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More than 50 million in West and Central Africa at risk of hunger
10 may 2025 - 07:16:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that millions of people in West and Central Africa [...] Full text...
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Egypt to market less cotton this year to decreased harvest
03 april 2025 - 11:36:33Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s cotton production in 2025/26 marketing year is estimated at 320,000 bales, down 25 percent from [...] Full text...
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Sudan on brink of famine as fighting ravages Darfur, UN warns
02 april 2025 - 08:03:21New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is spiralling as rival militaries continue to battle for control [...] Full text...
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From despair to resilience in Kwamouth, Democratic Republic of Congo: Story By Wassy Kambale for OCHA
28 march 2025 - 11:32:55Kwamouth, Mai-Ndombe, DR Congo (PANA) - Tantine Moba's eyes, once radiant with life, now gaze vacantly into the distance, as [...] Full text...
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Fighting malnutrition in Burundi: Mothers of Light are rays of hope: World Bank Blog By Hawa Cisse Wague, Country Manager for Burundi
21 march 2025 - 07:36:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Despite the fertile soil in Burundi, it is unfortunate to see that one in every two [...] Full text...
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Conflict, weather events drive food insecurity in many countries: WB report
18 march 2025 - 10:08:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conflict and weather-related events continue to drive food insecurity in different countries, says the [...] Full text...
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Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crises in the world’ (By UN News)
15 february 2025 - 05:53:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population [...] Full text...
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Annexation of Gaza won’t create lasting Middle East peace, says UNRWA chief
19 november 2024 - 05:45:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, confirmed on Monday that a large [...] Full text...
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33 million people could face hunger in Nigeria next year
13 november 2024 - 05:26:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for lifesaving support in Nigeria, where record inflation, climate shocks [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Allies of warring generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ Security Council hears
12 november 2024 - 18:29:44New York, US (PANA) - The people of Sudan face an ever-deepening crisis as the relentless war between rival militaries [...] Full text...
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'Tragedy in the making in central Sudan'
11 november 2024 - 16:41:20Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A human tragedy is unfolding before the eyes of the world as bitter fighting in [...] Full text...
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Presidency congratulates national team over moving to next stage of African football competition
15 october 2024 - 21:16:27Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese top military leader and president of the Sovereign Council, Lieutenant General Abdul Fatah [...] Full text...
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We must place our hope in multilateralism: IMF article By Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
11 october 2024 - 11:13:20London, United Kingdom (PANA) – Only by working together can countries fend off fragmentation and deepening crises “Those who look only [...] Full text...
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Expensive farm inputs, insecurity in producing regions, high transport costs impact grain yields in Nigeria
04 october 2024 - 08:26:34Lagos, 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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Water is cultivating hope and transforming lives of Rwanda's farmers: World Bank Blog By Hayalsew Yilma
01 october 2024 - 07:50:03Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - I will never forget my first encounter with Damien and Vestine, a warm and welcoming couple [...] Full text...
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Cash transfers transforming lives in Burundi: World Bank Blog By Iftikhar Malik, Mona Niebuhr and Jacqueline Manisabwe
26 september 2024 - 08:40:08Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Cash4Jobs Project, known as Merankabandi ("be like others" in the local language), is more than [...] Full text...
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Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak
23 august 2024 - 14:54:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Protecting war-weary people in Sudan from a second deadly cholera outbreak is proving a huge [...] Full text...
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Egypt’s cane sugar production drops
23 august 2024 - 07:14:37Cairo, 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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Gaza war: Vital aid supplies running low as schools hit in further strikes
22 august 2024 - 16:00:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid teams have warned that vital chorine supplies that are essential for purifying water are [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians urge Security Council to stop ‘freight train of suffering’ in Sudan
07 august 2024 - 05:36:12New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday for more resources and [...] Full text...
