Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Parliament's decision to disband the elite Scor pions crime fighting unit this week drew the anger of South Africans, giving the media a field day in condemning the ruling African National Congress for prompti n g the move. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- With less than two weeks to US presidential election, the world is taking interest in a vote that will undoubtedly affect them, especially here in the Middle East. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopia will stay the course until polio, a debi litating viral disease, is eradicated from the world, according to the country's business weekly Capital. Full text...

Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- The failure of a meeting, arranged by the Southern Afr ican Development Community (SADC) in Swaziland Monday, on Zimbabwe's troubled po w er-sharing deal between the government and the opposition, dominated press cover a ge in the country in the week. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egyptian construction tycoon Hisham Talaat Mustapha and an ex-police officer have pleaded not guilty to the gruesome murder of Lebanese pop star, Suzanne Tamim, in Dubai last July. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- An unsourced and unsubstantiated allegation against Ghana's President John Agyekum Kufuor, an aging presidential jet and filing of nominations by presidential and parliamentary candidates occupied the front pages of newspapers during the week. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan newspapers revisited the pet story on the post-election violence and the impending disbandment of the Electoral Commission of Kenya and capped its week with a new report on the suspected perpetrators of the mass killings. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The reported plan to sell the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and the alleged moves by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to bring back former Vice President Atiku Abubakar dominated the Nigerian press this week. Full text...

Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- The Friday nomination of a new Prime Minister in DR Congo (DRC), Adolphe Muzito, took the front burner of the local press here Satur d ay. Full text...

Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Having already shocked the Pharaohs of Egypt in the ca mpaign for places in the joint CAN/World cup tournaments, Malawi press toyed all through the week with the prospects of having their team qualify for the elite e v ents. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The announcement by African National Congress s talwart Mosiua Lekota that he was breaking away from his own party sent shockwav e s around South Africa with growing press speculation that the ruling party was h e ading for a major split. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Africa needs to cultivate a new breed of politica l leadership and put to an end to the current trend of regimes perpetuating a se m blance of a personality cult, Ethiopia's Sub-Saharan Informer suggested. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- US Democratic candidate Barack Obama's struggle towards victory in the campaign for the presidency gained prominence in local newspapers here in a week dominated by intrigues involving the deportation of an American a u thor. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) – Panic and frustration follow-ed Egyptian press reports duri ng the past week as the global financial crisis hit the country hard, seeing the main CASE 30 index tumble to a two-day record midweek. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) – With football fans concerned- about the poor performance of their national football team, the Black Stars, in the 2010 CAN/World Cup qualif i ers that have left them fighting for a place among the football elites, Ghanaian newspapers have focused on Saturday's final group match in Sekondi, western Ghan a , and urged the team to shine. Full text...

ia Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The assertion of the powerful Northern Nigeria's Arewa C onsultative Forum (ACF) that President Umaru Yar'Adua is fit in view of the grow i ng concern about his health, and the position of Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Od i nga in Africa, topped newspaper reports in the country this week. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) – The release of 11 foreign to-urists and their 8 Egyptian guides was highlighted by local press coverage during the past week that ended October 4. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) – The 6th summit of the Africa-n, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries hosted by Ghana, which was also attended by Sudanese president Hassan al-Bashir, and the resignation of the president of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) dominated the media during the week. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The ongoing face-off between Nigeria's President Umaru Y ar'Adua and former head of state and presidential candidate of the All Nigeria's Political Party (ANPP), General Muhammed Buhari over the latter's electoral vict o ry was given prominent mention for a couple of days this week in the nation's da i lies. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Concerned about the long history of violence in t he Horn of Africa sub-region, The Ethiopian Herald this week prodded the UN Secu r ity Council to deploy a peacekeeping mission in lawless Somalia. Full text...

Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Like most countries in southern African, the sudden re signation of South African President Thabo Mbeki dominated press coverage in Zim b abwe during the past week. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenyan media last week went all out against foreign multinational companies that dominate the oil industry as the government launche d a campaign to force oil distributors to lower the pump prices for refined oil. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media have sinc-e Wednesday been paying glowing tribute to the finance and economic planning minister Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu who passed away suddenly at a South African hospital earlier in the day. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The recall of Thabo Mbeki from the South Africa n presidency by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and his substitution w ith Kgalma Motlanthe vibrated in South Africa and indeed its media whose reports send shock waves around the country. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenyan media last week went all out against foreign multinational companies that dominate the oil industry as the government launche d a campaign to force oil distributors to lower the pump prices for refined oil. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The announcement, Friday, by the Nigerian Government, to re-open the longest bridge in the country, the Third Mainland Bridge, situated i n the commercial capital, Lagos, Sunday, received the widest coverage in the med i a this week. Full text...

Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- As the count-down to the 19 May, 2009 presidential and parliamentary elections in Malawi draw closer, political parties are busy scout i ng for parliamentary candidates while politicians are jockeying for a chance for presence on the ballot. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The main Libyan newspapers showed interest this week in the decisions of the Libyan general people's committee to promote relations betw e en the country and the international community, preparations for school re-openi n g and the measures designed by Libya to cope with the crisis facing the world fi n ancial system. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The announcement, Friday, by the Nigerian Government, to re-open the longest bridge in the country, the Third Mainland Bridge, situated i n the commercial capital, Lagos, Sunday, received the widest coverage in the med i a this week. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Not surprisingly, the African National Congress 's (ANC)decision to recall President Thabo Mbeki and appoint Kgalma Motlanthe as the country's next President sent shockwaves around South Africa and the rest of the continent. Full text...

Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- As the count-down to the 19 May, 2009 presidential and parliamentary elections in Malawi draw closer, political parties are busy scout i ng for parliamentary candidates while politicians are jockeying for a chance for presence on the ballot. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Friday commemoration of the shipwreck of the "Le Joo la" boat, which happened 26 September 2002, off the Gambian coasts and the judic i al twists to the strategy hit the Senegalese newspaper headlines this week. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian newspapers this week highlighted the ef fect of financial crisis in the US on the country's financial institutions, road development and human capital development. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The main Libyan newspapers showed interest this week in the decisions of the Libyan general people's committee to promote relations betw e en the country and the international community, preparations for school re-openi n g and the measures designed by Libya to cope with the crisis facing the world fi n ancial system. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Friday commemoration of the shipwreck of the "Le Joo la" boat, which happened 26 September 2002, off the Gambian coasts and the judic i al twists to the strategy hit the Senegalese newspaper headlines this week. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian newspapers this week highlighted the ef fect of financial crisis in the US on the country's financial institutions, road development and human capital development. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian newspapers this week commended the M onday ultimatum given by the African Union (AU) to the ruling junta, the Supreme State Council (HCE), for the country's return to constitutional legality by 6 Oc t ober. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- The kidnapping of 19 people in southwestern Egypt sparked a media fury in the country this week, with most of the reports centered on the g overnment's inability to inform its citizens of what was happening. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian newspapers this week commended the M onday ultimatum given by the African Union (AU) to the ruling junta, the Supreme State Council (HCE), for the country's return to constitutional legality by 6 Oc t ober. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- The kidnapping of 19 people in southwestern Egypt sparked a media fury in the country this week, with most of the reports centered on the g overnment's inability to inform its citizens of what was happening. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) - – As the American stock exchange has hit rough times, the Egyptian press has been watching the developments closely to see what this means for the North African country. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The punishment of several retired security chiefs of the Ghana Armed Forces and Police Service following a meeting, described by one of the participants as "lunch", has triggered a wave of reactions and captured headlines in the media. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The closure of a national television station, Channels TV, by the Federal Government, for erroneously reporting that President Umaru Yar'Adua was going to resign and the injection of one trillion naira into the economy dominated the Nigerian media this week. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- This week's visit by FIFA President Sepp Blatte r and a high-level delegation dominated the headlines, thanks to the enormous lo c al and international interest in South Africa's 2010 World Cup preparations. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- After a year-long celebration of the start of its third millennium, it's time for revival of the Ethiopian society, according to t he government-run The Ethiopian Herald. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- South African Judge, Johann Kriegler and a panel of inte rnational experts attracted media outrage this week, after declaring that it was impossible to determine who won the presidential elections in December, 2007. Full text...

Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Power-sharing talks between the government and the opp osition, which ended with a deal Thursday, dominated press coverage in Zimbabwe d uring the week. Full text...

Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The craze for pornography, bad phone networks as well as the sale of Air Malawi were prominently covered during the past week in the M a lawi press. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- A scuffle between the security details of President John A gyekum Kufuor and bodyguards of former vice president and presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor John Evans Atta M ills, last weekend has once again brought to the fore the need for tolerance in t he run-up to elections on 7 December in Ghana. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African artefacts looted or inadvertently taken a way from Africa by colonialists and invaders of the continent must be repatriate d , Ethiopian newspapers suggested this week. Full text...