The News Review:

- Cheikh Anta DIP
- No compromise in sight on school board changes
- Food crisis cost W. Africa 475 million euros
- Rafsanjani reiterates Iran’s resolve to expand ties with Africa
- Kamara delight at strike
- ‘Journalists will no longer be jailed in Senegal’
- African goals in Europe: 13-15 March

Cheikh Anta DIP
AllAfrica.com
At the age of twenty-three he journeyed to ParisFrance to continue advanced studies in physics. Within a very short timehowever he was drawn deeper and deeper into studies relating to the Africanorigins of humanity and civilization. Becoming more and more active in theAfrican student movements then demanding the independence of French colonialpossessions he became convinced that only by reexamining and restoring Africa’sdistorted maligned and obscured place in world history could the physical andpsychological shackles of colonialism be lifted from our Motherland and fromAfrican people dispersed globally. His initial doctoral dissertation submittedat the University of Paris Sorbonne in 1951 based on the premise that Egypt ofthe pharaohs was an African civilization–was rejected.

No compromise in sight on school board changes
2TheAdvocate
But the Louisiana School Boards Association voted at its annual meeting in Lake Charles this month to oppose all of Pastorek’s suggestions including term limits for board members and tougher nepotism laws. executive director of the association recently denounced Pastorek’s criteria for measuring progress in public schools. Pastorek’s ideology is an echo of far right-wing political and economic forces that are aimed at dissolving local public education” Senegal wrote in a recent position paper on the controversy. Hoping to forge a compromise Pastorek’s office thought it had a meeting set up for today with Senegal and others. Both sides said last week they were willing to sit down after the state’s top school board shelved plans to get behind any bills on local school board changes.

Food crisis cost W. Africa 475 million euros
AFP
4 percent in 2008 Ndeye said. “The measures taken by the governments call into question the policies of harmonisation at the UEMA notably in the case of fiscal harmonisation” he warned. The food crisis in 2008 prompted violent protests in several countries in the region including Senegal Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast where one person was killed during the demonstrations. All the UEMA’s eight member states share a common currency. Copyright © 2009 AFP. All rights reserved.
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Rafsanjani reiterates Iran’s resolve to expand ties with Africa
Tehran Times
Speaking in a meeting with Senegal?s new Ambassador to Tehran Alhaji Alion Rafsanjani noted ?The African countries including Senegal have a special place in the Islamic Republic of Iran?s foreign policy. ?He underlined Iran?s interest in assisting African countries particularly Islamic states. He added ?The Islamic Republic?s presence in the African continent derives from Iran?s humanitarian policies. ?Elsewhere he urged Muslim countries to further enhance cooperation and said the rganization of the Islamic Conference (IC) can play an effective role for cooperation among Islamic states. Rafsanjani also called for unity among Islamic countries saying that ?unity and cooperation in the Islamic world can bring growth and expansions? to Muslim states.

Kamara delight at strike
SkySports
The 28-year-old has made six substitute appearances since returning from a serious knee injury which has kept him sidelined for the entire campaign. Cottagers boss Roy Hodgson has been cautious with the Senegal international but the striker appears to be closing in on full fitness after claiming his first goal of the season against Wanderers at the Reebok on Saturday. The goal ensured that Hodgson’s men took maximum points for the first time on their travels in the league this season as they secured a 3-1 win. “I was so happy to score because it has not been easy coming back and getting fit from such an injury” Kamara told the London Evening Standard. “But I worked hard and the Fulham physios have been so good to me. Now I’m just enjoying being out there again.

‘Journalists will no longer be jailed in Senegal’
Le Mali en ligne
He said that de-criminalizing press offences would give journalists greater freedom to carry out their important duties adding: ”Journalists will no longer be imprisoned. We will make a giant step towards de mocracy. “The Senegal leader spoke further: “(Using an) article in a newspaper to defame another (persons) is not a press offence but an offence through the press. Such a journalist used the press to defame. Therefore he shou ld appear before the magistrate’s court for defamation. ”In the meantime President Wade has called on journalists “to be more responsible by refraining from destroying lives or breaching the honour of other citizens or those in power” warning that the move to de-criminalize p ress offences should not be used a reason to defame other citizens. The chairman of the Senegalese Association of Publishers Madiambal Diagne has welcomed the President’s declaration.

African goals in Europe: 13-15 March
BBC Sport
Arsenal stay in fourth thanks to a 4-0 win over Blackburn. The Ivory Coast’s Emmanuel Eboue scored twice including a penalty although he was only on the pitch for the final 7 minutes of the game. Senegal’s Diomansy Kamara also came on as a late substitute and scored for Fulham to seal their 3-1 win over Bolton Wanderers. FRANCE Marseille continued their title challenge with a 3-1 away victory over their rivals Paris St Germain. Ivory Coast’s Bakari Kone was one of those on target. Algeria striker Nassim Akrour scored in injury time to secure a narrow 1-0 victory for Grenoble over St Etienne. Bordeaux’s title hopes are still alive thanks in part to Morocco’s Marouane Chamakh who opened the scoring in their 2-1 victory over Nice.