Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius proposes to contract a new budget support loan from the World Bank Group under the Accelerated Programme for Economic Integration aimed to support regional reform
©- - 20 february 2016 - 08:46:16 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (136 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Senior customs officials from revenue administrations in southern African countries have ended a five-day seminar in Mauritius agreeing that coordinated border management (CBM) brings a host of benefits to government, to individual border agencies as well as to stakeholders at the borders
©- - 19 february 2016 - 06:30:41 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (319 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currencies Buying Selling 1 Euro 380
©- - 18 february 2016 - 16:05:06 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (133 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) — Mauritius Thursday organised several activities in Port-Louis to mark the International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2016 in a bid to sensitise the population on its rich and diverse culture and in a broader sense the importance of preserving the languages used around the world
©- - 18 february 2016 - 12:56:14 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (351 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 18 february 2016 - 10:56:42 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (125 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The political impasse in Guinea-Bissau could delay implementation of critical reforms and erode progress in the West African country’s development, the United Nations envoy there has warned the Security Council
©- - 18 february 2016 - 07:54:23 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (500 words)


Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Doctors from Botswana’s largest and oldest hospital, Princes Marina Hospital, in collaboration with Mauritius Medical Team from the Cardiac Centre at Pamplemousse, Mauritius, will this month conduct another set of cardiac procedures
©- - 17 february 2016 - 18:33:30 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (189 words)


Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee of world football's governing body, FIFA, chaired by Jack Kariko, has imposed a sanction of a warning and fine on German football official Franz Beckenbauer
©- - 17 february 2016 - 16:12:27 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (302 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currencies Buying Selling 1 Euro 386
©- - 16 february 2016 - 14:20:55 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (131 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Currency Buying Selling


 Australian Dollar 24
©- - 16 february 2016 - 11:41:17 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (122 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Mauritius is holding a workshop on disaster preparedness programme, ''Get Airports Ready for Disaster (GARD)'', running from 15-18 February at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, organisers revealed Monday
©- - 15 february 2016 - 13:20:59 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (592 words)


Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Republic of Angola turns 40 years on Friday, 12 February, 2016, since it was admitted as the 46th member of the African Union (AU), according to the latest information from the African Union
©- - 12 february 2016 - 13:02:31 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (177 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture on Thursday night launched its 'Smart Agriculture' project in a bid to reduce the use of pesticides in agriculture, PANA has learned from official sources in the Mauritian capital
©- - 12 february 2016 - 11:30:09 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (343 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Three United Nations humanitarian agencies on Thursday urged donors to mobilize the necessary resources to maintain the vital assistance to 50,000 Malian refugees in Mberra camp in south-eastern Mauritania
©- - 12 february 2016 - 05:39:54 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (448 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Currency Buying Selling


 Australian Dollar 24
©- - 11 february 2016 - 10:44:37 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (125 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 10 february 2016 - 12:58:41 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (122 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 09 february 2016 - 10:53:50 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (125 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The ex-Australian hostage, Jocelyn Eliott, 84, abducted with her husband by elements of Al-Mourabitoune, but released on Saturday, arrived in Ouagadougou Monday on board of the Nigerien presidential aircraft, together with the Nigerien minister of Foreign Affairs minister, Mrs Achatou Kané Boulam, according to official sources
©- - 08 february 2016 - 14:23:39 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (269 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says deep divisions over how to carry on with the reform of the UN Security Council have delayed the process
©- - 05 february 2016 - 09:55:46 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (604 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries would now be required to choose the specific taxation options they prefer to raise funds for the implementation of the flagship African Union (AU) projects following a breakthrough on the alternative sources of financing AU-led mega-projects
©- - 05 february 2016 - 09:44:38 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (622 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee published by the Mauritius Commercial Bank
©- - 05 february 2016 - 08:56:58 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (120 words)


