Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn aid agencies
21 november 2024 - 13:59:34Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that one in four people in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that one in four people in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
AfDB approves €24 million loan to Côte d'Ivoire to improve fisheries and aquaculture sectors
10 november 2024 - 13:14:34Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...
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Climate resilience in Guinea-Bissau hinges on stability, governance and business climate
05 november 2024 - 07:32:25Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - Strengthened institutional and financial systems are crucial for fostering climate resilience and sustainable development in Guinea-Bissau, [...] Full text...
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From challenges to opportunities: Transforming human capital in CEMAC: World Bank Blog By Ioana Botea and Nathalie Lahire
28 october 2024 - 12:08:47Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Human capital is a cornerstone for sustained and inclusive growth. In today’s world, a nation’s wealth [...] Full text...
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South Africa participates in biological diversity conference
22 october 2024 - 09:11:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is participating in the 16th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso formally accepts WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies
18 october 2024 - 12:57:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Burkina Faso Burkina Faso has formally accepted the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which [...] Full text...
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Strengthening coastal resilience in Senegal: Vital issue for the people of Saint-Louis: World Bank Blog By Sokhna Ba and Seydina Alioune Djigo
03 october 2024 - 07:50:28Saint-Louis, Senegal (PANA) - Khady Beye Sene cannot hide her satisfaction: after losing her home to coastal erosion in 2018, [...] Full text...
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Morocco: Strengthening climate resilience to safeguard and grow coastal tourism jobs: World Bank Blog By Kanako Hasegawa and Ulrike Lehr
25 september 2024 - 08:28:46Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - The blue economy holds significant potential to create jobs. Across Africa, the blue economy already generates [...] Full text...
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South Africa attends African Ministerial Conference on Environment
05 september 2024 - 11:27:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, is participating [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President Saied reshuffles cabinet
26 august 2024 - 09:07:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday carried out a major cabinet reshuffle that sees the departure [...] Full text...
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ADF grants Comoros $135 million to develop ports, facilitate regional trade
06 august 2024 - 07:10:40Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group supports the Union of the Comoros in extending and modernizing [...] Full text...
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Somalia taps World Bank support to promote economic resilience
31 july 2024 - 07:50:28Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved Development Policy Financing (DPF) that introduces for [...] Full text...
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International Conference on Mercury begins in Cape Town
22 july 2024 - 09:08:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The 16th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP) began in Cape Town [...] Full text...
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New report warns of climate’s effects on fish biomass
11 july 2024 - 06:13:29Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warns that climate change could [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde must invest in blue economy for growth, sustainability
10 june 2024 - 12:20:53Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) Cape Verde has shown resilience in the post- COVID-19 pandemic recovery, but the crisis highlighted vulnerabilities [...] Full text...
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Libya, Italy discuss cooperation in agricultural entrepreneurship
13 may 2024 - 12:41:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister for Local Authorities, Badreddine al-Toumi, on Sunday held talks with the Italian Ambassador [...] 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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Libya, Algeria, Tunisia sign agreement on groundwater management
25 april 2024 - 13:31:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya, Algeria and Tunisia have signed an agreement to set up a consultation mechanism for the [...] 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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Gaza war: Planning the post-war reconstruction and recovery of Gaza
06 april 2024 - 07:02:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction wrought across the Gaza Strip by Israel in the six months since the beginning [...] Full text...
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Workshop in Cotonou on maritime governance
25 march 2024 - 12:50:58Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A workshop to build the capacity of maritime law enforcement agencies to optimise a governance system [...] Full text...
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Key biodiversity conference begins in South Africa
25 march 2024 - 10:41:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The inaugural Biodiversity Economy and Investment Indaba began in Boksburg on Monday. The conference under [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Famine could happen ‘anytime’ in Gaza’s northern governorates, warn UN humanitarians
18 march 2024 - 13:00:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday in search [...] 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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WTO Ministerial Conference ends with decisions on dispute reform, development
02 march 2024 - 11:41:31Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) – World Trade Organisation (WTO) members concluded the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi, United [...] Full text...
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WTO chief encourages members to close remaining gaps to secure outcomes at ministerial conference
29 february 2024 - 07:42:22Dubai, Abu Dhabi (PANA) - World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala commended members for the “tremendous amount of progress” [...] Full text...
