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Africa News Tonight – S. Africa Ramaphosa Rejects Parliament Questions on Stolen Funds; UN Warns Global Hunger Due to Ukraine War
Coming Up on Africa News Tonight: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday refused to expound on the $4 million stolen from his farm in Limpopo province following questioning by parliamentarians during his budget speech; United Nations officials warn soaring food prices resulting from the war in Ukraine is likely to trigger global hunger.
Africa News Tonight – Princess Marie-Esmeralda Excited for Belgium DRC Relations Improvement; Cameroon Chad Niger & Niger Operation Hailed
Coming Up on Africa News Tonight: Princess Marie-Esmeralda, the great-grand-niece of Belgium’s King Leopold II is currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo where she said the Belgian king’s visit to the Central African nation could lead to a new relationship between the two nations; The joint security operation between Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria has been labeled a success by officials who say 4,500 civilians have been freed and over 800 militants have been killed since late March resulting from the joint operation.
Promoting Female Leadership
Carol Castiel sits down with Alyse Nelson, President and CEO of Vital Voices Global Partnership, an international nonpartisan, nonprofit organization created to promote women’s leadership throughout the world. Former First Lady Hillary Clinton and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright helped to cofound the movement in 1997. Nelson discusses the genesis and work of Vital Voices and the recent inauguration of a new Vital Voices embassy in Washington DC.
LATAM Update: 9th Summit of the Americas
The United States hosted the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles amid controversy over who was not invited (Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela) and who boycotted the event attend out of protest. Nonetheless, Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Americas Society and Council of the Americas, and Cynthia Arnson, former director, now distinguished fellow of the Latin American Program at Wilson Center tell host Carol Castiel that despite low expectations for the Summit, the Biden administration was right to underscore democracy and propose concrete remedies for migration, health infrastructure and economic development.
