Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Weekend papers in Abidjan were awash with reports of the ongoing military mutiny which broke out in Cote d'Ivoire Thursday. Full text...

Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- Diplomatic ploys by Nigeria and Cameroon concerning their claims on the disputed Bakassi peninsula were, alongside last Sunday's parliamentary by-elections the main focus of the Cameroonian press this week. Full text...

Saint-Denis- Reunion (PANA) -- The press in the Reunion this week focused on the official jet reportedly purchased for Malagasy President Marc Ravalomanana from a German company. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The coup attempt launched Thursday in Cote d'Ivoire is the main topic highlighted in Senegalese dailies in their Friday editorials. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- Many French newspapers Friday focus on the coup attempt launched late Wednesday night in Abidjan by some soldiers of the Ivorian army. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian newspapers Friday reported on the Cote d'Ivoire mutiny, with most of the dailies carrying the story on their front pages. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The election last Monday of erstwhile Prime Minister and Mali Movement (RPM) chairman Ibrahim Boubacar Keita as Speaker of the National Assembly was the main focus of Malian newspapers on Tuesday. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Cote d'Ivoire's ASEC of Abidjan's 3-1 victory over Esperance of Tunisia during the fourth round of the African Champions League played Sunday in Abidjan is the main topic commented on Monday by Ivorian newspapers. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Congolese dailies keenly reported on the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 in the US. Full text...

Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Several Moroccan dailies on Friday fiercely criticised the speech delivered Thursday by US President George W. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Though the impeachment threat hanging on Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has continued to make headlines, the country's newspapers this week diluted the saturation coverage of the issue with news on voter registration and pay raise for public sector workers. Full text...

Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambian newspapers this week dwell on the US memorials of the 11 September attacks and that country's war on terrorism as waged against Al Qaeda and the US plans to attack Iraq in order to remove Saddam Hussein from power. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegalese newspapers this week extensively commented on the first anniversary of the 11 September terror attacks, which destroyed the twin towers of New York's World Trade Centre and part of the Pentagon in last year. Full text...

Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- Rwandan newspapers this week devoted most of their comments to the commemoration of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 in New York City and Washington DC and the US-led anti-terrorist war launched thereafter. Full text...

Gaborone- Botswana (PANA) -- Botswana newspapers said the national football team, the Zebras, have taken a backward step in their bid for a first qualification for the African Cup of Nations. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Newspapers in Abidjan have commented on the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the US, with one daily saying solidarity of support was still elusive for Washington even one year after the attacks. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Tanzanian press marked the first anniversary of the September 11 terror strikes in America with calls for Washington to revise its foreign policy. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyans quietly observed the first anniversary of the 11 September attacks in the US Wednesday, with an air of déjà vu, as they recalled the murderous bombings of US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in 1998 which claimed hundreds of African and American lives. Full text...

Monrovia- Liberia (PANA) -- A decision by delegates attending Liberia's national conference on peace and reconciliation in Monrovia to hold talks with rebels fighting President Charles Taylor's government, made headlines in the countries' dailies this week. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The reaction Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) governor Charles Konan Banny in the wake of a spectacular hold-up last 27 August in Abidjan was commented at length by Ivorian dailies this week. Full text...

Lome- Togo (PANA) -- The Togolese Parliament's adoption of an act modifying the country's media and communication code was the main focus of comments by private newspapers in Lome this week. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Burkinabe newspapers this week focused on the peace agreements on the Sudan and DR Congo conflicts, as well as the national football team's chances at the 2004 African Cup of Nations (CAN) championship. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Tanzanian newspapers have dismissed the just-ended World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) as a failure and a lesson to poor countries. Full text...

Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambia's domestic politics pushed the just-ended World Summit on Sustainable Development to the back burner, going by local news reports this week. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- For the third week running, the threat by Nigerian MPs to remove President Olusegun Obasanjo from office dominated local press this week. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The World Summit for Sustainable Development, which wrapped up in Johannesburg Wednesday kept most other news in South Africa out of the spotlight this week, with most local newspapers heralding the event as a success. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The press in Burkina Faso this week dwelt on the Earth Summit in Johannesburg, the floods that hit Ouagadougou and bank robbery at BCEAO (Central Bank of West African States) in Abidjan. Full text...

Monrovia- Liberia (PANA) -- Concerns raised by Liberians in the Diaspora for which they are boycotting the on-going national conference on peace and reconciliation, dominated local press reports this week. Full text...

Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- Rwandan dailies this week dwelt on the tension between Kigali and the Arusha-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) trying persons charged with involvement in the Rwandan genocide, and the 5th trade show in Kigali. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- For the second week running, the lingering face-off between the Nigerian Executive and the Legislature dominated local newspapers this week. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Congolese newspapers this week focus their editorials on last week's attack by Ninja militiamen led by Pasto Frederic Bitsangou, aka Ntumi, against a goods train of the Congo-Ocean Railways (CFCO). Full text...

Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- A semi-official newspaper in Zimbabwe Thursday urged the Namibian government to emulate Harare and forcibly seize farms from white farmers for redistribution to landless blacks. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The daredevil robbery involving nearly 3 billion francs CFA at the Abidjan branch of BCEAO (the Central Bank of West African States) on Tuesday remained an astonishment for Ivorian newspapers. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Congolese dailies focused analyses this week on the investiture of the head of State Denis Sassou Nguesso and the formation of the first cabinet in his new 7-year term of office. Full text...

Lome- Togo (PANA) -- The trial of Togolese Labour Party leader Claude Améganvi made headlines in the local press this week. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The stakes of the Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire (PDCI-RDA) in the newly formed government of national union and the 5-0 Champions League victory of ASEC Abidjan over Costa del Sol of Mozambique made headlines in the Ivorian press this week. Full text...

Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- A cabinet reshuffle awaited since the 30 June parliamentary elections was, alongside developments within the opposition, the focus of media comments in Cameroon this week. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Tanzanian media this week warned there could a bigger backlash against globalisation unless the rich nations gave poor ones an opportunity in the emerging world economic order. Full text...

Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- Rwandan papers this week commented heavily on the arrest and transfer of the former Rwandan army chief of staff, Gen. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The threat by Nigeria's lower legislative chamber to impeach President Olusegun Obasanjo if he fails to resign in two weeks, for alleged mal-administration, dominated the country's newspapers throughout the week. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Burkinabe dailies this week focused once again on the assassination of Ivorian dissident Balla Keita in Ouagadougou three weeks ago. Full text...

Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- The countdown down to World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) has dominated the press in South African this week. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Former President Jerry Rawlings' call for "positive defiance" against President John Kufuor's government, and the administration's reaction describing the statement as potentially treasonable, have continued to dominate Ghanaian press reports this week. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Two leading Kenyan dailies Thursday harshly criticised politicians who use illegal militant groups to intimidate their opponents in the presidential succession race in the country. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The South African media has begun gearing up for one of the news events of the decade -- next week's World Summit on Sustainable Development -- which will see tens of thousands of people from around the world gathering in Johannesburg. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian newspapers Monday expressed different opinions on the US travel warning for Nigeria, issued earlier this month. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian papers this week widely commented on the integration of Black Mauritanians in the direct management of economic sectors, particularly the fishing sector. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The withdrawal of the opposition Union for Democracy and Peace in Cote d'Ivoire (UDPCI) of Gen. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Senegalese papers widely focussed this week on a press conference granted Wednesday by President Abdoulaye Wade and Agriculture minister Pape Diouf to explain the disastrous situation being experienced by peasant farmers. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The face-off between the Nigerian presidency and the legislature, over the latter's threat to impeach President Olusegun Obasanjo dominated newspaper reports this week. Full text...