Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The members of the Contact Group of the High Level Committee of the African Union (AU) on Libya, who met on Thursday in Oyo, about 400 km from Brazzaville, have decided to hold the Intra-Libyan national conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, next July Full text...
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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
No cases of coronavirus detected in Mauritania - Mauritanian government
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania has not recorded any coronavirus case, Health Minister Dr Full text...
EU expresses concern on Guinea Bissau's post-electoral crisis
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) on Thursday issued a cautionary statement on the political situation in Guinea-Bissau following the country’s presidential elections which took place in on 24 November and 29 December 2019 Full text...
Mauritius population decreases by 0.01% in 2019
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Wednesday disclosed that the island's population decreased by 162 or -0 Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
No case of coronavirus in Mauritius - Ministry of Health
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian ministry of Health and Well-being on Tuesday said that so far, no case of coronavirus was detected on the island, ‘’contrary to fake news circulating on the internet about the disease’’ Full text...
Mauritania forms an inter-ministerial committee to review conditions for granting visas
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian authorities have set up an inter-ministerial committee for reviewing the conditions for granting entry visa chaired by Prime Minister Ismaël Bedda ould Cheikh Sidya, official sources told PANA on Tuesday Full text...
Mauritius cancels National Day celebrations on 12 March due to bad weather
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has announced cancellation of the 2020 National Day celebrations due to meteorological forecasts predicting the deterioration of weather in the island in the coming days Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Mauritius is not short of basic commodities - Minister
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Minister of Commerce and Consumer Protection, Mr Yogida Sawmynaden, on Monday said “there is no shortage of supply of basic commodities such as rice, oil, flour, milk and petrol on the market Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Saturday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...
EU takes aid to Indian Ocean entrepreneurs
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – The Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), Hamada Madi, and the European Union ambassador, Vincent Degert, on Friday signed the financing convention of a new project ‘’Entrepreneurship and commercial cooperation’’ for the entrepreneurs of the Indian Ocean, sources close to the IOC said in the Mauritian city of Ebene Full text...
Mauritania: Regional network shares experience of dialogue with radical Islamists
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania shared its experience of dialogue with elements of radical Islamist groups detained during 2010, which led to the renunciation of violence on the part of several terrorists, it was revealed on Friday in Nouakchott at a meeting of the Colorado Network for Penitentiary Emergence in West and North Africa (RECEPAON) Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Niger agrees with Saudi decision to suspend small pilgrimage due to coronavirus
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The government of Niger on Thursday expressed its support for the action of the government of Saudi Arabia, regarding the temporary suspension of the rites of Oumra (small pilgrimage) and the visit to the mosque of Prophet Mohamed in Medina, intended to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus Full text...
France to Bissau-Guinean soldiers: "Stay away from politics"
Paris, France (PANA) - The French Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged the Bissau-Guinean military to refrain from interfering in the post-electoral crisis the country is experiencing with two candidates claiming victory in the presidential election Full text...
Mauritius: UK Department of International Trade launches Africa Investment DealRoom
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The British High Commission in Mauritius and the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) on Thursday launched the DIT Africa Investment DealRoom, which is a direct follow-up to the UK-African Investment Summit that took place in London on 20 January 2020, PANA reported from here Full text...
Mauritania has not closed its borders because of coronavirus - Official
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Entry into Mauritania has not been prohibited for foreign nationals, but those arriving are subject to a protocol for health surveillance of the coronavirus outbreak in accordance with the rules of the World Health Organization (WHO), an official source said on Thursday Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
IFAD gives Guinea Bissau more than 65 million dollars for agricultural diversification
Paris, France (PANA) – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Guinea Bissau’s government on Monday signed a financing deal of about US$ 65 Full text...
COVID-19 : Mauritius bans live animals importation from Italy, Iran, South Korea
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius' Commerce and Consumer Protection ministry on Wednesday introduced a temporary ban on importation of live animals including fish in view of the COVID-19 internationally Full text...
Mauritius: South African President postpones trip to Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Wednesday announced that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was invited as Chief Guest at the 52nd National Day celebrations to be held on 12 March 2020, has postponed his trip to Mauritius “due to the prevailing difficult economic situation" Full text...
Mauritius: PM says no case of Covid-19 reported to date
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth on Wednesday said that there has been no case of Covid-19 reported in Mauritius, following a meeting on the “alarming situation of this disease which is spreading at a fast pace across around the world and its impact and gravity on both international and national fronts Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Mauritius: Catholic Church takes action to curb spread of coronavirus
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Cardinal Maurice E Full text...
