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Mauritanian Government welcomes country's election to UN Human Rights Council
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has welcomed the country's election to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the period of 2020/2022 Full text...
Saturday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Tunisia removed from FATF money laundering ''blacklist''
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday removed Tunisia from the "blacklist" of countries "likely to be highly exposed to money laundering and terrorism financing", according to the Tunisian Prime Minister, Youssef Chahed Full text...
Friday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Mauritania: Lawyers protest against draft revision of the Commercial Code
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several dozens of Mauritanian lawyers on Thursday held protested in front of the Justice Ministry in Nouakchott against a bill to repeal Article 141 bis of the Commercial Code (CC), requiring users to consult a lawyer beforehand for any commitment before authentication by notarial deed, PANA reported Full text...
Mauritius: Education is key to dismantle the cycle of poverty, says Minister
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - On International Day for the eradication of Poverty 2019, celebrated Thursday in Port-Louis, the Mauritian Minister of Social Integration and Economic Empowerment, Mr Stephan Toussaint, highlighted “the critical role that education plays to help the new generation to break the cycle of poverty," PANA reported from here Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Bishop of Port Louis wants Mauritians to vote responsibly on Nov. 7
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Bishop of Port Louis, Cardinal Maurice Piat, on Tuesday called on Mauritians to use "their right to vote in a thoughtful and responsible manner" in the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for November 7, 2019, in the island, PANA learned from official sources in Port Louis Full text...
Guinea-Bissau: Supreme Court approves 13 out of 19 candidates for presidential election
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Supreme Court of Justice of Guinea-Bissau has validated 13 of the 19 candidates for the presidential election to be held on November 24, according to a provisional list released on Monday Full text...
First meeting of AU Advisory Committee on Arts, Culture and Heritage underway in Bamako
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The African Union's Advisory Committee on Arts, Culture and Heritage began its first meeting on Monday in Bamako to outline the path that will ensure the success of the mission entrusted to Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta by the AU Heads of State and Government on the sidelines of their 32nd Summit Full text...
Mauritius hosts International Conference on Diabetes and Associated Diseases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - An international conference on Diabetes and Associated Diseases will take place in Mauritius from 21 to 23 October 2019, the meeting organi8sers told PANA in Port Louis on Tuesday Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Human Rights Watch urges Mauritania's new president to take key steps for women’s rights
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday sent a letter to Mauritania's new president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani urging him to prioritise women’s rights during his administration Full text...
Mauritania: IMF announces upcoming disbursement of $ 22.2 million
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government will benefit from a fifth disbursement of US $ 22 Full text...
Malian PM Boubou Cissé launches DDR process in Soufouroulaye
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has launched the Disarmament-Demobilization-Reintegration (DDR) process in Soufroulaye, some 20 km from Mopti in central Mali, being one of the key recommendations of the Peace and Reconciliation Agreement, which emerged from the Algiers process Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Six die in road accident in Mauritius
Rose-Belle, Mauritius (PANA) - Six people, aged between 14 and 46, died here Sunday morning in a motor accident after their car ran off the road at Rose Belle, a village in the south of the island, a police source told PANA here Full text...
Four Zimbabweans arrested with illicit drugs in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Four Zimbabweans, named as David Simbarashe Munyengwa (27), Godfrey Zisengwa (25), Katros Chabata (25), and Frank Mageza (25) were arrested on 4 October by officers of the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) on arrival from Johannesburg, South Africa, PANA learnt on Saturday Full text...
BREAKING NEWS: Kenyan Eliud Kipchoege becomes first person to run marathon under two hours
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge on Saturday in Vienna, Austria, became the first person to run a marathon in under two hours Full text...
IMF underscores transparent, prudent revenue management in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – While economic growth in Mauritania could exceed 6 percent next year, continued prudent policies are needed to build reserves in case of unexpected shocks, a staff team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned, noting the opportunity provided by the country’s future offshore gas revenues Full text...
