Why working with traditional and religious leaders changes the dynamic for community-led development in Cameroon: World Bank Blog By Issa Bitang A Tiati and Odilia R. Hebga

27 july 2024 - 09:53:21
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Far North region of Cameroon, bordering Chad, Nigeria, and Lake Chad, has been beleaguered by [...] Full text...

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Drought emergency in Zambia sets child marriage, HIV and hunger on the rise

12 july 2024 - 12:01:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - In Zambia’s drought-hit Southern, Western, Central and Lusaka Provinces, acute malnutrition is high among pregnant and [...] Full text...

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At least 38 migrants perish in boat disaster off Djibouti coast

10 april 2024 - 05:42:36
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - At least 38 migrants, including women and children, died when their overcrowded boat capsized off [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags devastating impact of overfishing on local communities in Gambia

31 may 2023 - 06:36:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, on Wednesday asked the Gambian government to take all necessary steps [...] Full text...

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29 bodies of sub-Saharan migrants found off Tunisian coast

26 march 2023 - 16:11:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - At least 29 sub-Saharan migrants died this weekend off the Tunisian coast after their boats sank [...] Full text...

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Cabo Verde ‘on the frontlines’ of climate crisis, says UN chief ahead of Ocean Summit (A UN feature)

22 january 2023 - 05:44:32
Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - How can a country secure a sustainable future if 99.3 per cent of its territory [...] Full text...

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Bodies of 15 migrants recovered from Tunisian coast

14 october 2022 - 12:02:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The bodies of 15 illegal migrants in a state of decomposition were recovered on Wednesday and [...] Full text...

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Sea cucumber smuggling in East Africa threatens livelihoods and ecosystems

01 july 2022 - 05:40:24
Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The high demand for sea cucumbers in China is leading to their over-exploitation along the East [...] Full text...

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Togolese phosphate a nuisance in southwest Benin

20 june 2022 - 16:45:46
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Togolese phosphate effluents are damaging biological resources and the ecosystem in Benin, according to a communication [...] Full text...

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French business executive to be deported from Kenya

13 april 2022 - 22:49:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A French national, Jean Christian Bergeron, has been accused of economic sabotage and ordered to leave [...] Full text...

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Clashes in Cameroon’s Far North displace more than 100,000 people

20 december 2021 - 08:07:50
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Intercommunal clashes that erupted in Cameroon’s Far North region in the past two weeks have driven [...] Full text...

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Mali: Party supporters demand release of their leader imprisoned in Bamako

16 december 2021 - 19:01:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Supporters of the former student leader and president of the African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence [...] Full text...

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Climate Change could further impact Africa’s recovery, push 86 million to migrate by 2050

27 october 2021 - 20:51:32
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank’s new Groundswell Africa reports, released Wednesday ahead of the 26th session of [...] Full text...

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More than 3bln CFAF to rehouse people evicted from two fishing sites in Cotonou

18 september 2021 - 16:29:03
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government is to release 3,461,803,000 CFA francs to rehouse and support the families of [...] Full text...

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Climate change: Conference alerts on the vulnerability of African SIDS

16 september 2021 - 18:57:34
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Ninth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IX), which kicked off [...] Full text...

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49 bodies recovered, 78 illegal migrants rescued in one week off Tunisian coast

05 july 2021 - 18:38:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian coast guard recovered the bodies of 49 sub-Saharan migrants and rescued 78 others between [...] Full text...

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43 illegal migrants reported missing, 84 others rescued off Tunisian coast

03 july 2021 - 19:54:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - About 43 illegal sub-Saharan and Asian migrants have gone missing and 84 others were rescued after [...] Full text...

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Senior U.S. defence official ends Gambia visit

25 june 2021 - 17:01:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - U.S. Defence Attaché and Senior Defence Official, Col. Michael Lee, accompanied by Commander Jack Conley, Chief [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards arrest more than 700 illegal migrants in the Mediterranean

11 may 2021 - 05:41:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyan coast guards on Sunday arrested more than 700 illegal migrants in the Mediterranean and sent [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritian authorities urge the public to go for their jabs

18 march 2021 - 07:16:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government on Wednesday urged the whole population to participate in the vaccination programme against [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy intercepts Egyptian fishing boat with 15 persons on board

02 january 2021 - 17:04:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An Egyptian fishing boat was intercepted in the Tunisian fishing zone, 136 km off the island [...] Full text...

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Two Egyptian fishing boats stopped off the Tunisian coasts

24 december 2020 - 21:58:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The quick intervention of the Tunisian navy, assisted by a helicopter, early Thursday stopped two Egyptian [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL welcomes release of 18 fishermen from Italian boat detained in Benghazi

18 december 2020 - 12:59:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed satisfaction at the release on Thursday [...] Full text...

