VOA慢速英语2012 Agriculture Report - Aid Workers Seek to Build 'Resilience' in Sahel

Agriculture Report - Aid Workers Seek to Build 'Resilience' in Sahel 农业报道 - 援助组织试图培养萨赫勒地区人们的韧劲 From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农

Should the US Help Fight Terrorism in Africa’s Sahel?

What, if anything, should the United States be doing in the fight against violent extremism in a part of Africa where few people live? Experts on Africa are asking that question after the deaths of four U.S. Special Forces soldiers in Niger last mont

VOA常速英语2018--前国务卿蒂勒森的最后一次演讲

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援助机构寻求10亿美元救助萨赫勒饥民 Humanitarian agencies say at least one billion dollars is needed to prevent many people from going hungry in Africas Sahel region. They say about 15 million people are affected by a deepening food cr

VOA慢速英语2017 气候变化可能会将非洲干旱的萨赫勒地区变绿

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Support for Security Assistance in the Sahel Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has announced that, pending consultation with Congress, the United States will provide up to $60 million dollars to support a promising and developing regional counterterro

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The Sahel is the area of Africa that lies between the Sahara desert to the north and more fertile land to the south. The dry plains of the Sahel are mostly treeless. Yet in Niger, one of the nations

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VOA慢速英语2016 萨赫勒疾病的传播或与沙尘暴有关

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VOA标准英语2012--WFP: Sahel in Urgent Need of Aid

WFP: Sahel in Urgent Need of Aid The U.N. World Food Program said time is running out to prevent the full impact of the food crisis in Africas Sahel region. It said a donor funding shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars could soon affect emerge

VOA标准英语2012--Aid Agencies Seek a Billion Dollars for Sahel Relief

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VOA标准英语2011--Climate Change Blamed for Dying African Trees

Climate Change Blamed for Dying African Trees A lot of trees are dying in Africas Sahel region and new study says climate change caused by humans is to blame. Whats more, many tree species are also disappearing. The study appears in the Journal of Ar

VOA标准英语2010年-Sahel Food Security Depends on Reinves

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VOA标准英语2011-France Blames Al-Qaida for Killings of Fr

French Defense Minister Alain Juppe traveled Monday to the West African nation of Niger for talks with authorities following the killing of two French hostages. The incident underscores growing concern that France is a key target of Islamist extremis

VOA标准英语2009-US Officials: Terrorism in Africa's Sahel Re

By Cindy Saine Capitol Hill 17 November 2009 Senior U.S. government officials say terrorism is an increasing concern in Africa's Sahel region. Government leaders told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the United States needs to

VOA标准英语2013--Obama to Visit Senegal Amid Growing Sahel Terror Threat

Obama to Visit Senegal Amid Growing Sahel Terror Threat France blitzed into Mali in January with air strikes and 4,000 ground troops to push back a southern offensive by al-Qaida affiliates still active in the Sahel-Sahara region. There are no indica

VOA标准英语2013--Some Aid Programs in Sahel Prefer Cash to Food

Some Aid Programs in Sahel Prefer Cash to Food It's market day in the village of Sadio, but it is also payday for these 800 beneficiaries of Catholic Relief Service's Yokkut program. Yokkut means resilience in the local Wolof language. By paying part

VOA标准英语2013--Sahel Attacks Prompt Fears in France Over Energy Supply

Sahel Attacks Prompt Fears in France Over Energy Supply Since the 1970s, much of Frances energy supply has derived from the Sahel region of Africa. So recent attacks on Western commercial interests there have big implications, says energy economist M

VOA常速英语2014--在IS问题上美国和伊朗面临类似挑战

US, Iran Face Similar Challenges in Syrian Fight Against IS 在IS问题上美国和伊朗面临类似挑战 STATE DEPARTMENT The United States and Iran are both helping fight Sunni militants in the Islamic State group. But one of the biggest battlefi

VOA标准英语2010年-Dust From Farming May Affect Rainfall

New research suggests agriculture has greatly increased the amount of dust blowing off of West Africa, the world's largest source of atmospheric dust, and may have been one factor driving the decrease in rainfall in the region over the past several c