The grant will fund work for 60 buildings. The bomb blasts killed 213 people and injured 5,000 persons. President Guelleh of Djibouti goes to Egypt for Somali peace talks. President Ismael Omar Guelleh of Djibouti went to Egypt for a two-day visit for talks on his peace plan for Somalia. He was to meet with his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak and Arab League Secretary General Esmet Abdel Meguid.
Ugandan captives go home.
A group of 21 Ugandan children and adults who were abducted by Sudanese-based rebels returned home this week. West Negotiations to end the conflict in Casamance begin in Banjul, Gambia. Negotiations to end the conflict in Casamance begin in Banjul, Gambia. The talks were sponsored by Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. As a result of the talks, the Senegalese government agreed to let the separatist Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance move freely and hold public meetings.