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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has totally condemned the abduction of over 200 schools girls in Nigeria by the Boko Haram terrorist group
©- - 07 may 2014 - 14:48:42 - thread African Union (211 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has commended the role played by Mauritania in the fight against terrorism and organized crime in the Sahel, according to a joint statement with the Mauritanian government, published here Wednesday
©- - 07 may 2014 - 13:56:56 - thread African Union (248 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and India Wednesday signed a contract for the design, construction and delivery of one Fast Patrol Vessel for the Mauritius Police Force to the tune of US$ 20
©- - 07 may 2014 - 13:33:27 - thread African Union (244 words)


Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Information Communication Technology Minister Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum said Wednesday that the ICT sector had experienced a rapid and sustained growth in Mauritius, where an increasing number of foreign companies are setting up their bases
©- - 07 may 2014 - 12:27:58 - thread African Union (282 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 415
©- - 07 may 2014 - 11:05:36 - thread African Union (130 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling 

Australian Dollar 26
©- - 07 may 2014 - 10:09:35 - thread African Union (108 words)


Nouakchott , Mauritania (PANA) - Former Health Minister and leader of the Party for Democracy and Harmony (El Wiam), Bodiel Ould Houmeid, has filed his papers for the Mauritanian presidential election, scheduled for 21 June, the Constitutional Council announced here Tuesday
©- - 06 may 2014 - 15:03:07 - thread African Union (159 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 413
©- - 06 may 2014 - 12:29:01 - thread African Union (129 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling

 Australian Dollar 26
©- - 06 may 2014 - 08:11:06 - thread African Union (108 words)


Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Discussions on ways of strengthening cooperation between Tunisia and Australia in the field of natural resources and mining were held here Monday between the Tunisian Foreign Minister, Mongi Hamdi, and the president of the Australian House of Representatives, Mrs
©- - 05 may 2014 - 17:38:55 - thread African Union (122 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, published here Monday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 413
©- - 05 may 2014 - 11:25:40 - thread African Union (139 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Monday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 05 may 2014 - 11:10:14 - thread African Union (121 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya fell against the Euro and the CFA Franc but remained stable against the US Dollar, according to Sunday's exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank Following are the rates: Currency Buying Selling 1- Euro 413
©- - 04 may 2014 - 10:47:18 - thread African Union (154 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The African Union mission for Mali and Sahel (MISAHEL), the department of Development and Swiss cooperation (DDC) and the Radio Kledu, on Saturday signed a tripartite agreement marking the beginning of the programme -- Anka Ben! or Let’s make peace, reliable sources told PANA
©- - 03 may 2014 - 17:38:25 - thread African Union (229 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The winter season that starts mid-May in Mauritius is expected to be a normal season, according to the seasonal climate forecast prepared by the Mauritius Meteorological Services (Met Services)
©- - 03 may 2014 - 07:46:00 - thread African Union (324 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Several prisoners belonging to Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), who are serving heavy sentences for terrorist activities at secret places, were on Friday returned to a prison of the capital, Nouakchott, the private news agency "Sahara Media" reports
©- - 02 may 2014 - 22:38:31 - thread African Union (138 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Mauritanian opposition party, Union of Forces of Progress (UFP), on Friday appealed for the boycott of the presidential election slated for 21 June for the completion of dialogue with the ruling majority for a free and fair poll
©- - 02 may 2014 - 19:55:44 - thread African Union (234 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Government will soon establish a desk to facilitate the registration of companies in the country after the details were approved by the Council of Ministers, PANA reported from here
©- - 02 may 2014 - 08:26:00 - thread African Union (114 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 02 may 2014 - 08:11:36 - thread African Union (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 411
©- - 30 april 2014 - 11:34:14 - thread African Union (129 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 30 april 2014 - 08:59:06 - thread African Union (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian National Assembly on Monday adopted a bill authorizing the government to ratify the Protocol to the Convention of the African Union (AU) on the prevention and fight against terrorism, approved at the continental level 8 July, 2004, and signed by Mauritania 27 January, 2013, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 29 april 2014 - 16:52:37 - thread African Union (237 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Bank of Mauritius has granted licences to two new banks – Warwyck Private Bank Ltd and Banque Richemount Limited – to carry on private banking business in the island, PANA learnt Tuesday from official sources at the Bank
©- - 29 april 2014 - 16:31:38 - thread African Union (309 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – One case of malaria was detected at the beginning of the week in Mauritius, where the disease has long been eradicated, the Mauritian Health Ministry announced Tuesday in a communique
©- - 29 april 2014 - 16:12:50 - thread African Union (151 words)


Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Toyota vehicles have remained the most preferred vehicle brand in Botswana, the diamond-rich southern Africa nation, according to statistics released by the country’s data authority, Statistics Botswana (SB), Tuesday on transport and infrastructure
©- - 29 april 2014 - 12:04:20 - thread African Union (207 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 412
©- - 29 april 2014 - 10:53:56 - thread African Union (130 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling 

Australian Dollar 26
©- - 29 april 2014 - 08:59:06 - thread African Union (108 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Information and Communications Technology Minister, Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum, said on Monday that the amount of radiation emitted from telecommunication towers in the island is well below the hazardous levels established by international standards
©- - 28 april 2014 - 14:13:25 - thread African Union (264 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 412
©- - 28 april 2014 - 11:02:26 - thread African Union (122 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 28 april 2014 - 10:41:01 - thread African Union (108 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian media this past week focused on politics, with the second meeting Thursday between Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam and opposition leader Paul Bérenger to discuss the electoral reform
©- - 27 april 2014 - 13:12:53 - thread African Union (293 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritanie (PANA) - Following are Sunday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 412
©- - 27 april 2014 - 12:31:32 - thread African Union (129 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Ibrahima Moctar Sarr will contest this year's presidential election in Mauritania on the ticket of the Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Reconciliation (AJD/MR), a nationalist black African movement
©- - 26 april 2014 - 11:25:54 - thread African Union (186 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Thursday filed his papers, indicating that he will run for re-election on 21 June, according to the Mauritanian constitutional council
©- - 25 april 2014 - 17:35:57 - thread African Union (149 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania produced 200,000 tons of grains (rice and traditional grains) in the 2013/2014 crop year, Brahim Ould Moctar Ould Mohamed M'Bareck, the Minister of Rural Development, announced here Thursday at the meeting of the Council of Ministers
©- - 25 april 2014 - 15:15:17 - thread African Union (132 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's governing processes will soon be reviewed under the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), Dr
©- - 25 april 2014 - 10:14:04 - thread African Union (283 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian president Ould Abdel Aziz and the World Bank sub-regional Operations Director, Mrs Vera Songwe, on Thursday discussed a 300-megawatt electricity project that would also benefit Senegal and Mali
©- - 24 april 2014 - 21:35:28 - thread African Union (104 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian dollar 26
©- - 24 april 2014 - 12:27:26 - thread African Union (110 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 411
©- - 24 april 2014 - 11:34:25 - thread African Union (129 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's popular radio personality Redi Tlhabi is at the centre of a storm of controversy following revelations that the events in her best selling book, “Endings and Beginnings: A Story of Healing”, may have been made up
©- - 24 april 2014 - 08:44:49 - thread African Union (297 words)