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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian minister of Economy and Finance, Moctar ould Diaye, and the Japanese ambassador, Hisatsugu Shimuzu, on Thursday exchanged notes on a US$2 million grant to finance the purchase of equipment to improve security at the Nouakchott and Nouadhibou airports
©- - 08 september 2016 - 14:09:41 - thread African Union (158 words)


Flic-en Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Education and Human Resources Minister Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun on Wednesday said that providing education is a social enterprise and, “indeed, without education we cannot envisage the eradication of absolute poverty and achieving the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development
©- - 07 september 2016 - 17:29:06 - thread African Union (435 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM)
©- - 07 september 2016 - 12:05:24 - thread African Union (146 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A tsunami simulation exercise, named Indian Ocean Wave 2016 ‘IOWave16’, will on Thursday and Friday put Indian Ocean countries into a tsunami warning situation requiring prompt government decisions and interventions, PANA learned from official sources in Port-Louis
©- - 07 september 2016 - 09:02:00 - thread African Union (368 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The range of conflicts that the African Union (AU) has to mediate and resolve have not only persisted but have grown in complexity, the organization's Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui said here Tuesday
©- - 06 september 2016 - 19:27:55 - thread African Union (558 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Monday urged Morocco and the Polisario Front "to create the necessary environment for the resumption of talks and the early holding of the self-determination referendum for the Saharawi people
©- - 05 september 2016 - 17:55:26 - thread African Union (270 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chair of the African Union, Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno on Monday reaffirmed the readiness of the AU to assist the parties in Gabon in finding a rapid settlement to the post-election situation prevailing in the West-Central African country
©- - 05 september 2016 - 16:22:31 - thread African Union (227 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 05 september 2016 - 09:26:57 - thread African Union (122 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM)
©- - 02 september 2016 - 16:19:15 - thread African Union (138 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 02 september 2016 - 10:48:56 - thread African Union (122 words)


Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – As the African Ministerial Conference on the Ocean Economy and Climate change progresses Thursday, Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and External communications, Mr Xavier-Luc Duval, has stressed the need to draw the attention of international agencies and donors to this issue
©- - 01 september 2016 - 12:46:24 - thread African Union (465 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 01 september 2016 - 09:35:14 - thread African Union (123 words)


Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Thursday said that Mauritius is determined to make of the Ocean Economy a new pillar for wealth creation
©- - 01 september 2016 - 09:31:31 - thread African Union (648 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-industry Minister Mahen Kumar Seeruttun has asked the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for further assistance in urgently helping the island to control and eradicate the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)
©- - 01 september 2016 - 06:21:44 - thread African Union (282 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday signed two technical cooperation agreements to strengthen the 'National Food Safety and Plant Health Protection Systems' and the 'Forest Code Revision and Institutional Reform', official sources in Port Louis said
©- - 31 august 2016 - 17:46:14 - thread African Union (446 words)


Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Technology, Communication and Innovation Minister, Mr Etienne Sinatambou, has said that emerging technologies such as cloud computing, the internet and big data, and the digital landscape offer unlimited opportunities
©- - 31 august 2016 - 07:09:35 - thread African Union (420 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Seventy-two people were killed in road accidents that occurred in Mauritius during the first semester of 2016, while 275 were seriously injured and 1,564 were slightly injured
©- - 30 august 2016 - 07:05:44 - thread African Union (219 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Though the African Union (AU) announced at its recent summit in Kigali, Rwanda, that it intended to initiate a national dialogue on reconciliation among Libyan stakeholders in order to address the security crisis that erupted in 2011, it is still unclear how this dialogue will be put in place
©- - 29 august 2016 - 16:01:33 - thread African Union (425 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) –The FAO Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, will visit Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles from 29 August to 3 September 2016 in support of the Indian Ocean Commission’s Regional Programme on Food and Nutrition Security
©- - 28 august 2016 - 07:20:54 - thread African Union (184 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) that has been ravaging Mauritian livestock for the past three weeks continued to dominate the headlines again this week as the authorities proceed to vaccinate those animals that are still in good health
©- - 27 august 2016 - 12:44:13 - thread African Union (465 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth left Port Louis on Friday with a high-level delegation to attend the 6thTokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) which will take place on 27-28 August 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya
©- - 26 august 2016 - 17:46:06 - thread African Union (231 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) on Thursday issued the following foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya: Currencies Buying Selling 1 Euro 399
©- - 25 august 2016 - 15:33:08 - thread African Union (138 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 25 august 2016 - 08:57:07 - thread African Union (124 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - An annular Solar Eclipse, that will be a deep partial solar eclipse, where the sun disc will be eclipsed up to 90 per cent, will be visible in Mauritius on 1 September 2016, the Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre (RGSC) announced on Thursday in Port-Louis
©- - 25 august 2016 - 07:39:58 - thread African Union (250 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 24 august 2016 - 08:44:00 - thread African Union (125 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The US government is gravely concerned about the harsh prison terms imposed on 20 individuals who were arrested following the 29 June riots in Nouakchott, Mauritinia, due to deficiencies in legal representation of the defendants and the government's evidence presented against the accused, a statement from the US State Department said
©- - 22 august 2016 - 15:01:35 - thread African Union (256 words)


Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Seeking to promote Uganda as an important global oil and gas resource holder, authorities in this East African country are preparing to host a prestigious conference from 22-23 November 2016, which will provide a platform for the government and state companies to discuss the development and best practice of the country’s already thriving oil and gas industry
©- - 21 august 2016 - 09:30:59 - thread African Union (259 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Friday launched a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to prevent cervical cancer among girls as part of the Expanded Programme of Immunisation in line with World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations
©- - 19 august 2016 - 06:37:45 - thread African Union (316 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 35 African heads of state and government have confirmed their intention to attend the sixth Summit of the Tokyo International Conference on Africa’s Development (TICAD), an international forum to discuss Africa’s economic growth and trade in Africa, officials said Wednesday
©- - 18 august 2016 - 15:26:03 - thread African Union (413 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) on Thursday issued the following foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya: Currencies Buying Selling 1 Euro 398
©- - 18 august 2016 - 12:57:12 - thread African Union (139 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government has warned fraudsters using the name of President Muhammadu Buhari and those of his family members and senior government officials to solicit favour or contracts from Ministries and other government establishments to desist from the criminal act or face the wrath of the law
©- - 17 august 2016 - 15:56:29 - thread African Union (201 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Expressing extreme concern about the failure of the Sudanese parties to reach consensus on implementation of the Roadmap Agreement for peace in their country, the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel on the Cessation of Hostilities Negotiations (AUHIP) said on Wednesday that “the Parties have allowed a real and critical opportunity to slip out of their hands”
©- - 17 august 2016 - 11:15:15 - thread African Union (757 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 17 august 2016 - 09:00:22 - thread African Union (124 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 16 august 2016 - 09:29:06 - thread African Union (124 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Guinea Bissau, Mr Modibo Toure, appealing to political leaders in Guinea Bissau to embrace unity and avoid any act that could plunge the nation into further crisis
©- - 15 august 2016 - 18:14:16 - thread African Union (210 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has re-opened the race for the next Chairperson of the Commission, the deputy Chairperson and the Commissioners ahead of the polls in January 2017, the AU Commission announced on Friday
©- - 12 august 2016 - 13:28:29 - thread African Union (271 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has once again called upon parties to the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (ARCSS) to embrace mutual trust, put the interest of their country and its people above everything else and to scrupulously implement the Peace Agreement
©- - 11 august 2016 - 18:42:51 - thread African Union (427 words)