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EU to launch new assistance programme for small Tunisian farmers

10 december 2020 - 19:59:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will Friday announce a new financing programme dubbed "Adapt" for small farmers, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Death of three fishermen in the wreck of a boat

08 december 2020 - 21:34:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Three Tunisian fishermen perished when their boat sank Monday off the city of Mahrès while en [...] Full text...

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Kenya taps marine fisheries, maritime resources to achieve economic transformation

04 december 2020 - 11:23:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has prioritised the sustainable utilization of its ocean and blue economy resources as an enabler [...] 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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UN condemns ‘brutal and callous’ attack on civilians in north-east Nigeria

30 november 2020 - 05:21:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Denouncing attack, on Saturday,  targeting civilians in Nigeria’s restive Borno state, a senior UN humanitarian official [...] Full text...

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African customs officials approve draft guidelines to fast-track launch of continental free trade area

28 november 2020 - 22:57:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Customs officials from around Africa have supported the adoption of continental guidelines to facilitate free [...] 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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77 illegal migrants rescued by coast guards brought back to Libya

16 november 2020 - 16:03:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 77 illegal migrants have been brought back to Tripoli after their rescue by [...] Full text...

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Death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat off Libya reaches 100

13 november 2020 - 23:07:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced Friday that the death toll from two boats carrying [...] Full text...

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More tragedy on the Mediterranean as 74 migrants reportedly drown off Libya coast

13 november 2020 - 06:27:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday reported yet another devastating shipwreck in the Central Mediterranean, [...] Full text...

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Four suspected poachers killed in Botswana

09 november 2020 - 21:08:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Monday reported the death of four suspected poachers in Sedudu (an [...] Full text...

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Migrants shipwreck claims at least 140 lives

29 october 2020 - 17:08:34
Saint-Louis, Senegal (PANA) – At least 140 people have drowned after a vessel carrying around 200 migrants sank off the [...] Full text...

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Three bodies of migrants recovered, five others rescued off Libyan coasts

26 october 2020 - 22:02:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The bodies of three illegal migrants were recovered while five others were rescued by Libyan coastal [...] Full text...

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15 illegal migrants perish in sinking boat off Libya

22 october 2020 - 15:13:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 15 illegal migrants have died and five others were rescued after their boat sank [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy rescues 15 fishermen after their boat capsizes

10 october 2020 - 10:23:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A unit of the Tunisian Navy on Friday recused 15 Tunisian fishermen whose boat had capsized [...] Full text...

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Senegal commemorates 18th anniversary of sinking 'Le Joola'

26 september 2020 - 16:44:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Saturday commemorated the 18th anniversary of the sinking "Le Joola" ferry, off the coast [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to develop strategies to boost cooperative sector

26 september 2020 - 06:56:34
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will develop strategies to boost the cooperatives sector post COVID-19, the Government announced on Saturday. It [...] Full text...

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Kenya govt orders all fishing vessels to land catches at new fishing port

23 september 2020 - 15:44:13
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government is finalising the construction of a new fishing port and has ordered all [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: AfDB approves emergency relief to boost clean-up of marine oil spill

18 september 2020 - 18:22:19
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a US$500,000 [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy foils 2 illegal migration attempts, arrests 76 people

14 september 2020 - 16:48:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy from the island of Djerba (south-east) and the Central region have [...] Full text...

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‘Urgent need’ to scale up search and rescue in the Mediterranean: UN agencies

21 august 2020 - 05:11:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies have called for search and rescue to be stepped up in the central Mediterranean, [...] Full text...

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45 illegal migrants die off Libyan southwestern coasts, say UN organisations

19 august 2020 - 21:54:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Organisation for International Migration (OIM) and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said here [...] Full text...

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Oil Spill: Mauritius Govt. says the worst is behind; NGO expects a 2nd spill

17 august 2020 - 12:52:50
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Steven Obeegadoo, has said that with more than 3,300 of [...] Full text...

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New report reveals deadly impact of heroin on urban development in East, Southern Africa

12 august 2020 - 15:25:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Rapid growth in the smuggling and consumption of heroin is having a dangerous effect [...] Full text...

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Mauritius - Oil Spill: Prime Minister declares State of Environmental Emergency

08 august 2020 - 08:28:29
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth Friday signed an Environmental Emergency Declaration under the Environment Protection Act [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari pledges additional funds to military, security chiefs, ignores calls for their sack

31 july 2020 - 16:23:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday gave a clean bill of performance to the nation’s military [...] Full text...

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Inter-communal violence, terrorist attacks inflame tensions in West Africa: Chambas

09 july 2020 - 22:27:58
New York, US (PANA) - Inter-communal violence and persistent attacks by extremists continue to undermine peace and security across West [...] Full text...

