Droughts: The ‘slow onset, silent killer’
03 december 2024 - 15:22:03Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a “slow onset, silent killer” to [...] Full text...
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a “slow onset, silent killer” to [...] Full text...
Three billion people globally impacted by land degradation
02 december 2024 - 15:54:11Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Three billion people around the world are suffering the impact of poor and degraded land [...] Full text...
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Experts hopeful devastating trend of desertification can be reversed (Feature by UN News)
01 december 2024 - 05:18:42Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - An area the size of Egypt, around 100 million hectares, of healthy and productive land [...] Full text...
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Putin ramps up production of Russia's 8,370mph hypersonic missiles Story by Abul Taher
24 november 2024 - 07:41:31Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Vladimir Putin has ramped up production of a new hypersonic missile he fired against Ukraine last [...] Full text...
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Transnational organised crime: ‘It’s time we pull together to push back’
15 november 2024 - 06:37:32Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Marking the inaugural International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational [...] Full text...
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33 million people could face hunger in Nigeria next year
13 november 2024 - 05:26:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for lifesaving support in Nigeria, where record inflation, climate shocks [...] Full text...
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Climate action essential to Senegal’s upper-middle-income country aspiration, says new report
06 november 2024 - 09:07:30Dakar. Senegal (PANA) - A new World Bank Group report highlights the significant economic and social benefits of climate action [...] Full text...
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COP 29: Richer countries must commit to pay at COP29 as climate change forcibly displaces millions across Africa
04 november 2024 - 11:31:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - With millions of people already displaced by climate change disasters in Africa, the richer countries most [...] Full text...
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Prince William to host 2024 Earthshot Prize in Cape Town
04 november 2024 - 11:06:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – UK's Prince William is due to arrive in Cape Town on Monday ahead of the [...] Full text...
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Some 1.2 billion people at high risk from climate change worldwide - World Bank
01 november 2024 - 07:22:57Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Some 1.2 billion people face life-changing risks through exposure to at least one critical climate [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group announces strategic pivot in agribusiness, doubles financial commitment
24 october 2024 - 06:57:43Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Wednesday announced a strategic pivot in its approach to [...] Full text...
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US, Zambia sign agreement to catalyse growth in agricultural sector
21 october 2024 - 06:01:30Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the signing of $491 million project with the Government of [...] Full text...
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Over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger - UN
18 october 2024 - 05:02:33New York, US (PANA) - More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with [...] Full text...
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Rearing cattle produces more greenhouse gases than driving cars, UN report warns
16 october 2024 - 21:28:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Cattle-rearing generates more global warming greenhouse gases, as measured in CO2 equivalent, than transportation, and smarter [...] Full text...
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Ending poverty for half the world could take more than a century: WB Report
15 october 2024 - 13:06:58EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL TUESDAY, OCT. 15, 2024 AT 9:30 AM EDT WHICH IS 1:30 PM [...] Full text...
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Italy donates agricultural machinery to municipalities in southern Libya
07 october 2024 - 16:11:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The southern Libyan municipalities of Sebha, Morzouk and Oubari have received modern agricultural equipment designed to [...] Full text...
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In plain view: Solutions to turbocharge the agrifood system transition: World Bank Blog By Sergiy Zorya, Joshua Gill, Alexandra Horst and Francis Addeah Darko
07 october 2024 - 07:17:30Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Momentum is growing for real food systems change at a scale never seen before. [...] Full text...
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Expensive farm inputs, insecurity in producing regions, high transport costs impact grain yields in Nigeria
04 october 2024 - 08:26:34Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Imports of wheat, rice, and maize marketing in year 2024/25 are estimated to increase as the [...] Full text...
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Building roads to build peace: Our experience in the Central African Republic: World Bank Blog By Papa Modou Ndiaye, Francis Ovanda Mbele and Abdoulaye Sylla
03 october 2024 - 08:14:12Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The Emergency Infrastructure and Connectivity Recovery Project (EICRP) is transforming the northeastern regions of [...] Full text...
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Water is cultivating hope and transforming lives of Rwanda's farmers: World Bank Blog By Hayalsew Yilma
01 october 2024 - 07:50:03Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - I will never forget my first encounter with Damien and Vestine, a warm and welcoming couple [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers saving lives but need stronger political support and resources, top official urges
09 september 2024 - 20:05:54New York, US (PANA) - As conflicts grow more complex and armed groups increasingly weaponize low-cost technologies like improvised explosive [...] Full text...
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Refugees and displaced in Africa face heightened threat from mpox outbreak
27 august 2024 - 18:58:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that the mpox outbreak could have devastating effects [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians urge Security Council to stop ‘freight train of suffering’ in Sudan
07 august 2024 - 05:36:12New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday for more resources and [...] Full text...