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UN Special Adviser urges States to hold perpetrators of genocide accountable
06 august 2024 - 06:00:29New York, US (PANA) - The UN Soecial Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide is urging States hosting fugitives to prosecute [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Hunger fears persist as Israeli operations further harm enclave’s farmers
25 july 2024 - 12:18:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As President Biden on Thursday prepared to meet Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss progress on [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants DRC $260 million loan to strengthen agricultural sector
19 july 2024 - 05:47:57Abidjan, 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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Drought emergency in Zambia sets child marriage, HIV and hunger on the rise
12 july 2024 - 12:01:15Lusaka, 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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Red Sea shipping crisis elevates trading costs with extra burden on consumers
12 july 2024 - 07:20:25Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Due to recently increased attacks by Houthi militants, the Red Sea shipping route remains [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Famine risk is real for 14 areas of Sudan amid ongoing fighting
27 june 2024 - 15:31:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of widespread famine in Sudan caused by war there was confirmed on Thursday by [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Chief of key UN agency in Gaza warns ‘entire generation’ could be lost
24 june 2024 - 13:21:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the main UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued a stark warning on [...] 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 - 15:42:02Conakry, 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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UN chief warns of ‘cyber mercenaries’ amid spike in weaponising digital tools
21 june 2024 - 07:44:25New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday highlighted the dual-edged nature of cyberspace, stressing its potential [...] Full text...
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Stop ‘vandalising’ Earth and help the planet thrive, UN chief urges
16 june 2024 - 07:12:52New York, US (PANA) - As nearly 40 per cent of land across the planet is degraded with more acres [...] Full text...
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AfDB, Ethiopia launch $94 million project to boost Climate Resilient Wheat
13 june 2024 - 12:10:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the government of Ethiopia, in partnership with the [...] Full text...
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World Bank approves $150 million for food security project in Benin
12 june 2024 - 11:25:22Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank has approved additional financing of $150 million for Benin to help the country [...] Full text...
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Inter-Agency Standing Committee launches urgent appeal for aid as famine stalks millions in Sudan
31 may 2024 - 12:00:41New York, USA (PANA) - Time is running out for millions of people in Sudan who are at imminent risk [...] Full text...
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Droughts and floods threaten ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ across southern Africa
23 may 2024 - 05:11:02Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Droughts and floods in southern Africa stemming from El Niño have left millions of people food [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: ‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan
16 may 2024 - 06:40:30New York, US (PANA) - The international community must give greater attention and resources to war-ravaged Sudan, where millions are [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso president hands out agricultural equipment to farmers
06 may 2024 - 15:24:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on Monday handed over [...] Full text...
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UN officials urge swift action to tackle El Niño-induced extreme weather
30 april 2024 - 07:19:55New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials called on Monday for swift action to combat the El Niño extreme [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: UN agency again flags dire humanitarian situation in Sudan
21 april 2024 - 05:14:01New York, US (PANA) - Edem Wosornu, director of operations and advocacy at the UN Office for the Coordination of [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Planning the post-war reconstruction and recovery of Gaza
06 april 2024 - 07:02:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction wrought across the Gaza Strip by Israel in the six months since the beginning [...] Full text...
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Gambian president calls for more investment in rice production
20 march 2024 - 10:46:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on the Ministry of Agriculture to support investment by farmers [...] Full text...
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World Bank projects boost food security, economic opportunities in Tunisia
15 march 2024 - 14:44:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved two new loans worth US$520 million, providing additional [...] Full text...
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Libyan minister speaks on use of GMOs in fodder
12 march 2024 - 17:38:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, has spoken about the importance of the [...] Full text...
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Address food insecurity as priority, IMF advises Nigeria
05 march 2024 - 07:34:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s economic outlook is challenging, while addressing food insecurity should be the immediate priority of the [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso, AfDB launch project to bolster food security
11 february 2024 - 11:25:32Abidjan 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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Nigeria becomes second African country to approve biotech maize for commercial growing
07 february 2024 - 13:43:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In January 2024, Nigeria approved the commercial release of four TELA maize varieties, which have been [...] Full text...
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AUC adds voice for new date for Senegalese presidential poll
05 february 2024 - 11:52:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The President of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has urged the Senegalese [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Commission 'concerned' about postponement of Senegalese presidential poll
04 february 2024 - 14:39:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the West African sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS, says it has taken note of the [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Electoral process suspended, presidential election postponed indefinitely in Senegal
03 february 2024 - 16:34:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall announced on Saturday that he has repealed the decree calling for presidential [...] Full text...
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More than 234,000 Burundian refugees repatriated by the end of December 2023
12 january 2024 - 14:10:50Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - More than 234,000 Burundian refugees, almost half of the total supposedly living in exile abroad, returned [...] Full text...
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New seeds, better seeds? World Bank Blog By Sergio Puerto, Ph.D. candidate in Applied Economics at Cornell University
17 december 2023 - 12:55:59Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Imagine you are a scientist in charge of deciding which new crop variety to [...] Full text...
