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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Over 30 Malagasy and international scientists and clinicians are gathered at the Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar, Monday for the launching of the AFRIBIOTA project, an ambitious programme of multidisciplinary research meant to better understand chronic childhood malnutrition, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 08 march 2016 - 13:16:51 - thread African Union (593 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The debate on the reintroduction of capital punishment has once again appeared on the forefront of newspapers in Mauritius this week, following the discovery of two dead bodies on 26 February
©- - 05 march 2016 - 14:50:31 - thread African Union (424 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon seeking to resolve the longstanding dispute over Western Sahara said Friday that his first visit to Mauritania aims at encouraging talks so that Sahrawi refugees could return home in their country in dignity
©- - 04 march 2016 - 18:27:01 - thread African Union (678 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, arrived in Nouakchott Thursday for a two-day working visit to Mauritania, official sources said on Friday
©- - 04 march 2016 - 12:55:12 - thread African Union (131 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currencies Buying Selling


 Australian Dollar 25
©- - 04 march 2016 - 12:32:56 - thread African Union (118 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called on the Government of Sudan to fully cooperate with the AU-UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and facilitate its freedom of movement in view of the increased in fighting in the restive western region of the country
©- - 03 march 2016 - 19:37:49 - thread African Union (281 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The President of the Republic of Madagascar Mr Hery Rajaonarimampianina will be the chief guest of the Government of Mauritius at celebrations marking the 48th Independence Day of Mauritius on 12 March 2016 in Port-Louis, official sources told PANA on Thursday in the Mauritian capital
©- - 03 march 2016 - 11:11:38 - thread African Union (149 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, on Wednesday announced the appointment of Jeremiah Nyamane Kingsley Mamabolo of South Africa as their Deputy Joint Special Representative for the AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur, Sudan, commonly known as UNAMID
©- - 02 march 2016 - 15:37:23 - thread African Union (235 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An African Union (AU) Heads of State mission, led by South African President Jacob Zuma, has made steady progress in unlocking the Burundi political crisis after a working visit there where it held talks with the key stakeholders in the crisis engulfing the fragile Central African state
©- - 01 march 2016 - 13:24:55 - thread African Union (462 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) –The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee; Currencies Buying Selling


 Australian Dollar 24
©- - 01 march 2016 - 13:10:30 - thread African Union (121 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Bank of Mauritius on Monday night issued a draft Deposit Insurance Scheme Bill for public consultation to protect depositors and guarantee the repayment of their deposits "to such extent as may be feasible, in the case of a bank or non-bank deposit taking institution licensed by the Bank"
©- - 01 march 2016 - 08:26:37 - thread African Union (206 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) will hold its first meeting for the year 2016 in Nouakchott from 2- 4 March 2016
©- - 29 february 2016 - 12:09:26 - thread African Union (266 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Can a former President of the Republic of Mauritius take on a paid job after retiring from his post and continue to benefit from a pension? This is the question put by the media following a legal action initiated by a lawyer before the Supreme Court asking for the freezing of the salary and allowances of the present Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth, who is back to power since December 2014
©- - 27 february 2016 - 14:02:07 - thread African Union (514 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the UN Integrated Peace-Building Office in Guinea-Bissau, known as UNIOGBIS, for an additional 12 months so that it can continue to assist the country in its path towards peace and reform
©- - 27 february 2016 - 08:23:11 - thread African Union (443 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma’s announcement on Wednesday that he had decided to withdraw the 800-odd South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops from the hybrid United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Sudan, has raised doubt that South Africa could be retreating before the war is over
©- - 25 february 2016 - 15:32:16 - thread African Union (709 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that his administration is fully committed to increasing the productivity of the country's agriculture and solid minerals sectors to save the nation from the harsh effects of lower crude oil prices
©- - 25 february 2016 - 13:14:12 - thread African Union (370 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee
©- - 25 february 2016 - 08:28:49 - thread African Union (115 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Using vaccines, one of the most powerful tools for saving children’s lives, has marked the start of a new era in Africa, the African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs, Dr
©- - 24 february 2016 - 15:31:00 - thread African Union (618 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling


