Report looks at the governance of artificial intelligence for health in Africa

03 april 2025 - 11:47:01
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A report on the Governance of Artificial Intelligence for Global Health in Africa, examining national perspectives [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: Results of all CAF Round 6 matches played on Tuesday

26 march 2025 - 07:57:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of all Round 6 matches in the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: Results of some CAF Round 6 matches played on Tuesday

25 march 2025 - 18:48:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Round 6 matches in the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: Results of CAF Round 6 matches played on Sunday

23 march 2025 - 15:38:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Match Day 6 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: Fixtures for CAF Round 6 matches on Sunday

23 march 2025 - 05:13:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Match Day 6 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of all CAF group round 5 matches on Thursday

21 march 2025 - 07:56:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of round 5 matches in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of some CAF group round 5 matches on Thursday

20 march 2025 - 19:11:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some round 5 matches in the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Fixtures for CAF group match day 5 on Thursday

20 march 2025 - 07:42:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Match Day 5 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) [...] Full text...

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2026 WC qualifiers: Results of Wednesday's Match Day 5 in Groups D, H, I

19 march 2025 - 18:28:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of the Match Day 5 in the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: CAF group matches resume with match days 5 and 6

19 march 2025 - 07:56:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As the CAF 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers return this week, African nations are entering a [...] Full text...

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Activists from Africa, diaspora urge European govts to provide reparations

12 november 2024 - 15:46:45
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - People from civil society, academia and the arts from the African continent and its global diasporas, [...] Full text...

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The clock is ticking on sub-Saharan Africa's urgent job creation challenge: IMF Blog By Athene Laws, Faten Saliba, Can Sever, and Luc Tucker

12 november 2024 - 08:41:34
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To employ a growing population, the region needs to transform informal jobs, reduce barriers to business [...] Full text...

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FLEX 2024: African ministers, education stakeholders gather in Kigali to track progress in addressing learning crisis

12 november 2024 - 07:48:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Over 500 education leaders, including 28 ministers of education and ministerial representatives from 39 African countries, [...] Full text...

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Record heat persists as WMO calls for urgent services and investment boost

08 november 2024 - 06:32:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is experiencing unprecedented warming with 2024 poised to become the hottest year on record, [...] Full text...

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South African Airways launches new direct flight to DRC's Lubumbashi

05 november 2024 - 10:43:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The inaugural South African Airways’ (SAA) direct flight between Johannesburg and Lubumbashi in the DRC, [...] Full text...

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Benin, six new countries agree mutual abolition of visas

15 october 2024 - 16:08:10
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin and six new countries have just agreed on the reciprocal abolition of visas for their [...] Full text...

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33 percent of deaths in Mauritius caused by cardiovascular diseases

15 october 2024 - 13:11:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius' Minister for Health and Quality of Life, Kailash Jagutpal, said on Tuesday that cardiovascular diseases, [...] Full text...

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Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius

04 october 2024 - 05:25:58
London, UK (PANA) - The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that agreement has been reached to hand over the Chagos [...] Full text...

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Mauritius and UK reach agreement on status of the Chagos Archipelago

03 october 2024 - 15:31:16
Washington, DC US (PANA) - Mauritius and the United Kingdom on Thursday reached an agreement on the status of the [...] Full text...

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Calls by African leaders for equitable representation on UN Security Council gain momentum

27 september 2024 - 06:12:12
New York, US (PANA) - The call for a more inclusive and representative Security Council resonated loud and clear at [...] Full text...

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Fourteen African countries, key partners unite to provide critical resources for health in WHO’s first-ever Investment Round

28 august 2024 - 11:38:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) — In an unprecedented show of unity in support of the World Health Organisation (WHO), 14 African [...] Full text...

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South Africa exports thoroughbred horses to the EU

26 august 2024 - 11:19:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Western Cape’s Minister of Agriculture has welcomed the news that the export of [...] Full text...

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CAF provides non-exclusive Media Rights in 13 Sub-Saharan Africa in French Language

14 august 2024 - 06:38:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the availability of non-exclusive Media Rights in 13 [...] Full text...

