Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Saturday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania

©- - 01 june 2019 - 14:12:17 - thread African Union (137 words)


Mecca, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi, on Friday expressed his country's willingness to strengthen relations with the Gambia in various fields, saying the Gambians will benefit from the Egyptian experience in agricultural matters and agrarian reform

©- - 01 june 2019 - 10:13:49 - thread African Union (180 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, arrived Friday evening in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to attend the 14th summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Mecca

©- - 31 may 2019 - 21:07:26 - thread African Union (256 words)


Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – At the Indian Ocean Connectivity Forum that ended Friday in Mauritius, Mauritian Tourism Minister, Anil Gayan, said that connectivity is central to tourism development and promotion, particularly for long haul destination like Mauritius

©- - 31 may 2019 - 18:48:16 - thread African Union (501 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – On World No Tobacco Day, celebrated throughout the world on May 31, Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister, Dr Anwar Husnoo, has underlined the negative and significant impact that tobacco use has on health, especially on the lungs

©- - 31 may 2019 - 18:17:15 - thread African Union (426 words)


Paris, France (PANA) - The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed the entry into force on Thursday of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA), noting that its implementation will lead to increased trade between African countries and strengthen growth and job creation on the continent

©- - 31 may 2019 - 17:20:32 - thread African Union (202 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank

©- - 31 may 2019 - 07:52:23 - thread African Union (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -   Mauritania will be the guest of honour at the 15th edition of the Tan-Tan International Festival (ITF), a locality in southern Morocco, scheduled for June 14-20, diplomatic sources told PANA here Thursday

©- - 30 may 2019 - 22:01:17 - thread African Union (214 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A memorial wall to honour African peacekeepers who have died in the line of duty in various peacekeeping operations around Africa has been opened at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the AU's Peace and Security department said on Thursday

©- - 30 may 2019 - 20:22:32 - thread African Union (382 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central bank of Mauritania

©- - 30 may 2019 - 09:01:07 - thread African Union (137 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank

©- - 30 may 2019 - 08:59:56 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Ministry has set up an Awareness Centre and a Pink Pigeon Display Facility at the Vallée d’Osterlog Endemic Garden in Le Val, southern Mauritius, to contribute to the propagation of the Pink Pigeon in the region

©- - 30 may 2019 - 08:00:26 - thread African Union (309 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi  President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday received Ghana's Minister of Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda, who visited Burundi "on behalf of President Nana Akufo Addo", to seek support for Ghana's bid to host the permanent secretariat of the African Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Burundi’s public radio has reported

©- - 29 may 2019 - 14:26:53 - thread African Union (224 words)


Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Minister of Defence and Minister for Rodrigues, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, on Tuesday said that at a time when the tourism and hospitality sector is facing a number of challenges, innovation and creativity can be a key factor for success

©- - 29 may 2019 - 14:00:09 - thread African Union (363 words)


Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly is leading a government delegation to Saudi Arabia where they will attend the 14th Summit of the  Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) on 31 May in Mecca, official sources told PANA

©- - 29 may 2019 - 12:59:07 - thread African Union (356 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank

©- - 29 may 2019 - 08:12:38 - thread African Union (123 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The first uranium oxide samples from a mine in the Tiris region (northern Mauritania) were extracted by Aura Energy in Mauritania and West Africa, the local press reported on Tuesday, quoting a mining company official

©- - 28 may 2019 - 17:53:57 - thread African Union (195 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius

©- - 28 may 2019 - 08:31:24 - thread African Union (124 words)


Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA)   -   A three-day Western Indian Ocean Regional Science to Policy workshop organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Nairobi Convention, in collaboration with the Mauritian Ministry of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping, opened here Monday PANA reports

©- - 27 may 2019 - 22:54:44 - thread African Union (455 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)    -   The president of the Tunisian national anti-corruption institute, Chawki Tabib, said here Monday that Tunisia signed in 2003 the African Union Convention on the prevention and fight against corruption but its non-membership remained an issue with successive governments due to bureaucracy

©- - 27 may 2019 - 22:29:21 - thread African Union (302 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Monday said that based on latest available data on tourist arrivals and information gathered from stakeholders, the forecast of tourist arrivals for the year 2019 is revised downwards from 1,450,000 to 1,435,000, representing an increase of 2

