http://www.voanews.com Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries http://www.voanews.com/img/voa/rssLogo_VOA.gif http://www.voanews.com en-US 2012 - VOA 60 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:22:23 -0400 Pangea CMS – VOA An  International Fund for Animal Welfare report has linked the increasing number of elephants being killed in Africa with the rising demand for ivory in China. According to the report,  in 2011 poachers gathered more than 5,200 elephant tusks,  (23 tons) resulting in the deaths of more than 2,500 elephants. It says the majority of that ivory went to China.   “The growing demand for ivory products in China is actually driving elephant poaching across Africa," ... http://www.voanews.com/content/demand-for-ivory-increases-elephant-poaching/1204510.html http://www.voanews.com/content/demand-for-ivory-increases-elephant-poaching/1204510.html Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:14:35 -0400 Asia Cathy Majtenyi NAIROBI, Kenya - The Kenya National Union of Teachers is threatening a nation-wide strike if the Kenyan government does not release funds for primary and secondary school education. The government says the money is on its way to the schools. The teachers’ union has given the Kenyan government until Friday to release more than $127 million to the education system or face countrywide closures of primary and secondary schools.   Kenya National Union of Teachers Chairman Wilson Sossion says ... http://www.voanews.com/content/kenyan_teachers_threaten_strike_over_school_funding/1147039.html http://www.voanews.com/content/kenyan_teachers_threaten_strike_over_school_funding/1147039.html Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:35:15 -0400 Africa Cathy Majtenyi NAIROBI - The Kenyan government is in the process of drafting a policy to regulate the use of herbal and other medicines prescribed by traditional healers. Arguments for and against regulation - and the contents of the draft policy - reflect many Kenyans’ love-hate relationship with traditional medicines and healers.   The use of plants to treat medical conditions has been an integral part of Kenya’s cultures for millennia, knowledge passed down from generation to generation.   Yet ... http://www.voanews.com/content/kenya-considers-policy-to-regulate-traditional-medicines/1120662.html http://www.voanews.com/content/kenya-considers-policy-to-regulate-traditional-medicines/1120662.html Tue, 29 May 2012 09:53:22 -0400 Africa Cathy Majtenyi