[IPS]Somali Region, Ethiopia -When he was a young boy, 20-year-old Abdi, who comes from a small pastoralist community in Ethiopia's Somali Region, knew about school, reading and writing but did not expect this is something we would ever get close to....

[IPS]Somali Region, Ethiopia -The pastoralists of Somali region make their living raising cattle, camels and goats. In the arid and drought-prone region, they are forced to move from place to place in search of pasture and watering holes for their animals....

Egyptian police have arrested four Islamist leaders who back Mohamed Morsi, two days ahead of protests their alliance has called to mark the first anniversary of his ousting....

An Egyptian group, Soldiers of Egypt, has claimed the blasts outside the presidential palace that killed 2 police officers....

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria ? A car bomb in a marketplace in Maiduguri, the northeast Nigerian city that is the birthplace of Boko Haram extremism, killed at least 56 people on Tuesday, the leader of a civilian group that recovered the bodies said. Sadiq Abba Tijjani, leader of the Civilian Joint Task Force, told the Associated Press his group recovered at least 56 dead bodies at the blast site, mostly...

[This Day]The Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, yesterday criticised the new plan by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to bench the capital base for Bureau de Change (BDC) operations at N35 million, describing it as unjust, unfair and inequitable....

A truck has exploded in a huge fireball killing at least 15 people in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri....

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco will play against Libya in a friendly football match on 7 Sept. 2014 in Marrakech, the Moroccan Football Federation has announced.
Sports

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A former Libyan army officer and his son were killed in the country's second largest city of Benghazi Monday evening by gunmen, security and hospital sources said.
Society

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military said it had arrested a key suspect in the abduction of over 200 school girls over two months ago in Chibok in northern Borno state.
Society

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Many people were feared killed and injured Tuesday in an explosion that rocked a popular market in Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria's northern Borno state, PANA reported.
Society

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Monday's elimination of Africa's two remaining teams at the ongoing 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil marked the end of another dream by the continent's five participants of achieving honours at the four-yearly tournament.
Sports

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) ? The Nigerian Senate Tuesday mandated its committee on States and Local Government Affairs to investigate alleged attempts by agencies under the executive branch to cede parts of Cross River States of Nigeria to Cameroon.
Society

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned an explosion in northern Mali which killed a UN peacekeeper and injured six others.
Society

Bamako, Mali (PANA) ? On the occasion of holy month of Ramadan, which has just started, the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General to Mali, Albert Koenders, has pledged UN's commitment and that of the UN-led multidimensional mission to the stabilization of Mali in the efforts to achieve unity, security, stability and prosperity.
Social

Lomé, Togo (PANA) ? Nigerian Emmanuel Ikazoboh has been elected the new chairman of the board of governors of Ecobank transnational incorporated (Eti), following a decision taken at its general assembly held Monday at the institution's headquarters in Lomé, bank sources told PANA Tuesday.
Economy

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Russian government Tuesday called on the Libyan political forces to resolve outstanding issues through dialogue and consensus, according to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry carried by the Libyan media.
Politics

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - "Mali will not yield any military bases to France," the Malian local media quoted Moussa Mara, the Malian Prime Minister, as saying while referring to the Franco-Malian military cooperation agreement.
Politics

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) ? Activities at Nigerian public hospitals were Tuesday paralyzed following the commencement of the strike action by members of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).
Health

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) ? A Nigerian court in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, Tuesday turned down a request by the Nigerian nfederal government to extradite its national, Mr. Kingsley Edegbe, to the Netherlands for trial over alleged human trafficking offences.
Society

Porto Alegre, Brazil (PANA) ? Algerian defender, Madjib Bougherra, says his country's football team deserves respect despite losing to Germany on Monday in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Sports

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdallah al-Theni on Tuesday hailed his Tunisian counterpart, Mehdi Jomaa, for his "wise and effective vision" during the abduction of two Tunisian diplomats in Libya.
Politics

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) ? The first lady of Zambia, Dr. Christine Mwelwa Kaseba-Sata, will deliver the keynote address at the International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Regional (IPPFAR) discourse on 4 July in Nairobi, Kenya.
Health

Les autorités nigérianes affirment mardi avoir démantelé une cellule de renseignement dirigée par un homme d'affaires ayant participé aux enlèvements des lycéennes de Chibok. Le suspect ainsi que deux femmes ont été arrêtés.

Déclaration attribuable au porte-parole du Secrétaire général sur l?assassinat d?un Casque bleu au Mali   Le Secrétaire général condamne fermement l?explosion, aujourd?hui, d?un engin explosif improvisé (EEI) à 30 Km à l?ouest de Tombouctou au Mali, tuant un casque bleu burkinabé et blessant six autres casques bleus.   Le Secrétaire général présente ses condoléances à la [&]

Avec plus d?une dizaine de divisions, de sections, de composantes, de piliers ou d?unités, la Mission Multidimensionnelle Intégrée pour la Stabilisation du Mali MINUSMA a pour objectif final, comme son nom l?indique, de parvenir à la stabilisation du pays. Et qui dit stabilisation dit sécurité, et qui dit sécurité, dit police. C?est la raison fondamentale [&]

Le gouvernement malien, par la voix du ministre de léconomie numérique, de linformation et de la communication, est sorti de son mutisme en démentant toutes les rumeurs qui ont terni l?image du président Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Mahamadou Camara a tenu à lever toute équivoque sur certaines allégations de la presse contre IBK. Ainsi, a-t-il démenti [&]

Le président burkinabè Blaise Compaoré est arrivé à Bamako ce lundi 30 juin pour une visite officielle de deux jours au Mali. Dans la capitale malienne, il tentera de relancer la médiation entre les autorités et groupes séparatistes.   Blaise Compaoré a été accueilli à son arrivée par son homologue malien, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, les [&]

NEW YORK  Deux des mausolées de Tombouctou inscrits au patrimoine mondial et qui ont été détruits ont maintenant été reconstruits grâce à un partenariat avec les communautés locales, sest félicité lOrganisation des Nations Unies pour léducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO). Au total, lUNESCO a besoin de 11 millions de dollars pour terminer [&]

NEW YORK  Le Secrétaire général de lONU Ban Ki-moon a vivement condamné lundi le meurtre dun casque bleu au Mali, avant dexpliquer que ce crime « nallait pas atténuer la détermination de lONU à soutenir le peuple malien dans ses efforts pour apporter la paix durable et la stabilité (au Mali) ». « Le secrétaire général condamne [&]