The News Review:

- Rescued migrants are bound for Senegal on board a Spanish hospital…
- Uganda warm up for Nigeria clash
- Darfur peacekeepers understaffed underequipped and now under fire
- Africa marks day for deadly malaria
- President Bush promotes malaria-fighting initiative focusing on…
- Fighting in Somalia kills 29 civilians

Rescued migrants are bound for Senegal on board a Spanish hospital…
Typically Spanish – Apr 25, 2007
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Uganda warm up for Nigeria clash
BBC News – Apr 25, 2007
The Cranes host the Super Eagles on the weekend of 2-3 June in a match they must win to keep their hopes of reaching Ghana 2008 alive. The Ugandans who trail Group 3 leaders Nigeria by five points at the halfway stage will travel to Nairobi on 20 May to take on the Harambee Stars. Four days later Senegal will be in Kampala for a friendly which the Teranga Lions will use as preparation themselves for their next Group 7 qualifier in Tanzania. “We have already confirmed the build-up and it will be good preparation ahead of the Nigeria game” said the Ugandan FA’s chief media officer Rogers Mulindwa… The Cranes host the Super Eagles on the weekend of 2-3 June in a match they must win to keep their hopes of reaching Ghana 2008 alive. The Ugandans who trail Group 3 leaders Nigeria by five points at the halfway stage will travel to Nairobi on 20 May to take on the Harambee Stars. Four days later Senegal will be in Kampala for a friendly which the Teranga Lions will use as preparation themselves for their next Group 7 qualifier in Tanzania. “We have already confirmed the build-up and it will be good preparation ahead of the Nigeria game” said the Ugandan FA’s chief media officer Rogers Mulindwa. “The Nigeria game is big so we need big build-ups for it. ” After three of the six rounds of qualifying Nigeria have nine points Uganda four while Lesotho and Niger can boast only three and one respectively. Uganda lost their last qualifier 1-0 to Nigeria in March and were furious that a last-minute equaliser was disallowed for reasons that were unclear.

Darfur peacekeepers understaffed underequipped and now under fire
Independent – Apr 25, 2007
Soldiers from Rwanda Nigeria Senegal and Ghana lined the route and saluted. Soldiers from Rwanda Nigeria Senegal and Ghana lined the route and saluted… ” Who’s taking action in Darfur * About 7000 African Union troops have been deployed in Darfur since May 2006. This force includes 608 military observers from 25 countries and a protection force of 4449 soldiers. Senegal threatened to pull out after five of its soldiers were killed this month. * The African Union says it does not have the money to fund the operation for much longer. The latest UN plan is to increase the number of troops to 22000 with an AU-UN hybrid force but Sudan currently says it will allow only 3000 extra troops. * Several aid agencies have suspended all but essential work in Um Dhukun affecting about 100000 people. xfam Save the Children Mercy Corps and Triangle blamed increases in violent attacks on aid workers.

Africa marks day for deadly malaria
Mail & Guardian nline – Apr 25, 2007
Inexpensive nets to cover beds can keep many people from contracting the disease. “The proper use of a $10 bed net has been shown to reduce under-five mortality from all causes by up to 25%” said Veneman. Efforts to increase use of insecticide-treated bed nets in 2006 made significant progress in Malawi Rwanda Senegal Togo and Zambia. Ethiopia a country with about nine million malaria infections each year increased the number of nets distributed from 18-million in 2004 to eight million by the end of 2006. The government Unicef and other partners are now aiming for 20-million nets by the end of this year. Spraying with DDTMeanwhile Uganda’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday it will start using DDT an insecticide banned in many countries because of environmental concerns as part of its growing battle against malaria. Indoor spraying will begin in the south-western districts of Kabale and Kanungu during the dry seasons to avoid contamination said John Bosco Rwakimari malaria-control programme chief.

President Bush promotes malaria-fighting initiative focusing on…
International Herald Tribune – Apr 25, 2007
government in combatting malaria in the hardest-hit African nations. Its aim is to slash the disease's mortality rate by half in targeted nations. Angola Tanzania and Uganda were the first three countries in the program followed by Malawi Mozambique Rwanda and Senegal. In December eight countries were added: Benin Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Liberia Madagascar Mali and Zambia. Laura Bush said the initiative is going to provide 500000 bed nets to the most vulnerable households in Zambia — about 10 percent of the country's population. She said she would visit Zambia this summer to see the nets being distributed. The president said the cooperation with Uganda is being expanded to hand out 500000 nets there as well an effort he said will mean that eventually half of all Ugandan households will have a net.

Fighting in Somalia kills 29 civilians
St. Petersburg Times – Apr 25, 2007
The government has required that it inspect all aid deliveries despite the worst humanitarian crisis in the country's recent history. Weary Mogadishu residents said Tuesday's fighting was not as fierce as in previous days. More than 64000 flee recent clash in CongoDAKAR Senegal – Renewed clashes between militia and government forces in eastern Congo have forced more than 64000 people to flee in recent weeks U. agencies said Tuesday. The fighting in North Kivu province has pushed people into the nearby bush or into makeshift camps the U.