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

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Africa’s share of global foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown over the past five years, highlighting the growing interest from foreign investors, according to international accounting firm Ernst & Young’s third Africa Attractiveness Survey, released on Monday. Full text...

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

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Six years after Nigeria paid off its external debt and obtained a clean bill of health, the country's external debt has risen to US$6.67 billion, the local media Monday quoted the Debt Management Office (DMO) as saying. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government has banned the importation of rice through the country's land borders, according to the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will lead key members of his economic management team to this week's World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, in continuation of his efforts to promote rapid national economic growth and development, the presidency said in a statement made available to PANA in Lagos on Sunday. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian industrial and domestic power consumers, who have been going through a serious energy crisis, will still have to wait a few more months before the current load shedding ends despite the addition of 265 megawatts of power to generation in the past few weeks. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - State-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that its refineries in north Central Kaduna and south south Warri and Port Harcourt currently produce a total of 10.23 million litres of premium motor spirit (petrol) per day instead of the previous eight million litres. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Saying that Nigeria’s foreign reserve has hit about US$ 50 billion, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, declared that Nigeria has become one of the world's most attractive investment destinations and Africa's best, local newspapers reported Saturday. Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian rupee: Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Here are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Nigerian currency, the Naira, and the last for the week: Full text...

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

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Central African CFA Franc: Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A team of British entrepreneurs, led by the Lord Mayor, city of London, Mr. Alderman Gifford, is in Nigeria to deepen investment relationship between the two Commonwealth countries, PANA reported Thursday. Full text...

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

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

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

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Power Chinedu Nebo has said about 77 billion naira (US$484 million) will be needed to buy and install electricity meters in residences as a way of addressing the existing metering gap in the country. Full text...

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and Egypt have signed a pact for the financing facilities and initial working capital terms for the Al Nouran Sugar Project in Egypt. Full text...

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

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the CFA franc issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC): Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African airports dominated the list of the 10 best airports in Africa in 2013, winning the first three places, in addition to the sixth and eighth places, according to the 2013 World Airport Awards held at Passenger Terminal EXPO in Geneva, Switzerland. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has said that his administration will leave no stone unturned towards the practical enhancement of the welfare of all workers in both the private and public sectors, and in facilitating better relations with employers and government. Full text...

Sekondi, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama, whose government has been under siege from a wave of strikes, on Wednesday asked workers to make the declaration of strike "an absolute last resort". Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - France has announced a grant of 25 billion CFA (US$50 million) for a potable water project in the capital, Bamako, official sources told PANA here Wednesday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Three Nigerian bankers are on the shortlist of nominees for the 2013 African Banker of the Year Award, according to a statement from the organisers of the African Banker Awards. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government misappropriated 1.51 trillion naira which accrued to the Special Funds Accounts managed by it between 2002 and 2012, according to the Senate Committee on Public Accounts (US$1=155 naira). Full text...

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

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The Burundi government has announced plans to set up a national directorate of employment, with branches in the 17 provinces in the country, to reduce the growing unemployment figures, the Burundian head of State, Pierre Nkurunziza, indicated here Monday. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Tuesday unveiled a new 10-year strategy for Africa, saying the continent's ''economic transformation'' forms its cornerstone. Full text...

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

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

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

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

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

Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The West African Gas Pipeline project under which Nigeria is to supply Ghana, Togo and Benin with natural gas will miss another deadline to resume supplies on Tuesday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Here are the latest exchange rates for the Nigerian currency, the Naira: Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ernst & Young, a leading global firm, Monday released its 2013 Africa Attractiveness survey, saying: a ''new story is emerging about Africa -- a story of growth, progress and profitability'' and that the continent's growth story "is real''. Full text...

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

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The board of directors of Nigeria’s Infrastructure Bank Plc has approved the recapitalisation of the financial institution to the tune of 29 billion naira (US$180 million), according to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Adekunle Oyinloye. Full text...

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

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

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the CFA issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC): Full text...

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

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya against some foreign currencies published on Sunday by the Mauritanian Central Bank (BCM). Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian government plans to refurbish and upgrade its electricity generating facilities to ensure that the population and firms have adequate access to power across the country. Full text...

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

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Some 66,000 people living in slums in Kenyan cities and towns will benefit from a Kenya Power plan to provide safe and affordable electricity connections in various parts of the country by the year 2015. Full text...

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the CFA franc issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC): Full text...

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