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EU urges WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi to come up with balanced outcome
25 february 2024 - 16:20:23Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Stability and predictability of a rules-based trading system are needed more than ever to act as [...] 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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Burkina Faso produces over 5 million tonnes of cereals in 2023
22 december 2023 - 16:58:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso produced 5,246,405 tonnes of cereals in 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture said on [...] 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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World Bank supports Cape Verde's efforts to strengthen drivers of growth
12 december 2023 - 12:04:38Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – The World Bank Board has approved a US$25 million Development Policy Financing (DPF) loan for [...] Full text...
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COP28: The UN’s net-zero food plan to save the 1.5-degree goal, combat climate ‘doomisim’
10 december 2023 - 17:38:58Dubai, UAE (PANA) - As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on [...] Full text...
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Series of memoranda of understanding signed between Morocco and United Arab Emirates
05 december 2023 - 15:09:24Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - On Monday in Abu Dhabi, the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, and the President of the [...] 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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COP28: South Africa's Ramaphosa to lead government delegation
30 november 2023 - 09:54:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday lead South Africa’s delegation to the United Nations [...] Full text...
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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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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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Three priorities to turn natural capital into wealth for people of the Congo Basin: World Bank Blog By Cheick Fantamady Kanté
27 october 2023 - 07:07:04Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The question “top-of-mind” for most leaders and climate champions who will be gathering this week in [...] Full text...
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European Council rejects judgment of EU Court of First Instance annulling agricultural agreements between Morocco and the EU
25 october 2023 - 18:09:32Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Court of Justice of the European Union recently examined appeals lodged by the European Union [...] Full text...
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Comoros set on path to boost growth after four decades of stagnation
17 october 2023 - 10:50:04Moroni, Comoros (PANA) – The first Country Economic Memorandum for Comoros, published on Tuesday by the World Bank, notes that [...] Full text...
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Mauritania's Foreign Minister calls on Mali's military leader
10 october 2023 - 13:02:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad, Mohamed Salem ould Merzoug, on Monday [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: FAO launches emergency plan to combat hunger in Sudan
12 september 2023 - 05:38:05Khatroum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday launched an emergency response plan to provide [...] Full text...
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Somalia’s institutions get boost to bring the country closer to debt relief
01 august 2023 - 07:13:32Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In a context of multiple and overlapping shocks related to frequent climatic hazards, as well as [...] Full text...
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Global sea surface temperatures hit record high
11 july 2023 - 06:04:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global sea surface temperatures reached a record high in May, June, and July – and the [...] Full text...
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Seychelles pioneers novel financing instruments, taps IMF climate facility
06 july 2023 - 07:35:11Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - Seychelles is successfully balancing conservation and economic development by tapping innovative financing instruments, according to Country [...] Full text...
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AfDB moves to save thousands of African children at risk of dying before their fifth birthday
21 june 2023 - 08:47:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At least 216 million African children suffer from stunting and malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa, where [...] Full text...
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Macro-economic challenges hamper Zimbabwe maize farmers’ efforts to raise production
19 june 2023 - 09:28:31Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s maize crop for marketing year 2023/24 is estimated at 1.5 million metric tons, representing an [...] Full text...
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One in every 10 children works, instead of going to school
12 june 2023 - 16:38:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around the world, some 160 million children work to earn a living, instead of going to [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for greater action to protect oceans
08 june 2023 - 05:33:01New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for greater action to protect oceans in his message to [...] Full text...
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World expands food resilience plan in East Africa
01 june 2023 - 12:28:49Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - At a time when food systems in Eastern and Southern Africa continue to be [...] Full text...
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AU think-tank outlines four-point strategic plan to accelerate African growth
16 may 2023 - 08:47:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Addressing the need for climate change adaptation, accelerating trade and economic management and strengthening institutions in [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) ministerial meeting opens in Mauritius
09 may 2023 - 14:00:21Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA ) - The 27th session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Ministerial Meeting opened here Tuesday to work [...] Full text...
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Countries must forge ‘Global Blue Deal’ to protect the ocean: UNCTAD
09 may 2023 - 07:23:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and resilient economies, [...] Full text...
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Nearly 10 percent of Burkina Faso's population in food insecure in 2023
24 april 2023 - 17:58:55Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 2,195,758 people, including internally displaced persons, representing about 9.9% of the population [...] Full text...
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Benin bans Importation of eggs and chicken
18 april 2023 - 15:02:45Cotonou Benin (PANA) - Benin will ban the importation of frozen eggs and chicken to boost its local production, the [...] Full text...
