The funeral of a rebel leader in northern Mali, Sidi Brahim Ould Sidati, who was gunned down Tuesday by unknown assailants in Bamako, took place on Saturday.
Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso has taken the oath of office for another term, extending his 36-year accumulated rule. The 77-year-old won 88.4 percent of the vote in the March 21 election, boycotted by the main opposition. Sassou Nguesso was sworn in the capital Brazzaville on Friday.
Angolan authorities must refrain from arresting members of the press covering public events, and should return all equipment confiscated from journalist Jorge Manuel, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) is disheartened by the fatal shooting that occurred at Cyber-Ed Christian School leaving 14-year-old Precious Ireland dead.
A court in the French capital Paris on Thursday handed down life sentences to the three defendants in the trial of the bombing of a French camp in Ivory Coast in 2004.
