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Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - Three African match officials will make history on Friday when they oversee the Women's World Cup clash between Philippines and Switzerland in New Zealand

©- - 20 july 2023 - 08:13:24 - thread African Union (234 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities on Wednesday introduced 200 autodissemination lethal ovitraps in the capital, Port-Louis, to trap the Tiger mosquito in the fight against the Dengue fever where some 20 cases have been reported so far

©- - 20 july 2023 - 08:02:46 - thread African Union (308 words)


Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - UN Women and world football governing body, FIFA, have come together, as the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand kicks off, to advance gender equality in football, and help end abuse and discrimination on and off the pitch

©- - 20 july 2023 - 06:01:59 - thread African Union (506 words)


Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - With two days to go until the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand, CAFOnline spoke to Nigeria’s Captain, Onome Ebi, on how the Super Falcons are preparing for their record ninth appearance at the global extravaganza

©- - 18 july 2023 - 13:40:55 - thread African Union (581 words)


Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Nigeria’s Super Falcons and their officials have arrived at their base camp in Brisbane, Australia, ahead of their opening game against Canada in the 2023 edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup

©- - 17 july 2023 - 06:11:58 - thread African Union (219 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African leaders rose from a  one-day mid-year Summit in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, which was ,dedicated to the search for solutions to urgent crises facing Africa, but with a lukewarm response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which was a top Summit agenda

©- - 16 july 2023 - 20:13:52 - thread African Union (460 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A deadlier pandemic than the coronavirus will reappear after seven years and countries must prepare adequately, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director-General, Jean Kasaye, warned on Sunday

©- - 16 july 2023 - 19:40:51 - thread African Union (406 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders gathered on Sunday in Nairobi for the opening of their fifth mid-year Summit, with key global issues top on the agenda

©- - 16 july 2023 - 12:41:38 - thread African Union (439 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Out of the 997,290 tourists who visited Mauritius in the last 18 months, 386,189 came from France, which is the leading market for tourism for the island

©- - 12 july 2023 - 09:21:43 - thread African Union (161 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – On World Population Day, which falls on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has highlighted that it is investing massively in the provision of adequate and optimum health services for the population

©- - 11 july 2023 - 08:15:11 - thread African Union (283 words)


Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - The ECOWAS Summit in Guinea Bissau has named Nigeria's President Ahmed Bola Tinubu as Chairman of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government for the next one year

©- - 09 july 2023 - 19:18:22 - thread African Union (130 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Gambia will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) shortly, the Mauritian Government Information Service (GIS) said on Saturday

©- - 08 july 2023 - 07:40:25 - thread African Union (128 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities saod on Saturday that they recorded 29 active cases of COVID-19, out of which one was admitted to the hospital, over the period 29 June to 5 July

©- - 08 july 2023 - 06:45:56 - thread African Union (135 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has paid tribute to the role played by Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso in the success of the reconciliation project and the achievement of peace and stability in all regions of Libya

©- - 05 july 2023 - 15:48:46 - thread African Union (517 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, Tuesday reviewed with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Congo Brazzaville, Jean-Claude Gakosso, the latest developments in the Libyan national reconciliation project and the practical steps for convening the inclusive National Reconciliation Conference

©- - 04 july 2023 - 16:03:39 - thread African Union (267 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Friday that the female victimisation rate for sexual violence and sexual exploitation fell from 91

©- - 30 june 2023 - 14:32:18 - thread African Union (198 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Codex Trust Fund project, including the Codex Mauritius website, engaging the the Codex Alimentarius, a set of internationally recognised standards and guidelines aimed at protecting consumer health and ensuring fair practices in food trade was launched Thursday in Port-Louis

©- - 29 june 2023 - 12:34:28 - thread African Union (303 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities said on Thursday that they have detected 33 cases of dengue fever in 18 locations across the island since the beginning of this month, local press reports said

©- - 29 june 2023 - 07:34:38 - thread African Union (124 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Ten Mauritian high-level athletes will receive a monthly allowance of 30,000 rupees (around  $1,000) over a one-year period for the preparation of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Government Information Services (GIS) reported on Monday

©- - 26 june 2023 - 10:38:56 - thread African Union (233 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Friday they had as at 14 June, 2023, registered a total of 25 active cases of COVID-19 out of which four were admitted to the hospital

©- - 16 june 2023 - 16:13:33 - thread African Union (65 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) – The governments of the United Kingdom and United States of America should mark the 50th anniversary of the forced displacement of the Chagossian Indigenous people from their homeland by announcing they will provide full reparations, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday

©- - 15 june 2023 - 05:56:42 - thread African Union (313 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the Government of National Unity, Najla Al-Mangouch, took part Monday in the second ministerial meeting of Member States of the League of Arab States and the Pacific Small Island Developing States aimed at boosting cooperation in the fields of development, climate and the economy

©- - 12 june 2023 - 18:30:28 - thread African Union (279 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Naglaa Al-Mangoush, arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday to take part in the ministerial meeting between Arab and Pacific Island countries

©- - 12 june 2023 - 13:02:06 - thread African Union (101 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will sign the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with the Government of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, the Government Information Services (GIS) said on Saturday

©- - 10 june 2023 - 11:03:30 - thread African Union (126 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities on Saturday reported that one patient died from COVID-19 in Mauritius over the period 1-7 June 2023

©- - 10 june 2023 - 11:02:14 - thread African Union (64 words)


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The Global Coalition Against Daech adopted the Action Plan of its "Africa Focus Group", co-chaired by Morocco, the United States, Italy and Niger, at the coalition's 10th meeting held on Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

©- - 09 june 2023 - 14:46:18 - thread African Union (236 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture announced on Friday that sugar production is expected to reach 220,000 tonnes this year

©- - 09 june 2023 - 10:54:16 - thread African Union (114 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Wednesday said that the share of the different fossil fuels within the total primary energy requirement in 2022 in the country stood at 24

©- - 07 june 2023 - 11:19:14 - thread African Union (133 words)


Vienna Austria (PANA) - The full realisation of human rights for all is a “work in progress”, and the world must now adapt and update its thinking to respond to current “dramatic rollbacks”, the UN human rights chief said on Tuesday, marking the 30th anniversary of both his office and the global agreement that created it

©- - 07 june 2023 - 06:16:42 - thread African Union (718 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The number of tourist arrivals increased in Mauritius from 158,818 in the first quarter of 2022 to 305,197 in the first quarter of 2023, Statistics Mauritius indicated in its latest economic bulletin issued on Monday

©- - 05 june 2023 - 19:16:45 - thread African Union (238 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)  - The Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Renganaden Padayachy, on Monday announced in his presentation of the national budget 2023/24 that henceforth children needing treatment abroad regarding cancer will benefit from financial assistance for the full costs of care and treatment in foreign hospitals with the best expertise

©- - 05 june 2023 - 19:12:36 - thread African Union (338 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America, mediators for the Sudan ceasefire process, have urged the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the  paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to resume talks, emphasising the implementation of a new ceasefire to prioritise the protection of civilians in Sudan, a Khartoum news outlet, Sudan Tribune reported on Sunday

©- - 04 june 2023 - 14:20:48 - thread African Union (773 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said on Thursday that the future of Africa lies in intra-African-trade and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the most appropriate mechanism to position the continent to respond to present geopolitical challenges

©- - 26 may 2023 - 13:29:55 - thread African Union (423 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday launched the Africa Consortium 2023 aimed at promoting African arts and culture in the island

©- - 26 may 2023 - 08:05:21 - thread African Union (408 words)