Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Government Wednesday announced the appointment of Vijay Pritam Purmessur as Director-General of the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), replacing Dhanjay Callikan who resigned, PANA reported from Port-Louis
©- - 31 december 2014 - 14:38:01 - thread Union africaine (136 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 24
©- - 30 december 2014 - 09:18:14 - thread Union africaine (110 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - ASAC Concorde, a Nouakchott-based side, has maintained its lead in the Mauritanian first division soccer league, despite drawing goalless with Gumel in the 9th round of matches played over the week-end
©- - 29 december 2014 - 13:51:47 - thread Union africaine (179 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Governor of the Central Bank of Mauritius Rundheersingh Bheenick has been sacked by the country's new government, PANA reported Monday
©- - 29 december 2014 - 09:58:18 - thread Union africaine (102 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The most important political event in 2014 in Mauritania was the presidential election, boycotted by the many opposition parties but largely won by President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, with an anti-slavery activist coming second, according to analysts
©- - 28 december 2014 - 14:01:45 - thread Union africaine (167 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - At its Council of Ministers meeting here Thursday, the Mauritanian government adopted the draft law on ratifications of the Convention on the creation of 5 Saharan States Grouping (G5), signed in Nouakchott on 19 December, PANA learnt Friday from official sources
©- - 26 december 2014 - 12:33:59 - thread Union africaine (112 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The trial of anti-slavery activists in Mauritania began Wednesday in Rosso, 200 km South of the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, PANA learnt from Judicial sources
©- - 25 december 2014 - 15:48:28 - thread Union africaine (135 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritians are celebrating Christmas under heavy rains which started on the island Tuesday and is expected to continue until Friday, according to the Meteorological Station
©- - 25 december 2014 - 07:46:51 - thread Union africaine (281 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Malagasy citizen, Hervé Michel Randriantsara, has been arrested at the island’s international airport while trying to import heroin into the island, the Mauritian Police announced Thursday in Port-Louis
©- - 25 december 2014 - 07:36:23 - thread Union africaine (88 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 379
©- - 24 december 2014 - 12:09:35 - thread Union africaine (131 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 24
©- - 24 december 2014 - 08:40:03 - thread Union africaine (111 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 381
©- - 23 december 2014 - 15:24:43 - thread Union africaine (131 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 24
©- - 23 december 2014 - 14:25:28 - thread Union africaine (111 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 127 persons, including 52 motorcyclists, have died in road accidents between 1January 2014 to date compared to a toll of 134 during the same period in 2013, PANA reported Monday from the Mauritian capital, Port Louis
©- - 22 december 2014 - 17:25:01 - thread Union africaine (130 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Austrian Dollar 24
©- - 22 december 2014 - 12:33:48 - thread Union africaine (111 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Mondays foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 382,18 386,01 1 US Dollar 311,53 314,65 1 Pound Sterling 487,20 492,08 100Swiss Francs 31 759,46 32
©- - 22 december 2014 - 12:28:13 - thread Union africaine (140 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The media in Mauritania this week devoted a large part of their comments to an intense activity of sub-regional security and diplomacy, with the holding of the Summit of Heads of State and government for the “Nouakchott Process” held on Thursday and an extraordinary summit of Sahel G5 on Friday
©- - 20 december 2014 - 18:13:58 - thread Union africaine (231 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's state run mobile telephone firm, Ethio Telecom, joined the campaign on Saturday to raise funds to finance an African-led effort against the Ebola outbreak in West Africa
©- - 20 december 2014 - 14:31:31 - thread Union africaine (396 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The group of Sahel countries (Sahel G5), which constitutes the front line in of the fight against terrorism, is seeking the establishment of an international force to help stabilize the security situation in Libya, a country facing severe crisis likely to destabilize the sub-region
©- - 20 december 2014 - 13:17:06 - thread Union africaine (230 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 382
©- - 19 december 2014 - 11:24:03 - thread Union africaine (132 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 24
©- - 19 december 2014 - 09:12:00 - thread Union africaine (110 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The first Summit of the countries participating in the Nouakchott Process on the Enhancement of Security Cooperation and the Operationalization of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) in the Sahelo-Saharan region, Thursday underlined the need for regular exchange of information and intelligence in the fight against terrorism and transnational organized crime
©- - 18 december 2014 - 17:46:16 - thread Union africaine (765 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Defence counsels for Mauritanian anti-slavery activists whose trial was scheduled for Thursday before the court of Rosso, 200 km from the capital, Nouakchott, did not show up because they regarded the hearing as an imitation, informed sources told PANA
©- - 18 december 2014 - 16:36:27 - thread Union africaine (219 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1-Euro 384
©- - 18 december 2014 - 16:07:53 - thread Union africaine (131 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 24
©- - 18 december 2014 - 09:22:44 - thread Union africaine (111 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso's acting president, Michel Kafando, arrived in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, on Wednesday evening where he will participate in a two-day summit on security in the Sahel, a press release issued by the communication department of the presidency said
©- - 17 december 2014 - 20:36:26 - thread Union africaine (162 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Special Envoy for Women and Peace, Benita Diop, has launched a bid to effectively protect women in conflict zones by proposing a series of strict measures to punish sexual offenders
©- - 17 december 2014 - 15:18:28 - thread Union africaine (476 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 388
©- - 17 december 2014 - 10:29:44 - thread Union africaine (132 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 24
©- - 17 december 2014 - 08:52:06 - thread Union africaine (111 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 24
©- - 16 december 2014 - 10:22:53 - thread Union africaine (110 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The New Mauritian Prime Minister, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, who took office Sunday following the victory of his alliance last week Tuesday, constituted his new cabinet of 24 ministers that will take office Wednesday, PANA reported from here
©- - 16 december 2014 - 07:31:39 - thread Union africaine (276 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is facing a serious shortage of blood as donors have become rare and the stock of blood diminishing day by day, according to the Blood Donors Association (BDA), that is organizing a mega-blood donation activity Thursday in the capital Port-Louis, in a bid to help hospitals face the situation during the coming festive period
©- - 15 december 2014 - 14:32:14 - thread Union africaine (171 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 24
©- - 15 december 2014 - 09:41:06 - thread Union africaine (111 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are the results of day 7 matches in Mauritania's football league, played over the weekend
©- - 15 december 2014 - 08:46:43 - thread Union africaine (153 words)


Nouakchot, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian government has welcomed the appointment of its citizen, Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed, to head the United Nations Mission for emergency action against Ebola (UNMEER), the Mauritanian ministry of foreign affairs and cooperation indicated here Saturday
©- - 14 december 2014 - 11:48:11 - thread Union africaine (250 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The leader of the Peoples’ Alliance, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, who won the legislative elections Wednesday in Mauritius was Saturday officially declared Prime Minister of the island with immediate effect, PANA reported from here
©- - 13 december 2014 - 21:54:10 - thread Union africaine (132 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Non Governmental Organisation 'Women in Politics' (WIP) has expressed regret that women representation in Parliament fell from 18
©- - 13 december 2014 - 10:53:16 - thread Union africaine (215 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The legislative elections that took place Wednesday in Mauritius dominated the local media this week, following the announcement of the results that gave victory to the opposition at the expense of the parties that have been in power for nine years
©- - 13 december 2014 - 10:29:17 - thread Union africaine (467 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Commission President, Nkosazana Dlamini- Zuma, Friday hailed the election of Senegalese Justice Minister, Sidiki Kaba, as the next President of the Assembly of State Parties to Rome Statute
©- - 12 december 2014 - 15:27:45 - thread Union africaine (307 words)