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FIFA Rankings for Africa at a glance

19 july 2024 - 04:48:11
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Here are the FIFA Rankings for African teams at a glance.CAF Ranking CountryFIFA Ranking 1Morocco14 2Senegal19 3Egypt 36 4Côte d’Ivoire 385Nigeria396Tunisia417Algeria468Cameroon519Mali5310South Africa5711Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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2026 WC African qualifiers: Standings after Day 4 matches

13 june 2024 - 17:16:21
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the standings after Day 4 matches in the African qualifiers.                                            Group AEgypt - 10 pointsGuinea [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 4 matches played on Tuesday

12 june 2024 - 06:08:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of matches played on Tuesday across Africa which witnessed contrasting fortunes. Group B South [...] Full text...

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AfDB releases highlights of its PPP report

11 june 2024 - 06:52:53
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has published highlights of its purchasing power parities (PPP) [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of matches played on Monday

11 june 2024 - 06:09:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of matches played on Monday across Africa as teams struggle to qualify for [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Matches for Monday

10 june 2024 - 08:28:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are matches taking place on Monday, 10 June, 2024, across Africa as teams struggle to [...] Full text...

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Fierce competition as Africa's 2026 World Cup qualifiers resume

05 june 2024 - 11:06:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The long-awaited resumption of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup resume, reigniting the [...] Full text...

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Stronger control efforts help to lower tobacco use in African region

31 may 2024 - 13:01:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Tobacco use among adolescents in the African region declined by nearly 18% between 2020 and 2022, [...] Full text...

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CAF, FIFA confirm Dates and Kick-Off times for African qualifiers for 2026 WC

30 may 2024 - 09:28:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African Nations will resume their qualification for the FIFA World Cup in 2026 next week. Match Day [...] Full text...

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Mauritius economy rebounds on back of tourism, housing construction

17 may 2024 - 08:24:36
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius economy has rebounded strongly from the pandemic on the back of buoyant tourism, [...] Full text...

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Africa Travel Indaba show opens

13 may 2024 - 12:29:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Thousands of delegates and exhibitors from around the world have gathered at Durban’s Inkosi [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records 316 active cases of dengue

01 may 2024 - 07:45:22
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has recorded 316 active cases of dengue fever in the island, of which 50 have [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 231 cases of Dengue Fever detected

06 april 2024 - 08:16:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritius reported 231 active cases of Dengue Fever in the island as at 4 April 2024, [...] Full text...

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African island states take fresh step towards joint medicines procurement

28 march 2024 - 09:34:37
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) ‒ In a further move towards pooled procurement of essential medicines and medical products, Ministers of Health from [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Mauritius appeals for humanitarian support for Gazans

28 march 2024 - 07:50:13
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Government on Thursday called on the population to demonstrate solidarity and humanitarian support to [...] Full text...

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AU calls for laws to end internet shutdowns during elections in Africa

21 march 2024 - 15:00:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Banjul-based African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHR) has passed a new resolution [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches recycling plant

19 march 2024 - 08:01:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday launched the PIM Recycling Ltd In the context of the Global Recycling Day, aiming [...] Full text...

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South African child repatriated from Senegal

13 march 2024 - 09:13:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African authorities have repatriated a two-year-old baby from a prison in Dakar, Senegal. The [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON qualifier: CAF names 4 Liberian officials to handle match

12 march 2024 - 08:52:02
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has selected four FIFA-badged Liberian referees to officiate the 2025 [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius increase

05 march 2024 - 08:02:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Tuesday that the number of tourist arrivals increased from 997,290 in 2022 [...] Full text...

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4.6 million people to benefit from stronger community health services in Mozambique

01 march 2024 - 19:40:58
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - A new programme will improve healthcare and nutrition services for about 4.6 million people, especially women, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius reports 494 active cases of dengue fever

27 february 2024 - 11:55:16
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry on Tuesday said that 494 active cases of dengue have [...] Full text...

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Mauritius maintains post-pandemic favourable outlook for growth: IMF

24 february 2024 - 10:31:35
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian economy rebounded strongly from the pandemic, while inflationary pressures eased in 2023, with [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON: Fixtures for preliminary round matches

20 february 2024 - 14:28:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday held the draw for the preliminary round matches [...] Full text...

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Africa's economic growth in 2023 led by East, North and West Africa: Report

20 february 2024 - 13:07:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - East, North and West Africa have led growth on the continent over the past year, according [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2025: Draw for preliminary round scheduled for Tuesday

19 february 2024 - 15:16:47
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the 34th edition of TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in [...] Full text...

