In This Issue:

- Leading the News

- United States – Africa Relations

- North Africa

- East Africa

- West Africa

- Sub-Saharan Africa

- General Africa News

- Excerpt from Leading the News:

Nigeria -

On July 3rd-4th, more than 60 Nigerian girls abducted two weeks ago by Boko Haram escaped. Nigerian Government representatives confirmed the escape in meetings with some of the escapees and their families at the hospital in Lassa. It had been originally reported that 60 girls and 30 boys were kidnapped, but later reports clarified that 71 girls and women and no boys were abducted.