Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Thursday filed his papers, indicating that he will run for re-election on 21 June, according to the Mauritanian constitutional council
©- - 25 april 2014 - 17:35:57 - thread Union africaine (149 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania produced 200,000 tons of grains (rice and traditional grains) in the 2013/2014 crop year, Brahim Ould Moctar Ould Mohamed M'Bareck, the Minister of Rural Development, announced here Thursday at the meeting of the Council of Ministers
©- - 25 april 2014 - 15:15:17 - thread Union africaine (132 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's governing processes will soon be reviewed under the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), Dr
©- - 25 april 2014 - 10:14:04 - thread Union africaine (283 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian president Ould Abdel Aziz and the World Bank sub-regional Operations Director, Mrs Vera Songwe, on Thursday discussed a 300-megawatt electricity project that would also benefit Senegal and Mali
©- - 24 april 2014 - 21:35:28 - thread Union africaine (104 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian dollar 26
©- - 24 april 2014 - 12:27:26 - thread Union africaine (110 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 411
©- - 24 april 2014 - 11:34:25 - thread Union africaine (129 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's popular radio personality Redi Tlhabi is at the centre of a storm of controversy following revelations that the events in her best selling book, “Endings and Beginnings: A Story of Healing”, may have been made up
©- - 24 april 2014 - 08:44:49 - thread Union africaine (297 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Wednesday announced his candidature for this year’s presidential election whose first round is due for 21 June, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 23 april 2014 - 16:38:07 - thread Union africaine (118 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Troops of the African Union-led Regional Task Force (AU-RTF) in Central African Republic (CAR) have captured a commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), Lt
©- - 23 april 2014 - 15:45:40 - thread Union africaine (215 words)


Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Lormus Bundhoo has described biotechnology as a double-edged sword which has great benefits and also the potential to cause harm, if used in an irresponsible manner
©- - 23 april 2014 - 13:58:37 - thread Union africaine (331 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 410
©- - 23 april 2014 - 11:42:03 - thread Union africaine (130 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé, has predicted that Mauritius could be one of the first countries to achieve total success in the HIV/AIDS zero-transmission, zero-discrimination and zero-death
©- - 22 april 2014 - 16:48:40 - thread Union africaine (253 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Minister of Communications and government spokesman, Sidi Mohamed Ould Maham, on Tuesday said that the ruling party was ready to continue the dialogue with the opposition
©- - 22 april 2014 - 16:19:00 - thread Union africaine (159 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese media have expressed pessimism about the success of the sixth round of talks between the government of Sudan and the rebel groups, which resume in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Tuesday
©- - 22 april 2014 - 13:19:38 - thread Union africaine (279 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The high level African Union (AU) Inquiry panel on South Sudan, led by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, is on a 10-day mission to probe the country which has been wracked by internecine fighting since last year, the AU said Tuesday
©- - 22 april 2014 - 12:33:20 - thread Union africaine (283 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 21 april 2014 - 10:38:50 - thread Union africaine (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 411
©- - 21 april 2014 - 10:31:28 - thread Union africaine (129 words)


