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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Acting President Mr Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory has called on the population to join hands to wage war against plastic pollution in a message on Tuesday night at the launch of activities marking World Environment Day 2018
©- - 06 june 2018 - 08:34:50 - thread African Union (441 words)


Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Sports scandals, including allegations of endemic corruption and the involvement of organised crime, threaten to undermine the sector’s potential to contribute to peace and global development, a senior United Nations official said on Tuesday Yury Fedetov, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), was addressing the opening of a two-day conference in Vienna on safeguarding sport from corruption, a UN statement said
©- - 06 june 2018 - 03:42:35 - thread African Union (311 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 05 june 2018 - 10:38:24 - thread African Union (136 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are determined to successfully carry out the ongoing process, in conformity with the schedule drawn up by the National Independent Electoral Commission in order to hold elections at the end of the year, Foreign Affairs Minister Leonard She Okitundu has said
©- - 04 june 2018 - 16:38:51 - thread African Union (243 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 04 june 2018 - 09:25:08 - thread African Union (124 words)


Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) – Guinea-Bissau currently appears in a broadly positive outlook, with the recent consensus-based agreement on a new government offering the prospect of greater political stability, according to a senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
©- - 02 june 2018 - 08:19:59 - thread African Union (473 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - After recruiting and training 18 Congolese volunteers, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has deployed them to Equator province to support the response to Ebola Virus Disease in DR Congo
©- - 01 june 2018 - 18:29:47 - thread African Union (240 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health Ministry on Friday launched a new set of pictorial health warning labels on tobacco packages to sensitise the population on the harmful effects of cigarette smoking
©- - 01 june 2018 - 10:53:07 - thread African Union (347 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 31 may 2018 - 09:43:47 - thread African Union (124 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 30 may 2018 - 10:51:32 - thread African Union (126 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Seychelles, on Tuesday announced its first order of the new generation A320neo (new engine option) aircraft as part of the plan to refresh its fleet and increase efficiency on its regional network
©- - 29 may 2018 - 11:43:50 - thread African Union (339 words)


Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - The 9th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional United Nations Public Administration Network (UNPAN) workshop focusing on the future of public service in the context of the 4th Industrial Revolution is underway at Le Meriden Hotel in Pointe-aux-Piments, northern Mauritius
©- - 29 may 2018 - 11:33:06 - thread African Union (494 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 28 may 2018 - 10:39:04 - thread African Union (124 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Graca Machel, widow of both South African president Nelson Mandela and Mozambican president Samora Machel, has called on all South Africans to “live the Madiba way” and thanked all those who served Mandela
©- - 26 may 2018 - 09:01:48 - thread African Union (294 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Cabinet of Ministers has approved a list of 15 public holidays for year 2019 at its weekly sitting on Friday, PANA learnt from official sources in Port Louis
©- - 26 may 2018 - 08:29:00 - thread African Union (115 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Following a series of armed attacks on camps hosting displaced Sudanese in central Darfur, the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission there has urged all parties to respect humanitarian space which it says should be free of weapons, threats, and violence
©- - 25 may 2018 - 15:57:22 - thread African Union (328 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius firmly believes that a strong, secure, united and economically independent and prosperous Africa is central to the island’s own economic progress and social development
©- - 25 may 2018 - 06:00:40 - thread African Union (405 words)


Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Foreign Affairs Minister Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo has said that Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) should not despair but take their future in their hands, use their visions and know-how to develop themselves, depend on themselves despite their remoteness
©- - 24 may 2018 - 15:44:37 - thread African Union (677 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius
©- - 24 may 2018 - 13:07:01 - thread African Union (124 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service on Wednesday evening granted bail to the President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi, after he was interrogated over allegations that he had used the names of the President, Vice-President and senior government officials tin an alleged crime, the state-owned Graphic newspaper reported
©- - 24 may 2018 - 09:55:29 - thread African Union (445 words)


Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday said that with the growing uncertainties prevailing on the global tourism market, it is imperative to develop effective strategies to address factors negatively impacting on the sustainable growth of the industry
©- - 23 may 2018 - 14:49:29 - thread African Union (544 words)


Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) - The Consultation and Experience Sharing Workshop between the Sahel and the Horn of Africa on Peace-building and the Prevention of Violent Extremism through Education kicked off on Tuesday at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 23 may 2018 - 11:55:09 - thread African Union (795 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 23 may 2018 - 08:32:12 - thread African Union (124 words)


Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Minister of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping Premdut Koonjoo has said that tourism has become a vibrant industry and is the first pillar of the economy in Mauritius, contributing around 10% to GDP and sustaining more than 100,000 jobs
©- - 22 may 2018 - 08:41:08 - thread African Union (637 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 22 may 2018 - 08:30:08 - thread African Union (124 words)


Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan reached a record-high last year, leading to unprecedented levels of potential heroin on the world market, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a new report released on Monday
©- - 22 may 2018 - 06:58:14 - thread African Union (327 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - As the Mauritian Parliament prepares to begin the second reading the Human Tissue (Removal, Preservation and Transplant Bill) on Tuesday, Health and Quality of Life Minister Anwar Husnoo has given the assurance that the law will not in any way contravene or impede on one’s religious or cultural beliefs of the people
©- - 21 may 2018 - 11:54:06 - thread African Union (645 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agroindustry and Food Security Minister Mahen Seeruttun will on Tuesday introduce the Use of Pesticides Bill in Parliament in a bid to regulate, control and monitor the use of pesticides in the island
©- - 21 may 2018 - 11:31:22 - thread African Union (286 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Government of Mauritius has expressed deep concern at the high level of casualties, including the number of injured, following violence on the Israeli-Gaza Border, a few days ago, PANA reported from here
©- - 18 may 2018 - 13:40:17 - thread African Union (158 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has launched a Home Solar project that aims at installing solar photovoltaic systems on rooftops of 10,000 poor households as part of the Government’s efforts to alleviate poverty whilst contributing to the national target of achieving 35% of renewable electricity in the energy mix by 2025
©- - 18 may 2018 - 09:07:57 - thread African Union (249 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania
©- - 17 may 2018 - 11:21:47 - thread African Union (136 words)


Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers soon after a successful election signals that Liberia is well on the road to recovery, but the country’s transition from war to sustained peace is far from over, the Liberia Peacebuilding Office, the African Union and the Institute for Security Studies said on Thursday in a joint press release
©- - 17 may 2018 - 11:17:37 - thread African Union (707 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 17 may 2018 - 11:10:17 - thread African Union (124 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has launched an Observatory for Parenthood, which is a collaborative platform for the exchange of information among parenthood supporting stakeholders across the island, official sources said on Wednesday
©- - 16 may 2018 - 09:36:35 - thread African Union (278 words)


Vienna, Austria (PANA) - None of the world’s challenges loom as large as climate change, the United Nations chief told a major climate action summit on Tuesday, reiterating his belief that global warming poses an “existential threat” to humanity
©- - 16 may 2018 - 04:13:41 - thread African Union (527 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania
©- - 15 may 2018 - 13:21:14 - thread African Union (140 words)


Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN body focusing on crime prevention and criminal justice, opened its annual session in Vienna on Monday, calling for a more integrated global response to continuing and emerging challenges, including cybercrime
©- - 15 may 2018 - 05:26:22 - thread African Union (321 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Business, Enterprises and Cooperatives Minister Sunil Bholah on Thursday again raised red flags about the severity of environmental degradation
©- - 10 may 2018 - 10:21:49 - thread African Union (508 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 10 may 2018 - 09:20:50 - thread African Union (125 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 09 may 2018 - 11:12:36 - thread African Union (138 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 09 may 2018 - 08:21:52 - thread African Union (124 words)