Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius launched on Thursday a sensitisation campaign on two new regulations the Environment Protection Act 2002, in a bid to ban the use of plastic bags and to control single use plastic products Full text...
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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 27 Full text...
Mauritanian government approves 1.89 billion dollar budget for 2021
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government Wednesday approved the 2021 finance bill, setting the government budget at 70 billion Ouguiya or 1 Full text...
Mauritania: Mauritanian-Moroccan parliamentary friendship group established
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The offices of the Mauritanian Parliament Wednesday hosted the launching of a Mauritanian-Moroccan parliamentary friendship group, PANA reported here Full text...
Libya concerned about AU sanctions for its delayed contribution
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala has expressed concern over the African Union (AU) memorandum suggesting the application of sanctions against his country, in accordance with the organisation's provisions, in case Libya did not pay its arrears to this year's budget by the end of September 2020 Full text...
Mauritius celebrates World Standards Day
Moka, Mauritius (PANA) - International standards play a significant role in climate change, which is an issue that requires solutions that are coordinated at the international level in order to help countries move towards a low-carbon economy Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
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...
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 27 Full text...
Coronavirus: Six new imported cases detected in Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Tuesday announced that six new imported cases of Covid-19 have been detected on passengers travelling from abroad, bringing the total number of active cases in the island to 35, all admitted for treatment at a local hospital 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:
Currency Buying Selling
1 Euro 43 Full text...
South African Police seize heroin destined to Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The South African Police Service (SAPS) last Wednesday seized one kilogram of heroin worth Rs 15 million (Rs 39,00 = 1 US $) in a courier station, the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) said in a communique issued on Monday in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Mauritius receives few tourists in September 2020
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Only 369 tourists visited Mauritius in September 2020 as compared to 100,837 in the same month last year, representing a decline of 99 Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
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...
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 Mauritanian central bank:
Currency Buying Selling
1 Euro 43 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records 3 new imported cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Friday announced three new imported cases of Covid-19, bringing the number of active cases in the island to 30 Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
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...
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 27 Full text...
Mauritania: President Ghazouani calls for suspension of G5 Sahel debt
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani called here Thursday for the suspension of debt servicing for G5 Sahel countries 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 Mauritanian central bank:
Currency Buying Selling
1 Euro 43 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 27 Full text...
Mauritania: Ghazouani receives France’s special envoy for Sahel
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, Wednesday received France’s special envoy for the Sahel, Frederic Bontemps, Secretary-General of the Coalition for Sahel, the state-run news agency reported here Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
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...
AU warns against cyber-exploitation of African countries
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has warned countries in Africa to guard against misuse by foreign multinationals hunting for profits and immediately implement a digital strategy, which aims to narrow the gap caused by the lack of universal access to the internet, a tool for trade Full text...
Libyan Interior ministry, US consulting company agree to fight against terrorism funding
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, Tuesday announced the signing of an agreement protocol with the US company, Key to Intelligence, on financial integrity and the fight against terrorism funding Full text...
Mauritanian gold company, TASSIAT, paid US$79.4 million in taxes, duties and royalties in 2019 - Report
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Gold company, TASIAST Mauritania Limited (TML SA), a subsidiary of Canada's Kinross which operates a site in northern Mauritania, paid the Mauritanian government US$79 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records 8 new positive cases for Covid-19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities on Tuesday recorded 8 new imported cases, that include a passenger from France, six from India and one from Nigeria, PANA learnt from official sources in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Mauritius bids to reduce the number of road accidents by 50% by 2025
Bell Village, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday launched the “Zero Accident” campaign that forms part of a Road Safety Charter, inviting all Mauritians to participate in the national effort to reduce the number and severity of road accidents by 50% by 2025 Full text...
Coronavirus: Two new imported cases detected in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius have detected two new imported cases of Covid-19 on passengers on board the first incoming commercial flight from Dubai on 3 October, 2020, bringing the total number active cases to 20 and 896 passengers in quarantine, PANA learnt on Tuesday from official sources 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:
Currency Buying Selling
Euro 43 Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for 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 27 Full text...
UN chief urges Libyans to make real progress in the search for peace and stability
New York, US (PANA) – Stating that Libya’s future is at stake, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Monday called on all Libyans to continue to work towards a lasting ceasefire, to contribute constructively to the UN-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue Forum; and to always act with the interests of the country’s people foremost in mind Full text...
G5 Sahel Council of Ministers starts session in Nouakchott
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Executive Secretariat of the G5 Sahel needs reform to enable the strengthening of the organization so that it copes with the increasingly demanding missions and current challenges, the organisation's top executive said here 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:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 27 Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
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...
Mauritania: 3 operators get the "4G" licenses
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following a public tender, the license for the establishment and operation of the fourth Generation (4G) electronic communications networks and services has been awarded to three bidders, MAURITEL, CHINGUITEL and MATTEL, the Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority indicated on Sunday Full text...
Mauritania newspapers highlight anti-corruption investigation of former head of statenews
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...
Saudi FM expected in Bamako on Monday
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...
New UN envoy to Libya, Africa determined to make its voice heard (Analysis)
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...
Mauritania: G5 Sahel experts meet in Nouakchott
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...
Mauritius Revenue Authority seizes synthetic drugs from France
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) on Friday seized 50 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 27 Full text...
Mauritius to conduct 7th Non-Communicable Diseases survey
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...
Coronavirus: Mauritius opens its borders
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...
Mauritania: Coach invites 24 players for friendly matches against Sierra Leone, Senegal
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...
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 Mauritanian central bank:
Currency Buying Selling
1 Euro 43 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records 11 new positive cases on Indian workers
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...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
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...
Mauritania: 3 die of "Rift" fever
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...
Mauritania: 3G internet users disconnected to avert exam cheating
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...
Mauritius chosen as ITU Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity in Africa
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...