By Phuong Tran Dakar 22 May 2007 In Central African Republic, one of the main rebel groups is negotiating to disarm hundreds of its child soldiers. This comes one month after it signed a peace deal with the government to put down its weapons and join...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 May 2007 Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, informs journalists after return from her visit to Central Asia, 07 May 2007 The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, says countries in Centra...
By Barry Wood Washington 28 February 2007 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday regulators are closely watching U.S. markets following the huge drop in stock prices Tuesday. But U.S. stock markets rebounded early Wednesday on...
By Barry Wood Washington 14 February 2007 Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke told a Senate committee Wednesday that, while U.S. economic growth is moderating, inflationary pressures have receded. VOA's Barry Wood reports the central banker's...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 16 October 2006 Rains have been better than in previous years in West and Central Africa, meaning food shortages in the coming months will be lessened. But as the region marks World Food Day, U.N experts say more private inve...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 07 June 2006 Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan testifies on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 7, 2006 before the Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing on the...
By Barry Wood Washington 27 April 2006 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Congressional Joint Economic Committee Thursday that economic data will be particularly important in guiding centr...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 23 March 2006 The governor of Kenya's Central Bank has been charged with four counts of abuse of office for allegedly awarding lucrative contracts in violation of procurement...
By Nicola Fell Mexico-Guatemala border 20 March 2006 Thousands of Central Americans leave their homes each year and embark on a perilous journey north through Mexico to end up as illegal emigrants in...
ECONOMICS REPORT - U.S. Central Banker Alan Greenspan Prepares to Retire By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, November 18, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The chairma...