Nour Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- By Thursday morning the printers were in full gear across Egypt, and the world, as the Egyptian government released opposition leader Ayman Nour from his jail cell, citing health reasons. Full text...

Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- The world must heed the words of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) that the sanctions against Zimbabwe be lifted and appropriate aid offered to shore up the work of the newly-installed unity government in the country, the state-run Times of Zambia said Monday. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian newspapers were dominated this week with the mo ve by the Federal Government to cut down on expenditures of political office hol d ers' salaries. Full text...

Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- The establishment of a coalition government in Zimbabw e in the week was the dominant media topic in the country. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Fiery African National Congress Youth League (A NCYL) President Julius Malema sparked an outcry this week by humiliating a cabin e t minister publicly. Full text...

Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The choice of runningmates of the three front-runners out of the eight presidential aspirants that presented their nomination papers t o the Malawi Electoral Commission ahead of the scheduled 19 May general elections excited the country's media this week. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The Ghanaian media this week highlighted the controversial ex-gratia awards for former members of the executive, legislature and constitutionally mandated office holders, which has cost a minister-designate his job. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- The election of American President Barack Obama hearkened an era where change was a possibility. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The palliative measures being planned by the Nigerian government to cushion the effects of the global economic meltdown on the citizens caught the attention of the press this week. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The media in Ghana this week poured praises on the victorious Under-20 national football team, the Black Satellites, which won the African Youth Championship in Kigali last Sunday saying it is a foundation for a senior national side that will bring honours to the West African nation. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The media in Ghana this week poured praises on the victorious Under-20 national football team, the Black Satellites, which won the African Youth Championship in Kigali last Sunday saying it is a foundation for a senior national side that will bring honours to the West African nation. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian presidential election, schedule d for 6 June 2009, as well as plans by the overthrown President Mohamed Ould Che i kh Abdallahi's to break the political deadlock hit the headlines of the country' s main media. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The sudden death of the Governor of Nigeria's northern Yobe State, Senator Mamman Ali, in the US in the early hours of Tuesday, and issues bothering on the two-week leave of President Umaru Yar'Adua, top the nation's media reports this week. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza has left a number of r ifts across the region and in Egypt. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) – A statement by the minister--designate for education, Mr. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, Mr. Full text...

Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Failed talks Monday between the government and the opp osition on the formation of a unity government dominated Zimbabwe press coverage during the week. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- When the United States inaugurated its 44th President, Barack Obama, on Tuesday, the entire world joined Americans in watching the ceremony. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- This week's fence-mending visit of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to his former boss, President Olusegun Obasanjo, at his residence in the South-west city of Abeokuta got a major play in the Nigerian media. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Uproar over huge end-of-service benefits to be paid to former President John Agyekum Kufuor and other constitutional office holders, the inauguration of Barack Obama as the first African American president of the US and Ghana 's new President John Evans Atta Mills' first cabinet ministers filled the media this week. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The South African media this week joined millions of citizens in celebrating the inauguration of Barack Obama as the first black American President. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The Malian press Wednesday devoted most of their pages to Tuesday's investiture in Washington, of the 44th President of the United States o f America, the Afro-American, Barack Hussein Obama. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- While Americans revel in the festivities surrounding the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama in far away Washington DC on Tuesday, Nigerian firms were cashing in on the inauguration to advertise their products. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- With barely two days to his inauguration, the American media are awash with stories of the first black president-elect Bar ack Obama who on 20 January will take over the helms of affairs in the world's m o st-powerful nation. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian media this week highlighted ongoing neg otiations to resolve a border dispute between the country and Sudan this week, f o llowing speculations in the Sudanese media that Addis Ababa had ceded its territ o ry to Sudan. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Papers in Mauritania this week devoted most of t heir comments to the political future of the country after the adoption by Parli a ment of a road map setting the date of the presidential election at 30 May. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The much heralded return of former Senegalese Prime Mini ster Idrissa Seck to his party of origin, the ruling Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) since 2000, hit the headlines of local media this week. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- As the euphoria of the election victory and swearing in of Ghana's new President John Evans Atta Mills began to settle with his putting to g ether of a team to tackle the myriad of problems facing the West African country , especially with the World Bank verdict that the health of the economy is not to o good, the press was kept busy. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egyptian government's reportage of Israel's war in Gaza wa s a sharp contrast to the country's Daily News independent newspaper which showe d that what was being broadcast on national news and what the reality on the grou n d are strikingly differ. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The drop in the prices of staple food, announced last Wednesday by the government, dominated the Senegalese media this week. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopia's state-controlled daily, the Herald, dedicated the lion's share of its analysIs this week to making the comparisons between Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's government and the past military regime of the 1990s. Full text...

Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- With five months to go before elections in Malawi, the media have been awash with election news as politicians try to retain or wrestle power. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The death of South African anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman made headline news in the country and around the world, with most of the local and foreign media saluting the extraordinary role she played in this country's political history. Full text...

Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Plans by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to form a new government excluding the opposition, against last year's power-shaing deal, dominated media coverage in the country this week. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- As Israel continues to push forward with its Gaza offensive and a ceasefire seems unlikely in the near future, Egyptian press continue their assault against Arab leaders who they feel have not done enough in support of the beleaguered Palestinians. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The dramatic victory of Ghana's opposition leader John Evans Atta Mills in the long-drawn presidential election captivated the media and occupied the front pages all week. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The apprehension of a 26-man gang of suspected mercenari es in Nigeria's north central Plateau State capital, Jos, dominated the newspape r reports in the country this week. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegalese newspapers variously analysed the New Year ad dress of President Abdoulaye Wade to the nation this week. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana's cliff-hanger election and fears that stories of vi olence could tear apart the West African country dominated the newspapers during the week. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- As Israel continues to pound Gaza with bombs and threatens to invade the impoverished Mediterranean enclave, Egypt's media talked much of t he impotency of the country's diplomats to stem the killings. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- For bringing hope in times of despair, breaking barriers and conquering prejudice, Nigeria's foremost Guardian newspaper has named US President-elect Barack Obama as its 'Man of the year' for 2008. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) – Last Tuesday’s riots in Kédougou in south--east Senegal, about 700 km from Dakar, occupied the front pages of Senegalese dailies this wee k . Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Tuesday's dismissal of the former chairman of Nigeria 's former anti-corruption body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu from the police force, hit the nation's newspaper headlines all day this week Ribadu was sacked for indiscipline, insubordination and absence from duty. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- With Ghanaians set to vote in Sunday's crucial presidential run-off that features Nana Akufo-Addo, candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Professor John Evans Atta Mills, former vice president and candidate of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), newspapers during the week featured stories on the campaigns that wound down on Friday evening. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- In the wake of Egypt's second high-profile murder, the country's media have been attacking the victims for their 'frivolous'' lifestyles. Full text...

Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe's press had its eyes glued on an annual conference of President Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party in the week, speculating on possible leadership changes. Full text...

ng Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian press were this week awash with stories of the 48-hour strike action embarked upon by petrol tanker drivers, which caused so mu c h hardship in the commercial capital city, Lagos while it lasted. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- With the decisive 28 December presidential vote only days away, the two top candidates after the first round of 7 December, Nana Akufo-Add o of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Professor John Evans Atta Mills of t he main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have stepped up their camp a ign for votes. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) – The 7 December presidential -and parliamentary elections wh ich passed off peacefully, but produced no decisive winner in both races, domina t ed the media throughout the week. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Pressure being mounted on President Mwai Kibaki not to s ign the controversial Kenya Communication (Amendment) Bill, which parliament pas s ed on Wednesday, remained the dominant story in the Kenyan media this week. Full text...