Des combats ont opposé lundi les forces du général Khalifa Haftar à des groupes islamistes à Benghazi, dans l'est de la Libye, faisant au moins 21 morts, alors que le Premier ministre contesté Ahmed Miitig a pris possession du siège du gouvernement à Tripoli.

Au terme de trois ans d'intenses pourparlers, Mohammed VI a réussi à obtenir des pétromonarchies arabes les fonds nécessaires à la poursuite de sa politique des grands chantiers.

A video of 50-year-old French hostage Serge Lazarevic, who was kidnapped in Mali in 2011, is shown on a TV station in Dubai.

Doyin Okupe, a senior adviser to Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan defends the actions of the president following the kidnapping of 200 schoolgirls by Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

Ex-army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi urges Egyptians to work to restore stability after being declared the winner of last week's presidential election.

Nigerian police say rallies to demand the release of schoolgirls seized by Islamist militants will be allowed, after earlier banning them.

L'otage français enlevé en novembre 2011 au Mali est apparu dans une vidéo diffusée par la chaîne Alaan, basée à Dubaï.

Sans surprise, l'ex-chef de l'armée Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi a été élu président avec 96,9 % des suffrages. Un décompte non officiel l'avait jusqu'alors donné vainqueur avec 93,3 %.

[allAfrica]In the second of AllAfrica's profiles of the five African contenders at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Nick Said assesses the chances of Cameroon. Read his profile of Algeria here, and return to allAfrica.com/worldcup all week to see our profiles of the remaining three African sides. Also follow our comprehensive coverage on Africa's World Cup on Twitter @AllAfricaSport...

[Ex-Im Bank]Addis Ababa -The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) today announced that the Bank has authorized $1.1 billion to finance U.S. exports to sub-Saharan Africa in the first seven months of fiscal year 2014....

Some 15 senior Nigerian military officers,...

A video of a French hostage kidnapped in Mali by al-Qaeda has been broadcast by a TV station in Dubai. The video showed Serge Lazarevic, who was abducted in 2011, appealing to French President Francois Hollande to secure his release. In the video, Mr Lazarevic said he was speaking...

Libya's new premier was challenging his rival, who refuses to step down, after deadly fighting between a rogue ex-general and Islamists in their Benghazi stronghold....

Journalist who witnessed and documented key moments in modern African history, from civil war to independence Kaye Whiteman knew most of the key African leaders The journalist and editor Kaye Whiteman, who has died aged 78, possessed a remarkable knowledge of Africa, its peoples and those who governed them. He met most of the key African leaders from the period of decolonisation and independence, both English- and French-speaking, and was in touch with many of those involved in public service throughout the continent. His area of particular expertise was west Africa, and above all Nigeria. He first went there and to nearby Ghana in 1964 as the deputy editor of the weekly West Africa...

Former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi secured a landslide victory in the country's presidential vote last week, the election commission confirmed on Tuesday (local...

Ten generals and five other senior military officers were found guilty by courts martial of providing arms and information to Boko Haram extremists, a leading Nigerian newspaper has reported. The verdicts...

[Premium Times]The Police High Command wishes to inform the general public that the Force has not issued any order banning peaceful assemblies/protests anywhere in Nigeria, Mr. Mba said....

[Aswat Masriya]Former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has won a sweeping victory in Egypt's presidential election, the Presidential Elections Commission (PEC) announced the final outcome in a press conference on Tuesday....

John Tanza WASHINGTON ? A South Sudanese member of parliament has fled to Kenya and joined the opposition led by former vice president Riek Machar, saying his life was in danger in South Sudan. quot;I was very insecure in my hometown of Mundri,quot; Richard Mulla, the lawmaker for Western Equatoria state, told...

Former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has secured a landslide victory in the country's presidential vote last week....

Supporters of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants have filed a complaint against a ban on protests in Nigeria's capital....

Some 15 senior Nigerian military officers,...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian NGO Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the police ban on all protests in the capital city of Abuja demanding the rescue of the over 200 girls who were abducted from their school in northern Borno State 50 days ago.
Society

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) ? The new Libyan Prime Minister, Ahmed Maitigue, Monday renewed his commitment to restore security and fight terrorism and extremism, vowing that Libya will not pose a security threat to neighboring countries.
Politics

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese peace talks are set to resume in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Thursday, ahead of the UN deployment of its peacekeepers from East Africa.
Politics

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) ? An extraordinary meeting of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the European parliament will be held Wednesday in Brussels to review the outcome of the presidential poll in Egypt, official sources told PANA here Tuesday.
Politics

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) ? The new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Tuesday assumed office at the headquarters of the apex bank in Abuja, the Nigerian federal capital city, at a ceremony devoid of the usual flamboyance that previous occupants of to the institution were associated with.
Economy

Niamey, Niger (PANA) ? The Nigerien Prime minister, Brigi Rafini, declared here Tuesday that development cannot be achieved in Africa if the fight against terrorism is not won.
Society

Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The popular protests that rocked the Arab world known as the "Arab Spring" have helped to strengthen the ideological influence of terrorist groups, Ramtane Lamamra, Algerian Foreign Minister, said on Tuesday in Algiers.
Politics

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) ? The Nigeria Police on Tuesday overturned the ban slapped on protests by the public in the capital, Abuja, to demand the return of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the terror group Boko Haram 50 days ago.
Society