Egyptian security forces routinely torture and abuse detainees as young as 15, according to victim testimony gathered by the BBC.

Dans un rapport rendu public jeudi 27 mars, trois chercheurs de la Banque mondiale ont décortiqué le système qui a permis au clan Ben Ali de s'enrichir pendant des années en manipulant la réglementation.

Le chef de la diplomatie du Maroc a subi une fouille approfondie lors d'une escale, malgré son passeport diplomatique. La France a présenté ses excuses.

Mayada Achraf couvrait une manifestation dans le quartier d'Aïn Chams, dans le nord du Caire, contre la candidature d'Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi à l'élection présidentielle.

Though sexual discrimination remains widespread in Africa, a study of 34 countries reveals growing support for women's rights Women's rights group Femen got global attention after death threats forced Tunisian member Amina Sboui to flee her country. Photograph: Med Amine Benaziza/Reuters There was the Ugandan minister who defended raping girls as natural, echoing a similar attitude among Nigerian lawmakers. In Somalia, a court sentenced an alleged rape victim to jail without bringing the accused men to court. This spring, Mozambique could pass a law that would allow rapists to go free if they marry their victims. And women in Egypt have reported a resurgence in notorious virginity tests...

In a video released this week by the...

28 March 2014 Last updated at 16:50 GMT M.I. aka Mister Incredible - real name: Jude Abaga - is a rapper from Jos, northern Nigeria. He is the son of a pastor and a failed comedian. BBC Africa's Sophie Ikenye reports on his career. For more African news from the BBC, download the Africa Today podcast. Share this...

(Source: Confédération Africaine de Football) Spain will face Italy for a berth in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup final after the Europeans saw off Nigeria with a dominant 3-0 win, led by Patri Guijarro#39;s double. The result ended a seven-match unbeaten run for Nigeria at the tournament dating back to 2012,...

[ECA]Abuja -The acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sarah Alade hosted a caucus of African Central Bank Governors on Thursday, in the margins of the joint ECA-AU ongoing Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on the theme: Industrialization for inclusiveness and Transformative Development in Africa...

(Source: The Muslim Brotherhood) Now, the truth has emerged, and all doubts, arguments and fake masks are gone. More vividly than ever, it is clear that what happened on July 3, 2013 was certainly a military coup executed to eliminate the new system of democratic civilian governance and to seize power as a prelude to repressive military rule. On Wednesday (March 26, 2014) the coup commander officially declared he will seek the presidency. He had sworn many solemn oaths on several occasions that neither he nor the military council sought to rule Egypt. But this treachery is hardly surprising, since Al-Sisi already betrayed oaths he swore to respect the country#39;s Constitution and the...

Heather Murdock ABUJA ? The Nigerian government said it subsidizes the cost of fertilizer, but some farmers say they never see a discount, paying as much as $40 a bag. In the Niger Delta region, some chicken farmers are offering a solution. They say they are turning their quot;waste into wealthquot; by selling chicken manure for less than a few dollars a bag. Alice Umukoro is a vegetable farmer in the oil-rich Niger Delta. Fertilizer, she said, is supposed to be...

Nigeria has arrested two Britons and 10 of its own citizens on charges of trying to bribe a military officer to facilitate oil theft....

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The former international Malian footballer, Frederic Kanoute, has been named Soccer Ambassador in Mali.
Sports

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government Friday announced preventive measures against the Ebola fever, which has for several weeks ravaged Guinea, causing dozens of deaths,
Health

Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 44th Ordinary Summit of the West African regional bloc ECOWAS, which started off in Cote d'Ivoire's inland capital city of Yamoussoukro here Friday, is being attended by 13 Heads of State and Government, a turnout considered impressive by observers.
Politics

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The recent disruption of pipelines connecting the oil field of al-Wafa
Economy

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) ? A three-day international conference on ?Getting Nutritious Foods to People?, expected to attract more than 200 high-level stakeholders from public, private business and civil society, is to hold in Kigali, Rwanda, from 31 March to 2 April.
Agriculture

Tunis, Tunsie (PANA) - The prospects for cooperation between Tunisia and FAO were the main top for discussion Friday between the Tunisian President, Muncef Marzouki, and the Director General of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), José Graziano da Silva.
Agriculture

Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Union's High Representative for Mali and the Sahel, Mr. Pierre Buyoya, has called on the Malian authorities to launch all-inclusive talks to help achieve permanent peace and stability in the West African nation.
Politics

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

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) ? The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health on Friday issued a health alert asking members of the public to take steps to avoid being infected by the deadly Ebola virus currently ravaging neighbouring Guinea, Liberia and Sierra leone.
Health

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Saadi Gaddafi, son of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has has apologised to the Libyan people, calling for national reconciliation and forgiveness.
Society

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) ? The rogue oil tanker, Morning Glory, which loaded oil illegally from an eastern Libyan terminal, has now berthed of Khomes in the west of Tripoli, on its way to the refinery of Zaoula, local port authorities said.
Economy

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) ? The 15th meeting of the regional coordination mechanism for Africa (MCR-Africa) began proceedings on Friday in the Nigerian, Abuja, on the theme ?UN support to Africa?s integration programme in the context of AU agenda?.
Economy

Saadi Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi's third son, asks Libyans for forgiveness in interview videotaped in prison.

Tony Abbot calls on Egyptian interim president Mansour to expedite the release of Peter Greste, an Australian citizen.

Five killed, including a female journalist, in violence at anti-government rallies in Cairo and Alexandria.

La Fondation Orange-Mali a investi en 2013 près de 1,4 milliard de F CFA dans les domaines de la santé, de léducation et de la culture, etc. Cest ce qui ressort dune rencontre hier à DFA.En 2013, la Fondation Orange-Mali a mené de nombreuses actions solidaires. Elle a ?uvré auprès des autorités, des acteurs sociaux [&]

La Banque Atlantique/Mali (Bam) a animé un point de presse le mardi 25 mars pour présenter ses résultats de 2013, satisfaisants malgré la crise traversée. Les actionnaires de la Banque Atlantique/Mali (Bam) se sont réunis en assemblée générale ordinaire le 25 mars pour approuver les comptes sociaux de lexercice de 2013 de rétablissement financier. Malgré la [&]

Dans un article du journal français « LE MONDE », daté du 28 mars 2014, sous le titre La justice sur la piste du « parrain des parrains » diffusé sur le site Internet dudit quotidien, les journalistes Gérard Davet et Fabrice Lhomme affirment que « plusieurs chefs dEtat seraient impliqués dans le « système Tomi », en citant le nom du [&]