Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius indicated Saturday that two patients died from COVID-19 over the period 29 September, to 5 October 2022

©- - 08 october 2022 - 08:39:32 - thread Union africaine (62 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius announced on Friday that a delegation from the Commonwealth Secretariat would arrive in the country on 14-18 November to impart training to members of the police force on the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT)

©- - 08 october 2022 - 08:17:41 - thread Union africaine (221 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, held talks on Friday in Abidjan with his Guinea-Bissau counterpart, General Umaro El Mokhtar Sissoco Embalo, who is on a friendship and working visit to Côte d'Ivoire, an official source said

©- - 07 october 2022 - 17:19:12 - thread Union africaine (231 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, said on Wednesday that his ministry will introduce a bill soon in Parliament to authoriSe the use of cannabis for medical purposes, the local press reported

©- - 06 october 2022 - 09:46:07 - thread Union africaine (208 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister, Renganaden Padayachy, on Monday said that the government is anticipating a strong recovery in economic activities for the year 2022 with the growth rate projected at 7%

©- - 04 october 2022 - 08:55:28 - thread Union africaine (203 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Renganaden Padayachy, has said that the government is striving to continually improve its reception offer to expatriates wishing to settle in the island

©- - 03 october 2022 - 08:41:08 - thread Union africaine (303 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius has indicated that the GDP growth rate at market prices for 2022 would be 7

©- - 03 october 2022 - 07:40:18 - thread Union africaine (160 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)) – The  Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on training matters with the Institute of Vocational Training and Labour Studies Alberto Cassimo of Mozambique, the Mauritius Government announced Sunday

©- - 03 october 2022 - 07:34:13 - thread Union africaine (159 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The quarantine period for COVID-19 disease in Mauritius and the existing sanitary measures would be extended up to 30 November 2022, the Government announced on Friday, following the weekly meeting of the Cabinet in Port-Louis

©- - 01 october 2022 - 05:37:56 - thread Union africaine (80 words)


New York, US (PANA) - African leaders have called for the speedy transformation of the educational systems in Africa by ensuring effective, efficient and equitable implementation of key research findings aimed at revitalising education

©- - 29 september 2022 - 11:48:05 - thread Union africaine (402 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on Saturday held discussions in New York with the chairman of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki and the President of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, Hungarian Csaba Korosi

©- - 25 september 2022 - 13:46:56 - thread Union africaine (206 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture said on Saturday that the production of sugar for the crop year 2022 will drop by 6

©- - 25 september 2022 - 06:54:14 - thread Union africaine (391 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, discussed with Senegalese President Macky Sall, who is also the current Chairperson of the African Union (AU), their support for international efforts to achieve reconciliation and stability in Libya

©- - 23 september 2022 - 16:21:09 - thread Union africaine (310 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities reported on Friday the death of 74-year-old woman from the coronavirus (COVID-19) this week

©- - 23 september 2022 - 13:53:46 - thread Union africaine (136 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly, Tuesday hailed Germany's role in supporting, on several occasions, the political track in Libya, including the Berlin 1-2 conferences

©- - 21 september 2022 - 18:08:34 - thread Union africaine (222 words)


Wooton, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian tea growers on Tuesday started a three-day training programme with experts from the Tea Research Institute of Kenya, sponsored by the European Union (EU), to learn about new tea cultivation methods to review the entire production model in the country

©- - 21 september 2022 - 08:44:39 - thread Union africaine (390 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Seddik Omar al-Kebir, is attending 46th session of the Board of Governors of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Institutions, which opened on Sunday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

©- - 19 september 2022 - 13:51:03 - thread Union africaine (133 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities on Friday launched a pilot Patient Identification Wristband that will provide the name, date of birth and unit number of the patient

©- - 17 september 2022 - 08:59:58 - thread Union africaine (294 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius  (PANA) – Mauritius will on Monday observe a national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, who will be buried on that day, the Government Information Service (GIS) said in a communique

©- - 17 september 2022 - 06:42:46 - thread Union africaine (107 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Friday reported that as at 14 September there were 58 active cases of COVID-19 out of which 15 were admitted to hospital

