Millions of Yemenis will bear the brunt of attacks on critical civilian infrastructure

02 january 2025 - 09:28:28
Sana’a, Yemen (PANA) - Some 59 organisations operating in Yemen have voiced concern over escalation of war on civilians.International and [...] Full text...

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IMF, Comoros reach staff-level agreement on third review of ECF arrangement

16 november 2024 - 10:25:28
Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - Comorian authorities and International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies [...] Full text...

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COP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on methane and slash emissions, says UNEP

16 november 2024 - 07:14:56
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The UN environment agency chief warned the COP29 climate summit in Baku on Friday that methane [...] Full text...

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Intolerable conditions in northern Gaza ‘beyond imagination’

06 november 2024 - 05:56:06
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory appealed on Tuesday for an end [...] Full text...

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Egypt certified malaria-free by WHO

20 october 2024 - 19:52:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as malaria-free, marking a significant public health milestone [...] Full text...

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IMF staff urge strong governance, speedy reforms for inclusive growth in Madagascar

19 october 2024 - 09:42:53
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Strengthening governance and accelerating reforms to bolster resilience to climate shocks and attract climate finance for [...] Full text...

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33 percent of deaths in Mauritius caused by cardiovascular diseases

15 october 2024 - 13:11:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius' Minister for Health and Quality of Life, Kailash Jagutpal, said on Tuesday that cardiovascular diseases, [...] Full text...

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

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

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Expensive farm inputs, insecurity in producing regions, high transport costs impact grain yields in Nigeria

04 october 2024 - 08:26:34
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Imports of wheat, rice, and maize marketing in year 2024/25 are estimated to increase as the [...] Full text...

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UN agencies assist families affected by floods in Nigeria

18 september 2024 - 04:30:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN agencies and their humanitarian partners are providing life-saving relief to families in Nigeria who lost [...] Full text...

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We must do more to keep the air we breathe clean: UN weather agency

05 september 2024 - 12:44:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unchecked climate change, wildfires and air pollution continue to have “a spiralling, negative impact on health, [...] Full text...

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Egypt’s cane sugar production drops

23 august 2024 - 07:14:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s sugar production in marketing year 2024/25 (October to September) is forecast to reach 2.6 million [...] Full text...

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UN announces Sudan aid breakthrough

21 august 2024 - 20:03:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The first food supplies destined for desperate communities in Sudan’s Darfur region have crossed the Adre [...] Full text...

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US Department of Agriculture announces trade mission to Morocco

15 august 2024 - 07:33:49
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. [...] Full text...

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Mozambican farmers get $2 million fertilizer financing boost

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

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AfDB grants DRC $260 million loan to strengthen agricultural sector

19 july 2024 - 05:47:57
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of [...] Full text...

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AfDB chief warns Nigeria’s food import policy could destroy its agriculture

13 july 2024 - 18:42:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said the decision [...] Full text...

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Red Sea shipping crisis elevates trading costs with extra burden on consumers

12 july 2024 - 07:20:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Due to recently increased attacks by Houthi militants, the Red Sea shipping route remains [...] Full text...

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Easing Guinea’s food insecurity: IMF’s Food Shock Window By Pilar Garcia Martinez, Joseph Ntamatungiro, and Neree Noumon

21 june 2024 - 15:42:02
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - IMF emergency financing has supported Guinea’s efforts to cope with the effects of macroeconomic shocks, underpinned [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves $150 million for food security project in Benin

12 june 2024 - 11:25:22
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank has  approved additional financing of $150 million for Benin to help the country [...] Full text...

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U.K. gallery holds exhibition of El Anatsui's arts works

29 may 2024 - 11:43:38
Edinburgh, Scotland (PANA) - Talbot Rice Gallery, U.K. says, will showcase a major exhibition this summer in Edinburgh, Scotland, of [...] Full text...

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AfDB’s Chief highlights Africa as world’s best investment destination

21 may 2024 - 09:08:12
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ( PANA) - Africa’s human, land, mineral resource and cross-border trade endowments combine to make it the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Nearly 800,000 now displaced from Rafah

19 may 2024 - 05:21:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Roughly 800,000 people have been forced to flee Rafah since Israel launched a military operation in [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board approves US$8.1 million disbursement for Guinea Bissau

14 may 2024 - 07:54:18
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the fourth and fifth [...] Full text...

