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China's Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday that companies and individuals had better delay their business visits to Senegal as political conflicts escalated in the African country.
Egypt's Presidential Elections Commission (PEC) to start working next week, head of the Supreme Constitutional Court and PEC chief Farouk Sultan said on Monday.
None of the 29 Chinese workers abducted by rebels in Sudan have been released, an embassy official said despite Sudanese reports that 14 had been freed.
Tensions escalated between Sudan and South Sudan as the African Union's (AU) efforts failed to settle the oil dispute.
The Chinese Embassy to Sudan said 17 Chinese workers have been transferred to a safe place by the Sudanese army. 34 workers arrive in Khartoum
The Sudanese armed forces and security authorities have rescued 14 of 29 Chinese construction workers held by rebels at the border state of South Kordofan, Sudan News Agency reported.
Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday condemned the attack launched by Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) on a site of a Chinese company in South Kordofan.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has demanded quick response to locate and rescue the 27 Chinese workers held by rebels in Sudan.
Sudan condemns attack
Chinese firm: Emergency response launched
Power Construction Corp of China, employer of the Chinese nationals captured by rebels in Sudan, said Sunday that it had launched an emergency response to rescue the missing workers.
More than 20 Chinese nationals have gone missing after an attack by rebels at Sudan's South Kordofan area, the Chinese Embassy in Khartoum confirmed.
China on Sunday confirmed that a camp belonging to a Chinese company was attacked by rebels in Sudan.
Over 20 heads of state and government arrived at the new African Union (AU) headquarter several minutes before the opening of the 18th AU summit on Sunday.