Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Negotiations between political parties in view of local council elections coming 12 May were the main focus of the press in Senegal this week. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Congolese papers this week widely comment about Sunday's presidential election, considered as the second test of the democratic process after the referendum on a new draft constitution some months ago. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- A protest march by Ivorian judges was, along with campaigns ahead of the April-May presidential election in France, the main focus of Ivorian newspapers this week. Full text...

Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- The chasm between former Zambian president Frederick Chiluba and his successor Levy Mwanawasa widened Friday with the suspension of ruling Movement for Multi- Party Democracy deputy national secretary Mbita Chitala. Full text...

Gaborone- Botswana (PANA) -- Sections of the Botswana media this week joined their Western counterparts who have consistently accused the government in Gaborone of vitimising the Basarwa. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's unexpected withdrawal from an informal economic monitoring programme of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the reactions from the fund and the public dominated local newspapers this week. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egyptian editors Friday dwelled on President Hosni Mubarak's recent visit to Washington which ended Tuesday, describing it as "successful. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana's independence anniversary on 6 March and the bloody Middle East conflict provided opinion writers in Ghanaian newspapers with a lot of material this week. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Several Mauritanian newspapers this week directed their attention toward the forthcoming senatorial elections, slavery, the health condition of a detained opposition leader and the forthcoming visit by Malian President, Alpha Oumar Konare. Full text...

Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- Zimbabwe's controversial presidential elections, the recent Commonwealth summit in Australia and renewed fighting in Angola following the death of UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi dominated Namibia's media landscape this past week. Full text...

Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Newspapers in Benin widely commented this week on the agreement reached last Wednesday between the government and the trade union confederation after two months of protest. Full text...

Lome- Togo (PANA) -- Togolese newspapers this week concentrated editorial comments on the postponement of parliamentary elections in the country. Full text...

Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa deployed troops along its border with Zimbabwe as the local press was awash with reports that increasing numbers of refugees were fleeing political turmoil in the run up to that country's presidential election slated for 9 and 10 March. Full text...

London- UK (PANA) -- The British press has widely reported on attacks on Prime Minister Tony Blair by Zimbabwean Information Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo, who accused him of 'racism'. Full text...

Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Striking public service employees in Benin should realise that the State has no means to fulfil all their demands, a local daily, Fraternité, says in its Friday column. Full text...

Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- Algerian President Bouteflika's visit this week to camps of refugees from Western Sahara has confirmed Algeria's support to the UN peace plan for the former Spanish colony, according to Liberte newspaper. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Newspapers in Ouagadougou this week concentrated editorial comments on the political statement in Madagascar and the death of UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- There is a general consensus within the South African media during the week that the death of Angolan rebel leader Jonas Savimbi could result in a breakthrough in the conflict in that country. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- There were no kind words in Tanzania's papers this week for veteran rebel UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi who, at 67, was hewn down last week in fighting with Angolan government forces. Full text...

Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- Hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on the border dispute between Cameroon and Nigeria was the focus of comments by the Cameroonian press this week. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- There was neither remorse nor kind words in Tanzania's papers this week for the veteran Angolan rebel leader Jonas Savimbi, killed by government troops last week. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The assassination of Kenya's Deputy Police Commissioner, Njiru Kyanda, dominated coverage this week by the local press, which sees the targeting of police officers by bandits as a sign of worsening crime situation in the country. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The reported killing of Jonas Savimbi, Angola's long-time leader of rebel group UNITA, got some attention in Nigerian newspapers on Saturday. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The Tanzanian press this week has been alarmed after the government turned down an application for naturalisation by a veteran journalist and publisher, Jenerali Ulimwengu, who was stripped of his citizenship for dubious reasons. Full text...

Lome- Togo (PANA) -- The Togolese press is awash with comments on the dismissal for poor performance of the country's national football team's coach, Tchanile Bana, after Togo's dismal performance during the CAN 2002 in Mali. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Ivorian press this week highlighted resolutions from a meeting of the country's four main political figures 22-23 January in Yamoussoukro, the resignation of the head of the Ivorian Football Association (FIF) and the situation in Zimbabwe. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The dispute among political parties in the ruling alliance, dubbed CAP 21, made headlines in the Senegalese press this week. Full text...

Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Former Zambian president Frederick Chiluba was this week back on the media spotlight in connection with the closure of Meridien BIAO Bank eight years ago. Full text...

Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- The mainstream Namibian media this week featured EU sanctions against the regime in Zimbabwe and the opening of Parliament in Windhoek. Full text...

Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- The South African press this week widely reported Zimbabwe's troubles with the EU, foreign and local journalists, political violence and election observers. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Newspapers in Congo this week concentrated comments on the victory of Cameroon's Indomitable Lions over Senegal's Lions at the African Cup of Nations tournament held in Mali. Full text...

Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Former Zambian president, Frederick Chiluba, has complained bitterly to Levy Mwanawasa, his successor, over what he sees as a campaign targeting him and his cronies. Full text...

Gaborone- Botswana (PANA) -- As political tension rises in Zimbabwe ahead of the presidential election, members of the main opposition and the ruling parties are reportedly crossing to Botswana to solicit votes from Zimbabweans resident in Francistown. Full text...

Lomé- Togo (PANA) -- Compared to the Togolese pro-government newspapers, the pro-opposition press this week highlights amendments to the electoral code as well as reactions of the international community. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Tanzanian newspapers this week added their voices to calls for a lasting solution to intermittent fighting between rival Muslim groups at the infamous Mwembechai mosque in Dar es Salaam. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Malian newspapers on Monday widely commented about Sunday's 23rd African Cup of Nations (CAN) final match won by Cameroon's "Indomitable Lions". Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The elimination from the Cup of Nations finals of the Stallions of Burkina Faso was the main focus of Burkinabe papers this week. Full text...

Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- Joyous reports on Bafana's emphatic 3-1 over Morocco to qualify for the CAN 2002 quarterfinals turned into irate calls for coach Carlos Queiroz to resign after the South Africans' unexpected 0-2 defeat from host nation Mali last Sunday. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Malian newspapers were Friday awash with commentaries on the semi-final Cup of Nations match, which the country lost to defending champions Cameroon 0-3 Thursday. Full text...

Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- "The Merciless Lions are in Final," read one of the headlines as Cameroonian papers contemplated Sunday's final with Senegal at the ongoing Cup of Nations tournament in Mali. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Tanzanian analysts were united this week in the assessment that, to a certain degree, the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) deserved praise as it marked 25 years of its existence. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana's early exit from the African Cup of Nations in Mali dominated Ghanaian newspapers during the week but the visit of British Prime Minster Tony Blair also found space in th editorial columns. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Ivorian newspapers were Tuesday all praises for defending champions Cameroon following their qualification for the semi-finals of the ongoing Cup of Nations tournament in Mali, after they beat Egypt 1-0 on Monday. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Local newspapers Monday hailed the 2-0 victory of the Malian national football team, the Eagles, over South Africa's Bafana Bafana in their quarterfinals match Sunday at the ongoing African Cup of Nations tournament in Mali. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- While good governance in Tanzania may mean accountability in revenue collections and expenditure, the government has failed to meet public expectations, a private daily says in one of its editorials this week. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Burkina Faso national soccer team's ouster from the African Cup of Nations finals, the forthcoming legislative elections and the ongoing upheavals at the university stole the limelight in most of the country's papers. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The elimination of the Ivorian national football team from the ongoing Cup of Nations finals in Mali, coupled with a police strike and the explosion of an ammunitions dump in Nigeria were the focus of the press in Cote d'Ivoire this week. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegalese papers have focussed attention on the Cup of Nations finals since the competition kicked off in Mali two weeks ago, carrying detailed analyses of the national team's performance, including their chances of winning the coveted trophy. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Though various probes have been launched into the cause of Sunday night's explosion at the ammunition dump in Lagos, local newspapers have blamed the deadly blast on carelessness on the part of appropriate authorities. Full text...

Gaborone- Botswana (PANA) -- A long running dispute between the Botswana government and squatters on government land was widely echoed by the press in Botswana this week, for the second month running. Full text...