Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Monday that the number of tourists who visited the island dropped by 99% in January-May 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020 Full text...
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Rainfall in Mauritius down by 6,4% in 2020
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius in 2020 recorded a total of 3,717 million cubic metres (Mm3) of rainfall, down by 6 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records 77 new cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius announced on Monday that they detected 77 new positive cases of COVID-19 over the weekend Full text...
Sudanese FM confers with AU Commissioner on GERD
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Full text...
Nigeria coach, Rohr, turns attention to Qatar 2022 qualifiers after Cameroon friendlies
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Nigeria’s coach, Gernot Rohr, is already looking forward to the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in September, after completing two friendly matches against Cameroon at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt in Vienna, Austria Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 23 new cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The health authorities in Mauritius have detected 23 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,494 PCR tests conducted on Wednesday Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius announces 16 new cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday indicated that 16 new cases of COVID-19 were detected on Tuesday after 3,893 PCR tests were carried out mostly on people who were quarantined Full text...
Energy production from local renewable sources fell by 13.7% in 2020: Statistics Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Wednesday reported that total energy production from local renewable sources in Mauritius fell by 13 Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 12 new cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Sunday detected 12 new cases of COVID-19, which brings to 920 the total number of cases detected since 5 March 2021, the date of the second wave Full text...
US mourns with Mauritius on death of former PM and President Sir Anerood Jugnauth
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has sent a message of condolence to the government and people of Mauritius on the death of former Prime Minister and President Sir Anerood Jugnauth, which occurred last Thursday Full text...
Former Mauritian PM, President Sir Anerood Jugnauth passes away
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Former Prime Minister and President of the Republic of Mauritius, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, died at the age of 91 on Thursday night after a few days of hospitalization, official sources said in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Mauritius launches new HIV/AIDS screening caravan
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Wednesday launched a new health caravan specialised in HIV/AIDS screening in Grand River North West, a suburb of Port-Louis, in a bid to offer better services to the community and also to raise awareness, especially among the youth, on the disease Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 11 positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday announced the detection of 11 new positive cases of Covid-19 Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Mauritius seizes 3.7 kg of heroin
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) announced on Tuesday that it had discovered and seized 3 Full text...
AU suspends Mali with immediate effect following second coup
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Mali from the continental body with immediate effect until normal constitutional order is restored in the country Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
AUC chairperson urges respect for procedures as scuffles break out in Pan-African Parliament
Johannesburg, South Africa - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has appealed to Members of the Pan-African Parliament to comply with its rules and procedures after scuffles broke out on Monday during a session to elect a new leader Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Tourist arrivals decrease by 99.1% in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday reported that the number of tourist arrivals decreased from 304,842 in the first quarter of 2020 to a mere 2,772 in the first quarter of 2021 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius extends 2nd phase of lockdown to 30 June 2021
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has extended the second phase of its lockdown by one month, to fall on 30 June 2021, according to a a communiqué issued on Saturday after the weekly meeting of the Cabinet Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 41 32 Full text...
Greece pledges to enhance its partnership with Africa
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece will always be an active partner of Africa, Nikos Dendias, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, said at Africa Day celebration in Athens Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects nine new cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday announced the detection of nine new cases of COVID-19, bringing to 1,342, the number of infections recorded in the island since March 2020 Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 19 new cases\
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities detected 19 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing to 1,333 the number of infections since the first case in March 2020 Full text...
AU, ECOWAS condemn arrest of Mali Transition President and Prime Minister
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) President Jean Claude Brou have strongly condemned the arrest on Monday of the Malian Transition President Bah N'Daw, and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, as well as some of their collaborators by soldiers Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Indian Ocean Commission donates medical equipment to Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Monday received medical equipment under the SEGA-One Health Network of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) in the fight against the COVID-19 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 14 new positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities detected 14 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing to 1,312 the number of cases recorded in the island since the discovery of the first cases in Mauritius in March 2020 Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Thousands of Mauritians march in Port Louis in support of Palestinians
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Thousands of Mauritians on Sunday marched for more than three hours in the main arteries of the capital, Port Louis, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the conflict with Israel Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius declares “war” against Covid-19
Cote d'Or, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Sunday launched a national awareness campaign against Covid-19, under the slogan 'One people against Covid', at the sports complex of Côte-d 'Or in the east of the island Full text...
US supports AU demand for civilian-led transition of power in Chad
Washington, US (PANA) - The United States has thrown its weight behind recommendations of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council regarding Chad, calling for a civilian-led transition of power in Chad Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius to launch National Awareness Campaign on pandemic
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth will on Sunday launch a National Awareness Campaign on COVID-19 at Côte d’Or National Sports Complex, in the centre of the island Full text...
Mauritian satellite reaches launch site in Florida
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The first Mauritian Satellite project, the nano-satellite, has reached the launch site at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, US, and will transported towards the International Space Station on 4 June 2021, the Mauritian government announced on Friday, following the weekly meeting of the Cabinet Full text...
Mauritania: AfDB boosts new investment dynamics, a vector of recovery in times of crisis
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a donation of nearly US3 Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius receives 500,000 vaccines from China
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has procured 500,000 doses of Chinese Sinopharm vaccines which were flown in on Thursday evening by Air Mauritius Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects three new positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Wednesday that they detected three new positive cases of Covid-19 out of a total of 836 PCR tests carried out during the day, bringing the total since March 2020 to 1,293 Full text...
Guinea-Bissau: AfDB grants 6m euros to empower women, youth in the cashew, fruit and vegetable sectors
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a financing of 6 million euros to Guinea-Bissau to implement the Support Project for the Empowerment and financial inclusion of women and young people in the cashew, fruit and vegetable sectors (PAIFJ) Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Unemployment in Mauritius hit 9.2% in 2020: Statistics Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Wednesday indicated that the unemployment figures increased by 12,500 from 39,700 in 2019 to 52,200 in 2020 resulting in an unemployment rate of 9 Full text...