CAIRO - An Egyptian court decided Saturday to postpone until February 24 the trial of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and 130 others over jailbreak charges, the Egyptian state TV reported. Morsi and 130...

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CAIRO ? An Egyptian court acquitted six police officers Saturday on charges of killing 83 protesters during the country's 2011 revolution, the latest in a string of trials that rights group say failed to hold the country's security forces accountable for demonstrators' deaths. The acquittals come as ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, toppled in July by the military, faces a host of criminal charges. Morsi appeared in court Saturday in a case that charges him and 130 others over prison breaks that freed some 20,000 inmates during the 18-day revolt in 2011 that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak. The police...

UNITED NATIONS ? Civilians in South Sudan have been the main target of recent ethnic violence that likely killed thousands and subjected thousands more to rape, arbitrary arrest, torture and the looting and burning of their homes, the United Nations said Friday in its first report on human rights abuses during the conflict. The U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan said the report on the progress of human rights investigations during the first six weeks of the crisis, from Dec. 15 through Jan. 31, offers a quot;snapshotquot; of the violence perpetrated mainly by forces loyal to President Salva Kiir, who is an ethnic Dinka, and rebel soldiers loyal to dismissed former vice president Riek...

Reuters ALGIERS ? Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the aging independence veteran who suffered a stroke last year, will run for re-election on April 17, his premier said on Saturday, a vote likely to hand him a fourth term in power. Bouteflika, who opponents say is too frail to govern, is expected to announce his candidacy formally later on Saturday, with Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal running his campaign, a source close to the presidency said. ...

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Algeria#039;s president, who has not publicly addressed the country for nearly three years, will be running for a fourth term in April. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 76, suffered a stroke last year and critics say he is still too ill to govern. His candidature was announced by Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal. quot;Even if he has...

(Source: Confédération Africaine de Football) Egypt and Al-Ahly defender, Wael Gomaa has announced he will hang his boots at the end of the current season. The 38-year old, who has won several titles at both local and international levels, admits he cannot to deliver as expected, hence the decision to call it a day after a career spanning more than two decades. Though expected, the rock-solid defender chose to announce his retirement after leading Al-Ahly to the 2014 Orange CAF Super Cup, against CS Sfaxien of Tunisia on February 20 in Cairo. Emotions got the best of him as Gomaa was soaked in tears, taking...

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(Source: ANHRI - Arabic Network for Human Rights Information) The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) today decried the decision of Kuwait University administration to ban Gulf Security Pact seminar, which faculty association called for, without explaining the reasons. The organizers of Gulf Security Pact seminar, which was to be held on 17 February at Osman Abdul Malik theater in Faculty of Law, were surprised to...

(Source: ANHRI - Arabic Network for Human Rights Information) The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) today denounced Sudanese authorities' continuity to confiscate and crack down on newspapers with no obvious reasons. Sudanese security bodies confiscated on 20 February (Al-Ahram), (Al-Watan), and (Akhir Lahza) newspapers' issues after printing them, without giving any reasons. ANHRI attributed the reason behind the confiscation of these...

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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A State governor's "war drums", sudden changes at the apex bank and the anti-smoking law in Lagos State were the major stories this week in Nigeria.
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? The Japanese government has given Mauritania a grant of US$100,000 (about 27.5 million Ouguiya) to help the country renovate and equip the Amitié Hospital in the district of Arafat, in the capital, Nouakchott, the Japanese diplomatic embassy in Mauritania said on Saturday.
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? The UN special rappoteur on contemporary slavery forms, Mrs Gulnara Shahinian, is expected on Monday in Nouakchott for a four-day visit to Mauritania where slavery persists despite several bills against the practice, reliable sources told PANA on Saturday.
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? The Mauritania press this week highlighted the formation of a government after the parliamentary election, marked by re-appointment of permanent ministers at the key departments and the summit in Nouakchott of the "G5", the five presidents from the Sahel region - Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad - devoted to the fight against terrorism.
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Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal says Bouteflika will run for a fourth term in April's election.

Morsi stands accused in a case that charges him and 130 others over prison breaks during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.

Le président égyptien destitué Mohamed Morsi a appelé ses partisans à poursuivre la « révolution » lors de la deuxième audience samedi au Caire de son procès pour des évasions de prison et des attaques contre la police en 2011. « La révolution du peuple ne sarrêtera pas, continuez votre révolution pacifique », a lancé M. Morsi derrière les [&]

Le président égyptien destitué Mohamed Morsi a appelé depuis le box des accusés ses partisans à poursuivre la « révolution », alors que la mobilisation en faveur de son retour saffaiblit face à une répression brutale. « La révolution du peuple ne sarrêtera pas, continuez votre révolution pacifique », a lancé M. Morsi, qui comparaissait samedi pour des évasions [&]

A loccasion du cinquantenaire du parc naturel de Zakouma, le plus ancien parc du Tchad, situé au sud-est du pays, une tonne divoire confisquée à des braconniers a été incinérée vendredi en présence du président Idriss Déby. La destruction de livoire saisi a été loccasion pour M. Déby de rappeler les enjeux de préservation de [&]

APA-Bamako (Mali), Édouard Touré, Envoyé spécial Le président du Mali, Ibrahima Boubacar Keita, et le Roi du Maroc, Mohammed VI, ont inauguré samedi à Bamako un câble transafricain de fibres optiques reliant leurs deux pays, et qui est réalisé par Maroc Télécom pour un coût évalué à 13 milliards de FCFA, a constaté APA. Ce [&]

Les réfugiés regroupés au centre social n°2 seront renvoyés s'ils ne regagnent pas leurs parents dans les dix jours, à compter d'hier. Par Mahamat Ramadane, Djamil Ahmat et Issa Abakar




N'DJAMENA (Alwihda Info) - Les réfugiés regroupés au centre social n°2 seront renvoyés s'ils ne regagnent pas leurs parents dans les di...

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La visite officielle au Mali du Roi du Maroc comporte, outre ses volets diplomatiques, politiques, sécuritaires et économiques, deux autres composantes, à savoir cultuelle et humaine. Sur le plan cultuel, l...

L'Ambassadeur de l'UA a ajouté qu'il est inconcevable de croire que les gens qui se disent musulmans peuvent choisir un vendredi qui est un jour saint de l'Islam pour effectuer cette attaque insensée.



Mogadiscio - Le Représentant spécial du Président de la Commission de l'Union africain...