Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Monday announced the introduction of new fixed penalties for littering and illegal dumping Full text...
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Late Zambia’s first President Kaunda to be put to rest on 7 July
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s first President Kenneth Kaunda will be buried on 7 July, 2021 in the capital Lusaka at the Presidential Burial Site, Vice President Inongwe Wina announced 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 detects 12 new cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Monday that 12 new cases of COVID-19 were detected on Sunday bringing the number of people who have contracted the disease since the second wave hit the country on 5 March to 1,147 Full text...
Mauritius : Government announces 15 public holidays for 2022
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius Sunday published the list of 15 public holidays to be observed in 2022 Full text...
Mauritius: Horses from South Africa to be quarantined
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius has announced several measures to prevent the entry of the African Horse Sickness following its outbreak in South Africa Full text...
Messages pour in as world mourns Zambian first President KK
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Messages of tribute are been sent in as world leaders mourn Zambia’s founding President Kenneth Kaunda, also popularly known as KK, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 97 Full text...
South Africa mourns passing of former Zambian President Kaunda
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday paid tribute to former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda who died on Thursday Full text...
Mauritius launches and National Food System Dialogue
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday launched the Partnership for Action on Green Recovery Fund project (PAGE) and the National Food System Dialogue Full text...
Zambia’s main opposition suspends campaigns as nation mourns former president Kaunda
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) and its alliance partners has announced the suspension of all campaign activities ahead of the 12 August elections following the death on Thursday of the country’s first president, Kenneth Kaunda Full text...
Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopia slams AU's 'unilateral' Tigray inquiry; calls for joint investigation
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has rejected the "unilateral" establishment of a commission of inquiry into the Tigray crisis in northern Ethiopia and called for a joint investigation Full text...
Burkina Faso to restore 5.16 million hectares of degraded land by 2030
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is committed to rehabilitating 5 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 16 new cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that 16 new cases of Covid-19 were detected on Wednesday in the island bringing to 1,098 the number of cases since the second wave began on 5 March, 2021 Full text...
Libyan, Saudi FMs discuss bilateral relations
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan expressed to his Libyan counterpart Najla al-Mangouch the Kingdom's support for any national initiative that will contribute to establishing security and stability in Libya 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 30 Full text...
Some 2,224 expatriates reported missing in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday said that a total of 2,224 expatriates, comprising of 2,126 males and 98 females have been reported missing in the country Full text...
World Bank to partner with African Union in securing more coronavirus vaccines
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - World Bank President David Malpass and senior managers, including Axel van Trotsenburg and Makhtar Diop, met with the African Union’s COVID-19 Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) to discuss a partnership to accelerate vaccine deployment to Africa, the UN Economic Commission for Africa said on Tuesday Full text...
AU, Ramaphosa wish Zambia’s former president Kaunda quick recovery
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The African Union and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have wished Zambia’s first president Kenneth Kaunda well following his hospitalization at the military Maina Soko Medical Centre in Lusaka 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 30 Full text...
G7 Development Finance Institutions and multilateral partners to invest over $80 billion into African businesses
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) of the G7 member countries have for the first time come together to make a collective partnership commitment to the African continent, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced 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 30 Full text...
Tourist arrivals in Mauritius drop by 99% in January-May 2021
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Monday that the number of tourists who visited the island dropped by 99% in January-May 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020 Full text...
Rainfall in Mauritius down by 6,4% in 2020
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius in 2020 recorded a total of 3,717 million cubic metres (Mm3) of rainfall, down by 6 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records 77 new cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius announced on Monday that they detected 77 new positive cases of COVID-19 over the weekend Full text...
Sudanese FM confers with AU Commissioner on GERD
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Full text...
Nigeria coach, Rohr, turns attention to Qatar 2022 qualifiers after Cameroon friendlies
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Nigeria’s coach, Gernot Rohr, is already looking forward to the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in September, after completing two friendly matches against Cameroon at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt in Vienna, Austria 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 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 23 new cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The health authorities in Mauritius have detected 23 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,494 PCR tests conducted on Wednesday 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 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius announces 16 new cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday indicated that 16 new cases of COVID-19 were detected on Tuesday after 3,893 PCR tests were carried out mostly on people who were quarantined Full text...
Energy production from local renewable sources fell by 13.7% in 2020: Statistics Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Wednesday reported that total energy production from local renewable sources in Mauritius fell by 13 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 30 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 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 12 new cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Sunday detected 12 new cases of COVID-19, which brings to 920 the total number of cases detected since 5 March 2021, the date of the second wave Full text...
US mourns with Mauritius on death of former PM and President Sir Anerood Jugnauth
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has sent a message of condolence to the government and people of Mauritius on the death of former Prime Minister and President Sir Anerood Jugnauth, which occurred last Thursday Full text...
Former Mauritian PM, President Sir Anerood Jugnauth passes away
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Former Prime Minister and President of the Republic of Mauritius, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, died at the age of 91 on Thursday night after a few days of hospitalization, official sources said in the Mauritian capital 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 30 Full text...
Mauritius launches new HIV/AIDS screening caravan
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Wednesday launched a new health caravan specialised in HIV/AIDS screening in Grand River North West, a suburb of Port-Louis, in a bid to offer better services to the community and also to raise awareness, especially among the youth, on the disease Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 11 positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday announced the detection of 11 new positive 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 30 Full text...
Mauritius seizes 3.7 kg of heroin
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) announced on Tuesday that it had discovered and seized 3 Full text...
AU suspends Mali with immediate effect following second coup
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Mali from the continental body with immediate effect until normal constitutional order is restored in the country 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 30 Full text...
AUC chairperson urges respect for procedures as scuffles break out in Pan-African Parliament
Johannesburg, South Africa - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has appealed to Members of the Pan-African Parliament to comply with its rules and procedures after scuffles broke out on Monday during a session to elect a new leader 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 30 Full text...
Tourist arrivals decrease by 99.1% in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday reported that the number of tourist arrivals decreased from 304,842 in the first quarter of 2020 to a mere 2,772 in the first quarter of 2021 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius extends 2nd phase of lockdown to 30 June 2021
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has extended the second phase of its lockdown by one month, to fall on 30 June 2021, according to a a communiqué issued on Saturday after the weekly meeting of the Cabinet 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 30 41 32 Full text...
Greece pledges to enhance its partnership with Africa
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece will always be an active partner of Africa, Nikos Dendias, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, said at Africa Day celebration in Athens 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 30 Full text...