VOA Africa News Summary

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Elders Play Major Role in Recent Ethiopian Pardons Neutral mediators helped negotiate document that led to pardons for 38 opposition leaders and activists Conference on Female Genital Cutting Opens in Addis Ababa UN officials say moves to protect younger women showing signs of progress U.S. Congressman Calls for China Olympics Boycott If Congressman Donald Payne says U.S. should consider boycotting 2008 Summer Olympics if China continues to sell arms to Sudan Anjouan President Invites National Government For Dialogue A meeting is to be held today (Tuesday) in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa to find ways to bring down the brewing political tension in the Comoros Islands. Bush, Brown Conclude Camp David Talks Leaders stressed relations between two countries are strong, despite change at top of British government and strong public pressure in Britain to get out of Iraq South African Diamond Miners Set to Go on Strike Thousands of workers at De Beers voted in favor of strike Monday, after talks over pay raise reached impasse UN Expert Reports Brutal Sexual Violence in DRC Province UN official says situation in Congo's South Kivu province is the worst she has ever seen in four years