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Here are today's top stories from VOA Africa.

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Somalia Somali Reconcilation Talks Continue
VOA's Somali service reports that  government and opposition leaders in exile are working on a joint statement

Zimbabwean woman puts maize into bag in Domboshawa, 23 Apr 2008 Famine Warning Network Says Zimbabwe's Food Crisis Worsening  Audio Clip Available
Current food crisis is worst since government records began

Zimbabwe Rights Group Calls for Urgent Action in Zimbabwe
Human Rights Watch warns a free and fair runoff election on June 27 not possible unless something is done about violence against opposition politicians and supporters

Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President Morgan Tsvangirai, 10 May 2008 Zimbabwe’s Opposition Says Its Rallies Continue to be Disrupted Despite Court Ruling  Audio Clip Available
MDC spokesman Nelson Chamissa says no amount of intimidation can deter the people from their objective to have a new beginning and a new Zimbabwe

Women and children after they fled their homes in fear due to fighting between the regular army and renegade troops in the DRC region of North Kivu, 03 Sep 2007 DRC Hospital Receives Grant to help Rape Victims  Audio Clip Available
Attacks on women called incomprehensible; spread HIV

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila, 08 Sep 2007 UN Proposes Political Pressure to End Armed Conflicts in DRC  Audio Clip Available
DRC President Joseph Kabila reportedly welcomes proposal by UN Mission in the country to use political pressure to end insurgency from armed groups

Nigeria Nigerian Parliament Set to Rewrite Constitution
Nigerian parliament is poised to begin a complex and time-consuming review of the 1999 constitution, in an effort to end long-standing grievances, including strife in the oil-rich Niger Delta

Nigeria Militants Attack Oil Vessel in Nigeria
Nigerian military says navy personnel escorting vessel repelled attack off Nigerian coast early Monday; statement contradicts earlier reports that militants seized eight navy escorts

A young HIV-infected woman lying in an Abidjan hospital United Nations Set to Hold High-Level Meeting on AIDS and TB  Audio Clip Available
Estimated 14 million co-infections worldwide

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