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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday in Perth, Western Australia, expressed Nigeria’s support to calls for the urgent establishment of an Africa Infrastructure Fund, a press release from the Presidency, made available to PANA here, said
©- - 27 october 2011 - 18:58:49 - thread African Union (420 words)


Perth, Australia (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan and Australian Prime Minister Julie Gillard Thursday issued a joint statement announcing the establishment of the Australia-Nigeria Trade and Investment Council
©- - 27 october 2011 - 12:22:14 - thread African Union (206 words)


Perth, Australia (PANA) - The three-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) kicks off on Friday in Perth, Australia, with the issues of food security, climate change, establishment of an independent Commission to monitor human rights and reforms taking the front burner
©- - 27 october 2011 - 12:11:10 - thread African Union (545 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Central Bank of Mauritania issued the following exchange rates for the country's currency, Ouguiya, Thursday: Currencies Buying Selling Euro 396
©- - 27 october 2011 - 11:22:40 - thread African Union (122 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian rupee depreciated against the euro and the pound sterling but gained over the US dollar, according to Thursday's exchange rates released here
©- - 27 october 2011 - 09:20:51 - thread African Union (133 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday renewed its commitment to work with the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) towards achieving national reconciliation and an all-inclusive transition “leading to new democratic dispensations" in the country
©- - 26 october 2011 - 19:15:21 - thread African Union (341 words)


Perth, Australia (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday in Perth, Australia, solicited the strengthening of trade and economic relations between Nigeria and Australia
©- - 26 october 2011 - 12:49:14 - thread African Union (248 words)


Perth, Australia (PANA) - A meeting of the Heads of Government of Commonwealth nations and business leaders will Thursday come up with the modalities for setting up the African Infrastructure Fund
©- - 26 october 2011 - 12:41:14 - thread African Union (154 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania: Currencies Buying Selling Euro 397
©- - 26 october 2011 - 12:33:40 - thread African Union (124 words)


Perth, Australia (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday x-rayed the outlook for Africa and said with the positive trend of improved political governance and stability in the continent, the accelerated diversification of its economies and the growth of the middle class, “Africa has turned the bend
©- - 26 october 2011 - 12:23:18 - thread African Union (617 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2011 is expected to peak at around 4
©- - 25 october 2011 - 15:01:23 - thread African Union (190 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Despite a continuing rise in the cost of oil, the Mauritanian government said it had managed to keep inflation rate at a tolerable level of six per cent in the past few months, the Governor of Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM), Sid'Ahmed Ould Raiss, told a press conference here
©- - 25 october 2011 - 13:45:38 - thread African Union (147 words)


Perth, Australia (PANA) - The Nigerian government Tuesday said it would soon constitute a committee of eminent Nigerians of integrity that would monitor and advise it on the use of the savings that would accrue to the nation from the planned removal of fuel subsidy
©- - 25 october 2011 - 13:07:35 - thread African Union (359 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania Tuesday: Currencies Buying Selling Euro 404
©- - 25 october 2011 - 12:47:21 - thread African Union (126 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's forex exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued here: Currencies Buying Selling Austarlian dollar 29
©- - 25 october 2011 - 12:11:43 - thread African Union (120 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The 182-member sates of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) on Monday in Vienna, Austria, approved a plan to boost the organization’s on-site inspection capabilities
©- - 24 october 2011 - 18:03:55 - thread African Union (345 words)


