Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh Ghazouani is the guest of honour at the Sixth Dakar Peace and Security Forum, which will be held on 18-19 November, under the theme, "Challenges of multilateralism Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania wants to improve the performance of its commercial justice by speeding up the handling of cases and by creation of specialized courts, according to a statement issued on Thursday at the end of the weekly meeting of the government Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has taken a series of measures to rehabilitate the health system and ensure the efficient operation of health services, according to a document from the Ministry of Health received on Thursday by PANA Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian former Minister of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs, Arvin Boolell, has been appointed opposition leader in parliament, said Labor Party officials Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President, Mohmed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a project to rehabilitate and expand the drinking water distribution network in Nouakchott, PANA learned from official sources Full text...

Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The tense political situation in Guinea-Bissau is beginning to have a negative impact on the country's economic activities as many merchants are beginning to hesitate to bring goods into the area Full text...

Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday appointed a new cabinet of 24 ministers following his victory in the parliamentary elections on 7 November, 2019, where his party, the Alliance Morisien, gained 42 seats out of the 70 that constitutes Parliament, according to official sources in the Mauritian capital Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Some parts of Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, have been without tap water for some days, PANA confirmed on Tuesday Full text...

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the Guinea-Bissau crisis has decided to send a mission of heads of state to Bissau to transmit the conclusions of the Niamey Conference to President José Mário Vaz Full text...

Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)  -  The Guinea Bissau national television (TGB) and radio (RDN) will from this weekend jointly launch a series of debates for the 12 candidates for the presidential election to be held on 24 November Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Unofficial results coming out of the 20 constituencies where counting of votes for the elections, held on Thursday, is taking place show that the Alliance Morisien, led by outgoing Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, has secured 35 out of the 60 seats, PANA reported from here Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - There are no armed groups in the territory of Mauritania and the ammunition seized a few days ago by security forces in Senegal was intended for target shooting clubs, a traditional sport, according to a Mauritanian government statement released on Friday Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a Malian armed forces post in Indelimane, on the Niger border, and reaffirmed its full confidence in the government's efforts to track down terrorists and bring them to justice Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Electoral Commission on Friday started counting of votes cast in Thursday's parliamentary election in the 21 constituencies of the island, including Rodrigues Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, left here Thursday for a private visit to Germany, the state-run news agency (AMI) reported Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Office of the Electoral Commission in Mauritius has reported a voter turnout of 75 Full text...

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An extraordinary summit of heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opens on Friday in Niamey to discuss the political situation in Guinea Bissau, according to official sources Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian justice has acquitted about ten individuals, cadres and activists of the Coalition Living Together (CVE-negro African nationalist movement) who supported the candidacy of Kane Hamidou Baba during the presidential election of June 22, 2019,

In a verdict given on Wednesday evening by a court of the Kaédi (river valley), these ten persons were for allegedly "disturbing the public order, violence, assault and rebellion" following street demonstrations contesting the results of the presidential election" Full text...

Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verdean government, in line with popular position of the international community, has recognized the executive led by Prime Minister Aristides Gomes as the legitimate representative of Guinea-Bissau Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government, bowing under intense pressure from high school graduates, on Wednesday announced the provisional abolition of the 25-year age limit under which students cannot seek admission into public higher education institutions Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian voters' turnout by midday on Thursday had reached 36 Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall left Dakar on Thursday for Niamey, Niger, to take part on Friday in an extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the political crisis in Guinea-Bissau, said an official statement sent to PANA Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Voting in the 2019 parliamentary election in Mauritius began at 6 Full text...

Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a candidate for the presidential election of November 24, supported by the Movement for Democratic Change in Guinea-Bissau (MADEM), declared on Tuesday in Bissau, that the country is on its knees and that he is concerned about the current situation Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Mauritania has welcomed the conviction and imprisonment of a person who raped a 15-year-old girl as an important step towards ending the impunity covering sex offenders in the country Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) has deployed an observation mission for parliamentary elections scheduled for Thursday in Mauritius Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's national football team coach, Frenchman Corentin Martins, has released a list of 25 players selected for the CAN Cameroon 2021 qualifiers against Morocco, playing away on November 15 , and against  Central African Republic on November 19 in Nouakchott Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

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

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Coalition Living Together (CVE) from the Black Nationalist Movement, which backed the candidature of Kane Hamidou Baba in last 22 June’s presidential election in Mauritania will soon set up a political party, according to a statement issued here Tuesday Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Officers of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Section of the Mauritius Revenue Authority on 27 October 2019 intercepted two passengers who had swallowed pellets of heroin in South Africa before their departure to Mauritius Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

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

New York, US  (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday expressed deep concern over Guinea Bissau’s political crisis, following President José Mário Vaz’s decision last week to dissolve the government, including sacking the Prime Minister and appointing new leadership Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 941,719 registered voters will Thursday, 7 November, 2019, go to the polls to elect three candidates from each of the 20 constituencies of the island and two from the island of Rodrigues, a dependency of Mauritius, PANA reported from here Full text...

Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau's President José Mário Vaz said at the weekend in Pitche, in the country's interior, that his decree to dismiss the government of former Prime Minister Aristides Gomes is irrevocable Full text...

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

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The former President of Botswana, Seretse Khama Ian Khama, boycotted the Presidential inauguration of the 5th President of Botswana, Dr Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has adopted a draft decree on "training, attributions, organisation and operation of the National Counter-Terrorism Committee",  said a statement issued on Thursday following the Council of Ministers session Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank Full text...

Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Some of the child protection approaches used by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) could be adopted as best practices for the protection of other children in conflict situations, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, has said Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - With funds totalling 12 million euros from the French Development Agency (AFD), the Mauritanian government on Wednesday launched a large water supply and sanitation project covering 2 regions Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Council of Religions on Thursday called on Mauritians to demonstrate "civic responsibility" during the legislative elections scheduled for 7 November 2019 in the island Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Port Louis court on Thursday sentenced two Mauritians to 33 and 23 years in prison after they were convicted of killing a Scottish woman on 2 July 2017 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank Full text...

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

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The "Cannabis Legalization and Informative Movement" (CLAIM) announced on Wednesday set Saturday, November 2 as the date for a peaceful demonstration to demand the liberalization of cannabis use in Mauritius Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Moroccan airline company, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), is launching an airline that will allow Mauritanian economic operators and various other categories of citizens to join Beijing through a transit through the Casablanca Hub, PANA learned on Wednesday from the company Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The national workshops of artisanal training in the field of pottery, drawing and ceramics, were launched Wednesday at the Nouakchott fair, witnessed by members of the government and the ambassador of Morocco in Mauritania, PANA noted Full text...