By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 22 January 2008 An international agricultural research group recently announced a fellowship program to help African women who work in agricultural sciences to advance their careers. The program is based on two earlier pilo...
By Barry Wood Washington 08 January 2008 Last week the world's biggest computer chip manufacturer, Intel, withdrew from the non-profit program to get low-cost laptop computers into schools in developing countries. But as VOA's Barry Wood reports, com...
By Steve Mort Washington 06 November 2007 People across the United States are gathering at scores of local events to highlight international efforts to tackle infectious diseases. The meetings are part of a celebration marking the 62nd anniversary of...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 23 October 2007 Australian researchers are teaming up with zoos and wildlife parks around the world in a bid to save the Tasmanian devil. It is the largest carnivorous marsupial and is being devastated by a mysterious facial tum...
By Phillip Wellman Dakar 14 October 2007 The United States Agency for International Development and the U.S.-based World Cocoa Foundation have agreed to launch a multi-year partnership aimed at improving education and providing greater opportunities...
By Scott Bobb Luanda 24 July 2007 Angola's civil war ended five years ago but today the country and its people still struggle to overcome the devastation caused by the 27 years of conflict. At one point, 80 percent of the people lived off the informa...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 05 July 2007 Many consumers are concerned about the environment, and environmental organizations are helping them make choices about how to spend their money. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan spoke with the president and chief exe...
By June Soh Washington 26 June 2007 Youth exchange programs provide students with opportunities to learn and better understand different cultures and people outside their countries. Several hundred-exchange students from Middle East, Africa and Asia...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 June 2007 The U.N. Environment Program says environmental degradation is triggering tensions and conflict in Sudan. A new study foresees no long lasting peace in Sudan unless widespread and rapidly accelerating environmental...
By Cathy Majtenyi Uganda 05 June 2007 The Ugandan government has come up with an innovative program to distribute malaria drugs to patients living far from medical facilities. In some areas of Kiboga District, the program got a boost from the suppor...