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WHO certifies Cabo Verde as malaria-free

12 january 2024 - 12:01:59
Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has certified Cabo Verde as a malaria-free country, marking a significant achievement [...] Full text...

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2023 TotalEnergies AFCON: CAF names match officials

26 december 2023 - 07:03:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially announced the list of match officials that will [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Morocco enters tournament as highest ranked team

21 december 2023 - 15:54:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco will go for next month's TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire 2023, as the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to grant USD 50,000 to Seychelles, USD 25,000 to Morrocco

11 december 2023 - 15:03:03
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government will grant financial assistance to the tune of USD 50,000 to the Seychelles, [...] Full text...

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Amid rising corruption, most Africans say they risk retaliation if they speak up, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals

10 december 2023 - 14:13:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A majority of Africans say that corruption in their country is rising, that their government is [...] Full text...

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Mauritian Creole is connecting link between communities, says Prime Minister

03 december 2023 - 14:09:42
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, said on Saturday that the Mauritian Creole Language stands out as a [...] Full text...

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Mainstreaming climate change into Mozambique’s planning key to building resilience: WB report

02 december 2023 - 13:50:29
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Climate change impacts could drive up to 1.6 million additional people into poverty by 2050, further [...] Full text...

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Latest FIFA ranking: Morocco still on top in Africa

30 november 2023 - 13:08:16
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Morocco retain the top position in FIFA's latest ranking for Africa released on Thursday. Here is the [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of day 2 matches played on Tuesday

21 november 2023 - 18:52:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of day 2 matches on Tuesday in the ongoing Africa 2026 [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Fixtures for Matchday 2 on Tuesday

21 november 2023 - 05:57:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Matchday 2 on Tuesday in the ongoing Africa 2026 FIFA [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Cote d'Ivoire ruthless but giants struggle on bumpy World Cup qualifying start

18 november 2023 - 08:53:25
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Cote d’Ivoire began their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign in scintillating fashion, destroying Seychelles 9-0 on [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day one matches played on Friday

17 november 2023 - 18:25:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day one qualifying matches of the Africa 2026 FIFA World [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA World Cup: Africa's hopeful ready for tough qualifying marathon

15 november 2023 - 11:52:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's marathon 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign kicks off on Wednesday, 15 November, with 40 nations [...] Full text...

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Mauritius-Africa Business Club marks 10th anniversary

14 november 2023 - 09:52:04
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius-Africa Business Club, which is a platform to encourage and enhance investments into the African [...] Full text...

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30-year-old Bolivian woman arrested in Mauritius with 2 kgs of heroin

14 november 2023 - 09:37:16
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A Bolivian woman, Ercilia Parada Saucedo, 30, was arrested on Monday with a little over two [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records increase in tourists visiting country

13 november 2023 - 14:54:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The number of tourists visiting Mauritius is on the rise, the Statistical Office said Monday in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius tourist arrivals up since October 2023

06 november 2023 - 08:18:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The number of tourists who have visited Mauritius since 1 October 2021 hit 2,068,736 on 30 [...] Full text...

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India to help Mauritius produce more renewable energy

03 november 2023 - 09:01:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – India says that it will help Mauritius produce renewable energy in the energy mix by 2030 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to establish biopharma industry

21 october 2023 - 06:56:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is to help Mauritius establish a pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, the Mauritius [...] Full text...

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South African gets 20 years for importing drug to Mauritius

11 october 2023 - 07:40:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A South African national, Gareth Gruen, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for importing [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mental health affects each and every one of us - Health Minister

10 october 2023 - 14:06:22
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Kumar Jagutpal said Tuesday the objective of celebrating World Mental [...] Full text...

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CAF to host Referees’ Preparation Course for AFCON preliminary official list

09 october 2023 - 07:17:32
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As planning and preparations continue for the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire, CAF’s [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF WAFCON qualifiers: All second-round qualifiers emerge

27 september 2023 - 06:36:18
Cairo, Eg[ypt (PANA) - Here is the list of all the qualifiers for the second round of the 2024 CAF [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Health Minister deplores high prevalence of NCDs

25 september 2023 - 12:04:27
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health Minister Kailesh Jagutpal on Monday deplored the high prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF WAFCON qualifiers: Five countries qualify for second round

25 september 2023 - 05:54:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Five countries are through to the second round of the 2024 CAF Women's AFCON qualifiers. They are [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF WAFCON qualifiers: Results of all first-round, first-leg matches

23 september 2023 - 08:07:24
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all the first-round, first-leg results in the 2024 CAF Women's AFCON, played between 20 [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF WAFCON qualifiers: Results of matches played on Thursday

22 september 2023 - 10:37:14
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of matches played on Thursday in continuation of the qualifiers for the 2024 [...] Full text...

