Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Living Abroad, Ismail ould Cheikh Ahmed, is due in Tunis on Friday for a working visit, Tunisia's Foreign ministry said Full text...

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

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Australian Dollar         29 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Thursday said that a total of 190,000 people have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, either AstraZeneca or Covaxin Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:

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Australian Dollar       29 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Government on Thursday extended the lockdown period for one more month – 31st March to 30th April 2021 – despite the reopening of additional economic activities as from 1 April 2021 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:

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Australian Dollar            29 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius says that the number of fatalities caused by road accidents in the island in 2020 dropped by 9% to 131 from 144 in 2019 Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A delegation of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), led by Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the AU,  Ambassador Jean Njeri Kamau, arrived in Khartoum, Sudan, on Monday on a three-day field mission to verify the implementation of its various decisions on the situation in the country Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:

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Australian Dollar           30 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:

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Australian Dollar               29 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Monday that they detected 16 new local positive cases of Covid-19 on Sunday Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius Sunday announced the detection of 11 new local cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday, in addition to the 18 cases announced earlier during a press briefing at the prime minister’s office here Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Friday announced the closure of a 28-bed hospital, situated in the south of the island, to the public following the detection of 18 positive COVID-19 cases Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:

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Australian Dollar           29 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Thursday stated that it is mandatory for every Mauritian to report any contact with a COVID-19 infected person or who presents symptoms of the disease, to the health authorities in order to get tested and isolated at the earliest possible Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the Democratic Republic of Congo as the newest member of its African Peer Review Mechanism

This took place during the AU’s 30th Forum of Heads of State and Government on Thursday Full text...

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            29 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that three new local cases of Covid-19 have been detected on the island in the past 24 hours bringing the number of local cases to 233 since 5 March, 2021 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               29 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Tuesday night that the government will re-open additional economic activities under lockdown from 31 March Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:

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Australian Dollar          30 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Tuesday that 14 new positive cases have been detected in the country in the last 24 hours Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Sunday delivered to Togo a batch of 45,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to support the country in its response against the coronavirus pandemic, official sources told PANA on  Monday 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         30 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:

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Australian Dollar             30 Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim of establishing a stronger partnership for a better response to HIV/AIDS on the continent Full text...

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...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government on Wednesday urged the whole population to participate in the vaccination programme against the Covid-19 as early as possible, so as to kick-start the economy Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday appealed to the Saudi government to assist in bringing back over 10,000 Nigerians held in the leading oil-producing Arab nation Full text...

Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations and the Government of Italy announced Wednesday that the Pre-Summit gathering for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit will be held in Rome, Italy, from 19-21 July 2021, bringing together the efforts and contributions of a global engagement process to shape ambition to transform food systems 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        30 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Sugar production in Mauritius went down by 18 Full text...

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...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The population of Mauritius in 2020 stood at 1,266,030, comprising 626,156 males and 639,874 females, as at end of 2020, Statistics Mauritius said in its latest bulletin on Monday Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius celebrated on Friday the 53rd anniversary of its independence and the 29th anniversary of accession to the status of Republic, under the restrictions of the Covid-19 Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has congratulated the Rwandan government on progress in its preparations for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), due to be held in the country’s capital Kigali later this year Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An African Union rights body will investigate the alleged war crimes and human rights abuses in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the head of the AU executive said on Thursday Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth  announced on Tuesday a national confinement of 15 days, from 6 a Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The international community expressed its support for Mali's quest for political stability and peace, following the August coup, at the second meeting of the Transition Support Group in Mali, held on Monday in the Togolese capital 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                  29 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Monday that they had detected two new local cases of Covid-19 in two children aged three, one of whose parents is among the positive cases identified earlier Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius said on Saturday that eight new local and nine imported cases of Covid-19 were detected in the island in 24 hours Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - On the day that their country was celebrating the 64th Independence Day, Ghana's Black Satellites delivered the ultimate gift, wrapped up in the form of the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title after a 2-0 win over debutants Uganda in the final in Nouakchott on Saturday Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius Bankers Association Limited (MBA) on Saturday said it has taken cognizance of the decision by Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) to downgrade the Government of Mauritius rating from Baa1 to Baa2 on 4 March 2021 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Saturday  the extension of the COVID-19 vaccination programme to the whole population as from 8 March 2021 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Goalkeeper Lamin Saidy saved two penalties as Gambia beat Tunisia 4-2 on post-match penalties at the Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya in Nouakchott on Friday to clinch bronze at the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Mauritania Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese capital, Lomé, will next Monday host the second meeting of the Transition Support Group in Mali (GST-Mali), PANA learnt on Friday from the Togolese Foreign Affairs ministry Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Friday they have detected two imported cases of COVID-19 in a quarantine centre on the island Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Friday received the first of two doses of  AstraZeneca vaccine as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 in Port Louis, PANA reported Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Thursday recovered the bust supposedly representing Empress Faustina the Younger (125/130-175 AD), 75 years after its disappearance from the country Full text...