Onze organisations humanitaires tirent la sonnette d’alarme sur la situation alimentaire extrêmement critique dans le nord du Mali et appellent à une augmentation immédiate du financement de l’aide.

Avec lui, neuf autres pays ont fait leur entrée pour une durée de deux années

Orphelins de leur chef, les généraux de cette rébellion hétéroclite sont livrés à eux-mêmes et sous forte pression de la communauté internationale

La délégation conduite par son Secrétaire General Adjoint M. Atta Almanan Bakheet a été reçue par le Premier Ministre, S.E M. Kalzeubé Payimi Deubet

Kaïs Saïed, vice-président de l'Association tunisienne de droit constitutionnel et professeur universitaire, se prononce en homme libre et sans concessions sur la nouvelle Constitution tunisienne, promulguée le 26 janvier.

Créateur du festival Assalamalekoum, le rappeur mauritanien Monza prépare deux albums. Et n'a pas sa langue dans sa poche.

Réfugié en Égypte, Kaddaf Eddam a été approché par les fédéralistes de Cyrénaïques. Et à travers lui Bachir Saleh, l'ex-grand argentier du défunt "Guide".

Military divisions undermine Nigeria's war on Boko Haram

Concern as Egyptian government chooses topics for preachers

A Somali diplomat detained in Kenya is being denied immunity amid a security crackdown in Nairobi, Somalia's ambassador to Kenya tells the BBC.

A malicious programme named after the Star Wars wookie has hit shops and stores in 11 nations.

The medical charity MSF says 240 of its staff have been forced to flee into the bush in South Sudan to try to escape fighting.

Selon le fonds, qui pèse 60 milliards de dollars, la banque aurait « profité de manière abusive de la faiblesse de » l'autorité libyenne de financement et l'aurait poussée à conclure neuf transactions à base de produits dérivés.

EL-ARISH, Egypt -- Egyptian military aircraft struck suspected positions of al-Qaida-inspired fighters in villages of the Sinai Peninsula, killing 13 people, military officials said Friday, in a stepped-up offensive after militants downed an army helicopter, raising concerns over an increasingly well-armed insurgency. The military is battling Islamic militants in the northern part of Sinai who have escalated a campaign of bombings and shootings in retaliation for last summer's army coup that ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and for the ensuing crackdown against Islamists. The wave of violence, largely targeting Egypt's police and security forces, has increasingly spread to other...

Has the international development failed to afford sexuality the prominence that it should? Join the debate, Thursday 6 February at 1pm GMT Attacks on sexual freedoms in India, Russia, Nigeria and Uganda have recently made the headlines. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters When Binyavanga Wainaina came out in a short story, on 19 January, the Kenyan writer received thousands of letters of support....

NAIROBI, Kenya ? Most Kenyan troops will soon leave the port city of Kismayo which they took control of more than a year ago after ousting al-Qaida-linked militants, a Kenyan military spokesman said Friday. The Kenyan army command will leave Kismayo quot;soon,quot; said Col. Willy...

Gabe Joselow ADDIS ABABA ? The African Union summit wrapped up Friday with a call to fast-track an African standby force to better respond to conflicts across the continent. AU leaders say the recent violence in South Sudan and the Central African Republic underscores the need for rapid intervention. In his closing...

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The medical charity MSF says 240 of its staff have been forced to flee into the bush in South Sudan because of continuing insecurity. MSF said the workers were among thousands of people trying to escape fighting in Unity State between government forces and rebels. Violence broke out in the world#039;s newest state on 15 December, starting as fighting between rival army factions It has now killed thousands of people and displaced around 700,000. A fragile ceasefire was agreed last week ahead of a second round of peace...

Monitors of South Sudan's fragile ceasefire must deploy immediately, top diplomats warned Friday, as regional leaders met to bolster peace efforts for the war-torn young nation....

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Fighting in a South Sudanese state has forced thousands of people to flee into the bush, including patients and staff at hospital run by an international aid agency. Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) said in a...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya, which has been buffeted by insecurity in the aftermath of the 2011 uprising that brought down Mouammar Khadafi, has established a Security Centre in a bid to secure the capital city of Tripoli and neighbouring towns.
Politics

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - After a break due to the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN) in South Africa in which the Malian national team participated, the West African nation's division 1 league is due to resume Saturday with the 7th match day.
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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Friday hundreds of thousands of displaced people in South Sudan still lack water, food and medical care.
Society

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) ? Sub-Saharan Africa has had 12 conflicts annually in the last two decades in which about 17,000 people lost their lives yearly as direct casualties, says a report launched Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where African leaders are locked in a Summit.
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A high-level humanitarian mission, made up of representatives of several organisations, will visit Mauritania 2-6 February, to assess the needs of Mauritanians who have been hit by malnutrition and food insecurity, the UN Office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs (OCHA) announced here Friday.
Society

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Doctors without Borders (MSF) on Friday said ongoing insecurity in Unity State has forced thousands of people to flee into the bush, including patients taken out of hospital for them to continue medical treatment.
Health

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) ? The African Union (AU) has declared its determination to hold accountable those responsible for the reported skirmishes in South Sudan after the parties signed an agreement to cease hostilities.
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) ? This year?s African Union (AU) Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards for top African researchers have been presented to two scientists from Burkina Faso and Nigeria.