Heads of state from Egypt, Zimbabwe, Congo, and elsewhere will join ceremonies marking the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany Seven African heads of state are expected to attend Moscow’s Victory Day parade on May 9, Izvestia reported on Wednesday. Commemorative events in the Russian capital will mark 80 years since the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Among the invited leaders are Burkina Faso’s interim president, Captain Ibrahim Traore, Guinea-Bissau President Umaro