The News Review:

- Mobile Africa – Me2u. Another First From Celtel Sierra Leone!
- Pygmy hippos survive in war zone
- Briefly: New Sunday ferry service angers some in Scotland

Mobile Africa – Me2u. Another First From Celtel Sierra Leone!
Mobile Africa – Apr 15, 2006
Another first from Celtel Sierra Leone! Me2u. Another First From Celtel Sierra Leone! 2006-04-15 15:25:55 | Viewed 733 times This event was officially launched on the 4th of April 2006 at the Victoria Park Grounds Garrison Street Freetown, by the Governor of the Sierra Leone Central Bank Dr. J D Rogers at 11:00 AM. In his statement, the governor recommended Celtel as being the leaders in the provision of quality service in Sierra Leone. He said he considers this significant development as a mile stone for the economic development of Sierra Leone. He expressed delight at being honored to launch the new product and stated that Celtel has contributed tremendously in providing employment opportunities in the country, adding that the company has now almost covered the whole country as part of their commitment in making life better for all.

Pygmy hippos survive in war zone
New Scientist – New Scientist (subscription) – Apr 15, 2006
The first ever photograph of a wild pygmy hippo has been taken by a camera trap during a ground-breaking wildlife survey of war-torn Sierra Leone. Hexaprotodon liberiensis is classified as “vulnerable” on the World Conservation Union’s (IUCN) Red List of endangered species. Populations of these elusive hippos have been fragmented and in severe decline for many years, so much so that biologists feared it would soon follow its Madagascan cousin, Hippopotamus madagascariensis, into extinction. But the new sighting and the results of an extensive “search for survivors” suggest that the hippos have managed to endure the severe pressures of loss of habitat and subsistence hunting by rebel soldiers during 12 years of brutal civil war, says Sanjayan Muttulingam, lead scientist at The Nature Conservancy in Washington DC, which carried out the study. “The pygmy hippo is probably the rarest large mammal you could find in Africa.

Briefly: New Sunday ferry service angers some in Scotland
International Herald Tribune – Apr 15, 2006
(Reuters) This week's holidays Banking and government offices may be closed or services curtailed in the following countries and their dependencies this week because of national and religious holidays. monday:Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates. tuesday:Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Chad, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. wednesday:El Salvador, Israel, Morocco, Myanmar, Norway, Oman, Puerto Rico, Sudan. thursday:Andorra, Argentina, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Iceland, Israel, Kuwait, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Venezuela. friday:Andorra, Angola, Antigua, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macao, Malawi, Malta, Mexico, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Zimbabwe. saturday:Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Laos, Macao, Myanmar, North Korea, Thailand, Seychelles.