Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Mozambican couple was arrested on 16 December by the Mauritian Customs Service at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport in Plaisance, in the south of the island, on their way from Johannesburg, South Africa, local media reported on Tuesday Full text...
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Mauritania awards winners of 2019 Chinguetti Prize
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Winners of the 2019 Chinguetti Prize were awarded during a ceremony organized on Tuesday at the Palais des Congrès in Nouakchott, in the presence of Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani 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 Full text...
Latvian arrested with heroin in Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A 25-year-old Latvian national, Arturs Bukhards, has been arrested with 39 pellets containing 502 grams of heroin he had ingested in South Africa, before heading to Mauritius on 17 December, police in the Mauritian capital said on Tuesday 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 Full text...
Mauritanian president Ghazouani condoles with Algerian counterpart after death of Saleh
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, Monday sent a message of condolences to his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmejid Tebboune, following the death of General Ahmed Gaid Saleh, vice-minister of defence and army chief of staff, regarded as the country’s key man here, after a heart attack Full text...
Several Mauritanians initiate action against long detention of ENER former CEO
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several prominent individuals from various backgrounds said here Monday they had set up an "Initiative for the Liberation" of Ousmane Won, former director general of the National Enterprise for Maintenance (ENER-public) Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Saturday's forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...
EU gives Mauritania 11.6 million Euros for immigration management
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The European Union has given Mauritania a budget aid of 11 Full text...
Mauritius to sign African Road Safety Charter
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government has agreed to sign the African Road Safety Charter whose main objective is to serve as a policy framework for facilitating the creation of an enabling environment to reduce road crashes Full text...
Mauritian Republic Cup: 4 matches to be played this weekend
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian teams enter the Republic Cup this weekend in Mauritius, where four matches are to be played, one on Saturday and three on Sunday, the Mauritius Football Association (MFA) said on Friday Full text...
Former Mauritanian president confirms "deep differences" with his successor
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's former president Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz (2008-2019) has confirmed "the deep differences" between him and his successor, Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani 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 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 Full text...
Mauritania's budget for 2020 set at US$1.7 billion
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Assembly of Mauritania has approved the 2020 finance law, setting the budget at about US$1 Full text...
Unemployment rate declines in Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius, a governmental organization, has indicated that the country's unemployment rate for 2019 is forecast at 6 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 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 Full text...
Mauritian PM warns police
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday severely warned the police, who, he said, do not honour the police job, during the inauguration of a post of police, at Grande-Montagne, on Rodrigues Island Full text...
Mauritius envisages new National Environmental Strategy for 2020-2030
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A two-day conference on the environment ended on Tuesday in Mauritius with the government saying that it is high time the country re-envisions its strategy and steps forward with bold solutions to avoid an environmental disaster and help save the Earth 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 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 Full text...
Canadian company lands $300 million loan to develop gold mine in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Canadian mining company, Kincross, says it has reached an agreement for a loan of US$300 million with several institutions for its Mauritanian subsidiary, Tasiast Mauritanie Limited (TML-SA) Full text...
Mauritania starts construction of embassy building in Niamey
Niamey, Niger (PANA) -Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani on Monday laid the foundation stone for construction of the Embassy of Mauritania building in Niger 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 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 Full text...
WHO, African Union sign agreement to accelerate vital health goals
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) cementing their mutual commitment to expand and deepen their relationship and cooperation Full text...
Roche Bois Bolton City new leader of Super League in Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Roche Bois Bolton City took the lead in overall standings after beating Joachim's Circle 2-1, on the fourth day of the disputed Super League during the weekend in Mauritius Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
G5 Sahel leader urges international community to support the fight against terrorism
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Burkinabè President Rock Marc Christian Kaboré, also current chair of the G5 Sahel, on Sunday in Niamey said that the recurrent terrorist attacks in Sahel countries must concern all and bring those countries to work more than ever in synergy to preserve peace and stability, which are guarantees of sustainable development for any country Full text...
Several activities scheduled for the Moroccan week in Nouakchott
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several commercial, cultural, artistic and musical activities are scheduled for the Moroccan week in Nouakchott, which begins Monday, the Moroccan embassy announced on Sunday Full text...
Mauritanian President to attend extraordinary summit of the G5 Sahel in Niamey
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani left Nouakchott early Sunday with a large delegation to Niamey, Niger, to attend an extraordinary G5 Sahel summit, PANA learnt from official sources Full text...
Senegal: Pink Lake to host stage of first electric rally in 2021
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The very first edition of ecological races (Extrême E) scheduled for 2021 has retained the legendary Lac Rose (Pink Lake) in the distant suburbs of Dakar, among five sites where the event will be staged Full text...
Saturday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...
Mauritius to hold conference on the environment
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Ministry will organise a two-day conference on 16-17 December on the government's vision on the Sustainable Development Goals and commitment to combat climate change Full text...
Mauritian PM calls on British PM to return Chagos archipelago
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Friday night called on his British counterpart Boris Johnson to return the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius Full text...
Mauritania: Morocco Week in Nouakchott from 16-22 December
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nouakchott is hosting a Moroccan Week, from 16 to 22 December 2019, according to a note from the Kingdom's diplomatic mission sent to PANA on Friday Full text...
Mauritius Revenue Authority seizes 360 grams of heroin at DHL courier warehouse
Port Louis, Mauritius, (PANA) - The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) on Tuesday seized 360 grams of heroin worth Rs 5 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 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 Full text...
Mauritania holds annual workshop for sectoral dialogue on rural world
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Actors of the sectoral dialogue platform on the rural world in Mauritania held their annual workshop here Thursday Full text...
IMF Board says Mauritania registers strong growth, set to accelerate to 6.9% this year
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday completed the fourth review of the three-year arrangement with Mauritania under the Extended Credit Facility, allowing the authorities in Nouakchott to draw about US$ 22 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 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 Full text...
Mauritania: PROPARCO, ATTIJARI Bank sign € 5.5 million agreement for SME financing
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The French Development Agency (FDA) Group in Mauritania, through its subsidiary PROPARCO, and ATTIJARI Bank Mauritania (ABM), a subsidiary of the Moroccan group ATTIJARA WAFA Bank, on Wednesday signed two collateral agreements to cover loans to the private sector, worth 5 Full text...
Mauritania celebrates 40 years of FDA presence
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Mauritania (CCIAM) on Wednesday hosted the launch of two-day activities marking to mark 40 years of the French Development Agency (FDA)'s presence in the country Full text...
Mauritius to develop Sports economy
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Government aims at positioning the island as a regional sports centre by developing it into a vibrant and growing sports economy that would have spillover effects on the services sector, the Economic Development Board (EDB) announced on Wednesday at a workshop focusing on the Sportstech Incubator Full text...
Mauritius: Chagos music on UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) - The Sega tambour, a Mauritian type of music that originated from the Chagos archipelago, was on Wednesday inscribed on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, PANA learnt from official sources in the Mauritian capital, Port Louis 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 Full text...