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Kenya government, coastal counties seal fishermen income-boosting deal

27 may 2020 - 12:26:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives has signed an agreement with five Coastal county [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: NGO Océanium takes lead to restore ecosystem of southern, central Senegal

19 may 2020 - 13:52:12
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - A non-governmental organisation which has been active for years in restoration of mangrove and the ecosystem [...] Full text...

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25 Tunisian fishermen released Monday after week of retention in Libya

11 may 2020 - 23:58:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The 25 Tunisian fishermen who were held in Libya since last Tuesday were released here Monday [...] Full text...

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Rwandan, Burundian soldiers involved in shooting incident

11 may 2020 - 08:23:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan and Burundian soldiers have been involved in a shooting incident along their common border when [...] Full text...

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Seizure of two Tunisian fishing boats by Libyan coast-guards confirmed

06 may 2020 - 23:46:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Union of agriculture and fishing (UTAP) Wednesday confirmed the seizure of two Tunisian fishing [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce Covid-19 bill to provide legal impetus to post-lockdown measures

02 may 2020 - 10:24:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Attorney General and Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister Maneesh Gobin said here Friday a Covid-19 [...] Full text...

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50 million people at risk of hunger in West Africa - NGOs

23 april 2020 - 13:46:26
Paris, France (PANA) - Eight regional and international organizations have confirmed  that more than 50 million people are threatened by [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Congo's Pointe-Noire fish market reopens next week

17 april 2020 - 14:18:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Closed a week ago for non-compliance with measures to counter the spread of the coronavirus by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritanian President creates Solidarity Fund

26 march 2020 - 10:56:24
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani has announced the creation of a National Solidarity Fund to [...] Full text...

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Congo sets up interministerial commission to ensure compliance with maritime fishing law

09 march 2020 - 20:18:24
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of state for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, at the weekend announced [...] Full text...

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Congo sets up inter-ministerial commission to ensure compliance with maritime fishing law

09 march 2020 - 13:55:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of state for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, at the weekend announced [...] Full text...

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Congo plans to implement two artisanal fisheries projects to increase production

13 february 2020 - 17:32:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government plans to implement two projects - the construction of an artisanal fishing centre [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram terrorists kill five in northeast Nigeria

26 january 2020 - 10:23:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Five civilians were killed and several others abducted when Boko Haram terrorists attacked the town of [...] Full text...

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Fish production in Niger estimated at 40,000 tonnes per year

02 january 2020 - 22:41:07
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Fish production in Niger is estimated at around 40,000 tonnes with a turnover of 40 billion [...] Full text...

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Canoe with six dead bodies on board spotted off Cape Verde

27 november 2019 - 10:37:48
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – A canoe, with six dead bodies, was spotted adrift on Monday by fishermen on the [...] Full text...

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Fishing boat sinks off Sfax port of Tunisia

28 october 2019 - 15:09:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A fishing vessel carrying 12 fishermen capsized on Sunday off Sfax port in southern Tunisia, due [...] Full text...

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Libyan authorities release 16 Tunisian fishermen arrested on September 29

03 october 2019 - 17:03:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 16 Tunisian fishermen, detained after their boats were boarded by the Libyan Coast Guard, were [...] Full text...

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Senegal commemorates 17th anniversary of 'Le Joola' shipwreck

26 september 2019 - 10:12:11
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal is on Thursday commemorating the 17th anniversary of the shipwreck of the "Le Joola" during [...] Full text...

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Two fishermen killed, three wounded in attack on a lake in northern Burundi

09 september 2019 - 13:44:01
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Two fishermen were killed and three others wounded Sunday night on Lake Rweru in northern Burundi, [...] Full text...

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Gabon, Japan sign two fisheries development agreements

24 august 2019 - 16:26:47
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon and Japan have signed two deals for the construction of a fish market and the [...] Full text...

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Effects of drought show face in some parts of Botswana

24 august 2019 - 15:20:57
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana experienced low rains in the 2018/19  season which has led the semi-arid land- locked country [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Meteo warns public of heavy swells in the sea

18 august 2019 - 06:52:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMSA) on Sunday issued a weather warning of high waves in Mauritius [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Met Services issue high-wave alert

11 july 2019 - 17:28:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Meteorological Services on Thursday evening, issued a special communiqué, warning the population that high [...] Full text...

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Body of sub-Saharan woman recovered off Tunisian coasts

05 july 2019 - 12:24:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -  Tunisian security units on Thursday evening recovered the body of a sub-Saharan woman found floating off [...] Full text...

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73 migrants rescued, several missing in shipwreck off Libyan coast

03 june 2019 - 09:52:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Some 73 illegal migrants were rescued on Sunday after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, [...] Full text...

