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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Several thousand Mauritians took part this Saturday in a peaceful march called by the main opposition parties to demand the departure of the government of Pravind Jugnauth, which they claim is "entangled in several scandals", PANA reported here

©- - 13 february 2021 - 14:39:37 - thread African Union (266 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Minister, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Thursday said that his ministry will soon introduce measures  to phase out post-consumer plastic (PET) bottles

©- - 12 february 2021 - 08:27:39 - thread African Union (432 words)


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

©- - 11 february 2021 - 09:05:04 - thread African Union (123 words)


Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Finance (MF), which aims at promoting the Mauritian financial services sector was officially launched on Wednesday night,  at Pointe-aux-Piments, in the north of the island, by the Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance, Mr Mahen Kumar Seeruttun

©- - 11 february 2021 - 08:39:38 - thread African Union (276 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Jagutpal on Wednesday night said that about 2,130 people have already got the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic

©- - 11 february 2021 - 08:22:26 - thread African Union (365 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Minister of Commerce Yogida Sawmynaden resigned from his post on Wednesday evening following allegations of corruption made against him by the wife of one of his political agents who was found dead in a sugar cane plantation a few weeks ago

©- - 11 february 2021 - 07:04:32 - thread African Union (139 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian acting president, Bah N'Daw, on Thursday paid a 24-hour visit to Mauritania at the invitation of his Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Ould El- Ghazouani, official sources told PANA here Wednesday

©- - 10 february 2021 - 23:26:17 - thread African Union (133 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In telephone discussions with the President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, and the Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord, Abdelhamid Dbeibah, Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, on Wednesday pledged the availability of Egypt to continue its support for Libya

©- - 10 february 2021 - 17:30:45 - thread African Union (566 words)


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

©- - 10 february 2021 - 09:06:18 - thread African Union (123 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, has met separately on the sidelines of the extraordinary session of the Arab League Council in Cairo, Egypt, with his counterparts from Algeria, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq

©- - 09 february 2021 - 15:58:29 - thread African Union (307 words)


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         29

©- - 09 february 2021 - 08:59:58 - thread African Union (123 words)


Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of the 54 member countries of the African Union (AU), who on Sunday closed by video conference the 34th AU Summit, decided on the effective implementation of the common continental strategy to combat Covid-19

©- - 08 february 2021 - 13:02:57 - thread African Union (343 words)


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

©- - 08 february 2021 - 08:39:52 - thread African Union (123 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his appreciation to African Union (AU) leaders for the “overwhelming and historic endorsement” of Nigeria diplomat Bankole Adeoye as the AU’s Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security

©- - 08 february 2021 - 06:46:24 - thread African Union (195 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s tenure as the chairperson of the African Union (AU) ended this weekend with South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) saying he has “has left a lot to be desired"

©- - 07 february 2021 - 18:21:07 - thread African Union (263 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigerian diplomat Bankole Adeoye made history on Saturday, winning an election contest for the post of Commissioner for Political affairs, Peace and Security at the African Union with 55 out of 55 member states voting for him, diplomats said on Sunday

©- - 07 february 2021 - 09:44:43 - thread African Union (703 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, was on Saturday overwhelmingly voted back to office for another term of four years

©- - 06 february 2021 - 22:31:25 - thread African Union (242 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US President Joe Biden, has greeted the 34th session of the African Union Heads of State and Government, saying Washington is willing to re-engage international institutions after the global experience with the coronavirus pandemic

©- - 06 february 2021 - 22:05:15 - thread African Union (595 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement on Friday evening of the election of a new Interim Unified Executive Authority in Libya sparked tremendous outpouring of international support, satisfaction and a sense of relief ahead of the settlement of the Libyan crisis

©- - 06 february 2021 - 18:56:04 - thread African Union (1298 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Chairman of the Presidential Council, elected at the end of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, Mohamed al-Manfi, said that "the Presidential Council will be a representative of all Libyans, without discrimination or exclusion, until the mission is handed over to the people next December"

©- - 06 february 2021 - 15:17:09 - thread African Union (390 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed the results of the vote by Libyan delegates of the United Nations-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue (LPDF) that elected a transitional government authority to prepare and oversee national elections, scheduled for 24 December, 2021, in Libya

