Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) The first Mauritian Infrared Satellite (MIR-SAT1), a project of the Mauritius Research Council (MRC), will be launched by the end of this year

©- - 05 march 2019 - 07:08:50 - thread União Africana (288 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The new Secretary General of the International francophonie organisation (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo, who took office in January, will make her first visit to Bamako before the end of the year, she said at the end of talks with President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, on the sidelines of the 26 Pan-African cinema and television festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO, which end at the weekend in the Burkina Faso capital

©- - 04 march 2019 - 19:32:27 - thread União Africana (191 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A contingent of the Mauritanian gendarmerie left Nouakchott on Sunday for Bangui, Central African Republic, where it will be deployed as part of the UN Multidimensional Mission in Central Africa (MINUSCA)

©- - 03 march 2019 - 16:27:55 - thread União Africana (96 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The League of Arab States has strongly condemned Friday's terrorist attacks on Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in which 29 people were killed and 80 others wounded, according to the latest police report in the ares
©- - 02 march 2019 - 19:08:50 - thread União Africana (116 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The judgment on the Chagos case following the ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Britain dominates stories in the Mauritian media this week

©- - 02 march 2019 - 14:05:04 - thread União Africana (803 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Senegalese prime minister, Mohamed Boun Abdallah Dionne, arrived on Friday evening in Nouakchott for a working visit to Mauritania, PANA learned from official sources

©- - 02 march 2019 - 12:51:07 - thread União Africana (93 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Saturday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania

©- - 02 march 2019 - 11:37:41 - thread União Africana (138 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)-  African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has congratulated Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari for winning a second-term in office

©- - 01 march 2019 - 19:00:40 - thread União Africana (231 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania

©- - 01 march 2019 - 11:43:41 - thread União Africana (134 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Crop Loss Compensation Scheme for the benefit of small non-sugar planters registered with the Small Farmers Welfare Fund (SFWF) was launched on Friday by the Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr

©- - 01 march 2019 - 08:26:05 - thread União Africana (362 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius

©- - 01 march 2019 - 08:18:41 - thread União Africana (123 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Foreign Minister Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo said on Thursday that the United States and Britain are allies of Mauritius "and they will remain so", despite the ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in favour of Mauritius on the 1965 excision of the Chagos archipelago

©- - 28 february 2019 - 19:31:53 - thread União Africana (350 words)


Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia and  Mauritania have signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) related to cooperation in fisheries and maritime investment following talks between President Adama Barrow and President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

©- - 28 february 2019 - 19:19:43 - thread União Africana (203 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius

©- - 28 february 2019 - 09:01:57 - thread União Africana (123 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Defence and Outer Islands minister  Anerood Jugnauth on Tuesday said that he was always convinced that the British had excised Chagos from the Mauritius illegally and against international law and UN resolutions

©- - 26 february 2019 - 12:17:43 - thread União Africana (511 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius

©- - 26 february 2019 - 07:49:10 - thread União Africana (124 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity in Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj, has expressed the hope that the Arab-European summit will support Libya's political solution to the crisis, ensuring that the Libyan people can not afford to waste more time and exhaust their abilities
©- - 25 february 2019 - 23:07:13 - thread União Africana (281 words)


The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday said by unanimous opinion that having regard to international law, the process of decolonization of Mauritius was not lawfully completed when that country acceded to independence in 1968, following the separation of the Chagos Archipelago

©- - 25 february 2019 - 17:29:15 - thread União Africana (219 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Professional lawyer Me Ahmed ould Bouhoubeyni has been appointed president of the National Commission of Human Rights (CNDH) of Mauritania, the Presidency of the Republic announced on Monday

©- - 25 february 2019 - 15:05:27 - thread União Africana (121 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Research Repository (MRR), an online open access collection of research projects, reports, presentations, publications, scholarly contents, media and other research works related to the Republic of Mauritius or produced by an author of Mauritian origin, was launched on Monday by the Mauritius Research Council (MRC)

©- - 25 february 2019 - 14:25:26 - thread União Africana (343 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Monday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius

©- - 25 february 2019 - 08:02:02 - thread União Africana (123 words)


Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The Business Council between Algeria and Mauritania began a three-day meeting on Sunday in Algiers to look into the dossiers of partnership between the two countries, PANA learned from reliable sources in the Algerian capital
©- - 24 february 2019 - 21:48:41 - thread União Africana (187 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as released by the Central Bank of Mauritania

©- - 23 february 2019 - 12:00:44 - thread União Africana (141 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as released by the Central Bank of Mauritania

©- - 22 february 2019 - 11:55:56 - thread União Africana (140 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius

©- - 22 february 2019 - 07:48:48 - thread União Africana (125 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The Burundian minister of Defence and Former combatants, Emmanuel Ntahomvukiye, on Thursday confirmed the ‘’unilateral’’ and ‘’regrettable’’ decision of the African Union to have 1,000 troops of the 5,000 Burundian contingent withdrawn from the African peacekeeping Mission in Somalia, before the end of February

©- - 21 february 2019 - 21:51:27 - thread União Africana (354 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as released by the Central Bank of Mauritania

©- - 21 february 2019 - 10:41:27 - thread União Africana (139 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health has raised concern about rising cases of gastro-entritis and seasonal influenza in the country

©- - 21 february 2019 - 08:19:01 - thread União Africana (276 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Wednesday flagged off the construction of a fiber optic network for telecommunications in the country, PANA learned from official sources

©- - 20 february 2019 - 23:01:30 - thread União Africana (145 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi and Somalia have called for an "urgent" Summit of Heads of State and Government of troop-contributing countries to the African Mission for Peacekeeping in Somalia (AMISOM), ahead of the end to their mandate before the end of this year, even as the threat of radical Islamists persists against the central government in Mogadishu

©- - 20 february 2019 - 20:06:39 - thread União Africana (333 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A study by the Mauritius Research Council (MRC) on education level and on women’s participation in research and development showed that the number of female candidates opting for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects at the higher school certificate and tertiary level in Mauritius is lower than the number of male candidates, particularly in the field of engineering and ICT

©- - 20 february 2019 - 14:46:56 - thread União Africana (323 words)


UN-AU task force expresses support to Lake Chad Basin Commission in fighting Boko Haram

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) have reaffirmed their commitment to support the efforts of the Lake Chad Basin Commission in the implementation of the Regional Strategy for the Stabilisation, Recovery and Resilience of the Boko Haram-affected areas

©- - 20 february 2019 - 12:57:46 - thread União Africana (512 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania

©- - 20 february 2019 - 10:30:45 - thread União Africana (137 words)


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

©- - 20 february 2019 - 08:24:14 - thread União Africana (126 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A converted 130-year-old cottage located next to a cave on a beach in a small coastal village has been named the best restaurant in the world

©- - 19 february 2019 - 11:37:46 - thread União Africana (277 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania

©- - 19 february 2019 - 11:31:43 - thread União Africana (136 words)