Perth, Australia (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, arrived Perth, Australia, Monday to participate in the 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which this year has as its theme: "Building National Resilience, Building Global Resilience"
©- - 24 october 2011 - 17:06:18 - thread African Union (694 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 398
©- - 24 october 2011 - 12:46:20 - thread African Union (129 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued here: Currencies Buying Selling Australian dollar 28
©- - 24 october 2011 - 09:27:21 - thread African Union (118 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Teyib Ould Sidi Ali, a top terrorist affiliated to the Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), was found dead Thursday evening in the Wagadou forest along the Mauritania-Mali border, PANA learnt Saturday from military sources
©- - 23 october 2011 - 13:25:47 - thread African Union (133 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as published here Sunday by the nation's central bank
©- - 23 october 2011 - 12:29:31 - thread African Union (127 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Saturday commiserated with the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques, King Abdallah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia over the death of his brother and heir apparent, Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, who died Saturday in New York
©- - 22 october 2011 - 19:48:03 - thread African Union (210 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Army Saturday reported a fresh killing of ten and the wounding of 18 members of its contingent during combat against the El Shebaab insurgents in Mogadishu, Somalia on Thursday
©- - 22 october 2011 - 18:21:41 - thread African Union (218 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) said Friday there was imperative need for national reconciliation among Libyans, in line with the stated commitment of the new authorities in the north African country
©- - 21 october 2011 - 15:18:31 - thread African Union (306 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, will leave Abuja Sunday for Perth, Australia, to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2011
©- - 21 october 2011 - 14:04:52 - thread African Union (331 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian army has announced the destruction of several bases of the terrorist group Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) in the forest of Wagadou, along the country's border with Mali, Thursday evening
©- - 21 october 2011 - 12:00:59 - thread African Union (107 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian authorities have set up surveillance cameras in key cities in an effort to battle crime and help control vehicular traffic, sources told PANA here Friday
©- - 21 october 2011 - 11:23:43 - thread African Union (188 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee for Friday Currencies Buying Selling Australian dollar 28
©- - 21 october 2011 - 11:16:34 - thread African Union (114 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has reiterated its "deep concern" with the proliferation of weapons originating from Libyan military depots and their impact on regional security and stability, urging the new Libyan authorities to take measures to protect Africans migrant workers there
©- - 20 october 2011 - 19:25:46 - thread African Union (338 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council has extended the mandate of its High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), led by former South African president Thabo Mbeki for one year, tasked with resolving pending issues on the Comprehensive Peace Agreement CPA, signed by Sudan and South Sudan in 2005
©- - 20 october 2011 - 18:13:43 - thread African Union (281 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The establishment of a new Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) was one of the agreements reached at the end of a political dialogue Wednesday between the Mauritanian government and the opposition, according to a communique sent to PANA here Thursday
©- - 20 october 2011 - 16:23:07 - thread African Union (203 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued Thursday by the Central Bank of the West Africa State (BCEAO)
©- - 20 october 2011 - 13:51:06 - thread African Union (130 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday launched a nationwide campaign to sensitize the citizenry on the plan to ration potable water for a three-month period, ending in December 2011
©- - 20 october 2011 - 11:15:55 - thread African Union (134 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued in Port Louis: Currencies Buying Selling Australian dollar 28
©- - 20 october 2011 - 09:28:51 - thread African Union (120 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania: Currencies Buying Selling Euro 398
©- - 19 october 2011 - 11:31:10 - thread African Union (124 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued here: Currencies Buying Selling Australian dollar 28
©- - 19 october 2011 - 11:11:27 - thread African Union (118 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Slaves represent 20 percent of the population of Mauritania, estimated at three million inhabitants, the president of the Initiative of Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), Birame Ould Dah Ould Abeid, declared Tuesday in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital
©- - 18 october 2011 - 17:12:35 - thread African Union (141 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has set up a regional technical assistance centre for southern Africa, called AFRITAC South, to speed up economic transformation of the region, sources told PANA
©- - 18 october 2011 - 16:02:57 - thread African Union (314 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 400
©- - 18 october 2011 - 13:58:17 - thread African Union (130 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The national carrier Mauritania Airlines International (MAI) will launch its Dakar, Senegal, flights on Sunday, a statement made available to PANA here on Tuesday said
©- - 18 october 2011 - 12:11:14 - thread African Union (134 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Mauritian journalist, Dharmanand Dhooharika, was sentenced to three years in jail by a court here Tuesday for 'contempt of court', judicial sources told PANA
©- - 18 october 2011 - 11:04:48 - thread African Union (105 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued here: Currencies Buying Selling Australian dollar 28
©- - 18 october 2011 - 10:03:04 - thread African Union (120 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya has the following exchange rates for Monday, as released by the Central Bank of Mauritania: Currencies Buying Selling Euro 395
©- - 17 october 2011 - 12:15:32 - thread African Union (127 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued here
©- - 17 october 2011 - 10:06:18 - thread African Union (120 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Sunday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 395
©- - 16 october 2011 - 13:11:05 - thread African Union (127 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Human Rights Organizations Forum (FONADH), a group of 15 Mauritanian NGOs, has called for a tripartite agreement between the governments of Mauritania and Mali and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for the repatriation of Mauritanian refugees in Mali
©- - 14 october 2011 - 16:30:03 - thread African Union (209 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The national carrier Senegal airlines Thursday resumed flights to the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, the airline said in a statement made available to PANA here
©- - 14 october 2011 - 10:45:11 - thread African Union (109 words)