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March 04, 2025
Analysis: New US administration assesses African political landscape

With the ongoing war in Sudan and three member states leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and an increasingly volatile situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the African continent is experiencing a variety of future uncertainties. As the United States assesses it's diplomatic commitments, what will be its solutions for Africa? VOA’s Philip Alexiou spoke with Alex Vines, the Director of the Africa Programme at Chatham House in London, for a look into how uncertainties are impacting the cross-continent diplomacy.
March 03, 2025
Russian war in Ukraine reveals larger impact on African countries

As the war between Russia and Ukraine enters the third year, global supply chains particularly those in eastern Africa are being impacted. Potentially looking to fill those gaps is China, which has steadily increased investment in many African countries through its Belt and Road Initiative. VOA's Philip Alexiou spoke with Alex Vines, the director of the Africa Programme at Chatham House for a look into the global dynamics at play on the African continent.
February 21, 2025
US conservative leaders convene in Washington for CPAC’s second day

Conservative leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. Friday for the second day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC. The event featured discussions on domestic and foreign policy, including remarks from Vice President JD Vance. For more on CPAC’s second day, Africa 54 host Esther Githui-Ewart spoke with VOA’s Philip Alexiou.
February 20, 2025
US VP Vance officially opens CPAC conference

U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Thursday officially opened the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC. The annual conference is brought together by one of the oldest conservative political organizations in the U.S., the American Conservative Union, which advocates for conservative American values. For more, Africa 54 host Esther Githui-Ewart spoke with VOA’s Philip Alexiou.
February 19, 2025
Sudanese RSF attacks kill over 200

Attacks by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces have killed more than 200 people over the past three days, activists said on Tuesday, as the paramilitary group delayed signing a political charter that could pave the way for a breakaway government. After nearly two years of war between the RSF and Sudan's army, the RSF controls most of the west of Sudan and parts of the capital, Khartoum, but has been losing ground in central Sudan to the army. Sidahmed Ibraheem has this report from Port Sudan, narrated by Philip Alexiou.
February 18, 2025
Atlantic Council highlights developments in Horn of Africa

The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center in Washington hosted a discussion on the developments in Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti. The talk focused on the current state and future of the Horn of Africa countries and what influence visiting countries are having in the region. VOA’s Philip Alexiou reports.
February 16, 2025
Entertainment Report: West Africa flocks to weeklong Malian music festival

Tens of thousands of people from Mali and elsewhere in the region flock to the town of Segou, northeast of the capital Bamako, for a week-long showcase of Malian music, visual art, theater and dance. VOA’s Phillip Alexiou has the details.
February 07, 2025
Analysis: US President Trump considers relocation of Gazans

US President Donald Trump proposed the deployment of troops in Gaza to help with the repatriation of Palestinians there to other Arab countries and with the rebuilding of the strip. As the Middle East reckons with such a potentially dramatic shift in population, what would the repatriation logistics be? VOA’s Philip Alexiou talks with Moses Tesi, a Professor of Political and Global Affairs at Middle Tennessee State University, for the answers.
February 04, 2025
Carnegie Endowment for Peace explore US, Africa relationships under Trump

The foreign policy of newly elected US President Donald Trump departs from that of his predecessor; that includes how the US will be doing business with Africa. Experts at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace published a compendium, a road map of potential ideas to reinvigorate US engagement on the continent. VOA’s Philip Alexiou reports.
January 30, 2025
Analysis: Chinese DeepSeek’s AI rattles US tech stocks

Chinese tech startup DeepSeek stunned Wall Street this week with the release of its AI models, which the company claims were built at a fraction of the cost of the top U.S. models. What does this mean for AI in the United States and President Donald Trump’s plan to invite private investment in data centers and AI expansion? VOA’s Philip Alexiou talks with Sam Winter-Levy, a fellow at Technology and International Affairs at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
January 23, 2025
Washington, DC readies for federal return-to-office mandate

