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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Expressing “great shock and profound sadness” following the death of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, ex-wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, described her as “an icon of the liberation struggle against Apartheid”
©- - 02 april 2018 - 19:28:44 - thread African Union (201 words)


Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Envoys of the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) have emphasized a gradual shift of security responsibilities from the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia to the Somali security forces, without retrogressing the progress already made in securing the country
©- - 02 april 2018 - 12:46:03 - thread African Union (399 words)


Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira, has lauded the AU troops in Lower Shabelle region for the gallantry they displayed, during a confrontation with Al-Shabaab earlier on Monday
©- - 02 april 2018 - 07:59:36 - thread African Union (192 words)


Mahajanga, Madagascar (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has opened its bureau in Madagascar, located in Mahajanga, a city in the northwest coast of the country
©- - 31 march 2018 - 15:11:47 - thread African Union (440 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania
©- - 30 march 2018 - 15:11:47 - thread African Union (135 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius
©- - 30 march 2018 - 11:36:24 - thread African Union (124 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The fallout from one of the biggest match-fixing scandals in recent history continues to be felt with Darren Lehmann on Thursday announcing that he is stepping down as coach of the Australian cricket team
©- - 29 march 2018 - 15:03:21 - thread African Union (206 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 29 march 2018 - 08:45:16 - thread African Union (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The United Nations has reset its action plan to address the root causes of the complex crisis in Africa’s Sahel, a region now home to one out of five people worldwide requiring humanitarian assistance, the UN deputy chief said on Wednesday
©- - 28 march 2018 - 22:07:03 - thread African Union (317 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 28 march 2018 - 11:39:36 - thread African Union (137 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius
©- - 28 march 2018 - 11:07:29 - thread African Union (123 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Tuesday met with African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat at the presidential palace in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian news agency (AMP) reported
©- - 27 march 2018 - 19:00:28 - thread African Union (213 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania
©- - 27 march 2018 - 11:35:59 - thread African Union (137 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian opposition coalition, National Forum for Democracy and Unity (FNDU), on Tuesday called for consultations on the electoral process and warned against the unilateral method currently being implemented by the government
©- - 27 march 2018 - 11:32:14 - thread African Union (189 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 27 march 2018 - 11:05:24 - thread African Union (125 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday’s exchange rates of the Ouguiya as issued by Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 23 march 2018 - 13:24:31 - thread African Union (136 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday’s exchange rates of the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 23 march 2018 - 13:18:09 - thread African Union (127 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has commended President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, who is current Chairperson of the African Union, for his country’s contribution of one million US dollars in support of the operationalization of the G5 Sahel joint force
©- - 23 march 2018 - 13:14:25 - thread African Union (267 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A diplomatic spat between South Africa and Australia continues to grow after a senior Australian minister on Thursday refused to backtrack on his efforts to allow white South African farmers to emigrate to the island nation
©- - 22 march 2018 - 18:33:14 - thread African Union (261 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI), in a report released on Thursday in Dakar, Senegal, has revealed that the human rights activists fighting against discrimination and slavery in Mauritania, are being persecuted
©- - 22 march 2018 - 15:43:42 - thread African Union (267 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian authorities and the International Monetary Funds (IMF) have agreed on the anticipated conclusion of the first review of the programme supported by the extended credit facility (ECF) that will result in the release of US$ 24 million, according to the mission that stayed in Nouakchott from 8-21 March, 2018
©- - 22 march 2018 - 12:59:31 - thread African Union (216 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 22 march 2018 - 12:03:00 - thread African Union (137 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius
©- - 22 march 2018 - 11:37:13 - thread African Union (123 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Africa’s embarkation on free trade and free movement promises prosperity for all Africans, as the continent is now set to prioritise the production of value-added goods and services that are “Made in Africa”, Rwandan President Paul Kagame stated on Wednesday as African leaders converged on his country’s capital to initial the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
©- - 21 march 2018 - 14:31:44 - thread African Union (599 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 21 march 2018 - 10:08:39 - 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
©- - 21 march 2018 - 08:46:39 - thread African Union (124 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will help African businesses benefit from economies of scale, and create supply chains that will allow the continent to reduce its import bills, especially for industrial inputs, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, said here on Tuesday
©- - 20 march 2018 - 18:23:16 - thread African Union (609 words)


Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow on Tuesday left Banjul for Kigali, Rwanda, to attend the extraordinary session of the African Union
©- - 20 march 2018 - 10:20:06 - thread African Union (95 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – In their bold pursuit of continental integration, African Heads of State and Government will on Wednesday converge on the Rwandan capital, Kigali, to launch the regional Free Trade Area as a new strategy for acceleration of development of their nations through commerce
©- - 20 march 2018 - 08:35:09 - thread African Union (843 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Member countries of the African Union (AU) must prove their ability to act as a united bloc in defending the interests of their continent, AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat told the organisation’s Executive Council meeting here on Monday to make final touches to the treaty establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
©- - 19 march 2018 - 19:41:45 - thread African Union (606 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – African countries look forward to great opportunities to be created by the upcoming continental free trade area in advancing the political, social and economic development of Africa as an integrated unit, a senior official of the African Union (AU) said here on Monday
©- - 19 march 2018 - 18:17:40 - thread African Union (428 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 19 march 2018 - 08:58:44 - thread African Union (125 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim intends to step down on 23 March 2018 following misunderstanding between her and Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, her lawyer told journalists here on Saturday
©- - 17 march 2018 - 15:00:08 - thread African Union (142 words)


Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States were extremely concerned by recent political and security developments in Mogadishu, according to a joint statement they issued here Saturday
©- - 17 march 2018 - 10:52:32 - thread African Union (191 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, on Friday to take part in the African Union Extraordinary Summit on the African Continental Free Trade Area, scheduled to hold on 21 March 2018
©- - 17 march 2018 - 07:00:45 - thread African Union (238 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Medical Services Directorate on Friday commemorated the Africa Healthy Lifestyle Day at the African Union Commission (AUC) Headquarters, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the slogan “When your life works your work works”
©- - 17 march 2018 - 06:14:56 - thread African Union (444 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The diplomatic spat between Australia and South Africa continues to deepen with Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu issuing a diplomatic letter to Australian High Commissioner Adam McCarthy, to demand a retraction of the comments made over South Africa’s land redistribution process
©- - 16 march 2018 - 16:50:42 - thread African Union (319 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The diplomatic spat between Australia and South Africa continues to deepen with Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu issuing a diplomatic letter to Australian High Commissioner Adam McCarthy, to demand a retraction of the comments made by over South Africa’s land redistribution process
©- - 16 march 2018 - 10:25:04 - thread African Union (320 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on Thursday congratulated the people of Sierra Leone for peaceful, transparent and credible General Elections they held on 7 March 2018
©- - 15 march 2018 - 18:47:31 - thread African Union (229 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 15 march 2018 - 15:21:15 - thread African Union (136 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A diplomatic row has broken out after an Australian government minister said “persecuted” white South African farmers need help from a “civilised” country
©- - 15 march 2018 - 14:47:31 - thread African Union (277 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 15 march 2018 - 10:48:00 - thread African Union (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 14 march 2018 - 11:11:57 - thread African Union (139 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 14 march 2018 - 08:17:31 - thread African Union (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 13 march 2018 - 11:30:38 - thread African Union (138 words)