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Beninese government reshuffles cabinet
18 april 2023 - 14:42:24Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese President Patrice Talon on Monday reshuffled his cabinet, according to a decree published in the [...] Full text...
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Experts of the Mali-Côte d'Ivoire Great Joint Cooperation Commission meet on Wednesday
21 march 2023 - 18:48:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The meeting of experts of the 4th session of the Mali-Côte d'Ivoire Great Joint Commission of [...] Full text...
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IMF acknowledges Somalia’s performance under persistent, severe food crisis
21 march 2023 - 06:41:10Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Despite significant challenges, including from the continued severe food crisis, Somalia has maintained strong reform momentum [...] Full text...
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Libyan Finance minister discusses activation of Libyan investments in Senegal with President Macky Sall
27 january 2023 - 17:06:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Finance of the Government of National Unity, Khaled al-Mabrouk, discussed on Thursday [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$ 86.9 million Extended Fund Facility for Mauritania
26 january 2023 - 07:12:34Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the Article IV consultation [...] Full text...
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African heads of state pledge to make food sovereignty a priority
25 january 2023 - 20:02:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - African heads of state and government pledged on Wednesday in Dakar to make food sovereignty a [...] Full text...
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Civil society delegation from Morocco's southern provinces exposes Polisario's human rights violations
04 december 2022 - 13:32:42Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A delegation of civil society from the southern provinces of Morocco revealed this week in Berlin [...] Full text...
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Benin to increase budgetary allocation for agriculture by over 13.5 percent
19 november 2022 - 17:50:18Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government plans to increase the budget allocated to agriculture by 13.50 per cent by [...] Full text...
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New milestone in battle against illegal, unregulated fishing
08 november 2022 - 05:00:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global action to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has intensified, the Food and Agriculture Organization said [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa attends COP 27
06 november 2022 - 11:58:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday departed for Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, to attend the 27th. [...] Full text...
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IGAD experts discuss agricultural development, call for more action and resources mobilization
02 november 2022 - 15:29:20Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African development grouping, IGAD, on Wednesday concluded a two-day regional dialogue in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...
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New Burkina Faso PM names 23-member government
26 october 2022 - 11:27:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional Prime Minister, Apollinaire Joachimson Kyelem de Tambela, on Tuesday named a 23-member [...] Full text...
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UN agencies launch joint programme in Tanzania to accelerate women empowerment
12 october 2022 - 17:08:36Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Four UN agencies on Wednesday launched a five-year agriculture programme to benefit more than [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to review Fisheries and Marine Resources (Licence and Fees) Regulations
10 september 2022 - 09:47:06Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will promulgate the Fisheries and Marine Resources (Licence and Fees) Regulations in a bid to [...] 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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Funding shortfall forces UNHCR to cut vital programmes in DRC
03 august 2022 - 06:31:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Due to insufficient funding, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is unable to adequately respond [...] Full text...
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Mali launches national plan of response to food insecurity
06 july 2022 - 13:07:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, on Tuesday launched in Nioro du [...] Full text...
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Sea cucumber smuggling in East Africa threatens livelihoods and ecosystems
01 july 2022 - 05:40:24Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The high demand for sea cucumbers in China is leading to their over-exploitation along the East [...] Full text...
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Record fisheries, aquaculture production contributing to global food security - FAO
30 june 2022 - 05:57:44Lisbon, Portugal (PANA) - Record levels of fisheries and aquaculture production are making a critical contribution to global food security, [...] Full text...
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Sustainable blue economy vital for small countries and coastal populations
28 june 2022 - 19:54:24Lisbon, Spain (PANA) - With the livelihoods of about 40 per cent of the world’s population living at or near [...] Full text...
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Benin to produce more than 22,000 tons of mango by 2026
19 june 2022 - 13:26:00Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government plans to produce more than 22,000 tonnes of mango by 2026, uo from [...] Full text...
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EU supports sustainable development in Rodrigues
16 june 2022 - 08:08:23Port Mathurin, Rodrigues (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is funding a project by the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation (MWF) entitled [...] Full text...
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World’s most vulnerable now paying even more, for less food: FAO
10 june 2022 - 04:50:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year. This would be a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches community-based coral farming project
09 june 2022 - 08:20:47Le Morne, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Wednesday launched an 18-month coral farming and fish farming assistance project by training [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, FAO sign Country Programme Framework for food security
02 june 2022 - 10:02:19Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday signed the Country Programme Framework [...] Full text...
