Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan anti-corruption police have arrested two West Africans over an attempt to defraud prominent Kenyan human rights defender Hassan Omar by forcing him to buy fake foreign currency
©- - 11 august 2011 - 12:32:52 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (286 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Wednesday called on the international community to urgently take the required steps to build on the recent repulsion of Al-Shabab elements out of the Somali capital and provide badly needed humanitarian assistance there
©- - 10 august 2011 - 15:51:09 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (569 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Newly-independent South Sudan will, 15 August, 2011, be formally admitted to the African Union (AU) as the 54th Member State of the continental body, the African Union Commission announced Wednesday
©- - 10 august 2011 - 15:05:56 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (264 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nine anti-slavery activists, who are all members of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist (IRA) movement, were remanded in custody Tuesday by a judge in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, PANA learnt Wednesday from legal sources here
©- - 10 august 2011 - 14:19:32 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (122 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as published here Wednesday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 398
©- - 10 august 2011 - 13:59:41 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (138 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published here Wednesday by the Mauritian commercial bank
©- - 10 august 2011 - 11:25:46 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (126 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as published here Tuesday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 394
©- - 09 august 2011 - 13:11:52 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (128 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for Mauritian rupee as published here Tuesday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 27
©- - 09 august 2011 - 09:38:16 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (127 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Monday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 393
©- - 08 august 2011 - 11:44:13 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (129 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Monday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 27
©- - 08 august 2011 - 11:42:07 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (127 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as published here Sunday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 393
©- - 07 august 2011 - 11:37:40 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (127 words)


Pereira, Colombia (PANA) - Nigeria emphatically defeated Saudi Arabia 2-0 Saturday (early hours Sunday in most parts of Africa) to top Group D at the ongoing FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Colombia
©- - 07 august 2011 - 04:00:27 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (490 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam on Saturday named a 22-member government following the resignation of six ministers last week
©- - 06 august 2011 - 19:58:36 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (255 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Mauritanian human rights NGO, the Initiative for Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), has strongly condemned violence against its leaders and activists and "the complicity" of authorities in promoting slavery
©- - 06 august 2011 - 19:30:07 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (151 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The fight against the terrorist group, Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), is under control, Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz said on Friday night to mark the second anniversary of his inauguration
©- - 06 august 2011 - 14:59:24 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (195 words)


Pereira, Colombia (PANA) - Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, both already through to the round of 16 at the ongoing FIFA Under-20 World Cup finals in Colombia, meet Saturday in Pereira to decide the winner of Group D
©- - 06 august 2011 - 05:07:08 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - About 600 test shops have been opened in Mauritania for people to buy basic food stuffs at low costs and to fight against inflation of prices during the Ramadan, PANA reported from here Friday
©- - 05 august 2011 - 15:18:17 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (168 words)


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
©- - 05 august 2011 - 11:34:44 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (127 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania and Mali have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the security, economic and social sectors, according to a communiqué agreed by the two countries during their 12th joint cooperation committee meeting
©- - 04 august 2011 - 21:16:53 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (193 words)


Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, is expected Monday in Chad to attend the inauguration of his Chadian counterpart, Idriss Deby, re-elected president in April with over 88 per cent of votes cast, PANA reported, quoting official sources here
©- - 04 august 2011 - 13:38:00 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (109 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as published here Thursday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 396
©- - 04 august 2011 - 13:21:30 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (139 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Thursday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 28
©- - 04 august 2011 - 09:52:04 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (127 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Mauritania has become the first Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) member and the 27th African country to sign the African Union and NEPAD Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) Compact, after a successful roundtable, according to a statement from NEPAD, which was made available to PANA here Wednesday
©- - 03 august 2011 - 19:30:46 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (355 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Global Fund for the Fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will resume activities in Mauritania after "a successful negotiation between the government and its partners," according to a statement from the Mauritanian ministry of Health
©- - 03 august 2011 - 18:22:16 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (96 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued Wednesday by the Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM)
©- - 03 august 2011 - 15:52:39 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (136 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Coordination of the Democratic Opposition (COD) in Mauritania, a group of 10 parties, has rejected the government's decision to hold the legislative and municipal elections on 16 October, PANA learnt from the coalition
©- - 02 august 2011 - 16:30:49 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (252 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has offered 40 million euros to the African Union (AU) to support the African Peace Facility, an instrument specifically designed for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts in Africa, official sources told PANA here Tuesday
©- - 02 august 2011 - 16:03:11 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (155 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as published here Tuesday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 392
©- - 02 august 2011 - 13:52:35 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (138 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The West African Research Centre (WARC) has appealed to governments across Africa to encourage the emergence of a new crop of young scientists to complement the efforts of their old counterparts, and also to ensure that minimum standards are maintained in the laboratories of their research institutions
©- - 02 august 2011 - 11:56:08 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (353 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Tuesday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 02 august 2011 - 09:22:43 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (126 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as published here Monday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 395
©- - 01 august 2011 - 13:37:36 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (139 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Monday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 01 august 2011 - 13:04:38 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (127 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The President of the Alliance for justice and democracy/Movement for reconciliation (AJD/MR), Sarr Ibrahima Moctar, has asked the Mauritanian authorities to re-embrace black Africa in the course of its diplomacy, Addressing a news conference here, Sarr said the Mauritanian diplomacy must work "towards greater integration of the country within the continent and make it the vital link between Black Africa and Arab Africa"
©- - 31 july 2011 - 19:29:20 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (141 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as published here Sunday by the nation’s central bank
©- - 31 july 2011 - 15:22:11 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (138 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The corpse of Corporal Gafishi Havugimana, a Rwandan officer who died during the week in the north-west Sudanese region of Darfur, was Saturday flown to Kigali, Radio Rwanda reported from here
©- - 30 july 2011 - 19:45:14 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (141 words)


New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report released on Friday said that the Eritrean government planned a "massive attack'' on an African Union (AU) summit, which was held earlier this year in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital
©- - 29 july 2011 - 14:41:10 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (544 words)


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 29
©- - 29 july 2011 - 09:52:25 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (126 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Thursday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 28 july 2011 - 10:13:31 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (126 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has formally admitted South Sudan as the 54th member, barely a month after the Southern third of Sudan split in accordance with a peace agreement signed in 2005
©- - 27 july 2011 - 16:39:32 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (351 words)


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 29
©- - 27 july 2011 - 09:07:04 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (126 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Six ministers, all from the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM), which is part of the ruling alliance, resigned from the government Tuesday, following the arrest of the Minister of Health over alleged corruption
©- - 26 july 2011 - 11:50:04 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (130 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Tuesday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 26 july 2011 - 10:20:34 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (126 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Monday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 25 july 2011 - 11:31:18 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (127 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Mauritanian civil society organisations have urged President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal to abandon his plans to seek a third term in office, saying it will add nothing to his honour
©- - 24 july 2011 - 13:53:26 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (202 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - France has given Mauritania, through the French Development Agency (AFD), a loan of 45 euros million to support the African nation's ongoing restructuring of its electricity sector
©- - 22 july 2011 - 13:04:02 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (136 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Minister of Health Maya Hanoomanjee was arrested on Friday morning by the Independent Commission against Corruption (ICAC) for allegedly receiving kickbacks from the sale of a private hospital, PANA learnt from police sources
©- - 22 july 2011 - 12:07:48 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (144 words)


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 29
©- - 22 july 2011 - 09:24:06 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (125 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Two Mauritanian legislators were arrested here Wednesday and are being questioned by the police for allegedly issuing bad cheques, PANA learnt Thursday from parliamentary sources
©- - 21 july 2011 - 14:14:44 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (93 words)