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NIGERIA/BOKO HARAM: A suicide bombing outside Nigeria's national police headquarters in Abuja has killed at least two people, including the bomber. A spokesman for the Islamist radical group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the blast in an interview with VOA.
NIGERIA VIOLENCE: A powerful bomb blast has struck the police headquarters in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.
CHINA SUDAN BASHIR: China's foreign ministry says Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will visit Beijing later this month, despite being wanted by the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges.
SOUTH SUDAN/SOUTH KOREA: South Korea's state-run land developer says it has signed a deal with southern Sudan to build its new capital after it becomes a country next month.
SOMALIA PIRACY: Somali pirates have rescued all 19 crew members from a hijacked ship that caught fire in the pirate haven of Harardheeere Wednesday.
SUDAN/VIOLENCE: As violence continues along Sudan’s disputed border region, the government of Sudan has rejected United States President Barack Obama’s demand for peace.
SUDAN MISSION: An African Union-United Nations mission is in Sudan's South Kordofan to negotiate an end to the violence that endangers the smooth breakup of the country July 9th.
TOGO FUEL: Higher fuel taxes in Togo are driving motorists to the black market for gasoline and diesel as service stations lose customers to the illegal trade.
UGANDA: Uganda's former vice president has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges in a Kampala court.
DRC/ELECTIONS: Lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a new electoral law Wednesday as they prepare for presidential and parliamentary elections later this year.