Arab Contractors' New Abuja Office Commissioned - Chairman of Arab Contractors Nigeria (ACN), Engineer Ibrahim Mahlab, last Friday commissioned the new headquarters of ACN in Abuja. [AA Network - Egypt]

Forcible Repatriation Threat for Burundian Refugees - Around 40,000 Burundian refugees face involuntary repatriation when Tanzania's Mtabila refugee camp is closed at the end of June, writes Zachary Lomo. Officials have told refugees that 'if they are still in the camp after 30 June, they will be beaten and forced to run empty-handed to Burundi'. [AA Network - Burundi]

UN-Backed Repatriation of Refugees From Rwanda Begins - The United Nations refugee agency today reported that it had assisted in the return to Burundi of more than 500 refugees who had spent the last ten years in Rwanda. [AA Network - Burundi]

Refugee Camps to Close - The last camp for Burundians in western Tanzania will be closed after the repatriation of at least 50,000 refugees in June, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said. [AA Network - Burundi]

Curator Fires Salvo At Government - The curator of Khama III Memorial Museum in Serowe, Scobie Lekhutile, has fired salvo at government for what he terms gross neglect of regional museums. [AA Network - Botswana]

Country's Democracy is in Reverse Gear - Millions of people around southern Africa and beyond witnessed the inauguration of South African President, Jacob Zuma. [AA Network - Botswana]

DIY French Mega Store to Open Soon in Tunis - A do it yourself (DIY) mega store under the financial authority of "Med Business Holding" is to be opened shortly in Tunisia under the label of BRICORAMA the name of a major French chain of DIY mega stores. [AA Network - Tunisia]

Country Receives $250 Million Loan from World Bank to Boost Economic Competitiveness - Following the agreement by The World Bank's (WB) Board of executive directors on April 3, 2009, the WB granted Tunisia a 250 million dollar loan to help boost the integration and competitiveness of the Tunisian economy. [AA Network - Tunisia]

Japanese Cooperation to Help Develop Medjerda Waterway - In collaboration with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources has developed a master plan based on a study on the integrated management of the Medjerda River, one of the most important and longest river in Tunisia, dammed in several locations and a crucial waterway providing precious water to the country's water collecting facilities. [AA Network - Tunisia]

Hundreds Die As Migrants Sail For Europe - The United Nations refugee agency today expressed its shock at reports that hundreds of people are missing off the Libyan coast as they sought new lives in Europe, as the smuggling season gets under way in the Mediterranean. [AA Network - Libya]

'Morocco is Making Life Miserable for Us' - How would you access the bi- lateral relationship between Nigeria and the Western Sahara and how it should be improved? [AA Network - Western Sahara]

UN Envoy on Western Sahara Finishes 'Intensive' Talks in Algeria - As he left for Spain today to continue consultations on Western Sahara, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Personal Envoy on the matter said that his talks with Algerian officials had been "intensive, frank and useful." [AA Network - Western Sahara]

New UN Envoy Heads to Region for Consultations - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara is on his way to the region for consultations with the parties, Morocco and the Frente Polisario, as part of United Nations efforts to help broker a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution regarding the Territory's status. [AA Network - Western Sahara]

Kenyan Catholic Priest Survives Ambush By Bandits - A Kenyan Catholic missionary working in Sudan was on Tuesday ambushed and robbed by three armed men. [AA Network - Sudan]

UN Extends Mission for Another Year - The Security Council today extended for one year the mandate of the United Nations mission tasked with organizing a referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara and monitoring the ceasefire between Morocco and the Frente Polisario. [AA Network - Morocco]