Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Alou Sidibé of Mali has been elected president of West Africa financial institutions confederation (CIF), PANA reported Thursday, quoting from official sources.
Economy

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Nigerian currency, the Naira:
Economy

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) ? Maritime fishing in Tunisia dropped by 4% during the first 11 months of last year compared to the same period in 2012 because of the rise in unacceptable fishing practices and the increasing number of sharks, the Tunisian Agriculture ministry said in a statement issued on Thursday.

At least 11 deaths reported in blasts and firefight between attackers and security officers in Mogadishu.

Deposed president Mohamed Morsi and 130 others will go on trial on January 28, judiciary says.

Rebels demand truce monitors before agreeing on halt to hostilities, with negotiators set to launch peace talks.

Studenti manifestavano davanti ministero Difesa,numerosi arresti

Anche una sparatoria con almeno 5 morti

Marcia indietro dopo decisione di ritirare truppe

Un attentat, suivi d'une seconde explosion, s'est produit mercredi devant un hôtel proche du complexe de l'ONU, faisant des victimes.

Qui commande, dans la capitale de la Cyrénaïque ? Les milices, par la terreur ? La population, qui se rebiffe contre elles ? La municipalité, dont les caisses se vident ? Pas l'État libyen, en tout cas.

The UN demands an immediate ceasefire after more than two weeks of fighting in South Sudan, as the warring factions prepare for peace talks.

At least two car bombs explode outside a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing several people, police say.

L'hotel bersaglio dell'attentato è frequentato da stranieri e funzionari governativi. Ancora nessuna rivendicazione, ma sospetti sui guerriglieri al-Shabaab di matrice islamica

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's head coach Stephen Keshi has named the 23 players who will fly the country's flag at the 2014 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in South Africa, starting 11 Jan., the local media reported Wednesday.
Sports

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - One of Nigeria's foremost newspapers, The Guardian, Wednesday named the late South African President and global icon Nelson Mandela its Man of the Year 2013.
Press Review

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated his compatriots on the 100th anniversary of the unification of the country's Southern and Northern Protectorates to a single geopolitical entity called Nigeria by the British colonialists.
Politics

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has evacuated 205 of its citizens from Juba, capital of South Sudan which has been in the throes of internecine conflict in recent days.
Society

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has appointed Lt.-Gen. Mohamed Ahmed Mustafa al-Dabi as its representative in a three-member committee of the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), set up to mediate in the current conflict in South Sudan, the state run radio of Omdurman reported Wednesday.
Politics

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir has declared that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has completely cleaned the eastern front of South Kordufan region, after entering the main stronghold of Aradaibah on Tuesday.
Politics

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has announced the top three players for the 2013 African Player of the Year award, including Ivorian pair of Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba as well as John Obi Mikel of Nigeria.
Sports

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has expressed grave concern over mounting evidence of gross human rights abuses in the strife-torn country, including extra-judicial killings of civilians and captured soldiers, massive displacements and arbitrary detentions, often on ethnic grounds.
Society

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) ? The election of the 60 members of Libya's Constitution Drafting Commission will take place in February 2014, the chairman of the Libyan Electoral High Commission, Nouri Al-Abaar, told local media here Wednesday.
Politics

At least eight deaths reported in blasts and firefight between attackers and security officers in Mogadishu.

Government and rebels teams meeting in Addis Ababa in effort to end conflict in Jonglei that has left thousands dead.

Per preparare negoziati che pongano fine a ostilità

Esercito Juba smentisce, i combattimenti sono ancora in corso

Giudice, i quattro arrestati hanno legami con Fratellanza

Les autorités égyptiennes soupçonnent la chaîne d'appartenir au groupe « terroriste » des Frères musulmans, dont est membre le président destitué Mohamed Morsi.

Le ministre de la défense est allé fêter le réveillon avec les soldats français avant d'entreprendre une tournée pour évoquer la situation centrafricaine avec des dirigeants africains.