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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will host, from 24 to 26 June 2015, the fifth meeting of Health ministers of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region, PANA learnt Wednesday from official sources at the Health Ministry in the Mauritian capital
©- - 17 june 2015 - 14:03:04 - thread African Union (370 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 17 june 2015 - 09:12:35 - thread African Union (111 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Kenyan woman, Luzy Atieno Orinda, 45, has been arrested in Mauritius with about 800 grams of heroin in his luggage, PANA learned on Tuesday from police sources in Port Louis, the capital
©- - 16 june 2015 - 19:02:19 - thread African Union (100 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Despite government intervention, grain-eating birds have wreaked havoc in the Kaedi region, 430 kilometres south of Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, threatening rice farms, particularly in the Lexeiba I and Ganki communities, PANA learned Tuesday from farmers
©- - 16 june 2015 - 14:39:14 - thread African Union (184 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The 25th session of the African Union (AU) Summit ended in the early hours of Tuesday with delegates pledging to fulfill “Agenda 2063”, a blueprint for future development of the continent
©- - 16 june 2015 - 07:41:10 - thread African Union (266 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius' ruling coalition was Monday declared outright winner of urban elections held Sunday for the administration of the five towns in the island, including the capital, Port Louis
©- - 15 june 2015 - 16:35:38 - thread African Union (173 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday wrote to both the Ministers of Finance and International Relations and Cooperation, to request that they itemisze South Africa’s US$70 million per year contribution to the African Union (AU)
©- - 15 june 2015 - 13:44:58 - thread African Union (187 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir left South Africa on Monday, despite the decision of a court barring him from leaving South Africa in connection with his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC)
©- - 15 june 2015 - 12:25:54 - thread African Union (307 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian NGO has called on the African Union (AU) leadership and Nigeria to put pressure on the South African authorities to swiftly transfer President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide against him during the Darfur conflict
©- - 15 june 2015 - 09:25:13 - thread African Union (346 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has slammed both South Africa and Nigeria at the African Union Summit because they had both voted for a United Nations Security Council Resolution in 2011 which authorised military action against Libyan leader Muammar Khadafi and his regime
©- - 14 june 2015 - 14:37:14 - thread African Union (173 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The High Court in Pretoria on Sunday granted an interim order preventing Sudanese president Omar Bashir from leaving South Africa, pending an urgent application for his arrest
©- - 14 june 2015 - 13:37:58 - thread African Union (465 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Around 86% of the total primary energy requirement was met from imported fossil fuels in Mauritius in 2014 as against 85% in the preceding year, Statistics Mauritius revealed on Sunday
©- - 14 june 2015 - 13:08:47 - thread African Union (387 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese newspapers on Sunday expressed relief that President Omar Bashir landed peacefully in South Africa for the AU summit as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs played down the row over the president’s participation
©- - 14 june 2015 - 09:45:09 - thread African Union (749 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The African Union Summit, which is underway in Sandton, has been overshadowed by the arrival of Sudanese President and International Criminal Court (ICC) fugitive, Omar al-Bashir
©- - 14 june 2015 - 09:03:28 - thread African Union (240 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita left Bamako on Saturday for Johannesburg, South Africa, to attend the 25th ordinary summit of the African Union (AU), a government official here confirmed
©- - 13 june 2015 - 18:01:14 - thread African Union (71 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Twenty African leaders who make up the membership of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) met Saturday at Sandton Conference Centre in Johannesburg to deliberate on economic empowerment of African women, financing of Africa’s regional infrastructure and Agenda 2063
©- - 13 june 2015 - 15:04:29 - thread African Union (254 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir on Saturday left Khartoum for Johannesburg to attend the 25th African Union (AU) Summit due to open Sunday
©- - 13 june 2015 - 13:07:59 - thread African Union (71 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The continent's largest free-trade zone, covering 26 countries, will be unveiled at this weekend’s African Union Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, officials said here Saturday
©- - 13 june 2015 - 12:41:33 - thread African Union (203 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian urban electorate go to the polls Sunday to elect their representatives in regional administration who will manage the affairs of the island's five towns over the coming six years
©- - 13 june 2015 - 11:21:08 - thread African Union (168 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The issue of African leaders extending their terms in office is under the spotlight at the AU summit where several heads of state who are guilty of the so-called “third-termism” are attending
©- - 13 june 2015 - 09:23:31 - thread African Union (282 words)


Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – African leaders’ attempts to change constitutions to allow them to stand for third terms will become the next big threat to peace and security on the continent, according to the South Africa-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
©- - 12 june 2015 - 20:13:52 - thread African Union (625 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The International Contact Group on Libya on Friday began meeting on the sidelines of the 25th ordinary session of the AU Assembly
©- - 12 june 2015 - 16:25:21 - thread African Union (217 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Democratic Alliance MP Stevens Mokgalapa on Friday called for the “immediate arrest” of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if he arrives in Johannesburg on Saturday for the African Union (AU) Summit
©- - 12 june 2015 - 15:50:02 - thread African Union (215 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) — The Mauritian Environment, Sustainable Development and Disaster and Beach Management Ministry Friday announced that it would implement three clean projects in a bid to further protect the environment of the island
©- - 12 june 2015 - 14:37:07 - thread African Union (157 words)


Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - President Edgar Lungu on Friday left for South Africa at the head of the the Zambian delegation to the 13-15 June 25th Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government in Johannesburg
©- - 12 june 2015 - 13:04:42 - thread African Union (195 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 12 june 2015 - 10:46:27 - thread African Union (110 words)


Candos, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health Ministry on Thursday launched activities marking the World Blood Donor Day 2015 at the Victoria Hospital in Candos, in the centre of the island, highlighting stories from people whose lives have been saved through blood donation as a way of motivating regular blood donors to give blood and people in good health who have never given blood to begin doing so
©- - 11 june 2015 - 14:05:38 - thread African Union (369 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 11 june 2015 - 11:05:44 - thread African Union (110 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A major manhunt is underway for a group of men posing as policemen who robbed a Nigerian delegate shortly after he had arrived in Johannesburg on Wednesday night to attend the 25th African Union (AU) summit in the city
©- - 11 june 2015 - 10:32:10 - thread African Union (149 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and China have signed a bilateral service agreement that expands the connections between both nations and also benefits the African continent, according to the office of the Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister
©- - 11 june 2015 - 09:45:24 - thread African Union (137 words)


Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism Minister Xavier-Luc Duval was Wednesday elected chairman of the Vanilla Islands Association that groups Mauritius, Comoros, Madagascar, Maldives, Mayotte, La Réunion and Seychelles, PANA reported from here
©- - 11 june 2015 - 08:00:57 - thread African Union (172 words)


Sandton, South Africa (PANA) - Foreign ministers attending the 25th session of the African Union (AU) Assembly agreed Wednesday to formally support implementation of the AU flagship plan to rapidly industrialise Africa, saying national action plans were needed to urgently support Agenda 2063
©- - 10 june 2015 - 15:57:51 - thread African Union (495 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health Ministry has invited members of the public to express themselves on the Human Tissue (Removal, Preservation and Transplant) Act 2006 in the margin of the implementation of the legislation that was approved by the National Assembly on 25 April 2006
©- - 10 june 2015 - 13:17:00 - thread African Union (369 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is rated as the best performing economy in Africa by the World Economic Forum (WEF) Africa Global competitiveness Report 2015, entitled: “Transforming Africa’s Economies”, a PANA correspondent learnt from official sources here
©- - 10 june 2015 - 13:07:16 - thread African Union (318 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 25
©- - 10 june 2015 - 09:41:47 - thread African Union (112 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 25
©- - 09 june 2015 - 08:35:34 - thread African Union (109 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the setting up of a Technology Park in Accra, Ghana's capital, a PANA correspondent learnt Monday from official sources here
©- - 08 june 2015 - 14:25:48 - thread African Union (296 words)