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Thursday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
4 opposition presidential candidates want Mauritanian electoral umpire rejigged
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Four opposition candidates in Mauritania's June 2019 presidential election have called for a reshaping of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) and an audit of the electoral register by an independent actor Full text...
Mauritius hosts 10th edition of IOI Games in July 2019
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will host the 10th edition of the Indian Ocean Islands (IOI) Games from 19-28 July, PANA learned in the Mauritian capital on Wednesday Full text...
Mauritius, Kenya sign six agreements to enhance cooperation in several fields
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Kenya have on Wednesday signed six agreements that are the outcome of deliberations of the first Joint Commission for Cooperation between the two countries, PANA reported from the Mauritian capital Full text...
Five former African heads of state due in Zambia for Kaunda’s 95th birthday
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Five former African heads of state are expected in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, to join first Republican president Kenneth Kaunda in celebration of his 95th birthday on 28 April 2019 Full text...
Wednesday's exchange rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Japan grants US$3 million assistance for Malian refugees in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Japanese government has granted a US$3 million humanitarian assistance to Malian refugees in the MBera camp in south-east Mauritania and to local communities in the neighbourhood, Japanese Ambassador to Nouakchott, Mr Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Kenyatta arrives in Mauritius for state visit
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Tuesday arrived in Port Louis, Mauritius, for a four-day state visit, a State House spokesperson said here Full text...
Weather station warns of torrential rains in Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius weather station issued a warning Tuesday of torrential rains for the entire island, official sources said in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Kenyan President arrives in Mauritius
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Kenya's president, Uhuru Kenyatta, arrived on Tuesday in Mauritius at the head of an official delegation, PANA reported from here Full text...
Mauritius’ Blue economy depends on fisheries - Minister
Blue Bay, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping Minister, Mr Premdut Koonjoo, on Tuesday said that the fisheries sector is one of the mainstays of the Blue economy of Mauritius Full text...
Moroccan medical team visits Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – A Moroccan medical team that includes several experts, staying in Mauritania from 8 to 13 April, 2019, on Monday begsn consultations for patients at the Mauritanian regional hospital of Atar (North of the country), the Mauritanian pro-governmental news agency (AMI) said Full text...
Non-communicable diseases will be reduced by 25% by 2025 - Mauritian PM
Trianon, Mauritius (PANA) - Bemoaning that too many Mauritians suffer from non-communicable diseases, the Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, said on Monday that he will do everything possible to reduce the rate of these diseases by 25% by 2025 Full text...
Tuesday's exchange rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
AU think-tank advises strong state control over industrialisation projects in Africa
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - There is need for stronger state control over the private sector in the implementation of strategies geared towards kick-starting the industrialisation process in Africa, officials of an African Union specialised agency tasked with providing advisory services have affirmed Full text...
Bolton City maintain lead in Mauritian fooball Super League
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Thanks to its 4-1 victory over Savanne during day 16 matches played at the weekend, Bolton City maintain lead in Mauritian football Super League with two days remaining in the 2018-2019 season Full text...
MPR leader to run for Mauritanian presidency
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – After days of consultation, parties and organisations of the Mauritanian Negro-African movement, have named the leader of the Movement for Refoundation (MPR), Hamidou Baba Kane, as their candidate for the country's presidential election to be held in June this year, informed sources told PANA on Monday Full text...
Monday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Monday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Mauritian papers highlight the appointment of a new Chief judge
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian newspapers this week highlighted the appointment last Monday of Eddy Balancy as a new chief judge to replace Keshoe Parsad Matadeen who has retired, according to reports monitored by PANA Full text...
Mauritania opposition coalition for 2019 presidential election
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Officials of three groups from the Mauritanian opposition announced here on Friday the creation of a coalition around Mohamed Ould Maouloud's candidacy in the run-up to the presidential election in Mauritania in June 2019 Full text...
BADEA and ACG give over USD 323 million for road infrastructure in Sahel
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and the other members of the Arab Coordination Group (ACC) will finance five road infrastructure projects estimated at USD323 Full text...
Saturday's exchange rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Saturday’s exchange rates or the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central bank of Mauritania Full text...
