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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) on Thursday celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the subsequent formation of the African Union (AU) at its Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

©- - 25 may 2023 - 13:56:40 - thread African Union (854 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African continent is on Thursday celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and its successor, the African Union (AU)

©- - 25 may 2023 - 06:28:15 - thread African Union (365 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) - Based on results of the Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Survey (CMPHS), the labour force, employment and unemployment for the year 2022 increased by 30,000 (+19,600 males and +10,400 females) from 532,800 in 2021 to 562,800 in 2022

©- - 24 may 2023 - 16:27:46 - thread African Union (212 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The African Organisation of English-speaking Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI-E) grouping representatives of African countries and Mauritian officials on Tuesday began a two-week workshop on Financial and Compliance Audit Manuals in Port-Louis

©- - 24 may 2023 - 09:47:01 - thread African Union (248 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan Ministry of Youth has participated in the African Union (AU) Youth Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which aims to develop and implement the continental organisation's agenda for youth development and participation

©- - 20 may 2023 - 16:16:37 - thread African Union (301 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The International committee on the 11th Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) scheduled from 25 August to 3 September in Madagascar has decided to reduce the number of games to 17 from 23, the local press said on Friday

©- - 19 may 2023 - 17:23:52 - thread African Union (107 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is to set up a Regional Drug Observatory which would collect drug related data from member countries and publish regular reports on the changing drug situation and other related issues, the Government Information Services (GIS) said on Friday

©- - 19 may 2023 - 16:37:31 - thread African Union (137 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, arrived on Thursday in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to participate in the 32nd session of the Arab Summit

©- - 19 may 2023 - 12:19:14 - thread African Union (167 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 3rd Pan-African Parliamentarians Summit on Climate Policy and Equity has concluded its discussions by adopting the global objective of adaptation and resilience building with local leaders of frontline communities

©- - 18 may 2023 - 12:46:12 - thread African Union (221 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla al-Mangouch and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the fraternal relations between the two countries

©- - 17 may 2023 - 18:23:16 - thread African Union (258 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity, Najla al-Mangouch, arrived Tuesday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the 32nd Arab Summit, which begins on Wednesday

©- - 17 may 2023 - 14:02:54 - thread African Union (88 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, ambassadors and representatives of a number of African countries accredited in Tripoli have stressed the importance of raising the level of coordination among countries in the region to strengthen security in Libya

©- - 16 may 2023 - 19:03:14 - thread African Union (360 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) Tuesday participated in the opening of the second ordinary session of the sixth legislative session of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), held in the city of Midrand, South Africa

©- - 16 may 2023 - 16:37:36 - thread African Union (214 words)


Vacoas, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) said on Tuesday that winter season in Mauritius and Rodrigues occurs from May to October, and is characterized by persistent trade winds emanating from anticyclones transiting the South Indian Ocean from West to East

©- - 16 may 2023 - 16:13:07 - thread African Union (358 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's warring parties have signed a document in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah under which they have made a commitment to protect civilians in the raging war that has claimed more than hundreds of lives, destroyed infrastructure and triggered a huge humanitarian crisis in the country and its neighbours

©- - 12 may 2023 - 06:00:38 - thread African Union (593 words)


Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Morocco was elected Wednesday at the headquarters of the United Nations Office in Vienna to the presidency of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), MAP reported (official)

©- - 11 may 2023 - 15:08:45 - thread African Union (359 words)


Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) – Satisfied with Guinea-Bissau’s economic performance under a programme supported by a 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced an immediate disbursement of US$3

©- - 11 may 2023 - 09:55:24 - thread African Union (437 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed the announcement by the Transition Authorities in Mali to convene a constitutional referendum on 18 June 2023 to adopt the new Constitution

©- - 09 may 2023 - 16:36:00 - thread African Union (306 words)


Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, is closely following the Saudi Arabia – United States facilitated talks between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which commenced in Jeddah on Saturday, according to a statement issued by the Commission

©- - 07 may 2023 - 12:25:36 - thread African Union (509 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Ministry of Health and Wellness will introduce on 31 May, 2023, the Public Health (Restrictions on Tobacco Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 to provide for more restriction on the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and to discourage the use of tobacco in any form in the island

©- - 06 may 2023 - 08:49:04 - thread African Union (151 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities have said that four deaths were attributed to COVID-19 during the period 27 April to 3 May

©- - 06 may 2023 - 07:34:10 - thread African Union (59 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Angola have had discussions in Port-Louis on higher education during the visit of the Minister of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of Angola, Dr Maria do Rosário Bragança

©- - 06 may 2023 - 07:27:17 - thread African Union (154 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Representatives of Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have begun direct talks on Saturday in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah in a major diplomatic breakthrough to end the fighting between the two sides that has caused the death of more than 500 people, injured thousands, destroyed infrastructure, caused fear and panic and triggered a huge humanitarian crisis in the country and region

©- - 06 may 2023 - 06:34:42 - thread African Union (495 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius said on Saturday two deaths were recorded for coronavirus (COVID-19) over the period 20 -26 April, 2023

©- - 29 april 2023 - 08:42:46 - thread African Union (60 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Financial Services and Good Governance Minister, Mr Mahen Seeruttun, on Friday said the Mauritius government was keenly promoting the Mauritius International Financial Centre as a reinsurance hub

©- - 29 april 2023 - 08:23:49 - thread African Union (459 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Sunday announced plans to evacuate Ghanaians caught up in Sudan’s disturbance, an official statement issued Sunday said

©- - 23 april 2023 - 19:19:45 - thread African Union (236 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch, participated in the virtual meeting of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council held on Tuesday via the Zoom platform on the issue of national reconciliation in Libya

©- - 18 april 2023 - 17:25:41 - thread African Union (518 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- International and local entities have called on Sudanese to listen to the voice of wisdom and halt the fighting that will impact not only Sudanese people but the entire fragile east African region

©- - 15 april 2023 - 19:46:30 - thread African Union (526 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) –The African Union and the East African Development Authority have condemned a recent request for Fatwa by a hardline person in Sudan to assassinate the representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the Sudan

©- - 14 april 2023 - 16:09:30 - thread African Union (338 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -Statistics Mauritius said Friday that the island received a total of 674,511 tourists from Europe in 2022 and 210,315 between January and March 2023

©- - 14 april 2023 - 12:19:20 - thread African Union (87 words)


Long Mountain, Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal opened Wednesday a Tobacco Cessation Clinic at the Long Mountain Hospital, north of the capital

©- - 13 april 2023 - 08:54:44 - thread African Union (265 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Customs Research and Intervention Brigade, supported by the Baskuy police, seized counterfeit banknotes worth more than 1,000,000 dollars, 56 fake gold bars, air force stripes, 02 Customs berets, communication devices and fake Customs stamps in Ouagadougou on 19 March, official sources said on Tuesday

©- - 11 april 2023 - 14:19:23 - thread African Union (167 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday, said that the Environmental Awards had been launched to better showcase and valorize best environmental practices while also encouraging a major environment transformational change

©- - 11 april 2023 - 10:36:19 - thread African Union (308 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius reported Saturday they had registered 49 active cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) as at 5 April 2023, out of which nine were admitted to a hospital

©- - 08 april 2023 - 08:14:35 - thread African Union (70 words)



Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Friday announced,  following the weekly meeting of the Cabinet, that it would join the Resolution adopted in March 2022 by the United Nations Environment Assembly to end plastic pollution towards an International Legally Binding Instrument

©- - 08 april 2023 - 08:01:17 - thread African Union (200 words)