Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The president of world football governing body, FIFA, Joseph Sepp Blatter, arrived in Nouakchott on Wednesday on the first-leg of a four nation African tour, the Mauritanian Football Federation announced
©- - 06 february 2013 - 20:25:29 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (111 words)


Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) – The first round of the presidential election in Madagascar has been scheduled for 24 July with the second round and legislative elections set for 25 September, PANA reported Wednesday, quoting the Indian Ocean’s Commission (IOC), based in Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius
©- - 06 february 2013 - 14:45:21 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (178 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Wednesday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 06 february 2013 - 13:28:18 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (126 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling (1)-euro 403
©- - 06 february 2013 - 12:52:05 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (131 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, is due in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday to attend the 12th Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) which runs from 5 to 8 February
©- - 05 february 2013 - 18:08:10 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (113 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania was due in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday where he will be taking part in the 12th summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, official sources told PANA here
©- - 05 february 2013 - 14:05:37 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (80 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - China has agreed to fund the construction of health facilities in Mauritius, to the tune of US$ 19 million, following an agreement signed between the two countries, a PANA Correspondent reported from here Tuesday
©- - 05 february 2013 - 14:01:34 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (208 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling (1)-euro 404
©- - 05 february 2013 - 11:28:52 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (131 words)


Port Louis, Maurice (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 05 february 2013 - 11:25:11 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (116 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya and Saudi Arabia on Monday expressed their willingness to stabilize the world oil market, saying their membership of international organizations like OPEC and OAPEC, would facilitate the move
©- - 04 february 2013 - 19:21:50 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (193 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian government Monday launched a cancer control programme in its secondary schools to mark the celebration of the world day against cancer
©- - 04 february 2013 - 18:54:14 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (158 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Paper cheques were manually exchanged for the last time in Mauritius Monday, marking the end of the era of physical clearing of cheques in the country, according to a PANA report
©- - 04 february 2013 - 14:59:08 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (168 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling (1)-euro 403
©- - 04 february 2013 - 11:28:25 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (130 words)


Port Louis, Maurice (PANA) - Curepipe Starlight FC retains its lead in the Mauritian first division football league after beating Petite Rivière Noire FC 1-0 in the 10th round of matches played over the weekend
©- - 04 february 2013 - 10:45:23 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (153 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has expressed shock and sadness at the worsening humanitarian situation in Southern Africa, specifically in Mozambique where the death toll from floods has reached 68, and displaced 170,000 people
©- - 04 february 2013 - 10:38:41 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (147 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 04 february 2013 - 10:31:26 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (115 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya against some foreign currencies, issued on Sunday by the Mauritanian Central Bank (BCM)
©- - 03 february 2013 - 13:55:14 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (144 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The retaking of northern Mali from Islamist groups affiliated to Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) by French-led troops is one of the main stories highlighted by the media this week in Mauritania
©- - 02 february 2013 - 13:39:58 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (186 words)


Le Morne, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, on Friday said the country's national carrier, Air Mauritius, was looking for a strategic partner to improve its performance
©- - 01 february 2013 - 22:49:08 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (156 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Here are fixtures for the 11th round of the Mauritanian football league which will be played this weekend
©- - 01 february 2013 - 16:32:14 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (82 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritians Friday celebrated the 178th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the south eastern town of Le Morne, where escaping slaves hid in the mountains during slave trade
©- - 01 february 2013 - 14:48:54 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (101 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Convicted Thursday for drug trafficking, 21-year-old French national, Mathieu Blondeau, is to serve 20 years in jail in Mauritius, judicial sources told PANA here
©- - 31 january 2013 - 14:30:12 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (67 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Here are the latest foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Thursday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 31 january 2013 - 12:13:19 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (128 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Thursday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 403
©- - 31 january 2013 - 12:10:07 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (145 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – About 100 activists from civil society organisations, the government and development partners on Wednesday launched a food bank in Mauritania
©- - 30 january 2013 - 22:42:47 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (140 words)


Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Saying that Africa has come of age and should be able to resolve its own problems without foreign assistance, President Alpha Conde of Guinea has slammed the current French military intervention in Mali
©- - 30 january 2013 - 12:15:44 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (296 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Here are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 401
©- - 30 january 2013 - 11:38:57 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (133 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are the latest foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Wednesday
©- - 30 january 2013 - 11:35:40 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (121 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 29 january 2013 - 12:37:48 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (116 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Three suspected Islamic terrorists were arrested by the regional security services in Brakna, 250km South-east of the capital, Nouakchott, over the last 24 hours, the Mauritanian news agency "al Akhbar", which is close to the moderate Islamist movement, reported Tuesday
©- - 29 january 2013 - 12:17:23 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (137 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has expressed its satisfaction at the African Union Peace and Security Council's (AUPSC's) decision to ensure that the dispute between Juba and Khartoum is handled at the continental level, rather than allow foreign intervention
©- - 29 january 2013 - 11:23:47 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (285 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 400
©- - 29 january 2013 - 11:03:38 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (125 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders rose Monday from two days of intensive talks on the conflicts affecting the continent with a resolve to pep up the continent's response to the crises by making the African Standby Force (ASF) a reality
©- - 29 january 2013 - 08:11:13 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (197 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –A special brigade of some 2,000 soldiers, which will be set up within the United Nations Mission for the Stabilization of Congo (MONUSCO), will be headed by a Tanzanian official
©- - 28 january 2013 - 20:59:02 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (279 words)


Addis Abeba, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders on Monday threw their weight behind the candidature of Djiboutian Rachad Farah for the position of Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural organisation (UNESCO) which would decided on in October
©- - 28 january 2013 - 20:19:21 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (305 words)


Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders ended their meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Monday with a pledge of US$50 million for the Mali International Support Mission (MISMA)
©- - 28 january 2013 - 19:52:40 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (262 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Prime minister of the Libyan interim government, Ali Zidane, on Monday held talks in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, with the Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara, during the just-ended African Union summit
©- - 28 january 2013 - 17:34:43 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (150 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Curepipe Starlight has taken the lead in the Mauritian football league after walloping ASVP 4-0 in the ninth round of matches played over the weekend
©- - 28 january 2013 - 11:24:28 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (150 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 28 january 2013 - 11:19:24 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (116 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: (1)-Euro 395
©- - 28 january 2013 - 11:17:48 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (127 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has appealed to African male leaders to join his campaign to end violence against women, specifically rape and sexual violence in conflict
©- - 28 january 2013 - 08:31:13 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (207 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Chairperson and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn has launched a celebration of the continental organisation's Golden Jubilee, saying the event has a special significance for the people and government of Ethiopia
©- - 28 january 2013 - 08:18:19 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (196 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN will deploy an international peacekeeping operation in Mali once the armed operation to oust Islamist insurgents is over, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced here Sunday
©- - 27 january 2013 - 15:29:27 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (324 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries need to mobilise enough domestic resources and speed up their efforts to reduce the current levels of maternal and infant mortality on the continent, according to heads of state and government gathered here for the 20th ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU)
©- - 27 january 2013 - 14:42:09 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (672 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Speaking on the sidelines of the 20th Summit of the African Union (AU), which began here Sunday, Senegalese President Macky Sall has called on Ivorians to continue their political dialogue until they can achieve national reconciliation, since his mediation mission in Côte d'Ivoire had ended
©- - 27 january 2013 - 13:16:12 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (175 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn took over the Chairmanship of the African Union (AU) on Sunday, with a pledge to work towards the execution of various plans, including AU's internal reforms
©- - 27 january 2013 - 11:51:49 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (474 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) foreign ministers have elected new members to the Peace and Security Council, bringing on board Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Nigeria and Uganda, diplomats said here Sunday, the opening day of the 20th AU summit
©- - 27 january 2013 - 10:46:50 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (235 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa has the experience to forge solutions to its own challenges and contribute to global goals of inclusive growth, social justice and protecting the environment, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told African leaders here Sunday at the opening session of the 20th Summit of the African Union (AU)
©- - 27 january 2013 - 09:44:04 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (511 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders opened the 20th session of the African Union (AU) Assembly on Sunday, with calls to urgently tackle rapid poverty, advance democracy and re-examine economic growth models to spur industrial growth
©- - 27 january 2013 - 09:33:36 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (474 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Despite Tanzania's strength in political stability and national unity, the East African country faces the challenge of sustaining the nearly 50-year Union created out of the merger of Tanganyika (on the mainland) and the off-coast Isles of Zanzibar, according to a review report released here by the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)
©- - 27 january 2013 - 08:01:12 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (615 words)