Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Siala, on Wednesday said that "the Libyan government pays utmost attention to the African brothers who are on its territory despite the difficult challenges linked to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic" Full text...
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Mauritius launches Centralised Digital Land bank to boost food security
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Finance, Economic Planning and Development minister, Renganaden Padayachy, on Tuesday said the first phase of the Centralised Digital Land bank will operate as a platform to match demand and supply for land for food production activities in Mauritius Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchanges rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 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:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Mauritius marks 186th anniversary of Abolition of Slavery
Le Morne, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said that the population must not forget the devastation caused by slavery before its abolition in 1835 Full text...
UN unveils list of candidates for the Executive Authority in Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty four candidates have been selected to vie for the position of Chairman of the Presidential Council (President and two Vice-Presidents) and 21 candidates for the post of Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, the two institutions that make up the Interim United Executive Authority in Libya, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced in a statement on Saturday evening Full text...
UNSMIL announces candidates for Presidency Council and Prime Minister positions
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Following the closing of the one-week period on 28 January for the submission of nominations for the executive authority positions in Libya, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday announced the list of candidates for the Presidency Council and Prime Minister positions Full text...
Libya's UN delegate urges AU to support national reconciliation
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher al-Sunni, has called on the African Union (AU) to support Libyan national reconciliation Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Libyan FM reaffirms Libya’s support for unified African position to get continent permanent seat at UNSC
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, Tuesday underlined "the importance of the active participation of Africa in regional and international events through the reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC)" Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius starts national vaccination campaign
Candos, Mauritius (PANA) - Around 100 front-liners have been vaccinated against the Covid-19 on Tuesday at the start of a national immunisation campaign to protect the Mauritian population against the disease, limit its progress, decrease its severity and mortality and morbidity rate, health authorities told PANA at the Victoria Hospital, Candos, south of the capital, Port Louis Full text...
Coronavirus: IMF provides US$20.47 million emergency assistance for Guinea-Bissau
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of US$20 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:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius to start vaccinating front-liners, Tuesday 26 Jan.
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will Tuesday, 26 January 2021, start a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination campaign beginning with front-liners, namely healthcare workers and airport employees who work in close contact with passengers, after receiving a donation of 100,000 doses of Covidshield vaccine Friday from India Full text...
Ugandan national arrested with heroin at Mauritius airport
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - A Ugandan national was arrested with 2 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records 11 new cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities this weekend detected eight new imported cases of COVID-19 in people in quarantine and three positive cases among health workers, the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life said on Monday 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 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius receives 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Friday received a donation of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India to vaccinate a first group of 50,000 front-liners, PANA reported here Saturday Full text...
Mauritius to sign Protocol to African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, Rights of Older Persons in Africa
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government has announced that it will sign the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Older Persons in Africa Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: AU firms up plan to secure 270 million doses of vaccine
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) has secured 270 million doses of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine for distribution to AU member states, the AU announced on Tuesday Full text...
UNSMIL announces LPDF approval of selection mechanism for executive authority
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Advisory Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) on Tuesday adopted the proposal for the selection mechanism of a unified executive authority for the preparatory period in Libya 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:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records nine new imported cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius over the weekend registered nine new imported positive cases of Covid -19 on eight men and one woman who have travelled to the island from various countries Full text...
Mauritius to launch e-health project
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will soon launch an e-health project in a bid to modernise its healthcare system and make a transition to a technologically-based medical service by advocating the use of sustainable and innovative technologies 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 29 Full text...
Williams unveils main missions of Libyan interim Executive Authority
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Saturday said four main missions are assigned to the interim unified executive authority, with regard to the agreement of the Consultative Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) on the mechanism for the selection of candidates for the management positions Full text...
Mauritius, South Africa to cooperate in fields of arts, culture and heritage
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and South Africa will sign an Implementation Framework on cooperation in the fields of arts, culture and heritage, PANA learnt from official sources here Saturday Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius extends quarantine period from 15 Feb. to 31 Mar. 2021
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government Saturday announced the extension of the quarantine period for coronaviirus (COVID-19) in Mauritius from 15 February to 31 March 2021 Full text...
31 foreigners arrested for illegal stay in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius police on Thursday arrested 31 foreign workers, mostly Bangladeshis, who were illegally staying in the island Full text...
Stephanie Williams recognizes deadlocks on choice of executive authority, calls for participative responsibility
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Wednesday called on parties of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) to jointly help resolve the deadlock over the mechanisms for choosing the executive authority Full text...
Algeria and South Africa call on the AU to intensify efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In a joint statement issued Tuesday, Algeria and South Africa called on the African Union (AU) High-Level Committee on Libya to intensify its efforts to ensure that the political settlement process is carried out by Libyans Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 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:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 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 29 Full text...
Sudan says talks on controversial Ethiopian dam 'stall'
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says tripartite talks on the controversial Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have stalled as the three countries involved -- Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt -- have failed to reach "an acceptable formula" for the continuation of negotiations Full text...
Libya Security Task Force reiterates call for opening coastal road
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the Security Working Group (SWG) for Libya has renewed their call on all parties to the conflict to accelerate the implementation of the ceasefire, in particular the opening of the coastal road between Abu Grein and Sirte, 450 km east of Tripoli Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius extends ban on passengers from UK, South Africa until 31 January
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Entry prohibition in Mauritius to passengers from the United Kingdom (UK) and South Africa or those who have transited through these countries during the last 15 days is being extended from 10 January until 31 January 2021 to check the import of COVID-19 Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Ghana's president Akufo-Addo inaugurated for second term
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was on Thursday sworn into office for his second term with a call on his compatriots to be involved in the development of the country Full text...
'National sovereignty and subsidiarity limit AU intervention in conflicts'
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Response by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union to emerging crises in 2020 was marginal, according to the South Africa-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records eight new imported cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday reported eight new imported cases of Covid-19 Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 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:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records four imported cases from Dubai
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Monday reported the detection of four new imported cases of COVID-19 on two women and two men who travelled to the island from Dubai 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 29 Full text...