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IOM says growing insecurity in Tripoli endangers displaced civilians and migrants

14 may 2019 - 15:24:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday expressed concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria soldiers 'kill' 16 Boko Haram terrorists in Lake Chad region

31 march 2019 - 13:35:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Nigeria on Sunday said that its troops have killed [...] Full text...

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EU donates EUR 30 million towards expansion of Congo’s Pointe-Noire port

14 march 2019 - 21:57:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European Union (EU) ambassador to Congo, Raul Mateus Paula, Thursday donated EUR 30 million to [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief welcomes new text to protect rights of peasants, other rural workers

19 december 2018 - 03:39:55
New York, US (PANA) - As the most basic rights of rural people continue to be trampled on in many [...] Full text...

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Mauritania, Senegal discuss implementation of bilateral fishing agreement

18 december 2018 - 19:07:25
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian and Senegalese delegations, led by fisheries ministers Yahya ould Abdeldayem and Omar Gueye respectively, on [...] Full text...

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Government warns of poisonous fish in Cape Verde waters

03 december 2018 - 19:49:54
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – The Cape Verde government warned at weekend about the presence in the archipelago of fish [...] Full text...

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Museveni calls for fishing controls at global marine summit

26 november 2018 - 10:12:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday urged leaders attending a global summit on the conservation of [...] Full text...

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Ugandan cruise boat capsized amid 'wild partying': Museveni

25 november 2018 - 19:10:23
Kampala, Uganda  (PANA) - Revellers on board a privately-owned cruise boat which capsized in Mukono, near Kampala on Saturday, may [...] Full text...

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Kenya launches Coast Guard Service

19 november 2018 - 13:09:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday officially launched the Kenya Coast Guard Service, saying it will [...] Full text...

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28 die in Mali boat mishap

16 october 2018 - 14:32:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty-eight persons drowned on Monday when the boat they were travelling in capsized in Arnassaye, about [...] Full text...

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Greek experts train Nigerians in fishing

07 september 2018 - 07:08:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Eight Greek experts in the maritime industry have started a training programme for 2,500 Nigerian beneficiaries. The [...] Full text...

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Some 17 million people live in areas affected by conflict areas in Lake Chad region - MSF

05 august 2018 - 03:29:10
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Around 17 million people live in areas affected by the violent conflict between non-state armed groups [...] Full text...

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FAO chief highlights peace as a powerful force for ending hunger

06 july 2018 - 05:52:28
Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization José Graziano da Silva has highlighted the [...] Full text...

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World’s largest desert Lake Turkana lands on World Heritage site danger list

29 june 2018 - 15:05:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Lake Turkana, the world’s largest desert lake, has been declared in danger because of the environmental [...] Full text...

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UNHCR 'shocked' by mass drownings off Libya, calls for urgent action

22 june 2018 - 07:42:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, says it is shocked and saddened by reports that some 220 [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says at least 52 drown in Mediterranean boat disaster

06 june 2018 - 05:31:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 52 people died after a boat carrying around 180 refugees and migrants sank off [...] Full text...

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Horn of Africa reeling after Cyclone Sagar pounding

21 may 2018 - 15:12:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Around 20,000 people were affected by flooding in Djibouti, more than 10,000 people were displaced in [...] Full text...

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FAO supports Rwanda fisherwomen to support their families (A feature by FAO)

14 april 2018 - 06:57:10
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - “Women” and “fishing” are two words that would not have been used together in the same [...] Full text...

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WB gives 62 billion CFAF for Mali’s socioeconomic development

30 march 2018 - 11:57:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has given Mali 112.8 million dollars, or about 62.04 billion CFAF, following the [...] Full text...

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WB doles 14.9 billion CFAF to renovate River Niger

21 march 2018 - 12:21:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank, through the International Development Association (IDA), has released US$ 27.8 million (about 14.9 [...] Full text...

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Military, Security chiefs in Maiduguri, Northeast Nigeria, review operations against Boko Haram

02 march 2018 - 19:31:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, and the Service Chiefs with the Director [...] Full text...

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Sub-drying fish, the Somalian way (An FAO feature)

28 january 2018 - 05:33:04
Bossaso, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia boasts the longest coastline of continental Africa. Yet, its fisheries industry is one of the [...] Full text...

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FAO hails UN resolutions honouring family farmers, bees, camelids, fisheries

21 december 2017 - 09:48:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has welcomed the UN's decision to create a decade [...] Full text...

