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Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Australia will help improve food security in ea stern and southern Africa through a new US$20 million programme to substantially boost agricultural production and i mprove market opportunities for farmers, the Australian Governmentâ?s Overseas Aid Programme (AusAID) said Frid ay
©- - 16 april 2010 - 11:23:00 - thread African Union (370 words)


Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola and Guinea Bissau have signed a co-operation acco rd in the areas of defence, according to the Angola Press Agency, ANGOP
©- - 16 april 2010 - 11:14:00 - thread African Union (101 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued here Friday by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 16 april 2010 - 11:07:00 - thread African Union (114 words)


Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- African Union's Commissioner for Peace and Security Ramtane Lamamra Wednesday evening arrived in Bujumbura at the start of a four-da y visit to Burundi
©- - 15 april 2010 - 12:55:00 - thread African Union (105 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee against some foreign currencies, as issued here Thursday by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 15 april 2010 - 11:17:00 - thread African Union (121 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Chairman of the Opposition party, Rally of D emocratic Forces (RFD), in Mauritania, Ahmed Ould Daddah, has denounced the "dum p ing of toxic industrial wastes" in the country
©- - 14 april 2010 - 16:33:00 - thread African Union (184 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee against some foreign currencies, as issued here Wednesday by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 14 april 2010 - 09:57:00 - thread African Union (122 words)


Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Defence Minister of Guinea Bissau, Arestides Ocante da Silva, arrived in Luanda Wednesday for a four-day official visit to Angola
©- - 14 april 2010 - 08:38:00 - thread African Union (159 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- A Mauritanian party, National Rally for Reform a nd Development (RNRD-Tawassoul), has cautioned that the controversy over national identity, whi ch has been raging throughout Mauritania over several weeks now, must not be all o wed to go out of hand
©- - 13 april 2010 - 21:39:00 - thread African Union (305 words)


Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Guinea Bissau Defence Minister, Arestides Ocante da Silva, is due here Wednesday to start a four-day visit to Angola, PANA reported T uesday, quoting the Angolan News Agency (ANGOP)
©- - 13 april 2010 - 19:22:00 - thread African Union (80 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Barrister Sghair Ould M'Bareck was Monday appoin ted Chairman of Mauritania's Constitutional Council, according to a decree issue d in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital
©- - 13 april 2010 - 18:42:00 - thread African Union (132 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The euro and the British pound depreciated agains t the Mauritian rupee, while the US dollar remained stable, according to the lat e st exchange rates issued Tuesday by Mauritius Commercial Bank
©- - 13 april 2010 - 15:08:00 - thread African Union (177 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Managing Director of Mauritania Airways, Mon cef Bedi, announced here Monday that the company would extend services to the Mi d dle East and Europe from 14 April and start operating new routes in Africa from J une
©- - 12 april 2010 - 16:13:00 - thread African Union (164 words)


Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- African Union's Peace and Security Commissioner Ramdhane Lamamara has said there is a general agreement among African nations to establish the Uni ted States of Africa, saying the only difference is the issue of timing and the modality for the creat ion
©- - 12 april 2010 - 07:58:00 - thread African Union (328 words)


Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Ghana's former President John Agyekum Kufuor, who is le ading the African Union (AU) observer mission to Sudan's national election, on S u nday toured some voting centres in the capital, Khartoum, and Omdruman, the larg e st city
©- - 11 april 2010 - 16:48:00 - thread African Union (330 words)


Moroni- Comoros (PANA) -- Rounding off a three-day visit to the Comoros after a s econd meeting with President Ahmed Sambi, the AU Commissioner for Peace and Secu r ity, Ramtane Lamamra, left Moroni, the Comoran capital, to return to Addis Ababa , Ethiopia, PANA reported from here
©- - 11 april 2010 - 09:58:00 - thread African Union (282 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian post services Friday launched postmarks to hail the World Cup, to be hosted by South Africa from June this year, local s ources told PANA
©- - 10 april 2010 - 10:30:00 - thread African Union (122 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania is set to produce 240,000 tonnes of g rains during the 2010-2011 crop year, against the 190,000 tonnes produced in 200 8 -2009, according to a statement issued by the government here Friday
©- - 09 april 2010 - 15:20:00 - thread African Union (128 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee against some major foreign currencies, as released here Friday by the Comm ercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 09 april 2010 - 11:08:00 - thread African Union (125 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Several leaders of Mauritanian political parties from the nationalist Arab and Islamist sphere of influence on Thursday afternoon in Nouakchott announced the setting up of an umbrella group w hose ideological reference is the Libyan leader, Mouamar Kadhafi
©- - 08 april 2010 - 23:17:00 - thread African Union (124 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA)- â" A French couple on Wednesday night escaped a k idnap attempt by two unknown armed men near the French embassy in Nouakchott
©- - 08 april 2010 - 22:24:00 - thread African Union (139 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Lawyers from the five member countries of the Ar ab Maghreb Union (UMA) have formed a regional judicial bloc, the Union of the Ar a b Maghreb Lawyers (UAMA), they said in a statement after their meeting Wednesday in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital
©- - 08 april 2010 - 18:47:00 - thread African Union (107 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Lawyers from the five member countries of the Ar ab Maghreb Union (UMA) have formed a regional judicial bloc, the Union of the Ar a b Maghreb Lawyers (UAMA), they said in a statement after their meeting Wednesday in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital
©- - 08 april 2010 - 18:07:00 - thread African Union (107 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA)-- Students at the University of Nouakchott demonstr ated Thursday morning across the streets of Mauritania's capital to demand what t hey called "Arabization" of the country's education system and administration
©- - 08 april 2010 - 17:02:00 - thread African Union (110 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania was Wednesday connected to the submar ine optical fiber between Europe and Africa, the Mauritanian Information Agency ( AMI) reported on Thursday, quoting the Minister of Vocational Training and new T e chnologies, Mohamed Ould Khouna
©- - 08 april 2010 - 14:53:00 - thread African Union (95 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee against some foreign currencies, as issued here Thursday by the Commercial Bank of Mauri tius
©- - 08 april 2010 - 11:46:00 - thread African Union (124 words)


Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Seeking to quickly restore normalcy to his country after last week's mutiny by a section of its military, President of Guinea Bissau Bacai Sanha has solicited Angola's support for the West African nation
©- - 08 april 2010 - 08:40:00 - thread African Union (290 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee against some foreign currencies, as issued here Wednesday by the Commercia l Bank of Mauritius
©- - 07 april 2010 - 10:03:00 - thread African Union (124 words)


Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- ECOWAS defence chiefs will discuss the situation in Guinea Bissau at their meeting in Cotonou, Benin, 13-15 April, as part of the continuing efforts to resolve the crisis, according to a statement from the ECOWAS Commission
©- - 07 april 2010 - 07:51:00 - thread African Union (443 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Thousands of people are facing food insecurity i n Mauritania, with the most vulnerable areas being the Eastern and Southern zone s , according to a joint report of the country's Commission on Food Security (CSA) and the World food Programme made available to PANA on Monday
©- - 06 april 2010 - 21:52:00 - thread African Union (293 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee against some foreign currencies, as published here Tuesday
©- - 06 april 2010 - 11:46:00 - thread African Union (117 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania and Turkey Sunday signed an agreement on security cooperation, at the end of a two-day visit to Nouakchott by Turkish Minister of Interior Besir Atalay
©- - 05 april 2010 - 12:45:00 - thread African Union (84 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee against some foreign currencies, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius here Mond ay
©- - 05 april 2010 - 10:03:00 - thread African Union (123 words)


Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- ECOWAS Commission President James Victor Gbeho and his A frican Union Commission counterpart Jean Ping have jointly condemned the crisis that erupted in Guinea B issau Thursday
©- - 04 april 2010 - 14:48:00 - thread African Union (302 words)


New York- US (PANA) -- The UN is working closely with African Union (AU) and ECOW AS to support national efforts on sustainable stability in Guinea Bissau, according to the UN Secretary-General â?s Special Representative for Guinea Bissau, Joseph Mutaboba
©- - 04 april 2010 - 08:52:00 - thread African Union (284 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Cheikhna Ould Nenni has been appointed the managing director of the Mauritania News Agency (AMI), a government organ, official sources told PANA on Saturday
©- - 03 april 2010 - 12:31:00 - thread African Union (59 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz le ft Nouakchott for Dakar on Saturday for a two-day visit to Senegal during which h e will participate in the 50th anniversary celebrations of Senegal's independenc e scheduled for Sunday
©- - 03 april 2010 - 12:16:00 - thread African Union (128 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian women have asked political leaders to allow women, who constitutes the majority of the island's population, to participate more equitably in the next government that will be formed after the legislative elections scheduled for 5 May
©- - 03 april 2010 - 11:02:00 - thread African Union (253 words)


Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A tripartite delegation comprising top officials of ECOW AS, African Union (AU) and the UN headed to Guinea Bissau Saturday to help calm things down in the wake of Thursda y's apparent coup attempt by renegade troops in the West African nation, ECOWAS sources said
©- - 03 april 2010 - 09:26:00 - thread African Union (316 words)


Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A tripartite delegation comprising officials of ECOWAS, African Union and the UN is heading to Guinea Bissau following an apparent coup attempt by renegade troops in the West African nation Thursday, ECOWAS sources said Saturday
©- - 03 april 2010 - 08:14:00 - thread African Union (55 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius has recalled its High Commissioner to the UK for consultations following the British government's decision to go ahead with a planned siting of a 'Marine Protected Area' in the waters of the Chagos Archipelago
©- - 02 april 2010 - 16:12:00 - thread African Union (230 words)


Sirte- Libya (PANA) -- President Bacai Sanha of Guinea Bissau has reassured Libya n leader Mouammar Kadhafi about the situation in the West African nation, after an apparent coup attempt T hursday
©- - 02 april 2010 - 12:54:00 - thread African Union (129 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee against some major foreign currencies, as released here Friday by the Mauritian Commercial Bank
©- - 02 april 2010 - 10:13:00 - thread African Union (121 words)


Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- In an unusually strong statement, ECOWAS Thursday warned of 'robust response and dire consequences'' if renegade troops in Guinea Bissau overthrow the country's elected government
©- - 01 april 2010 - 14:05:00 - thread African Union (339 words)


Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- ECOWAS Thursday warned there would be a 'robust response and dire consequences' if mutinous Guinea Bissau soldiers overthrow the country ' s elected government, after renegade soldiers seized the head of the army and br i efly detained the Prime Minister
©- - 01 april 2010 - 13:49:00 - thread African Union (58 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam, on Wednesday evening announced the dissolution of parliament and the holding of legislative elections on 5 May
©- - 31 march 2010 - 21:15:00 - thread African Union (108 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union’s (AU) powerful Peace and Security Council (PSC) is set for a big overhaul, effective 1 April, following the election of 15 new members
©- - 31 march 2010 - 19:40:00 - thread African Union (319 words)