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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Newspapers in Mauritania this week highlighted the post-presidential election perspectives in the country, particularly the investiture of re-elected president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, due for 2 August and the formation of a new government
©- - 05 july 2014 - 15:30:26 - thread African Union (213 words)


Port-Louis,Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius Friday announced that the mobidensity or the number of mobile cellular phones per 100 inhabitants increased by 3 per cent in Mauritius - from 118
©- - 04 july 2014 - 12:13:46 - thread African Union (211 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 27
©- - 04 july 2014 - 08:53:57 - thread African Union (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currencies Buying Selling 1 Euro 408
©- - 03 july 2014 - 13:29:36 - thread African Union (129 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister Lormus Bundhoo Wednesday night launched a Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign to sensitise the population on the need to conduct breast cancer screening
©- - 03 july 2014 - 12:30:30 - thread African Union (308 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has set up a Climate Change Information Centre in Port-Louis, as a one-stop shop on the issue of climate change, its causes, its consequences and how the population can face or adapt to it, the officer in charge of the centre said
©- - 03 july 2014 - 11:24:50 - thread African Union (262 words)


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

Australian Dollar 27
©- - 03 july 2014 - 10:16:55 - thread African Union (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 409
©- - 02 july 2014 - 12:00:24 - thread African Union (129 words)


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

 Australian Dollar 27
©- - 02 july 2014 - 08:46:00 - thread African Union (110 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The former Envoy of the African Union (AU) in Burundi, late Mamadou Bah, was decorated Tuesday posthumously with the Burundian “Order of Friendship of Peoples" by President Pierre Nkurunziza on the occasion of celebrations marking the country’s 52nd independence anniverssary, PANA reported here
©- - 01 july 2014 - 16:07:24 - thread African Union (245 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 409
©- - 01 july 2014 - 12:47:56 - thread African Union (129 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 27
©- - 01 july 2014 - 08:28:29 - thread African Union (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The presidential election held in Mauritania on 21 June is the most unpopular and the disastrous poll in the history of the country, Mohamed Ould Nany, deputy chairman of the Progressive Popular Alliance (PPA) said on Monday
©- - 30 june 2014 - 19:20:40 - thread African Union (220 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea’s President Obiang Nguema has asked African countries to invest heavily in their agricultural sector to reduce their dependence on the developed world, ensure food security, and significantly reduce hunger in their countries
©- - 30 june 2014 - 13:40:37 - thread African Union (388 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 406
©- - 30 june 2014 - 12:26:06 - thread African Union (129 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - African leaders who met here at their 23rd ordinary summit have approved a Protocol to create the African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples Rights to try 14 international crimes including genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, piracy, corruption, mercenaries, money laundering and unconstitutional changes of government
©- - 30 june 2014 - 08:27:19 - thread African Union (654 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 27
©- - 30 june 2014 - 08:18:52 - thread African Union (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya appreciated against the Euro and the CFA Franc but remained stable against the US Dollar, according to Sunday's foreign exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank
©- - 29 june 2014 - 11:34:25 - thread African Union (155 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian newspapers this week highlighted the 21 June presidential election which was won by incumbent president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, with more than 81% of the votes
©- - 28 june 2014 - 12:50:47 - thread African Union (274 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The permanent council of the International Francophone Organization (OIF), composed of representatives from 77 member countries, on Friday lifted the suspension of Guinea Bissau from the organisation
©- - 28 june 2014 - 12:15:32 - thread African Union (166 words)


New York, US (PANA) - UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), says two of the World Heritage mausoleums destroyed in Timbuktu, Mali have now been rebuilt through a partnership with local communities
©- - 27 june 2014 - 22:09:16 - thread African Union (448 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Forum for Democracy and Unity (FNDU), a coalition made up of political parties, trade union confederations and independent personalities, on Friday rejected the results of the presidential election held in Mauritania on 21 June saying it lacked legitimacy
©- - 27 june 2014 - 18:37:36 - thread African Union (271 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African Union Summit meeting in the Equatorial Guinean resort of Sipopo, on Friday granted three more months to the ongoing investigations into the war crimes in South Sudan, officials said
©- - 27 june 2014 - 18:33:33 - thread African Union (446 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - African leaders attending the 23rd Assembly of African Union (AU) heads of State and Government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, are unanimous on the need to step up agricultural transformation for the continent’s development
©- - 27 june 2014 - 16:04:46 - thread African Union (448 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso and Moncef Marzouki of Tunisia on Thursday held talks on the sidelines of the 23rd Ordinary Summit of the African Union in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on strengthening bilateral cooperation, the press service of the Tunisian Presidency said on Friday
©- - 27 june 2014 - 15:11:54 - thread African Union (146 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Mauritanian civil society group has hailed Saturday's presidential election in the country for its 'transparency'
©- - 27 june 2014 - 14:01:22 - thread African Union (159 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Executive Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Michel Sidibe has dismissed fears over possible drying up of HIV/AIDS funds, saying steps have been taken to reduce the global cost of treatment to free more resources for investments
©- - 27 june 2014 - 13:47:31 - thread African Union (346 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) have launched a landmark campaign to curb malnutrition in Africa, warning that the continent's future was at risk unless the high malnutrition rate was checked
©- - 27 june 2014 - 12:41:09 - thread African Union (418 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As the 23rd African Union (AU) Summit continues in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, a campaign and advocacy organisation, which calls on African leaders to recommit to spending at least 10% of national budgets on effective agriculture investments, has gathered more than 2 million signatures of support from African citizens across the continent
©- - 27 june 2014 - 12:33:43 - thread African Union (358 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director General José Graziano da Silva has congratulated African leaders attending the AU Summit here for "raising the bar" in the fight against hunger
©- - 27 june 2014 - 12:18:55 - thread African Union (345 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has praised African leaders for their commitment to the fight against climate change, ahead of a key summit in September to try to bridge global differences over a binding climate change treaty
©- - 27 june 2014 - 10:20:06 - thread African Union (442 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The 23rd ordinary summit of the African Union (AU) kicked off Thursday in Equatorial Guinea's sea side resort of Sipopo with a focus on agriculture and food security, among others
©- - 26 june 2014 - 12:09:44 - thread African Union (424 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 27
©- - 26 june 2014 - 09:02:16 - thread African Union (109 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Chief of Staff of the French armed forces, General Peter de Villiers, is on a two-day official visit to Mauritania with security issues high on his agenda, the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI) reported on Wednesday
©- - 25 june 2014 - 20:11:00 - thread African Union (157 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, left Abuja Wednesday for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to participate in the 23rd Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Summit of Heads of State and Government
©- - 25 june 2014 - 18:03:50 - thread African Union (261 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian President Rajkeswur Purryag, told SADC parliamentarians Wednesday that it is imperative to revisit the ambitious regional integration “Road Map” set up by themselves and propose new realistic timelines “because without regional integration, it will be difficult to integrate the world economy
©- - 25 june 2014 - 16:00:46 - thread African Union (461 words)


Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema, has expressed concern at reports that government is considering issuing another US$1 billion international Eurobond specifically targeted at the agriculture sector
©- - 25 june 2014 - 14:29:36 - thread African Union (423 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A defeated candidate in the just-concluded presidential election in Mauritania, Biram Ould Abeid Ould Dah, has said he will challenge the result in court Ould Dah told a news conference here late Tuesday his plan to ask the constitutional court to cancel the poll’s results
©- - 25 june 2014 - 13:08:48 - thread African Union (173 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has embarked on plans for the implementation of a continental high-speed railway linking all African economic centres, a senior AU official said Wednesday
©- - 25 june 2014 - 13:01:01 - thread African Union (429 words)