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Daybreak Africa – Nigeria Police Call for Order Ahead of Feb 25 Elections & More
On Daybreak Africa: Nigeria’s Deputy Inspector General of Police Adeleke Adeyinka Thursday called on voters to be respectful of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as they prepare to oversee Saturday’s presidential, senatorial, and house of representative’s election. Plus, U.S. First Lady Jill Biden spent her second day in Namibia with young beneficiaries of programs funded by Washington. For this and more, stay tuned to Daybreak Africa!
Africa News Tonight: South Africa’s Eskom Appoints New CEO & Some Nigerians Reluctant About Saturday's Elections
South Africa power supplier Eskom appointed an interim CEO Friday, replacing the former director who accused the ruling party of graft; Some residents of Nigeria's Port Harcourt have mixed views on Saturday's general elections, saying they’ll vote but aren’t excited about it due to ongoing issues in the country; And, Gunmen have killed at least 12 civilians in an attack in Mali.
Sonny Side of Sports: South African Ormiston dominates Stage 5 of Tour du Rwanda 2023 & Ghana Reschedules African Games For 2024
South Africa's Callum Ormiston won Thursday's fifth stage of the Tour du Rwanda cycling race. We'll hear from Ormiston at the start of Friday's show. Also on the program, Samson Omale reports on Ghana postponing the African Games, originally scheduled for this year, to 2024. And Andy Edwards has a preview of Saturday's Birmingham athletics indoor meet in England.
Africa News Tonight: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Causes Shortfalls for African Hunger Relief & Jill Biden Arrives in Kenya
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has resulted in financial gaps for African famine aid after Ukrainian grain and fertilizer imports were shut off; U.S. first lady Jill Biden arrived Friday in the East African nation of Kenya, where she hopes to draw attention to women’s empowerment, children’s issues and the hunger crisis that is again ravaging the Horn of Africa; And, researchers in Kenya say they've detected an invasive mosquito that can transmit malaria in different climates, threatening progress to fight the parasitic disease.
Science Edition: A Primer on Nanotechnology
Paul Cherukuri, Vice President for Innovation and Adjunct Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, at Houston's Rice University joins Rick Pantaleo for a discussion on Nanotechnology. It’s the developing field of science and technology that controls and works with materials at measures below microscopic levels. It is already being applied in areas like medicine, energy, and environmental science.
Ukraine Stands - Anniversary of the Russian Invasion
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, senior fellow and director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), and Will Pomeranz, director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center, discuss the state of play in Ukraine on the anniversary of Russia’s invasion with host Carol Castiel. The war will continue for an unspecified length of time, but Kendall-Taylor says it reflects a “strategic failure” for Moscow and Pomeranz says that “the Western alliance has held together because Vladimir Putin is fighting an imperial war at a time when the West thought that the age of imperialism was long relegated to the history books.”
