Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak has cancelled his visit to Mauritius from 11-13 March as Chief Guest of the Government of Mauritius on the occasion of the island’s 46th National Day Celebrations 2014 due on Wednesday
©- - 09 march 2014 - 17:17:47 - thread Union africaine (130 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya has slipped against the Euro and the CFA Franc but has remained stable against the US Dollar, according to Sunday's foreign exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank
©- - 09 march 2014 - 11:44:35 - thread Union africaine (160 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Malaysian Prime Minister, Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, will be the Chief Guest of honour on the occasion of the Mauritian 46th National Day Celebrations on Wednesday, PANA reported Saturday from here
©- - 08 march 2014 - 14:22:43 - thread Union africaine (177 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian government has decided to end the activities of several charity organizations claiming to be representative of the Muslim religion, reliable sources told PANA on Friday
©- - 07 march 2014 - 21:03:19 - thread Union africaine (103 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The roadmap for the eradication of slavery, which the Mauritanian government adopted on 27 February, following a UN assessment mission on the illegal practice, will be carried out under 29 measures, the Mauritanian Minister of Justice, Sidi Ould Zeine, indicated here Thursday at the end of the nation's Council of ministers’ meeting
©- - 07 march 2014 - 14:27:47 - thread Union africaine (189 words)


Rome, Italy (PANA) - The African Union (AU) representative to the second international support conference for Libya, held in Rome, Italy, Thursday, has proposed the establishment of a special commission to support Libya
©- - 07 march 2014 - 11:37:37 - thread Union africaine (205 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A ten-member high-level Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) panel, chaired by former South African President Thabo Mbeki, which is looking into the illicit financial flows on the continent, is presently in Mauritius to examine and assess the Island's experience and laws aimed at tackling the problem, PANA reported from here Friday
©- - 07 march 2014 - 10:58:01 - thread Union africaine (200 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 07 march 2014 - 09:17:58 - thread Union africaine (108 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Prison Service has built four places of worship in the yard of the new prison at Melrose, in the centre of the island, to allow detainees practice their religions, PANA reported from here
©- - 06 march 2014 - 17:31:17 - thread Union africaine (134 words)


Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) - African scientists are meeting Thursday and Friday in Quatre-Bornes, 20 kilometres south of Port-Louis, the Mauritian capital, to discuss the second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2)
©- - 06 march 2014 - 16:13:36 - thread Union africaine (239 words)


