 800 billion naira (US$ 5.2 billion) towards the construction of [...] Full text...

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Interpol urged to help crack down on global wildlife poaching syndicates

10 january 2013 - 19:03:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has called on the national security machinery to help the wildlife [...] Full text...

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International cartels linked to mass elephant killings in Kenya

09 january 2013 - 09:55:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Wildlife Services (KWS) has linked the upsurge in elephant poaching to international cartels waiting for [...] Full text...

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'2012 declared worst year for elephants'

17 december 2012 - 12:51:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The year 2012 is the worst ever for elephants, with ivory seizures to date amounting to [...] Full text...

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Mahama’s election victory fills Ghanaian media

15 december 2012 - 08:15:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The decisive first round victory of President John Dramani Mahama and his ruling National Democratic Congress [...] Full text...

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Hong Kong records second massive African ivory bust

18 november 2012 - 12:03:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Some 1.3 tonnes of African elephant ivory tusks have been seized in Hong Kong, raising the [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian papers focus on game elephant poaching, corruption in ruling party

03 november 2012 - 09:40:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The seriousness of elephant poaching in Tanzanian game sanctuaries and graft in the ruling [...] Full text...

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African law enforcers, lawyers call for stiffer penalties for poachers

02 november 2012 - 16:41:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Top legal minds came together in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday for a judicial discussion surrounding the [...] Full text...

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Kenya intensifies crackdown on Ivory poachers

30 october 2012 - 16:46:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Wildlife authorities have intensified their vigilance against suspected Ivory poachers in Kenya following a series of [...] Full text...

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US hails Dlamini-Zuma's election as AU Commission chairperson

16 july 2012 - 20:16:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United States has hailed South African home affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on her election [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, NGO seek funds to support workers at DRC wildlife reserve

05 july 2012 - 07:22:28
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and a non-governmental organisation have launched an [...] Full text...

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UN-backed report says elephant poaching is rising

22 june 2012 - 14:37:28
New York, US (PANA) - A report published by the UN-backed Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild [...] Full text...

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Elephant Ivory sales creating "Deadly New Currency in China"

06 june 2012 - 16:13:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a world of economic uncertainty, elephant ivory has become a new investment vehicle in China, [...] Full text...

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CAF U-23 Championship: 3-way battle for 2 semi-final tickets

03 december 2011 - 12:03:38
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The three teams that are in contention for the two semi-final slots in group B at [...] Full text...

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Gambia: President Jammeh counters opposition in electioneering campaign

21 november 2011 - 15:03:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Determined to counter opposition impression that he had misruled Gambia in his 17 years of leadership, [...] Full text...

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CAF Champions League: Nigerian club, Enyimba, reaches semi

10 september 2011 - 13:13:27
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian club Enyimba has become the first team to reach the semi-final of the 2011 CAF [...] Full text...

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Nigerian opposition party condemns ex-minister's arrest, calls it diversionary, dangerous

03 july 2011 - 15:36:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has condemned Saturday's arrest and prolonged detention of former Federal [...] Full text...

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Popular Gabonese film producer/director passes on

04 june 2011 - 12:59:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The chairman of the Pan-African Federation of Film-Directors (FEPACI), Gabonese producer and director, Charles Mensah died [...] Full text...

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Kenyan police seize Nigeria-bound ivory haul

07 may 2011 - 09:37:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An investigation into the poaching of elephants has been opened in Kenya after airport police seized [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Kano Pillars qualify for 2nd round CAF Champions League

13 february 2011 - 14:36:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Kano Pillars Saturday qualified for the second round of the 2011 CAF Champions League on [...] Full text...

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Bank of Tanzania issues new currency notes

20 december 2010 - 14:23:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Bank of Tanzania has issued new banknotes, urging the public to learn their [...] Full text...

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Two women arrested in Congo for trafficking in elephant meat

14 december 2010 - 09:21:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Two women have been arrested in Brazzaville for illegal sale of 50kg of smoked meat of [...] Full text...

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Zambia lobbies for Ivory trade

26 october 2010 - 14:43:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambia has started lobbying for support for a planned fr esh proposal to relax a trade [...] Full text...

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Thirst kills 20 elephants in Malian reserve

07 september 2010 - 16:59:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- About 21 elephants died of thirst and exhaustion in May in an extension area from the [...] Full text...

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FAO tests toolkit to reduce human-wildlife conflict

19 july 2010 - 12:02:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Are marauding elephants bothering you? No problem. Driv e them off with pepper spray. [...] Full text...

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'Elephant poaching, illegal ivory trade out of control in Tanzania, Zambia'

12 march 2010 - 11:05:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- A new report has exposed large-scale illegal iv ory trade in Tanzania and Zambia, [...] Full text...

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Zim game rangers kill Zambian poacher

19 february 2010 - 13:21:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Game rangers in Zimbabwe said Friday they had killed a Zambian poacher and arrested eight others, [...] Full text...

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New report chides Tanzania over illegal ivory trade

16 february 2010 - 14:45:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A damning new report obtained by PANA here Tuesday accus es Tanzania and Zambia, which are [...] Full text...

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