BBC News with David Austin

The new Egyptian cabinet has announced a 15% pay rise for government workers at its first full meeting since protests erupted two weeks ago. The government has also agreed to set up a

compensation

fund for those affected by looting and

vandalism

.

But the protesters who've occupied Tahrir Square say they won't

disband

until President Hosni Mubarak leaves office, and Shadi el-Ghazali Harb, a member of the youth coalition, says their demands still haven't been met.

"We can't find that the government is serious about any of our demands yet, the first of which is the resignation of the president, the second is the

dissolution

of the parliament, the third is the cancellation of that emergency law, and the fourth of which is asking for a coalition government that forms up ex-political forces to be formed."

The Secretary General of Nato, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, says the unrest affecting Arab countries such as Egypt and Tunisia could harm local economies and prompt an increase in illegal

migration

to Europe. Mr Rasmussen said the events in North Africa were a timely reminder that Nato could not

take security for granted

.

Official results from last month's referendum on the independence of south Sudan have confirmed that almost 99% of people voted for separation from the north. Peter Martell reports on the celebrations in Juba, the main southern city, as the results were announced.