29 May 2011 Nairobi — Presidential campaigns for the Somali Transitional Federal Government have started in earnest after the UN Security Council ordered that the elections be held in August. On Sunday, hundreds of Somali MPs and other leaders attended the launch of businessman Haji Mohamed Yassin's campaign at the Laico Regency Hotel in Nairobi. Expressing optimism of winning the seat, Mr Yassin said that unlike past presidents who contested the seat to acquire wealth illegally, he had enough resources which he wants to invest in restoring peace and stability in the Horn of Africa country
Luanda — 1º de Agosto were thrashed on Sunday by ASEC Mimosa of Abidjan by 0-4, in the first leg match of the last eliminatory qualifying for the group phase of the Cup of the Confederation of African Football also dubbed “Nelson Mandela”.
The second leg match will be played within 15 days in Luanda.
For the same competition, the other Angolan team of Interclube defeated El Jadida of Morocco by 3-0 in Luanda’s 22 de Junho stadium.
