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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) will hold its first meeting for the year 2016 in Nouakchott from 2- 4 March 2016
©- - 29 february 2016 - 12:09:26 - thread Union africaine (266 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Can a former President of the Republic of Mauritius take on a paid job after retiring from his post and continue to benefit from a pension? This is the question put by the media following a legal action initiated by a lawyer before the Supreme Court asking for the freezing of the salary and allowances of the present Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth, who is back to power since December 2014
©- - 27 february 2016 - 14:02:07 - thread Union africaine (514 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the UN Integrated Peace-Building Office in Guinea-Bissau, known as UNIOGBIS, for an additional 12 months so that it can continue to assist the country in its path towards peace and reform
©- - 27 february 2016 - 08:23:11 - thread Union africaine (443 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma’s announcement on Wednesday that he had decided to withdraw the 800-odd South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops from the hybrid United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Sudan, has raised doubt that South Africa could be retreating before the war is over
©- - 25 february 2016 - 15:32:16 - thread Union africaine (709 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that his administration is fully committed to increasing the productivity of the country's agriculture and solid minerals sectors to save the nation from the harsh effects of lower crude oil prices
©- - 25 february 2016 - 13:14:12 - thread Union africaine (370 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee
©- - 25 february 2016 - 08:28:49 - thread Union africaine (115 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Using vaccines, one of the most powerful tools for saving children’s lives, has marked the start of a new era in Africa, the African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs, Dr
©- - 24 february 2016 - 15:31:00 - thread Union africaine (618 words)


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


 Australian Dollar 24
©- - 24 february 2016 - 07:55:17 - thread Union africaine (115 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other key immunization development partners has organized the first ever Ministerial Conference on Immunization in Africa to be held Wednesday at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 23 february 2016 - 18:04:43 - thread Union africaine (253 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed that it is leading diplomatic efforts to end US economic sanction on the Sudan, one of its important allies in the Coalition seeking to end the Haothi rebel presence in Yemen
©- - 23 february 2016 - 12:45:57 - thread Union africaine (443 words)


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


 Australian Dollar 24
©- - 23 february 2016 - 11:33:06 - thread Union africaine (119 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will organize the 10th edition of the Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) in 2019, PANA learnt Tuesday from official sources in the Mauritian capital
©- - 23 february 2016 - 09:12:16 - thread Union africaine (196 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following several years of strong economic performance, Mauritania is facing a severe terms-of-trade shock due to the decline in iron ore prices that has weakened its economic performance and outlook, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team leader remarked here late Monday after reviewing recent economic development in the country
©- - 23 february 2016 - 08:08:38 - thread Union africaine (767 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Customs Officers in Mauritius on Monday started a training programme on tracking down illegal trade of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and facilitating the networking and synergizing efforts among countries in the region in the fight against the illegal trade of ODS
©- - 22 february 2016 - 13:24:54 - thread Union africaine (308 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The World Bank reckons that if Mauritius is to achieve the ambition of attaining high income status, it should review its economic model that includes the ability to improve the labour force skills set, develop infrastructure, and further improve the business environment to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and generate domestic investment
©- - 22 february 2016 - 10:11:22 - thread Union africaine (367 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – This week’s headlines were marked by flooding that occurred in Mauritius following torrential rains in several parts of the island for at least the last 10 days
©- - 20 february 2016 - 15:05:45 - thread Union africaine (547 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and the World Bank have signed a Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) agreement to improve water security across the country in the context of adaptation to climate change
©- - 20 february 2016 - 10:12:20 - thread Union africaine (312 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius proposes to contract a new budget support loan from the World Bank Group under the Accelerated Programme for Economic Integration aimed to support regional reform
©- - 20 february 2016 - 08:46:16 - thread Union africaine (136 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Senior customs officials from revenue administrations in southern African countries have ended a five-day seminar in Mauritius agreeing that coordinated border management (CBM) brings a host of benefits to government, to individual border agencies as well as to stakeholders at the borders
©- - 19 february 2016 - 06:30:41 - thread Union africaine (319 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) — Mauritius Thursday organised several activities in Port-Louis to mark the International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2016 in a bid to sensitise the population on its rich and diverse culture and in a broader sense the importance of preserving the languages used around the world
©- - 18 february 2016 - 12:56:14 - thread Union africaine (351 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The political impasse in Guinea-Bissau could delay implementation of critical reforms and erode progress in the West African country’s development, the United Nations envoy there has warned the Security Council
©- - 18 february 2016 - 07:54:23 - thread Union africaine (500 words)


Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Doctors from Botswana’s largest and oldest hospital, Princes Marina Hospital, in collaboration with Mauritius Medical Team from the Cardiac Centre at Pamplemousse, Mauritius, will this month conduct another set of cardiac procedures
©- - 17 february 2016 - 18:33:30 - thread Union africaine (189 words)


Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee of world football's governing body, FIFA, chaired by Jack Kariko, has imposed a sanction of a warning and fine on German football official Franz Beckenbauer
©- - 17 february 2016 - 16:12:27 - thread Union africaine (302 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Currency Buying Selling


 Australian Dollar 24
©- - 16 february 2016 - 11:41:17 - thread Union africaine (122 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Mauritius is holding a workshop on disaster preparedness programme, ''Get Airports Ready for Disaster (GARD)'', running from 15-18 February at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, organisers revealed Monday
©- - 15 february 2016 - 13:20:59 - thread Union africaine (592 words)


Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Republic of Angola turns 40 years on Friday, 12 February, 2016, since it was admitted as the 46th member of the African Union (AU), according to the latest information from the African Union
©- - 12 february 2016 - 13:02:31 - thread Union africaine (177 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture on Thursday night launched its 'Smart Agriculture' project in a bid to reduce the use of pesticides in agriculture, PANA has learned from official sources in the Mauritian capital
©- - 12 february 2016 - 11:30:09 - thread Union africaine (343 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Three United Nations humanitarian agencies on Thursday urged donors to mobilize the necessary resources to maintain the vital assistance to 50,000 Malian refugees in Mberra camp in south-eastern Mauritania
©- - 12 february 2016 - 05:39:54 - thread Union africaine (448 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Currency Buying Selling


 Australian Dollar 24
©- - 11 february 2016 - 10:44:37 - thread Union africaine (125 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 09 february 2016 - 10:53:50 - thread Union africaine (125 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The ex-Australian hostage, Jocelyn Eliott, 84, abducted with her husband by elements of Al-Mourabitoune, but released on Saturday, arrived in Ouagadougou Monday on board of the Nigerien presidential aircraft, together with the Nigerien minister of Foreign Affairs minister, Mrs Achatou Kané Boulam, according to official sources
©- - 08 february 2016 - 14:23:39 - thread Union africaine (269 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says deep divisions over how to carry on with the reform of the UN Security Council have delayed the process
©- - 05 february 2016 - 09:55:46 - thread Union africaine (604 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries would now be required to choose the specific taxation options they prefer to raise funds for the implementation of the flagship African Union (AU) projects following a breakthrough on the alternative sources of financing AU-led mega-projects
©- - 05 february 2016 - 09:44:38 - thread Union africaine (622 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee published by the Mauritius Commercial Bank
©- - 05 february 2016 - 08:56:58 - thread Union africaine (120 words)


Timbuktu, Mali (PANA) - A consecration ceremony of the Timbuktu mausoleums, last held in the 11th century, was celebrated on Thursday at the initiative of the local community, the final phase of the United Nations-backed cultural rebirth of the age-old Sahara city after the destruction wrought by radical Islamists in 2012
©- - 05 february 2016 - 06:19:47 - thread Union africaine (352 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Anil Gayan on Thursday said that his ministry, as the custodian of public health, has to ensure that persons with mental disorders are treated with respect, dignity and compassion
©- - 04 february 2016 - 13:21:23 - thread Union africaine (240 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 03 february 2016 - 13:02:05 - thread Union africaine (137 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health Ministry on Wednesday warned travellers to countries with active Zika transmission, advising them to take the necessary precautions as there is no vaccine against the disease
©- - 03 february 2016 - 12:42:20 - thread Union africaine (188 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee published by the Mauritius Commercial Bank
©- - 03 february 2016 - 08:45:32 - thread Union africaine (120 words)