The News Review:

- Fourth-graders send donations to Senegal
- Senegal’s first prime minister dies: reports
- Ndiss Kaba Badji – Senegal’s sportsman of the year
- Freshman Sene finds role as defensive specialist for team
- Prep notebook — Published Jan. 27 2009

Fourth-graders send donations to Senegal
Indianapolis Star United States 
50 that was used to purchase more. The clothes will be sent to Dakar the capital of the West African nation of Senegal. The clothing will join donated computers from a North Central High School program called Wings for West Africa that provides technology to schools. “We did this not for winning a prize” said Jennifer Tiscareno 10. “We did this because it was the right thing to do.

Senegal’s first prime minister dies: reports
AFP 
Dia was 99 years old. Before becoming Senegal’s first premier the socialist Dia had already held several important political positions in the country before independence. A longtime protege of Senegal’s first president Leopold Sedar Senghor Dia fell out with Senghor who accused him of trying to stage a coup d’etat in 1962. Dia was sentenced to life in prison but released in 1974 and later pardonned.
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Ndiss Kaba Badji – Senegal’s sportsman of the year
International Association of Athletics Foundation Monaco 
Ndiss Kaba Badji who was sixth in the lympics at the Long Jump and earlier in the year won the African title at the Triple Jump will receive the prestigious ?Lion d?r? which is awarded each year by the Newspaper “Le Soleil”. He will receive the distinction at an official gala dinner which will be attended by the head of state. The Senegalese sports press has also elected Ndiss Kaba Badji as their sportsman of 2008. umar Ba for the IAAF.
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Freshman Sene finds role as defensive specialist for team
University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily VA 
Senior center Tunji Soroye had 37 blocks during the 2005-06 season but has since faded and last season 6-foot-5 senior forward Mamadi Diane led the Cavaliers with 22. It seems Leitao has finally found the defensive menace he has been seeking in 7-foot freshman center Assane Sene. The native from Saint-Louis Senegal already has 24 blocks this season. Should he keep his current pace Sene will finish with about 40 blocks not including postseason play. “He’s a high high motor-guy” Leitao said. From preseason practice both Leitao and team members praised Sene for his energy and activity on both ends of the court. That is why Leitao said Sene earned his first start Nov.

Prep notebook — Published Jan. 27 2009
Stockton Record CA 
Ferrari opened the tournament which was played over the past two weekends in Fairfield with victories over No. 2 seed Arthi Padmanabhan of Saratoga and fourth-seeded Stefanie Ton of Milpitas. Senegal commitsStagg wide receiver Shaquille Senegal will attend Idaho State. Senegal a second-team All-Area selection and first-team All-Tri-City Athletic League pick committed to the school over the weekend on an official visit to the Pocatello campus. “I liked the environment” Senegal said. “The environment’s great the coaches were great. Everything there was great.