Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mauritanian Army Chief of Staff, Brigadier-General Mohamed Ould Cheick Mohamed Ahmed, was Monday elected Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Sahel-Saharan countries, PANA learnt from official sources here
©- - 22 november 2011 - 17:03:37 - thread Union africaine (114 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as published here by the central bank of Mauritania
©- - 22 november 2011 - 13:52:08 - thread Union africaine (114 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currencies Buying Selling Australian dollar 27
©- - 22 november 2011 - 10:02:06 - thread Union africaine (114 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Three members of the same family, found guilty of "slave trade" by the correctional tribunal in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, were Sunday sent to jail
©- - 21 november 2011 - 14:19:31 - thread Union africaine (147 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritanie (PANA) - Here are the foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya against major currencies as published by the central bank of Mauritania
©- - 21 november 2011 - 13:45:44 - thread Union africaine (131 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania has issued licences to two television and five radio stations, paving the way for them to begin operation, PANA learnt from official sources here
©- - 21 november 2011 - 12:58:24 - thread Union africaine (89 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for Mauritian rupee: Currencies Buying Selling Australian dollar 27
©- - 21 november 2011 - 11:12:41 - thread Union africaine (114 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Sunday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 385
©- - 20 november 2011 - 11:50:54 - thread Union africaine (116 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Dozens of militants of the Initiative of Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), a Mauritanian Anti-Slavery NGO and human rights group, Saturday protested in front of the Nouakchott prison, to denounce the detention of pro-IRA sympathisers
©- - 19 november 2011 - 17:10:23 - thread Union africaine (146 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council said it encourages its commission to facilitate ongoing efforts to fully secure Mogadishu, further weaken Al-Shabaab and deprive it of human and financial resources and help provide the much-needed humanitarian assistance to the affected populations in Somalia
©- - 18 november 2011 - 17:13:55 - thread Union africaine (634 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council on Friday called on stakeholders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to fully participate in the upcoming elections, "demonstrate a sense of responsibility in both words and acts and to create a climate conducive for the holding of free, democratic and peaceful elections
©- - 18 november 2011 - 15:23:27 - thread Union africaine (375 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ecuador’s first Permanent Observer to the African Union (AU), José Valencia, on Thursday presented his credentials to the AU Commission Chairperson, Jean Ping, the continental organization said in a statement Friday
©- - 18 november 2011 - 15:13:05 - thread Union africaine (232 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currencies Buying Selling Australian dollar 28
©- - 18 november 2011 - 11:08:16 - thread Union africaine (113 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as published Thursday by the central bank of Mauritania
©- - 17 november 2011 - 12:42:47 - thread Union africaine (127 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee against some major foreign currencies as published Thursday in Port-Louis, the capital
©- - 17 november 2011 - 12:38:00 - thread Union africaine (132 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the Turkish bank, ASYA Bank, have set up a subsidiary in Mauritania under the name Islamic Bank of Mauritania (BIM)
©- - 16 november 2011 - 20:33:55 - thread Union africaine (170 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currencies Buying Selling Euro 384
©- - 16 november 2011 - 12:01:45 - thread Union africaine (109 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Here are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currencies Buying Selling Australian dollar 28
©- - 16 november 2011 - 11:42:14 - thread Union africaine (113 words)


Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the CFA franc issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC): Currencies Buying Selling Euro 629
©- - 16 november 2011 - 09:34:09 - thread Union africaine (94 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are the foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee against some international currencies as, according to Tuesday’s exchange rates issued in Port-Louis, the Mauritian capital
©- - 15 november 2011 - 13:53:36 - thread Union africaine (139 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are the foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya against several foreign currencies, including the Euro, the dollar and the FCFA of BCEAO, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania Tuesday
©- - 15 november 2011 - 13:49:47 - thread Union africaine (143 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A meeting of experts from the Maghreb on the relationship between freedom of expression and human rights began Monday in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, official sources said here
©- - 14 november 2011 - 15:21:31 - thread Union africaine (139 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee
©- - 14 november 2011 - 11:14:34 - thread Union africaine (115 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian rupee, as published here Sunday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 389
©- - 13 november 2011 - 10:51:58 - thread Union africaine (127 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – An NGO, the Diabetes Parent Support Group (DPSP), on Thursday launched a diabetes screening campaign among children and adolescents in Mauritius
©- - 10 november 2011 - 21:12:29 - thread Union africaine (164 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A team of five surgeons from the Hospital Mères et Enfants in Nouakchott, during the week, successfully carried out 26 surgeries on babies, ridding them of malformed mouth, medically known as "cleft lip and palate", PANA learnt here Thursday from medical sources
©- - 10 november 2011 - 18:59:21 - thread Union africaine (264 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currencies Buying Selling Australian dollar 28
©- - 10 november 2011 - 10:17:34 - thread Union africaine (117 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - France has granted Mauritania 1 million euros to improve economic and financial governance and strengthen the rule of law in the country, according to an agreement signed between the two countries in Nouakchott Tuesday
©- - 09 november 2011 - 12:42:42 - thread Union africaine (92 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currencies Buying Selling Euro 396
©- - 09 november 2011 - 12:19:44 - thread Union africaine (115 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 28
©- - 08 november 2011 - 12:11:15 - thread Union africaine (122 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has condemned Friday night's terrorist attacks in northern Nigeria that left over a hundred dead and dozens injured
©- - 07 november 2011 - 12:18:26 - thread Union africaine (169 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has pardoned 206 prisoners, including 191 foreigners and 15 Mauritanians
©- - 06 november 2011 - 14:32:27 - thread Union africaine (70 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanians celebrated the Eid-El-Kabir festival on Sunday against a background of a fall in the price of rams, an essential element of the celebration
©- - 06 november 2011 - 13:09:01 - thread Union africaine (161 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Union (AU) will, from 5 to 12 November, send a multi-disciplinary mission in Cote d'Ivoire to assess the country’s needs in the area of post-conflict reconstruction and development and identify what contribution the AU and its member states can make, a communique made available to PANA by the organization said
©- - 05 november 2011 - 10:57:39 - thread Union africaine (344 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Thursday granted Mauritania a loan of US$ 8
©- - 04 november 2011 - 15:38:57 - thread Union africaine (334 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nineteen Nigerian pilgrims to this year's Hajj in Saudi Arabia have so far died, the private Guardian reported Friday, quoting Nigeria's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ibraheem Minci
©- - 04 november 2011 - 10:17:47 - thread Union africaine (144 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali, Amadou Toumani Toure, was due in Saudi Arabia Thursday, where he will perform the pilgrimage to Mecca, PANA learnt here from official sources
©- - 03 november 2011 - 16:11:37 - thread Union africaine (68 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM): Currencies Buying Selling Euro 395
©- - 03 november 2011 - 12:16:32 - thread Union africaine (123 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as released Wednesday by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 02 november 2011 - 13:31:28 - thread Union africaine (137 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Agriculture ministers from member countries of the Inter-State Committee on the Fight against Drought in Sahel (CILSS) will meet Wednesday and Thursday in Nouakchott, Mauritania, for their 47th ordinary session, official sources told PANA here Tuesday
©- - 01 november 2011 - 13:56:19 - thread Union africaine (180 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currencies Buying Selling Euro 399
©- - 01 november 2011 - 12:00:41 - thread Union africaine (115 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currencies Buying Selling Euro 403
©- - 31 october 2011 - 12:26:19 - thread Union africaine (117 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currencies Buying Selling Australian dollar 29
©- - 31 october 2011 - 12:25:47 - thread Union africaine (116 words)


Perth, Australia (PANA) - Commonwealth leaders Sunday ended their summit in Perth, Australia, agreeing to a new set of reforms and new commitments on food security, child vaccinations and climate change
©- - 30 october 2011 - 10:19:54 - thread Union africaine (925 words)


Perth, Australia (PANA) - Leaders of five Commonwealth nations – Australia, Canada, Britain, Nigeria and Pakistan – have added their weight to push for the eradication of polio, pledging millions of dollars in new funds to bring an end to the crippling and potentially fatal disease
©- - 29 october 2011 - 09:27:36 - thread Union africaine (460 words)


Abuja, Lagos (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday in Perth, Western Australia, urged Commonwealth leaders to build on the organisation’s established values and principles to achieve economic and social progress for their citizens
©- - 28 october 2011 - 15:44:57 - thread Union africaine (367 words)


Perth, Australia (PANA) - Queen Elizabeth II Friday morning officially opened the 21st meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM 2011) in Perth, Australia, charging the leaders to help bring “new vibrancy to the Commonwealth” through the pursuit of reforms The Queen said that the world today was “facing insecurity and uncertainty in finance, food security, climate change and trade and development”, adding: “This Commonwealth meeting is for its part a perfect opportunity to address these issues and find responses to today's crisis and challenges
©- - 28 october 2011 - 06:44:02 - thread Union africaine (437 words)