Monday, July 30, 2007

VOA Africa News Summary

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Here are today's top stories from VOA Africa.

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President Bush welcomes British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to  the presidential retreat at Camp David, Md British Prime Minister, President Bush to Discuss War, Trade, Darfur Conflict
Two leaders are at Camp David presidential retreat outside US capital for first talks since British PM took office last month


Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi UN Experts Reports Brutal Sexual Violence in DRC Province
A UN official says the situation in Congo's South Kivu province is the worst she has ever seen in four years


Tanzania Tanzania Prepares Policies For Uranium Mining Audio Clip Available
Move comes following discovery that country is rich in uranium


Nkosi Johnson Story to be Portrayed in Film Audio Clip Available
Nkosi, who died at age 12, captured world attention at Durban AIDS conference in 2000


Mauritania Questions Surround Terror Trial in Mauritania Audio Clip Available
Defense lawyers are presenting final arguments on behalf of 14 suspects accused of fighting alongside a radical Islamic group


Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at VOA Liberia's Diamond Industry Back in Business Audio Clip Available
Information minister says lifting the moratorium on the country's diamond industry would help Liberia's poverty reduction strategy


Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki Musyoka Expects to be ODM-Kenya's Presidential Nominee Audio Clip Available
Musyoka says he's the only candidate who can defeat incumbent Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki in coming December elections


South African President Thabo Mbeki Ex-South African President Says He is Ready to Serve Party Audio Clip Available
Former South African Vice President Jacob Zuma says he is ready to perform any task given to him by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party


Malawi Malawi's Parliament Sued Over Budget Audio Clip Available
The political standoff between Malawi's President Bingu Wa Mutharika and the opposition has taken a dramatic turn.


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