Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Union (EU) and Cooperation has urged Spaniards not to visit the Saharawi camps in Tindouf (South Algeria) due to "growing instability in northern Mali and the entire Sahel region", according to a document made available to PANA on Friday Full text...
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Buhari says Nigeria to extend its natural gas pipeline to North Africa
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Equatorial Guinea said that Nigeria is considering the viability of extending its natural gas pipeline to North Africa Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank 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...
Mauritania: Unity, social measures at the center of presidential speech on Independence Day
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Thursday called for consultation between all political forces and the establishment soon of a general delegation in charge of the fight against poverty and precariousness Full text...
Mauritania: Former head of state absent from festivities marking independence
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was noticeably absent from celebrations marking the country's 59th anniversary of independence held Thursday (November 28th) in the city of Akjoujt, 250 kilometers north of Nouakchott Full text...
Mauritius trade deficit to increase in 2019
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius indicated on Thursday that based on trends and information from various sources, the forecast of total exports for 2019 will be around Rs 82,500 million while total imports for 2019 are forecast at around Rs 206,600 million 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...
Mauritanians support President Ghazouani in "battle" against predecessor Aziz
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Political parties and and many personalities and opinion leaders, including former ministers, ambassadors and deputies, as well as businessmen, have pledged their support for programmes introduced by Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, in what seems to signal a battle against his predecessor, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Full text...
Nigerian woman arrested with heroin pellets at a boarding school in Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 39-year-old Nigerian, Ifeanyichukwu Favour Ekwueme, was arrested on 20 November with 85 heroin pellets at a boarding school in the Mauritian capital, police sources said on Wednesday Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank 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...
Mauritanian government takes emergency measures to improve quality of health care
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government said here Tuesday it was taking several emergency measures to provide quality health care, an official statement issued here said Full text...
Mauritian interim President resigns
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Muairitius Acting President, Barlene Vyapoory, also Vice-President of the Republic, resigned from his post on Tuesday afternoon, as agreed a few days ago between him and the Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, PANA learned from official sources in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Mauritanian slave owner sentenced to 15 years in prison
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The criminal division responsible for the repression of crimes related to human trafficking has sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison, an individual named Itewel Oumrou Eida, for slavery on a citizen Mabrouka Mohamed and family members Full text...
Mauritius: Tourist arrivals decline by 0.1% from Jan-Sept 2019
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius has on Tuesday said that the number of tourist arrivals for the first nine months of 2019 (January to September) decreased by 0 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...
Mauritania celebrates 59th anniversary of its Army
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian army on Monday celebrated the 59th anniversary of the establishment of the military institution, witnessed by high-governme3nt officials, including the country’s Defence minister, General Hanana ould Sidi, the minister of Interior and Decentralization, Mohamed Salem ould Merzough, and several other civilian and military personalities, official sources told PANA Full text...
Mauritania celebrates int'l gender-based violence day
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The international day for gender-based violence on the theme: ‘’All united, organise the world to say to violence against women’’, was celebrated on Monday in Mauritania through several official and popular activities, PANA reported Full text...
Mahamat pays courtesy call on President Masisi
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Monday met with African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat who was on a visit to the country Full text...
Mauritius sets up high-level committee to address violence against women
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth has set up of a high-level committee in his Office to deal with the problem of violence against women Full text...
China launches Smart City project in Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – China has launched the JinFei Smart City Project in Riche Terre region near Port Louis, that includes a twin tower Jinfei-Maritim Five-Star Business Apartment Hotel of 16 floors each, with a mix of rooms and apartments, two restaurants, five conference halls and a helipad 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...
2 Pakistani navy ships provide medical services in Nouakchott
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Two vessels of the Pakistani Navy, "MOAWIN" and "ASLAT", are currently in Mauritanian waters (Nouakchott), as part of an overseas deployment operation affecting African countries, according to an official statement forwarded to PANA on Saturday Full text...
Mauritians protest violence against women
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - At the initiative of the European Union (EU), more than 100 people demonstrated Saturday in Port Louis, to raise awareness among Mauritians and promote concrete actions to combat violence against women, PANA reports from here Full text...
AUC Chief, Moussa Faki Mahamat, concludes working visit to South Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Friday concluded a two-day working visit to South Africa, where he held discussions with President Cyril Ramaphosa and his team of senior government officials Full text...