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Zambia: 20 fishermen feared drowned in Zambia

13 october 2017 - 07:23:32
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Twenty fishermen are feared drowned, 13 believed to be from the same family, after five boats [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Mediterranean migrant arrivals reach 101,400 in 2017; Nigerians top

11 july 2017 - 11:26:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Migration Agency (IOM) reports that 101,417 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Mediterranean Sea migrant arrivals hit 81,000

20 june 2017 - 13:57:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Migration Agency (IOM) reports that 81,292 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Top UN official calls for sustainable management of marine resources

29 march 2017 - 05:43:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Visiting a traditional fishing community in Senegal, the President of the United Nations General Assembly has [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Fishermen 'catch' 800 live ammunition in Lake Victoria

10 february 2017 - 15:25:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Fishermen in Lake Victoria, western Kenya, on Friday stumbled upon more than 800 live ammunition while [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambia’s aquaculture on path of sustainable development, says AfDB

04 february 2017 - 11:33:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) says The Food and Agriculture Sector [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO, Vatican condemn illegal fishing, forced labour on the high seas

21 november 2016 - 13:17:25
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Vatican on Monday called for an intensified [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Rights group calls for halt in plans to demolish irregular structures in Lagos

14 october 2016 - 06:44:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International is asking the authorities in Nigeria’s Lagos State to "immediately abandon" [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials say biodiversity enhances sustainable development

22 may 2016 - 16:41:27
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Sunday said biodiversity and the ecosystem services it supports are [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Magufuli encourages Tanzanians to work hard, end donor dependence

30 march 2016 - 08:06:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President John Magufuli has reiterated his call to his compatriots to work hard [...] Full text...

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UK: 'Shell faces further lawsuits for Nigeria oil spills'

02 march 2016 - 07:50:51
London, UK (PANA) - Shell’s failure to maintain and protect pipelines may leave it liable to a raft of compensation [...] Full text...

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UN: UN relief official appeals for aid to 53,000 displaced by attacks on Lake Chad islands

11 december 2015 - 15:34:14
New York, US (PANA) - More than 50,000 people forced to flee in the wake of attacks on islands of [...] Full text...

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Libya: Libya releases 15 Egyptian fishermen arrested for illegal fishing

25 november 2015 - 11:54:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan authorities have released a second group of 15 Egyptian fishermen arrested on board their [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambia moves to end chronic food, nutrition insecurity

26 october 2015 - 18:21:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambia's component of the Multinational Progmamme to Build Resilience to Food and Nutrition Insecurity in the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius vows it will not tolerate illegal fishing

30 september 2015 - 13:40:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries, Shipping and Outer Islands MInister, Premdut Koonjoo, on Wednesday said [...] Full text...

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UN: UN relief official urges scale up support for troubled Lake Chad region

28 august 2015 - 15:47:32
New York, US (PANA) - UN Regional Humanitarian for Africa's Sahel region, Mr. Toby Lanzer, has called on the international community [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to help search for Malaysian plane debris in the Indian Ocean

03 august 2015 - 14:51:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Acting Prime Minister, Mr Xavier Luc Duval, on Monday said that Mauritius has responded positively [...] Full text...

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FAO: Momentum gathers for international pact to combat rogue fishing

30 july 2015 - 11:20:34
Rome, Italy (PANA) - An increasing number of countries is ratifying an international agreement to combat illegal fishing, fueling interest [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Sudan releases 100 Egyptian fishermen

23 july 2015 - 20:41:05
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Sudanese authorities on Thursday released 100 Egyptian fishermen arrested recently for violating Sudanese territorial waters, [...] Full text...

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Seychelles: Seychelles authorities launch initiative to protect sharks

26 june 2015 - 18:12:30
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Authorities in Seychelles Friday launched an initiative dubbed 'The Shark Fin Soup Project' to raise public [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: PM laments pervasive global poverty

07 april 2015 - 09:13:04
Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth has lamented the pervasive poverty, systemic unemployment, inhuman inequalities, heartbreaking malnutrition [...] Full text...

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Congo: IFAD grants US$18 million to build capacity of Congolese fishermen

27 march 2015 - 16:40:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – About 5,000 fishermen and 500 fish farmers in Congo will benefit from a fishing industry development [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 'Fishing communities vulnerable'

27 february 2015 - 09:45:03
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Ocean Economy and Fisheries Minister Premduth Koonjoo has told Parliament that the fishing communities on [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Mauritania, Senegal resume talks on fishing agreement

04 december 2014 - 11:35:32
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania and Senegal on Thursday resumed negotiations in Nouakchott to renew the fishing agreement between the [...] Full text...

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Libya: Navy rescues 105 illegal migrants off the Tripoli coasts

21 november 2014 - 20:57:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan navy on Friday rescued some 105 illegal migrants on board of a fortune boat [...] Full text...

