La bombe a explosé près d'un carrefour très fréquenté, dans le centre de la capitale somalienne, à proximité de l'ambassade de Turquie.

La plupart de ces clandestins seraient originaires d'Éthiopie et d'Érythrée. Ils ont été abandonnés par leurs passeurs entre le Soudan et la Libye.

CAIRO ? Reflecting the Egyptian judiciary?s growing role in a wide-ranging crackdown against opponents of the interim government, a criminal court on Saturday sentenced more than 100 alleged supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood to 10 years in prison. Across town in another Cairo courtroom, three journalists for the international broadcaster Al Jazeera English, jailed for more than...

(Source: ANHRI - Arabic Network for Human Rights Information) The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) said that the rise of the expression's ceiling and space was associated with the rise of violations and anti-press freedom along with anti-freedom of expression laws. Such a rise occurred following the reproduction of suppression, either of governments and new regimes, or of these that sprouted from the womb of the old repressive regimes. Most of such regimes curbed freedoms so as to practice the same old...

[allAfrica]Abuja -Dr. Akin Adesina, Minister of Agriculture for the Republic of Nigeria, is a trained agronomist with decades of experience working to make agriculture productive and profitable. His appointment three years ago was hailed as merit driven rather than political, especially by international agriculture and development specialists. But that didn't protect his ambitious reform programme from initi...

[Premium Times]The United States government has said that it supported Nigeria's fight against terrorism with over $20 million in 2012....

[Shabelle]As we mark World Press Freedom Day, we recognize and honour the essential role of media in fostering and protecting freedom of expression and democratic principles....

[Capital FM]Nairobi -President Uhuru Kenyatta made it clear on Saturday that the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) was firmly in charge of the mediation efforts between the warring parties in South Sudan....

[Shabelle]As World Press Freedom Day is celebrated across the globe today, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, paid tribute to Somali journalists who have lost their lives in the line of duty. He called for the freedom of the press to be protected and respected by all and commended the vibrant and growing media sector in Somalia....

[Aswat Masriya]Cairo -Presidential contender and former Defence Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said that warned against division and fragmentation in the country....

[Capital FM]Nairobi -South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Friday evening reaffirmed his willingness to holding face to face talks with rebel leader Riek Machar in an effort to end hostilities in the war-torn nation....

[CAF]The Executive Committee of the Confederation Africaine de Football under the chairmanship of CAF President, Issa Hayatou met on 29 and 30 April 2014, at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt....

US Secretary of State John Kerry has vowed that Washington will do everything possible to help Nigeria deal with the armed group Boko Haram, following the kidnapping of scores of schoolgirls. Let me be clear. The kidnapping of hundreds of children by Boko Haram is an unconscionable crime, Kerry said in a policy speech in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Saturday. We will do...

A Lagos manifestazione contro il gruppo integralista armato dei Boko Haram, che il 14 aprile scorso ha rapito le ragazze

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Thursday's "Greek Gift" of a bomb blast as Nigerians celebrated May Day, and the continuing efforts to locate the more than 200 girls abducted by the Boko Haram sect were the main stories in Nigeria this week.
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Benghazi, Libya (PANA) ? Calm Saturday returned to Benghazi, Libya?s second largest city, after bloody clashes between soldiers and armed groups of the Ansar Asharia sect left nine people dead, among soldiers and policemen, and 24 others injured.

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) ? The media in Tunisia this week highlighted several issues, although the tough economic crisis facing the country remained the dominant story.
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? The massive march by a section of the population, including former slaves, for their political, economic and social rights, was the main story in Mauritania this week.
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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) ? The Tunisian Prime minister, Mehdi Jomâa, on Saturday began a 48-hour visit to Algeria, on the invitation of his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmalek Sellal, says a statement issued here by the Tunisian foreign affairs ministry.
Politics

New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, and Mr. Adama Dieng, the UN Secretary-General?s Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, have urged the UN Security Council to act before South Sudan plunges deeper into further crisis.
Society

Bamako, Mali (PANA) ? The African Union mission for Mali and Sahel (MISAHEL), the department of Development and Swiss cooperation (DDC) and the Radio Kledu, on Saturday signed a tripartite agreement marking the beginning of the programme -- Anka Ben! or Let?s make peace, reliable sources told PANA.
Politics

Des mères de famille se sont à nouveau rassemblées à Lagos, ancienne capitale du Nigeria, pour pousser les autorités à agir plus vite afin de retrouver les 223 lycéennes enlevées par les islamistes du groupe Boko Haram, le 14 avril.

Egyptian judiciary stands accused of being a tool used by the military to crackdown on anti-coup activists.

Campaigning opens for May 26-27 vote, which former army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is widely expected to win.

Le tirage au sort de la Coupe d?Afrique des nations « Maroc-2015«  continue d?alimenter les débats avec le groupe des Aigles du Mali. Quelles chances pour les nôtres ? Des décideurs sportifs éthiopiens et algériens commentant le tirage parlent d?un groupe solide pour le premier et d?un groupe abordable pour le second. « Il s?agit d?un groupe solide avec l?Algérie et [&]

Le Mali est loin d?avoir sorti la tête de l?eau au moment où le Premier ministre tente de convaincre les députés de la pertinence de la politique générale du gouvernement. Le projet gouvernemental trouvera certainement sur son chemin des opposants prêts à se servir du quotidien des Maliens pour se faire entendre. Dans sa déclaration [&]

Le rapport de l?étude du Groupe de suivi budgétaire (GSB) sur la cohérence entre quatre politiques publiques du Mali et le cadrage budgétaire de l?Etat a été présenté mercredi 30 avril 2014. Il en ressort que les documents n?ont pas de liens systématiques. Le GSB a commandité une analyse de la cohérence entre le Cadre [&]

Voici l?intégralité de l?intervention de l?Honorable Karim Keita, député de la commune II du District de Bamako. Mr Le Président de l?Assemblée Nationale Mr Le Premier ministre Mesdames et Messieurs les membres du gouvernement Chers collègues députés Un vieil adage dit que « Le Mali peut tanguer mais le Mali ne chavirera pas ». Al [&]

Au moins sept personnes, dont un responsable de la police, ont été tuées samedi dans un attentat à la bombe revendiqué par les rebelles somaliens dans Mogadiscio, dernier en date dune série dattaques des shebab dans la capitale somalienne. Des sources sécuritaires ont évoqué une bombe télécommandée fixée sur la voiture conduite par Abdikafi Hilowle, [&]

Lancien chef de larmée Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, archi-favori de la présidentielle, a promis samedi à lEgypte « stabilité, sécurité et espoir » à louverture officielle de la campagne, sur fond de violences et de répression des islamistes. Cette campagne doit sachever le 23 mai, et le scrutin est prévu les 26 et 27 mai, pour doter le [&]