VOA Africa News Summary

Here are today's top stories from VOA Africa. To listen or watch one of our programs or to read more visit our website at www.voaafrica.com.

Somalia Executes Two Men Accused of Killing Police Officers Execution is government's first case of capital punishment since its formation in 2004 China Takes Credit for Sudan Allowing UN Peacekeepers China becomes more active in trying to resolve Darfur conflict after facing criticism for putting economic concerns above human rights Toddler Abducted in Violence-Prone Southern Nigeria Initial reports say child is daughter of British national Ogoni Leader Says Toddler Abduction Will Worsen Crisis in Nigeria's Niger Delta Ledum Mitee, president of Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, calls kidnapping shocking South Africa Recruiting Foreign Healthcare Workers Government using improved pay and working conditions as incentives Ethiopia Says Jailed Opposition Leaders' Fate Rests With Judicial Process Official Says it is left with jailed opposition leaders to apologize or ask for pardon Analyst Suspects Kadhafi Phobia in AU Summit Outcome A Pan-Africanist says African leaders might have betrayed their own citizens for not forming a United States of Africa at Accra summit Uganda to Set Up Special Court for Rebels Uganda's government Wednesday said it will soon set up a special tribunal, which would deal with war crimes allegedly committed by the Lord Resistance Army rebels during its 20 year insurgency against President Yoweri Museveni's government. Energy Rich Cocktail Helps Curb Malnutrition in Africa Several countries set up factories to produce peanut-flavored paste, known as a Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF)