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Africa News Tonight- Angola dos Santos Dies; Burkina Faso Ex-Leaders Snub Damiba Invite
Coming up on Africa News Tonight: 79-year-old Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos died in Spain on Friday where he was receiving treatment at a Barcelona heath facility for a prolonged illness; Several media outlets report Burkina Faso’s planned reconciliation summit of former presidents led by Paul-Henri Damiba got off to a rocky start after two of five presidents were in attendance.
Sonny Side of Sports: Africa Women's Cup of Nations Football News, Tunisia’s Jabeur Makes History at Wimbledon & More
Friday's show features lots of Africa Women's Cup of Nations football news, with reports from "Iron Mike" Mbonye, Mugume Davis Rwakaringi and Samson Omale. Group play matches will end this weekend at the African women's football showpiece in Morocco, and then there will be quarterfinal games next week. Also on the program, we'll hear from Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur, who is one victory away from becoming the first African player to lift the trophy at the prestigious Wimbledon tournament.
Africa News Tonight- Burkina Faso Compaore Attends Damiba Summit; Ghana Confirms Marburg Virus Cases
Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Burkina Faso’s 2014 Ousted president Blaise Compaore Friday was in attendance of a reconciliation summit led by junta leader Paul-Henri Damiba which was snubbed by former leaders Isaac Zida and Michel Kafando; Ghanaian health authorities Friday confirmed two fatal cases of Marburg virus, a relative of the Ebola virus, adding this is the first two confirmed cases in the West African nation.
EMPoWER Program: Promoting Women in Counterterrorism
The US Departments of State and Justice recently launched EMPoWER: “The Engaging Multinational Policewomen on Equality and Rights Program,” aimed at promoting and training women in law enforcement and counterterrorism efforts around the world. Host Carol Castiel talks with senior State Department counterterrorism official, Laurie Freeman, and senior Justice Department official, Heather Rauch, about the positive impact the program is having on women in law enforcement from Kenya and Somalia in Africa to Kosovo and Bosnia in the Balkans.
Kenyan Elections Preview
Host Carol Castiel speaks with Matthew Carotenuto, Professor of History at St. Lawrence University, and Michael Wairungu, Assistant Director of Student Life and Academic Instruction at the St. Lawrence University Kenya Semester program, about what is at stake in the upcoming August 9 elections in Kenya, a key geostrategic US partner and economic powerhouse in East Africa. Analysts are cautiously optimistic that the violence which wracked previous elections can be avoided as opposition politician and former prime minister, Raila Odinga, faces deputy president William Ruto in a highly contested election.
