Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
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2 Pakistani navy ships provide medical services in Nouakchott
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Two vessels of the Pakistani Navy, "MOAWIN" and "ASLAT", are currently in Mauritanian waters (Nouakchott), as part of an overseas deployment operation affecting African countries, according to an official statement forwarded to PANA on Saturday Full text...
Mauritians protest violence against women
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - At the initiative of the European Union (EU), more than 100 people demonstrated Saturday in Port Louis, to raise awareness among Mauritians and promote concrete actions to combat violence against women, PANA reports from here Full text...
AUC Chief, Moussa Faki Mahamat, concludes working visit to South Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Friday concluded a two-day working visit to South Africa, where he held discussions with President Cyril Ramaphosa and his team of senior government officials Full text...
Guinea-Bissau students in Senegal want future president to raise education, health standards
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau's presidential election set for Sunday is currently the main topic of discussion among the country's students in Ziguinchor, southern Senegal Full text...
Mauritius: Chagossians demand their land back
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A hundred Chagossians, led by the leader of the Chagos Refugee Group, Olivier Bancoult, on Friday demonstrated with posters and banners for a few hours in front of the British High Commission in Port Louis, asking Britain to comply with its obligations under international law regarding the return of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius Full text...
AU struggles for role in political settlement of Libyan crisis (News Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Western countries' attempts to exclude the African Union (AU) from the process of seeking a political solution in Libya seem to overshadow the commitment of the African continental organisation to become more involved in the resolution of the crisis, given the impact of the situation in several countries in the region Full text...
Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Chagos: Mauritius calls on UK to comply with obligations under international law
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth Thursday called on the United Kingdom government to comply with its obligations under international law regarding the return of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius “as clearly set out in the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)”, PANA reported here Full text...
Mauritanian president receives Saharawi envoy
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani Thursday granted audience to the Saharawi minister of foreign affairs, Mohamed Salem Ould Saleck, special envoy of President Brahim Ghali, the pro -governmental news agency (AMI) reported here Full text...
Kenya: Legislators slam plans to criminalize unemployed higher education loans defaulters
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Youthful Kenyan members of parliament have castigated the government for demanding that unemployed HigherEducation Loans Board (HELB) defaulters be compelled to settle their state-sponsored loans Full text...
Call for eradication of slavery in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The President of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Mauritania, Ahmed Salem ould Bouhoubeiny, on Wednesday called for the eradication of slavery in this West African country Full text...
Mauritius appoints new Speaker of Parliament
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Parliament on Thursday elected Sooroojdev Fokeer as Speaker upon the proposal by Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, and seconded by Deputy Prime Minister Ivan Leslie Collendavelloo Full text...
Toward ratification of treaty on the African Drug Agency in Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is about to ratify the treaty establishing the African Drug Agency, adopted by the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, on 11 February 2019 in Addis Ababa, an official source told PANA in Bamako Full text...
Japanese automotive giant Sumitomo sets up branch in Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Sumitomo, Japanese giant of automotive components, will set up a production base in Tunisia, the Tunisian Agency for the Promotion of Foreign Investment has abbounced Full text...
Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
'Over 150 million citizens at risk of electronic fraud in Nigeria'
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday warned that over 150 million Nigerians in the financial system risk being defrauded through telecommunications platforms Full text...
Mauritania hosts National Conference on Childhood
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania on Wednesday hosted a ceremony marking the kick-off of the National Conference on Childhood (NSA), combined with the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Full text...
Mauritanian opposition coalition wants audit of public companies
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Coalition of Forces for Democratic Change (CFCD) Wednesday denounced the management of former Mauritanian leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz since 2008 and called for an auditing of several public capital companies, a statenebt issued here said Full text...
Mauritius marks African Statistics Day
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius, a governmental institution, on Wednesday marked the African Statistics Day focusing on Quality of Life Statistics, under the theme Everyone counts: quality statistics for better management of forced displacement in Africa Full text...
Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are the exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Rice sub-sector crucial to Gambia’s development - VP
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr Full text...
Mauritanian president urges African states to dry up sources of terrorism
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Mauritanian Head of State, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, said on Monday in Diamniadio, some 40 kilometers east of Dakar, that there is the need to fight against poverty, unemployment of young people and strengthen political and economic governance to prevent the spread of terrorism Full text...
South African arrested with heroin at Mauritius airport
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Officers of the Anti-Narcotics Section of the Mauritius Revenue Customs Authority have arrested a South African, Jacobus Van Der Merwe, with 57 pellets of heroin at the SSR International Airport, southern Mauritius Full text...
Mauritanian president to attend Dakar summit on peace and security
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh Ghazouani is the guest of honour at the Sixth Dakar Peace and Security Forum, which will be held on 18-19 November, under the theme, "Challenges of multilateralism Full text...
Mauritania improves performance of commercial courts
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania wants to improve the performance of its commercial justice by speeding up the handling of cases and by creation of specialized courts, according to a statement issued on Thursday at the end of the weekly meeting of the government Full text...
