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A summit of African leaders meeting to address the crisis in Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday called for an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" within five days.

Sam Nujoma, the liberation fighter who became Namibia's first president after it won independence from South Africa in 1990, died aged 95 on Saturday, the Namibian presidency said.

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi were set to join talks in Tanzania on Saturday as regional leaders convened in a bid to defuse the conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo. The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has rapidly seized swathes of territory in the mineral-rich eastern DRC in an offensive that has left thousands dead and displaced vast numbers.

President Donald Trump on Friday revoked his predecessor Joe Biden's security clearance in a blizzard of new orders, while escalating his campaign to dismantle the US humanitarian agency charged with helping the world's poorest and extending American influence around the globe.

The UN warned Friday that the worst may be yet to come if the violence engulfing the eastern DRC spreads throughout the wider region.

The bodies of the couple were found at a resort villa in the central city of Hoi An on December 26 without any signs of physical trauma, violence or a break-in.

Sweden will introduce a bill to amend its gun laws and restrict access to semi-automatic guns, following the country's worst mass shooting this week.

The sanctions are a show of support after Netanyahu's visit to the White House, during which Trump unveiled a plan for the United States to "take over" Gaza and move Palestinians to other Middle Eastern countries.

They also strengthen offences related to advocating violence and create new offences for threatening violence or damaging property.