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By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: July 12, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, In the News. President Bush was in Africa this week to discuss the AIDS crisis, trade, African confli
David Livingstone was a doctor and explorer from Scotland. He is famous for traveling 29,000 miles in Africa during the 19th century. He discovered many rivers, lakes and mountains, including the Vict
EXPLORATIONS - Exploring Africa By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English.
The Arabian camel--not even a native , was domesticated in the deserts of Asia and brought to Northern Africa as a means of transport. In the past , Tuareg nomads used camels to move slaves, gold and
But this hasn't always been so. Over the last 15 million years, Africa's climate has repeatedly swung from wet to dry and back again as Ice Ages have come and gone. At times the Kalahari has been much
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 12 October 2007 Environmentalists in Africa are welcoming the announcement that the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and a United Nations Panel on climate change. They say the well kn
Alice: Hello, I'm Alice. Yvonne: And I'm Yvonne. Alice: And this is 6 Minute English! And in todays programme were talking about farming in Africa. Yvonne: The study of farming is called agriculture. Alice: This is a new look at agriculture in Africa
HEALTH REPORT - Polio Threatens Africa By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Health officials say the spread of polio from Nigeria into ten
A gathering of U.S. foreign policy experts, observers and diplomats has heard that American policy toward Africa will remain more or less constant, regardless of who wins the November 4 presidential election. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Addis Ababa repo
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is pressing the importance of China-Africa cooperation ahead of his trip to next week's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing. Speaking with Chinese media outlets at the UN headquarters ahead of his trip t
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 31 October 2007 The World Economic Forum says the United States tops the overall ranking in this year's Global Competitiveness report, followed by Switzerland and the Nordic countries. It says, in Sub-Saharan Africa, only South
Builders in South Africa have begun construction on a new type of housing for low-income families. The buildings look like conventional homes, but the walls are made with sandbags. Architects say their experimental design is quicker and easier to bu
By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 08 October 2007 South Africa's government is intervening in the international diamond market to ensure that uncut stones are polished by local jewelers. The government will soon begin buying 10 percent of the country's
JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- South Africa will start their 2014 World Cup qualification campaign at home to Ethiopia on the weekend of June 2-3, 2012. This was confirmed after the Ethiopians defeated Somalia 5-0 in their preliminary round qualif
One company that rates investments around the world, Fitch, says Sub-Saharan Africa will continue with robust economic growth if it can overcome problems with infrastructure and governance. Tuesday's report from Fitch says the region's annual growth
音乐咖啡厅:Akon - Oh africa Song:Oh africa Artist:Akon Feat.Keri Hilson I know that we have to take it to the goal 'Cause everyone is depending on we See we ain't got nowhere to go but, It's our destiny We're choosing nowhere, We'll do what
The pace of change across Africa may be about to accelerate, driven by advances in technology that are just breaking onto the scene. The World Economic Forum on Africa in Addis Ababa provides a peek at the coming transformation. Africa's big guns att
West Africa's Internet penetration(穿透) level remains one of the lowest in the world, but a booming market for mobile phones has more tech companies sensing opportunity. U.S. search giant Google has set up offices in several countries in the r
节奏布鲁斯:Karl Wolf - Africa 相关介绍 : 26岁的Karl Wolf既是词曲作者,制作人及歌手.这位加拿大蒙特利尔出生的音乐人显然不是新人了.早在他出个人专辑之前.他已经是位获奖的词曲作者及制作
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 02 February 2008 The newly-elected head of the African Union, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, says Chad will be expelled from the organization if rebels take power by force. VOA's Peter Heinlein has this report from