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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The National Front for the Defence of Democracy (FNDD), opposed to the 6 August coup in Mauritania has listed conditions for Sen e galese President Abdoulaye Wade to successfully mediate and find a solution to t h e political crisis in the country
©- - 29 march 2009 - 16:03:00 - thread African Union (239 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- A new session of the Mauritian parliament is sche duled to open on Tuesday in Port-Louis, a PANA correspondent has learnt from off i cial sources
©- - 29 march 2009 - 13:10:00 - thread African Union (203 words)


Floréal- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam on Wedn esday suggested the restructuring of the national health service “through the re c ruitment of professional managers to manage Mauritian hospitals"
©- - 26 march 2009 - 18:03:00 - thread African Union (270 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Six Iraqis, detained in Mauritius since last Nove mber, were released Thursday on bail following the intervention of the UN High C o mmission for Refugees (UNHCR) which offered them the status of refugees Wednesda y , PANA learnt from a judicial source
©- - 26 march 2009 - 17:02:00 - thread African Union (147 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Six Iraqis, who have been languishing in Mauritia n jail, since their arrival in November 2008, were Wednesday granted refugee sta t us under the initiative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UN H CR), PANA learnt from their lawyer in the Mauritian capital
©- - 25 march 2009 - 17:20:00 - thread African Union (287 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania's national male handball team has started preparations for an international tournament to be held in Bamako, Mali, from 4 April
©- - 24 march 2009 - 16:39:00 - thread African Union (98 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The political situation is "abnormal" in Madagasc ar in view of events that occurred in the country in the last three months, Maur i tius Foreign Minister Arvin Boolell declared Monday evening
©- - 24 march 2009 - 15:38:00 - thread African Union (186 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Rose Belle Sugar Estate in southern Mauritius and the Singapore-based Vita Grain PTE Ltd Tuesday signed an agreement for the s etting up of a hybrid rice seed industry in the island that will cater for the n e eds of Mauritius and the other islands in the Indian Ocean, PANA reports
©- - 24 march 2009 - 14:11:00 - thread African Union (353 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Citing the African charter on democracy, electio ns and good governance, the president of the Rally of Democratic Forces of Mauri t ania (RFD), Ahmed Ould Daddah, Monday insisted that the leader of the Mauritania n military junta can not present himself as candidate in the next presidential el e ction in the country
©- - 23 march 2009 - 19:05:00 - thread African Union (219 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Curepipe Starlight remained atop the Mauritian fi rst division football championship, even though it did not play in the 18th roun d this past weekend
©- - 23 march 2009 - 12:44:00 - thread African Union (135 words)


Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- ECOWAS Foreign Ministers have directed ECOWAS to work wi th the international community, including the United Nations, towards the deployment of military and police contingents to ensure the protecti on of republican institutions, VIPs and the electoral process in Guinea Bissau
©- - 21 march 2009 - 14:49:00 - thread African Union (497 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Bishop Maurice Piat of Port-Louis has said he app roved of the position of the Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, on c ondoms, a statement issued in the Mauritian capital Friday indicated
©- - 20 march 2009 - 16:50:00 - thread African Union (214 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- A total of 168 people were killed, 517 seriously injured and 2,746 were slightly injured, in accidents that occurred on the roads of the Mauritian island in 2008, according to the Central Statistics Office
©- - 20 march 2009 - 14:54:00 - thread African Union (292 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Peace and Security Council of the African Uni on (AU) Friday suspended Madagascar, as a consequence of former Antananarivo Mayor Andry Rajoelina's forceful takeove r of the country's presidency
©- - 20 march 2009 - 12:37:00 - thread African Union (305 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Peace and Security Council of the African Uni on (AU) Friday suspended Madagascar's membership, after former Antananarivo Mayo r Andry Rajoelina took over the country's presidency forcefully
©- - 20 march 2009 - 12:05:00 - thread African Union (42 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The regional director and program manager of the US National Democratic Institute (NDI) to the Middle East and the Maghreb, Leslie Campbell, has warned the Mauritania junta against embarking on a unilateral electoral process in the contest of the forthcoming presidential election in the African nation
©- - 20 march 2009 - 07:48:00 - thread African Union (294 words)


Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- A meeting was held Thursday in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, to give serious thought to the situation in Guinea Bissau
©- - 19 march 2009 - 22:33:00 - thread African Union (213 words)


New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Security Council says it will strengthen partnership with the African Union (AU) to enhance the organisation's peacekeeping capacity
©- - 19 march 2009 - 20:48:00 - thread African Union (525 words)


Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Guinea Bissau National Assembly Speaker, Raimondo Pereira, Wednesday evening in Tripoli had an audience with Libyan leader and Chairman of the African Union (AU), Mouammar Kadhafi, during which he gave him an overview of the political situation in his country as well as the ongoing moves to review the constitution and organise a presidential election
©- - 19 march 2009 - 20:40:00 - thread African Union (204 words)


Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Abou Al Abbass Ould Brahim, a Mauritanian journalist, ar rested and detained by Police 15 March for allegedly criticizing the military ju n ta in the country, has been released without being charged to court, the sub-reg i onal press freedom body, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), said in a stat e ment received by PANA Thursday
©- - 19 march 2009 - 16:40:00 - thread African Union (207 words)


Bissau- Guinea Bissau (PANA) -- The programme drawn up by Guinea Bissau's Prime M inister Carlos Gomes Junior has been approved by the country's parliament
©- - 19 march 2009 - 09:32:00 - thread African Union (108 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian head of State, General Mohamed O uld Abdel Aziz, on Wednesday held talks with the Qatari minister of State, Cheik h Hamad Ben Nasser Ben Jassem Al Thani
©- - 18 march 2009 - 19:39:00 - thread African Union (117 words)


Bissau- Guinea Bissau (PANA) -- The Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau, Carlos Gomes Junior, is considering contesting as a candidate of the African Party for the I n dependence of Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC, ruling party) in the presiden t ial election scheduled to be held in two months, PANA learnt from a reliable sou r ce
©- - 16 march 2009 - 18:31:00 - thread African Union (236 words)


Bissau- Guinea-Bissau (PANA) -- The Council of Ministers of Guinea Bissau weekend approved, on the recommendation of the military hierarchy, the appointment of t h e deputy head of staff of the Navy, José Zamora Induta, to the post of head of s t aff (CEMGAFA), PANA was informed Monday by an official source
©- - 16 march 2009 - 18:08:00 - thread African Union (240 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) Monday called on the political forces in Madagascar to engage in dialogue to solve the political impasse that has been raging in the Indian Ocean Island for the last three months
©- - 16 march 2009 - 14:41:00 - thread African Union (391 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the Afric an Union (AU) Monday called on the political forces in Madagascar to engage in d i alogue to solve the political impasse that has been raging in the Indian Ocean Island for the last three months
©- - 16 march 2009 - 14:41:00 - thread African Union (411 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) – African telecommuni-cations policy makers and regu lators are meeting in Mauritius 17-19 March to discuss key Internet governance i s sues with focus on country code Top Level Domains (ccTLD)
©- - 16 march 2009 - 14:33:00 - thread African Union (249 words)


Plaisance- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Austra lia, Ms Quentin Bryce, arrived in Mauritius Monday afternoon for a four-day offi c ial visit to the island, PANA reported
©- - 16 march 2009 - 13:22:00 - thread African Union (85 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) --­ Following are the latest exchange rates of the M auritian rupee against some foreign currencies, as published Monday by the Comme r cial Bank of Mauritius: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 21
©- - 16 march 2009 - 10:09:00 - thread African Union (118 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- South African team Mamelodi Sundowns easily defe ated Mauritius team Association Sportive de Vacaos-Phoenix (ASVP) 3-0 on Sunday i n the first leg, second round match of the CAF champions league
©- - 16 march 2009 - 09:11:00 - thread African Union (68 words)


Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Abdallahi Ould Tfagha Moctar and Mohamed Lemine Ould Mou stapha, reporters with the Sahara Media, a Nouakchott-based independent newswire service, were arrested by personnel of Mauritania National Security for allegedl y filming the entrance to the Nouakchott civil prison, the sub-regional press fre e dom watchdog, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) said in a statement receiv e d here by PANA Sunday
©- - 15 march 2009 - 20:00:00 - thread African Union (188 words)


Bissau- Guinea Bissau (PANA) -- Guinea Bissau's opposition Social Renovation Part y(PRS), Thursday reaffirmed its disagreement with what it considers a “quick nom i nation” of the current interim head of state, Raimundo Pereira, that took place 2 4 hours after the assassination of President Joao Bernardo Vieira
©- - 14 march 2009 - 18:45:00 - thread African Union (652 words)


New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations and African Union (AU) have launched a joint initiative to support an African plan to fight the traffic in illicit drug s and related criminal activity on the continent over the next five years
©- - 14 march 2009 - 17:51:00 - thread African Union (388 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian government has approved the esta blishment of a new national airline called Mauritanian Airlines International (M A I), according to a press release issued on Thursday night
©- - 13 march 2009 - 23:08:00 - thread African Union (142 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) --­ The Commercial Bank of Mauritus here on Friday published the exchange rates of some foreign currencies against the local rupee
©- - 13 march 2009 - 14:31:00 - thread African Union (115 words)


