Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian authorities Saturday launched a camp aign, called Ramadan 2009, under which 600 shops were opened, 240 of them in the capital city of Nouakchott, in a move aimed at checking price s increases
©- - 22 august 2009 - 18:07:00 - thread Union africaine (135 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has called his compatriots to eschew violence, in a speech ahead of the st art of the Ramadan fasting Saturday
©- - 22 august 2009 - 15:47:00 - thread Union africaine (113 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) â" The Mauritian gove-rnment on Thursday decided to close all schools from 21-31 August, because of the spread of the influenza A H 1 N1 (swine flu) on the island
©- - 20 august 2009 - 20:06:00 - thread Union africaine (173 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian government has beefed up securit y measures in the capital, Nouakchott, fearing a spate of suicide bombings in th e country ahead of the Ramadan fasting period
©- - 20 august 2009 - 10:03:00 - thread Union africaine (180 words)


Rأ©duit- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Health Minister Rajesh Jeetah said here We dnesday that Mauritius planned to transform itself into a medical and intellectu a l hub
©- - 19 august 2009 - 18:24:00 - thread Union africaine (329 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) --آ­ Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published Wednesday by the Mauritian Commercial Bank
©- - 19 august 2009 - 11:31:00 - thread Union africaine (116 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The frequent power cuts in Nouakchott, the Mauri tanian capital, are due to a deficit in electrical energy production ranging fro m 7 to 17 per cent in the hot season, according to a statement by the Mauritanian Electricity Company (SOMELEC) which was made available to PANA Tuesday
©- - 18 august 2009 - 18:02:00 - thread Union africaine (291 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Eastern-Southern Africa (ESA) block, includin g Mauritius, will sign an interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) on 29 August at the Conference Centre of Grand-Baie in northern Mauritius, PANA learnt Tuesday from an official source
©- - 18 august 2009 - 16:04:00 - thread Union africaine (266 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) --آ­ The Mauritian Commercial Bank, Tuesday in Port-Louis, published the exchange rates of some foreign currencies against the local rupee
©- - 18 august 2009 - 14:56:00 - thread Union africaine (118 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee against some foreign currencies, as published here Monday by the Mauritian Comme rcial Bank
©- - 17 august 2009 - 10:23:00 - thread Union africaine (120 words)


Praia- Cape Verde (PANA) -- A 34-year old Guinea Bissau national was arrested at Praia International Airport in Cape Verde with 38 wraps of cocaine ingested in h i s stomach, police sources informed PANA here
©- - 15 august 2009 - 14:41:00 - thread Union africaine (114 words)


Praia- Cape Verde (PANA) -- Bissau Guinean President-elect, Malam Bacai Sanhأ،, a rrived here Thursday for a week's rest, before his inauguration on 8 September, P ANA learnt Friday from an official source
©- - 14 august 2009 - 14:40:00 - thread Union africaine (293 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) --آ­ The Mauritian Commercial Bank on Friday in Port-Louis published the latest exchange rates for the local rupee against some foreign currencies
©- - 14 august 2009 - 09:14:00 - thread Union africaine (119 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee against some foreign currencies, as released here Thursday by the Mauritian Commercial Bank
©- - 13 august 2009 - 09:39:00 - thread Union africaine (120 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA)-- Following is the composition of the new Mauritani an government formed on Tuesday evening, following last week's inauguration of the country's newly-elect ed President, Gen
©- - 12 august 2009 - 13:15:00 - thread Union africaine (309 words)


Port Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee against some foreign currencies, as published Wednesday by the Commercial Bank of Maurit ius
©- - 12 august 2009 - 11:32:00 - thread Union africaine (124 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Health Minister Rajesh Jeetah has annou nced plans to launch a hand-washing campaign on the island on Wednesday, to prevent the spread of swine flu which ha s already affected 19 people, among them 11 foreigners, in the country
©- - 11 august 2009 - 12:14:00 - thread Union africaine (146 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee, as published Tuesday by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Currencies Buying Selling Australian Dollar 25
©- - 11 august 2009 - 10:40:00 - thread Union africaine (116 words)


Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua will travel to Saudi A rabia on Friday for a scheduled medical check-up, the Special Adviser to the Pre s ident on Media and Publicity, Olusegun Adeniyi, said in a statement here
©- - 10 august 2009 - 18:33:00 - thread Union africaine (88 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA)- â" Fines to be paid by polluters in Mauritius have jumped up by more than 100 per cent as the government finds ways to curb pollut i on, according to new measures agreed by the council of ministers
©- - 08 august 2009 - 11:33:00 - thread Union africaine (116 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA)- â" Mauritian police have expelled 66 Bangladeshi w orkers bringing the total number of those forced to leave the country in the pas t few weeks to 117
©- - 07 august 2009 - 21:47:00 - thread Union africaine (157 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Six persons have been diagnosed with influenza vi rus A on the Mauritius Island, according to the Minister of Health, Rajesh Jeeta h
©- - 07 august 2009 - 21:32:00 - thread Union africaine (106 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian Prime Minister Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf has resigned, paving the way for the newly-inaugurated President to form a new government, off icial sources told PANA here Friday
©- - 07 august 2009 - 13:26:00 - thread Union africaine (178 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania's opposition said Thursday that the c ountry remained mired in political crisis, despite the validation by the Constitutional Council of the 18 July presidential poll and the inauguration of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz as President Wednesday
©- - 06 august 2009 - 12:51:00 - thread Union africaine (193 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) --آ­ Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee against some major foreign currencies, as published here Thursd a y by the Mauritian Commercial Bank
©- - 06 august 2009 - 11:46:00 - thread Union africaine (118 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who was elected in the first ballot of Mauritania's 18 July presidential election on with 52
©- - 05 august 2009 - 22:43:00 - thread Union africaine (280 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) â" A Mauritius politi-cal party, Lalit, on Wednesda y launched a campaign aimed at sensitising the population to boycott Israeli pro d ucts on the local market
©- - 05 august 2009 - 21:34:00 - thread Union africaine (218 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Several foreign dignitaries have arrived in Noua kchott to attend the inauguration of new Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in the capital city
©- - 05 august 2009 - 12:28:00 - thread Union africaine (170 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritian Commercial Bank on Wednesday publis hed the latest foreign exchange rates for the local rupee against some foreign curre ncies
©- - 05 august 2009 - 11:10:00 - thread Union africaine (117 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA)- a" The Mauritanian security are keeping an allege d terrorist, Sidi Baba Ould Mohamed, in custody on suspicion of belonging to the regional branch of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Magreb, according to judicial sources
©- - 04 august 2009 - 23:20:00 - thread Union africaine (100 words)


Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The secretary of the Libyan general people's Conference (CGP), the country's highest legislative authority, has sent an invitation to the Pan-African Parliament for a session from 7 to 9 September in Libya
©- - 04 august 2009 - 21:18:00 - thread Union africaine (173 words)


Praia- Cape Verde (PANA) -- Guinea Bissau's President-elect Bacai Sanha was being expected in Cape Verde Tuesday, during which he will formally invite his Cape Verdean counterpart, Pedro Pires, to attend his inauguration 8 September
©- - 04 august 2009 - 13:41:00 - thread Union africaine (135 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Two Malagasy female nationals, Angele Rasoarinant oandro and her daughter, Marie Christine Razafindranaly Rakotoarisoa, were arrested here Monday evening after flying into Mauritius with 800 grams of heroine, PANA reported
©- - 04 august 2009 - 13:29:00 - thread Union africaine (83 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamed Lemine has been ele cted president of Mauritania's ruling Union for the Republic (UPR), replacing Mohamed Ould Abdel A ziz who was elected the country's president 18 July
©- - 03 august 2009 - 12:38:00 - thread Union africaine (131 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The newly-elected President of Mauritania, Gener al Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, will be sworn into office on Wednesday, 5 August, of f icial sources told PANA here Saturday
©- - 01 august 2009 - 17:28:00 - thread Union africaine (198 words)


New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated Guinea Bissau for holding a peaceful elections
©- - 01 august 2009 - 17:00:00 - thread Union africaine (234 words)


Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegalese Prime Minister Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye Thursd ay urged Morocco to rejoin the African Union (AU), saying such a “great country” in Africa should not be left out of the continental body
©- - 31 july 2009 - 15:19:00 - thread Union africaine (226 words)


Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- More than 130 civil society and human rights groups acro ss Africa issued a statement here Thursday, calling on African governments that a re signatories to the International Criminal Court (ICC) convention to reaffirm t heir commitment and obligation to the court
©- - 30 july 2009 - 13:52:00 - thread Union africaine (447 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee against some major foreign currencies, as published here Thursday by the Mauritian commercial bank
©- - 30 july 2009 - 09:52:00 - thread Union africaine (107 words)


Bissau- Guinea Bissau (PANA) -- Malam Bacai Sanha was Wednesday declared presiden t of Guinea Bissau by the country's National Election Commission (CNE), PANA rep o rts
©- - 29 july 2009 - 19:08:00 - thread Union africaine (182 words)


Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- All obstacles blocking the creation of a United States o f Africa must be cleared and the entity created by 2017, Senegalese foreign mini s ter, Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, urged here Tuesday
©- - 28 july 2009 - 20:00:00 - thread Union africaine (349 words)


Port Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee against some major foreign currencies, as published here Tuesday by the Mauritian commercial bank
©- - 28 july 2009 - 12:22:00 - thread Union africaine (114 words)


Wooton- Mauritius (PANA) -- The first school of agriculture in Mauritius opened o n Monday in Wooton, central Mauritius, PANA noted here
©- - 27 july 2009 - 19:41:00 - thread Union africaine (123 words)


Port Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates in Maurit ius, as issued here Monday by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 27 july 2009 - 09:33:00 - thread Union africaine (111 words)


Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Senegalese grandmaster Macodou Ndiaye on Saturday won th e African draughts championship held in Banjul, Senegal, bagging 11 points at th e end of the competition that also served as the African qualifying round for thi s year's the World Championship to be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil
©- - 25 july 2009 - 21:49:00 - thread Union africaine (238 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The president of Mauritania's Independent National Electoral Committee (INEC), Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Dey, on Thursday resi gned his position
©- - 23 july 2009 - 21:51:00 - thread Union africaine (180 words)