N'djamena- Chad (PANA) -- Two Chadian weeklies, Le Temps and Notre Temps focused on President Idriss Deby's health, the country's 43rd independence anniversary on 11 August and other national issues. Full text...

Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- Last Monday's suspension of six dailies for non-payment of printing cost arrears was the focus of editorials and commentaries in the Algerian media during the week. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Malian dailies lengthily commented this week on the liberation of the European hostages abducted last February in the Algerian desert and later transferred to Mali. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The death of former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada boosted sales of local newspapers here this week with the late tyrant's history occupying more space both on the covers and inner pages. Full text...

Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- For the past week Guinean papers focused attention on the resignation and subsequent fleeing into exile of Charles Taylor in spite of government's silence about that event which greatly interests Guineans. Full text...

Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- The effervescence across the political landscape in Cameroon several months ahead of presidential polls expected in October next year was widely echoed by the local press this week. Full text...

Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Beninese dailies this week widely commented on the unilateral decision of the Nigerian government to close its land borders with neighbouring Benin. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Replacement of Maj. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Malian papers this week focussed commentaries on the resignation of Charles Taylor as president of Liberia and his exit into exile. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Monday's arrival in Nigeria of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, a few hours after he stepped down from office and handed power to his deputy, Moses Blah, dominated Nigerian newspapers this week. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghanaian newspapers say Monday's departure of former Liberian President Charles Taylor into exile in Nigeria is the lesser evil for his country. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Ivorian papers on Tuesday widely commented on the resignation of Charles Taylor as president of Liberia on Monday. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- French dailies on Tuesday widely commented on the latest developments of the political situation in Liberia, marked by the departure of former president Charles Taylor and his replacement by Moses Blah. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Congolese papers this week widely comment on the just ended Pan-African Music Festival (FESPAM) in Brazzaville and Kinshasa. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Ivorian papers this week have focused on the passing of the country's amnesty bill by the National Assembly. Full text...

Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- Rwanda's presidential election campaign has been the focus of newspaper editorials this week. Full text...

Lome- Togo (PANA) -- The resignation of Harry Olympio as Minister in charge of relations with the parliament in Togo's new government formed on 29 July, dominated Lome press this week. Full text...

Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- Algerian papers this week focused on the reactions of the Kabylia delegates to the government's offer of dialogue to end the crisis rocking the region since April 2001. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- International peace and security would remain a pipe dream if the global community did not show a concerted resolve to end terrorism, an Ethiopian weekly said Friday. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The state-owned Daily Graphic has called on Ghanaians to be vigilant against military coups, warning that a misadventure by misguided soldiers could endanger the country's fragile democracy. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian newspapers Tuesday played up the deployment of the country's soldiers to Liberia, at the vanguard of the ECOWAS Mission in Liberia (ECOMILI), with many of them reporting the deployment on their front pages. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The funeral of former Interior Minister Emile Boga Doudou, killed at the onset of the military insurrection on 19 September 2002 that eventually turned into a rebellion in Cote d'Ivoire, has been the subject of Ivorian editorials on Monday. Full text...

Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- The week has ended as it started for South African newspapers - front pages dominated by bribery allegations against Deputy President Jacob Zuma. Full text...

Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- though Cameroon was not included in the recent tour of French Foreign minister Dominique de Villepin in Central Africa, the visit stole the limelight in editorials published in Yaounde this week. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegalese dailies and weeklies this week amply dwelt on the book written by journalist Abdou Latif Coulibaly, entitled "Wade an opponent in power: a booby-trapped political change?" The book has continued to be the focus of attention, arousing anonymous death threats against the author. Full text...

Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- Parliamentary approval of constitutional amendments repealing limitation to presidential terms and sanctioning only one round for presidential elections in Gabon, dominated the press this week in Libreville. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Newspapers in Cote d'Ivoire this week concentrated on the death of ex-Sierra Leonean rebel leader Foday Sankoh while awaiting war crimes trial, and Prime Minister Seydou Diarra's current visit to France. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana's biggest selling newspaper, Daily Graphic, Friday said the "avoidable and meaningless agony" that ordinary Liberians are experiencing because of the intransigence of the government and two rebel groups would have to be accounted for one day. Full text...

