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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - A boat carrying illegal immigrants Wednesday sank off the coasts of Nouadhibou (northwest), the Mauritanian state-run news agency (AMI) reported here, quoting official sources

©- - 04 december 2019 - 22:57:16 - thread African Union (112 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Vice Prime Minister who is also Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, said on Wednesday that Mauritius will collaborate with institutions across Africa and elsewhere, and with 15 National Research and Education Networks (NREN) in Eastern and Southern Africa to set up a fit-for-purpose roadmap for the Mauritius NREN

©- - 04 december 2019 - 15:22:48 - thread African Union (344 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A South African woman, Maria Margaritha Wilhelmina Van Wyk, aged 46 years, was intercepted on 22 November 2019 at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport in southern Mauritius with 362

©- - 04 december 2019 - 13:43:03 - thread African Union (178 words)


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

©- - 04 december 2019 - 10:41:28 - thread African Union (136 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank

©- - 04 december 2019 - 08:35:06 - thread African Union (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -  The Mauritanian government Tuesday reaffirmed its strong commitment to the implementation of an association deal signed with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on 5 May 2017

©- - 03 december 2019 - 22:21:51 - thread African Union (193 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius, (PANA) - Mauritius will hold a Conference on Environment on December 16 and 17, the Mauritian Environment Minister, Kavi Ramano, told a press conference in the Mauritian capital
©- - 03 december 2019 - 18:31:42 - thread African Union (163 words)


Castel, Mauritius (PANA) -  On International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2019, celebrated Tuesday, the Mauritian Minister of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity, Mrs Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo, said that the government is striving for an equitable society that promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities, gender equality, the protection of the rights of elders and the development of children

©- - 03 december 2019 - 14:02:02 - thread African Union (269 words)


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

©- - 03 december 2019 - 11:06:23 - thread African Union (122 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Monday laid the foundation stone of a project to reconstruct the city of Selibabi, about 700 km southeast of Nouakchott/River valley, that was damaged by floods this year, official sources told PANA here

©- - 02 december 2019 - 21:43:42 - thread African Union (132 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan parliamentary Speaker, Aguila Saleh, on Monday met with the Saudi King, Salman bin Abdel Aziz, at the beginning of his visit to the Kingdom, and discussed "latest developments on the Libyan political scene"

©- - 02 december 2019 - 18:37:17 - thread African Union (271 words)


Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The President of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, has inaugurated the new headquarters of the Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT), which he called an important pillar to allow Congo to better structure its football, to bring it back to the elite of African football, the local press reported on Monday

©- - 02 december 2019 - 15:53:29 - thread African Union (225 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Parliament on Monday elected Mr Prithvirajsing Roopun as the new President and Mr Marie Cyril Eddy Boissezon, as the new Vice President of the Republic of Mauritius

©- - 02 december 2019 - 15:10:41 - thread African Union (263 words)


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

©- - 02 december 2019 - 11:46:54 - thread African Union (123 words)


Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA)   -  The governor of the Bank of Mauriius,Yandraduth Googoolye, Friday told banks and financial institutions that “extreme weather events, natural disasters, and failure of climate-change mitigation and adaptation were among the top five threats most likely to occur in the next 10 years”

©- - 30 november 2019 - 09:16:14 - thread African Union (448 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Union (EU) and Cooperation has urged Spaniards not to visit the Saharawi camps in Tindouf (South Algeria) due to "growing instability in northern Mali and the entire Sahel region", according to a document made available to PANA on Friday

©- - 29 november 2019 - 20:01:50 - thread African Union (134 words)


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

©- - 29 november 2019 - 11:08:32 - thread African Union (137 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank

©- - 29 november 2019 - 08:22:51 - thread African Union (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was noticeably absent from celebrations marking the country's 59th anniversary of independence held Thursday (November 28th) in the city of Akjoujt, 250 kilometers north of Nouakchott

©- - 28 november 2019 - 21:31:27 - thread African Union (189 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius indicated on Thursday that based on trends and information from various sources, the forecast of total exports for 2019 will be around Rs 82,500 million while total imports for 2019 are forecast at around Rs 206,600 million

©- - 28 november 2019 - 14:36:46 - thread African Union (498 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank

