Norway Slashes Development Aid to Ethiopia
This radio script was produced by Arjun Kohli and broadcast on VOA in November 2009. See it on VOA. Norway said Friday that it will cut development aid to Ethiopia by an estimated five million dollars. The move comes after Ethiopian officials said six Norwegian diplomats had to leave the country. As Arjun Kohli reports from […]
Rescue Workers Look for Landslide Victims in Western Kenya
This radio script was produced by Arjun Kohli and broadcast on VOA in November 2009. See it on VOA. Rescue workers from the Kenyan army, the Red Cross, and communities in western Kenya are searching for more victims from a landslide that is known to have killed at least five people on Saturday. Arjun Kohli reports […]
Kenya’s Muslim Leaders Throw Support to Opposition
This radio script was produced by Arjun Kohli and broadcast on VOA in November 2009. See it on VOA. Muslim leaders in Kenya say they are unhappy with the policies of the current government and want a new president. That is what the chairman of Kenya’s National Muslim Leaders Forum tells VOA, following the group’s announcement […]
Scientists Begin Expedition to Trace Source of Uganda Marburg Outbreak
This radio script was produced by Arjun Kohli and broadcast on VOA in November 2009. See it on VOA. Scientists have arrived in Uganda’s capital Kampala to prepare for an investigation into tracking the source of the latest outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in western Uganda. Arjun Kohli has more on the story from our […]
Locusts Hit Parts of Somalia
This radio script was produced by Arjun Kohli and broadcast on VOA in November 2009. See it on VOA. In the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in Somalia, a swarm of locusts has stripped fruit trees and crops, causing an agricultural emergency in a country already suffering acute food shortages. Arjun Kohli reports from our East Africa […]
British Embassy in Sudan Remains Closed After Terror Threat
This radio script was produced by Arjun Kohli and broadcast on VOA in November 2009. See it on VOA. The British Embassy in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, remained closed to the public Tuesday following reported threats to Western interests there. Arjun Kohli has more on the story from our East Africa Bureau in Nairobi. British expatriates in […]
International Police Organization to Work with Genocide Court for Rwanda
This radio script was produced by Arjun Kohli and broadcast on VOA in November 2009. See it on VOA. INTERPOL is working with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to step up efforts to capture the remaining 18 genocide fugitives. As Arjun Kohli reports for VOA from Nairobi, Rwandan officials say 13 years is already too […]
Series of Earthquakes Hit East Africa
This radio script was produced by Arjun Kohli and broadcast on VOA in November 2009. See it on VOA. Kenya and Tanzania have experienced seven earthquakes in the past five days. Arjun Kohli reports for VOA from Nairobi that the Kenyan government asks people remain calm and go about their daily business as usual. The first […]
Rwanda Requests France Extradite Former Official Involved in Genocide
This radio script was produced by Arjun Kohli and broadcast on VOA in November 2009. See it on VOA. France is expected to receive an extradition request from Rwanda this week for a senior Rwandan politician accused of being involved in the 1994 genocide. Arjun Kohli has more on the story from our bureau in Nairobi. […]
Two-Year-Old Boy Found Mutilated in Kenya’s Capital
This radio script was produced by Arjun Kohli and broadcast on VOA in November 2009. See it on VOA. A two-year old boy was found mutilated outside his house in a Nairobi slum on Wednesday, highlighting the spike in violent crime that has plagued the country. The killing took place amid a police crackdown on the Mungiki […]