Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Minister of Defence and Minister for Rodrigues, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, on Tuesday said that at a time when the tourism and hospitality sector is facing a number of challenges, innovation and creativity can be a key factor for success Full text...
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Ivorian Prime Minister to attend 14th OIC summit in Saudi Arabia
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly is leading a government delegation to Saudi Arabia where they will attend the 14th Summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) on 31 May in Mecca, official sources told PANA Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Authorities see good prospects for uranium production in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The first uranium oxide samples from a mine in the Tiris region (northern Mauritania) were extracted by Aura Energy in Mauritania and West Africa, the local press reported on Tuesday, quoting a mining company official Full text...
Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central bank of Mauritania Full text...
Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius Full text...
Western Indian Ocean regional science policy workshop opens in Mauritius
Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) - A three-day Western Indian Ocean Regional Science to Policy workshop organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Nairobi Convention, in collaboration with the Mauritian Ministry of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping, opened here Monday PANA reports Full text...
President of Tunisian anti-corruption institute calls for Tunisia’s membership to AU convention
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the Tunisian national anti-corruption institute, Chawki Tabib, said here Monday that Tunisia signed in 2003 the African Union Convention on the prevention and fight against corruption but its non-membership remained an issue with successive governments due to bureaucracy Full text...
Mauritius scales down tourist arrivals forecast
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Monday said that based on latest available data on tourist arrivals and information gathered from stakeholders, the forecast of tourist arrivals for the year 2019 is revised downwards from 1,450,000 to 1,435,000, representing an increase of 2 Full text...
Presidential candidate calls for action against the sale of national mining company
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mohamed ould Maoudoud, leader of the Union of Progressive Forces (UFP) and candidate of the Coalition of Forces for Democratic Change (CFCD) "Change of Era", in the Mauritanian presidential election of June 22, 2019, has denounced attempts to sell off the National Industrial and Mining Company (SNIM) Full text...
Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Monday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius Full text...
Parties sign agreement to resume operation at Mauritanian iron mine
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) de Mauritanie and BCM Internationale Groupe, an Australian company, signed an agreement this weekend to resume operating at an iron mine located in F'Derick (about 30 kilometres from Zouerate), PANA learned from local sources Full text...
AU Watch says rampant corruption, conflicts, human rights violations hold Africa back
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Banjul-based civil society organization, African Union Watch (AU Watch) Executive Director Dr Full text...
Malian leader to attend 14th OIC session in Saudi Arabia
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita will take part in the 14th ordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to be held on 31 May-1 June in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, an official source told PANA here Saturday Full text...
The Chagos Affair hits the headlines this week in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The departure of Britain from the Chagos archipelago, which it has occupied since the 1960s and later ceded to the United States for a military base before granting its independence to Mauritius in 1968, dominated the news headlines here this week Full text...
Africa Day celebrated with calls for grassroots support for regional integration
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission held celebrations to mark the African Day on Saturday with a call to civil society organisations and states to keep populations informed about ongoing regional integration efforts Full text...
Saturday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Saturday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania Full text...
Addis Ababa to host political dialogue on African continental trade on Monday
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Coalition of dialogue on Africa (CoDA) will on Monday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, hold a dialogue between actors on the continental trade and the strengthening of the implementation of the African continent’s free-trade area Agreement (ACFTAA), official sources said here Saturday Full text...
The Chagos affair hit the headlines this week in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The departure of Britain from the Chagos archipelago, which it has occupied since the 1960s and later ceded to the United States for a military base before granting its independence to Mauritius in 1968, dominated the news headlines here this week Full text...
Tanzanian President in South Africa to attend Ramaphosa’s inauguration
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli arrived in South Africa on Friday to attend the inauguration of President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday Full text...
AU climate disasters insurer to extend compensation plan
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Agency, an African Union-mandated climate insurance firm, and the World Food Programme (WFP) have signed an agreement to continue extending financial services and technical support to victims of climate disasters, the agency said on Friday Full text...
WB report points to challenges in Mauritania's structural reforms
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania has restored its macroeconomic stability and is now facing structural reform challenges to create conditions for growth driven by the private sector, said a World Bank report issued on Friday Full text...
Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania Full text...
Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius Full text...