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Senegal, EU sign new pact on fisheries partnership

20 november 2014 - 17:50:15
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Senegal's Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, Omar Gueye and the European Commissioner for Fisheries, Karmenu [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Tanzania: Aid agencies warn of famine in South Sudan as upsurge in fighting likely

06 october 2014 - 17:59:51
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A group of leading aid agencies warned Monday that parts of South Sudan – [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Health officials meet amid fresh Ebola worries

01 september 2014 - 08:57:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal and state health officials were due to meet Monday (1Sept) in the capital city [...] Full text...

thread Health

Burundi: Burundi, Rwanda set up joint commission to investigate deaths on border lake

26 august 2014 - 19:04:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi and Rwanda have set up a joint commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding the cause [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Council on Health approves measures for containing Ebola Virus Disease

12 august 2014 - 18:21:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Council on Health, which was convened over the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak [...] Full text...

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Malawi: President Mutharika rules out war with Tanzania over disputed lake

12 august 2014 - 16:45:41
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Peter Mutharika has ruled out going to war with neighbouring Tanzania over the disputed [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Global leader in GPS Satellite Technology meets with Southern Africa buyers

07 august 2014 - 14:07:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The African team for the Garmin Sub-Saharan Africa will be hosting meetings in Lusaka, Zambia, to [...] Full text...

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Burundi: US donates outboard motors to Burundian armed forces

01 august 2014 - 20:11:38
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The US government has donated 21 outboard motors to the Burundian armed forces to facilitate patrols [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Food insecurity bites in South Sudan, funds dry up, says FAO

31 july 2014 - 13:29:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Continued efforts to provide farmers, fishermen and pastoralists in South Sudan with life-saving emergency livelihood kits [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Congolese navy releases 26 Burundian fishermen on Tanganyika Lake

13 july 2014 - 15:10:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The Congolese navy on Saturday evening released 26 Burundian fishermen after three days of detention for [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media report fish alarm, economic gloom, power blues, Rawlings’ coup anniversary

07 june 2014 - 06:44:22
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A loud alarm about dangerous fishing practices, frustrating economic challenges and the never-ending power blackouts dominated [...] Full text...

thread Press Review

Cameroon: Two fishermen reported missing for three weeks

31 may 2014 - 11:24:03
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Two Cameroonian fishermen have been reported missing for three weeks off the coast of Kribi in [...] Full text...

thread Society

Tunisia: Tunisia celebrates nationalization of agricultural land

12 may 2014 - 16:45:54
Tunis, Tunisia ( PANA) - Agriculture is an essential pillar for development in Tunisia since it contributes up to 10% [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU urges Morocco to ratify new fishing deal

01 may 2014 - 19:38:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union has urged Morocco to complete “as soon as possible” the ratification procedure of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Controversial Iran flight, rumours of VAT on bank deposits reported in the media

26 april 2014 - 07:01:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A controversial flight by a Ghanaian delegation in a US registered plane leased by the company [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: African agric ministers lay ground for ‘growth-for-jobs’ initiative

25 april 2014 - 14:45:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African ministers of agriculture are due for a joint ministerial meeting to discuss the key [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Organisation denounces land sale in Senegal's river valley

24 february 2014 - 12:31:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A black nationalist movement, the African Liberation Forces of Mauritania (FLAM), has condemned the selling of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Shell fined US$5b for oil spill

05 february 2014 - 14:38:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has fined the Nigerian subsidiary of Royal [...] Full text...

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Kenyan farmers, fish bodies seal deal to safeguard food security

20 november 2013 - 14:14:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Believing that fishing and agriculture work together to achieve food security and promote rural development, two [...] Full text...

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Key global farmers' bodies seal food security deal

20 november 2013 - 11:16:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Against the background that fishing and agriculture work together to achieve food security and promote rural [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Torrential rain hinders relief efforts in flooded Puntland

15 november 2013 - 11:46:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Relief efforts in Somalia’s flooded Puntland region came to a halt Friday after Midigar Bridge, [...] Full text...

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Expert warns on dangers of over-fishing in West Africa

08 september 2013 - 15:23:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - An expert of the international environment group Greenpeace, Mohamed Diame, has lamented the dangers of over-fishing [...] Full text...

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South Africa suffers two shipwrecks

13 august 2013 - 12:19:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South African coastal authorities have their hands full with two shipwrecks occurring on the [...] Full text...

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UN official advocates right to food in West Africa

13 june 2013 - 21:12:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The deputy regional representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) in West Africa, [...] Full text...

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Senegal hosts meeting on human rights for food in West Africa

12 june 2013 - 20:22:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – More than 40 participants from 8 West African countries will gather in Dakar on 13-14 [...] Full text...

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Somali President vows no amnesty for piracy kingpins

16 april 2013 - 19:22:59
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somali President Sheikh Hassan Mohamud, said Tuesday his government’s efforts to pardon some 900 Somali youth [...] Full text...

