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Réduit, Mauritius (PANA) - A two-day International Conference on AYUSH (Ayurveda and Naturopathy, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy) opened on Thursday in Mauritius with the aim to popularise traditional medicine, which according to Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, “is in essence a way of life, a philosophy and a science of healing and health care and good hygiene”
©- - 14 april 2016 - 09:46:23 - thread African Union (365 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth told Parliament on Wednesday night that as at 7 April 2016, there were 2,276 detainees in the island’s prison institutions, out of whom 1,364 were serving time and 912 were on remand
©- - 14 april 2016 - 09:30:20 - thread African Union (320 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will set up an Intercontinental Slavery Museum in its capital, Port Louis, as recommended by the Truth and Justice Commission, PANA learnt on Tuesday from official sources
©- - 12 april 2016 - 10:29:21 - thread African Union (195 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Commission (EC) have reaffirmed their engagement in continued cooperation to maximise the benefits of science, technology and innovation
©- - 08 april 2016 - 09:02:37 - thread African Union (841 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan must be fully implemented "as a necessary step to end the civil war and put the country on a new path of peace, security and development," said a joint communiqué issued here Thursday at the conclusion of the 8th College-to-College meeting between the African Union Commission and the European Commission
©- - 07 april 2016 - 19:21:45 - thread African Union (380 words)


Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Though preliminary information points to mixed progress in implementing structural measures in Guinea Bissau, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has said once the current political impasse in the West African country is settled, it will be crucial for Parliament to approve a 2016 budget aligned with necessary medium-term fiscal consolidation
©- - 07 april 2016 - 18:02:02 - thread African Union (604 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) issued on Thursday issued the following foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya: Currencies Buying Selling 1 Euro 396
©- - 07 april 2016 - 13:52:27 - thread African Union (140 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 06 april 2016 - 08:22:25 - thread African Union (122 words)


Réduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mr Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory was on Monday night sworn in as Vice-President of the Republic of Mauritius before the Chief Justice, Mr Kheshoe Parsad Matadeen, at the State House, Réduit
©- - 05 april 2016 - 11:52:28 - thread African Union (118 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn has called on African states to be “strategic, ambitious, rigorous and disciplined” if they are to achieve sustainable and inclusive development for their people
©- - 04 april 2016 - 17:42:37 - thread African Union (529 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritians above 60, children with disabilities attending specialised schools and inmates of charitable institutions and private licensed homes, will get free anti-influenza vaccine as the island enters into the winter season, PANA learnt on Monday from the Social Security and National Solidarity Ministry in Port-Louis
©- - 04 april 2016 - 11:54:26 - thread African Union (135 words)


New York, US (PANA) - UN officials have highlighted the contributions to humanity by people with autism, noting that shunning them is a violation of human rights and a waste of human potential
©- - 01 april 2016 - 22:44:03 - thread African Union (441 words)


Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has set up a Protected Area Network (PAN) Expansion Strategy to safeguard the island's remaining biodiversity through conservation projects that will address the key drivers of terrestrial biodiversity loss and focus on the highest leveraging opportunities to achieve sustainable biodiversity conservation
©- - 31 march 2016 - 11:45:06 - thread African Union (349 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma of South Africa on Monday arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UA), on the second leg of his Middle East tour
©- - 28 march 2016 - 15:35:28 - thread African Union (288 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan national team Amavubi (Wasps) is preparing for its crucial return leg match against Mauritius on Tuesday in their Group H 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, a sports source told PANA in Kigali on Monday
©- - 28 march 2016 - 08:57:44 - thread African Union (279 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national football team "Amavubi" on Thursday left for Belle Vue, Mauritius, where they will on Saturday play their first-leg match in Group H of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Mauritius, a sports source confirmed to PANA in Kigali
©- - 24 march 2016 - 18:53:20 - thread African Union (188 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday introduced the Pneumococcal Vaccine to its Expanded Programme on Immunisation as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), PANA learnt from the Health and Quality of Life Ministry in Port-Louis
©- - 24 march 2016 - 12:28:09 - thread African Union (357 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union has commended Khartoum for signing a road map prepared by Thabo Mbeki, the head of African Union High Level Implementation Panel for Sudan and South Sudan (AUHIP), aimed to help warring parties in Sudan end their differences
©- - 24 march 2016 - 08:08:52 - thread African Union (382 words)


Paris, France (PANA) - Francophonie International Organisation (OIF) Secretary-General Michaëlle Jean on Tuesday began a week-long official visit to the Indian Ocean OIF member states of Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles, the organisation has announced
©- - 22 march 2016 - 10:21:54 - thread African Union (390 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 22 march 2016 - 09:08:22 - thread African Union (122 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Ahead of the double confrontation against Gambia in Nouakchott and Banjul, on 25 and 29 March respectively, for the qualifiers of the Africa Cup of Nations 2017, to be hosted in Gabon, the Mauritanian coach, Corentin Martins, has released a list of 24 players for those games
©- - 21 march 2016 - 14:37:55 - thread African Union (252 words)


Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Acting Attorney General, Nandcoomar Bodha, on Monday said that the response to the huge volume of constant hacking and online fraud is the sharing of experiences and intelligence, common policy and determination
©- - 21 march 2016 - 13:05:37 - thread African Union (420 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 21 march 2016 - 07:49:31 - thread African Union (122 words)