©- - 27 may 2019 - 18:38:40 - thread African Union (202 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mohamed ould Maoudoud, leader of the Union of Progressive Forces (UFP) and candidate of the Coalition of Forces for Democratic Change (CFCD) "Change of Era", in the Mauritanian presidential election of June 22, 2019, has denounced attempts to sell off the National Industrial and Mining Company (SNIM)

©- - 27 may 2019 - 16:34:00 - thread African Union (295 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Monday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius

©- - 27 may 2019 - 08:59:00 - thread African Union (123 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) de Mauritanie and BCM Internationale Groupe, an Australian company, signed an agreement this weekend to resume operating at an iron mine located in F'Derick (about 30 kilometres from Zouerate), PANA learned from local sources

©- - 26 may 2019 - 13:55:35 - thread African Union (183 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita will take part in the 14th ordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to be held on 31 May-1 June in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, an official source told PANA here Saturday

©- - 25 may 2019 - 16:03:44 - thread African Union (206 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The departure of Britain from the Chagos archipelago, which it has occupied since the 1960s and later ceded to the United States for a military base before granting its independence to Mauritius in 1968, dominated the news headlines here this week

©- - 25 may 2019 - 15:47:17 - thread African Union (564 words)


Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -   The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Coalition of dialogue on Africa (CoDA) will on Monday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, hold a dialogue between actors on the continental trade and the strengthening of the implementation of the African continent’s free-trade area Agreement (ACFTAA), official sources said here Saturday

©- - 25 may 2019 - 11:34:10 - thread African Union (451 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)   -   The departure of Britain from the Chagos archipelago, which it has occupied since the 1960s and later ceded to the United States for a military base before granting its independence to Mauritius in 1968, dominated the news headlines here this week

©- - 25 may 2019 - 08:56:04 - thread African Union (564 words)


Rome, Italy (PANA) – The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Agency, an African Union-mandated climate insurance firm, and the World Food Programme (WFP) have signed an agreement to continue extending financial services and technical support to victims of climate disasters, the agency said on Friday

©- - 24 may 2019 - 18:01:02 - thread African Union (518 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania has restored its macroeconomic stability and is now facing structural reform challenges to create conditions for growth driven by the private sector, said a World Bank report issued on Friday

©- - 24 may 2019 - 13:27:36 - thread African Union (277 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius

©- - 24 may 2019 - 08:33:20 - thread African Union (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) –  Ambassadors of the European Union (EU)  and all its member countries accredited to Mauritania have begun a series of meetings in Nouakchott with the six candidates for the Mauritanian 22 June presidential election, the EU representation said on Thursday

©- - 23 may 2019 - 13:53:46 - thread African Union (171 words)


Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Energy and Public Utilities minister, Mr Ivan Collendavelloo, on Thursday said every year Mauritius spends a huge amount of money on importation of petroleum products and emphasized the need to rely less on fossil fuels and use more renewable sources of energy

©- - 23 may 2019 - 13:41:32 - thread African Union (300 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -   The international human rights organization, Amnesty International (AI), Wednesday called on the Mauritanian authorities "to immediately and unconditionally release two prominent bloggers detained for two months in Nouakchott for denouncing alleged corruption on social networks," a statement issued here and received by PANA said

©- - 22 may 2019 - 20:36:39 - thread African Union (246 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Lawyers of two Mauritanian bloggers who have been detained since March have reported the situation of their clients to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

©- - 22 may 2019 - 11:13:54 - thread African Union (231 words)


Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Financial Services and Good Governance Minister, Mr Dharmendar Sesungkuron, Tuesday opened the 2nd meeting of the African Forum of Independent Accounting and Auditing Regulators (AFIAAR) in Balaclava, northern Mauritius

©- - 22 may 2019 - 07:46:10 - thread African Union (392 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The coach of the Mauritanian national football team, Frenchman Corentin Martins, has released the list of 23 players and six reserves selected for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, due for 21 June-19 July in Egypt

©- - 21 may 2019 - 11:32:23 - thread African Union (247 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – An electoral opposition alliance in Mauritania, which includes political parties, civil society organisations and individuals, has called for mobilisation for political change in the country that for decades has been ruled by military officers

©- - 21 may 2019 - 11:13:17 - thread African Union (289 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius

©- - 21 may 2019 - 08:23:50 - thread African Union (124 words)