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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Climate-related natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe in Mauritania, exacerbating longstanding challenges like land and infrastructure degradation, water stress, and food insecurity, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) observes in its weekend Country Focus

©- - 18 february 2023 - 10:06:58 - thread African Union (407 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea are in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the 36th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union(AU) to plead for their return to the pan-African institutions, the Agence Malienne de Presse (AMAP) reported on Friday

©- - 17 february 2023 - 17:15:40 - thread African Union (652 words)


Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Strengthening governance, investing in human capital with a focus on education, and improving the business climate are key pillars for Guinea-Bissau to break out of the fragility cycle towards sustainable and inclusive growth and make progress on gender equality

©- - 17 february 2023 - 08:24:00 - thread African Union (588 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday at the head of a high-level delegation to attend the 36th Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) scheduled for 18-19 February

©- - 16 february 2023 - 19:08:14 - thread African Union (147 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tripartite mechanism, comprising the African Union, United Nations and the IGAD, have commended the on-going meetings in Juba, South Sudan, devoted to assessing the implementation of a peace deal signed between the Khartoum government and rebel movements two years ago

©- - 16 february 2023 - 15:26:09 - thread African Union (413 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch on Wednesday participated in the opening session of the 42nd session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council, which started in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

©- - 15 february 2023 - 17:45:27 - thread African Union (215 words)


London, UK (PANA) – The forced displacement of the entire Chagossian people by the United Kingdom and the United States governments and the UK’s racial persecution, and continued blocking of their return home, are crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report and video released on Wednesday

©- - 15 february 2023 - 11:45:25 - thread African Union (1032 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union Commission has announced sending a 90-man strong team led by former Kenyan President  Uhuru Kenyatta to monitor elections Nigeria set for later this month

©- - 14 february 2023 - 14:21:08 - thread African Union (261 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military leader, Lieutenant General Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, on Monday held a meeting with the visiting head of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki, on efforts to achieve national consensus and formation of institutions of the transitional period

©- - 14 february 2023 - 09:24:57 - thread African Union (255 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The chairperson of the African  Union Commission, Moussa Faki, arrived in Khartoum on Sunday as part of the African union efforts to support the Sudanese reach an agreement to end the current political impasse

©- - 12 february 2023 - 16:12:57 - thread African Union (245 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, met on Thursday in Bamako with the Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development of the African Union (AU), Ms

©- - 10 february 2023 - 12:56:48 - thread African Union (308 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The number of tourists who arrived in Mauritius in January 2023 was 107,684, up from 40,028 in the same period a year earlier, Statistics Mauritius said on Wednesday

©- - 09 february 2023 - 07:41:53 - thread African Union (143 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  On World Cancer Day celebrated 6 February, the Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, has said that cancer was the leading cause of deaths worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020 or nearly one in six deaths

©- - 07 february 2023 - 06:34:55 - thread African Union (272 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is presently implementing a Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) project which forms part of the integrated vector management strategy to tackle mosquito-borne illnesses such as dengue and chikungunya

©- - 06 february 2023 - 10:18:05 - thread African Union (506 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has ended a visit to Mali to assess the roadmap for a return to constitutional rule saying "real progress" has been made

©- - 01 february 2023 - 18:20:02 - thread African Union (337 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius said on Wednesday that one death due COVID-19 was recorded from 19 to 25 January

©- - 01 february 2023 - 16:53:59 - thread African Union (60 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has from 1 January this year extended the paediatric age limit from 12 to 16 years, the Government Information Service (GIS) said on Wednesday

©- - 01 february 2023 - 16:23:29 - thread African Union (176 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Jagutpal said Tuesday Mauritius would offer an attractive and favourable environment for carrying out clinical research on a large scale with high standards of public transparency and safety

©- - 31 january 2023 - 17:11:52 - thread African Union (219 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania is strategically placed to become an important supplier of natural gas, particularly as countries seek to diversify their gas suppliers to reduce reliance on Russian gas, Extractives inSight, a monthly bulletin from the Extractive Industries Transparency International (EITI} reported on Monday

