The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) expressed satisfaction at the considerable decrease of the mortality rate of children aged less than 5 in Tunisia where there were 23 deaths per 1000 births in 2006 against 51 in 1990.
The Ministry of Culture and Heritage Preservation has announced on Sunday the death of the Tunisian writer and scholar Abdelmajid El Houssi at the age of 66.
Rachid Khechana, the editor of the opposition weekly Al-Maoukif, and Mounji Al-Lawz, its managing editor, ended a hunger strike after two weeks on 10 May. The hunger strike was held in protest against harassment of the newspaper. Khechana told Reporters
On 12 May 2008, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information reported that the website of the Egyptian Movement for Change ( http://harakamasria.org ), or Kefaya, has been blocked for those who have Internet access through the T-Data Company. T-Data,
A report entitled "2007/2008 African Economic Outlook" jointly published by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Centre and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has predicted acceleration in Nigeria's economy.
Sudan national football team arrives in the country today ahead of the second leg of the Africa Nations Championship against Rwanda on Saturday at Nyamirambo stadium.
On 12 May 2008, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information reported that the website of the Egyptian Movement for Change ( http://harakamasria.org ), or Kefaya, has been blocked for those who have Internet access through the T-Data Company. T-Data,
The Security Council today deplored the weekend attacks by a Darfurian rebel group against the Sudanese Government on the outskirts of the country's capital, Khartoum, but urged restraint from all sides and warned that no retaliatory action should be taken
