Large Somali diaspora community in Canada can use their phones to hear the latest VOA broadcasts with the new “call-to-listen” service.
Director David Ensor says new programs will ensure the agency remains an information lifeline to closed societies.
The 30-minute Swahili language program offers medical information and gives young girls a forum to talk about health-related decisions that could affect their lives forever.
The half-hour Burmese TV program, which had been produced once a week, will now have an updated summary of the latest news developments six days a week.
Friends and colleagues of reporter Mukarram Khan Aatif pause for moment of silence to honor a “courageous man” who refused to be intimidated by the Pakistani militants.
Deewa Radio reporter Mukarram Khan Aatif was taking part in evening prayers at a local mosque when he was shot by unidentified gunmen. The Taliban claimed responsibility.