Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Opposition Rassemblement des Forces Democratiques (RFD) wants a general audit of Mauritania's economic situation under a decade of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, PANA reported, quoting an opposition press statement sent on Monday Full text...
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Mauritania pressure group calls for flood emergency plan in two regions
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's political class continues to call for national and international mobilization in areas where severe floods have resulted in loss of life and damage to property Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Mauritanian opposition leader calls for emergency measures for a disaster-stricken city
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The leader of the Democratic Opposition in Mauritania, Brahim El Bekaye, has called on the government to provide a full assessment of the floods recorded this week in the city of Selibaby, 650 km southeast of Nouakchott Full text...
Siala, Faki discuss AU contribution to resolution of the Libyan crisis
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala met with African Union Commission (AU) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) for discussion on the contribution of the continental organization to resolution of the Libyan crisis Full text...
Mauritius’s trade deficit to reach MRs 124.8 billion at the end of 2019
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday said the forecast of total exports for 2019 will be about MRs 83 billion and the forecast total imports will be around MRs 207 Full text...
Mauritius deaths due to road crashes drop by 21.6%
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 69 persons died in Mauritius as a result of road accidents during the first half of 2019 against 88 during the corresponding period of 2018, showing a decrease of 21 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 Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Mauritius' population stood at 1,265,985 as at 1 July 2019
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Thursday released statistics about the population of Mauritius, indicating that as at 1 July 2019, the population of the Republic of Mauritius stood at 1,265,985, representing an increase of around 0 Full text...
List of 23 Mauritanians for friendly match against Tunisia
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coach of Mauritania national football team Mourabitounes, Corentin Martins, has released a list of 23 players selected for the friendly match against Carthage Eagles of Tunisia, in Tunis on 6 September as part of the FIFA window Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
BP administrator visits Mauritanian president Ghazouani
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Wednesday met with the managing director of British Petrolum (BP), Bernard Lony, who is leading a delegation from the company on a visit the country, the state-run Mauritanian news agency (AMI) reported Full text...
AU calls on Japan to intensify private sector investment in Africa
Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - The African Union has urged the Japanese government to continue promoting private investment in Africa as the best model for deepening economic development Full text...
AU delegation encourages women participation Sudan’s peace process
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A high-level delegation of African Union (AU) women leaders has started a five-day mission to Sudan by bringing together women activists to help promote women participation in peace and politics in the country Full text...
Mauritanian gov't delegation visits flood disaster victims
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Mauritanian government delegation has travelled to Selibaby, more than 650 km south-east of Nouakchott, to condole with the people following floods that claimed lives, according to the state-owned Mauritanian Information Agency (AMI) 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 Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
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Downpour and floodwaters engulf Mauritanian town
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Selibaby town, over 650 km from Nouakchott - in the far east of the Senegal River valley, has recorded nearly 200 mm rain that caused floods on Tuesday and washed away homes Full text...
Tourist arrivals in Mauritius increase by 0.5%
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Tuesday said the number of tourists who visited the island during the first half of 2019 increased 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 Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Mauritanian government promises safety of public finances
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania’s Minister of Finances Mohamed Lemine Dhehbi Monday assured the public that the country’s financial situation was satisfactory, saying rumors circulating in the media about difficulties were baseless
The minister, who was speaking here Monday at a news briefing, said tender bids related to the issuance of treasury bonds called last week ‘’are a routine and ordinary management operation that cannot be interpreted as sign showing difficulties at the public treasury’’ Full text...
US-Africa trade show holds next September in New York
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - An exhibition to strengthen US-Africa trade relations will be held on September 20 in New York, on the theme "United States-Africa: Business Opportunities and Development of the trade", according to an officialcommuniqué sent to PANA Full text...
Sahel crisis: G7 leaders, African partners fail to take strong commitments in Biarritz
Biarritz, France (PANA) - As leaders of the G7 countries met with representatives of the G5 Sahel countries on Sunday in Biarritz, Norwegian Refugee Council and Action Against Hunger were deeply concerned by the lack of strong measures to address the crisis in the Sahel region Full text...
