9 May 2014 Last updated at 19:23 BST A British team has arrived in Nigeria to help with the search for more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist extremists a month ago. It comes amid claims that authorities in Nigeria had been warned that the girls' school was being targeted but had failed to act. Gordon Corera reports. Read more Have Boko Haram...

[Sudan Tribune]Addis Ababa -The Government of South Sudan and David Yauyau's South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army (SSDM/A) Cobra faction signed a final peace deal on Friday....

[Premium Times]But if they move that number of girls to Cameroon, people will see....

[UN News]Warning that the litany of grave atrocities committed in South Sudan and catalogued in a new United Nations report bear the grim hallmarks of genocide, the Organization's human rights chief today called on the sparring political leaders there to take immediate steps to stop the killing, before the fire they have ignited [brings] the entire country down in flames....

[Premium Times]Some of the nation's leading entertainers, on Friday, joined in the call for the release of the school girls that were abducted from their school over three weeks ago by the Boko Haram....

South Sudan#039;s President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar have agreed a peace deal after a five-month conflict. The rivals...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - The international effort to rescue the 276 schoolgirls being held captive by Islamic extremists in northeastern Nigeria was boosted Friday when British security experts joined the Nigerian and American forces trying to rescue the missing students. As the worldwide effort got underway the weakness of the Nigerian military was exposed in a report issued by Amnesty International. Britain said its aim was not only to help with the current crisis but to defeat Boko Haram. The team will be considering not just the recent incidents but also longer-term counter-terrorism solutions to prevent such attacks in the future and defeat Boko Haram, the Foreign amp; Commonwealth...

[Daily Trust]Nigeria, the US government and medical equipment firm GE have signed an agreement to spend up to $21.5 million in programmes and medical equipment to cut down maternal and child deaths in the country....

[UN News]Poor rains, high food prices and ongoing conflict have intersected to push Somalia once gain to the brink of crisis, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said today, warning that without immediate action, the fragile food security situation could worsen in the coming months, especially if funding shortages force essential projects to shut down....

[IMF]An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Edward Gemayel visited Khartoum during April 29-May 8, 2014 to conduct the first review under Sudan's 2014 Staff-Monitored Program (SMP). The mission held discussions with Minister of Finance and National Economy BadrEldeen Mahmood Abbas, Minister of Petroleum Makawi Mohamed Awad, Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan Abdelrahman Hassan Abdelrahman Hashim, and other senior government officials. The mission also met with members of the diplomatic and d...

[Deutsche Welle]In Nigeria's capital Abuja, the World Economic Forum on Africa was overshadowed by discussions about the region's security. The message that Africa holds great promise for the future took a back seat....

Celebrities and politicians join campaigns to free victims of Boko Haram kidnappers Social media sites have exploded with urgent appeals to #bringbackourgirls, ramping up global awareness of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram extremists 24 days earlier. The hashtag appeared 412,000 times on Twitter on Thursday alone, more than any other day since the April 14 mass abduction, keeping the topic firmly on Twitter's trending list throughout the day. Our prayers are with the missing Nigerian girls and their families. It's time to #BringBackOurGirls, wrote US first lady Michelle Obama under a picture...

Il cardinale, grande atteso alla manifestazione letteraria, spiega come i grandi mali del mondo aiutino l?uomo ad interrogarsi sul Bene. Tanti i giovani e giovanissimi che hanno partecipato entusiasti alla kermesse

Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa?s Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities Lulu Xingwana Friday joined the global calls for the safe return of the more than 200 girls who were abducted in northern Nigeria over three weeks ago.
Politics

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - British and US experts have arrived in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja to assist the authorities in its ongoing efforts to rescue the over 200 girls who were abducted in North-east Borno State 24 days ago, PANA reported Friday.
Politics

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese political detainees have arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, the venue of the face-to-face talks between rebel leader Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir Friday, calling on both sides to end the war.
Politics

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar have arrived at Ethiopia's National Palace in Addis Ababa, venue of their first face-to-face talks between them on how to end the war in their country, PANA reported Friday.
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nearly all the political heavyweights, most of whom had unsuccessfully run for president in the past, say they will not participate in the forthcoming Mauritanian presidential elections, whose first round is scheduled for 21 June.
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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The national coordinator of the West Africa Civil Society Organizations Forum (WACSOF-Mali), Fatoumata Sire Diakite, Friday condemned the abduction of over 200 school girls in Nigeria by the Boko Haram terror group.
Society

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Damning testimonies gathered by Amnesty International reveal that the Nigerian security forces failed to act on advance warnings about Boko Haram?s armed raid on the state-run boarding school in Chibok which led to the abduction of more than 240 school girls on 14-15 April.
Society

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) ? World?s leading entrepreneurs Friday asked young Africans to step forward, engage with the politics of the continent and help to create the future they want.
Society

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, has appointed Ethiopian Hiroute Guebre Selassie as his special envoy and bureau chief for the Sahel, PANA reported, quoting a press release issued Friday by the UN.
Politics

Tunis, Tunisia ( PANA) - Tunisia and Morocco on Thursday signed several agreements in the fields of higher education and scientific research, at the enlarged meeting of the Tunisian- Moroccan Joint Committee on Higher Education and scientific research
Sciences

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) ? The international Mediterranean dancing festival opened on Thursday in the Tunisian city of Hammamet to promote dialogue of civilizations between peoples and through cultural and artistic convergences, organizers told PANA on Friday.

Lomé, Togo (PAN) ? Coach of the Togolese Under-20 national football team, Fazazi Adam, has called up 26 players as the junior Sparrowhawks prepare to host Morocco on Sunday in the qualifiers of the junior Africa Cup of Nations, PANA reported here.
Sports

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) ? Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki has declared a state of emergency in the town of Douze-sud, located in Kebili province, following clashes between two ethnic groups in a dispute over land, the spokesman of the Home Affairs minister, Mohamed Laroui, has said.
Society

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) ? The Libyan delegate to the United Nations, Ibrahim Dabbachi, said on Friday said that a "limited" US military intervention in Libya to track down the killers of the US ambassador in Benghazi in 2012 was possible.
Politics

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Somalia, Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, says poor rains, high food prices and ongoing conflict have intersected to push Somalia once gain to the brink of crisis.
Society

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Nigerian currency, the Naira, against other currencies, as released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Economy

New York, US (PANA) -The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is alarmed at the recent wave of attacks on civilians in north-east Nigeria which has led to population displacement both inside the country and into neighbouring states.
Society