EU envoys meet with Mauritanian presidential candidates
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Ambassadors of the European Union (EU) and all its member countries accredited to Mauritania have begun a series of meetings in Nouakchott with the six candidates for the Mauritanian 22 June presidential election, the EU representation said on Thursday Full text...
Mauritius aims at energy efficiency in the face of climate change
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Energy and Public Utilities minister, Mr Ivan Collendavelloo, on Thursday said every year Mauritius spends a huge amount of money on importation of petroleum products and emphasized the need to rely less on fossil fuels and use more renewable sources of energy Full text...
Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius Full text...
UK’s ‘unlawful’ occupation of the Chagos Archipelago condemned by UN General Assembly
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Wednesday backed a motion censuring the United Kingdom’s occupation of the Chagos Islands, in the Indian Ocean, urging the island chain to be reunified with neighbouring Mauritius within six months Full text...
Amnesty International calls for release of two Mauritanian bloggers
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The international human rights organization, Amnesty International (AI), Wednesday called on the Mauritanian authorities "to immediately and unconditionally release two prominent bloggers detained for two months in Nouakchott for denouncing alleged corruption on social networks," a statement issued here and received by PANA said Full text...
Lawyers report detention of two Mauritanian bloggers to UN
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Lawyers of two Mauritanian bloggers who have been detained since March have reported the situation of their clients to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Full text...
Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius Full text...
Accounting, auditing regulators in Mauritius
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Financial Services and Good Governance Minister, Mr Dharmendar Sesungkuron, Tuesday opened the 2nd meeting of the African Forum of Independent Accounting and Auditing Regulators (AFIAAR) in Balaclava, northern Mauritius Full text...
2019 AFCON: Mauritania’s coach names 23 players
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The coach of the Mauritanian national football team, Frenchman Corentin Martins, has released the list of 23 players and six reserves selected for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, due for 21 June-19 July in Egypt Full text...
Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Mauritania’s opposition alliance calls for mobilization for change
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – An electoral opposition alliance in Mauritania, which includes political parties, civil society organisations and individuals, has called for mobilisation for political change in the country that for decades has been ruled by military officers Full text...
Mauritania’s growth programme entrenches macroeconomic stability
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – With its economic growth projected to accelerate to 6 Full text...
Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius Full text...
Nigeria approves domestication of AU resolution on 0.2% import levy
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the domestication of the African Union (AU) Resolution providing for a new import levy of 0 Full text...
Egyptian PM underlines importance of African free-trade zone deal
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian Prime Minister Mustapha Medloubi Monday reaffirmed the importance his country attached to the African free-trade area deal in strengthening cooperation and integration among African countries Full text...
Bissau-Guineans living in Cape Verde demand country's new government take office
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Citizens of Guinea-Bissau living in Praia Sunday took to the streets here calling on President José Mário Vaz to form his new government, following results of the March 10 elections, reliable sources told PANA here Full text...
President Abdel Aziz inaugurates hybrid power station in eastern Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz on Monday commissioned a hybrid power (thermal/solar) station on Monday in the city of Kiffa, 600 km east of Nouakchott Full text...
Mauritania has 1.5 million registered voters
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Slightly over 1 Full text...
Mauritanian leader congratulates Cameroonian counterpart over independence celebration
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz has sent a congratulatory message to Cameroonian President Paul Biya on the celebration the country’s independence anniversary on Monday Full text...
Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Monday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Mauritanian political parties call for release of detained leader in Saudi Arabia
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Twelve Mauritanian political parties have tasked the government on the case of Youssef ould Horma, Chairman of “TEMAM" party, arrested and detained in Saudi Arabia for a few months, according to their joint statement issued on Saturday Full text...
Mauritanian presidential candidate denounces abusive appointments
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former Prime Minister Sidi Mohamed ould Boubacar, independent candidate for the 22 June 2019 presidential election in Mauritania, has decried "dozens of untimely and unjustified appointments at high levels of the State," according to a statement issued on Saturday Full text...
Saturday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Saturday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania Full text...
Unemployment rate in Mauritius declines
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The unemployment rate in Mauritius has dropped to 6 Full text...
Saudi Arabia grants US$10 million to Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, has provided a grant of US$10 million to Mauritius Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...