Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – A Moroccan medical team that includes several experts, staying in Mauritania from 8 to 13 April, 2019, on Monday begsn consultations for patients at the Mauritanian regional hospital of Atar (North of the country), the Mauritanian pro-governmental news agency (AMI) said Full text...
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Non-communicable diseases will be reduced by 25% by 2025 - Mauritian PM
Trianon, Mauritius (PANA) - Bemoaning that too many Mauritians suffer from non-communicable diseases, the Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, said on Monday that he will do everything possible to reduce the rate of these diseases by 25% by 2025 Full text...
Tuesday's exchange rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
AU think-tank advises strong state control over industrialisation projects in Africa
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - There is need for stronger state control over the private sector in the implementation of strategies geared towards kick-starting the industrialisation process in Africa, officials of an African Union specialised agency tasked with providing advisory services have affirmed Full text...
Bolton City maintain lead in Mauritian fooball Super League
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Thanks to its 4-1 victory over Savanne during day 16 matches played at the weekend, Bolton City maintain lead in Mauritian football Super League with two days remaining in the 2018-2019 season Full text...
MPR leader to run for Mauritanian presidency
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – After days of consultation, parties and organisations of the Mauritanian Negro-African movement, have named the leader of the Movement for Refoundation (MPR), Hamidou Baba Kane, as their candidate for the country's presidential election to be held in June this year, informed sources told PANA on Monday Full text...
Monday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Monday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Mauritian papers highlight the appointment of a new Chief judge
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian newspapers this week highlighted the appointment last Monday of Eddy Balancy as a new chief judge to replace Keshoe Parsad Matadeen who has retired, according to reports monitored by PANA Full text...
Mauritania opposition coalition for 2019 presidential election
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Officials of three groups from the Mauritanian opposition announced here on Friday the creation of a coalition around Mohamed Ould Maouloud's candidacy in the run-up to the presidential election in Mauritania in June 2019 Full text...
BADEA and ACG give over USD 323 million for road infrastructure in Sahel
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and the other members of the Arab Coordination Group (ACC) will finance five road infrastructure projects estimated at USD323 Full text...
Saturday's exchange rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Saturday’s exchange rates or the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central bank of Mauritania Full text...
12 NGOs denounces award of honorary doctorate degree to King Salmane
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Twelve Tunisian rights groups Friday condemned an honorary doctorate (Honoris causa) degree to King Salmane Ben Abdelaziz Al Seoud of Saudi Arabia during his visit to the country, official sources said here Full text...
Mauritius, Kenya look for trade opportunities
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian and Kenyan businessmen will meet on 12 April to explore possibilities for an 'Economic Corridor promoting Intra African Trade & Investment', PANA learnt on Friday from official sources in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Friday’s exchange rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Former Mauritanian PM drops presidential bid
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former Mauritanian prime minister Moulaye ould Mohamed Laghdaf (2008/2014), declared at a news conference here Wednesday he had dropped his bid for the presidential election due in June in the country Full text...
Mauritanian leader congratulates Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall on re-election victory
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Wednesday sent a warm message of congratulations to his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall on the celebration of the 59th anniversary of independence of his country scheduleld for Thursday Full text...
President Kenyatta expected in Mauritius next week
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta, will make an official visit to Mauritius from 8 to 12 April, accompanied by a delegation that includes several ministers, official sources said on Wednesday in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Mauritius gets new Doppler Radar Weather Observation Station from Japan
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday, inaugurated, the Doppler Radar Weather Observation Station, built at Trou aux Cerfs, south of the capital, and financed by the Japanese government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Full text...
AUC chairperson visits Libya's detention centres for illegal migrants
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Tuesday visited the Tripoli branch of the Libyan detention centre for illegal immigrants, where he sought to know how immigrants, stranded in Libya, are being treated Full text...
AU Chair says solution to Libyan crisis will be found by Libyans
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Solution of the Libyan crisis will be found by the Libyans themselves without foreign interference, African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has said Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Senegal: President Macky Sall reiterates call for inclusive dialogue
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has renewed his call for dialogue, first made on 5 March following the Constitutional Council's announcement of his victory in the February presidential election Full text...
Mauritius to host Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement Compliance Committee in June 2019
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will host the 3rd Meeting of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) Compliance Committee from 27 to 29 June, 2019, PANA learnt Tuesday from official sources in the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis Full text...
Mauritius finalizing UN Strategic Partnership Framework - Prime Minister
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday told Parliament that the Strategic Planning and Economic Development Directorate of the Economic Development Board (EDB) has, over the past six months, been extensively engaged with stakeholders with a view to finalising the UN-Government of Mauritius Strategic Partnership Framework Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
AUC chairman presents AU initiative on reconciliation conference on Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Monday presented the AU initiative on a reconciliation conference in Libya to Fayez al-Sarraj, chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord, official sources told PANA here Full text...