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Tanker smuggling fuel in western Libya intercepted
24 april 2022 - 13:55:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A tanker smuggling fuel from Libya was intercepted off Abu Kamach west of Tripoli, before being [...] Full text...
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Benin produced over 190,000 tonnes of cashew nuts in 2021-2022 season -Ministry
15 april 2022 - 16:18:39Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin produced more than 190,000 tonnes of cashew nuts during the 2021-2022 season, sources close to [...] Full text...
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8th International Agricultural Exhibition opens in Tripoli
29 march 2022 - 13:23:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Eighth International Exhibition of Agriculture, Animal Resources and Fisheries opened on Monday at the Tripoli [...] Full text...
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9th World Water Forum launches Guide to Right to Water and Sanitation for Parliamentarians
24 march 2022 - 19:23:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A guide on the right to water and sanitation for parliamentarians was launched on Thursday by [...] Full text...
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Teacher-researcher elected chairman of Transitional Assembly in Burkina Faso
22 march 2022 - 19:57:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Professor Aboubacar Toguyeni, 58-year-old teacher-researcher in fisheries science at the Nazi Boni University of Bobo-Dioulasso, [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe PM unveils 25-member government
06 march 2022 - 18:17:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the transition of Burkina Faso, Albert Ouédraogo, on Saturday unveiled a [...] Full text...
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About 30 Tunisian companies to participate in the Tripoli International Fair next month
28 february 2022 - 13:46:30Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - About 30 Tunisian companies, operating in the food industry sector, will take part in the 3rd [...] Full text...
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Maritime security of critical importance to Gambia –EU Ambassador
10 february 2022 - 16:26:07Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - European Union Ambassador to The Gambia, Corrado Pampaloni, has underlined that “for a coastal country like [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, FAO sign 2 agreements on agriculture
28 december 2021 - 18:51:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Mahmoud Hamza, and Philippe Ankers, representative of the [...] Full text...
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Algeria and Tunisia sign 27 agreements and memoranda of understanding
16 december 2021 - 18:48:30Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kaïs Saïed, and his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on Wednesday at the Carthage [...] Full text...
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Plastics in soil threaten food security, health, and environment: FAO
08 december 2021 - 09:00:38Rome, Italy (PANA) - Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, posing a threat to food security, people’s health, [...] Full text...
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Full list of members of new Guinean government
05 november 2021 - 18:42:56Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government, led by Mohamed Béavogui, is finally fully formed. The following is the list of [...] Full text...
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Act now to stamp out child labour by 2025: FAO chief
03 november 2021 - 06:30:07Rome, Italy (PANA) - Effective action and strong leadership are essential to end child labour by 2025, the head of [...] Full text...
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Four new ministers appointed in Guinea
26 october 2021 - 12:23:22Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's military ruler, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, on Monday appointed four new ministers in the government of [...] Full text...
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Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030
22 october 2021 - 06:00:58New York, US (PANA) - Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Mauritius gov't striving to build a plastic-free country
19 october 2021 - 10:37:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to import 70 per cent of its cereal needs
08 october 2021 - 14:27:48Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia currently imports 70 percent of its cereal needs and 90 percent of its soft wheat [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Decades of development efforts undermined by pandemic – FAO report
22 september 2021 - 17:07:48Rome, Italy (PANA) - COVID-19 has set back progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), undermining decades of development efforts, [...] Full text...
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Benin to dredge 208 ha of water surface in South West
18 september 2021 - 16:58:16Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will dredge and rehabilitate about 208 hectares of water in the area of Lake Ahémé [...] 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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WTO seeks better trade deal to spur African countries participation in world economy
17 september 2021 - 22:50:30Montreux, Switzerland (PANA) - World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged rich countries to assist poor ones to [...] Full text...
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Agri-food programme for integrated resilience , economic development in the Sahel launched in Bamako
09 september 2021 - 16:38:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Minister Delegate to the Malian Minister of Rural Development, in charge of Livestock and Fisheries, [...] Full text...
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EU supports Uganda to improve local response to food security shocks in Karamoja region
01 september 2021 - 13:24:15Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Bird flu outbreak reported at two poultry farms in southern Benin
26 august 2021 - 11:39:02Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Gaston Dossouhoui, on Wednesday announced the outbreak of [...] Full text...
