Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank Full text...
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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 Full text...
Tunisian president Kaïs Saeid receives chairman of Libyan high council of state
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied Tuesday received in audience the chairman of the Libyan high council of State, Khaled Mechri, an official source told PANA here Full text...
Guinea Bissau: The causes of dismissal of prime minister Aristides Gomes
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Guinea-Bissa President José Mario Vaz late Monday evening dissolved the government chaired by Aristide Gomes through a decree Full text...
EU grants Tunisia "partner for local democracy" status
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The conference of local and regional authorities of the European Council, held Tuesday in Strasbourg, France, has granted Tunisia the status of "partner for local democracy" after the approval of the decision by a large majority (141 votes) and the abstention of two parliamentarians Full text...
Mauritania forms Club of Bank Compliance Officers
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Officials of some 20 banks and financial institutions in Mauritania have decided to form a Club of Bank Compliance Officers (CRCB), bringing together all the operators of the sector Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank 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 Full text...
President Issoufou to participate in investment forum in Saudi Arabia
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's President Issoufou Mahamadou left Niamey on Monday for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he will participate in the International Investment Forum to be held from 29 to 31 October, 2019 Full text...
Inauguration of Botswana’s re-elected president set for Friday
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's re-elected President Mokweetsi Masisi will be inaugurated on 1 November after winning the general elections this week Full text...
Guinea-Bissau: PRS activist killed during weekend opposition demonstrations
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - A militant of the Social Renovation Party (PRS), the political party of former President Coumba Yala, was killed by Guinea-Bissau police during demonstrations organized by the opposition this weekend in the capital to denounce the way in which preparations for the presidential election, scheduled for 24 November, are being conducted Full text...
Burkinabe Prime Minister attends the Future Investment Initiative forum in Riyadh
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 28 October to 1 November 2019, for a working visit linked to the third edition of the Forum on the Future Investment Initiative (FII), official sources here said on Monday 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 Full text...
Mauritius ranked 5th in ease of paying taxes
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has been ranked 5th in the Ease of Paying Taxes Index of the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Report 2020 Full text...
AFESD, Mauritania sign agreement for 163 million dollars to fund country's road network
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Friday signed a financing agreement for a total amount of US$163 million to build nearly 400 kilometres of roads linking the centre of the country to localities on the border with Mali and Senegal, an official source told PANA here Full text...
Mauritania hotel chain celebrates 25th anniversary
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian hotel chain Azalai has marked its 25th anniversary with a series of activities in Nouakchott, including social actions and an exhibition from 22-25 October 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...
14th edition of Nouakchott Film Festival opens
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The 14th edition of the Nouakchott Film Festival opened on Wednesday at the Palais des Congrès in the Mauritanian capital, in the presence of several government officials and a large public audience Full text...
Ease of Doing Business report ranks Mauritius 13th among 190 economies
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has moved seven spots up to be ranked 13th among 190 economies in the Ease of doing Business study, released by the World Bank Group on Thursday Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania 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 Full text...
Mauritius jails two Tanzanians for drug trafficking
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A Court in Port-Louis has sentenced two Tanzanians - Dipesh Pranlal Chudasama and Jiten Pravin Mandalia - to 23 years and 25 years imprisonment respectively after they were found guilty of drug trafficking in Mauritius, PANA learnt on Wednesday from the judiciary Full text...
Mauritania to implement sectoral justice policy for 2019/2029
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government is committed to implementing a sectoral policy aimed at a series of justice reforms during the 2019/2029 period, according to a document seen by PANA on Wednesday and which was the subject of a communication in Council of Ministers meeting a few days ago Full text...
Tunisian journalists deplore exclusion from President Saied's inauguration ceremony
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National Union of Tunisian Journalists says it is astonished at not being invited to the plenary session of Parliament on Wednesday where president-elect Kais Saied will be sworn in 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 Full text...
