Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday signed the Country Programme Framework in Port-Louis which sets out government's priority areas to guide the UN food agency's partnership and support for 2022 to 2025

©- - 02 june 2022 - 10:02:19 - thread African Union (284 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Police Force (MPF) announced on Wednesday that it has recruited 100 women police constables which is a significant step in promoting gender equality in the organisation

©- - 02 june 2022 - 09:09:22 - thread African Union (205 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will soon introduce new regulations to impose restrictions on use, sale, importation, manufacturing and distribution of tobacco products, as well as the prohibition for new vendors to operate within a radius of 200 metres around educational, sports and leisure facilities

©- - 01 june 2022 - 07:47:22 - thread African Union (277 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Tuesday said nine new positive cases of COVID-19 were detected in the last 24 hours on the island, bringing the number of positive cases to 38,060 since March 2021, the time of the third wave

©- - 01 june 2022 - 06:44:19 - thread African Union (119 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Passenger arrivals in Mauritius jumped from 7,956 to 207,391 in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, the state statistical office reported on Tuesday

©- - 31 may 2022 - 09:35:09 - thread African Union (149 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council and Second Vice-Chairman of the African Union (AU), Mohamed Al-Manfi, said Friday that the humanitarian crisis caused by displacements and illegal migration required the provision of sustainable solutions

©- - 27 may 2022 - 20:07:32 - thread African Union (1139 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Friday that they detected eight new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of positive cases to 38,020 since March 2021, the time of the third wave

©- - 27 may 2022 - 07:34:22 - thread African Union (150 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, arrived on Thursday evening in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, to participate in the two extraordinary summits of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU)

©- - 26 may 2022 - 23:54:21 - thread African Union (312 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that 14 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the last 24 hours bringing to 38,012 the number of infections since March 2021, the time of the third wave

©- - 26 may 2022 - 07:51:39 - thread African Union (114 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is proud of its membership of Africa and its support for the process of development and complementarity between countries of the continent, the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said on the occasion of the celebration of Africa Day on 25 May

©- - 25 may 2022 - 14:11:40 - thread African Union (519 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Tuesday said that the balance of trade deficit showed a high deficit of Rs 16

©- - 25 may 2022 - 07:04:12 - thread African Union (166 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African Union (AU) member countries should use their upcoming summit to commit to addressing human rights issues underlying armed conflict and political upheaval on the continent, a human rights advocate said on Tuesday

©- - 24 may 2022 - 04:53:19 - thread African Union (648 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness on Friday launched a five-year National Action Plan for Oral Health (2022-2027), with the objective of reducing the incidence and prevalence of oral diseases and, thereby, improving the overall oral health status of the population, the Government Information Service (GIS) said

©- - 21 may 2022 - 07:00:04 - thread African Union (158 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Ministry of Health and Wellness is to promulgate a law on restrictions on tobacco products, following its approval on Friday by the Cabinet, the Government Information Service (GIS) said

©- - 21 may 2022 - 06:56:27 - thread African Union (181 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security will embark on a sustainable project for the control of the dog population in the country

©- - 14 may 2022 - 07:55:25 - thread African Union (171 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness will conduct the fourth Mauritius Nutrition Survey this year

©- - 14 may 2022 - 06:31:58 - thread African Union (149 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Friday announced that they detected six new positive cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, bringing the total number to 37,843 since March 2021, the time of the third wave

©- - 14 may 2022 - 06:19:38 - thread African Union (147 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The number of foreign tourists arriving in Mauritius has increased from 2,830 in January-April 2021 to 243,086 in the same period this year, the state statistics office, Statistics Mauritius, said on Wednesday

©- - 11 may 2022 - 09:38:41 - thread African Union (141 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Quality of Life reported Friday two deaths attributed to coronavirus (COVID-19) between 28 April and 4 May 2022

©- - 07 may 2022 - 08:27:48 - thread African Union (124 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security and the Mauritius Prisons Service (MPS) have agreed to develop a framework of cooperation and sustainable system for the production of propagating materials of fruit plants at the Prison Service

©- - 05 may 2022 - 07:48:33 - thread African Union (260 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Guinea Bissau’s President Umaro Embaló on Thursday held talks with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria

©- - 28 april 2022 - 12:21:03 - thread African Union (171 words)


Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Two passengers, believed to be Nigerians, aged 38 and 46 years, were intercepted last Friday at the Plaisance international airport, southern Mauritius, with 119 pellets of heroin in their stomach, the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) said in a communique on Thursday

©- - 28 april 2022 - 07:51:32 - thread African Union (103 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union supports the planned deployment of a regional force to end the hostilities in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said on Tuesday

©- - 26 april 2022 - 16:54:00 - thread African Union (970 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is calm on Monday morning after the country experienced a violent and traumatic weekend as people in several regions took to the streets protesting against the cost of living, following a second hike on Friday of 10% of the prices of fuel in two months

©- - 25 april 2022 - 08:05:21 - thread African Union (432 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)  - The retail prices of mogas and gas oil have gone up by 10% with immediate effect, PANA reported from the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis

©- - 20 april 2022 - 07:59:14 - thread African Union (100 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government has reported that three deaths were attributed to COVID-19 over the period 7-13 April

©- - 18 april 2022 - 07:40:05 - thread African Union (125 words)


Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday launched the second SME Mauritius Observatory at the Hennessy Park Hotel, in Ebène, that constantly updates decision-makers and entrepreneurs on the latest market trends and allows SMEs to continue to contribute to the island's economic growth

©- - 15 april 2022 - 09:26:37 - thread African Union (349 words)


Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister, Mr Maneesh Gobin, has highlighted the importance of addressing food wastage at all levels from production to consumption

©- - 09 april 2022 - 09:30:24 - thread African Union (292 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius have announced that there were six deaths due to COVID-19 between 31 March and 6 April

©- - 09 april 2022 - 08:16:05 - thread African Union (190 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that they have detected 88 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of positive cases to 36,904 since March 2021, the time of the third wave

©- - 08 april 2022 - 07:29:58 - thread African Union (116 words)