US vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution at Security Council
21 november 2024 - 05:11:02New York, US (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution that demanded an [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution that demanded an [...] Full text...
AfDB urges practical solutions to tackle poverty in Africa
25 october 2024 - 09:28:05Washington, DC., US, (PANA) - Climate change, global financial shocks and growing food insecurity are threatening Africa, the world’s [...] Full text...
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World Bank economic update proposes policy options to promote Gabon’s forest conservation
14 october 2024 - 15:03:26Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon experienced lower growth in 2023 (2.4%) amid transport disruptions that impacted wood and manganese production, [...] Full text...
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Equatorial Guinea Economic Update: Designing fiscal instruments for sustainable forestry
08 october 2024 - 10:14:38Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The World Bank has issued the 2024 Equatorial Guinea Economic Update which analyses the country’s [...] Full text...
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Medical charity MSF raises red flags about alarming trend in sexual violence in DRC
30 september 2024 - 10:18:09Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has in a disturbing report released on Monday [...] Full text...
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Guinea Economic Update: Natural resource management for development
20 september 2024 - 07:35:17Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Agriculture is pivotal for Guinea's structural transformation and climate resilience, serving as a cornerstone for inclusive [...] Full text...
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UN rights office calls for accountability for latest ‘horrific’ West Bank killing
16 august 2024 - 14:53:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must [...] Full text...
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Bold fiscal reforms can unlock Cameroon’s full potential
06 august 2024 - 16:47:46Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The World Bank on Tuesday launched two flagship economic reports: the 2024 Cameroon Economic Update and [...] Full text...
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Forests face increasing risk of wildfires and pests due to climate change
23 july 2024 - 07:29:02Rome, Italy (PANA) - The world’s forests are becoming increasingly susceptible to wildfires and pests due to climate change, according [...] Full text...
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Preventing deforestation while leveraging trade for development: World Bank Blog By Chris Wellisz
18 july 2024 - 08:13:19Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Developing countries must contend with a plethora of trade-related regulations as well as voluntary [...] Full text...
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Preserving the Congo Basin forest: Game changer for Africa and the world: World Bank Blog By Cheick Fantamady Kanté
05 july 2024 - 07:16:34Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As African leaders convene in Brazzaville to discuss the forest agenda, it is crucial to reflect [...] Full text...
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Libya at the 25th Oran Crafts Fair in Algeria
25 may 2024 - 12:33:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts took part in the 25th edition of the Handicrafts [...] Full text...
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UN calls for awareness, action to keep plants healthy
13 may 2024 - 12:08:08Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health 2024, the UN is calling on everyone to [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly presses Security Council to give 'favourable consideration' to full Palestinian membership
10 may 2024 - 17:42:43New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Friday convened again in New York for an emergency special [...] Full text...
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Achieving sustainable forest management remains UN forum’s goal
07 may 2024 - 05:17:12New York, US (PANA) - The 19th session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF19) opened on Monday with focus [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Children of Gaza spread joy for Ramadan, despite the war (Feature by UN News)
20 march 2024 - 05:29:43Deir Al-Balah camp, Gaza (PANA) - Clusters of tents are cobbled together with any available fabric, plastic and wood, as [...] Full text...
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How clean cooking solutions can help protect human capital in Sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank Blog
22 february 2024 - 07:02:41Niamey, Chad (PANA) - Recent analytical work from the Sahel region suggests that, after controlling for socioeconomic status, children living [...] Full text...
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Keen interest in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town
06 february 2024 - 11:37:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Delegates at the 30th African Mining Indaba, which is underway in Cape Town, are [...] Full text...
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Burundi and Russia ratify civil nuclear cooperation agreement
01 february 2024 - 15:54:37Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The National Assembly Thursday adopted a bill ratifying a cooperation agreement between Burundi and Russia on [...] Full text...
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Israel/Gaza crisis: Nearly a million children displaced in Gaza: UN humanitarians
10 december 2023 - 05:41:51Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN humanitarians in war-ravaged Gaza are “hanging on by our fingertips” with civil society on the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza which called for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’
09 december 2023 - 06:28:22New York, US (PANA) - The US on Friday vetoed a resolution tabled at the UN Security Council calling for [...] Full text...
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Valuing ecosystem services for integrated landscape management in Zimbabwe: World Bank Blog By Ademola Braimoh and Easther Chigumira
01 november 2023 - 07:55:05Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Valuing ecosystem services –– the benefits humans obtain from earth’s many life-support systems –– is an [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF Women's Champions League: CAF names Korhogo, San Pedro as host cities
11 october 2023 - 07:36:41Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that the two host cities set to [...] Full text...
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IMF deputy chief tips Tanzanian authorities on social spending, priority investment
02 august 2023 - 06:58:36Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian authorities should enhance domestic revenue mobilisation through tax reforms, which will help create [...] Full text...
