Radio reporter Hassan Sade Dhaqane and several onlookers were arrested by government troops in the Mogadishu neighbourhood of KM 4 as he was covering a mine-clearance operation that had drawn a crowd. The government confirmed his arrest to Reporters Without Borders’ partner organisation in Somalia, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), but refused to say where he is being held. He has not been formally charged.

Records from the Rwanda National Examination Council (NEC), indicate that the performance of girls has improved. The total number of girls who registered for Primary Leaving Examinations in 2005 was 54,558, an equivalent of 50.99 per cent, whereas in 2006, the total was 61,764, making a per cent of 51.63 per cent.

The Government of Zimbabwe has resolved to offer full financial support to deserving students at tertiary level, according to the Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Dr Stan Mudenge.

In its report, 'Off the Map: How HIV/AIDS programming is Failing Same-Sex Practicing People in Africa', the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC),finds that people with same-sex preferences are still a largely ignored and underserved community in the design and execution of HIV-prevention programmes throughout much of Africa.