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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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Africa News Tonight: Kenya orders flood evacuations, Mali says it killed Islamic State commander, US discusses Niger troop withdrawal - April 30, 2024
Kenyan President William Ruto today led an emergency cabinet meeting to plan the government's response to the floods and ordered mandatory evacuations from at-risk areas. Mali’s military government says its forces have killed a senior Islamic State commander, Abu Huzeifa, during a joint operation with Burkina Faso and Niger. U.S. officials are negotiating the removal of American troops from Niger after the country's military junta ended a longstanding security pact.
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Africa News Tonight: Flood toll rises in East Africa, AU concerned about northern Ethiopia tensions, plastic pollution growing in Africa - April 29, 2024
Heavy rains continue to pound a large portion of East Africa, causing death and devastation, with Kenya and Tanzania reporting nearly 250 deaths. The African Union has said it is deeply concerned about "escalating tensions between local communities" in a disputed area of northern Ethiopia and asked all parties to halt hostilities. African nations are hard hit by rising plastic pollution, although they lag behind developed nations in plastics use.
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Africa News Tonight: Calls to end violence in Sudan’s El-Fasher, El Nino factor in floods, drought, talks set stage for new Gabon government - April 26, 2024
The United Nations high commissioner for human right is urging Sudan’s warring parties to immediately de-escalate the violence in and around El-Fasher city in northern Darfur, which has killed dozens of civilians. El Nino may contribute to floods that have killed at more than 220 people in Kenya and Tanzania, and to the drought pushing Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe toward hunger crises. Gabon's month-long national dialogue intended to lay the groundwork for restoring civilian rule in the Central African nation concludes at the end of April, with delegates proposing a range of options for new governance.
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Africa News Tonight: US, Niger discuss troop withdrawal, Russian forces head to Niger, pro-Palestinian protests spread at US universities - April 25, 2024
U.S. and Niger officials are meeting today to discuss the withdrawal of American forces from the military-ruled country. Since their military coup, Niger’s new leaders have pursued closer ties with Russia, mirroring neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso, where Russian military forces have established a presence. In the U.S., university students are demonstrating against the Israel and Hamas war in Gaza, and although some demonstrators have been arrested, it appears the protests are not dying down.
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Africa News Tonight: Botswana rejects UK asylum plan, analyst suggests UK politics may end Rwanda plan, group warns on Tunisia press freedom - April 24, 2024
Botswana says it rejected a proposal to accept asylum-seekers from Britain, an arrangement similar to the one that Rwanda has agreed to. A British analyst says the Labour Party could end the Rwanda asylum plan if it comes to power. Reporters Without Borders ranked Tunisia as 121st out of 180 countries in its freedom of the press index for 2023.
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Africa News Tonight - April 23, 2024
Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show 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.
Customer Reviews
14 November 2022
How can we talk climate problems without India, China and Russia? We are discussing moneys and reparation’s and solutions for affected countries. This is unproductive and unfair for both the West and affected countries. So sad, no answers or problems can be solved without these key player’s.
Perhaps the G20 , expecially if Africa is accepted into the group, would be more productive and acceptable.
Dryer Than BBC Africa
Could be a little livelier but I appreciate the focus on America-Africa relationships. It gets the job done
Good source of news
Bu the a few too many episodes per day. One or max two per day would be sufficient to cover the news without overwhelming the feed