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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The 10th edition of the Indian Ocean Islands Games (IJOI), bringing together some 2,000 athletes from the seven Indian Ocean islands, kick off on Thursday in Mauritius, PANA learned from sports sources in the Mauritian capital

©- - 17 july 2019 - 14:22:00 - thread African Union (215 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania

©- - 17 july 2019 - 11:04:55 - thread African Union (139 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank

©- - 17 july 2019 - 08:34:56 - thread African Union (125 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Maldives on Monday solicited the support of Mauritius in its bid to host the 11th Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) in 2023, following the 10th edition which will be held in Mauritius from 19 to 28 July, 2019, PANA reported from here

©- - 16 july 2019 - 15:10:07 - thread African Union (160 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday told Parliament that a zero-tolerance policy will be set over "marriages of convenience" in Mauritius and to that effect, the Passport Immigration Office (PIO) and the Civil Status Division (CSD) will come up with further measures to reinforce the existing control mechanism

©- - 16 july 2019 - 14:56:44 - thread African Union (392 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania

©- - 16 july 2019 - 10:53:13 - thread African Union (138 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank

©- - 16 july 2019 - 08:18:21 - thread African Union (125 words)


Côte d'Or, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Monday inaugurated a world-class sports complex in Côte d'Or, in the center of the island, built with financial support from the Chinese and Saudi governments, in anticipation of the 10th Games of the Indian Ocean Islands (JIOI) which begin Friday, PANA reported from Côte d'Or

©- - 15 july 2019 - 18:37:20 - thread African Union (271 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Ahmedou ould Wedia, a Mauritanian journalist and politician, arrested and placed in police custody since July 3, was released on Monday after interrogation by the Nouakchott West District Court, PANA learned from official sources

©- - 15 july 2019 - 15:21:41 - thread African Union (119 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 12th African Union (AU) Extraordinary Summit, held on 7 July in Niamey, Niger, to launch the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), revealed a strong commitment by the continental organization to become more involved in the settlement of the Libyan crisis

©- - 15 july 2019 - 12:08:16 - thread African Union (1090 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) - ICT access in Mauritius saw an increase between 2017 and 2018 as indicated by several indicators, according to Statistics Mauritius, a government institution

©- - 15 july 2019 - 09:43:00 - thread African Union (170 words)


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

©- - 15 july 2019 - 08:20:33 - thread African Union (126 words)


Jeddah Saudi Arabia (PANA)   -   The Islamic Cooperation Organization (OIC) has condemned Friday’s 'terrorist' attack on a hotel in the southern Somali city of Kismaayo, which left dozens dead and injured

©- - 14 july 2019 - 07:39:35 - thread African Union (106 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania

©- - 13 july 2019 - 10:33:05 - thread African Union (137 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - According to the last monthly report, published by the Statistics Unit of the Ministry of Tourism, tourist arrivals in Mauritius reached 92,398 in the month of June 2019 as compared to the 84,345 that came in June 2018, representing an increase of 9

©- - 12 july 2019 - 16:57:18 - thread African Union (135 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania

©- - 12 july 2019 - 10:14:37 - thread African Union (138 words)


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

©- - 12 july 2019 - 08:34:10 - thread African Union (127 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA)   -   The Mauritius Police Anti-Drug Brigade Wednesday evening seized in Pailles, a suburb of the capital, about 95 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a backhoe loader imported from abroad, police sources said here Thursday

©- - 11 july 2019 - 22:26:47 - thread African Union (91 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)    -    Mauritius obtained 500 extra visas in addition to the 1,500 already granted by the Saudi authorities to Mauritians who will go to Mecca on pilgrimage this year, Showkutally Soodhun, government official in charge of the hajj, told PANA here Thursday

©- - 11 july 2019 - 20:33:10 - thread African Union (222 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Meteorological Services on Thursday evening, issued a special communiqué, warning the population that high waves will hit Mauritius and Rodrigues on 12 and 13 of July at 16:00 hours

©- - 11 july 2019 - 17:28:11 - thread African Union (107 words)


