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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is due in Kigali, Rwanda, on Friday to attend the 27th Ordinary Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government, it was officially confirmed here on Thursday
©- - 14 july 2016 - 19:39:22 - thread African Union (154 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 14 july 2016 - 09:59:34 - thread African Union (124 words)


Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday commissioned a new Dornier aircraft acquired by the Mauritius Police Force/National Coast Guard at the cost of US$16 million under the Indian Line of Credit as a major step to keep up with the rapid technological advancements in the field of maritime surveillance
©- - 14 july 2016 - 08:09:49 - thread African Union (399 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Education and Human Resources Minister, Mrs Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, on Tuesday said that tax evasion practiced on a massive scale in practically all fields of human activity and tax evasion has a typical pernicious effect, indicating that such illicit transactions are a snag to the anti-poverty fight in the country
©- - 13 july 2016 - 13:39:09 - thread African Union (354 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Visiting Comoros President Mr Azali Assoumani on Wednesday called on Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth in the Mauritian capital
©- - 13 july 2016 - 12:06:53 - thread African Union (185 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 13 july 2016 - 08:57:41 - thread African Union (124 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 12 july 2016 - 09:01:20 - thread African Union (124 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister, Mr Anil Gayan, on Monday stated that while adolescence is a vulnerable stage as teenagers face the difficult transition to adulthood, parents, teachers and society have an important role in supporting the adolescents and helping them cope with the various issues
©- - 11 july 2016 - 15:51:09 - thread African Union (379 words)


New York, US (APAN) - The UN Security Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to 31 May 2017, and mandated the mission to reduce the threat posed by Al-Shabaab and other armed opposition groups in the country
©- - 07 july 2016 - 18:39:03 - thread African Union (342 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on Wednesday extended warm wishes to Muslims in Africa and around the world as they celebrated Eid Al-Fitr following one month of Ramadan
©- - 06 july 2016 - 17:03:29 - thread African Union (179 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Tuesday maintained in Parliament that the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia, forms and has always formed an integral part of the territory of Mauritius
©- - 05 july 2016 - 13:01:46 - thread African Union (334 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 04 july 2016 - 08:09:39 - thread African Union (124 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), on Thursday launched a project on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Africa, according to a report on the website of the African Union (AU)
©- - 01 july 2016 - 13:48:39 - thread African Union (540 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currencies Buying Selling 1 Euro 391
©- - 29 june 2016 - 14:08:51 - thread African Union (134 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Commercial Bank of Mauritius Wednesday issued the following exchange rates for the Rupee: Currencies Buying Selling Australian Dollar 25
©- - 29 june 2016 - 13:50:01 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Tuesday deployed a wave monitoring device aimed to explore the prospects of developing wave energy for the country and harness the potential of ocean energy in the southern part of the island
©- - 28 june 2016 - 09:55:24 - thread African Union (275 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The threat from the United Kingdom and the United States against Mauritius regarding the issue of the Chagos archipelago has been the main headline news since Friday in Mauritius following a joint communiqué issued by the two foreign powers in Port-Louis
©- - 25 june 2016 - 13:19:47 - thread African Union (592 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Friday stressed that the intention of Mauritius to seek an Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the issue of the Chagos “should not be viewed as an unfriendly act since Mauritius is fighting for a legitimate cause
©- - 24 june 2016 - 16:56:22 - thread African Union (598 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The United Kingdom and the United States on Friday issued a joint communiqué in which they said that "referral of the Chagos issue to the International Court of Justice would cause lasting damage to Mauritius’ bilateral relations with both the UK and the US"
©- - 24 june 2016 - 11:48:06 - thread African Union (282 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Chad President Idriss Deby Itno and current chairperson of the African Union (AU), on Wednesday met with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Kigali, ahead of the 27th African Union Summit which is scheduled to take place 10-18 of July 2016, in the Rwandan capital city, Kigali, an official source confirmed to PANA here
©- - 22 june 2016 - 15:53:11 - thread African Union (387 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Wednesday's average interbank exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 22 june 2016 - 12:20:02 - thread African Union (126 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim on Monday said that climate action should be everyone’s concern, at the opening of a two-day “Women’s Forum” 2016 in Mauritius attended by 350 local and foreign participants that include scientists, policy makers and business leaders from Africa, Europe and Asia
©- - 20 june 2016 - 13:16:13 - thread African Union (486 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government will soon introduce Civil Aviation regulations to regulate the operation of Remotely-Piloted Aircraft and Remotely-Piloted Surveillance Aircraft, commonly known as drones, to ensure the safety and privacy of the public and keep the island’s airspace safe, PANA learnt Saturday from official sources in Port-Louis
©- - 18 june 2016 - 09:53:09 - thread African Union (228 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council late on Wednesday in New York urged Guinea-Bissau politicians and other stakeholders to abide by the constitution and rule of law, while striving to find a political solution to the crisis in the country
©- - 16 june 2016 - 06:02:23 - thread African Union (611 words)


New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative and Head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS), Modibo Toure on Tuesday warned that the longer the political crisis continues in Guinea Bissau, the more likely the country could see setbacks to its development and economic gains
©- - 14 june 2016 - 21:30:57 - thread African Union (669 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has acquired a Gamma irradiator and a digester with financial support from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in a bid to irradiate fruit flies that are causing huge damages to food crops in the island-nation
©- - 13 june 2016 - 13:32:36 - thread African Union (259 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will host on 20 and 21 June 2016 the Women’s Forum global meeting which is a platform for highly influential women and men to reflect upon and share ideas and views on the crucial need to transform economies and societies across the world, PANA learnt on Saturday from official sources in the Mauritian capital
©- - 11 june 2016 - 13:14:17 - thread African Union (533 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Commercial bank of Mauritius Thursday issued the following exchange rates for the Rupee: Currencies Buying Selling Australian 
Dollar            25
©- - 09 june 2016 - 13:29:56 - thread African Union (120 words)


Albion, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ocean Economy, Marine Resources and Fisheries Minister Premdut Koonjoo Wednesday said the Government is taking several initiatives to unleash the full potential of the ocean economy
©- - 08 june 2016 - 14:24:38 - thread African Union (296 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Tuesday told Parliament that a bill providing for the creation of a Financial Crimes Commission will be introduced into the National Assembly before the end of the year, PANA learnt from parliamentary sources
©- - 08 june 2016 - 14:03:54 - thread African Union (139 words)