Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- A South African newspaper Thursday said though Africa lacked the logistical capability to have stopped the 1994 Rwandan genocide, it must bear a degree of moral responsibility for not speaking out against the mass killings as they occurred. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- If African governments would allow the rule of law and the various fundamental human rights to prevail, it would go a long way towards easing the tension that mounts in time, Ghana's biggest selling newspaper, the state-owned Daily Graphic said on Wednesday. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- French papers, in their Tuesday editions, have dwelled on the commemoration Wednesday of the 10th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Full text...

Bangui- Central African Republic (PANA) -- In a relatively quiet week, the private Le Confident newspaper revisited the national dialogue that was organised here last September and October, observing that recommendations from the forum were now abandoned and gathering the dust in the shelves of government offices. Full text...

Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- A visit to Yaounde by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbazogo of Equatorial Guinea as a diplomatic row simmered over the deportation of Cameroonians from Malabo attracted wide media attention here this week. Full text...

Lome- Togo (PANA) -- The bloody repression of the 25 March demonstration called by Ivorian opposition parties inundated Togolese papers during the week. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian papers were this week awash with comments on the postponement of the Arab League summit previously slated for 29-30 March in Tunis. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Strained relations between President Abdoulaye Wade and his allies of the Left were the main focus of Senegalese newspapers this week. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Last Monday's killing of Hamas (Palestinian Resistance) leader Cheikh Yassin by the Israeli military was widely commented on by Mauritanian newspapers this week. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Tanzania could still be a long way off from seeing a woman voted in as head of state but the press is now convinced this was possible, following the election of renown politician Gertrude Mongella to head the newly constituted pan-African Parliament. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A day after Abuja confirmed the move, local newspapers were Tuesday awash with Nigeria's decision to grant temporary asylum to deposed Haitian leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Emerging information on the alleged perpetuators of the June 2003 abortive putsch against President Ould Taya stole the limelight in Mauritanian dailies this week. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegalese papers were this week awash with comments on celebrations marking the fourth anniversary of President Abdoulaye Wade's accession to power. Full text...

Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Most Moroccan dailies Tuesday hailed the victory of the Spanish Socialist Labour Party (PSOE) at last weekend's general elections, saying the new government of Jose Luis Zapatero would be more akin to peace and constructive partnership in the Mediterranean region. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Newspapers in Burkina Faso widely commented on events this week in neighbouring Cote d'Ivoire, marked by the suspension of the participation of PDCI- RDA ministers in the cabinet, the 'ivoirisation' of jobs and disarmament. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Thursday morning rush hour terrorist attacks in Spain, which left more than 190 dead and about 1,400 wounded, dominated Nigerian newspapers Friday, with many reporting the attack on the front page. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Nouakchott newspapers were this week awash with comments on a fuel shortage in the Mauritanian capital. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The attitude of the Mauritanian opposition vis-à-vis elections billed for 9 April to renew a third of the Senate was the main issue highlighted this week by the local press. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian newspapers Monday hailed local football club Enyimba of Aba for beating visiting Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia 1-0 to lift the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Super Cup staged between winners of the Champions League and the Cup Winners Cup. Full text...

Lome- Togo (PANA) -- Newspapers in the West African nation of Togo during the offered mixed reactions to a government move to install tollbooths along certain routes in the country. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Newspapers in Congo Brazzaville this week focused on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission that visited the country for a new round of talks. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The weeklong visit of President Laurent Gbagbo to eastern Cote d'Ivoire this month stole the limelight in the local press this week. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The alleged embezzlement of more than one million US dollars by suspected Rural Development and Environment Ministry officials, was the focus of Mauritanian dailies this week. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Newspapers here Sunday put aside the pain of the Nigeria's semi-final loss to Tunisia, hailing the host country's 2004 Nations Cup victory over Morocco, in which the Tunisians lifted the coveted trophy for the first time. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian newspapers Monday joined in the nation-wide celebration of the Super Eagles' 2-1 victory over defending champion Cameroon in Sunday's quarter-finals of the 2004 African Nations Cup in Tunisia. Full text...

Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- The Algerian press lengthily commented Monday morning on the elimination of the national team, the Fennecs (Desert Foxes) after its 1-3 loss Sunday to Morocco at the quarterfinals of the Cup of Nations tournament in Tunisia. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Newspapers in Congo Brazzaville this week focused on the just-ended summits of the Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) and the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) in the Congolese capital. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The qualification of Senegal's Lions for the quarterfinals and their match Saturday against hosts Tunisia at the ongoing Cup of Nations tournament were the lead stories in the local press this week. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The sermon at the main mosque here during the Moslem Feast of the Ram (Aid el Kabir) attended by President Maaouya Ould' Sid Ahmed Taya drew wide comment from the local press this week. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The trial of six Nigerians for their involvement in the biggest advance fee fraud, otherwise known as "419," dominated local newspapers Friday. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- Several French daily newspapers widely commented about the official visit to Paris by the Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, describing it as a sign of reconciliation between the two countries. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The 72-hour working visit to France of Ivorian head of state Laurent Gbagbo was the main focus of the Ivorian press this week. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian newspapers Saturday played up the decamping of three key players of the national soccer team, the Super Eagles, after they were found to have broken camp rules in Monastir, Tunisia, venue of the current 2004 Nations Cup. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- A few hours to the kick-off in Tunis of the 24th edition of the African Cup of Nations (CAN) finals, Malian papers Friday dwelled on the chances of the national squad, "the Eagles", in the continental fiesta. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The provisional release last Tuesday of detained opposition figure Jemil Mansour was widely commented by the press in Mauritania this week. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The political crisis in Nigeria's southeast Anambra state and a planned strike by the umbrella Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) dominated the local press this week. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Uganda leader Yoweri Museveni should tell the nation where he stood on the lifting of the presidential term limit to allow him to run for a third term. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Nouakchott papers this week focused on the 28 December five-year suspended sentence handed down on Mauritanian opposition leader and former Head of State Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah. Full text...

Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- The South African media has strongly questioned current US regulations compelling airlines flying from, to or over American airspace to have US air marshals on board, plus subjection of all arriving visitors to intrusive digital scanning of their faces and hands. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- For the second day running, the political crisis in Nigeria's southeastern state of Anambra has dominated the local press, hitting the front page of most newspapers Tuesday. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- A Political Parties and Organizations Act and the Army Bill pending before the Ugandan parliament that will bar serving army personnel from engaging in politics, prompted the country's President, Lieutenant General Yoweri Museveni, to quit the army. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The burglary at the State Prosecutor's office in Dakar and the withdrawal of the complaint lodged against Justice Minister Serigne Diop for alleged defamation of the dead dominated Senegalese newspapers this week. Full text...

Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Benin newspapers Friday focused on the UTA 727 Boeing flight that crashed into the sea shortly after take-off in Cotonou, killing more than 100 people. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Congolese papers this week are awash with comments on the violent events in the Southern Brazzaville districts of Bacongo and Makelekele. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian papers this week have widely commented on the long trial of former president and candidate in the country's November 2003 presidential poll. Full text...

Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- Algerian papers this week widely commented on the postponement of the seventh summit of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), originally scheduled in to be held here from 23-24 December. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- For the second consecutive day, the Sunday issues of Libyan papers have focussed on Tripoli's decision to abandon and get rid of its programmes and equipment concerning weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Several Libyan newspapers and individual citizens Saturday commended their country's decision to relinquish programmes to develop Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- As West African leaders conclude the 27th ordinary ECOWAS summit Friday in Accra, State-owned "Ghanaian Times" says there is hope for the 15-nation community formed in 1975. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegalese papers went haywire this week on the arrest last Saturday of fugitive Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, whose captors showed the deposed despot on television screens around the world, looking heavily bearded and haggard. Full text...