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

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

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

12 april 2024 - 11:36:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s cotton production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast at 310,000 bales, down 40,000 bales [...] Full text...

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Over 200,000 need humanitarian aid following Madagascar cyclone

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

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Gambian president calls for more investment in rice production

20 march 2024 - 10:46:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on the Ministry of Agriculture to support investment by farmers [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff-level deal with Guinea Bissau on ECF reviews

12 march 2024 - 16:58:47
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – Authorities in Guinea Bissau face important near-term risks, including policy implementation challenges stemming from a [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Relief over rescued hostages as WHO chief warns of ‘ocean of need’

12 february 2024 - 13:11:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports on Monday that two hostages have been rescued during a raid by Israeli special [...] Full text...

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AfDB to scale up financing to South Sudan in 2024

11 february 2024 - 11:36:45
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - African Development Bank (AFDB) Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, AfDB launch project to bolster food security

11 february 2024 - 11:25:32
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso has officially launched an African Development Bank (AfDB)-supported project to [...] Full text...

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Houthi rebels’ attacks on ships in Red Sea trigger decrease in trade, global food security

05 february 2024 - 18:05:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Recent attacks by Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea have triggered a [...] Full text...

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Accra hosts USA food pairing event

10 january 2024 - 18:43:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s growing population is youthful with an increasingly fast emerging middle-class who have an appreciation for [...] Full text...

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Food price inflation fears ease again: FAO

06 january 2024 - 04:53:21
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reported on Friday that the Food Price Index ended the [...] Full text...

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Mali expects to produce around 1.3 million tonnes of cereals this year in Ségou region

29 december 2023 - 14:16:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The region of Ségou, in central Mali, is expected to produce around 1.3 million tonnes of [...] Full text...

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

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

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COP28: World Bank steps up efforts to address methane emissions

05 december 2023 - 06:02:34
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The World Bank is taking bold action to decisively bend the methane emission curve, the Bank [...] Full text...

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From market stalls to mechanic shops: Better jobs for Côte d'Ivoire's urban youth: World Bank Blog By Raphaela Karlen, Solene Rougeaux and Sara Johansson de Silva

22 november 2023 - 12:35:58
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Street vendors, taxi drivers, hairdressers, metal workers, repair shops - Côte d’Ivoire’s towns and cities [...] Full text...

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Boosting agriculture and food system resilience is critical for reducing poverty in CAR: World Bank Report

16 november 2023 - 17:48:26
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Reviving agriculture is critical to fostering economic growth and tackling widespread extreme poverty in [...] Full text...

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Low-income countries face severe food price inflation: WB

31 october 2023 - 06:58:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high, according to the global food security update released [...] Full text...

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Tough macroeconomic policies needed to stabilise Sierra Leone's economy: WB report

28 october 2023 - 11:58:07
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone’s economy is projected to grow at 3.7% on average during 2023–25, below its [...] Full text...

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

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

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Current El Niño likely to affect food security in several African countries

17 october 2023 - 07:30:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) –  Heads of international organisations have urged countries to balance short-term urgent interventions with longer-term [...] Full text...

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Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism extended to Mozambique

13 october 2023 - 08:32:16
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism will extend a US$2 million partial trade credit guarantee and [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA World best award: Nigerian striker Osimhen makes list of last 12

09 october 2023 - 07:11:40
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigeria's striker, Victor Osimhen, has made the list for the last 12 players shortlisted for the [...] Full text...

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Gambia and AfDB to boost rice output, uplift youth and women entrepreneurs

03 october 2023 - 14:02:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia and African Development Bank Group efforts to boost rice output and uplift youth and [...] Full text...

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Best FIFA Football Awards: Voting open as nominees announced

19 september 2023 - 06:40:58
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA is once again preparing to crown the leading performers from women’s and men’s football in [...] Full text...

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Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys

14 september 2023 - 05:35:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN system is providing aid to areas in eastern Libya impacted by the weekend floods [...] Full text...

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Africa Food Systems Summit 2023: AfDB leads charge for better food systems

12 september 2023 - 10:43:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The 2023 Africa Food Systems Summit held recently in Dar es Salam, Tanzania, has [...] Full text...

