Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
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OIC assists Islamic universities in Niger, Uganda
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has given humanitarian aid for Islamic education projects in Niger and Uganda, the organisation said on Monday in its official website Full text...
Mauritanian president receives Sahrawi envoy
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Monday received at the Palace of the Republic, Mr Full text...
President Aziz offers condolences to Ethiopian counterpart on plane crash
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)- Mauritanian president, Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, on Monday sent a message of condolences to Mrs Sahle-Work Zewde, president of the Democratic federal Republic of Ethiopia, following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane on the its way to Addis Ababa from the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Sunday Full text...
Belgian crew wins "Nyirangarama Tare Sprint Rally 2019" car race in Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan-Belgian crew of pilot Giancarlo Davite and co-driver Yan Demester, aboard a Mitsubishi Lancer, dominated the "Nyirangarama Tare Sprint Rally 2019" car race, which ran this weekend some 88 Full text...
Mauritian female population outnumbers male
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius indicated on Monday that the island's population was estimated at 1,265,637 as at 31 December 2018, with a growth rate of 0 Full text...
Mauritius offers US$100 000 to Madagascar to fight measles outbreak
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday announced a donation of US$ 100,000 to Madagascar to support the fight against the measles outbreak, following a meeting in Port Louis with Malagasy President Andry Nirina Rajoelina who is on a three-day State visit Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Monday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
'A new chapter’ dawns for democracy in Guinea-Bissau, says top UN official
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - The UN’s Deputy Special Representative in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau has congratulated politicians, voters and officials across the country for the peaceful conduct of Sunday’s national assembly election Full text...
Malagasy leader arrives in Mauritius on state visit
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Madagascar’s President Andry Nirina Rajoelina arrived Sunday at the head of a nine-member delegation in Mauritius for a ten-day state visit, official sources told PANA Full text...
Women hit headlines this week in Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The news was dominated this week in Mauritius by the celebration of International Women's Day with a statement by Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, assuring that the government will not tolerate any discrimination against women Full text...
Libya elected vice-president of the executive board of AU’s financial, planning and economic affairs
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The third ministerial conference of the African Union’s specialized technical committee on finances, planning, economy and integration, held from 4 to 8 March in the Cameroonian capital, Douala, elected Libya as vice-president of the committee’s executive board Full text...
Mauritania commemorates International Day of Women's Rights
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania Friday marked International Day of Women's Rights with a demonstration to highlight the plight of women producers and processors of milk in the agro-pastoral regions of the country, officials told PANA here Full text...
Mauritius, Madagascar to sign three MOU during Malagasy President visit next week
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Madagascar will sign three Memorandums of Understanding during the visit of Malagasy President, Mr Andry Nirina Rajoelina, to Mauritius from 10 to 13 March 2019 Full text...
Nigerian, Guinea Bissau voters go to the polls this weekend to elect governors, MPs
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerians return to the polls on Saturday to elect State governors and State Houses of Assembly members after presidential polls two weeks ago, while on Sunday voters in Guinea Bissau will file out to vote for the country’s 102-seat People’s Assembly Full text...
PM says Mauritius will not tolerate discrimination against women
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Friday said that the government will not tolerate any discrimination against women and no efforts will be spared towards protecting women against injustice and violence as well as in preserving their identity Full text...
ICRC opens office in northeast Mali region of Ménaka
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has announced the opening of a new office in Ménaka, north-east Mali to "meet the humanitarian needs of the people Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Mauritania Central Bank closes several fund transfer services in the country
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) has closed hundreds of illegal fund transfer outlets, as part of the implementation of a roadmap to regulate their activities, according to a statement by the institution made public on Thursday Full text...
Cameroonian PM says Monetary Fund will change industrialisation tide in Africa
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The African Union should speed up the formation of the African Monetary Fund (AMF), which would mark the turning point in Africa's efforts to rapidly industrialise, Cameroonian Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute said on Thursday Full text...
Burkina Faso calls for mobilisation ahead of Mauritania clash for AFCON 2019 qualifiers
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkina Faso football federation on Thursday called for strong mobilisation ahead of the match against Mauritania on 22 March, as part of the last round of qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2019) to be hosted by Egypt Full text...
Malagasy President chief guest at Mauritius National Day celebrations
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - President Andry Nirina Rajoelina of Madagascar will be on a State Visit to Mauritius from 10-13 March as Chief Guest of the Government on the 51st National Day celebrations to be held on Tuesday Full text...
