Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian press this week largely focused on the preliminary investigation of the alleged corruption of former head of state, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (2008/2019), several of his relatives and many former members of the government, following a series of confrontations last weekend Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Saudi Minister of State in charge of African Affairs, Ahmed Ben Abdelaziz Al-Qattan, is expected on Monday in Bamako from Niamey, Niger, where he began a working visit to countries of the G5-Sahel, PANA learned from an informed source Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The challenges facing the appointment of a new UN envoy to Libya are comparable to the enormous stakes surrounding this position and the complexity of the Libyan affair marked by foreign interference Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A meeting of experts took place Friday in Nouakchott to prepare the 8th session of the G5 Sahel Council of Ministers scheduled for Monday in the Mauritanian capital Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) on Friday seized 50 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                  Buying        Selling

Australian Dollar    27 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry is to conduct the 7th National Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Survey with the objective to determine the incidence and prevalence of NCDs such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, obesity, as well as their associated risk factors in the population Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday opened its borders and the first flight scheduled from Paris, France, is awaited on Saturday, PANA learnt from official government sources in the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coach of the national soccer team of Mauritania, Frenchman Corentin Martins, on Thursday unveiled a list of 24 players invited for two international friendly matches against Sierra Leone (October 9 in Nouakchott) and the Lions of Senegal (October 13 in Thies) Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                     Buying          Selling

1 Euro                         43 Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Eleven new positive cases of Covid-19 were recorded on Tuesday in Mauritius on Indian workers who arrived to the island two days earlier, bringing the total number of positive cases of the disease to 27, PANA learnt from the Ministry of Health Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                       Buying         Selling

1 Euro                           43 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Three individuals died of hemorrhagic fever, commonly known as "Rift Fever", in the regions of Tagant (Center) and Assaba (East), the Mauritanian government announced on Tuesday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - On the orders of the authorities, several hundred users of the "3G" mobile Internet in Mauritania, were on Monday disconnected to stem the tide of cheating during the Secondary School Certificate (BEPC) examination, PANA reported from Nouakchott Full text...

Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has been chosen as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Centre of Excellence, for at least four years, in the priority area of cybersecurity in Africa, PANA learnt on Tuesday, from government sources Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                   Buying       Selling

Australian Dollar     27 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's former president (2008-2019), Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, continues to refuse to cooperate with his country's judiciary in a preliminary investigation into alleged corruption under his regime, PANA reports Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                 Buying      Selling

1 Euro                     42 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                   Buying        Selling

Australian Dollar     27 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                      Buying          Selling

1 Euro                          42 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian anti-corruption police are continuing their investigations into governance during the decade of the rule of former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz (2008/2019), the local media reported on Friday Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is to set up Health Promotion Clubs in all ministries and departments of the public service to encourage public officers to practise regular physical activity and adopt healthy eating habits, the government announced on Friday following the weekly meeting of the Cabinet Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will develop strategies to boost the cooperatives sector post COVID-19, the Government announced on Saturday Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian-based AXYS Group Thursday launched its fifth investment fund, the AXIOM Africa Equity Fund, with a view “to better exploiting mega trends in terms of development on the African continent” Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritanie (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank:

Currency   Buying   Selling

Euro 42 Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Commonwealth Secretary-General  Patricia Scotland have announced the new date for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which was to have been held in Kigali in June 2020 but was postponed because of the impact of COVID-19 Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday made an unequivocal case for strengthening multilateralism and building trust among the countries of the world in the face of the devastating coronavirus pandemic, which has exposed gaps on multiple fronts Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank:

Currency   Buying   Selling

Euro 43 Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré will Thursday join his Guinea-Bissau counterpart Umaro Sissoco Embalo to mark the 47th anniversary of that country’s independence anniversary, an official statement from the Faso presidency said here Wednesday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouanih left here Wednesday for Bissau to attend the country’s independence anniversary, the Mauritanian pro-governmental news agency (AMI) reported Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The president of the National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH), Ahmed Salem ould Bouhoubeini, Wednesday received a delegation of the Framework for Concertation of Victims of the 1989/1992 Events (CC/VE) in Mauritania led by its president, Sylla Samba Demba, an official statement said here Wednesday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank:

Currency    Buying   Selling

Euro 43 Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Despite the continent-wide approach taken by African countries to combat COVID-19, the pandemic has set back their development aspirations, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/Islamist trend), main opposition party in Mauritania, has expressed solidarity with persons affected by heavy rains all over the country Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government on Tuesday presented its Extended Priority Programmes to Technical and Financial Partners (TFPs), indicating that the programme will be implemented over a period of 30 months Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency Buying Selling

Australian Dollar 27 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Three individuals drowned at the weekend as a result of adverse weather in three eastern and southern regions of Mauritania -- Assaba, Guidimakha and Gorgol, located in the east and south, the Emergency Commission of the Ministry of Interior announced on Monday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mobile Internet users in Mauritania have no access to the service from September 19 to 22 September 2020, due to the organisation of the baccalaureate exams Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                         Buying         Selling

1 Euro                             43 Full text...

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Parliament of Zimbabwe says the central bank should increase the frequency of foreign currency auction to daily rather than weekly to further strengthen the 'stability' of the Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) Full text...

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a grant of US$2 Full text...

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a US$500,000 emergency assistance grant to support international recovery efforts after a significant oil spill earlier this year off the coast of Mauritius Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Friday  announced a new imported positive case of Covid-19 on a 23-year-old female who arrived in Mauritius on 16 September 2020 from Dubai Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                           Buying        Selling

1 Euro                               43 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The ministry of Trade and Tourism Thursday brought together several dozen stakeholders to present and validate a strategy to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Full text...

Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius launched on Thursday the Financial Services (Peer to Peer Lending) Rules 2020 (P2P Lending Rules) with the objective of fostering innovation and furthering access to finance in Mauritius, PANA learnt from official sources here Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                        Buying       Selling

1 Euro                            43 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania(PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                        Buying          Selling

1 Euro                            43 Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                       Buying        Selling

Australian Dollar          28 Full text...

Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourism and construction are the two most affected sectors in Mauritius because of the COVID-19 pandemic and as per latest estimates, the economic downturn in the island is forecast at 13%, according to Mauritian Finance and economic planning Minister, Renganaden Padayachy Full text...