Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is to donate US$25,000 to Haiti as solidarity towards its population suffering the effects of two natural disasters in the middle of August — an earthquake and a severe storm Full text...

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

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Australian Dollar       30 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Thursday reported one death linked to COVID-19 bringing the death toll to 141 Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Every day, hundreds of millions of people go to bed hungry Full text...

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

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Australian Dollar     29 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that 115 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the country Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 46-year-old Congolese national has been arrested at the Mauritius international airport with heroin in his stomach, police sources said in the Mauritian capital Full text...

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

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Australian Dollar     29 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has received a donation of 50,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine from  South Africa through the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT), the Government Information Services (GIS) said  on Wednesday Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Minister of Health and Welfare Kailash Jagutpal said on Tuesday that seven patients died from COVID-19 in Mauritius on Tuesday alone Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs  and International Cooperation has discussed with the African Union Commission (AUC) the mechanism of payment of its overdue contributions to the continental organisation Full text...

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

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Australian Dollar       29 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Welfare on Tuesday reported the detection of 123 new positive cases of COVID-19, including five with severe symptoms admitted to hospital Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday described the rate of deaths in road accidents in the country as alarming and called on all road users to adhere to road traffic rules and regulations to ensure their safety and prevent death and injuries Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba has been invited to take part in the Euro-Mediterranean Summit to be held in Italy Full text...

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

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Australian Dollar    29 Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Zimbabwe has become the 11th Full text...

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

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Australian Dollar         30 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Thursday said Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) has successfully been phased out in Mauritius since 2005, five years ahead of the global phase-out schedule for developing countries Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius have announced that they detected 176 positive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, including six serious cases which have been admitted to hospital Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Saudi Arabia, through the King Salman Centre for Relief and Humanitarian Action (CRSSAH), has donated 752 tons of rice to Mali for vulnerable populations in the central and northern regions, which have been plagued by insecurity for years Full text...

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

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Australian Dollar       30 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius announced on Thursday that they have identified 160 positive cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours with four of them being admitted to hospital Full text...

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

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Australian Dollar    30 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities on Wednesday said that 174 positive cases of COVID-19 were recorded in on Tuesday Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 54-year-old Mauritian, Salib Meerhossen, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for the murder of a 32-year-old South African, Lara Rijs, in Mauritius in 2017, judicial sources told PANA on Wednesday Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is undertaking a project in the Sahel region to identify protection gaps faced by communities affected by climate change and migration, High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has told the 48th session of the Human Rights Council Full text...

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

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Australian Dollar     30 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Tuesday that 174 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected on Monday, including five serious cases that required the patients' admission to hospital Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  - Remittances to African countries are expected to decrease by 5 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A total of 72 people have died in road accidents since January 2021 in Mauritius, according to the Road Safety Unit, which operates under the supervision of the Police Department Full text...

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

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Australian Dollar   30 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities said on Monday that they recorded 187 infections of Covid-19 on Sunday, including two serious cases that required admission to hospital Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Guinea from all its activities and decision-making bodies following Sunday's military coup that overthrew President Alpha Condé and his government Full text...

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

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Australian Dollar      30 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Ministry of Health and Welfare on Friday reported three new deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 61 since March 2020 Full text...

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

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Australian Dollar    30 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Ministry of Health and Wellness recorded three deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 55, official sources told PANA on Wednesday in Port Louis Full text...

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The current chairman of the African Union (AU) and president of DR Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, is expected in the Guinean capital soon following Sunday's military coup in the West African country, a reliable source told PANA on Tuesday Full text...

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

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Australian Dollar       30 Full text...

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

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Australian Dollar            30 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius has announced the creation of a Mauritius Institute of Biotechnology for the establishment of a local manufacturing plant for COVID-19 vaccines and other pharmaceutical products Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Welfare announced Saturday it had recorded a total of 291 positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and one death, with seven others in serious condition at the hospital, official sources told PANA here Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union and the UN Security Council are consulting based on a four-point scenario on the future of fighting the Al Shabaab insurgents in Somalia, with the option of creating a hybrid peacekeeping mission managed jointly by the AU and the UN, officials said Friday Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Saturday they have in the last 24 hours identified 278 cases of Covid-19, of which 3 had severe symptoms of this infection Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is planning to use US$100 million worth of non-lethal military aid provided by the Chinese government to launch the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Standby Force to combat terrorism and rising violent crimes Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, Bankole Adeoye, has pledged to ensure all elections held in Africa deliver accurate results reflecting the will of the voters Full text...

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

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Australian Dollar       30 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius has said that 53 people died in road accidents during the first semester of 2021, up from 52 during the corresponding period of 2020 Full text...