They included the general secretary of the C.C., the Congolese Party of Labour and Marimantia Diara, secretary general of the African Party for the Solidarity and Justice of Mali, and Mamadou Lamin Thiam, national permanent secretary of the Democratic Party of Senegal.

The messages expressed the deepest condolences to Kim Jong Un, the Workers' Party of Korea and all the Koreans, praying for Kim Jong Il's immortality.