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FIFA ranking for Africa: Morocco stay top, Guinea Bissau improve

21 september 2023 - 18:11:59
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has officially published its quarterly rankings with some interesting moves for African teams on the [...] Full text...

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2024 Women's AFCON: Qualifiers kick off

21 september 2023 - 11:01:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The road to the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s AFCON in Morocco officially kicked off on Wednesday. The [...] Full text...

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Mauritius signs Treaty on protection of marine biodiversity

21 september 2023 - 08:58:37
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Wednesday signed the BBNJ Treaty on the protection of Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond [...] Full text...

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Indian Ocean Ministers discuss “One health network”

16 september 2023 - 10:25:03
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Indian Ocean Ministers and representatives of Ministries in charge of health and livestock from the IOC [...] Full text...

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The COI launches “AléVini”, a new fund to help regional mobility

16 september 2023 - 09:25:59
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has launched a mobility fund intended for actors in the region's [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to give monetary rewards to its athletes who won medals at the Indian Ocean Island Games

08 september 2023 - 08:13:35
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius sports authorities will reward the Mauritian athletes who won medal at the 11th Indian Ocean [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records 71 deaths in road accidents

06 september 2023 - 08:09:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius recorded 71 deaths in road accidents as a result of road accidents during the first [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches programme for AU peace promotion efforts

05 september 2023 - 09:59:26
Bagatelle, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday launched the Orientation and Dialogue with the new Leadership of the 4th Economic, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum

04 september 2023 - 08:21:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has officially opened the Intercontinental Slavery Museum on the site of [...] Full text...

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African Referee, Makalima, reflects on successful FIFA Women’s World Cup as an official

02 september 2023 - 12:45:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the curtains officially brought down on the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the African flag was [...] Full text...

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IOIG 2023: Madagascar leads with 21 gold medals

28 august 2023 - 08:01:55
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Madagascar, host of the 11th edition of the Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG), leads the medals [...] Full text...

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Madagascar Stadium stampede: CAF president condoles with victims' families

28 august 2023 - 06:33:46
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, has conveyed his condolences to the families of victims who lost their [...] Full text...

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11th Indian Ocean Islands Games begins Friday in Madagascar

23 august 2023 - 08:03:28
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The 11th Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) is scheduled from Friday, 25 August to 3 September [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records trade deficit in June 2023

22 august 2023 - 08:36:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius, the official statistial body, said on Monday the island recorded a trade deficit of [...] Full text...

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Capital raising platform of pan-African Exchange launched in Mauritius

22 august 2023 - 07:52:21
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday launched AFEXtree, the capital raising platform of AFRINEX Limited. AFRINEX [...] Full text...

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Mauritian minister says global warming will get worse

16 august 2023 - 08:27:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The effects of climate change, of rising temperatures and global warming on agriculture and health, will [...] Full text...

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FIFA, PSG, CAF, fans celebrate magical Jay Jay Okocha at 50

15 august 2023 - 07:17:53
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Paris Saint-Germain, have sent birthday [...] Full text...

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Meeting of Eastern and Southern Africa Commission on Drugs opens in Mauritius

10 august 2023 - 13:08:54
Pte-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Thursday highlighted the importance of regional cooperation to the effective response [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches campaign against drug dealers

09 august 2023 - 07:58:58
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday launched a National Campaign Against Drugs with the objectives [...] Full text...

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Breastfeeding rates remain low in Mauritius - Health Minister

03 august 2023 - 07:44:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Breastfeeding rates remain low in Mauritius, the Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailash Jagutpal has observed, [...] Full text...

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Smoking prevalence in Mauritius declines from 30.7% in 1987 to 18.3% in 2021

01 august 2023 - 13:05:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness, Minister Kailesh Jagutpal, has said that the prevalence of smoking in the [...] Full text...

