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Daybreak Africa: Biden Reaffirms US Support for Africa’s Development; The African Union Expresses Gratitude to the Biden Administration
Each morning, Daybreak Africa looks at the latest developments on the continent, starting with headline news and providing in-depth interviews, reports from VOA correspondents, sports news as well as listener comments.
Africa News Tonight – US Biden Commits to Africa; South Africa ANC Searches for Presidential Candidate
On Africa News Tonight: The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit wrapped up Thursday, with President Joe Biden continuing to stress Washington’s commitment to Africa while calling on leaders on the continent to respect the will of their people. South Africa’s African National Congress kicked off its December conference which is focused on electing a new leader who will be on the presidential ticket for the next general election.
Sonny Side of Sports: South Sudanese-American Teen Basketball Player Breaks Records & Lots of World Cup Football News
The U.S. – Africa Leaders Summit ended Thursday with a series of investment pledges and projects for the continent – and a call by President Biden for Africa’s nations to respect democracy, as VOA’s Anita Powell details; 2022 has been a bloody year in the Western Sahel, with a surge of both militant violence and the brutal Russian Wagner Group mercenaries. Henry Wilkins reports from Niamey; And, today’s weekend kickoff starts with a live performance of Togo-now-Washington musician Massama Dogo, hosted by Music Time in Africa’s Heather Maxwell.
Africa News Tonight
Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, and the African diaspora.
'His Name is George Floyd'
A Minneapolis police officer who assisted in the restraint that led to the death of George Floyd was recently sentenced to 3½ years in prison. On this encore edition of Press Conference USA, host Carol Castiel talks with Tolu Olorunnipa, co-author of the acclaimed book, “His Name is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and The Struggle for Racial Justice. Olorunnipa wrote the book to reveal the life of a man whose name became synonymous with the shocking circumstances of his death.
US Politics: Lame Duck Session of US Congress
On this year-end US politics edition of Encounter, Jim Kessler, executive vice president for policy at Third Way, and John Fortier, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute discuss the major issues facing the lame-duck session of Congress with host Carol Castiel as well as the mini-revolt on the right that threatens to imperil Kevin McCarthy’s bid to be Speaker of the House of Representatives when Republicans take control of the lower chamber in early January 2023.
