Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
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Mauritanian army arrests smugglers
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian army says it has arrested several smugglers in the zone located in north-east of the country, at the far borders with Mali and Algeria Full text...
Mauritius honours best sportsmen for 2019
Mapou, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Sports Council honoured its best athletes for the year 2019 at a ceremony held at the Château de Labourdonnais in Mapou, in the north of the island, PANA learned from official sources on Saturday evening Full text...
AU intensifies infection prevention in Egypt after confirmed coronavirus spread
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union will intensify the training of healthcare workers and the availability of testing kits for the effective handling of the coronavirus (COVID-19) following the confirmation of the first case of the virus in Egypt, a senior health official said on Saturday Full text...
COVID-19 will severely impact the Mauritian economy - Prime Minister
St-Pierre, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Saturday said that the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) on the island’s economy will be significant Full text...
Moderate tropical storm approaching Mauritius - Meteorological Services
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) on Saturday announced that a moderate tropical storm, named Gabekile, is approaching the islands of Rodrigues and Mauritius Full text...
Mauritius government introduces e-health system in Rodrigues
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry has introduced digitalisation of the health service system at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Crève Cœur, Rodrigues island Full text...
Saturday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...
UN official says swearing-in of new Guinea Bissau president unlikely to bring stability
New York, US (PANA) - Political discord in Guinea-Bissau could hamper the first-ever peaceful transfer of power to a democratically elected leader, the top UN official in the West African country told the Security Council on Friday Full text...
Mauritania: Arbitration and mediation to improve the business climate
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The chamber of commerce, industry and agriculture of Mauritania (CCIAM) Friday hosted the closing session of a series of training courses for mediators and arbitrators Full text...
Coronavirus: 92 people quarantined in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Ninety-two people have been quarantined in two centres on the island, namely Souillac Hospital and Anse-la-Raie Youth Centre, since they began operations in January, in the wake of measures to prevent the coronavirus currently raging in China, PANA learned on Friday from an official source in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Guinea: Mining company gives out US$17 to host community
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Mining Company of Boké (SMB) released more than US$ 17 million in 2019 as part of its community relations policy in Guinea, according to a press release from the company on Thursday Full text...
Mauritius launches a new generation of natural sugar
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Omnicane Ltd, a Mauritian sugar establishment in the south of the island, on Thursday launched DINA Life, a new brand and two innovative sugar food products, PANA reported from here Full text...
Mauritius: Tourist arrivals increase by 12.4% in January 2020
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourist arrivals in Mauritius have increased by 12 Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Mauritanian coalition denounces exclusion
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Coalition Vivre Ensemble (CVE-Negro African movement) Thursday warned against repeated discriminatory measures targeting black people in the country, a statement released here said Full text...
IFAD gives Mauritania 50 million dollars for agricultural development
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will give Mauritania a 50m USD subsidy to boost agricultural production and support other projects, targeting particularly the development of a vital sector, an official source told PANA here Thursday Full text...
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Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - For the first time the escalating terrorist threat in Mozambique has been discussed by African leaders, at the 33rd African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, last week – more than two years after the insurgency started in the northern Cabo Delgado province Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Mauritius introduces health programme in schools
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, on Wednesday said that the health programme that is being introduced in schools focuses on providing prevention measures and timely treatment to students adding that schools are key places for healthy development of young people Full text...
Mauritania: President Ghazouani receives US official David Halle
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Wednesday received the US deputy-Secretary for political affairs, David Halle, who was on a visit to Mauritania as part of his West African tour, said official press reports here Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Mauritanian Army sweeps up gold panners in northern region
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian army carried out a large sweep of the gold panners by rounding up around 60 individuals in the far north, towards the Algerian border, some of which are classified as a military zone closed to civilian activities, according to news reported on Tuesday by local press Full text...
AU supports reconciliation conference in Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 33rd summit of the African Union (AU), held on 9 and 10 February in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, affirmed the African Organization's support for the holding of a Reconciliation Conference among Libyans to strengthen the ceasefire and start a political dialogue Full text...
Mauritius-EU: DeSIRA initiative to boost smart agriculture
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and the European Union (EU) on Monday signed the Development-Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture Initiative (DeSIRA), developed by the EU to enhance the research and development capacity of the Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (FAREI) for sustainable and modern agriculture, PANA learnt from the Government Information Services (GIS) Full text...
Mauritius: AXYS Stockbroking publishes report on economic impact of coronavirus
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - AXYS Stockbroking, a branch of the financial group AXYS, one of the leading portfolio management companies in Mauritius, said on Tuesday that the coronavirus epidemic raging in China and elsewhere in recent weeks is not without consequences on the Mauritian economy Full text...
