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Daybreak Africa — Ethiopia Welcomes Tigray’s Interim Leader & More
On Daybreak Africa: Ethiopians have welcomed recent developments that have witnessed advancements towards implementing the 2022 peace agreement, after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Thursday appointed Tigray People’s Liberation Front spokesperson Getachew Reda as the interim leader of the region. Plus, the World Health Organization Thursday said global efforts to combat tuberculosis have saved an estimated 74 million lives over the past 23 years. For this and more, stay tuned to Daybreak Africa!
Africa News Tonight - US Vice President to Tour Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia & More
Africa News Tonight - Vice President Kamala Harris will become the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit the African continent when she begins a tour of Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia next week. Health officials warn the COVID-19 pandemic and multiple global crises are setting back years of progress in fighting tuberculosis and eventually ending this killer disease. And, Human rights groups, refugee organizations, activists and others gathered today in Johannesburg to discuss South Africa’s failed asylum system, the state of migrants’ documentation and legal options in the face of the cancellation of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!
Sonny Side of Sports — Ugandan Golfer Empowers Women & More
On Friday’s show: We continue women’s month coverage and today we tee of the show in Kampala with Ugandan professional golfer Flavia Namakula, who has made it her mission to change gender perceptions of the sport in the East African nation. We also hear from Kwabena Ofori who has a post-match report on Ghana’s 1-0 victory over Angola in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament qualifier. For this and more, stay tuned to Sonny Side of Sports!
Africa News Tonight - Cameroon and Gabon Step Up Boarder Security after Neighboring Equatorial Guinea Confirm Marburg Virus Spread & More
Africa News Tonight - Cameroon and Gabon have stepped up boarder security after neighboring Equatorial Guinea confirmed a spreading Marburg virus has killed at least nine people. Plus, Vice President Kamala Harris will become the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit the African continent when she begins a tour of Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia next week. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!
The Struggles of Women in Afghanistan and Iran
In honor of women’s history month, host Carol Castiel talks with Afghan American, Palwasha Kakar, director for Religion and Inclusive Societies at the US Institute of Peace, about the valiant struggles waged by the women of Afghanistan and Iran in the face of severe restrictions imposed by their respective authoritarian regimes on their lives.