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Security Council urged to address ‘most silenced and least condemned crime’
15 july 2023 - 08:08:01New York, US (PANA) - The international community must act now to protect future generations from the scourge of conflict-related [...] Full text...
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FIFA reveals £159m payouts to clubs for 2022 World Cup representation
15 july 2023 - 07:37:49Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has announced the breakdown in compensation paid to clubs around the world for their players [...] Full text...
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Bangladesh maintains its position as Benin's leading customer
20 june 2023 - 19:11:32Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Bangladesh maintained its position as Benin's leading customer in the first quarter of the current year, [...] Full text...
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Benin's imports, exports dip in Q4 2022
19 may 2023 - 14:16:41Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's imports and exports dipped in Q4 of 2022, the National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSTAD) [...] Full text...
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European Council adopts new rules to cut deforestation worldwide
16 may 2023 - 11:09:29Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council (EC) on Tuesday gave the final go-ahead to a regulation that aims to [...] Full text...
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US calls for channeling UN-facilitated consensus to achieve elections in Libya
28 february 2023 - 12:53:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The only sustainable way forward for Libya is for its people to choose their own leaders [...] Full text...
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World Bank, Ethiopia sign $40 million deal to cut carbon emissions under sustainable landscape management
09 february 2023 - 13:12:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has signed a landmark agreement with the World Bank’s reduce carbon emissions by tackling [...] Full text...
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US reiterates demand for clear timetable for general elections in Libya
17 december 2022 - 13:26:04New York, US (PANA) - The US Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Robert Wood, has demanded a clear timetable [...] Full text...
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Rights group says rebel M23 group capture new territory in DRC
01 november 2022 - 07:37:46Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A human rights advocate has stated that M23 rebels last week captured new territory in the Democratic [...] Full text...
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Giraffes, parrots, and oak trees, among many species facing extinction: Report
07 august 2022 - 07:47:33New York, US (PANA) - Around one million species are facing extinction, according to a report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform [...] Full text...
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Armed Islamists, security forces in Burkina Faso committing abuses against civilians - Human Rights Watch
18 may 2022 - 05:22:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed Islamist groups and government security forces and militia in Burkina Faso are committing increased abuses against [...] Full text...
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UN celebrates 25 years of mandate to protect children caught in conflict
19 january 2022 - 05:31:49New York, US (PANA) - Although international action over the past 25 years has led to the release of more [...] Full text...
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Cotton sustains more than 100 million families worldwide - UN
08 october 2021 - 05:40:01New York, US (PANA) - A single metric tonne of cotton provides jobs for five people on average, often in some of the world’s most [...] Full text...
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Libya's Ashaafean site among UNESCO's 20 new biosphere reserves
20 september 2021 - 12:47:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ashaafean area in Libya is among 20 new sites added to the World Network of [...] Full text...
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Africa has everything to gain from green and blue economy - Paul Adam
18 september 2021 - 11:01:54Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - Africa has everything to gain from the green and blue economy, Jean-Paul Adam, director [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to declare sandal wood protected plant
21 august 2021 - 08:57:47Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius has announced that it will declare sandal wood a protected plant, following [...] Full text...
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ADF grants $2.5 million to support regulatory environment in SADC, COMESA electricity markets
06 august 2021 - 13:54:37Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved grants of $2.5 million [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Illegal possession, importation of firearms to attract 3-year jail term
30 june 2021 - 22:46:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that imposes a three-year jail term or 3 million Naira [...] Full text...
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Guinean gov't cracks down on logging, timber trafficking
21 june 2021 - 19:56:15Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government says it banned the logging and transport of wood before July 2, the [...] Full text...
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Global push needed to ensure ‘clean, affordable and sustainable electricity’ for all
08 june 2021 - 06:15:35New York, US (PANA) - During the last decade, more people around the world have gained access to electricity than [...] Full text...
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2021 Beach Soccer AFCON: A glimpse of the iconic venue, “Saly”
19 may 2021 - 17:12:51Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Like a magical setting from comic books, or a sublime panorama of travel documentaries, Saly has [...] Full text...
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Bujumbura city authorities demolish small shops, kiosks
16 february 2021 - 18:35:39Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The owners of small shops and kiosks in Kinama, a sprawling popular city in northern Bujumbura, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President says current situation prevailing in the country 'not acceptable'
26 january 2021 - 10:51:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid said on Monday that the situation currently prevailing in the country is [...] Full text...
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Continued research key as Africa moves to implement game-changing AfCFTA
20 october 2020 - 17:56:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Thorough research and continuous interaction between researchers and policy makers is crucial to ensure the [...] Full text...
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Safaricom, M-Gas partner to provide clean energy to Kenyan households
04 september 2020 - 17:41:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's leading telcom, Safaricom, has expanded its strategic collaboration with M-Gas as the two firms seek [...] Full text...
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Nigerien president urges compatriots to plant trees and re-green the country
03 august 2020 - 14:45:14Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien head of state, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Monday called on his compatriots to continue planting [...] Full text...
