VOA Africa News Summary

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Search for Survivors of Sierra Leone Boat Accident Continues Head of Sierra Leone's navy confirms two bodies recovered and up to 50 feared dead Religious and Traditional Leaders called upon to Help End Female Genital Cutting Five day conference ends in Addis Ababa Kenyan Health Minister Denies Wrongdoing Charity Ngilu detained, then released for allegedly helping a protester escape from a Nairobi jail; her allies suspect it is latest twist in political maneuvers ahead of presidential elections later this year HIV Prevalence Drops Among Pregnant Women in South Africa Government reports first decline in eight years Liberians Get Reprieve With Congress' Extension of TPS Congressman Donald Payne says the United States owes Liberia a special gratitude because Liberia has been a strong ally France Confirms Agreement to Sell Arms to Libya Deal comes after release of six medical workers who Libya accused of intentionally infecting Libyan children with AIDS virus Ugandan Government Ready to Protect Citizens In Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni's government has assured the public that it would do everything in its power to find a lasting solution to the over 20-year insurgency by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels. UN Mission Sends More Supplies to Crash Victims in DRC The United Nations Mission In the Democratic Republic of Congo says it will be sending more doctors and medical supplies to central Congo where about 100 people are reportedly feared dead following a train derailment. Clandestine Migration Changes in Mauritanian Hub Town Nouadhibou is one of the closest African ports to Spain and has turned into a hub for would-be migrants