Subdued outlook constrains Eswatini’s ability to respond to social needs: IMF

01 october 2024 - 07:53:37
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – On the back of a post-pandemic rebound and favourable export prices, real GDP growth in Eswatini [...] Full text...

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Investing in healthy longevity could save 150 million lives: WB report

13 september 2024 - 09:24:35
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - By 2050, one in three people will be over 60 years old. With bold [...] 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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Global food price index broadly unchanged in July

03 august 2024 - 07:16:25
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity benchmarks remained largely unchanged in July, with rises in vegetable oils, meat and [...] Full text...

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Eswatini’s growth stuck in 4.5 to 5.0 percent range in 2024: IMF

25 july 2024 - 11:09:11
Mbabane; Eswatini (PANA) – Eswatini’s economic growth is poised to remain in the 4.5 to 5.0 percent range in 2024 [...] 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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WHO warns on falsified medicines used for diabetes treatment and weight loss

21 june 2024 - 18:46:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a medical product alert on falsified semaglutides, the type of [...] Full text...

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Eswatini looks forward to increased sugar exports from improved cane production

18 april 2024 - 13:07:24
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Eswatini’s sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast to rise on improved cane deliveries [...] 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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Gaza war: Allow more aid into Gaza now, pleads WHO chief

07 march 2024 - 06:46:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Much more lifesaving humanitarian aid must be allowed into Gaza where one in six children is dangerously [...] 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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Israel-Gaza crisis: 25,000 killed as humanitarian needs rise

22 january 2024 - 12:54:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Intense” Israeli bombardment in Gaza continued on Monday along with rocket fire into Israel by Palestinian [...] 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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Man jailed for stealing Mandela's prized boxing belt

26 october 2023 - 09:02:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Soweto man who stole Nelson Mandela's Sugar Ray Leonard boxing belt has been [...] 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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CAF Women’s Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns to represent COSAFA region

09 september 2023 - 09:50:02
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Mamelodi Sundowns have qualified for their third consecutive CAF Women’s Champions League as representatives of [...] Full text...

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CAF Women’s Champions League/COSAFA Qualifiers: Semi-finalists confirmed

05 september 2023 - 06:34:22
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The CAF Women’s Champions League/COSAFA Qualifiers have reached fever-pitch, with the four semi-finalists of the [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Truck drivers learn about risks of human trafficking (A UN feature)

27 august 2023 - 05:52:56
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Truck drivers in southern Africa who have been recruited to traffic or smuggle people illegally are [...] Full text...

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WHO Department to iaunch action guide on Healthier food and environments at sports events

18 august 2023 - 20:34:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The WHO Department of Nutrition and Food Safety will launch webinar of a new action guide [...] 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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Tanzanian sugar producer named preferred buyer of Tongaat Hulett’s sugar assets in South Africa

22 july 2023 - 07:40:49
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Tanzania’s Kagera Sugar company has been selected as the preferred strategic equity partner (SEP) to [...] Full text...

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Research agency assesses health impacts of Aspartame in humans

14 july 2023 - 15:10:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Assessments of the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener - aspartame - were released here Friday [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to promote production of energy from biomass

27 june 2023 - 08:20:19
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday launched the National Biomass Framework to promote the production of energy from biomass. The [...] 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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Local sugar production falls short by 16,000 tonnes in Burundi

11 june 2023 - 15:41:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Council of Ministers at is recent meeting discussed the sale of sugar at a loss [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to produce 220,000 tonnes of sugar this year

09 june 2023 - 10:54:16
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture announced on Friday that sugar production is expected to reach 220,000 [...] Full text...

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WHO advises against use of artificial sweeteners

16 may 2023 - 05:39:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New guidelines from the UN health agency released on Monday have advised against using non-sugar sweeteners (NSS). The recommendation [...] Full text...

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Champions Crowned at 2022/23 CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Final

09 april 2023 - 02:14:38
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - CS Ben Sekou Sylla from Guinea and Fountain Gate School of Tanzania have been crowned [...] Full text...

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CAF hosts successful coaching clinics in Clermont

08 april 2023 - 08:26:35
Clermont, South Africa (PANA) - Young and aspiring footballers from the Clermont township benefitted from the legacy programme of the [...] Full text...

