One police officer for every two football fans have been deployed for the World Cup play-off between Egypt and Algeria. The teams will meet in Omdurman in Sudan on Wednesday for a place in the finals in South Africa. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Vall reports from the capital Khartoum on the build up to a match charged with emotion.
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."