Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian authorities have extended to September 9, the closure of Nouakchott's OUMTOUNSY International Airport to international flights, as part of measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), according to a statement from the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                         Buying        Selling

Australian Dollar           28 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                  Buying        Selling

1 Euro                      43 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

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1 Euro                            43 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry will soon conduct the 7th National Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Survey 2020/2021 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, Friday held talks with Biram Dah Abeid, leader of the Initiative for the Abolitionist movement (IRA/anti-slavery organisation), sources close to the movement told PANA here Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 37 melon-headed whales and one bottle nose dolphin have been found dead as at Friday afternoon, in the region of Grand Sables, Petit Sables and Pointe aux Feuilles, southern part of the island, PANA learnt Friday from official sources in the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                    Buying       Selling

1 Euro                         43 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                        Buying     Selling

Australian Dollar          28 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday said that compared to the first semester of 2019, total tourist arrivals in the country in 2020 slumped by 52 Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for the tightening of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic with the reopening of borders and travels Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian anti-corruption court Thursday froze the accounts of 52 personalities and 24 private companies under preliminary investigation into the administration of former Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, reliable sources told PANA here Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities on Thursday recorded a new case of coronavirus from a 37-year-old passenger from India on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, bringing to 10 the number of active cases of the disease, PANA learned on Thursday in the Mauritian capital Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                   Buying       Selling

1 Euro                       43 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The former Mauritanian president (2008-2019), Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, again appeared on Tuesday before police investigating his role in financial economic crimes, his lawyers said in Nouakchott Full text...

Le Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - A United Nations Recovery Fund (UNRF) to the tune of US$ 2 Full text...

​Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Attorney-General, Maneesh Gobin, on Tuesday said that a Court of investigation, to be headed by a judicial official, will be set up shortly to shed light on the circumstances that led to the grounding of the ship, MV Wakashio, at Pointe d’Esny, southern Mauritius Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank:

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1 Euro                      43 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A team of 60 lawyers is to defend the interest of the Mauritanian state in the corruption case brought against former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

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1 Euro                        43 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:

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Australian Dollar         27 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Central Bank has revoked the Islamic Banking Licence of Century Banking Corporation Ltd (CBC) with immediate effect Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health services on Monday registered one new case of COVID-19 on a 21-year-old man who returned from Paris last Sunday, official sources have told PANA Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Opposition and black nationalist movement, under the umbrella of the Coalition Vivre Ensemble (CVE), has denounced what it called "land hoarding" in the Senegal River Valley (southern Mauritania) which are later sold off to foreign companies and speculators, PANA reported, quoting a statement obtained from Nouakchott on Monday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's former president (2008-2019), Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, was released on Sunday night after one week in police custody at the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN), judicial sources told PANA Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                  Buying       Selling

Australian Dollar    27 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian police over the weekend arrested a 38-year-old man who was running a human trafficking network at Trou Fanfaron, in the Mauritian capital, Port Louis, the local media reported on Monday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called on the warring parties in Libya to observe the ceasefire declared on Saturday in Libya, saying that the African Union (AU) will help Libyans actualize the action plan set by the continental organisation as well as facilitate political dialogue Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has asked the Defence and Security Forces of Mali to ensure creation of a conducive environment for an unimpeded return to civilian rule Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                         Buying           Selling

1 Euro                            43 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                   Buying        Selling

Australian Dollar      27 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The team of lawyers defending former Mauritanian president Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz has strongly deplored conditions of his detention Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The devastating oil spill off the east coast of Mauritius has highlighted the need for global adoption of international legislation that governs the seas and protects small island states and their vulnerable marine ecosystems against ship pollution, UN trade body UNCTAD has stated Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/Islamist trend), main opposition party, Wednesday pleaded for serene justice by shedding light on the decade of governance of former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Committee of Parties Represented in the Mauritanian Parliament (CPPP), made up of both the ruling and opposition parties, has refuted allegations that there is a politically-motivated prosecution targeting a group of individuals, including former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius(PANA) - Thé Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                            Buying        Selling

Australian Dollar              27 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday, told Parliament that a CIVID-19 laboratory is currently being set up at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam international airport, southern Mauritius, to effect PCR tests on all arriving passengers Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Detained Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, a former Mauritanian president (2008-2019), has refused to answer questions from the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP), PANA learned on Tuesday from a well-informed source close to the investigators Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism Minister, Steven Obeegadoo, on Tuesday, told Parliament that there is need rethink the country's tourism and hospitality sector as well as its future given the COVID-19 pandemic an the major oil spill that threatens is beaches and coast Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                          Buying        Selling

1 Euro                              44 Full text...

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...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Steven Obeegadoo, has said that with more than 3,300 of the 4,000 tonnes of oil from the wrecked oil tanker MV Wakashio's fuel reservoirs having been pumped out, “it can be said that the worse is behind us Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                     Buying         Selling

Australian Dollar        27 Full text...

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese government says it will respect the convention of the African Union (AU) on cybersecurity and protection of personal data, indicating that all it requires to conform with the agreement is authorization from parliament to ratify it, PANA reported, quoting some parliamentary sources on Sunday

According to the sources, the Beninese executive requires from Parliament the authorization for ratification of the African Union convention on cybersecurity and the protection of personal data, as well as the Constitution and African Union convention on Telecommunications Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritania media this week highlighted the latest developments on the decade of governance of former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (2008-2019) following a report prepared by a Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CEP) Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The French Overseas Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, is expected in Mauritius on Sunday in connection with efforts being made to mitigate the effects of the oil spill caused by a ship in the southern part of the island, official sources said Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Health Services in Mauritius on Friday recorded a new case of COVID-19 on a 23-year-old citizen who came back from South Africa on Thursday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian justice has ordered the seizure of several bank accounts belonging to persons and private institutions close to former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, according to a letter addressed to the Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are due to virtually hold their 40th Ordinary Summit on 17 August with the state of insecurity in northern Mozambique likely to top the agenda Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...