Nigeria#039;s state oil firm has denied an allegation by the central bank chief that it has failed to account for at least $20bn (£12.2bn) of oil revenues. Lamido Sanusi told a senate committee on Tuesday that out of $67bn of oil sold between January 2012 and July 2013, $20bn was still missing. The row over the Nigerian National...

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5 February 2014 Last updated at 19:35 GMT Competition kicks off on Thursday at the Winter Olympics in the Russian city of Sochi and on Friday, when the opening ceremony takes place, three African flags will be part of the parade. Zimbabwe, Togo and Morocco will be represented at the games. When 20-year-old Zimbabwean Luke Steyn - who will...

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Mugume Davis Rwakaringi KAMPALA ? South Sudanese artists who fled to Uganda during the recent fighting have written a song calling for peace in the world#39;s newest nation, where thousands have been killed and more than three-quarters of a million displaced in weeks of clashes. Hip-hop musician Meen Mabior Meen, one of tens of thousands of...

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Akosombo, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS Commission President Kadré Desire Ouédraogo has called on partners and stakeholders to undertake a "sober reflection, healthy debate, and open self-criticism" of the regional bloc's interventions in Mali, in order to help the organisation and the region "to improve their conflict management and resolution capacity."
Politics

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Mauritania Central bank Wednesday:
Economy

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government has said it will supply all the cities with natural gas by replacing butane gas in a bid to save US$ 2.7 billion a year, the President of the board of the Libyan General Gas Transmission and Distribution Company, Lutfi Ilyas, gave this indication here Wednesday.
Economy

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Mali is in danger of frittering away the opportunity to tackle corruption and stamp out the abuse of power by officials as democracy returns to the country two years on from the 2012 coup, according to the worldwide development organisation, Oxfam.
Society

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The seven new Commissioners of the ECOWAS Commission have assumed duty, the Commission said in a statement made available to PANA here Wednesday.
Politics

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has fined the Nigerian subsidiary of Royal Dutch oil firm Shell US$5 billion for the 2011 Bonga oil spill in the country's oil-producing Niger Delta region, the local media reported Wednesday.
Environment

New York, US (PANA) ? UN agencies and their humanitarian partners in South Sudan have launched a revised appeal, calling for US$ 1.27 billion to help more than 3 million people who continue to suffer the consequences of the conflict in the strife-torn country.
Society

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday decorated the newly-appointed military leaders with their new ranks, charging them to work assiduously towards ending the activities of the Islamic terror group, Boko Haram.
Society

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Oumar Tatam Ly, on a working visit to Brussels, was Wednesday assured that the European Union (EU) was committed to Mali in the political, security and humanitarian areas.
Politics

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Athletes several African, Asian and European countries will participate in the first edition of the sports tournament for peace, friendship and solidarity in Mali, holding from 20 to 28 February, PANA learnt from the Malian Youth and Sports ministry.
Sports

Bamako, Mali (PANA) ? The rate of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Malian women, aged between 15 and 49 years, has reached 85% and 84% for girls under 14 years, the Malian Family Women and Child Promotion Ministry revealed this here at a conference organised Wednesday ahead of the International Day of Struggle against Excision.
Gender

New York, US (PANA) - The UN says up to 7 million people in strife-torn South Sudan, nearly two-thirds of the total population, are at risk of some level of food insecurity, with 3.7 million already facing acute or emergency levels.
Society

Device thrown over school wall wounds 12 children, two seriously, in volatile city of Benghazi as insecurity continues.

Network says only nine of 20 people wanted in connection with case involving its journalists are on its staff.

Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi confirms for the first time his intention to run in upcoming presidential elections.

Le Mali et ses partenaires techniques et financiers sont en conclave depuis hier mardi 4 février, à Bruxelles pour faire l?état de la mise en ?uvre des engagements pris lors de la conférence des donateurs le 15 mai 2013. Avant de s?envoler pour la capitale belge, le premier ministre, Oumar Tatam Ly qui conduit la [&]

Lors de son intervention, à l?Assemblée nationale le lundi dernier, devant la mission du Conseil de sécurité, Soumaïla Cissé a souligné qu?  » à ce jour malgré les mesures de  » confiance » prises par les autorités maliennes (libération des prisonniers, levée des mandats d?arrêt), le cantonnement n?est pas effectif, le désarmement est aléatoire et Kidal [&]

Le gouvernement français a jugé mercredi « légitimes » les demandes des autorités nigériennes qui souhaitent augmenter leurs recettes fiscales dans les négociations en cours avec le groupe nucléaire français Areva sur lexploitation de luranium nigérien. « Les deux parties se sont mises daccord pour se donner comme date limite la fin février pour trouver un accord qui [&]

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"Depuis quelques semaines, l?avortement clandestin se multiplie à un rythme gênant dans la capitale tchadienne". C'est ce qu'affirme Mahamat Ramadane dans un article publié sur Alwihda info. Mai...

BANGUI (Alwihda Info) - Les miliciens "Anti-Balaka" ont tendus ce matin une embuscade à des soldats du contingent tchadien à Bangui. Plusieurs centaines de miliciens armés ont encerclés des soldats et civils tchadiens. Des renforts se sont déployés d'urgence. Les affrontements entre les deux camp...

N'DJAMENA - Un décret du chef de l'Etat signé hier nomme le Général de brigade Mahamat Saleh Kaya en tant que Conseiller chargé de mission à la Présidence de la République.

BANGUI (Alwihda Info) - Les miliciens "Anti-Balaka" ont tendus ce matin une embuscade à des soldats du contingent tchadien à Bangui. Plusieurs centaines de miliciens armés ont encerclés des soldats et civils tchadiens. Des renforts se sont déployés d'urgence. Les affrontements entre les deux camp...

N'DJAMENA (Alwihda Info) - Les ressortissants du Ouaddaï organisent cet après-midi au ministère des Affaires Etrangères une collecte de fonds en faveur des réfugiés étrangers et ressortissants tchadiens rapatriés de Centrafrique.