Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius welcomed 416,657 tourists between January and May 2013, against 412,528 tourists during the same period last year, representing an increase of 1 per cent, the Bureau of Statistics said in its latest bulletin. Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global telecommunications network company Ericsson has established two new service delivery facilities in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to cater for the phenomenal growth in Africa's mobile phone users and to ensure enhanced support to customers. Full text...

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia, in conjunction with the US Government, will host the 2013 U.S.-sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum, also known as the AGOA Forum, 12-13 Aug. in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Tanzanian shilling: Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Nigerian currency, the Naira: Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has expressed "grave concern" at the decision of the Sudanese government to block oil exports from South Sudan and freeze all nine cooperation agreements signed between the two countries in Addis Ababa on 27 September, 2012, according to an EU statement. obtained here Tuesday by PANA. Full text...

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are the exchange rates for the Central African CFA Franc , as issued on Tuesday by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC). Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Rwandan franc: Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Incessant sit-ins and protest marches in some oil facilities in Libya have led to a decline in oil production of nearly 250,000 barrels per day, according to Libya's Minister of Oil and Gas Abdel al-Bari al-Arroussi. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria, where only 40 million of its 160 million people have access to public power supply, has set up a panel to investigate the incessant power system collapse experienced in the country in the past five months. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following are the exchange rates of the Tanzanian shilling for Tuesday: Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of an amount equivalent to Special Drawing Rights (SDR) of 10 million (about US$15.1 million) for Mali under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF). Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The following are the exchange rates for the Nigerian currency, the Naira, against other major foreign currencies on Monday, as released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Gambian currency, the Dalasis (D) : Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Zambian kwacha: Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Tanzanian shilling: Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Sunday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has put the nation’s external debt at US$ 6.67 billion, saying that the clarification became necessary because of the various figures being quoted in the debate over the country's indebtedness. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's President Omar al Bashir has ordered the closure of Sudan’s oil pipeline transporting South Sudan oil with effect from Sunday, as political differences between the two countries takes another dip. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 24-month Stand-By Arrangement for an amount equivalent to Special Drawing Rights (SDR) 1.146 billion (US$1.74 billion) to Tunisia to support the country’s economic reform programme during 2013-2015 period. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the immediate disbursement of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) of 48.78 million (about US$74.1 million) to Cote d'Ivoire. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Convinced with Tanzania’s regulation with regard to international safety standards, the European Union (EU) has pledged to cooperate with the East African country in its plan to mine uranium. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - West African nations took their turns in Lagos to showcase available investment opportunities and incentives for would-be investors with an assurance for high return on investments. Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Here are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan franc: Full text...

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – The oil firm, Total-Gabon, is to share CFA F 80 billion among its shareholders for the year 2012, according to a communiqué issued here Friday by the company. Full text...

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the CFA Franc in Central Africa: Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Zambian kwacha: Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Gambian currency, the Dalasis (D): Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The 20th ordinary session of the Conference of the African Union Ministers of Industry (CAMI) is due to take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 10-14 June, it was officially announced here Friday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The powerful Nigerian oil workers' union, the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Thursday issued a 14-day strike notice to the federal government over unresolved disputes with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Chevron Nigeria Limited and Agip Oil Company. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Tanzanian shilling: Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African governments have been urged to give all the necessary support to the private sector in exploring the vast opportunities that abound on the continent. Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Here are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan franc: Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo Thursday called on ECOWAS member countries to focus more attention on youth employment and policies that will attract more investors to the region. Full text...

Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – The European Union (EU) Thursday announced a 15-million-euro donation to member-states of the Indian Ocean Commission (COI) to enable them fund their projects on renewable energy and energy sustainability, the COI Secretary General, Jean-Claude de l’Estrac, disclosed. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's telephone subscribers grew from 116 million in February to 117 million in March 2013, the private Guardian newspaper reported Thursday, citing figures from the regulatory National Communications Commission (NCC). Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritian (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In a rare admission, Nigeria's federal government has acknowledged the poor state of public electricity supply in Africa's most population nation of 160 million people, saying only 40 million of the population (25%) have access to power supply. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A military helicopter has crashed in South-eastern Sudan, killing its two crew members, the Sudanese News Agency quoted the army to have said on Thursday. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria, his Ivorian counterpart, Alassane Ouattara, and former Nigerian leader, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, are expected at the opening ceremony of the third ECOWAS Investment Forum, starting Thursday in the economic capital city of Lagos, Ms. Enitan Obasanjo-Adeleye, spokesperson for the organisers, told PANA Wednesday. Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Here are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan franc: Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - African road infrastructure and road safety experts have been urged to recommend "pragmatic and implementable action plans" for achieving an "ambitious" plan to harmonise the standards for the Trans African Highway and improve road safety. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Gambian currency, the Dalasis (D): Full text...