More Than 10,000 Mauritanians Return Home From Senegal With UN Help - The number of Mauritanian refugees that have returned home from years of exile in Senegal under a programme launched by the United Nations refugee agency last year has now topped 10,000. [AA Network - Mauritania]

Governor Unfolds Plans For Rural Electrification - The Kwara State Government has announced plans to embark on total electrification of rural communities in the state by the year 2010. [AA Network - Egypt]

Investors to Build New Industrial Zone - Spanish firm Consorci de la zona is partnering with Egypt's Pyramids Industry Parks to build an industrial zone worth $250 million. [AA Network - Egypt]

Egyptian President to Open Gaba Landing Site - PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni and the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, are expected to open Gaba Landing Site in June, an official of the Gaba Beach Management Unit has said. [AA Network - Egypt]

U.S. $63 Billion of Energy Projects Planned Through 2013 - Algeria is planning $63.5 billion in investment to boost gas exports and maintain oil output capacity. [AA Network - Algeria]

Genocide Memorials Need RWF 4 Billion - The Minister of Sports and Culture, Joseph Habineza, has told parliament that the country needs to raise over Rwf 4.7bn for the maintenance and conservation of the main Genocide Memorial sites across the country. [AA Network - Rwanda]

Parliament Building Project Delays Over Difficulty to Secure Land Title - THE construction of the new parliamentary chambers has delayed due to lack of a land title for the plot where the Parliament is situated. [AA Network - Uganda]

Central Bank Forex Reserves Tumble - THE central bank foreign exchange reserves have declined slightly to $2.2b (sh4.8 trillion) from $2.3b. [AA Network - Uganda]

Only 16 Percent Have Bank Accounts - Minister - ONLY 16% of Ugandans participate in formal banking, Fred Omach, the finance (general duties) state minister, has said. [AA Network - Uganda]

The Ntaganda Controversy - Bosco Ntaganda's days of freedom in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, may be numbered if President Joseph Kabila responds to international pressure that the militia leader be arrested. [AA Network - DRC Congo]

Congolese Activists Oppose Plans for Ntaganda - They say militia chief should be sent to the Hague not integrated into the army. [AA Network - DRC Congo]

Largest Measles Outbreak in More Than 10 Years - While health officials undertake vaccination campaigns across West Africa to control meningitis and polio epidemics, measles has overtaken both diseases in Burkina Faso in the biggest outbreak the country has seen in more than a decade, according to the Ministry of Health. [AA Network - Burkina Faso]

Small is Beautiful, But Big Has Its Place - An impressive crop of sweet potatoes, yams, cabbages, cucumbers, carrots and tomatoes has spelt a good season for Burkinabé farmer Amadou Diallo, who attributes his success to a nearby water storage tank. [AA Network - Burkina Faso]

Turn Infrastructure Challenges Into Profit - Invest in Roads, Airport - Investment Opportunity: Construction and Materials Infrastructure [AA Network - Swaziland]

New Phase for Water Project - THE South African government has approved R7,4bn for the second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, and made R60m available towards the Lesotho Lowlands Water Supply project. [AA Network - Lesotho]