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...
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Mauritius, Seychelles sign MoUs on cyber crime, security and crime combating
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...
Monday's forex rates for Mauritanian ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the ouguiya as published by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Widows, orphans of victims of extrajudicial killings arrested in Mauritania freed
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...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian rupee
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...
Seychelles President arrives in Mauritius
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...
Ethiopian army claims victory in Tigray assault
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...
Mauritania: The measures of the year 60 of independence highlighted in the news
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...
Mauritius to acquire one million doses of anti-covid-19 vaccines from India
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...
Mauritanian president announces 10 social measures on 60th anniversary of independence
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...
Seychelles president to visit Mauritius, 29 Nov to 1 Dec
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...
Mauritius to control water distribution as drought persists
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...
Friday's forex rates for Mauritian rupee
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...
Mauritius, Seychelles participate in UNDP's project on coral reefs rehabilitation
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...
The aftermath of armed conflict in Libya compromises resolution
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly a decade of continued armed conflict in Libya has left visible scars on the Libyan society Full text...
‘I freely resigned as AU High Representative for Mali and the Sahel’ – Buyoya
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The African Union's High Representative for Mali and the Sahel (Misahel), also former president of Burundi, Pierre Buyoya, has said he resigned "of his own free will" from his position as AU High Representative Full text...
Tourist arrivals in Mauritius decrease by 67.6%
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA)- Statistics Mauritius has on Thursday said that, compared to the period January to September 2019, tourist arrivals in Mauritius decreased by 67 Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:
Currency Buying Selling
1 Euro 43 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 28 Full text...
Chambers of Commerce of the G5 Sahel meet in Nouakchott
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nouakchott is hosting a meeting of the Executive Assembly of the Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of G5 Sahel countries, devoted to the launch of two projects, PANA reported on Wednesday Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:
Currency Buying Selling
1 Euro 43 Full text...
Police officer killed by car of suspected drug traffickers in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A police officer died on Tuesday when suspected drug traffickers crushed her with their car 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 28 Full text...
Mauritian Parliamentarians pass Climate Change Bill
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian parliamentarians on Tuesday passed the Climate Change Bill whose objective is “to make of Mauritius a greener economy while responding to the adverse effects of climate change” Full text...
Mauritania: HRW recommends amendment of draft law on associations
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW), a non-governmental organization devoted to defending human rights around the world, Tuesday called on the Mauritanian parliament "to amend a bill on associations" adopted by the government on September 19, 2020, a statement reaching PANA here said Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:
Currency Buying Selling
1 Euro 43 Full text...
Mauritanians pay glowing tribute to late President Abdallahi
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanians Monday paid glowing tribute to Sidi Mohamed ould Cheikh Abdallahi, former president of the Republic (2007/2008), who died here Sunday Full text...
Mauritania: Terrorist group in Sahel appoints new leader for AQIM
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a terrorist link in the Sahel, has appointed Mibrak Yezid aka Abu Oubeida Youssouf Al-Annabi as its new leader, according to a video released by Sheikh Ghouteiba Abu No'Oman, a Mauritanian senior official of the movement, and broadcast by Al Andalus, its media arm Full text...
Former Mauritanian president, Cheikh Abdallahi dies
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The former Mauritanian president (2007-2008), Sidi Mohamed ould Cheikh Abdallahi, died on Sunday night at the age of 82 years, following a long illness, according to official sources Full text...
AU honours President Issoufou for his contribution to industrial development in Africa
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou, also champion of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), was on Friday named Champion of African Industrialisation in recognition of his invaluable contribution to the industrial development of Africa, during the the high-level session held by video conference on the celebration of Africa's Industrialisation Week, the Nigerien News Agency (ANP) reported Full text...
Mauritanian newspapers highlight relations with Morocco
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian press this week addressed various issues including Mauritania-Morocco relations, in a context of new tension between the kingdom of the Cherifian and the Polisario Front over the Sahara Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritania worried about a second wave of coronavirus
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - In the face of an upsurge in coronavirus cases, Mauritanian authorities are expressing fears of a second wave and are recommending that the population be extremely vigilant in respecting and observing the barrier measures Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:
Currency Buying Selling
1 Euro 43 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 28 Full text...
Tunis denies being sanctioned by the African Union
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In a statement released on Thursday, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry has denied media stories which said that the African Union (AU) has imposed a sanction on Tunisia for the non-payment of its contribution to the budget of the Pan-African organization Full text...
AU Commission Chairman calls on Malian Prime Minister
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chairman of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Wednesday called on the Prime Minister of Mali, Moctar Ouane Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:
Currency Buying Selling
1 Euro 43 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 28 Full text...
AU imposes sanctions on Tunisia over arrears in contributions
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Foreign Affairs, Othman Jerandi, said here Wednesday the African Union(AU) had issued tough sanctions against Tunisia Full text...
Mauritius road safety charter to halve number of road crashes by 2025
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has developed a Road Safety Charter in a bid to reduce the number and severity of road accidents by 50% by 2025, Land Transport and Light Rail minister Alan Ganoo announced on Wednesday following a Road Safety March in the capital, Port Louis 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 28 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 28 Full text...
Mauritian tourist arrivals decline by 72.2%
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Tourist arrivals in Mauritius have declined by 72 Full text...
Road accidents claim 114 lives in Mauritius this year
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 114 people have lost their lives in road accidents in Mauritius this year as compared to 144 in the whole of 2019, PANA learnt on Tuesday from the Land Transport and Light Rail Ministry in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Morocco deploys security cordon around Guerguarat border crossing with Mauritania
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Royal Armed Forces of Morocco (FAR) from Thursday to Friday set up a security cordon to secure the flow of goods and people through the buffer zone of Guerguarat, linking Morocco to Mauritania, a statement from the FAR general staff said here Friday Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:
Currency Buying Selling
1 Euro 43 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 28 Full text...
Mauritanian Defence Minister meets with Malian PM
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mauritanian Minister of National Defense, Hanana ould Sidi, was received Tuesday in Bamako by the Malian Prime Minister, Moctar Ouane, at a ceremony watched by the Malian Minister of Defense and Veterans, Col 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 28 Full text...
Mauritania: Opposition official calls for regional mobilisation against irregular immigration
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Kane Hamidou Baba, leader of the Coalition Vivre Ensemble (CVE), who failed in the Mauritanian presidential election of June 22, 2019, has launched a distress call to the leaders of West Africa, the Maghreb and Europe, to unite their efforts and put an end to the tragedy of illegal immigration Full text...