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

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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

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 20 June 2006 Tensions are rising in the Horn of Africa amid unconfirmed reports that several-hundred Ethiopian troops have crossed the border into Somalia to confront an Islamic group that controls large areas of southern Somal

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Pakistani security forces say they have made significant gains in their ongoing offensive in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan. The two-month military operation in the Bajaur area, they say, has killed more than 1,500 militants while 73 soldiers

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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

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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

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Obama Announces Food Initiative for Africa With the leaders of several African countries watching, the president said Friday that governments, private industries and organizations will work together to improve Africa's food security. Today, I can ann

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New TB Drug Regimen Launched in Africa, South America With nearly 4000 people dying of tuberculosis each day around the world, public health officials say TB control efforts urgently need new drugs. The clinical trials being launched by the TB Allian

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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

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Hunting the LRA in Central Africa A new report says military operations to hunt down LRA rebels in Central Africa face many logistical and intelligence-gathering challenges. In the meantime, the rebels continue to attack civilians. About 1500 Ugandan

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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

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South Africa Pledges to Get Tough on Rape In recent months, the outrage has grown. These protesters are marching to protest the brutal killing of teenager Anene Booysen. Anene was one of an estimated 64,000 girls and women who are raped every year in

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: About a quarter of a million DREAMers - young people covered by DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals - are enrolled in college this fall. DACA has permitted about 800,000 of these undocumented immigrants who are brought

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We have another story about the Obama-era government program to shield people from deportation if they came here illegally as children. It's called the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA. We've heard a number

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'Deport Them': Arpaio Departs From Trump On DACA Recipients RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: For more on Arpaio's chances and what the high number of departing members of Congress could mean for the Republican Party, NPR political editor Domenico Montanaro joins

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A consortium of more than 60 international non-governmental organizations says it will launch a global campaign on the Right to Water on March 22, which is World Water Day. The activists say they want the United Nations to begin negotiations for a le

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 09 February 2007 watch South Africa Tourism The South African government recently announced that tourist arrivals over the past year rose by 15 percent, one of the highest growth rates in the world. In fact, tourism in Sou

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 16 November 2006 South Africa this week became the first African country, and only the fifth in the world, to legalize same-sex marriages. The law was passed overwhelmingly in the national assembly, because of support by t

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By Brian Wagner Miami 20 February 2008 Cuban leaders are expected to name Raul Castro as the next president, replacing his older brother Fidel. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that, as defense minister, Raul has wide experience with the nation's

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More than a million people remain without electrical power and other normal services nearly five days after Hurricane Ike passed over the Houston-Galveston area. As VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Houston, tensions are growing between various governm

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