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India extends a million USD for climate resilient agriculture in Zimbabwe
24 august 2021 - 13:57:03Harare , Zimbabwe (PANA) – India has contributed almost US$ one million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...
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Zambians begin voting in general elections
12 august 2021 - 05:18:17Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambians are lining up outside polling stations on Thursday to cast their votes in the Presidential, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian president dismisses ministers of economy and communication
03 august 2021 - 09:30:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied has dismissed the Minister of Economy and Finance, Ali Kooli, the presidency [...] Full text...
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Gambia, Sierra Leone sign joint commission agreement to boost economic cooperation
14 july 2021 - 19:38:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, and Sierra Leonean [...] Full text...
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World on verge of climate ‘abyss’, as temperature rise continues: UN chief
20 april 2021 - 05:20:42New York, US (PANA) - The Earth’s temperature continues to rise unabated, with 2020 being one of the three warmest [...] Full text...
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Benin's cotton production goes up 2% to 728,000 tonnes in 2020-2021 season
17 april 2021 - 12:08:16Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin produced some 728,000 tonnes of cotton during the 2020-2021 season, up by two percent, or 714,714 [...] Full text...
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New projects to help 30 developing countries tackle marine litter scourge
09 april 2021 - 06:10:51Rome, Italy (PANA) - A UN-backed initiative aims to turn the tide on marine litter, in line with the global [...] Full text...
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Mali Transition president maintains 15 pc national budget allocation to agricultural sector
31 march 2021 - 17:19:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transition President Bah N'Daw has reaffirmed his commitment to allocate the rural development sector with [...] Full text...
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Search for drowned teenagers continue along Central Region coastlines in Ghana
13 march 2021 - 13:49:08Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The bodies of 13 out of an estimated 25 teenagers who got drowned along the coastal [...] Full text...
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Africa requires trade, climate-sensitive energy use to drive economic recovery
02 march 2021 - 14:44:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa has launched a report on Building Forward for an African [...] Full text...
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Mauritius aims at 30% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2030
16 february 2021 - 13:11:29Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste management and Climate Change minister, Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday said that [...] Full text...
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NGOs demand stop to oil exploration in DR Congo's Virunga, Salonga National parks
16 february 2021 - 11:07:57Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Civil Society groups in DR Congo have called on the country's elected leaders to stop granting oil [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Prime Minister dismisses five ministers
15 february 2021 - 17:55:21Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi dismissed five ministers from their posts on Monday, said a communiqué [...] Full text...
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AU commission secretary, 4 diplomats call on Gambian foreign minister
08 february 2021 - 20:36:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - African Union Commission Secretary, ambassadors of Guinea, The Netherlands, India and Venezuela Monday called on Gambian [...] Full text...
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Mali's Prime Minister launches 2020-2021 livestock vaccination campaign
25 january 2021 - 12:50:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Moctar Ouané on Sunday launched in Kati Drall, about 20 km from Bamako, [...] Full text...
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Ghana president names ministers for vetting by Parliament
22 january 2021 - 05:27:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday submitted to Parliament a list of 30 cabinet [...] Full text...
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Somalia's fisheries sector set for major expansion
21 january 2021 - 10:11:04Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A project to create new jobs in Somalia's fisheries industry has been launched with the aim [...] Full text...
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Mali: Fish seedlings manufacturing plant inaugurated in Mali
13 january 2021 - 17:43:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A fish feed manufacturing plant, with a capacity to produce 30,000 tons of seedlings per year [...] Full text...
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UK, Eastern and Southern Africa EPA goes into force
04 january 2021 - 07:52:56Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and the United Kingdom (UK) will, henceforth, trade under the United Kingdom (UK)- Eastern and [...] Full text...
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Japanese Foreign Minister begins African journey through Tunisia
09 december 2020 - 21:20:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Ali Nafti met Wednesday with [...] Full text...
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Gambian youths urges gov't to expedite setting up an anti-corruption commission
09 december 2020 - 12:59:42Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - National Youth Parliament - The Gambia has calls on the government of President Adama Barrow to [...] Full text...
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African environment ministers back plan to reverse ecosystem destruction
04 december 2020 - 22:48:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ministers of Environment from Africa Friday agreed to support a comprehensive green recovery plan to boost [...] Full text...
