African Union Moves to Heal Ivory Coast

By Jeffrey Young The streets of the coastal city of Abidjan are quiet again after 10 days of rioting against the French blamed on supporters of the president of Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Laurent Gb

VOA标准英语2011--Obama Meets African Leaders at White Hou

Obama Meets African Leaders at White House As he continues to deal with the U.S. debt crisis, President Barack Obama met on Friday with four visiting African heads of state. Obama said the leaders represent expanding democracy in Africa, and the disc

VOA标准英语2014--New Vaccine Research Aimed at Cattle Killer 新疫苗研究意在对付牧牛杀手

New Vaccine Research Aimed at Cattle Killer 新疫苗研究意在对付牧牛杀手 New research is underway to develop an advanced vaccine against East Coast fever a parasitic disease that killed more than one-million cattle in Africa last year. Res

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By Nico Colombant Abidjan 10 February 2006 Host nation Egypt has defeated Ivory Coast in the final of the 2006 African Cup of Nations. In the divided West African country, the loss has also dashed hop

VOA慢速英语2009年-Agriculture Report - Group Works to Expand

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A cow with East Coast fever Each year a million cows in Africa die from East Coast fever. The disease is spread by tick bites. Young cows are most at risk; they can die within days. Farmers and her

VOA慢速英语2011--Seeking a Better Way for African Farmers to Fight a Fever

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2007年VOA标准英语-African Migrants Overwhelm Italian Island's Ref

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 19 July 2007 A flood of illegal immigrants from Northern Africa is overwhelming Italian officials on the southern island of Lampedusa, off the coast of Sicily. A boatload of more than 200 migrants arrived early Thursday an

2007年VOA标准英语-African Women, Children Joining Men as Clandest

By Phuong Tran Nouadhibou, Mauritania 30 August 2007 Security officials have caught hundreds of African migrants trying to illegally enter Europe this month. Migration officials say women and children, in small numbers, are starting to join African m

VOA英语2010年-African Union Suspends Ivory Coast, Reinstat

The African Union on Thursday suspended Ivory Coast until its leadership dispute is settled. At the same time, the continental body reinstated Guinea, which was suspended after a military takeover two years ago. The AU Peace and Security Council appr

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Officials at former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's Peacekeeping Training Center say the threat of a West-Africa-led invasion of Ivory Coast is unlikely to materialize and would mostly aggravate the power crisis that has seized the country since

VOA标准英语2011-African Leaders Seek Resolution to Ivory

African leaders are in Abidjan for more talks with Ivory Coast's rival presidents. The country's political crisis has sent thousands of refugees into Liberia. Leaders met with defiant Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo Monday, offering him an amnes

West African Coastal Towns Swallowed by Ocean

West African Coastal Towns Swallowed by Ocean GRAND-LAHOU, IVORY COAST Rising sea levels and coastal erosion are threatening the homes and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people across West Africa. Grand-Lahou, an Ivorian tourist destination,

2006年VOA标准英语-South African President Ends Ivory Coast Mediat

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 18 October 2006 South African President Thabo Mbeki says he has relinquished his role as mediator in the Ivory Coast political crisis. The announcement came at a meeting of top African Union officials in Ethiopia. ----- Th

African swine fever spreading into Europe

ROME, May 26 (Xinhua) -- African swine fever, a viral disease deadly to pigs but harmless to human beings, is spreading beyond Russia and the Caucasus region into Europe, the United Nations' food agency said Thursday. African swine fever is fast beco

VOA常速英语2007年-Death Toll Climbs Among West African Migrants

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 07 November 2007 Nearly 50 migrants from West Africa died off the coast of Mauritania this week, when their boat became stranded as they tried to make the dangerous and illegal crossing to Europe. The incident is one of the wo

2006年VOA标准英语-African Leaders Discuss Stalled Transition in I

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 06 October 2006 West African leaders are meeting in Abuja to discuss how war-divided Ivory Coast should be run, after a U.N.-backed transitional government expires at the end of this month. The meeting is viewed as a crucia

2006年VOA标准英语-More and More Mediators Getting Involved i

By Nico Colombant Abidjan 02 February 2006 Mediators are coming from many different directions to help divided Ivory Coast, confusing many as to who is in charge and what exactly is being mediated. Th

2007年VOA标准英语-West African Leaders Mull Deadlocked Ivorian Pe

By Phuong Tran Dakar 19 January 2007 Leaders have gathered for the 31st summit of the Economic Community of West African States on Friday. Leading the agenda was the deadlock in the U.N.-backed peace process in the Ivory Coast. Phuong Tran reports f

2006年VOA标准英语-African Leaders Seek Ivory Coast Peace Solution

By Franz Wild Abidjan 17 October 2006 African leaders are trying to find a solution for peace in war-divided Ivory Coast during a private summit meeting in Ethiopia. It is believed they back extending the term of Ivory Coast's president for another

2006年VOA标准英语-Ivory Coast Plays Its First-Ever World Cup Game

By Parke Brewer Hamburg 10 June 2006 Four of the five African nations that qualified for the World Cup in Germany are making their first-ever appearance at football's premiere event. One of them is Ivory Coast and VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer caug