Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday said that compared to the first semester of 2019, total tourist arrivals in the country in 2020 slumped by 52 Full text...
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AU urges tightening of public health measures as economies reopen
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for the tightening of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic with the reopening of borders and travels Full text...
Mauritania: Accounts of 24 companies, 52 personalities seized in investigation
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian anti-corruption court Thursday froze the accounts of 52 personalities and 24 private companies under preliminary investigation into the administration of former Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, reliable sources told PANA here Full text...
Coronavirus: A new case imported from India to Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities on Thursday recorded a new case of coronavirus from a 37-year-old passenger from India on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, bringing to 10 the number of active cases of the disease, PANA learned on Thursday in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:
Currency Buying Selling
1 Euro 43 Full text...
Former Mauritanian President, Abdel Aziz, appears before investigators
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The former Mauritanian president (2008-2019), Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, again appeared on Tuesday before police investigating his role in financial economic crimes, his lawyers said in Nouakchott Full text...
Mauritius: UN Recovery Fund launched to minimise impact of oil spill from MV Wakashio
Le Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - A United Nations Recovery Fund (UNRF) to the tune of US$ 2 Full text...
Mauritius to set up Court of investigation on oil spill from Panama-flagged MV Wakashio
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Attorney-General, Maneesh Gobin, on Tuesday said that a Court of investigation, to be headed by a judicial official, will be set up shortly to shed light on the circumstances that led to the grounding of the ship, MV Wakashio, at Pointe d’Esny, southern Mauritius Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
1 Euro 43 Full text...
Mauritania: 60 lawyers to represent govt. in case against former President Aziz
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A team of 60 lawyers is to defend the interest of the Mauritanian state in the corruption case brought against former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:
Currency Buying Selling
1 Euro 43 Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 27 Full text...
Mauritius revokes Islamic banking licence of Century Banking Corporation
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Central Bank has revoked the Islamic Banking Licence of Century Banking Corporation Ltd (CBC) with immediate effect Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records new imported case
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health services on Monday registered one new case of COVID-19 on a 21-year-old man who returned from Paris last Sunday, official sources have told PANA Full text...
Mauritania: Opposition Coalition denounces land for foreigners
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Opposition and black nationalist movement, under the umbrella of the Coalition Vivre Ensemble (CVE), has denounced what it called "land hoarding" in the Senegal River Valley (southern Mauritania) which are later sold off to foreign companies and speculators, PANA reported, quoting a statement obtained from Nouakchott on Monday Full text...
Former Mauritanian President Ould Abdel Aziz released after one week in police custody
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's former president (2008-2019), Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, was released on Sunday night after one week in police custody at the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN), judicial sources told PANA 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 27 Full text...
Mauritian police uncover human trafficking network
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian police over the weekend arrested a 38-year-old man who was running a human trafficking network at Trou Fanfaron, in the Mauritian capital, Port Louis, the local media reported on Monday Full text...
AUC chairman insists ceasefire declaration in Libya must be respected
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called on the warring parties in Libya to observe the ceasefire declared on Saturday in Libya, saying that the African Union (AU) will help Libyans actualize the action plan set by the continental organisation as well as facilitate political dialogue Full text...
Mali coup: AU tasks Malian defence forces to ensure return to civilian rule
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has asked the Defence and Security Forces of Mali to ensure creation of a conducive environment for an unimpeded return to civilian rule Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:
Currency Buying Selling
1 Euro 43 Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 27 Full text...
Defence team of former Mauritanian president deplores conditions of his detention
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The team of lawyers defending former Mauritanian president Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz has strongly deplored conditions of his detention Full text...
UNCTAD says Mauritius oil spill highlights importance of global maritime laws
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The devastating oil spill off the east coast of Mauritius has highlighted the need for global adoption of international legislation that governs the seas and protects small island states and their vulnerable marine ecosystems against ship pollution, UN trade body UNCTAD has stated Full text...
Mauritanian main opposition party demands truth in corruption investigation
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/Islamist trend), main opposition party, Wednesday pleaded for serene justice by shedding light on the decade of governance of former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz Full text...
