Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the authorities in Mauritania to immediately put an end to the wave of arrests of journalists, opposition figures and anti-slavery activists in an apparent pre-election crackdown on dissent
©- - 16 august 2018 - 07:15:42 - thread African Union (621 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A Mauritian government mission is visiting Tanzania to complete investment procedures for sugar production, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation said on Wednesday
©- - 15 august 2018 - 10:19:43 - thread African Union (264 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, on Thursday called for the unification of the country's military who, despite the division and lack of equipment, stood valiantly alongside the security forces against terrorists, mercenaries, smugglers, and human traffickers
©- - 10 august 2018 - 12:35:52 - thread African Union (241 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Mauritian Commercial Bank
©- - 10 august 2018 - 11:02:17 - thread African Union (121 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) has been forced to abandon its headquarters at the downtown Tripoli Tower due to persistent militia coercion and interference in its internal affairs
©- - 09 august 2018 - 13:19:07 - thread African Union (207 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Global Peace Index 2108, published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, has ranked Libya the 7th most dangerous country in the world
©- - 08 august 2018 - 15:57:45 - thread African Union (201 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Officials from the African Union (AU), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Import and Export Bank (Afreximbank) are holding a three-day meeting in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss practical steps towards the creation of a fund to support pharmaceutical manufacturing in Africa
©- - 08 august 2018 - 14:20:32 - thread African Union (522 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius, (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister Dr Anwar Husnoo has said that the government is committed to promote breastfeeding as an important public health intervention so as to make sure that every child born in Mauritius is given a good chance to survive, grow and develop into a healthy and strong young citizen
©- - 08 august 2018 - 07:42:35 - thread African Union (441 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - "Guided by the relevant instruments, including the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, the African Union will spare no efforts to help mobilize the necessary technical and logistical support for the successful organization of the DR Congo elections, scheduled for December 2018
©- - 06 august 2018 - 12:54:37 - thread African Union (371 words)


Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - The ECOWAS peace Mission in Guinea Bissau, ECOMIB, has reassured a visiting delegation of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) of its total commitment to complementing the national security agencies in securing Guinea Bissau’s parliamentary elections slated for 18 November
©- - 04 august 2018 - 09:43:32 - thread African Union (364 words)


Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - At the request of the Guinea Bissau government and facilitation by the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC), the Nigerian government is to provide crucial logistics and voter registration support to facilitate the holding of Guinea Bissau’s November legislative elections
©- - 03 august 2018 - 10:06:47 - thread African Union (557 words)


Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Guinea Bissau’s Interior Minister Mutaro Djalo has appealed to development partners and friendly nations for support to enable the country conduct a success legislative election next November and mitigate the country’s political fragility
©- - 02 august 2018 - 09:16:29 - thread African Union (412 words)


Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - The delegation of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) led by its governing board President, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, met on Wednesday with officials of the UNDP Office in Bissau to discuss Guinea Bissau’s November parliamentary election and areas of support for the national electoral Commission, CNE
©- - 02 august 2018 - 08:14:24 - thread African Union (390 words)


Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - The Predident of Guinea Bissau's Supreme Court Justice Paulo Sanha on Tuesday in Bissau received a visiting delegation of ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) led by its governing board President Prof Mahmood Yakubu
©- - 02 august 2018 - 06:30:39 - thread African Union (149 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania
©- - 01 august 2018 - 13:04:11 - thread African Union (132 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius
©- - 01 august 2018 - 12:41:47 - thread African Union (124 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Angola on Sunday claimed their maiden COSAFA under-17 championship when they edged two-time champions South Africa 1-0 in the final of the 2018 competition In the end, it was a goal scored in the 5th minute by Capita at St
©- - 30 july 2018 - 05:54:02 - thread African Union (126 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - When South Africa and Angola meet on Sunday in the finals of the 2018 COSAFA Men's Under-17 championship, the South Africans will be chasing their 3rd zonal title and Angola their first
©- - 29 july 2018 - 04:39:48 - thread African Union (142 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Kenya will sign a series of Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with Kenya in several fields
©- - 28 july 2018 - 09:06:38 - thread African Union (435 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 27 july 2018 - 08:42:12 - thread African Union (124 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 26 july 2018 - 09:00:18 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Hosts Mauritius on Wednesday completed the 2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championship semifinal line-up after Malawi failed to get margin of victory they needed to end their Group C campaign as the best runner-up in the group
©- - 25 july 2018 - 19:25:51 - thread African Union (628 words)


Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia President Edgar Lungu, will be among regional Heads of State attending the BRICS Summit being held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 26-27 July, 2018, Zambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji, disclosed here Wednesday
©- - 25 july 2018 - 17:48:38 - thread African Union (380 words)


Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - The Customs Anti-Narcotics Section of the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) on Saturday arrested a 26-year-old Zambian woman with 55 heroin pellets upon her arrival at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam international airport, Plaisance, in the south of the island
©- - 25 july 2018 - 16:09:46 - thread African Union (110 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania
©- - 25 july 2018 - 14:53:00 - thread African Union (139 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 25 july 2018 - 07:53:51 - thread African Union (124 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Angola on Monday qualified for the semi-finals of the 2018 COSAFA men's Under-17 Championship taking place in Mauritius
©- - 24 july 2018 - 05:30:24 - thread African Union (367 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 23 july 2018 - 08:36:46 - thread African Union (124 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius
©- - 20 july 2018 - 14:46:13 - thread African Union (119 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Namibia lit up the opening day of the 2018 COSAFA men's Under-17 Championship with a stunning 8-3 victory over Seychelles in their Group A clash at the Stade St Francois Xavier in Port Louis on Thursday
©- - 20 july 2018 - 12:24:01 - thread African Union (711 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has commended the Eritrean and Ethiopian leaders for their steadfast efforts to enhance reconciliation, trust and cooperation between their two countries
©- - 17 july 2018 - 16:31:40 - thread African Union (474 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 17 july 2018 - 09:03:42 - thread African Union (124 words)


Ilha do Sal, Cape Verde (PANA) - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva on Monday reiterated his support to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) in the implementation of their Regional Strategy for Food Security and Nutrition to eradicate hunger and ensure adequate food in the Lusophone countries
©- - 17 july 2018 - 08:59:31 - thread African Union (660 words)


N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International on Monday published a report that criticises the Chadian authorities for a host of austerity measures that are pushing people into deeper poverty, undermining access to necessary health care and putting education beyond the reach of many
©- - 16 july 2018 - 06:46:17 - thread African Union (1360 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping operation in Sudan’s Darfur until the end of June next year, but reduced the number of troops deployed in the field with an eye towards the mission’s eventual exit, a UN statement said
©- - 14 july 2018 - 07:01:05 - thread African Union (254 words)