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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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Talks at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, have gone into overtime, and delegates from developing nations say the draft plan for climate funding is inadequate. A Ghanaian political scientist says despite some challenges, the country’s process leading to next month’s election has been transparent. Regional expert says that although Sudan’s peace talks are stalled, the Sudanese Army appears more willing now than in the past to reach a negotiated conclusion to its war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, and for the Hamas leader Ibrahim Al-Masri for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes. A new study by Carnegie's Middle East Program shows that the United States, Russia, and China are intensifying their competition for global influence, including in the Middle East and North Africa. In Guinea Conakry, the whereabouts of two activists reported missing in the capital in July remain unknown, despite calls by the United States, the United Nations and rights groups for their release.
We take a look at Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, the winner of Somaliland’s presidential election. Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was charged with possession of an illegal firearm in a military court in Kampala days after he was reported missing from Kenya. Stability is returning to northeastern Nigeria after decades of insurgency due in part to the partnership between the military and the Borno State government in reducing terrorist activities and rescuing abducted civilians.
The refusal of hundreds of illegal miners to resurface from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa’s North West Province is proving a challenge for the government. Russia looked to its interests in Sudan and North Africa when it vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate end to the war in Sudan. India has long had close relationships with some African countries, and on analyst says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Nigeria days aimed to build on those ties.
Early results in Senegal’s election on Sunday indicate the ruling Pastef party is likely to win a solid majority in parliament. The global climate change conference, COP29, entered its final week today in Azerbaijan, with no clear path on an agreement for financing to battle climate change. Heads of state of the Southern African Development Community regional bloc, SADC, are due to meet this week in Zimbabwe on post-election violence in neighboring Mozambique, where the political opposition is disputing poll results.
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.
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.
Voting progressed peacefully today in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland’s presidential election. At the annual United Nations climate change meeting in Azerbaijan, developing regions, including Africa, argue that wealthy nations do not understand the structural and financial roadblocks they face in confronting climate change. Zimbabwe has recorded new cases of cholera several months after declaring the end of an outbreak that had killed more than 700 people over 18 months.
For Africa, the COP29 climate talks are expected to be a critical moment for the future of global climate action, and the so-called “Finance COP” will see the establishment of the New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance. The breakaway region of Somaliland in East Africa holds general elections tomorrow. The government of Chad said Tuesday that hundreds of Boko Haram fighters are fleeing the country and crossing into Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria, after clashes with Chadian forces over the weekend.
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.
Donald Trump’s agenda calls for him to deliver on key campaign talking points: border security, strengthening the economy and putting America first. Huldah Hiltsley has made history in the Midwestern U.S. state of Minnesota, becoming the only person born in Kenya to win election to the state House of Representatives. In Mozambique, tensions remain high after a day of protest violence in the capital, Maputo, where reports say three people died and dozens were injured in clashes with police.
1African leaders say they’re looking forward to strengthening their partnerships with the United States under President-elect Donald Trump, but some international affairs experts say his new administration may change how Washington engages with the continent. The United States is gearing up for a transfer of power, with President Joe Biden congratulating President-elect Donald Trump on his victory and Vice President Kamala Harris conceding defeat. In his first speech since the election, President Biden praised Harris and encouraged Americans to “bring down” the temperature in discourse.
Donald J. Trump, who served as president from 2017 to 2021, will return to the White House next January. Economic concerns drove U.S. election results. A long-serving U.S. diplomat expects Trump to shift foreign policy.
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.
There are thousands of races across the country, but the one catching all the attention is the U.S. presidential race – between the Republican Party candidate, former President Donald Trump, and his Democratic Party rival, Vice President Kamala Harris. Right now, Congress is split, with the Democrats holding a very narrow majority in the Senate, while Republicans have a small majority in the House of Representatives. Polls have indicated for many Arab Americans the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is their top priority in this election, followed by the economy, but it’s not clear how they might vote:
A recent Pew survey finds the majority of U.S. veterans favor Republican candidate Donald Trump over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in a 60 to 40 split. Slovenian model turned U.S. first lady, Melania Trump has had a bittersweet experience in the limelight since her husband, Donald Trump, was elected president in 2016. And if Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris makes history by being elected America’s first female president, her husband Doug Emhoff would also break barriers as the country’s first “first gentleman.” Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat on Friday after preliminary results showed his party had lost its parliamentary majority by a landslide in this week’s election, ending its nearly six decades in power.
The two main candidates for U.S. president are making what they call their "closing arguments" to voters in this final week before the election. Some international relations analysts say the outcome of next week’s election in the United States will have a profound influence on Washington’s relations with Africa, especially regarding trade, security and climate change initiatives. In war-stricken Omdurman, Sudan's most populous city, community-funded soup kitchens are feeding those in need with little help from the international community.
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