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WHO hails Mauritius, Netherlands for tobacco control measures but global risks remain

31 july 2023 - 15:16:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the welcome news that more than seven in 10 people on the planet – 5.6 [...] Full text...

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Madagascar to organise 11th Indian Ocean Island Games from 25 August to 03 September 2023

29 july 2023 - 07:41:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will be represented by some 675 athletes and officials at the 11th edition of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius tourism 'showcase for other countries'

28 july 2023 - 10:47:10
Pte-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - UNWTO’s Secretary General, Mr Zurab Pololikashvili, said on Friday that Mauritius is a showcase in the [...] Full text...

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“Tourism is on path of recovery in Africa” - Prime Minister

27 july 2023 - 08:12:05
Pte-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth observed on Tuesday that tourism was on the path of recovery [...] Full text...

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Mauritius takes action against the Dengue fever

25 july 2023 - 17:16:23
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Tuesday indicated that since June 2023, about [...] Full text...

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'Climate finance essential for survival of Small Island Developing States'

25 july 2023 - 07:16:23
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday told the opening of a three-day Preparatory Meeting of [...] Full text...

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Women outnumber men in Mauritius

24 july 2023 - 08:57:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Monday that in 2022, the population of Mauritius comprised 638,462 wom​en compared [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Mauritius highlights transformative power of food production

23 july 2023 - 11:40:53
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Transforming the way food is produced on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mauritius could help to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 14 active cases from 13-19 July

22 july 2023 - 07:08:32
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius said on Saturday that they recorded 14 active cases of COVID-19 from [...] Full text...

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Mauritius introduces lethal ovitraps to prevent the spread of tiger mosquito

20 july 2023 - 08:02:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities on Wednesday introduced 200 autodissemination lethal ovitraps in the capital, Port-Louis, to trap [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Govt releases list of public holidays for 2024

15 july 2023 - 08:37:54
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government published on Saturday the list of 15 public holidays for the year 2024.  They [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA World Cup: Africa preliminary qualifiers draw officially conducted

13 july 2023 - 20:45:00
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, CAF, on Thursday conducted the official draw of the FIFA World [...] Full text...

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Mauritius received of 997,290 tourists in last 18 months

12 july 2023 - 09:21:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Out of the 997,290 tourists who visited Mauritius in the last 18 months, 386,189 came from [...] Full text...

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Mauritius’ priority is to empower girls and women - Health ministry

11 july 2023 - 08:15:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – On World Population Day, which falls on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has highlighted [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Gambia to sign MoU on ICT

08 july 2023 - 07:40:25
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Gambia will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of Information and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 29 new active cases

08 july 2023 - 06:45:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities saod on Saturday that they recorded 29 active cases of COVID-19, out of [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: FIFA release pots for African draw

02 july 2023 - 10:58:02
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, have released the pots for the African draws ahead of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to join the African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA)

30 june 2023 - 15:15:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will join the African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) and sign the ACEA Charter, the Government [...] Full text...

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Female victimisation rate declines in Mauritius

30 june 2023 - 14:32:18
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Friday that the female victimisation rate for sexual violence and sexual exploitation [...] Full text...

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Latest FIFA Ranking for Africa

29 june 2023 - 13:09:44
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following is the latest FIFA World Ranking for African countries released on Tuesday. 1    Morocco 2    Senegal 3   [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to consolidate food safety standards

29 june 2023 - 12:34:28
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Codex Trust Fund project, including the Codex Mauritius website, engaging the the Codex Alimentarius, a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius detects 33 cases of dengue

29 june 2023 - 07:34:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities said on Thursday that they have detected 33 cases of dengue fever in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to promote production of energy from biomass

27 june 2023 - 08:20:19
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday launched the National Biomass Framework to promote the production of energy from biomass. The [...] Full text...

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Mauritian high-level athletes to benefit from monthly allowance

26 june 2023 - 10:38:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Ten Mauritian high-level athletes will receive a monthly allowance of 30,000 rupees (around  $1,000) over a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 25 new active cases

16 june 2023 - 16:13:33
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Friday they had as at 14 June, 2023, registered a total [...] Full text...

