英国石油公司被指控在索马里勘探协议中存在腐败行为

British Oil Firm Accused of Corruption in Somalia Exploration Deal 英国石油公司被指控在索马里勘探协议中存在腐败行为 LONDON A British oil exploration firm has been accused of corrupt payments to government officials in Somalia

VOA标准英语2009年-US Prepared to Give Further Aid to Somali

The State Department's top Africa envoy said Thursday the Obama administration is prepared to provide more military help to Somalia's embattled Transitional Federal Government, the TFG. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a seven-nation Africa

VOA标准英语 Filipino Seafarers Top Victims of Somali Pirates

At least 80 Filipino seafarers are being held hostage by Somali pirates - the highest number from any nation. The Philippine government has banned ships carrying Filipino crew members from sailing near Somalia. But as Heda Bayron reports from Manila

VOA标准英语2014--洪水威胁索马里食物安全

Floods Threaten Somali Food Security 洪水威胁索马里食物安全 After a poor rainy season early this year, parts of southern Somalia now are being hit with severe floods. The rainy season that began in October has caused flooding along the She

VOA慢速英语 IN THE NEWS - US Brings Charges against Accused Soma

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. American government lawyers this week brought criminal charges against a young Somali man in connection with a ship hijacking earlier this month. They say Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse is the only survivor of a

VOA慢速英语2014 AS IT IS 2014-05-18 Does a Fast-Growing Economy Mean Healthier Children?

AS IT IS 2014-05-18 Does a Fast-Growing Economy Mean Healthier Children?经济快速增长意味着孩子更健康吗? Hello again, and welcome to As It Is! Im Jonathan Evans in Washington. Today on the program, we take a look at how Somalia is worki

VOA标准英语2013--Somali Piracy Diminishes, but Networks Remain a Threat

Somali Piracy Diminishes, but Networks Remain a Threat In the last decade, shipping off the coast of Somalia was subjected to relentless pirate attacks, the numbers peaking in 2011 with 176 reported cases. Now, though, international naval patrols and

VOA常速英语2015--索马里难民从也门回国

索马里难民从也门回国 BOSSASSO, SOMALIA Somali refugees who fled their country for Yemen to escape war and poverty are facing similar turmoil in their adoptive country and now want to return to their homeland. About 30,000 have been able to

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Says Somalis in South Are Severely Malnouris

By Caroline Sawyer Nairobi 17 August 2007 A United Nations agency report says 600,000 people in southern Somalia, including people in and around the capital Mogadishu, are suffering from severe malnutrition and nearly 300,000 of those require immedia

VOA双语新闻：索马里首都再次爆发冲突

At least eight people have died in renewed fighting in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Islamist insurgents and pro-government forces have clashed repeatedly since insurgents launched an offensive last month. 索马里首都摩加迪沙冲突再起，造成

VOA常速英语2007年-US Concerned About Mounting Humanitarian Crisis

By David Gollust Washington 21 November 2007 The United States Wednesday expressed serious concern about the humanitarian situation in Somalia, where an estimated one million people have been displaced by civil warfare, mainly around the capital Moga

VOA常速英语2007年-Thousands Flee Mogadishu as Violence Intensifie

By Sarah Simpson Nairobi 01 November 2007 Residents are continuing to flee Somalia's war-torn capital Mogadishu, making the most of a lull in fighting following one of the most violent weekends in recent months. Aid workers and local journalists say

VOA标准英语2013--内罗毕攻击揭示基地组织在非洲之角的影响

Nairobi Attack Reveals Al-Qaidas Influence in Horn of Africa 内罗毕攻击揭示基地组织在非洲之角的影响 LONDON The attack by al-Shabab militants on Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall has raised fears that the group is broadening its aim

2007年VOA标准英语-Medical Group Says Access to Medical Help in So

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 20 August 2007 Doctor's from the Ugandan peacekeeping force in Somalia examine a malnourished boy at their field hospital at the Halane Camp just south of Mogadishu The medical group Doctors Without Borders is reporting a dras

VOA标准英语2008年-WFP Appeals for More Food and Action Against Pi

The United Nations World Food Program's director for Somalia says attacks on aid workers and threats to ships delivering food aid to Somalia are putting in danger the lives of the millions who now need urgent food assistance. He also called for a bo

VOA常速英语2007年-Somali Rights Activists Charge All Sides With W

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 14 November 2007 The head of a Mogadishu-based group that promotes human rights and democracy tells VOA that Somalis in the capital are fleeing by the thousands every day, largely to escape being used as human shields and becomi

VOA标准英语2011--Somalia PM Says Suicide Attack Shows al-

Somalia PM Says Suicide Attack Shows al-Shabab 'Weakness' Somalias prime minister says Tuesdays suicide bomb attack in Mogadishu shows the increasing desperation of al-Qaida linked forces who still control large parts of the famine-wracked country. T

VOA标准英语2009年-Somali Clan Disputes Giving Boost to al-Sh

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 19 October 2009 Several hundred insurgent fighters in Somalia have reportedly defected to the government in the past week, following fierce fighting that began early this month between militant Islamist factions in the southern

VOA双语新闻：美国船长获救 世界各地关注

The recent rescue of an American cargo ship captain held hostage for five days by pirates off the coast of Somalia has heightened awareness of the piracy issue throughout the world. 美国货船船长菲利普斯被海盗扣押在索马里近海5天后

VOA双语新闻：索总理呼吁反叛份子加入和平努力

Somalia's Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein is appealing to insurgent Islamists to join the peace deal signed by the transitional government and some moderate opposition groups last month in Djibouti. Mr. Hussein condemned Somalia's uncontrolled viol