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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Modibo Touré of Mali as his new Special Representative for Guinea-Bissau and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peace-building Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS), according to a UN statement made available to PANA in Nairobi
©- - 09 may 2016 - 16:39:09 - thread African Union (259 words)


New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for extra attention to be paid to the experiences and needs of small island developing countries, such as Mauritius in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
©- - 09 may 2016 - 16:33:42 - thread African Union (638 words)


Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday lauded Mauritius for its role on climate change action, gender issues and poverty at a banquet hosted in his honour in Pointe-aux-Piments, northern Mauritius
©- - 08 may 2016 - 18:28:31 - thread African Union (586 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius welcomes Sunday United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who will be on a tour of three Indian Ocean islands, namely Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar
©- - 07 may 2016 - 14:38:30 - thread African Union (477 words)


New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that he is following closely political developments in Comoros in the wake of the recent judgment of the Constitutional Court ordering a partial re-run of the elections for President and for Governor of Anjouan
©- - 07 may 2016 - 08:56:50 - thread African Union (393 words)


Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Africa’s Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and their Member States have been urged to ratify and implement the protocols on free movement of persons in their respective regions in order to make the Agenda 2063 on Regional Integration a reality
©- - 06 may 2016 - 16:38:06 - thread African Union (623 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister Mr Anil Gayan on Thursday night called for urgent action on prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCD) "with the increasing burden of these diseases coupled with people getting addicted to sedentary lifestyles and the island's health budget getting out of control"
©- - 06 may 2016 - 09:26:08 - thread African Union (420 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of the National Women’s Council Bill which, according to the Minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare, Mrs Marie-Aurore Perraud, will further promote women's empowerment
©- - 04 may 2016 - 09:23:24 - thread African Union (344 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Industry and Commerce Minister Ashit Gungah on Tuesday confirmed the government’s decision to ban the importation and sale of monosodium glutamate (MSG), a food additive, in Mauritius “as it is likely to bring more harm than good to the population
©- - 03 may 2016 - 16:24:30 - thread African Union (265 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr Ban Ki-moon, will pay an official visit to Mauritius from 8-10 May, accompanied by his spouse and a delegation of 13 members, official sources said on Tuesday
©- - 03 may 2016 - 10:58:45 - thread African Union (126 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Serbian President TomislavNikolic has bestowed African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma with the highest Order of the Republic of Serbia on Strips, the Commission said here Thursday
©- - 28 april 2016 - 18:16:17 - thread African Union (265 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has amended its Firearms Act to implement the provisions of the Arms Trade Treaty to which it is a signatory, PANA learnt Tuesday from the Parliament Office in Port-Louis
©- - 28 april 2016 - 13:20:24 - thread African Union (415 words)


Réduit, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian President, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, on Thursday received the "Africa Peace Award 2016" which honors African leaders, individuals or organizations who have shown exceptional leadership in bringing about peace and co-existence across cultures, PANA learnt from official sources here
©- - 28 april 2016 - 13:12:00 - thread African Union (310 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth told Parliament on Tuesday that his Office has received 36 applications for permanent resident permits from foreign investors, self-employed non-citizens and retired non-citizens for the period - January 2015 to 23 April 2016
©- - 26 april 2016 - 13:35:44 - thread African Union (373 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health authorities on Monday marked the World Immunisation Week which is dedicated to promoting vaccination and providing an opportunity to strengthen immunisation services and systems, PANA learnt from official sources in the Mauritian capital
©- - 25 april 2016 - 17:13:08 - thread African Union (460 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania in February produced 124,695 barrels of oil, or a daily average of 4,300 barrels, from the offshore well of Chingetti, 65 kms off the Nouakchott coasts, according to an official report released by the Mauritanian Ministry of Oil
©- - 25 april 2016 - 10:37:54 - thread African Union (156 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will on Friday sign and ratify the Paris Agreement adopted at the 21st Meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, PANA learnt from official sources in the Mauritian capital
©- - 22 april 2016 - 07:20:00 - thread African Union (326 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 26
©- - 19 april 2016 - 11:01:25 - thread African Union (125 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan, UN and African Union (AU) on Monday in Khartoum agreed on a smooth and phased exit of the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) from Sudan's Darfur region
©- - 18 april 2016 - 20:45:42 - thread African Union (211 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Commercial Bank of Mauritius on Monday issued the following foreign exchange rates for the Rupee: Currencies Buying Selling 
 Australian Dollar 26
©- - 18 april 2016 - 12:45:26 - thread African Union (123 words)


Réduit, Mauritius (PANA) - A two-day International Conference on AYUSH (Ayurveda and Naturopathy, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy) opened on Thursday in Mauritius with the aim to popularise traditional medicine, which according to Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, “is in essence a way of life, a philosophy and a science of healing and health care and good hygiene”
©- - 14 april 2016 - 09:46:23 - thread African Union (365 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth told Parliament on Wednesday night that as at 7 April 2016, there were 2,276 detainees in the island’s prison institutions, out of whom 1,364 were serving time and 912 were on remand
©- - 14 april 2016 - 09:30:20 - thread African Union (320 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will set up an Intercontinental Slavery Museum in its capital, Port Louis, as recommended by the Truth and Justice Commission, PANA learnt on Tuesday from official sources
©- - 12 april 2016 - 10:29:21 - thread African Union (195 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Commission (EC) have reaffirmed their engagement in continued cooperation to maximise the benefits of science, technology and innovation
©- - 08 april 2016 - 09:02:37 - thread African Union (841 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan must be fully implemented "as a necessary step to end the civil war and put the country on a new path of peace, security and development," said a joint communiqué issued here Thursday at the conclusion of the 8th College-to-College meeting between the African Union Commission and the European Commission
©- - 07 april 2016 - 19:21:45 - thread African Union (380 words)


Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Though preliminary information points to mixed progress in implementing structural measures in Guinea Bissau, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has said once the current political impasse in the West African country is settled, it will be crucial for Parliament to approve a 2016 budget aligned with necessary medium-term fiscal consolidation
©- - 07 april 2016 - 18:02:02 - thread African Union (604 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) issued on Thursday issued the following foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya: Currencies Buying Selling 1 Euro 396
©- - 07 april 2016 - 13:52:27 - thread African Union (140 words)