VOA Africa News Summary

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Released HIV Nurses Receive Heroes' Welcome in Bulgaria Deal that allowed release did not come cheap - relatives of 438 children received about $1 million each, through EU-supported AIDS fund Gunmen Kill Two in Nigerian Oil City Local police believe Monday night's attack was politically motivated Angola in Final Weeks of Voter Registration Drive First elections since end of lengthy civil war, but some experts note obstacles could make it difficult to hold polling as scheduled Rights Group Praises France for Arresting Rwandan Genocide Suspects African Rights says one suspect was a Catholic priest, other regional governor Egyptian Police Shoot Sudanese Refugee Trying to Enter Israel On Sunday, border guards shot and killed a woman from Sudan's Darfur region as she tried to illegally enter Israel Sierra Leone Investigates Alleged Attempted Assassination Attempted assassination allegations said to heighten tension as Sierra Leone prepares for August 11 presidential elections Liberia Renaissance Launched to Celebrate 160th Independence Minister says policy aims to change minds and attitudes and reclaim the future for Liberians Malawi's President Threatens Opposition The political tension between Malawi's President Bingu Wa Mutharika and the opposition is reportedly getting worse with no end in sight. West African Man Awaits Deportation After Losing Family in Fire Washington DC Cameroonian Community appeal deportation of countryman Burundi's Ex-Finance Minister Accused of Financial Malfeasance In Burundi, state auditors have accused the former finance minister for allegedly stealing six point five million dollars from the state coffers.