Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Regional experts have called on ECOWAS to lead in the implementation of the Social protection plan for workers in the informal economy and those in the rural areas (SPIREWORK) by formalizing existing institutional frameworks and establishing a legislative or regulatory, structure-based social protection for various sectors such as Agriculture, Trade and Gender
©- - 14 december 2013 - 16:44:19 - thread União Africana (492 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The media in Mauritania this week focused attention on the death of former South African president Nelson Mandela whose government led the transition that brought national reconciliation in his country
©- - 14 december 2013 - 14:25:29 - thread União Africana (238 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African-led International Support Mission in Central African Republic (MISCA) will be temporarily beefed up to 6,000 uniformed personnel following a decision adopted here Friday by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU)
©- - 14 december 2013 - 14:01:46 - thread União Africana (523 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Authorities in Guinea-Bissau need to make more sustained efforts to ensure the reform of the West African country’s defence and security sector as a prerequisite for sustainable promotion of democracy and the rule of law, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) said here
©- - 14 december 2013 - 13:53:33 - thread União Africana (562 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian government Friday announced that 15 December, 2013, the day the former South African president, Nelson Mandela, will buried, will be declared a day of mourning in the island
©- - 13 december 2013 - 16:49:12 - thread União Africana (108 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has urged other countries to adopt the "best practices" of Mauritius which have enabled the island nation to make tremendous progress in corporate and social governance as well as in the health and education systems
©- - 13 december 2013 - 15:27:19 - thread União Africana (253 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian rupee appreciated against the Euro and the Pound Sterling but remained stable against the US Dollar, according to Friday's exchange rates issued by the Mauritian commercial bank
©- - 13 december 2013 - 11:33:08 - thread União Africana (134 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - After a two-week break, due to the 53rd anniversary of the national independence and the training of the home-based national team in Algeria, the Mauritanian first division league is due to resume Friday with the 7th round of matches
©- - 12 december 2013 - 11:53:51 - thread União Africana (107 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A march to sensitise Mauritians to donate blood was held in the capital city of Port-Louis Thursday
©- - 12 december 2013 - 11:14:53 - thread União Africana (236 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Mauritanian central bank
©- - 12 december 2013 - 10:50:43 - thread União Africana (129 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian rupee fell against the Euro but appreciated against the Pound Sterling and the US Dollar, according to Thursday's exchange rates issued by the Mauritian commercial bank Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 12 december 2013 - 09:40:26 - thread União Africana (133 words)


Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The EU representative in Congo, Marcel Van Opstal, on Wednesday called for the setting up of a court dedicated to check crimes against fauna and guarantee that the law is fully applied
©- - 11 december 2013 - 20:34:22 - thread União Africana (249 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has called on the three mobile phone operators in the country to comply with all requirement specifications within 30 days, or face sanctions
©- - 11 december 2013 - 16:38:34 - thread União Africana (259 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya depreciated against the Euro and the CFA Franc but remained stable against the US Dollar, according to Wednesday's foreign exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank
©- - 11 december 2013 - 10:42:49 - thread União Africana (143 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian rupee fell against the Euro but remained stable against the Pound Sterling and the US Dollar, according to Wednesday's exchange rates issued by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 11 december 2013 - 09:59:58 - thread União Africana (134 words)


Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - At least 20 African journalists are gathered here for the Consultation workshop aimed at making recommendations and suggestions that are expected to be taken into account in the 2063 Agenda for the African Union (AU), PANA reported from here The two-day workshop, organized by the African Union Commission (AUC), is set to focus on the presentation and discussion around African agenda for social and economic development
©- - 10 december 2013 - 18:59:47 - thread União Africana (280 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – On the occasion of the World Human Rights Day, Mauritius Tuesday launched an indicative database to monitor the implementation of recommendations under the National Action Plan for Human Rights, a PANA correspondent reported from here
©- - 10 december 2013 - 18:53:33 - thread União Africana (185 words)


New York, US (PANA) – The UN Security Council on Tuesday urged a return to constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau, which has postponed presidential and legislative elections until next year, and warned that it would consider further measures such as sanctions against anyone who hampers such efforts in the West African country
©- - 10 december 2013 - 18:12:32 - thread União Africana (392 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The French Development Agency (FDA) has approved a loan worth 50 million euros for Mauritius as budget support for the funding of sustainable development projects in the energy sector, PANA reported from the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis, Tuesday
©- - 10 december 2013 - 13:47:27 - thread União Africana (172 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya depreciated against the Euro and the CFA Franc but remained stable against the Dollar, according to Tuesday's foreign exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank
©- - 10 december 2013 - 11:12:41 - thread União Africana (142 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Three Europeans have been sentenced to nine months each after they were convicted of committing electronic fraud using bank cards in Mauritius, PANA learnt from judicial sources in the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis
©- - 10 december 2013 - 09:38:00 - thread União Africana (105 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius(PANA) - The Mauritian rupee has depreciated against the Euro and the Pound Sterling, according to Tuesday's exchange rates issued by the Mauritian commercial bank
©- - 10 december 2013 - 08:55:25 - thread União Africana (130 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz will attend the funeral of the late former President of Nigeria Nelson, official sources said on Monday
©- - 09 december 2013 - 20:08:15 - thread União Africana (85 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian rupee depreciated against the Euro and the Pound Sterling, according to the latest exchange rates issued for the local currency Monday by the Mauritian commercial bank
©- - 09 december 2013 - 12:13:33 - thread União Africana (135 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya is stable against the Euro, the US dollar and the CFA franc, according to Monday's exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank
©- - 09 december 2013 - 11:57:42 - thread União Africana (139 words)


