The News Review:

- Senegal/Ghana: National Team S. Africa Chase Maiden Wins
- The Leader received the President Abdulla Wade 2008-01-27
- Residents fear rising sea level
- Bafana on borrowed time
- Soccer News of Sunday 27 January 2008
- Super Eagles Struggle to Soar
- Carriers Vie for African Mobile Markets

Senegal/Ghana: National Team S. Africa Chase Maiden Wins
AllAfrica.com – Jan 27, 2008
He was speaking after his side fell 1-4 in a Group B match played in Sekondi on Friday. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );"We played future African champions with motivated World Cup players like Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou. You can not compare a Mercedes Benz to a bike" a relaxed Fabsich said. "Today you saw the difference between second tier professionals and world class players.

The Leader received the President Abdulla Wade 2008-01-27
Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporati… – Jan 27, 2008
The Leader of Revolution has received President Abdulla Wade of the Republic of Senegal member of the Conference of Leaders and Heads of State of ( Cen-Sad ) Community and his accompanying delegation arrived Saturday evening in Great Jamahiriya. The Leader and President Abdulla Wade have held meeting in which they reviewed Preparations and arrangements underway to hold the next regular session of the Conference of the African Union in Addis Ababa and coordinate positions on the formation of the Government of the African Union towards a United States of Africa. The Senegalese President was accorded a big reception at Ametigha International Airport where Maj.

Residents fear rising sea level
Free Lance-Star – The Free Lance-Star – Jan 27, 2008
A powerful thunderstorm the night before flooded Dieng’s home in Thiawlene a suburb of the town of Rufisque. Fifteen-foot waves crashed into the beach-side community bursting its earthen levy and flooding dozens of homes and the local cemetery. Dieng 78 is the patriarch of his family about 100 of whom live in a small compound of square concrete houses. The night of the flood water seeped into the bedrooms “and lifted all the beds” Dieng said through an interpreter… Melting glaciers increase the oceans’ volume and rising temperatures “warm seawater and cause it to expand” explained Carl Hershner a marine science professor at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester. “Those things combined cause a rate of sea-level rise. ” virginia suffers tooLike Dieng in Senegal Virginians have had problems with rising sea levels. In 2003 Hurricane Isabel ripped through Colonial Beach where 8-foot-high waves destroyed homes restaurants and the pier. Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency soon arrived setting up shelters and repairing downed power lines. In Thiawlene the Senegalese government distributed rice blankets and sponge mattresses. But the community mostly had to fend for itself.

Bafana on borrowed time
news24.com – Jan 27, 2008
The "Carthage Eagles" have collected four points from two matches and lead on goals from Angola who hit back in the second half to shock Senegal 3-1 in the first half of a double-header in this northern town. Dos Santos a survivor from the 2004 Nations Cup team that gave Tunisia their sole title scored after eight and 34 minutes with Chaouki Ben Saada claiming the second.

Soccer News of Sunday 27 January 2008
ghanaweb.com – Jan 27, 2008
27 GNA – Angola on Sunday surprised soccer fans including supporters of Senegal when they came from a goal down to beat Senegal by three goals to one in the first match of “Group D” of the Ghana 2008 at the Tamale Sports Stadium. The Senegalese gave a false impression of carrying the day to the massive Tamale supporters rooting for them when Faye Abdouye hit the back of the net in the 20th minute to register the first goal. The goal came as a result of a free kick neatly taken by El Hadji Diouf and Abdouye wasted no time to slot the ball into the net. The Angolans were not let down by the solitary goal but kept on with a fighting resilience as they tried to cancel the lead with their attempts going off target to end the first half. The second half started in favour of the Angolans who despite being down by a lone goal persevered and fought gallantly and it came as no surprise when in the 50th minute their playmaker Alberto Mateus headed home to cancel the Senegalese lead.

Super Eagles Struggle to Soar
hmyNews International – Jan 27, 2008
Tunisia required an 82nd-minute goal to rescue a point in an exciting 2-2 draw with Senegal. South Africa left it even later scoring in the 87th minute to bag a 1-1 draw with Angola. This Sunday will see Senegal take on Angola and Tunisia meet South Africa as all four teams make a bid to take a grip of their qualifying group. Another cliche that is constantly used in the football world is the one about it being a “funny old game” — that it most certainly is although it will not be that amusing for the Super Eagles should they be packing their bags for an early departure from Ghana early next week. ©2008 hmyNews.

Carriers Vie for African Mobile Markets
PC World – Jan 27, 2008
Luxembourg-based Millicom International Cellular and Warid Telecom of the United Arab Emirates are launching services in several countries in Africa including Uganda Congo-Brazzaville Chad Ghana Tanzania and Senegal said company officials this week. Warid Telecom President Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan said the company plans investments of US$1 billion. “We aim to become the biggest mobile phone company in the countries we are operating and eventually the whole Africa” Al Nahayan said. In Uganda for example the company has already invested $250 million. This includes setting up 380 base stations around the country out of a planned total investment of $400 million there.