Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  The Mauritian national airline, Air Mauritius, on Wednesday decided to suspend all its flights to Shanghai with effect 31 January 2020, PANA reported from here Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, on Wednesday received the Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tiebilé Dramé, a special envoy of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (IBK) of Mali, the government-owned Mauritanian Agency of Information (AMI) announced Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Labour, Human Resource, Development and Training Ministry on Wednesday said that no new work permit for workers travelling from China will be issued until further notice, following the outbreak of the Coronavirus in China and travel restrictions imposed to and from China, PANA reported from here 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...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian prosecutors on Tuesday remanded a dozen people in custody for taking part in a gay wedding or celebrating the birthday of a member of the community last week, judicial sources told PANA on Wednesday in Nouakchott 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...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has activated its emergency health systems to handle the coronavirus outbreak in China, which is threatening to spread to countries in Africa, Dr John Nkengasong, the Africa CDC director, said on Tuesday Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will host the World Family Summit for the first time from May 12 to 15, 2020, in which 80 countries will participate, coinciding with the celebration of the International Day of the Family, under the theme "Building the future we want" Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, on Tuesday said that all travelers to the island will have to provide a valid address in order to facilitate screening of symptomatic cases of coronavirus by health inspectors, PANA reported from here 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...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The eighth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union High Level Committee on Libya will be held on Thursday in Brazzaville 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...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will host, on 30 and 31 January 2020, an Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Experts’ Meeting which aims at enhancing intra-regional trade and investment, PANA learnt on Tuesday from the Government Information Services (GIS) in the Mauritian capital Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh Ghazouani Monday presided over the launching of a large reorganization, construction and renovation programme for dams in the east of the city of Rosso, 200 kilometers south of Nouakchott, official sources told PANA Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -   Activist organization, "For a Secular Mauritania", Monday denounced the arrest of several individuals alleged to be members of the LGBT community, and condemned the treatment meted out to them by the police, according to a statement reaching PANA here Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A single Super League match was played on Sunday in Mauritius, ending in a 2-2 draw between Entente Boulet Rouge and GRSE Wanderers, PANA reported from Port-Louis Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Minister, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Monday said that the government is committed in adopting a responsible and environmentally sustainable development policy and will pursue its initiatives in ensuring the protection of the environment Full text...

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

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Minister of Culture and Handicrafts, Dr Sidi Mohamed ould Ghaber, kicked off an annual nomad festival on Saturday at the Nouakchott race course Full text...

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

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian President Mr Prithvirajsing Roopun, on Friday presented the Government Programme for the period 2020-2024 that focuses on the broad orientations for taking the island forward for the next four years Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – All passengers, irrespective of their nationality, travelling from Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China, or who have visited the city during the last 14 days, would be immediately quarantined for observation, the Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry said in a travel advice issued on Friday, following the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The Mauritanian government Thursday gave reassurances about the country’s medicines coverage against certain practices attributed to private pharmacies, an official source told PANA here Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian police have arrested several people in Nouakchott for attending a "gay wedding" or participating in the celebration of the birthday of a member of the gay community Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  Some 166 companies from several African countries met here Thursday within the framework of a multisectoral mission in Mauritania under the Africa Development Club of Attijarariwafa Bank, an official source said Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Organising Committee of Miss World Contest, accompanied by Miss World 2019, Ms Toni-Ann Singh, is presently in Mauritius to discuss the possibility of organising the Miss World Contest 2020 in the island-nation 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) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)- A Mauritanian blogger, Mohamed Ali ould Abdel Aziz, who is close to former head of state Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, was arrested on  Monday and taken into custody at the offices of the State Security Directorate (DSE), PANA has learned from informed sources Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA)  - Mauritians woke up on Wednesday under heavy rains, and under a special warning from the Meteorological Services cautioning the population, PANA  reported from here

According to the Met Services, atmospheric conditions in the island remain conducive for the formation of active clouds in the region 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...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Abdel Aziz ould Dahi, head of the Central Bank of Mauritania, has been appointed Minister of Economy and Industry, according to a decree issued on Tuesday in Nouakchott by the Presidency 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) - A Mauritanian anti-slavery activist has presented a scathing report on the human rights situation in the country at a meeting of the Human Rights Committee of the International Union of Parliamentarians (HRC/IPU) in Geneva Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania is on Wednesday hosting a meeting on extractive industries as part of activities of Attijari Bank Group's Africa Development Club programme Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, Tuesday presided at the opening ceremony of an international conference held under the theme “Role of Islam in Africa: tolerance and moderation, remedy to extremism and other killing”, an official sources told PANA here Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Egypt has been praised for its leadership of the African Union (AU) organs in 2019 at the opening of the 39th session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC), comprising ambassadors from the organisation's member states Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Meteorological Services of Mauritius on Tuesday issued a warning indicating  that clouds associated with an instability zone,  between Mauritius and Madagascar, are influencing the weather in the island, PANA reported from here 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...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Mauritanian government and British Petroleum (BP) Monday signed a partnership agreement on the “production of proper energies and their integration in the production of liquid natural gas, to reduce the emission of CO2 resulting from exploitation”, the state-run Mauritanian news agency (AMI) reported here Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Two matches were were played on Sunday on resumption of the Super League of Mauritius, PANA noted on the spot Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) –A total of 110 newly-recruited doctors will on Tuesday join the public health service in the five regional hospitals of Mauritius following a one-day orientation course that took place Monday at Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre in Bell Village, Port Louis Full text...

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

Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - The 12th edition of the rally - Africa Eco Race - which left Monaco on 5 January and arrived in Africa through the Moroccan city of Tanger two days later, enters Senegal on Saturday Full text...

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

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, on Thursday said that an inter-sectoral collaboration is key to control and prevent the outbreak of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue and chikungunya, in particular during the currently current cyclonic and rainy season Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation from Saudi Arabia is in Mali to strengthen economic and commercial cooperation between the two countries 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...

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Seven traffickers were arrested and 65 trophies of protected species seized as part of the fight against wildlife crime in the second half of 2019 in Benin, PANA learned this Wednesday from official sources in Cotonou Full text...