Riviere des Anguilles, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister, Mr Mahen Seeruttun, on Thursday launched a Model Organic Farm, to provide farmers with advice and assistance and carry out demonstrations on the techniques of organic agricultural production and practices

©- - 11 july 2019 - 14:00:00 - thread African Union (381 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania

©- - 11 july 2019 - 11:05:10 - thread African Union (138 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank

©- - 11 july 2019 - 08:31:42 - thread African Union (125 words)



Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's head of state, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Wednesday urged his compatriots to take over the continental African Free Trade Area (AfCTA) and, in general, the 2063 agenda of the African Union which aims to make Africa, by 2063, an "Africa integrated, prosperous and peaceful, led by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force on the international scene"

©- - 10 july 2019 - 18:58:05 - thread African Union (511 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania

©- - 10 july 2019 - 11:19:07 - thread African Union (138 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank

©- - 10 july 2019 - 08:23:17 - thread African Union (125 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The King of Swatini (formerly Swaziland), His Majesty Mswati III, and his wife arrived in Nouakchott on Tuesday for a three-day visit to Mauritania, official sources told PANA

©- - 09 july 2019 - 16:22:11 - thread African Union (107 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday told Parliament that the government is firmly committed to bringing the public sector debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio down to 60% by the end of June 2021

©- - 09 july 2019 - 16:21:08 - thread African Union (593 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Women from the National Rally for Reform and Development Organization (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/Islamist Movement) held a sit-in protest in front of the General Directorate of the National Security (DGSN) in Nouakchott, demanding the release of journalist and politician, Mohamed Ould Wedia, PANA learned Tuesday early afternoon

©- - 09 july 2019 - 14:39:46 - thread African Union (164 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania

©- - 09 july 2019 - 10:49:43 - thread African Union (136 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank

©- - 09 july 2019 - 08:35:17 - thread African Union (125 words)


Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   Egypt’s President and incumbent chairman of the African Union (AU), Abdel Fattah El Sisi, said here Sunday that, with the launching of the African free-trade area (AfCFTA), there was still a long way to go for the zone to be fully operational

©- - 08 july 2019 - 21:02:59 - thread African Union (803 words)


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

©- - 08 july 2019 - 08:47:54 - thread African Union (125 words)


Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -  The African continental free-trade area (AfCFTA) was officially launched on Sunday in Niamey at the end of an African Union extraordinary summit

©- - 07 july 2019 - 20:15:16 - thread African Union (189 words)


Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -   The African Union extraordinary summit on the African continental free-trade area (AfCFTA) opened here Sunday, official sources said here

©- - 07 july 2019 - 16:38:28 - thread African Union (353 words)


Niamey, Niger (PANA)    -   The extraordinary summit of the African Union for the launch of the African Economic Free Trade Area (AfEFTA) opened here Sunday graced by some 30  heads of  state and government

©- - 07 july 2019 - 11:59:25 - thread African Union (160 words)


Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Head of State, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Saturday on the sidelines of the AU Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government, officially launched the 2019 edition of the Forum of the Continental African Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

©- - 06 july 2019 - 18:56:14 - thread African Union (905 words)


Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An International Education and Training Fair (SIEFOR) focused on the role of civil society opened on Saturday in Niamey, under the chairmanship of the Nigerien Minister of Higher Education, Research and innovation, Yahouza Sadissou

©- - 06 july 2019 - 15:39:11 - thread African Union (338 words)


Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A ministerial forum for the elimination of malaria in Sahel countries opened on Friday in Niamey to review and approve the joint plan for the implementation of the initiative for 2019 and define the next steps

©- - 06 july 2019 - 14:18:07 - thread African Union (221 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania

©- - 06 july 2019 - 12:02:52 - thread African Union (137 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Friday congratulated the people and ruling Transitional Military Council in the Sudan for reaching a power sharing agreement, under the supervision of the African Union and Ethiopian facilitation

©- - 05 july 2019 - 20:41:57 - thread African Union (271 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a press freedom organization around the world, has called on the Mauritanian authorities to end the "campaign of intimidation" that has led to the arrest of two journalists in recent days, RSF warned in a statement made public Friday

©- - 05 july 2019 - 16:03:35 - thread African Union (297 words)