Breaking news

  1. Home
  2. African Union
  3. Addis Ababa Jan. 2017


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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (108 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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (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 African Union (77 words)


Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The African Union Election Observation Mission (AU EOM) has arrived in Guinea-Bissau to observe the country's presidential and legislative elections scheduled for Sunday, the AU Commission said
©- - 11 april 2014 - 08:55:15 - thread African Union (280 words)


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

Australian Dollar 26
©- - 11 april 2014 - 08:18:28 - thread African Union (108 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday completed the centralization of its sugar industry under which four big factories will produce the island's entire 400,000 tons of sugar annually to improve competitiveness in the long term
©- - 10 april 2014 - 19:43:32 - thread African Union (362 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania's national football coach, Patrice Neveu, has bemoaned the absence of several foreign-based players as the country plays Mauritius on Saturday in Nouakchott in the first leg of preliminaries of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (ACN) to be hosted by Morocco
©- - 10 april 2014 - 19:08:10 - thread African Union (187 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who also the current African Union (AU) chairman, on Thursday received in Nouakchott the special envoy of the United-Nations secretary general on Mali, Albert Gérard Koenders
©- - 10 april 2014 - 17:58:17 - thread African Union (142 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Embassy of Rwanda in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, will on Friday jointly commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, in which over 800,000 people were killed within 100 days in 1994
©- - 10 april 2014 - 13:45:33 - thread African Union (257 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council has asked Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma to urgently replace the departing Chadian troops in the Central African Republic (CAR)
©- - 10 april 2014 - 11:37:21 - thread African Union (338 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 412
©- - 10 april 2014 - 11:28:19 - thread African Union (129 words)


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

 Australian Dollar 26
©- - 10 april 2014 - 08:15:33 - thread African Union (108 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Parliament on Wednesday passed the Mauritius Research Council (Amendment) BiIl which, according to the Tertiary Education, Research and Technology Minister Rajesh Jeetah, will enable Mauritius realise its full potential in the future by making the present and future generations use of science and technology
©- - 09 april 2014 - 19:41:33 - thread African Union (387 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has rejected proposals for the formation of a broad-based government, made up of representatives of all factions including the opposition, saying he will not postpone presidential elections scheduled for 1 May and 31 July
©- - 09 april 2014 - 18:47:03 - thread African Union (157 words)


Réduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare Ministry on Wednesday organized a capacity-building programme to empower students of Journalism, Communications and Media Studies from the University of Mauritius on responsible reporting of Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
©- - 09 april 2014 - 18:36:22 - thread African Union (372 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Some students were arrested Wednesday while participating in a strike called by the National Union of Students of Mauritania (SNEM), PANA reported from here
©- - 09 april 2014 - 17:52:55 - thread African Union (124 words)