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Thrilling Day 2 Action at CAF African Schools Football Championship

07 april 2023 - 05:14:21
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Morocco's Omar IBN Khatab School and Gambia's Scan Aid on Thursday secured their place in [...] Full text...

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2022/23 CAF African Schools Football: Draws made

05 april 2023 - 13:07:57
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The draw for the 2022/23 CAF African Schools Football Championship was officially conducted on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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Mauritian president calls for urgent re-design of country's food system

17 march 2023 - 08:28:25
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian President Prithvirajsing Roopun on Thursday said that amid global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic [...] Full text...

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Eswatini faces downside risks despite near-term positive outlook

11 march 2023 - 09:59:56
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Eswatini’s financial sector remains sound, but the southern African country needs continued adjustment to ensure fiscal [...] Full text...

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Global food crisis may persist, with prices still elevated after year of war: IMF Blog

09 march 2023 - 19:01:44
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended agricultural commodity markets, food prices remain elevated [...] Full text...

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Italy supports Sahrawi refugee mothers, children in Algeria through WFP's school feeding and nutrition programmes

27 february 2023 - 12:56:15
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a €1 million contribution from the Government [...] Full text...

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Tunisians vote Sunday for second round of legislative elections

29 january 2023 - 16:40:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian voters went to the polls on Sunday for a second round of early parliamentary elections [...] Full text...

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Tunisians go to the polls to elect new parliament

17 december 2022 - 14:34:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians are voting on Saturday in legislative elections boycotted by most political parties in protest against [...] Full text...

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EBRD lends US$ 40 million to global yeast manufacturer Angel Yeast Egypt

15 december 2022 - 12:44:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In supporting Egypt’s agribusiness, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Thursday it [...] Full text...

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Tuniaians hold legislative elections on 17 December in climate of uncertainty

13 december 2022 - 14:23:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is preparing to elect a new parliament on Saturday to replace the one dissolved about [...] Full text...

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Kenyan technology start-up boosts e-commerce in agroprocessing industry

25 november 2022 - 10:57:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - When Peter Njonjo, a former employee of a multinational company, set out to create Twiga Foods [...] Full text...

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WFP welcomes €5.8 million from the European Union to support Sahrawi refugees in Algeria

22 november 2022 - 05:49:39
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a €5.8 million (US$ 6 million) humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to produce 235,000 tonnes of sugar in 2022

12 november 2022 - 09:40:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture has estimated that sugar production should reach 235,000 tons this year [...] Full text...

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Global food imports on track to reach all-time high: FAO

11 november 2022 - 17:07:37
Rome Italy (PANA) - Food import costs globally are projected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year, or higher than [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' sugar production to decrease by 6.2% in 2022

25 september 2022 - 06:54:14
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture said on Saturday that the production of sugar for the crop [...] Full text...

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WFP welcomes Japan's contribution to support refugees in Tanzania

06 september 2022 - 06:02:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday welcomed a US$500,000 contribution from [...] 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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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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Mauritius produces 12.3% of energy supply from local renewable sources

30 july 2022 - 09:35:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius produced 12.3 per cent of its energy supply from locally renewable sources, namely hydro, wind, [...] 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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Burundi to produce 18,000 tonnes of sugar this year

14 july 2022 - 16:41:24
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Société sucrière du Moso (Moso sugar company) (SOSUMO), based in southern Burundi, announced on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Mandela's famous boxing belt is stolen

13 july 2022 - 10:31:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police have confirmed that a valuable boxing belt owned by former South African President [...] 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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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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Mauritius to produce 250,000 tons of sugar this year

10 june 2022 - 07:25:51
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture has estimated the island's sugar production at 250,000 tonnes, with harvest [...] 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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Coal was primary energy source in 2021 in Mauritius

08 june 2022 - 07:25:32
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Coal, with a share of 33%, in Mauritius remained the total primary energy requirement in 2021. This [...] Full text...

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Joint Burkina Faso, Niger military operation 'neutralises 100 terrorists'

26 april 2022 - 05:57:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - About 100 terrorists were "neutralised" in an operation conducted from 2 to 25 April by [...] Full text...

