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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 19 september 2017 - 10:20:59 - thread Union africaine (140 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 19 september 2017 - 08:33:57 - thread Union africaine (124 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - One year on since the historic United Nations summit for refugees and migrants, the international community has failed to make meaningful progress towards meeting the goals of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, Oxfam said Monday
©- - 18 september 2017 - 17:58:32 - thread Union africaine (573 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will host the first meeting of the International Scientific Committee for the Indentured Labour Route Project from 30 October to 1 November 2017, PANA learnt Monday from official sources in the Mauritian capital
©- - 18 september 2017 - 08:59:32 - thread Union africaine (94 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 18 september 2017 - 08:42:55 - thread Union africaine (123 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will endorse the Kigali Initiative to mobilise African Intellectuals Towards Quality Tertiary Education in line with Government’s vision to transform the island into an Education Hub and a Centre of Excellence for Higher Education
©- - 18 september 2017 - 07:55:12 - thread Union africaine (148 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday published a new list of cabinet ministers following the nomination of a new Attorney-General, Maneesh Gobin, who replaces Ravi Yerrigadoo, who resigned last week over allegations of money laundering
©- - 18 september 2017 - 07:39:09 - thread Union africaine (343 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 15 september 2017 - 10:05:26 - thread Union africaine (141 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 15 september 2017 - 10:03:11 - thread Union africaine (124 words)


Vienna, Austria (PANA) – Marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Secretary-General António Guterres has underscored the importance of justice to prevent conflict, promote peace and security, and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
©- - 15 september 2017 - 05:59:20 - thread Union africaine (458 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 14 september 2017 - 10:18:49 - thread Union africaine (124 words)


New York, US (PANA) – Concerned by the political crisis in Guinea-Bissau, the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday urged political actors to “put the interests of [the people] above all other consideration” and called on the country's leaders to engage in genuine dialogue, find common ground and implement the Conakry Agreement of 14 October 2016, including by appointing a consensus Prime Minister, as required by that accord
©- - 13 september 2017 - 18:30:26 - thread Union africaine (375 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 13 september 2017 - 08:51:29 - thread Union africaine (124 words)


Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The President of Guinea-Bissau, Jose Mario Vaz, arrived on Monday evening in Brazzaville for a two-day visit to Congo aimed at strengthening relations between the two countries, Congolese public radio announced on Tuesday
©- - 12 september 2017 - 10:46:47 - thread Union africaine (153 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 12 september 2017 - 07:55:44 - thread Union africaine (124 words)


Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - A three-day workshop aimed at improving Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory in the energy, transport, industrial process and product use and waste sectors opened on Monday night in Mauritius
©- - 12 september 2017 - 06:41:55 - thread Union africaine (238 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 11 september 2017 - 09:04:29 - thread Union africaine (124 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 08 september 2017 - 09:29:07 - thread Union africaine (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
©- - 06 september 2017 - 10:52:32 - thread Union africaine (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Former Mauritanian Speaker, Rachid Ould Saleh, passed away Sunday in Nouakchott after a long illness, PANA learned on Monday
©- - 04 september 2017 - 17:16:28 - thread Union africaine (56 words)


Vienna, Austria (PANA) – Following Sunday's reported nuclear bomb test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the head of the United Nations atomic agency has spoken against “an extremely regrettable act” that completely disregarded the international community's repeated demands
©- - 03 september 2017 - 14:47:45 - thread Union africaine (215 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Low participation of citizens in elections held in Africa and abuse of the social media by some sections of the civil society and political parties are matters of concern to the African Union (AU), according to a communiqué issued Wednesday by the Peace and Security Council (PSC)
©- - 30 august 2017 - 18:36:42 - thread Union africaine (483 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has called on the Kenyan people to unequivocally uphold decisions of the country’s Supreme Court on any post-election dispute arising from the elections conducted on 8 August 2017
©- - 30 august 2017 - 17:48:47 - thread Union africaine (282 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central bank of Mauritania
©- - 30 august 2017 - 15:40:00 - thread Union africaine (138 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will sign the Agreement establishing a Tripartite Free Trade Area among the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the East African Community (COMESA) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), PANA learnt on Tuesday from official sources in Port-Louis
©- - 29 august 2017 - 06:43:26 - thread Union africaine (157 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two white farmers who sparked a national outcry when they assaulted a black labourer and threatened to bury him alive last year were convicted on Friday
©- - 25 august 2017 - 14:45:35 - thread Union africaine (178 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central bank of Mauritania
©- - 24 august 2017 - 11:19:09 - thread Union africaine (150 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 24 august 2017 - 10:38:28 - thread Union africaine (123 words)


Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Tuesday, 22 August, 2017, debarred Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO), a Chinese construction and engineering company, for a minimum period of 12 months for fraud
©- - 23 august 2017 - 13:17:14 - thread Union africaine (443 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Tanzania are to sign three agreements in a bid to strengthen the existing relations between the two countries, PANA learnt on Monday from official sources in the Mauritian capital
©- - 21 august 2017 - 15:21:12 - thread Union africaine (140 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Burkina Faso will embark towards steering the existing bilateral and multilateral relations in view of boosting and giving a fresh impetus to the economic cooperation between the two countries, PANA learnt Monday from official sources in the Mauritian capital
©- - 21 august 2017 - 15:17:42 - thread Union africaine (158 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Union (AU) election observers said Wednesday they reserved the right to make further comments on the outcome of the Kenyan Presidential election, but affirmed the credibility of the process had not been brought into doubt despite challenges posed by the opposition
©- - 16 august 2017 - 18:47:29 - thread Union africaine (431 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The official inauguration of Rwanda's President-elect, Paul Kagame, will be held on Friday, according to an official source, which indicated on Wednesday that several African Heads of State and Government will attend the inauguration
©- - 16 august 2017 - 13:28:57 - thread Union africaine (130 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has made great strides over the last decade to top the competitiveness rankings in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but still lags emerging market peers as lackluster productivity and rapid real wage growth in recent years have reduced cost competitiveness, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to the island has observed
©- - 15 august 2017 - 07:57:14 - thread Union africaine (759 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, reacting to the the official announcement of the final results of the presidential election in Kenya on 11 August, 2017, by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), has called on all those wishing to challenge the results to do so through the channels provided for by the law
©- - 12 august 2017 - 19:23:48 - thread Union africaine (194 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have commended the Mauritanian authorities for their strong economic policy response to the challenging external environment of low metal prices, but noted that macroeconomic and financial stability as well as the incipient recovery remain fragile
©- - 10 august 2017 - 08:25:30 - thread Union africaine (597 words)


New York, US (PANA) – Following Mauritania's 5 August constitutional referendum, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has encouraged all stakeholders to ensure that disagreements are addressed peacefully within the confines of the law and respect for the rights to freedom of assembly and expression
©- - 09 august 2017 - 06:02:50 - thread Union africaine (155 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on Tuesday announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Leonard Muriuki Ngondi of Kenya as Force Commander for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
©- - 08 august 2017 - 16:24:30 - thread Union africaine (270 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma is enroute back to South Africa after visiting Zambia's former President Kenneth Kaunda at his home in Lusaka
©- - 06 august 2017 - 13:38:08 - thread Union africaine (127 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Preparing to deploy its short-term election observers to the field, the African Union Election Observer Mission (AUEOM) in Kenya ran a three-day orientation and briefing programme from 3- 5 August, 2017
©- - 05 august 2017 - 10:27:03 - thread Union africaine (212 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations human rights office has expressed concern about the ongoing unrest in Mauritania, ahead of the constitutional referendum scheduled for Saturday, particularly the apparent suppression of dissenting voices and the reported use of excessive force by the authorities against protest leaders
©- - 03 august 2017 - 16:52:17 - thread Union africaine (300 words)