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VOA Africa News Summary
From: VOA Africa
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Nigerian Court Offers VP a Political Lifeline
Supreme Court rules electoral commission unlawfully disqualified Atiku Abubakar
from running for president, handing him a legal victory just days before
the vote
Nigeria's Ruling Party Wins Majority of States in Regional Elections
Meanwhile, in most densely populated state of Lagos, opposition candidates
are victorious
Sudan Accepts Phase Two of UN Plan to Support Darfur Peacekeepers
Foreign Minister Lam Akol said Sudan will allow UN helicopter gunships to
deploy as part of support package
Survey Reveals World Demand for Strong Action in Darfur
People everywhere united in call for strong measures to be taken against Sudanese
authorities
Allegations of Al Qaida in Somalia Still Not Proven, Says Analyst
Timothy Othieno says not Al Qaida suspects have been captured or arrested
yet
Kenyan, Russian Post Fastest Times at Boston Marathon
Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya, Lidiya Grigoryeva of Russia overcame difficult
weather conditions to win men's and women's races at 111th edition of race
in Massachusetts
Uganda Government Signs New Deal with LRA Rebels
Uganda's government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have signed
agreement, which effectively, extends for two months the cessation of hostilities
agreement signed in August last year
Oxfam Launches $10 Million Appeal for Chad, Sudan
British-based group says as fighting continues to spread from Darfur into
eastern Chad, its biggest emergency program in world will soon run out of
money
Madonna Travels to Malawi with Adopted Son
Spokesperson says singer is visiting impoverished African nation to continue
work with charitable Raising Malawi organization, and is not adopting another
baby
Pop Tune Has South Africa's Afrikaners Yearning for the Past
“De La Rey� celebrates the Boer era hero, and past glories
of all-white ethnic group
Northern Nigeria's Islamic Laws Seen by Some to be Moderating
Northern Nigeria's Islamic laws Seen by Some to be moderating
WHO Updates International Disease Listing
World Health Organization hopes to make the global standard for medical and
health statistics available not just to medical professionals but to the
general public for the first time
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