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NIGERIA: U.S. and European diplomats have jointly condemned a spate of violent attacks in northern Nigeria that have killed 28 people this week.
NIGERIA CORPORATE CORRUPTION: Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan says fighting corruption is one of the driving goals of his new administration. Nigerian businesses are facing a new code of conduct to improve accountability and competitiveness.
CHINA/SUDAN: Chinese President Hu Jintao has held talks with Omar al-Bashir after a red-carpet welcome for the Sudanese president, who faces an international arrest warrant for crimes against humanity.
SUDAN/DARFUR: Sudan has agreed to appoint a vice president from its embattled Darfur region, in what appears to be a concession to the demand of some rebel groups that call for greater governmental representation.
UGANDA LIGHTNING: Ugandan media reports say that lightning killed 18 children at a primary school in western Uganda on Tuesday, the latest in a series of deadly lightning strikes in the country.
RWANDA GENOCIDE: A U.N. war crimes court trying the top suspects of Rwanda's 1994 genocide has for the first time referred a case to be tried in Rwanda itself.
LIBYA: Rebels in western Libya have captured a massive arms depot from forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi, boosting critical resupply efforts and fueling an opposition push toward the capital, Tripoli.
UN/CONGO: The U.N. Security Council has extended the mandate of the U.N. peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo for another year.
CHINA/SUDAN: Chinese President Hu Jintao has held talks with Omar al-Bashir after a red-carpet welcome for the Sudanese president, who faces an international arrest warrant for crimes against humanity.
ZIMBABWE:
Zimbabwe's High Court has acquitted the country's energy minister of corruption charges, saying the state failed to produce evidence against him. Elton Mangoma was accused of bypassing purchasing procedures when he secured a $5 million fuel order from South Africa.