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Acute hunger set to soar globally, warns FAO
12 december 2023 - 05:46:15Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned on Monday that acute hunger is set to [...] Full text...
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Countries uphold commitment to UN Peacekeeping at 2023 Ministerial in Ghana
07 december 2023 - 05:38:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - More than 90 countries underlined their commitment to UN Peacekeeping during a two-day conference in Accra [...] Full text...
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No train, (because of) no gain? Under-training by employers in spot labour markets: World Bank Blog
04 december 2023 - 07:42:06Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Labour markets in low- and middle-income countries are often organised via short-term informal spot contracts: in [...] Full text...
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UN, AU sign new human rights agreement
29 november 2023 - 05:22:54New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations and the African Union have reinforced their partnership following the conclusion of [...] Full text...
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Sudan: With hunger on the rise FAO helps farmers grow food, save livestock
16 november 2023 - 05:41:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - One million farming households in war-torn Sudan have received seeds allowing them to grow food for up [...] Full text...
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African countries to launch bid against chemical poisoning of food systems at agriculture expo
25 october 2023 - 15:03:42Kiambu, Kenya (PANA) – African countries are working together to launch an assault against the poisoning of the food systems [...] Full text...
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Current El Niño likely to affect food security in several African countries
17 october 2023 - 07:30:02Dar 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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Uganda: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism to boost Ugandan farmers’ access to fertilizers
13 october 2023 - 08:35:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a project to [...] Full text...
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Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism extended to Mozambique
13 october 2023 - 08:32:16Abidjan, 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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Sudan conflict: FAO launches emergency plan to combat hunger in Sudan
12 september 2023 - 05:38:05Khatroum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday launched an emergency response plan to provide [...] Full text...
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South Africa marks record level of rapeseed production this year
15 august 2023 - 11:11:13Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa is on track for record high rapeseed (locally called canola) crop production in [...] Full text...
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UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis in South Sudan
01 august 2023 - 18:13:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - UN food security agencies on Tuesday warned that South Sudan faces a severe humanitarian crisis [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Keen interest in Africa's first Netball World Cup
27 july 2023 - 10:00:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Africa's first Netball World Cup begins in Cape Town on Friday and thousands of [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Mauritius highlights transformative power of food production
23 july 2023 - 11:40:53Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Transforming the way food is produced on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mauritius could help to [...] Full text...
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World Bank responds to rising global food insecurity
18 july 2023 - 07:19:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, says the latest update of the [...] Full text...
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Around 60 million in urgent humanitarian need in Horn of Africa
27 june 2023 - 06:05:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Climate, armed conflict, high food prices and post-COVID-19 economic fall-out have caused record food insecurity [...] Full text...
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Togo is Benin's biggest customer in ECOWAS region
20 june 2023 - 17:54:59Cotonou, 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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Macro-economic challenges hamper Zimbabwe maize farmers’ efforts to raise production
19 june 2023 - 09:28:31Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s maize crop for marketing year 2023/24 is estimated at 1.5 million metric tons, representing an [...] Full text...
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Nigeria tops Benin's list of clients within the ECOWAS region
17 may 2023 - 16:41:34Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Nigeria is Benin's best customer in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the [...] Full text...
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Benin exports fall in the third quarter of 2022
16 may 2023 - 20:08:52Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's merchandise exports fell by 36.5% in the third quarter of 2022, according to a publication [...] Full text...
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AU think-tank outlines four-point strategic plan to accelerate African growth
16 may 2023 - 08:47:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Addressing the need for climate change adaptation, accelerating trade and economic management and strengthening institutions in [...] Full text...
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Burundian state imposes rigour in management of public funds
08 april 2023 - 19:50:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The economic highlight of the week that is drawing to a close was the referral to [...] Full text...
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Africa experiencing surging food price inflation: WB
28 march 2023 - 06:33:57Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya urges 'minority' not to block elections
25 march 2023 - 19:29:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has urged the "minority" [...] Full text...
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Nature-based tourism holds tremendous economic potential in Rwanda: WB report
23 february 2023 - 11:18:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Spurred by the services sector, especially the revival of tourism, Rwanda’s GDP grew by 8.4 percent [...] Full text...
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African heads of state pledge to make food sovereignty a priority
25 january 2023 - 20:02:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - African heads of state and government pledged on Wednesday in Dakar to make food sovereignty a [...] Full text...
