New York, US (PANA) - On the eve of the presidential election in Mauritania, UN chief Antonio Guterres issued a statement encouraging “the Mauritanian people to exercise their right to vote”, describing the election as “an important step in the country’s democratic process Full text...
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Mauritius hosts International Mobilization for Maritime Security in Western Indian Ocean
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Maritime safety has been at the heart of the regional agenda for a whole week, with more than 200 high-level delegates from 40 countries and international organizations making the trip to Mauritius for the Ministerial Conference on Maritime Safety in the Western Indian Ocean from June 18-19 Full text...
Mauritius, China sign grant agreement, partial debt forgiveness
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and China on Thursday signed two agreements, namely, a grant of 100 million RMB (US$146 million) and a protocol relating to the partial debt forgiveness of 78 million RMB (US$113 million) 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 Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Air Mauritius takes delivery of new plane
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian national airline, Air Mauritius, on Friday morning received a new plane, its second A330neo, named “Chagos Archipelago”, as a tribute to the struggle of the Chagossian community Full text...
NGO calls for resolution of fate of Mauritanian deportees in Senegal, Mali
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The National Forum of Human Rights Organisations (FONADH), an umbrella of 20 associations, on Thursday urged the authorities to resolve the issue of the thousands of Mauritanians deported to Senegal and Mali following ethnic clashes in 1989 Full text...
Ghassan Salamé, AU official discuss search for durable solutions to the Libyan crisis
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The United Nations envoy in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, on Thursday held talks in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, with the African Union peace and security Commissioner, Ismail Chargui, on the way forward to finding a durable solution to the crisis shaking the North African country Full text...
AUC Chief cancels Reconciliation Conference on Libya because of continued fighting around Tripoli
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has renounced the holding of a National Reconciliation Conference on Libya in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, saying the continued fighting around Tripoli has not created the right environment for the conference Full text...
Mauritius promises cash awards to its athletes at Indian Ocean games
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Youth and Sports has promised a cash bonus of 50,000 rupees, about US$ 1,400 to any Mauritian athlete who will win a gold medal at the upcoming Indian Ocean Islands Games (JIOI), scheduled for July 19 to 28, 2019 in Mauritius Full text...
Mauritius-based firm seeks 100 doctors, health professionals to work in Africa
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - HR Pro, a human resources management firm based in Mauritius, is recruiting around 100 doctors and health professionals in Mauritius and Rodrigues to work in Africa, more specifically in a private clinic in Djibouti, PANA learnt on Thursday Full text...
Mauritania: Latest facts on the campaign for presidential election
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The final days of the election campaign for the June 22 presidential election in Mauritania have been marked by a stronger engagement of prominent political figures in favour of one or the other candidate, said observers Full text...
Contact Group on piracy holds 22nd plenary session in Mauritius
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - The 22nd plenary session of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS), an international governance mechanism established in response to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1918 (2010), took place Thursday in Balaclava, northern Mauritius, PANA reported 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 Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Air Mauritius slashes fares on Seychelles route
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Seychelles Tourism and Travel Consultant, Alain St-Ange, has said that Air Mauritius is slashing fares on the Seychelles route, as they restart flights on 2 July Full text...
Mauritius Met warns of strong winds until Saturday
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Meteorological Services is warning of strong winds in Mauritius and Rodrigues islands between Thursday and Saturday Full text...
Mauritius Govt. to ensure sustainability of sugar cane sector
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr Mahen Seeruttun, has said on Wednesday that the government is taking a series of measures, so as to ensure the medium and long term sustainability of the sugar cane sector Full text...
Mauritius Govt. reiterates determination to ensure peace, stability and security in the region
Kenya seeks support to host Pan African Free Trade Area Secretariat
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is a “natural choice” to host the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) headquarters because of its advanced trade links with countries in Eastern and Southern Africa and the East African nation has embarked on plans to further promote regional trade, a top official said 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 Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
France advises caution in Mauritania days before the presidential election
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - In the run-up to Mauritania's presidential election on June 22, the French government has called for caution to its citizens in the country, according to a diplomatic note released on Tuesday Full text...
Maritime security officials conference opens in Mauritius
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - A high officials meeting discussing regional cooperation and preceding the second edition of the Indian Ocean Commission’s (IOC) Ministerial Conference on Maritime Security in the Western Indian Ocean, opened on Tuesday in Balaclava, northern Mauritius Full text...
