Today’s VOA60 Africa
Mali: Northerners living in the capital Bamako demand the government free northern territories now in the hands of Tuareg rebels.
Somalia: After recent bombing in Mogadishu Somali people say they are longing for peace and an end to war.
Ethiopia: Government undertakes huge program to move thousands of itinerants to villages so land they lived on can be sold to foreign investors.
Malawi: Newly installed President Joyce Banda says overseas donors will restore aid that was suspended during reign of President Mutharika.
South Sudan: To raise awareness of the dangers of land mines, landmine victims play basketball at primary school in the capital Juba.
South Africa: Growing international market for South African fashions is breathing new life into the country’s struggling textile industry.