Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – A regional meeting of specialists on the Great Green Wall, a continental project to fight the expansion of the Sahara desert, opens on Sunday in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital
©- - 25 december 2010 - 17:05:58 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (213 words)


Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika Friday unveiled a mausoleum for his late wife, Ethel, at a colourful ceremony at his private Ndata Farm in the southern tea-growing district of Thyolo
©- - 24 december 2010 - 20:40:21 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (236 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Friday by the Mauritian commercial bank
©- - 24 december 2010 - 12:35:56 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (122 words)


Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Tanzanian president Jokaya Kikwete and his Zambian counterpart Rupiah Bwezani Banda, will join Malawians on Friday as President Bingu wa Mutharika unveils a mausoleum for his late wife
©- - 23 december 2010 - 22:02:56 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (321 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian government has passed a bill establishing regulations on online media and modifying some provisions relative to press freedom
©- - 23 december 2010 - 20:39:44 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (164 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published by the nation’s central bank
©- - 23 december 2010 - 11:43:21 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (139 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest foreign exchange rates in Mauritius, as published here on Thursday by the Mauritian commercial bank
©- - 23 december 2010 - 10:35:07 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (123 words)


Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked the government of Saudi Arabia to immediately stop deporting Somalis to war-torn Mogadishu, saying deporting anyone to a war zone like Mogadishu was inhuman
©- - 22 december 2010 - 17:29:50 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (516 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Here are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published by the nation’s central bank
©- - 22 december 2010 - 10:29:03 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (138 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank Wednesday
©- - 22 december 2010 - 09:21:11 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (122 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The European Investment Bank (EIB) is contributing 35% of the cost of Mauritania’s connection to Europe and West Africa via the sub-marine optic fibre link, a communiqué issued on Tuesday by the diplomatic representation of the European Union (EU) in Nouakchott announced
©- - 21 december 2010 - 20:30:51 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (150 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will contest the legality of the creation of a Protected Marine Area around the islands of the archipelago of the Chagos, except Diégo Garcia, before the international tribunal of sea law, Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, announced Tuesday in Port-Louis, confirming that London, which created the area, had been notified
©- - 21 december 2010 - 18:29:02 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (270 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – After two postponements because of financial difficulties, the maiden edition of the semi-professional football league in Mauritania will finally begin on Friday, 24 December, PANA learnt from sports sources here Tuesday
©- - 21 december 2010 - 15:54:50 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (157 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here by the nation’ s central bank
©- - 21 december 2010 - 11:56:29 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (140 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates in Mauritius, according to the Mauritian commercial bank Tuesday
©- - 21 december 2010 - 11:53:47 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (119 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Six anti-slavery activists in Mauritania have been remanded in custody by a tribunal for their alleged role on an attack on a police station at a suburb of Nouakchott on 13 December in which several policemen were injured
©- - 20 december 2010 - 22:51:57 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (138 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The governments of Mauritius and the Republic of Congo on Monday signed an agreement in the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis, to avoid double taxation to encourage and protect investments each other's country
©- - 20 december 2010 - 21:48:48 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (186 words)


Paris, France (PANA) – France will be represented at the inauguration on Tuesday in Conakry of the new president of Guinea, Alpha Condé, by its minister of cooperation, Henri de Raincourt, the spokesman of the French ministry of foreign affairs, Bernard Valero, announced in Paris on Monday
©- - 20 december 2010 - 20:55:59 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (230 words)


Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe-based headquarters of the African Rehabilitation Institute (ARI), an agency of the African Union (AU), was shut down here Monday after irregularities were uncovered by a team of auditors
©- - 20 december 2010 - 15:16:51 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (181 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's President Amadou Toumani Toure was due in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, Monday to to attend the inauguration of President Blaise Compaore, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 20 december 2010 - 12:42:41 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (77 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Monday by the Mauritian commercial bank
©- - 20 december 2010 - 12:35:47 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (123 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Sunday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya against some major foreign currencies as published by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 370
©- - 19 december 2010 - 14:27:29 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (144 words)


