Rebels storm the Chadian capital Ndjamena, the French intervene militarily to save the president, and a diplomatic crisis ensues between Sudan and Chad. Paris, meanwhile, must let history take its course, writes Gamal Nkrumah

The 1 May Day Without an Immigrant nationwide protest marches in the US promise to push the issue further to the top of the agenda of American politics, Anayat Durrani reports from Los Angeles

Habibou Hamadou Maiga looks at the Chadian political crisis through the lens of the French and Francophone African press

The human cost and the lingering emotional impact of the 11 September terrorist attacks have been the focus of the final phase of the death penalty trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, Tamam Ahmed Jama reports from Paris