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Daybreak Africa is a 30-minute breakfast show looks at the latest developments on the continent and provides in-depth interviews, and reports from VOA correspondents.
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Daybreak Africa: U.S Seeks Anti-Terror Deal With Niger - March 19, 2024
On Daybreak Africa: The US holds out hope for a partnership with Niger. Plus, regional analysts are concerned over Niger's future military cooperation with the US. Liberian refugees in Ghana say their homes were demolished without notice. We’ll also hear from the mayor of Gomoa East District Assembly about the situation. Gambia’s parliament has failed, at least for now, to abolish the ban on female genital mutilation. A look at Malawi’s new National Development political party. For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!
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Gambia’s FGM Ban Survives Parliamentary Challenge - March 19, 2024
Gambia’s parliament failed Monday, at least for now, to abolish the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). The Associated Press says instead, they referred the bill to a committee for further discussion and another vote later. The World Health Organization says FGM is harmful and has no health benefits. Gambia imposed hefty fines and jail sentences in 2015 for those who perform FGM. Jaha Dukureh, founder of Safe Hands for Girls, a local group that is advocating for ending the practice, tells VOA’s James Butty, the move to repeal the ban is all about controlling women’s bodies by people who do not care about the health and well-being of women
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Ghana Halts Clearance of Liberia Refugees camp - March 19, 2024
The mayor of the Gomoa East District Assembly in the Central Region of Ghana Darko Quarm says the government played no part in the partial demolition of the Buduburam camp housing thousands of Liberian refugees. Quarm tells VOA’s James Butty, the government was able to negotiate a temporary halt to the demolition. He says the demolition was ordered by the local chiefs who loaned the land during the Liberian civil war and now want it back to construct a market. Buduburam is about 27 miles west of Accra and has been home to thousands of Liberian refugees since 1990
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Liberian Refugees Lament Wrecking of Buduburam Camp - March 19, 2024
Two weeks ago, the president of the Buduburam Liberian Refugee Camp in Ghana called us to say that parts of the camp were being demolished by authorities. Thousands of Liberians who fled their country’s civil war have been living in the camp since early 1990s. In 2010, the Ghanaian Refugee Board reached an agreement with the UNHCR to close Buduburam as a refugee camp. Liberians were given the option to return to Liberia or remain in Ghana. Dennis Gwion, the president of the Buduburam Camp, tells VOA’s James Butty the demolition began without notice.
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Daybreak Africa: Hostilities Resume in DRC As Troops, M23 Rebels Clash - March 18, 2024
On Daybreak Africa: Renewed fighting flared over the weekend between the DRC military and M23 rebels. Plus, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu wants justice for those responsible for the killing of 16 soldiers in Delta State. Liberians complain of poor mobile phone services. Peace talks between The South Sudan government and armed groups resume in two to three weeks in Kenya. U.S legislators react to a series of controversial remarks by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!
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South Sudan Peace Talks Set to Resume - March 18, 2024
The head of the South Sudan government delegation to peace talks with so-called holdout armed groups says he expects talks to resume in two to three weeks under the facilitation of the Kenyan government. The holdouts have yet to ratify the 2018 Revitalized Comprehensive Peace Agreement. The talks had been taking place in recent years in Rome. The new development comes as some holdouts are demanding the talks be returned to Rome for all the parties to decide whether they can trust President Salva Kiir. Albino Mathom Ayuel, head of the South Sudan delegation, tells VOA’s James Butty, the holdouts cannot dictate where the talks should take place