French banks have always been wary of loans - and with the worsening banking crisis, it's getting harder and harder to get a line of credit. So what do you do for quick cash?
French skipper Loick Peyron and his crew of 13 on board Banque Populaire V set a new record for the Jules-Verne Trophy non-stop, round-the-world sail race on Friday.
The euro has slumped to a 16-month low against the dollar after renewed concern over the size of the banking problem in Spain and a French bond auction which failed to reassure markets.
Kenya's campaign against al-Shebab rebels in Somalia and the latest controversy surrounding Sepp Blatter, the head of world's football association, Fifa, dominate Friday's African papers.
