Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Tuesday suspended Guinea Bissau from the 54-member bloc with immediate effect, a senior AU official said
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The high-level delegation dispatched by the ECOWAS Chairman, Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, to meet with the junta that seized power in Guinea Bissau, was able to enter the country on Monday despite the closure of sea and air borders announced by the putschists, PANA has learnt
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As the African Union’s (AU) Peace and Security Council kicked off a crisis meeting to discuss the coup-plagued Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday, AU Commission chief Jean Ping has warned the military against “window-dressing” a coup d’état through the introduction of a so-called “new political architecture
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New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed grave concern over the ''deepening political crisis in Guinea Bissau'', despite calls by the international community for the immediate restoration of constitutional order in the country
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mali may have turned to Mauritania to help broker peace between it and the Tuareg rebels who have seized the northern part of the country
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian dollar 29
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A high-level ECOWAS delegation, to be led by Commission President Desire Kadre Ouedraogo, is due in Bissau Monday to deliver a letter from the chairman of the regional organization, Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, to the military junta in Guinea Bissau, ECOWAS sources told PANA Sunday
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ethiopia's long distance running legend Haile Gabreselassie on Sunday beat British runner Paula Radcliffe in the much-anticipated OMV Champions Race, at the 29th edition of the Vienna City Marathon in the Austrian capital, according to the online 'RaceNewsService',
The British world marathon record holder got a 7-minute, 52-second head start in the half marathon chase race against Gebrselassie
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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thursday's inauguration of Dioncounda Traore as the Interim President of Mali, as part of the deal ending the military putsch in the West African nation, dominated local newspapers in the country this week
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Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinean president Alpha Condé, mediator in the socio-political crisis in Guinea Bissau, has thrown his weight behind initiatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the unfolding crisis in Guinea Bissau
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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The African Rally of Human Rights (RADDHO) has said it is seriously concerned about the arrest and detention since Thursday of the Guinea Bissau Prime Minister, Carlos Gomes Jnr
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New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the military coup that took place in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday and demand the immediate restoration of constitutional order
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has welcomed Japanese car maker Toyota's plan to set up its regional headquarters in Kenya, noting that it would boost trade ties with Japan, a statement from his office said Friday
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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has ''totally condemned and rejected'' the ongoing attempt by a segment of the military in Guinea Bissau to subvert the country’s constitutional order and truncate the democratic process
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Friday condemned the coup attempt in the West African state of Guinea Bissau, saying it will not accept any unconstitutional change of government
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Gunfire was heard on Thursday in Bissau, the capital of the restive West African state of Guinea Bissau, according to radio reports monitored in Accra
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Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 17h plenary meeting of the technical commission of the Inter-government Action Group Against Money Laundering (GIABA) will be held 2-5 May in Abidjan, the business capital of Côte d'Ivoire, a GIABA statement said
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Defending champion John Kiprotich of Kenya will lead the pack of elite African runners who are expected to feature in Sunday’s Vienna City Marathon, according to the online RaceNewsService
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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The non-governmental organization (NGO) African Assembly for the Defence of Human Rights (RADDHO) has asked the Mauritanian authorities to stop ongoing expulsion of foreigners
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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Mali's national assembly, Professor Dioncounda Traoré, will be inaugurated on Thursday as the country's acting president
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Secondary school teachers in Mauritanian have threatened to embark on a nationwide strike 2-17 May over pay and other issues
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Wednesday by the Mauritian commercial bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian dollar 28
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian dollar 28
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania, Niger and Algeria have called for dialogue among all the stakeholders in Mali to find a lasting solution to the crisis in the country
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
Currencies Buying Selling
Australian dollar 28
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the deal between ECOWAS and the putschists in Mali, which paves the way for the restoration of constitutional rule in the West African state, the continental body said in a statement
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday warned Guinea Bissau's Armed Forces not to obstruct the ongoing electoral process in the country
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Dismissing the declaration of independence of Azawad by Malian rebels, the African Union (AU) Friday said the action was an “inconsequential” decision by a terrorist group and called on the international community to rally behind it
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published here Friday by the Mauritian commercial bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian dollar 28
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 28
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nearly 3,000 athletes from seven countries will participate in the first edition of the Nouakchott international marathon slated for Friday
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian dollar 28
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Tuesday:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian dollar 29
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Angola has assumed the rotating presidency of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) for the month of April
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian dollar 29
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Monday:
Currency Buying Selling
Euro 385
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Sunday:
Currency Buying Selling
Euro 385
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New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Saturday urged political parties in Guinea Bissau to engage in dialogue ahead of the upcoming run-off elections in April, in order to ensure a peaceful conclusion to the electoral process that started in January, and to be able to maintain unity and stability in the country
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New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the annual observance of World Autism Awareness Day should spur global action to combat the "unacceptable discrimination, abuse and isolation" that people with the disorder and their loved ones face
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - China will finance the construction of a dam at Côte-d’Or, in central Mauritius, to help the Indian Ocean Island nation conserve more water, PANA learnt from official sources
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