Sudan Online : "President of the Republic Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir instructed dropping the remaining period of the imprisonment sentence of the British teacher, Gillian Gibbons, in response to appeal of the British Muslim parliamentarians and her apology. President Al-Bashir said during his meeting with the British parliamentarians at the Republican Palace Monday that the step was a message that the Sudanese nationals and all Muslims who are held in prisons in the Western countries without bringing them before courts or making specific charges against them receive similar treatment. "
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."