Leaders of Sudan's army and paramilitary forces agreed to a seven-day truce from May 4 to 11. The law provides that candidates for the highest offices of the State must be born of Congolese father and mother.
A number of fishermen in Guinea were hospitalized with a mysterious skin disease. The cause could be caused by a chemical agent spilled on the high seas. An agreement that ended two years of deadly war was signed by the Ethiopian Federal Government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front.