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Why working with traditional and religious leaders changes the dynamic for community-led development in Cameroon: World Bank Blog By Issa Bitang A Tiati and Odilia R. Hebga
27 july 2024 - 09:53:21Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Far North region of Cameroon, bordering Chad, Nigeria, and Lake Chad, has been beleaguered by [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Hunger fears persist as Israeli operations further harm enclave’s farmers
25 july 2024 - 12:18:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As President Biden on Thursday prepared to meet Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss progress on [...] Full text...
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Mozambican farmers get $2 million fertilizer financing boost
19 july 2024 - 06:27:16Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - With the planting season fast approaching, Mozambican farmers are busy preparing their fields. Fertilizer is crucial for [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants DRC $260 million loan to strengthen agricultural sector
19 july 2024 - 05:47:57Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of [...] Full text...
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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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UN remembers Nelson Mandela’s commitment to fight poverty and inequity
15 july 2024 - 18:59:09New York, US (PANA) - The UN paid tribute on Monday to the life and legacy of the first democratically [...] Full text...
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AfDB chief warns Nigeria’s food import policy could destroy its agriculture
13 july 2024 - 18:42:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said the decision [...] Full text...
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Empowering small emerging commercial farmers: Mozambique success story – World Bank Blog By Blessings Botha
01 july 2024 - 08:58:56Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Having seen so many smallholder farmers trapped in low agricultural productivity in Mozambique, I had always [...] Full text...
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UN mission boosts presence in Central African Republic’s conflict-stricken southeast
28 june 2024 - 06:37:36New York, US (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has expanded its presence in [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Famine risk is real for 14 areas of Sudan amid ongoing fighting
27 june 2024 - 15:31:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of widespread famine in Sudan caused by war there was confirmed on Thursday by [...] Full text...
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Libya's Minister of Economy and Trade orders fixing of prices for certain staple foods
24 june 2024 - 16:48:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the government of national unity, Mohamed Al-Haweij, has [...] Full text...
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Mali's President due in Sikasso on Saturday
22 june 2024 - 10:57:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's President of the Transition, Col. Assimi Goïta, is expected this Saturday in Sikasso, a large [...] Full text...
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Easing Guinea’s food insecurity: IMF’s Food Shock Window By Pilar Garcia Martinez, Joseph Ntamatungiro, and Neree Noumon
21 june 2024 - 15:42:02Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - IMF emergency financing has supported Guinea’s efforts to cope with the effects of macroeconomic shocks, underpinned [...] Full text...
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Putting Africa on the path to prosperity: World Bank Blog By Ajay Banga and Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
20 june 2024 - 07:31:04Apulia, Italy (PANA) - Across the Global South, young people are yearning for opportunity and a better life. But while [...] Full text...
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Honour the strength, courage of refugees, urges UN chief
20 june 2024 - 06:24:12New York, US (PANA) - Conflict, climate chaos and upheaval have forced more than 120 million people from their homes [...] Full text...
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Tanzania’s coffee farms rehabilitation raises output
19 june 2024 - 12:07:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s coffee production in the marketing year 2024/25 is forecast at 1.5 million bags [...] Full text...
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Climate change fuels tensions in Nigeria
15 june 2024 - 07:48:16New York, United States (PANA) - Despite its huge potential, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, continues to grapple with a [...] Full text...
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Africa fertilizer financing Mechanism to launch fertilizer financing scheme in Mozambique
13 june 2024 - 10:22:22Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism will launch the Fertilizer Financing for Sustainable Agriculture Management Project on [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Stronger control efforts help to lower tobacco use in African region
31 may 2024 - 13:01:51Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Tobacco use among adolescents in the African region declined by nearly 18% between 2020 and 2022, [...] Full text...
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Inter-Agency Standing Committee launches urgent appeal for aid as famine stalks millions in Sudan
31 may 2024 - 12:00:41New York, USA (PANA) - Time is running out for millions of people in Sudan who are at imminent risk [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone to enhance climate-resilient transport, access to market
30 may 2024 - 11:03:00Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The World Bank Board has approved a $74 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council expresses concern about challenging security situation in West Africa and Sahel
26 may 2024 - 05:34:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has adopted a presidential statement acknowledging the challenging security situation in [...] Full text...
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Nigerian entrepreneur lauded for digital healthcare initiative
24 may 2024 - 15:26:07Boston, Massachusetts (PANA) – A digital healthcare initiative that has enabled some 260,000 patients in Nigerian villages to access healthcare [...] Full text...
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Droughts and floods threaten ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ across southern Africa
23 may 2024 - 05:11:02Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Droughts and floods in southern Africa stemming from El Niño have left millions of people food [...] Full text...
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AfDB’s Chief highlights Africa as world’s best investment destination
21 may 2024 - 09:08:12Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ( PANA) - Africa’s human, land, mineral resource and cross-border trade endowments combine to make it the [...] Full text...
