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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed that it is leading diplomatic efforts to end US economic sanction on the Sudan, one of its important allies in the Coalition seeking to end the Haothi rebel presence in Yemen
©- - 23 february 2016 - 12:45:57 - thread African Union (443 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling


 Australian Dollar 24
©- - 23 february 2016 - 11:33:06 - thread African Union (119 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will organize the 10th edition of the Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) in 2019, PANA learnt Tuesday from official sources in the Mauritian capital
©- - 23 february 2016 - 09:12:16 - thread African Union (196 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following several years of strong economic performance, Mauritania is facing a severe terms-of-trade shock due to the decline in iron ore prices that has weakened its economic performance and outlook, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team leader remarked here late Monday after reviewing recent economic development in the country
©- - 23 february 2016 - 08:08:38 - thread African Union (767 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Customs Officers in Mauritius on Monday started a training programme on tracking down illegal trade of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and facilitating the networking and synergizing efforts among countries in the region in the fight against the illegal trade of ODS
©- - 22 february 2016 - 13:24:54 - thread African Union (308 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The World Bank reckons that if Mauritius is to achieve the ambition of attaining high income status, it should review its economic model that includes the ability to improve the labour force skills set, develop infrastructure, and further improve the business environment to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and generate domestic investment
©- - 22 february 2016 - 10:11:22 - thread African Union (367 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – This week’s headlines were marked by flooding that occurred in Mauritius following torrential rains in several parts of the island for at least the last 10 days
©- - 20 february 2016 - 15:05:45 - thread African Union (547 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and the World Bank have signed a Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) agreement to improve water security across the country in the context of adaptation to climate change
©- - 20 february 2016 - 10:12:20 - thread African Union (312 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius proposes to contract a new budget support loan from the World Bank Group under the Accelerated Programme for Economic Integration aimed to support regional reform
©- - 20 february 2016 - 08:46:16 - thread African Union (136 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Senior customs officials from revenue administrations in southern African countries have ended a five-day seminar in Mauritius agreeing that coordinated border management (CBM) brings a host of benefits to government, to individual border agencies as well as to stakeholders at the borders
©- - 19 february 2016 - 06:30:41 - thread African Union (319 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) — Mauritius Thursday organised several activities in Port-Louis to mark the International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2016 in a bid to sensitise the population on its rich and diverse culture and in a broader sense the importance of preserving the languages used around the world
©- - 18 february 2016 - 12:56:14 - thread African Union (351 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The political impasse in Guinea-Bissau could delay implementation of critical reforms and erode progress in the West African country’s development, the United Nations envoy there has warned the Security Council
©- - 18 february 2016 - 07:54:23 - thread African Union (500 words)


Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Doctors from Botswana’s largest and oldest hospital, Princes Marina Hospital, in collaboration with Mauritius Medical Team from the Cardiac Centre at Pamplemousse, Mauritius, will this month conduct another set of cardiac procedures
©- - 17 february 2016 - 18:33:30 - thread African Union (189 words)


Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee of world football's governing body, FIFA, chaired by Jack Kariko, has imposed a sanction of a warning and fine on German football official Franz Beckenbauer
©- - 17 february 2016 - 16:12:27 - thread African Union (302 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Currency Buying Selling


 Australian Dollar 24
©- - 16 february 2016 - 11:41:17 - thread African Union (122 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Mauritius is holding a workshop on disaster preparedness programme, ''Get Airports Ready for Disaster (GARD)'', running from 15-18 February at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, organisers revealed Monday
©- - 15 february 2016 - 13:20:59 - thread African Union (592 words)


Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Republic of Angola turns 40 years on Friday, 12 February, 2016, since it was admitted as the 46th member of the African Union (AU), according to the latest information from the African Union
©- - 12 february 2016 - 13:02:31 - thread African Union (177 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture on Thursday night launched its 'Smart Agriculture' project in a bid to reduce the use of pesticides in agriculture, PANA has learned from official sources in the Mauritian capital
©- - 12 february 2016 - 11:30:09 - thread African Union (343 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Three United Nations humanitarian agencies on Thursday urged donors to mobilize the necessary resources to maintain the vital assistance to 50,000 Malian refugees in Mberra camp in south-eastern Mauritania
©- - 12 february 2016 - 05:39:54 - thread African Union (448 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Currency Buying Selling


