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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The mining and port city of Nouadhibou, 465 kilo metres from Nouakchott, will on Saturday afternoon see rallies planned by both t h e ruling party and the opposition
©- - 15 may 2010 - 13:03:00 - thread African Union (160 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Protesting dock workers in Mauritania Thursday c lashed with the riot police in Nouakchott, the nation's capital, leaving many workers injured
©- - 14 may 2010 - 11:30:00 - thread African Union (108 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Hearing in the case of alleged purchase of rotte n rice for a government social programme, in which Mauritania's former Prime Min i ster, Yahya Ould Ahmed Waghef, was the main suspect, has been adjourned sine die , judicial sources told PANA
©- - 13 may 2010 - 14:30:00 - thread African Union (144 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee against some foreign currencies, as issued Thursday by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 13 may 2010 - 11:39:00 - thread African Union (122 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued on Wednesday morning by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 12 may 2010 - 12:51:00 - thread African Union (118 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- China was the largest importer of the iron ore p roduced by the National Industrial and Mining Company of Mauritania (SNIM) in 20 0 9, statistics provided by the company revealed Tuesday
©- - 11 may 2010 - 19:38:00 - thread African Union (105 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Coordination of the democratic opposition (C OD) in Mauritania, which groups a dozen political parties, has called for a mass i ve demonstration in the next few days to hasten the departure of President Moham e d Ould Abdel Aziz, the group said in a statement received here by PANA Monday
©- - 10 may 2010 - 21:55:00 - thread African Union (168 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Tension is high in Mauritania's capital, Nouakch ott, Monday as security forces were deployed across the city to prevent a breakdown of law and order, as dock workers embarked on strike to pres s for better wages
©- - 10 may 2010 - 13:26:00 - thread African Union (88 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Some 200 dead sea turtles were beached this weekend on the Mauritanian coast, in the locality of Nouamghar located some 100 km north of the capital, Nouakchott, surveillance officials said here Monday
©- - 10 may 2010 - 12:19:00 - thread African Union (77 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee against some foreign currencies, as released by the Commercial Ba n k of Mauritius here Monday
©- - 10 may 2010 - 12:19:00 - thread African Union (124 words)


Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Officials from the African Union (AU), the Unit ed Nations (UN) and the Sudanese Government were due to convene Monday in Addis A baba for the eighth meeting of the Tripartite Mechanism on the UN-AU Mission in D arfur (UNAMID)
©- - 10 may 2010 - 09:26:00 - thread African Union (363 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Spain has provided the Mauritanian police with e quipment to strengthen its capacity in the fight against illegal immigration, PA N A learnt from officials on Sunday in Nouakchott
©- - 09 may 2010 - 12:57:00 - thread African Union (72 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Former Mauritanian Prime Minister, Yahya Ould Ah med Waghef is to appear next Thursday before the magistrate court in Nouakchott, for hearing on a matter of allegedly buying decayed rice for a social programme o f the government, judicial sources told PANA here Saturday
©- - 08 may 2010 - 19:17:00 - thread African Union (202 words)


Port Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) observer mission Friday we lcome the holding of the legislative elections of Wednesday in Mauritius, deemin g that they were free and transparent
©- - 07 may 2010 - 22:13:00 - thread African Union (189 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Niger has extradited to Mauritania, at the request of the Maghreb country, a Mauritanian national suspected of being a terrorist, Takhi Ould Youssef, PANA learnt from judicial sources here
©- - 07 may 2010 - 13:08:00 - thread African Union (95 words)


Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- With the passing of President Umaru Yar'Adua, N igeria and Africa have lost one of their illustrious sons, and an activist committed to the unity and well-being of all peoples of the continent, said Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission
©- - 07 may 2010 - 09:40:00 - thread African Union (303 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Here are the latest exchange rates for the Maurit ian rupee against some foreign currencies, as published by the Mauritian commercial bank here Friday
©- - 07 may 2010 - 09:26:00 - thread African Union (123 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, will soon have a training centre for young footballers, thanks to financing from the world football governing body, FIFA
©- - 06 may 2010 - 22:19:00 - thread African Union (94 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Outgoing Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navin Ramgoolam, was re-elected Wednesday for a third five-year term, PANA reported from here
©- - 06 may 2010 - 18:45:00 - thread African Union (102 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, will soon be added to a car-bike circuit with the aim of developing interest in the people towards motorsports, the Minister of Sports, Ms Cisse Mint Cheikh El Boidé, said on the sidelines of the visit of the President of the International Automobile Federation (IAF), Jean Todt, who arrived here Monday
©- - 05 may 2010 - 13:05:00 - thread African Union (125 words)


Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- A four-member delegation of ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff arrived in Guinea Bissau on Monday, on a fact-finding mission in connection with the 1 April incident by a section of the country's armed forces that resulted in the brief detention of the Prime Minister and the Chief of Defence Staff
©- - 04 may 2010 - 19:17:00 - thread African Union (235 words)


