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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The UN special rappoteur on contemporary slavery forms, Mrs Gulnara Shahinian, is expected on Monday in Nouakchott for a four-day visit to Mauritania where slavery persists despite several bills against the practice, reliable sources told PANA on Saturday
©- - 22 february 2014 - 13:48:49 - thread African Union (198 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will strengthen its HIV Operation Plan for 2014 in a bid to reduce the number of HIV cases registered on the island, according to an official communiqué issued here Friday
©- - 21 february 2014 - 18:27:44 - thread African Union (221 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment and Sustainable Development Minister, Deva Virahsawmy, Thursday launched a Climate Change Information, Education and Communication Strategy and Action Plan, which aims to enhance awareness and understanding necessary to create a climate conscious culture for achieving a sustainable future in the island
©- - 21 february 2014 - 14:16:42 - thread African Union (325 words)


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

 Australian Dollar 25
©- - 21 february 2014 - 09:12:25 - thread African Union (109 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A French waste management company, Pizzorno, which collects waste in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, has abandoned its contract with the Nouakchott Town Hall following a court ruling in a dispute with workers
©- - 20 february 2014 - 20:57:05 - thread African Union (125 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania’s national soccer team will host its Nigerien counterpart here 5 March as part of festivities marking the FIFA day, sports sources told PANA on Thursday
©- - 20 february 2014 - 17:42:27 - thread African Union (117 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1-Euro 410
©- - 20 february 2014 - 11:59:21 - thread African Union (129 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As Libya prepares for an international support meeting on dealing with its internal security challenges, a ministerial meeting of the Sahelo-Saharan region has called for an increased engagement of Africa “to help this brotherly country overcome the challenges facing it, in a spirit of African solidarity
©- - 20 february 2014 - 11:37:39 - thread African Union (774 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 25
©- - 20 february 2014 - 08:13:56 - thread African Union (109 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The ruling party in Mauritania and the Democratic Opposition Coordination (DOC), a coalition of 10 political parties, will hold discussions here aimed at creating a conducive atmosphere for the organization of a peaceful presidential election, PANA learnt Wednesday from official sources
©- - 19 february 2014 - 16:40:00 - thread African Union (214 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius-Africa Fund, designed to encourage local enterprises to invest in Africa, was launched here Wednesday by the Mauritian Finance Minister, Xavier-Luc Duval, according to a PANA report
©- - 19 february 2014 - 14:41:26 - thread African Union (309 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya fell against the Euro, the CFA Franc but remained stable against the US Dollar, according to the latest foreign exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank Wednesday
©- - 19 february 2014 - 14:04:44 - thread African Union (161 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - One thousand people marched on the streets of the Mauritian capital, Port Louis, Wednesday to protest violence against women, after four women were killed by their partners in one week
©- - 19 february 2014 - 11:19:43 - thread African Union (188 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 25
©- - 19 february 2014 - 09:41:30 - thread African Union (109 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Japan on Tuesday signed an agreement under which Japan will finance the construction of a meteorological station and the installation of a high-power radar, at a cost of US$ 11
©- - 18 february 2014 - 18:26:35 - thread African Union (169 words)


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

 Australian Dollar 26
©- - 18 february 2014 - 08:37:32 - thread African Union (109 words)


Mont Ida, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian President Rajkeswur Purryag has sharply criticised the plan by the European Union (EU) to abolish the ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) sugar quota regime from 2017, saying the affected countries will survive despite the EU action
©- - 17 february 2014 - 13:33:32 - thread African Union (341 words)


Quatre Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Lormus Bundhoo said Monday that one of the greatest challenges facing countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) as they move toward greater integration is the adverse effects of HIV/AIDS on social, political and economic development
©- - 17 february 2014 - 13:19:08 - thread African Union (389 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states have expressed concerns on the elimination of European Union's sugar quotas scheduled for 2017 and called for additional time to complete their adjustment processes
©- - 17 february 2014 - 09:10:14 - thread African Union (429 words)


