Le Maroc a refoulé 15 réfugiés syriens, embarqués sur un vol vers la Turquie. Le Haut-commissariat de l'ONU pour les réfugiés (HCR) déplore cette décision, et exhorte le royaume a tenir sa promesse d'accorder une protection temporaire aux autres ressortissants de ce pays.

Inquiètes face aux graves violations des droits des migrants, dix ONG établies au Maroc ont réclamé mardi l'envoi d'observateurs internationaux dans la zone des enclaves espagnoles de Ceuta et Melilla.

Soumis à d'intenses pressions depuis plusieurs mois, le Premier ministre Ali Zeidan, pris en tenaille par les fédéralistes de Cyrénaïque et le Parlement, n'a cette fois pas réussi à sauver sa tête.

En tournée dans les monarchies du Golfe, du 14 au 19 mars, le Premier ministre tunisien Mehdi Jomâa s'est employé à renouer les fils d'un dialogue interrompu depuis deux ans.

The Tunisian who painted the prison which once held his father

The UN condemns an Egyptian court's decision to sentence to death 528 supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, as another 683 go on trial.

Algeria's leader is compared to the leader of North Korea for intending to run for a fourth term of office.

25 March 2014 Last updated at 17:05 GMT Aged 38, 2Face Idibia is a veteran of Nigeria's music scene and consistently ranked as one of the best African musicians of all time. His song African Queen is hugely popular at wedding across the continent. He has won dozens of awards including four MTV awards. BBC...

An Egypt court which triggered a global outcry after it sentenced 529 Islamists to death has set 28 April as judgment day in the trial of about 700 co-defendants....

The United States is increasing humanitarian aid to South Sudan to $411m, funnelling it through UN agencies and non-governmental organisations....

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Kuwait City -The files of the Tunisian inmates in Iraqi prisons was the focus of the talk that Caretaker President Moncef Marzouki had, Tuesday in Kuwait city, with Iraqi Vice-President Khadhir Al-Khazai, on the fringes of the 25th session of the Arab League Summit....

[UN News]The United Nations human rights office said today it is deeply alarmed by the imposition of the death penalty against 529 people in Egypt on Monday after a cursory mass trial in which the majority of defendants were not present in court....

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Kuwait City -Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil Al-Arabi said that Tunisia is a model for the other Arab countries, especially after the finalisation of the new Constitution and the formation of an independent government....

[IRIN]Gambela Region -With around 1,000 South Sudanese refugees streaming into the Gambela Region of western Ethiopia every week, relief workers and agencies warn of an imminent humanitarian crisis as camps reach capacity and assistance is increasingly stretched....

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Oil production in Libya has dropped to 150,000 barrels per day (b/d) following the closure, on Tuesday, of the oil field in a-Fil (southern Libya) by protesters, according to sources close to the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC).
Economy

Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - In collaboration with the Cameroonian Ministry for Health, Orange Cameroon plans to launch a preventive medical service, called My Healthline, which will be expanded to other sub-Saharan African countries and extend the scope beyond sexual health, all built on a common Orange Healthcare platform.
Health

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia is launching a major diplomatic offensive to win international support for its renaissance dam project, whose construction is underway despite a strong Egyptian objection.
Economy

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) ? Calling for renewed efforts to ensure that logistical support provided to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) meets its needs on the ground, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the AU has urged member states and international partners to speed up operationalisation of the Trust Fund set up for joint operations of the Somali National Army (SNA) and AMISOM.
Politics

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - No cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever have yet been reported in Mali, PANA learnt Tuesday from official sources here.
Health

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Experts from member States of the African Union (AU) and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) meet on Tuesday in Abuja, Nigeria, under the theme "industrialization for inclusive Development and Transformation in Africa".
Economy

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) ? Noting that there were ?major challenges? impeding the effectiveness of the AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) in implementing its core mandate, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has called on the Sudanese government to enhance dialogue and cooperation with the peacekeeping force.
Politics

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian authorities have warned manufacturers that as from Thursday, 27 March, 2014, all cigarette packages must carry the health warning, "Tobacco seriously damages health", saying that defaulters will no longer be allowed to sell their products in the country.
Health

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) ? The deputy executive director of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Abdalla Hamdok, has deplored the slowdown in Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which dropped from 5.4% in 2012 to 4.1% in 2013.
Economy

Sousse, Tunisia (PANA) ? Here are the results of the final group matches of the first edition of the African men?s Volleyball Championships played Monday in Sousse, Tunisia.
Sports

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) ? Africa's general and Roman wrestling championships (men and ladies) are due to be held from 28 to 30 March in Tunisia, the chairman of the Tunisian wrestling federation (FTL), Farjani Rahouma, said on Tuesday in Tunis.
Sports

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The General National Congress (GNC), Libya?s highest political and legislative authority, voted Tuesday for a two-week extension of the mandate of the provisional government.
Politics

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) ? Nigerian Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, on Tuesday expressed the satisfaction of the federal government over ongoing military operations against the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast of the country.
Society

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? The Senegalese-Mauritanian ministerial consultation commission on transport ended its proceedings on Tuesday with a series of recommendations including the decision to build a bridge on the Senegal River at the Rosso border.
Economy

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) ? The Libyan National General Congress (NGC) on Tuesday approved a budget of 2.55 billion dinars (about US$2 billion) for emergency cases, parliamentary sources told PANA.
Economy

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) ? The Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday announced that the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeastern States of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, has left a total of 1,000 civilians dead and displaced another 250,000 from their homes between January and March 2014 alone.
Society