The News Review:

- Number of illegal African migrants to Spain cut in half
- ‘Mooning’ student held in Africa released on bail
- Sitarenos wins Murdoch Fellowship
- Food handouts harm economy in US abroad

Number of illegal African migrants to Spain cut in half
Workpermit.com – Aug 25, 2007
Since the start of the year 6300 Africans had arrived on the Spanish mainland and the Canary Islands — mostly from Senegal according to IM spokeperson Jean-Philippe Chauzy. Last year the number totalled 12000. Chauzy stated that an agreement between Spain and Senegal to send illegal migrants back to the West African nation may have played a part in the lower figures. “The boats intercepted near African coast were taken back to Senegal and some of them were destroyed” Chauzy said. Surveillance and deportations have not been the only solutions considered to curb illegal immigration from Africa… Chauzy stated that an agreement between Spain and Senegal to send illegal migrants back to the West African nation may have played a part in the lower figures. “The boats intercepted near African coast were taken back to Senegal and some of them were destroyed” Chauzy said. Surveillance and deportations have not been the only solutions considered to curb illegal immigration from Africa. Recently the European Union and African nations have discussed.

‘Mooning’ student held in Africa released on bail
Belfast Newsletter – Aug 25, 2007
Reports yesterday said Devine had been released on bail and that he ADVERTISEMENTwill find out his fate next week. If found guilty he could face a jail term of three months to two years. Devine from Dunfanaghy was working in Senegal on a Teaching and Projects Abroad programme with local street children when he is alleged to have dropped his trousers as a dare in the colonial city of St Louis on the Atlantic coast. RTE News said the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that staff from its embassy in neighbouring Nigeria had been working to secure the teenager?s release after his arrest on July 27. Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern was informed of the incident while he was on holiday in France last month. Calling it a ?very unfortunate case? he said a judicial process was ?in train? with countries who have embassies in Senegal being contacted. During his incarceration Devine who is studying engineering at Queen?s was understood to have shared a jail cell with 40 other people… Devine wrote about his ordeal on his Bebo website page describing his arrest as coming at the end of the worst week of his life. He recounted that the arrest came after contracting chicken pox and having part of his small toe amputated due to infection. Public indecency laws in Senegal also incur a fine of between 20000 to 200000 francs CFA equivalent to some £20 to £200. The full article contains 309 words and appears in News Letter newspaper. Page 1 of 1 Last Updated: 24 August 2007 9:47 PM Source: News Letter Location: Belfast Bookmark:.

Sitarenos wins Murdoch Fellowship
NEWS.com.au – Aug 25, 2007
Sitarenos a member of Melbourne’s theatre scene for 25 years and a recent convert to African dancing will take off to Senegal on her fellowship. There she will study dance and theatre the African way — with an emphasis on using body language not just words as communication. "I just feel Senegal has the key for me because of the traditions it holds" she said. "They are very communal people. they are not obsessed with identity like we are.

Food handouts harm economy in US abroad
cnjonline.com – Aug 25, 2007
We have men and women with the capacity to do it” Ndiaye told AP. “We have millet here. But instead of buying the millet that comes from the middle of Senegal some people prefer to buy sorghum from foreign countries. ”CARE announced in 2005 that it planned to phase out the famous “CARE packages” in favor of cash assistance that would benefit local economies and help residents gain independence. European Union countries have acceded to the change noting that the new strategies get help faster to the people who need it. Some aid organizations say twice as many people benefit from the changes. By its own calculations the government’s food aid policy is costly and inefficient.