Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank:

Currency   Buying   Selling

Euro 43 Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré will Thursday join his Guinea-Bissau counterpart Umaro Sissoco Embalo to mark the 47th anniversary of that country’s independence anniversary, an official statement from the Faso presidency said here Wednesday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouanih left here Wednesday for Bissau to attend the country’s independence anniversary, the Mauritanian pro-governmental news agency (AMI) reported Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The president of the National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH), Ahmed Salem ould Bouhoubeini, Wednesday received a delegation of the Framework for Concertation of Victims of the 1989/1992 Events (CC/VE) in Mauritania led by its president, Sylla Samba Demba, an official statement said here Wednesday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank:

Currency    Buying   Selling

Euro 43 Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Despite the continent-wide approach taken by African countries to combat COVID-19, the pandemic has set back their development aspirations, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/Islamist trend), main opposition party in Mauritania, has expressed solidarity with persons affected by heavy rains all over the country Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government on Tuesday presented its Extended Priority Programmes to Technical and Financial Partners (TFPs), indicating that the programme will be implemented over a period of 30 months Full text...

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 27 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Three individuals drowned at the weekend as a result of adverse weather in three eastern and southern regions of Mauritania -- Assaba, Guidimakha and Gorgol, located in the east and south, the Emergency Commission of the Ministry of Interior announced on Monday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mobile Internet users in Mauritania have no access to the service from September 19 to 22 September 2020, due to the organisation of the baccalaureate exams Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                         Buying         Selling

1 Euro                             43 Full text...

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Parliament of Zimbabwe says the central bank should increase the frequency of foreign currency auction to daily rather than weekly to further strengthen the 'stability' of the Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) Full text...

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a grant of US$2 Full text...

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a US$500,000 emergency assistance grant to support international recovery efforts after a significant oil spill earlier this year off the coast of Mauritius Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Friday  announced a new imported positive case of Covid-19 on a 23-year-old female who arrived in Mauritius on 16 September 2020 from Dubai Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                           Buying        Selling

1 Euro                               43 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The ministry of Trade and Tourism Thursday brought together several dozen stakeholders to present and validate a strategy to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Full text...

Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius launched on Thursday the Financial Services (Peer to Peer Lending) Rules 2020 (P2P Lending Rules) with the objective of fostering innovation and furthering access to finance in Mauritius, PANA learnt from official sources here Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                        Buying       Selling

1 Euro                            43 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania(PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                        Buying          Selling

1 Euro                            43 Full text...

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 Full text...

Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourism and construction are the two most affected sectors in Mauritius because of the COVID-19 pandemic and as per latest estimates, the economic downturn in the island is forecast at 13%, according to Mauritian Finance and economic planning Minister, Renganaden Padayachy Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The  preliminary probe of more than 300 Mauritanian personalities, including former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz (2008-2019), has led to the seizure of around 20 billion ouguiyas (approximately US$ 60 million) in bank accounts and various homes, according local press reports which cited several corroborating sources Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Mission of the Economic Community of West African States in Guinea-Bissau (ECOMIB) officially ended on 10 September 2020, the sub-regional organisation said Tuesday in a statement received by PANA in Ouagadougou Full text...

Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - International partners have welcomed the resumption of dialogue between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the five Federal Member States (FMS), commending President Mohamed Abdullahi ‘Farmaajo’ and the FMS Presidents for participating in these important meetings in Mogadishu Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Three new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in Mauritius on Tuesday, on three people who were in quarantine following their repatriation from France, health authorities told PANA Full text...

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 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency            Buying        Selling

1 Euro                43 Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The minister of Interior of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, Monday charged the committee on money laundering and terrorism financing to send the files on which investigation had resumed back to the public prosecutor’s office for action Full text...

Mauritania (PANA) - Several species of dead fishes have been washed up in recent days on the coast of the Central Zone of Mauritania in which the city capital, Nouakchott, is located Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A total of 8,762 Mauritians who were stranded in different countries following the global coronavirus outbreak have been repatriated to date, according to the spokesperson of the Mauritius National Communication Committee on Covid-19, Zouberr Joomaye Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency               Buying       Selling

1 Euro                   43 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press in Mauritania this week extensively commented on the total cut-off of drinking water noted in Nouakchott on Thursday and Friday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank: Currency Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The people of Nouakchott Thursday and Friday experienced acute water shortage, causing a huge disappointment in this period of great heat Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former  president Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritanian (2008-2019) has denounced the harassment he is allegedly subjected to by the country's new authorities, saying it amounts to "real psychological torture" Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                         Buying     Selling

1 Euro                              43 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani was on a visit to the east of the country on Thursday, including the localities of Bassiknou and Adel Bagrou, Eastern Hodh region, both located more than 1,200 km from the capital, PANA learned from official sources Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Mr Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nearly 200 Mauritanian workers, former employees of "G4 S", an international security company with headquarters in London, England, say they have been chasing their unpaid salaries for the past two years, PANA learned Wednesday from those concerned, who gathered at the Nouakchott Center to demand heir rights Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Hundreds of women defenders of human rights for women and girls on Wednesday gathered at the Mauritanian Ministry of Interior to denounce the rape and murder of 27-year-old Moima mint Amar in the national capital's commune of Dar Naim Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency              Buying       Selling

1 Euro                  43 Full text...

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      27 Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Football Federation ((FSF) has confirmed two friendly matches against Morocco and neighboring Mauritania next month as it builds up to November's Total Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 qualifier against Guinea-Bissau Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Tuesday detected four new cases of Covid-19 on four Mauritians who were repatriated and quarantined a day earlier from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) health authorities told PANA Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture on Tuesday estimated that sugar production this year would be around 290,000 tonnes, instead of the 310,000 tonnes forecast in a first estimate last May Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania has prohibited all political meetings of a tribal nature, according to a government circular signed by Interior and Decentralisation minister Ahmed Salem Merzough Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                  Buying        Selling

1 Euro                      43 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian president,Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani on Monday received in audience the US special envoy for Sahel, Peter Pham, with their discussions focusing on bilateral relations and the situation in the Sahel region, the Mauritanian news agency (AMI) reported Full text...