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Water security is critical for poverty reduction, but billions will remain without water access unless urgent action is taken: WB report
20 may 2024 - 08:51:24Washington, DC, USA (PANA) – Over the past 20 years, the number of people lacking safe drinking water and basic [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: ‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan
16 may 2024 - 06:40:30New York, US (PANA) - The international community must give greater attention and resources to war-ravaged Sudan, where millions are [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso president hands out agricultural equipment to farmers
06 may 2024 - 15:24:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on Monday handed over [...] Full text...
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UN officials urge swift action to tackle El Niño-induced extreme weather
30 april 2024 - 07:19:55New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials called on Monday for swift action to combat the El Niño extreme [...] Full text...
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Tanzania lauds partnership with AfDB as Tangayinka, Zanzibar celebrate union
29 april 2024 - 12:12:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, has lauded the strong partnership with the African [...] Full text...
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Kenyan farmers get fertilizer boost with $2 million from AfDB
27 april 2024 - 10:00:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a significant step to advance food security in Kenya, the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism has [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: UN agency again flags dire humanitarian situation in Sudan
21 april 2024 - 05:14:01New York, US (PANA) - Edem Wosornu, director of operations and advocacy at the UN Office for the Coordination of [...] Full text...
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Senior US official to visit Cameroon, Ethiopia, Angola
21 april 2024 - 05:12:57Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Angola from [...] Full text...
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Benin takes measures to boost fishing yields
20 april 2024 - 19:43:22Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government will be implementing a number of measures aimed at boosting output in the [...] Full text...
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New World Bank initiative aims to strengthen access to basic services, build resilience for Sudanese communities
16 april 2024 - 09:49:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Committed to stay engaged in Sudan and support the wellbeing of the people, in an effort [...] Full text...
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Egypt seeks to raise earnings of millions working in cotton production, textile manufacturing
12 april 2024 - 11:36:04Cairo, 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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South Africa: South Africa secures Middle East livestock deal
06 april 2024 - 15:18:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - An increase in global demand for red meat is positioning Eastern Cape farmers at [...] Full text...
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Malawi drought threatens millions as WFP appeals for funding
03 april 2024 - 06:02:41Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Aid teams in Malawi are appealing for an additional $70 million to those affected by serious [...] Full text...
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Gambian president calls for more investment in rice production
20 march 2024 - 10:46:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on the Ministry of Agriculture to support investment by farmers [...] Full text...
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IFAD, WFP work together to combat hunger in fragile areas
19 march 2024 - 11:22:31Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday [...] Full text...
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World Bank projects boost food security, economic opportunities in Tunisia
15 march 2024 - 14:44:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved two new loans worth US$520 million, providing additional [...] Full text...
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681,450 poultry killed by bird flu in Burkina Faso
06 march 2024 - 17:31:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has been experiencing an outbreak of avian influenza since 13 January 2022, the [...] Full text...
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681,450 poultry killed by bird flu in Burkina Faso
06 march 2024 - 17:29:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has been experiencing an outbreak of avian influenza since 13 January 2022, the [...] Full text...
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US ends economic sanctions against Zimbabwe
05 march 2024 - 09:49:14Washington DC, US (PANA) - The US has ended debilitating economic sanctions against Zimbabwe after nearly two decades despite years [...] Full text...
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Climate Action in Ethiopia: Acting now to build resilience and leverage opportunities
29 february 2024 - 13:05:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A new World Bank report finds that annual average losses to gross domestic product (GDP) [...] Full text...
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World Bank boosts climate, community resilience in Senegal River valley
14 february 2024 - 07:43:51Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a significant initiative aimed at addressing urgent challenges [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso, AfDB launch project to bolster food security
11 february 2024 - 11:25:32Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso has officially launched an African Development Bank (AfDB)-supported project to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria becomes second African country to approve biotech maize for commercial growing
07 february 2024 - 13:43:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In January 2024, Nigeria approved the commercial release of four TELA maize varieties, which have been [...] Full text...
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Helping youth in Benin find economic opportunities: World Bank Blog (By Solene Rougeaux and Saint-Martin Kodjovi Mongan Agbeshie)
30 january 2024 - 19:17:37Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Like many of its neighbours, Benin is experiencing growing threats of conflict. The country’s proximity to Burkina [...] Full text...
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What we’re reading about climate and jobs: World Bank Blog By Ulrike Lehr and Kevwe Pela
19 january 2024 - 07:04:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Climate change is one of the biggest risks to global development, as high temperatures, [...] Full text...
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3rd exhibition of innovative farming technologies in Mali opens
09 january 2024 - 16:11:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 3rd farmers' technology innovation exhibition opened on Monday in the southeast Mali town of Dioila [...] Full text...