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Over one million African children receive world's first malaria vaccine

25 april 2022 - 10:55:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As World Malaria Day is marked on Monday, the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced [...] Full text...

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Libyan authorities arrest importers of fake sugar

05 april 2022 - 13:40:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Those responsible for the importation of 300 tons of sugar, unfit for consumption, into Libya have [...] Full text...

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Tunisians demonstrate to demand return to democratic process

20 march 2022 - 16:48:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Thousands of Tunisians on Sunday turned up for a demonstration in Tunis to denounce the seizure [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to play Kosovo, Belgium in friendly football matches later this month

18 march 2022 - 11:42:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Oscar Barro, the interim coach of Burkina Faso's senior national football team, the Stallions, on Thursday unveiled [...] Full text...

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Food Price Index hit record high in February, says FAO

05 march 2022 - 05:28:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices reached an all-time high in February, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported [...] Full text...

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Obesity rising in Africa, says WHO

04 march 2022 - 05:24:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – One in five adults and one in 10 children and teenagers are projected to be obese by [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to import vegetables post-cyclone

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

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Mauritius, Tanzania sign agreement on collaboration

25 january 2022 - 06:59:58
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Tanzania on Monday an agreement aimed at enhancing collaboration between them in traditional [...] Full text...

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Global food prices rose ‘sharply’ during 2021: FAO

06 january 2022 - 17:00:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN’s benchmark food and commodity prices index rose sharply on average through 2021, compared with [...] 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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Mauritius to produce 250,000 tons of sugar this year

11 november 2021 - 14:19:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture estimated on Thursday that sugar production for the 2021 harvest should [...] 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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Mauritius to produce 270,000 tons of sugar in 2021

27 september 2021 - 07:31:24
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will produce 270,000 tons of sugar in 2021, down 0.3% as compared to 270,875 tons [...] Full text...

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Energy supply in Mauritius from local renewable sources slumps by 13.3 % in 2020

29 july 2021 - 09:04:48
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Wednesday that in 2020, some 13.3% of energy used in the [...] Full text...

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Children, young people must be at centre of food systems transformation – UNICEF, FAO

27 july 2021 - 15:23:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A transformation of the food system that listens to the voices of children and young people, [...] 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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Simba crowned Tanzanian League champions

14 july 2021 - 19:29:51
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Simba SC edged Coastal Union of Tanga 2-0 on Sunday night at Benjamin Mkapa [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger – UN report

12 july 2021 - 15:43:29
Rome, Italy (PANA)  – There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Sugar production estimated at 270,000 tonnes this year

10 july 2021 - 08:18:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture has estimated sugar production for 2021 at around 270,000 tonnes based [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to safeguard biodiversity in vulnerable ecosystems

01 july 2021 - 08:37:32
Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has received US$4 million from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), under the Global Environment [...] Full text...

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DR Congo to reduce dependence on imports

12 june 2021 - 14:06:04
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Foreign Trade, Jean-Lucien Bussa, has unveiled economic plans to enable DR [...] Full text...

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Energy production from local renewable sources fell by 13.7% in 2020: Statistics Mauritius

09 june 2021 - 07:26:36
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Wednesday reported  that total energy production from local renewable sources in Mauritius [...] Full text...

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Paulsen reveals Tanzania squad for Malawi friendly

31 may 2021 - 08:06:55
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Coach Kim Paulsen has revealed his 27-man squad for an International FIFA friendly match [...] Full text...

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Sugar producer unveils $238.5 million investment in Tanzania’s industry expansion

20 may 2021 - 07:07:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Kilombero Sugar Company (KSC) has announced a new investment of $238.5 million (Tsh 571.6 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rising food price inflation in South Africa causes concern for consumers

18 may 2021 - 11:32:42
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Continued sharp increases in food price inflation from 3.4 percent in 2019, to 4.6 percent [...] Full text...

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Nigeria struggles to attain self-sufficiency in sugar production

11 may 2021 - 10:41:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s sugar industry is facing serious challenges despite efforts by the government to create self-sufficiency in [...] Full text...

