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Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics and the African diaspora.
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Nightline Africa is a 60-minute news magazine program highlighting the latest issues and developments on the continent. Correspondents from Washington and across Africa offer in-depth interviews, analysis and features on African arts and culture, sports, and music
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Some experts say China’s scaling back of financial support for infrastructure construction in Africa opens the door for the United States and Western Europe to fill the void, if they want. The Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitary group battling for power in Sudan’s civil war, took a step toward forming a breakaway government on Tuesday when it ho…
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Analysts say Russian propaganda and disinformation campaigns have been key factors behind the departure of French troops from Chad and other countries in Africa’s Sahel region. In this report from N’djamena, Chad, Henry Wilkins takes a closer look at Russia’s media strategies in the Sahel as French troops depart.…
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reportedly asked Chad for military support in its effort to contain M23 rebels. According to Reuters news agency, a special envoy of President Felix Tshisekedi visited Chad this week to meet with its military leader Idris Deby Ito. Meanwhile, M23 rebels have captured Uvira, the second major city in South K…
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The Speaker of Malawi’s Parliament has suspended five lawmakers from attending deliberations. This, after chaos erupted when legislators accused President Lazarus Chakwera of lying to Parliament over projects completed during his four years in office. In his State of the Nation Address last Friday President Chakwera highlighted the success of vario…
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Amnesty International and other human rights organizations will hold a protest march at the Uganda High Commission in Nairobi on Monday. They will protest the Ugandan government’s continued detention of opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye despite a Supreme Court ruling against Besigye’s trial in the military court. The groups will also march to the…
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On Daybreak Africa: U.N. special envoy for Congo Bintou Keita warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of Rwanda-backed rebels in mineral-rich eastern DR Congo is threatening peace in the wider region. Plus, the Democratic Republic of Congo has reportedly asked Chad for military support amid new gains by the M23 r…
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Fourteen-year-old Gesma fled Sudan's Darfur region after armed militias killed her parents and brother, leaving her to care for her younger siblings. Now living in a refugee camp in Chad, she works long hours to keep her family fed, a reality faced by many children displaced by brutal violence in Darfur. Henry Wilkins report…
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Regional analysts are calling for the swift implementation of resolutions made at the recently concluded African Union (AU) summit in Ethiopia. The summit was dominated by discussions on escalating conflicts in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan, as well as concerns over the impact of U.S. aid cuts on the continent. Timothy Ob…
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African bishops have called on Christians on the continent and its islands and all people of goodwill to engage in prayer and fasting for peace. This follows the rising violence and instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where M23 rebels entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Congo. In a statement, after their first annu…
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Liberia’s finance minister says the cancellation of a $17 million USAID-sponsored project and other projects in the country will have a direct and indirect impact on the country’s development. Augustine Ngafuan says USAID was Liberia’s second largest donor besides the World Bank, financing projects in health, education, agriculture, and elections. …
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The United Nations says the humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has deteriorated dramatically. The spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the High Commissioner for Refugees were both briefed on the situation Monday from Geneva. First, OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Sha…
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On Daybreak Africa: Sudanese paramilitaries have killed more than 200 people, including women and children, in a three-day assault on villages in the country's south. The Emergency Lawyers group, which documents rights abuses, said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked unarmed civilians in the villages of Al-Kadaris and Al-Khelwat, in Whit…
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Some regional analysts say the African Union summit in Addis Ababa merely served to strengthen the group’s reputation for failing resolve conflicts. Conflicts are raging across Africa, from Sudan to the Sahel, from Mozambique to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with the AU not playing a meaningful role in ending any of them. Darren Taylor has …
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The head of Uganda’s People's Defense Forces recently said he will attack the town of Bunia in neighboring eastern Democratic Republic of Congo unless “all forces” there surrender their arms. Meanwhile, the United Nations has decried what it calls “summary executions” of children by the rebel group M23 in eastern DRC. Our reporter in Goma, Sabiti D…
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The United Nations has decried what it calls “summary executions” of children by the rebel group M23 in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Human rights activists, lawyers and medical practitioners in East Africa are calling on the Ugandan government to release opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who has spent the past three months in military d…
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On Daybreak Africa: On Monday, Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan rejected in the defacto capital Port Sudan the possible formation of a government. It was planned to be announced on Tuesday by paramilitary Rapid Support forces and allied politicians. Plus, conditions are worsening for children and aid workers in the rebel-controlled DR Cong…
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Top U.N. officials sought $6 billion for Sudan this year from donors to help ease suffering in what they called an unprecedented crisis, characterized by mass displacement and the world's worst hunger catastrophe ever. A UN statement said that famine conditions have been reported in at least five locations in Sudan, including displacement camps in …
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Conditions are worsening for children and aid workers in the rebel-controlled DR Congo cities of Goma and Bukavu, according to UN children’s agency UNICEF. John James, UNICEF Communications specialist, told VOA’s Chinedu Offor, sexual violence against children has surged with thousands displaced and humanitarian aid warehouses looted…