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Half-way to SDG's deadline: Tackling climate change, protecting the planet
30 december 2023 - 07:37:13New York, US (PANA) - Halting unsustainable consumption and production, which have contributed to the decline of biodiversity and the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights chief warns of ‘dehumanization’ of Palestinians amid West Bank violence
29 december 2023 - 05:50:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Bulldozers in refugee camps, detainees stripped naked and spat at, farmers robbed of their harvest: against [...] Full text...
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World Bank increases support for human capital programme in Morocco
20 december 2023 - 08:56:19Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a new US$500 million loan aimed at improving [...] Full text...
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Benin effects nearly 16% increase in agriculture budget
19 december 2023 - 15:25:42Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - From 99.7 billion CFA francs for the current year, the budget of the Ministry of Agriculture, [...] Full text...
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Nexus of food, water & energy: A Key element to Egypt’s climate efforts: World Bank report
19 december 2023 - 07:16:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s nexus of water, food and energy (NWFE) programme, launched a year ago to leverage partnerships [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights group says Israel using starvation as weapon of war in Gaza
18 december 2023 - 07:21:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza [...] Full text...
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New seeds, better seeds? World Bank Blog By Sergio Puerto, Ph.D. candidate in Applied Economics at Cornell University
17 december 2023 - 12:55:59Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Imagine you are a scientist in charge of deciding which new crop variety to [...] Full text...
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Science High Schools in Burkina Faso: The cherished dreams of young scientists – World Bank Feature Story
12 december 2023 - 06:56:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, the Lycée Scientifique National of Bobo-Dioulasso shines as a beacon of [...] Full text...
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World Bank chief urges impact delivery in all development programmes
06 december 2023 - 19:37:52Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) – Responding aggressively, simultaneously, and comprehensively is the only option for confronting today’s intertwined development challenges around [...] Full text...
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No train, (because of) no gain? Under-training by employers in spot labour markets: World Bank Blog
04 december 2023 - 07:42:06Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Labour markets in low- and middle-income countries are often organised via short-term informal spot contracts: in [...] Full text...
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Fostering skills development to improve job prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank Blog By Nathan Belete
02 december 2023 - 15:22:31Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - When it comes to skills development and innovation, youth from Africa have something to say. Based [...] Full text...
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COP28: Global agrifood systems are the climate solution, new FAO report highlights
02 december 2023 - 06:06:55Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Agrifood systems and the communities that support and depend on them are on the front lines [...] Full text...
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100 million people in Eastern and Southern Africa to receive access to sustainable, clean energy by 2030
29 november 2023 - 07:32:52Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) — A new World Bank programme is set to exponentially accelerate sustainable and clean energy [...] Full text...
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Organic coffee brings new life to people and nature in Mozambique's Chimanimani National Park: World Bank Blog By Manuel Mutimucuio and Gabriella Morandi
28 november 2023 - 10:53:58Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - In agriculture, patience is a virtue. But people also need to eat. Coffee plants take several [...] Full text...
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Growing against the odds: Three reasons why irrigated agriculture is critical in a changing climate: World Bank Blog By Regassa Ensermu Namara. Lauren Nicole Core and Amal Talbi
24 november 2023 - 12:39:30Expo City, Dubai (PANA) - It's a hot, scorching day. The earth beneath your feet is parched, and your once-green [...] Full text...
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World Toilet Day: Flush with innovations for safer sanitation
19 november 2023 - 07:07:08New York, US (PANA) - Innovation abounds in the race to broaden access to clean water and sanitation around the [...] Full text...
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Libya, WFP sign agreement to develop agricultural sector and low-income areas
18 november 2023 - 13:20:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aimed at [...] Full text...
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Boosting agriculture and food system resilience is critical for reducing poverty in CAR: World Bank Report
16 november 2023 - 17:48:26Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Reviving agriculture is critical to fostering economic growth and tackling widespread extreme poverty in [...] Full text...
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Sudan: With hunger on the rise FAO helps farmers grow food, save livestock
16 november 2023 - 05:41:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - One million farming households in war-torn Sudan have received seeds allowing them to grow food for up [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Some 6.5 million Nigerians face food insecurity In 2024 - Report
10 november 2023 - 12:09:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 26.5 million Nigerians are expected to grapple with high levels of food insecurity in 2024, [...] Full text...
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Funding needed to prevent El Niño from aggravating global hunger: FAO
10 november 2023 - 06:59:46Rome, Italy (PANA) - The El Niño climate pattern will have severe impacts on agriculture and food security, threatening the [...] Full text...
thread Environment
US Agriculture Department initiates food for progress programme in The Gambia
09 november 2023 - 14:39:16Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has announced that The Gambia will [...] Full text...
