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.

Rains Devastate Sudanese Relief Efforts Local officials have declared six of region's 10 states a disaster zone following torrential rains, overflowing rivers UN Unanimously Approves Peacekeeping Force for Darfur Resolution, which Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls unprecedented, follows eight months of negotiations over make-up and mandate of the force Sudan Accepts Darfur Resolution, Rebels Have Their Doubts Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam Akol announces his government's formal acceptance of Security Council resolution 1769 OXFAM Welcomes UN Darfur Resolution, But Calls for Immediate Ceasefire Aid agency says humanitarian workers and civilians at almost daily risk of attack Undersea Cable to Expand South Africa's Internet Capacity Cable to link South Africa to Brazil and Britain Study Finds Early Breastfeeding Can Save Babies' Lives Ghana study shows 16 percent of neonatal deaths could be prevented by breastfeeding infants from birth Researchers Say Post Traumatic Stress from War High Among Northern Ugandans Study says failure to address the psychological impact of Uganda's war could undermine efforts toward peace building and reconstruction Zimbabwe's Opposition Rejects New Currency Denomination Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has sharply dismissed as cosmetic President Robert Mugabe's government circulation of a new currency denomination.