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A Libyan newspaper wonders whether the changes in French-speaking Africa augur a new Françafrique

08 september 2023 - 16:40:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The changes we are witnessing in the Sahel region, in Central Africa and in what is generally [...] Full text...

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

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

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Black Sea deal collapse sparks rise in global food prices: FAO

04 august 2023 - 18:11:08
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices rose for the first time in months following the collapse of the landmark agreement to [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: The bloody power struggle of the Sudanese generals hits 100 days (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

24 july 2023 - 08:50:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -  To avoid repeating my food menu in this war situation, I sometimes had to come up [...] Full text...

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Improved rice production is critical for food security, poverty alleviation in Liberia: WB report

18 july 2023 - 07:42:23
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The World Bank on Tuesday launched the Fourth Edition of its annual Liberia Economic Update, ‘Getting Rice [...] Full text...

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World Bank responds to rising global food insecurity

18 july 2023 - 07:19:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, says the latest update of the [...] Full text...

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Africa50 invests over US$6.6 billion in infrastructure in six years

04 july 2023 - 07:03:48
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Africa50 has in six years of operation invested more than $6.6 billion in critical infrastructure, African [...] Full text...

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Togo is Benin's biggest customer in ECOWAS region

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

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Burkina Faso launches community entrepreneurship through popular shareholding programme

12 june 2023 - 14:01:30
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Monday launched a programme [...] Full text...

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World Bank raises alarm on rising global food insecurity

06 june 2023 - 11:32:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...

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Angola to accelerate job creation and growth in private enterprise

03 june 2023 - 07:54:09
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola aims to accelerate economic diversification, private investment, and jobs by creating more favourable business conditions [...] Full text...

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Government of Burkina Faso validates Presidential Initiative for Agricultural Production 2023-2024

01 june 2023 - 13:33:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso Wednesday approved the Presidential Initiative for Agricultural Production 2023-2024, involving [...] Full text...

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Benin's imports, exports dip in Q4 2022

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

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Japan donates 1.7 billion CFA francs to displaced populations in Mali

18 may 2023 - 14:46:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Malian Food Security Commission on Wednesday in Bamako [...] Full text...

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Benin's imports rise in Q3 in 2022

16 may 2023 - 20:23:55
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's imports increased during the third quarter of 2022, according to a publication by the National [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Year-on-year inflation in March 2023 stands at +32.6 pct

18 april 2023 - 13:16:36
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Year-on-year inflation in March 2023 stood at +32.6%, against 28.0% in the previous month, the Burundi [...] Full text...

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Burundi: President Ndayishimiye inaugurates first cooing salt factory

01 april 2023 - 16:02:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, Friday inaugurated the first national factory for processing cooking salt, Jessy [...] Full text...

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Africa experiencing surging food price inflation: WB

28 march 2023 - 06:33:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...

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High crop prices prompt Kenya farmers to increase maize, wheat production

23 march 2023 - 11:28:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya expects a rise in maize and wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 to 3.18 [...] Full text...

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Armyworm outbreaks, drought, high fertiliser prices affect grain production in Tanzania

23 march 2023 - 08:16:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s maize production in marketing year 2023/24 is  anticipated to increase 3% to 6.1 [...] Full text...

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Macron's message about end of "Françafrique", indicates France is a new "Neo-colonial" power -Newspaper says

10 march 2023 - 15:27:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During his recent African tour which too him to four African countries, namely Gabon, the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Malian Army says it 'neutralised 153 terrorists in February

08 march 2023 - 14:32:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Army says it has "neutralised" 153 terrorists during several operations in several parts of [...] Full text...

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Continued urgent action needed to prevent food and nutrition crisis from worsening

09 february 2023 - 06:14:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As millions worldwide continue to go hungry, leaders of five international humanitarian, banking and trade organisations [...] Full text...

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Burundi reccords average inflation of +1.9 pc for the year 2022

24 january 2023 - 18:38:49
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies of Burundi (ISTEEBU) has published the Household Consumer Price [...] Full text...

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Slight rise recorded in Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices in December

19 january 2023 - 20:20:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The harmonized index of consumer prices rose slightly in December in Benin, according to an official [...] Full text...