Timbuktu, Mali (PANA) - A consecration ceremony of the Timbuktu mausoleums, last held in the 11th century, was celebrated on Thursday at the initiative of the local community, the final phase of the United Nations-backed cultural rebirth of the age-old Sahara city after the destruction wrought by radical Islamists in 2012
©- - 05 february 2016 - 06:19:47 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (352 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Anil Gayan on Thursday said that his ministry, as the custodian of public health, has to ensure that persons with mental disorders are treated with respect, dignity and compassion
©- - 04 february 2016 - 13:21:23 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (240 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 04 february 2016 - 11:21:41 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 03 february 2016 - 13:02:05 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (137 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health Ministry on Wednesday warned travellers to countries with active Zika transmission, advising them to take the necessary precautions as there is no vaccine against the disease
©- - 03 february 2016 - 12:42:20 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (188 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee published by the Mauritius Commercial Bank
©- - 03 february 2016 - 08:45:32 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (120 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee
©- - 02 february 2016 - 09:06:25 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (114 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The European Commission and the African Union (AU) on Sunday signed an agreement renewing cooperation between the two bodies, intensifying staff exchanges and cooperation in a number of priority areas
©- - 01 february 2016 - 17:55:29 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (286 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The African Union (AU) Heads of State Assembly approved the holding of a donor pledging conference in Addis Ababa on Monday, to raise funds to support a continental response to the Boko Haram threat in West Africa and the Sahel region, an AU official said Sunday
©- - 31 january 2016 - 18:07:10 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (430 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)- Former Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has been appointed the African Union Special Envoy to Libya, a top AU official said on Sunday
©- - 31 january 2016 - 17:50:12 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (490 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union leaders ended their 26th Ordinary Session here Sunday agreeing to hold an emergency Summit on Migration because they could not remain unmoved by the plight of the African youth, many of whom have fallen victims of boat tragedies in attempts to cross the Mediterranean to Europe
©- - 31 january 2016 - 15:14:32 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (466 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The African Union (AU) has approved a stabilization mission to protect civilians, human rights workers and disarm militias in Burundi, but the crisis-hit country immediately rejected an AU Summit declaration on sending a high-level delegation to negotiate for Bujumbura’s consent
©- - 31 january 2016 - 14:38:11 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (602 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Musical piracy, whereby unscrupulous vendors copy the works of local artists and sell them to the public at large, dominated the media headlines this week in Mauritius
©- - 30 january 2016 - 15:29:41 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (518 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders who allow civilian killings in their efforts to cling to power would be held responsible, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said on Saturday
©- - 30 january 2016 - 15:26:54 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (596 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In his farewell speech at the African Union Simmit here on Saturday, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe vowed to stay on as President “until God says come”, electrifying the usually-dull moments at the Summit, which premiered a new style of conducting its affairs
©- - 30 january 2016 - 14:19:36 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (562 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Chadian President Idriss Deby has been elected the new Chairman of the African Union (AU)
©- - 30 january 2016 - 13:06:02 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (519 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, late Friday to discuss a plan to stop the spread of terrorism with a call to all states to volunteer resources to combat the spread of the Boko Haram across the Lake Chad Basin and the Al Shabaab in East Africa
©- - 30 january 2016 - 07:10:17 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (499 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has approved a US$446 million budget for 2016, slightly higher than the US$416 million budget for 2015, PANA reported Friday
©- - 29 january 2016 - 15:15:40 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (447 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The African Union (AU) has sounded a warning to Burundi, which insists it would accept talks with rival political camps, but would not accept the deployment of foreign troops on its soil to protect key state officials and stop the killing of political opponents
©- - 29 january 2016 - 10:42:40 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (513 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Ministry will be conducting a Global Youth Tobacco Survey among students aged 13 to 15 years old to develop appropriate health strategies for this particular age group to reduce any risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
©- - 29 january 2016 - 10:04:24 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (257 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi is due in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Friday to attend the 26th ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union to be held over the weekend
©- - 28 january 2016 - 19:11:58 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (119 words)


Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu left Lusaka Thursday for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU)
©- - 28 january 2016 - 18:23:36 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (217 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African foreign ministers on Thursday elected new members of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) bringing on board Congo Republic, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia to hold seats on the 15-member Council for three years, PANA reported Thursday
©- - 28 january 2016 - 18:03:35 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (296 words)