Paris, France (PANA) – French Ecology Minister Philippe Martin has told African leaders participating in a roundtable discussion on the fight against poaching of endangered species held in Paris on Saturday that the stock of about three tons of ivory seized recently in the country will be destroyed soon
©- - 07 december 2013 - 18:17:25 - thread União Africana (269 words)


Paris, France (PANA) – France has increased the number of its troops in the Central African Republic (CAR) to 1,200, following violence that has erupted in Bangui since Thursday with the loss of some 300 lives, according to humanitarian organizations
©- - 07 december 2013 - 14:42:45 - thread União Africana (209 words)


Paris, France (PANA) – French president François Hollande has called for a new military partnership between France and Africa at the Summit on Peace and Security in Africa that opened on Friday in the French capital, Paris
©- - 07 december 2013 - 14:19:46 - thread União Africana (357 words)


La Tour Koenig, Mauritius (PANA) – About 100 Mauritians marched with lighted candles on Friday night from the stadium at Cite Vallijee, that bears the name of Nelson Mandela, to the Nelson Mandela Centre for African and Creole Culture at La Tour Koenig, four km from the capital, Port-Louis, in memory of the former South African president who died on Thursday night
©- - 07 december 2013 - 10:42:09 - thread União Africana (195 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Euro appreciated but the Pound sterling and the US dollar depreciate against the Mauritian rupee, according to Friday's exchange rates of major foreign currencies: Currency Buying Selling Australian dollar 26,17 27,81 Canadain dollar 27,00 28,86 Euro 40,19 41,80 Japanese yen 27,97 30,21 Madagascan ariary 1,33 1,43 Malawian kwacha 0,06 0,07 Kenya Shilling 33,89 35,90 South African rand 2,74 2,95 Swiss franc 32,30 34,07 Pound sterling 48,02 49,95 US dollar 29,76 30,95 Tanzanian shilling 1,77 1,91 Ugandan shilling 1,12 1,23 Zambian kwacha 5,17 5,53
©- - 06 december 2013 - 11:34:45 - thread União Africana (132 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A number of Mauritian politicians Friday joined the band wagon in paying their tribute to the former South African president, Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday night in Johannesburg
©- - 06 december 2013 - 10:46:23 - thread União Africana (145 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Rear Admiral Bob Tarrant, Operations Commander of the EU Naval Force Somalia (EUNAVFOR), has said that following a recent strategic review exercise, the EU has decided that “Operation Atalanta” would be extended up to end in 2016
©- - 05 december 2013 - 14:14:13 - thread União Africana (284 words)


Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) - The Mauritian rupee appreciated against the Euro and the Pound Sterling but depreciated against the US Dollar, according to Thursday's foreign exchange rates issued by the Mauritius commercial bank
©- - 05 december 2013 - 08:55:50 - thread União Africana (136 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The second round of legislative and municipal elections, scheduled for 7 December in Mauritania, has been postponed to 21 December, the nation's Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) announced here Wednesday
©- - 04 december 2013 - 18:12:57 - thread União Africana (169 words)


Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - A three-day ICT/BPO international conference opened Wednesday in Balaclava, northern Mauritius, with 250 international participants, including IT Ministers of Namibia, Swaziland and Uganda as well as high-level government officials from Malawi and Angola, in attendance
©- - 04 december 2013 - 14:54:40 - thread União Africana (260 words)


Terre-Rouge, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam said that the government is investing massively in road infrastructure allowing for easy and fast access to every part of the island
©- - 03 december 2013 - 16:00:55 - thread União Africana (262 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian currency, Ouguiya, depreciated against the Euro and the CFA Franc but appreciated against the US dollar, according to Tuesday's exchange rates released by the Mauritanian Central Bank (BCM) Currency Buying Selling Euro 399
©- - 03 december 2013 - 12:43:19 - thread União Africana (142 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Lormus Bundhoo said the majority of premature adult deaths are linked to behavior that begins in adolescence such as smoking, sniffing, alcohol intake and risky sexual behavior
©- - 01 december 2013 - 16:05:06 - thread União Africana (286 words)


Grand Baie, Mauritius (PANA) - The 8th International Creole Festival opened Saturday at the international conference centre, Grand Baie, northern Mauritius, with Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam saying education is the key to success and an answer to exclusion
©- - 01 december 2013 - 14:24:29 - thread União Africana (205 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) –Mauritius on Friday launched its first University for the Elderly (U3AM) that will ease the feeling of loneliness and inactivity during retirement
©- - 30 november 2013 - 10:20:40 - thread União Africana (231 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has expressed its commitment to partnering with Mauritania to promote prosperity and peace
©- - 28 november 2013 - 19:48:34 - thread União Africana (144 words)


Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) – The number of tourists expected in Mauritius this year is projected to hit one million, representing an increase of 3
©- - 27 november 2013 - 14:06:20 - thread União Africana (308 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Senior officials from the African Union Commission (AUC), Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Regional Mechanisms (RMs) are meeting in Nigeria's capital city, Abuja, on the effective implementation of legal and policy instruments towards the strengthening of their cooperation
©- - 21 november 2013 - 08:34:44 - thread União Africana (316 words)


Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) - African and Arab leaders adopted a wide-ranging plan to fight terrorism and illegal migration into their countries after both sides agreed to respect international laws in dealing with illegal immigrants
©- - 20 november 2013 - 23:01:47 - thread União Africana (490 words)


Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) - African and Arab leaders rose from a two-day Summit on boosting economic cooperation Wednesday, with a declaration to pump more funds into Arabian financial institutions to promote Africa’s development, fight hunger and food shortages in both regions
©- - 20 november 2013 - 15:59:24 - thread União Africana (463 words)