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Prices of agricultural products rose by 5.8% in December in Burundi

16 january 2023 - 15:02:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The prices of agricultural products rose by  5.8% for the month of December 2022, against 0.04% [...] Full text...

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Gambians urged to take rice cultivation seriously

03 january 2023 - 13:56:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's President Adama Barrow on Monday said that his government has designed a new agriculture policy [...] Full text...

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Inflation in Tanzania remains consistent with target - Central Bank

02 january 2023 - 11:14:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Global supply chain disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine and the resurgence of [...] Full text...

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EU gives 4.2 million euro to WFP for humanitarian operations in Cameroon

01 january 2023 - 07:38:58
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of 4.2 million euro from [...] Full text...

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

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

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WB approves additional financing for food systems resilience in Sierra Leone

16 december 2022 - 11:56:58
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - An additional 516,700 people in Sierra Leone will benefit from a $50 million International Development [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves $20 million grant to Ghana to help bridge unexpected financing gap

08 december 2022 - 11:53:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday approved $20 million in supplementary funds for [...] Full text...

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Malian armed forces claim arrest of several suspected terrorists in central Mali

07 december 2022 - 19:09:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) said they arrested 26 suspected terrorists last Saturday during an air-land [...] Full text...

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‘Intense diplomatic efforts’ continue to ensure food and fertilizers reach those in need

30 november 2022 - 07:33:52
New York, US (PANA) - The first shipment of fertilizer donated by Russian producers to countries hit hard by rising [...] Full text...

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Bank of Ghana announces policy restricting poultry, rice imports

25 november 2022 - 18:31:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Bank of Ghana has restricted access to foreign exchange for a select list of imported [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s output growth expected to pick up in 2023: IMF staff

19 november 2022 - 07:54:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – For Nigeria to ensure macroeconomic stability, it requires tightening across all policy levers, and stronger revenue [...] Full text...

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Currency depreciations risk intensifying global food, energy crisis: World Bank

27 october 2022 - 11:45:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The shrinking value of the currencies of most developing economies is driving up food and fuel [...] Full text...

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Islamic Development Bank supports agriculture in Benin with $18.4 million

18 october 2022 - 18:03:58
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has granted Benin US$18.40 million to support the country's agriculture, the [...] Full text...

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West Africa hard-hit by climate crisis as deadly floods decimate lives and livelihoods - WFP

17 october 2022 - 19:01:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Above-average rainfall and devastating flooding across West and Central Africa has affected five million people in [...] Full text...

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Egypt agrees to continued fiscal consolidation path in talks with IMF

16 october 2022 - 08:08:12
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Egyptian authorities have agreed to continued [...] Full text...

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Join forces to prevent ‘food availability crisis’ urges FAO chief

28 september 2022 - 18:57:58
Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the war in Ukraine stokes a crisis for countries who are struggling just to access [...] Full text...

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World food prices drop for fifth consecutive month: FAO

03 september 2022 - 05:10:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per [...] Full text...

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Externally sourced consumables dominate Ghana’s market

19 august 2022 - 11:47:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s agricultural and related imports were valued at US $3.3 billion in 2021, an increase of [...] Full text...

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Gambia, WFP join forces to enhance agriculture, food security of vulnerable communities

18 august 2022 - 11:11:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Government of The Gambia and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), have launched the [...] Full text...

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Japan donates US$ 9 million to WFP to tackle food insecurity in South Sudan

18 august 2022 - 11:01:26
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed two contributions totalling around US$9 million, [...] Full text...

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World sees major fall in food prices for July, but future supply worries remain: FAO

05 august 2022 - 11:14:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food prices dropped significantly in July, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline since hitting record highs [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $3.5 million for Gambia rice project

24 july 2022 - 07:20:02
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a grant [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board Approves $134 million loan to boost food production in Nigeria

20 july 2022 - 11:26:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $134 [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board approves more than $1 billion for emergency food production plan

20 july 2022 - 07:41:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Board of Directors has approved 24 fast-track programmes to help [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants US$5 million to Burundi for food security

18 july 2022 - 12:48:20
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The African Development Bank's (AfDB) recent US$5 million food security grant to Burundi comes at a [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants $8.1 million to support food production in South Sudan

17 july 2022 - 12:58:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant of [...] Full text...

