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Daybreak Africa: M23 Rebels Defend Eastern DRC Attack & More
On Daybreak Africa: M23 rebels recently launched an offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where over 450 people were displaced in Kitshanga, a development that officials of the rebel group say is a reaction to the international community playing lip service while a “genocide” is committed against Congolese Tutsis by the central African nation’s military and its FDLR rebel allies. For this and more, listen to VOA's Daybreak Africa !
Africa News Tonight – US Yellen Wraps Up Africa Tour; Pope Francis Ready for DRC, SSudan Tour
On Africa News Tonight: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Friday wrapped up her 10-day Africa tour in South Africa, following stops in Senegal and Zambia where she met with authorities, entrepreneurs and climate change philanthropists to further discussions on how Washington can improve relations with the continent. Pope Francis is set to travel to Africa next week where he will visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, at a time experts say the Catholic church is witnessing its fastest growth on the continent. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!
Africa News Tonight
Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, and the African diaspora.
Science Edition: A Tridemic? - Covid-19, Influenza and RSV
Since this past September, health professionals noted surges in the levels of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV), Influenza, and COVID-19, causing concern that the spread of these three infectious respiratory diseases could spark what some called a tridemic. Dr. Allison Agwu of Johns Hopkins Medicine joins Rick Pantaleo to talk about it on the Science Edition of Press Conference USA.
The US Courts Africa
Is the United States playing catch-up with China and Russia in Africa or just making good on commitments from the recent US – Africa Leaders Summit? Rama Yade, Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council and Michelle Gavin, former US Ambassador to Botswana and senior fellow in Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, discuss with host Carol Castiel the timing and significance of trips by two senior US cabinet officials --Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas Greenfield -- to numerous African countries and how these visits fit into the larger Biden Administration Africa strategy.
