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Africa News Tonight – Military Presence Detected in Burkina Faso Capital; Rwanda Genocide Suspect Dismisses Evidence Strength in Hague Trial
Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Burkina Faso’s military Friday blocked streets in the capital city Ouagadougou and stopped broadcasting on the national television station, soon after heavy gunfire was heard near the presidential palace and in key areas of the capital. The legal team representing Felicien Kabuga, a Rwandan genocide suspect standing trial at The Hague, say evidence presented by the prosecution is weak and riddled with unverified hearsay.
Sonny Side of Sports
Cameroon-born basketball star Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers says he's become an American citizen. The NBA scoring champion and all-star center says his family played a key role in his decision. The 28-year-old Embiid also has French citizenship. Sonny will have more on Embiid on Friday's show. Also on the program, "The Energetic" Andy Edwards has a preview of Sunday's London Marathon, and VOA's Gwen Outen has a preview of Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix Formula One race.
Africa News Tonight – WHO Reports Global Cholera Surge; Uganda Criminalizes Sale of Human Organs
Coming up on Africa News Tonight: The World Health Organization reports a surge of global cholera cases and warns the situation may worsen as climate change intensifies unless preventative measures are exercised. Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill Friday that criminalizes the sale of human organs in the East African nation.
UN Report on China Human Rights Abuses
Host Carol Castiel talks with Sophie Richardson, China director at Human Rights Watch, about the recent explosive UN report on human rights abuses by the Chinese government against the Muslim Uyghur population in Xinjiang province. The UN report declares the violations may amount to “crimes against humanity.” China has rejected the conclusions, but many member states, the United States chief among them, want to hold Beijing accountable for its atrocities.
SCOTUS: Preview 2022/2023 Term
The US Supreme Court begins a new term on October 3. Host Carol Castiel talks with Carrie Severino, president of the conservative Judicial Crisis Network and Elliot Mincberg, senior counsel at the liberal People for the American Way, about the makeup and direction of the high court, which recently overturned the landmark ruling permitting a constitutional right to abortion. Mincberg and Severino also spar over controversial cases before the Supreme Court in the new term which relate to affirmative action, voting rights, and LGBTQ rights.