12 NGOs denounces award of honorary doctorate degree to King Salmane
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Twelve Tunisian rights groups Friday condemned an honorary doctorate (Honoris causa) degree to King Salmane Ben Abdelaziz Al Seoud of Saudi Arabia during his visit to the country, official sources said here Full text...
Mauritius, Kenya look for trade opportunities
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian and Kenyan businessmen will meet on 12 April to explore possibilities for an 'Economic Corridor promoting Intra African Trade & Investment', PANA learnt on Friday from official sources in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Friday’s exchange rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Former Mauritanian PM drops presidential bid
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former Mauritanian prime minister Moulaye ould Mohamed Laghdaf (2008/2014), declared at a news conference here Wednesday he had dropped his bid for the presidential election due in June in the country Full text...
Mauritanian leader congratulates Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall on re-election victory
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Wednesday sent a warm message of congratulations to his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall on the celebration of the 59th anniversary of independence of his country scheduleld for Thursday Full text...
President Kenyatta expected in Mauritius next week
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta, will make an official visit to Mauritius from 8 to 12 April, accompanied by a delegation that includes several ministers, official sources said on Wednesday in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Mauritius gets new Doppler Radar Weather Observation Station from Japan
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday, inaugurated, the Doppler Radar Weather Observation Station, built at Trou aux Cerfs, south of the capital, and financed by the Japanese government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Full text...
AUC chairperson visits Libya's detention centres for illegal migrants
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Tuesday visited the Tripoli branch of the Libyan detention centre for illegal immigrants, where he sought to know how immigrants, stranded in Libya, are being treated Full text...
AU Chair says solution to Libyan crisis will be found by Libyans
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Solution of the Libyan crisis will be found by the Libyans themselves without foreign interference, African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has said Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Senegal: President Macky Sall reiterates call for inclusive dialogue
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has renewed his call for dialogue, first made on 5 March following the Constitutional Council's announcement of his victory in the February presidential election Full text...
Mauritius to host Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement Compliance Committee in June 2019
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will host the 3rd Meeting of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) Compliance Committee from 27 to 29 June, 2019, PANA learnt Tuesday from official sources in the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis Full text...
Mauritius finalizing UN Strategic Partnership Framework - Prime Minister
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday told Parliament that the Strategic Planning and Economic Development Directorate of the Economic Development Board (EDB) has, over the past six months, been extensively engaged with stakeholders with a view to finalising the UN-Government of Mauritius Strategic Partnership Framework Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
AUC chairman presents AU initiative on reconciliation conference on Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Monday presented the AU initiative on a reconciliation conference in Libya to Fayez al-Sarraj, chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord, official sources told PANA here Full text...
Mauritanian president in Dakar to attend inauguration of President Sall
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz left here Monday for Dakar (Senegal), at the head of a large delegation, to attend the inaugural ceremony of Senegalese President Macky Sall scheduled for Tuesday, official sources told PANA Full text...
Burundi says expecting compensation from Egypt as AU chairman
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi says it expects compensation from Egypt, as chairman of the African Union (AU), for alleged injustices under the presidency of neighbouring Rwanda, official sources told PANA here Monday Full text...
Bolton City take lead in Mauritian fooball Super league
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Bolton City have taken the lead in Mauritian football championship thanks to its 1-0 victory over Cure Sylvestre during Day 15 matches played at the weekend Full text...
Mauritius ensures economic empowerment of women through co-ops
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Business and Cooperatives minister Soomilduth Bholah on Monday recalled that despite the fact that women make up more than 50% of the country's population, there are only 75 women cooperative societies Full text...
Monday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Monday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Former Mauritania PM Ould Boubacar lashes out at 'catastrophic' situation in the country
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former Mauritanian Prime Minister Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, who has declared his intention to contest the June 2019 presidential election, has deplored the country's "catastrophic" political, economic and social situation and promised change Full text...
Burkina Faso President to attend inauguration of Senegalese President Sall
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré leaves for Dakar, Senegal, on Sunday where he will attend Tuesday's inauguration ceremony of President Macky Sall, the Burkina Faso presidency announced Full text...