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Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Two passengers, believed to be Nigerians, aged 38 and 46 years, were intercepted last Friday at the Plaisance international airport, southern Mauritius, with 119 pellets of heroin in their stomach, the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) said in a communique on Thursday

©- - 28 april 2022 - 07:51:32 - thread African Union (103 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union supports the planned deployment of a regional force to end the hostilities in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said on Tuesday

©- - 26 april 2022 - 16:54:00 - thread African Union (970 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is calm on Monday morning after the country experienced a violent and traumatic weekend as people in several regions took to the streets protesting against the cost of living, following a second hike on Friday of 10% of the prices of fuel in two months

©- - 25 april 2022 - 08:05:21 - thread African Union (432 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)  - The retail prices of mogas and gas oil have gone up by 10% with immediate effect, PANA reported from the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis

©- - 20 april 2022 - 07:59:14 - thread African Union (100 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government has reported that three deaths were attributed to COVID-19 over the period 7-13 April

©- - 18 april 2022 - 07:40:05 - thread African Union (125 words)


Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday launched the second SME Mauritius Observatory at the Hennessy Park Hotel, in Ebène, that constantly updates decision-makers and entrepreneurs on the latest market trends and allows SMEs to continue to contribute to the island's economic growth

©- - 15 april 2022 - 09:26:37 - thread African Union (349 words)


Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister, Mr Maneesh Gobin, has highlighted the importance of addressing food wastage at all levels from production to consumption

©- - 09 april 2022 - 09:30:24 - thread African Union (292 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius have announced that there were six deaths due to COVID-19 between 31 March and 6 April

©- - 09 april 2022 - 08:16:05 - thread African Union (190 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that they have detected 88 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of positive cases to 36,904 since March 2021, the time of the third wave

©- - 08 april 2022 - 07:29:58 - thread African Union (116 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that they have detected 58 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of positive cases to 36,816 since March 2021, the time of the third wave

©- - 07 april 2022 - 06:56:58 - thread African Union (122 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius Saturday said they recorded nine deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) over the period 24 -30 March 2022, PANA reported here

©- - 02 april 2022 - 08:07:04 - thread African Union (182 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has launched the National Policy Dialogue on Green Economy project, under the SWITCH Africa Green (SAG), aimed at facilitating an ecological transition in line with the island’s vision 2030

©- - 01 april 2022 - 10:39:59 - thread African Union (368 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister for International Cooperation and Organisations, Omar Ketti, stressed the importance of the success of the Afro-Japanese partnership in creating a common goal

©- - 27 march 2022 - 14:41:40 - thread African Union (325 words)


Cote d’Or, Mauritius (PANA) - São Tomé and Príncipe beat Mauritius 1-0 on Thursday in their Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2023 Africa Cup of Nations preliminary qualification round match played at the Côte d'Or National Sports Complex

©- - 25 march 2022 - 07:24:46 - thread African Union (115 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - About 50% of water used in Mauritius, which is some 150 million cubic metres, is from boreholes, the Minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Mr Georges Pierre Lesjongard, said on Tuesday, on the occasion of World Water Day 2022

©- - 23 march 2022 - 07:38:33 - thread African Union (160 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Tuesday that 18 deaths were attributed to COVID-19 from 10 to 16 March

©- - 22 march 2022 - 06:48:41 - thread African Union (129 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius’ balance of visible trade showed a deficit of Rs 12,7 billion in January 2022, lower by 20
©- - 21 march 2022 - 08:42:00 - thread African Union (165 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Mr Louis Steven Obeegadoo, on Wednesday said that the tourism sector, one of the pillars of the island’s economy, aims to attain the target of at least one million tourists by December 2022

©- - 17 march 2022 - 08:29:36 - thread African Union (261 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and Mauritania have decided to organise joint patrols along their common border to create a joint framework for consultation, pooling and sharing of information to effectively prevent any unfortunate event at the border between the two countries

©- - 13 march 2022 - 18:53:43 - thread African Union (379 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Friday that the population of the country stood at 1,263,888 as at 31 December 2021 compared to 1,266,030 at the end of 2020, representing a decrease of 2,142 in 2021, or 0

©- - 12 march 2022 - 08:34:54 - thread African Union (276 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The former President of the Republic of Mauritius, Karl Offmann, has died, aged 81

©- - 12 march 2022 - 06:04:15 - thread African Union (105 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, announced on Tuesday that the Government will protect and empower women, by offering them financial assistance to launch their businesses in the small and medium enterprises sector

©- - 09 march 2022 - 07:17:08 - thread African Union (215 words)


Pamplemousses, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Tuesday launched a fertility clinic and an epidural service for women in labour at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (SSR) National Hospital in Pamplemousses, north of the capital, Port-Louis

©- - 09 march 2022 - 06:49:41 - thread African Union (141 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Customs Postal Control Office here (CDP Ouaga) on Tuesday, 22 February, seized 480 grams of methamphetamine worth 19200,000 CFA francs while examining goods destined for export, an official source said Monday

©- - 07 march 2022 - 17:32:44 - thread African Union (90 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the African Union (AU) have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation to assist the efforts of member states to develop and implement migration policies and institutional frameworks consistent with the UN Agenda 2030 and the African Union’s Agenda 2063

©- - 05 march 2022 - 15:05:19 - thread African Union (344 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Confederation of Tunisian Citizen Enterprises (CONECT) will organize Tunisian-Mauritanian multisectoral economic expo with the theme "For an efficient and profitable partnership and investments"

©- - 04 march 2022 - 19:54:43 - thread African Union (183 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The doyenne of Mauritians, Irène Ramsamy, has died, aged 108 years

©- - 01 march 2022 - 09:26:52 - thread African Union (54 words)