©- - 28 november 2019 - 08:30:21 - thread African Union (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Political parties and and many personalities and opinion leaders, including former ministers, ambassadors and deputies, as well as businessmen, have pledged their support for programmes introduced by Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, in what seems to signal a battle against his predecessor, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

©- - 27 november 2019 - 17:17:33 - thread African Union (245 words)


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

©- - 27 november 2019 - 10:50:52 - thread African Union (137 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank

©- - 27 november 2019 - 08:49:37 - thread African Union (124 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Muairitius Acting President, Barlene Vyapoory, also Vice-President of the Republic, resigned from his post on Tuesday afternoon, as agreed a few days ago between him and the Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, PANA learned from official sources in the Mauritian capital

©- - 26 november 2019 - 18:36:27 - thread African Union (136 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The criminal division responsible for the repression of crimes related to human trafficking has sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison, an individual named Itewel Oumrou Eida, for slavery on a citizen Mabrouka Mohamed and family members

©- - 26 november 2019 - 18:21:23 - thread African Union (146 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius has on Tuesday said that the number of tourist arrivals for the first nine months of 2019 (January to September) decreased by 0

©- - 26 november 2019 - 14:39:39 - thread African Union (296 words)


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

©- - 26 november 2019 - 11:12:49 - thread African Union (137 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank

©- - 26 november 2019 - 09:08:33 - thread African Union (123 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian army on Monday celebrated the 59th anniversary of the establishment of the military institution, witnessed by high-governme3nt officials, including the country’s Defence minister, General Hanana ould Sidi, the minister of Interior and Decentralization, Mohamed Salem ould Merzough, and several other civilian and military personalities, official sources told PANA

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The international day for gender-based violence on the theme: ‘’All united, organise the world to say to violence against women’’, was celebrated on Monday in Mauritania through several official and popular activities, PANA reported

©- - 25 november 2019 - 21:59:34 - thread African Union (263 words)


Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Monday met with African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat who was on a visit to the country

©- - 25 november 2019 - 18:06:31 - thread African Union (170 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – China has launched the JinFei Smart City Project in  Riche Terre region near Port Louis, that includes a twin tower Jinfei-Maritim Five-Star Business Apartment Hotel of 16 floors each, with a mix of rooms and apartments, two restaurants, five conference halls and a helipad

©- - 25 november 2019 - 14:45:27 - thread African Union (327 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank

©- - 25 november 2019 - 08:09:15 - thread African Union (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Two vessels of the Pakistani Navy, "MOAWIN" and "ASLAT", are currently in Mauritanian waters (Nouakchott), as part of an overseas deployment operation affecting African countries, according to an official statement forwarded to PANA on Saturday

©- - 23 november 2019 - 15:14:50 - thread African Union (203 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - At the initiative of the European Union (EU), more than 100 people demonstrated Saturday in Port Louis, to raise awareness among Mauritians and promote concrete actions to combat violence against women, PANA reports from here

©- - 23 november 2019 - 15:02:34 - thread African Union (209 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Friday concluded a two-day working visit to South Africa, where he held discussions with President Cyril Ramaphosa and his team of senior government officials

©- - 23 november 2019 - 05:47:02 - thread African Union (354 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A hundred Chagossians, led by the leader of the Chagos Refugee Group, Olivier Bancoult, on Friday demonstrated with posters and banners for a few hours in front of the British High Commission in Port Louis, asking Britain to comply with its obligations under international law regarding the return of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius

©- - 22 november 2019 - 15:34:59 - thread African Union (263 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Western countries' attempts to exclude the African Union (AU) from the process of seeking a political solution in Libya seem to overshadow the commitment of the African continental organisation to become more involved in the resolution of the crisis, given the impact of the situation in several countries in the region

©- - 22 november 2019 - 10:41:35 - thread African Union (923 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Mauritian Commercial Bank

©- - 22 november 2019 - 08:51:50 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)  -  Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth Thursday called on the United Kingdom government to comply with its obligations under international law regarding the return of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius “as clearly set out in the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)”, PANA reported here

©- - 22 november 2019 - 00:15:53 - thread African Union (612 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani Thursday granted audience to the Saharawi minister of foreign affairs, Mohamed Salem Ould Saleck, special envoy of President Brahim Ghali, the pro -governmental news agency (AMI) reported here

©- - 21 november 2019 - 23:34:08 - thread African Union (168 words)