Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, met on Thursday in Bamako with the Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development of the African Union (AU), Ms Full text...
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Tourist arrivals on the rise in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The number of tourists who arrived in Mauritius in January 2023 was 107,684, up from 40,028 in the same period a year earlier, Statistics Mauritius said on Wednesday Full text...
Mauritius launches National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of STIs
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday officially launched the implementation of the National Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) for 2023-2027 Full text...
Cancer is third main cause of deaths in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - On World Cancer Day celebrated 6 February, the Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, has said that cancer was the leading cause of deaths worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020 or nearly one in six deaths Full text...
Mauritius using Sterile Insect Technique to tackle mosquito proliferation
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is presently implementing a Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) project which forms part of the integrated vector management strategy to tackle mosquito-borne illnesses such as dengue and chikungunya Full text...
AUC Chairperson discusses Mali's transition timetable with leaders
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has ended a visit to Mali to assess the roadmap for a return to constitutional rule saying "real progress" has been made Full text...
COVID-19: Mauritius records one death
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius said on Wednesday that one death due COVID-19 was recorded from 19 to 25 January Full text...
Mauritius extends the paediatric age limit from 12 to 16 years
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has from 1 January this year extended the paediatric age limit from 12 to 16 years, the Government Information Service (GIS) said on Wednesday Full text...
Malian Prime Minister calls on African Union to support Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, Monday in Bamako invited the African Union (AU) to support the efforts of the Malian government Full text...
Mauritius wants to become a clinical trial destination
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Jagutpal said Tuesday Mauritius would offer an attractive and favourable environment for carrying out clinical research on a large scale with high standards of public transparency and safety Full text...
Tapping into Mauritania’s gas and green hydrogen potential
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania is strategically placed to become an important supplier of natural gas, particularly as countries seek to diversify their gas suppliers to reduce reliance on Russian gas, Extractives inSight, a monthly bulletin from the Extractive Industries Transparency International (EITI} reported on Monday Full text...
IMF approves US$38.4 million ECF arrangement for Guinea-Bissau
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – A new credit support programme under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aims to anchor macroeconomic stability in Guinea-Bissau, put the government's budget back on track and ensure medium-term debt sustainability Full text...
Déby and Al-Burhan discuss joint cooperation and the situation in Libya
Khartoum (Soudan) - The president of Sudan's Sovereign Transitional Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the president of Chad's Transitional Military Council, Mahamat Idriss Déby, agreed on Sunday to work together for the establishment of peace in Libya and stability in the Central African Republic Full text...
UN, AU and IGAD: Sudan Political Process enters decisive phase requiring wide participation
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- In one of the rarest events of its type, representatives of the United Nations, the African Union and the East African Development Authority IGAD, Monday urged Sudanese stakeholders to close their ranks and reach an agreement ending their current widening rift Full text...
Denis Sassou Nguesso pledges support for UN efforts in Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso has pledged his full support for the UN's efforts, highlighting the dangers of maintaining the status quo in Libya, which is experiencing a deadlock in its political process Full text...
Libyan Finance minister discusses activation of Libyan investments in Senegal with President Macky Sall
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Finance of the Government of National Unity, Khaled al-Mabrouk, discussed on Thursday with Senegalese President Macky Sall the activation of Libyan investments in Senegal Full text...
Libya Audit Office, Dutch Court of Audit discuss work plan on public auditing
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libya Audit Office discussed on Wednesday evening with the Netherlands Court of Audit a work plan to develop performance auditing prepared by the Office for review, approval and implementation Full text...
AU appoints Mohamed Ibn Chambas High Representative for Silencing the Guns
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has appointed Ghanaian diplomat, Dr Full text...
Mauritius breaks Guinness World Record of the World Largest Human Image of a Waving Flag
Belle-Vue – (PANA) – Mauritius has broken the Guinness World Record of the World Largest Human Image of a Waving Flag at the Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Harel, northern Mauritius Full text...
IMF approves US$ 86.9 million Extended Fund Facility for Mauritania
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the Article IV consultation with Mauritania, approving 42-month arrangements of US$ 86 Full text...
COVID-19: Mauritius records one death
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Monday attributed the death of a 65-year-old woman to COVID-19 Full text...
No death attributed to Covid-19 in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Friday they did not record any death from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country over the period 12 -18 January 2023 Full text...
Mauritius launches 3rd Country Cooperation Strategy 2023/2026 to achieve universal health coverage
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius launched on Wednesday its Country Cooperation Strategy 2023-2026 prepared by the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the WHO for the period 2023-2026 Full text...
Mauritius recorded trade deficit in November 2022
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Wednesday that the country's balance trade showed a deficit of 17,600 million rupees in November 2022, higher by 26 Full text...
Nigeria: Buhari departs for Nouakchott, Mauritania Tuesday for African Conference for Peace award
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for Nouakchott, Mauritania, on Tuesday where he is billed to receive the "African Award for Strengthening Peace" Full text...
Mauritius to extend HPV vaccination to boys aged 9 to 15 years old
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Health authorities in Mauritius announced on Monday that for the first time the national Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination campaign, will target not only girls but also boys aged 9 to 15 years old Full text...