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Prices of agricultural products rose by 5.8% in December in Burundi
16 january 2023 - 15:02:12Bujumbura, 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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US Global Food Security envoy to visit Zambia. Malawi, UK
14 january 2023 - 05:46:18Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S. Department of State Special Envoy for Global Food Security, Dr. Cary Fowler will [...] Full text...
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Burundi receives US$3.5 million from UN Emergency Response Fund
10 january 2023 - 15:20:49Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, has released US$3.5 [...] Full text...
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Urgent support needed for rural communities facing famine in Somalia - FAO
20 december 2022 - 16:55:50Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Famine is fast approaching in Somalia and more than 700,000 people could face starvation next year, [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for development of livestock production
19 december 2022 - 05:46:21Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...
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US President launches strategic partnership with AU to create resilient food system
16 december 2022 - 06:29:09Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced $2 billion in humanitarian assistance to address acute [...] Full text...
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First social track for national reconciliation launched in Libya
07 december 2022 - 19:33:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Forum of the first social track for national reconciliation started on Wednesday in Tripoli, in [...] Full text...
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Islamic Development Bank supports agriculture in Benin with $18.4 million
18 october 2022 - 18:03:58Cotonou, 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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Plastics are piling up in soil across the world warns UN environment agency
18 october 2022 - 05:37:17New York, US (PANA) - Plastics used in farming activities are accumulating in agricultural soil worldwide at an alarming rate, [...] Full text...
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WFP launches initiative to bolster people's resilience to food shocks in southern Madagascar
15 october 2022 - 12:02:06Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched the Anticipatory Action system as part of [...] Full text...
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Leaders’ Summit on Global Food Security to act on situation with urgency
21 september 2022 - 05:59:29New York, US (PANA) - The leaders of several countries and organisations have flagged the critical global food security situation [...] Full text...
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US to provide Mali with 20.5 billion CFA francs for food security
04 august 2022 - 18:43:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide Mali with US$32 million or 20.5 [...] Full text...
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ADF approves $14.4 million loan to boost food security in Zambia
28 july 2022 - 06:22:48Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has [...] Full text...
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ADF approves US$5.6 million grant to bolster food security in Mozambique
27 july 2022 - 09:59:16Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has granted Mozambique $5.6 million in additional funding for Post-Cyclone Idai [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $3.5 million for Gambia rice project
24 july 2022 - 07:20:02Abidjan, 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 - 11:26:09Abidjan, 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 - 07:41:49Abidjan, 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 - 12:48:20Bujumbura, 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 - 12:58:49Abidjan, 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 - 06:35:46Abidjan, 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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World Bank grants a US$130 million loan to Tunisia
30 june 2022 - 16:21:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Executive Governors of the World Bank Thursday approved a new financing of US$130 [...] Full text...
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Mali-Météo forecasts agricultural production of over 10.5 million tonnes of cereals this year
23 june 2022 - 18:41:42Bamako, 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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Morocco removes import duties on oilseeds
08 june 2022 - 07:07:44Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Government of Morocco has suspended customs duties on sunflower, soybean and rapeseed with effect from [...] Full text...
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FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa
01 june 2022 - 05:24:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million [...] Full text...
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AfDB President outlines Bank's plan to feed the continent
25 may 2022 - 06:59:30Accra, 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 - 21:08:37Abidjan, 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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Ukraine conflict highlights urgent need to build resilient food systems with people at their heart - WFP
19 may 2022 - 12:08:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is on Thursday calling for a massive expansion [...] Full text...
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UN focus on plant health, crucial for boosting food security worldwide
13 may 2022 - 05:25:41Rome, Italy (PANA) - On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and [...] Full text...
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Violence in Ethiopia's Benishangul Gumuz region hits humanitarian response
06 may 2022 - 16:19:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Metekel zone in Benishangul Gumuz regional state remains complex requiring an [...] Full text...
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Benin has better sales in ECOWAS by end of 2021
20 april 2022 - 17:01:24Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin sold more goods to countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) during [...] Full text...
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UN agencies urge scale up in assistance to stave off hunger in South Sudan
10 april 2022 - 07:12:11Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Foo d insecurity is likely to rise by seven per cent across South Sudan in [...] Full text...
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Clashes between rival armed groups in Tripoli brought under control
05 april 2022 - 12:59:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Rival armed groups clashed on Monday evening in Al-Sarim Street in the heart of the Libyan [...] Full text...
