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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The terrorist movement, Al Qaida in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping, early December last year, of a Mauritanian soldier at the Malian border, according to a statement from the privately-owned Mauritanian medium Friday
©- - 14 january 2012 - 13:59:35 - thread African Union (211 words)


Paris, France (PANA) – The remains of the Guinea Bissauan president, Malam Bacai Sanha, who died on Monday in Paris, France, after a protracted illness, will be repatriated on Saturday to Bissau, diplomatic sources told PANA
©- - 14 january 2012 - 12:17:53 - thread African Union (126 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday encouraged the government, political parties and people of Guinea-Bissau to respect the country’s legal institutions during the transition following the death of President Malam Bacai Sanha
©- - 14 january 2012 - 04:59:19 - thread African Union (285 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian Prime minister, Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, has hailed the “good overall management” of his country’s economy despite the serious international financial crisis
©- - 13 january 2012 - 21:31:37 - thread African Union (168 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 13 january 2012 - 10:44:08 - thread African Union (115 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as published by the central bank of Mauritania (BCM)
©- - 12 january 2012 - 17:52:15 - thread African Union (129 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 12 january 2012 - 10:49:05 - thread African Union (115 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Wednesday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 369,27 372,98 US Dollar 288,63 291,52 British Pound 447,09 451,57 Swiss Franc 30
©- - 11 january 2012 - 18:37:00 - thread African Union (129 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 11 january 2012 - 18:35:12 - thread African Union (117 words)


Paris, France (PANA) – France will support Guinea Bissau’s interim authorities after the death in the French capital of president Malam Bacaï Sanha, the deputy spokesperson for the French foreign affairs ministry, Romain Nadal, said in a press briefing on Tuesday
©- - 10 january 2012 - 22:32:19 - thread African Union (267 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Tuesday sent a message of condolence to Guinea Bissau’s interim president, Raimundo Pereira, following the death of president Malam Bacai Sanha
©- - 10 january 2012 - 21:45:03 - thread African Union (95 words)


Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos has sent a message of condolence to Guinea Bissau’s acting President, Raimundo Pereira, over the death of President Bacai Sanha
©- - 10 january 2012 - 14:36:06 - thread African Union (125 words)


Paris, France (PANA) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday paid tribute to President Bacai Sanha of Guinea Bissau, who died Monday at the Val de Grace hospital in Paris, as he called for "a peaceful and orderly transition" in the West African nation
©- - 10 january 2012 - 13:37:32 - thread African Union (182 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 367
©- - 10 january 2012 - 13:26:49 - thread African Union (116 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 10 january 2012 - 12:29:34 - thread African Union (115 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Nigeria's President Jacob Zuma has sent his condolences to the people of Guinea Bissau, following the death of the country's President Malam Bacai Sanha on Monday
©- - 10 january 2012 - 12:28:27 - thread African Union (123 words)


New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on the leadership of Guinea-Bissau to ensure proper transfer of power in accordance with the country’s constitution following the death of President Malam Bacai Sanha
©- - 09 january 2012 - 22:12:52 - thread African Union (241 words)


Paris, France (PANA) – The Embassy of Guinea Bissau in Paris and the government of Guinea Bissau have started discussions for the repatriation of the body of President Malam Bacai Sanha, who died on Monday in Paris of "acute diabetes", sources in the French capital told PANA
©- - 09 january 2012 - 21:28:55 - thread African Union (192 words)


Paris, France (PANA) - President Bacai Sanha of Guinea Bissau died Monday at the Val de Grâce hospital in Paris, a French government source told PANA here
©- - 09 january 2012 - 19:36:36 - thread African Union (118 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A hundred former Mauritanian refugees, repatriated from Senegal, have staged a protest outside the National Assembly, demanding that their agricultural land, confiscated after their expulsion in 1989, be returned to them, PANA reported Monday
©- - 09 january 2012 - 15:44:15 - thread African Union (126 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 368
©- - 09 january 2012 - 11:58:20 - thread African Union (116 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 28
©- - 09 january 2012 - 09:27:51 - thread African Union (117 words)


Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Portuguese Speaking Countries Community (CPLP) has reached out to ECOWAS in an effort to jump-start the slow defence and security reforms in Guinea Bissau, which many believe have led to the incessant security threats in the country
©- - 08 january 2012 - 12:21:09 - thread African Union (215 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, left Nouakchott on Saturday for South Africa to participate in events marking the centenary anniversary of the ruling African National Congress (ANC)
©- - 07 january 2012 - 12:56:08 - thread African Union (242 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Friday's exchange rates for Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 06 january 2012 - 11:24:15 - thread African Union (114 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Emir of Qatar, Cheikh Hamad Ben Khalifa Al Thani, arrived on Thursday in Nouakchott for a day's official visit at the invitation of the Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
©- - 05 january 2012 - 20:46:50 - thread African Union (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Bâ Mamoudou Samba Boly, former president of the national assembly of Mauritania, died on Thursday aged 87, sources close to the family of the deceased has revealed
©- - 05 january 2012 - 20:41:20 - thread African Union (122 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council Thursday adopted a recommendation by regional defence chiefs to increase the troop size of its mission in Somalia (AMISOM) by over 5,000
©- - 05 january 2012 - 17:37:56 - thread African Union (299 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 05 january 2012 - 10:43:41 - thread African Union (115 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Birame Ould Dah Ould Abeid, President of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), an anti-slavery and human rights group, has been named Mauritania's Man of the Year 2011 by the daily "Emel Jedid", PANA reported
©- - 04 january 2012 - 16:51:29 - thread African Union (230 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian Press Coalition (RPM) on Wednesday observed the 'No Press Day' to protest the 100 per cent increase in the cost of printing paper announced by the government on 2 Jan
©- - 04 january 2012 - 13:12:13 - thread African Union (107 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 04 january 2012 - 11:44:45 - thread African Union (116 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Emir of Qatar, Cheikh Hamad Ben Khalifa Al Thani, is expected on Thursday in Nouakchott for a two-day official visit, reliable sources told PANA on Tuesday
©- - 03 january 2012 - 21:40:29 - thread African Union (108 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published in Port-Louis on Tuesday by the Mauritian Commercial Bank
©- - 03 january 2012 - 21:11:25 - thread African Union (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as published here Tuesday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 372
©- - 03 january 2012 - 17:58:10 - thread African Union (128 words)


Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-The Gambia is a democratic Republic situated at the farthest point of the coast of West Africa
©- - 31 december 2011 - 19:02:08 - thread African Union (1294 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Ms Dupe Atoki, has expressed concern about the spate of violence and the associated human rights violations in many parts of Nigeria
©- - 30 december 2011 - 18:00:09 - thread African Union (345 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Friday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 28
©- - 30 december 2011 - 10:43:33 - thread African Union (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian judiciary on Wednesday issued an international arrest warrant against Mustapha Limam Chaavi, a Mauritanian living abroad, PANA learnt from judicial sources
©- - 29 december 2011 - 17:01:53 - thread African Union (106 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Thursday: Currency Buying Selling Euro 273
©- - 29 december 2011 - 12:12:07 - thread African Union (121 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 28
©- - 29 december 2011 - 12:09:46 - thread African Union (115 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates of the Mauritius rupee against major currencies in the world on Wednesday as issued in Port-Louis
©- - 28 december 2011 - 20:46:40 - thread African Union (122 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission on Wednesday expressed disappointment at attempts by a section of the Armed Forces of Guinea Bissau to destabilize the political situation in the country in the early hours of 26 December, 2011
©- - 28 december 2011 - 18:28:37 - thread African Union (451 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A National Festival on Cultural Diversity began Tuesday in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, under the theme "Our cultural diversity: a wealth"
©- - 28 december 2011 - 15:19:31 - thread African Union (128 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Wednesday expressed 'grave concern' over Monday's attacks on the headquarters of the Armed Forces of Guinea Bissau by dissident troops
©- - 28 december 2011 - 13:57:28 - thread African Union (237 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 375
©- - 28 december 2011 - 12:22:19 - thread African Union (116 words)