Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 69 persons died in Mauritius as a result of road accidents during the first half of 2019 against 88 during the corresponding period of 2018, showing a decrease of 21 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...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Thursday released statistics about the population of Mauritius, indicating that as at 1 July 2019, the population of the Republic of Mauritius stood at 1,265,985, representing an increase of around 0 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coach of Mauritania national football team Mourabitounes, Corentin Martins, has released a list of 23 players selected for the friendly match against Carthage Eagles of Tunisia, in Tunis on 6 September as part of the FIFA window 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)   -   Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Wednesday met with the managing director of British Petrolum (BP), Bernard Lony, who is leading a delegation from the company on a visit the country, the state-run Mauritanian news agency (AMI) reported Full text...

Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - The African Union has urged the Japanese government to continue promoting private investment in Africa as the best model for deepening economic development Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A high-level delegation of African Union (AU) women leaders has started a five-day mission to Sudan by bringing together  women activists to help promote women participation in peace and politics in the country Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Mauritanian government delegation has travelled to Selibaby, more than 650 km south-east of Nouakchott, to condole with the people following floods that claimed lives, according to the state-owned Mauritanian Information Agency (AMI) 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) - Selibaby  town, over 650 km from Nouakchott - in the far east of the Senegal River valley, has recorded nearly 200 mm rain that caused floods on Tuesday and washed away homes Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Tuesday said the number of tourists who visited the island during the first half of 2019 increased by 0 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...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -  Mauritania’s Minister of Finances Mohamed Lemine Dhehbi Monday assured the public that the country’s financial situation was satisfactory, saying rumors circulating in the media about difficulties were baseless

The minister, who was speaking here Monday at a news briefing, said tender bids related to the issuance of treasury bonds called last week ‘’are a routine and ordinary management operation that cannot be interpreted as sign showing difficulties at the public treasury’’ Full text...

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - An exhibition to strengthen US-Africa trade relations will be held on September 20 in New York, on the theme "United States-Africa: Business Opportunities and Development of the trade", according to an officialcommuniqué sent to PANA Full text...

Biarritz, France (PANA) - As leaders of the G7 countries met with representatives of the G5 Sahel countries on Sunday in Biarritz, Norwegian Refugee Council and Action Against Hunger were deeply concerned by the lack of strong measures to address the crisis in the Sahel region Full text...

Cote d’Or, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Liverpool International Academy targeting young Mauritians aged 12 to 15 years and providing age-specific coaching sessions for players to improve their football skills as well as technical, tactical, physical, social and mental abilities was launched at the weekend at Cote d’Or, in the  centre of the island, PANA reported from here Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Quality of Life minister, Dr Anwar Husnoo, on Monday said the conversion of the old structure of the ENT Hospital (Ear, Nose, Throat) into a modern hospital in Mauritius is in line with the strategy of the government to improve the quality of hospital services Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) –  Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nando Bodha, who chairs the Contact Group on Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS), on Monday strongly condemned the premature release of convicted pirates by Puntland and Somaliland authorities, PANA reported from here Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania(PANA) - Mauritanian Minister of Economy and Industry Sheikh El Kebir Ould Moulay Taher and China's Ambassador in Nouakchott, Zhang Jiango, on Friday signed an "annual agreement on economic and technical cooperation" with funding to the tune of  US$40 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...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has welcomed the signing on Wednesday of a Memorandum of Understanding to improve political and economic relations between the governments of Rwanda and Uganda Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's new president, Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, gives strategic importance to the management of the issue of nationals living abroad,  according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad, Ismail Sheikh Ahmed 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...

Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday opened a Fruit Fly Rearing Facility in Reduit, a mass rearing system producing high quality insects at a cost of MRs 50 million, to control the fruit fly population in the island Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade minister Nando Bodha on Thursday said that Mauritius needs a hinterland to promote its trade and investment policy to be achieved with the African continent 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...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has endorsed Kenya’s Candidature for a seat in the United Nations Security Council, the Kenyan foreign ministry said on Wednesday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Union of Progressive Forces (UFP), an opposition party in Mauritania, has called for "a serious audit" of the immediate past government of President Abdel Aziz, according to a statement made public on Wednesday Full text...

Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - An international seminar started Wednesday in Balaclava, northern Mauritius, seeking to provide an insight on disruptive technologies, which displace established technology or a ground-breaking product such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things or 3D Printing, to create a completely new industry Full text...

Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – ene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Energy and Public Utilities minister Ivan Collendavelloo on Tuesday launched the “Renewable Energy Roadmap 2030” for the electricity sector aiming to enable the optimum production of energy from renewable resources and ensuring a transition to greener and cleaner energy 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...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -   The staff delegates of Tasiast Mauritania Limited (SA), a subsidiary of the Canadian company, Kinross, which operates a gold-mining site in the north of the country, have served notice of an indefinite strike within 10 days if their concerns are not addressed Full text...

Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)   -   Gunmen armed with rifles Tuesday stole cattle from Djibanar, a village located about 60km east of Ziguinchor, main city of Senegal’s southern region of Casamance, reliable sources told PANA here Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Pope Francis' visit to Mauritius on September 9 will be marked by the planting of 200,000 trees by next December across the island, Mauritian media reported on Tuesday quoting the Vicar General of the Diocese of Port Louis, Jean-Maurice Labour Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Experts from the Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI) are conducting a five-day lather craft training programme in Mauritius to enable Mauritian craftsmen acquire knowledge and skills to develop leather products, PANA reported from here Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and the United Nations on Tuesday signed a Strategic Partnership Framework (SPF) agreement for the period 2019/2023 which is based on six areas 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...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani on Monday discussed recent developments in Mali with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General and head of the peace mission in Mali, Mohamed Saleh Nadhif Full text...

Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday launched the command centre of the Safe City Project meant to ensure the safety and security of the local population as well as tourists and other visitors Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the adoption by Sudanese rivals of the Constitutional Declaration and political agreement documents that will lead to civilian rule, describing it as an important step forward Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Utility Regulatory (URA) on Saturday launched its first Strategic Business Plan 2019-2022, a three-year plan crafted with the support of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMSA) on Sunday issued a weather warning of high waves in Mauritius and Rodrigues valid up to 1000 hours (local time) on Tuesday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania will be represented at the 12th African Games, scheduled for 19 to 31 August, 2019, in Rabat, Morocco, by a strong delegation of 20 athletes in eight (8) disciplines, according to the National Olympic and Sports Committee of Mauritania (CNOSM) Full text...