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Daybreak Africa — Malawi’s Chakwera Declares Two Weeks Mourning for Cyclone Freddy Victims & More
On Daybreak Africa: Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera recently declared two weeks of national mourning after Cyclone Freddy this week destroyed property nationwide and took hundreds of lives, with an increasing reported death toll. Plus, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni recently spoke on same-sex relations where he said he will not allow external forces to bring Western practices into the East African nation. For this and more, stay tuned to Daybreak Africa!
Africa News Tonight - Cyclone Freddy Causes Cholera Outbreak, Kills 8 in Mozambique & More
On Africa News Tonight: Mozambique's health minister Friday said Cyclone Freddy caused a nationwide cholera outbreak that killed eight people and hospitalized at least 250. Plus, Nigerian critics are watching the West African nation’s gubernatorial and state assembly elections that are scheduled for Saturday to see if there will be more female candidates elected to public office. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!
Sonny Side of Sports — Sarah Chan Talks BAL, Gender Equality & More
On Friday’s show: VOA continues commemorating Women’s History Month and today we hear from South Sudan’s Sarah Chan, the first female scout for the U.S. National Basketball Association in Africa. Chan joined Sonny and Muqbil Yabarow for Nuthin’ But Net, VOA’s special podcast focused on season three of the Basketball Africa League, during which the scout talked about the evolution of the premier tournament, gender equality and more. For this and more, stay tuned to Sonny Side of Sports!
Africa News Tonight — Tanzania Fears Outbreak of Ebola-Like Virus & More
On Africa News Tonight: Tanzanian health authorities Friday said they are looking into an illness that is presenting Ebola-like symptoms, is potentially life-threatening and has so far killed five people. Plus, Central African leaders promote local production and creating employment in the region after banning imports of some goods. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!
A Mideast/North Africa Update with Elie Abouaoun, US Institute of Peace
Host Carol Castiel talks with Elie Abouaoun, director of the US Institute of Peace’s North Africa and MENA programs, about a range of issues from the significance and implications of the Beijing-brokered rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, to the political state of play in Libya and Egypt as well as rising popular opposition in Morocco against its resumption of diplomatic relations with Israel given Tel Aviv’s right-wing government, attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank and lack of progress on a two-state solution.
US-Led Invasion of Iraq - 20th anniversary
On the 20th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq, host Carol Castiel speaks with veteran Middle East observers, Ellen Laipson, director of the Center for Security Policy Studies, George Mason University, and Randa Slim, director of the Conflict Resolution and Track II Dialogues Program at the Middle East Institute (MEI), about the shifting rationales for the George W. Bush administration’s invasion of Iraq and the gains and challenges that remain for a country which has resumed its place in the Arab world.