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Smallholder farmers embrace integrated pest and disease management in Malawi, saving ecosystems* (World Bank Blog By Mercy Chimpokosera-Mseu)
02 november 2023 - 14:33:20Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Pest and diseases are a global challenge when it comes to turning food and nutrition security [...] 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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Tough macroeconomic policies needed to stabilise Sierra Leone's economy: WB report
28 october 2023 - 11:58:07Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone’s economy is projected to grow at 3.7% on average during 2023–25, below its [...] Full text...
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Realising Nigeria’s economic potential requires a stronger focus on women farmers: World Bank Blog By Abhilasha Sahay and Amy Geist
26 october 2023 - 12:08:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Unequal public investment in women and men is perpetuating gender inequality in Nigeria, which continues to [...] Full text...
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African countries to launch bid against chemical poisoning of food systems at agriculture expo
25 october 2023 - 15:03:42Kiambu, Kenya (PANA) – African countries are working together to launch an assault against the poisoning of the food systems [...] Full text...
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Current El Niño likely to affect food security in several African countries
17 october 2023 - 07:30:02Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Heads of international organisations have urged countries to balance short-term urgent interventions with longer-term [...] Full text...
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World Bank chief explains global fight against poverty
13 october 2023 - 10:57:19Marrakech, Morocco (PANA - The world is fraught with profound forces and rapid changes as nations face declining progress in [...] Full text...
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Uganda: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism to boost Ugandan farmers’ access to fertilizers
13 october 2023 - 08:35:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a project to [...] Full text...
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Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism extended to Mozambique
13 october 2023 - 08:32:16Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism will extend a US$2 million partial trade credit guarantee and [...] Full text...
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OCP Group, World Bank join forces to boost food security, agricultural developt in West Africa
11 october 2023 - 14:17:33Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank and the OCP Group on Wednesday announced a game changing partnership to support [...] Full text...
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‘Humanity has opened the gates to hell’ warns Guterres as climate coalition demands action
20 september 2023 - 16:47:00New York, US (PANA) - “Horrendous heat is having horrendous effects,” the UN chief declared on Wednesday, as a broad [...] Full text...
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Climate inaction puts lives on the line: WMO
14 september 2023 - 16:42:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Insufficient progress towards climate goals is slowing down the global fight against poverty, hunger and deadly [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: FAO launches emergency plan to combat hunger in Sudan
12 september 2023 - 05:38:05Khatroum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday launched an emergency response plan to provide [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
AfDB unveils new initiative to cushion farmers from climate change effects
08 september 2023 - 11:11:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA) [...] Full text...
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Africa's fragile states are greatest climate change casualties: IMF Blog
30 august 2023 - 16:08:51/Washington DC, US (PANA) - Climate change poses grave threats to countries across Africa—but especially fragile and conflict-affected states. As the [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Guinea junta markets political transition programme (By Paul Ejime)
29 august 2023 - 08:35:36Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s 81-member National Transitional Council (NTC) headed by Dr Dansa Kourouma is playing a crucial legislative [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Amhara Conflict: Ethiopia shaken by a new, growing rebellion in Amhara (News feature)
18 august 2023 - 11:45:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two weeks after irregular militia fighters called the Fano seized several towns and cities in [...] Full text...
thread Society
Mauritian minister says global warming will get worse
16 august 2023 - 08:27:12Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The effects of climate change, of rising temperatures and global warming on agriculture and health, will [...] Full text...
thread Environment
South Africa marks record level of rapeseed production this year
15 august 2023 - 11:11:13Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa is on track for record high rapeseed (locally called canola) crop production in [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
FAO raises alarm on escalating food crisis in Sudan
03 august 2023 - 16:14:54Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a grave warning regarding the deepening food [...] Full text...
thread Society
AfDB VP tours Export Trade Group in southern Africa
03 august 2023 - 09:55:15Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Solomon Quaynor, has concluded a [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
India commits $2 million as new partner to boost digital financial inclusion across Africa
03 august 2023 - 09:52:06Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Indian government will contribute US$2 million to the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI), [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis in South Sudan
01 august 2023 - 18:13:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - UN food security agencies on Tuesday warned that South Sudan faces a severe humanitarian crisis [...] Full text...
thread Society
Africa’s food ‘transformation’ impossible without game changing solutions: FAO
26 july 2023 - 06:42:29Rome, Italy (PANA) - A full-scale Africa-led agrifood systems transformation will not be possible without game changing solutions, greater investments [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
World Bank announces new steps to add billions in financial capacity
20 july 2023 - 09:23:58Washington DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank is taking bold new steps to increase its lending capacity, a major [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Ghana’s economy expected to recover its potential by 2025: World Bank report
19 july 2023 - 15:58:42Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A combination of domestic imbalances and external shocks in 2022 led to macroeconomic challenges in Ghana [...] Full text...