©- - 31 january 2023 - 13:03:21 - thread African Union (495 words)


Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – A new credit support programme under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aims to anchor macroeconomic stability in Guinea-Bissau, put the government's budget back on track and ensure medium-term debt sustainability

©- - 31 january 2023 - 11:02:59 - thread African Union (679 words)


Khartoum (Soudan) - The president of Sudan's Sovereign Transitional Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the president of Chad's Transitional Military Council, Mahamat Idriss Déby, agreed on Sunday to work together for the establishment of peace in Libya and stability in the Central African Republic

©- - 30 january 2023 - 19:17:33 - thread African Union (361 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- In one of the rarest events of its type, representatives of the United Nations, the African Union and the East African Development Authority IGAD, Monday urged Sudanese stakeholders to close their ranks and reach an agreement ending their current widening rift

©- - 30 january 2023 - 17:28:21 - thread African Union (961 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso has pledged his full support for the UN's efforts, highlighting the dangers of maintaining the status quo in Libya, which is experiencing a deadlock in its political process

©- - 29 january 2023 - 15:26:38 - thread African Union (454 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Monday attributed the death of a 65-year-old woman to COVID-19

©- - 24 january 2023 - 06:29:36 - thread African Union (60 words)


 

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Friday they did not record any death from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country over the period 12 -18 January 2023

©- - 21 january 2023 - 07:45:50 - thread African Union (82 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Wednesday that the country's balance trade showed a deficit of 17,600 million rupees in November 2022, higher by 26

©- - 19 january 2023 - 07:55:25 - thread African Union (172 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Health authorities in Mauritius announced on Monday that for the first time the national Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination campaign, will target not only girls but also boys aged 9 to 15 years old

©- - 16 january 2023 - 10:42:40 - thread African Union (389 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness said on Friday that it has, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation and various stakeholders, developed a national action plan for 2023 to 2027 for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

©- - 14 january 2023 - 07:23:55 - thread African Union (149 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities on Friday reported that one death attributed to COVID-19 was recorded in the island from 5-11 January 2023

©- - 14 january 2023 - 05:49:52 - thread African Union (82 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) -  The Mauritius Government announced Friday that the Environment Protection (Control of Single Use Plastic Products) Regulations 2020 will be amended to extend by two years, that is, from 15 January 2023 up to 14 January 2025, the moratorium for the banning of  certain non-biodegradable single use products

©- - 13 january 2023 - 17:24:20 - thread African Union (205 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The preparatory forum of the National Reconciliation Conference concluded its work on Thursday evening in Tripoli, in the presence of the deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, and the United Nations Envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily

©- - 12 january 2023 - 20:14:10 - thread African Union (405 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities said on Tuesday that COVID-19 claimed a new life on the island last Sunday, a 88-year-old man who was not vaccinated

©- - 03 january 2023 - 06:20:33 - thread African Union (64 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, arrived Friday in Brasilia, Brazil, to represent the president of the Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, at the inauguration Sunday, 1 January, 2023, of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, an official source told PANA

©- - 31 december 2022 - 13:34:19 - thread African Union (261 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities said on Friday that COVID-19 claimed a new victim on the island, a 73-year-old woman who was vaccinated against coronavirus, but  tested positive

©- - 30 december 2022 - 09:37:04 - thread African Union (68 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A three-member mission was inaugurated on Thursday under the auspices of the African Union (AU) to monitor, verify and enforce the 2 November Cessation of Hostilities agreement that ended a two-year bitter war between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front

©- - 30 december 2022 - 05:20:20 - thread African Union (693 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has told members of the diplomatic corps that his country and the United Kingdom (UK) have decided to start negotiations on the issue of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago in view to securing, by early next year, an agreement on the basis of international law

©- - 25 december 2022 - 06:35:49 - thread African Union (322 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius, a governmental organization, on Friday released the figures regarding the unemployment rate in the island which stood at 7

©- - 24 december 2022 - 12:32:24 - thread African Union (188 words)