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Kenya taps marine fisheries, maritime resources to achieve economic transformation
04 december 2020 - 11:23:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has prioritised the sustainable utilization of its ocean and blue economy resources as an enabler [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, Seychelles to reinforce bilateral cooperation
01 december 2020 - 08:54:52Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday reaffirmed Mauritius’ commitment to work closely with Seychelles on [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, Seychelles participate in UNDP's project on coral reefs rehabilitation
27 november 2020 - 05:40:25Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – A six-year United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project, to be implemented in Mauritius and Seychelles, was [...] Full text...
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Gambia gets $ 482,998.45 Japanese food aid
22 november 2020 - 17:21:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of Japan has assisted the government and peoples of the Gambia with food aid [...] Full text...
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Netherlands donates $1million to help Tunisian small farmers cope with COVID-19 crisis
20 november 2020 - 17:46:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A grant agreement, worth US$ 1 million, was signed on Friday between the Tunisian Union of [...] Full text...
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Congolese govt. declares state of humanitarian emergency following floods in the North
05 november 2020 - 17:23:33Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Thursday alerted the [...] Full text...
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Senegalese president names new cabinet
02 november 2020 - 10:42:58Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Sunday announce a new cabinet of 33 ministers and four secretaries [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce regulations against sea pollution
31 october 2020 - 08:36:11Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping Ministry would promulgate the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of [...] Full text...
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Celebrating African youth turning the tide on plastic pollution
16 october 2020 - 12:41:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 400 young Africans were on Friday honoured for their leadership in addressing plastic pollution [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s Food Reserve stock now 109,657 tonnes
14 october 2020 - 10:46:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has announced that the country's [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FAO calls for transformational change in management of forests and food systems
06 october 2020 - 12:46:01Rome, Italy (PANA) - Transformational change is needed in the way countries manage forests and their biodiversity, people produce and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Partners, leading experts discuss Africa’s post pandemic sustainable recovery
05 october 2020 - 16:08:28Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday organised a high-level session on fostering inclusivity and [...] Full text...
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Togo gets new cabinet
02 october 2020 - 10:28:05Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Thursday named a new government of 33 members, including 11 women. Following is the list, [...] Full text...
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Senegal launches agricultural project to stem the flow of youth from rural areas
01 october 2020 - 15:35:30Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The government of Senegal, in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), launched on [...] Full text...
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Tunisia resumes fruit exports to Libya
26 september 2020 - 17:18:30Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Faced with the blockage they face at land borders, Tunisian fruit exporters have resorted to shipping [...] Full text...
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Kenya govt orders all fishing vessels to land catches at new fishing port
23 september 2020 - 15:44:13Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government is finalising the construction of a new fishing port and has ordered all [...] Full text...
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Kenya lawyers' body wants meat commission transfer to military quashed
18 september 2020 - 16:58:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) is seeking court orders to quash the transfer of the [...] Full text...
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Congo sets up National Pesticide Management Committee
17 september 2020 - 09:47:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State in charge of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Mauritania witnesses mass deaths of fishes
14 september 2020 - 16:58:24Mauritania (PANA) - Several species of dead fishes have been washed up in recent days on the coast of the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: 37 melon-headed whales, one bottle nose dolphin found dead
28 august 2020 - 17:29:10Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 37 melon-headed whales and one bottle nose dolphin have been found dead as [...] Full text...
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Congo, FAO organize workshop on use of pesticides
27 august 2020 - 18:13:33Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization [...] Full text...
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Scientists warn industrial agriculture behind outbreaks of deadly viruses
13 august 2020 - 02:38:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic-induced lockdowns and disruptions have shown that industrial agriculture is driving habitat loss [...] Full text...
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Panama-flagged bulk carrier grounded south of Mauritius
06 august 2020 - 05:45:32Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A Panama-flagged bulk carrier, MV Wakashio, is grounded 11.5 nautical miles in the common sea route near Pointe D’Esny, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Fight against plastic pollution being hit by 'extraordinary increase' in disposable masks: UN
30 july 2020 - 05:02:12New York, US (PANA) - The fight against plastic pollution is being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the use [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Parliamentary Investigative Commission blames ex-president Aziz for bad governance
28 july 2020 - 17:40:56Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The report of a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP), formed last January to investigate "decades of [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: MPs accuse former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz of breaching integrity of national territory
23 july 2020 - 23:02:59Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The parliamentary commission investigating former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz said here Thursday it “has information [...] Full text...
