Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Equatorial Guinea and the African Union Commission (AUC) have signed an agreement paving the way for the former to host the third session of the Conference of African Ministers of Transport in April, AUC said
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – UNAIDS is working to help fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Arab world following "records of alarming" spread of the pandemic in those countries, sources told PANA on Wednesday ahead of the visit of the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé
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Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The 10th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Partnership Platform opened in Durban, South Africa, on Tuesday
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Improvement in the security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) has prompted authorities of the transitional administration to reduce the daily curfew across the country to six hours from 11:00 pm to 05:00 am, the Peace and Security Department of the African Union Commission (AUC) said Wednesday
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government will compensate victims of a fire incident in a prison in Zouerate, a mining town located 600 km north of Nouakchott, PANA learnt Tuesday from reliable sources
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya appreciated slightly against the Euro and the CFA Franc but remained stable against the US Dollar, according to Tuesday's exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank:
Currency Buying Selling
1 Euro 414
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has stressed the need for Africa to act as one on issues around mining and commodities
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The current chairman of the African Union (AU), Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, left Nouakchott on Monday for South Africa to attend the 4th Pan-African Parliament session
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania and Cote d'Ivoire have signed five cooperation agreements, in the culmination of the visit to Nouakchott by Ivorian Foreign Minister Charles Koffi Diby, PANA reported Monday
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Ivorian Minister of Foreign Affairs Charles Koffi Diby Sunday began a three-day working visit to Mauritania, official sources told PANA
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the results of match-day 12 in Mauritania's 1st division football league played on Friday and Saturday:
Group A:
ITIHAD Assaba 2- 4 GUMEL
ASAC Concorde 6-0 ASC Kaédi Moderne
AS Garde Nationale 2-3 FC Nouadhibou
Group B:
ACAS Ksar 2-0 Tidjikja
NADI Sporting Trarza 0-0 ASC Armée
FC Tevragh-Zeina 2-0 ASC ZEM ZEM
Standings:
Group A
1st- ASAC Concorde 26 points
2nd- FC Nouadhibou 20 points
3rd- SNIM 20 points
4th- GUMEL 16 points
5th- Garde Nationale 7 points
6th- ITAHAD Assaba 7 points
7th- ASC Kaédi Moderne 2 points
Group B
1st- Fc Tevragh Zeina 22 points
2nd- ACAS Ksar 19 points
3rd- AS Armée 16 points
4th- Kédia de Zouerate 14 points
5th- ASC ZEM ZEM 13 points
6th- Tidjikja 9 points
7th- Sporting Trarza 6 points
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New York, US (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says local masons in Timbuktu, Mali, on Friday started to lay down the first earthen bricks to reconstruct World Heritage mausoleums damaged when radical Islamists occupied the northern part of the country in 2012
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Kenyan minister Amos Kimunya has been detained shortly after the state prosecutor declared there was adequate evidence to prosecute him and others over fraud
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Japan’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union (AU), Kazuhiro Suzuki, on Friday handed over US$ 5 million to the AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui, to support various African peace and stability initiatives on the continent
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The leader of the people’s progressive alliance (APP), a moderate opposition party in Mauritania, Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, has been appointed chairman of the country’s economic and social council, according to a presidential decree issued here Thursday
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said Friday that she received with great sadness news of the death of Sierra Leone's former President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, who died Thursday in Freetown, his country’s capital
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Responding to the African Union’s appeal for support to the African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA), Namibia has contributed US$500,000 to the AU Peace Fund, it was learnt here Friday
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has appealed to all Libyan stakeholders to resolutely commit themselves to settling their differences by peaceful means and to work toward national dialogue and reconciliation
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 25
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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has demanded appropriate administrative and legal action by the South African government following the assault of a Nigerian by two South Africa police officers in Cape Town
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Association for the Social Integration of Albinos (OMAIA), in partnership with the National Association of Physicians and a Mauritania-based mobile phone company, on Thursday organized a one-day free consultations covering ophthalmology and dermatology for the albino population, organizers told PANA here
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Here are fixtures in match-day 12 in Mauritania's first division football league, to be played Friday and Saturday
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will implement an Early Warning System (EWS) for storm surges while the population at risks will be informed accordingly and safe evacuation ensured by public institutions, PANA reported from here
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A group of 105 Mauritanians, fleeing the disturbances in the Central Africa Republic (CAR), were flown into the Mauritanian capital Wednesday, PANA leanrt from official sources Thursday
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Renal diseases affect more and more Mauritians because of diabetes and hypertension, with around 1,000 patients undergoing dialysis and about 10,000 affected by the disease
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya fell slightly against the Euro and the CFA Franc but remained stable against the US Dollar, according to Thursday's exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 25
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Grand Baie, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Finance and Economic Development Minister Xavier-Luc Duval has said Africa is central to the country's economic strategy
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian government has opened consultations with the radical opposition group for a free and fair presidential election due for this year, official sources told PANA on Wednesday
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Belle-Vue, Mauritius (PANA) – Several thousand Mauritians witnessed on Wednesday afternoon the official ceremony marking the 46th anniversary of the independence of the island at Anjalay Stadium, Belle-Vue, northern Mauritius
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The People’s Cooperative Renewable Energy (PCRE) Wednesday launched the first solar cooperative farm in Mauritius, on the occasion of the country's 46th Independence anniversary
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has urged political parties, civil society and armed opposition in Sudan to engage in dialogue that will address the challenges of peace and security in Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A 26-year old Mauritanian, Ezza Mint Malik Ould Hady, has been delivered of quadruplets, out of which one died, hospital sources said
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Thousands of Mauritian youth Tuesday marched on the streets of the capital, Port-Louis, to show their commitment to the Mauritian nation on the eve of its 46th Independence Anniversary on Wednesday, PANA reported from Port-Louis
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya fell against the Euro and the CFA Franc but remained stable against the US Dollar, according to Tuesday's exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 25
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health Minister Lormus Bundhoo warned university students on Monday against drug abuse, in the wake of a sensitization campaign against drug abuse presently going on in Mauritius
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Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) has launched the Internet Exchange Point in Namibia to contribute to bringing efficiency in the routing of intra-country internet traffic
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Curepipe, Mauritius (PANA) - The Association of Port-Louis 2000 (ASPL) won the Republic Cup in Mauritius Sunday after beating Curepipe Starlight 1-0 at the George V stadium in Curepipe, in the south of the island
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 25
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - French Minister of Labour, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue Michel Sapin has expressed his wish to see the Mauritanian government further decentralise local governments
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak has cancelled his visit to Mauritius from 11-13 March as Chief Guest of the Government of Mauritius on the occasion of the island’s 46th National Day Celebrations 2014 due on Wednesday
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