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AfDB donates $5.4 million to CAR for food security project

17 july 2022 - 06:35:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant [...] Full text...

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UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021

06 july 2022 - 16:49:55
Rome/New York, UN (PANA) - The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards [...] Full text...

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UN requests $68.4 million to help CAR where 2.2 million are acutely food insecure

05 july 2022 - 18:45:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that the already dire humanitarian situation in [...] Full text...

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Mali-Météo forecasts agricultural production of over 10.5 million tonnes of cereals this year

23 june 2022 - 18:41:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Meteorological Agency (Mali-Météo) has predicted this year's agricultural production to be just over 10.5 [...] Full text...

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Japan hands over 120 tonnes of fish and food to Mali to combat food insecurity

21 june 2022 - 22:44:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan has handed over to Mali, through the World Food Programme (WFP), a large quantity of [...] Full text...

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'IFAD’s projects in Gambia to help increase food production'

20 june 2022 - 10:21:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mr. Donald Brown, Associate Vice President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has said [...] Full text...

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IMF staff team notes resilience in Guinea's mining sector

11 june 2022 - 08:18:19
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has completed a week-long visit to Guinea, observing that [...] Full text...

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World’s most vulnerable now paying even more, for less food: FAO

10 june 2022 - 04:50:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year. This would be a [...] Full text...

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Act now to end food, energy, finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders

09 june 2022 - 05:06:31
New York, US (PANA) - Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost of living crisis [...] Full text...

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US$ 678 million mobilized by IFAD in 42 years of presence in Burundi

28 may 2022 - 14:05:16
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which has been present in Burundi since 1980, has [...] Full text...

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AfDB President outlines Bank's plan to feed the continent

25 may 2022 - 06:59:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has outlined the Bank's plans to address [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board approves US$1.5 billion facility to avert food crisis in Africa

20 may 2022 - 21:08:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors on Friday approved a US$1.5 billion facility [...] Full text...

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Fuel prices increase for the 4th time in six months in Mauritius

19 may 2022 - 07:25:33
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The pump prices of petrol and diesel are up by 10% on Thursday in Mauritius, selling [...] Full text...

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Nations must ‘act together urgently' to end crisis of food insecurity: UN chief

19 may 2022 - 05:17:24
New York, US (PANA) - Hunger levels around the world are at “a new high”, the UN chief warned on [...] Full text...

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Sahel to experience wet rainy season this year

27 april 2022 - 11:12:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A wet 2022 rainy season is expected in the Sahel, the Permanent Inter-State Committee for [...] Full text...

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Mali launches 12th edition of High Council for Agriculture

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

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UN agencies urge scale up in assistance to stave off hunger in South Sudan

10 april 2022 - 07:12:11
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Foo d insecurity is likely to rise by seven per cent across South Sudan in [...] Full text...

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Libyan gov't caps prices of some foodstuffs

25 march 2022 - 12:48:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed al-Haweij, [...] Full text...

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9th World Water Forum: Israeli climate exert call for drip-based agriculture

24 march 2022 - 13:14:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Israel's Special Envoy for Climate Change and Sustainability, Gideon Behar has advocated for drip-based agriculture to [...] Full text...

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After 10 years fighting in the bush - it’s time to go home, says Rwandan ex-fighter in DRC (A UN feature)

20 march 2022 - 05:31:54
Goma, DRC (PANA) - Foreign combatants with armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can find it [...] Full text...

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Africa at heart of military clash in Ukraine (Analysis)

15 march 2022 - 15:07:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Russian-Ukrainian war, which has entered its third week, actually began ten years ago when former [...] Full text...

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Guinean Transition President urges ministers to take up agriculture

11 march 2022 - 13:58:45
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the Guinean transition, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, urged on Thursday members of the government [...] Full text...

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Mali: More than 1.8 million people need food, nutritional assistance

22 february 2022 - 20:20:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, indicated on Monday in Bamako, at the opening of [...] Full text...

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

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

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Malian armed forces neutralise some 40 terrorists in several regions

01 february 2022 - 13:02:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) neutralised 43 terrorists on 25 January, as part of the "Operation [...] Full text...

