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New York, US (PANA) - The UN human rights office has urged Mauritania to protect prominent human rights activist Aminetou Mint El-Moctar, who has become the focus of a social media campaign saying anyone who "kills her or tears out her eyes will be rewarded by God"
©- - 14 june 2014 - 15:50:05 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (326 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will depart the capital city of Abuja Saturday evening for Dakar, at the head of Nigeria’s delegation to the African Union’s Summit on Financing Infrastructure Development, scheduled to hold in the Senegalese capital Sunday, the presidency said
©- - 14 june 2014 - 11:39:24 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (251 words)


Curepipe, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Saturday opened its first endemic flora and fauna garden called “La Vallée d’Osterlog”, located at Le Val in the south of the island, a sanctuary of rich biodiversity with several species of fauna and flora spanning an area of 275 hectares of land, PANA reported from here
©- - 14 june 2014 - 09:02:07 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (285 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Guinea Bissau president, José Mario Vaz, Thursday began a visit to Bamako, Mali, the first stage of his West African tour
©- - 13 june 2014 - 16:21:35 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (227 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 27
©- - 13 june 2014 - 08:20:15 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (108 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has introduced a Freight Subsidy Scheme for exports to Africa that consists of a 25 per cent refund of freight cost per 20-feet container exported by Mauritian enterprises to other countries in Africa, except South Africa and Madagascar, up to a maximum of US$300 from 1 June 2014, PANA reported Friday
©- - 13 june 2014 - 08:14:13 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (496 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Thousands of Mauritian football fans Thursday marched on the streets of the capital Port-Louis at midday to celebrate the opening of the FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil, PANA reported from here
©- - 12 june 2014 - 17:23:46 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (101 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister, Arvin Boolell, said Thursday that Africa remains the island’s hinterland despite the slight feeling of disappointment “as, unfortunately not much is happening when it comes to moving the process of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) at the level of regional organizations
©- - 12 june 2014 - 15:10:11 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (335 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, seeking re-election in the 21 June, 2014, presidential polls, said he deserved another term as president because the growth rate of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) experienced a steady increase in his regime
©- - 12 june 2014 - 14:34:42 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (213 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 404
©- - 12 june 2014 - 13:07:17 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (128 words)


Pamplemousses, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam said Wednesday night that education opens up a world of opportunities and has the capacity to change people's life for the better
©- - 12 june 2014 - 12:52:13 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (273 words)