©- - 17 september 2022 - 06:36:58 - thread Union africaine (205 words)


Pointe de Flacq, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday launched a 10-year blueprint for the future of tourism and to increase resilience in positioning the country as a more competitive destination for tourists

©- - 16 september 2022 - 08:23:21 - thread Union africaine (430 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A Mauritian company has launched a digital platform to facilitate cyber-threat information sharing in the country

©- - 14 september 2022 - 12:58:48 - thread Union africaine (292 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth  on Sunday expressed deepest condolences to King Charles III and the family of Queen Elizabeth II, as well as to the Government and people of the United Kingdom following the demise of the Queen on 8 September

©- - 12 september 2022 - 09:08:31 - thread Union africaine (166 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, will pay an official visit to Senegal at the invitation of Senegalese President Macky Sall, who is also the current chairman of the African Union (AU)

©- - 11 september 2022 - 14:28:09 - thread Union africaine (323 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will promulgate the Fisheries and Marine Resources (Licence and Fees) Regulations in a bid to review the licence fees payable by foreign-owned Mauritian flagged longliners and introduce licence fees for mid-water trawlers operating in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Mauritius and international waters

©- - 10 september 2022 - 09:47:06 - thread Union africaine (235 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Economic Development Board and the Business Unity of South Africa will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on trade opportunities, the government said here Friday following the weekly meeting of Cabinet

©- - 10 september 2022 - 09:34:52 - thread Union africaine (155 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Wednesday launched an Air Quality Indexing (AQI) system to collect and analyse data with the view to reduce levels of key air pollutants and improve the quality of air, in line with World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines

©- - 08 september 2022 - 09:36:57 - thread Union africaine (332 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, on Tuesday met with the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union (AU), Bankolé Adeoye, ahead of the third meeting of the Monitoring and Support Group for the Transition in Mali (GST-Mali), which has opened in Lomé, Togo, the Malian Press Agency (AMAP) reported on Wednesday

©- - 07 september 2022 - 14:00:13 - thread Union africaine (292 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of the the Catholic Church in Nigeria on Tuesday met with the Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Jugnauth, in Port Louis, with their discussions focusing on climate change, its impacts and measures that need to be taken to save the Planet

©- - 07 september 2022 - 08:16:58 - thread Union africaine (176 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government has taken several measures to regulate, control and monitor the importation and use of pesticides

©- - 07 september 2022 - 07:52:25 - thread Union africaine (320 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Health and Wellness of Mauritius, Kailesh Jagutpal, has observed that the birth rate in the country has decreased over the years

©- - 06 september 2022 - 09:47:52 - thread Union africaine (329 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian manufacturing enterprises are encouraged to invest in renewable energy as part of the objective to establish a carbon neutral industrial sector in the island, the Minister of Industrial Development, SMEs and CooperativesMr Soomilduth Bholah has said

©- - 05 september 2022 - 08:09:50 - thread Union africaine (330 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius said on Wednesday that 44 persons died as a result of road accidents between January and June 2022, compared to 53 during the corresponding period of 2021

©- - 01 september 2022 - 07:24:50 - thread Union africaine (181 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Monday indicated that the number of tourist arrivals in the island increased from 3,225 in the first semester of 2021 to 376,556 in the first semester of 2022

©- - 30 august 2022 - 11:56:59 - thread Union africaine (117 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Monday that the country's population as at 1 July 2022 stood at 1,262,523, a decrease of 3,811 (-0

©- - 30 august 2022 - 06:55:19 - thread Union africaine (144 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Ugandan, Yusuf Kayiwa Sseluyange, was arrested on 21 August, 2022 with 536 grams of heroin, hidden in his sandals, when he got off the plane at Mauritius International Airport, police sources said on Saturday

©- - 27 august 2022 - 09:57:33 - thread Union africaine (83 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is to sign the legal framework governing statistical activities in the member-States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Government announced on Friday, following the weekly meeting of the Cabinet

©- - 27 august 2022 - 07:11:14 - thread Union africaine (170 words)