Mauritania: Prison administrators in West and North Africa meet in Nouakchott
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nouakchott is hosting a four-day meeting of the Colorado Network for Penitentiary Emergence in West and North Africa (RECEPAON) from Tuesday Full text...
Mauritius introduces Road Crash Data Management System to reduce road crashes
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Land Transport and Light Rail minister, Mr Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Mauritius: Tourist arrivals decrease by 1.1% in 2019
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius, a governmental institution, said on Monday that the number of tourist arrivals in the country in 2019 decreased by 1 Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Mauritius: The best journalists of 2019 rewarded
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Media Trust, an umbrella organization of the Mauritian government, honoured the best journalists of the year 2019 at a ceremony held Saturday evening in Ebène, 20 km north of the capital, PANA noted Full text...
Human Rights Commission denounces arbitrary arrests in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - In a statement published on Saturday, the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) of Mauritania denounced "arbitrary arrests and detentions without reason" having touched the defenders of human rights "in the exercise of their right to freedom of expression and assembly " in recent years Full text...
Guinean Sunday's elections postponed
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - President Alpha Condé Friday evening announced a “slight postponement” of the double referendum and parliamentary elections scheduled for Sunday and boycotted by several opposition parties, an official source told PANA here Full text...
Mauritanian governments warns against breaching national unity
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian minister of the Interior, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzough, has warned all those “breaching the country’s unity, national cohesion and stability” on social networks at a press briefing here Thursday Full text...
Mauritius to sign the SADC Protocol on the prisoner swap
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has agreed to sign the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on the Inter-State Transfer of prisoners, official sources told PANA Friday in the Mauritian capital, following the weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers Full text...
Covid-19: 42 flights from Tunisia to Saudi Arabia cancelled
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 42 flights connecting Tunisia to Saudi Arabia were canceled following the decision of the Saudi authorities to suspend the entry of pilgrims into Saudi territory due to the spread of the coronavirus in the world, the Secretary General of the Tunisian Federation of travel agencies and tourism, Dhafer Latif, announced Full text...
Mauritius: Health authorities prepare national Action Plan to respond to Covid-19
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health authorities have prepared a national Action Plan comprising preventive and control measures aimed at assisting stakeholders to intervene efficiently as regards Covid-19, official sources told PANA on Friday in Port Louis Full text...
Mauritanians without Internet access for 48 hours
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Thousands of Mauritanians have been deprived of Internet access for nearly 48 hours, PANA learnt on Friday Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Guinea-Bissau: Supreme Court confirms Umaro Sissoco Embalo's victory
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The vote recount, requested by the Supreme Court in the Guinea Bissau presidential election, has confirmed winner of the 29 December, 2019, polls, Umaru Sissoco Embalo, as the president-elect Full text...
Kenya elected Chair of Contact Group on piracy off Somalia coast
Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) - Kenya on Thursday was elected as Chair of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) for a period of two years Full text...
Kenya’s Defence Secretary calls on Mauritian Prime Minister
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Monica Juma, on Thursday, called on Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth in Port Louis, the Government Information Services (GIS) said Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
G5 Sahel, Union of Chambers of Commerce of the Sahel sign cooperation agreement
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - On the sidelines of its 6th Summit of Heads of State, the G5 Sahel Permanent Secretariat and the Union of G5 Sahel Chambers of Commerce (UCCG5S) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on economic, social challenges and strengthening the resilience of populations of the sub-region, according to a document sent to PANA on Wednesday Full text...
Malian military battalion takes part in operation Flintlock in Mauritania
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An autonomous battalion of Mali's special forces is participating in the 2020 edition of exercise Flintlock, which ends on Friday in Mauritania, PANA learned on Wednesday from security sources Full text...
Mauritius Financial Services Commission hosts pension supervisors’ international conference
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The international conference of the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS) is due to open on Thursday at Flic-en-Flac in Mauritius on the theme, 'Financial and governance issues in private pension schemes', ”, opens Thursday at the Hilton Hotel, at Flic-en-Flac, government officials said here on Wednesday Full text...
African countries warned of attempts to scuttle their contribution to settlement of Libyan crisis
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan prime minister, Fayez Al-Sarraj, on Tuesday expressed his desire to see the African Union play a central role in finding a solution to the Libyan crisis Full text...