Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Monday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius

©- - 27 may 2019 - 08:59:00 - thread União Africana (123 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) de Mauritanie and BCM Internationale Groupe, an Australian company, signed an agreement this weekend to resume operating at an iron mine located in F'Derick (about 30 kilometres from Zouerate), PANA learned from local sources

©- - 26 may 2019 - 13:55:35 - thread União Africana (183 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita will take part in the 14th ordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to be held on 31 May-1 June in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, an official source told PANA here Saturday

©- - 25 may 2019 - 16:03:44 - thread União Africana (206 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The departure of Britain from the Chagos archipelago, which it has occupied since the 1960s and later ceded to the United States for a military base before granting its independence to Mauritius in 1968, dominated the news headlines here this week

©- - 25 may 2019 - 15:47:17 - thread União Africana (564 words)


Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -   The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Coalition of dialogue on Africa (CoDA) will on Monday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, hold a dialogue between actors on the continental trade and the strengthening of the implementation of the African continent’s free-trade area Agreement (ACFTAA), official sources said here Saturday

©- - 25 may 2019 - 11:34:10 - thread União Africana (451 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)   -   The departure of Britain from the Chagos archipelago, which it has occupied since the 1960s and later ceded to the United States for a military base before granting its independence to Mauritius in 1968, dominated the news headlines here this week

©- - 25 may 2019 - 08:56:04 - thread União Africana (564 words)


Rome, Italy (PANA) – The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Agency, an African Union-mandated climate insurance firm, and the World Food Programme (WFP) have signed an agreement to continue extending financial services and technical support to victims of climate disasters, the agency said on Friday

©- - 24 may 2019 - 18:01:02 - thread União Africana (518 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania has restored its macroeconomic stability and is now facing structural reform challenges to create conditions for growth driven by the private sector, said a World Bank report issued on Friday

©- - 24 may 2019 - 13:27:36 - thread União Africana (277 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius

©- - 24 may 2019 - 08:33:20 - thread União Africana (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) –  Ambassadors of the European Union (EU)  and all its member countries accredited to Mauritania have begun a series of meetings in Nouakchott with the six candidates for the Mauritanian 22 June presidential election, the EU representation said on Thursday

©- - 23 may 2019 - 13:53:46 - thread União Africana (171 words)


Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Energy and Public Utilities minister, Mr Ivan Collendavelloo, on Thursday said every year Mauritius spends a huge amount of money on importation of petroleum products and emphasized the need to rely less on fossil fuels and use more renewable sources of energy

©- - 23 may 2019 - 13:41:32 - thread União Africana (300 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius

©- - 23 may 2019 - 08:34:42 - thread União Africana (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -   The international human rights organization, Amnesty International (AI), Wednesday called on the Mauritanian authorities "to immediately and unconditionally release two prominent bloggers detained for two months in Nouakchott for denouncing alleged corruption on social networks," a statement issued here and received by PANA said

©- - 22 may 2019 - 20:36:39 - thread União Africana (246 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Lawyers of two Mauritanian bloggers who have been detained since March have reported the situation of their clients to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

©- - 22 may 2019 - 11:13:54 - thread União Africana (231 words)


Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Financial Services and Good Governance Minister, Mr Dharmendar Sesungkuron, Tuesday opened the 2nd meeting of the African Forum of Independent Accounting and Auditing Regulators (AFIAAR) in Balaclava, northern Mauritius

©- - 22 may 2019 - 07:46:10 - thread União Africana (392 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The coach of the Mauritanian national football team, Frenchman Corentin Martins, has released the list of 23 players and six reserves selected for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, due for 21 June-19 July in Egypt

©- - 21 may 2019 - 11:32:23 - thread União Africana (247 words)


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

©- - 21 may 2019 - 11:15:05 - thread União Africana (137 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – An electoral opposition alliance in Mauritania, which includes political parties, civil society organisations and individuals, has called for mobilisation for political change in the country that for decades has been ruled by military officers

©- - 21 may 2019 - 11:13:17 - thread União Africana (289 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius

©- - 21 may 2019 - 08:23:50 - thread União Africana (124 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA)   -   Egyptian Prime Minister Mustapha Medloubi Monday reaffirmed the importance his country attached to the African free-trade area deal in strengthening cooperation and integration among African countries

©- - 20 may 2019 - 23:16:19 - thread União Africana (254 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Monday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius

©- - 20 may 2019 - 08:18:03 - thread União Africana (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Twelve Mauritanian political parties have tasked the government on the case of Youssef ould Horma, Chairman of “TEMAM" party, arrested and detained in Saudi Arabia for a few months, according to their joint statement issued on Saturday

©- - 19 may 2019 - 18:48:03 - thread União Africana (117 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former Prime Minister Sidi Mohamed ould Boubacar, independent candidate for the 22 June 2019 presidential election in Mauritania, has decried "dozens of untimely and unjustified appointments at high levels of the State," according to a statement issued on Saturday

©- - 19 may 2019 - 16:59:46 - thread União Africana (142 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, has provided a grant of US$10 million to Mauritius

©- - 18 may 2019 - 05:40:42 - thread União Africana (110 words)


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

©- - 17 may 2019 - 11:15:22 - thread União Africana (130 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius

©- - 17 may 2019 - 08:21:39 - thread União Africana (124 words)


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

©- - 16 may 2019 - 11:13:37 - thread União Africana (137 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius

©- - 16 may 2019 - 10:13:41 - thread União Africana (125 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Wednesday received in audience the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) for West Africa and the Sahel region, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, who is currently visiting the country, reports the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI)

©- - 15 may 2019 - 17:40:55 - thread União Africana (167 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is a model to be replicated for Comoros for the development of long term economic and social goals, according to Mahmoud Soilih, Special Envoy of the President of Comoros

©- - 15 may 2019 - 13:22:33 - thread União Africana (196 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius

©- - 15 may 2019 - 09:39:27 - thread União Africana (125 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Dozens of people who were affected by deadly violence in 1989 that claimed hundreds of lives in Mauritania and Senegal held a sit-in before the ministry of Civil service in Nouakchott on Tuesday to demand compensations paid by their employers at the time to the Social Security Fund

©- - 15 may 2019 - 06:31:25 - thread União Africana (218 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA)   -   Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi on Tuesday received former South African President Thabo Mbeki, who is also chairman of the AU high level implementation Group for Sudan, South Sudan and the Horn of Africa, the Egyptian presidency said

©- - 14 may 2019 - 22:41:51 - thread União Africana (295 words)