The UN's Ban Ki-moon asks the Security council to almost double the number of UN troops in South Sudan to 12,500.

[SPS]Melbourne -Australia Western Sahara Association (AWSA) and the Australian Unions for Western Sahara both spoke at the meeting on Thursday of Incitec Pivot, Australian importer of phosphate from Western Sahara, and staged a protest outside, handing leaflets to the shareholders arriving for the meeting.

[SPS]London -Representative of POLISARIO Front to UK, Mohamed Limam Mohamed Ali, called Thursday on the European Union to reconsider the EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA), in a letter to Member of the European Parliament, Charles Tannock, relating to the recent approval by the European Parliament of the new Protocol.

[Sudan Tribune]Khartoum -The Sudanese President Omer Hassan al-Bashir said he is concerned about events in neighboring states and affirmed that Khartoum will deal with it in a positive manner in pursuit of peace.

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Espérance of Tunis and Club Africain maintained their joint lead in the top division of the Tunisian football league, tagged "Championnat de la Ligue Professionnelle 1", after drawing their matches over the weekend.
Sports

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian ruling Union for the Republic (UFR) won 22 new seats in the parliamentary runoff held in the country on Saturday to secure a majority of the seats in the 147-seat assembly, thanks to the 52 seats it won in the first round 23 Nov.
Politics

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has expressed support for the African Union (AU) mediation to end the current crisis in South Sudan.
Politics

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's growth rate for 2013 is estimated at 6.7%, the highest rate in the region where the average growth is 2.1%, according to a report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Economy

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As the year 2013 rolls to an end, researchers across Africa have been urged to engage in researches that are demand-driven in order to reduce the gap between their findings as well as their relevance and usage.
Agriculture

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five Libyan soldiers, kidnapped by gunmen near the border with Sudan, have been released, the Libyan information agency (WAL) reported Sunday, quoting a military source here.
Society

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Tunisia, Zambia and Tanzania have been eliminated from the African qualifiers for the FIFA Women's Under-20 tournament, to be hosted by Canada from 5 to 24 August, 2014, PANA
Sports

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Monday said humanitarian assistance has now started reaching thousands of civilians affected by current conflict in South Sudan.
Society

New York, US (PANA) ? UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on South Sudanese political and military leaders to end all hostilities and targeted attacks against civilians in the country.
Society

Bamako, Mali (PANA) ? The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has offered 410 tons of rice to Mali to support some 350,000 poor people for a month in the regions of Timbuktu and Gao, in the northern part of the country, a PANA correspondent learnt Monday from the Malian Employment, Social and Humanitarian Affairs Ministry.
Society

Bamako, Mali (PANA) ? The 10th edition of the Niger River Festival is due to be held from 4 to 9 February, 2014, in Segou, 240 kms from Bamako, the capital, PANA learnt here Sunday from organizers.
Culture

Bamako, Mali (PANA) ? The Polish-born French coach, Henry Kasperzack, has been named the coach of the Malian national football team, Mali?s Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) announced here, saying his renewable contract will last 15 months.
Sports

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Commission of the European Union (ECHO), who is providing 50 million Euros in response to the emergency situation in South Sudan, has appealed to conflicting parties in the world's newest nation to end the crisis and allow humanitarian workers in.
Society

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) ? The Gambian government has condemned the ongoing violence in South Sudan and the Central African Republic (CAR), according to an official statement received here by PANA Monday.
Politics

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

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Senior Sudanese and Chadian officials are meeting in Khartoum on political and security cooperation as well as the inflammable situations in the Central African Republic (CAR) and South Sudan.
Politics

Senior Muslim Brotherhood figures are among the prisoners on hunger strike.

Army strike expected in Bor and Bentiu to take back rebel territory as death toll reaches 1,000, with 100,000 displaced.

Cartelli con 'No a processi a studenti e cittadini liberi'

HONOLULU -- President Obama told congressional leaders Sunday that he was closely monitoring the unrest in South Sudan, after four U.S. service members were attacked near Bor, and said he ldquo;may take further action to support the security of U.S. citizens, personnel and property, including our Embassy, in South Sudan.rdquo;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/africa/~4/TTmEYvzh17U" height="1" width="1"/

Tregua nella capitale Juba. Le ambasciate occidentali organizzano l?evacuazione. Paese nel caos

Le Bayern Munich est devenu champion du monde des clubs pour la première fois en remportant aisément la finale de l'édition 2013, samedi au Maroc, face au Raja Casablanca, défait 2 à 0.

Le bilan de l'attentat suicide contre un poste de sécurité à 50 km de Benghazi (est) dans la nuit de samedi à dimanche s’élève à 13 morts a indiqué le gouvernement libyen dimanche, qui l'a qualifié "d'acte terroriste".

Le parti islamiste mauritanien Tewassoul a dénoncé dimanche d'"énormes irrégularités" dans les élections législatives et municipales, qui lui ont néanmoins permis, affirme-t-il, de devenir le deuxième parti du pays.

Seven people are killed at a security checkpoint near Benghazi in the first known suicide attack on Libya soil since the fall of Colonel Gaddafi.