Paris- France (PANA) -- More than 300 participants who attended UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day Conference in Brisbane (Queensland, Australia), have urged national governments to enact legislation guaranteeing the right of access for all to information held by public officials
©- - 04 may 2010 - 13:29:00 - thread African Union (467 words)


Port-Louis- Maurice (PANA) -- The Euro, British Pound and the US Dollar appreciated against the Mauritian Rupee, according to the latest exchange rates published by the Mauritian commercial bank here on Tuesday
©- - 04 may 2010 - 13:09:00 - thread African Union (171 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee, as issued Monday by the Mauritian commercial bank here
©- - 03 may 2010 - 09:10:00 - thread African Union (120 words)


Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A four-member delegation of West African military chiefs is due in Guinea Bissau Monday (3 May) on a fact-finding mission over last month's incident by a section of the country’s military that resulted in the brief detention of the Prime Minister and the Chief of Defence Staff, PANA reported Sunday
©- - 02 may 2010 - 14:06:00 - thread African Union (278 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The euro and British pound appreciated while the US dollar remained stable against the rupee, according to the latest exchange ra t es published Friday by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 30 april 2010 - 09:26:00 - thread African Union (132 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The exchange rates of the Euro and Pound went dow n, while that of the dollar remained stable against the Mauritian rupee, accordi n g to exchange rates published Thursday by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 29 april 2010 - 19:52:00 - thread African Union (142 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Breast cancer, which is the commonest cancer in w omen in Mauritius, is assuming an alarming proportion on the Island, according t o health experts who met Thursday at a workshop on breast cancer
©- - 29 april 2010 - 15:43:00 - thread African Union (235 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian government will renovate two major roads in the capital, Nouakchott, in readiness for its 50th independence anniversary celebrations, PANA learnt here on Thursday from official sources
©- - 29 april 2010 - 15:35:00 - thread African Union (136 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian journalist, Mohamed Fall Ould Oumere, the Editorial Director of the private weekly, La Tribune, won the Maghreb contest of the best opinion article, which prize will be awarded 3 May in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital
©- - 28 april 2010 - 16:54:00 - thread African Union (134 words)


Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping on Wednesday congratulated the people of Sudan for the peaceful conclusion of national elections, which took place from 11-15 April
©- - 28 april 2010 - 13:56:00 - thread African Union (338 words)


Port Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Head of the observer mission of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)parliamentary forum, Angolan parliament first deputy speaker Joمo Lourenço, has arrived in Mauritius for the 5 May parliamentary election
©- - 28 april 2010 - 13:26:00 - thread African Union (142 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee, as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Wednesday
©- - 28 april 2010 - 09:14:00 - thread African Union (117 words)


Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Japanese government has donated to Guinea-Bissau rice valued 1
©- - 27 april 2010 - 23:00:00 - thread African Union (153 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued here Tuesday by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 27 april 2010 - 09:58:00 - thread African Union (118 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Owners of Sahara Media, an online news site in A rabic, have decided to transform the body into a sub-regional news agency with t h e introduction of a French language service, PANA learnt Monday from sources clo s e to the group
©- - 26 april 2010 - 17:43:00 - thread African Union (175 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee, as published Monday by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 26 april 2010 - 12:49:00 - thread African Union (117 words)


Sirte- Libya (PANA) -- Libyan leader, Mouammar Kadhafi, on Sunday in Sirte, centr al Libya, received in audience the Guinea Bissau army chief, Antonio Indjai, who arrived Saturday in Libya, heading his country's delegation, according to an off i cial Libyan source
©- - 26 april 2010 - 12:46:00 - thread African Union (134 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The African Liberation Forces of Mauritania (FLA M), a Diaspora organisation, has deplored the condition of the refugees who were repatriated from Senegal fro m January 2008
©- - 26 april 2010 - 12:21:00 - thread African Union (142 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian Justice minister, Abidine Ould E l Kheir, has vowed to improve conditions in the country's prisons and accelerate procedures for equitable trial for everybody
©- - 23 april 2010 - 21:33:00 - thread African Union (176 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian police have seized 63 kilograms of c annabis and arrested several alleged drug dealers in several areas in Nouakchott in a two-day operation that security sources say broke up a drug ring
©- - 23 april 2010 - 20:26:00 - thread African Union (114 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee, as issued Friday by the Mauritian commercial bank
©- - 23 april 2010 - 08:59:00 - thread African Union (119 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Wednesday named Hbibi Ould Ham as the country's new Commissioner for Promotio n and Investment, according to an official statement issued in the Mauritanian ca p ital, Nouakchott
©- - 22 april 2010 - 14:46:00 - thread African Union (88 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Thursday by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 22 april 2010 - 11:03:00 - thread African Union (118 words)