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Burundi declares 2022 Year of Agriculture

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

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Malian musical instrument M'bolon listed as Intangible Heritage of Humanity

21 december 2021 - 18:01:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian musical instrumdnt, the M'bolon, a traditional musical instrument emblematic of the Manding world, has been [...] Full text...

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Alarming food crisis in Mali leaves 1.2 million hungry: NGOs

09 december 2021 - 13:58:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The number of Malians facing hunger has increased nearly threefold in one year, warns a coalition [...] Full text...

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Severe drought grips Somalia

19 november 2021 - 23:05:10
Mogadishu, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia is enduring its third consecutive poor rain season since late 2020, the Food and Agriculture [...] Full text...

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Burundian Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism dismissed

19 november 2021 - 11:51:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Minister of Commerce, Transport, Industry and Tourism, Ms. Capitoline Nyyonzima, has been dismissed for [...] Full text...

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Malian government to subsidize some basic necessities to ease price hike

12 november 2021 - 20:13:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has decided to subsidize certain consumer products, notably rice, sugar and cooking oil, [...] Full text...

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Climate Change: 11 African countries to benefit from $345 million programme to transform food, land use systems

06 november 2021 - 17:59:04
Glasgow, Scotland, (PANA) - A $345 million programme, The Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Impact Programme (FOLUR), was launched [...] Full text...

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Japan gives CFAF 1 billion to finance food assistance programme for vulnerable populations in Mali

28 october 2021 - 20:35:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Japanese government, through its embassy in Mali, and the  World Food Programme (WFP) Thursday signed [...] Full text...

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

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

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IFPRI launches Food Policy Report on climate-resilient strategies in Egypt

30 september 2021 - 19:50:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Without significant climate change adaption measures, climate change-induced biophysical crop stress could lead to a 10% reduction [...] Full text...

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Saudi Arabia donates 752 tonnes of rice to vulnerable people in central and northern Mali

16 september 2021 - 13:05:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Saudi Arabia, through the King Salman Centre for Relief and Humanitarian Action (CRSSAH), has donated 752 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: IDPs in Borno State receive 1,000 housing units from Nigeria’s Northeast Development Commission

03 september 2021 - 23:01:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Northeast Development Commission (NEDC) has handed over 1,000 units of two-bedroom bungalows  to Internally Displaced [...] Full text...

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Japan donates 1,000 ton of rice to Mali

03 september 2021 - 12:09:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan has donated 1,000 tonnes of rice to Mali, through the Food Security Commission (CSA). It is [...] Full text...

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Civil unrest turns South Africa’s food and agricultural sector upside down

21 july 2021 - 13:51:32
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - While specific costs and implications of the recent South African civil unrest to the food [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's relief agency begins distribution of food items to 35,508 displaced persons in Northeast Nigeria

12 july 2021 - 18:20:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has kicked off the distribution of food items to [...] Full text...

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IMF urges swift formation of Creditor Committee for Ethiopia

07 july 2021 - 14:29:09
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has strongly encouraged the swift formation of the Creditor Committee [...] Full text...

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Malian soldier arrested trying to smuggle cannabis into Bamako central prison

06 july 2021 - 14:42:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A soldier with Malian Air Force who tried last Saturday to smuggle 500 grams of cannabis [...] Full text...

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Japan donates more than 4,300 tons of milled rice to Mali

01 july 2021 - 21:28:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan has donated 4,310 tons of milled rice worth 300 million Japanese Yen or about 1.5 [...] Full text...

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"I’ll fight terrorism to the end, return IDPs back to normal lives", says Buhari

17 june 2021 - 18:30:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, assured citizens of the Federal Government's [...] Full text...

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Unidentified gunmen attack school in Malian village on the border with Burkina Faso

11 june 2021 - 18:13:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - About 40 unidentified armed men burst into a school in Zon, a Malian village located on [...] Full text...

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Madagascar faces famine risk: Gov't, UN food agencies warn 

12 may 2021 - 05:33:29
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - With each day that passes, more lives are at stake as hunger tightens its grip in [...] Full text...

