The demonstrators carried candles and red roses in memory of the army officers. Medhat Medhat Bourikat, one of the protesters, who was detained in the prison along with two his brothers for more than ten years said that the prison should be opened to the public to show the kind of respect Morocco has for the principles of human rights. Bourikat, a Frenchman of Moroccan origin said that he does not know why he was detained. Meanwhile, King Mohammed VI of Morocco has said that he wants the North African country to serve as an inspiration of hope for human rights in the region. Moroccan human rights record used to be one of the worst in the Arab world.
Reports say it is now one of the best.
The coach of the Cameroonian Olympic winning team has been appointed as coach of the Cameroonian National team, the Indomitable Lions, a sports ministry spokesman said on Saturday. Nigerian female football team, the Super Falcons came last in the women s soccer event of the Sydney Olympic Games. Nigerian Super Eagles striker Nwankwo Kanu is most likely to be succeeded by Cameroonian international football star Patrick Mboma, as the African Footballer of the year. The award will be announced later this month. In updating their database on leadership in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the French have begun to revise their forecasts to some degree.