Rose-Hill, Mauritius (PANA) - About 100 people marched for one hour Saturday in Rose-Hill, the second town of Mauritius, to demand the respect of the rights of sex workers
©- - 18 december 2010 - 17:44:45 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (173 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The international human rights defence organisation, Amnesty International (AI), Saturday called for the "immediate and unconditional release" of eight anti-slavery militants detained in Mauritania since 13 December
©- - 18 december 2010 - 17:36:00 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (159 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued Friday by the Mauritian commercial bank
©- - 17 december 2010 - 11:53:32 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (123 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya against some major foreign currencies as published by the nation’s central bank
©- - 16 december 2010 - 13:19:30 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (136 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Wednesday carried out a minor cabinet reshuffle which saw the departure of three of his ministers, PANA reported Thursday
©- - 16 december 2010 - 11:43:23 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (97 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Euro and the British Pound depreciated while the US Dollar appreciated against the Mauritian rupee, according to the latest exchange rates published here on Thursday by the Mauritian commercial bank
©- - 16 december 2010 - 10:55:59 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (145 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Wednesday received in audience the chief of staff of the army of Guinea Bissau, Lieutenant General Major Antonio N'Jai, official sources told PANA
©- - 15 december 2010 - 20:42:18 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (101 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are the Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya against some major foreign currencies as published by the nation’s central bank
©- - 15 december 2010 - 17:03:32 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (140 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Wednesday by the Mauritian commercial bank
©- - 15 december 2010 - 09:26:21 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (121 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's Commission for financial transparency in public life has called on all top government officials to declare their assets within a time limit of 15 days, expiring 31 December
©- - 14 december 2010 - 19:05:12 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (151 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian political party members of the Coordination of the Democratic Opposition (COD), a group of eight parties, have said they will mobilize to present a formidable challenge to President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 14 december 2010 - 17:59:19 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (215 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The president of the Initiative for the resurgence of the abolitionist movement (ARI-Section Mauritania), Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid, was arrested by the Mauritanian police Monday, along with about 30 activists of the NGO, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 14 december 2010 - 14:11:46 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (129 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The president of the Initiative for the resurgence of the abolitionist movement (ARI-Section Mauritania), Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid, was arrested by the Mauritanian police Monday, along with about 30 activists of the NGO, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 14 december 2010 - 13:07:59 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (129 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Euro and the British Pound appreciated while the US Dollar depreciated against the Mauritian rupee, according to the latest exchange rates published here Tuesday by the Mauritian commercial bank
©- - 14 december 2010 - 09:15:15 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (138 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian ouguiya, as issued Monday by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 13 december 2010 - 12:48:47 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (142 words)


Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - African Union Commission chief Jean Ping Sunday defended his recent appointment of former South African President Thabo Mbeki to mediate in the political crisis in Cote d’Ivoire, saying he had a better chance of success
©- - 13 december 2010 - 08:05:26 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (559 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former Mauritanian Minister Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba, a former official of the National Pact for Democracy and Development (PNDD-ADHIL) which ruled Mauritania from 2007 to 2008, has called for an end to coups in Africa, whether military, constitutional or electoral, and advocated drastic measures against putsches
©- - 12 december 2010 - 19:08:50 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (253 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Sunday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya against some major foreign currencies, as published by the nation’s central bank
©- - 12 december 2010 - 12:03:15 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (158 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, left Nouakchott on Friday for Dakar, the Senegalese capital, to attend the opening ceremony of the Third World festival of Black Arts (FESMAN), official sources told PANA
©- - 10 december 2010 - 21:49:30 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (98 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Friday by the Mauritian commercial bank
©- - 10 december 2010 - 10:02:59 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (123 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The US State Department on Thursday advised Americans “to practice extreme caution” in Mauritania due to increasing Al-Qaeda threat
©- - 09 december 2010 - 21:05:56 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (194 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 27-year-old Indian national has been arrested in Mauritius for allegedly smuggling 120 grammes of heroine into the country, police said on Friday
©- - 09 december 2010 - 20:57:07 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (90 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Thursday warned incumbent leader in Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbago, telling him to quit “in the best interest of Cote d'Ivoire, the region and Africa as a whole
©- - 09 december 2010 - 18:13:47 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (530 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The visit of the Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Hamad Khalifa Al Thani, to Mauritania, originally scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed to a later date, PANA learnt from diplomatic sources here
©- - 09 december 2010 - 12:36:27 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (66 words)