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Namibians returned to vote today in 36 re-opened polling stations, two days after the country’s election was marred by technical problems. U.S. President Joe Biden visits Angola next week, after his administration has forged close economic ties with the oil-rich southern African country. Celebrations are under way to mark the 25th anniversary of th…
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On Daybreak Africa: An army jet killed at least six civilians after mistakenly attacking them while pursuing gangs in northern Nigeria's Katsina state, residents told the French news agency AFP. Plus, looting and chaos break out as the strategic Democratic Republic of Congo city of Bukavu reportedly falls to M23 rebels. In Chad, shops, schools and …
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Medical practitioners in Uganda are calling for the release of opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye on medical grounds. They say the continued denial of him to access better medication is a violation of universal rights. Mugume Davis Rwakaringi has more from Kampala.Af Mugume Davis Rwakaringi
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The Rwandan backed M23 rebels have been seeking to seize the strategic city of Bukavu since taking the city of Goma in late January and marks the armed group's most significant advance since it revived a decade-old insurgency in eastern DRC in 2022. For more on the unfolding situation, VOA’s Chinedu Offor spoke with reporter Djaffar al Katanty…
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The African Union summit is getting started in Addis Ababa with the organization facing multiple challenges, including the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The United States is moving quickly with mass deportation plans by sending some migrants to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and rapidly deporting others. Today is Valentine’s Day, wh…
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World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says that the United States' pause on foreign aid contributions is having a serious impact on global health, hitting programs fighting polio, HIV and other threats. Tedros urged the U.S. to consider resuming aid funding until solutions can be found. Tedros said that the suspensio…
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A Nigerian analyst says the landmark court case in London against oil giant Shell and its Nigerian subsidiary for decades of alleged oil spills in the Niger Delta is an attempt by the affected communities to seek justice. Shell, however, says most spills were caused by illegal third-party interference, such as pipeline sabotage and theft, which is …
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A new report says the emergence of cheap artificial intelligence tools is leading to a wave of biometric fraud in Africa. The report says fraudsters are using AI to create fake documents, voices, and images that facilitate identity theft and financial crimes. Mohammed Yusuf reportAf Mohammed Yusuf
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On Daybreak Africa: The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern DRC, of raping scores of children over the past weeks as rebels expand their footprint and push government forces out. Plus, a new report says the emergence of cheap artificial intelligence tools is leading to a wave of biometric frau…
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A delegation from the National Episcopal Conference of Congo and the Church of Christ in Congo, two of the largest church organizations in the country, went to Goma to talk to the M23 rebels controlling the city. Cervical cancer is one of highly preventable and doctors in Namibia are advocating greater access to health care and the HPV vaccine to r…
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On Daybreak Africa: South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has fired his new security chief and promoted an ally to vice-president in what was speculated as a possible move to prepare his succession. Plus, a delegation of church leaders in the DRC has met with M23 rebels in Goma. Malawi university students are being forced to withdraw amid the US forei…
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Liberian President Joseph Boakai has suspended 457 government officials, without pay, for not declaring their assets. According to the publication Liberia FrontPage Africa, the list includes Al-Hassan Conteh, Liberia’s Ambassador to the United States. Alexandra Kormah Zoe, chairperson of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), tells VOA’s Ja…
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Public universities in Malawi have ordered all students sponsored by USAID to drop out or seek other sources of funding if they want to remain in school. This follows the 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance recently announced by President Donald Trump. Malawi’s government is attempting to ensure that students continue their education, but univ…
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In Uganda, lawyers for Dr. Kizza Besigye visited him on Wednesday and say his health is deteriorating from his hunger strike. This, after the government refused to release him following the Supreme Court ruling that nullified the trial of civilians in military courts. His lawyer says he fears Besigye could die if not given proper medication. Report…
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Fighting erupted Tuesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a two-day lull, with M23 fighters attacking positions of the Congolese armed forces in South Kivu province at dawn, despite a call from African leaders for an immediate ceasefire. Niger is set to hold a national convention to map out its long-awaited political transition followi…
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Sudanese refugees who have made it to Chad speak of burying infants who died of hunger in Darfur’s Zamzam displacement camp and say that people are dying in frequent Rapid Support Forces shelling of the camp. Zimbabwe’s traditional stores are struggling as customers flock to informal vendors to buy cheaper products amid a struggling economy, forcin…
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The wife of jailed Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye says her husband is contemplating a hunger strike to protest his continued detention despite a Uganda Supreme Court ruling in his favor. Besigye and a co-defendant are on trial in a military court for the unlawful possession of ammunition and a firearm. However, the Supreme Court ruled …
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Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chairman, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Saturday set conditions for peace with the Coordination of Civil Democratic Forces (Tagadum) by demanding they renounce the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). He also rejected any return to power for the party of former Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir. Hussein Shingrai, foreign affairs secretar…
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