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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have congratulated Africans for starting trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

©- - 02 january 2021 - 09:05:24 - thread African Union (538 words)


Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The  African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement comes into effect on January 1 2021, but Zambia is one of the 21 countries that have not yet deposited their instruments of its ratification

©- - 31 december 2020 - 17:02:55 - thread African Union (314 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                            Buying      Selling

Australian Dollar             29

©- - 31 december 2020 - 08:41:32 - thread African Union (124 words)


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           29

©- - 30 december 2020 - 08:47:36 - thread African Union (123 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Russia is committed to share its experience with Mali in the fight against terrorism, the Russian ambassador in Bamako, Igor Gromyko, said at the end of a meeting here Tuesday with transitional president Bah N'Daw

©- - 29 december 2020 - 20:12:37 - thread African Union (267 words)


Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A two day national conference on peaceful elections and freedom of expression, bringing together key stakeholders in the electoral process concluded on Monday in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, with the adoption of a declaration to ensure peaceful elections and enhance safety of journalists

©- - 29 december 2020 - 15:41:45 - thread African Union (667 words)


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        29

©- - 29 december 2020 - 09:01:15 - thread African Union (123 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso was on Monday inaugurated  for the second five-year term after winning the November 22 presidential election

©- - 28 december 2020 - 15:45:44 - thread African Union (195 words)


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               29

©- - 28 december 2020 - 09:26:58 - thread African Union (123 words)


Rose-Hill, Mauritius (PANA) – Two Mauritian women - Ritta Marie Noélie and Rose Marie Noëlla – on Wednesday celebrated their 100th birthday at a municipal hall, in Rose-Hill, 20 km south of the capital, Port Louis

©- - 24 december 2020 - 13:44:22 - thread African Union (229 words)


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            29

©- - 24 december 2020 - 10:31:27 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                     Buying       Selling

Australian Dollar       28

©- - 23 december 2020 - 09:01:47 - thread African Union (122 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Tuesday said that they have recorded two new imported cases of Covid-19 on two women, aged 57 and 73 respectively, who arrived earlier from France, bringing the number of active cases to 20 in the island

©- - 23 december 2020 - 06:40:39 - thread African Union (117 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ismail Chergui, has said the pan-African organisation is working to maintain the ceasefire in Libya in order to put an end to the activities of terrorist groups that threaten the security and stability of countries in the region

©- - 22 december 2020 - 10:17:41 - thread African Union (477 words)


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        28

©- - 22 december 2020 - 09:00:03 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has closed its borders with England, Scotland, Wales and South Africa as of midnight on Monday following the discovery of a new variant of Covid-19 in the United Kingdom and South Africa

©- - 22 december 2020 - 06:49:42 - thread African Union (168 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has suspended air links with the United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia from Monday until further notice, the Ministry of Transport and Logistics announced in a press release

©- - 21 december 2020 - 13:54:13 - thread African Union (104 words)


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       29

©- - 21 december 2020 - 09:08:18 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  The Mauritian Government on Friday announced that a financial agreement will be signed shortly between the European Union and the Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security for the part financing of the “Mauritius Ridge to Reef Project” to a tune of 4 million euros

©- - 19 december 2020 - 08:34:35 - thread African Union (161 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will set up a special fund to mobilise and manage the funds required for implementing the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, the Government announced on Friday evening, following the weekly meeting of the Cabinet in Port-Louis

©- - 19 december 2020 - 08:29:52 - thread African Union (307 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank

©- - 18 december 2020 - 09:18:39 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius  on Thursday announced that eight new positive imported cases of Covid-19 were registered in the island on 14 December 2020 - one from France, three from India and four from Dubai

©- - 18 december 2020 - 08:10:15 - thread African Union (223 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched new guidelines to help the continent’s 55 countries deal with  the coronavirus pandemic, which has hit the continent badly through a second wave

©- - 17 december 2020 - 18:41:00 - thread African Union (787 words)


Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Thursday launched the 2020-2023 Economic Recovery Programme (ERP) formulated to address various dimensions of the economic challenges that the country currently faces as a result of a number of factors, including the Covid-19 pandemic which had negative and serious consequences on the growth prospects of the economy

©- - 17 december 2020 - 15:21:56 - thread African Union (401 words)


Moka, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister Pravin Jugnauth on Thursday urged the population to work for agricultural self-sufficiency by encouraging the local production of food crops via backyard gardening and support sustainable agricultural development through various schemes that have been initiated by the government

©- - 17 december 2020 - 12:33:17 - thread African Union (315 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank

©- - 17 december 2020 - 09:24:51 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives Minister, Mr Soomilduth Bholah, on Wednesday, said that the island’s main exports  markets - - the United Kingdom, France and other European countries - - have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 disease, with figures showing a decrease of 19% from January to September 2020

©- - 17 december 2020 - 06:51:07 - thread African Union (402 words)


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      29

©- - 16 december 2020 - 08:42:54 - thread African Union (123 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) failed Tuesday to reach a proposals by the United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) to select a mechanism for candidates for the leadership of the future unified executive authority in the country

©- - 15 december 2020 - 23:34:43 - thread African Union (437 words)


Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé, reelected for a six-year term, was sworn in on Tuesday at a ceremony attended by a dozen African Heads of State and Government as well as delegations from European nations

©- - 15 december 2020 - 18:53:43 - thread African Union (364 words)


Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaru Cisoko Emballo, was not invited to Tuesday's inauguration of President Alpha Conde because of "his lack of courtesy" to the Guinean head of state, the Minister-Secretary General of the Guinean Presidency, Kiridi Bangoura, said on Monday

©- - 15 december 2020 - 12:23:48 - thread African Union (225 words)


Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-four hours before the inauguration ceremony of the Guinean president, Alpha Conde, for his third term scheduled at the fully renovated Mohamed V palace, security measures are impressive in the capital, Conakry, PANA reported

©- - 14 december 2020 - 11:10:39 - thread African Union (367 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian coach Baye Bah who was training Mauritania's national  under-20 football team was sacked on December 3 by the Mauritanian Football Federation (FFRIM) for "poor results"

©- - 12 december 2020 - 17:18:56 - thread African Union (220 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Wellness ministry  announced on Friday that it will soon amend the Quarantine Act to make it mandatory for every foreign traveller to undergo a COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test upon their entry in Mauritius

©- - 12 december 2020 - 06:37:47 - thread African Union (187 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union High-Level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa, has emphasised the urgent need to ensure peace and stability reigns in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic

©- - 11 december 2020 - 13:56:13 - thread African Union (424 words)


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                29

©- - 11 december 2020 - 08:51:11 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Thursday revealed that tourist arrivals in the island have dropped by 99% in November 2020 to a mere 1,177  compared to the same month in 2019 when  128,730 foreign holidaymakers came to the island

©- - 10 december 2020 - 14:09:33 - thread African Union (220 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union's Peace and Security Council is holding its 11th High Level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa, to discuss the strategies to improve mediation in conflicts and silencing of the guns in Africa

©- - 10 december 2020 - 12:41:38 - thread African Union (445 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank

©- - 10 december 2020 - 09:01:45 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade minister Nandcoomar Bodha on Wednesday said “Africa is the rising niche market and the Mauritian enterprises should explore the various investment opportunities that the continent can provide ranging from technology to food security

©- - 09 december 2020 - 13:25:34 - thread African Union (446 words)


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            28

©- - 09 december 2020 - 08:53:07 - thread African Union (123 words)