Mauritanian president in Dakar to attend inauguration of President Sall
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz left here Monday for Dakar (Senegal), at the head of a large delegation, to attend the inaugural ceremony of Senegalese President Macky Sall scheduled for Tuesday, official sources told PANA Full text...
Burundi says expecting compensation from Egypt as AU chairman
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi says it expects compensation from Egypt, as chairman of the African Union (AU), for alleged injustices under the presidency of neighbouring Rwanda, official sources told PANA here Monday Full text...
Bolton City take lead in Mauritian fooball Super league
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Bolton City have taken the lead in Mauritian football championship thanks to its 1-0 victory over Cure Sylvestre during Day 15 matches played at the weekend Full text...
Mauritius ensures economic empowerment of women through co-ops
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Business and Cooperatives minister Soomilduth Bholah on Monday recalled that despite the fact that women make up more than 50% of the country's population, there are only 75 women cooperative societies Full text...
Monday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Monday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Former Mauritania PM Ould Boubacar lashes out at 'catastrophic' situation in the country
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former Mauritanian Prime Minister Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, who has declared his intention to contest the June 2019 presidential election, has deplored the country's "catastrophic" political, economic and social situation and promised change Full text...
Burkina Faso President to attend inauguration of Senegalese President Sall
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré leaves for Dakar, Senegal, on Sunday where he will attend Tuesday's inauguration ceremony of President Macky Sall, the Burkina Faso presidency announced Full text...
Mauritanian President Abdel Aziz in Tunis
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, left Nouakchott late Saturday morning for Tunis (Tunisia) to take part in the 30th ordinary session of the Arab League's member states (LEA), the Mauritanian Information Agency (AMI) announced here Full text...
Tunisia, Saudi Arabia sign two agreements for the development of cities
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - On the occasion of the current visit to Tunisia of King Salman Ben Abdelaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, two agreements have been signed by the Foreign Ministers of the two countries, Khemais Jhinaoui for Tunisia and Ibrahim Assaf of Saudi Arabia, PANA learned on Saturday from the Tunisian presidency Full text...
Moussa Faki concerned about the situation in the Comoros
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed concern about the deteriorating political and security situation in the Union of the Comoros Full text...
Algerian FM, AU Commission chairman meet in Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Algerian deputy Prime Minister, also minister of foreign affairs, Ramtane Lamamra, and the chairman of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Friday held an extended working session, where they discussed ’peace and security issues in Africa’’, as well as ‘’the latest developments of the regional and international situation’’, particularly the meeting on Libya Full text...
Mauritian papers highlight passage of cyclone on Rodrigues Island
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The passage of the intense tropical cyclone ‘’Joaninha’’ on Rodrigues Island, with gusts of 165 kilometers/hours and reaching a peak of 184 km/hour, and causing huge damage to agriculture and the infrastructure on the island, dominated newspaper headlines in Mauritius this week Full text...
HRW calls for release of 2 detained Mauritanian bloggers
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - In a statement issued on Saturday, the NGO, Human Rights Watch (HRW), called on the Mauritanian authorities to release, withiut any conditions, two bloggers, Abderahmane ould Weddady and Cheikh ould Jiddou, arrested on 22 March Full text...
Tunisian president, Saudi King lay foundation stone of for Kairouan university hospital
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian president, Beji Caïd Essebsi, and the Saudi King, Salmane Ben Abdelaziz, on Friday laid the foundation stone for the university of Kairouan hospital, ''King Salmane'' Full text...
Saturday's forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Saturday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
UN, partners meet on Saturday in Tunis on the Libyan crisis
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials of the United Nations (UN), led by Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, the League of Arab States, the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU), meet this Saturday in Tunisian capital, Tunis, on the Libyan issue Full text...
Strong resolution on Golan to be submitted at Arab summit in Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Arab countries will take a strong position with regard to the decision made by US President Donald Trump on the recognition of Israel for the Golan plateau, an official told PANA here Friday Full text...
EU delegation calls on Mauritanian president Abdel Aziz
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz received here Friday a European Union led by the managing director of international cooperation and development at the EU Commission, Stafeno Manservisi, officials told PANA Full text...
Riyadh, Tunis reject US recognition of Israeli sovereignty on Golan plateau
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Saudi Arabia and Tunisia on Friday slammed the decision made by US president Donald Trump, recognizing Israeli sovereignty on the Golan plateau Full text...
UFP leader Mohamed ould Maouloud named candidate for Mauritania presidential election
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian leftist Union of Progressive Forces (UFP) on Friday announced that its leader, Mohamed ould Maouloud, will be in the race for presidential election in June Full text...