They chronicle causes of systemic violence in the Big Easy which was devastated 15 years ago by a Category 5 hurricane.
As Anna Nelson reports, Kenny can relate with these kids because he grew up without having his dad around. Anna Rice narrates her report.
Stranded for months because of the coronavirus pandemic, many cruise ship workers have been living in hotels since March. Some of them are immigrants who just want to return home. VOA’s Jose Pernalete in Miami filed this report narrated by Cristina Smit.
For the youngest learners, Ghana's government has partnered with USAID to provide a radio learning program for millions of students. Stacey Knott reports from Accra.]
Since late 2019, parts of Kenya have been under siege by swarms of locusts.The number of flying insects have been the highest in recent memory, the result of environmental factors.VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has the story of farmers in an impoverished region struggling to shield crops from hungry locusts.
But that self-proclaimed victory - and plans to ramp up production - come amid lingering questions about the safety and effectiveness of the Russian drug. From Moscow, Charles Maynes reports.
But behind the glitz and glam, participants say, there is a very serious need to bring queer Africans into the light, as their lives are threatened on the continent every single day. VOA’s Anita Powell reports from Johannesburg.
A Somali American has been named Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year for 2020. Qorsho Hassan is the first Somali American to receive the honor, which was announced earlier this month by a group called Education Minnesota.VOA’s Maxamud Mascadde has more in this report narrated by Carol Guensburg reports.
The party’s second-ever candidate for president, Abraham Lincoln, wins the presidency in 1860 and goes on to preserve the Union and abolish slavery.
The vast majority of American police departments do not require that officers have a college degree. But the recent deaths of Black men and women while in police custody have refocused attention on police training and education. VOA’s Dora Mekouar reports.
For VOA, Simon Marks visited the hotspot town of Ziway to learn more.
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