Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Roche Bois Bolton City held on to the top of the Super League standings in Mauritius after a 4-1 win over La Cure Sylvester in Sunday's seventh match day, PANA reported on the spot Full text...

Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday launched the National Roadmap Framework (NRF), meant to achieve a nation of healthy mothers, children and families, PANA reported from here Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Mauritania have signed several agreements and memoranda of understanding on investments of up to US$2 billion and a soft loan, at the end of President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani's weekend visit to the UAE Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Twelve Mauritian nationals were evacuated on Sunday from Wuhan, China, to Marseilles in France, following the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus in China, and under an arrangement made between the governments of Mauritius and France, PANA learnt from government sources in the Mauritian capital Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister,  Dr Kailesh Jagutpal on Monday told Parliament that surveillance at the island’s international airport and seaport has been reinforced, and all passengers arriving from China are systematically screened, as they disembark from the plane as well as by the thermal detector at the Public Health Desk Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  Members of parliament will no longer be able to speak French during plenary sessions in Mauritania's national assembly, which now permits the use of only Arabic, Hassania, Peul, Soninké and Wolof, an official source told PANA here Saturday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The Nouakchott tribunal Friday sentenced to two years’ imprisonment eight members of a homosexual community who pleaded guilty to the offense of indecency, judicial sources told PANA here Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Assembly of Mauritania on Friday announced the establishment of a commission of inquiry into the government of former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz in the past decade Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – South African President Mr Cyril Ramaphosa will be Chief Guest at the 52nd National Day celebrations of Mauritius on 12 March 2020, it was officially announced here on Friday Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Minister of Tourism Georges Pierre Lesjongard said on Thursday that the Coronavirus will not affect tourist arrivals in Mauritius for the next three months, “except if the situation really deteriorates worldwide Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The 8th meeting of the African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya has strongly condemned the continued fighting in and around Tripoli and reaffirmed the urgency of a full and effective ceasefire, accompanied by a monitoring mechanism in which the African Union will be associated, according to a statement issued on Thursday after its  work in Brazzaville Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who heads the African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya, has reiterated his position on the Libyan crisis, stating that there can be no military solution and called for the resumption of the political process in the troubled North African country Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The African Union high level committee on Libya announced at its meeting hosted in the Congolese capital, Brazzaville, Thursday that Algeria had offered to host a “national reconciliation conference” between the two parties in conflict in Libya Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   - The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, Thursday denounced “the negative regional and international foreign interference which initially contributed to block the political process and lead the country to the present situation of war” Full text...

Plaine Magnien, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, on Thursday said the present meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) “offers a unique platform for high calibre professionals in the field of trade and investment to deliberate and come up with practical and well-defined recommendations on how to improve trade and investment within the IORA region," PANA reported from here Full text...

Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Director General of Health Services, Dr Sivalingum Ramen, said on Thursday that “the Mauritian Government recognises health as a human right because it forms part of the sustainable development agenda of the country”, PANA reported from here Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 8th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya in Brazzaville, Congo, on Thursday, again provides an opportunity for the pan-African organization to become more involved in the political process in this North African country Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani is attending a meeting of the African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya in Brazzaville, Congo, official sources told PANA on Thursday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Preparations for the international summit of the Francophonie were the main focus of discussion in Tunis between Tunisian President, Kais Saied, and the Secretary General of the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  The Mauritian national airline, Air Mauritius, on Wednesday decided to suspend all its flights to Shanghai with effect 31 January 2020, PANA reported from here Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, on Wednesday received the Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tiebilé Dramé, a special envoy of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (IBK) of Mali, the government-owned Mauritanian Agency of Information (AMI) announced Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Labour, Human Resource, Development and Training Ministry on Wednesday said that no new work permit for workers travelling from China will be issued until further notice, following the outbreak of the Coronavirus in China and travel restrictions imposed to and from China, PANA reported from here Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian prosecutors on Tuesday remanded a dozen people in custody for taking part in a gay wedding or celebrating the birthday of a member of the community last week, judicial sources told PANA on Wednesday in Nouakchott Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has activated its emergency health systems to handle the coronavirus outbreak in China, which is threatening to spread to countries in Africa, Dr John Nkengasong, the Africa CDC director, said on Tuesday Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will host the World Family Summit for the first time from May 12 to 15, 2020, in which 80 countries will participate, coinciding with the celebration of the International Day of the Family, under the theme "Building the future we want" Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, on Tuesday said that all travelers to the island will have to provide a valid address in order to facilitate screening of symptomatic cases of coronavirus by health inspectors, PANA reported from here Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The eighth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union High Level Committee on Libya will be held on Thursday in Brazzaville Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will host, on 30 and 31 January 2020, an Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Experts’ Meeting which aims at enhancing intra-regional trade and investment, PANA learnt on Tuesday from the Government Information Services (GIS) in the Mauritian capital Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh Ghazouani Monday presided over the launching of a large reorganization, construction and renovation programme for dams in the east of the city of Rosso, 200 kilometers south of Nouakchott, official sources told PANA Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -   Activist organization, "For a Secular Mauritania", Monday denounced the arrest of several individuals alleged to be members of the LGBT community, and condemned the treatment meted out to them by the police, according to a statement reaching PANA here Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A single Super League match was played on Sunday in Mauritius, ending in a 2-2 draw between Entente Boulet Rouge and GRSE Wanderers, PANA reported from Port-Louis Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Minister, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Monday said that the government is committed in adopting a responsible and environmentally sustainable development policy and will pursue its initiatives in ensuring the protection of the environment Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Minister of Culture and Handicrafts, Dr Sidi Mohamed ould Ghaber, kicked off an annual nomad festival on Saturday at the Nouakchott race course Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian President Mr Prithvirajsing Roopun, on Friday presented the Government Programme for the period 2020-2024 that focuses on the broad orientations for taking the island forward for the next four years Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – All passengers, irrespective of their nationality, travelling from Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China, or who have visited the city during the last 14 days, would be immediately quarantined for observation, the Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry said in a travel advice issued on Friday, following the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The Mauritanian government Thursday gave reassurances about the country’s medicines coverage against certain practices attributed to private pharmacies, an official source told PANA here Full text...