Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Youthful Kenyan members of parliament have castigated the government for demanding that unemployed HigherEducation Loans Board (HELB) defaulters be compelled to settle their state-sponsored loans Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The President of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Mauritania, Ahmed Salem ould Bouhoubeiny, on Wednesday called for the eradication of slavery in this West African country Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Parliament on Thursday elected Sooroojdev Fokeer as Speaker upon the proposal by Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, and seconded by Deputy Prime Minister Ivan Leslie Collendavelloo Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is about to ratify the treaty establishing the African Drug Agency, adopted by the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, on 11 February 2019 in Addis Ababa, an official source told PANA in Bamako Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Sumitomo, Japanese giant of automotive components, will set up a production base in Tunisia, the Tunisian Agency for the Promotion of Foreign Investment has abbounced Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday warned that over 150 million Nigerians in the financial system risk being defrauded through telecommunications platforms Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania on Wednesday hosted a ceremony marking the kick-off of the National Conference on Childhood (NSA), combined with the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The Coalition of Forces for Democratic Change (CFCD) Wednesday denounced the management of former Mauritanian leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz since 2008 and called for an auditing of several public capital companies, a statenebt issued here said Full text...

​Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius, a governmental institution, on Wednesday marked the African Statistics Day focusing on Quality of Life Statistics, under the theme Everyone counts: quality statistics for better management of forced displacement in Africa Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are the exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...

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Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Mauritanian Head of State, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, said on Monday in Diamniadio, some 40 kilometers east of Dakar, that there is the need to fight against poverty, unemployment of young people and strengthen political and economic governance to prevent the spread of terrorism Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Officers of the Anti-Narcotics Section of the Mauritius Revenue Customs Authority have arrested a South African, Jacobus Van Der Merwe, with 57 pellets of heroin at the SSR International Airport, southern Mauritius Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh Ghazouani is the guest of honour at the Sixth Dakar Peace and Security Forum, which will be held on 18-19 November, under the theme, "Challenges of multilateralism Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania wants to improve the performance of its commercial justice by speeding up the handling of cases and by creation of specialized courts, according to a statement issued on Thursday at the end of the weekly meeting of the government Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has taken a series of measures to rehabilitate the health system and ensure the efficient operation of health services, according to a document from the Ministry of Health received on Thursday by PANA Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian former Minister of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs, Arvin Boolell, has been appointed opposition leader in parliament, said Labor Party officials Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President, Mohmed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a project to rehabilitate and expand the drinking water distribution network in Nouakchott, PANA learned from official sources Full text...

Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The tense political situation in Guinea-Bissau is beginning to have a negative impact on the country's economic activities as many merchants are beginning to hesitate to bring goods into the area Full text...

Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday appointed a new cabinet of 24 ministers following his victory in the parliamentary elections on 7 November, 2019, where his party, the Alliance Morisien, gained 42 seats out of the 70 that constitutes Parliament, according to official sources in the Mauritian capital Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Some parts of Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, have been without tap water for some days, PANA confirmed on Tuesday Full text...

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the Guinea-Bissau crisis has decided to send a mission of heads of state to Bissau to transmit the conclusions of the Niamey Conference to President José Mário Vaz Full text...

Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)  -  The Guinea Bissau national television (TGB) and radio (RDN) will from this weekend jointly launch a series of debates for the 12 candidates for the presidential election to be held on 24 November Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Unofficial results coming out of the 20 constituencies where counting of votes for the elections, held on Thursday, is taking place show that the Alliance Morisien, led by outgoing Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, has secured 35 out of the 60 seats, PANA reported from here Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - There are no armed groups in the territory of Mauritania and the ammunition seized a few days ago by security forces in Senegal was intended for target shooting clubs, a traditional sport, according to a Mauritanian government statement released on Friday Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a Malian armed forces post in Indelimane, on the Niger border, and reaffirmed its full confidence in the government's efforts to track down terrorists and bring them to justice Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Electoral Commission on Friday started counting of votes cast in Thursday's parliamentary election in the 21 constituencies of the island, including Rodrigues Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, left here Thursday for a private visit to Germany, the state-run news agency (AMI) reported Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Office of the Electoral Commission in Mauritius has reported a voter turnout of 75 Full text...

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An extraordinary summit of heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opens on Friday in Niamey to discuss the political situation in Guinea Bissau, according to official sources Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian justice has acquitted about ten individuals, cadres and activists of the Coalition Living Together (CVE-negro African nationalist movement) who supported the candidacy of Kane Hamidou Baba during the presidential election of June 22, 2019,

In a verdict given on Wednesday evening by a court of the Kaédi (river valley), these ten persons were for allegedly "disturbing the public order, violence, assault and rebellion" following street demonstrations contesting the results of the presidential election" Full text...

Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verdean government, in line with popular position of the international community, has recognized the executive led by Prime Minister Aristides Gomes as the legitimate representative of Guinea-Bissau Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government, bowing under intense pressure from high school graduates, on Wednesday announced the provisional abolition of the 25-year age limit under which students cannot seek admission into public higher education institutions Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian voters' turnout by midday on Thursday had reached 36 Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall left Dakar on Thursday for Niamey, Niger, to take part on Friday in an extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the political crisis in Guinea-Bissau, said an official statement sent to PANA Full text...

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

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Voting in the 2019 parliamentary election in Mauritius began at 6 Full text...

Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a candidate for the presidential election of November 24, supported by the Movement for Democratic Change in Guinea-Bissau (MADEM), declared on Tuesday in Bissau, that the country is on its knees and that he is concerned about the current situation Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Mauritania has welcomed the conviction and imprisonment of a person who raped a 15-year-old girl as an important step towards ending the impunity covering sex offenders in the country Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) has deployed an observation mission for parliamentary elections scheduled for Thursday in Mauritius Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's national football team coach, Frenchman Corentin Martins, has released a list of 25 players selected for the CAN Cameroon 2021 qualifiers against Morocco, playing away on November 15 , and against  Central African Republic on November 19 in Nouakchott Full text...

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

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Coalition Living Together (CVE) from the Black Nationalist Movement, which backed the candidature of Kane Hamidou Baba in last 22 June’s presidential election in Mauritania will soon set up a political party, according to a statement issued here Tuesday Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Officers of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Section of the Mauritius Revenue Authority on 27 October 2019 intercepted two passengers who had swallowed pellets of heroin in South Africa before their departure to Mauritius Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

New York, US  (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday expressed deep concern over Guinea Bissau’s political crisis, following President José Mário Vaz’s decision last week to dissolve the government, including sacking the Prime Minister and appointing new leadership Full text...