US President Donald Trump signed numerous executive orders this week, part of his campaign promises. Among them was a return-to-office mandate that could affect millions of federal employees across the U.S. including the Washington, DC area’s nearly 450,000 federal workers. As the nation’s capital city prepares for the influx of returning commuters, what are local authorities doing to ensure a smooth transition? VOA’s Philip Alexiou joins Africa 54 to discuss the preparations.
January 22, 2025
Thousands in Ethiopia evacuated due to Rift Valley seismic activity

Authorities in Ethiopia said they are evacuating residents in the Rift Valley in the country’s central regions, ahead of dangerous seismic activity from volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. VOA’s Philip Alexiou and Yeheyes Wuhib report on how seismologists and geophysicists are working to calculate and predict which areas will be among the most impacted.Authorities in Ethiopia said they are evacuating residents in the Rift Valley in the country’s central regions, ahead of dangerous seismic activity from volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. VOA’s Philip Alexiou and Yeheyes Wuhib report on how seismologists and geophysicists are working to calculate and predict which areas will be among the most impacted.
January 16, 2025
President Trump, First Family, expected to walk inaugural parade route through Washington DC

There are just a few days left to prepare the Nation’s Capital for the 60th Presidential Inauguration Philip Alexiou will be out and about to tell us how things are going and what is on the docket for this weekend leading up to Monday. VOA’s Philip Alexiou has more on what precautions are being taken ahead of the event.
January 09, 2025
Former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral held at Washington National Cathedral

Funeral services are on the way for former US President Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100 on Dec. 29. After a period of public mourning, a state funeral was held at the National Cathedral in Washington DC Thursday. Jimmy Carter’s body departed for his final journey to his home state of Georgia where he will be laid to rest alongside his wife Rosalynn Carter. VOA’s Philip Alexiou was at the cathedral with insight into how Washington, D.C., and the world are grieving the late President Carter.
January 08, 2025
Former US President Jimmy Carter lies in state in US Capitol rotunda

On Tuesday, former President Jimmy Carter’s body was transferred from the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia to the United States Capitol, where his body will lie in state for the next day before a funeral is held at Washington National Cathedral. VOA’s Esther Githui-Ewart spoke to VOA’s Philip Alexiou live outside of the Capitol to hear from mourners who are coming from across the country to see the body of the 39th US president.
January 06, 2025
Analysis: Former US President Carter among the first to give sustained aid to Africa

Former President Jimmy Carter entered his presidency in the late 1970s, a time when there was much instability among many nations on the continent of Africa as they sought to distance themselves from former colonial rulers. VOA’s Philip Alexiou talks with Moses Tesi, a professor of political science and international relations at Middle Tennessee State University, who says Carter’s humanitarian work both as president and private citizen led to increased prosperity for the continent.
January 03, 2025
Former US President Jimmy Carter left legacy of public service in Africa

Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization dedicated to affordable housing for those who need it most. It began in 1976 in the United States and is now in 70 countries worldwide including nine in Africa. But with the death of President Jimmy Carter, it has lost one of its most valuable activists and strongest voices for the organization that he created in 1984. Rudo Kayombo is the Vice President for Africa area office of Habitat for Humanity International. She talks with VOA's Philip Alexiou about the loss to the organization of the former U.S. president.
December 25, 2024
Knitting program helps Washington residents manage stress

A program operating in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area is helping people manage their stress through knitting. VOA’s Philip Alexiou reports on Project Knitwell.
December 21, 2024
Ethiopian- American industrial designer showcases his furniture

Ethiopian artist and industrial designer Jomo Tariku displayed his talents while shedding light on diversity within the design industry at Marymount University in Arlington Virginia. VOA Philip Alexiou and Marsha James provide more on this.
December 17, 2024
Russian fleet in Syria looks for new dockyards after Bashar al-Assad’s ousting

Russian ships docked in the Syrian port of Latakia are reportedly looking to move to move to another port, Tartus, following the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad by Syrian rebel groups. VOA’s Philip Alexiou spoke to Joseph Siegle, the director of research for the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University in Washington, for further development into the fleet’s movements, and the likeliness they may travel to Africa should the Syrian port fall under rebel control.

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