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HRW urges UK, US to announce full reparations for Chagossians on 50th anniversary of forced displacement

15 june 2023 - 05:56:42
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) – The governments of the United Kingdom and United States of America should mark the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Guyana to sign Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement

10 june 2023 - 11:03:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will sign the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with the Government of the Co-operative Republic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records one death

10 june 2023 - 11:02:14
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities on Saturday reported that one patient died from COVID-19 in Mauritius over the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to produce 220,000 tonnes of sugar this year

09 june 2023 - 10:54:16
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture announced on Friday that sugar production is expected to reach 220,000 [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 World Women's Cup: Qualifiers draw lines up exciting duels in Africa

09 june 2023 - 08:49:07
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAF conducted the official draw for Africa of the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup at its [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: Qualifiers draw concluded

09 june 2023 - 08:47:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The draw for the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup was officially conducted by CAF on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' energy requirement comprised 24.2% for coal in 2022

07 june 2023 - 11:19:14
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Wednesday said that the share of the different fossil fuels within the total [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records increase in tourist arrivals

05 june 2023 - 19:16:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The number of tourist arrivals increased in Mauritius from 158,818 in the first quarter of 2022 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to offer full costs of cancer care and treatment for children in foreign hospitals

05 june 2023 - 19:12:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)  - The Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Renganaden Padayachy, on Monday announced in his presentation [...] Full text...

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Angola hosts final CAF Club Licensing Online Platform workshop

02 june 2023 - 07:30:01
Lubango, Angola (PANA) - The spotlight falls on Angola as it hosts the fourth and final 2023 regional workshop of [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat to visit Mauritius, Comoros, Seychelles

27 may 2023 - 06:06:00
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A senior US diplomat will visit Mauritius, Comoros and Seychelles from 29 May to 1 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius PM says future of Africa lies in intra-African-trade

26 may 2023 - 13:29:55
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said on Thursday that the future of Africa lies in intra-African-trade [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to promote African arts and culture

26 may 2023 - 08:05:21
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday launched the Africa Consortium 2023 aimed at promoting African arts and culture in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius : Unemployment rate reaches 7.7%

24 may 2023 - 16:27:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) - Based on results of the Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Survey (CMPHS), the labour force, employment and [...] Full text...

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African audit experts discuss financial and compliance audit manuals

24 may 2023 - 09:47:01
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The African Organisation of English-speaking Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI-E) grouping representatives of African countries and Mauritian [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records balance of trade deficit in March

23 may 2023 - 09:09:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius says the country recorded a trade deficit of 14,703 million rupees in March 2023, [...] Full text...

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11th Indian Ocean Islands Games: Number of games reduced from 23 to 17

19 may 2023 - 17:23:52
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The International committee on the 11th Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) scheduled from 25 August to 3 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to set up Regional Drug Observatory

19 may 2023 - 16:37:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is to set up a Regional Drug Observatory which would collect drug related data from [...] Full text...

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Mauritius enters the winter season

16 may 2023 - 16:13:07
Vacoas, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) said on Tuesday that winter season in Mauritius and Rodrigues occurs [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 90 active cases, no death as at 10 May

13 may 2023 - 09:24:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Saturday that there were 90 active cases of COVID-19 as at [...] Full text...

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Hypertension affects 27% of the Mauritian population: Minister

10 may 2023 - 13:14:32
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, said on Wednesday that hypertension affects 27.2% of [...] Full text...

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Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) ministerial meeting opens in Mauritius

09 may 2023 - 14:00:21
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA ) - The 27th session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Ministerial Meeting opened here Tuesday to work [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce new regulations regarding the public health

06 may 2023 - 08:49:04
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Ministry of Health and Wellness will introduce on 31 May, 2023, the Public Health (Restrictions [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Four deaths recorded in Mauritius

06 may 2023 - 07:34:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities have said that four deaths were attributed to COVID-19 during the period 27 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Angola to collaborate in the higher education sector

06 may 2023 - 07:27:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Angola have had discussions in Port-Louis on higher education during the visit of the [...] Full text...

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Press Freedom Index 2023 : Libya drops six places to 149th

03 may 2023 - 19:08:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya fell six places to 149th in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) press freedom index for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: No need for more severe health restrictions -(Mauritius Health Minister

02 may 2023 - 13:59:21
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, said here Tuesday that there was no need [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two die from pandemic in Mauritius

29 april 2023 - 08:42:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius said on Saturday two deaths were recorded for coronavirus (COVID-19) over the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius has strong potential as reinsurance hub for Africa - Minister

29 april 2023 - 08:23:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Financial Services and Good Governance Minister, Mr Mahen Seeruttun, on Friday said the Mauritius government [...] Full text...

