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11 February 2014 Last updated at 19:42 GMT An Algerian military transport plane has crashed in mountains in the north-east of the country with 103 passengers and crew on board. The Hercules C-130 crashed in a mountainous area of Oum al-Bouaghi province, en route to Constantine. One survivor...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) ? A resumption of peace talks to end South Sudan#39;s violence and political impasse appears to be in peril, as members of the two sides exchanged bitter accusations late Tuesday ahead of what is supposed to be the start of new talks. South Sudan descended into chaos in mid-December as fighting broke out between troops loyal to the government and rebels who support the former vice president. Thousands were killed in violent rampages that often took on an ethnic dimension. A cease-fire was agreed to last month and more advanced...

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A military transport plane carrying members of the Algerian armed forces and their relatives has crashed into a mountain, killing 77 people, the worst air disaster in the North African country in a decade. State television showed footage of the wreckage of...

(Source: ANHRI - Arabic Network for Human Rights Information) The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) today denounced the ongoing attacks on journalists, media professionals, and opinion makers either by citizens or state apparatus employees, due to practicing their work. Sofiane Ben Farhat- journalist at La...

(Source: ANHRI - Arabic Network for Human Rights Information) The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) today said the Attorney General should conduct an urgent and transparent investigation into the information and testimonies that report torturing the pretrial detainees, who are imprisoned pending the cases of protests that have been taken place recently in Egypt, particularly those that were organized during the third anniversary of January 25 Revolution. The pretrial detainees were systematically tortured , by Egyptian security bodies, inside the prisons as well as the unlawful detention camps. In addition to abusing the detainees physically and morally; their legal rights...

(Source: ANHRI - Arabic Network for Human Rights Information) The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) today condemned the ruling issued by Moroccan court against a Sahrawi activist on the backdrop of participating in a peaceful demonstration. Moroccan Appeal Court in Agadir sentenced, during its hearing held on February 4, Sahrawi activist Mohamed Jgag- 20 years old- to a...

Lo schianto nel nord del Paese; il velivolo era diretto al confine con il Mali e trasportava uomini delle forze armate con le loro famiglie. Le cause del disastro, uno dei peggiori nella storia nazionale, sarebbero le condizioni meteorologiche avverse: nella zona da giorni persistono intense nevicate con forti raffiche di vento

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS Commission Vice President Toga McIntosh has underscored the need for the ECOWAS peace and security mechanisms to respond rapidly and effectively to the crises in the region, drawing lessons from the recent crisis in Mali.
Politics

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya fell against the Euro and the CFA Franc but remained stable against the US Dollar, according to the foreign exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank Tuesday:
Economy

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The government has added another US$550 million to the Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund (NSWF) as part of efforts improve power sector financing and overcome the current challenges in the sector, the local media reported Tuesday.
Economy

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Unidentified gunmen on Monday kidnapped Ali Younoss, the Chief Editor of the Libyan newspaper, ''Tripoli'', the Libyan news agency reported Tuesday, quoting the Commissioner in charge of security and stability, Nasser al-Karbaoui.
Society

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tripoli's Court of Appeal has postponed, till 24 February, judgment on the 24 suspected mercenaries who fought on the side of the late Mouammar Kadhafi during Libya's uprising.
Society

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, headed by Mrs. Mercedes Vera Martin, has ended a fact-finding visit to Mauritania, pledging to support the African country for making progress after a successful implementation of its credit programme from 2010 to 2013.
Economy

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The fourth edition of the international Marathon of Nouadhibou, northwestern Mauritania, will take place on Friday, PANA learnt Tuesday from organizers.
Sports

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) ? The tribunal constituted to probe Zambia?s Tourism and Arts Minister Sylvia Masebo, which was halted, will now go ahead after the Lusaka High Court discharged a stay of execution granted earlier to Attorney General Mumba Malila to halt the commencement of the tribunal.

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) ? The Director of the UN Cultural Organization (UNESCO) multisectoral regional Office in Abuja, Nigeria, Mrs Hassana Alidou, is paying a five-day visit to Guinea as part of a three-nation tour that will also take her to Benin and Togo to see the operations of the Commission in those countries.
Culture

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - CMA/CGM, a French container shipping company based in Marseille, France, is to open a subsidiary in Mauritania, a senior official of the company said on Tuesday in Mauritania's capital city, Nouakchott.
Economy

Le Mouvement pour l'unicité et le jihad en Afrique de l'Ouest (Mujao) a revendiqué mardi l'enlèvement d'une équipe de la Croix-Rouge, qui se trouvait dans le nord du Mali. Elle avait disparu depuis le 8 février.

Human Rights Watch alleges that Egyptian and Sudanese security forces colluded in the trafficking of Eritrean migrants.

Juris Greste says his son, Peter, has done nothing wrong, as Egypt announces trial date for him and two colleagues.

Algerian president declares three days of national mourning after death of almost all passengers on the aircraft.

L?article 10 de l?Accord de Ouagadougou, signé le 6 avril 2013 entre le gouvernement de la transition et les groupes armés au Mali, dispose: « En application du cessez-le-feu, les parties s?engagent à mettre en ?uvre les mesures suivantes :le cantonnement des groupes armés sous la supervision et le contrôle de la MISMA/MINUSMA dans des [&]

Arrivée en compagnie de 14 autres émissaires onusiens à Bamako, dimanche 12 févier 2014, Mme Samantha POWER a été séparément reçue, à Koulouba, en début de soirée, par le chef de l?État. Membre du cabinet du président Barak OBAMA et représentante permanente des États-Unis d?Amérique au Conseil de sécurité des Nations-Unies, la diplomate américaine est [&]

Le Comité de l?association des élèves et étudiants du Mali de l?Université des sciences juridiques et politiques de Bamako (USJPB) en assemblée générale, hier, suspend les procédures d?inscription pour la rentrée académique 2013-2014, en colère contre la décision du rectorat d?exclure 3 200 étudiants de ladite université. Suite à l?assemblée générale, le comité a tenu [&]

La seconde visite de Sa Majesté, étalée sur 3 jours, est programmée à  compter du 12 février 2014. Selon des sources concordantes, le second séjour, à Bamako, du roi Mohamed VI, est motivé par la volonté, exprimée par les plus hautes autorités, de booster la coopération bilatérale et multiforme entre les deux pays au bénéfice des [&]

Aux termes de sa mission de 48h au Mali, la délégation du conseil de sécurité de l?ONU a animé une conférence de presse, au quartier général de la MINUSMA, hôtel de l?Amitié, pour tirer ses conclusions. La conférence était animée par les cochefs délégation Gérard ARAUD (France), Mangaral BANTE (Tchad) et Albert KOENDERS, représentant spécial [&]

C?est en tout cas, le moindre mal qu?on en souhaite à nos cadres, haut-gradés de nos forces armées et de sécurité et même nos ministres qui n?ont jamais été touchés par la fibre patriotique qui impose à tout bon Malien la restitution des frais de missions non utilisés. Ce geste mérite d?être connu et encouragé. [&]