Paris- France (PANA) -- France has appointed Stephane Gompertz as its new ambassador to Ethiopia, official sources told PANA in Paris Friday. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- French President Jacques Chirac has appointed Christine Robichon as ambassador to Sudan, an official source revealed here Friday. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Against the backdrop of progress in the peace processes in Somalia and Sudan, Kenya is steadily emerging as a key broker in the mediation of conflicts in East Africa and the Great Lakes region. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- President Mwai Kibaki on Monday outlined Kenya's foreign policy saying the country should play a central role in global affairs. Full text...

Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika returned home after an extended visit to Zimbabwe Sunday. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt Sunday congratulated Colonel Moammar Kadhafi and the people of Libya on the 35th anniversary of the 1 September Revolution, the Libyan News Agency (JANA) reported. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Soured relations between Rwanda and Uganda are believed to be on the mend after a series of meetings between the two neighbours, according to a British official whose government has been brokering the meetings. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- The French foreign ministry Thursday said the request to provide additional logistics and enhanced mandate to the UN Mission in DR Congo (MONUC) was aimed at strengthening it to address the deteriorating situation in the country. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- Paris has sent manpower and materials to Morocco to help extinguish wild fires raging in the North African nation, French foreign ministry spokesman Hervé Lasdous said here Thursday. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- Central African leader François Bozize left Paris Wednesday for Bangui following a 48-hour private visit, CAR diplomatic sources told PANA. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- The French foreign ministry on Tuesday welcomed the inauguration of the transitional parliament of Somalia in Nairobi, Kenya on 22 august. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Japanese ambassador to Tripoli Hirochi Shiojiry on Monday renewed his Prime Minister's invitation to Colonel Moammar Kadhafi to visit Tokyo in recognition of the role he plays in Africa and around the world. Full text...

Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- European Union special envoy Aldo Ajello leaves Brussels on Sunday for a tour of the Great Lakes region, according to a release issued here Friday. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea has paid tribute to Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Kadhafi for his role in consolidating peace, security and stability in Africa, official sources said here. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- Diplomat Emmanuelle d'Achon has been named Ambassador of France to Tanzania by French President Jacques Chirac, official sources revealed here Friday. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- France on Thursday appealed to countries in the African Great Lakes region to show restraint and prevent an escalation of violence in the area after the massacre of about 160 refugees at Gatumba near Bujumbura, the Burundi capital. Full text...

Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria has formally protested to the US government over lack of parking spaces for its diplomats at the country's missions in New York City and in Washington, D. Full text...

Rabat- Morocco(PANA) -- Senegalese minister of Foreign Affairs, Cheikh Tidiane Gadio has affirmed that Morocco's sovereignty, just like that of any other African country "is not negotiable," adding nonetheless in an interview with the Moroccan newspaper Le Matin du Sahara that "all arrangements are possible". Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- European Commission president Romano Prodi has expressed appreciation for the role Libyan leader Moammar Kadhafi continues to play in the search for global peace and security. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libyan leader Moammar Kadhafi and the chairperson of the African Union (AU) commission, Alpha Omar Konare, have been holding talks on a range of issues on the African continent, official sources revealed here Thursday. Full text...

Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- The Malian government has requested South Africa to explore the implementation of a bilateral air services agreement through the introduction of flights between Johannesburg and Bamako by the South African Airways, the former's national carrier. Full text...

Malabo- Equatorial Guinea (PANA) -- Libya is considering reopening its embassy in Malabo, the Equatorial Guinea capital, after 24 years of closure, diplomatic sources said here Tuesday. Full text...

Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- President Omar Bongo Ondimba of Gabon will not attend the festivities marking the 60th anniversary of the allied troops' landing in Provence (France) due to a busy schedule, official sources said Tuesday in Brazzaville. Full text...

Moroni- Comoros (PANA) -- President Azali Assoumani of the Union of Comoros, en route to France on an official visit Monday, plans to stop over in Khartoum for talks with the Sudanese authorities, official sources said here. Full text...

Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia last Friday stated his country's commitment to efforts to set up the structures of the African Union. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South African Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma is expected to host her Malian counterpart Moctar Ouane for the first session of a Joint Commission of Cooperation between the two states on Tuesday and Wednesday. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Colonel Moammar Kadhafi of Libya has written to King Mohammed VI of Morocco about the Arab Maghreb Union's (UMA) consolidation process, the activation of UMA institutions, and the co-ordination of its external vis-à-vis other regional and international organisations, the Libyan News agency JANA reported Saturday. Full text...

Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Kenya's new High Commissioner to Nigeria, Daniel Koikoi, has presented his letters of credence to President Olusegun Obasanjo, with the Nigerian leader challenging him to explore more areas of economic cooperation between the two countries during his tenure. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya has received the credentials of the new Ambassadors of Burkina Faso and Benin accredited to his country. Full text...

Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- Newly-appointed Belgian foreign minister, Karel De Gucht, pledged Thursday to grant "particular attention" to Africa and continue the country's policy towards Central Africa. Full text...

Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria has expressed hope that Zimbabwe will return to the Commonwealth by 2005. Full text...

Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- King Mohammed VI of Morocco held an audience at the Royal Palace of Tetouan (north) with Mel Eg Theodore, the Ivorian Minister of African Integration, an envoy of President Laurent Gbagbo. Full text...

Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The European Union has approved Brian Granthen Bowler as Malawi's new ambassador to the EU, replacing Jerry Alexander Alikopaga Jana. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Charles Snyder Wednesday hailed the pioneer role played by Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi in the establishment and launching of the African Union (AU). Full text...

Saint-Denis- Reunion (PANA) -- Reunion vice president Wilfrid Bertile, who met Tuesday with Indian envoy France Dilip Lahiri affirmed the island's desire to enhance cooperation with the sub continent. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- French President Jacques Chirac held talks here Wednesday with his counterpart from Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, currently on a private visit to France. Full text...

Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- Visiting French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier affirmed here Monday that Paris was stepping up relations with Tripoli, describing Libya as an "important country" in the region. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- The 9th confab of Gabonese ambassadors and consular officials will hold 27 July-2 August in Libreville, informed sources told PANA here. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- President François Bozize of the Central African Republic (CAR) has been invited by his French counterpart Jacques Chirac to ceremonies next 15 August marking the 60th anniversary of the allied landing in Provence, official sources indicated here Tuesday. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade is due 22 July in Paris, where he will meet with his French counterpart Jacques Chirac, diplomatic sources indicated here Tuesday. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- Visiting Gabonese foreign minister Jean Ping held talks Monday in Paris with the French minister in charge of European affairs, Claude Hagnere, diplomatic sources said. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- French foreign minister Michel Barnier begins Sunday a two-day visit to Tunisia aimed at enhancing bilateral relations, official sources told PANA in Paris Friday. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- French President Jacques Chirac held talks Friday in Paris with his Congolese counterpart Denis Sassou N'Guesso who is on a private visit to France, the French presidency has said. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- French Defence minister Michele Alliot- Marie begins a two-day visit to Algeria Friday, according to French officials here. Full text...

Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- Authorities in the DR Congo have approved the appointment of a new Belgian ambassador to Kinshasa, Koenraad Vervaeke, Congolese diplomatic in Brussels said Monday. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian leader Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Sunday sent a congratulatory message to US President George Bush on the occasion of the 228th anniversary of the US independence. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The authorities in Nouakchott have welcomed the coalition transfer of sovereignty to Iraq and affirmed their readiness to resume diplomatic relations with Baghdad, according to the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI). Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libya and the United States have agreed to reopen embassies in their respective capitals, the Libyan News Agency reported Monday evening. Full text...

Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- The US is deeply concerned with the tension simmering between Rwanda and DR Congo, Deputy-Secretary for Africa Donald Yamamoto said here Wednesday. Full text...

Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- The DR Congo's transitional government has launched a diplomatic offensive to brief the international community on the "worrisome" situation prevailing in the country, Communication Minister Vital Kamhere has said here. Full text...