New York, US (PANA) - With ballot counting underway in Guinea-Bissau’s presidential run-off, the UN Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon have welcomed the successful conclusion of the second round of voting and urged the political parties to peacefully address any grievances arising from the elections through the appropriate channels
©- - 20 may 2014 - 16:30:26 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (639 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius expects to receive a total of 1,030,000 tourists in 2014, representing a 3
©- - 20 may 2014 - 12:56:55 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (225 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 409
©- - 20 may 2014 - 11:28:57 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (128 words)


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

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©- - 20 may 2014 - 09:45:18 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (108 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS has said Sunday's presidential run-off in Guinea-Bissau was conducted in a ''free, fair, transparent and credible manner'' despite some shortcomings
©- - 20 may 2014 - 09:33:27 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (279 words)


Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – A "Women, Sustainable Development and Food Security” Platform has been launched in Seychelles to support women at the level of the environment, climate change, agriculture and food security, PANA learnt Monday from official sources at the seat of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) at Ebène, in Mauritius
©- - 19 may 2014 - 17:51:44 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (257 words)


Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have strongly condemned the violent incidents that led to many deaths in Kidal on Saturday
©- - 19 may 2014 - 11:58:49 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (306 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 409
©- - 19 may 2014 - 11:02:01 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (130 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling 
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©- - 19 may 2014 - 08:55:44 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Sunday inaugurated a power plant in the town of Sélibaby, 680km South-east of the capital, Nouakchott
©- - 19 may 2014 - 08:05:16 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (89 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – About 100 experts from countries of Sahel countries called G5 began a three-day meeting on Sunday in Nouakchott to look at and discuss security issues in the sub-region troubled by terrorism and cross-border crime for the past 10 years
©- - 18 may 2014 - 17:23:46 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (245 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Sunday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 409
©- - 18 may 2014 - 12:24:56 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (130 words)


Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The second edition of the Pan African beauty pageant, dubbed "Miss Africa Beauty" will be held in Lomé, the Togolese capital, on 11 October, according to a statement released Saturday by the organizers
©- - 17 may 2014 - 14:45:03 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (136 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Council of Religions in Mauritius has said it supports the families of the over 200 girls abducted in Chibok, Nigeria, by Boko Haram, PANA reported Saturday, quoting from a communiqué issued here Saturday
©- - 17 may 2014 - 10:39:51 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (154 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 16 may 2014 - 08:34:46 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (108 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A joint meeting of the Political and Security Committee of the European Union (EU) and the Peace and Security Commission of the African Union (AU), opened Thursday in Brussels, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 15 may 2014 - 17:31:02 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (234 words)


Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Water sector stakeholders and experts from 22 African countries, who were gathered here for the First African Water Integrity Summit, have underscored the need for decision-makers at the highest level to demonstrate clear commitment to the promotion of water integrity and ensure that anti-corruption policies are developed and effectively implemented
©- - 15 may 2014 - 16:43:07 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (660 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Algerian Foreign Minister, Ramadan Lamamra, arrived Thursday in Nouakchott for a two-day visit to Mauritania, the first stage of his Sahel sub-regional tour, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 15 may 2014 - 15:12:11 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (155 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 409
©- - 15 may 2014 - 11:36:04 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (122 words)


Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Nine African Heads of State, who are members of the African Union (AU) committee of 10 states in charge of the UN security council reform, were due in Oyo, 500km northern of Congo's capital, Brazzaville, Thursday to attend in a meeting scheduled for Friday, the government announced in a statement
©- - 15 may 2014 - 09:49:37 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (159 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 15 may 2014 - 08:44:48 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (109 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will sell a tourist package to Chinese tourists which will make them stay a few days in the island before flying to mainland Africa, PANA learnt Wednesday from official sources in Port-Louis
©- - 14 may 2014 - 16:50:05 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (193 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Following the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls by the Islamist sect Boko Haram in Nigeria, the Malian women's organizations Tuesday handed over to the African Union Mission for Mali and the Sahel (MISAHEL) a statement condemning the incident
©- - 14 may 2014 - 13:55:58 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (194 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 408
©- - 14 may 2014 - 11:35:34 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (129 words)


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

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©- - 14 may 2014 - 08:29:19 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian government Monday published the approved official list of five candidates who will contest the presidential elections of 21 June, 2014, PANA reported from here Tuesday
©- - 13 may 2014 - 17:37:51 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (111 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currencies Buying Selling 1 Euro 410
©- - 13 may 2014 - 11:48:30 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (128 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Maaroufa Ould Haiba, who was convicted of terrorist acts and sentenced to death for the attack against four french tourists 24 Dec
©- - 13 may 2014 - 09:27:14 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (90 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian President Kailash Purryag announced Monday night the indefinite adjournment of Parliament that was scheduled to resume Tuesday after a month-long vacation
©- - 13 may 2014 - 08:31:14 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (115 words)


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

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©- - 13 may 2014 - 08:17:53 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (108 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Monday congratulated the people of South Africa for the successful and peaceful elections of 7 May
©- - 12 may 2014 - 18:26:20 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (172 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Monday received in audience, the French Defence Minister, Jean Yves Le Drian, who arrived in Nouakchott as part of a sub-regional tour which had taken him to Abidjan and Dakar, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 12 may 2014 - 17:34:47 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (293 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - About 26 policy makers from 10 island-States, mostly from the Indian Ocean, are participating in a capacity development workshop on fossil fuel and renewable energy (FFRE) transition policies for the Indian Ocean and African Small Island Developing States (SIDS) at Domaine Les Pailles, near Port-Louis
©- - 12 may 2014 - 14:52:17 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (265 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 413
©- - 12 may 2014 - 11:14:40 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (128 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 12 may 2014 - 08:45:15 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (109 words)


Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - Four countries have announced their willingness to host the Maritime Information Fusion Centre that will soon be established in South-West Indian Ocean by the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), PANA learnt from the IOC in Mauritius Sunday
©- - 11 may 2014 - 18:04:49 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (373 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - French Defence Minister Jean Yves Le Drian is expected to arrive in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, Monday, his last stop in a West African tour
©- - 11 may 2014 - 13:09:29 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (106 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Sunday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 413
©- - 11 may 2014 - 13:04:59 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (129 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nearly all the political heavyweights, most of whom had unsuccessfully run for president in the past, say they will not participate in the forthcoming Mauritanian presidential elections, whose first round is scheduled for 21 June
©- - 09 may 2014 - 14:38:34 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (335 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritania government has condemned the abduction of over 200 Nigerian school girls by the Boko Haram terror group, according to a statement issued here Friday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
©- - 09 may 2014 - 12:48:58 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (157 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is to deploy 40 Observers, led by former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano, to Guinea Bissau for the country's presidential runoff scheduled for 18 May 2014, the AU Commission (AUC) said Friday
©- - 09 may 2014 - 09:36:19 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (231 words)


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

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©- - 09 may 2014 - 08:37:23 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Seven candidates will contest the June presidential election in Mauritania, whose first round is set for Saturday, 21 June, according to the constitutional council which confirmed that the seven met Wednesday's dateline for the submission of forms
©- - 08 may 2014 - 17:48:50 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (247 words)