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14 illegal migrants rescued off the Tunisian coasts
29 july 2020 - 21:47:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian marines said here Wednesday they had rescued 14 migrants, including a four-year-old child, 25 km [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 slows down Rwanda's economic growth significantly in Q1, 2020
20 june 2020 - 09:57:47Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda registered a 3.6% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the First Quarter of 2020, a [...] Full text...
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Australia/New Zealand favourites to co-host 2023 Women's World Cup
11 june 2020 - 17:06:15Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Australian and New Zealand bosses have embraced a FIFA report that rates their bid to co-host [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe minister calls for restoration of ecosystems
22 may 2020 - 14:14:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Environment minister, Nestor Bassière, on Friday called for the restoration of ecosystems in [...] Full text...
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Congo adopts new forest code
14 april 2020 - 15:43:21Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Senate has adopted a new forest code to improve the management of forest resources, [...] Full text...
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With closure of land borders, the problem of food supplies to Gabon begins (Analysis)
16 march 2020 - 18:13:13Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - In response to the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, Gabonese authorities have decided to close the [...] Full text...
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Log production in Gabon up 11.2 per cent in third-quarter 2019
11 march 2020 - 15:36:52Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's log production rose from 1.56 million cubic metres at the end of September 2019 to [...] Full text...
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EU funded timber laboratory in DRC enhances study on tropical forests
06 march 2020 - 17:57:53Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Tropical forests are gradually losing their capacity to store carbon, according to a study carried out [...] Full text...
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All set for 2020 Magical Kenya Open Golf championship
02 march 2020 - 13:15:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The winner of the 2020 Magical Kenya Open Golf championship in Nairobi will take home Euros [...] Full text...
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FDA grants 3.3 billion CFAF to train executives in forest-wood sector in Central Africa
06 february 2020 - 17:30:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The French Development Agency (FDA) has granted 3.3 billion CFA francs to the network of forest [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Australia, New Zealand plan to co-host
25 january 2020 - 06:18:44Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - There are indications that a minimum of five stadiums in each country can vault Australia and [...] Full text...
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Senegalese president pardons 709 prisoners on New Year celebration
01 january 2020 - 21:49:04Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall Wednesday pardoned 709 prisoners on the occasion of the celebration of the [...] Full text...
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Two Guinea League 1 football players die in road accident
31 december 2019 - 11:50:27Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Hours after the announcement on Monday evening of the death of Antonio Dumas, the Brazilian coach [...] Full text...
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Burundi: The short dry season failed to come this year
29 december 2019 - 12:55:48Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The short dry season has not been a happy one in Burundi at the end of [...] Full text...
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December 2019, acrimonious anniversary for Sudanese revolutionaries
24 december 2019 - 19:57:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Minister of Defense Lt Gen. Awad Bin Aouf on 11 April 2019 announced the ouster [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria records trade surplus in Q3 with foreign trade up by 6.8 per cent
13 december 2019 - 20:27:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s foreign trade in the third quarter of 2019 recorded an impressive growth with exports outpacing [...] Full text...
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World Television Day celebrates an integral part of modern life
21 november 2019 - 05:34:56New York, US (PANA) - Seven decades of United Nations’ work in developing new standards and systems for broadcasting are [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to promote methane gas as fuel for cooking to encourage green energy
20 november 2019 - 18:26:40Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda plans to promote the use of methane gas as fuel for cooking in a bid [...] Full text...
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About 700 billion CFAF invested between 2010 and 2018 in Gabon's Nkok economic zone
16 november 2019 - 19:16:21Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The General Directorate of the Economy announced on Saturday that the establishment of the Nkok Special [...] Full text...
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Gabon records 20% increase in log production in 2019
15 november 2019 - 15:11:49Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Log production in Gabon will be up by 20% to reach 2.5 million m3, the Ministry [...] Full text...
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World Bank to provide CFAF 139 billion budget support to Mali
23 october 2019 - 16:24:20Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has agreed to increase its budget support for Mali, through the provision of [...] Full text...
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Gold panning in North Niger: A growth lever but also source of problems - study
18 october 2019 - 22:27:50Agadez, Niger (PANA) - The boom in gold panning in the desert north of Niger, former home of armed rebellions, [...] Full text...
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WB to restore degraded landscapes in Burundi with US$ 30 million
17 october 2019 - 16:08:32Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The "Landscape Restoration and Resilience in Burundi" (PRPB) Project was officially launched on Thursday by the [...] Full text...
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Congo's business climate is bad, says PM Mouamba
11 october 2019 - 14:36:04Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister Clement Mouamba said in Brazzaville on Thursday that the business climate in Congo [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian sculptor holds largest solo Art Exhibition by an African Artist in Europe and Middle East
07 october 2019 - 18:10:35Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, Emeritus Professor of Sculpture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, recently launched [...] Full text...
