Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Extraordinary Double Troika Summit (DTS) of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), held in Maputo on Thursday, has condemned the terrorist attacks in northern Mozambique and “affirmed that such heinous attacks cannot be allowed to continue without a proportionate regional response Full text...
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Thursday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Eight positive local cases detected in Mauritius quarantine centres
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Wednesday that eight positive COVID-19 cases were detected in quarantine centres in Mauritius, after the 7th quarantine day out of some 684 PCR tests Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Some 10,000 people have lost their jobs in Mauritius during the pandemic
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives Minister, Mr Soomilduth Bholah, on Tuesday told the National Assembly that around 10,000 people have lost their jobs since March 2020 due to the COVID-19n pandemic Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records 22 new local cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Tuesday that they had detected 22 new local cases of Covid-19, bringing the number of cases since the start of the second wave on 5 March to 401 Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Libyan President meets with Mauritanian FM
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on Saturday in Tripoli received the Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, carrying a written message from the Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, conveying his congratulations on the election of the Presidential Council and the Government of National Unity Full text...
Tunisian President receives Mauritanian Foreign Minister
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid on Friday played host to the Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad, Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed, who handed him a message from his Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani Full text...
Mauritanian FM visits Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Living Abroad, Ismail ould Cheikh Ahmed, is due in Tunis on Friday for a working visit, Tunisia's Foreign ministry said Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Some 190,000 people inoculated with first dose of vaccine in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Thursday said that a total of 190,000 people have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, either AstraZeneca or Covaxin Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius extends lockdown to 30 April
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Government on Thursday extended the lockdown period for one more month – 31st March to 30th April 2021 – despite the reopening of additional economic activities as from 1 April 2021 Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Mauritius road accidents in 2020 claimed 131 lives
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius says that the number of fatalities caused by road accidents in the island in 2020 dropped by 9% to 131 from 144 in 2019 Full text...
AU Peace and Security Council on three-day mission to Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A delegation of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), led by Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the AU, Ambassador Jean Njeri Kamau, arrived in Khartoum, Sudan, on Monday on a three-day field mission to verify the implementation of its various decisions on the situation in the country Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 16 new local cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Monday that they detected 16 new local positive cases of Covid-19 on Sunday Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 11 new local cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius Sunday announced the detection of 11 new local cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday, in addition to the 18 cases announced earlier during a press briefing at the prime minister’s office here Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius closes small hospital after detection of 18 local cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Friday announced the closure of a 28-bed hospital, situated in the south of the island, to the public following the detection of 18 positive COVID-19 cases Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritians obliged to report contact with infected people, says health minister
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Thursday stated that it is mandatory for every Mauritian to report any contact with a COVID-19 infected person or who presents symptoms of the disease, to the health authorities in order to get tested and isolated at the earliest possible Full text...
AU welcomes DRC to African Peer Review Mechanism, urges other countries to join initiative
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the Democratic Republic of Congo as the newest member of its African Peer Review Mechanism
This took place during the AU’s 30th Forum of Heads of State and Government on Thursday Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Three new local cases detected in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that three new local cases of Covid-19 have been detected on the island in the past 24 hours bringing the number of local cases to 233 since 5 March, 2021 Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius to re-open economic activities from 31 March
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Tuesday night that the government will re-open additional economic activities under lockdown from 31 March Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 14 new positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Tuesday that 14 new positive cases have been detected in the country in the last 24 hours Full text...
Coronavirus: AU grants 45,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Togo
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Sunday delivered to Togo a batch of 45,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to support the country in its response against the coronavirus pandemic, official sources told PANA on Monday Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
AUC, UNAIDS sign MoU on better response to HIV/AIDS
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim of establishing a stronger partnership for a better response to HIV/AIDS on the continent Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritian authorities urge the public to go for their jabs
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government on Wednesday urged the whole population to participate in the vaccination programme against the Covid-19 as early as possible, so as to kick-start the economy Full text...
Nigeria's Senate President urges Saudi Arabia to assist in repatriating over 10,000 detained Nigerians
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday appealed to the Saudi government to assist in bringing back over 10,000 Nigerians held in the leading oil-producing Arab nation Full text...
Italy sets the stage for UN Food Systems Summit in July 2021
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations and the Government of Italy announced Wednesday that the Pre-Summit gathering for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit will be held in Rome, Italy, from 19-21 July 2021, bringing together the efforts and contributions of a global engagement process to shape ambition to transform food systems Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Mauritius' sugar production down by 18.2% in 2020
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Sugar production in Mauritius went down by 18 Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Mauritius' population inched up by 0.04% in 2020, says Statistics Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The population of Mauritius in 2020 stood at 1,266,030, comprising 626,156 males and 639,874 females, as at end of 2020, Statistics Mauritius said in its latest bulletin on Monday Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius marks independence anniversary under pandemic restrictions
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius celebrated on Friday the 53rd anniversary of its independence and the 29th anniversary of accession to the status of Republic, under the restrictions of the Covid-19 Full text...
Commonwealth chief impressed with Rwanda CHOGM preparations
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has congratulated the Rwandan government on progress in its preparations for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), due to be held in the country’s capital Kigali later this year Full text...
African Union moves to probe Tigray massacres
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An African Union rights body will investigate the alleged war crimes and human rights abuses in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the head of the AU executive said on Thursday Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius under national confinement from March 10-25, 2021
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Tuesday a national confinement of 15 days, from 6 a Full text...
International community renews support for Mali's quest for political stability, peace
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The international community expressed its support for Mali's quest for political stability and peace, following the August coup, at the second meeting of the Transition Support Group in Mali, held on Monday in the Togolese capital Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 29 Full text...