VOA标准英语2010年-African American History Month Has Its

Americans commemorate the heritage of African-Americans every February in what is known as African American History Month, yet little is known about the association that started the tradition and what it is doing now. James Stewart is the current pre

Southern African Summit to Focus on Zimbabwe Elections

By Peta Thornycroft The Southern African Development Community holds a summit in Mauritius next week that is expected to focus on the situation in Zimbabwe, and proposed electoral reforms that would a

Art and History Meet in African American Exhibit

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week we play love songs for Valentines Day And answer a question from China about bullet train development in the United States But first an exploration o

VOA慢速英语2014 African Migrants in Greece Say Police Target Them

AS IT IS 2014-10-18 African Migrants in Greece Say Police Target Them Greece is a main entry point and passage way for African, Asian and Middle Eastern immigrants seeking a better life in Europe. The European Union has been pressuring the Greek gove

VOA标准英语2010年-African Banks Decrease Lending to Priv

In the early stages of the global recession, many African bankers and analysts dismissed the decline as a western issue. Their assumptions were based on the fact that most African financial institutions, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, were not par

VOA标准英语2010年-African-Americans in Media and Enterta

The African-American media and entertainment community in Washington, DC is raising funds for relief efforts in Haiti. Radio stations are asking listeners to donate, and a popular music club held a benefit featuring local artists performing hip hop,

VOA标准英语2013--African Americans Reflect on Obama 2nd Inauguration

African Americans Reflect on Obama 2nd Inauguration Some Delta Sigma Theta sorority sisters are celebrating the second inauguration of President Barack Obama. Francine and Cynthia Blake from Ohio see great significance in the president's second term.

VOA英语2010年-African Union Suspends Ivory Coast, Reinstat

The African Union on Thursday suspended Ivory Coast until its leadership dispute is settled. At the same time, the continental body reinstated Guinea, which was suspended after a military takeover two years ago. The AU Peace and Security Council appr

VOA标准英语2011--African Migrants in Libya Live in Fear

African Migrants in Libya Live in Fear Human rights organizations say tens of thousands of African migrants in Libya have been displaced from their homes and jobs by months of fighting between forces loyal to former leader Moammar Gadhafi and the tra

VOA标准英语2010年-New African Standby Force Faces First

The mythical island nation of Carana, off the east coast of Africa, is in a state of near-collapse, and African Union rapid deployment forces are battling to save it. That is the scenario being played out this week in a crisis-response exercise invol

VOA标准英语2013--Wax Museum Focuses on African-Americans

Wax Museum Focuses on African-Americans The 150 wax figures in the museum include educator and author Booker T. Washington, jazz legend Eubie Blake, and the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall. Theres also Harriett Tubman,

VOA标准英语2014--Fear Drives African Gays to Seek Asylum in US

Fear Drives African Gays to Seek Asylum in US BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Homosexuality is a crime in 38 African countries and new laws in Nigeria and Uganda have increased potential punishments for engaging in gay sex. These strictures have driven some gay

英闻天下——50 Central African Republic Rebels Halt Advance

Rebels in Central African Republic say they have halted their advance on the capital and agreed to start peace talks. However, the Seleka rebels say they might insist on the removal of President Francois Bozize in the negotiations. The group accused

VOA常速英语2007-African Leaders Confront Governance Challenges

By Phuong Tran Dakar 24 October 2007 African leaders from the government, civil society and private sectors are in Burkina Faso for a three-day U.N. conference on good governance. Organizers say despite recent democratic reforms, the continent still

VOA标准英语2010年-Sculptor Brings African American Histo

Even as a child, Ed Dwight had a gift for art. But he set that talent aside to focus on careers that included engineer, test pilot, astronaut trainee (the first African American in the program) and entrepreneur. It was as the owner of a large constru

Botswana, from "whipping boys" to "African team of year"

GABORONE, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Not many years ago, Botswana was an unknown entity in the world of soccer. Perhaps the only thing the landlocked Southern Africa nation was known for was its peace, and the pretty little stones - diamonds, not the popula

VOA标准英语2010年-Southern African Leaders Discuss Madag

Southern African leaders have rejected plans by the leader of Madagascar to unilaterally organize national elections in March. And the leaders examined the situation in Zimbabwe at a summit Thursday evening in Maputo. The leaders expressed concern ov

VOA标准英语2009年-African Parliamentarians in Niger to Asses

Members of the Pan-African Parliament are in Niger for separate talks with President Mamdou Tandja and his political opponents concerning the referendum that has extended the president's time in office. African parliamentarians are in Niger to asses

VOA标准英语2010年-French, African Business Leaders Seek

French and African economic representatives chat during the 2nd 'Africa France Business Meetings' held in Bordeaux, 02 Jun 2010 As French and African leaders pledged closer business ties at a summit this week, business leaders from both regions were

African solutions key to end "AIDS dependency crisis"

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe called on African governments to take a greater share of AIDS investments here on Saturday, on the sidelines of the 18th ordinary summit of the African Union (AU) . Sidibe said