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January 01, 2024
Africans Express Their New Year’s Wishes and Resolutions with VOA

Reporters Thuso Khumalo and Amos Wangwa spoke to people in South Africa and Kenya about their New Year’s resolutions and wishes as they head into the 2024 New Year.
December 30, 2023
Africa's 2023 Marked with Coups, Unrest, Extreme Weather

Reports of gunfire in the capital, followed by a television announcement that the president has been deposed by mutinous soldiers. The increasingly familiar storyline unfolded again this year in Africa — first in Niger and then in Gabon.
December 30, 2023
2023: Africa's Notable Moments in Photos

From two coups in West and Central Africa and extreme weather exacerbating a humanitarian crisis in East Africa, to elections in eight African countries and South Africa’s historic win at the Rugby World Cup, VOA Africa looks back at events that shaped the continent in 2023.
December 29, 2023
VOA Listeners Share their New Year Greetings

Loyal listeners and viewers of various VOA Africa programing share their New Year greetings to their family, friends and loved ones. In this episode, you’ll hear from listeners in Nigeria, Liberia and other countries throughout Africa.
December 27, 2023
Torrential Rains Kill at Least 25 People in Eastern DRC

BUKAVU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO — At least 25 people were killed in Bukavu in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo after torrential rains battered the area overnight, causing landslides and houses to collapse, a local official said Wednesday.
December 27, 2023
VOA Listeners Share their Festive Greetings

Loyal listeners and viewers of various VOA Africa programing have shared warm greetings to their family, friends and loved ones ahead of the holiday season. In this episode, you’ll hear from listeners in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and other countries throughout Africa.
December 25, 2023
Photo Gallery: Christmas Celebrations Around the World

All around the world, people are celebrating Christmas on December 25. The day marks one of the most celebrated holidays globally, for the religious and non-faithful alike. Here are scenes from different countries marking the holiday:
December 25, 2023
VOA Listeners Share Festive Greetings from Sierra Leone, South Sudan

Loyal listeners and viewers of various VOA Africa programing have shared warm greetings to their family, friends and loved ones ahead of the holiday season. In this episode, you’ll hear from Gordon Salah Murangi from South Sudan and Sylvanus Vann Fannah from Sierra Leone.
December 25, 2023
VOA Listeners Share Festive Greetings from Liberia, South Sudan

Loyal listeners and viewers of various VOA Africa programing have shared warm greetings to their family, friends and loved ones ahead of the holiday season. In this episode, you’ll hear from Eric Jones from Monrovia, Liberia, and James Ruei Majok from Unity State Bentiu Town in South Sudan.
December 25, 2023
VOA Listeners from Uganda, Liberia, Zambia and More Share Festive Greetings

Loyal listeners and viewers of various VOA Africa programing have shared warm greetings to their family, friends and loved ones ahead of the holiday season. In this episode, you’ll hear from listeners in Uganda, Zambia, Liberia and more.
December 25, 2023
VOA Listeners from the United States, South Sudan, Nigeria Share Festive Greetings

Loyal listeners and viewers of various VOA Africa programing have shared warm greetings to their family, friends and loved ones ahead of the holiday season. In this episode, you’ll hear from listeners in the United States, South Sudan and Nigeria.
December 18, 2023
VOA Speaks to Voters Ahead of DRC Presidential Election

VOA Africa spoke to Congolese voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, and the eastern city of Goma, on what will bring them to the polls on December 20. Forty million people are expected to turn out for voting Wednesday.
December 15, 2023
VOA Mourns the Loss of South Sudanese Colleague Charlton Doki

VOA mourns the loss of Charlton Doki, editor and reporter for VOA Africa’s South Sudan in Focus radio show. A founding member of the South Sudan in Focus team in 2009, Doki was an integral part of the radio show’s continued growth and success serving as the Juba bureau chief since 2012. Colleagues, friends, and family will remember him as a reporter dedicated to telling the stories of the people of South Sudan.
December 13, 2023
US, Britain Impose Additional Sanctions on Hamas Operatives

The United States and Britain on Wednesday imposed a fourth round of sanctions targeting funding operations for the Hamas militants fighting Israeli forces for control of Gaza.
December 12, 2023
Sudan's Army, Paramilitary Deny US Allegations of War Crimes

Both of Sudan’s warring parties have rejected last week’s determination by the U.S. State Department that elements of the Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have committed war crimes in their eight-month-long conflict.
December 07, 2023
US State Department Accuses Sudan's Army, Paramilitary of War Crimes

WASHINGTON — The State Department on Wednesday announced both warring factions in Sudan, the Sudan Armed Forces, SAF, and the Rapid Support Forces, RSF, have been implicated in war crimes during their ongoing conflict, marked with alleged violations of international law including ethnic massacres and sexual assault.
December 05, 2023
US Targets Uganda, Zimbabwe, Sudan Over Democracy, Security, Human Rights

WASHINGTON — The United States on Monday announced an expansion of visa restrictions on current or former Ugandan government officials, new restrictions on Zimbabwean officials for undermining democratic processes, and sanctions on Sudanese individuals for "undermining the peace, security and stability of Sudan."
December 04, 2023
Tanzania Prime Minister Says Death Toll from Landslides Rises to 65

DAR ES SALAAM — At least 65 people have been killed in landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in northern Tanzania, the prime minister said Tuesday, revising previous death tolls provided by regional officials.
December 02, 2023
Mozambique's KINANI Festival Celebrates Contemporary Dance

The KINANI Festival in Maputo, Mozambique, part of the Biennale of African Dance, is a vibrant celebration of contemporary dance. Now in its 9th edition, the festival held November 20th to the 26th, showcased the best of the continent's dance talent.
December 01, 2023
World AIDS Day Calls for Support of Community-Led Initiatives

As the 35th World AIDS Day is observed Friday, the United Nations AIDS agency is calling for action to enable and support communities to lead in the fight to end the disease.

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