10 January 2014 Last updated at 18:51 GMT South Sudan's military says it has recaptured the oil hub of Bentiu from rebels but ceasefire talks in neighbouring Ethiopia have stalled. Meanwhile, thousands of refugees fleeing the violence in South Sudan have been crossing the border into Uganda, but food is in short supply and basic services lacking. BBC Focus on Africa's...

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10 January 2014 Last updated at 22:08 GMT South Sudan's military says it has recaptured the oil hub of Bentiu - one of just two rebel-held cities. Rebel leader Riek Machar told AFP his forces had withdrawn to save civilians but vowed to fight on. Alastair Leithead reports from South Sudan. Read more South Sudan troops 'recapture key oil city of Bentiu'...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) ? The escalation of in-fighting between the military and rebel forces in South Sudan may have halted the country's oil production, with fighting taking place in the Unity and Upper Nile States, where the bulk of oil is produced, according to a new report by the UK-based Business Monitor International (BMI).
Economy

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) ? Citing the lack of security across the country, Tunisian authorities announced the suspension of all sports events scheduled for this weekend.
Sports

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Director-General of the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI), Mr. Abwaku Englama, has asked members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to speed up financial integration in the region as this remains the key to the socio-economic transformation of the 15-member economic bloc.
Economy

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) ? The new coach of Congo?s national football team, Frenchman Claude Le Roy, has said he is determined to take Congo to the next African Cup of Nations (CAN) which will be hosted by Morocco in 2015.
Sports

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) ? Rioting is continuing for the third day running in several regions of Tunisia as the population, particularly those in the poor regions of the country, protested their poor living conditions, PANA reported from here.
Society

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) ? A court in the Gambia Thursday slammed a two-year jail term on the country's former Nigerian-born Chief Judge, Justice Joseph Wowo, PANA confirmed Friday.
Society

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) ? The Nigerian Defence Headquarters Friday announced the release of over 165 Boko Haram suspects in its custody.
Society

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Director General of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, Thursday pledged that the organization would continue to back Mali?s efforts on economic recovery.
Economy

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? The Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, arrived here Friday, leading a high-powered delegation of members of his government, on an official visit to Mauritania, a PANA correspondent reported from the capital.
Politics

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Doctors without Borders or Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has issued a statement, condemning what it called "the looting of its facilities in South Sudan?s Bentiu, capital of the Unity State.
Society

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? Mauritania will have difficulty in attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) on improving the health of its population, officials said on Friday.
Health

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The following are the exchange rates for the Nigerian currency, the Naira, against other currencies, as released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday.
Economy

New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Friday appealed for US$99 million in additional funding to aid 1.3 million people in Central African Republic (CAR) and South Sudan for the next 100 days, less than three weeks after launching an initial US$360 million appeal.
Society

New York, US (PANA) - The US has deployed a small number of uniformed trainers and advisers to Somalia to facilitate security and stability in the country, the American media reported on Friday.
Politics

Au moins 30 islamistes Shebab ont été tués vendredi lors d'un raid aérien kenyan, dans la région de Gedo, à 600 km de la capitale somalienne. Nairobi affirment que les frappes ont touché des "commandants de haut niveau".

Mehdi Jomaa takes office to lead caretaker government until elections as part of democratic transition agreement.

Rebel leader Riek Machar acknowledges loss of Bentiu but vows to continue fight against government forces.

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