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VOA's Straight Talk Africa is a 30-minute program that examines topics of special interest to Africans.
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On this week’s Straight Talk Africa, host Vincent Makori focuses on South Africa’s recently signed land Expropriation Act which has caused tension with the U.S.
Guests include Gaopalelwe Mathiba, a senior lecturer in the Department of Private Law at the University of Cape Town, Joshua Meservey, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and Phiwokuhle Mnyandu, the assistant director of the Center for African Studies at Howard University.
On this week’s Straight Talk Africa; Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and created the Alliance of Sahel States. Guest host Peter Clottey discusses what this realignment of powers may mean for the region. He is joined by Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security and by Christopher Ogunmodede, analyst of West African politics, security and international relations.
On this week’s Straight Talk Africa, we focus on the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern region where M23 rebels seized control of Goma, a key trading city and the capital of North Kivu.
Guest host Peter Clottey will be joined by Jean Paul Ruhosha, the executive director of Congo Today, and Mulegwa Zihindura, the former spokesperson for former Congolese President Joseph Kabila.
On this week’s Straight Talk Africa, we'll discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to power and what it means for U.S. relations with Africa.
Host Vincent Makori speaks with VOA Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson, Yetunde Omede, professor of Global Affairs at Farmingdale State College and Joshua Meservey, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute.
On this week’s Straight Talk Africa, guest host Peter Clottey focuses on the ongoing fighting in Sudan between the nation’s army, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Guests include: Danica Damplo, policy manager at the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Brian Adeba, senior policy advisor at The Sentry for Sudan and South Sudan and by Jean-Baptiste Gallopin, senior researcher at the Crisis, Conflict and Arms Division of Human Rights Watch.
In this episode of Straight Talk Africa we take a look at major events that are shaping the political and economic landscape on the African continent in 2025. Vincent Makori is joined by Zainab Usman,
director of the Africa Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Phiwokuhle Mnyandu, assistant director of the Center for African Studies at Howard University.
In this special edition of Straight Talk Africa we will delve into the tech culture on the African continent. We’ll explore how tech entrepreneurs are building a thriving ecosystem for their industry in Africa and how big tech is supporting that. We look at why the pros want entrepreneurs who walk the talk, and why it’s important for big tech companies, and small startups to be mindful about the choices they make.
In this special edition of Straight Talk Africa we’ll examine how tech startups are using "Artificial Intelligence.” Tech giants, such as Google and Microsoft, weigh in on how they support startups using AI. And founders discuss the importance of ethical and strategic uses of artificial intelligence.
In this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Vincent Makori discusses how the new U.S. administration under President-elect Donald Trump will engage with Africa. He is joined by Ambassador Rama Yade, Atlantic Council's Africa Center senior director, and by Ambassador Tibor Nagy, former U.S. assistant secretary of state for African Affairs during the first Trump administration.
In this episode of Straight Talk Africa, Vincent Makori discusses the elections in Ghana, where opposition leader and former President John Mahama won with 55,6 % of the vote. He is joined by VOA reporter Paul Ndiho in Accra, professor of international politics at American University Kwaku Nuamah and the director for policy engagement and partnerships at the Center for Democratic Development in Ghana Kojo Asante.
In this edition of Straight Talk Africa Vincent Makori discusses the first trip of U.S. President Joe Biden to Cape Verde and Angola. He is joined by VOA Portuguese reporter Mayra de Lassalette, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Witney Schneidman, political analyst Marisa Lourenço and the president of Pro Bono Angola Association Bartolomeu Milton.
In this edition of Straight Talk Africa guest host Peter Clottey is discussing the elections in Namibia taking place on November 27. He is joined by Christine Esperanza Aochamus general secretary of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), Graham Hopwood executive director of the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and political analyst Rakkel Andreas.
This week on Straight Talk Africa, Somaliland opposition leader Abdirahman Cirro defeated incumbent president Muse Bihi Abdi in the November 13 elections, with 64% of the vote. Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but lacks international recognition. How will the new president navigate this complex political situation? Guest host Peter Clottey is joined by VOA Horn to Africa Service Acting Chief Harun Maruf, political analyst Guleid Ahmed Jama in Hargeisa and by research fellow at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield in the U.K.
In this edition of Straight Talk Africa host Vincent Makori discusses the process of the presidential transition in the United States with VOA Chief National Correspondent Steve Herman. He also examines the possible directions of the US foreign policy toward Africa and the world of President-elect Donald Trump. Vincent is joined by national security law and foreign policy expert Johanna Leblanc and visiting researcher at the Lasky Center for Transatlantic Studies of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Michael Walsh.
In this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Vincent Makori discusses the outcome of the U.S. presidential elections. The American voters have spoken -- and former President Donald Trump has been elected for a second term in the White House -- defeating Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. What does this mean for the foreign policy of the United States towards Africa? Vincent is joined by the director of the Africa Program at the Wilson Center Oge Onubogu and the former special envoy for the Sahel and the Great Lakes Regions of Africa, Ambassador J. Peter Pham. Earlier in the show, VOA White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara and VOA Chief National Correspondent Steve Herman discuss the outcome of the election night.
In this edition of Straight Talk Africa host Vincent Makori discusses the US presidential election taking place on November 5th. The race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is very close and everyone is watching the seven key battleground states that can sway the election to either side. Vincent is joined VOA White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara, VOA Chief National Correspondent Steve Herman, Executive Director of the Sine Institute of Policy & Politics at American University Amy K. Dacey, and Professor of International Politics at American University Kwaku Nuamah.
In this edition of Straight Talk Africa, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, talks to Vincent Makori about Africa and its future and stresses the need for good governance. Also, Chinasa T. Okolo, fellow at the Center for Technology Innovation in the Governance Studies program at Brookings Institution, discusses how Artificial Intelligence can be a tool to enhance government accountability.
In this edition of Straight Talk Africa host Vincent Makori is discussing the intensifying conflict in the Middle East. He is joined by journalists Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem and Patricia Khoder in Beirut, senior resident scholar of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, Hussein Ibish and senior research associate at the Institute for Global Dialogue, Sanusha Naidu.
In this special edition of Straight Talk Africa, guest host Yeheyes Wuhib speaks with members of the African diaspora about the November 5 race to the White House between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and how the outcome impacts U.S.-Africa relations.
Panelists are : Ambassador J. Peter Pham, the first U.S. special envoy for the Sahel region of Africa, Kwaku Nuamah, a Ghanaian-American professor at American University in Washington D.C., and Philomena Desmond-Ogugua, an international development professional who promotes U.S.-Africa trade and investment.
In this edition of Straight Talk Africa, Vincent Makori explores how Artificial Intelligence is evolving in Africa and discusses with his guests whether it can fuel economic growth. He is joined by VOA Africa technology reporter Paul Ndiho, Dr. Rose Nakasi, lecturer at Makerere University, head of Makerere AI Health Lab and fellow at Google AI for Global Goals and by Ambassador Philip Thigo Special Envoy on Technology for Kenya.
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