Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, is closely following the Saudi Arabia – United States facilitated talks between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which commenced in Jeddah on Saturday, according to a statement issued by the Commission Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Ministry of Health and Wellness will introduce on 31 May, 2023, the Public Health (Restrictions on Tobacco Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 to provide for more restriction on the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and to discourage the use of tobacco in any form in the island Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities have said that four deaths were attributed to COVID-19 during the period 27 April to 3 May Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Angola have had discussions in Port-Louis on higher education during the visit of the Minister of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of Angola, Dr Maria do Rosário Bragança Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Representatives of Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have begun direct talks on Saturday in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah in a major diplomatic breakthrough to end the fighting between the two sides that has caused the death of more than 500 people, injured thousands, destroyed infrastructure, caused fear and panic and triggered a huge humanitarian crisis in the country and region Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has warned that the current clash in the Sudan could develop into a situation akin to what had occurred in Libya, 11 years ago, and could have serious repercussion on the continent Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, said here Tuesday that there was no need for more severe health restrictions, especially with the coming of the winter period Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius said on Saturday two deaths were recorded for coronavirus (COVID-19) over the period 20 -26 April, 2023 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Financial Services and Good Governance Minister, Mr Mahen Seeruttun, on Friday said the Mauritius government was keenly promoting the Mauritius International Financial Centre as a reinsurance hub Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Wednesday called for the setting up of a neighbourhood watch to prevent the occurrence of illegal activities in countries of the Western Indian Ocean region Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia have announced their commitment to the 72-hour truce brokered by the US and Saudi Arabia Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Sunday announced plans to evacuate Ghanaians caught up in Sudan’s disturbance, an official statement issued Sunday said Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius said on Thursday that the Balance of Visible Trade showed a deficit of Rs 14,735 million in February 2023 Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch, participated in the virtual meeting of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council held on Tuesday via the Zoom platform on the issue of national reconciliation in Libya Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- International and local entities have called on Sudanese to listen to the voice of wisdom and halt the fighting that will impact not only Sudanese people but the entire fragile east African region Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health authorities announced Friday that they would implement public health measures against the Marburg virus, following its detection in certain African countries Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) –The African Union and the East African Development Authority have condemned a recent request for Fatwa by a hardline person in Sudan to assassinate the representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the Sudan Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -Statistics Mauritius said Friday that the island received a total of 674,511 tourists from Europe in 2022 and 210,315 between January and March 2023 Full text...

Long Mountain, Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal opened Wednesday a Tobacco Cessation Clinic at the Long Mountain Hospital, north of the capital Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Customs Research and Intervention Brigade, supported by the Baskuy police, seized counterfeit banknotes worth more than 1,000,000 dollars, 56 fake gold bars, air force stripes, 02 Customs berets, communication devices and fake Customs stamps in Ouagadougou on 19 March, official sources said on Tuesday Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday, said that the Environmental Awards had been launched to better showcase and valorize best environmental practices while also encouraging a major environment transformational change Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius reported Saturday they had registered 49 active cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) as at 5 April 2023, out of which nine were admitted to a hospital Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Friday announced,  following the weekly meeting of the Cabinet, that it would join the Resolution adopted in March 2022 by the United Nations Environment Assembly to end plastic pollution towards an International Legally Binding Instrument Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A cross-border phenomenon, illegal migration, has become a pressing issue in Libya and on the African continent, where several countries are suffering the consequences, according to the Libyan newspaper "Alsabaah" Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Abdoulaye Bathily, at the end of the regional tour of Libya's southern neighbours - Sudan, Chad and Niger - has expressed his satisfaction, saying "it was successful} Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, affirmed here Thursday that his government would continue to transfer competences and provide services to citizens through municipalities to ensure an equitable distribution of resources Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, on Thursday condemned the acts of violence observed lately in Mauritian schools, stressing on the collective responsibility of all parents, educators, schools/institutions, Non-Governmental Organisations and the community at large Full text...

Roses-Hill, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity, Mrs Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo Wednesday launched an anti-influenza vaccination exercise 2023 at Rose-Hill in the centre of the island Full text...

Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritian health authorities said on Monday the prevalence of diabetes since 1987 in Mauritius which stood at 14 Full text...

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chadian President of the Transition, General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, in a meeting with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, expressed his country's full support to the UN-facilitated peace process in Libya Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – One hundred and eight people were killed on the Mauritian roads in 2022, same number as in 2021, Statistics Mauritius said in its latest economic bulletin published Saturday in the Mauritian capital Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Comorian President and current Chairman of the African Union (AU), Azali Assoumani, said here Thursday that terrorism and violent extremism seemed to feed each other Full text...

Pte-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Some 150 participants from Africa are attending a two-day 5th African Labour Law Society Conference on the theme, "African Labour Law in a Rapidly Tech Era"in Pointe aux Piments, northern Mauritius Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday reiterated the Government’s commitment to "demolish and disable" the drug trafficking network and ensure that there is no safe haven in the country for drug lords Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will introduce soon a Cycling Network Project, aimed at promoting cycling as an ecological mode of transportation across the island, the first one be launched in the regions of Beau-Bassin, Rose-Hill and Ebène, in the centre of the island Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius' Vice-Prime Minister, Mrs Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, who is also the Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, announced on Sunday that free pre-primary education would be offered from January 2024 Full text...

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - Prioritising vulnerable groups, evaluating and rationalising existing social assistance programmes, increasing local and community participation, establishing a national registry of beneficiaries, and developing targeting mechanisms to reach priority groups are the main recommendations for a social assistance strategy in Guinea-Bissau outlined in the report ‘Building Resilience for Vulnerable Populations’ released by the World Bank Full text...

Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – Sustained political stability will be critical to support economic growth and reforms in Guinea Bissau, while further financial support from the international community, through grants and concessional lending, is crucial, a team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded after virtual meetings with the authorities in the country Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Government will offer poor families the Home Solar Project to enable them to make significant savings on their energy bill by producing their own electricity and consequently contribute to a more sustainable environment Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The political news of the week that is drawing to a close will have been marked by a first visit to Burundi by the current chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, thus putting an end to six years of diplomatic friction between the two parties, according to analysts in Bujumbura Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Friday said no death was directly attributed to the coronavirus (COVID-19) over the period 9-15 March 2023 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will sign a new Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with Botswana, the Government Information Service (GIS) said on Friday Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian President Prithvirajsing Roopun on Thursday said that amid global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, his country should reconsider its high dependency on imports, increase supply of local food production, and streamline supply chain challenges Full text...

Pte aux Piments, Mauritius (PANA) – At the two-day conference organised by the AMETrade, Mauritian Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance, Mr Mahen Seeruttun has highlighted the opportunities for the investor community to unleash the potential of the African Continent Full text...

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Routed through new hubs and expanded criminal networks, cocaine trafficking has made a dramatic comeback following an initial slowdown caused by the emergence of COVID-19, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said on Thursday in a hard-hitting new report Full text...

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has sounded the alarm that about 2 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday opened a 1,000-people Climate Refuge Centre at Quatre Soeurs, in the southern part of the island, with the objective to protect and safely evacuate local communities living along the south-eastern coastal stretch who are at risk in events of inundation from high tides, storm surges and tidal waves Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Monday that diabetes mellitus was the leading cause of death in Mauritius in 2021, accounting for 20 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian authorities must heed the importance of decisive implementation of structural reforms, including improving governance, transparency, the business environment and financial inclusion, and mitigating the challenges posed by climate change Full text...