The News Review:

- millennium finance corporation sole financial adviser to arcelormittal…
- Improvement in Life Seen in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Chew your way to dental health
- AGA Diversification Fund increased Ghana five others to participate
- HIV rates skyrocketing among men who have sex with men
- New French slogan: Liberty equality stupidity?

millennium finance corporation sole financial adviser to arcelormittal…
Al-Bawaba – Jul 24, 2007
The Faleme project will not only prove to be an important and competitive source of iron ore supplies for our international plants but a notable contribution to the economy of Senegal. ” He added; “This is an important step in our strategy of creating West Africa as a mining hub for iron ore supplies to our steel plants around the world. We are confident Senegal will prove to be a strategic location to extend our existing footprint in West Africa. Keba Keinde CE Millennium Finance Corporation said: “We are pleased to have successfully advised ArcelorMittal on this milestone transaction that will create substantial value for our Client and for Senegal. This transaction is consistent with our core objectives of value creation throughout the Middle East Africa and Asia through origination and execution of large and highly strategic transactions for leading public and private institutions. ” © 2007 Al Bawaba (www.

Improvement in Life Seen in Sub-Saharan Africa
New York Times – Jul 24, 2007
A majority in each country said corrupt political leaders were a big problem. The most recent elections in Ethiopia and Uganda were marred by violence and the exclusion of major candidates and failed to meet international standards of fairness; they were considerable setbacks for two countries that a decade ago were seen as rising examples of Africa’s democratic future. Electoral trouble has even tinged Senegal often seen as a beacon in the volatile West African region because it has never had a coup and has a long tradition of democracy. This year opposition parties boycotted legislative elections there over accusations of election fraud. In Nigeria Africa’s most populous nation and top oil producer the poll results reflect frustration with the way elections are carried out 67 percent of Nigerians said that their next presidential election would not be conducted fairly. Presidential and local elections in April were so badly marred by fraud and violence that the.

Chew your way to dental health
Canada.com – Jul 24, 2007
inc–>Chew your way to dental healthAfricans keep a twig in mouth all dayPASCAL FLETCHERReutersPublished: Tuesday July 24 2007dakar senegal – Brush your teeth every day dentists say. In Africa that can mean keeping your toothbrush in your mouth all day long. Across the continent south of the Sahara many people go about their daily business with a small stick or twig protruding from their mouth which they chew or use to scrub their teeth. Cut from wild trees and shrubs in the bush this is the African toothbrush. Its users swear it is much more natural effective – and cheaper – than the prettily packaged but pricey dental products on sale in pharmacies and supermarkets… In Senegal the chewing stick is called “sothiou” which means “to clean” in the local Wolof language. In east Africa the stick is called “mswaki” the Swahili word for toothbrush. Their users say the sticks are also medicinal providing not just dental hygiene but also curing a variety of other ills. Dental experts agree they seem to clean teeth well and some up-market health stores in the United States have been selling chew-sticks as a natural form of dental care. They also are sold on the Internet.

AGA Diversification Fund increased Ghana five others to participate
Modern Ghana – Jul 24, 2007
With Secretary Rice’s announcement the State Department has allocated a total of $875000 to the U. S-Africa Sanitary-Phytosanitary Capacity Building Programme. Funding this programme is part of the State Department’s overall $5 million commitment to the AGA Diversification Fund that Secretary Rice initially launched at the 2005 AGA Forum in Dakar Senegal. S-Africa Sanitary-Phytosanitary Capacity Building Programme seeks to do the following:Partner with African scientists and scholars to promote development of sound agricultural science policy teaching and research techniques. Improve agricultural sanitary-phytosanitary capacity building within Africa. vercome major barriers to agricultural trade for African crops being imported to the United States.

HIV rates skyrocketing among men who have sex with men
International Herald Tribune – Jul 24, 2007
” Statistics show the rate of infection with HIV — the virus that causes AIDS — among men who have sex with men growing exponentially in parts of the developing world. In Kenya around 40 percent are estimated to be HIV positive compared to a 6 percent prevalence in the overall population according to amFAR. In Senegal nearly 22 percent are thought to be infected compared to 0. 9 percent of the general population. Today in Asia & Pacific.

New French slogan: Liberty equality stupidity?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Jul 24, 2007
Lagarde have fallen in love with theories of American happiness and efficiency that don’t correspond to reality. “Sarkozy is an opportunist” said Jean-Jacques Sene an assistant professor of history and cultural studies at Chatham University. The Senegal-born scholar studied in France for 10 years before moving to Pittsburgh in the 1990s. “[Sarkozy's] identification with America and emulating the American model stems from a poor understanding of what this country is about. “I think the French figured out that if you can catch the bird without having a weeklong hunting party why not do so?” Dr. “I wonder what women think of a husband who is very busy and overworked” he added.