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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian army carried out a large sweep of the gold panners by rounding up around 60 individuals in the far north, towards the Algerian border, some of which are classified as a military zone closed to civilian activities, according to news reported on Tuesday by local press

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 33rd summit of the African Union (AU), held on 9 and 10 February in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, affirmed the African Organization's support for the holding of a Reconciliation Conference among Libyans to strengthen the ceasefire and start a political dialogue

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and the European Union (EU) on Monday signed the Development-Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture Initiative (DeSIRA), developed by the EU to enhance the research and development capacity of the Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (FAREI) for sustainable and modern agriculture, PANA learnt from the Government Information Services (GIS)

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - AXYS Stockbroking, a branch of the financial group AXYS, one of the leading portfolio management companies in Mauritius, said on Tuesday that the coronavirus epidemic  raging in China and elsewhere in recent weeks is not without consequences on the Mauritian economy

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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Wellness minister Kailesh Kumar Jagutpal on Tuesday said that passengers from all flights will from now undergo strict screening at the island’s airport as preventive measures are reinforced against  the outbreak of the Coronavirus in China

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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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Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – As South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa begins his term of office as the chairperson of the African Union (AU), a human rights watchdog is asking him to use his leadership to promote human rights and justice for violations across the continent

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Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said here Monday that his election as vice-president of the African Union (AU) for 2020 and chairman for 2021 marked the return of the Democratic Republic of Congo to the African scene, a presidential press release copied to PANA said

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Acting Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sabri Bachtobji has submitted the instruments of ratification of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption to  AU legal counsel Nemira Najm

©- - 10 february 2020 - 18:03:30 - thread African Union (158 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Manifesto for the Political, Economic and Social Rights of the Haratines (MDPESH - components of former slaves), in a just and reconciled Mauritania, calls for "urgent measures for a redistribution of agricultural land, in accordance with a 1983 land reform law", according to a statement released on Monday

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has met with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk on the margins of the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where the two are present

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The African Union Peace and Security Council, which met the day before the summit of African Union summit opened in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Sunday, has proposed three concrete measures to be examine immediately to end the fighting in Libya and help end the crisis

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The challenges facing African nations are “complex, multi-faceted and far-reaching" but a “collective, comprehensive and coordinated” response by the global community will build on the momentum that already exists to help the continent thrive, the UN secretary-General told the African Union Summit on Sunday

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said that member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are mobilising with “renewed vigour,” their own resources to combat Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorism

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday urged leaders of war-torn South Sudan, where a deadline is fast approaching for President Salva Kiir and his former deputy, Riek Machar, to agree terms for a new unity government

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Addressing a High Level Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment at the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa on Saturday, UN Secretatry General has said that the reality in Africa, and the rest of the world, is that poverty “still has a woman’s face”

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN chief on Saturday called on the international community to recognise the need for African counter-terrorism operations, backed by the UN Security Council, to tackle the growing threat of extremist violence across the continent, and “predictable funding, guaranteed by compulsory contributions”

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister  Abdalla Hamdouk  arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday, leading Sudan’s delegation to the 33rd African Summit for his maiden participation since the demise of Omar Bashir in 2019

The summit of the African heads of state and governments is scheduled for 9-10 February

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, is Saturday hosting a summit on Libya and the Sahel region organized by the African Union Peace and Security Commission on the eve of the opening of the 33rd AU session dominated this year by the security solutions and conflicts on the continent

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Ebony, Mauritius (PANA)  - Some 60 human and animal health professionals from the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) met here on 3 -7 February 2020 to discuss the threat of the coronavirus to populations of the Indian Ocean, official sources told PANA Saturday

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the government of national accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, Friday stressed the need for the country to play a key role in the management and monitoring of interests generated by Libyan funds and assets abroad that were not covered by international freezing decisions, calling on the African Union to assist in the preservation of those funds

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Pretoria, South Africa (PANA)  - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will head off to Addis Abba, Ethiopia, at the weekend where he will officially assume the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) at the 33rd summit of heads of state and government, his office said here Friday

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union, in collaboration with the United Nations, plans to send observers to monitor compliance with the ceasefire in Libya, well informed sources told PANA on Friday in Addis Ababa

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied will not attend the 33rd African Union (AU) Summit scheduled for February 9-10 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for medical reasons

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Friday to attend the 33rd Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta will participate in the 33rd Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from February 9 to 10, it was officially announced here on Friday

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Siala, arrived in Addis Ababa on Friday to take part in the 36th session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU), according to a press release from the Department of External Information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday announced free medication to be provided by a UK-based bio-pharmaceutical company, Gilead Sciences, to patients suffering from hepatitis C in Mauritius under a medicine donation programme, PANA reported from here

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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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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The town of Nouadhibou (465 kilometers north of Nouakchott) is currently rocked by demonstrations protesting the establishment of a gold processing plant at  Chami, 230 km south of the regional capital, by a company called Kenz Maning SA, PANA learned on Thursday from informed sources

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Bras d’Eau, Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritian Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Maneesh Gobin, on Wednesday announced that the government in collaboration with UN Development Programme (UNDP) is preparing a Wetland Bill to help conserve and sustainably manage coastal and marine biodiversity

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's National Assembly has denied banning the use of French language during debates, according to a statement issued on Wednesday

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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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L’Escalier, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, on Wednesday launched a National Cancer Registry in a bid to follow patients who are suffering from this disease that is the third cause of death in the island, after cardiovascular diseases and diabetes

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Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The recount requested by the ECOWAS monitoring committee to decide the winner of Guinea Bissau's 29 December presidential runoff between Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Domingos Simoës Preira, who disputed the results, has confirmed the victory of Embalo

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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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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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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Nigeria on Tuesday announced the death of the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Adnan Mahmoud Bostaji

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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security and that of Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping have imposed a temporary ban on the importation of live animals, live fish and products of animal origin from China  following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, PANA reported from Port Louis

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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Judge Bobby Madhub died on Tuesday aged  59 after collapsing in his office, apparently due to a heart attack, a judicial source told PANA in the Mauritian capital

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale travels to West Africa from February 4 to 13, as part of a diplomatic tour aimed at advancing Washington's engagement in the Sahel, the State Department announced Tuesday

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

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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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