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Thursday 24 September 2009

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Here are today's top stories from VOA Africa:

A policeman and vehicle outside the US Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, 22 Sep 2009 US Closures in South Africa Prompted by al-Qaida Linked Threat
'Pretoria News' says group telephoned embassy Monday and apparently gave detailed information about possible attacks against several US government buildings


US Ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger says the U.S. will impose travel bans on prominent Kenyans officials not backing government reforms, 24 Sep 2009 US Targets Senior Kenyan Officials for Impeding Reforms Audio Clip Available
Warning letters, travel bans meant to push forward police, judicial, electoral overhaul


US Ambassador to Thailand Eric John (L) with Thailand Minister of Public Health Witthaya Kaewparrdai after press conference in Bangkok, 24 Sep 2009 Researchers: AIDS Vaccine Cuts Infection for First Time Audio Clip Available
US, Thai officials say experimental vaccine lowers risk of HIV infection by almost a third


Mitchell Warren, AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition Advocacy Groups Praise AIDS Vaccine Trial Results Audio Clip Available
Thailand clinic trials demonstrate vaccine can prevent HIV infection


Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo Rebels Suspend Involvement in Peace Agreement
Civil war ended in 2003 but militias have remained active in eastern areas


Junta leader, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, speaks at meeting at Camp Alpha Yaya Diallo military camp in Conakry, 27 Dec 2008 Military Supporters in Guinea Reject African Union Sanctions Audio Clip Available
AU says it will impose sanction if country's military ruler Captain Moussa Camara decides to run for president


President Barack Obama delivers his first address to UN General Assembly, 23 Sep 2009 Obama to General Assembly: Work for Peace in Sudan Audio Clip Available
UN remarks reflect White House cognizance of citizen groups' mobilization over Darfur genocide


Sudanese members of the Murle tribe, driven from their homes by Lou Nuer attacks throughout Pibor County in eastern Jonglei State, wait to receive food rations from WFP in Pibor town, Sudan (File) North, South Sudan in War of Words over Tribal Attacks
UN estimates string of attacks in region has left more than 1,200 dead since beginning of year


Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi Pitches His Tent on Trump Property Video clip available
Local leaders in a town north of New York City insisted the tent come down and got their way


A float with a brass band in Accra's Independence Square on it’s way to the centenary celebrations of Kwame Nkrumah's birth Ghanaians Reflect on Legacy of Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana is marking 100th anniversary of birth of its first president, Kwame Nkrumah, who championed independence from British rule and promoted liberation and unification of entire African continent


Amadou Diallo waters a crop of lettuce for a Senegalese employer in one of the few patches of agricultural land located within Senegal's capital, Dakar (File) Drip Irrigation Boosts Food Production in West Africa
Farmers in the Senegal implements slow-pressure method of irrigation that is already in use in Niger, Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Benin


H1N1 vaccine WHO: Only 3 Billion Swine Flu Vaccines This Year
Organization says single dose of vaccine will be sufficient for healthy adults and older children, but will be inadequate to cover world's 6.8 billion people