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Benin hopes to produce 850,000 tonnes of cotton next season
19 july 2020 - 12:00:05Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is targeting to produce a minimum of 850,000 tonnes of cotton for the next season, [...] Full text...
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Kigali Amendment hits milestone 100th ratification, boosting climate action
14 july 2020 - 10:56:22Nairobi, Kenya – The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement to cut the use of climate-warming hydrofluorocarbons [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Mauritius repatriates 150 seafarers from Rome
27 june 2020 - 09:03:12Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 150 Mauritian seafarers serving on cruise vessels were repatriated on Friday on an [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s government launches business environment reform programme
13 june 2020 - 20:08:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The National Business Council, chaired by President Adama Barrow, Saturday launched the Business Environment Reform programme [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Govt. to reduce foreign fishing vessels in its Exclusive Economic Zone
11 june 2020 - 08:23:46Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping Minister, Mr Sudheer Maudhoo, on Wednesday, said [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: No vaccine will protect populations against climate change - UNCTAD
05 june 2020 - 12:58:59Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - This year has been marked by the threat of a new coronavirus and society’s [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: President Barrow says pandemic has impacted severely on formal, informal sectors
03 june 2020 - 19:08:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia has said that the pandemic has impacted severely on both the [...] Full text...
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Congo: IFAD to assess progress made by PD-PAC on fisheries
02 june 2020 - 19:22:53Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Tuesday in Brazzaville, launched an assessment of the [...] Full text...
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Kenya government, coastal counties seal fishermen income-boosting deal
27 may 2020 - 12:26:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives has signed an agreement with five Coastal county [...] Full text...
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No locust threat in Tunisia, says Ministry of Agriculture
22 may 2020 - 10:11:22Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The locust situation in northwest Africa is currently not a cause for concern, Tunisia's Ministry of [...] Full text...
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First Shipment of Sudanese Red Meat to Saudi Arabia Launched
09 may 2020 - 15:09:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA – Sudan on Saturday shipped over 20 tons of red meat to Saudi Arabia, the first such [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Congo's Pointe-Noire fish market reopens next week
17 april 2020 - 14:18:09Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Closed a week ago for non-compliance with measures to counter the spread of the coronavirus by [...] Full text...
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Seychelles bolsters marine economy conservation with foreign debt fundraising
27 march 2020 - 01:18:37Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) – Nearly a third of Seychelles’ ocean will be shielded from climate change and unregulated economic exploitation [...] Full text...
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President Barrow to chair second Senegambia presidential council meeting
11 march 2020 - 18:31:56Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow will chair the second Senegambia presidential council meeting in Dakar, Senegal, on [...] Full text...
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Congo sets up interministerial commission to ensure compliance with maritime fishing law
09 march 2020 - 20:18:24Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of state for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, at the weekend announced [...] Full text...
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Congo sets up inter-ministerial commission to ensure compliance with maritime fishing law
09 march 2020 - 13:55:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of state for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, at the weekend announced [...] Full text...
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Niamey hosts agriculture, environment and livestock fair
02 march 2020 - 20:43:40Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Since Sunday, Niamey has been hosting the 6th edition of the Agriculture, Technical, Environment and Livestock [...] Full text...
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Tunisia at the Paris International Agricultural Show
23 february 2020 - 14:11:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is participating in the 57th Paris International Agricultural Show which started on Saturday and will [...] Full text...
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Tunisia earns US$423 million from olive oil exports
21 february 2020 - 08:40:27Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources Minister Samir Taieb announced on Thursday that Tunisia exported 63,000 [...] Full text...
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Congo plans to implement two artisanal fisheries projects to increase production
13 february 2020 - 17:32:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government plans to implement two projects - the construction of an artisanal fishing centre [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches project to improve coral reef fisheries production for food security
06 february 2020 - 14:19:17Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday embarked on a project to enhance livelihoods, food security and maritime safety [...] Full text...
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Mauritius bans live animals and animal products importation from China
04 february 2020 - 14:38:24Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security and that of Blue Economy, Marine Resources, [...] Full text...
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Kenyan state agencies intensify fight against desert locust outbreak
18 january 2020 - 12:58:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A locust outbreak affecting 17 percent of the Kenyan territory is continuing to pose a major [...] Full text...
