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- Senegal’s Youssou N’Dour Popularity Continues to Rise
- Senegalese president: Nuclear technology is Iran’s legitimate…
- Youssou N’Dour
- Israelis and Palestinians try to set pace for peace talks
- Have your say
- Pope Names 23 New Cardinals Including First Iraqi

Senegal’s Youssou N’Dour Popularity Continues to Rise
highbeam.com – Nov 26, 2007
(Hide copyright information)MICHEL MARTINNPR Tell Me More11-26-2007Senegal’s Youssou N’Dour Popularity Continues to Rise Host: MICHEL MARTINTime 09:00-10:00 AM Play AudioMICHEL MARTIN host: I’m Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MRE from NPR News. It is not an exaggeration to say that almost every African who loves music knows the name Youssou N’Dour. In fact in 2004 Rolling Stone referred to N’Dour as perhaps the most famous African singer alive. For more than 30 years the Senegalese artist has used musical sounds and textures from Africa and the West with a voice that’s been described as liquid silver.

Senegalese president: Nuclear technology is Iran’s legitimate…
Mathaba.Net – Nov 26, 2007
According to the report of Iran’s embassy in Dakar on Saturday President Wade in a meeting with Iran’s Minister of Agriculture Mohammad Reza Eskandari expressed satisfaction over cooperation level between the two countries and underlined joint efforts to promote economic ties. Referring to Iran’s abilities in the oil and petrochemical industries President Wade called for Iran’s investment in Senegal free trade zone to build a petrochemical plant. Eskandari who is in Dakar to attend the 3rd joint commission meeting presented a report to the Senegalese president concerning his latest negotiations with Senegalese officials and the bilateral cooperation. In the report issues like construction of a joint car production plant drilling oil well construction of crude oil storage facilities and development of Senegal oil refinery were discussed. The Iranian minister also presented a report on Iran’s agricultural abilities. Eskandari also met with Senegalese Prime Minister Sheikh Hadjibou Soumare before meeting with the president.

Youssou N’Dour
abc.net.au – Nov 26, 2007
Youssou N’Dour’s voice is something that comes along once in a century and it thrills us on his new CD Rokku Mi Rokka an exploration of the bluesy music from the north of Senegal. Youssou revolutionised Senegalese music with mbalax the tama (talking drum) propelled music that succeeded Senegal’s Afro-Cuban styles but he has always maintained that mbalax is not his country’s only music and has deliberately concentrated on the music from the desert areas that border on Mali and Mauritania for this album. For this recording he has returned to the Super Etoile the band he helped form a quarter of a century ago but mbalax fans will be happy about the presence of Youssou’s tama man Assane Thiam. PresenterLucky ceansProducerLucky ceans.

Israelis and Palestinians try to set pace for peace talks
International Herald Tribune – Nov 26, 2007
” “This time it's different because we are going to have a lot of participation in what I hope will launch a serious process of negotiations between us and the Palestinians” lmert said. Bush administration officials are expected to announce Tuesday that the negotiations will begin immediately after the one-day Annapolis conference at a White House meeting on Wednesday at which lmert Bush and Abbas are already scheduled to hold talks. fficials from about 49 countries and international organizations — including Senegal Greece and Brazil — are attending the conference Bush's first real effort at Middle East peacemaking since he took office. But the reality is that only five players matter in Annapolis: the Israelis the Palestinians the Americans the Saudis and the Syrians. Prince Saud al-Faisal the Saudi foreign minister said he had agreed to come because the United States had promised that the conference would lead to talks on the final status issues that have bedeviled peace negotiations since 1979: the status of Jerusalem the fate of Palestinian refugees who left or were forced to leave their homes the issue of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the borders of a final Palestinian state. But Prince Saud signaled just how tough the refugee issue in particular would be. During a briefing with reporters shortly after he arrived in Washington on Monday Prince Saud spoke at length — and critically — about the Israeli insistence that Palestinian refugees not be allowed the right of return to Israel.

Have your say
BBC News – Nov 26, 2007
I expect Guinea to breeze through the first round of qualifiers as neither Zimbabwe Namibia or Kenya have the ability to match us technically. Pascal Feindouno and Fode Mansare lead a skillful generation of Guinea players that deserve to grace the world stage. I would warn the likes of Cameroon Ivory Coast or Ghana that if any one them meets Guinea in the later rounds of qualifying they best be prepared for a tough fight as we are technically the level of Senegal who qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup. Allez Les Syli Nationale!!!Marco IdrisAustraliaAs for sierra leone we are underdog but we are going to set the upset. NathanielSierra leoneIt could have been better but I think Tanzania is in a good group. We could snatch one of the eight best runner-up positions and advance to the next round. Tanzania head coach Marcio Maximo should start planning now for each game.

Pope Names 23 New Cardinals Including First Iraqi
Scoop.co.nz – Scoop.co.nz (press release) – Nov 26, 2007
The new cardinalsalso called “princes” of the Church will advise the pope oneverything from doctrine to finances. f the 23 newcardinals 18 are under the age of 80 making them eligibleunder Church rules to vote in the secret conclave (council)that will elect Benedict’s successor after his death. Inaddition to the Iraqi cardinal the other new cardinals comefrom Italy Ireland Germany the United States SpainIndia Argentina Kenya Mexico Poland Senegal Brazil andFrance. Many Catholic pilgrims from those countries gatheredin Saint Peter’s Square waving flags and celebrating.