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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA)-- The National Front for the Defence of Democracy ( FNDD), an alliance opposed to the 6 August 2008 coup in Mauritania, and the Unio n for Democratic Forces (RFD), Mauritania's main opposition party under the ouste d government, have declared their willingness to dialogue within the framework of a new Senegalese initiative, but have given conditions for the process to start
©- - 16 april 2009 - 23:09:00 - thread African Union (290 words)


Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Jean Ping, said on Thursday in Tripoli that the 12th extraordinary meeting of t he AU Executive Council does not encroach on the sovereignty of states
©- - 16 april 2009 - 22:44:00 - thread African Union (189 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who resigned hi s post as Mauritanian Head of State Wednesday evening, left the Mauritanian capi t al, Nouakchott, Thursday for the Senegalese capital, Dakar, official sources tol d PANA
©- - 16 april 2009 - 19:11:00 - thread African Union (245 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius is launching a Food Security Developmen t Centre, whose aim is to focus on hybrid rice seed development with better yiel d and improved nutrition quality, disease remittance and varieties adaptable to c l imate change, official sources said here
©- - 16 april 2009 - 19:06:00 - thread African Union (255 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Any initiative to resolve the crisis in Mauritan ia must ensure that the coup of 6 August 2008 fails by stopping the execution of the electoral agenda of the junta, the National Front for the Defence of Democra c y (FNDD) said on Thursday
©- - 16 april 2009 - 14:15:00 - thread African Union (373 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian Senate chairman, Mamadou Ba, was Wednesday sworn in as acting president of the country following the resignation of General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, head of the military junta, which came to po w er via a coup on 6 August 2008
©- - 16 april 2009 - 12:55:00 - thread African Union (157 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) ­-- The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee against some foreign currencies as published by the Mauritia n Commercial Bank
©- - 16 april 2009 - 12:29:00 - thread African Union (108 words)


Guinea-Bissau (PANA) -- Four policemen suspected to be among a gang of robbers we re last week arrested by the military during a night patrol in Bissau, Samuel Fe r nandes, spokesperson of the army chief of staff, said at a press conference on W e dnesday
©- - 15 april 2009 - 23:24:00 - thread African Union (167 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The president of the ruling military authority o f Mauritania, the High Council of State, General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, is exp e cted to announce his resignation from official military duties before the end of Wednesday, government sources told PANA here
©- - 15 april 2009 - 16:50:00 - thread African Union (198 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The national front for the defence of democracy (FNDD) has said it is ready to take part in a dialogue, scheduled for Dakar, Sen e gal, that will bring together protagonists in the Mauritanian political crisis, a n FNDD statement revealed Wednesday here
©- - 15 april 2009 - 13:17:00 - thread African Union (187 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) ­-- The following are the latest exchange rates for Mauritian rupee against some foreign currencies as published by the Mauritian Co m mercial Bank
©- - 15 april 2009 - 09:13:00 - thread African Union (109 words)


Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- African Foreign Ministers Tuesday settled down on their first day of deliberations on the process of transforming the African Union Comm i ssion (AUC) into a Union Authority, at an extra-ordinary meeting in Sirte, Libya
©- - 14 april 2009 - 17:19:00 - thread African Union (431 words)