Liverpool International Academy opens in Mauritius
Cote d’Or, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Liverpool International Academy targeting young Mauritians aged 12 to 15 years and providing age-specific coaching sessions for players to improve their football skills as well as technical, tactical, physical, social and mental abilities was launched at the weekend at Cote d’Or, in the centre of the island, PANA reported from here Full text...
New ENT hospital under construction in Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Quality of Life minister, Dr Anwar Husnoo, on Monday said the conversion of the old structure of the ENT Hospital (Ear, Nose, Throat) into a modern hospital in Mauritius is in line with the strategy of the government to improve the quality of hospital services Full text...
Mauritius condemns premature release of convicted Somali pirates
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nando Bodha, who chairs the Contact Group on Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS), on Monday strongly condemned the premature release of convicted pirates by Puntland and Somaliland authorities, PANA reported from here Full text...
Mauritania, China sign US$40 million cooperation agreement
Nouakchott, Mauritania(PANA) - Mauritanian Minister of Economy and Industry Sheikh El Kebir Ould Moulay Taher and China's Ambassador in Nouakchott, Zhang Jiango, on Friday signed an "annual agreement on economic and technical cooperation" with funding to the tune of US$40 Full text...
Saturday's forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
AUC Chairperson welcomes MoU on Rwanda, Uganda relations
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has welcomed the signing on Wednesday of a Memorandum of Understanding to improve political and economic relations between the governments of Rwanda and Uganda Full text...
Mauritania's new administration shows interest in Diaspora
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's new president, Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, gives strategic importance to the management of the issue of nationals living abroad, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad, Ismail Sheikh Ahmed 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 Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Mauritius takes action to control fruit flies
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday opened a Fruit Fly Rearing Facility in Reduit, a mass rearing system producing high quality insects at a cost of MRs 50 million, to control the fruit fly population in the island Full text...
Mauritius sets up desk to promote investment in Africa
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade minister Nando Bodha on Thursday said that Mauritius needs a hinterland to promote its trade and investment policy to be achieved with the African continent Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
African Union votes Kenya for UN Security Council seat 2021-2022
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has endorsed Kenya’s Candidature for a seat in the United Nations Security Council, the Kenyan foreign ministry said on Wednesday Full text...
Mauritania: Opposition Party calls for probe of President Abdel Aziz's government
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Union of Progressive Forces (UFP), an opposition party in Mauritania, has called for "a serious audit" of the immediate past government of President Abdel Aziz, according to a statement made public on Wednesday Full text...
Mauritius hosts international seminar on disruptive technologies
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - An international seminar started Wednesday in Balaclava, northern Mauritius, seeking to provide an insight on disruptive technologies, which displace established technology or a ground-breaking product such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things or 3D Printing, to create a completely new industry Full text...
Mauritius launches “Renewable Energy Roadmap 2030” for its electricity sector
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – ene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Energy and Public Utilities minister Ivan Collendavelloo on Tuesday launched the “Renewable Energy Roadmap 2030” for the electricity sector aiming to enable the optimum production of energy from renewable resources and ensuring a transition to greener and cleaner energy 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 Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Strike warning on gold site in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The staff delegates of Tasiast Mauritania Limited (SA), a subsidiary of the Canadian company, Kinross, which operates a gold-mining site in the north of the country, have served notice of an indefinite strike within 10 days if their concerns are not addressed Full text...
Senegal: Gunmen seize cows, enter Guinea Bissau
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Gunmen armed with rifles Tuesday stole cattle from Djibanar, a village located about 60km east of Ziguinchor, main city of Senegal’s southern region of Casamance, reliable sources told PANA here Full text...
Mauritius to mark Pope Francis visit by planting 200,000 trees
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Pope Francis' visit to Mauritius on September 9 will be marked by the planting of 200,000 trees by next December across the island, Mauritian media reported on Tuesday quoting the Vicar General of the Diocese of Port Louis, Jean-Maurice Labour Full text...
African experts train Mauritians in leather craft skills
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Experts from the Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI) are conducting a five-day lather craft training programme in Mauritius to enable Mauritian craftsmen acquire knowledge and skills to develop leather products, PANA reported from here Full text...
Mauritius, UN sign strategic partnership pact for 2019/2023 period
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and the United Nations on Tuesday signed a Strategic Partnership Framework (SPF) agreement for the period 2019/2023 which is based on six areas 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 Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...