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Congo public schools continue to face chronic shortage of furniture as new academic year begins
02 october 2019 - 06:13:56Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As Congolese children prepare to begin the 2019/20 new school year, they will be walk into [...] Full text...
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9,138 tons of ivory, pangolin scales from DR Congo seized in Asia
21 september 2019 - 15:53:39Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Three environmental protection organizations in DR Congo on Friday announced the seizure in Asia of [...] Full text...
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Burundi to complete work on 20 MW hydroelectric dam in 2020
17 september 2019 - 19:06:37Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The completion of the construction of the largest Kaburantwa National Hydropower Dam (20 megawatts) will be [...] Full text...
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Dutch electronics entrepreneur Tob Cohen murder probe unearths missing body
13 september 2019 - 20:22:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tob Cohen, a wealthy Dutch electronics and golfing entrepreneur who was missing for 40 days, was [...] Full text...
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Another notch for Botswana’s coal mining industry
27 july 2019 - 12:40:41Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is poised to be the supplier of choice to coal consumers across southern Africa in [...] Full text...
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Senegal takes measures to protect the endangered conifer species in Casamance forests
10 july 2019 - 22:01:21Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The conifer is a plant species that is increasingly threatened with extinction in the forests of [...] Full text...
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The number of starving Zimbabweans has increased to nearly seven million
10 july 2019 - 15:14:25Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nearly seven million Zimbabweans are now facing hunger, a sharp increase from what the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Wilderness Safaris’ environment friendly Jao Camp Reopens in the Okavango Delta
03 july 2019 - 20:42:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To boost the tourism industry in the country, Wilderness Safaris’ extraordinary new Jao Camp has reopened in [...] Full text...
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Uganda still bedeviled by intermittent power supply despite ‘surplus’ production (Feature by Eriasa Mukiibi, PANA correspondent)
24 june 2019 - 14:23:55Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan, Dicta Asiimwe, during a visit to the northern town of Gulu, tweeted: “Hi @UmemeLtd, [...] Full text...
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Renewable energy, Botswana‘s major challenges (Feature by Meekaeel Siphambili, PANA correspondent)
24 june 2019 - 11:55:47Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has long sunny days - 3,200 hours of sunshine per year - and there is [...] Full text...
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World Bank grants $75 million to Benin for forest management
19 june 2019 - 23:31:01Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank is to release some US$75 million to Benin to support the management of [...] Full text...
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First cargo of Congolese iron ore exported to China
23 april 2019 - 20:46:39Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The first shipment of Congolese iron ore was exported on April 19 by Sapro-Mayoko from the [...] Full text...
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First liquefied petroleum gas pilot project launched to reduce firewood consumption in Rwanda
19 april 2019 - 15:18:58Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Construction works of the first ever Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) station have been completed in Musanze, [...] Full text...
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Uganda’s Museveni commissions wood processing plant, talks up country’s industrialisation efforts
10 april 2019 - 21:54:56Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni, has commissioned a wood processing plant 115 kilometers north of the capital, [...] Full text...
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At least 17% of natural water sources threatened with extinction in Burundi
09 april 2019 - 21:52:46Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At least 17 percent of natural water sources in Burundi are at an advanced stage of [...] Full text...
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Togo attains 4.9 pct growth rate in 2018, says IMF
04 april 2019 - 21:54:49Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Togo attained an economic growth rate of 4.9 percent in 2018, against the backdrop of political [...] Full text...
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DR Congo condemns Global Witness' allegations on management of forest resources
23 march 2019 - 19:56:51Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The government of DR Congo Saturday dismissed allegations by Global Witness concerning its efforts to [...] Full text...
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Burundi bans some forest species in water source protection areas
22 march 2019 - 00:04:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Minister of the Environment Deo Guide Rurema said here Thursday forest species in protected water sources, [...] Full text...
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Wood trafficking resumes in southern Senegal
20 march 2019 - 16:38:46Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The devastation of the Casamance forest, in southern Senegal, continues particularly in the department of Médina [...] Full text...
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Moringa to curb deforestation of Guinea
20 march 2019 - 09:53:16Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Moringa, a tree that has been known for thousands of years in India, the Middle East and [...] Full text...
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Burundi facing energy crisis
13 march 2019 - 16:55:23Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The building, rehabilitation and/or expansion of energy infrastructure are some of the preconditions for a successful [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese mothers teaching daughters ‘safer’ ways to survive rape - UN rights
12 march 2019 - 21:28:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual attacks in South Sudan are so common that mothers now teach their daughters how to [...] Full text...
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Platform for better participation in fight against deforestation launched in Congo
21 february 2019 - 11:23:48Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese economic operators on Wednesday in Brazzaville launched a platform to increase participation in the fight [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's GDP grows higher than expected in fourth quarter of 2018
12 february 2019 - 20:14:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday said that the nation’s economy received a positive performance [...] Full text...
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World's first plastic dhow sails to Zanzibar to raise awareness about single-use plastic
16 january 2019 - 14:45:51Lamu, Kenya (PANA) – A traditional dhow sailing boat made entirely from plastic trash collected from Kenya’s beaches and towns [...] Full text...
