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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - National flag carrier Mauritania International Airlines (MAI) has taken delivery of a new Embraer-145 aircraft for domestic and international flights, the airlines has announced The 50-passenger aircraft, which has four hours of flying time over 3,000km, will serve regional and sub-regional capitals, including Dakar (Senegal), Banjul (Gambia), Casablanca (Morocco), Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire), Bamako (Mali) and Conakry (Guinea)
©- - 23 july 2014 - 09:13:15 - thread União Africana (112 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The former president of Mauritania and defeated candidate in the latest presidential election, Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, has criticized what he called the "catastrophic" state of affairs in Mauritania, saying the country's political, social and economic situations were in a deplorable state
©- - 22 july 2014 - 17:09:20 - thread União Africana (184 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 27
©- - 22 july 2014 - 08:54:59 - thread União Africana (109 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Monday indicated that out of a total population of 1,258,653, there were 635,792 women against 622,861 men -- 98 men for every 100 women in 2013 in Mauritius
©- - 21 july 2014 - 15:55:15 - thread União Africana (396 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) have teamed up to launch technical regulations and standards electronic notification system for stakeholders
©- - 21 july 2014 - 13:29:26 - thread União Africana (350 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 404
©- - 21 july 2014 - 12:07:25 - thread União Africana (129 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A group claiming to have 66,000 followers on the micro-blogging site Twitter has hacked the official Twitter account of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and changed its official logo, PANA reported Monday
©- - 21 july 2014 - 12:05:06 - thread União Africana (187 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling

 Australian Dollar 27
©- - 21 july 2014 - 11:48:26 - thread União Africana (109 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Many African heads of state as well as senior Arab and Western officials are expected to attend the inauguration of Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on 2 Aug
©- - 20 july 2014 - 19:46:48 - thread União Africana (134 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, in a message to his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El Sissi Sunday, has strongly condemned the terrorist attack against an Egyptian Army checkpoint that left several casualties
©- - 20 july 2014 - 17:46:47 - thread União Africana (118 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya appreciated against the Euro and the CFA Franc but remained stable against the US Dollar, according to Sunday's exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank
©- - 20 july 2014 - 14:13:30 - thread União Africana (153 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has expressed her condolences to the governments and people of The Netherlands, Malaysia and other nationals killed in the Malaysia Airlines that crashed on 17 July 2014 while flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur
©- - 20 july 2014 - 11:27:34 - thread União Africana (203 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The media in Mauritania devoted most of their pages this week to the air and land strikes by the Israeli army against residents of the Gaza strip, leaving some 200 persons dead in only a few days
©- - 19 july 2014 - 16:42:42 - thread União Africana (226 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and Guinea Bissau have decided to restart their fishing business, whose agreement was frozen because of the political instability that prevailed in the African country in the past few years, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 19 july 2014 - 09:44:12 - thread União Africana (192 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town will host the World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in October, marking the first time the annual event will be held in Africa
©- - 19 july 2014 - 09:19:30 - thread União Africana (207 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Thousands of Mauritians Friday demonstrated in the capital, Port-Louis, under the banner of the "Free Palestine Mauritius Movement", in support of the Palestinian people, mainly those living in the Gaza Strip who are victims of aggression by the State of Israel, PANA reported from here
©- - 18 july 2014 - 17:41:10 - thread União Africana (183 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Friday viewed with great concern the escalation of violence in the Israëli-Palestinian conflict resulting in the killing of innocent people, including children, and the destruction of infrastructure
©- - 18 july 2014 - 17:27:42 - thread União Africana (112 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: 

Currency Buying Selling

 Australian Dollar 27
©- - 18 july 2014 - 10:59:18 - thread União Africana (108 words)


Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The 4th Heads of State and Governments Summit of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) is scheduled for 26 July 2014 in Moroni, capital of Comoros, PANA learnt from the IOC office in Mauritius
©- - 17 july 2014 - 19:20:02 - thread União Africana (193 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 405
©- - 17 july 2014 - 12:31:37 - thread União Africana (140 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - French auto maker PSA Peugeot Citroen has said it will start producing cars in Nigeria in the second quarter of this year, after signing an assembly and sale of cars agreement with PAN Nigeria Limited, according to local media reports here Thursday
©- - 17 july 2014 - 10:22:56 - thread União Africana (236 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has called for a cessation of hostilities by Israel and Palestine, and urged the UN Security Council to do its utmost to restore peace in the region
©- - 17 july 2014 - 10:08:49 - thread União Africana (193 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling 

