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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi emerged the new Chairman of the African Union (AU) on Sunday after closed door talks which preceded the formal opening of the 32nd Summit of the Heads of State and Government Assembly, a major breakthrough for Egyptian diplomacy
©- - 10 february 2019 - 08:55:47 - thread União Africana (637 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Young female African coders are “on the front-line” of the battle to change traditionally male power relations and bring about a more equitable balance between men and women, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said during his visit to Ethiopia to attend the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa
©- - 10 february 2019 - 05:41:11 - thread União Africana (461 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African nations are setting an example for richer countries when it comes to the treatment of refugees, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a press conference on Saturday, following a meeting with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 10 february 2019 - 05:31:07 - thread União Africana (503 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Somali government officials, international development partners and civil society organisations engaged in humanitarian operations in Somalia met at the African Union Summit to lobby African leaders to approve a massive debt cancellation for war-ravaged Somalia
©- - 09 february 2019 - 20:04:20 - thread União Africana (630 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday arrived in Addis Ababa to attend the 32nd ordinary session of the assembly of African Union heads of state and government
©- - 09 february 2019 - 19:16:09 - thread União Africana (209 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ahead the formal opening of the African Union Summit on Sunday, heads of three major continental organisations on Saturday discussed ways of improving response to the increasing migration and forced displacements in Africa
©- - 09 february 2019 - 19:00:24 - thread União Africana (458 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, left here Saturday for Addis Ababa to attend the African Union summit, the presidency said in a statement copied to PANA
©- - 09 february 2019 - 16:10:24 - thread União Africana (152 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame is expected to hand over the African Union (AU) chairmanship to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the 32nd Ordinary Session of the continental body Assembly scheduled for 10- 11 February 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 09 february 2019 - 14:21:07 - thread União Africana (588 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission has entered an agreement with a Kigali-based think-tank specializing in international development to help countries in Africa to effectively implement the broad development goals set by both the AU and the UN, officials said Saturday
©- - 09 february 2019 - 12:39:00 - thread União Africana (541 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet and the president of Africa’s premier human rights court, Sylvain Oré, on Saturday signed an agreement designed to strengthen the working relationship between the two organizations
©- - 09 february 2019 - 12:05:40 - thread União Africana (443 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has launched a universal appeal to foreign actors to join African countries in fighting the causes of desertification through increased investments in climate adaptation mechanisms in order to free more funds currently being sunk in adapting to drought
©- - 08 february 2019 - 17:22:06 - thread União Africana (462 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has pledged to intensify measures to reduce the scourge of conflicts afflicting most countries through the implementation of a soon-to-be launched AU conflict prevention strategy, which aims to address sources of violence and human rights violations
©- - 08 february 2019 - 16:41:17 - thread União Africana (471 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African ministers are holding talks on ways of resolving future disputes arising from the implementation of the landmark plan by the African Union (AU) to remove barriers hindering the growth of airlines in Africa and the liberalization of the airspace, AU officials said on Friday
©- - 08 february 2019 - 15:44:43 - thread União Africana (586 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 08 february 2019 - 10:34:51 - thread União Africana (137 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 08 february 2019 - 08:29:18 - thread União Africana (123 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union (AU) Commissioner for Trade and Industry Albert Muchanga Thursday urged countries to tap the potential of refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) to improve the welfare of communities
©- - 07 february 2019 - 17:04:37 - thread União Africana (352 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Executive Council, which comprises foreign ministers from the continent’s 55 member states, opened on Thursday, with emphasis on ending conflicts in Africa by the year 2020 and putting an end to the cycle of forced displacements
©- - 07 february 2019 - 16:13:23 - thread União Africana (540 words)


Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - The third meeting between the European Union (EU) fishing industry and the Indian Ocean tuna processing industry opened on Thursday in Balaclava, northern Mauritius, with the participation of representatives of the EU fishing fleets as well as those of the fisheries sector of Madagascar and Seychelles
©- - 07 february 2019 - 15:32:47 - thread União Africana (371 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A South African national, Teresa Louisa Delores Niemand, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for importing drugs into Mauritius, judicial sources told PANA in Port-Louis on Thursday
©- - 07 february 2019 - 15:14:31 - thread União Africana (77 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 07 february 2019 - 10:47:00 - thread União Africana (137 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 07 february 2019 - 07:53:38 - thread União Africana (123 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Employees of MAURITEL, a Mauritania-based telecommunications operator and a subsidiary of Maroc Telecom, embarked on a partial strike (sit-in) at the company's premises on Wednesday, PANA reported
©- - 06 february 2019 - 21:20:10 - thread União Africana (132 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has commended Central African Republic (CAR) stakeholders, the Government and the armed groups in particular, for their commitment and spirit of compromise
©- - 06 february 2019 - 15:44:39 - thread União Africana (235 words)


Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Financial Services and Good Governance minister Dharmendar Sesungkur on Wednesday expressed the government’s determination and perseverance in enhancing capacity and competence to counter terrorism and achieve a “zero tolerance” policy
©- - 06 february 2019 - 15:21:36 - thread União Africana (469 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 06 february 2019 - 09:48:28 - thread União Africana (136 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius
©- - 06 february 2019 - 08:59:06 - thread União Africana (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – An opposition Islamist party in Mauritania, Rassemblement National pour la Réforme et le Développement (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/mouvance islamiste) on Tuesday called for "true and inclusive national dialogue", ahead of the presidential election scheduled for the middle of the year
©- - 05 february 2019 - 18:38:06 - thread União Africana (173 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 5th Summit of the G5 Sahel Heads of State opened on Tuesday in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, in the presence of the Presidents of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Chad and Mauritania
©- - 05 february 2019 - 12:55:12 - thread União Africana (315 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 05 february 2019 - 09:53:40 - thread União Africana (136 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian prison authorities have stopped providing detainees with cigarettes as of this weekend to encourage them to quit, officials sources said in the Mauritian capital on Monday
©- - 04 february 2019 - 17:02:38 - thread União Africana (191 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 1,371 people died of cancer in Mauritius in 2018, PANA learnt from the Health ministry on Monday as nations marked World Cancer Day
©- - 04 february 2019 - 15:22:12 - thread União Africana (240 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 04 february 2019 - 08:07:58 - thread União Africana (123 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania on Saturday celebrated World Wetlands Day under the theme 'Wetlands and Climate Change' for 2019 edition
©- - 02 february 2019 - 18:33:08 - thread União Africana (237 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Saturday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 02 february 2019 - 11:34:15 - thread União Africana (137 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) Group has opened an office in the Kenyan capital, Niarobi, according to a statement released by the Group on Saturday in Port Louis
©- - 02 february 2019 - 11:31:26 - thread União Africana (212 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The celebration of the 184th anniversary of the abolition of slavery, with Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi as chief guest, hit the headlines of the Mauritian media this week
©- - 02 february 2019 - 11:20:36 - thread União Africana (541 words)


Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The 20th Ordinary annual Summit of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State held in the northern Tanzanian city of Arusha on Friday has directed the Council of Ministers to provide a preliminary report by experts on the constitution of the political confederation within seven months
©- - 01 february 2019 - 23:31:28 - thread União Africana (423 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Illegal immigration cannot be stopped exclusively by security measures at the Libyan border, according to the Libyan foreign affairs minister, Mohamed Taher Siala, who called on European countries to set up development projects in the countries of origin of migrants
©- - 01 february 2019 - 11:27:20 - thread União Africana (249 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 01 february 2019 - 10:57:20 - thread União Africana (136 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The leader of the Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD / opposition), Ahmed ould Daddah, who has contested the presidential election unsuccessfully several times in Mauritania, has called for an inclusive national dialogue in the country, according to a press statement he issued Thursday
©- - 31 january 2019 - 22:33:08 - thread União Africana (261 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Mozambique on Thursday renewed their commitment to deepen existing bilateral and economic ties and enhance their engagement in Africa by signing of three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) pertaining to the environment, tourism and trade, and investment opportunities
©- - 31 january 2019 - 12:58:19 - thread União Africana (508 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading American singer Lauryn Hill has arrived in South Africa ahead of her once-off concert in Johannesburg on Saturday
©- - 31 january 2019 - 12:37:56 - thread União Africana (173 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Workers of Mauritel, the telecommunications operator in Mauritania, which is a subsidiary of Morocco-Telecom, on Wednesday launched a strike to press for several demands including salary increases and departure of the Moroccan director
©- - 31 january 2019 - 11:09:24 - thread União Africana (129 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 31 january 2019 - 08:41:40 - thread União Africana (123 words)


Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) – Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi on Wednesday arrived in Mauritius, leading a 25-member delegation, as Chief Guest at the commemoration of the 184th anniversary of the abolition of slavery on 1 February 2019
©- - 30 january 2019 - 14:54:16 - thread União Africana (192 words)