Mauritius to launch national action plan for prevention, control of STIs
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness said on Friday that it has, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation and various stakeholders, developed a national action plan for 2023 to 2027 for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) Full text...
COVID-19: Mauritius reports one death in a week
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities on Friday reported that one death attributed to COVID-19 was recorded in the island from 5-11 January 2023 Full text...
Mauritius extends by two years the banning of certain non-biodegradable plastic single use products
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) - The Mauritius Government announced Friday that the Environment Protection (Control of Single Use Plastic Products) Regulations 2020 will be amended to extend by two years, that is, from 15 January 2023 up to 14 January 2025, the moratorium for the banning of certain non-biodegradable single use products Full text...
Preparatory Forum for National Reconciliation Conference in Libya ends
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The preparatory forum of the National Reconciliation Conference concluded its work on Thursday evening in Tripoli, in the presence of the deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, and the United Nations Envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily Full text...
Senegal president confident 2023 will mark end of Libyan crisis through peace, elections
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senegalese president and current chairman of the African Union (AU), Macky Sall, has expressed confidence that Libya will achieve peace during 2023, by holding elections Full text...
Coronavirus: COVID-19 claims one more life in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities said on Tuesday that COVID-19 claimed a new life on the island last Sunday, a 88-year-old man who was not vaccinated Full text...
Malian Prime Minister in Brazil for inauguration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, arrived Friday in Brasilia, Brazil, to represent the president of the Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, at the inauguration Sunday, 1 January, 2023, of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, an official source told PANA Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports one death
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities said on Friday that COVID-19 claimed a new victim on the island, a 73-year-old woman who was vaccinated against coronavirus, but tested positive Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: Team to monitor peace agreement inaugurated
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A three-member mission was inaugurated on Thursday under the auspices of the African Union (AU) to monitor, verify and enforce the 2 November Cessation of Hostilities agreement that ended a two-year bitter war between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front Full text...
South Africa's Perlemoen restaurant wins top global award
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Western Cape restaurant has won a top global award at a Paris ceremony Full text...
Mauritius to ensure continued operations of military base in Diego Garcia
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has told members of the diplomatic corps that his country and the United Kingdom (UK) have decided to start negotiations on the issue of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago in view to securing, by early next year, an agreement on the basis of international law Full text...
Unemployment rate on the rise in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius, a governmental organization, on Friday released the figures regarding the unemployment rate in the island which stood at 7 Full text...
Mauritius records trade deficit in October
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Thursday said that the balance of visible trade showed a deficit of Rs 13,959 million in October 2022, lower by 23 Full text...
Mauritius to plant 500 trees to increase native and endemic tree cover in 'Ridge to Reef' project:
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Ridge to Reef (R2R) project that aims to promote forest restoration and the creation of new endemic forest cover has been launched with the planting of 500 endemic trees in the Black River, a southern district of the island Full text...
Mauritius launches 'Zero Interest Medical Loan' scheme for patients in private clinics
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has has launched a “Zero Interest Medical Loan" scheme, which is a tripartite collaboration between the Ministry of Health and Wellness, 18 private clinics, and two banks - SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd and MauBank Ltd Full text...
Deputy Chairman of Libyan Presidential Council welcomes AU support for reconciliation efforts in Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, has hailed the African Union (AU) for its support to efforts of the Presidential Council in the technical and consultative fields for national reconciliation in Libya Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reords one death
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius recorded one death due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), 82 active cases out of which 38 were admitted to a hospital over the period 8 -14 December 2022, health authorities said on Saturday Full text...
Mauritius to reach targeted one million tourist arrivals in 2022
Pte aux Piments, Mauritius (PANA) – The Acting Mauritian Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Mr Louis Steven Obeegadoo, on Thursday said that the number of tourist arrivals from October 2021 to November 2022 to the island amounted to 1,027,455 Full text...
African countries renew commitment to improved nutrition
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Member States renewed their commitments towards nutrition on the continent at a high-level event of the 2022 African Year of Nutrition, the AU Commission said on Thursday Full text...
Mauritius to introduce Road Safety Education in primary school curriculum from 2023
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will from 2023 introduce Road Safety Education as a compulsory subject in the education curriculum at the level of public primary schools from Grade 1 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records three new deaths
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities reported on Monday that they have recorded three deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours Full text...
Political developments in Libya discssed in Saudi Arabia meeting
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on Saturday met with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdelaziz, to discuss the political developments in Libya and the prospects for cooperation between the two countries Full text...
Mauritanian terrorist charged with death of American, providing material support to Al-Qaeda
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Fawaz Ould Ahmed Ould Ahemeid, aka Ibrahim Idress, aka Ibrahim Dix, 44, of Mauritania, was arraigned on Saturday in federal court in the Eastern District of New York on a six-count indictment Full text...
Mauritius to implement National Action Plan to combat Trafficking in Persons 2022-2026
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will implement the National Action Plan to combat Trafficking in Persons 2022-2026, which has been drafted by a consultant with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration Full text...