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Africa News Tonight – China Minister Wraps Up Africa Tour; Nigeria Youth Ready for Upcoming Elections
On Africa News Tonight: China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang is set to wrap up his weeklong visit to five African nations in Egypt where he will meet with the secretary-general of the Arab League. Nigerian youth running for public office in the Feb. 25 elections are calling on their peers to turn out in large numbers to vote for candidates who will prioritize their needs.
Sonny Side of Sports - South Africa Fails to Develop Black Golfers & More
It’s Feature Friday on Sonny Side of Sports and VOA contributor Darren Taylor profiles the late South African golfer Papwa Sewgolum who rose to fame in the late 1950s after becoming the first African of color to win several international tournaments. Despite the southern African nation producing some of the best golfers in the world, experts report failure in developing players of color since the fall of the repressive apartheid regime over 30 years ago.
Africa News Tonight – Nigeria Youth Ready for February Vote & More
On Africa News Tonight: Nigerian youth running for public office in the Feb. 25 elections say they are grateful for the “Not Too Young to Run” bill signed into law by outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari and argue that the youth-friendly policy enhances their chances of occupying public office. Analysts applaud Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud for his attempts towards rallying thousands of locals in the capital Mogadishu to show solidarity against the Islamist militant al-Shabab group.
A Conversation with Lt. Col Alexander Vindman
In a wide-ranging interview, host Carol Castiel and senior managing editor in VOA’s Ukrainian Service, Tatiana Vorozhko, speak with Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman about the significance of his congressional testimony in 2019 regarding the infamous telephone call between former President Donald Trump and newly elected Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which led to Trump’s first impeachment. Vindman also tells VOA that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s strength of character, along with Ukrainians’ resilience and battlefield skill, have enabled the country to thwart Russian offensives and why Washington’s robust military and humanitarian support is critical not only for Ukraine’s success but also for the preservation of the democratic liberal world order.
US Politics: 118th Congress/Republican House Majority
On this US politics edition of Encounter vice president for policy at Third Way, Jim Kessler and American Enterprise Institute resident scholar, John Fortier spar over the nature and direction of the Republican-led House of Representatives of the 118th Congress after concessions California Congressman Kevin McCarthy made to a group of right-wing hardliners in exchange for their vote to elect him Speaker of the House of Representatives after a historic 15th round of voting.