thread Economy
World Bank responds to rising global food insecurity
18 july 2023 - 07:19:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, says the latest update of the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Human Rights Watch says Uganda oil pipeline project 'impoverishes thousands'
10 july 2023 - 06:17:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The planned oil pipeline in East Africa by French fossil-fuel giant, TotalEnergies, has devastated thousands of people’s livelihoods [...] Full text...
thread Environment
WFP funding crisis leaves millions stranded without aid in West Africa
06 july 2023 - 05:53:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Funding constraints mean that the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to limit emergency [...] Full text...
thread Society
‘Don’t leave the climate crisis for our children to fix’ - UN rights chief
04 july 2023 - 06:02:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global heating is a burning human rights issue, as extreme weather and climate disasters threaten humanity’s [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Eid Al-Adha sacrificial lamb more expensive this year in Libya
22 june 2023 - 18:33:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In the run-up to Eid Al-Adha, the feast of the sacrifice of the sheep, the first [...] Full text...
thread Society
Small-scale farmers receive smart farming subsidy in Botswana
22 june 2023 - 16:52:28Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s National Development Bank (NDB) has launched a climate finance subsidy - Green Energy Transition for [...] Full text...
thread Environment
'De-risking capital is key to scaling up development finance,' Adesina tells OPEC Fund forum
22 june 2023 - 09:17:19Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Global development financiers who attended this year’s Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund’s forum in [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Top Libyan officials meet to monitor cereal production in southern Libya
20 june 2023 - 17:41:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, held a meeting Wednesday [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Kenya completes negotiations on new trade treaty with the EU
19 june 2023 - 22:48:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The EU and Kenya have announced the conclusion of negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Macro-economic challenges hamper Zimbabwe maize farmers’ efforts to raise production
19 june 2023 - 09:28:31Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s maize crop for marketing year 2023/24 is estimated at 1.5 million metric tons, representing an [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Combating drought, one garden at a time (A WFP feature)
18 june 2023 - 04:48:16Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Just before noon in Satara, a remote village in Niger’s southwestern Tillaberi region, the thermometer is [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Women suffer disproportionately from ravages of drought, desertification - UN chief
17 june 2023 - 07:34:33New York, US (PANA) - Women’s land rights are in the spotlight ahead of the World Day to Combat Desertification [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Gambian Minister says AfCFTA is 'an important trade tool in Africa'
16 june 2023 - 11:28:49Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Mr. Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof, Gambia’s Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment has described the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Sudan conflict: UN warns Darfur 'rapidly spiralling into humanitarian calamity'
16 june 2023 - 06:30:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has warned that situation in Darfur, where a senior official was assassinated this [...] Full text...
thread Society
Trafficking in the Sahel: Muzzling the illicit arms trade (Feature by UN News)
11 june 2023 - 07:06:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Shoppers in Mali’s Gao, Timbuktu, and Ménaka regions in Mali can snap up AK-pattern assault rifles [...] Full text...
thread Society
WFP temporality halts food aid to Ethiopia
09 june 2023 - 13:07:51Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday that it is temporarily halting food [...] Full text...
thread Society
World Food Safety Day: ‘Nobody should die from eating food’ - UN agencies
07 june 2023 - 06:04:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every day, some 1.6 million people worldwide fall ill from eating contaminated food, which kills 420,000 [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
AfDB says Africa has necessary partnerships, technologies to eradicate hunger
06 june 2023 - 06:37:02Durban, South Africa (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, says Africa has the necessary partnerships and [...] Full text...
thread Society
Rights group flags devastating impact of overfishing on local communities in Gambia
31 may 2023 - 06:36:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, on Wednesday asked the Gambian government to take all necessary steps [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Stop tobacco farming, grow food instead, says WHO
26 may 2023 - 16:20:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With hunger spreading worldwide and tobacco responsible for eight million deaths each year, countries should stop [...] Full text...
thread Health
WHO urges governments to stop subsidizing life-threatening tobacco crops
25 may 2023 - 14:01:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) urges governments to stop subsidizing tobacco farming [...] Full text...
