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Southern African ministers meeting in South Africa have pledged to help Zimbabwe's reconstruction and plan to hold a special regional summit on the matter soon. Ministers of the Southern Africa Development Community ended their meeting Friday in Cap

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Experts: La Ni?a, Climate Change Impact East African Drought Experts say the Pacific ocean phenomenon known as La Ni?a is partly to blame for the drought ravaging the Horn of Africa. But while the latest La Ni?a episode has ended, climate scientists

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ENVIRONMENT REPORT - UN Report on Africa

ENVIRONMENT REPORT -August 16, 2002: UN Report on Africa By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. A report by the United Nations Environment Program says Africa f

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Ebola in Africa

DEVELOPMENT REPORT – April 1, 2002: Ebola in Africa By Jill Moss Ebola virus (Photo -cdc.gov) This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Health Organization reports fifty -four pe

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THISISAMERICA-YoungActorsMakePortraitsComeAlive;USWomanWalksAcrossAfricafor STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. This week on our program, we hear about some teenagers in

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Obama: US Supports Political, Economic Reform in Mideast, N. Africa In a major address on historic changes in the Middle East and North Africa, President Barack Obama says the United States stands firmly on the side of people protesting for democrati

VOA标准英语2011--Dwindling West African Rainforest Threat

Dwindling West African Rainforest Threatens Long-Term Food Security In West Africa, the Guinean Rainforest is rapidly disappearing. A new study says increased production of cocoa, cassava and oil palm has meant more land is being cleared for agricult

VOA标准英语2011--Report: Africa in 50 Years Time

Report: Africa in 50 Years Time A new report says African countries could become a dominate force in global trade over the next 50 years. The African Development Bank says their economic future depends on taking advantage of innovation, new technolog

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For some Africans, southern Sudan's expected independence is a cautionary tale; others see it as a pathway for their regions to gain full sovereignty. According to Bloomberg News, Somaliland's foreign minister, Mohamed Omar, says his government plans

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Sub-Standard Electronics Donated to Africa Causing Pile Up of E-Waste The safe disposal of unwanted computers, printers, mobile phones, and other electronics, collectively known as e-waste, is a growing problem across Africa. The world produces more

2006年VOA标准英语-One-Third of African Children Are Undernou

By Rowan Reid Johannesburg 03 May 2006 A study by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that almost one-third of children in southern and eastern Africa are undernourished and that

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabweans in South Africa Have Mixed Reaction

Zimbabwe's parliament is expected to pass a constitutional amendment leading to the formation of a power-sharing government as outlined last week at a regional summit meeting. Reaction among the estimated three million Zimbabweans living in neighbor

2006年VOA标准英语-Conference: Africa More Vulnerable to Climate C

By Alisha Ryu Naivasha, Kenya 15 November 2006 Environmentalists and scientists attending a major U.N. climate change conference in Nairobi, Kenya are warning that Africa is significantly more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than any oth

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It's a hot frontier for global investment. And both China and the US want a stake. So far this year, President Obama has visited Ghana and Egypt. Secretary of State Clinton wrapped a seven-nation African tour. President Hu stopped in Mali, Senegal, T

2006年VOA标准英语-South African Police Chief Drawn In to Organize

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 17 November 2006 South Africa's national police commissioner has become embroiled in a major organized crime investigation following the arrest of a friend of his on charges of murder and conspiracy to murder. The dev

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New Corn Variety Boosts Food Security Across Africa In times of drought, parched lands yield few, if any, crops, increasing hunger among communities. As one way of boosting food security during these difficult times, scientists in Kenya and across Af

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Todd: So Carla, you lived in Africa. Carla: We got married in Africa. Todd: Wow. Carla: And we moved to Nigeria. As I told you before, we got married in Ghana, and we moved to Nigeria. And our kids were born in Nigeria. But I wanna tell you a little

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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