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

Australian Dollar 26
©- - 17 february 2014 - 08:58:56 - thread African Union (109 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has awarded 20 scholarships, at tertiary level, to African students from Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Namibia in 2013, a PANA correspondent reported from here
©- - 15 february 2014 - 10:42:27 - thread African Union (108 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Sugar exports to the European Union (EU) dominated the headlines in Mauritius this week following the publication of a document from the EU suggesting that the price of this commodity may fall by 2017
©- - 15 february 2014 - 09:39:38 - thread African Union (616 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health institute and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will organise a five-day workshop in Mauritius to train trainers on HIV/AIDS next week, a Mauritian government communiqué said on Friday
©- - 14 february 2014 - 20:53:30 - thread African Union (301 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will launch the Mauritius-Africa Fund next week, a programme designed to encourage Mauritian enterprises to invest in Africa, leveraging on the Mauritian expertise and experience, according to a government communique, obtained by PANA here
©- - 14 february 2014 - 16:05:58 - thread African Union (66 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government is to hire independent forensic auditors to examine the books of the state-owned oil firm Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to unravel whether or not it failed to remit oil revenues to the Federation Account, Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said
©- - 14 february 2014 - 11:57:45 - thread African Union (387 words)


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

Australian Dollar 25
©- - 14 february 2014 - 08:33:37 - thread African Union (109 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Prime Minister, Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, Wednesday named members of his new government, according to the official list obtained here by PANA
©- - 13 february 2014 - 16:46:52 - thread African Union (258 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Pan African University (PAU), a continental academic network of higher education institutions of excellence for postgraduate studies and advanced research, is currently recruiting staff in various senior positions
©- - 13 february 2014 - 14:27:52 - thread African Union (287 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare Minister Mireille Martin announced Thursday that a protest march would be held in the nation's capital, Port Louis, next Wednesday ''to say an unequivocal NO to violence'' and to advocate for peace in the society
©- - 13 february 2014 - 08:34:27 - thread African Union (223 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 25
©- - 13 february 2014 - 08:29:06 - thread African Union (109 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - An Indian citizen, Ishtyaque Ahmed Mushtaque Ahmed Shaik, has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for drug trafficking in Mauritius, PANA learnt from judicial sources Thursday
©- - 13 february 2014 - 07:10:14 - thread African Union (90 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian President Rajkeswur Purryag told European parliamentarians here Wednesday they should consider reviewing the decision to abolish sugar quotas as projections have indicated that sugar production in the EU will expand significantly and prices will fall by 2017
©- - 12 february 2014 - 16:38:31 - thread African Union (427 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling (1)-Euro 410
©- - 12 february 2014 - 16:15:33 - thread African Union (139 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has condoled with Burundi over the flood disaster that left 60 dead and over 80 wounded, in addition to destroying houses and rendering 10,000 homeless
©- - 12 february 2014 - 15:03:48 - thread African Union (240 words)


Daadab, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Commission has formally inaugurated the Kenya Red Cross Hospital in Daadab Camp to provide services to the Daadab refugee population and the host community
©- - 12 february 2014 - 13:55:46 - thread African Union (225 words)


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

Australian Dollar 26
©- - 12 february 2014 - 08:29:09 - thread African Union (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The fourth edition of the international Marathon of Nouadhibou, northwestern Mauritania, will take place on Friday, PANA learnt Tuesday from organizers
©- - 11 february 2014 - 17:28:25 - thread African Union (68 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will host the 11th regional meeting of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA), a three-day political meeting that opens Wednesday in the Mauritian capital, PANA reported from here
©- - 11 february 2014 - 15:51:47 - thread African Union (158 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian authorities have called on importers and other merchants to abide by a voluntary energy labelling plan regarding electric and electronic goods to help the population make a better choice while buying such goods, PANA reported Tuesday from the Mauritian capital
©- - 11 february 2014 - 15:51:17 - thread African Union (304 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 11 february 2014 - 11:15:04 - thread African Union (108 words)