Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Minister of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping Premdut Koonjoo has said that tourism has become a vibrant industry and is the first pillar of the economy in Mauritius, contributing around 10% to GDP and sustaining more than 100,000 jobs
©- - 22 may 2018 - 08:41:08 - thread African Union (637 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 22 may 2018 - 08:30:08 - thread African Union (124 words)


Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan reached a record-high last year, leading to unprecedented levels of potential heroin on the world market, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a new report released on Monday
©- - 22 may 2018 - 06:58:14 - thread African Union (327 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - As the Mauritian Parliament prepares to begin the second reading the Human Tissue (Removal, Preservation and Transplant Bill) on Tuesday, Health and Quality of Life Minister Anwar Husnoo has given the assurance that the law will not in any way contravene or impede on one’s religious or cultural beliefs of the people
©- - 21 may 2018 - 11:54:06 - thread African Union (645 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agroindustry and Food Security Minister Mahen Seeruttun will on Tuesday introduce the Use of Pesticides Bill in Parliament in a bid to regulate, control and monitor the use of pesticides in the island
©- - 21 may 2018 - 11:31:22 - thread African Union (286 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Government of Mauritius has expressed deep concern at the high level of casualties, including the number of injured, following violence on the Israeli-Gaza Border, a few days ago, PANA reported from here
©- - 18 may 2018 - 13:40:17 - thread African Union (158 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has launched a Home Solar project that aims at installing solar photovoltaic systems on rooftops of 10,000 poor households as part of the Government’s efforts to alleviate poverty whilst contributing to the national target of achieving 35% of renewable electricity in the energy mix by 2025
©- - 18 may 2018 - 09:07:57 - thread African Union (249 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania
©- - 17 may 2018 - 11:21:47 - thread African Union (136 words)


Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers soon after a successful election signals that Liberia is well on the road to recovery, but the country’s transition from war to sustained peace is far from over, the Liberia Peacebuilding Office, the African Union and the Institute for Security Studies said on Thursday in a joint press release
©- - 17 may 2018 - 11:17:37 - thread African Union (707 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 17 may 2018 - 11:10:17 - thread African Union (124 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has launched an Observatory for Parenthood, which is a collaborative platform for the exchange of information among parenthood supporting stakeholders across the island, official sources said on Wednesday
©- - 16 may 2018 - 09:36:35 - thread African Union (278 words)


Vienna, Austria (PANA) - None of the world’s challenges loom as large as climate change, the United Nations chief told a major climate action summit on Tuesday, reiterating his belief that global warming poses an “existential threat” to humanity
©- - 16 may 2018 - 04:13:41 - thread African Union (527 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania
©- - 15 may 2018 - 13:21:14 - thread African Union (140 words)


Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN body focusing on crime prevention and criminal justice, opened its annual session in Vienna on Monday, calling for a more integrated global response to continuing and emerging challenges, including cybercrime
©- - 15 may 2018 - 05:26:22 - thread African Union (321 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Business, Enterprises and Cooperatives Minister Sunil Bholah on Thursday again raised red flags about the severity of environmental degradation
©- - 10 may 2018 - 10:21:49 - thread African Union (508 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 10 may 2018 - 09:20:50 - thread African Union (125 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 09 may 2018 - 11:12:36 - thread African Union (138 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 09 may 2018 - 08:21:52 - thread African Union (124 words)


Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) –Somali Police officers should have skills, knowledge and capabilities to make people know what the force stands for and they can do this by speaking out, Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (DSRCC) for Somalia, Simon Mulongo has said
©- - 08 may 2018 - 19:37:28 - thread African Union (234 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of UN human rights experts on Tuesday expressed grave concerns about the continued detention of Mauritanian blogger Cheikh Ould Mohamed M’kheitir on charges which violated his human rights
©- - 08 may 2018 - 18:58:09 - thread African Union (400 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania
©- - 08 may 2018 - 13:13:33 - thread African Union (139 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has signed a draft agreement with Saudi Arabia under which the gulf country will supply Sudan with oil for five years at an annual rate of 1
©- - 08 may 2018 - 13:10:02 - thread African Union (239 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 08 may 2018 - 09:58:51 - thread African Union (124 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 07 may 2018 - 07:52:34 - thread African Union (123 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahmat has strongly condemned the terrorist attack against the Libya National Election Commission in Tripoli on 2 May 2018, in which over 14 people were killed and many more wounded, including the staff of the Election Commission and police officers
©- - 04 may 2018 - 16:32:37 - thread African Union (217 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 04 may 2018 - 11:19:51 - thread African Union (136 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius
©- - 04 may 2018 - 11:02:44 - thread African Union (124 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 31st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) will take place from 25 June to 2 July 2018 in Nouakchott, Mauritania, the AU Commission announced on Thursday
©- - 03 may 2018 - 18:43:26 - thread African Union (143 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 03 may 2018 - 12:50:39 - thread African Union (137 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 03 may 2018 - 08:26:07 - thread African Union (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s exchnage rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania
©- - 02 may 2018 - 11:04:04 - thread African Union (135 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 30 april 2018 - 11:56:08 - thread African Union (125 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 26 april 2018 - 12:40:41 - thread African Union (128 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 26 april 2018 - 12:35:45 - thread African Union (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 25 april 2018 - 11:27:29 - thread African Union (136 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 april 2018 - 08:21:27 - thread African Union (124 words)


Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Tuesday called on all stakeholders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to remain committed to the implementation of the country’s electoral calendar and ensure a conducive environment for the holding of peaceful credible elections, scheduled to take place on the 23 December 2018
©- - 24 april 2018 - 19:31:20 - thread African Union (557 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Short-sighted nationalism, isolationism and the rapid rise of xenophobia are dangerously eroding States' capacity to respond effectively to the difficulties they face, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein stated here on Tuesday
©- - 24 april 2018 - 18:02:51 - thread African Union (520 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The second Women Leaders' forum for Africa's Transformation began on Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the theme “Women Working Together for the Africa We Want: From Commitment to Action”
©- - 24 april 2018 - 16:01:38 - thread African Union (363 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania
©- - 24 april 2018 - 11:52:42 - thread African Union (135 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 24 april 2018 - 08:40:26 - thread African Union (124 words)