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In Niger, Covid-19 wards remain empty, as agriculture and business benefit from support programmes

11 may 2021 - 19:35:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - After achieving outstanding results in its management of the COVID-19 pandemic, Niger, which is expected to [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Children's charity warns of disaster for Somali children as fears of hunger loom

12 april 2021 - 07:02:26
Mogadishu, Somali (PANA) - A children's charity, Save the  Children, is warning that millions of children and their families in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Benin Republic meet on ways to end rice importation, revive local production

09 march 2021 - 20:24:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Republic of Benin on Tuesday agreed to work together to end the importation of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia govt, WFP provide emergency food assistance

16 february 2021 - 18:54:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Government of Gambia, through the Ministry of Agriculture and the United Nations World Food Programme [...] Full text...

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Togolese producers to get 65,000 tons of seeds from government

14 february 2021 - 11:45:05
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese producers will receive 65,000 tons of seeds from the government for the new agricultural season, [...] Full text...

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Regional rice value chain development project launched in the Gambia

04 february 2021 - 19:35:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government, in collaboration with some partners, on Thursday launched a Regional Rice Value Chain [...] Full text...

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IFAD backs Nigerian small-scale farmers to improve food security, combat poverty

28 january 2021 - 14:37:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government of Nigeria and the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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

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

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ECOWAS produces only 60% of its rice needs

22 december 2020 - 13:00:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Local rice production accounts for only 60% of the needs of the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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Buhari orders immediate reopening of four of Nigeria’s land borders

16 december 2020 - 18:31:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered the immediate reopening of four of Nigeria’s land borders. The borders [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari addresses National Assembly Thursday on Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism, banditry, other crimes

07 december 2020 - 20:16:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will address a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, 10 December, [...] Full text...

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Global food commodity prices rose to a nearly six-year high in November - FAO

03 december 2020 - 14:21:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate joins call for sack of Nigeria's military leaders over escalating Boko Haram/ISWAP killings

01 december 2020 - 19:13:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate Tuesday finally summoned courage to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the country’s service [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Presidency says farmers killed by Boko Haram had no clearance to farm in Zabarmari area

30 november 2020 - 13:49:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A federal government delegation, led by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military faults UN on number rice farmers killed in Borno State

30 november 2020 - 13:36:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Monday disagreed with the United Nations Resident Representative and Humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers

29 november 2020 - 20:02:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...

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Six people killed by suspected jihadists in Dogofry village of central Mali

27 november 2020 - 15:25:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six people were killed and three others seriously injured in an attack by armed men suspected [...] Full text...

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Gambia gets $ 482,998.45 Japanese food aid

22 november 2020 - 17:21:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of Japan  has assisted the government and peoples of the Gambia with food aid [...] Full text...

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‘Gambia continues to remain vigilant to prevent, contain and manage spread of virus’- Jallow

13 november 2020 - 20:19:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice Dawda A. Jallow said here Friday that the West [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS offers 793 tons of cereals of food assistance to Mali

10 november 2020 - 17:33:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has offered Mali 793 tons of cereals as [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices slightly drop in Niger

28 october 2020 - 13:49:56
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Cereal prices on Niger's markets this week continued to  decline between 2 and 3 per cent [...] Full text...

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Continued research key as Africa moves to implement game-changing AfCFTA

20 october 2020 - 17:56:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Thorough research and continuous interaction between researchers and policy makers is crucial to ensure the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s Food Reserve stock now 109,657 tonnes

14 october 2020 - 10:46:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has announced that the country's [...] Full text...

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'War is over in Senegal's southern Casamance region' - Former minister Sagna

12 october 2020 - 13:52:57
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - "The war is over in Casamance," former Minister of State Robert Sagna, who is also president [...] Full text...

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Prices of several staples up to multi-month highs in September – FAO report

08 october 2020 - 12:51:27
Rome, Italy (PANA) - While new forecasts for global cereal output, utilisation, stocks and trade all point to well-supplied markets, [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants US$27 million loan to develop agricultural value chains in Madagascar

30 september 2020 - 19:27:47
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday approved a loan [...] Full text...

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Niger: Cereal prices fall due to new harvests of local cereals

28 september 2020 - 17:04:54
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The price situation in Niger's cereal markets this week is on the downward trend, according to [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nigerian Navy begins 2-day exercise with six warships, 60 gunboats

23 september 2020 - 08:51:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday began a two-day exercise code-named ‘Exercise Sanga Sung,’ deploying troops on [...] Full text...