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Improved agronomic practices, favourable weather raise Kenya’s sugar output

07 may 2021 - 06:37:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s sugar production is expected to increase in marketing year 2021/22 due to good weather, better [...] Full text...

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African Union proposes industrial scale agro-processing to boost trade

21 april 2021 - 14:24:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union plans to facilitate supply chain improvements in Africa through the construction of [...] Full text...

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New global compact aims to drive down diabetes deaths, boost insulin access

15 april 2021 - 05:50:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Increasing access to affordable insulin is among the objectives of the new Global Diabetes Compact launched on [...] Full text...

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AFCON qualifiers: Harambee Stars enter camp ahead of Egypt, Togo qualifiers

22 march 2021 - 21:35:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya National team, Harambee Stars, went into residential camp on Sunday, March 21, 2021, ahead [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' sugar production down by 18.2% in 2020

17 march 2021 - 08:06:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Sugar production in Mauritius went down by 18.2% from 331,105 tonnes in 2019 to 270,875 tonnes [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, India to boost economic cooperation

20 february 2021 - 07:21:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and India will boost  their economic cooperation next week with the signing of a  Comprehensive [...] Full text...

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Mauritian Commerce Minister resigns over corruption allegation

11 february 2021 - 07:04:32
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Minister of Commerce Yogida Sawmynaden resigned from his post on Wednesday evening following allegations of [...] Full text...

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Government moves to curb soaring prices of basic necessities in Mali

26 january 2021 - 13:28:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Faced with rising prices of staple foods, due in part to the health crisis caused by [...] Full text...

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UK, Eastern and Southern Africa EPA goes into force

04 january 2021 - 07:52:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and the United Kingdom (UK) will, henceforth, trade under the United Kingdom (UK)- Eastern and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, China Free Trade Agreement enters into force on 1 January 2021

29 december 2020 - 10:35:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Mauritius and China signed in October 2019 in Beijing will [...] Full text...

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Kenya passes law demanding 50% payment of intl tea auction price to local growers

23 december 2020 - 19:35:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed a new bill passed in Parliament into law, paving the [...] 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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Nearly 1:5 COVID-19 deaths in the African region linked to diabetes, says WHO

15 november 2020 - 10:12:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) says that 18.3% of COVID-19 deaths in the African region are among [...] Full text...

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The 3rd Burundi Industrial Fair scheduled for 17-19 November

13 november 2020 - 21:06:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Third Industrial Fair will be organized from 17-19 November at the “Club du Lac Tanganyika”, [...] 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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Kenyan leaders drum up support for constitutional change movement

22 october 2020 - 23:05:28
Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has embarked on a campaign to rally citizens in western Kenya to [...] 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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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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CAF with a rundown of African football leagues last weekend

05 october 2020 - 18:26:24
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAFonline.com gives a summary of African football league action over the weekend. Egypt - South African Pitso Mosimane [...] Full text...

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Tanzania name 25 players for Burundi friendly

04 october 2020 - 19:52:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania coach, Ettiene Ndayiragije has named 25 players to join the squad ahead of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNHCR, WFP jointly tackle food rising needs in Libya

22 september 2020 - 12:58:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are expanding their [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Sugar production estimated to decline this year

08 september 2020 - 16:49:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture on Tuesday estimated that sugar production this year would be around [...] 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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Coal was the main fuel used to produce electricity in Mauritius in 2019: Statistics Mauritius

30 july 2020 - 09:58:13
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Thursday released the official statistics regarding the environment of the island, indicating [...] Full text...

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Tanzania soccer body takes disciplinary measures against sacked ‘racist’ coach

27 july 2020 - 18:42:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) said on Monday it will take stern disciplinary measures [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian football club fires Belgian coach after calling fans 'monkeys'

27 july 2020 - 15:40:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - Tanzania's Young Africans SC has fired Belgian coach Luc Eymael for racist remarks, allegedly made last [...] Full text...

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Curtain falls on Tanzania’s Vodacom Premier League as players honour departed former president

26 july 2020 - 14:09:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, (PANA) - The curtain falls on Tanzania’s Vodacom Premier League (VPL) 2019/20 season on Sunday when [...] Full text...

