The News Review:

- British Council Sponsors Two Graphics & AV Artists in Sierra Leone
- Bocande wants ex-players to help
- Nigeria’s forests to disappear by 2020
- Megson denies player unrest
- Avoiding a counterproductive response to ‘blasphemies’
- Sierra Leone: Britain Certifies Two Salone Graphic Designers in Dakar

British Council Sponsors Two Graphics & AV Artists in Sierra Leone
Awareness Times – Mar 27, 2008
The loop competition was about mixing audio and video in a live performance. Akie Coker formerly of SLBS and Alpha Songa took the lead in the competition in the four computer software programmes for video editing Adobe Premier motion drive after effect and coral.

Bocande wants ex-players to help
BBC News – Mar 27, 2008
At present the Senegalese government is waiting to hear Fifa’s reaction to the local federation’s decision to return its powers to the sports ministry last week. This came after some 29 Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) members resigned following widespread criticism for the country’s dismal showing at Ghana 2008. “I think the State is going to take Senegalese football in hand and then we will try to reconstruct it” the 49-year-old told BBC Sport. “I say we because you cannot rebuild football in this country without the professionals or those who know the profession.

Nigeria’s forests to disappear by 2020
Times of India – Mar 27, 2008
5 milliontonnes of firewood every year he said adding: “Imagine the depredation wroughton the vegetation in the last decade. ” According to the most recentNFCCN report released in 2007 35 percent of arable land in 11 northern stateshas been swallowed by desert. This has affected the livelihood ofover 55 million people more than the combined population of Mali BurkinaFasso Senegal and Mauritania. Nigeria has the seventh-largest gasreserves in the world but has so far failed to harness them to produceaffordable cooking gas meaning the bulk of the population still relies on woodor charcoal for cooking. “Now that the forests in the north aregone attention has shifted to southern Nigeria where trees are burnt forcharcoal. This is more destructive than tree chopping because it is more rapidand kills all the flora and wildlife” Yammama further warned. “Ifthis trend continues unchecked Nigeria will join the league of Ethiopia whichhas lost all its forests” he said.

Megson denies player unrest
Ireland nline – Mar 27, 2008
Midfielder Ivan Campo stormed down the tunnel and did not hide his anger towards Megson after being substituted during last weekend?s goalless draw against Manchester City. The show of petulance followed defender Abdoulaye Meite?s refusal to play in the second half of Bolton?s 2-0 defeat against Manchester United at ld Trafford. And with senior players having brought Senegal striker El-Hadji Diouf?s commitment into question Megson has been forced to fight one fire after another as the club?s predicament has worsened. Bolton lie in the relegation zone having taken one point from their last six outings ahead of the visit of Arsenal on Saturday. However Megson said: ?There is no dissent ? it?s a terrific dressing room with a great squad of players. ?Something happened at Manchester United that I?ve never seen before and wouldn?t want to see again. ?Abdoulaye Meite just said he didn?t want to go out for the second half.

Avoiding a counterproductive response to ‘blasphemies’
Jakarta Post – Mar 27, 2008
Islam one of the world’s largest religions cannot be divorced from its followers — Muslims. wing to this the latter to facilitate their devotion and practices in modern times have actively created ‘Islamic culture’. Islam has become an inspiration if not the basis for the creation of many new cultures across many nations in the world as has been the case with other religions including Christianity in the western world. The vital point to be made here is those who "attack" religious symbols also attack other cultures.

Sierra Leone: Britain Certifies Two Salone Graphic Designers in Dakar
AllAfrica.com – Mar 27, 2008
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );Brining the noise is a project designed by the British Council to bring together British and African culture and to see how they can collaborate voice and visuals. In the training ceremony which was organized in Studio Sankara Dakar the two came out with an outstanding performance in the ‘bringing the noise loop competition. ‘ The competition was about mixing audio and video in a live performance. Akie Coker formerly of the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service and Alpha Songa took the lead in the competition in the four computer software for video editing that were in place – Adobe Premier Motion Drive After effect and Corel.