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Daybreak Africa – Uganda’s Museveni Applauds Religious Leaders Anti LGBTQ Position & More
On Daybreak Africa: Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni recently praised religious leaders in the East African nation for frowning upon homosexuality and described same-sex attraction as “abnormal” and against African traditions. Plus, South African authorities this week seized a superyacht and properties that belonged to Equatorial Guinea’s vice president Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, to pay a local entrepreneur who sued the Central African leader for wrongful arrest and torture after an airline deal went wrong. For this and more, stay tuned to Daybreak Africa!
Africa News Tonight: S.Africa Naval Exercise With Russia, China Underway & Calls to Maintain Tigray Peace Deal as AU Summit Approaches
Joint naval exercises including South Africa, Russia and China get underway in waters off South Africa's east coast today, despite U.S. concerns and Ukrainian condemnation; Heads of state and government gather in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa for the annual African Union summit amid calls from across the continent to step up efforts to ensure lasting peace in the East African nation; And, General elections will be held in Nigeria on Feb. 25 to elect a president, vice president and members of the Senate and House of Representatives. VOA’s Abuja Bureau Coordinator Medina Dauda will have an update.
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.
Supporting Freedom Around the Globe
Host Carol Castiel talks with Damon Wilson, CEO and President of the National Endowment for Democracy, a congressionally funded grantmaking foundation which supports freedom around the globe. Wilson discusses how Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and China’s malign activities have rendered NED’s work with democratic partners in Africa, Latin America, Eurasia, and East and South Asia all the more relevant.
Preview of Nigerian Elections
Peter Lewis, Professor of African Studies at Johns Hopkins University and Ebenezer Obadare, Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, discuss with host Carol Castiel what’s at stake in the upcoming Nigerian presidential and parliamentary elections and whether insurgent Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi, can mobilize his supporters, defy the odds, and emerge victorious.
