Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian coach Baye Bah who was training Mauritania's national  under-20 football team was sacked on December 3 by the Mauritanian Football Federation (FFRIM) for "poor results" Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Wellness ministry  announced on Friday that it will soon amend the Quarantine Act to make it mandatory for every foreign traveller to undergo a COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test upon their entry in Mauritius Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union High-Level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa, has emphasised the urgent need to ensure peace and stability reigns in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda has received a memento from Gandhi Smriti, a museum, where India’s icon Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated Full text...

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...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Thursday revealed that tourist arrivals in the island have dropped by 99% in November 2020 to a mere 1,177  compared to the same month in 2019 when  128,730 foreign holidaymakers came to the island Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union's Peace and Security Council is holding its 11th High Level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa, to discuss the strategies to improve mediation in conflicts and silencing of the guns in Africa Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade minister Nandcoomar Bodha on Wednesday said “Africa is the rising niche market and the Mauritian enterprises should explore the various investment opportunities that the continent can provide ranging from technology to food security Full text...

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            28 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind  Jugnauth on Tuesday night told Parliament that the Government has renewed its offer to enter into a long-term arrangement with the United States to ensure the continued operation of the defence facility in Diego Garcia Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Tuesday announced that their services have detected three new imported cases of COVID-19 - one each from Dubai, France and South Africa Full text...

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        28 Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - China is prepared to assist countries in Africa launch a continental free trade and investment platform drawing on its experience conducting international trade, a senior official said here Sunday Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders Saturday gathered here virtually for an extra-ordinary Summit of the African Union to discuss the pending entry into force of the Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritania newspapers this week focused on the exponential rise in coronavirus cases in the country Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the ouguiya as published by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations-African Union (AU) partnership has yielded “significant results”, including at the country level, the UN chief told the Security Council on Friday Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Land Transport and Light Rail Minister, Alan Ganoo, on Saturday announced increases of penalties for 13 road offences to improve road safety following an increase in fatal accidents Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry Albert Muchanga said here Friday instruments signifying Nigeria’s entry into the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would be received at the commission’s headquarters shortly ahead of next year’s kick-off of trading Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union’s Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Friday declared illegal the arrest of homeless people during police swoops, an official source said here Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe authorities on Friday condemned acts of disturbance of public order by students since the beginning of the week, warning them of the risk of prosecution Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the ouguiya as published 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 published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government  has announced a series of measures to contain the new wave of coronavirus infections in the country, following its weekly meeting in Nouakchott on Wednesday Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius on Thursday announced the detection of three new imported cases of COVID-19 on passengers from France who were in quarantine Full text...

Vienna Austria (PANA) - The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has taken a number of decisions leading to changes in the way cannabis is internationally regulated, including its reclassification out of the most dangerous category of drugs Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius (CBM) Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Police drug squad in Mauritius on Monday arrested a 46-year-old Frenchman with 39 cannabis seeds in his luggage at the island’s international airport Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Tuesday detected one new imported case of Covid-19 on a 33-year-old woman who came from Dubai, and was in quarantine, bringing the total number of active cases in the country to 32 Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - European Council (EC) President Charles Michel and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El-Ghazouani, current Chair of the G5 Sahel on Monday co-chaired a high-level video conference on the current situation in the Sahel sub-region Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the ouguiya as published by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...

Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday reaffirmed Mauritius’ commitment to work closely with Seychelles on issues of mutual interest and address challenges such as climate change, food security, drug and human trafficking, illegal fishing, and maritime security Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Collective of Orphans, an organization grouping widows and orphans of unresolved humanitarian issues of the years 1990/1991 in Mauritania, Monday expressed its determination to fight against the abrogation of the May 1993 amnesty bill Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Seychelles on Monday signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on cyber crime and security and crime combating Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the ouguiya as published by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Forty widows, orphans, relatives of black military victims of extrajudicial executions in 1990-1991, and activists of various support movements, arrested on Saturday on the sidelines of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the independence of Mauritania, were released on Sunday afternoon, PANA learned from sources Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...

Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) – Seychelles President, Wavel Ramkalawan, on Sunday afternoon arrived in Mauritius for a three-day official visit, PANA reported from here Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian army has seized control over the northern provincial capital of Makelle in Tigray region and freed some of its officers held hostage during the three-weeklong military assault, Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy said here Saturday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press this week devoted most of their comments to activities related to the celebration of the 60th anniversary of Mauritania’s independence celebrated Saturday Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is discussing with the government of India to acquire one million additional doses of anti-coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines as soon as they are available for administration to the about 1,3 million population, official sources said here Saturday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani Saturday announced 10 measures for the most vulnerable segments of the population in a message to mark the celebration of the 60th independence anniversary of the country Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan will pay a state visit to Mauritius from Sunday, 29 November to Tuesday, 1 December 2020, official sources told PANA here Saturday Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government announced here Saturday that, with effect from 1 December, it will be an offence in Mauritius to waste water as drought persists in the island, an official source said here Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...

Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – A six-year United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project, to be implemented in Mauritius and Seychelles, was launched on Thursday, through video conference, by the Seychelles Minister of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, Mr Flavien Joubert, in Ebène, Mauritius, the Mauritius Government Information Services (GIS) has reported Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly a decade of continued armed conflict in Libya has left visible scars on the Libyan society Full text...