By Efam Dovi Accra 30 September 2006 In Ghana, a senior police officer and 17 others are being prosecuted for their involvement in a major cocaine drug scandal that has engulfed the West African nation. ----- Ghana Ghana's government last July set u

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 31 July 2006 In West Africa's Sahel region, which has had poor rain over the past few decades, scientists and human rights activists are hard at work trying to combat some of the many negative effects of desertification - the

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By Parke Brewer Washington, D.C. 30 April 2007 These are the opening weeks of the 2007 Major League Baseball season, and by this time next year fans in the nation's capital will be watching their team in a brand new stadium. VOA Sports Editor Parke B

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US Aid Groups Organize HIV/AIDS Camps in Africa In parts of the world where it is summer time and schools are out, many kids go to camps for different activities and fun. In Africa, there is a growing trend among U.S.-based aid groups to organize HIV

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Injection Drug Use Helps Drive HIV/AIDS in Africa Injection drug use has long been a driving factor in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. But now, there are signs it's a growing problem in sub-Saharan Africa, as well. The Washi

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By Kari Barber Bensonville, Liberia 30 May 2008 African countries have some of the worst maternal mortality rates in the world. Lack of hospitals, lack of road access and transportation and lack of trained medical personnel are all reasons cited by h

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By Nathan King New York, New York 15 January 2007 watch South Africa report South Africa made diplomatic history this month by taking its seat for a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council, and the country hopes to become an influential

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By Steve Herman Tokyo 29 May 2006 The World Bank is questioning the value of large-scale power-generation projects of the type it has funded in Africa and other parts of the developing world. Paul Wolfowitz World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is pre

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Education Report - High Dropout Rate a Problem for South Africa This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Since the nineteen nineties, education has been required for all South Africans from age seven to fifteen. Last December, the government

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 30 May 2007 Malaysia's top court has rejected a Muslim convert's appeal to be recognized as a Christian in a ruling that may come to define the limits of religious freedom in the multi-racial nation. VOA's Nancy-Amelia

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By VOA News 24 January 2007 watch speech excerpt on African Health Dikembe Mutombo during the president's State of the Union address President Bush highlighted U.S. health initiatives in Africa during his State of the Union speech late Tuesday. The

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Political tensions in Thailand have risen sharply after supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra stepped up protests in the Thai capital and shut down key roads. The protesters threaten more drastic action if the government does not re

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This year's list of U.S. Rhodes Scholars is remarkable for many reasons. Almost two-thirds are women. Nearly half are first-generation Americans or immigrants. But one scholarship recipient has specially made history this year. Jin

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By Naomi Schwarz Freetown 09 August 2007 In Sierra Leone, on the last day of campaigning, voters and observers are expressing concern that tampering, violence, and poor weather will mar presidential and parliamentary elections set for Saturday. These

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 09 February 2007 South African President Thabo Mbeki has pledged to create more jobs, improve social services, fight crime and combat AIDS in a wide ranging State of the Nation address. Mr. Mbeki delivered the speech Friday

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By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 03 July 2006 Over the past 10 years, South Africa has seen its major cities sprawl, their populations grow, and traffic on road and rail networks explode. Nowhere is this more evident than in the greater Johannesburg-

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By Cindy Saine Washington 05 June 2008 African Americans are reacting with pride to Senator Barack Obama's becoming the first person of color to be the presumptive presidential nominee of a major U.S. political party. For some though, the joy is mix

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By Douglas Bakshian Manila 15 May 2007 Exit polls in the Philippines are suggesting that the opposition did better than expected in Monday's congressional elections. However, President Gloria Arroyo is still expected to keep control of the House of R

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By Liu Enming Smithfield, Virginia 11 June 2007 Genuine Smithfield hams have graced dinner tables in the U.S. since nearly the settlement of the nation itself. VOA's Liu Enming recently traveled to the self-proclaimed Ham Capital of the World, Smithf

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By Steve Mort Nairobi/Geneva 14 December 2006 watch Annan in Africa report United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has expressed regret at being unable to bring an end to conflict in Africa. Mr. Annan, who will step down on December 31st, was sp

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