The News Review:

- Senegal’s President invites Chief Adviser to attend IC Summit…
- ‘salama’ islamic arab insurance co (iaic) makes aed 150 million…
- GLBAL: Countries respond to food price crisis
- Nigeria: Who’s Killing Tinapa Slowly?
- BEHIND THE BAGHDAD BIRD MARKET BMBINGS Using the Disabled for the…

Senegal’s President invites Chief Adviser to attend IC Summit…
Free with registration – UNB – United News of Bangladesh – AccessMyLibrary.com – Feb 19, 2008
Dhaka Feb 19 (UNB) – President of Senegal Abdoulaye Wade has invited Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed to attend the 11th Summit of the rganization of Islamic Conference (IC) on March 13-14 in Dakar. Visiting Special Envoy of the Senegalese President and Information Minister Dr Bacar Dia formally handed.

‘salama’ islamic arab insurance co (iaic) makes aed 150 million…
Al-Bawaba – Feb 19, 2008
We have already started family and health takaful operations not only in the UAE but also in Algeria through the Algerian SALAMA subsidiary. Also Saudi Salama has added health takaful to its activities in Saudi Arabia. Last but not least a subsidiary has been set up in the Senegal to offer family takaful. This company is in addition to SSAR which is also a subsidiary in the Senegal. We have also contributed towards raising the capital the Jordanian Islamic Insurance Co a joint-stock company whose shares are traded in the Amman stock exchange and from its capital SALAMA owns 15%. The company recently increase its capital by 100% to JD 8 million. SALAMA was listed on the Dubai stock exchange in September last year which allowed raising the company’s paid capital to one billion dirham.

GLBAL: Countries respond to food price crisis
Reuters AlertNet – Feb 19, 2008
In Egypt the government has significantly raised food subsidies. In West Africa the governments of Benin and Senegal have imposed price controls and waived tariffs. Despite a forecast of above average harvests in all countries in the region with the exception of Cape Verde and Senegal prices shot up after late and poor seasonal rain in northern Nigeria brought a drop in food production. “Due to the size of Nigeria’s economy and agricultural sector” this pushed up regional prices the FA report noted. In Southern Africa the Zambian government has reinstated a ban on any new export contracts while in Zimbabwe the government controls imports of maize wheat and sorghum which are sold at subsidised prices.

Nigeria: Who’s Killing Tinapa Slowly?
AllAfrica.com – Feb 19, 2008
However while the regulatory framework is yet to be approved by the Federal Government another major threat to the project became obvious earlier this year when it was reported that Dubai was investing heavily in neighbouring West African Countries to establish projects similar to the Tinapa. The reports said construction work on the project would be completed in about two years. Ndem observed that the Dubai Government had realised that a sizeable portion of their revenue would be affected by the successful take-off of Tinapa and was already taking steps to shore up its revenue by investing in similar projects in Senegal and Ghana. He noted that Dubai Government was investing $800 million (short term) and $3 billion (long term) on developing a tax and duty free leisure and business resort in Dakar and also taking over the Port in Dakar to make Senegal their trade hub in West Africa. Dubai he also said had concluded arrangements to take over and rebuild the Ghanaian Free Trade Zone. "What the Dubai Government has done is to bring Dubai closer to Nigeria so that the $1. 825 billion spent by Nigerians in Dubai still remains within their control" he said considering the nearness of the two countries to Nigeria.

BEHIND THE BAGHDAD BIRD MARKET BMBINGS Using the Disabled for the…
Spiegel nline – Feb 19, 2008
Bird seller Amir Kashku 23 imports parrots from Senegal. They are beautiful birds and they are usually sold complete with four phrases Kashku has taught them: “Down with Bush!” “Down with America!” “Long live Iraq!” and naturally “Allahu akbar!”Kashku sells his birds from a stand in the al-Ghazl bird market in downtown Baghdad. There have been four attacks in the market since the war began and then the market was closed. When it was reopened a few months ago city officials celebrated it as a success of the American strategy and of an improved security concept. That remained true until the first Friday in February.