The News Review:

- A JOURNEY OF SPIRIT Cal women to explore the past present and their…
- Crucial day at the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Champs
- A mission to do good
- West Africa: Region’s Longest Feud Far From Over
- The Road to West Africa
- South Africa: Tanzanian is Killed As Leaders Slam Chaos
- Santana takes charge

A JOURNEY OF SPIRIT Cal women to explore the past present and their…
San Francisco Chronicle – May 24, 2008
So today the Bears will board a flight for an 11-day trip to Africa a journey that already has life-changing implications. While guard Alexis Gray-Lawson looks forward to her first opportunity to experience what she regards as “the motherland” Boyle could take her first steps toward motherhood. The team’s trip to Tunisia and Senegal – including three exhibition games against international teams – will have an itinerary that includes conducting clinics speaking to schoolchildren a safari an extended visit with the family of Bears center Rama N’diaye and a trip to Goree Island also known as the “House of Slaves” a historic site that dates back to the 15th century. After stops at Port el Kantaoui and Monastir in Tunisia the team will head to Dakar and Mbour in Senegal. The Bears will make a stop at a Senegalese orphanage where Boyle will take the initial steps in the process of adopting a child. “This is not just a matter of scheduling a trip to Africa so we can play a few games” said Boyle who is single. “We’ve worked very hard to make it more than that… On the other hand Boyle said she can’t fully prepare them for what they will see. “They are going to experience cultural differences” she said. “Senegal is primarily a Muslim country and there will be things related to that. They are going to see what extreme poverty looks like. There is poor and then there is an extreme different level of poor. And we are going to try to give back. “It’s going to be much different for them.

Crucial day at the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Champs
Global Surf News – May 24, 2008
Despite the elimination of Ackeam the Jamaican team are staying in France to enjoy the good conditions and this enriching experience. These new countries like Senegal prove that this is amongst the best competitions in the world” finished Luke Williams… The country is so large that the some members of the team didn’t know each other before the Championships. Some surf the cold waters of the North Atlantic whilst others evolve thousands of kilometres away in the warmer Pacific Ocean. The team from Senegal who competed for their first time ever at these World Championships are also no longer in contest this evening. The surfers of N’Gor (Dakar) Babou Gueye and Johan Boyer are not disappointed. Coach Francois Kirie appreciates what it’s taken just to get here. “It’s necessary for the young surfers to come to these international competitions to make a point of reference for future generations to aspire too. ” He was grateful that the young surfers were able to travel to France.

A mission to do good
The Signal – May 24, 2008
comA mission to do goodSCV residents travel overseas for churches to help the poorFor Jennifer Ginsberg of Church of the Canyons and Gene Newman of Grace Baptist Church part of their summer plans will take them to a foreign country. But the trips aren't relaxing summer vacations; it's their summer missions. And even though Ginsberg will be in Senegal and Newman is already in India the two share a common goal of helping those in need while initiating a way for others to understand Christianity. Helping a child in crisisJennifer Ginsberg views travelling with Christian organizations to different parts of the world as a way to give the less fortunate hope. "The one thing I can give them is that I can tell them about a savior" said Ginsberg resident director at The Master's College in Placerita Canyon. While the Agua Dulce native enjoys the physical work involved in aiding others the main goal focuses on teaching others about what Christianity can offer them. "Ultimately I want them to see who the Lord is" she said… Ginsberg is not be the only one from Church of the Canyons in Canyon Country going on a summer mission as teams and individuals have already left for Uganda South Africa and India. Ginsberg who leaves June 5 for her two-month stay will work primarily with orphaned boys as young as seven years old. Because Rainbows of Hope has a ministry in Senegal Ginsberg will be able to work in the refuge center that serves about 150 to 200 boys daily. "I'll be spending a lot of time with the boys and building relationships with them" she said. Ginsberg said the hope with her mission to Africa is give people a way to see the Lord. "I do believe that God is the only hope people have and I think that's why I like going" she said. Shining God's lightThe Master's College graduate who made a trip to South Africa in 2000 also will serve as team leader when she guides a group of six individuals from all parts of the country on the mission.

West Africa: Region’s Longest Feud Far From Over
AllAfrica.com – May 24, 2008
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );The conflict began in 1982 with the formation of the Casamance Democratic Forces’ Movement better known by its French short form MFDC which began agitating for the southern region’s independence. The group was for a long time led by a Catholic priest Father Augustin Diamacoune Senghor who died in January last year without achieving his dream of seeing an independent Casamance or achieving peace in the region in the last four years of his life after signing several peace deals with Dakar. Safest in SenegalLess than a fortnight before this week’s clashes which pitted the Senegalese army against MFDC fighters more than a dozen civilians had their ears chopped off in an are once considered among the safest in Senegal. The mutilations – hitherto unheard of -took place during a vicious attack allegedly by MFDC fighters to keep the local people away from the wild but vast and rich cashewnut fields so that they could use them. Relevant LinksWest AfricaConflict Peace and SecuritySenegalAt this time of the year these fields are the main source of income for the villagers in this fertile region whose huge agricultural potential has unfortunately not been fully exploited due to the conflict. The MFDC’s political wing denied involvement in the atrocities but the authorities in Dakar were unconvinced and immediately launched a series of operations " to ensure the villagers’ safety and allow them to carry on with their activities.

The Road to West Africa
Washington Post – May 24, 2008
Nobody hires a whole taxi and it never takes more than a minute or two to find one with a free seat. The standard fare of 300 francs or about 70 cents will get you just about anywhere. Bissau’s airport has only a few flights a week — I left on a nighttime hop over to Dakar Senegal. and had to wait around until my 2 a.
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South Africa: Tanzanian is Killed As Leaders Slam Chaos
AllAfrica.com – May 24, 2008
South African President Thabo Mbeki who also attended the two-day meeting declined to speak to journalists and headed to the airport on the way home as the AU chairman was briefing journalists on the leaders’ concern on unfolding events in the continent’s strongest economy. Other leaders who attended the mini-summit were Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni President Umaru Yardua of Nigeria and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Other states which make up the Committee of Twelve Heads of State – Gabon Senegal Egypt Libya Botswana Ghana and Cameroon – were represented by the foreign affairs ministers or other senior officials. President Kikwete emphasized that it was unfortunate that while efforts were underway to bring the African continent together the bona fide foreigners were attacked or chased away in South Africa one of the countries on the forefront for the economic and political integration of the Africa. He however commended the South African government for measures it is taking to contain the situation including using the army to quell mobs of armed people attacking foreigners and protecting the targeted people. Until yesterday there had not been reports of Tanzanians who have lost their lives following two weeks of violence against the foreigners. The violence which has been confined in Gauteng province and Johannesburg has since spread to Cape Town the second largest city in South Africa.
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Santana takes charge
Independent Online – May 24, 2008
They were the favourites to win their group and never qualified for Euro 2008. “Nigeria have big names. But when we played Senegal at the Nations Cup we had them in our pockets with all their big names. Santana will be on the bench in Abuja but the team he takes there is for obvious reasons still a legacy of Carlos Alberto Parreira. Mosimane’s co-assistant Jairo Leal confirmed this week that they had been on the phone to Parreira every evening. “The squad is 99 percent Parreira and one percent Santana” he said. Santana has been watching videos of Bafana in the meantime and was impressed by the way the side played in the recent 3-0 friendly victory against Paraguay.