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Amnesty for Boko Haram, labour's looming strike, oil deals highlighted in Nigeria

06 april 2013 - 08:31:46
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Plans to grant amnesty to members of the violent Islamic sect Boko Haram group, labour's threat [...] Full text...

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IFAD boss to visit Mauritius

28 february 2013 - 20:51:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The chairman of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Dr Kanayo F. Nwanze, will pay [...] Full text...

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Greenpeace warns Senegal against over-exploitation of white grouper fish

23 february 2013 - 14:54:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Greenpeace on Saturday urged the Senegalese authorities to urgently put in place a strategy to save [...] Full text...

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Mauritian Minister defends Fisheries Partnership Agreement with EU

10 november 2012 - 09:23:28
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Fisheries Minister Nicolas Von-Mally has defended the signing of a Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) with [...] Full text...

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Malawi, Tanzania border spat talks resume next week

08 november 2012 - 18:04:51
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The stalled border dispute talks between Malawi and Tanzania are set to resume next week, a [...] Full text...

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Presidential debate, Farmers' Day highlighted in Ghanaian newspapers

03 november 2012 - 08:02:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Last Tuesday’s debate by the presidential candidates whose parties are represented in parliament and Friday's celebration [...] Full text...

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Some 215 Nigerian fishermen evacuated from Gabon

22 october 2012 - 22:13:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - About 215 Nigerian fishermen stranded in Gabon arrived back home on Sunday night aboard a chartered [...] Full text...

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Senegalese fishermen launch platform to protect their rights

22 october 2012 - 11:00:33
Warang, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese fishermen, fish packers and sellers from different communities in the country have formed a platform [...] Full text...

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Malawi minister tours border amid simmering tension with Tanzania

11 october 2012 - 19:02:58
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawian Foreign Affairs Minister Ephraim Nganda Chiume, on Thursday led a team of government officials [...] Full text...

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Malawi suspends talks with Tanzania as border spat hightens

02 october 2012 - 18:38:23
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda has announced that Malawi was suspending dialogue with its northern neighbour Tanzania [...] Full text...

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Sudanese, Egyptians who trespass territories freed

18 september 2012 - 07:41:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese and Egyptians detained for illegally entering into both countries have been freed to coincide with [...] Full text...

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Libya, Egypt to set up joint fishing venture

28 may 2012 - 12:27:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Egypt are working to create a joint venture for fishing in Libyan waters, a [...] Full text...

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Libya, FAO renew commitment to agric development, food security

18 may 2012 - 09:51:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Libya and the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) have committed themselves to working together to [...] Full text...

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Kenyan evacuates beaches after tsunami warning

11 april 2012 - 17:29:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities have ordered the evacuation of all beaches and urged fishermen to keep off the [...] Full text...

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Greenpeace protests EU overfishing in West African waters

03 march 2012 - 13:57:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Activists from the international environmental organisation, Greenpeace, on Friday protested against European overfishing in Mauritanian waters. [...] Full text...

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'Militants kill 3 naval officers in Nigeria'

19 february 2012 - 10:12:53
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Suspected militants killed three Nigerian Navy officers and injured two when they fired on their patrol [...] Full text...

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Greenpeace denounces activities of foreign fishing trawlers in W/Africa

17 february 2012 - 16:59:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Greenpeace, a leading independent non-governmental organization that uses non-violent and creative confrontation to expose global environmental [...] Full text...

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Ghana hikes prices of petroleum products

28 december 2011 - 21:07:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana on Wednesday hiked the prices of petroleum products citing rising world market price of crude [...] Full text...

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Congo bans 69 Chinese fishing boats

26 december 2011 - 20:29:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government has banned 69 Chinese fishing boats which have been found to be involved [...] Full text...

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Mauritania and Senegal boost cooperation

22 december 2011 - 20:58:06
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Hamadi Ould Hamadi and his Senegalese counterpart, Mr. [...] Full text...

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Confusion in Nkrumah’s party, gold rush, 'witches' played up in Ghana media

03 december 2011 - 08:00:15
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A huge confusion in the party of Ghana’s first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, a gold rush [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Kenyan military to avoid harming civilians in Somalia

27 november 2011 - 09:03:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Kenyan government to ensure that its forces in [...] Full text...

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African govts are signing away water rights for decades, says IIED

24 november 2011 - 14:17:55
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - African governments are signing away water rights for decades, with insufficient regard for how [...] Full text...

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Kenyan navy sinks another boat on Somali waters

04 november 2011 - 18:24:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s naval force, operating off the coast of Somalia, sank a second boat on Friday and [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Somalia agree on common war plan

31 october 2011 - 17:46:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan and Somali leaders agreed to pursue a joint war strategy in rebel-controlled areas in Somalia [...] Full text...