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Simba SC, Young Africans meet in East Africa’s biggest derby on Sunday

09 july 2020 - 17:27:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Newly-crowned champions of Tanzania’s Vodacom Premier League (VPL), Simba SC, are set to meet [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Pandemic makes Mauritians aware of food security, self-sufficiency

09 july 2020 - 11:08:10
Port 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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Mauritius: Economy to be severely impacted in 2020 because of Covid-19

26 june 2020 - 14:23:35
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday said that Mauritius being a very open economy will be severely [...] 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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As climate change ravages Southern Africa, two Zimbabwean farmers turn to drone irrigation (Feature by Tatira Zwinoira)

16 june 2020 - 17:48:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nathan Zecks Mazvazva, aged 25, remembers standing in the center of his 15-acre sugar cane field [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to develop five-year strategic plan for the health sector

10 june 2020 - 08:11:57
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, on Tuesday said that a five-year strategic [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 60,000 displaced persons receive ICRC assistance

28 may 2020 - 15:50:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with the support of volunteers from the [...] Full text...

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President Barrow extends state of public emergency for 21 days

19 may 2020 - 21:10:46
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  - President Adama Barraw Tuesday extended The Gambia’s state of public emergency for 21 days in accordance with [...] Full text...

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South African football legend passes on at 81

06 may 2020 - 16:09:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are pouring in for South African football legend Sugar Ray Xulu who has [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: European Union supports WFP food assistance in refugee camps in Algeria

29 april 2020 - 15:20:23
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday welcomed a contribution of €5.3 million (US$ 6 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New investigation suggests Zimbabwe’s police, municipal officers enforcing COVID-19 lockdown are stealing grocery items

26 april 2020 - 16:22:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local accountability trust, Tutuma Zimbabwe, has completed an investigation showing some of Zimbabwe’s police and municipal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 3,000 poor families in Congo get 87 million CFA francs to deal with COVID-19 consequences

23 april 2020 - 13:11:05
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  The Burotop Iris Foundation, in partnership with Vival and MBTP, has initiated a plan, called "Covid-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe VP orders retailers to slash prices amid COVID-19 lockdown

22 april 2020 - 16:19:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Vice President Kembo Mohadi has issued a price moratorium ordering retailers to revert to the [...] Full text...

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Customs officials seize large quantity of contraband in southern Senegal

22 april 2020 - 12:43:41
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese customs on Tuesday seized a large quantity of contraband in the Sindian area, south of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger launches moderate-price grain sales operation for the benefit of vulnerable people

14 april 2020 - 17:03:35
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien authorities in charge of trade on Tuesday launched the 2020 edition of the sale, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabweans ignore social distancing in search of basic commodities

12 april 2020 - 12:41:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local christian organisation, Habbakuk Trust, says social distancing measures to contain the COVID-19 (coronavirus) are being [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions calls for US$100 each for vulnerable employees

12 april 2020 - 12:30:17
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has called on government to pay US$100 to vulnerable [...] Full text...

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About 2,000 arrested for violating curfew, confinement in Tunisia

08 april 2020 - 22:52:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  A total of 1,973 people were Wednesday arrested and detained for violating  the curfew, and 600 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian official assures of enough food to deal with COVID 19

31 march 2020 - 21:38:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Permanent Secretary in the Gambian Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, Lamin Dampha, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togolese govt. warns speculators who attempt to profit from coronavirus

25 march 2020 - 21:56:02
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese government promises to take serious  action against traders who take advantage of the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Mauritius announces financial support for economic operators affected by COVID-19

14 march 2020 - 08:26:04
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Finance minister Renganaden Padayachy on Friday announced a financial support plan to the tune [...] Full text...

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Niger's economic capital, Maradi, "suffocated" since Nigeria closed borders

14 february 2020 - 17:33:02
Maradi, Niger (PANA) - The region of Maradi in Niger, bordering Nigeria, which used to be prosperous and the hub [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches a new generation of natural sugar

14 february 2020 - 15:31:01
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Omnicane Ltd, a Mauritian sugar establishment  in the south of the island, on Thursday launched [...] Full text...