76 political parties in Mauritania dissolved
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - As part of the "rationalization of the political space to reduce the cost of organizing elections", 76 Mauritanian political parties have been notified of their dissolution, following a decree by the Interior Ministry Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Guinea Bissau votes Sunday to elect members of Parliament
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – Voters go to the polls on Sunday in Guinea Bissau to elect members of parliament (MPs) for the next Parliament to get the country out of the political crisis that has shaken the country for more than three years Full text...
Mauritius minister highlights ICT role in timely disaster management
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Technology, Communication and Innovation minister Yogida Sawmynaden on Wednesday said that Information and Communication Technology (ICT), “without a doubt”, plays a pivotal role in enabling and providing timely disaster response, management and reconstruction after disasters, as well as in promoting disaster risk reduction and preparedness Full text...
AU sees state policies leading to major shift in intra-Africa trade
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has become the biggest loser in the latest international trading trends observed by an African Union Commission research team, which shows exports mostly from East African countries to the Euro zone dropping by a massive 20% Full text...
Mauritanian President congratulates Senegalese President on re-election
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian head of state, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Tuesday sent a message of congratulations to Senegalese President Macky Sall on his re-election for a second five-year term Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
AU finance ministers endorse proposed international sovereign rating agency
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Ministers of finance, economy and planning approved a new roadmap towards the creation of a ratings agency on Tuesday to help provide sovereign rating services to countries and companies in order to enhance rapid access to the international debt markets Full text...
Mauritania President Abdel Aziz congratulates his Ghanaian counterpart
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz extended a congratulatory message on Tuesday to his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Akufo-Addo, on the occasion of the National Day celebration Full text...
AU makes widespread reform proposals to drive African industrial growth
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The African Union Commission has called on countries to rapidly ratify treaties aiming for the creation of the Central Bank, Monetary Fund and the Investment Bank to help mobilize the wealth required to finance rapid economic growth and create more jobs Full text...
Soro claims his rebellious stand gave Ivorian presidency to Alassane Ouattara
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Former Speaker of the Ivorian Parliament, Guillaume Soro, on Monday received the women of the Rally for Côte d'Ivoire (RACI), a political party set up on 16 February and claiming to be his allies Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius Full text...
Mauritius to launch first Infrared Satellite end 2019
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) The first Mauritian Infrared Satellite (MIR-SAT1), a project of the Mauritius Research Council (MRC), will be launched by the end of this year Full text...
Mauritania launches the alliance 8.7
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The 8 Full text...
Francophonie Secretary General expected to make first visit to Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The new Secretary General of the International francophonie organisation (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo, who took office in January, will make her first visit to Bamako before the end of the year, she said at the end of talks with President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, on the sidelines of the 26 Pan-African cinema and television festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO, which end at the weekend in the Burkina Faso capital Full text...
Mauritanian gendarmerie contingent leaves for Central African Republic
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A contingent of the Mauritanian gendarmerie left Nouakchott on Sunday for Bangui, Central African Republic, where it will be deployed as part of the UN Multidimensional Mission in Central Africa (MINUSCA) Full text...
Mauritanian opposition party supports the candidacy of Ghazouani for in 2019 presidential election
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Democratic Renewal (RD), a Mauritanian opposition party, has thrown its weight behind the candidacy of Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed Ghazouani in the 2019 presidential election, according to a statement issued on Sunday Full text...
League of Arab States condemns terrorist attacks on Mogadishu
The Chagos case on the news this week in Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The judgment on the Chagos case following the ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Britain dominates stories in the Mauritian media this week Full text...
Senegalese Prime Minister visits Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Senegalese prime minister, Mohamed Boun Abdallah Dionne, arrived on Friday evening in Nouakchott for a working visit to Mauritania, PANA learned from official sources Full text...
Saturday's forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Saturday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania Full text...
AU welcomes President Buhari's victory in Nigerian polls
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)- African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has congratulated Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari for winning a second-term in office Full text...
Friday's exchange rates for Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania Full text...
Mauritius launches Crop Loss Compensation Scheme for farmers
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Crop Loss Compensation Scheme for the benefit of small non-sugar planters registered with the Small Farmers Welfare Fund (SFWF) was launched on Friday by the Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr Full text...