Monday, July 2, 2007

VOA Africa News Summary

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Here are today's top stories from VOA Africa.

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Ban Ki-moon  Millennium Development Goals Get Mixed Review
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says recent statistics show number of extremely poor people fell in 2004, but report finds povery rate in Western Asia has more than doubled


80_wfp_boy_hunger HungerFREE Campaign Seeks to Pressure Governments to meet Hunger and Poverty Goals Audio Clip Available
ActionAid and Swiss Aid behind five year campaign that calls for legally enforceable standards


World AIDS Campaign Leading AIDS Campaigners Meet in Nairobi Audio Clip Available
Goal is to seek unified strategy to pressure rich nations to fulfill promises on HIV/AIDS


Nigeria University Teachers in Nigeria Suspend Strike
Academic Staff Union of Universities, the ASUU says the strike was suspended to give the new Nigerian administration a chance to address its grievances


Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony (file photo) Ugandan Rebels Mull Over Way Forward Audio Clip Available
Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebels (LRA) and the government signed a peace agreement over the weekend in the Southern Sudanese capital, Juba.


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