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French Development Agency grants Euros one million to community forest project in Benin
02 january 2019 - 16:51:40Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The French Development Agency (AFD) will provide Benin one million euros to support the Forest Community [...] Full text...
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'New energy security framework will help meet growing needs in East Africa sustainably'
22 november 2018 - 06:54:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Backed by the United Nations, countries in eastern Africa have launched a new energy security framework [...] Full text...
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Nigeria losing half kilometre of land mass annually to desert encroachment
18 november 2018 - 20:03:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is losing about a half kilometre of its land mass annually to desert encroachment and [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Group calls for more transparency in management of forest resources in Congo Basin
31 october 2018 - 11:52:47Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Experts from the private and public sectors and civil society organisations from member countries of the [...] Full text...
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Investing in rural women and girls, ‘essential’ for everyone’s future: UN chief
16 october 2018 - 05:07:31New York, US (PANA) - Marking International Day of Rural Women, on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on [...] Full text...
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UN Assembly wraps up annual general debate
02 october 2018 - 06:23:12New York, US (PANA) - In the end, after all was said and done in the marathon of speeches from [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$1m to boost Liberia's wood industry
23 september 2018 - 10:59:04Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA), has approved a grant of [...] Full text...
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AfDB organizes workshop on sustainable industrialization of the timber sector in Congo Basin countries
08 september 2018 - 12:17:54Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, through its Regional Office for Development and Service Delivery for [...] Full text...
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Tobacco control, a ‘major component’ of environmental protection efforts – WHO official
05 september 2018 - 07:05:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From deforestation to soil degradation and pollution, tobacco production and its use by consumers, is “tremendously [...] Full text...
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Time running out for world's forests - FAO report
06 july 2018 - 10:42:56Rome, Italy (PANA) - Time is running out for the world's forests, whose total area is shrinking by the day, [...] Full text...
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FAO, UNHCR launch new tool to save forests in displacement-affected areas
20 june 2018 - 11:52:11Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams Russia's 'repression, discrimination' ahead of 2018 World Cup
15 may 2018 - 09:08:45Berlin, Germany (PANA) – The FIFA World Cup, starting on 14 June, 2018, will take place during the worst [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Global body adopts new measures to stop the spread of plant pests
18 april 2018 - 11:50:01Rome, Italy (PANA) - The body charged with keeping global trade in plants and plant products safe has adopted several [...] Full text...
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Governance key to boosting intra-Africa trade of timber products, says AfDB report
21 march 2018 - 19:14:10Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Though Africa hosts a considerable number of timber-exporting countries, most of these exports are primary [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Gambia, Senegal agree to combat illegal timber logging, cross-border crime
14 march 2018 - 10:56:59Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The presidents of Gambia and Senegal on Tuesday signed a pact on closer security cooperation to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Mixed reaction to Ramaphosa's Cabinet reshuffle
27 february 2018 - 08:57:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There has been mixed reaction to President Cyril Ramaphosa's first Cabinet, which was announced [...] Full text...
thread Politics
FAO stresses collaborative partnership to halt deforestation
21 february 2018 - 13:42:06Rome, Italy (PANA) - Highlighting the challenge to meet the demands of a growing and more urbanized population, changing the [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Businesses in Gambia's tourism sector suffering under ‘all-inclusive’ model - Workers
19 january 2018 - 09:43:14Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - It has been months now since Gambia introduced an ‘all inclusive’ model in the tourism sector [...] Full text...
thread Economy
'Nigerian must halt violent, unlawful campaign of evictions of waterfront communities'
14 november 2017 - 08:11:48Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has asked the Nigerian authorities to halt a "violent, unlawful campaign" [...] Full text...
thread Society
Financing for low-carbon, climate-resilient future takes centre stage at UN climate conference
14 november 2017 - 07:14:34Bonn, Germany (PANA) – The urgent need to raise the funda to meet the funding goals of the Paris Agreement, [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Rwanda's first ever motorbike plant: A breath of fresh air into manufacturing (A Feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent, Kigali)
09 november 2017 - 15:07:10Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has its first ever motorcycle assembly plant and it is a breath of fresh air [...] Full text...
thread Economy
South Africa: Jazz giant battles prostrate cancer
09 october 2017 - 15:56:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African jazz legend, Hugh Masekela, has called for privacy after confirming that he [...] Full text...
thread Health
Gabon: IMF foresees difficult economic outlook in Gabon
02 august 2017 - 17:50:02Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon’s near-term economic outlook remains difficult, with overall growth expected to be modest at about 1 [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Italy: FAO develops new guidelines on monitoring forest resources
26 july 2017 - 12:05:20Rome, Italy (PANA) -The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has developed new guidelines aimed at helping countries develop strong [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: List of award winners
03 july 2017 - 05:41:10Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The following awards, sponsored by Adidas, were given to deserving players at the end of the [...] Full text...