©- - 06 february 2021 - 10:03:13 - thread African Union (133 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Nando Bodha, on Saturday resigned from his post and from all the bodies of his party, the MSM (Mouvement Socialiste Militant), he announced in a statement

©- - 06 february 2021 - 09:49:09 - thread African Union (247 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The results of the first round of voting for the list of candidates for the posts of the Presidential Council (president and two vice-presidents) and Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord did not make it possible to decide on the candidates, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), announced on Friday, indicating that a second round between two lists will be organized

©- - 05 february 2021 - 17:32:00 - thread African Union (243 words)


Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita said on Thursday that the African Union (AU) and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) must work in coherence and synergy to achieve successful integration of the continent

©- - 05 february 2021 - 15:37:07 - thread African Union (417 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Tahar Siala, on Thursday reaffirmed his country's commitment to pay its African Union (AU) budget arrears

©- - 05 february 2021 - 10:57:15 - thread African Union (204 words)


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

©- - 05 february 2021 - 09:41:20 - thread African Union (123 words)


Phoenix, Mauritius (PANA) - On World Cancer Day celebrated Thursday, Mauritius opened a new cancer centre in Phoenix, 15 km south of the capital, Port Louis, to offer a better service to people suffering from this disease

©- - 04 february 2021 - 13:43:11 - thread African Union (307 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Thursday indicated that seven cases of tuberculosis were detected on port employees on Wednesday in the Mauritian capital

©- - 04 february 2021 - 09:35:28 - thread African Union (118 words)


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

©- - 04 february 2021 - 09:28:13 - thread African Union (123 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Siala, on Wednesday said that "the Libyan government pays utmost attention to the African brothers who are on its territory despite the difficult challenges linked to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic"

©- - 03 february 2021 - 19:06:33 - thread African Union (320 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Finance, Economic Planning and Development minister, Renganaden Padayachy, on Tuesday said the first phase of the Centralised Digital Land bank will operate as a platform to match demand and supply for land for food production activities in Mauritius

©- - 03 february 2021 - 09:26:45 - thread African Union (248 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchanges rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:

Currency                      Buying       Selling

Australian Dollar        29

©- - 03 february 2021 - 09:03:40 - thread African Union (123 words)


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                   29

©- - 02 february 2021 - 09:28:22 - thread African Union (123 words)


Le Morne, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said that the population must not forget the devastation caused by slavery before its abolition in 1835

©- - 02 february 2021 - 06:37:34 - thread African Union (285 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty four candidates have been selected to vie for the position of Chairman of the Presidential Council (President and two Vice-Presidents) and 21 candidates for the post of Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, the two institutions that make up the Interim United Executive Authority in Libya, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced in a statement on Saturday evening

©- - 31 january 2021 - 12:03:34 - thread African Union (480 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Following the closing of the one-week period on 28 January for the submission of nominations for the executive authority positions in Libya, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on  Saturday announced the list of candidates for the Presidency Council and Prime Minister positions

©- - 30 january 2021 - 19:49:40 - thread African Union (627 words)


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

©- - 29 january 2021 - 09:08:38 - thread African Union (123 words)


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

©- - 27 january 2021 - 09:26:40 - thread African Union (123 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, Tuesday underlined "the importance of the active participation of Africa in regional and international events through the reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC)"

©- - 26 january 2021 - 22:07:32 - thread African Union (342 words)


Candos, Mauritius (PANA) - Around 100 front-liners have been vaccinated against the Covid-19 on Tuesday at the start of a national immunisation campaign to protect the Mauritian population against the disease, limit its progress, decrease its severity and mortality and morbidity rate, health authorities told PANA at the Victoria Hospital, Candos, south of the capital, Port Louis

©- - 26 january 2021 - 13:38:15 - thread African Union (377 words)


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            29

©- - 26 january 2021 - 09:16:08 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will Tuesday, 26 January 2021, start a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination campaign beginning with front-liners, namely healthcare workers and airport employees who work in close contact with passengers, after receiving a donation of 100,000 doses of Covidshield  vaccine Friday from India

©- - 25 january 2021 - 22:33:59 - thread African Union (180 words)