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Owusu, Balinya join Kenya bigwigs Gor Mahia

02 february 2020 - 16:57:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Midfielder Jackson Owusu of Ghana and Ugandan striker Juma Balinya are among players who joined Kenyan [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' sugar production estimated at 325,000 tonnes in 2019/20 crop year

14 january 2020 - 09:54:08
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture said on Tuesday that sugar production is expected to be [...] Full text...

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Gor Mahia back on top of Kenyan Premier League

04 january 2020 - 17:21:42
Machakos, Kenya (PANA) - Gor Mahia returned to the summit of the Kenyan Premier League table following their 1-0 victory [...] Full text...

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Tanzania picks squad for CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup

29 november 2019 - 15:14:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania national team chief coach, Etienne Ndayiragije, has named a 32-man provisional squad in [...] Full text...

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Speculative practices increase price of subsidised agricultural fertilisers in Burundi

21 november 2019 - 23:50:40
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)    -   The subsidized price of a 50 kg bag of fertilizer has recently risen from 29,000 Burundian [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON qualifiers: Tanzania coach unveils squad for Libya, Guinea encounters

06 november 2019 - 23:50:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA)  - Tanzania national football team (Taifa Stars) head coac Etienne Ndayiragije Wednesday named a 27-man [...] Full text...

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'Tanzania to spend more on mega development projects in 2020/21 financial year'

06 november 2019 - 14:33:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The government of Tanzania plans to collect and spend a total of US$12.72 billion [...] Full text...

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Cost of living jumps nearly 73 percent by end of October in Zimbabwe

04 november 2019 - 23:56:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabwe’s cost of living has ballooned by 72.48 percent to ZWL (Zimbabwe dollar) $3,943.88 by end-October [...] Full text...

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Obesity rates soar due to dramatic global diet shift, says UN food agency

17 october 2019 - 13:26:24
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Eating food high in starch, sugar, fats and salt; combined with a sedentary lifestyle, is a [...] Full text...

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Cash-strapped Kenyan League managers seek government help

17 october 2019 - 12:38:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Following the recent exit of sponsors, Kenyan Premier League managers are asking for government's help. Kenyan Premier [...] Full text...

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UNICEF warns 'alarmingly high' number of children malnourished worldwide

15 october 2019 - 19:37:44
New York, US (PANA) - Across the globe, at least one-in-three children under-five are malnourished and not developing properly, UNICEF revealed [...] Full text...

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Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, warns UNICEF

15 october 2019 - 14:01:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - An alarmingly high number of children sufferer the consequences of poor diets and a food system [...] Full text...

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Mauritian authorities worried over future of sugar industry

30 september 2019 - 19:48:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian minister of Agro-industry and Food security, Mahen Seeruttun, on Monday announced the arrival of [...] Full text...

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Prices of basic foodstuffs relatively stable in Mali

26 september 2019 - 21:00:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  Grain markets in Mali were characterized last week by relatively stable prices, marked by rare and [...] Full text...

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'Health situation in Zimbabwe's prisons pose a threat to inmates' - Report

21 september 2019 - 05:04:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights and governance think tank, Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), has said that the [...] Full text...

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Gabon govt, Chinese investors to launch bio-ethanol production unit

16 september 2019 - 19:22:30
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – The Gabonese government and Chinese investors on Monday in Brazzaville announced the building of a production [...] Full text...

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Sugar production in Tanzania increases

10 september 2019 - 10:55:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Sugar production in Tanzania has increased by 16.8 percent, the National Assembly was told [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso suspends importation of sugar, cooking oil

09 september 2019 - 18:20:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Ministry of Commerce on Monday announced the suspension of the issuance of special [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to sign the Mauritius-China Free Trade Agreement

06 september 2019 - 19:41:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will sign the Mauritius-China Free Trade Agreement, the Government announced on Friday, following the weekly [...] Full text...

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Tunisian security forces disperse protesting sugar factory workers in Bizerte

05 september 2019 - 19:33:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian security forces on Thursday forcefully dispersed workers and truck drivers with the sugar factory [...] Full text...

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Attijari bank donates 7 tons of food to flood victims in Mauritania

05 september 2019 - 17:49:54
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - As part of its commitment to Social Responsibility (RS), ATTIJARI Bank, Mauritania, a subsidiary of the [...] Full text...