thread Sports
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup: Mexico pip New Zealand 2-1 in Group A, Day 2 match
21 june 2017 - 20:48:46Sochi, Russia (PANA) - Mexico came from behind to beat New Zealand 2-1 in their Group A, Day 2, 2017 [...] Full text...
thread Sports
DR Congo: SEFA invests US$1 million in North Kivu electricity project
20 june 2017 - 08:21:23Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The African Sustainable Energy Fund (SEFA), hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB working with partners to accelerate drought resilience programme
17 june 2017 - 08:48:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - On the eve of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, the African Development [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: New Zealand in "David and Goliath" affair against Russia in Group A opener (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)
17 june 2017 - 07:52:40St. Petersburg, Russia (PANA) - Russia host New Zealand at the Saint Petersburg Stadium on Saturday to usher in the [...] Full text...
thread Sports
2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: New Zealand 2nd team to arrive in Russia
10 june 2017 - 09:55:58Saint Petersburg, Russia (PANA) - The New Zealand national football team, otherwise called the 'All Whites' landed at Saint Petersburg’s [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Kenya: IOM supports Nigerian returnees after fleeing Boko Haram
02 june 2017 - 14:23:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Migration Agency (IOM) says it registered more than 3,600 Nigerian refugees in the small [...] Full text...
thread Society
Tanzania: Three African countries committed to meet EITI standard
28 may 2017 - 10:27:47Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - At a recent meeting in Bogotá, Colombia, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) board [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Ghana: President Akufo-Addo names Sophia Akuffo as Ghana's new Chief Justice
12 may 2017 - 17:58:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday named Supreme Court justice Sophia Akuffo as the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan: UN report says children suffer grave violations in Sudan’s conflict
28 march 2017 - 05:10:47New York, US (PANA) - Fewer children have been recruited to fight in parts of Sudan, but they are still [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: UN report calls for more sustainable forests management
22 march 2017 - 15:17:24New York, US (PANA) - Cautioning on the impact of human activity such as practices and use of woodfuel on [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Italy: Greener energy for a third of the world bodes well for all, says UN
22 march 2017 - 09:23:43Rome, Italy (PANA) - Cautioning the impact of human activity such as practices use of woodfuel on world’s forests, the [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Kenya: FIFA sets up human rights advisory board
13 march 2017 - 15:26:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world football governing body, FIFA, has established a Human Rights Board to further strengthen its [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Cote d'Ivoire: Ghana to restore degraded forest areas with US$24m AfDB loan
07 march 2017 - 17:21:35Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Climate Investment Funds' Forest Investment Programme (CIF FIP) [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Ghana: Ghana's new president takes office
07 january 2017 - 13:42:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's new president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday took office with a pledge to do [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ghana: Ghana's new parliament inaugurated
07 january 2017 - 04:55:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's new parliament was inaugurated early on Saturday morning ahead of the swearing-in of president-elect Nana [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Italy: FAO data point at strong potential of forest sector in emerging bioeconomies
14 december 2016 - 11:44:22Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global production of all major wood products grew for the sixth consecutive year in 2015, while [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
US: 300 million children breathing toxic air - UNICEF report
31 october 2016 - 08:56:34New York, US (PANA) – A new report by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) says almost one in seven of [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN: UN agencies scale up relief assistance in southern Madagascar
20 october 2016 - 18:51:10New York, US (PANA) - Following a report that more than half of the population in southern Madagascar, about 840,000 [...] Full text...
thread Society
Tanzania: CITES world conference in South Africa hailed as 'game changer'
05 october 2016 - 18:46:03Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - After two weeks of marathon negotiations in Johannesburg, South Africa, world governments have adopted [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Kenya: Kenya ratifies EPA to continue key flower exports to EU
28 september 2016 - 17:14:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has ratified an international trade agreement with the European Union (EU) despite the opposition to [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Italy: Indonesia to issue first licence certifying legal timber entering Europe
16 september 2016 - 11:21:40Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) welcomed an agreement by Indonesia and the European Union [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
US: Amnesty International tasks govts on arms treaty implementation
22 august 2016 - 06:56:28New York, US (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), on Monday urged governments to ensure that the global [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: FAO, UNHCR launch tool to help displaced people manage fuel needs
22 july 2016 - 18:40:31New York, US (PANA) - Two UN agencies have issued a technical handbook to assist humanitarian workers in addressing multifaceted [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Italy/FAO: 'Recruiting lumberjacks, architects and carpenters to combat climate change'
20 july 2016 - 12:38:16Rome, Italy (PANA) - Forests have an acclaimed role as a carbon sink needed to tackle climate change, the UN [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN: FAO study finds dry lands susceptible to more drought, land degradation
19 july 2016 - 19:43:34New York, US (PANA) - A new study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) will help to fill [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
UN: UN officials say biodiversity enhances sustainable development
22 may 2016 - 16:41:27New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Sunday said biodiversity and the ecosystem services it supports are [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Rwanda: Methane gas lights homes of Rwandan poor (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent, Kigali)
18 may 2016 - 07:15:21Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Nearly six years after the Rwandan government signed an agreement with a US company to generate [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Italy: EU, FAO step up efforts to combat illegal timber trade
13 may 2016 - 09:34:00Rome, Italy (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have agreed to step up [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Botswana: Nation challenged to conserve forest
01 april 2016 - 14:33:43Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Forest Conservation Botswana (FCB) has identified the country’s major causes of forest loss, quoting a report [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Nigeria: National Economic Council retreat recommends ways to diversify economy
23 march 2016 - 08:57:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Participants in the two-day National Economic Council retreat on Tuesday rose from their gathering in Abuja, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UN: Education and reproductive health for girls key to sustainable development – UN
13 march 2016 - 05:08:46New York, US (PANA) - Investing in adolescent girls – especially in their education and reproductive health and rights – [...] Full text...