 Australian Dollar 24
©- - 24 february 2016 - 07:55:17 - thread African Union (115 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other key immunization development partners has organized the first ever Ministerial Conference on Immunization in Africa to be held Wednesday at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 23 february 2016 - 18:04:43 - thread African Union (253 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed that it is leading diplomatic efforts to end US economic sanction on the Sudan, one of its important allies in the Coalition seeking to end the Haothi rebel presence in Yemen
©- - 23 february 2016 - 12:45:57 - thread African Union (443 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling


 Australian Dollar 24
©- - 23 february 2016 - 11:33:06 - thread African Union (119 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will organize the 10th edition of the Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) in 2019, PANA learnt Tuesday from official sources in the Mauritian capital
©- - 23 february 2016 - 09:12:16 - thread African Union (196 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following several years of strong economic performance, Mauritania is facing a severe terms-of-trade shock due to the decline in iron ore prices that has weakened its economic performance and outlook, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team leader remarked here late Monday after reviewing recent economic development in the country
©- - 23 february 2016 - 08:08:38 - thread African Union (767 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Customs Officers in Mauritius on Monday started a training programme on tracking down illegal trade of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and facilitating the networking and synergizing efforts among countries in the region in the fight against the illegal trade of ODS
©- - 22 february 2016 - 13:24:54 - thread African Union (308 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The World Bank reckons that if Mauritius is to achieve the ambition of attaining high income status, it should review its economic model that includes the ability to improve the labour force skills set, develop infrastructure, and further improve the business environment to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and generate domestic investment
©- - 22 february 2016 - 10:11:22 - thread African Union (367 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – This week’s headlines were marked by flooding that occurred in Mauritius following torrential rains in several parts of the island for at least the last 10 days
©- - 20 february 2016 - 15:05:45 - thread African Union (547 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and the World Bank have signed a Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) agreement to improve water security across the country in the context of adaptation to climate change
©- - 20 february 2016 - 10:12:20 - thread African Union (312 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius proposes to contract a new budget support loan from the World Bank Group under the Accelerated Programme for Economic Integration aimed to support regional reform
©- - 20 february 2016 - 08:46:16 - thread African Union (136 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Senior customs officials from revenue administrations in southern African countries have ended a five-day seminar in Mauritius agreeing that coordinated border management (CBM) brings a host of benefits to government, to individual border agencies as well as to stakeholders at the borders
©- - 19 february 2016 - 06:30:41 - thread African Union (319 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) — Mauritius Thursday organised several activities in Port-Louis to mark the International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2016 in a bid to sensitise the population on its rich and diverse culture and in a broader sense the importance of preserving the languages used around the world
©- - 18 february 2016 - 12:56:14 - thread African Union (351 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The political impasse in Guinea-Bissau could delay implementation of critical reforms and erode progress in the West African country’s development, the United Nations envoy there has warned the Security Council
©- - 18 february 2016 - 07:54:23 - thread African Union (500 words)


Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Doctors from Botswana’s largest and oldest hospital, Princes Marina Hospital, in collaboration with Mauritius Medical Team from the Cardiac Centre at Pamplemousse, Mauritius, will this month conduct another set of cardiac procedures
©- - 17 february 2016 - 18:33:30 - thread African Union (189 words)


Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee of world football's governing body, FIFA, chaired by Jack Kariko, has imposed a sanction of a warning and fine on German football official Franz Beckenbauer
©- - 17 february 2016 - 16:12:27 - thread African Union (302 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Currency Buying Selling


 Australian Dollar 24
©- - 16 february 2016 - 11:41:17 - thread African Union (122 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Mauritius is holding a workshop on disaster preparedness programme, ''Get Airports Ready for Disaster (GARD)'', running from 15-18 February at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, organisers revealed Monday
©- - 15 february 2016 - 13:20:59 - thread African Union (592 words)