Bissau- Guinea Bissau (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) and the Community of the S ahelian Saharan States(CENSAD) will carry out an inquiry into the recent assassi n ations of President Joao Bernardo Vieira and General Batista Tagm Na Wai, AU Cha i rman and Libyan leader Muammar Khadafi, said here Friday
©- - 13 march 2009 - 11:57:00 - thread African Union (193 words)


Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- African Union’s top security organ, the Peace and Security Council (PSC), has asked for a speedy conclusion of a sanctions list targeting groups and individuals troubling the Somali government, so the sanctions can be enforced
©- - 13 march 2009 - 10:19:00 - thread African Union (302 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The National Front for the Defence of Democracy (FNDD), a coalition of political parties opposed to the 6 August coup in Maurita n ia, strongly denounced the comments by Libyan leader, Mouammar Kadhafi, who is m e diating in the Mauritanian crisis, on democracy and elections
©- - 12 march 2009 - 16:38:00 - thread African Union (268 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The vice president of the Union of Democratic Fo rces (RFD), the main opposition party in Mauritania, Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Lematt , has rejected the electoral calendar proposed by military authorities, in power s ince the 6 August coup
©- - 12 march 2009 - 15:55:00 - thread African Union (131 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi and Mauritian lea der General Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz laid the foundation stone of the five-star ho t el “Al-Fateh” on Wednesday in Nouakchott
©- - 12 march 2009 - 10:09:00 - thread African Union (128 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Libyan revolutionary leader and incumbent chairm an of the African Union (AU) Mouamar Khadafi on Wednesday urged the Mauritanian p eople to work together to find a way out of crisis in a bid to preserve the stab i lity and the tranquillity
©- - 12 march 2009 - 00:13:00 - thread African Union (289 words)


Bissau- Guinea-Bissau (PANA) -- The Acting President of Guinea Bissau Raimundo Pereira, on Tuesday described, the assassinations of the President Joao Bernardo “Nino” Vieira and the Chief of Defence Staff Lieutenant General Batista Tagmé N a Waié, as “sheer affront to the institutions of the Republic”
©- - 11 march 2009 - 23:40:00 - thread African Union (343 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) – The Libyan leader -Mouammar Kadhafi on Tuesday af firmed the universality of Islam and said the Bible had been falsified with vers e s referring to Prophet Ahmad removed
©- - 11 march 2009 - 23:13:00 - thread African Union (677 words)


Pailles- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam and visitin g Botswana President Seretse Ian Khama, at a banquet at the Swami Vivekananda Co n vention Centre at Pailles, near Port-Louis, have condemned any attempt to overth r ow the democratically-elected government in Madagascar
©- - 11 march 2009 - 17:58:00 - thread African Union (372 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Libyan leader and chairman of the African Un ion (AU), Mouammar Kadhafi, Tuesday evening led the dusk prayer at the Olympic S t adium in Nouakchott before thousands of Mauritanians and several other guests fr o m the African continent While in the Mauritanian capital, Kadhafi would, among other activities, interce de between the protagonists of the Mauritanian crisis
©- - 11 march 2009 - 16:08:00 - thread African Union (157 words)


Plaisance- Mauritius (PANA) -- The President of Botswana, Seretse Khama Ian Khama , arrived in Mauritius on Wednesday afternoon on a two-day official visit as the c hief guest of the government at its celebration of Mauritius 41st Independence a n niversary
©- - 11 march 2009 - 13:01:00 - thread African Union (165 words)


Phoenix- Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Muslims on T-uesday celebrated Maouloud, th e birthday of Prophet Mohamed, with a religious gathering at Phoenix in the cent e r of the island
©- - 10 march 2009 - 22:58:00 - thread African Union (99 words)


Bissau- Guinea-Bissau (PANA) -- Angola on Monday reiterated its readiness to help Guinea-Bissau restore constitutional order after the double assassination, at t h e beginning of this month, of President Joao Bernardo Vieira and of the chief of staff, Lieutenant-General Batista Tagmé Na Wai
©- - 10 march 2009 - 19:10:00 - thread African Union (219 words)


Bissau- Guinea-Bissau (PANA) -- Angola on Monday reiterated its readiness to help Guinea-Bissau restore constitutional order after the double assassination, at t h e beginning of this month, of President Joao Bernardo Vieira and of the chief of staff, Lieutenant-General Batista Tagmé Na Wai
©- - 10 march 2009 - 19:06:00 - thread African Union (221 words)