Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has closed its borders with England, Scotland, Wales and South Africa as of midnight on Monday following the discovery of a new variant of Covid-19 in the United Kingdom and South Africa Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has suspended air links with the United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia from Monday until further notice, the Ministry of Transport and Logistics announced in a press release Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, who was re-elected last month, will be sworn in for his second term on 28 December in Ouagadougou Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

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Australian Dollar       29 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  The Mauritian Government on Friday announced that a financial agreement will be signed shortly between the European Union and the Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security for the part financing of the “Mauritius Ridge to Reef Project” to a tune of 4 million euros Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will set up a special fund to mobilise and manage the funds required for implementing the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, the Government announced on Friday evening, following the weekly meeting of the Cabinet in Port-Louis Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has obtained a 7 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius  on Thursday announced that eight new positive imported cases of Covid-19 were registered in the island on 14 December 2020 - one from France, three from India and four from Dubai Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched new guidelines to help the continent’s 55 countries deal with  the coronavirus pandemic, which has hit the continent badly through a second wave Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Thursday launched the 2020-2023 Economic Recovery Programme (ERP) formulated to address various dimensions of the economic challenges that the country currently faces as a result of a number of factors, including the Covid-19 pandemic which had negative and serious consequences on the growth prospects of the economy Full text...

Moka, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister Pravin Jugnauth on Thursday urged the population to work for agricultural self-sufficiency by encouraging the local production of food crops via backyard gardening and support sustainable agricultural development through various schemes that have been initiated by the government Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives Minister, Mr Soomilduth Bholah, on Wednesday, said that the island’s main exports  markets - - the United Kingdom, France and other European countries - - have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 disease, with figures showing a decrease of 19% from January to September 2020 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

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Australian Dollar      29 Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) failed Tuesday to reach a proposals by the United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) to select a mechanism for candidates for the leadership of the future unified executive authority in the country Full text...

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Dr Ousmane Kaba, leader of the Party of Democrats for Hope (PADES) Tuesday urged President Alpha Condé  to release political opponents to ease the socio-political situation in the country Full text...

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé, reelected for a six-year term, was sworn in on Tuesday at a ceremony attended by a dozen African Heads of State and Government as well as delegations from European nations Full text...

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaru Cisoko Emballo, was not invited to Tuesday's inauguration of President Alpha Conde because of "his lack of courtesy" to the Guinean head of state, the Minister-Secretary General of the Guinean Presidency, Kiridi Bangoura, said on Monday Full text...

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-four hours before the inauguration ceremony of the Guinean president, Alpha Conde, for his third term scheduled at the fully renovated Mohamed V palace, security measures are impressive in the capital, Conakry, PANA reported Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian coach Baye Bah who was training Mauritania's national  under-20 football team was sacked on December 3 by the Mauritanian Football Federation (FFRIM) for "poor results" Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Wellness ministry  announced on Friday that it will soon amend the Quarantine Act to make it mandatory for every foreign traveller to undergo a COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test upon their entry in Mauritius Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union High-Level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa, has emphasised the urgent need to ensure peace and stability reigns in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda has received a memento from Gandhi Smriti, a museum, where India’s icon Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                              Buying        Selling

Australian Dollar                29 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Thursday revealed that tourist arrivals in the island have dropped by 99% in November 2020 to a mere 1,177  compared to the same month in 2019 when  128,730 foreign holidaymakers came to the island Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union's Peace and Security Council is holding its 11th High Level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa, to discuss the strategies to improve mediation in conflicts and silencing of the guns in Africa Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade minister Nandcoomar Bodha on Wednesday said “Africa is the rising niche market and the Mauritian enterprises should explore the various investment opportunities that the continent can provide ranging from technology to food security Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

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Australian Dollar            28 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind  Jugnauth on Tuesday night told Parliament that the Government has renewed its offer to enter into a long-term arrangement with the United States to ensure the continued operation of the defence facility in Diego Garcia Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Tuesday announced that their services have detected three new imported cases of COVID-19 - one each from Dubai, France and South Africa Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                     Buying           Selling

Australian Dollar        28 Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - China is prepared to assist countries in Africa launch a continental free trade and investment platform drawing on its experience conducting international trade, a senior official said here Sunday Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders Saturday gathered here virtually for an extra-ordinary Summit of the African Union to discuss the pending entry into force of the Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritania newspapers this week focused on the exponential rise in coronavirus cases in the country Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the ouguiya as published by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations-African Union (AU) partnership has yielded “significant results”, including at the country level, the UN chief told the Security Council on Friday Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Land Transport and Light Rail Minister, Alan Ganoo, on Saturday announced increases of penalties for 13 road offences to improve road safety following an increase in fatal accidents Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry Albert Muchanga said here Friday instruments signifying Nigeria’s entry into the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would be received at the commission’s headquarters shortly ahead of next year’s kick-off of trading Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union’s Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Friday declared illegal the arrest of homeless people during police swoops, an official source said here Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe authorities on Friday condemned acts of disturbance of public order by students since the beginning of the week, warning them of the risk of prosecution Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the ouguiya as published by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government  has announced a series of measures to contain the new wave of coronavirus infections in the country, following its weekly meeting in Nouakchott on Wednesday Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius on Thursday announced the detection of three new imported cases of COVID-19 on passengers from France who were in quarantine Full text...

Vienna Austria (PANA) - The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has taken a number of decisions leading to changes in the way cannabis is internationally regulated, including its reclassification out of the most dangerous category of drugs Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius (CBM) Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Police drug squad in Mauritius on Monday arrested a 46-year-old Frenchman with 39 cannabis seeds in his luggage at the island’s international airport Full text...