VOA Africa News Summary

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Darfur Rebels Call for Peace Talks Within 3 Months Rebel groups say they now have common position over crisis in Darfur, where 200,000 people have been killed Strategy Paper Calls for Protection Force for Eastern Chad Enough Project also calls for efforts to ensure human rights Analyst Says Marred Congo Election to Solidify Presidential Rule Election monitors and oppositions parties complained the second round was not much better than the first, which was marred by accusations of fraud Prosecution of Apartheid-Era Figures Stirs Controversy Former deputy president Jacob Zuma warns against witch hunt Murder Trial of Wealthy White Kenyan Exposes Old Colonial Wounds Thomas Cholmondeley is sole heir to one of country's largest land-owning dynasties, and is accused of murdering a black Kenyan More Political Wrangling Within Opposition ODM-Kenya Kalonzo Musyoka says his decision to form an alliance with a smaller party will further strengthen ODM-Kenya Uganda's LRA Rebels Displeased With Minister's Pronouncement Uganda Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels have condemned as baseless and unwarranted a statement by President Yoweri Museveni's government that it has an alternative solution if the ongoing peace talks should fail in Juba, Southern Sudan. Ethiopian Activists Pursuing Court Case Face Two-Month Adjournment and a Prolonged Jail Delay Anti-Poverty Activists Maintain Their Innocence Determined to Fight a Conviction