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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, on Thursday, said that as the COVID-19 lockdown has been lifted in the country, meetings are being organised with representatives of Non-Governmental Organisations, Health Centres, Community Centres, and schools to disseminate information about the virus more efficiently and attending to queries from members of the public

©- - 16 july 2020 - 12:05:05 - thread African Union (352 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank

©- - 16 july 2020 - 10:57:33 - thread African Union (137 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A report prepared by a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP) on the decade of governance of former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, will be discussed and submitted for approval by a plenary on 31 July 2020

©- - 15 july 2020 - 17:48:39 - thread African Union (437 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank

©- - 15 july 2020 - 11:13:58 - thread African Union (137 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania Tuesday recorded 72 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, the daily bulletin of the ministry of Health said here

©- - 14 july 2020 - 23:07:25 - thread African Union (79 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders held a virtual Summit on Tuesday under the umbrella of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to discuss progress in the implementation of the South Sudan peace agreement

©- - 14 july 2020 - 21:37:42 - thread African Union (471 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth was due on Tuesday to present before Parliament an amendment to the Criminal Code to criminalise, inter alia, the production or distribution of an article, an object or a document that conveys misleading information about, or misrepresents, the sovereignty of Mauritius over any part of its territory

©- - 14 july 2020 - 12:20:30 - thread African Union (268 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank

©- - 14 july 2020 - 10:57:02 - thread African Union (138 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania Monday recorded 91 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections out of 766 tests carried out, two deaths and 138 recoveries, an official source told PANA here

©- - 13 july 2020 - 23:48:31 - thread African Union (97 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP), charged with carrying out investigations into his governance for 11 years, including the awarding of dozens of contracts, has accused former Mauritanian President, Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz (2008/2019), of having proposed the transfer of an island in the national territory (located 100 km north of Nouakchott) to a prince of Qatar, PANA learned from parliamentary sources on Monday

©- - 13 july 2020 - 15:02:50 - thread African Union (300 words)


Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Monday said that Mauritius is facing a demographic shift with a declining fertility rate and increasing life expectancy, PANA learnt from the Government Information Services (GIS) in Port-Louis

©- - 13 july 2020 - 14:12:51 - thread African Union (418 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Nelson Mandela, died at a Johannesburg hospital early Monday aged 59

©- - 13 july 2020 - 10:32:20 - thread African Union (260 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - As the week comes to a close, the story that resonated most in the Mauritanian press  this week was the summons to former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (2008-2019) by a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP)

©- - 11 july 2020 - 14:21:51 - thread African Union (351 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania

©- - 11 july 2020 - 12:33:14 - thread African Union (139 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Opposition Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) has called for an audit of the Central Bank of Mauritania, following alleged "embezzlement of large sums of foreign currency and the use of counterfeit banknotes"

©- - 09 july 2020 - 16:01:51 - thread African Union (345 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank

©- - 09 july 2020 - 11:09:45 - thread African Union (137 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius

©- - 09 july 2020 - 10:22:23 - thread African Union (126 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 50 Heads of State and government, alongside global employers’ and trade union leaders, on Wednesday took part in an online discussion looking at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world of work

©- - 09 july 2020 - 03:24:30 - thread African Union (570 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Fund (FAO) have signed an emergency intervention agreement, worth US$ 400,000, aimed at supporting small breeders and farmers in the face of the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), PANA learned on Wednesday from official sources

©- - 08 july 2020 - 15:55:01 - thread African Union (121 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change minister, Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday, told Parliament that the government will construct five Civic Amenity Centres where households can dispose of specific waste that is not collected by local authorities and can resolve the issue of illegal dumping of waste

©- - 08 july 2020 - 11:47:31 - thread African Union (338 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius

©- - 08 july 2020 - 11:35:02 - thread African Union (125 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank

©- - 08 july 2020 - 10:36:15 - thread African Union (138 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank

©- - 07 july 2020 - 11:53:55 - thread African Union (137 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is planning to hold a special summit of heads of state and government on Africa’s industrialisation agenda in November 2020 in Niger, an official source said here Monday

©- - 06 july 2020 - 23:32:19 - thread African Union (490 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - International Finance Corporation (IFC), member of the World Bank Group, Monday granted Mauritania a loan of 35 million US dollars in credit facility to boost its energy supply, an official source told PANA here

©- - 06 july 2020 - 22:31:30 - thread African Union (342 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Mauritian returnee from France, along with 109 other passengers on Sunday, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, the Ministry of Health announced in the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis

©- - 06 july 2020 - 17:28:22 - thread African Union (91 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -  The Budget Directorate-General, located in downtown Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, was burgled on Sunday g and important documents were taken away, according to knowledgeable sources

©- - 06 july 2020 - 11:42:44 - thread African Union (111 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank

©- - 04 july 2020 - 12:23:14 - thread African Union (138 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Environment Minister, Kavi Ramano, on Friday distributed compost bins and tools to members of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Cooperative societies in a bid to educate and raise awareness on the importance of producing compost and its uses

©- - 03 july 2020 - 16:42:10 - thread African Union (319 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Group, AXYS, one of the leading portfolio management companies in Mauritius, has concluded a merger project in Kenya between AIB Capital Limited and ApexAfrica Capital Limited, PANA learnt on Friday in the Mauritian capital

©- - 03 july 2020 - 12:01:27 - thread African Union (403 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius

©- - 03 july 2020 - 09:55:08 - thread African Union (126 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, says he is monitoring the recent developments in Ethiopia closely, following the killing of the Ethiopian Artist and musician, Hachalu Hundesa

©- - 02 july 2020 - 13:56:04 - thread African Union (193 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius

©- - 02 july 2020 - 11:50:57 - thread African Union (126 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank

©- - 02 july 2020 - 11:15:05 - thread African Union (138 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius (SM), a   governmental body, on Wednesday said the number of criminal cases lodged in Cours decreased by 20% from 101,208 in 2018 to 80,993 in 2019

©- - 01 july 2020 - 17:20:57 - thread African Union (305 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius

©- - 01 july 2020 - 11:42:20 - thread African Union (126 words)