thread Gender
US: Nigerian airline unveils new Nigeria-Gabon routes
20 january 2016 - 16:26:53New York, US (PANA) - Nigerian leading airline, Arik Air, is introducing a new service between Nigeria and Gabon as [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UN: UN chief says sustainable energy can save millions of lives
18 january 2016 - 17:53:20New York, US (PANA) - Millions of lives can be saved by ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Nigeria: Etisalat announces Prize for Literature 2015 shortlist
23 december 2015 - 06:02:10Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Penny Busetto and Rehana Rossouw have been announced as the three shortlisted authors [...] Full text...
thread Society
Kenya: FAO reports resurgence in wood production
19 december 2015 - 16:38:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global production of all major wood products is showing its largest growth since the global economic [...] Full text...
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Ghana: 20 magistrates, circuit court judges removed from office
07 december 2015 - 21:00:01Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Judicial Council has removed 20 magistrates and circuit court judges from office following their indictment [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: UN spotlights importance of protecting forests, agriculture to improve livelihoods
01 december 2015 - 21:50:23New York, US (PANA) - The impact of climate change on forests and agriculture was spotlighted on Tuesday at the [...] Full text...
thread Environment
France: INTERPOL operations target illegal timber trade in Africa, the Americas
27 november 2015 - 11:47:06Lyon, France (PANA) - INTERPOL-coordinated illegal logging operations in West Africa and Central and South America have identified key trade [...] Full text...
thread Society
Italy: Data crucial in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - FAO
19 november 2015 - 12:01:01Rome, Italy (PANA) - An updated version of the online tree assessment tool known as GlobAllomeTree will now allow countries [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Ghana: Seven High Court judges suspended for alleged corruption
06 october 2015 - 07:37:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Seven out of the 12 High Court judges alleged to have been involved in corrupt practices [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ghana: Arguments on voters’ register, ‘corruption’ in judiciary reported in Ghana
03 october 2015 - 10:27:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Raging arguments on the voters’ register and ongoing investigations into alleged corruption in the judiciary were [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
UN: Central African states strike major global deal to save rain forests
30 september 2015 - 21:26:48New York, US (PANA) - Six Central African countries have reached an international agreement with four European nations, the UN [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Burkina Faso: Stand-off continues as coup leader Diendere vows to "defend himself"
22 september 2015 - 21:03:56Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Tension remained high on Tuesday in the Burkina Faso capital, Ouagadougou, as the presidential guard, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ghana: Reactions to alleged corruption in judiciary reported by Ghanaian media
19 september 2015 - 08:07:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media this week continued to focus on the alleged bribery scandal rocking the judicial [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Ghana: Committee investigating 'corrupt' judges adjourns sitting
15 september 2015 - 16:50:39Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The five-member committee appointed by the Ghana Judicial Council to investigate 22 judges alleged to be [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ghana: Chief Justice talks tough ahead of investigation of 'corrupt' judges, court officials
14 september 2015 - 15:09:59Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Chief Justice is talking tough ahead of investigations into alleged corrupt practices involving some 180 [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ghana: Judges’ bribery scandal, politics dominate Ghana media
12 september 2015 - 07:59:35Accra, Ghana (PANA) – An audio and video recording by an investigative journalist of alleged bribery involving some 180 workers [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Judges implicated in alleged corruption scandal sue Judicial Council for their suspension
11 september 2015 - 17:59:14Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Some of the judges implicated in an alleged corruption scandal in Ghana have filed a writ [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ghana: Public divided over public viewing of judges' "corruption" video
10 september 2015 - 15:33:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The public in Ghana, including lawyers, are divided on whether it is appropriate to publicly screen [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ghana: Journalist granted immunity from prosecution, civil action for exposing corruption in judiciary
09 september 2015 - 22:47:54Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mrs. Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong, has granted investigative journalist, Anas [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ghana: 22 judges suspended, 12 under investigation in Ghana's major judicial service scandal
09 september 2015 - 18:42:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian Judicial Council has suspended 22 Circuit Court judges and Magistrates with effect from 10 [...] Full text...
