The United Nations and the United States announce a new initiatives to help consolidate the role women play in building peace and strengthening security worldwide. The Sudanese Rapid Support Forces leader says he is fully prepared for a ceasefire and comprehensive political talks to end fighting with the army. And -- in our entertainment report, Ivorian jazz guitarist, composer and entrepreneur Constant Hiram Boty joins Heather Maxwell in the studio for a discussion and a performance. All this and much more coming up on today’s Africa 54!