AIDS-Famine Link in Southern Africa Threatens Region

Broadcast: Jan 29 2003 Two senior U.N. officials warn the HIV/AIDS pandemic in southern Africa is changing the nature of 1) famine in the region and is 2) unleashing a disaster that threatens the exis

VOA标准英语2009年-Southern African Leaders Prepare for Zimbabwe C

Southern African leaders are to hold a summit in South Africa Monday aimed at reviving deadlocked negotiations over a unity government in Zimbabwe. But parties to the talks are not optimistic saying positions have hardened since a power-sharing agre

VOA标准英语2009年-Southern African Ministers Plan Regional Summit

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

VOA标准英语2009年-Southern African Leaders Discuss Madagasca

Southern African leaders at a special summit in Swaziland are responding to the controversial change of government in Madagascar and examining an economic recovery plan for Zimbabwe. King Mswati III of Swaziland Swaziland's King Mswati the Third tol

VOA英语2010年-High Hopes Abound for the East African Commu

The East African Community, a grouping of 5 countries in and around the Horn, is continuing to work towards its goal of regional economic integration. Members of the EAC are dropping barriers to trade, with the goal of eventually adopting a common cu

VOA标准英语2011-Southern Sudanese Expats Return Home to H

As southern Sudan tries to re-build its institutions, infrastructure and services following decades of conflict, it faces a severe shortage of skilled professionals. Some help, however, is coming from southern Sudanese who have returned home after ye

Southern African Summit to Focus on Zimbabwe Elections

By Peta Thornycroft The Southern African Development Community holds a summit in Mauritius next week that is expected to focus on the situation in Zimbabwe, and proposed electoral reforms that would a

Obama 'Proud' to Recognize South Sudan

The United States has formally recognized the Republic of South Sudan on its independence day. President Barack Obama said in a statement Saturday that he is proud to extend diplomatic recognition. He said South Sudan's newly declared independence is

VOA慢速英语-Development Report - Getting Weather Reports to Rura

The RANET project helps national weather services improve their reach. Transcript of radio broadcast: 16 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Development Report. In many developing countries, weather reports remain trapped in the capital. Natio

2007年VOA标准英语-South Africa's Mbeki Lays Groundwork for Stabil

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 19 April 2007 Last month, Southern African leaders appointed South African President Thabo Mbeki their mediator to facilitate talks between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and opposition groups in his country. The g

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Meetings Highlight African Needs

This week, the U.N. General Assembly holds its annual debate. On the sidelines, world leaders will discuss some of the planet's most pressing problems - among them, poverty and development in Africa. From United Nation's headquarters in New York, VO

2007年VOA标准英语-Southern African Leaders to Discuss Zimbabwe at

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 27 March 2007 Leaders of 14 nations in Southern Africa are to meet Wednesday and Thursday in Tanzania to discuss the political situation in Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, senior leaders of Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party are preparin

voa标准英语2008年-Southern Africa Gears up for Zimbabwe Summit

Southern African leaders meet in Johannesburg Sunday in an attempt to resolve the impasse between Zimbawean leaders over the allocation of Cabinet posts in a planned power-sharing government. However, as Peta Thornycroft reports, a surge in state-sp

2018年CRI New Development Bank pledges support for African development

A senior official with the New Development Bank, the multilateral bank jointly launched by the BRICS countries, is pledging more efforts to promote the development of African countries. The BRICS-led New Development Bank has been committed to financi

VOA常速英语2008年-Gullah-Geechee Community Embraces African Roots

By Roger Hsu Washington, DC 06 February 2008 On a number of islands off the coasts of the southern states of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, live the Gullahs, a group many believe is the most authentic African-American community in the U.S. The

VOA标准英语2010年-Southern African Leaders Discuss Madag

Southern African leaders have rejected plans by the leader of Madagascar to unilaterally organize national elections in March. And the leaders examined the situation in Zimbabwe at a summit Thursday evening in Maputo. The leaders expressed concern ov

VOA标准英语2010年-Southern African Ministers Prepare Rep

Southern African ministers are meeting in Mozambique to prepare for next month's summit of the African Union. Madagascar, Zimbabwe and Democratic Republic of Congo are major topics of discussion. Foreign ministers of the Southern African Development

Int'l Conference on African Development Starts in Japan

A three-day international conference on African development has kicked off in Japan. It is expected Japan will encourage economic cooperation between Asia and Africa. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to aid Africa's growth through public an

VOA常速英语2008年-Southern African Leaders Meet on Zimbabwe

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 12 April 2008 Southern African leaders are meeting in the Zambian capital to discuss the political crisis in Zimbabwe following the country's failure to release the results of its presidential poll. The embattled Zimba

3 Ghanaians listed as African best footballers

ACCRA, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named three members of Ghana's senior national soccer team, the Black Stars, among 10 players shortlisted to compete for the 2011 African footballer of the year. Olympique Mars