VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS 2013-07-04 Famous South Sudan Athlete Returns Home

AS IT IS 2013-07-04 Famous South Sudan Athlete Returns Home Hello and welcome to another day in our world As It Is. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we have two stories that should make you happy. First, a young man returns to his African home to h

VOA标准英语2011--Foreign Powers Press for Sudan Talks

The United States, Norway and Britain have called for talks to resume in Sudan so that plans can move ahead for the south's independence later this year. The southern Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) called off talks with the Khartoum-based

VOA标准英语2010年-Sudan Targets Six Million Children in

Sudan targets the vaccination of six million children in its latest campaign against polio after the disease reappeared in the African country in 2008. Sudan's new vaccination campaign against polio, which is aimed at reaching six million children, i

VOA标准英语2012--S. Sudan Refugee Camp Braces for New Arrivals

S. Sudan Refugee Camp Braces for New Arrivals Things are calmer now at the main hospital in South Sudan's Yida refugee camp. The hospital is run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Many beds in this makeshift tent hospital are still full, but according

VOA标准英语2011-Observers Declare Sudan Voting a Success

The major organizations monitoring the referendum on independence in Southern Sudan are releasing their findings on the voting process. Despite a few concerns, they say the voting has been a success. The Carter Center, European Union and African Unio

VOA标准英语2011-Sudan Report Finds Oil Transparency Key t

More transparency is needed over Sudan oil revenues, according to the environmental rights group Global Witness. The distribution of resources in Sudan is a hot issue as the country prepares for a referendum on dividing the country between north and

VOA标准英语2011-SPLM To Split, Remain in Northern Sudan A

If southern Sudan chooses independence in Sunday's referendum, the country of Sudan will not be the only thing splitting in two. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), currently the ruling party in the south and a primary opposition party in

VOA标准英语2010年-Crisis Group Says Sudan Border Dispute

Michael Onyiego | Nairobi 03 September 2010 According to a recent report by the Brussels-based International Crisis Group, stalled negotiations to define Sudan's north-south border are fueling mistrust and tension just five months before a referendum

VOA标准英语2011--South Sudan Facing Many Challenges as Ne

As south Sudan prepares for nationhood in a few months, leaders in government, civil society and the donor community are struggling with the many needs of what is soon to be Africa's newest state. They agree that the challenges are enormous, but diff

Highway Project Will Connect Southern Sudan to Outside World

Work crews have started paving Southern Sudan's first highway, which will connect the new nation to the international community. This highway brings the south one step closer to full independence. A military band welcomed Southern Sudan's president,

VOA标准英语2013--Kidnappers Target Refugees in Sudan

Kidnappers Target Refugees in Sudan Amnesty International says refugees and asylum seekers are being kidnapped in Sudan and held for ransom in Egypts Sinai desert. Most of those abducted are Eritrean and many have been beaten, raped or killed. The hu

VOA标准英语2013--LRA Has Safe Havens in Sudan, Rights Group Says

LRA Has Safe Havens in Sudan, Rights Group Says Facing an international arrest warrant for war crimes in East Africa, Lord's Resistance Army commander Joseph Kony is on the run. Human rights groups believe he has found refuge in Sudan. We have uncove

VOA标准英语2014--IRC: Be Generous to South Sudan

IRC: Be Generous to South Sudan In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, a displaced South Sudanese woman carries a plastic jerry can with water in the United Nations camp that has become home to thousands of displaced people in Malakal, South S

World Food Program Urges Sudan to Cooperate to Avoid Darfur

Michael Drudge The U.N. food agency says the government of Sudan must cooperate to avert famine in the western region of Darfur, where factional fighting has driven one-million people from their homes

2007年VOA标准英语-Sudan Begins to Confront AIDS

By Noel King Khartoum 18 April 2007 Sudan's traditional society paired with a strict Islamic government means that HIV and AIDS are not often discussed in the public arena. Now, in an effort to stem the spread of the disease, the government is partne

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Says AIDS Progress Made in Sudan

By Noel King Khartoum 03 December 2006 The United Nations says it is making progress in combating HIV/AIDS in Sudan, but warned that infection rates may be on the rise in the war-torn Darfur region. The United Nations estimates that Sudan has the hi

VOA标准英语2010年-Chad, Sudan Signal End to Proxy Wars

The long-running proxy wars between Chad and Sudan could be nearing an end following a rare meeting between the two nations' leaders in the Sudanese capital. The enmity between the two regimes has helped fuel the ongoing conflict in Darfur. Alan Bosw

VOA标准英语2010年-Carter: Sudan Faces Tight Presidential

This will be an intensely competitive election with a lot at stake. - Former US President Jimmy Carter Former United States president Jimmy Carter has said he believes Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is likely to face a second round run-off against

VOA标准英语2008年-Sudan's Political Parties Have Mixed Reaction t

With the International Criminal Court considering a request to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's political parties - often at odds with the government - have come to the president's defense. As Derek Kilner repor

VOA标准英语2010年-Analysts Warn Renewed War in Sudan Wou

With Sudan's referendum on independence approaching, a coalition of economic and security groups are warning that renewed violence could cost as much as $100 billion. There are less than 50 days left before southern Sudan holds a critical referendum