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UN-backed treaty seeks to save fishermen's lives

06 october 2011 - 15:11:19
New York, US (PANA) - A UN-backed treaty that seeks to cut down on the 24,000 lives estimated to be [...] Full text...

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Dying housing project, see-saw of huge Chinese loan highlighted by Ghana media

27 august 2011 - 11:11:07
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Signs of the last kicks of a dying flagship housing project that had been heavily criticised [...] Full text...

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US supports rural roads construction in Pemba Island, Zanzibar

18 august 2011 - 16:34:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Zanzibar First Vice President Seif Sharif Hamad and the US Ambassador to Tanzania, Alfonso [...] Full text...

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About 60 drown in Comoros shipwreck

09 august 2011 - 21:34:10
Moroni, Comoros (PANA) – A Comoran ship sailing from Moroni to Mutsamudu sank on Monday night off the coasts of [...] Full text...

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USAID, Senegal to set up programme for sustainable fisheries management

22 july 2011 - 10:45:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Directorate of Marine Fisheries (DPM) of [...] Full text...

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Burundi President urges political exiles to return home

30 june 2011 - 19:45:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, in his address to the nation Thursday on the eve of the [...] Full text...

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Greenpeace Africa critical of Africa-EU fishing agreements

13 may 2011 - 16:16:19
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As fisheries ministers from around the globe meet in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss the future [...] Full text...

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Mauritania lifts suspension of fisheries agreement with Senegal

05 may 2011 - 12:40:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Mauritania has agreed to lift the suspension of the fisheries agreement with Senegal, signed in April, [...] Full text...

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Tragic incidents, politics feature in Ghana media

23 april 2011 - 07:39:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media this week featured a number of tragic incidents that drew the sympathy of [...] Full text...

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World Bank funds agriculture in Togo

20 april 2011 - 16:17:28
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The World Bank has granted Togo US$ 37 million to help make agriculture the engine of [...] Full text...

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Ex-First Lady's presidential ambition, Gbagbo's “capture”highlighted by Ghana media

16 april 2011 - 08:50:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings' decision to vie against President John Evans Atta Mills [...] Full text...

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Africa set to implement sustainable strategies for fisheries sector

29 march 2011 - 20:11:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The director of the sub-regional office of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for the Sahel, François [...] Full text...

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11 missing fishermen found alive in Senegal

24 february 2011 - 10:20:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 11 fishermen, whose boat capsized Tuesday along a canal in St. Louis, 270 km north [...] Full text...

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11 fishermen missing after two boats capsize in Senegal

23 february 2011 - 11:28:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Eleven fishermen were reported missing following a collision between two boats in a canal in St. [...] Full text...

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President Mills dominates media

08 january 2011 - 08:39:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Various activities and actions of Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills dominated the front pages of [...] Full text...

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Ghana announces 25-30 per cent hike in fuel prices

03 january 2011 - 21:13:21
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Fuel prices will go up in Ghana by between 25 and 30 per cent from Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Jonathan to wade into complaints by Nigerians in Chad

01 november 2010 - 16:01:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigeri ans, especially fishermen and others doing legitimate businesses in [...] Full text...

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UN report says pressure on land affects millions of farmers

22 october 2010 - 17:32:00
New York- US (PANA) -- A new report by the UN independent expert on Right to Food , has said [...] Full text...

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AU links international crime networks to Somali piracy

20 october 2010 - 12:02:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- A senior African Union (AU) official said Wednesd ay the involvement of the Interpol was [...] Full text...

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28 Egyptian fishermen freed in Tunisia

13 october 2010 - 11:25:00
Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- The Tunisian authorities have freed 28 Egyptian fisherme n who were detained after the boarding of [...] Full text...

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16-year-old albino murdered for witchcraft in Burundi

04 october 2010 - 11:56:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- A 16-year-old albino boy was killed Sunday in Burund i and his legs carried away by [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to combat illegal fishing

24 september 2010 - 22:15:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- A fisheries expert on Friday urged African countries to come together and combat illegal, unreported and [...] Full text...

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Only one-third of disabled Angolans are assisted, says Organization

15 september 2010 - 14:08:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Only 46,722 people, approximately a third of the number of the disabled in Angola, receive assistance [...] Full text...

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AI condemns executions in Equatorial Guinea

24 august 2010 - 11:51:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Amnesty International Tuesday condemned the execution of four men in Equatorial Guinea, all convicted [...] Full text...

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Tanzania trains marine force to fight piracy on Lake Victoria

24 august 2010 - 09:38:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Campaigning for his re-election for a second fi ve-year term, President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete [...] Full text...

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Shell oil spill on Bonny River endangers aquatic life in Nigeria

14 august 2010 - 13:16:00
Port Harcourt- Nigeria (PANA) -- Members of the Bonny Community in South South Ri vers State of Nigeria have raised [...] Full text...

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