Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Announcing the success of Mauritius in containing the Covid-19 virus thanks to strict health measures, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said, in the short-term, fiscal consolidation will be necessary to stabilise the country's public debt Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 14 new cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius said on Saturday they have detected 14 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday Full text...
Int'l community assures DRC President of support during his term as AU President
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The ambassadors of the United States to the African Union (AU), Ms Full text...
Vice President of Libyan Presidential Council al-Lafi meets Saudi ambassador to Tunisia
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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects five new cases in a bakery
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities say they detected five new positive cases of Covid-19 on workers on Thursday in a bakery which serves several thousand inhabitants of the village of Camp Diable, in the south of the island Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Mauritius donates US$50,000 to the World Food Programme in Madagascar
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has donated US$50,000 through the World Food Programme (WFP) in Madagascar to help the vulnerable segment of the population in the south of the country Full text...
Mauritian anti-drug brigade makes big drug seizure
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Anti-Drug Brigade (ADSU), last weekend, seized approximately 243 kilos of heroin and 26 kilos of hashish, estimated at 3 Full text...
Sudan FM tours African states to rally support for Khartoum's stands on the Renaissance Dam
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Monday quoted the current chair of the African Union, President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as saying that a legally-binding agreement on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has to be reached by Khartoum, Cairo and Addis Ababa to help overcome the current impasse between the three countries Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
AU Commission Chief welcomes moves to promote Somali Elections
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed the decision by the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia to abide by the 17 September,2020, Agreement as the basis for the upcoming elections in the country Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius resumes economic activities
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Saturday resumed the second phase of economic and other activities after a lockdown of about a month and-a-half but maintained certain restrictions to ensure there was no resurgence of the coronavirus (COVID-19) Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius donates 200 oxygen concentrators to India
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Thursday, tweeted that Mauritius has donated 200 oxygen concentrators to help medical staff in India treat people suffering from Covid 19 Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius to lift lockdown on Saturday
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has announced that the current lockdown of the island, imposed since 10 March 2021, will be lifted from 1 May to 1 June, “if the current situation does not worsen” Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius sets up Artists Support Plan for cultural, creative sectors
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government will implement a COVID-19 Artists Support Plan 2021 for the cultural and creative sectors to mitigate the effects of the pandemic and to revitalise these sectors Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Chad Crisis: Libya, Sudan and Niger call for emergency meeting of AU Peace and Security Council
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The leaders of Libya, Sudan and Niger have called for an emergency session of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council to take measures that will reduce tension and contribute to the maintenance and promotion of peace, security and stability in the region, following the death of Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritian capital records first case in second wave of infections
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian capital has recorded its first case of the coronavirus in the second wave of infections that started on the island on 5 March 2021, health authorities said on Thursday Full text...
Mauritius launches flu vaccination campaign
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday launched an influenza vaccination campaign, targeting initially people aged 60 and over Full text...
South African President Ramaphosa condemns death of Chad's Déby
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on Wednesday described the death of Chad President Idriss Déby Itno in military violence as "disturbing", and expressed concern about the turmoil in that country Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
African Union mourns fallen Chadian President Deby
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Chadian President Idriss Deby, who died in the battlefield on Tuesday, was a distinguished military leader, the African Union said the same day Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Chairman of Libyan presidential council discusses with AU Commission chairman historic relations between Libya and AU
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan presidential council, Mohamed al-Manfi, Monday held talks here with the chairman of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki, and his delegation on the historic relations between Libya and the African continental body Full text...
European Council approves conclusions on EU's integrated strategy in Sahel region
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday approved conclusions reaffirming the importance of a solid and long-term partnership between the European Union (EU) and the Sahel region, and of stepping up that partnership through an ambitious EU strategy setting the framework for its policies and actions in the region Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports five deaths since second wave on 5 March
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius have, on Monday, reported that the Covid-19 pandemic has killed five patients in the island as against a total of 362 who have recovered from the disease following treatment since 5 March under the second wave of infections Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius Govt. exempts vulnerable electricity consumers from paying bills for March and April
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Friday announced that the most vulnerable 60,000 subscribers of the Central Electricity Board (CEB) will be exempted from paying bills for March and April 2021 Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Mauritius encourages the population to grow their own vegetables
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Faced with the shortage of vegetables in the local market due to the containment in force in the island since a month and a half, the Mauritian government on Thursday announced a subsidy of 15,000 Mauritian rupees, (about US$400) to any citizen who would produce his or her own vegetables in a backyard garden Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: China donates 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine to Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Wednesday received a donation of 100,000 doses of Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19 from China Full text...
DR Congo: President Félix Tshisekedi supports new health order in Africa
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of DR Congo, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, says he is desirous to personally support the establishment of a new health order in Africa, during his term as President of the African Union (AU) Full text...
Africa CDC moves to advance vaccine manufacturing on continent
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has signed an agreement with an Oslo-based organisation to enhance research and development in the production of vaccines in Africa Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
COVID-19 complicates efforts to shut down drug traffickers, boost development, says UN official
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The growing complexities of the world drug problem are hampering efforts to achieve sustainable development by the end of the decade: a situation which the COVID-19 pandemic has only compounded, the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Monday Full text...
MediaCity Mauritius to open gateway to Africa for creative industries
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - MCM Ltd has announced the development of the first integrated, international hub for the media and creative industries in Africa: MediaCity Mauritius Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 29 Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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
Canadian Dollar 29 Full text...
SADC leaders agree regional response to terrorist attacks in northern Mozambique
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Extraordinary Double Troika Summit (DTS) of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), held in Maputo on Thursday, has condemned the terrorist attacks in northern Mozambique and “affirmed that such heinous attacks cannot be allowed to continue without a proportionate regional response Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Eight positive local cases detected in Mauritius quarantine centres
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Wednesday that eight positive COVID-19 cases were detected in quarantine centres in Mauritius, after the 7th quarantine day out of some 684 PCR tests Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Some 10,000 people have lost their jobs in Mauritius during the pandemic
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives Minister, Mr Soomilduth Bholah, on Tuesday told the National Assembly that around 10,000 people have lost their jobs since March 2020 due to the COVID-19n pandemic Full text...