Lome- Togo (PANA) -- The formation of Togo's new cabinet is the main centre of interest in newspaper editorials published this week. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Guinea-Bissau's refusal to host the forthcoming meeting of Senegal's separatist Movement of the Casamance Democratic Forces (MFDC) and the project to build a Black Civilisation Museum in Dakar are the main issues highlighted by the press this week. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian newspapers devoted much space this week to the extradition from Senegal of Lieutenant Didi Ould M'Hameid, one of the presumed leaders of the 9 June failed coup against President Mouaouiya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya Taya. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Ivorian major newspapers this week devoted their headlines to the escalating civil war in Liberia, although some of them also focused on the nationwide tour by leaders of the Ivorian ex-rebel New Forces. Full text...

Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- Setting up the transitional institutions as part of the process of restoring peace to war- torn Democratic Republic of Congo got the limelight in the country's media during the week. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The political crisis ignited by the abduction of a Nigerian State governor from his office by armed policemen continued to dominate the local press this week. Full text...

Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- Local newspapers in South Africa this week focused on the war in Liberia with the privately-owned Sowetan newspaper expressing regret at some of the gory pictures it printed this week of a man beheaded in Monrovia. Full text...

Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- Newspapers in Kigali this week dwelt on the publication of the list of candidates approved by the National Electoral Committee (NEC) for the 25 August presidential election in Rwanda. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Tanzanian newspapers this week rallied behind staff of a South African-owned bank who recently went on a nation-wide strike to press for better working terms but called for a swift solution to the stand-off, saying the crisis and its impact were unacceptable. Full text...

Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- The privately-owned Star newspaper in South Africa which Wednesday described the Liberian crisis as "a deadly African inaction," called on the Economic Community of the Western African States (ECOWAS) to immediately deploy military troops in Liberia and also remove President Charles Taylor to pave the way for the implementation of a durable peace plan. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- The shelling of the US Embassy compound in Monrovia, Liberia has added to the pressure on the Bush administration to send American military forces to the civil-war- torn African country. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The Burkinabe press lengthily commented this week on the conclusions of the African Union (AU) summit held in Maputo, Mozambique. Full text...

Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- The swearing-in of the four vice presidents, heralding the progressive setting up of the transitional institutions of the Democratic Republic of Congo, dominated media reports this week in Kinshasa. Full text...

Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- South African papers on Friday were united in their coverage of one single event: Nelson Mandela's 85th birthday. Full text...

Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Newspapers in Benin have hailed this week's election of Alpha Omar Konaré as AU Commission chairman during its summit in Maputo, Mozambique. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Most Tanzanian papers have not jumped on the bandwagon of President George Bush recent African safari, with the only commentary on the trip being a contentious argument in one daily newspaper attacking activists lobbying for the US to scrap subsidies to its farmers. Full text...

Lome- Togo (PANA) -- The state-owned Togo-Presse newspaper Monday took a swipe at the European Union (EU) for maintaining sanctions against the country, while charging that Togolese opposition parties were the Union's "favourite protege". Full text...

Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- Guinean papers were this week overwhelmed by commentaries on the qualification Sunday of the national soccer team for the African Cup of Nations (CAN) 2004 finals slated for Tunisia. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Malian papers Friday hailed the election of the country's former president Alpha Oumar Konare on Thursday as the first chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission at the ongoing summit of African leaders in Maputo, Mozambique. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The security situation after ten months of war in Cote d'Ivoire was the main theme featured by Ivorian newspapers this week. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania's papers this week widely comment on the appointment of a new Prime Minister and the formation of a new cabinet by President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Local papers commented widely Wednesday on the visit of US President George W. Full text...