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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 14 September 2006 The government has resigned. Top officials have been arrested. And around 16,000 people have sought treatment for symptoms believed linked to the illegal dumping of hundreds of tons of toxic waste in Ivory Coa
By Jeffrey Young Washington 04 April 2008 It is human nature for people to associate with and support others like themselves -- based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender and other factors. In this segment of How America Elects, VOA's Jeffrey Young e
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 01 February 2006 Charles Ble Goude speaks to the crowd in Ivory Coast's commercial capital Abidjan (File photo - Nov. 2, 2002) The militant leader of the so-called Young Patr
Hundreds of thousands of southern Sudanese who fled their homeland during Sudan's civil war are signing up to vote absentee in the January 9 independence referendum. Former war orphans, the so-called 'Lost Boys', are leading the absentee vote campaig
By Joe Bavier Abidjan 19 January 2006 Violent protests by supporters of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo have entered their fourth day in the government-controlled south. Protesters continue to de
By Joe Bavier Yamoussoukro 01 March 2006 An unprecedented summit of the principle parties in Ivory Coast's more than three-year-old civil war has ended negotiations after just one day. But, all sides
VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about the woman who was the most influential wife of any American president, Eleanor Roosevelt. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Eleanor
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 Sahara Desert. That is g
AMERICAN MOSAIC - The Jeep - One of the Most Famous Vehicles in the World is Celebrated at its Birthplace MARIO RITTER: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Mario Ritter. Today, we play music that the television company MTV
Each year in late April or early May, more than 50,000 volunteers in Southern California help out at hundreds of non-profit organizations, from schools to community centers, at an annual event called Big Sunday. They paint, clean and garden to help l
Thousands Create Massive Art Scroll in Los Angeles Nearly 3,000 people showed off their skills as artists in Los Angeles on Sunday, creating a panoramic scroll one kilometer long. The event was called The Big Draw. It was one of 60 art events taking
Cameroonian Develops Mobile Telephone Application To Fight Corruption Baksheesh in Arabic is money offered to crooked officials to get rid of red-tape. And so NoBakchich implies no more bribes. Thats the name of a mobile telephone application conceiv
By Scott Bobb Maputo 27 October 2009 Supporters attend ruling Frelimo party election rally in Nampula city, Mozambique, 25 Oct 2009 Election officials in Mozambique say they are ready for Wednesday's national elections. Voters are to elect a preside
Science Behind Penalty Kicks Claims Almost 100% Success 点球背后的科学带来几乎百罚百中策略 Deadlocked football matches often end in penalty kicks, most recently in Sundays World Cup match between Costa Rica and Greece. With penalty k
People across the United States are celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday, a time for family and friends to gather for traditional turkey dinners, give thanks for their blessings and remember those less fortunate. 全美举国上下星期四庆祝了感
By Kurt Achin Seoul 13 April 2006 North Korea's chief delegate to multinational nuclear talks says his country will continue to boost its arsenal as long as the talks are stalled. The top U.S. delegat
By Brian Wagner Miami 11 March 2008 Space Shuttle Endeavour has launched on an ambitious mission to deliver a new science laboratory and robotic system to the International Space Station. VOA's Brian Wagner reports from Miami. The seven-person crew a
By Joe Bavier in Abidjan Franz Wild in Meagui 18 May 2006 Officials in a half dozen towns in war-divided Ivory Coast have begun registering residents who, until now, have had no documents or legal sta
By Erik Silk Washington, DC 03 July 2006 watch Fourth of July report July 4 parade in America, Uncle Sam Americans observe their Independence Day on July 4. People across the country will celebrate in many different ways. Jim Bertel narrates. ------
The United States will send two senior officials to Syria within the next few days, possibly signaling a new direction in Middle East diplomacy by the Obama administration. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers a statement in Jerusal