Mauritania takes measures to rehabilitate health system
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has taken a series of measures to rehabilitate the health system and ensure the efficient operation of health services, according to a document from the Ministry of Health received on Thursday by PANA Full text...
Mauritian Opposition gets a new leader
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian former Minister of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs, Arvin Boolell, has been appointed opposition leader in parliament, said Labor Party officials Full text...
Mauritania to extend and rehabilitate Nouakchott water network
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President, Mohmed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a project to rehabilitate and expand the drinking water distribution network in Nouakchott, PANA learned from official sources Full text...
Guinea-Bissau political crisis stops trucks laden with goods from entering Bissau
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The tense political situation in Guinea-Bissau is beginning to have a negative impact on the country's economic activities as many merchants are beginning to hesitate to bring goods into the area Full text...
Mauritius gets new government
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday appointed a new cabinet of 24 ministers following his victory in the parliamentary elections on 7 November, 2019, where his party, the Alliance Morisien, gained 42 seats out of the 70 that constitutes Parliament, according to official sources in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Water taps go dry in parts of Nouakchott without official explanation
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Some parts of Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, have been without tap water for some days, PANA confirmed on Tuesday Full text...
ECOWAS to send a mission of Heads of State to Bissau
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the Guinea-Bissau crisis has decided to send a mission of heads of state to Bissau to transmit the conclusions of the Niamey Conference to President José Mário Vaz Full text...
Guinea Bissau: Televised debates to enable 12 presidential candidates to present programmes
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Guinea Bissau national television (TGB) and radio (RDN) will from this weekend jointly launch a series of debates for the 12 candidates for the presidential election to be held on 24 November Full text...
Mauritius Elections: Unofficial results show Prime Minister’s party leading
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Unofficial results coming out of the 20 constituencies where counting of votes for the elections, held on Thursday, is taking place show that the Alliance Morisien, led by outgoing Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, has secured 35 out of the 60 seats, PANA reported from here Full text...
'No armed groups in Mauritanian territory', says government
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - There are no armed groups in the territory of Mauritania and the ammunition seized a few days ago by security forces in Senegal was intended for target shooting clubs, a traditional sport, according to a Mauritanian government statement released on Friday Full text...
AU condemns the terrorist attack on Malian army camp
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a Malian armed forces post in Indelimane, on the Niger border, and reaffirmed its full confidence in the government's efforts to track down terrorists and bring them to justice Full text...
Counting of votes begins in Mauritius election
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Electoral Commission on Friday started counting of votes cast in Thursday's parliamentary election in the 21 constituencies of the island, including Rodrigues Full text...
Mauritanian president begins private visit to Germany
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, left here Thursday for a private visit to Germany, the state-run news agency (AMI) reported Full text...
Mauritius: Voter turn-out reaches 75.8% in presidential polls
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Office of the Electoral Commission in Mauritius has reported a voter turnout of 75 Full text...
Niger: ECOWAS extraordinary summit on Guinea Bissau opens on Friday
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An extraordinary summit of heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opens on Friday in Niamey to discuss the political situation in Guinea Bissau, according to official sources Full text...
Mauritania releases 10 persons arrested for disturbing the peace after June 2019 presidential elections
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian justice has acquitted about ten individuals, cadres and activists of the Coalition Living Together (CVE-negro African nationalist movement) who supported the candidacy of Kane Hamidou Baba during the presidential election of June 22, 2019,
In a verdict given on Wednesday evening by a court of the Kaédi (river valley), these ten persons were for allegedly "disturbing the public order, violence, assault and rebellion" following street demonstrations contesting the results of the presidential election" Full text...
Cape Verde recognizes the government of Aristides Gomes in Guinea-Bissau
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verdean government, in line with popular position of the international community, has recognized the executive led by Prime Minister Aristides Gomes as the legitimate representative of Guinea-Bissau Full text...
'25-year-olds can now seek admission into Mauritanian universities'
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government, bowing under intense pressure from high school graduates, on Wednesday announced the provisional abolition of the 25-year age limit under which students cannot seek admission into public higher education institutions Full text...
. Mauritius: Electoral Commissioner reports 36.99% turnout of voters by midday
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian voters' turnout by midday on Thursday had reached 36 Full text...
Senegalese President to attend ECOWAS summit on Guinea-Bissau in Niamey
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall left Dakar on Thursday for Niamey, Niger, to take part on Friday in an extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the political crisis in Guinea-Bissau, said an official statement sent to PANA 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...
Polls open in Mauritius parliamentary election
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Voting in the 2019 parliamentary election in Mauritius began at 6 Full text...
'Guinea-Bissau is on its knees', says former PM Umaro Sissoco Embalo
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a candidate for the presidential election of November 24, supported by the Movement for Democratic Change in Guinea-Bissau (MADEM), declared on Tuesday in Bissau, that the country is on its knees and that he is concerned about the current situation Full text...