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Mauritian PM calls for neighbourhood watch on illegal activities Western Indian Ocean region

27 april 2023 - 09:24:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Wednesday called for the setting up of a neighbourhood watch [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Balance of Visible Trade showed a deficit of Rs 14,735 million in February 2023

20 april 2023 - 10:58:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius said on Thursday that the Balance of Visible Trade showed a deficit of Rs [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to implement public health measures against the Marburg virus

15 april 2023 - 07:21:39
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health authorities announced Friday that they would implement public health measures against the Marburg virus, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius received 674,511 tourists from Europe in 2022

14 april 2023 - 12:19:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -Statistics Mauritius said Friday that the island received a total of 674,511 tourists from Europe in 2022 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius opens Tobacco Cessation Clinic

13 april 2023 - 08:54:44
Long Mountain, Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal opened Wednesday a Tobacco Cessation Clinic [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to become a plastic free country

11 april 2023 - 10:36:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday, said [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 49 new active cases

08 april 2023 - 08:14:35
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius reported Saturday they had registered 49 active cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) as [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to join “High Ambition Coalition" to end plastic pollution”

08 april 2023 - 08:01:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Friday announced,  following the weekly meeting of the Cabinet, that it would join the [...] Full text...

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FIFA Rankings - Nigeria slips to lowest position in 4 years

07 april 2023 - 10:14:00
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The fortunes of Nigeria's senior men's football team has plummeted the more as the Super Eagles [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to tackle school violence

06 april 2023 - 06:52:37
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches anti-influenza vaccination exercise 2023

05 april 2023 - 11:57:09
Roses-Hill, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity, Mrs Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo Wednesday launched an [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Diabetes stands at 19.9% (survey)

04 april 2023 - 16:16:25
Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritian health authorities said on Monday the prevalence of diabetes since 1987 in Mauritius which stood [...] Full text...

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108 killed on Mauritian roads in 2022

01 april 2023 - 08:15:16
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – One hundred and eight people were killed on the Mauritian roads in 2022, same number as [...] Full text...

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Workshop on Labour Law opens in Mauritius

29 march 2023 - 13:19:06
Pte-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Some 150 participants from Africa are attending a two-day 5th African Labour Law Society Conference on the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius PM to 'disable' drug trafficking network

29 march 2023 - 08:02:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday reiterated the Government’s commitment to "demolish and disable" the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce cycling network project

28 march 2023 - 10:14:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will introduce soon a Cycling Network Project, aimed at promoting cycling as an ecological mode [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to offer free pre-primary education from January 2024

27 march 2023 - 07:48:58
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius' Vice-Prime Minister, Mrs Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, who is also the Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and [...] Full text...

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Super Falcons maintain top spot as Africa’s best Women’s Football Team

26 march 2023 - 11:28:09
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The Super Falcons of Nigeria have retained their top spot as the best women’s football team [...] Full text...

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Mauritius govt. to offer Home Solar to poor families

20 march 2023 - 08:12:26
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Government will offer poor families the Home Solar Project to enable them to make significant savings [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: No death directly attributed to pandemic in Mauritius

18 march 2023 - 10:37:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Friday said no death was directly attributed to the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to sign a new Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with Botswana

18 march 2023 - 10:18:52
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will sign a new Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with Botswana, the Government Information Service [...] Full text...

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Mauritian president calls for urgent re-design of country's food system

17 march 2023 - 08:28:25
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian President Prithvirajsing Roopun on Thursday said that amid global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic [...] Full text...

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Sixth Pension Funds and Alternative Investments Africa Conference opens

16 march 2023 - 09:00:28
Pte aux Piments, Mauritius (PANA) – At the two-day conference organised by the AMETrade, Mauritian Minister of Financial Services and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius opens 1000-people Climate Change Refuge Centre

15 march 2023 - 08:54:24
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday opened a 1,000-people Climate Refuge Centre at Quatre Soeurs, in the southern part [...] Full text...

