The UN called for "high-level" security guarantees to ensure the delivery of aid to Sudan. The first talks between the federal government and the Oromo rebels ended in a stalemate.
Torrential rains caused flooding in Rwanda, killing at least 12 people. The city of Suluq in Libya celebrates the sheep shearing festival, a tradition that brings together families, friends and artists. It is also the first time in the history of the city that the sheep have been sheared in public.