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

 Australian Dollar 27
©- - 12 june 2014 - 08:33:39 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (108 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam, Wednesday expressed the hope that an African country will win the 2014 FIFA World Cup which begins Thursday in Brazil
©- - 11 june 2014 - 18:11:53 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (115 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – For the first time in the history of Mauritius, two dozens detainees, not considered high-risk by the Mauritius Prisons Department, Wednesday participated in road cleaning and planting of the trees and other decorative plants at Pointe-aux- Sables, near the capital, Port-Louis, PANA reported from here
©- - 11 june 2014 - 16:25:11 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (242 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – All the 64 matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, scheduled for 12 June to 13 July in Brazil, will be shown live on the two channels of the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), PANA learnt Wednesday from the management of the Mauritian radio-television station
©- - 11 june 2014 - 15:56:59 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (213 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 405
©- - 11 june 2014 - 11:59:42 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (129 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 27
©- - 11 june 2014 - 09:47:32 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – An African Union (AU) electoral observation mission (MOEUA), led by Beji Caid Essebsi, will be deployed to Mauritania during the West African nation's presidential poll, scheduled for 21 June, official sources told PANA on Tuesday
©- - 10 june 2014 - 18:20:45 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (181 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 27
©- - 10 june 2014 - 11:23:12 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (109 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The newly-announced price of sugar in the European market threatens the production of the commodity in Mauritius, where it contributes 6 per cent to the economy and is very important in the production of renewable energy, ethanol, among other by products
©- - 10 june 2014 - 08:58:47 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (449 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Several dozens of women on Monday demonstrated around the Mauritanian Presidential Palace in protest against calls for the murder of the female human rights activist, Mrs
©- - 09 june 2014 - 18:14:50 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (280 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has expressed her condolences to the Mbeki family, following the death of Epainette Mbeki, a South African liberation icon and mother of former South African President Thabo Mbeki
©- - 09 june 2014 - 13:25:08 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (128 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 407
©- - 09 june 2014 - 13:06:49 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (128 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 27
©- - 09 june 2014 - 08:48:56 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (109 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Sunday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 407
©- - 08 june 2014 - 10:25:08 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (129 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian media this week highlighted a demonstration staged by opposition parties to protest the holding of the 21 June presidential election in the country
©- - 07 june 2014 - 13:53:14 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (202 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The announcement of a political alliance between the Labour Party (LP), which has been in power since 2010, and the “Mouvement Militant Mauricien” (MMM), the main opposition party, followed by the resignation of Vice-Prime Minister and Finance Minister Xavier-Luc Duval, dominated the media this week in Mauritius
©- - 07 june 2014 - 09:15:37 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (487 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The electioneering campaign for the 21 June presidential election in Mauritania was officially launched Friday, with the five candidates, including incumbent Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, hitting the road to canvas for votes, PANA reported from here
©- - 06 june 2014 - 16:50:34 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (249 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian national independent electoral commission (CENI) has asked the five candidates for the 21 June presidential polls to respect its code of conduct as electioneering campaign got underway Friday
©- - 06 june 2014 - 14:44:12 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (152 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Vice Prime Minister and Finance Minister Xavier-Luc Duval resigned Friday morning from the government, following Thursday night's announcement of an electoral alliance between the Labour Party of Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, the main party in power, and the ''Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM)'' led by Opposition leader Paul Bérenger, PANA reported
©- - 06 june 2014 - 11:15:57 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (118 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 06 june 2014 - 09:34:26 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 407
©- - 05 june 2014 - 12:28:37 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (129 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 05 june 2014 - 08:24:03 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (109 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian opposition coalition Wednesday staged a massive demonstration in the capital city of Nouakchott to denounce the 21 June presidential election in the country, which it said lacks the guarantee of transparency
©- - 05 june 2014 - 07:30:27 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (136 words)


Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The special representative of the UN Secretary General for West Africa, Saïd Djinnit, on Wednesday said that the international community must mobilize to assist the new Guinea Bissau authorities following recent elections there
©- - 04 june 2014 - 18:23:39 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (177 words)


Goodlands, Mauritius (PANA) - The Criminal Code (Amendment) Act and the Legal Aid Act are the focal point of this year’s Legal Literacy Programme for Women, organized by the Mauritian National Women’s Council to increase women’s awareness, knowledge and understanding of laws relating to the rights of women, PANA reported from here
©- - 04 june 2014 - 13:49:23 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (230 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 04 june 2014 - 08:28:55 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (108 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Philippe Boullé, technical adviser on sustainable development to the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), said Tuesday that Small Islands States cannot act alone on natural catastrophes because they are too small
©- - 03 june 2014 - 13:46:31 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (375 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 03 june 2014 - 11:07:07 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 406
©- - 03 june 2014 - 10:58:45 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (129 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania will ratify the African Union (AU) Charter on Democracy, Election and Governance after inclusion of its fundamental provisions in the country’s constitution, Attorney General Fredrick Werema has told the ongoing session of the National Assembly
©- - 03 june 2014 - 08:04:19 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (334 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Six ministers in the Mauritanian government have gone on vacation to enable them join the campaign team of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who is running for another term on 21 June, 2014, official sources told PANA on Monday
©- - 02 june 2014 - 17:38:34 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (146 words)


Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Newly-elected Malawi president, Peter Mutharika, has extended what he called an "olive branch" to his predecessor at his colourful inauguration ceremony at the main sports stadium in Malawi's commercial capital, Blantyre, Monday
©- - 02 june 2014 - 14:28:09 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (482 words)