Mauritius reinforces preventive measures against Coronavirus
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Wellness minister Kailesh Kumar Jagutpal on Tuesday said that passengers from all flights will from now undergo strict screening at the island’s airport as preventive measures are reinforced against the outbreak of the Coronavirus in China Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Rights group urges new AU chairperson Ramaphosa to hinge ‘Silencing the Guns’ goal on justice, accountability
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – As South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa begins his term of office as the chairperson of the African Union (AU), a human rights watchdog is asking him to use his leadership to promote human rights and justice for violations across the continent Full text...
President Felix Tshisekedi describes election as AU vice-president as DRC’s return to African scene
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said here Monday that his election as vice-president of the African Union (AU) for 2020 and chairman for 2021 marked the return of the Democratic Republic of Congo to the African scene, a presidential press release copied to PANA said Full text...
Tunisia submits ratification of AU convention on fighting corruption
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Acting Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sabri Bachtobji has submitted the instruments of ratification of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption to AU legal counsel Nemira Najm Full text...
First Arab Peace and Justice Conference opens in Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first Arab conference on peace, justice and sustainable development opened on Monday in Tunis Full text...
Ugandan, Nigerian nationals arrested for drug trafficking in Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A Ugandan and a Nigerian were arrested in Mauritius on Saturday by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Section (CANS) of the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) with 1 Full text...
Mauritanian collective for redistribution of agricultural land
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Manifesto for the Political, Economic and Social Rights of the Haratines (MDPESH - components of former slaves), in a just and reconciled Mauritania, calls for "urgent measures for a redistribution of agricultural land, in accordance with a 1983 land reform law", according to a statement released on Monday Full text...
AU Summit: Sudanese prime minister confers with UN Secretary General
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has met with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk on the margins of the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where the two are present Full text...
AU Summit: AU Peace and Security Council proposes measures to end Libyan fighting
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The African Union Peace and Security Council, which met the day before the summit of African Union summit opened in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Sunday, has proposed three concrete measures to be examine immediately to end the fighting in Libya and help end the crisis Full text...
AU Summit: UN chief calls for ‘collective, comprehensive, coordinated’ response to challenges facing Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The challenges facing African nations are “complex, multi-faceted and far-reaching" but a “collective, comprehensive and coordinated” response by the global community will build on the momentum that already exists to help the continent thrive, the UN secretary-General told the African Union Summit on Sunday Full text...
AU Summit: African leaders meet against background of huge challenges
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – African leaders on Sunday began their 33rd Summit in Addis Ababa under the theme: “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa's Development Full text...
AU Summit: AU inaugurates headquarters of Committee on Intelligence, Security Services
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) on Sunday inaugurated the headquarters of the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services (CISSA) in Addis Ababa to intensify security cooperation Full text...
AU Summit: Nigeria's President says ECOWAS mobilising funds to combat terrorism
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said that member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are mobilising with “renewed vigour,” their own resources to combat Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorism Full text...
AU Summit: AU, UN launch book on outstanding African women, women-led organisations
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, on Saturday joined dignitaries attending the AU Summit for the launch of a book jointly produced by the two organizations called "She Stands for Peace: 20 years, 20 journeys Full text...
AU Summit: UN chief urges South Sudanese president, rival to agree on unity gov't
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday urged leaders of war-torn South Sudan, where a deadline is fast approaching for President Salva Kiir and his former deputy, Riek Machar, to agree terms for a new unity government Full text...
AU Summit: Guterres addresses AU High Level Meeting on Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Addressing a High Level Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment at the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa on Saturday, UN Secretatry General has said that the reality in Africa, and the rest of the world, is that poverty “still has a woman’s face” Full text...
AU Summit: Guterres hails ‘shared values, mutual respect and common interests’ of AU-UN partnership
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN chief on Saturday called on the international community to recognise the need for African counter-terrorism operations, backed by the UN Security Council, to tackle the growing threat of extremist violence across the continent, and “predictable funding, guaranteed by compulsory contributions” Full text...
Hamdouk arrives in Addis Ababa for African Summit
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday, leading Sudan’s delegation to the 33rd African Summit for his maiden participation since the demise of Omar Bashir in 2019
The summit of the African heads of state and governments is scheduled for 9-10 February Full text...
Meeting in Addis Ababa on Libya, Sahel region on sidelines of 33rd AU summit
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, is Saturday hosting a summit on Libya and the Sahel region organized by the African Union Peace and Security Commission on the eve of the opening of the 33rd AU session dominated this year by the security solutions and conflicts on the continent Full text...
The threat of Coronavirus a priority for the Indian Ocean Commission
Ebony, Mauritius (PANA) - Some 60 human and animal health professionals from the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) met here on 3 -7 February 2020 to discuss the threat of the coronavirus to populations of the Indian Ocean, official sources told PANA Saturday Full text...