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VOA60 AFIRKA / VOA60 Africa 05-29-2015

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An rantsar da Muhammadu Buhari a matsayin shugaban kasar Nigeria bayan nasarar jam'iyar adawa ta farko a cikin tarihin kasar.

Nigeria: Muhammadu Buhari is sworn in as Nigeria’s president after the first opposition party victory in the nation’s history.

Some vocab: An rantsar da = is sworn in as; a matsayin = as; shugaban kasar Nigeria = Nigeria's president; bayan = after; nasarar = victory; jam'iyar = (political) party; adawa = opposition; ta farko = first, 1st; a ciki = in; tarihin kasar = the nation's history.

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A can Burundi, shugabannin adawa sun ce zaben adalci bazai auku ba, bayan makonnin zanga-zangar adawa da neman wa'adi na uku da shugaba Nkurunziza yake yi.

Burundi: Opposition leaders claim free and fair elections are impossible after weeks of protest against incumbent President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term.

Some vocab: shugabannin adawa = opposition leaders; sun ce = say, claim; zaben adalci = free and fair elections; bazai auku ba = impossible; bayan = after; makonnin zanga-zagar = weeks of protest; wa'adi = term.

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A Afrika ta Kudu, an wanke shugaba Jacob Zuma daga zargin sa da zarmiya da ta yin amfani da kudaden gwamnati wajen gyaran gidan sa.

South Africa: President Jacob Zuma is cleared in a corruption scandal involving use of public money for renovations to his private residence.

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A Angola ne inda aka yanke wa mashurin dan jarida kasar Angola Rafael Marques de Morais hukuncin daurin wata shida a kurkuku don ya ce manya-manyan sojawa na da hannu cikin kasuwancin duwatsun diamond.

Angola: Renowned Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais is sentenced to a six-month suspended jail term for linking military generals to the “blood diamond” trade.

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Sai fa Libiya, majalisa sarakunar kabilu sun kafa majalisa mai kawo zaman lafiya a cikin kasar.

Libya: Tribal chiefs set up a council to aid peace efforts in their war-torn country.

Links: English version on Facebook

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VOA60 Duniya21 Mayu 2015 / VOA60 World 05-21-2015

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Har yanzu dai, kungiyar ISIS ne yake rike da birnin nan mai dinbin tarihi na Palmyra da ke kasar Syria.

Syria: The Islamic State group in control of the famed Roman-era ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra.

Some vocab: kungiyar ISIS (male) = The Islamic State group; birnin nan mai dinbin tarihi = the ancient city

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'Yan tawayen Houthi, sun kai hari kan wani tsauni da sojoji ke amfani da shi domin hangen nesa da ke kan iyakar kasashen Saudi da Yemen.

Yemen: Houthi rebels attack a military watch tower along the Saudi-Yemeni border.

Some vocab: 'Yan tawaye = rebels; hari = attack; tsauni = hill, tower, mountain; sojoji = military; iyakar = border; kasashe = countries.

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A lokacin wata arangama a kan titi, karan harba-harben bindiga ya barke a Bujunbura, baban birnin Burundi.

Burundi: Street clashes, gunfire erupt again in Burundi capital Bujumbura.

Some vocab: arangama = clashes; titi = street; harba-harbe = gunfire; barke = erupt; baban birni = capital city.

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Sai kuma China, inda Beijing ta tabbatar da karfin ikon ta kan yankin tekun kuduncin China da ake ta kaddama akai bayan faduwar jirgin saman leken asirin Amurka.

China: Beijing asserts sovereignty over disputed area of South China Sea after U.S. spy plane incident.

Some vocab: Beijing ta tabbatar = Beijing asserts; karfin ikon ta = (her) sovereignty; kan = over; yankin tekun kudancin China = area of South China Sea; kaddama akai = disputed; bayan = after; jirgin saman leken asirin Amura = US spy plane.

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A jihar California, an kafa dokar tabaci a yankin tekun da aka samu siyayar mai.

USA: State of emergency declared in California for an area of coastline hit with an oil spill.

Some vocab: dokar tabaci = State of emergency; an kafa = declared; yanki = area; yankin teku = coastline; siyayar mai = oil spill.

Links: English version on Facebook Hausa version on Facebook Take a quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_1ex105

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VOA60 Afrika Maris 26, 2015 / VOA60 Africa March 26th, 2015

1 Jam'iyya mai mulki a Ivory Coast ta zabi Shugaba mai ci Alassane Ouattara a matsayin dan takaratta a zaban shugaban kasa da za’ayi a watan Oktoban bana.

Ivory Coast: President Alassane Ouattara chosen by his party to run for re-election in October.

2 ‘Yan gudun hijira a Nijeriya sun karbi ragamar kula da ya'yan da suka rasa iyayen su a hare-haren da kungiyar Boko Haram ke kaiwa.

Chad: Nigerian refugees take in children separated from parents after Boko Haram attacks.

3 Hukumomi a kasar Morocco sun ce sun gano wani wuri da ake shigadda makamai ta wata barauniyar hanya daga garin Melilla dake kasar Spain.

Morocco: Authorities say a "terrorist cell" they dismantled brought in arms through the Spanish enclave of Melilla.

4 A gabashin kasar Demokadiyyar Congo,  rohotanni na ce wa garin Mutarule ya zama kwafai tun bayan rikicin kabilancin da yayi sanadiyyar mutuwar mutane da dama.

DR Congo: In eastern DRC, the town of Mutarule remains a ghost town after 2014 ethnic violence resulted in dozens of deaths.

5 Kwararru a fannin kula da namun daji a kasar Botswana, sun yi gargadin ce wa masu farautar giwaye na barazana ga adadin giwaye a duk fadin duniya.

