Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian minister of foreign affairs, Nandcoomar Bodha, on Tuesday said the partnership that exists between the public and private sector in Mauritius as essential condition for economic development Full text...
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Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Ag Full text...
SADC/JICA project on forests opens in Mauritius
Bel Ombre, Mauritius (PANA) - The 5th Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) Meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) / Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Project on Forest Conservation and Sustainable Management of Forest Resources in Southern Africa opened Tuesday at Tamassa Resort in Bel Ombre, southern Mauritius Full text...
Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
President Felix Tshisekedi launches works for first seminar of provincial governors
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo Monday launched a guidance seminar for governors and deputy-governors of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an official source said here Full text...
Sudan's military leader to attend islamic summit meeting in Mecca
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Saudi Arabia on Monday sent an official invitation to the president of the Sudanese Transitional Military council to attend an Islamic cooperation summit meeting that will take place in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, at the end of May Full text...
Buhari's second-term inauguration activities to hold June 12, 14 days after swearing in
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bucking the trend in which all Presidential inauguration activities hold on the swearing in day for new terms on May 29, President Muhammadu Buhari's second-term inauguration events will now hold during June 12 National Democracy Day celebrations Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Monday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
More than 2000 Malian refugees return home voluntarily, say MINUSMA, HCR
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 2,000 Malian refugees have voluntarily returned home, a joint communiqué issued by the UN multidimensional integrated mission for Mali Stabilisation (MINUSMA) and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said Full text...
Saturday's forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Saturday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Mauritius readies legislation to curb financing for terrorism, money laundering
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Government said late Friday it will soon introduce two bills in Parliament regarding the funding of terrorism Full text...
Mauritius to proclaim new Declaration of Assets Act
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A new Declaration of Assets Act, passed by the Mauritius National Assembly on 12 December 2018, will be proclaimed on 1 June 2019, the government has announced Full text...
Mauritius redesigning its biosphere reserves
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is planning the re-designation of Macchabee/ Bel Ombre Forest Reserves in the southern part of the island as biosphere reserves for submission to the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programme, according to the Agro-Industry ministry Full text...
Tourist arrivals in Mauritius increase by 3.4%
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Tourist arrivals in Mauritius increased by 3 Full text...
Mauritanian president receives Ghanaian envoy
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Abdel Aziz Friday received Ghana's Minister of National Education Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, a special envoy of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Mauritanian Information Agency (AMI) reported here Full text...
Governor of Central Bank of Kenya visits Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Governor of Central Bank of Kenya, Dr Patrick Ngugi Njoroge, is on an official visit to Mauritius to discuss partnership that his bank has undertaken with the Bank of Mauritius, PANA reported from here Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Mauritania’s Constitutional Council releases provisional list of presidential candidates
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania’s Constitutional Council on Thursday released a provisional list of six candidates for the 22 June presidential election Full text...
Mauritius launches smart city projects
Beau Plan, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Wednesday said that smart city projects are being promoted as a vital component of the government’s vision to modernise the physical fabric of the island, while at the same time strengthening the foundations for economic growth and creating new job opportunities Full text...
Mauritius to establish national grid code for renewable energy
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister, who is also Minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Mr Ivan Leslie Collendavelloo, on Thursday spoke about the importance of accelerating the development rate of renewable energy (RE) in Mauritius, stating that by 2020, solar energy will constitute about 7% of the total energy export to the grid as compared to less than one percent in 2014 Full text...
South African woman arrested with drugs at Mauritius airport
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A South African lady hairdresser, who was arrested last Friday at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam international airport in southern Mauritius, had swallowed 51 pellets of heroin weighing 595 grams, prior to her arrival in the island Full text...
EU puts Euros 400m in Mauritania's development projects and programmes
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has put Euros 400 million in Mauritania's ongoing projects and programmes, according to a document released on Thursday by the EU mission in Nouakchott Full text...
Thursday's exchange rates for the CFAF in Central Africa
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Mauritania celebrates World Day of the Midwife
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Association of Midwives of Mauritania (ASFM) celebrated here Wednesday the International Midwifery Day, PANA observed here Full text...
Mauritians march to say 'no' to impunity of child sex abusers
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Hundreds of Mauritians on Wednesday took to the streets in the capital, Port Louis, to say ‘no to the impunity of child sex abusers’ Full text...
Mauritius validates its African Peer Review Mechanism
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade minister, Nandcoomar Bodha, on Wednesday, highlighted the importance of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in promoting policies, standards and practices of good governance Full text...
Mauritius launches National Science Week 2019
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Wednesday launched National Science Week (NSW) 2019 was launched Wednesday in Bell Village, near Port Louis, in a bid to encourage the public to take an interest in science and to reveal the practical importance of Science and Technology in various sectors of the economy and in everyday life Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Mauritanian gov't, opposition haggle over composition of Electoral Commission
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The government and opposition in Mauritania have continued to haggling over the composition of the Independent National Electoral Commission although the country's presidential election is only six weeks away Full text...
Mauritius set to become a sports destination
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian acting Youth and Sports minister, Mr Eddy Boissézon, on Tuesday told Parliament that in the context of the Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) 2019, the Government if developing the island as a sports destination Full text...
Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central bank of Mauritania Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Mauritanian president calls for increased thanks-giving at beginning of Muslim fasting month
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on the first day of Ramadan on Monday called on his compatriots for "increased thanksgiving in order to preserve cohesion and harmony" at the national level and among all Muslims Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Monday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Former Malian foreign affairs minister appointed chief of staff of AUC chairman
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The former Malian minister of foreign affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, was on Saturday appointed chief of staff of the African Union Commission (AUC) chairman Full text...
Mauritania Constitutional Council receives registration from 4 candidates for June presidential election
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Constitutional Council on Saturday received applications from four candidates for the Mauritanian presidential election on June 22, 2019, PANA learned on Saturday from reliable sources Full text...
Labour Day on the news this week in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Labour Day, celebrated on May 1st around the world, made the news this week in Mauritius, with the organization of activities, mainly politics and trade unionism, and for which a few thousand people were mobilized Full text...
EXXON Mobile opens office in Nouakchott
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - EXXON Mobile has opened an office in Mauritania to improve its offshore exploration programme, a statement issued by the company here Friday said Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Mauritania and FIFA sign agreement for development of school football
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Thursday signed an agreement here Thursday to develop football in schools, FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura said at a press conference here Full text...
FED gives 28 million Euros to strengthen port security, navigation in Africa, Indian Ocean
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - The European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, Thursday signed a new programme on ‘Port security and safety in sea’ with the visiting Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), Hamada Madi, official sources told PANA here Full text...
FIFA SG visits Nouakchott
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - FIFA Secretary General Fatima Samoura arrived in Nouakchott on Thursday for a few days working visit to Mauritania, PANA learned from local football sources Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Mauritanian miners celebrate int'l labour day with strike
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Employees of the National Industrial and Mining Company (SNIM) of Mauritania marked the International Labor Day, on May 1, 2019, with a 24-hour strike observed since Wednesday, PANA learned from union sources Full text...