The News Review:

- Senegal: Pawa Honours Abdoulaye Wade
- Senegal unmoved by Diouf retirement
- Court to rule on detention of Chad ex-leader

Senegal: Pawa Honours Abdoulaye Wade
AllAfrica.com
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );This was part of the remarks made recently in Dakar by the Secretary-General of the Pan African Writers’ Association (PAWA) Prof. Atukwei kai when he presented a PAWA Bronze Portrait Plaque of Honour to President Abdoulaye Wade. This took place during the opening ceremony of the third meeting of the International rientation Committee of the third edition of the World Festival of Black Arts (Fesman III) which is to be held in Dakar Senegal from 1st – 14th December this year. Surounded by his seven colleaque writers all members of the committee Prof.

Senegal unmoved by Diouf retirement
AFP
The announcement failed to make the front pages of Senegal’s daily newspapers with former internationals dismissing it as “a non-event”. “Are we sure that’s it not a joke?” quipped Ndiawar Ndiaye formerly of Senegalese outfit ASC Thies possibly in reference to Diouf’s reversed decision to leave the national set-up two years ago. “The unfortunate consequence is that our developing team will not benefit from the experience of a few leaders like El Hadji Diouf” former Sport Minister Abdoulaye Makhtar Diop told AFP. “El Hadji Diouf has embodied the pride of the Senegalese even if the team has lost ground” said former Senegal international Yatma Diop.

Court to rule on detention of Chad ex-leader
AFP
Belgium filed charges in 2000 and 2001 alleging war crimes by Habre during his 1982-1990 presidency of Chad. In February Belgium asked the court the principal judicial organ of the United Nations to order Senegal either to put Habre on trial or extradite him. As a final ruling could take several years Belgium has asked the court to take “protective measures” to ensure that Habre who is living under supervision in the Senegalese capital Dakar “remains under the control and surveillance of the Senegalese judicial authorities. “Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade said recently that his country would lift the surveillance of Habre who took refuge in Senegal in 1990 if it could not find the 27.
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