thread Society
Congo: Chinese firm to build industrial parks in Congo
28 july 2015 - 19:32:13Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A delegation of CGCOC Trading Company of China is currently in Brazzaville to present its designs [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Ghana: Gunman confesses he wanted to kill President Mahama; jailed 10 years
28 july 2015 - 15:26:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The gunman who was arrested last Sunday at a church in Accra attended by President John [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: 'Violence in Nigeria drives refugees deeper into neighbouring Cameroon'
21 july 2015 - 22:19:01New York, US (PANA) - Weeks after elections in Nigeria, violence and attacks continue to drive population movements within and [...] Full text...
thread Society
Senegal: African leaders commend NEPAD’s role in Africa
15 june 2015 - 15:51:28Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – African leaders held the 33rd New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Heads of State and Government [...] Full text...
thread Economy
South Africa: 'Boost investment in Africa's energy', Kofi Annan report urges
05 june 2015 - 14:15:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - African governments, investors, and international financial institutions must significantly scale up investment in energy [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Tanzania: ILO-led programme creates green jobs, builds green homes in Zambia
03 june 2015 - 14:07:42Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Zambia’s construction sector has not only played a central role in the country’s growth, [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Ghana: Strike by judicial service workers, ECOWAS summit reported in Ghana
23 may 2015 - 08:18:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A two-day strike by workers of the judicial service which shut all courts and a one-day [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
UN: Billions of dollars mobilised towards Sustainable Energy for All
21 may 2015 - 20:07:40New York, US (PANA) - Billions of dollars mobilised under the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative can halve energy [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN: UN deputy chief stresses need for comprehensive solutions to sustainable energy
20 may 2015 - 20:44:22New York, US (PANA) - The world is facing complex challenges regarding the future of sustainable energy which demand comprehensive [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN: UN report stresses need to improve on sustainable energy
18 may 2015 - 20:53:02New York US (PANA) - Renewable energy generation and energy efficiency improvements will need to accelerate dramatically if the world [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Senegal: WB says the world heading towards sustainable energy for all, but...
18 may 2015 - 14:26:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank on Monday said in, a new report, that the globe is heading in [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UN: Govts, businesses, civil society leaders meet in New York next week on sustainable energy
15 may 2015 - 22:24:55New York, US (PANA) - The second annual UN Sustainable Energy for All Forum will hold from 18-21 May in [...] Full text...
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UN: Energy, critical need for sustainable development - UN official
17 april 2015 - 09:29:02New York, US (PANA) -The centrality of energy in a new global development agenda is clear and critical, UN Deputy [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Zambia: African Ministers call for strong Universal Climate Agreement
16 april 2015 - 10:40:06Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - African Ministers at the ministerial segment of the Africa Carbon Forum in Morocco have renewed their [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN: UN conference stresses 'grave' need to combat wildlife crime
14 april 2015 - 07:45:35New York, US (PANA) - With wildlife and forest crimes on the rise, yielding enormous profits for criminal networks, UN [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Media report Mahama, Deby meeting, CJ’s call for informed comments on judges’ rulings
21 march 2015 - 09:10:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A one-day meeting between Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama and his Chadian counterpart, Idriss Déby Itno [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Italy/FAO: Experts discuss global measures to keep plant pests at bay
16 march 2015 - 13:58:56Rome, Italy (PANA) - How to prevent insects, bacteria, viruses and weeds from infesting fruit, vegetable and other plant and [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
FAO: New fish drying technology boosts livelihoods in Ivorian towns
24 february 2015 - 11:41:56Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new and easy-to-assemble fish drying technology pioneered by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Togo: Interpol urged to back fight against illegal wood trade in West Africa
16 february 2015 - 16:56:05Lomé, Togo (PANA) – A four-nation meeting of West African forest and environment management officials, held Sunday in the Togolese [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Ghana: Media highlight deepening problems of rights body’s boss, corruption perception index
06 december 2014 - 05:45:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The deepening problems of the Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
UN: UN unveils move to make cooking safe for 10m people by 2020
22 november 2014 - 07:39:22New York, US (PANA) - Every year, household air pollution from cooking kills over four million people and sickens millions [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN: UN-backed INTERPOL operation targets environmental fugitives
18 november 2014 - 07:29:26New York, US (PANA) - Nine fugitives are being pursued as part of a UN-backed joint INTERPOL global operation targeting [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN: WHO highlights dangers of indoor air pollution
13 november 2014 - 08:25:28New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted the dangers of burning fuels like unprocessed coal [...] Full text...
thread Health
UN: UNICEF calls for greater efforts in preventing child pneumonia deaths
12 november 2014 - 18:52:51New York, US (PANA) - Although significant declines in child deaths from pneumonia demonstrate that strategies to defeat the disease [...] Full text...
thread Health