thread Health
Tanzania’s coffee yields set to rise 21 percent in 2023/24
25 may 2023 - 05:29:04Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s coffee output in the new season is forecast to increase by 21 percent [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Sudan conflict: Sudan's political scene will not be the same when the war of the generals ends (Analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
23 may 2023 - 10:23:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s political scene will not be the same following the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Quality control set to increase Uganda’s coffee exports
20 may 2023 - 12:20:04Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Due to good rainfall and the maturation of new high-yielding Robusta coffee seedlings planted in 2019, [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Good rains shower recovery on Kenya’s coffee plantations
20 may 2023 - 10:27:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s marketing year (MY) 2023/24 coffee production is forecast to increase by 6.7 percent to 800,000 [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
AfDB approves $11.7 million to facilitate access to fertilizers for African farmers
18 may 2023 - 18:38:44Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$11.7 million [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
AU think-tank outlines four-point strategic plan to accelerate African growth
16 may 2023 - 08:47:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Addressing the need for climate change adaptation, accelerating trade and economic management and strengthening institutions in [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Uganda can reduce poverty by building people’s resilience to shocks: WB report
11 may 2023 - 15:57:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - There was little progress in poverty reduction in Uganda during much of the decade leading up [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan conflict: Violence likely to spark record levels of hunger - UN humanitarians
10 may 2023 - 14:57:12Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The grim prospect of record hunger levels in Sudan is becoming more likely by the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Libyan newspaper questions whether it is appropriate for Libyans to commemorate May Day, Labour Day
05 may 2023 - 17:30:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Since the discovery of oil in the country in 1958 and the export of the first [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
UNSMIL celebrates International Mine Awareness Day Libyan government
03 may 2023 - 20:11:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In recognition of the important work done by Libyan partners to clear mines and explosive remnants [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan: civilians trapped in urban warfare (analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
18 april 2023 - 19:02:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As fighting between Sudanese rivals continues for the fourth day running, civilians in Khartoum and other [...] Full text...
thread Society
Libyan PM meets traders, livestock importers over meat for Eid al-Adha festiva
17 april 2023 - 17:16:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba met Monday with livestock and [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Aid for displaced desperately needed to avoid hunger in Chad
15 april 2023 - 08:43:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A dire lack of humanitarian funding has left hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced [...] Full text...
thread Society
Gender inequalities in food and agriculture are costing world $1 trillion: FAO
14 april 2023 - 08:35:15Rome, Italy (PANA) - Levelling the playing field for women working in the food and agriculture sectors can bring growth [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Burundi: President Ndayishimiye inaugurates first cooing salt factory
01 april 2023 - 16:02:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, Friday inaugurated the first national factory for processing cooking salt, Jessy [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ghana’s livestock products demand rises but domestic production slumps
30 march 2023 - 10:45:35Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Due to high input and maintenance costs in recent years, production in Ghana’s livestock sector is [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Water security is key for development, stability in South Sudan: WB report
28 march 2023 - 06:39:21Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The dramatic flood events of the past four years are a stark reminder of the [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Africa experiencing surging food price inflation: WB
28 march 2023 - 06:33:57Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
US Vice President Kamala Harris kicks off first Africa visit
26 march 2023 - 13:36:27Accra, Ghana (PANA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off her first visit to Africa on Sunday when she arrived [...] Full text...
thread Politics
High crop prices prompt Kenya farmers to increase maize, wheat production
23 march 2023 - 11:28:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya expects a rise in maize and wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 to 3.18 [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Armyworm outbreaks, drought, high fertiliser prices affect grain production in Tanzania
23 march 2023 - 08:16:54Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s maize production in marketing year 2023/24 is anticipated to increase 3% to 6.1 [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Flagship UN report extolls win-win water partnerships to avert global crisis
22 march 2023 - 05:53:50New York, US (PANA) - Water starts wars, puts out fires, and is key to human survival, but ensuring access [...] Full text...
thread Environment
New funding for countries to strengthen resilience of smallholder farmers
20 march 2023 - 14:16:00Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP) on Monday announced USD$220 million in new [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
WFP responds to impact of cyclone Freddy in Malawi
19 march 2023 - 05:22:44Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has stepped up an emergency response to help an [...] Full text...
thread Society
FAO rolls out its "Soil Doctors" programme in Burkina Faso
16 march 2023 - 17:59:55Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is running its global "Soil [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Mastercard Foundation pushes financial services to 5.3 million in Africa
13 march 2023 - 14:17:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – At least 5.3 million more people in rural areas in Africa have accessed credit, savings and [...] Full text...
thread Economy
ECOWAS congratulates Nigerian president-elect Tinubu (By Paul Ejime)
01 march 2023 - 16:32:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has congratulated Bola Tinubu, who [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Organised crime infecting African and global supply chain
28 february 2023 - 12:29:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Africa’s fishing and cocoa industries are good examples of how multinational logistics systems present [...] Full text...
thread Society
Optimism as Zimbabwe holds dialogue platform meeting on arrears and debt resolution
25 february 2023 - 10:07:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe took a major step in its dialogue with creditors this week, organising a second structured [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Renewal of state of emergency a precautionary measure to avert a falling back into manslaughter (By Mohamed Osman Adam)
24 february 2023 - 18:23:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Blue Nile State, near the borders with Ethiopia, on Friday renewed a state of emergency [...] Full text...