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AI reports says political leaders and corporate titans put profit and power ahead of people
29 march 2022 - 16:26:20Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) says political leaders and corporate titans have put profit and power ahead of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief welcomes Tigray humanitarian ceasefire agreement
25 march 2022 - 20:58:31New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday welcomed the declaration of an indefinite humanitarian truce on the part [...] Full text...
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UN warns of worsening food crisis looming in Sudan
24 march 2022 - 13:07:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a strong warning about the “worsening food [...] Full text...
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Africa at heart of military clash in Ukraine (Analysis)
15 march 2022 - 15:07:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Russian-Ukrainian war, which has entered its third week, actually began ten years ago when former [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Mauritius to import vegetables post-cyclone
05 february 2022 - 07:45:10Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian government, at its weekly cabinet meeting on Friday, announced that the Agricultural Marketing Board [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Bringing dry land in the Sahel back to life (Feature by FAO)
23 january 2022 - 10:17:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Millions of hectares of farmland are lost to the desert each year in Africa’s Sahel region, [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa
17 january 2022 - 16:46:15Rome, Italy (PANA) - More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Burundi declares 2022 Year of Agriculture
01 january 2022 - 19:02:20Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Particular attention will be paid to the agricultural sector in 2022 "as an engine of growth [...] Full text...
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‘Wake-up call’ to assist DR Congo battle food insecurity
11 november 2021 - 06:54:14Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN agencies raised the alarm on Wednesday over the growing food crisis in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Land is Africa's greatest heritage, says ECA
07 november 2021 - 18:05:24Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is highlighting the importance of land to Africa [...] Full text...
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Start of government retreat focused on popular aspirations in Burundi
03 november 2021 - 18:40:15Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The President of the Republic, Evariste Ndayishimiye, opened on Wednesday a governmental retreat in Gitega, the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Severe drought in Madagascar could spur world’s first climate change famine
22 october 2021 - 05:46:52Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - More than one million people in southern Madagascar are struggling to get enough to eat, due to what could [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Ethiopia amends tariffs on imports to beef up domestic producers’ competitiveness
19 october 2021 - 08:29:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia has unveiled a major revision of Tariffs on Imported Goods aspiring to enhance the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
IFPRI launches Food Policy Report on climate-resilient strategies in Egypt
30 september 2021 - 19:50:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Without significant climate change adaption measures, climate change-induced biophysical crop stress could lead to a 10% reduction [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
India extends a million USD for climate resilient agriculture in Zimbabwe
24 august 2021 - 13:57:03Harare , Zimbabwe (PANA) – India has contributed almost US$ one million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
IFAD reaches 123 million people in fight against hunger, poverty and exclusion
29 july 2021 - 13:41:00Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic raged around the world pushing millions more people into hunger and poverty, [...] Full text...
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IFAD props Tanzanian small-scale farmers to improve food security against COVID-19 pandemic
07 july 2021 - 14:58:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide funding to assist 6,240 vulnerable [...] Full text...
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Gambia passes Access to Information Bill
02 july 2021 - 20:57:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Members of the National Assembly of The Gambia have unanimously passed access to information bill after [...] Full text...
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New dawn in Nigeria’s seed industry
30 june 2021 - 12:54:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s plant breeders now have intellectual property rights over a new plant variety with exclusive rights [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Nigeria steps up oilseeds production due to increased domestic and export demand
26 june 2021 - 12:09:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s palm kernel oilseed production in marketing year 2021/22 is forecast to reach 900,000 metric tons, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agencies scale-up response to address looming famine ‘catastrophe’ in Tigray
11 june 2021 - 05:28:50Rome, Italy (PANA) - The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Thursday for immediate access to deliver [...] Full text...
thread Society
Coronavirus: UN experts to G7: Production of safe COVID-19 vaccines must outweigh profit
10 june 2021 - 06:04:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of UN independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for the leaders of the [...] Full text...
thread Health
Madagascar faces famine risk: Gov't, UN food agencies warn
12 may 2021 - 05:33:29Antananarivo, 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 - 19:35:14Niamey, Niger (PANA) - After achieving outstanding results in its management of the COVID-19 pandemic, Niger, which is expected to [...] Full text...
thread Society
Beach Soccer AFCON: Seychelles qualify after Madagascar withdrawal
28 april 2021 - 18:30:18Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Madagascar has officially withdrawn from qualifying for the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations, scheduled for [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Mauritius encourages the population to grow their own vegetables
16 april 2021 - 07:13:47Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Faced with the shortage of vegetables in the local market due to the containment in force [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
First ever human space flight signalled 'new era for humanity': UN
12 april 2021 - 17:36:53New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking the International Day of Human Space Flight on Monday, celebrating [...] Full text...