Mauritanian political stakeholders deny harassing former president
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Committee of Parties Represented in the Mauritanian Parliament (CPPP), made up of both the ruling and opposition parties, has refuted allegations that there is a politically-motivated prosecution targeting a group of individuals, including former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius(PANA) - Thé Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 27 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius sets up lab at airport
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday, told Parliament that a CIVID-19 laboratory is currently being set up at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam international airport, southern Mauritius, to effect PCR tests on all arriving passengers Full text...
Detained Mauritanian ex-president refuses to answer questions from investigators
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Detained Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, a former Mauritanian president (2008-2019), has refused to answer questions from the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP), PANA learned on Tuesday from a well-informed source close to the investigators Full text...
Mauritius to rethink its tourism and its future: Deputy PM
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism Minister, Steven Obeegadoo, on Tuesday, told Parliament that there is need rethink the country's tourism and hospitality sector as well as its future given the COVID-19 pandemic an the major oil spill that threatens is beaches and coast Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:
Currency Buying Selling
1 Euro 44 Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank Full text...
Oil Spill: Mauritius Govt. says the worst is behind; NGO expects a 2nd spill
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Steven Obeegadoo, has said that with more than 3,300 of the 4,000 tonnes of oil from the wrecked oil tanker MV Wakashio's fuel reservoirs having been pumped out, “it can be said that the worse is behind us 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 27 Full text...
Benin to respect AU convention on cybersecurity, protection of personal data
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese government says it will respect the convention of the African Union (AU) on cybersecurity and protection of personal data, indicating that all it requires to conform with the agreement is authorization from parliament to ratify it, PANA reported, quoting some parliamentary sources on Sunday
According to the sources, the Beninese executive requires from Parliament the authorization for ratification of the African Union convention on cybersecurity and the protection of personal data, as well as the Constitution and African Union convention on Telecommunications Full text...
Mauritanian media highlight preliminary investigation into former president's rule
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritania media this week highlighted the latest developments on the decade of governance of former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (2008-2019) following a report prepared by a Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CEP) Full text...
French Overseas Minister expected in Mauritius on Sunday to assess oil spill
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The French Overseas Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, is expected in Mauritius on Sunday in connection with efforts being made to mitigate the effects of the oil spill caused by a ship in the southern part of the island, official sources said Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records new imported case
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Health Services in Mauritius on Friday recorded a new case of COVID-19 on a 23-year-old citizen who came back from South Africa on Thursday Full text...
Mauritanian justice freezes accounts of allies of former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian justice has ordered the seizure of several bank accounts belonging to persons and private institutions close to former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, according to a letter addressed to the Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) Full text...
SADC, AU must clear the security threat in Mozambique (By Anaclet Rwegayura)
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are due to virtually hold their 40th Ordinary Summit on 17 August with the state of insecurity in northern Mozambique likely to top the agenda Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...
Paris pleads for int'l support for new authorities in Guinea-Bissau
Paris, France (PANA) - Mrs Full text...
Mauritius launches Strategic Plan 2020-2024 to address health challenges
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday launched the Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) 2020-2024 that charts the roadmap for health development and outlines actions that will address health challenges across the lifespan of citizens of Mauritius Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...
Mauritania: Export of 40,000 tonnes of gypsum to Nigeria - a historic first
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania, through the intermediary of the Arab Society of Metallurgical Industries (SAMIA), has exported 40,000 tons of gypsum to Nigeria, PANA learned Tuesday from the company Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank 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 Full text...
Mauritian PM accepts apologies of owners of vessel spilling oil near the island
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said that he has accepted the apologies of the owners of the Panama-flagged Japanese vessel, MV Wakashio, which is spilling heavy oil after it got stuck on the reefs at Pointe d’Esny, southern Mauritius on 25 July Full text...
Mauritania: Parties represented in parliament want reforms
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coordination of political parties represented in Parliament (CPPP) Monday called for a large republican front to deal with the issues of national unity, political and economic governance Full text...
New government formed in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A new government reduced from 25 to 23 members was formed on Sunday evening in Mauritania, PANA reported here Monday Full text...