Angie Omar is an international multimedia journalist who has produced content for digital and radio for the Voice of America. Omar has also worked for Aljazeera and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
CAIRO - The conflict between Israel and Hamas has once again thrust Egypt into a complex and delicate position. As a neighboring country, Egypt finds itself cornered by the escalating violence, struggling to balance its ties with both Israel and the Palestinian cause.
Watch VOA’s Africa’s top news highlights of the week including U.S. officials announcing billions of dollars of investment in Africa during the U.S. Africa-Leaders Summit in Washington.
Tunisia is holding its legislative elections on December 17. More than 1,000 candidates are running for the elections, while most political parties have called for a boycott. VOA’s Angie Omar discussed the extent of Saied’s broad powers on Tunisia’s democracy with Sarah Yerkes, a senior fellow in Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Middle East Program, where her research focuses on Tunisia’s political, economic, and security developments.
Scientists say Africa is the most vulnerable region to climate change, though it contributes less than 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the United Nations. The UN Conference of Parties (COP27) last month in Egypt established a fund to compensate vulnerable nations for ‘loss and damage’ from climate-induced disasters.
Watch VOA’s Africa’s top news highlights of the week including the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress saying that it will vote against the report accusing S. African President Cyril Ramaphosa of misconduct and the state of human rights in the African continent.
Watch VOA’s Africa’s top news highlights of the week including a museum in London that returned 72 looted art treasures, the extensive coverage of World AIDS Day, and World Cup updates from Ghana.
The Greenfingers Wildlife Initiative Trashion Show is an annual fashion event that celebrates creative fashion design and promotes waste reduction and sustainability. VOA’s Angie Omar has more.
Watch VOA’s Africa’s top news highlights of the week including why Islamist insurgents from West Africa’s Sahel region stand as a threat on the entire region, and how the African teams are competing for a chance to win the football World Cup.
Watch VOA’s Africa’s top news highlights of the week including African nations asking rich countries to focus on the continent’s needs during COP27 and the activism work done by a climate activist in promoting the dire situation in Africa.
Watch VOA Africa’s top news highlights of the week including the Republican party gains in the U.S. midterm elections and the importance of the elections on Africa.
Watch VOA Africa’s top news highlights of the week including Addis and Mekele reaching a truce in their Pretoria peace talks which meant to end conflict that has killed, displaced and brought famine to people in Tigray.
Watch VOA Africa’s top news highlights of the week including UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi calling for a big rampup of international support for drought-devastated Kenyan and Somali communities and the Ethiopian-TPLF long awaited talks. Angie Omar has more.
Watch VOA Africa’s top news highlights of the week including the resignation of the British Prime Minister Liz Truss after just six weeks in office. VOA's Angie Omar has more.
Watch VOA Africa’s top news highlights of the week including Gambia’s campaign to remove cough syrup being blamed for dozens of child deaths. Angie Omar has more.
Watch VOA Africa’s top news highlights of the week including Burkina Faso junta leader Ibrahim Traoré’s appointment as president, South Africa's power crisis, prosthetics access in sub-Saharan Africa and New York Comic Con. Angie Omar has more.
Watch VOA Africa’s top news highlights of the week including the increase in Sudanese fleeing to Egypt to escape economic hardship and more. Angie Omar has more details.
Watch VOA Africa's top news highlights of the week including world leaders addressing the 77th United Nations General Assembly, and Russia's threats to use nuclear weapons. Angie Omar has more.
Watch VOA Africa's top news highlights of the week including King Charles III's formal ascension as the U.K. monarch and Kenyan President William Ruto's inauguration. Angie Omar has more.
Watch VOA Africa’s top news highlights of the week including the death of Queen Elizabeth the second, and more.
Watch VOA Africa's top news' highlights of the week including the death of the last Soviet Union leaders Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, the dire humanitarian situation in Ethiopia due to the conflict, and more. Angie Omar has the details.
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