Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)  - The Mauritian police on Tuesday arrested a man who admitted being behind a phone call to the minister of blue economy, Sudheer Maudhoo, alerting him of a bomb placed in his residence in Lallmatie, in the east of the country, police sources said here Wednesday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanians on Tuesday commemorated the 50th anniversary of the death of Mohamed Ould Soumeida, the inspirer of the ideas of the National Democratic Movement (MND) and the country's historical left-wing Full text...

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

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESC) of Mauritania, Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, and other members of the institution were inaugurated at a ceremony organized at the former International Conference Center of Nouakchott, attended by President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, members of the government and officials of the high institutions of the Republic, PANA learned on Tuesday from official sources Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

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

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -  The Mauritanian members of parliament at a plenary session here Monday approved a loan agreement of 586 million Yuan or 87 million US dollars to the government by the China Import-Export Bank for the construction of a fishing harbour here Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A South African couple - Morné Burger, 33 years and Christal Angelique Bekker, 36 years, was intercepted on 25 December, 2019, at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam international airport, southern Mauritius, suspected of carrying heroin in their stomachs, sources close to the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) and the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU) told PANA on Monday Full text...

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

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed concern over the worsening situation in Libya, warning of the threats posed by foreign interference in Libyan affairs Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  Kane Hamidou Baba, leader of the Coalition Vivre Ensemble (CVE), failed candidate in the presidential election held on December 22, 2019, Thursday denounced "the exclusion from the institutions of the Republic” of citizens from the Negro-African community Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

Cascades, Mauritius (PANA) – A police officer shot a man in Cascades, southern Mauritius, who was assaulting his wife and two children with a sword early on Friday, police source told PANA Full text...

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

Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - The head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) has underlined the Organization’s support for Guinea-Bissau following the conclusion of its presidential election, a UN statement said Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Public subvention to the private media in Mauritania will reach 255 sites, 111 newspapers, 11 radios and five television channels this year, the Management and Distribution Committee for Public Support to the Private Press has announced Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in Mauritania has applied financial penalties against three mobile operators, also internet providers, according to a note posted on the institution's official website Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian development consultant Cheikh Saad Bouh Camara, also a sociologist, former president of the Mauritanian Association for Human Rights (AMDH) and former vice president of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) ) died on Tuesday at the age of 75, PANA learnt from family sources Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Accusations made against Moustapha Limam Chaafi, a well-known Mauritanian politician in the Sahel, West Africa and the Maghreb, are purely of political nature, according to his defence counsel Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Weather Services on Tuesday morning lifted the cyclone warning that was issued two days ago during Tropical Cyclone Calvinia, which is currently moving away from the country Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The political highlight of 2019 in Mauritania was the organization of a presidential election at the end of which Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, a retired general and former Minister of Defence, was elected in the first round Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA) on Monday announced that it has put measures in place to address the impact of flight cancellations to Mauritius Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Meteorological Services of Mauritius warned on Monday that a Class III cyclone was in effect on the island Full text...

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

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - Delegates to the extraordinary congress of the Union for the Republic (UPR-majority) Saturday elected Sidi Mohamed ould Taleb Amar as the new president of the party  at the end of the first day of the assizes, PANA learned from official sources here Sunday Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)  - The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) Sunday issued a first cyclone bulletin announcing the passage of a tropical depression that centred at about 550 km to the north north-east of Mauritius in latitude 16 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania(PANA) - Mauritania's main party, the Union the Republic (UPR) is holding a two-day extraordinary congress on Saturday and Sunday in Nouakchott amidst a power struggle for its control between former president Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz and new president Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Preparations for the upcoming 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), due to take place from 6-10 February 2020, are well underway in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, according to a spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian-focused flake graphite developer Volt Resources Limited announced on Friday that Volt Graphite Tanzania (VGT) Plc’s application for the listing of Notes has been approved by the Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) listing committee Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

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

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

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

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh Ghazouani said here Wednesday all measures would be taken to ensure road safety Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A collision between a public transport bus from Nouakchott and a truck from Nouadhibou left 6 people dead and 6 injured on Wednesday, according to eye-witnesses Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) on Wednesday called on the judiciary to deal with all cases of presumed slavery, an offence deemed as a crime against humanity by national and international law, with diligence and "rigour" Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani on Tuesday declared his assets before the Commission for Financial Transparency in Public Life, Tuesday afternoon, PANA learnt from official sources Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Mozambican couple was arrested on 16 December by the Mauritian Customs Service at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport in Plaisance, in the south of the island, on their way from Johannesburg, South Africa, local media reported on Tuesday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Winners of the 2019 Chinguetti Prize were awarded during a ceremony organized on Tuesday at the Palais des Congrès in Nouakchott, in the presence of Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A 25-year-old Latvian national, Arturs Bukhards, has been arrested with 39 pellets containing 502 grams of heroin he had ingested in South Africa, before heading to Mauritius on 17 December, police in the Mauritian capital said on Tuesday Full text...

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

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed ould  Cheikh El  Ghazouani, Monday sent a message of condolences to his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmejid Tebboune, following the death of General Ahmed Gaid Saleh, vice-minister of defence and army chief of staff, regarded as the country’s key man here, after a heart attack Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - Several prominent individuals from various backgrounds said here Monday they had set up an "Initiative for the Liberation" of Ousmane Won, former director general of the National Enterprise for Maintenance (ENER-public) Full text...