The News Review:

- West Africa pressured to curb illegal migrants
- Tunisia battle for victory
- In a World on the Move a Tiny Land Strains to Cope

West Africa pressured to curb illegal migrants
Jamaica Gleaner – Jun 24, 2007
Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo P?z Rubalcaba said he had discussed with Senegalese leaders the idea of calling a regional conference on migration to which Senegal’s neighbours Mauritania Guinea Guinea-Bissau and Gambia would be invited. He made the announcement after a two-day visit to Senegal in which he and his cabinet colleague Jes?aldera the minister for labour announced that several hundred job contracts would be created this year in Spain for Senegalese workers. These legal job openings are part of a strategy by Spain and Senegal to try to avoid a repeat of last year’s exodus of 35000 illegal job-seekers from Sub-Saharan Africa many of them Senegalese who arrived in boats in the Spanish Canary Islands. ReductionRubalcaba said coordinated Spanish-Senegalese-European Union air and sea patrols had helped sharply reduce migrant arrivals in the Canaries so far this year to just over 4000. But he added that”holes and problems” existed in this anti-migrant shield notably in Guinea Guinea-Bissau and Gambia from where departures of Europe-bound illegal migrants were continuing and authorities found it more difficult to cooperate. “I think it’s good to reinforce regional cooperation it makes sense” Rubalcaba said adding Spain and Senegal would try to “export” their joint strategy against illegal migrants. No date had been set yet for the regional conference which was expected to be hosted by Senegal… Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo P?z Rubalcaba said he had discussed with Senegalese leaders the idea of calling a regional conference on migration to which Senegal’s neighbours Mauritania Guinea Guinea-Bissau and Gambia would be invited. He made the announcement after a two-day visit to Senegal in which he and his cabinet colleague Jes?aldera the minister for labour announced that several hundred job contracts would be created this year in Spain for Senegalese workers. These legal job openings are part of a strategy by Spain and Senegal to try to avoid a repeat of last year’s exodus of 35000 illegal job-seekers from Sub-Saharan Africa many of them Senegalese who arrived in boats in the Spanish Canary Islands. ReductionRubalcaba said coordinated Spanish-Senegalese-European Union air and sea patrols had helped sharply reduce migrant arrivals in the Canaries so far this year to just over 4000. But he added that”holes and problems” existed in this anti-migrant shield notably in Guinea Guinea-Bissau and Gambia from where departures of Europe-bound illegal migrants were continuing and authorities found it more difficult to cooperate. “I think it’s good to reinforce regional cooperation it makes sense” Rubalcaba said adding Spain and Senegal would try to “export” their joint strategy against illegal migrants.

Tunisia battle for victory
Planet Rugby – Jun 24, 2007
f the five three are old hands – Magnam?o? of Aurillac who won the Federale 1 and are promoted to Pro D2 loose forward F?x Mendy of Aix and Hamet Sy. The other two coming from France are new caps – 23-year-old loose forward Preira Charles Ndiaye of Mont-de-Marsan and 20-year-old lock Simon Mendy of La Seyne in Federale 1. The Senegal coach Jean-Marc Fopucras was not disappointed at the result. He felt that losing by five points to team ranked six places above his team was certainly not dishonourable defeat. He felt that his side had done particularly well on defence. They had shaken the Eagles who had not expected such stern resistance. Their effort was all the more laudable as they had only Thursday and Friday to prepare for the match… where there was a lack of combination between thrower and jumper which cost us four or five balls. The coach was also upset about the penalty which led to the only try of the match. The referee penalised Senegal at a collapsed scrum though there had been no previous problems with the scrumming. The Tunisians batter at the line and eventually scored the try. TeamsTunisia: Mohamed Akrout Mohamed Ali Kochlef Sami Limem Mokthar Getari Amara Dridi Mohamed Ben Hmida Khaled Zegden Slim Sellem Sabri Gmir Kais Issa Heithem Chelli Jaloul Hali Amor Mrzgar Zied Hleili Abbes Kherfani Anouar Ben Nhila Slim Behi Mohamed Mliss Ayme Ben Said Ahmed Gerbej Nasreddine Hammami Aymen GloulouCoach: Mohamed SahraouiSenegal: Mamadou Diallo Antoine Laporte Carlos Mendy Boubacar Diabira Florentinou Gomis Magnam?oita Lamine Ndiaye Simon Mendy Gabriel Seck Felix Mendy Charles Preira Ndiaye Hamet Sy mar Sy Demba Diouf Steeve Sargos Moussa Magasa Youssouf Dram?Mohamadou Diarra Isamsi Tour?umar Camara Louny PreiraCoach: Jean Marc FoucrasReferee: Amantchi Daniel (C?d’Ivoire)Touch judges: Siaka Traore (C?d’Ivoire) Ndri Igrance (C?d’Ivoire) Match commissioner: Amadou Colibalitba (C?d’Ivoire).

In a World on the Move a Tiny Land Strains to Cope
New York Times – Jun 24, 2007
” She went to give us better conditions. “An Identity Linked to MigrationWithout migration Cape Verde would not exist. The 10-island chain 385 miles off the coast of Senegal was uninhabited until the 15th century when Portugal settled it with two migrant streams Europeans and African slaves. Cape Verde became a creolized mix of both continents and a supply depot for the slave trade. Mass emigration began in the late 1800s on whaling ships that brought Cape Verdeans to New England. It continued after World War II with European guest-worker plans which sought temporary labor but brought permanent settlement. Those same plans brought Turks to Germany South Asians to Britain and North Africans to France and a generation later many Europeans remain concerned about continuing cultural conflicts.