Candos, Mauritius (PANA) - Around 100 front-liners have been vaccinated against the Covid-19 on Tuesday at the start of a national immunisation campaign to protect the Mauritian population against the disease, limit its progress, decrease its severity and mortality and morbidity rate, health authorities told PANA at the Victoria Hospital, Candos, south of the capital, Port Louis Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius to start vaccinating front-liners, Tuesday 26 Jan.
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will Tuesday, 26 January 2021, start a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination campaign beginning with front-liners, namely healthcare workers and airport employees who work in close contact with passengers, after receiving a donation of 100,000 doses of Covidshield vaccine Friday from India Full text...
Ugandan national arrested with heroin at Mauritius airport
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - A Ugandan national was arrested with 2 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records 11 new cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities this weekend detected eight new imported cases of COVID-19 in people in quarantine and three positive cases among health workers, the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life said on Monday Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius receives 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Friday received a donation of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India to vaccinate a first group of 50,000 front-liners, PANA reported here Saturday Full text...
Mauritius to sign Protocol to African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, Rights of Older Persons in Africa
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government has announced that it will sign the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Older Persons in Africa Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: AU firms up plan to secure 270 million doses of vaccine
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) has secured 270 million doses of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine for distribution to AU member states, the AU announced on Tuesday Full text...
UNSMIL announces LPDF approval of selection mechanism for executive authority
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Advisory Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) on Tuesday adopted the proposal for the selection mechanism of a unified executive authority for the preparatory period in Libya Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records nine new imported cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius over the weekend registered nine new imported positive cases of Covid -19 on eight men and one woman who have travelled to the island from various countries Full text...
Mauritius to launch e-health project
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will soon launch an e-health project in a bid to modernise its healthcare system and make a transition to a technologically-based medical service by advocating the use of sustainable and innovative technologies Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Williams unveils main missions of Libyan interim Executive Authority
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Saturday said four main missions are assigned to the interim unified executive authority, with regard to the agreement of the Consultative Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) on the mechanism for the selection of candidates for the management positions Full text...
Mauritius, South Africa to cooperate in fields of arts, culture and heritage
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and South Africa will sign an Implementation Framework on cooperation in the fields of arts, culture and heritage, PANA learnt from official sources here Saturday Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius extends quarantine period from 15 Feb. to 31 Mar. 2021
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government Saturday announced the extension of the quarantine period for coronaviirus (COVID-19) in Mauritius from 15 February to 31 March 2021 Full text...
31 foreigners arrested for illegal stay in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius police on Thursday arrested 31 foreign workers, mostly Bangladeshis, who were illegally staying in the island Full text...
Stephanie Williams recognizes deadlocks on choice of executive authority, calls for participative responsibility
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Wednesday called on parties of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) to jointly help resolve the deadlock over the mechanisms for choosing the executive authority Full text...
Algeria and South Africa call on the AU to intensify efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In a joint statement issued Tuesday, Algeria and South Africa called on the African Union (AU) High-Level Committee on Libya to intensify its efforts to ensure that the political settlement process is carried out by Libyans Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Sudan says talks on controversial Ethiopian dam 'stall'
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says tripartite talks on the controversial Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have stalled as the three countries involved -- Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt -- have failed to reach "an acceptable formula" for the continuation of negotiations Full text...
Libya Security Task Force reiterates call for opening coastal road
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the Security Working Group (SWG) for Libya has renewed their call on all parties to the conflict to accelerate the implementation of the ceasefire, in particular the opening of the coastal road between Abu Grein and Sirte, 450 km east of Tripoli Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius extends ban on passengers from UK, South Africa until 31 January
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Entry prohibition in Mauritius to passengers from the United Kingdom (UK) and South Africa or those who have transited through these countries during the last 15 days is being extended from 10 January until 31 January 2021 to check the import of COVID-19 Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Ghana's president Akufo-Addo inaugurated for second term
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was on Thursday sworn into office for his second term with a call on his compatriots to be involved in the development of the country Full text...
'National sovereignty and subsidiarity limit AU intervention in conflicts'
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Response by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union to emerging crises in 2020 was marginal, according to the South Africa-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records eight new imported cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday reported eight new imported cases of Covid-19 Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records four imported cases from Dubai
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Monday reported the detection of four new imported cases of COVID-19 on two women and two men who travelled to the island from Dubai Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius to vaccinate 60% of population soon
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has said that the government will implement a COVID-19 vaccination campaign for 60% of its population as soon as possible Full text...
UK, Eastern and Southern Africa EPA goes into force
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and the United Kingdom (UK) will, henceforth, trade under the United Kingdom (UK)- Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Full text...
Is the UN's appointment of the executive authority in Libya on the way due to the persisting blockades? (Analysis)
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Given the continuing stalemate in the talks of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) on the formation of a unified executive authority, the possibility of its appointment by Nations overseeing the political process in Libya is a serious option in the light of the latest warnings of the Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Stephanie Williams, who implicitly suggested the possible imposition of a solution from outside Full text...
African nations begin trading under AfCFTA pact
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have congratulated Africans for starting trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Full text...
UN chief commits to continued support for Guine-Bissau as peacebuilding office closes
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres reaffirmed the Organization’s commitment to the people of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday, the final day of operations for the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the West African country (UNIOGBIS) Full text...
African continental free trade pact comes into effect on New Year
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement comes into effect on January 1 2021, but Zambia is one of the 21 countries that have not yet deposited their instruments of its ratification Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius extends entry prohibition to passengers from UK, South Africa until 10 Jan 2021
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Entry prohibition in Mauritius to passengers from the United Kingdom and South Africa or those who have transited through these countries during the last 15 days is being extended from 1 January 2021 until 10 January 2021 Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Russia set to share experience with Mali in fight against terrorism
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Russia is committed to share its experience with Mali in the fight against terrorism, the Russian ambassador in Bamako, Igor Gromyko, said at the end of a meeting here Tuesday with transitional president Bah N'Daw Full text...
National conference commits to peaceful polls, free expression in Somalia
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A two day national conference on peaceful elections and freedom of expression, bringing together key stakeholders in the electoral process concluded on Monday in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, with the adoption of a declaration to ensure peaceful elections and enhance safety of journalists Full text...