Paris- France (PANA) -- France said here Tuesday that it would still enforce sanc tions against the ruling military junta in Mauritania if recommended by the Afri c an Union (AU) despite the fact that the head of the junta, General Mohamed Ould A bdel Aziz, had now presented himself as a candidate in the 6 June presidential e l ection
©- - 14 april 2009 - 15:44:00 - thread African Union (208 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania's deposed President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi has condemned the ruling military junta for allegedly causing a division in the ranks of the main opposition party, the Union of Democratic Forces (RFD)
©- - 14 april 2009 - 12:25:00 - thread African Union (186 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) --­ Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee against some foreign currencies as published Tuesday by the Mauritian Comm ercial bank
©- - 14 april 2009 - 09:14:00 - thread African Union (108 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian head of state, General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Monday received an African Union (AU) mission, made up of the Lib y an Secretary for African affairs, Ali Abdel Salam Tryki, and the Commissioner fo r peace and security, Ramadan Lamamrana, official sources told PANA here
©- - 13 april 2009 - 20:09:00 - thread African Union (251 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam will int roduce the "Combating of Trafficking in Persons Bill" at the next session of the Parliament scheduled for Tuesday, official sources said here
©- - 13 april 2009 - 14:10:00 - thread African Union (174 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA)- – The Bank of Mauritius, the central body that gove rns financial institutions in the island, has alerted banks to be careful in the conduct of their business and the public to be vigilant and exercise care in ord e r not to fall prey to scams, official sources said here
©- - 13 april 2009 - 13:54:00 - thread African Union (194 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Curepipe Starlight football team has continued to maintain the lead in the Mauritian division one football league, thanks to its 1 -0 win over ASPL in a match played at the weekend
©- - 13 april 2009 - 13:48:00 - thread African Union (134 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates of the Ma uritian rupee against some foreign currencies, as issued on Monday by the Maurit i us Trade Bank
©- - 13 april 2009 - 12:16:00 - thread African Union (118 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The president of the Mauritanian Alliance for Ju stice and Démocracy/Movement for Reconciliation (AJD/MR), Sarr Ibrahima Moctar, o n Saturday announced his intention to run in the forthcoming presidential elect i on scheduled for 6 June in the country
©- - 12 april 2009 - 15:19:00 - thread African Union (269 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritius government will soon submit to the national assembly (parliament) a bill aimed at combating human trafficking in ac c ordance with the UN protocol that seeks to prevent and eradicate human trafficking, official sources told PANA
©- - 11 april 2009 - 12:13:00 - thread African Union (118 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritian Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam, an d his ministers will have to provide answers to 83 more questions when the natio n al assembly resumes on Tuesday
©- - 10 april 2009 - 17:48:00 - thread African Union (189 words)


New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Security Council Thursday urged continued support f or national reconciliation in Guinea Bissau after a series of assassinations has created a power vacuum and crippled the beleaguered government
©- - 10 april 2009 - 17:35:00 - thread African Union (451 words)


Bissau- Guinea Bissau (PANA) -- Guinea Bissau's main opposition party, the Social Renovation Party (PRS), declared Thursday that investigations into the assassin a tion of President Joao Bernardo Vieira and head of the armed forces, General Bat i sta Tagme Na Waie, will not be conclusive without the involvement of the interna t ional community
©- - 10 april 2009 - 17:29:00 - thread African Union (535 words)


Bissau- Guinea Bissau (PANA) -- Guinea Bissau has re-stated its commitment to fig ht drug trafficking, which it said had continued unabated in Bijagos Islands in the country's South-west region
©- - 10 april 2009 - 14:33:00 - thread African Union (150 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the exchange rates of the local rup ee against some foreign currencies, as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius on Friday m orning: Currency Buying Selling Australian dollar 23
©- - 10 april 2009 - 12:40:00 - thread African Union (121 words)


Paris- France (PANA) -- The assistant spokesperson of the French Foreign Affairs ministry, Frédéric Desagneaux, said here Thursday that the intention of General M ohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to run for the Mauritanian presidency was not the main pr o blem in that country's politics but that what was important 'is that a true cons e nsus be reached during the transition"
©- - 09 april 2009 - 20:06:00 - thread African Union (157 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania and Senegal will strengthen their coo peration on fishing through mutual visits and meetings, a document made availabl e to PANA said Thursday
©- - 09 april 2009 - 15:27:00 - thread African Union (169 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania and Senegal will strengthen their coo peration on fishing through mutual visits and meetings, a document made availabl e to PANA said Thursday
©- - 09 april 2009 - 15:27:00 - thread African Union (169 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania's military government has granted a ' presidential pardon' to 68 non-political prisoners in the country, in accordance with section 137 of the Mauritanian constitution
©- - 09 april 2009 - 12:06:00 - thread African Union (91 words)


Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- African Union Commission (AUC) Chairman Jean Ping, on Tu esday appealed to all member states of the pan-African organisation and its part n ers to "refrain from any action likely to endorse illegality in Madagascar"
©- - 08 april 2009 - 16:09:00 - thread African Union (314 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritania-Senegal joint commission for coo peration in the fishery sector are due to meet here next week with a view to ren e wing the fishing agreement between the two nations, official sources told PANA Wednesday
©- - 08 april 2009 - 12:37:00 - thread African Union (124 words)


Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The European Union has decided to suspend cooperation with Mauritania for two years following last year’s military takeover in the We s t African country
©- - 07 april 2009 - 23:00:00 - thread African Union (145 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (IC RC) in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on Tuesday arranged for Mohamed Ould Sellahi, a M a uritanian citizen suspected to be an Islamist terrorist who has been held for se v eral years in the American detention camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to have speak with members of his family on phone, humanitarian sources told PANA
©- - 07 april 2009 - 18:14:00 - thread African Union (114 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Despite growing resistance from political partie s opposed to the military coup in Mauritania, the junta has gone ahead to name a Chairman and Vice-Chairman for the country's Independent National Electoral Comm i ssion (CENI), PANA reports Tuesday quoting sources close to the parties here
©- - 07 april 2009 - 18:06:00 - thread African Union (189 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius Health Minister Rajesh Jeetah said Tues day there was an urgent need to address the issue of preparedness in the island i n the light of recent meteorological observations and forecasts as the country c o uld, in the future, become a victim of destructive natural disasters
©- - 07 april 2009 - 17:47:00 - thread African Union (341 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- A workshop on African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), designed to sensitize Mauritian entrepreneurs on existing opportunities i n US market, opened in the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis, Monday, PANA reports
©- - 07 april 2009 - 16:23:00 - thread African Union (248 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) ­-- Following are the exchange rates of the Mauritia n rupee against some foreign currencies as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius on Tuesday
©- - 07 april 2009 - 12:38:00 - thread African Union (103 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Environment Ministry is seeking partner ship with international organisations to help the National Environmental Laborat o ry (NEL) acquire expertise in the field of ambient air quality monitoring, Envir o nment Minister, Lormus Bundhoo, said Monday at a workshop in the capital
©- - 06 april 2009 - 18:09:00 - thread African Union (288 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Environment Ministry is seeking partner ship with international organisations to help the National Environmental Laborat o ry (NEL) acquire expertise in the field of ambient air quality monitoring, Envir o nment Minister, Lormus Bundhoo, said Monday at a workshop in the capital
©- - 06 april 2009 - 18:06:00 - thread African Union (288 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Senegal on Monday defended its mediation in the political crisis in Mauritania, saying "Our role is in accordance with the stand of the African Union (AU) that the country should be returned to constitutional o rder"
©- - 06 april 2009 - 17:05:00 - thread African Union (180 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Presidential elections in Mauritania, scheduled for 6 June by the Junta, might be postponed at the instance of France and Senega l , local media reported here Monday
©- - 06 april 2009 - 12:32:00 - thread African Union (171 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Senegalese Foreign Minister, Cheikh Tidiane Gadi o, arrived here on Sunday, his second trip to Mauritania in 10 days, as part of t he mediation efforts by Senegalese President, Abdoulaye Wade, to reconcile polit i cal foes in that country, official sources told PANA
©- - 06 april 2009 - 10:33:00 - thread African Union (214 words)


Pamplemousses- Mauritius (PANA) -- Public and animal health experts of the five I ndian Ocean Commission (IOC) countries on Saturday began a weeklong training wor k shop in Pamplemousses, northern Mauritius, on epidemiological monitoring seen as a first step to build a regional monitoring and anti-epidemic network
©- - 05 april 2009 - 11:46:00 - thread African Union (161 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The ousted President of Mauritania, Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, has condemned the suppression of the protest by anti-put s ch demonstrators, led by the Coordination for democratic forces (CFD), on Thursd a y in Nouakchott
©- - 04 april 2009 - 15:54:00 - thread African Union (145 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Min-ister Navin Ramgoolam and his ministers will be confronted with 109 questions at the next sitting of the Parli a ment scheduled for Tuesday, PANA learnt from parliamentary sources here
©- - 04 april 2009 - 14:36:00 - thread African Union (165 words)