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Libyan Ministry of Economy discusses mechanism to control and stabilise prices during the month of Ramadan
21 february 2023 - 19:53:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the government of national unity, Mohamed al-Haweij, held [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UNDP, Netherlands support social cohesion programme in North Benin
20 february 2023 - 19:00:12Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Embassy of the Netherlands launched on Friday in [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan peace deal revisited to avoid spillover in the region (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
19 february 2023 - 13:31:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military leader, Lieutenant-General Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, has gone to Juba, the capital of South [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Tripartite mechanism commends evaluation meetings on Peace Agreement
16 february 2023 - 15:26:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tripartite mechanism, comprising the African Union, United Nations and the IGAD, have commended the on-going [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Exhibition showcases millets as ‘smart food’, rich in heritage and full of potential
16 february 2023 - 06:06:26New York, US (PANA) - A new exhibition highlighting the crucial role millets play in boosting global food and nutrition [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Digital economy to boost Eswatini’s development, enhance service delivery: WB report
09 february 2023 - 07:46:20Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - The digital economy offers Eswatini a range of opportunities to improve economic development and enhance public [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Continued urgent action needed to prevent food and nutrition crisis from worsening
09 february 2023 - 06:14:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As millions worldwide continue to go hungry, leaders of five international humanitarian, banking and trade organisations [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Nigeria's 2023 elections: Concerns and expectations (By Paul Ejime)
30 january 2023 - 12:27:40Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria braces for another critical general election this year, it is pertinent to recall the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
WFP helps to strengthen food security in Mali
28 january 2023 - 05:25:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a EUR 62.5 million contribution from the European [...] Full text...
thread Society
Food crisis looms in Malawi due to failure to protect farming against climate hazards
26 january 2023 - 12:39:30Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi faces another food crisis on the back of a series of climate events, after drought, [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
African heads of state pledge to make food sovereignty a priority
25 january 2023 - 20:02:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - African heads of state and government pledged on Wednesday in Dakar to make food sovereignty a [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
AfDB announces $10 billion commitment to Africa's food sovereignty
25 january 2023 - 19:48:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, pledged on Wednesday in Dakar to [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
The Rockefeller Foundation, WFP launch initiative to strengthen school meals
19 january 2023 - 05:20:54New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$ 10.7 million grant from [...] Full text...
thread Society
Burundi central bank imposes ceiling on daily, monthly cash withdrawal
14 january 2023 - 13:37:27Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Central Bank of the Burundi (BRB) has imposed daily and monthly withdrawals from banks to [...] Full text...
thread Economy
US Global Food Security envoy to visit Zambia. Malawi, UK
14 january 2023 - 05:46:18Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S. Department of State Special Envoy for Global Food Security, Dr. Cary Fowler will [...] Full text...
thread Society
Collaboration and resilience against violent extremists in West Africa and Sahel must be strengthened, says UN
11 january 2023 - 15:17:22Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - UN Deputy Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel Giovanie Biha said on Tuesday [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Gambians urged to take rice cultivation seriously
03 january 2023 - 13:56:43Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's President Adama Barrow on Monday said that his government has designed a new agriculture policy [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
EU delegation concludes visit to Sudan
19 december 2022 - 14:47:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A delegation of humanitarian and development experts from the European Union (EU) reiterated their support for [...] Full text...
thread Society
WB grants $70 million for water, agriculture, livestock, and environmental services delivery in Somalia
16 december 2022 - 10:17:59Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a $70 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to develop resilient [...] Full text...
thread Society
More than 60 terrorists neutralized by Malian army during November in central Mali
15 december 2022 - 18:51:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian armed forces (FAMAs) claim to have neutralized 62 terrorists, recovered more than 400 head [...] Full text...
thread Society
French baguettes, Chinese tea ceremony, join protected heritage list by UNESCO
01 december 2022 - 05:57:10Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Holy Week in Guatemala, traditional tea preparation in China, and the artisanal knowledge surrounding France’s iconic [...] Full text...
thread Culture
‘Intense diplomatic efforts’ continue to ensure food and fertilizers reach those in need
30 november 2022 - 07:33:52New York, US (PANA) - The first shipment of fertilizer donated by Russian producers to countries hit hard by rising [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
US-Africa Summit: US to incorporate AGOA into new strategic partnership
29 november 2022 - 07:48:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United States will incorporate the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) into a new strategic [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Feature - Climate Change: Inside struggles of Gambian flood victims
28 november 2022 - 18:10:46Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - A 22-year-old young man from Tobacco Road, the hardest hit area by the latest flash [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Bank of Ghana announces policy restricting poultry, rice imports
25 november 2022 - 18:31:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Bank of Ghana has restricted access to foreign exchange for a select list of imported [...] Full text...
thread Society
Kenyan technology start-up boosts e-commerce in agroprocessing industry
25 november 2022 - 10:57:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - When Peter Njonjo, a former employee of a multinational company, set out to create Twiga Foods [...] Full text...
thread Economy
IMF staff reaches deal with Guinea on food assistance through Rapid Credit Facility
24 november 2022 - 05:57:54Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to receive up to [...] Full text...
thread Economy