Monday, August 20, 2007

VOA Africa News Summary

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Here are today's top stories from VOA Africa.

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Medical Group Says Access to Medical Help in Somalia Down Drastically Audio Clip Available
Doctors Without Borders say 75 percent of the staff in Mogadishu hospitals have fled, people are terrified to leave their homes to get treatment


Map of Darfur region of Sudan Darfur Rebels Attempt to Unite, But Will It Help Bring Peace? Audio Clip Available
Analyst says Eritrean attempt to help peace process suspect.


Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki Eritrean President Says US Leads World on 'Dangerous Path'
Isaias Afwerki said US is fueling conflicts around the world to establish monopoly and dominance


A Mountain Gorilla sits in the Congo jungle (File Photo) Remains of Fifth Rare Gorilla Discovered Following Congo Attack Audio Clip Available
Nine endangered mountain gorillas have been killed this year in region, mostly by rebels for their meat, but not this one


UN Mission in Liberia Peacekeepers The U.N. Is Not Leaving Liberia Yet, Says Spokesman Audio Clip Available
Spokesman Malor made the comment following U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's recommendation to begin scaling down peacekeepers


President Robert Mugabe reacts to his enthusiastic reception by  fellow leaders of a Southern African Development Community summit in  Lusaka, Zambia, on Aug. 16, 2007 International Crisis Group Says Zimbabwe Crisis is Not Exaggerated Audio Clip Available
The International Crisis Group says the political impasse in Zimbabwe, believed to be the cause of the country's deepening economic woes is not exaggerated.


Ruhakana Rugunda Uganda's Govt Denies Media Reports on War Crimes Court Audio Clip Available
Uganda's government has denied speculations it is going to set up local war crimes courts for the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels.


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