thread Sciences
UN agencies call for urgent action to avert famine risk in 20 ‘hunger hotspots’
24 march 2021 - 05:29:22Rome, Italy (PANA) - Famine is already on the doorstep of millions of families in 20 countries, two UN agencies warned on Tuesday in a [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN chief urges nations to restore, conserve forests
21 march 2021 - 15:13:14New York, US (PANA) - Humanity’s well-being is inextricably linked to the health of our planet in which forests play [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Togolese producers to get 65,000 tons of seeds from government
14 february 2021 - 11:45:05Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese producers will receive 65,000 tons of seeds from the government for the new agricultural season, [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
UN highlights importance of pulses for diets and food security
10 february 2021 - 13:42:56New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking World Pulses Day on Wednesday, highlighting their importance not only as [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
AfDB, FAO, South Sudan ink protocols for $14 million grant to boost agricultural markets
04 february 2021 - 14:11:51Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank on Wednesday signed protocols to disburse a $14 million grant to [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Indigenous Peoples are critical to build a more sustainable post-pandemic world - IFAD President
03 february 2021 - 14:15:10Rome, Italy (PANA) – Indigenous Peoples have suffered disproportionately from the economic impacts of COVID-19, yet they hold essential knowledge [...] Full text...
thread Society
IFAD backs Nigerian small-scale farmers to improve food security, combat poverty
28 january 2021 - 14:37:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government of Nigeria and the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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UN agencies assist thousands in Mozambique caught in the wake of devastating Cyclone Eloise
27 january 2021 - 05:16:06Biera, Mozambique (PANA) - UN agencies are ramping up efforts to help communities in Mozambique hit hard by Tropical Cyclone [...] Full text...
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Somalia's fisheries sector set for major expansion
21 january 2021 - 10:11:04Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A project to create new jobs in Somalia's fisheries industry has been launched with the aim [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian crisis looms in Madagascar amid drought and pandemic,warns WFP
13 january 2021 - 05:38:27Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - In southern Madagascar, “famine-like conditions” have doubled the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance [...] Full text...
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National conference commits to peaceful polls, free expression in Somalia
29 december 2020 - 15:41:45Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A two day national conference on peaceful elections and freedom of expression, bringing together key stakeholders [...] Full text...
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Conflicts, floods, COVID -19 push South Sudanese into extreme hunger
18 december 2020 - 18:59:33Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Driven by insecurity, the effects of COVID-19, an on-going economic crisis, and the impact of [...] Full text...
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Frenchman arrested with cannabis at Mauritius airport
01 december 2020 - 14:34:36Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Police drug squad in Mauritius on Monday arrested a 46-year-old Frenchman with 39 cannabis seeds [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe opposition rejects any proclamation of results day after elections
18 november 2020 - 22:17:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso opposition leader Zéphirin Diabré Wednesday declared he would reject the declaration of provisional [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan’s record wheat harvest proves success of AfDB’s agricultural transformation programme
20 october 2020 - 16:06:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite coronavirus-related lockdowns, travel and transport restrictions, Sudan has just recorded its largest wheat harvest, according [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
‘Staggering’ rise in climate emergencies in last 20 years - UN
13 october 2020 - 07:25:01New York, US (PANA) - The first 20 years of this century have seen a “staggering” rise in climate disasters, UN [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Gambia’s disaster affects over 60,000 people - Report
11 october 2020 - 20:41:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - More than 60,000 people have been affected by natural disasters, the country’s disaster management agency report [...] Full text...
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Top UN officials warn Guineans to steer clear of hate speech
08 october 2020 - 06:21:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Given the history of intercommunal violence in Guinea, two high-level UN Officials have voiced concern over [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nutrition experts discuss ways to advance nutrition and gender at the African Green Revolution Forum
15 september 2020 - 17:58:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A panel of gender, nutrition and food specialists explored food access challenges that vulnerable groups [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Floods and windstorms affect 20,708 persons from 912 households
11 september 2020 - 17:22:24Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia National Disaster Management Agency has reported that flash floods and windstorms have affected 20,708 persons [...] Full text...
thread Environment
South Africa’s Backsaver Farming Equipment helps plant crops across Africa
07 september 2020 - 12:59:37Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South African farmer and inventor Michris Janse van Rensburg has supplied hand planters to more [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Benin's exports to ECOWAS increased in first quarter of 2020
25 august 2020 - 20:27:56Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Exports of Beninese products to countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) increased [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Niger acquires new multifunctional aircraft for agric. use
07 august 2020 - 15:41:43Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger on Friday received a new two-seater AT 504 aircraft for agricultural use, acquired with State [...] Full text...