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'Diabetes, principal cause of deaths in Mauritius'

13 march 2023 - 08:15:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Monday that diabetes mellitus was the leading cause of death in Mauritius in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to produce 60% renewable energy by 2030

01 march 2023 - 09:14:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  The Mauritius Central Electricity Board (CEB) has launched several programmes aimed at different categories of consumers [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce National Human Rights Action Plan 2023-2030

28 february 2023 - 17:38:33
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will soon introduce a National Human Rights Action Plan 2023-2030 which will chart the way forward as a roadmap for [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Freddy hits Mozambique

25 february 2023 - 06:16:18
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical cyclone Freddy, one of the longest-lasting systems in the southern hemisphere, slammed into Mozambique on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 18 active cases

25 february 2023 - 06:05:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities on Friday reported 18 active cases of COVID-19 from 16-22 February out of [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group endorses new partnership strategy for Mozambique

24 february 2023 - 13:11:35
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The World Bank Group’s (WBG) Board of Executive Directors has endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework [...] Full text...

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UK, US criticised for expulsion of Chagos Islands’ indigenous people

15 february 2023 - 11:45:25
London, UK (PANA) – The forced displacement of the entire Chagossian people by the United Kingdom and the United States governments and [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals on the rise in Mauritius

09 february 2023 - 07:41:53
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The number of tourists who arrived in Mauritius in January 2023 was 107,684, up from 40,028 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of STIs

08 february 2023 - 09:36:04
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday officially launched the implementation of the National Action Plan for the Prevention and [...] Full text...

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Cancer is third main cause of deaths in Mauritius

07 february 2023 - 06:34:55
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  On World Cancer Day celebrated 6 February, the Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, has [...] Full text...

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Mauritius using Sterile Insect Technique to tackle mosquito proliferation

06 february 2023 - 10:18:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is presently implementing a Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) project which forms part of the integrated [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Pope Francis arrives in South Sudan

03 february 2023 - 13:35:08
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis has arrived in Juba, South Sudan, for his long-awaited "ecumenical pilgrimage" for peace [...] Full text...

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Pope Francis expected in South Sudan; to meet Archbishop of Canterbury, Moderator of Church of Scotland

03 february 2023 - 10:35:54
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis begins a three-day visit to South Sudan on Friday, the second stop of [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Pope Francis ends DR congo visit; flies to South Sudan

03 february 2023 - 10:25:55
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Friday left DR Congo at the end of his four-day official visit [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Mauritius records one death

01 february 2023 - 16:53:59
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius said on Wednesday that one death due COVID-19 was recorded from 19 to 25 January. It [...] Full text...

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Mauritius extends the paediatric age limit from 12 to 16 years

01 february 2023 - 16:23:29
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has from 1 January this year extended the paediatric age limit from 12 to 16 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius wants to become a clinical trial destination

31 january 2023 - 17:11:52
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Jagutpal said Tuesday Mauritius would offer an attractive and favourable [...] Full text...

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Mauritius breaks Guinness World Record of the World Largest Human Image of a Waving Flag

26 january 2023 - 07:19:13
Belle-Vue – (PANA) – Mauritius has broken the Guinness World Record of the World Largest Human Image of a Waving [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Mauritius records one death

24 january 2023 - 06:29:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Monday attributed the death of a 65-year-old woman to COVID-19. They also indicated [...] Full text...

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No death attributed to Covid-19 in Mauritius

21 january 2023 - 07:45:50
  Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Friday they did not record any death from coronavirus (COVID-19) in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches 3rd Country Cooperation Strategy 2023/2026 to achieve universal health coverage

19 january 2023 - 09:28:35
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius launched on Wednesday its Country Cooperation Strategy 2023-2026 prepared by the Ministry of Health and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius recorded trade deficit in November 2022

19 january 2023 - 07:55:25
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Wednesday that the country's balance trade showed a deficit of 17,600 million [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to extend HPV vaccination to boys aged 9 to 15 years old

16 january 2023 - 10:42:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Health authorities in Mauritius announced on Monday that for the first time the national Human Papilloma Virus [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to launch national action plan for prevention, control of STIs

14 january 2023 - 07:23:55
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness said on Friday that it has, in collaboration with [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Mauritius reports one death in a week

14 january 2023 - 05:49:52
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities on Friday reported that one death attributed to COVID-19 was recorded in [...] Full text...

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