Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has given the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) 800 million Sudanese pounds (about US$ 130 million) as its commitment to efforts to remove the obstacles militating against the implementation of an agreement reached between it and groups of Darfur Rebel movement
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health education and promotion campaigns have shown slow results and have not reached their targets in the past 15 years, Mauritian Health Minister Lormus Bundhoo, observed Thursday at a workshop in Domaine Les Pailles, near Port-Louis, the Mauritian capital
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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Thursday condemned the killing of Tunisian opposition leader, Chokri Belaid, and the subsequent death of a police officer, saying the acts were undermining efforts to complete the political transition process in the North African country
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29
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Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) – Mauritius will soon set up a national cancer institute in an effort to better understand the disease, the health minister, Lormus Bundhoo told PANA this Wednesday
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The president of world football governing body, FIFA, Joseph Sepp Blatter, arrived in Nouakchott on Wednesday on the first-leg of a four nation African tour, the Mauritanian Football Federation announced
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Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) – The first round of the presidential election in Madagascar has been scheduled for 24 July with the second round and legislative elections set for 25 September, PANA reported Wednesday, quoting the Indian Ocean’s Commission (IOC), based in Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Wednesday by the Mauritian commercial bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya:
Currency Buying Selling
(1)-euro 403
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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, is due in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday to attend the 12th Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) which runs from 5 to 8 February
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania was due in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday where he will be taking part in the 12th summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, official sources told PANA here
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - China has agreed to fund the construction of health facilities in Mauritius, to the tune of US$ 19 million, following an agreement signed between the two countries, a PANA Correspondent reported from here Tuesday
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya and Saudi Arabia on Monday expressed their willingness to stabilize the world oil market, saying their membership of international organizations like OPEC and OAPEC, would facilitate the move
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian government Monday launched a cancer control programme in its secondary schools to mark the celebration of the world day against cancer
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Paper cheques were manually exchanged for the last time in Mauritius Monday, marking the end of the era of physical clearing of cheques in the country, according to a PANA report
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Port Louis, Maurice (PANA) - Curepipe Starlight FC retains its lead in the Mauritian first division football league after beating Petite Rivière Noire FC 1-0 in the 10th round of matches played over the weekend
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has expressed shock and sadness at the worsening humanitarian situation in Southern Africa, specifically in Mozambique where the death toll from floods has reached 68, and displaced 170,000 people
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya against some foreign currencies, issued on Sunday by the Mauritanian Central Bank (BCM)
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The retaking of northern Mali from Islamist groups affiliated to Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) by French-led troops is one of the main stories highlighted by the media this week in Mauritania
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Le Morne, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, on Friday said the country's national carrier, Air Mauritius, was looking for a strategic partner to improve its performance
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritians Friday celebrated the 178th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the south eastern town of Le Morne, where escaping slaves hid in the mountains during slave trade
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Convicted Thursday for drug trafficking, 21-year-old French national, Mathieu Blondeau, is to serve 20 years in jail in Mauritius, judicial sources told PANA here
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Here are the latest foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Thursday by the Mauritian commercial bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Thursday by the nation’s central bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Euro 403
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – About 100 activists from civil society organisations, the government and development partners on Wednesday launched a food bank in Mauritania
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Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Saying that Africa has come of age and should be able to resolve its own problems without foreign assistance, President Alpha Conde of Guinea has slammed the current French military intervention in Mali
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Here are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here by the nation’s central bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Euro 401
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Three suspected Islamic terrorists were arrested by the regional security services in Brakna, 250km South-east of the capital, Nouakchott, over the last 24 hours, the Mauritanian news agency "al Akhbar", which is close to the moderate Islamist movement, reported Tuesday
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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has expressed its satisfaction at the African Union Peace and Security Council's (AUPSC's) decision to ensure that the dispute between Juba and Khartoum is handled at the continental level, rather than allow foreign intervention
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders rose Monday from two days of intensive talks on the conflicts affecting the continent with a resolve to pep up the continent's response to the crises by making the African Standby Force (ASF) a reality
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –A special brigade of some 2,000 soldiers, which will be set up within the United Nations Mission for the Stabilization of Congo (MONUSCO), will be headed by a Tanzanian official
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Addis Abeba, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders on Monday threw their weight behind the candidature of Djiboutian Rachad Farah for the position of Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural organisation (UNESCO) which would decided on in October
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Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders ended their meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Monday with a pledge of US$50 million for the Mali International Support Mission (MISMA)
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Prime minister of the Libyan interim government, Ali Zidane, on Monday held talks in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, with the Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara, during the just-ended African Union summit
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Curepipe Starlight has taken the lead in the Mauritian football league after walloping ASVP 4-0 in the ninth round of matches played over the weekend
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
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Australian Dollar 30
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has appealed to African male leaders to join his campaign to end violence against women, specifically rape and sexual violence in conflict
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Chairperson and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn has launched a celebration of the continental organisation's Golden Jubilee, saying the event has a special significance for the people and government of Ethiopia
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN will deploy an international peacekeeping operation in Mali once the armed operation to oust Islamist insurgents is over, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced here Sunday
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