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Daybreak Africa: Sudan’s Conflict Continues Amid Extended Cease-Fire & More
On Daybreak Africa: Sudan’s Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces extend the U.S.-brokered cease-fire by another 72-hours, however locals argue otherwise. Plus, the Health of Mother Earth, a Nigerian pro-environmental group recently announced rolling out a road map to clean and develop the west African nation’s oil rich Niger Delta region. For this and more, stay tuned to Daybreak Africa!
Africa News Tonight: World Food Program Temporarily Suspends Humanitarian Operations in Sudan Due to Security Concerns & More
Africa News Tonight: Citing security concerns, the World Food Program says it’s been forced to temporarily suspend its humanitarian operations in Sudan, which already had food shortages before the current conflict erupted two weeks ago. South Africa has the biggest motor vehicle manufacturing industry on the continent, producing an average of more than half-a-million cars a year. but the many car-making giants that have factories in the country say the local industry could collapse because of ongoing power outages. And, Nigerian police are investigating the abduction this week of at least 29 people from a village in the territory of the federal capital, Abuja. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!
Sonny Side of Sports: Nuthin' But Net with Female Coach Liz Mills: Insight into Future Growth, Changes in Basketball Africa League
Liz Mills, the first and only female head coach in the men's Basketball Africa League (BAL), joined VOA's Muqbil Yabarow and Sonny Young for a special VOA - BAL podcast, "Nuthin' But Net With Muqbil And Sonny." The Abidjan Basketball Club coach discussed changes in the league, future growth in the BAL, the BAL Elevate program; the dynamics of having veteran and inexperienced players on her team and other topics. We'll hear her comments on Friday's Sonny Side of Sports.
Africa News Tonight: Cameroonian Singers Call for a Cease-fire Between the Military and Separatist Forces in Restive Western Regions & More
Africa News Tonight: In Cameroon, hundreds of singers are using their voices to call for a cease-fire between the military and separatist forces in restive western regions. Sudan's powerful neighbor to the north is watching its conflict with deep concern, but Egypt seems unable to take a clear position. And, snake experts in South Africa say an energy crisis is partly to blame for a shortage of antivenom in sub-Saharan Africa that has left at least three people dead in the past three weeks. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!
Russia's Influence in Africa
From Ethiopia to Angola, Russia has a long history in Africa dating back to the Cold War. Host Carol Castiel and talks with Samuel Ramani about his new book, Russia in Africa: Resurgent Great Power or Bellicose Pretender, Moscow’s lingering influence on the continent and its meddling in Sudan, which erupted in violence on April 15, 2023, after an aborted transition to democracy.
Sudan Violence
Cameron Hudson, senior associate with the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Katherine Zimmerman, fellow in foreign policy and defense studies at the American Enterprise Institute, join host, Carol Castiel to discuss the factors that led to the latest outbreak of violence in Sudan and the daunting challenges of bringing the country back from the brink and toward a democratic transition.