Port-Louis Diocese issues document to orientate Mauritians on next general election
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Justice and Peace Commission of the Port-Louis Diocese Tuesday said “that there will be a working instrument meant for people who would like to call on candidates, parties and alliances who will seek the vote of the Mauritians in the next general election scheduled for Thursday 7 November 2019 in the island”, official sources told PANA here Full text...
Mauritanian leader attends Sotchi summit
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani arrived Tuesday in Sotchi (Russia) to take part in the Africa/Russia summit scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, official sources told PANA here Tuesday Full text...
Mauritius: 817 candidates vie for Nov 7 general elections
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A total of 817 candidates, 18 Full text...
Beninese arrested with 5kg cannabis at Mauritius airport
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Beninese national aged 27 was arrested on Monday at Sir Seewoosagur International Airport in southern Mauritius with more than 5 kg of cannabis in his luggage, PANA learnt from official sources in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania 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 Full text...
Bank Al-Maghrib, Bank of Mauritius sign MoU on banking supervision and cooperation
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Bank of Mauritius and the Bank Al-Maghrib on Monday signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on banking supervision and general cooperation, PANA learnt on Monday from official sources in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Niger to host 3rd summit on Peace in Africa
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger will host Africa's 3rd Continental Summit for Peace, Security and Sustainable Development, from November 28 to 30, 2019, in Niamey, under the chairmanship of the Nigerien Head of State, Mahamadou Issoufou, PANA learned from official sources 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 Full text...
Mauritanian Government welcomes country's election to UN Human Rights Council
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has welcomed the country's election to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the period of 2020/2022 Full text...
Saturday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Tunisia removed from FATF money laundering ''blacklist''
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday removed Tunisia from the "blacklist" of countries "likely to be highly exposed to money laundering and terrorism financing", according to the Tunisian Prime Minister, Youssef Chahed Full text...
Friday's forex rates for 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...
Mauritania: Lawyers protest against draft revision of the Commercial Code
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several dozens of Mauritanian lawyers on Thursday held protested in front of the Justice Ministry in Nouakchott against a bill to repeal Article 141 bis of the Commercial Code (CC), requiring users to consult a lawyer beforehand for any commitment before authentication by notarial deed, PANA reported Full text...
Mauritius: Education is key to dismantle the cycle of poverty, says Minister
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - On International Day for the eradication of Poverty 2019, celebrated Thursday in Port-Louis, the Mauritian Minister of Social Integration and Economic Empowerment, Mr Stephan Toussaint, highlighted “the critical role that education plays to help the new generation to break the cycle of poverty," PANA reported from here Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Bishop of Port Louis wants Mauritians to vote responsibly on Nov. 7
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Bishop of Port Louis, Cardinal Maurice Piat, on Tuesday called on Mauritians to use "their right to vote in a thoughtful and responsible manner" in the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for November 7, 2019, in the island, PANA learned from official sources in Port Louis Full text...
Guinea-Bissau: Supreme Court approves 13 out of 19 candidates for presidential election
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Supreme Court of Justice of Guinea-Bissau has validated 13 of the 19 candidates for the presidential election to be held on November 24, according to a provisional list released on Monday Full text...
First meeting of AU Advisory Committee on Arts, Culture and Heritage underway in Bamako
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The African Union's Advisory Committee on Arts, Culture and Heritage began its first meeting on Monday in Bamako to outline the path that will ensure the success of the mission entrusted to Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta by the AU Heads of State and Government on the sidelines of their 32nd Summit Full text...
Mauritius hosts International Conference on Diabetes and Associated Diseases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - An international conference on Diabetes and Associated Diseases will take place in Mauritius from 21 to 23 October 2019, the meeting organi8sers told PANA in Port Louis on Tuesday Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Human Rights Watch urges Mauritania's new president to take key steps for women’s rights
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday sent a letter to Mauritania's new president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani urging him to prioritise women’s rights during his administration Full text...
Mauritania: IMF announces upcoming disbursement of $ 22.2 million
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government will benefit from a fifth disbursement of US $ 22 Full text...