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Libya: Planes diverted from Maitigua Airport in Tripoli will land in Misrata - Officials

02 september 2019 - 18:26:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The director of Misrata International Airport (220 km east of Tripoli), Adel Kzeit, announced on Monday [...] Full text...

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Sports Commission in Zimbabwe asks FIFA to suspend ZIFA board

16 august 2019 - 12:54:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's  Sports and Recreation Committee (SRC) has written to FIFA, the world football governing body, asking [...] Full text...

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Consumers decry increased taxes in Zimbabwe's mid-term 2019 fiscal review

04 august 2019 - 12:23:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The National Consumer Rights Association (Nacora) has strongly condemned last week’s mid-term 2019 fiscal review, describing [...] Full text...

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Potato production in Mauritius inches up

01 august 2019 - 08:07:32
Port-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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Coal remains the major source of power generation in Mauritius

31 july 2019 - 06:47:14
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius has on Wednesday indicated that in 2018 coal was the major fuel used to [...] Full text...

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Another notch for Botswana’s coal mining industry

27 july 2019 - 12:40:41
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is poised to be the supplier of choice to coal consumers across southern Africa in [...] Full text...

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Military leader interacts with tea sellers, laborers

09 july 2019 - 22:11:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -   The leader of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC), Lt. Gen. Abdul-Fatah Burhan, Tuesday paid an unannounced [...] Full text...

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‘Marco-economic environment remains highly volatile in Zimbabwe’

09 july 2019 - 14:34:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe macro-economy remains highly volatile and continues to deteriorate, an updated outlook report from FEWS [...] Full text...

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Four Congo companies threatened with sanctions for poor environmental practices

08 july 2019 - 10:01:14
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Tourism and Environment Minister Arlette Soudan-Nonault has asked four companies to comply with environmental standards, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Govt. to ensure sustainability of sugar cane sector

19 june 2019 - 22:39:59
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr Mahen Seeruttun, has said on Wednesday that [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions evokes Tripartite Negotiating Forum over devaluing salaries

19 june 2019 - 04:25:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has evoked the recently signed Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) Act [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa heads to Mozambique for Africa-US business summit

18 june 2019 - 17:56:59
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa joined other African leaders in Mozambique on Tuesday for the 12th Africa-United [...] Full text...

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Mauritius relies 87% on imported fuels

07 june 2019 - 13:34:29
    Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday said imported fuels, comprising petroleum products (59%) and coal (28%), made [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa signs the TNF Bill into law

05 june 2019 - 19:27:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, on Wednesday signed into law the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) Act, paving [...] Full text...

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Inflation softens in May on abundant rains in Kenya

31 may 2019 - 17:43:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The year-on-year inflation softened to 5.49% in May from 6.58% in April, driven down by the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Red Cross takes aid to 17,400 displaced in Sahel region

28 may 2019 - 18:27:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with the help of the Burkinabe Red [...] Full text...

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Curtain falls on Tanzania Premier League as Simba SC are crowned champs

28 may 2019 - 14:40:08
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, (PANA) - The curtain is set to fall on the Tanzania Premier League (TPL) 2018/19 season [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Tanzania’s Taifa Stars to camp in Egypt ahead of finals

26 may 2019 - 15:59:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Tanzania national soccer team, popularly known as Taifa Stars, will assemble in Dar [...] Full text...

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Swiss gives Algeria about two million dollars for refugees

25 may 2019 - 12:06:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  -  The World Food Programme (WFP) Saturday hailed the Swiss contribution of two million Swiss Franc (about [...] Full text...

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Prices of basic commodities and services to increase further in Zimbabwe

22 may 2019 - 17:54:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has warned of further price increases following the price of [...] Full text...

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Simba SC gets closer to Tanzania Premier League title

19 may 2019 - 19:54:28
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Defending champions of the Tanzania Premier League (TPL) Simba SC on Sunday made a [...] Full text...

