Port Louis, Mauritius (PAANA) – Mauritian Minister of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping, Mr Premdut Koonjoo, on Thursday laid emphasis on the importance of empowering women in the maritime sector Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fayez al-Sarraj, President of Libya's Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), on Wednesday met separately in New York with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and African Union (AU) Commission chairperson Moussa Mahamat Faki Full text...

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

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A South African national who arrived in Mauritius with her four-year-old child was arrested on September 15 at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport carrying 615 grams of heroin in her stomach, a police source told PANA on Wednesday Full text...

Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Tourism minister Anil Gayan has said that the partnership between Air Mauritius and Pierrefonds airport in La Reunion is very important as it brings new market opportunities for development Full text...

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

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

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The coach of the Mauritanian local national football team,  “Les MOURABITOUNES”, Mustapha Sall, has released the list of 21 players invited for the Union of West African football (UFOA) of Nations 2019 to be hosted in the Senegalese region of Thies Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare, Mrs Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo on Tuesday told  Parliament that 996 people have been arrested by police in 1,790 cases related to physical assault from 1January to 31 August 2019 Full text...

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

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...

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

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

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - South African woman Nokuphila Mtshali, 34 years old, was arrested on 17 September when she arrived at Mauritius International Airport from Reunion with 584 grams of heroin hidden in her private parts, a police source said on Saturday morning Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius government's expenditure on education declined by 1 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The G5 Sahel is to order a study into the security expenditure of member sates and its effects on the financing of investments, particularly within social sectors, the organisation’s Permanent Secretariat (PS) announced on Friday Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is planning the construction of an Intercontinental Slavery Museum at Aapravasi Ghat in central Port Louis, the capital, PANA reported from here on Friday Full text...

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

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

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The Mauritanian government hursday examined and adopted a draft law on Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Code at its weekly meeting here, an official statement reaching PANA here said Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national football team will meet their Mauritanian counterparts on Saturday at the Nouakchott Olympic Stadium in the first leg of the African Nations Championship qualifiers (CHAN 2020) Full text...

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger "strongly condemns" the "terrorist attacks" perpetrated on September 14 on Saudi Arabia's civilian infrastructure and oil sites Full text...

Melrose, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius Prison Service and SME Mauritius Ltd on Thursday launched a business plan for inmates, in line with the Social Entrepreneurship Programme, to equip them with the knowledge and know-how to set up their own businesses on completion of their sentences Full text...

Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday said  the ICT sector is the third pillar of the Mauritian economy after the financial industry and tourism, contributing up to 5 Full text...

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

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

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mohamed Ould Maouloud, leader of the opposition Union of progressive forces (UFP) and candidate of the coalition of forces for democratic change (CFCD) on the occasion of the 22 June presidential election in Mauritania, has expressed the wish for the holding of national inclusive dialogue Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) will contribute US$ 267 million to the achievement of projects of the Priority Investment Programme (PIP) of the G5 Sahel, according to a statement made available to PANA by the Bank's Managing Director of Regional development and services office for North Africa, Mohamed El Azizi Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian Presiden Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is in Luanda since Tuesday to take part in the first edition of the Peace biannual meeting in the Angola capital from 18-22 September, the Malian presidency said on Wednesday Full text...

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

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

Rabat, Morocco (PANA)   -   A delegation of the National Association of Libyan Municipalities Tuesday arrived here on a visit to learn about the various cooperation programs of the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG-Africa), especially those related to the support and consolidation of the capacities of local authorities, official sources told PANA Full text...

Vienna, Austria (PANA) – Morocco was on Monday elected vice president of the 63rd general assembly of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) holding in the Austrian capital, Vienna Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The G5 Sahel countries and partners are hold the first meeting on Tuesday in Nouakchott, Mauritania to take stock of the mobilisation of resources for their Priority Investment Plan (PIP) Full text...

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

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...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Gambia have condemned Sunday's drone attacks against two oil installations in Saudi Arabia Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Food and Agricultural Research Extension Institute (FAREI) of Mauritius on Monday launched three new varieties of tomato developed locally, with funding from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), PANA reported from here Full text...

Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said he is as determined as ever to step up the relentless fight against drug trafficking Full text...

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

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union has promised to help with efforts aimed at delisting Sudan from American terrorists- sponsors dossier, Sudan News Agency quoted an AU official as saying after meeting with Sudan’s new Foreign Minister, Ms  Asma Mohammed Abdulla on Sunday Full text...

Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-   The government of The Gambia said it will make formal complaint to the Swiss government against its citizens for fraudulently defrauding millions of dollars belonging to the Gambian people, according to a government White Paper made available to PANA on Sunday Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian media this week highlighted the 8-hour visit to the country last Monday, particularly his statement about Chagos, an archipelago owned by Mauritius, but occupied by the British and Americans for 50 years Full text...

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

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius Telecom on Friday launched SATA Connect, the Southern African Telecommunications Association Digital Sharing Platform, whereby members of SATA can collaborate in terms of exchange of information, capacity building, regulation, PANA reported from the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Welcoming this week’s agreement with the African Union (AU) and Rwanda to set up a refugee transit mechanism for evacuation of vulnerable refugees out of Libya, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Friday urged other countries to follow this example with further actions to save lives Full text...

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

Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The first round of Guinea-Bissau's presidential election will be held on November 24th, subject to last-minute changes, officials said here Thursday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Kinross Gold Corporation, a Canadian gold company operating the TASIAST gold mine in northern Mauritania, intends to continue and consolidate its presence in Mauritania, a company statement announced on Thursday Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Six people, including four Mauritians and two Reunionese, were jailed on Thursday to between one and three years for drug trafficking, reports Mauritian and Reunion media Full text...