VOA Africa News Summary

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South Africa Falls into Recession   Growth rate drops 6.4 percent Zimbabwe Official Cholera Cases Expected to Reach 100,000   Red Cross says long term risk remains, despite recent decline in infection rate Somali Armed Group Says It’s Poised to Defeat Al-Shabab   A Somali armed group has vowed to defeat hard-line insurgent groups, including al-Shabab, which aim to topple the new government. Africa Mourns the Tragic Death of a Pan-Africanist Kabiru Mato, head of the political science department at the University of Abuja says Tajudeen's death has created a vacuum in the African people's struggle for self-identify Tanzania Blast Victims Seek Urgent Resettlement Aid   Red Cross extends appeal for outside help one month after Dar es Salaam military base explosions Senegalese Market Women Get Low-Cost Health Insurance Insurance to previously-uninsured market women is offered by women's cooperative E-mail: Forward this E-mail Click here to unsubscribe from the VOA Daily World News Summary2 If you have questions about this E-mail newsletter send an e-mail to: voanews@voanews.com

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