Bell Village, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian government will seek funds to improve the country’s water distribution system, with approximately 40 percent of water lost due to obsolete distribution pipes, Minister of Public Utilities Rashid Beebeejaun said on the occasion of the World Day Water celebrated, which is marked on 22 March every year
©- - 22 march 2013 - 13:35:26 - thread Union africaine (182 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 22 march 2013 - 12:40:57 - thread Union africaine (116 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 21 march 2013 - 16:48:19 - thread Union africaine (119 words)


Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – “Morocco must find its way back to the African Union,” the Ivorian Foreign Affairs minister, Charles Koffi Diby, said on Thursday as the Moroccan King, Mohamed VI, continued his visit to Cote d'Ivoire
©- - 21 march 2013 - 16:39:58 - thread Union africaine (227 words)


Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – Experts, meeting here ahead of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance and Economic Development, Thursday painted a gloomy picture of the industrial policies in Africa, saying that since independence most African nations have been unable to take off
©- - 21 march 2013 - 15:37:08 - thread Union africaine (323 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 384
©- - 21 march 2013 - 14:57:20 - thread Union africaine (128 words)


Nouvelle-France, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister Lormus Bundhoo said Thursday that activities to sensitise and encourage the population to become regular blood donors and contribute to saving life of others are being launched as demand for blood continues to grow each year in the island
©- - 21 march 2013 - 13:24:26 - thread Union africaine (308 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has called on the UN Security Council to fully support the current peace process between Sudan and South Sudan, as the two countries have now managed to pull out forces from joint borderlines to their sides of the borders
©- - 21 march 2013 - 08:42:26 - thread Union africaine (421 words)


Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) says it has, for the first time, made information and communications one of its priority areas, urging the media in Africa to collaborate with it in the promotion of Africa's image
©- - 20 march 2013 - 19:25:07 - thread Union africaine (334 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The African Union Peace and Security Council on Wednesday expressed support for efforts being made to bring peace to Darfur region, and commended the role played by African peacekeepers in the region
©- - 20 march 2013 - 16:28:51 - thread Union africaine (436 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 20 march 2013 - 12:32:22 - thread Union africaine (116 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has announced the execution of Philippe Verdon, a French hostage who was abducted in November 2011 in northern Mali
©- - 20 march 2013 - 11:34:45 - thread Union africaine (164 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A maintenance officer was killed Monday when a Mauritanian military plane crashed near the town of Aoujeft, northern Mauritania, the country’s defence department said in a statement issued here
©- - 19 march 2013 - 14:03:24 - thread Union africaine (122 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 19 march 2013 - 13:54:34 - thread Union africaine (118 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian opposition Union of the Forces of Progress (UFP) has condemned the arrest and deportation of some African migrants living in the capital city of Nouakchott as well as Nouadhibou, the country's second largest city, by the Mauritanian authorities
©- - 19 march 2013 - 12:37:59 - thread Union africaine (172 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 385
©- - 19 march 2013 - 12:31:58 - thread Union africaine (124 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A UNESCO Regional Expert Meeting on Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development and Adaptation in Africa will hold at the Intercontinental Resort, northern Mauritius, 20-22 March
©- - 18 march 2013 - 12:57:43 - thread Union africaine (198 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 18 march 2013 - 12:41:35 - thread Union africaine (116 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - ASPL 2000 took the lead in the Mauritian first division soccer league after its 1-0 win over Savanne SC in the 14th round of matches played over the weekend
©- - 18 march 2013 - 11:24:54 - thread Union africaine (142 words)


Melrose, Mauritius (PANA) - A modern high security prison that can accommodate a thousand prisoners is under construction in Melrose, central Mauritius, according to the Commissioner of Prisons, Dr
©- - 18 march 2013 - 11:18:52 - thread Union africaine (152 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Ministers of Foreign Affairs from Mali’s neighboring countries are due to meet here on Sunday on the initiative of the African Union peace and security council, official sources told PANA on Saturday
©- - 16 march 2013 - 12:47:15 - thread Union africaine (117 words)


Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Saudi Development Fund has pledged US$24 million for the construction of four schools in Guinea, a communiqué from the Presidency's press office said on Thursday
©- - 14 march 2013 - 23:01:04 - thread Union africaine (137 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Catholic faithfuls in Mauritius Thursday greeted with joy the election of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new Pope to take over from Benedict XVI, who resigned last month, citing deteriorating health
©- - 14 march 2013 - 18:33:58 - thread Union africaine (192 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The 15th round of matches in the Mauritanian first division football league will be played on Friday and Saturday: Following are the fixtures: FC Assaba - Leghwareb Trarza ASC Garde nationale - ASC Kédia de Zouerate FC SNIM - ACAS Ksar FC Tevragh-Zeina - FC Tidjikja ASC Armée - FC Zem Zem ASC Police - AS Imraguen ASAC Concorde - FC Nouadhibou -0- PANA SAS/JSG/JEN/SEG 14Mar2013
©- - 14 march 2013 - 12:58:46 - thread Union africaine (75 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 14 march 2013 - 12:38:03 - thread Union africaine (116 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The nine activists working for a Mauritanian anti-slavery NGO Initiative for the resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) were released from detention Wednesday night, the organisation has announced
©- - 14 march 2013 - 12:37:04 - thread Union africaine (110 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 384
©- - 14 march 2013 - 11:41:00 - thread Union africaine (123 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A new 15 MW photovoltaic solar power station was officially inaugurated on Tuesday in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, by the Mauritanian oil and energy minister, Taleb Ould Abdi Vall
©- - 13 march 2013 - 21:54:24 - thread Union africaine (169 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 13 march 2013 - 15:23:48 - thread Union africaine (117 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian communication minister, Mr
©- - 12 march 2013 - 20:28:46 - thread Union africaine (84 words)


Belle-Vue, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritians from all walks of life gathered at the Anjalay stadium of Belle-Vue Tuesday to attend the official ceremony marking the 45th independence anniverssary of the Indian Ocean nation
©- - 12 march 2013 - 15:37:43 - thread Union africaine (103 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 386
©- - 12 march 2013 - 11:45:18 - thread Union africaine (134 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and South Sudan on Tuesday signed a final accord on the full implementation of a series of agreements they signed in December last year, including the exportation of South Sudan oil via Sudanese facilities
©- - 12 march 2013 - 10:46:04 - thread Union africaine (304 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian and Malian presidents have hailed the intervention of the French-African troops to restore Mali's sovereignty and territorial integrity, threatened by small terrorist groups who seized the north of the country
©- - 11 march 2013 - 21:09:55 - thread Union africaine (183 words)


Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) – Two of the five aviation hangers, recently build at the Mauritius international airport, became operational Monday, PANA reported here
©- - 11 march 2013 - 18:43:45 - thread Union africaine (127 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The US government has sent a message of congratulations to the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius, which celebrates 45 years of independence on 12 March, according to a press statement, received here by PANA Monday, from the office of the US Secretary of State, John Kerry
©- - 11 march 2013 - 18:29:19 - thread Union africaine (244 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) has congratulated Kenya's President-elect, Uhuru Kenyatta, his Vice President-elect, William Ruto, and their Jubilee Coalition party for winning the hotly-contested maiden presidential polls under the country's new constitution
©- - 11 march 2013 - 15:11:12 - thread Union africaine (229 words)


Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Indian President Shri Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Mauritius on Monday as the chief guest of honour at the country's national independence day to be celebrated on Tuesday, PANA reported
©- - 11 march 2013 - 13:18:05 - thread Union africaine (145 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 389
©- - 11 march 2013 - 13:03:57 - thread Union africaine (123 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A French national, Tomas Carlos Pedraza, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for importing into Mauritius a prohibited drug, PANA learned from a judicial source in the nation's capital, Port Louis
©- - 11 march 2013 - 12:14:06 - thread Union africaine (79 words)