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WB gives Sierra Leone $30 million to boost market access, agricultural productivity for smallholder farmers
22 july 2020 - 10:36:21Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $30-million International Development Association (IDA) grant [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Pandemic makes Mauritians aware of food security, self-sufficiency
09 july 2020 - 11:08:10Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security minister Maneesh Gobin said on Tuesday that the Covid-19 pandemic [...] Full text...
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UN marks 75-year milestone anniversary of founding Charter
27 june 2020 - 06:38:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Charter “brought rules and hope to a world in ruins”, Secretary-General António Guterres told [...] Full text...
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UN marks 75-year milestone anniversary of founding Charter 26June
26 june 2020 - 20:43:26New York, US (PANA) - The UN Charter “brought rules and hope to a world in ruins”, Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB approves Euro 88 million loan to support pandemic crisis response in Cameroon
23 june 2020 - 17:16:53Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday approved an 88 [...] Full text...
thread Health
From farm to fork: Women championing agricultural transformation in Africa (An AfDB Feaure)
09 june 2020 - 16:29:37Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - From Sudan to Mali, Senegal to Mozambique, and Zambia to Mauritania, women are changing the [...] Full text...
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50 million people at risk of hunger in West Africa - NGOs
23 april 2020 - 13:46:26Paris, France (PANA) - Eight regional and international organizations have confirmed that more than 50 million people are threatened by [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Libya: War, coronavirus and scare of food shortages among Libyans (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
03 april 2020 - 00:05:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya’s decade of a deadly armed conflict and the 4 April Tripoli war have thrown the [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Mali needs 56,000 tonnes of cereals to build its food security stock
25 march 2020 - 10:25:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali needs 56,000 tonnes of cereals, 16,000 tonnes of livestock feed and a few hundred tonnes [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj denounces hate speech, violence on Libyan TV channels
24 march 2020 - 20:46:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...
thread Society
Price of Zimbabwe's staple food, mealie meal, rises 40 percent
11 february 2020 - 18:02:29Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Treasury has raised the price of Zimbabwe’s staple food, mealie meal by 40 percent to ZWL$70 [...] Full text...
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Foreign operators inject more than 100 billion CFA francs into Senegal peanut campaign
04 february 2020 - 07:12:25Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Two months into Senegal's peanut season, exporters have injected more than 100 billion CFA francs into [...] Full text...
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Former head of Mali military junta Aya Sanogo, others granted provisional release
29 january 2020 - 12:25:23Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The indictment chamber of the Bamako Court of Appeal on Tuesday granted provisional release to Captain [...] Full text...
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Gambia: ECOWAS mission warns all stakeholders to ensure peace, security and stability
17 january 2020 - 18:39:07Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The ECOWAS Permanent Mission in The Gambia has warned all stakeholders to ensure peace, security and [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Congo: CSLC president denounces poor communication by political actors
14 january 2020 - 15:48:35Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Philippe Mvouo, president of the Higher Council for Freedom of Communication (CSLC), on Tuesday denounced in [...] Full text...
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ICRC distributes household items to civilians affected by recent violence in Darfur
08 january 2020 - 11:26:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says thousands of civilians affected by the recent [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Sonacos finally starts collecting peanuts in the south of the country
05 january 2020 - 12:18:05Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The first truckloads of peanuts have begun arriving at the Intermediate Reception Centre (CRI) in Kolda, [...] Full text...
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Analysis: Re-foresting water tower key step in Kenya environment conservation effort
26 december 2019 - 13:43:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Though raising political temperatures, the removal of illegal settlers from East Africa's biggest water tower and planting of [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Kenya approves commercial production of genetically modified cotton seeds
19 december 2019 - 18:40:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya's Cabinet has approved the commercial farming of Biotechnologically modified (BT) cotton hybrids, the office of [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe’s only castor oil firm seeks more land to produce biodiesel
11 december 2019 - 15:48:49Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Oil Castor Zimbabwe wants more land for castor bean farmers to produce biodiesel to end the [...] Full text...
