VOA Africa News Summary

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Nigeria Police Chief Orders Crackdown on Kidnappers However, security forces prove ineffective in halting attacks in delta Libyan Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentences for Foreign Medics Five Bulgarian nurses, Palestinian doctor convicted of injecting more than 400 Libyan children with AIDS virus Analyst Calls Sunday's Planned Somali Reconciliation Conference a Farce Timothy Othieno of Institute for Global Dialogue, says violence could worsen during conference. Eritrea Labeled Worst Jailer of Journalists in Africa Country reportedly launched a new crackdown on journalists in November, after several managed to flee Cape Verde's Chinese Shops Draw Praise, Criticism VOA's Phuong Tran found that locals welcome cheap goods available in corner stores owned by Chinese, but not the low pay Rwanda President Seeks Investigation of French involvement in Genocide Rwanda President Paul Kagame is calling for fresh investigations into France's alleged involvement in the country's 1994 genocide that saw scores of Hutus and moderate Tutsis killed in a 100-day massacre. Six African Countries Win High Marks in New Study of Religious Freedoms Hudson Institute Analysis Says Excessive Government Controls and Favoritism Hamper Worship and Restrict Economic Development Zambia's Ex-President to Seek Medical Treatment Abroad Zambian doctors have advised that ailing Ex-President Frederick Chiluba be permitted to travel to South Africa to seek medical treatment over his aggravated cardiac condition.