Guinea-Bissau students in Senegal want future president to raise education, health standards
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau's presidential election set for Sunday is currently the main topic of discussion among the country's students in Ziguinchor, southern Senegal Full text...
Mauritius: Chagossians demand their land back
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A hundred Chagossians, led by the leader of the Chagos Refugee Group, Olivier Bancoult, on Friday demonstrated with posters and banners for a few hours in front of the British High Commission in Port Louis, asking Britain to comply with its obligations under international law regarding the return of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius Full text...
AU struggles for role in political settlement of Libyan crisis (News Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Western countries' attempts to exclude the African Union (AU) from the process of seeking a political solution in Libya seem to overshadow the commitment of the African continental organisation to become more involved in the resolution of the crisis, given the impact of the situation in several countries in the region Full text...
Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Chagos: Mauritius calls on UK to comply with obligations under international law
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth Thursday called on the United Kingdom government to comply with its obligations under international law regarding the return of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius “as clearly set out in the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)”, PANA reported here Full text...
Mauritanian president receives Saharawi envoy
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani Thursday granted audience to the Saharawi minister of foreign affairs, Mohamed Salem Ould Saleck, special envoy of President Brahim Ghali, the pro -governmental news agency (AMI) reported here Full text...
Kenya: Legislators slam plans to criminalize unemployed higher education loans defaulters
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Youthful Kenyan members of parliament have castigated the government for demanding that unemployed HigherEducation Loans Board (HELB) defaulters be compelled to settle their state-sponsored loans Full text...
Call for eradication of slavery in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The President of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Mauritania, Ahmed Salem ould Bouhoubeiny, on Wednesday called for the eradication of slavery in this West African country Full text...
Mauritius appoints new Speaker of Parliament
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Parliament on Thursday elected Sooroojdev Fokeer as Speaker upon the proposal by Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, and seconded by Deputy Prime Minister Ivan Leslie Collendavelloo Full text...
Toward ratification of treaty on the African Drug Agency in Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is about to ratify the treaty establishing the African Drug Agency, adopted by the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, on 11 February 2019 in Addis Ababa, an official source told PANA in Bamako Full text...
Japanese automotive giant Sumitomo sets up branch in Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Sumitomo, Japanese giant of automotive components, will set up a production base in Tunisia, the Tunisian Agency for the Promotion of Foreign Investment has abbounced Full text...
Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
'Over 150 million citizens at risk of electronic fraud in Nigeria'
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday warned that over 150 million Nigerians in the financial system risk being defrauded through telecommunications platforms Full text...
Mauritania hosts National Conference on Childhood
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania on Wednesday hosted a ceremony marking the kick-off of the National Conference on Childhood (NSA), combined with the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Full text...
Mauritanian opposition coalition wants audit of public companies
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Coalition of Forces for Democratic Change (CFCD) Wednesday denounced the management of former Mauritanian leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz since 2008 and called for an auditing of several public capital companies, a statenebt issued here said Full text...
Mauritius marks African Statistics Day
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius, a governmental institution, on Wednesday marked the African Statistics Day focusing on Quality of Life Statistics, under the theme Everyone counts: quality statistics for better management of forced displacement in Africa Full text...
Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are the exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Rice sub-sector crucial to Gambia’s development - VP
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr Full text...
Mauritanian president urges African states to dry up sources of terrorism
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Mauritanian Head of State, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, said on Monday in Diamniadio, some 40 kilometers east of Dakar, that there is the need to fight against poverty, unemployment of young people and strengthen political and economic governance to prevent the spread of terrorism Full text...
South African arrested with heroin at Mauritius airport
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Officers of the Anti-Narcotics Section of the Mauritius Revenue Customs Authority have arrested a South African, Jacobus Van Der Merwe, with 57 pellets of heroin at the SSR International Airport, southern Mauritius Full text...
Mauritanian president to attend Dakar summit on peace and security
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh Ghazouani is the guest of honour at the Sixth Dakar Peace and Security Forum, which will be held on 18-19 November, under the theme, "Challenges of multilateralism Full text...
Mauritania improves performance of commercial courts
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania wants to improve the performance of its commercial justice by speeding up the handling of cases and by creation of specialized courts, according to a statement issued on Thursday at the end of the weekly meeting of the government Full text...