VOA慢速英语2013 Technology Report - Mobile Telephones Changing Lives in Africa

Technology Report - Mobile Telephones Changing Lives in Africa From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. The World Bank estimates there are about 650 million mobile phone users in African countries south of the Saha

VOA慢速英语2014--New Documentary Shows Danger of Fracking in Southern Africa 新纪录片显示水力压裂技术威胁非洲南部

New Documentary Shows Danger of Fracking in Southern Africa 新纪录片显示水力压裂技术威胁非洲南部 From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Im Bob Doughty. And Im Katherine Cole. Today we go to Botswana, where an intern

VOA标准英语2011--Rural Women in Africa Speak Out at Climate Conference

Rural Women in Africa Speak Out at Climate Conference It looked and sounded like a celebration. But participants at this gathering of rural women from across Africa have a serious message for the delegates at the COP-17 climate conference. We've come

英语博客：Water for Africa - analysis time.

Scientists say the notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on(1) a vast reservoir of groundwater. They say that the total volume of water in aquifers underground is 100 times the amount found on the surface. The British Geological Survey and t

VOA慢速英语2012 AGRICULTURE REPORT - Demand for Wheat Growing in Sub-Saharan Africa

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Demand for Wheat Growing in Sub-Saharan Africa 农业报道 - 撒哈拉以南非洲地区小麦需求猛涨 From VOA Learning English, this is the AGRICULTURE REPORT in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道

2007年VOA标准英语-Africa Gets Tough on Malaria

By Stephanie Ho Washington 19 April 2007 Malaria kills more than one million people each year, with nearly all of those deaths children in Africa. As the continent marks Africa Malaria Day, on April 25, new treatments have been developed that could

2007年VOA标准英语-South Africa Launches New AIDS Drug Initiative

By Scott Bobb Soweto, South Africa 19 April 2007 The government of South Africa recently announced a new plan to combat HIV / AIDS. The plan pledges to provide within five years life-prolonging antiretroviral treatment to 80 percent of the AIDS victi

2007年VOA标准英语-Series of Earthquakes Hit East Africa

By Arjun Kohli Nairobi 18 July 2007 Kenya and Tanzania have experienced seven earthquakes in the past five days. Arjun Kohli reports for VOA from Nairobi that the Kenyan government asks people remain calm and go about their daily business as usual. T

2007年VOA标准英语-Cholera Persists in Africa Despite Aggressive M

By Phuong Tran Dakar 29 August 2007 At its regional meeting in the Republic of Congo this week, the World Health Organization called for African governments to improve sanitation in an effort to cut the number of deadly cholera infections on the cont

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Says Southern Africa Floods Could Worsen

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 January 2008 The United Nations says some of the worst floods in a decade in Southern Africa could worsen as more rain is forecast for the region. Tens of thousands of people in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique have b

2006年VOA标准英语-S. Africa's Mbeki Visits Italy to Strength

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 21 March 2006 South African President Thabo Mbeki began a three-day state visit to Italy aimed at strengthening relations in order to speed economic growth. His first meeti

voa标准英语2008年-Southern Africa Leaders to Discuss Zimbabwe Sta

Southern Africa leaders plan to meet Sunday in South Africa in an attempt to break a stalemate over allocating Cabinet positions in a planned government of national unity in Zimbabwe. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA from Johannesburg, that in the m

VOA标准英语 South Africa Adopts New Visa Policy for Zimbabweans

South Africa will soon waive visa requirements for Zimbabweans and grant them special permits to remain in the country for six months. South African deputy Home Affairs Minister Mulusi Gigaba says his government has accepted the need for a new polic

VOA标准英语2012--Africa Pro-Democracy Advocates Evaluate U.S. Conventions

Africa Pro-Democracy Advocates Evaluate U.S. Conventions For much of American history, political party conventions were spontaneous and unpredictable, with lively debates between delegates over who should be named to the top of the ticket. Today, par

VOA标准英语2012--Africa Major Player at World Water Forum

Africa Major Player at World Water Forum African ministers say water is vital to improving health and economic development on the continent. Africa placed high on the agenda at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille, France, March 12-17. Bai-Mas Taal

VOA标准英语2009-More Money to Help Africa Weather Financial Cris

Africa's biggest investors and lenders are making available another $15 billion to help the continent weather the global financial crisis. President of African Development Bank Donald Kaberuka in Dakar, 12 May 2009 The $15 billion is meant to promot

VOA标准英语2009-Jacob Zuma Elected President of South Africa

South Africa's parliament has elected African National Congress leader, Jacob Zuma, to be the country's next president. The vote came two weeks after the ANC swept national elections. South Africa's President-Elect Jacob Zuma African National Congre

VOA标准英语2012--South Africa’s Education System Faces Huge Challenges

South Africas Education System Faces Huge Challenges In December, the South Africa government hailed the 70 percent pass rate for percent high school final exams, as a major achievement. It has risen every year since 2008 when 62.5 percent of student

VOA标准英语2012--Experts Tackling Education in Africa

Experts Tackling Education in Africa The statistics are hard to ignore. Sub-Saharan Africa is the lowest-ranked region in the world on the United Nations' education development index. The U.N. education agency (UNESCO) says a quarter of all children

VOA标准英语2012--Analysts Press Obama Administration to Focus on sub-Saharan Africa

Analysts Press Obama Administration to Focus on sub-Saharan Africa The Obama administration has spent much of the past four years dealing with global emergencies, including the worldwide economic crisis, the ending of US military engagement in Iraq a