Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, announced on Tuesday that the Government will protect and empower women, by offering them financial assistance to launch their businesses in the small and medium enterprises sector

©- - 09 march 2022 - 07:17:08 - thread Union africaine (215 words)


Pamplemousses, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Tuesday launched a fertility clinic and an epidural service for women in labour at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (SSR) National Hospital in Pamplemousses, north of the capital, Port-Louis

©- - 09 march 2022 - 06:49:41 - thread Union africaine (141 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Customs Postal Control Office here (CDP Ouaga) on Tuesday, 22 February, seized 480 grams of methamphetamine worth 19200,000 CFA francs while examining goods destined for export, an official source said Monday

©- - 07 march 2022 - 17:32:44 - thread Union africaine (90 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the African Union (AU) have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation to assist the efforts of member states to develop and implement migration policies and institutional frameworks consistent with the UN Agenda 2030 and the African Union’s Agenda 2063

©- - 05 march 2022 - 15:05:19 - thread Union africaine (344 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Confederation of Tunisian Citizen Enterprises (CONECT) will organize Tunisian-Mauritanian multisectoral economic expo with the theme "For an efficient and profitable partnership and investments"

©- - 04 march 2022 - 19:54:43 - thread Union africaine (183 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The doyenne of Mauritians, Irène Ramsamy, has died, aged 108 years

©- - 01 march 2022 - 09:26:52 - thread Union africaine (54 words)


​Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Monday said the country's trade deficit for 2022 will be about 160 billion rupees compared to 133 billion rupees in 2021

©- - 28 february 2022 - 08:08:06 - thread Union africaine (157 words)


Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - Liza Gundowry, 24, was named Miss Mauritius 2022 following the finals of this competition which was held on Saturday evening at the Hennessy Park Hotel, in Ebène, central Mauritius

©- - 27 february 2022 - 14:41:52 - thread Union africaine (76 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The State Trading Corporation (STC), importer of petroleum products to Mauritius, has increased fuel prices by 10 per cent, following a meeting of the Petroleum Pricing Committee on Saturday, official sources said

©- - 27 february 2022 - 07:25:56 - thread Union africaine (227 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will play the qualifying matches for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition against Mauritius and São Tomé and Principe at the Côte d’Or National Sports Complex in Mauritius on 24 March and 27 March 2022 respectively, the Government said on Saturday

©- - 26 february 2022 - 09:47:56 - thread Union africaine (105 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has called for a peaceful resolution of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine given its adverse impact on global stability, the government said in a communiqué released on Friday

©- - 26 february 2022 - 08:15:50 - thread Union africaine (101 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, said on Friday that the Mauritian flag was raised on the islands of Peros Banhos, Blenheim Reef and Salomon islands during the visit of the Mauritian scientific survey team undertaken at Blenheim Reef from 8-22 February 2022

©- - 26 february 2022 - 08:10:13 - thread Union africaine (377 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) arrived Friday at the African Union (AU) headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to attend a consultative meeting of the North African Group Regional Council on the election for the presidency of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) postponed to next May

©- - 25 february 2022 - 16:13:19 - thread Union africaine (235 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Finance Minister Renganaden Padayachy on Thursday said that with the reopening of borders positively impacting the tourism industry and investment sector, Mauritius looks forward to an economic recovery exceeding 6

©- - 25 february 2022 - 07:01:43 - thread Union africaine (389 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The current Chair of the African Union and President of Senegal, president Macky Sall, and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, have expressed their "extreme concern" at the very serious and dangerous situation created in Ukraine following the invasion by Russia

©- - 25 february 2022 - 05:47:44 - thread Union africaine (159 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Three Taiwanese fishing boats were stranded on Wednesday in Mauritian waters on the reefs of Bain-des-Dames and Pointe-aux-Sables respectively, near the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis, official sources said

©- - 23 february 2022 - 14:45:53 - thread Union africaine (165 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Wednesday the death of a female detainee, Tuesday, in hospital, following her admission for coronavirus (COVID-19)

©- - 23 february 2022 - 14:12:38 - thread Union africaine (125 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union and the African Union have announced a Euros 150 billion package to support the 2030 and Agenda 2063, which represent the long term economic growth plans for both sides

©- - 20 february 2022 - 07:55:51 - thread Union africaine (822 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - African and European leaders rose from their sixth Summit at the seat of the European Union, with an eight-point plan to revitalise their relations

©- - 20 february 2022 - 07:40:05 - thread Union africaine (704 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, welcomed South Africa's support to efforts to institutionalize national reconciliation and the return of peace and stability in Libya, stressing the depth of relations between the two friendly countries, and the efforts of the council to develop them in various fields

©- - 19 february 2022 - 18:33:46 - thread Union africaine (229 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On the sidelines of the sixth Afro-European Summit in Belgium, the Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has discussed with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AU), Moussa Faki, efforts by the Commission to support stability in the country

©- - 18 february 2022 - 21:18:27 - thread Union africaine (308 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, met on Friday in Brussels with Charles Michel, President of the European Council, on the sidelines of the sixth Africa-Europe Summit, to discuss the outcome of the Summit and Libyan-European relations

©- - 18 february 2022 - 20:08:19 - thread Union africaine (282 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi Thursday stressed the importance of "achieving security and stability in Libya, which will have a positive impact on the stability and security of Egypt"

©- - 18 february 2022 - 15:32:11 - thread Union africaine (351 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Wednesday that 281 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the last 24 hours, bringing the number to 28,689 since March 2021, the time of the third wave

©- - 17 february 2022 - 07:28:37 - thread Union africaine (115 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied will travel to Belgium to attend the sixth European Union-African Union Summit, scheduled for 17 and 18 February, 2022, in Brussels, an official statement said

©- - 16 february 2022 - 19:35:25 - thread Union africaine (172 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has said it has held talks with Sudanese stakeholders in Khartoum in a spirit of openness and frankness seeking to find a solution for the raging Sudanese socio-political crisis

©- - 15 february 2022 - 16:22:03 - thread Union africaine (261 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday said it was satisfied by the way the African Union has been assisting Khartoum achieve stability and reach national consensus for the current political crisis in the country

©- - 12 february 2022 - 18:22:49 - thread Union africaine (381 words)


Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - The National Parks and Conservation Service (NPCS) in Mauritius on Thursday released 10 Echo parakeets at Ebony Forest, in Chamarel in the south with the aim to increase the population of the birds in the island

©- - 11 february 2022 - 08:03:34 - thread Union africaine (247 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday declared a war on drugs, but said the Government cannot fight alone

©- - 11 february 2022 - 06:50:22 - thread Union africaine (421 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council announced on Tuesday that it has repealed its decision taken in 2016, which imposed the suspension of direct financial assistance to the Burundian administration or institutions

©- - 09 february 2022 - 10:56:17 - thread Union africaine (349 words)


Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - African Union Chairperson and Senegalese President, Macky Sall, and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, will meet at a summit of AU and EU leaders in Brussels from 17-18 February, a statement made available to PANA in Banjul on Wednesday said

©- - 09 february 2022 - 10:40:50 - thread Union africaine (244 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Monday that a group of local and foreign scientists and technicians would undertake a scientific survey at Blenheim Reef, a partly submerged atoll in the north eastern part of the Chagos Archipelago

©- - 08 february 2022 - 05:47:56 - thread Union africaine (339 words)