Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - According to the Global AgeWatch Index 2015, which rates countries according to the social and economic wellbeing of older people, Mauritius, found at the 42th position globally, is ranked highest overall in Africa, thanks to its successful universal pension and social insurance scheme established in the 1950s, PANA reported from here
©- - 15 september 2015 - 12:40:29 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (606 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some Nigerian pilgrimage officials have been arrested and detained in Saudi Arabia after they travelled outside Mecca without permit, the local media reported Tuesday, quoting an official of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) Suleiman Usman
©- - 15 september 2015 - 08:15:33 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (174 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Here are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
©- - 14 september 2015 - 13:09:22 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (130 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling


 Australian Dollar 24
©- - 14 september 2015 - 12:45:01 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (112 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Police and Customs Officers from Mauritius and Seychelles Monday started an international seaport interdiction training to better equip them to combat terrorism and the illicit traffic of narcotics and weapons, PANA reported from here
©- - 14 september 2015 - 12:02:57 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (298 words)


Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (PANA) - Developing Mauritania's significant renewable energy resources will allow the country to grow its local economy and improve access to energy, according to a report released Monday by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), in association with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
©- - 14 september 2015 - 11:24:31 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (450 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, has commiserated with his Majesty, King Salman, the people of Saudi Arabia and the worldwide Islamic community over the tragic loss of lives in Friday's crane collapse at the Grand Mosque of Mecca
©- - 12 september 2015 - 13:21:02 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (187 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 23
©- - 11 september 2015 - 10:24:43 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (109 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 366
©- - 11 september 2015 - 10:01:56 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (130 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Recognizing her continued "leadership and passion" in initiating and promoting various energy access initiatives in East Africa, the East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) has awarded the African Union's Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, Dr
©- - 10 september 2015 - 16:32:27 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (273 words)


Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Heads of State and Government will this month adopt the “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” – a set of 17 goals and their 169 targets that will stimulate global development over the next 15 years
©- - 10 september 2015 - 15:38:12 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (389 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 23
©- - 10 september 2015 - 12:10:34 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (112 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Energy Minister Ivan Collendavelloo Tuesday introduced in Parliament the Mauritius Renewable Energy Efficiency (MARENA) Bill to create an enabling environment for renewable energy technology in the island
©- - 08 september 2015 - 17:08:12 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (335 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched a project to boost community empowerment and self-reliance in communities hosting Malian refugees in southeast Mauritania, the organization announced on Tuesday
©- - 08 september 2015 - 12:27:33 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (379 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 23
©- - 07 september 2015 - 09:43:12 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (109 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius PANA) – Mauritius has reiterated its sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago and does not recognize the so-called “British Indian Ocean Territory”, the Government said in a communiqué published on Sunday following a meeting of the Committee on Chagos Archipelago under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth
©- - 06 september 2015 - 07:13:37 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (238 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Publication of the annual report on public spending by the Audit Bureau and the holding of the first international conference on blue economy dominated the Mauritian press this week
©- - 05 september 2015 - 16:51:30 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (458 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - In a bid to curb speeding offences, Mauritius has mounted 25 roadside speed cameras which will be operational from 6 September 2015 in different regions of the island, Deputy Commissioner of Police Rashidali Issa Beekun announced Saturday
©- - 05 september 2015 - 08:56:42 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (480 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir has vowed he would reject any resolution by the African Union or the UN Security Council for holding the national dialogue scheduled for October 10 outside Sudan
©- - 04 september 2015 - 18:18:52 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (401 words)


Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) — Representatives of Indian Ocean countries attending the first IORA Ministerial Blue Economy Conference in Mauritius have approved the "Blue Economy Declaration" that seeks to harness oceans and maritime resources to drive economic growth, job creation and innovation, while safeguarding sustainability and environmental protection, PANA reported from here
©- - 04 september 2015 - 09:13:54 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (394 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 23
©- - 04 september 2015 - 08:26:07 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (111 words)


Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - On the second day of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) conference here Thursday, the focus was on the Ocean economy, which Mauritian Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth said will ''pave the way for our people to prosper''
©- - 03 september 2015 - 09:10:07 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (571 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 23
©- - 03 september 2015 - 08:44:37 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (109 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Commission chairperson, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has expressed concern about the fresh outbreak of hostilities in the region of Kidal in northern Mali by several armed groups which are signatories to the national peace and reconciliation deal in the West African country
©- - 02 september 2015 - 21:30:45 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (243 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Wednesday announced a reshuffle of his cabinet, appointed a new Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and sacked the Government Spokesperson
©- - 02 september 2015 - 19:03:37 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (257 words)


Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - The first Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Ministerial Blue Economy Conference opened Wednesday morning at Pointe-aux-Piments, northern Mauritius, PANA reported from here
©- - 02 september 2015 - 12:04:37 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (211 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling


 Australian Dollar 23
©- - 02 september 2015 - 10:05:00 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (112 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has launched a Climate Change Education Kit (Africa Adaptation Programme) that aims to inform and challenge students to develop appropriate skills and qualities for adaptation and survival in a fast changing ecological and environmental configuration, PANA reported from here
©- - 02 september 2015 - 09:23:17 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (285 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 24
©- - 01 september 2015 - 09:01:16 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (109 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as released by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius: Currency Buying Selling


 Australian Dollar 24
©- - 31 august 2015 - 11:13:39 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (117 words)


New York, US PANA) - With Guinea-Bissau facing political turbulence barely a year after the re-establishment of constitutional order, the UN envoy in the county, Mr
©- - 29 august 2015 - 15:30:26 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (694 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian media were dominated this week by reports on the presentation of “Vision 2030”, an economic programme, by Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth and the four-day official visit to the island by Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama
©- - 29 august 2015 - 15:23:46 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (505 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 24
©- - 28 august 2015 - 10:04:36 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (109 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 24
©- - 27 august 2015 - 10:59:10 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (111 words)


Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama left Mauritius Thursday after a four-day official visit to the island-nation, during which he held discussions with the Mauritian authorities on matters of mutual interest to both countries, PANA reported from here
©- - 27 august 2015 - 10:41:54 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (270 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 24
©- - 26 august 2015 - 08:50:43 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (109 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
©- - 25 august 2015 - 15:33:40 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (132 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has warned that it might reconsider its dealings with the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC), which it accused of receiving Sudanese opposition elements, contrary to its mandate
©- - 25 august 2015 - 15:09:14 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (211 words)


Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Government is to facilitate the creation of a technology park in Accra, Ghana's capital, according to Mauritian Finance Minister Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo
©- - 25 august 2015 - 12:10:10 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (343 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee
©- - 25 august 2015 - 09:40:22 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (110 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Ghana signed Monday three agreements on mutual visa exemption, trade promotion and tertiary education in the Mauritian capital, Port Louis, in the presence of Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth and visiting Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, PANA learnt from official sources here
©- - 24 august 2015 - 17:03:24 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (364 words)


Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama arrived in Mauritius Monday for a three-day official visit, PANA reported
©- - 24 august 2015 - 09:56:57 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (147 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 24
©- - 24 august 2015 - 09:17:11 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (109 words)