Burundian civil society group castigates "biased" reports of AU and HRW
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's public radio on Tuesday relayed large excerpts from a statement by the Association for Solidarity, Self-Development and Environmental Protection (ASAP), lambasting ''biased'' reports from the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Smail Chergui, on the ''failed'' political dialogue in Burundi, and Human Rights Watch (HRW), on "serious violations" of human rights in this country Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Maritime Security Programme opens in Mauritius
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - A Maritime Security (MASE) Programme opened on Monday at Ebene, in the centre of the island, prior to the opening Tuesday of the Second Ministerial Conference on Maritime Security and the 22nd Plenary Session of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, with the objective of creating awareness on actions related to tackling maritime challenges and to open up opportunities for academia for research works Full text...
2019 AFCON: Mauritanian president to watch national team's first match in Suez
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, will attend the first match of the national team, "MOURABITOUNES", in the framework of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which will run from June 21 to July 19 in Egypt, according to local press in Nouakchott Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Saudi airline flight crew suspended following aggression of one of its members in Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The crew members of the Saudi Arabia airline flight have all been suspended at the international Tunis-Carthage airport on Saturday, causing the cancellation of the airline’s flight whose passengers were evacuated from the aircraft, Tunisian security sources said on Sunday Full text...
Saturday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Saturday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by the central bank of Mauritania Full text...
Mauritania, EU to sign a new fisheries agreement
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Because the fisheries agreement, currently in force between the EU and Mauritania, but is due to expire on November 16, the European Commission says it intends to open negotiations with the Mauritanian government in the near future for a new fisheries agreement Full text...
Mauritius-Africa Fund, Kukuza sign MoU on bankability of Special Economic Zones in Africa
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius-Africa Fund (MAF) and Kukuza Project Development Company (KPDC) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop, implement and finance projects in Africa 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 Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
HRW asks Mauritania government to issue passport to former Guantanamo detainee
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW), a human rights NGO, Thursday urged the Mauritanian authorities to "immediately issue a passport to Mohamed Ouid Slahi, a former detainee at Guantanamo Bay, or explain the legal bases for which the ban on travel was imposed on him, a statement issued here reaching PANA said Full text...
EU, Guinea-Bissau sign new fisheries agreement
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of European Union (EU) Member States on Thursday approved a new fisheries agreement between Guinea-Bissau and the EU, it was officially announced in Brussels 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 Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Mauritius Govt. disappointed at UK’s plans to organise visits to Chagos
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Prime Minister’s Office has expressed its "deep disappointment" that despite a UN General Assembly resolution affirming that the Chagos Archipelago forms an integral part of the country, the United Kingdom purports, in flagrant violation, to organise a significantly expanded programme of visits there Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
EU releases 152 million Euros for Sahel countries
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will grant a 152 million-Euro aid to Sahel countries to enable them to deal with several problems and assist populations in need, a diplomatic source here told PANA on Wednesday Full text...
France pledges to support implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area
Paris, France (PANA) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said here Tuesday that France would support the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area project, an official statement reaching PANA said Full text...
Mauritius launches financial literacy programme
Bambous, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Financial Services and Good Governance ministry and the Financial Services Commission on Wednesday launched a financial literacy programme for the youth and the elderly with focus on the right reflexes while taking financial decisions Full text...
AU Customs Technical Working Group opens in Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The 6th African Union Customs Technical Working Group meeting focusing on Interconnectivity of Computerised Customs Clearance systems opened in Port Louis on Wednesday, with the main objective to reflect, share ideas and chart the way forward on the mapping of data elements so that AU member States can benefit from inter-connectivity in a harmonised and coordinated manner Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Workshop on trade finance and digital financial services begins in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A four-day workshop on trade finance and digital financial services to support inclusive growth in Mauritania began here Tuesday, an official source told PANA Full text...
OIC strongly condemns attack on village in central Mali
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the attack, by an armed group on June 9, against the Sobane-Kou village in the Mopti region of Mali, killing 95 people and injuring many others Full text...
Mauritania cancels Mathematics paper in 2019 Baccalaureate exams
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training has cancelled Monday's Mathematics paper in this year's Baccalaureate examination because of an error in the questions Full text...