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Fish production in Niger estimated at 40,000 tonnes per year
02 january 2020 - 22:41:07Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Fish production in Niger is estimated at around 40,000 tonnes with a turnover of 40 billion [...] Full text...
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Togo bans Glyphosate Herbicide
24 december 2019 - 12:22:02Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese authorities have banned the use of Glyphosate herbicide in the West African country with [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: PROPARCO, ATTIJARI Bank sign € 5.5 million agreement for SME financing
11 december 2019 - 18:09:41Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The French Development Agency (FDA) Group in Mauritania, through its subsidiary PROPARCO, and ATTIJARI Bank Mauritania [...] Full text...
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EU financial aid to Morocco has low added value, says report
11 december 2019 - 13:01:23Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - A new report by the European Court of Auditors points out that the European Union's [...] Full text...
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WB official welcomes Mauritania’s commitment to human resources development
10 december 2019 - 14:06:59Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - World Bank Vice President for Africa, Hafed Ghanem, has welcomed the commitment of the new Mauritanian [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe President to inaugurate third largest dam in the country
29 november 2019 - 14:33:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is in Bobo-Dioulasso, regional capital of Hauts Bassins [...] Full text...
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Tunis to host FAO Regional Conference on improving water productivity in agriculture
29 november 2019 - 11:32:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A regional conference on improving water productivity in agriculture will be held from 4-6 December in [...] Full text...
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France participates in the Abidjan Agriculture Fair
27 november 2019 - 14:51:57Paris, France (PANA) - The French Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, travelled to Côte d'Ivoire on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Liberia ready for direct export of fish To EU market
26 november 2019 - 19:03:58Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Liberia is no doubt readying itself to join other nations that are exporting fish and fish [...] Full text...
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Buhari says Nigerian farmers helped save billions of dollars annually from food importation
23 november 2019 - 18:17:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday commended Nigerian farmers for “saving us billions of dollars yearly [...] Full text...
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EU Council stresses climate change is existential threat to life in seas globally
19 november 2019 - 13:21:53Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Council of the European Union on Tuesday adopted conclusions on oceans and seas, stressing that [...] Full text...
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Securing seafood for the future (Opinion Piece by Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya and Member of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy)
19 november 2019 - 12:02:55Rome, Italy (PANA) - Our dependence on the great, global ocean cannot be overstated. It sustains and benefits us all [...] Full text...
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'Ocean could be key to future food security' - Fisheries experts
19 november 2019 - 12:02:04Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new scientific paper written for the High Level Panel a Sustainable Ocean Economy finds that, with better [...] Full text...
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Kenya to revamp fish stock in Lake Victoria
15 november 2019 - 10:13:26Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock is putting in place measures aimed at reversing the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius gets new government
12 november 2019 - 16:49:01Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday appointed a new cabinet of 24 ministers following his [...] Full text...
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French tuna vessel ‘Avel Vor’ sinks off Liberian coast
08 november 2019 - 07:20:04Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – A Liberian-licensed French tuna fishing vessel ‘Avel Vor’ has gone down some 180 nautical miles off [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to produce 340,000 tonnes of dates this year
28 october 2019 - 11:47:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 340,000 tonnes of dates will be produced this year in Tunisia, up from [...] Full text...
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President Barrow lays out Gambia investment potentials at Russia-Africa Summit
24 october 2019 - 18:00:44Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow on Thursday addressed the first plenary session of the Russia-Africa Summit, outlining in [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire to hold Fifth International Agricultural and Animal Resources Fair next month
22 october 2019 - 10:54:32Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Fifth International Agricultural and Animal Resources Fair (SARA) will be held from 22 November to [...] Full text...
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Congolese gov't urges compliance with food hygiene standards
17 october 2019 - 15:13:38Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday urged the [...] Full text...
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Chinese trawler fined US$1 million for fishing with illegal nets in Ghana waters
15 october 2019 - 07:19:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A Chinese trawler, Lu Rong Yuan Yu 956, has been fined US$1 million for fishing with illegal nets [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde urged to improve safety in the fisheries sector
11 october 2019 - 17:53:23Praia, Cape Verde (NAPA) - Cape Verde must improve safety in the fishing and maritime sectors, say legal experts from [...] Full text...
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Turkey-Gambia Joint Business Council discusses areas of mutual interests
10 october 2019 - 17:56:58Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Members of the joint Turkey-Gambia Business Council have discussed various areas of mutual interests to both [...] Full text...
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