Addis Abba, Ethiopia (PANA) - The various Regional Economic Communities (REC) in Africa have to work towards removing trade barriers to enhance the free flow of goods and people within their areas, as a way to boost their economies, provide jobs and expand markets
©- - 26 may 2011 - 23:33:59 - thread Union africaine (438 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government plans to restructure the audiovisual media sector (radio and television) under state control and open their ownership to other operators, PANA learnt Thursday from official sources
©- - 26 may 2011 - 17:24:57 - thread Union africaine (126 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Thursday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 383
©- - 26 may 2011 - 11:47:28 - thread Union africaine (130 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Thursday by the Mauritian commercial bank : Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 28
©- - 26 may 2011 - 11:19:30 - thread Union africaine (126 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Some 980,000 tourists are expected this year in Mauritius, against 934,000 in 2010, representing an increase of 4
©- - 26 may 2011 - 09:21:42 - thread Union africaine (201 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - To prevent the kind of incident that marred Nigeria's 50th independence anniversary last year, the authorities are to throw a security cordon around the Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of Sunday's investiture of President Goodluck Jonathan
©- - 26 may 2011 - 08:05:09 - thread Union africaine (363 words)


Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is increase its weekly flights to Mauritania from nine to 14 while Mauritania Airlines will provide two flights per week to Morocco, official sources said on Wednesday in Rabat
©- - 25 may 2011 - 22:26:22 - thread Union africaine (166 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The General Confederation of Mauritanian Workers (CGTM) and the National Confederation of Workers of Mauritania (MNTC) have threatened to sue the government for its "recurring violation of national laws and international Labour legislation," a Union statement said here Wednesday
©- - 25 may 2011 - 15:43:52 - thread Union africaine (114 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Wednesday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 28
©- - 25 may 2011 - 09:58:22 - thread Union africaine (128 words)


Paris, France (PANA) - A major exhibition was inaugurated Tuesday in the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, as part of the Africa Week events organized to celebrate the establishment in May 1963 of the Organization of African Unity (OAU, now African Union)
©- - 24 may 2011 - 19:05:46 - thread Union africaine (176 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Worried that poverty rate in Mauritania still remains high (42 percent), despite the 50 years of public aids, organizers have put together a forum in support of channeling development aids through the private sector
©- - 24 may 2011 - 15:17:52 - thread Union africaine (271 words)


Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The special envoy of the Prime Minister of Australia, Neil Mules, on Monday expressed confidence in the growth of cooperation between Angola and his country in all sectors, with emphasis on political and commercial sectors
©- - 24 may 2011 - 14:26:56 - thread Union africaine (125 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s Vice President John Dramani Mahama will attend the extra-ordinary summit of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this week, according to an official statement issued in Accra on Tuesday
©- - 24 may 2011 - 13:26:24 - thread Union africaine (183 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 380
©- - 24 may 2011 - 12:01:11 - thread Union africaine (129 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Thirteen Islamist prisoners, including eight who were sentenced to death for belonging to the Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), have been transferred from a prison in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, to an unknown destination, PANA reported Tuesday, quoting official sources
©- - 24 may 2011 - 11:48:49 - thread Union africaine (216 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Tuesday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 28
©- - 24 may 2011 - 09:13:50 - thread Union africaine (126 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is to spend 1 billion naira for the 29 May inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan, who was elected to his own four-year tenure last month after serving out the term of late President Umaru Yar'Adua (US$1=150 naira)
©- - 24 may 2011 - 08:31:15 - thread Union africaine (314 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Monday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 386
©- - 23 may 2011 - 12:43:35 - thread Union africaine (130 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Monday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 28
©- - 23 may 2011 - 10:20:44 - thread Union africaine (127 words)


Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - President Alassane Ouattara who was inaugurated Saturday in Yamoussoukro called for a new Côte d’Ivoire and a new citizenry, saying he is ready to take up the challenge to make this happen
©- - 22 may 2011 - 14:36:32 - thread Union africaine (263 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Sunday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 386
©- - 22 may 2011 - 10:48:09 - thread Union africaine (138 words)


Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Urging his compatriots to take a "deep" stock of events in Cote d'Ivoire, President Alassane Ouattara, Saturday in Yamoussoukro, called for the emergence of a "new Ivorian"
©- - 21 may 2011 - 17:54:49 - thread Union africaine (167 words)


Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara, said Saturday that his inauguration marked a historic moment for the people of Côte d'Ivoire to write a new chapter in their history
©- - 21 may 2011 - 17:23:50 - thread Union africaine (237 words)


Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Four prominent personalities, the men who helped Alassane Ouattara to the Ivorian presidency, were strongly applauded at the mention of their names during the inauguration ceremony in Yamoussoukro, the Ivorian political capital
©- - 21 may 2011 - 17:05:24 - thread Union africaine (183 words)


Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Alassane Ouattara was inaugurated Saturday as the President of Cote d'Ivoire, at a ceremony witnessed here by many leaders from Africa and beyond
©- - 21 may 2011 - 14:33:57 - thread Union africaine (69 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Reconciliation (AJD/MR) has welcome the Mauritanian government's decision to locate the graves of all the victims of unresolved humanitarian issues around the country, a statement received by PANA here Friday disclosed
©- - 20 may 2011 - 19:11:10 - thread Union africaine (155 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, will attend the inauguration of President Alassane Ouattara on Saturday in Yamoussoukro, the political capital of Côte d'Ivoire, informed sources said Friday in Nouakchott
©- - 20 may 2011 - 16:13:10 - thread Union africaine (100 words)


Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The President of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, left Niamey Friday, for Yamoussoukro, the political capital of Côte d'Ivoire, where he will attend President Alassane Ouattara's inauguration Saturday
©- - 20 may 2011 - 16:02:19 - thread Union africaine (83 words)


Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Yamoussoukro, the Ivorian political capital, is wearing a new look as arrangements reached a crescendo in preparation for the inauguration, on Saturday, of Alassane Ouattara as president of Cote d'Ivoire, PANA reported from here
©- - 20 may 2011 - 16:00:18 - thread Union africaine (291 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade will attend the inauguration of Alassane Ouattara as Ivorian President in Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire, Saturday, PANA reported Friday
©- - 20 may 2011 - 12:41:35 - thread Union africaine (97 words)


Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Conde was billed to travel Friday to Yamoussoukro, the political capital of Côte d'Ivoire, to attend the inauguration of President Alassane Ouattara, scheduled for Saturday, the presidency said in a statement
©- - 20 may 2011 - 09:44:29 - thread Union africaine (85 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Four members of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Anti-slavery Movement (IRA, Mauritania branch), were on Thursday detained briefly for questioning
©- - 19 may 2011 - 20:55:29 - thread Union africaine (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Miners at the Tasiast Mauritania Limited on Thursday began a general strike to press for a wage increase of 15 percent, union sources told PANA here
©- - 19 may 2011 - 17:38:37 - thread Union africaine (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Thursday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 386
©- - 19 may 2011 - 12:43:24 - thread Union africaine (127 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam departed the island Thursday for Namibia, to attend the extraordinary summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), scheduled for Friday in Port Louis, the Namibian capital
©- - 19 may 2011 - 11:33:51 - thread Union africaine (96 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published here Thursday by the country's commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 28
©- - 19 may 2011 - 09:53:41 - thread Union africaine (128 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian government will soon launch an operation to identify victims of the inter-tribal violence between 1989 and 1991, the minister of Islamic Affairs and original education, Ahmed Ould Nenni, said on Wednesday
©- - 18 may 2011 - 22:19:50 - thread Union africaine (221 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates as published here Wednesday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 383
©- - 18 may 2011 - 13:39:32 - thread Union africaine (134 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Striking medical doctors in Mauritania were due to start work Wednesday, after they called off their strike that started 7 April
©- - 18 may 2011 - 12:48:03 - thread Union africaine (134 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Wednesday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 28
©- - 18 may 2011 - 09:29:51 - thread Union africaine (126 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The President of the Opposition Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) in Mauritania, Ahmed Ould Daddah, on Tuesday deplored the prevailing crisis situation in the country, saying "they portend danger for Mauritanians"
©- - 17 may 2011 - 16:52:12 - thread Union africaine (182 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Union of Secondary Education (SNES) in Mauritania, supported by the Independent Union of Teachers of Secondary Education (SIPES), has asked its members (secondary school teachers) to embark on strike from 22 to 24 May, an action expected to paralyze second school education in the country
©- - 17 may 2011 - 14:45:33 - thread Union africaine (120 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as published here Tuesday by the nation’s central bank
©- - 17 may 2011 - 14:34:23 - thread Union africaine (139 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Tuesday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 28
©- - 17 may 2011 - 12:09:54 - thread Union africaine (123 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The chairman of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement of Mauritania (IRA), an anti-slavery and human rights NGO, Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid, on Monday demanded that the movement be granted access to public media
©- - 16 may 2011 - 19:44:34 - thread Union africaine (162 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Monday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 383
©- - 16 may 2011 - 10:31:48 - thread Union africaine (142 words)