Pailles, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam on Thursday inaugurated the second edition of the “Confluences 2014 International Book Fair”, at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre, Pailles, near Port-Louis
©- - 06 march 2014 - 15:36:09 - thread Union africaine (267 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 410
©- - 06 march 2014 - 10:51:51 - thread Union africaine (121 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 25
©- - 06 march 2014 - 08:20:24 - thread Union africaine (109 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian High Authority of the Press and the Audiovisual (HAPA) has deplored the coverage, by several private television networks, of the recent events linked to the desecration of the Quran in a mosque in Nouakchott, the Mauritaian capital
©- - 05 march 2014 - 18:36:18 - thread Union africaine (131 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Finance Minister, Xavier-Luc Duval, said here Wednesday that the possibility of Mauritius reaching the status of a high-income economy in six years or about US$ 13,000 per head is real
©- - 05 march 2014 - 18:20:23 - thread Union africaine (231 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Several Mauritanian political parties and organisations Wednesday condemned the desecration of the Quran at the weekend in a mosque in the outskirts of Nouakchott, the capital
©- - 05 march 2014 - 17:28:48 - thread Union africaine (191 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 411
©- - 05 march 2014 - 11:47:14 - thread Union africaine (129 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 25
©- - 05 march 2014 - 08:40:06 - thread Union africaine (109 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The second phase of a scheme under which 12,000 compost bins and a mixing tool will be distributed to households was launched here Tuesday by the Commission of Mauritius A Sustainable Island (MID)
©- - 04 march 2014 - 13:42:05 - thread Union africaine (280 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya fell against the Euro and the CFA Franc but remained stable against the US Dollar, according to Tuesday's foreign exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank
©- - 04 march 2014 - 11:24:48 - thread Union africaine (154 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 25
©- - 04 march 2014 - 09:38:32 - thread Union africaine (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Thousands of Muslim faithfuls took the streets of Nouakchott Monday, to protest against ''a desecration'' of the Koran, the Muslim Holy Book, after finding some pages torn and scattered in a mosque here Sunday evening
©- - 03 march 2014 - 15:24:18 - thread Union africaine (111 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 409
©- - 03 march 2014 - 12:37:02 - thread Union africaine (130 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 25
©- - 03 march 2014 - 10:09:04 - thread Union africaine (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)- Following are the results of the 11th round of matches in the Mauritanian first division football league , played on Friday and Saturday: Group A AS Kaédi Moderne 2-2 Garde Nationale FC Nouadhibou 0-0 ASAC Concorde AS SNIM 1-0 ITAHAD ASSABA Group B AS Armée Nationale 0-0 FC Tevragh-Zeina ZEM ZEM 1-2 Trarza Kedia de Zouerate 0-1 ACAS Ksar Standings: Group A 1st-ASAC Concorde 23 points 2nd-SNIM de Nouadhibou 20 points 3rd-FC Nouadhibou 17 points 4th-GUMEL 13 points 5th-AS Garde Nationale 7 points 6th- ITIHAD ASSABA 7 points 7th-AS Kaédi Moderne 2 points Group B 1st-FC TEVRAGH –ZEINA 19 points 2nd-ACAS Ksar 16 points 3rd-AS Armée Nationale 15 points 4th-KEDIA de Zouerate 14 points 5th-ZEM ZEM 13 points 6th-NADI TIDJIKJA 9 points 7th-Trarza 5 points -0- PANA SAS/SSB/BBA/SEG 2March2014
©- - 02 march 2014 - 12:41:15 - thread Union africaine (167 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Sunday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 409
©- - 02 march 2014 - 11:35:13 - thread Union africaine (130 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania’s opposition parties, trades unions and civil society organisations on Friday began a forum aimed at demanding the creation of conditions for free, fair and inclusive elections that could result in democratic and peaceful change
©- - 28 february 2014 - 22:12:20 - thread Union africaine (188 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius indicated Friday that, based on latest available data on tourist arrivals and information gathered from stakeholders, the forecast for tourist arrivals in 2014 for Mauritius stands at 1,030,000, representing an increase of 3
©- - 28 february 2014 - 14:57:10 - thread Union africaine (315 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coach of the Mauritanian national football team, Patrice Neveu, on Friday unveiled a list of 20 players in preparation for an international friendly match against Niger, scheduled for 5 March in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital
©- - 28 february 2014 - 14:07:56 - thread Union africaine (175 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian government will adopt an official policy for the eradication of all forms of slavery in the country, the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Gulnara Shanian, said late Thursday at a press conference held at the end of her four-day assessment mission here
©- - 28 february 2014 - 12:43:34 - thread Union africaine (239 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has urged Guinea-Bissau and the international community to redouble efforts aimed at preparing for the long delayed elections which have been postponed yet again
©- - 27 february 2014 - 17:14:04 - thread Union africaine (522 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Several hundred Mauritanians, including media professionals and politicians, demonstrated on Thursday in front of the offices of Al-Jazeera television network in Nouakchott, asking for the release of the four journalists of the Qatar-based international TV channel who have been detained for many weeks in Egypt
©- - 27 february 2014 - 17:10:02 - thread Union africaine (222 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya appreciated against the Euro and the CFA Franc but fell slightly against the US Dollar, according to Thursday's foreign exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank
©- - 27 february 2014 - 11:49:13 - thread Union africaine (160 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Claiming that the Mauritanian National Electoral Commission (CENI) failed in last year's municipal and legislative elections, the Coalition for a Peaceful Alternative (CPA), which includes three moderate opposition parties, Wednesday called for the appointment of a new electoral umpire in the country
©- - 26 february 2014 - 17:28:07 - thread Union africaine (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 411
©- - 26 february 2014 - 11:42:05 - thread Union africaine (129 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will Thursday attend Nigeria’s centenary celebrations in the capital city of Abuja, where she will deliver a goodwill message on behalf of the African Union, the Commission announced here Wednesday
©- - 26 february 2014 - 11:28:38 - thread Union africaine (188 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 25
©- - 26 february 2014 - 08:51:13 - thread Union africaine (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who is the current chairman of the African Union (AU), left Nouakchott Tuesday for Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, where he is due to attend a meeting on the post-2015 development agenda, official sources said
©- - 25 february 2014 - 12:52:17 - thread Union africaine (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 410
©- - 25 february 2014 - 12:16:52 - thread Union africaine (122 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 25 february 2014 - 08:19:01 - thread Union africaine (109 words)