The News Review:

- Senegal’s migration gamble
- “Forgotten” black Mauritanian refugees call for justice
- France has no intention to take away African elites: Sarkozy
- Judiciary Chiefs of Muslim States to Convene in Tehran
- Maine’s disc golf courses provide inexpensive outing for growing…
- With cocaine use in Europe soaring West Africa becomes way station…
- JUAN RDRIGUEZ Freelance

Senegal’s migration gamble
Aljazeera.net – Jul 28, 2007
The most common destination is the southernmost territory in the European Union – Spain’s Canary Islands – off the west the coast of Morocco. A seat on an illegal boat headed for Spain is around $500. The women in the sleepy town of St Louis Senegal pool their money every couple of months so they can afford to put one of their “lucky” sons on the single boat to make the passage. Madame N’Daiye chief of the women said: “We help our children to go to Europe and work. They must remember our needs so we can be independent. Livelihood lotteryIn Video.

“Forgotten” black Mauritanian refugees call for justice
Canada.com – Jul 28, 2007
inc–>”Forgotten” black Mauritanian refugees call for justiceBy Daniel FlynnReutersPublished: Saturday July 28 2007N’DIUM Senegal — Driven from his home because of the colour of his skin Alpha Sow is one of 20000 black Mauritanians stranded in camps in northern Senegal for the last 18 years. Now they hope to return home and win justice. Hundreds of black Mauritanians were killed and tens of thousands lost everything in the 1989 ethnic purges by the Arab-dominated government of former dictator Maaouya uld Sid’Ahmed Taya in the West African desert state. For years their story was one of Africa’s forgotten refugee sagas but now a democratically-elected government in Mauritania has invited them to return and promised them equal rights.

France has no intention to take away African elites: Sarkozy
People's Daily nline – Jul 28, 2007
Saying that Africa was only 14 km from Europe Sarkozy underlined that the "failure of Africa will be disastrous to Europe. The success of Africa is success for Europe. "According to him 83 percent of all visa applications from Senegal were approved by French authorities in 2006 before adding "I’m not sure that other countries are acting like France. This is a figure that calls for meditation. President Wade and I agree on this. "Sarkozy said 10000 Senegalese students were currently studying at French universities thus constituting "the single largest group from any country. ""What use does it serve for us to keep all these qualified Senegalese? They must come back to Senegal" the president said adding that on the issue of forced immigration France "had nothing to be embarrassed about… President Wade and I agree on this. "Sarkozy said 10000 Senegalese students were currently studying at French universities thus constituting "the single largest group from any country. ""What use does it serve for us to keep all these qualified Senegalese? They must come back to Senegal" the president said adding that on the issue of forced immigration France "had nothing to be embarrassed about. We will continue to do this. ""Europe and France should not take away African elites" Sarkozy underscored before stopping to ask "the day when all of your elite will be in France who will look after the development of Senegal?”n his part Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade said illegal immigration represented "a danger to Africa" adding that his government will "fight the vice using all means. " Source: Xinhua.

Judiciary Chiefs of Muslim States to Convene in Tehran
Fars News Agency – Jul 28, 2007
He also hoped that a permanent judicial cooperation council would be established during the said meeting in order to help the judicial systems and people of Muslim countries. Shahroudi further said that Africa would have a lustrous future due to the desirable stand of Islam in African countries. He also voiced Iran’s deep enthusiasm for the expansion of relations with African states and hoped that Iran and Senegal would witness further development of relations specially in legal and judicial grounds. For his part the head of Senegal’s Supreme Court voiced pleasure in the expansion of the two countries’ relations and stated his people’s affinity for the Iranian nation and officials. mar Sakho further described the Late Founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini as a great leader whose way is continued by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei. “Iranian leaders are at the heart of Senegal’s Muslims” he concluded.

Maine’s disc golf courses provide inexpensive outing for growing…
Central Maine Morning Sentinel – Jul 28, 2007
This is affordable and they can get in a round in about two hours while they’re on their lunch or before going back to work. “But we’ve got players everywhere from those just beginning to walk to those who can still barely walk. “Enman points to his uncle 78-year-old Louis Senegal Sr. who helped Lloyd Beaulieu design SkyRiders and does a lot of the work associated with building holes — like removing trees cutting brush and shaping tee pads and landing areas. Senegal only took up the game a decade ago at the seasoned age of 68. Beaulieu relies heavily on Senegal’s advice when it comes to SkyRiders’ layout one that places emphasis on the natural surroundings. In fact Beaulieu wants his place to be more than just a disc golf course… “Enman points to his uncle 78-year-old Louis Senegal Sr. who helped Lloyd Beaulieu design SkyRiders and does a lot of the work associated with building holes — like removing trees cutting brush and shaping tee pads and landing areas. Senegal only took up the game a decade ago at the seasoned age of 68. Beaulieu relies heavily on Senegal’s advice when it comes to SkyRiders’ layout one that places emphasis on the natural surroundings. In fact Beaulieu wants his place to be more than just a disc golf course. “I want to protect nature” Beaulieu said. “I won’t cut down any trees I don’t have to cut down and the ones I do get re-used.

With cocaine use in Europe soaring West Africa becomes way station…
International Herald Tribune – Jul 28, 2007
2 million pounds) a year. Interpol says 200000 to 300000 kilograms (440000 to 660000 pounds) of the drug enters Europe via West Africa. Europe-bound cocaine has been found all along Africa's western spine from Mauritania to Senegal and from Liberia to Ghana. ne of the most important stopovers in this global network say senior drug intelligence officials is Guinea-Bissau a former Portuguese colony with a language akin to the traffickers' Spanish and a string of uninhabited islands perfect for drug drops. No one can say how much cocaine is funneled through Guinea-Bissau's 350-kilometer (220-mile) coastline to Europe. But in the case of 6200 kilograms (13600 pounds) of cocaine seized at sea from three different vessels in the past 17 months the country's fingerprints were obvious — a ship registered in Guinea-Bissau a captain from that country airplane tickets found aboard a boat showing smugglers flew from Brazil to Guinea-Bissau before sailing north. Police here say they know which islands are leased by drug lords who use front businesses such as hotel construction to justify frequent plane landings.

JUAN RDRIGUEZ Freelance
Canada.com – Jul 28, 2007
“nly four languages have official status in more than 20 countries: Arabic English French and Spanish. French is the only language besides English that is taught in every country in the world. Performers at this year’s 19th edition of Les FrancoFolies hail from Algeria Belgium Burundi France Haiti ?le de la R?union Mali Martinique Rwanda Senegal Switzerland and the United States as well as from from Quebec ntario New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.