Australian Dollar 27
©- - 17 july 2014 - 08:40:04 - thread União Africana (109 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian national career Air Mauritius has ordered four A350-900 aircraft and will also be leasing two more of the same planes to be used on the European, Asian and Australian routes, Air Mauritius' Chief Executive Officer Andries Viljoen said
©- - 17 july 2014 - 08:10:28 - thread União Africana (146 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 406
©- - 16 july 2014 - 12:35:47 - thread União Africana (115 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A group of Mauritians, members of the Free Palestine Movement, Wednesday staged a demonstration in front of the US Embassy in Port-Louis to protest against the Israeli military attacks against the Palestinian territory of Gaza, PANA reported from here
©- - 16 july 2014 - 10:07:07 - thread União Africana (210 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 27
©- - 15 july 2014 - 12:17:03 - thread União Africana (109 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Head of the AU Mission for Mali and the Sahel (MISAHEL), Pierre Buyoya, on Monday presented 20 vehicles, valued at US$ 1 million, to the Malian Interior and Security Minister, Gen
©- - 14 july 2014 - 17:49:09 - thread União Africana (102 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya fell slightly against the Euro and the CFA Franc but remained stable against the US Dollar, according to Monday's exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank
©- - 14 july 2014 - 12:32:58 - thread União Africana (153 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Mauritian political party, 'Lalit', and the NGO Centre Idrice Goomany Monday called on the Mauritian Government to freeze diplomatic and commercial relations with Israel 'because of its aggressive campaign against Hamas and the Palestinians since 7 July 2014', PANA reported from Port-Louis
©- - 14 july 2014 - 10:43:33 - thread União Africana (213 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 27
©- - 14 july 2014 - 08:17:51 - thread União Africana (109 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian Ouguiya rose against the Euro and the CFAF on Sunday, but remained stable against the US dollar, according the exchange rates issued by the central bank of Mauritania (BCM)
©- - 13 july 2014 - 14:51:53 - thread União Africana (162 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian political groups have condemned the bombardments of the Israeli armed forces against Palestinian populations in the Gaza strip and called for an immediate end to their action
©- - 13 july 2014 - 13:28:24 - thread União Africana (228 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The investiture in Mauritania of re-elected president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, scheduled for 2 August, and the formation of a new government were the major stories in Mauritanian this week
©- - 12 july 2014 - 17:50:33 - thread União Africana (211 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Managing Director in charge of finance at the World Bank (WB), Bertrand Badré, will undertake a three-day visit to Mauritania from 13 to 15 July 2014, the institution’s Nouakchott office said here Saturday
©- - 12 july 2014 - 15:26:23 - thread União Africana (217 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Stories from parliament dominated the media this week in Mauritius with the introduction of a bill to amend the Constitution of the island to give future election candidates the choice of declaring, or not, their religious affiliation on election forms
©- - 12 july 2014 - 14:51:22 - thread União Africana (404 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) will intervene in areas where crimes against humanity and war crimes are committed and African leaders responsible for such crimes would be held accountable in the ensuing efforts to bring peace, officials said Friday
©- - 11 july 2014 - 12:22:20 - thread União Africana (403 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - African Union (AU) envoy Dileita Mohamed Dileita has reaffirmed the support of the continental organisation to the democratic process in Libya and expressed the commitment of African countries to support Libya to find its rightful place on the continent
©- - 11 july 2014 - 10:54:55 - thread União Africana (113 words)


Goodlands, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Lormus Bundhoo Friday launched a youth sensitisation campaign on sexual and reproductive health, family life education, adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, as part of activities to mark World Population Day in the island, PANA reported from here
©- - 11 july 2014 - 10:50:01 - thread União Africana (332 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: 

Currency Buying Selling 

Australian Dollar 27
©- - 11 july 2014 - 08:59:04 - thread União Africana (108 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US President Barrack Obama will engage African leaders on matters of health, security and democracy during the US-Africa Summit, slated for 4-6 August, US Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield said
©- - 10 july 2014 - 16:20:06 - thread União Africana (535 words)