Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government Wednesday approved the 2021 finance bill, setting the government budget at 70 billion Ouguiya or 1 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The offices of the Mauritanian Parliament Wednesday hosted the launching of a Mauritanian-Moroccan parliamentary friendship group, PANA reported here Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala has expressed concern over the African Union (AU) memorandum suggesting the application of sanctions against his country, in accordance with the organisation's provisions, in case Libya did not pay its arrears to this year's budget by the end of September 2020 Full text...

Moka, Mauritius (PANA) - International standards play a significant role in climate change, which is an issue that requires solutions that are coordinated at the international level in order to help countries move towards a low-carbon economy Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                       Buying         Selling

1 Euro                        43 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                       Buying            Selling

Australian Dollar         27 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Tuesday announced that six new imported cases of Covid-19 have been detected on passengers travelling from abroad, bringing the total number of active cases in the island to 35, all admitted for treatment at a local hospital Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                     Buying          Selling

1 Euro                         43 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The South African Police Service (SAPS) last Wednesday seized one kilogram of heroin worth Rs 15 million (Rs 39,00 = 1 US $) in a courier station, the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) said in a communique issued on Monday in the Mauritian capital Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Only 369 tourists visited Mauritius in September 2020 as compared to 100,837 in the same month last year, representing a decline of 99 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                    Buying            Selling

1 Euro                        43 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                   Buying         Selling

1 Euro                        43 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Friday announced three new imported cases of Covid-19, bringing the number of active cases in the island to 30 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                       Buying            Selling

1 Euro                           43 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                       Buying          Selling

Australian Dollar          27 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani called here Thursday for the suspension of debt servicing for G5 Sahel countries Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                       Buying         Selling

1 Euro                           43 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                    Buying         Selling

Australian Dollar      27 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -  The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, Wednesday received France’s special envoy for the Sahel, Frederic Bontemps, Secretary-General of the Coalition for Sahel, the state-run news agency reported here Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                   Buying         Selling

1 Euro                       43 Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has warned countries in Africa to guard against misuse by foreign multinationals hunting for profits and immediately implement a digital strategy, which aims to narrow the gap caused by the lack of universal access to the internet, a tool for trade Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, Tuesday announced the signing of an agreement protocol with the US company, Key to Intelligence, on financial integrity and the fight against terrorism funding Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Gold company, TASIAST Mauritania Limited (TML SA), a subsidiary of Canada's Kinross which operates a site in northern Mauritania, paid the Mauritanian government US$79 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities on Tuesday recorded 8 new imported cases, that include a passenger from France, six from India and one from Nigeria, PANA learnt from official sources in the Mauritian capital Full text...

Bell Village, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday launched the “Zero Accident” campaign that forms part of a Road Safety Charter, inviting all Mauritians to participate in the national effort to reduce the number and severity of road accidents by 50% by 2025 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius have detected two new imported cases of Covid-19 on passengers on board the first incoming commercial flight from Dubai on 3 October, 2020, bringing the total number active cases to 20 and 896 passengers in quarantine, PANA learnt on Tuesday from official sources Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank:

Currency     Buying       Selling

Euro 43 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:

Currency      Buying      Selling

Australian Dollar 27 Full text...

New York, US (PANA) – Stating that Libya’s future is at stake, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Monday called on all Libyans to continue to work towards a lasting ceasefire, to contribute constructively to the UN-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue Forum; and to always act with the interests of the country’s people foremost in mind Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Executive Secretariat of the G5 Sahel needs reform to enable the strengthening of the organization so that it copes with the  increasingly demanding missions and current challenges, the organisation's top executive said here on Monday Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                    Buying        Selling

Australian Dollar      27 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                 Buying       Selling

1 Euro                     43 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following a public tender, the license for the establishment and operation of the fourth Generation (4G) electronic communications networks and services has been awarded to three bidders, MAURITEL, CHINGUITEL and MATTEL, the Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority indicated on Sunday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian press this week largely focused on the preliminary investigation of the alleged corruption of former head of state, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (2008/2019), several of his relatives and many former members of the government, following a series of confrontations last weekend Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Saudi Minister of State in charge of African Affairs, Ahmed Ben Abdelaziz Al-Qattan, is expected on Monday in Bamako from Niamey, Niger, where he began a working visit to countries of the G5-Sahel, PANA learned from an informed source Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The challenges facing the appointment of a new UN envoy to Libya are comparable to the enormous stakes surrounding this position and the complexity of the Libyan affair marked by foreign interference Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A meeting of experts took place Friday in Nouakchott to prepare the 8th session of the G5 Sahel Council of Ministers scheduled for Monday in the Mauritanian capital Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) on Friday seized 50 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                  Buying        Selling

Australian Dollar    27 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry is to conduct the 7th National Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Survey with the objective to determine the incidence and prevalence of NCDs such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, obesity, as well as their associated risk factors in the population Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday opened its borders and the first flight scheduled from Paris, France, is awaited on Saturday, PANA learnt from official government sources in the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coach of the national soccer team of Mauritania, Frenchman Corentin Martins, on Thursday unveiled a list of 24 players invited for two international friendly matches against Sierra Leone (October 9 in Nouakchott) and the Lions of Senegal (October 13 in Thies) Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                     Buying          Selling

1 Euro                         43 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Eleven new positive cases of Covid-19 were recorded on Tuesday in Mauritius on Indian workers who arrived to the island two days earlier, bringing the total number of positive cases of the disease to 27, PANA learnt from the Ministry of Health Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                       Buying         Selling

1 Euro                           43 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Three individuals died of hemorrhagic fever, commonly known as "Rift Fever", in the regions of Tagant (Center) and Assaba (East), the Mauritanian government announced on Tuesday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - On the orders of the authorities, several hundred users of the "3G" mobile Internet in Mauritania, were on Monday disconnected to stem the tide of cheating during the Secondary School Certificate (BEPC) examination, PANA reported from Nouakchott Full text...

Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has been chosen as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Centre of Excellence, for at least four years, in the priority area of cybersecurity in Africa, PANA learnt on Tuesday, from government sources Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                   Buying       Selling

Australian Dollar     27 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's former president (2008-2019), Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, continues to refuse to cooperate with his country's judiciary in a preliminary investigation into alleged corruption under his regime, PANA reports Full text...