1.  Attempted talks headed by a Gambian envoy disintegrated last week as rebels demanded the discussions be led by their hand-picked mediator, a Senegalese opposition figure.

2.  Gomes said the rebels would only negotiate through their own chosen mediator, Senegalese opposition legislator Landing Sauname.

3.  Mane rejected the mediation of the Gambian foreign minister and proposed instead a Senegalese opposition legislator.

4.  The rebels earlier had said they would only negotiate with their chosen mediator, Senegalese opposition legislator Landing Sauane.

5.  The rebels earlier had said they would only negotiate with their chosen mediator, Senegalese opposition legislator Landing Savane.

6.  The rebels earlier said they would only negotiate with their chosen mediator, Senegalese opposition legislator Landing Sauane.

7.  A small Senegalese opposition party grabbed front-page headlines Wednesday with a bold demand for the withdrawal of French troops in the west African country.