Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities on Monday reported that 284 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected on Sunday, of which 10 are severely affected Full text...
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Mauritius to ratify treaty for establishment of African Medicines Agency
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius says it will ratify the Treaty for the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency, the government announced here Saturday, following its weekly cabinet meeting Full text...
Mauritius to declare sandal wood protected plant
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius has announced that it will declare sandal wood a protected plant, following numerous reports that several groups of people have been entering private properties and state lands illegally to cut these trees for export Full text...
Zambian government declares 24 Aug. public holiday for inauguration of President-Elect Hichilema
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has declared 24 August a national holiday to enable citizens to attend the swearing-in-ceremony of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema and Vice-President-elect Madam Mutale Nalumango Full text...
Zambian President-elect Hichilema’s inauguration set for Tuesday
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian government has confirmed the inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema will be held on Tuesday, 24 August, at the Heroes Stadium in the capital, Lusaka Full text...
Libya reaffirms determination to activate strategic AU projects
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has reaffirmed the determination of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) to work towards activating several strategic projects that are in line with the African Union (AU) strategy on border management Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
US offers $5 million for information to arrest ex-Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces head
Washington, US (PANA) - The US has announced a reward offer of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction Antonio Indjai, the former head of the Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces Full text...
Mauritian health sector recruits 172 doctors in the face of COVID-19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health Minister Kailesh Jagutpal announced on Wednesday that the public health sector has recruited 172 new doctors to cope with the pressure that the COVID-19 pandemic has put on the sector Full text...
Another boat tragedy off North Africa’s Atlantic coast stark reminder of perilous sea journeys: UN agencies
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), say the deaths of 47 people who were onboard a boat heading to the Canary Islands from North Africa’s Atlantic coast highlight the urgent need for more support to prevent further tragedies at sea Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 170 new positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced on Wednesday that they detected 170 new positive cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours Full text...
Zambia’s defeated leader and incoming president hold cordial meeting in Lusaka
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President-elect Hakainde Hichilema, popularly known as HH, and outgoing President Edgar Lungu held a cordial meeting on Monday at the home of former President Rupiah Banda Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
AU Mission offers tips for Zambian election stakeholders
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) on Saturday advised the Government of Zambia to urgently undertake measures to address underlying factors of increasing tension and politically motivated violence through inclusive dialogue and engagement with other stakeholders Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 165 new positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced, Friday evening, that they have detected 165 new positive cases for Covid-19 during the last 24 hours in Mauritius, official sources said in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 258 new positive cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced on Friday that they detected 258 new positive cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 161 new positive cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that they had detected 161 new positive cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray – new report
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Women and girls in Tigray region were targeted for rape and other sexual violence by fighting forces aligned to the Ethiopian government, Amnesty International said in a new report into the ongoing Tigray conflict Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 101 new positive cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Wednesday that they had detected 101 new positive cases for COVID-19 during the last 24 hours Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 100 new positive cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced on Tuesday that they had detected 100 new positive cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records 105 new positive cases, one death
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced on Monday that they recorded 105 positive cases of COVID-19 and one death, during the last 24 hours Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records 173 new cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities said on Friday that they detected 173 positive cases of COVID-19, all asymptomatic, on Thursday Full text...
Coronavirus: AU begins monthly shipments of vaccines
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) is on Thursday beginning its monthly shipments of vaccines acquired by the AU/African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to Member States Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Mauritius to introduce national action plan on breastfeeding
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jaguptal, said that a national action plan on breastfeeding whose objective is to gradually increase the percentage of breastfeeding to 50%, will soon be introduced in the country Full text...
AU sends election observation mission to Zambia’s 2021 polls
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – In response to an invitation from the Government of Zambia, African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, has approved the deployment of an African Union (AU) Short-Term Election Observation (STO) Mission to Zambia to observe the country’s general elections scheduled for 12 August 2021 Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records 96 new positive cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A total of 96 new positive cases COVID-19 cases were detected in Mauritius on Tuesday, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, on Wednesday Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 164 new infections
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced on Monday that they detected 164 positive cases of COVID-19 during the weekend Full text...
AU calls on member countries to speed up evacuation of citizens stranded in Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) has called on Member States to expedite the evacuation and return of their citizens stranded in Libya, following the tragic drowning of 57 illegal migrants off the North African country's coast Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius opens vaccination centres to all citizens
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will open all its 17 vaccination centres around the island to every citizen who wish to be inoculated as from 2 August 2021, official sources said in Port-Louis Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records 141 new positive cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Friday that 141 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the country Full text...
Mauritian govt. to impose penalties for littering in public areas
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavy Ramano, on Thursday, said that the government will impose penalties for littering and illegal dumping in public zones Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 94 new positive cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Thursday that they have detected 94 new positive cases of Covid-19 in the island Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Energy supply in Mauritius from local renewable sources slumps by 13.3 % in 2020
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Wednesday that in 2020, some 13 Full text...
Mauritius to introduce hepatitis C virus micro-elimination approach for dialysis patients
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Wednesday, announced that the micro-elimination approach to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in haemodialysis patients would be introduced by the end of 2021 in Mauritius Full text...
Libya, Jordan health officials discuss treatment of autism
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Health, Ali al-Zanati, has discussed with a delegation of the Jordanian Academy of Autism, bilateral cooperation mechanism regarding the local promotion of autism syndrome treatment in Libya Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...