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Rwandan First lady calls for reduction of gender inequalities to eliminate HIV/AIDS in Africa
02 december 2019 - 12:02:22Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Monday called on all stakeholders to join hands to reduce [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe facing man-made starvation, says UN expert
28 november 2019 - 18:25:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Man-made starvation is “slowly making its way into Zimbabwe” and most households in the country are [...] Full text...
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IFAD, Ethiopia seal climate change shocks mitigating deal
19 november 2019 - 17:03:56Rome, Italy (PANA) - Ethiopia and the International Fund for Agriculture have sealed a deal that help most vulnerable people [...] Full text...
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IFAD, Ethiopia sign deal to help families adapt to climate shocks
19 november 2019 - 15:54:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - Half a million of Ethiopia’s most vulnerable families are set to benefit from a new US$451 [...] Full text...
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Togo set to market 78,000 tonnes of soybeans for 2019-2020 season
06 november 2019 - 14:23:58Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togo is counting on 78,000 tons of soybeans for the 2019-2020 marketing year, PANA learnt from [...] Full text...
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Kenya to plant over 10 million trees in Mau Forest restoration
26 october 2019 - 14:52:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government plans to plant over 10 million trees in Mau Forest, the country's water [...] Full text...
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Eswatini, IFAD partner to boost inclusive financial services for smallholder farmers
02 october 2019 - 12:28:31Rome, Italy (PANA) - About 30,900 rural people in Eswatini will benefit from a new US$38.5 million project that aims [...] Full text...
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Kolda to become Senegal’s second peanut basin
25 september 2019 - 17:51:46Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese southern region of Kolda is becoming the country’s second peanut basin as farmers in [...] Full text...
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The government does not expect "very good" agricultural year in Cape Verde
06 september 2019 - 23:40:09Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The government of Cape Verde does not expect a "very good" agricultural season, although rainfall [...] Full text...
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WAEMU hands over silos for San in central Mali to Malian government
03 september 2019 - 22:05:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian minister of agriculture, Moulaye Ahamed Aboubacar, Tuesday presided over the handing over ceremony of [...] Full text...
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Japanese agro-entrepreneurs commit to doubling Africa rice production
28 august 2019 - 21:14:50Yokohama, Japan (PANA) – The Sasakawa Association will work with the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) to help double rice [...] Full text...
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IFAD seeks recipients for grant to improve cassava, maize seed in central Africa region
22 august 2019 - 13:14:49Rome, Italy (PANA) - One of key challenges facing agricultural development efforts in the central Africa region is access to [...] Full text...
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Senegal: DER to finance production of river rice on more than 10,000 ha in the south
20 august 2019 - 22:48:36Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Delegation for Rapid Entrepreneurship (DER) of President Macky Sall's government will finance rain-fed rice production [...] Full text...
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Rainfall deficit worries peasants in Senegal
16 august 2019 - 16:37:51Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - There are serious concerns over the agricultural season in Casamance, southern Senegal, because of an unprecedented [...] Full text...
thread Environment
US gives 5.5 million dollars for vulnerable populations in Congo Pool region
13 august 2019 - 21:20:28Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The US ambassador in Congo, Todd Haskell, Tuesday in Mindouli, more than 80 km south of [...] Full text...
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Spain donates market gardening production material for women associations in Malian region
09 august 2019 - 22:45:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Spanish Cooperation (AECID) and the council for development association (ACOD) Friday donated a batch of [...] Full text...
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US, EU scale up humanitarian assistance to Zimbabwe
07 august 2019 - 13:45:36Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States (US) government and European Union (EU) have scaled up humanitarian assistance to Zimbabwe [...] Full text...
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Potato production in Mauritius inches up
01 august 2019 - 08:07:32Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Minister Mahen Seeruttun on Wednesday told Parliament that the production of [...] Full text...
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US gives US$5 million to Congo's Pool Region
25 july 2019 - 09:49:17Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo is to receive financial and technical assistance of US$5 million (2.5 billion CFA francs) from [...] Full text...
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113 households in Senegal benefit from important agricultural equipment
28 june 2019 - 23:25:02Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The non-governmental organization (NGO), 7A Maréwé, and its partner PAZ Con Dignidad, presented here Tuesday units [...] Full text...
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FAO strengthens its support to Gambia
28 june 2019 - 13:24:44Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has over the past few years raised its portfolio [...] Full text...
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