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Coronavirus: One new imported case listed in Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – One new imported case of COVID-19 was detected in Mauritius on Friday on a repatriated passenger who came a day earlier on board a flight from the United Kingdom, PANA learnt from the health authorities in Port Louis Full text...
Mauritania: National Assembly approves bill modifying retirement age
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Assembly of Mauritania has approved a bill to repeal and replace certain provisions of Law 93 Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The 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) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Mauritania: MPs accuse former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz of breaching integrity of national territory
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The parliamentary commission investigating former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz said here Thursday it “has information related to serious allegations of breach of national territory” Full text...
Coronavirus: Africa's access to coronavirus vaccine lies on local manufacturing: Africa CDC
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has warned that access to the coronavirus vaccine in Africa may be delayed unless countries emphasise on developing local manufacturing capacity Full text...
Mauritius wants to get out of EU tax haven blacklist
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade minister, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, on Thursday said the Government is working arduously to take Mauritius out of the European Union tax haven blacklist (EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions) at the earliest Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Mauritius bans single-use plastic products from 15 January 2021
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Environment ministry has on Wednesday issued a new regulation to control use of plastic material Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
'Mauritian women live longer than men,' says Statistics Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian women live longer than men by some 6 Full text...
Mauritius to adopt new strategy to open up to the world
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday night, told parliament that the government is working on a new strategy to open the Mauritian economy to the world using a four-pronged approach, PANA learnt from parliamentary sources Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius PM says Safe City camera is a must to ensure public safety, security
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday night told Parliament that wearing of protective masks to protect the population from COVID-19 is vital while the Safe City camera "is a must" to ensure public safety and security, PANA learnt from parliamentary sources Full text...
Mauritania to reform public, private media
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania is making moves to reform the public and private media sector, official sources told PANA here Tuesday Full text...
Mauritania: IOM welcomes improved legislation on human, migrants’ trafficking
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The International Organisation of Migration (OIM) has commended the Mauritanian government for its effort in curbing human trafficking and illegal trafficking of migrants Full text...
AU calls for calm, continuation of dialogue, negotiations in Mali
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, closely following the evolution of the socio-political situation in Mali, has welcomed the dispatch of a Mediation Mission from the ECOWAS for the resolution of the crisis Full text...
Mauritania records first damage of winter 2020
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Heavy rains in four parts of Mauritania in the past 24 hours have left a man dead and extensive property damage, according to the Interior ministry's daily bulletin Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritania records 50 new cases Monday
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania Monday recorded 50 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection out of 742 tests carried out, zero death and 196 recoveries, the ministry of Health said here Full text...
Mauritian football club fined for not using FIFA's TMS paperwork
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - World Football Governing Body, FIFA, has sanctioned Mauritian club, Cercle de Joachim, for failing to use its Transfer Matching System (TMS) Full text...
COVID-19: Internet user arrested in Mauritius for spreading false report on virus
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 39-year-old Mauritian resident of Rose-Hill town, some 20 km south of the capital, Port Louis, was arrested on Monday by police on suspicion of being behind false reports about the COVID-19, which circulated on Facebook last week, police sources told PANA Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritania records two deaths, 60 new cases
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Two coronavirus-related deaths and 60 new cases out of 450 tests were recorded on Sunday in Mauritania, the Ministry of Health announced in its daily assessment on the epidemiological situation Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Saturday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...
Mauritanian President Ghazouani receives in audience "Barkhane" force commander
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, Friday held talks with the visiting commander of the French force in Sahel “Barkhane”, General Pascal Facon, the state-run news agency (AMI) reported here Full text...
Indian Ocean Commission gets new Secretary-General
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has got a new secretary-general Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius repatriates 140 nationals from Asia
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Friday repatriated 140 nationals from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday morning on an Air Mauritius flight Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Mauritania to review retirement age
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has examined and adopted a draft bill amending and replacing several portions of the 93/009 Act of 18 January 1993 governing the general status of civil servants and contractual workers, an official source said here Thursday Full text...
Mauritanian President Ghazouani pleads for cancellation of Africa’s debt
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, current chairman of the G5 Sahel, Thursday pleaded for the cancellation of Africa’s debt, an official source said here Full text...
Mauritania: 1.4 million dollars seized in navy
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian coastal guards Thursday seized an amount of 1 Full text...
European, African leaders hold talks borderless intercontinental bloc
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African and European Union leaders on Thursday held important negotiations on the potential of creating a borderless regional bloc to promote balanced relations Full text...
Seven persons remanded for alleged embezzlement at Central Bank of Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian judiciary on Wednesday remanded seven persons for alleged "embezzlement, counterfeiting and illegal sale of foreign currency and money laundering" Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius trains 350 officers for public information on pandemic
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, on Thursday, said that as the COVID-19 lockdown has been lifted in the country, meetings are being organised with representatives of Non-Governmental Organisations, Health Centres, Community Centres, and schools to disseminate information about the virus more efficiently and attending to queries from members of the public Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...
Firearms trafficking, ‘enabler and multiplier of violence’ worldwide - UN agency
Vienna, Austra (PANA) - Firearms trafficking poses a “grave threat” to human life and international security, the UN crime fighting chief said on Wednesday, launching a new report from her agency that sheds light on the dangers of illicit firearms flows Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritania records 46 new confirmed cases of infection Wednesday
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania Wednesday recorded 46 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections out of 895 tests carried out, 0 death and 166 recoveries, said a report by Dr Sid’Ahmed ould Zahaf, managing director of Health Full text...
Mauritanian MPs to review decade of governance of former President Aziz
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A report prepared by a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP) on the decade of governance of former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, will be discussed and submitted for approval by a plenary on 31 July 2020 Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritania records 72 new cases Tuesday
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania Tuesday recorded 72 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, the daily bulletin of the ministry of Health said here Full text...
IGAD Heads of State Summit reviews peace progress in South Sudan
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders held a virtual Summit on Tuesday under the umbrella of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to discuss progress in the implementation of the South Sudan peace agreement Full text...
Mauritius amends criminal code protecting territorial sovereignty
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth was due on Tuesday to present before Parliament an amendment to the Criminal Code to criminalise, inter alia, the production or distribution of an article, an object or a document that conveys misleading information about, or misrepresents, the sovereignty of Mauritius over any part of its territory Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritania registers 91 new cases, 2 deaths Monday
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania Monday recorded 91 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections out of 766 tests carried out, two deaths and 138 recoveries, an official source told PANA here Full text...
Mauritania: Former President Aziz accused of trying to hand over an island to a Qatari prince
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP), charged with carrying out investigations into his governance for 11 years, including the awarding of dozens of contracts, has accused former Mauritanian President, Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz (2008/2019), of having proposed the transfer of an island in the national territory (located 100 km north of Nouakchott) to a prince of Qatar, PANA learned from parliamentary sources on Monday Full text...
Mauritius facing a demographic shift
Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Monday said that Mauritius is facing a demographic shift with a declining fertility rate and increasing life expectancy, PANA learnt from the Government Information Services (GIS) in Port-Louis Full text...
COVID-1(: No pandemic-related death recorded Sunday in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - No coronavirus-related death was recorded in Mauritania on Sunday, but officials announced 82 new cases out of 750 tests and 203 recoveries Full text...