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Daybreak Africa: World Commemorates Health Day & More
On Daybreak Africa: The global community Friday commemorates World Health Day which this year is observed under the theme “Health for All”. Plus, rights activists warn against the imposition of U.S. sanctions on African governments for enacting laws that criminalize homosexuality, instead they recommend targeted sanctions on politicians and sponsors of the anti-gay legislation. For this and more, stay tuned to Daybreak Africa!
Africa News Tonight - COVID-19 Weighs Heavily on This Year’s World Health Day, Reflecting on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda & More
Africa News Tonight - Celebrations marking World Health Day are taking place in the shadow of the coronavirus that has sickened more than 762 million people around the world and killed more than 6.8 million. The world marks the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which Hutu and others who opposed the massacre were also killed. And, lawyers for Human Rights in South Africa and the Scalabrini Centre in Cape Town have launched an immigration detention hot-line for those arrested because of their immigration status. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!
Sonny Side of Sports :1998 Michael Jordan Game-Worn Sneakers on Auction
It's Fun Feature Friday on the Sonny Side of Sports!! VOA's Gwen Outen tips things off with a feature on Michael Jordan's game-worn sneakers from the 1998 NBA Finals, which are being auctioned off and are expected to fetch a record price. Last year, a jersey worn by Jordan during the 1998 NBA Finals sold for more than $10 million - a record for sports memorabilia. For this and more, stay tuned to Sonny Side of Sports!
Africa News Tonight - Nigeria Secures $800 Million Relief Package to Ease the Impact of the Removal of a Long-Held Fuel Subsidy & More.
Africa News Tonight - Nigeria has secured an 800-million-dollar relief package from the World Bank to help cushion the impact of a plan to remove in June a long-held fuel subsidy. South Africa's justice minister has expressed shock after a court in the United Arab Emirates refused to extradite two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family. And, A military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday sentenced six men convicted of murdering Italy's ambassador to the country in 2021 to life in prison.
A Conversation with Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, D, CA about US – Africa Policy
Host Carol Castiel talks with Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, a Democrat from California, who is one of the youngest members of Congress. Jacobs, who sits on the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services Committees, discusses US policy toward Africa as the Biden Administration ramps up engagement with the continent. She discusses the importance of the recent US-Africa Leaders Summit, visits by cabinet-level officials like Vice President Kamala Harris, the Global Fragility Act and much more.
Trump Indictment Fallout
Host Carol Castiel talks with Jim Kessler, vice president for policy at Third Way, and John Fortier, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute about the significance and implications of the indictment of former President Donald J. Trump, the first former president ever to face criminal charges. The Manhattan District Attorney charged Trump with 34 counts of making false statements and falsifying business records to suppress negative information that could have adversely affect his electoral prospects in 2016.
