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Africa News Tonight: WFP Reports Aid Convoy Arrives in Tigray Region, UN Peacekeepers Deployed to Burkina Faso and Niger border
Tonight, on Africa News Tonight, VOA focused on: •World Food Program officials report the first international aid convoy in three months is scheduled to enter Ethiopia’s war-stricken Tigray region with 500 metric tons of aid and more. •Mali based United Nations peacekeepers have been deployed to the northeast border with Burkina Faso and Niger following reports of civilians being massacred. •Global aid agencies continue humanitarian assistance efforts for victims of the conflict in Ukraine. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!
Sonny Side of Sports
The Angolan club Petro de Luanda is hoping to advance to the final in its second season in the men's Basketball Africa League (BAL). Petro reached the semifinals last year, before losing to eventual BAL champion Zamalek of Egypt, 89-71. VOA's Joao Santarita tips off Friday's show with a team profile of Petro de Luanda. Joao describes veteran forward Leonel Paulo (in photo) as one of the most influential players on the team.
Music Time in Africa
Music Time in Africa is VOA’s longest running English language program. Since 1965, this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Ethnomusicologist and Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what’s happening in African music with exclusive interviews, cultural information, and of course, great music -- including rare recordings from the Leo Sarkisian Library of African Music.
Press Conference USA
Join host Carol Castiel for this 30-minute weekly newsmaker program that provides listeners around the globe with information and insights on a wide range of topics spanning U.S. politics, foreign policy, global health, science and culture. Carol and other panelists interview bestselling authors, analysts, U.S. government officials, ambassadors and foreign heads of state about critical issues.