Curepipe, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritania beat Mauritius 2-0 here Sunday in the return leg of the preliminaries of the 30th edition of the African Cup of Nations (Morocco 2015)
©- - 20 april 2014 - 16:02:31 - thread Union africaine (103 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The association of Mauritanians repatriated from Senegal (ARMS) plan to hold a protest march from the Boghe (River valley), 310 kilometres away, to the capital, Nouakchott, to draw attention to government's inability to fulfill its promises to the returnees, PANA reported Sunday
©- - 20 april 2014 - 15:48:45 - thread Union africaine (422 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian Ouguiya dropped slightly against the Euro, the CFAF but remained stable against the US dollar, according to the foreign exchanged rates issued by the central bank of Mauritania (BCM)
©- - 20 april 2014 - 10:56:44 - thread Union africaine (155 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The political agitation rocking Opposition parties – the Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM), led by former Prime Minister Paul Bérenger, and the Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM), led by Pravind Jugnauth, were the main stories in Mauritius this week
©- - 20 april 2014 - 08:55:14 - thread Union africaine (457 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The UN deputy secretary general for political affairs, Jeffreh Feltman, on Friday reaffirmed its commitment a successful electoral process in Guinea Bissau where the first round of elections to crown the process was held on 13 April
©- - 19 april 2014 - 11:44:23 - thread Union africaine (271 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian anti-slavery NGO, called "Initiative for the resurgence of the abolitionist movement (IRA)", has denounced the arrest of eight peasants in the region of Kiffa (600 km East from the capital Nouakchott, in the administrative district of Guerou), demanded their release and end to "slavery", according to a press statement from the NGO here Friday
©- - 18 april 2014 - 15:52:23 - thread Union africaine (157 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 18 april 2014 - 08:25:17 - thread Union africaine (109 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has declared its readiness to lift the sanctions against Guinea Bissau following Presidential elections there
©- - 17 april 2014 - 16:24:19 - thread Union africaine (317 words)


Moka, Mauritius (PANA ) - Education and Human Resources Minister Vasant Bunwaree on Thursday stressed the need to encourage the protection of nature in the interest of the present and future generations and to better prepare today’s youth for tomorrow’s challenges
©- - 17 april 2014 - 11:31:50 - thread Union africaine (276 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 411
©- - 17 april 2014 - 11:07:55 - thread Union africaine (139 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling 

Australian Dollar 26
©- - 17 april 2014 - 11:03:39 - thread Union africaine (109 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Wednesday carried out the ground-breaking ceremony for an artisanal fishing port in Tanit, located 60km to the North of the capital, Nouakchott, PANA reported
©- - 17 april 2014 - 07:32:11 - thread Union africaine (114 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister Arvin Boolell has said the government is doing its best to create the enabling environment to encourage cross-border investments, PANA reported from the capital, Port-Louis, Wednesday
©- - 16 april 2014 - 12:44:07 - thread Union africaine (296 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling

 Australian Dollar 26
©- - 16 april 2014 - 09:55:23 - thread Union africaine (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 411
©- - 15 april 2014 - 11:13:56 - thread Union africaine (129 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 15 april 2014 - 08:43:57 - thread Union africaine (108 words)


New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has applauded the people of Guinea-Bissau for their orderly and peaceful participation in Sunday's presidential and legislative elections, and called on all candidates to respect the upcoming results
©- - 14 april 2014 - 21:29:49 - thread Union africaine (194 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The number of new cases of HIV/AIDS is going down in Mauritius with 27 cases detected monthly in 2012 compared to 31 cases monthly in 2011, according to a communiqué published in Port-Louis on Monday by the Mauritian Health Ministry
©- - 14 april 2014 - 20:10:57 - thread Union africaine (249 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, Ould Nany Chrough, on Monday launched a project for fish marketing, funded by the Spanish Government to the tune of 5 million euros, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 14 april 2014 - 18:51:34 - thread Union africaine (192 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Directors of the Mauritius Africa Business Club have been talking to some 40 local entrepreneurs in Port-Louis to help them better understand the African continent, identify the investment potentials in the region and how to invest on the market worth more than a billion population, PANA reported from the Mauritian capital
©- - 14 april 2014 - 15:49:04 - thread Union africaine (311 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 14 april 2014 - 08:30:28 - thread Union africaine (109 words)


New York, US (PANA) - As voters in Guinea-Bissau participate in the country's presidential and legislative elections on Sunday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the people and institutions of Guinea-Bissau to ensure the conduct of peaceful and credible elections
©- - 13 april 2014 - 16:58:05 - thread Union africaine (228 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya fell against the Euro and the CFA Franc but remained stable against the US Dollar, according to Sunday's foreign exchange rates issued here by the Mauritanian central bank
©- - 13 april 2014 - 11:06:06 - thread Union africaine (160 words)