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WHO highlights lifestyle choices that can prevent onset of dementia

15 may 2019 - 04:05:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Key lifestyle choices such as getting regular exercise, not smoking or drinking too much, can reduce [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire releases list of nominees for African Banker 2019 trophies

13 may 2019 - 19:23:45
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The list of banking and financial institutions for the African Banker Trophies, at the 13th [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius increase by 3.4%

11 may 2019 - 07:47:14
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Tourist arrivals in Mauritius increased by 3.4% in April 2019 compared to the same month [...] Full text...

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Kenya FKF sanctions top KPL referee for misconduct

07 may 2019 - 13:49:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) on Tuesday suspended Kenyan Premier League match officials Joshua Achilla, Collins Opiyo, [...] Full text...

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Corruption hindering development in Botswana’s horticulture industry

07 may 2019 - 13:14:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)-  Corrupt practices by some business people, who supply the Botswana government with goods, are said to be [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to focus on bilateral cooperation with key African countries

12 april 2019 - 20:22:29
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Friday said that “where multilateral efforts are weak, bilateral arrangements [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Mauritius to pursue private-sector driven economic cooperation

12 april 2019 - 19:44:15
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) — Visiting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Mauritian Premier Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, have committed to continue [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Kenya sign six agreements to enhance cooperation in several fields

10 april 2019 - 13:05:44
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Kenya have on Wednesday signed six agreements that are the outcome of  deliberations of [...] Full text...

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8th fair on food industry in Africa opens in Cairo

07 april 2019 - 14:45:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA)  -  The eighth edition of the “Food Industry in Africa” fair opened here Sunday, official sources told [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's agricultural sector losing US$126 million per year to bad weather -WB

07 april 2019 - 14:35:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -  The World Bank says Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector loses US$126 million per annum due to production risks [...] Full text...

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Crowd sourcing yields relief funds for victims of Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe

18 march 2019 - 05:19:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – An online crowd sourcing campaign has yielded US$6,275 in 23 hours and counting towards disaster relief [...] Full text...

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Malagasy President chief guest at Mauritius National Day celebrations

07 march 2019 - 14:40:50
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - President Andry Nirina Rajoelina of Madagascar will be on a State Visit to Mauritius from [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Crop Loss Compensation Scheme for farmers

01 march 2019 - 08:26:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Crop Loss Compensation Scheme for the benefit of small non-sugar planters registered with the Small [...] Full text...

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Mauritius economy to grow at 3.8 percent in 2019

16 february 2019 - 09:23:48
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) has revised marginally downwards economic growth for Mauritius in 2019 [...] Full text...

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Secretary-General of the Islamic World League meets with Burundian leader

16 january 2019 - 18:32:20
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's head of state, Pierre Nkurunziza, on Wednesday received the Secretary-General of the Islamic World League, [...] Full text...

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2019 CAF Confed. Cup: All 16 qualifiers for Play-off round emerge

24 december 2018 - 07:41:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of matches from Friday to Saturday in the second-leg, first-round of the 2019 [...] Full text...

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2019 CAF Confed. Cup: Nine more teams through to play-off round

23 december 2018 - 04:42:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nine more teams have joined four-time champions Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia, and Petro de Luanda [...] Full text...

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2019 CAF Confed. Cup: 1st-round, 2nd-leg fixtures

21 december 2018 - 05:38:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the first-round, second-leg fixtures for the 2019 CAF Confederation Cup, to be played across [...] Full text...

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2019 CAF Confed. Cup: All results from 1st-round, 1st-leg matches

17 december 2018 - 04:44:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all the results from the first-round, first-leg matches for the 2019 CAF Confederation Cup, [...] Full text...

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2019 CAF Confed. Cup: All, but one result from 1st-round, 1st-leg matches

16 december 2018 - 07:40:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results from the first-round, first-leg matches for the 2019 CAF Confederation Cup, played on [...] Full text...

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2019 CAF Confed. Cup: 1st-round, 1st-leg fixtures

14 december 2018 - 04:28:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the first-round, first-leg fixtures for the 2019 CAF Confederation Cup, to be played on [...] Full text...

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2019 CAF Confed. Cup prelim: All 1st-round qualifiers emerge

06 december 2018 - 05:51:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - All the teams expected in the first round of the 2019 CAF Confederation Cup, have emerged [...] Full text...

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