 Australian Dollar 24
©- - 11 february 2016 - 10:44:37 - thread African Union (125 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The ex-Australian hostage, Jocelyn Eliott, 84, abducted with her husband by elements of Al-Mourabitoune, but released on Saturday, arrived in Ouagadougou Monday on board of the Nigerien presidential aircraft, together with the Nigerien minister of Foreign Affairs minister, Mrs Achatou Kané Boulam, according to official sources
©- - 08 february 2016 - 14:23:39 - thread African Union (269 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says deep divisions over how to carry on with the reform of the UN Security Council have delayed the process
©- - 05 february 2016 - 09:55:46 - thread African Union (604 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries would now be required to choose the specific taxation options they prefer to raise funds for the implementation of the flagship African Union (AU) projects following a breakthrough on the alternative sources of financing AU-led mega-projects
©- - 05 february 2016 - 09:44:38 - thread African Union (622 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee published by the Mauritius Commercial Bank
©- - 05 february 2016 - 08:56:58 - thread African Union (120 words)


Timbuktu, Mali (PANA) - A consecration ceremony of the Timbuktu mausoleums, last held in the 11th century, was celebrated on Thursday at the initiative of the local community, the final phase of the United Nations-backed cultural rebirth of the age-old Sahara city after the destruction wrought by radical Islamists in 2012
©- - 05 february 2016 - 06:19:47 - thread African Union (352 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Anil Gayan on Thursday said that his ministry, as the custodian of public health, has to ensure that persons with mental disorders are treated with respect, dignity and compassion
©- - 04 february 2016 - 13:21:23 - thread African Union (240 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 03 february 2016 - 13:02:05 - thread African Union (137 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health Ministry on Wednesday warned travellers to countries with active Zika transmission, advising them to take the necessary precautions as there is no vaccine against the disease
©- - 03 february 2016 - 12:42:20 - thread African Union (188 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee published by the Mauritius Commercial Bank
©- - 03 february 2016 - 08:45:32 - thread African Union (120 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee
©- - 02 february 2016 - 09:06:25 - thread African Union (114 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The African Union (AU) Heads of State Assembly approved the holding of a donor pledging conference in Addis Ababa on Monday, to raise funds to support a continental response to the Boko Haram threat in West Africa and the Sahel region, an AU official said Sunday
©- - 31 january 2016 - 18:07:10 - thread African Union (430 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)- Former Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has been appointed the African Union Special Envoy to Libya, a top AU official said on Sunday
©- - 31 january 2016 - 17:50:12 - thread African Union (490 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union leaders ended their 26th Ordinary Session here Sunday agreeing to hold an emergency Summit on Migration because they could not remain unmoved by the plight of the African youth, many of whom have fallen victims of boat tragedies in attempts to cross the Mediterranean to Europe
©- - 31 january 2016 - 15:14:32 - thread African Union (466 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The African Union (AU) has approved a stabilization mission to protect civilians, human rights workers and disarm militias in Burundi, but the crisis-hit country immediately rejected an AU Summit declaration on sending a high-level delegation to negotiate for Bujumbura’s consent
©- - 31 january 2016 - 14:38:11 - thread African Union (602 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Musical piracy, whereby unscrupulous vendors copy the works of local artists and sell them to the public at large, dominated the media headlines this week in Mauritius
©- - 30 january 2016 - 15:29:41 - thread African Union (518 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In his farewell speech at the African Union Simmit here on Saturday, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe vowed to stay on as President “until God says come”, electrifying the usually-dull moments at the Summit, which premiered a new style of conducting its affairs
©- - 30 january 2016 - 14:19:36 - thread African Union (562 words)