Belle-Vue, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritians from all walks of life gathered at the Anjalay stadium of Belle-Vue Tuesday to attend the official ceremony marking the 45th independence anniverssary of the Indian Ocean nation
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya:
Currency Buying Selling
Euro 386
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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and South Sudan on Tuesday signed a final accord on the full implementation of a series of agreements they signed in December last year, including the exportation of South Sudan oil via Sudanese facilities
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian and Malian presidents have hailed the intervention of the French-African troops to restore Mali's sovereignty and territorial integrity, threatened by small terrorist groups who seized the north of the country
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Pailles, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, on Monday said his country would continue to back India's bid for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council
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Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) – Two of the five aviation hangers, recently build at the Mauritius international airport, became operational Monday, PANA reported here
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The US government has sent a message of congratulations to the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius, which celebrates 45 years of independence on 12 March, according to a press statement, received here by PANA Monday, from the office of the US Secretary of State, John Kerry
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) has congratulated Kenya's President-elect, Uhuru Kenyatta, his Vice President-elect, William Ruto, and their Jubilee Coalition party for winning the hotly-contested maiden presidential polls under the country's new constitution
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Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Indian President Shri Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Mauritius on Monday as the chief guest of honour at the country's national independence day to be celebrated on Tuesday, PANA reported
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A French national, Tomas Carlos Pedraza, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for importing into Mauritius a prohibited drug, PANA learned from a judicial source in the nation's capital, Port Louis
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya against some foreign currencies published on Sunday by Mauritania’s Central Bank
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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the signing of the implementation modalities for the security pact agreed by Sudan and South Sudan last December
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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A professor at the International University of Brazzaville, Congo, Ignace Kissangou, has deplored Africa’s weak system of industrialization, saying "this has undermined the true emergence of the continent"
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health Minister, Lormus Bundhoo, Friday appealed to local institutions to embark on research work in the field of diabetes, saying that the island offered opportunities for research because of its multi-ethnicity status, representing a microcosm of the world population
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Thursday expressed profound sadness at the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, saying, in a condolence letter to interim president, Nicolas Madura, that he had great respect and admiration for the late Chavez
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
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Australian Dollar 30
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Pailles, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister Lormus Bundhoo has said the 21st century is associated with the globalisation of unhealthy lifestyles, rapid unplanned urbanisation, and the ageing of populations - all of which have not spared Mauritius
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Réduit, Mauritius (PANA) - President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Kanayo Nwanze has said investing in small producers in Africa, most of whom are women, is the most sustainable way to bring about a transformation of the rural economy
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Curepipe Starlight maintained its lead in the Mauritian first division soccer league after beating Faucon Flacq 2-0 in the 13th round of matches played over the weekend
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Tourism Industry expects a total of one million tourists in 2013 or 3,6 per cent more than the number that came to the indian ocean island nation in 2012, according to official statistics released here Friday by Statistics Mauritius
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The live telecast of a paediatric orthopaedics surgery on a four-year-old girl with severe malformation in the upper limbs on Wednesday is meant to showcase Mauritius as a medical hub in the region, the Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister, Lormus Bundhoo, declared here Thursday
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Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Visiting Mauritania on Wednesday defeated hosts Gambia 2-0 in a international friendly match at the Independence stadium in Bakau, Gambia
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian president, Pranab Mukherjee, is expected in Mauritius 11 March for a two-day official visit during which he will be an honorary guest at celebrations marking the 45th anniversary of the Independence of Mauritius, PANA learnt Wednesday from official sources
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Sugar production in Mauritius has declined, from 435,509 in 2011 to
409,200 tons in 2012, according to the Ministry of Agro-industry and Food Security
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30
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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has urged feuding Sudanese tribal groups to cease the hostilities which have left dozens dead
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The population of Mauritius increased by a total of 4, 865 people between 2011 and 2012, according to statistics released here Tuesday
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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday stated Nigeria’s commitment to resolving the crisis in Guinea Bissau under the aegis of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations
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Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) and Mauritania are to set up a joint scientific committee which will assess, in details, the fish stock in the Mauritanian waters, the European commission indicated here Monday in press release
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Leaders of 11 African countries and four regional and international organizations on Sunday signed a peace deal which they hope will bring peace to the troubled Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes Region
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New York, US (PANA) – The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN office in Guinea-Bissau for three months and requested UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to provide recommendations on its future mandate and any possible readjustment in the world body’s
support to the West African nation
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's senior national football team will play two friendly matches against its Gambian counterpart on 27 Feb
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30
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