Botswana: Experts warn that Africa faces a poaching crisis that is likely to see a further decline in the number of elephants.

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VOA60 Duniya Maris 20, 2015 / VOA60 World March 20th, 2015

Akalla mutane arba’in da shida ne suka rasa rayukarsu biyu bayan tagwayen harin kona bakin wake a masallatai biyu dake babban birnin Sanaa a can kasar Yemen.

Yemen: At least 46 people are dead after two suicide bombings at mosques in the capital, Sanaa.

Some Vocabulary: Akalla = At least, arba’in da shida = 46, suka rasa rayukarsu = are dead (lost their lives), masallatai = mosques.

A Afghanistan, wasu mutane sun lakanawa wata mata duka har ma ta rasa ranta. Sannan suka jefa gawar ta cikin rafi saboda ta cinnawa Al-Qurani mai girma wuta.

Afghanistan: A mob of people beats a woman to death before burning her body and tossing it into a river for allegedly setting a Quran on fire.

Some Vocabulary: rafi (kogi) = stream (river), jefa = toss/throw, gawar ta = her (dead) body, cinna = setting.

Motocin jirgin kasa guda uku ne suka goce hanya har mutane guda goma sha biyar suka rasa rayukarsu a jihar Uttar Pradesh dake chan India.

India: 15 people are dead after three cars from a train derail in Uttar Pradesh state.

Vocabulary: motocin jirgin kasa = train cars, uku = three, suka gice hanya = derail, goma sha biyar = 15, jihar Uttar Pradesh = Uttar Pradesh state.

Shugaba Barack Obama na Amurka ya aika sakon gaisuwar taya murnar zagayowar sabuwar shekarar mutan kasar Iran inda ya yi alkawarin samun cigaba a tattaunawar nukiliya.

U.S.: President Barack Obama sends greetings to Iranians for Persian New Year, urging progress on a nuclear deal.

Vocabulary: Shugaba = President (leader), ya aika = he sends, gaisuwar taya murna = greetings, sabuwar shekara = New Year, mutanen kasar Iran = Iranians, ya yi alkawarin samun cigaba = urging progress, a tattaunawar nukiliya = on a nuclear deal.

Shugaba Barack Obama na Amurka ya aika sakon gaisuwar taya murnar zagayowar sabuwar shekarar mutan kasar Iran inda ya yi alkawarin samun cigaba a tattaunawar nukiliya.

U.S.: President Barack Obama sends greetings to Iranians for Persian New Year, urging progress on a nuclear deal.

Vocabulary: jirgin sama dake amfani da hasken rana = solar flight, zagayen duniya a karo na farko = First round-the-world, kammala = ends, tashar jirgi = airport

Links: gDoc, English / Hausa versions on FB

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VOA60 Duniya Maris 4, 2015 / VOA60 World March 4th, 2015

Majalisar dokokin Ukraine, ta yi zaman makoki biyo bayan wata mummunar fashewa a kogon haqo gawayi a gabashin Ukraine da yayi sanadiyar rayukar mutane akalla talatin su nan dayewa ba a gansu ba.

Ukraine: Parliament observes moment of silence for victims of a methane blast at a coal mine in rebel-held region of eastern Ukraine - with 30 people dead and dozens missing.

A Indonesia, an aika wasu yan Australia su biyu, wadanda aka samu da laifukan safaran miyagun kwayoyi, zuwa wani tsibiri inda suke fuskantar hukuncin kisa.

Indonesia: Two convicted Australian drug smugglers are transported to an island where they and other foreigners face execution.

Gwamnatin Mexico, ta bayyana farin cikinta saboda kamo wani sananun billalin miyagun kwayoyi wanda aka fi sani da suna La Tuta.

Mexico: Government applauds capture of one of the country’s most wanted drug lords, Servando "La Tuta" Gomez in Michoacan.

A Masar, akalla mutane goma sha shida ne suka samu raunuka biyo bayan wata gobara a wani dakin taro dake arewa maso gabashin birnin Alkahira.

Egypt: At least 16 people are injured in a fire at a convention hall in northeastern Cairo.

A karshe, dubban mahajjata mabiya addinin Hindu ne sukayi bukin Holi, wadanda aka fi sani da bukin launuka iri-iri a kasar India.

India: Thousands of Hindu pilgrims and tourists participate in the celebration of Holi, also known as the festival of colors.

For more, I've broke these down even futher here in a Google doc where I extracted words and phrases that were used in context.

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Iraq: Bombings in Shi'ite and Sunni Muslim neighborhoods across Baghdad kill at least 10.   

Syria: Opposition says government shelling is terrorizing suburbs of Qusair and Demascus. 

China: Defense Ministry says report that Chinese hackers have obtained designs for US weapon systems underestimates US security capabilities and Chinese people's intelligence. 

Cambodia:  Demonstrators protesting what they say are unfair evictions from their homes are fired on by water cannons.  

Pakistan: Measles outbreak in Punjab Province blamed for deaths of at least 120 children since January.  

Russia: Body of a mammoth with perfectly preserved blood and muscle tissue discovered in Siberian permafrost. 

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Germany / Syria: Chancellor Merkel says ‘under no circumstances’ will Germany send weapons to Syrian rebels. 

Netherlands: Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague sentences former Bosnian Croat leader Jadranko Prlic to 25 years in prison for murdering Muslims during 1990s war. 

Afghanistan: Taliban attack on governor's compound in Panjshir Valley kills six.

France: Muslim man arrested on attempted murder charges over 'religiously motivated' stabbing of French soldier. 

China: Abandoned baby rescued from sewage pipe in eastern China is in stable condition. 

Nepal: Kathmandu parade marks 60th anniversary of the conquest of world’s highest mountain peak, Mt. Everest, by Sir Edmund Hillary.