2006年VOA标准英语-In Southern Africa, Humanitarian Aid For the Ne

By William Eagle Washington,DC 29 December 2006 A confluence of events has led to an increase in food and health needs in Zimbabwe. Like other parts of southern Africa, Zimbabwe has been the victim of drought, and a subsequent decline in crop produc

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

2006年VOA标准英语-South Africa Revamping AIDS Strategies

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 31 October 2006 South Africa's National AIDS Council is to be restructured as part of a new plan to strengthen the country's response to HIV/AIDS and will now include a deputy chairperson drawn from civil society. The

2006年VOA标准英语-US Investment in Africa is on the Rise

By Nathan King New York, NY 07 November 2006 watch South Africa Business Conf After years of trailing European investors on the continent, American business is now taking a serious look at African investment opportunities. U.S. trade with the contin

VOA慢速英语2013 To Protect Rhinos, Anti-Poaching Business Grows in South Africa

To Protect Rhinos, Anti-Poaching Business Grows in South Africa From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in Special English. Some private game farmers in South Africa are hiring armed protection for their rhinos. New security compani

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

VOA慢速英语2012 AMERICAN MOSAIC - Remembering a Congressman and His Efforts to Help Africa

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Remembering a Congressman and His Efforts to Help Africa JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. On the program today, new music from the Boss, Bruce Springsteen And we go to Texas for a

VOA慢速英语2011--Experts Defend Way of Life for Herders i

Agriculture Report - Experts Defend Way of Life for Herders in East Africa 农业报道 - 专家为东非牧民辩护 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Pastoralism remains a way of li

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

2006年VOA标准英语-South Africa to Announce Ambitious Plan to Comb

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 29 November 2006 As people around the world mark World AIDS Day, December 1, the government of South Africa is to announce an ambitious five-year plan to combat the disease, which is estimated to infect 11 percent of the p

2006年VOA标准英语-New Concern Over Human Smuggling in Africa

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 January 2006 The U.N. Refugee Agency, UNHCR, says the death this week of 20 Africans smuggled on a boat heading for Yemen underscores the urgent need for international action

VOA标准英语2012--Man's Africa Trek Saves Pristine Forests

Man's Africa Trek Saves Pristine Forests Michael Fay calls himself a nature boy. Hes made a career of exploring the globe in the name of environmental protection, sponsored by organizations like National Geographic and the Wildlife Conservation Socie

VOA标准英语2013--Clinton: Benghazi Attack Part of Broader Challenge in Africa

Clinton: Benghazi Attack Part of Broader Challenge in Africa Clinton said the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi that killed four Americans, including the ambassador, is part of a broader strategic challenge in the fight against terrorism. The Ar

VOA标准英语2013--Lack of Civility Hampers S. Africa's Sanitation Efforts

Lack of Civility Hampers S. Africa's Sanitation Efforts Lucky Manyisi inspects his jurisdiction, as he calls it. Diepsloot, section 1: its laughing school children enjoying their summer break, its makeshift shacks, its unpaved roads where pointy rock

VOA标准英语2011--Emergency Meeting Held on Horn of Africa

Emergency Meeting Held on Horn of Africa Famine and Drought The international community held an emergency meeting in Rome Monday on the famine and drought in the Horn of Africa. Representatives from the G20, U.N. agencies and NGOs warned the crisis c

VOA标准英语2011--Africa's Bright, Dark Economic Spots Get

Africa's Bright, Dark Economic Spots Get Attention As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank spring meetings kick off in Washington this week, Africa's economies are the talk of both guarded optimism and cause for concern. Since the mid

VOA标准英语2012--People Power Movements Rise in Sub-Saharan Africa

People Power Movements Rise in Sub-Saharan Africa In recent weeks, Senegal has had repeated protests, some of them deadly, in which demonstrators are denouncing incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade and his decision to run for a third term on February 2

VOA标准英语2013--Obama Africa Trip is Effort to Re-engage With Continent

Obama Africa Trip is Effort to Re-engage With Continent Obama has spent less than 24 hours in sub-Saharan Africa, an all-too short visit to Ghana in 2009. He spoke to Ghana's parliament about democracy, opportunity and peaceful resolution of conflict

2006年VOA标准英语-Horn of Africa Facing Humanitarian Catastr

Africa,humanitarian,people,By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 January 2006 The World Food Program is intensifying its appeal on behalf of millions of people in drought-stricken Horn of Africa who are threatened with hunger. WFP says it

2007年VOA标准英语-Africa Increasingly Being Used in Cocaine Traff

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 01 March 2007 Africa is increasingly being used as a conduit to traffic cocaine, with increasing numbers of couriers apprehended and more bulk cocaine seized, according to the International Narcotics Control Board. The Vien