Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Wednesday announced his candidature for this year’s presidential election whose first round is due for 21 June, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 23 april 2014 - 16:38:07 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (118 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Troops of the African Union-led Regional Task Force (AU-RTF) in Central African Republic (CAR) have captured a commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), Lt
©- - 23 april 2014 - 15:45:40 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (215 words)


Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Lormus Bundhoo has described biotechnology as a double-edged sword which has great benefits and also the potential to cause harm, if used in an irresponsible manner
©- - 23 april 2014 - 13:58:37 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (331 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 410
©- - 23 april 2014 - 11:42:03 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (130 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé, has predicted that Mauritius could be one of the first countries to achieve total success in the HIV/AIDS zero-transmission, zero-discrimination and zero-death
©- - 22 april 2014 - 16:48:40 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (253 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Minister of Communications and government spokesman, Sidi Mohamed Ould Maham, on Tuesday said that the ruling party was ready to continue the dialogue with the opposition
©- - 22 april 2014 - 16:19:00 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (159 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese media have expressed pessimism about the success of the sixth round of talks between the government of Sudan and the rebel groups, which resume in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Tuesday
©- - 22 april 2014 - 13:19:38 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (279 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The high level African Union (AU) Inquiry panel on South Sudan, led by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, is on a 10-day mission to probe the country which has been wracked by internecine fighting since last year, the AU said Tuesday
©- - 22 april 2014 - 12:33:20 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (283 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 21 april 2014 - 10:38:50 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 411
©- - 21 april 2014 - 10:31:28 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (129 words)


Curepipe, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritania beat Mauritius 2-0 here Sunday in the return leg of the preliminaries of the 30th edition of the African Cup of Nations (Morocco 2015)
©- - 20 april 2014 - 16:02:31 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (103 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The association of Mauritanians repatriated from Senegal (ARMS) plan to hold a protest march from the Boghe (River valley), 310 kilometres away, to the capital, Nouakchott, to draw attention to government's inability to fulfill its promises to the returnees, PANA reported Sunday
©- - 20 april 2014 - 15:48:45 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (422 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian Ouguiya dropped slightly against the Euro, the CFAF but remained stable against the US dollar, according to the foreign exchanged rates issued by the central bank of Mauritania (BCM)
©- - 20 april 2014 - 10:56:44 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (155 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The political agitation rocking Opposition parties – the Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM), led by former Prime Minister Paul Bérenger, and the Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM), led by Pravind Jugnauth, were the main stories in Mauritius this week
©- - 20 april 2014 - 08:55:14 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (457 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The UN deputy secretary general for political affairs, Jeffreh Feltman, on Friday reaffirmed its commitment a successful electoral process in Guinea Bissau where the first round of elections to crown the process was held on 13 April
©- - 19 april 2014 - 11:44:23 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (271 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian anti-slavery NGO, called "Initiative for the resurgence of the abolitionist movement (IRA)", has denounced the arrest of eight peasants in the region of Kiffa (600 km East from the capital Nouakchott, in the administrative district of Guerou), demanded their release and end to "slavery", according to a press statement from the NGO here Friday
©- - 18 april 2014 - 15:52:23 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (157 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 18 april 2014 - 08:25:17 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (109 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has declared its readiness to lift the sanctions against Guinea Bissau following Presidential elections there
©- - 17 april 2014 - 16:24:19 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (317 words)


Moka, Mauritius (PANA ) - Education and Human Resources Minister Vasant Bunwaree on Thursday stressed the need to encourage the protection of nature in the interest of the present and future generations and to better prepare today’s youth for tomorrow’s challenges
©- - 17 april 2014 - 11:31:50 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (276 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 411
©- - 17 april 2014 - 11:07:55 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (139 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling 

Australian Dollar 26
©- - 17 april 2014 - 11:03:39 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (109 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Wednesday carried out the ground-breaking ceremony for an artisanal fishing port in Tanit, located 60km to the North of the capital, Nouakchott, PANA reported
©- - 17 april 2014 - 07:32:11 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (114 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister Arvin Boolell has said the government is doing its best to create the enabling environment to encourage cross-border investments, PANA reported from the capital, Port-Louis, Wednesday
©- - 16 april 2014 - 12:44:07 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (296 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling

 Australian Dollar 26
©- - 16 april 2014 - 09:55:23 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (108 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) has certified Sunday's legislative and presidential elections in Guinea-Bissau ''peaceful, free, fair and transparent''
©- - 15 april 2014 - 13:42:45 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (305 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 411
©- - 15 april 2014 - 11:13:56 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (129 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 15 april 2014 - 08:43:57 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (108 words)


New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has applauded the people of Guinea-Bissau for their orderly and peaceful participation in Sunday's presidential and legislative elections, and called on all candidates to respect the upcoming results
©- - 14 april 2014 - 21:29:49 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (194 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The number of new cases of HIV/AIDS is going down in Mauritius with 27 cases detected monthly in 2012 compared to 31 cases monthly in 2011, according to a communiqué published in Port-Louis on Monday by the Mauritian Health Ministry
©- - 14 april 2014 - 20:10:57 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (249 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, Ould Nany Chrough, on Monday launched a project for fish marketing, funded by the Spanish Government to the tune of 5 million euros, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 14 april 2014 - 18:51:34 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (192 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Directors of the Mauritius Africa Business Club have been talking to some 40 local entrepreneurs in Port-Louis to help them better understand the African continent, identify the investment potentials in the region and how to invest on the market worth more than a billion population, PANA reported from the Mauritian capital
©- - 14 april 2014 - 15:49:04 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (311 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 14 april 2014 - 08:30:28 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (109 words)


New York, US (PANA) - As voters in Guinea-Bissau participate in the country's presidential and legislative elections on Sunday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the people and institutions of Guinea-Bissau to ensure the conduct of peaceful and credible elections
©- - 13 april 2014 - 16:58:05 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (228 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya fell against the Euro and the CFA Franc but remained stable against the US Dollar, according to Sunday's foreign exchange rates issued here by the Mauritanian central bank
©- - 13 april 2014 - 11:06:06 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (160 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania won 1-0 over Mauritius Saturday at the Olympic Complex of Nouakchott in the first leg of the preliminaries of the African Cup of Nations (CAN) 2015, to be held in Morocco, PANA reported from here
©- - 13 april 2014 - 08:10:12 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (120 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Prime Minister’s Office in Mauritius will launch a new training session for Mauritians with the objective to sensitize 1,750 people by October on human rights and respect for other people’s rights
©- - 11 april 2014 - 17:18:47 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (232 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The bill on cyber-criminality "will not have effects on press freedom which is an essential option for the Mauritanian authorities and people”, the Mauritanian Minister of Employment, Vocational training, Information and Communication technology, Ismael Ould Bedda Ould Cheikh Sidya, said here Friday
©- - 11 april 2014 - 16:08:15 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (203 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health Ministry said Friday that no new cases of dengue was detected from the 1,766 samples tested since last week, PANA reported from here
©- - 11 april 2014 - 16:02:17 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (173 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania's ruling party and the opposition Thursday agreed on a calendar for a political dialogue as the country's presidential election approaches, according to political sources here
©- - 11 april 2014 - 13:51:45 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (77 words)