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Since April 2020, floods have claimed 41 lives, 112 wounded in Burkina Faso -Official

22 september 2020 - 23:38:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A wave of floods and heavy winds in all thirteen regions of Burkina Faso has [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian media highlight bad weather as floods hit regions

05 september 2020 - 16:04:06
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA - The enormous human and material damage due to torrential rains and flooding in Mauritania drew the [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou declares support, solidarity to Niger flood victims

01 september 2020 - 18:09:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou on Tuesday visited the flooded neighbourhoods of the Commune 5 of Niamey, [...] Full text...

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Accumulation of problems, deterioration in living conditions in Libyan trigger demonstrations (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

28 august 2020 - 00:05:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyans, long time bothered by insecurity caused by 14 months of war, have over the past [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea launches 2nd phase of Emergency Plan against pandemic

14 august 2020 - 13:00:57
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's President Alpha Condé on Thursday launched the second phase of his country's Emergency Plan against [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices stable this week on Niger markets

10 august 2020 - 18:42:38
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - During this week of celebration of the Tabaski feast, the cereal markets saw stable prices, compared [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Fight against plastic pollution being hit by 'extraordinary increase' in disposable masks: UN

30 july 2020 - 05:02:12
New York, US (PANA) - The fight against plastic pollution is being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the use [...] Full text...

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Venezuela to strengthen bilateral ties with Nigeria on security, other key sectors

26 july 2020 - 20:03:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Venezuela Ambassador to Nigeria David Valasquez Caraballo has said his country is engaging in discussions on [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices rise this week in Niger

20 july 2020 - 18:34:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The price in cereal markets this week in Niger is marked by a slight increase in [...] Full text...

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AfDB invests in empowering women and youth in Madagascar ‎

14 july 2020 - 15:01:05
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - In Madagascar, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is prioritizing the empowerment of women and youth. The AfDB [...] Full text...

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UNEP supports global food systems providing net positive impacts on nutrition, environment

13 july 2020 - 11:17:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – While progress on reducing hunger has stagnated in the last five years, evidence suggests [...] Full text...

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Generalized rise in cereal prices this week in Niger

09 july 2020 - 20:32:11
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger experienced a general increase in the prices of cereals over the past week, the news [...] Full text...

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AfDB project triples incomes of rural producers and traders in Tanzania

08 july 2020 - 03:41:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An African Development Bank (AfDB) project to enhance market infrastructure, value addition and rural [...] Full text...

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IFAD launches project to support 210.000 rural families in Niger

06 july 2020 - 23:10:24
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Monday announced a financing package to support 210,000 poor [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: DRC and IFAD partner for better nutrition, resilience for small-scale farmers facing pandemic

03 july 2020 - 13:00:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Friday announced support for a new programme in [...] Full text...

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America’s steadfast support for Gambian democracy unshakable - envoy

02 july 2020 - 18:13:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States ambassador to The Gambia, Carl Paschall, Thursday pledged his country’s steadfast support for [...] Full text...

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China donates 6,000 tonnes of rice to Niger

01 july 2020 - 17:30:32
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The People's Republic of China on Wednesday in Niger, donated 5,959 tonnes of rice, valued at [...] Full text...

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Gambia reduces price of bag of rice amid Japanese rice aid

29 june 2020 - 19:10:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia has announced a reduction in price of the bag of rice [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices up this week in Niger markets

24 june 2020 - 17:11:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Prices of cereal this week in Nigerien markets have risen, ranging from 2% to 4%, reveals [...] Full text...

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Togo avails over 120,000 tonnes of inputs for farmers in 2020-21 crop season

24 june 2020 - 15:56:16
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has made more than 120,000 tonnes of agricultural inputs available to farmers for the 2020-2021 [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Guinea sets aside 9 billion CFAF for phase 2 of the fight against coronavirus

24 june 2020 - 15:34:12
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana  announced on Tuesday that the government would release, for the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Algeria donates 90 tons of farm produce to Mali's central and northern regions

24 june 2020 - 15:18:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Algeria has donated to Mali nearly 90 tons of food and various products destined for the [...] Full text...

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