Mauritius removed from the gray list of tax havens
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has decided to remove Mauritius from the gray list of tax havens, Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs, indicated on Thursday in Luxembourg Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Mauritius entering new cycle of development, says Minister
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, on Thursday told visiting entrepreneurs from France that the island is entering its new cycle of development, by consolidating the progress made over the course of its fifty years of independence to spur new opportunities of growth, PANA reported from here Full text...
Mauritius celebrates World Mental Health Day 2019
Beau Bassin, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday celebrated the World Mental Health Day with several activities organised by psychiatrists in collaboration with the Health and Quality of Life ministry to educate the family and the community about suicide Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Mauritanian opposition coalition denounces arbitrary detention of militants
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The opposition ’Coalition Vivre Ensemble’(CVE) which backed the candidature of Kane Hamidou Baba in the Mauritanian 22 June presidential election, Wednesday denounced the “arbitrary detention” of several of its militants Full text...
Sudan receives US$ 1.5 billion as Saudi-UAE deposit
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirate (UAE) have released US$1 Full text...
Mauritian Catholic priest to serve 3 years in jail for child sexual abuse
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Catholic priest Joseph Mario Moctee, 61, was on Wednesday sentenced to three years in prison for indecent assault on a 14-year-old girl by a court in Port Louis Full text...
Congolese officials arrest smuggler of python skin, elephant tails in Sibiti town
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Officers from the Lekoumou Department of Water and Forests in southern Congo Republic and the national gendarmerie on Monday arrested an alleged smuggler of protected animal species in Sibiti, thanks to the help of the project to support the wildlife law enforcement Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Seychelles to open High Commission in Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has accepted the proposal by Seychelles to open a High Commission in Mauritius, PANA learnt Tuesday from an official source in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Mauritius celebrates Biology Week
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Education and Scientific Research minister, Mrs Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, on Monday, highlighted the urgency of promoting biology “given the relatively low level of intake of biology as a subject at School Certificate and Higher School Certificate (HSC) levels among Mauritian students as compared to other subjects Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Mauritius to sign MOU with Zambia
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Sharing of Information to further strengthen and broaden the historical and cultural ties between Zambia and Mauritius, PANA learned on Tuesday from official sources in Port-Louis Full text...
President Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani launches beginning of school year in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Monday launched the beginning of the 2019/2020 school year in the commune of Riad, southern suburb of the capital here Full text...
Interpol issues arrest warrant against Bissau-Guinean and Colombian for drug trafficking
Mauritian minister says international exhaustion regime gaining momentum globally
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade minister Nandcoomar Bodha on Monday said that the international exhaustion regime is gaining momentum in the world and business models in Mauritius, especially for those operating with a brand licence, will have to adapt to exigencies of the international exhaustion regime, in particular due to increased competition from low cost sources, PANA reported from here Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...
Sudanese leaders visit Saudi Arabia
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Lt Full text...
Mauritius to hold parliamentary election on 7 November
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will hold parliamentary election on 7 November 2019, Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, said on Sunday Full text...
Mauritanian opposition party worried about failure in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - In a statement issued on Friday night in Nouakchott, the Union of Progressive Forces (UFP), a Mauritanian opposition party, expressed deep concern over the deteriorating military and security situation in the Sahel Full text...
French business delegation visits Madagascar, Mauritius
Paris, France (PANA) - A delegation of French business leaders from Medef-International will travel from Monday to Thursday to Antananarivo, Madagascar, and Port Louis, Mauritius, to discuss with with officials interesting opportunities in the Indian ocean markets Full text...
Mauritian newspapers highlight relations between India and Mauritius this week
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian papers this week highlight relations between India and Mauritius, as India provided financial assistance worth billions of Rupees for the construction of the first subway line serving the capital, Port-Louis, and the city of Rose-Hill, in the centre, and an ENT hospital Full text...
Saturday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...