Garowe Online "LONDON, United Kingdom Dec 11 (Garowe Online) - Somalia's transitional president has said that the southern port of Kismayo, the country's third-largest city, is not under the control of his Ethiopian-backed transitional federal government. President Abdullahi Yusuf is currently on a medical trip to the United Kingdom where he is expected to undergo a once-a-year routine checkup. 'My health condition is good,' he told Voice of America's Somali service program during a Monday interview."
Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."