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Daybreak Africa: Amnesty International Applauds UN Vote to Probe War Abuses in Sudan
On Daybreak Africa: Amnesty International has welcomed a UN Human Rights Council vote to probe human rights abuses committed in the battle for Sudan between the army led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. Plus, South Sudan authorities hand back over nine abductees to Uganda and western countries consider designating Russia’s Wagner Group as a terrorist organization. For this and more, stay tuned to Daybreak Africa!
Africa News Tonight: Sudan's Warring Parties Accept Guidelines for Allowing Humanitarian Assistance but Disagree on Cease-fire & More
Africa News Tonight: U.S. officials say Sudan's warring parties signed a commitment late yesterday on guidelines for allowing humanitarian assistance but did not agree to a cease-fire. A war of words is brewing between the U.S. and South Africa after the American ambassador said he would "bet his life" on U.S. intelligence that South African weapons were loaded onto a Russian vessel when it docked at a Cape Town naval base in December. And, voters in the conservative West African state of Mauritania head to the polls tomorrow for legislative and local elections that will serve as a key test ahead of presidential elections next year. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!
Sonny Side of Sports: NBA Playoff Update: Celtics and Nuggets Score Big Victories
Sonny tips off Friday's show with an update on the National Basketball Association Playoffs. The Boston Celtics and the Denver Nuggets both posted big road victories on Thursday night. The Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 95-86, to even their playoff series at 3-3; and the Nuggets routed the Phoenix Suns, 125-100, to win their series, 4-2, and advance to the Western Conference Finals. It'll be an audio extravaganza with reaction from some of the league's biggest stars, including Boston's Jayson Tatum, Philadelphia's 2023 NBA MVP Joel Embiid, and Denver's two-time league MVP Nikola Jokic.
Africa News Tonight: U S Official Accuses South Africa of Providing Weapons and Ammunition to Russia for its War in Ukraine & More
Africa News Tonight: The U. S. ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety yesterday accused the government of President Cyril Ramaposha of providing weapons and ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine. U.S. officials say Sudan's warring parties signed a commitment late yesterday on guidelines for allowing humanitarian assistance but did not agree to a cease-fire. Plus, As Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi starts his campaign for a third term, his only competitor Ahmed Altantawy, has said two of his uncles and a group of friends and supporters have been detained in recent days. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!
The Plight of Syrian Refugees
Reva Dhingra, a fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, discusses the reasons driving member countries of the Arab League to readmit Syria after a 12-year suspension and talks with host Carol Castiel about the plight of Syrian refugees in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon.
US Politics Update
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 issues dominating the US political landscape like the showdown between the White House and Republican-led House of Representatives, which is trying to exact future budget cuts in exchange for raising the nation’s debt ceiling, ramifications of the expiration of Title 42, a Covid pandemic-era policy that kept out many asylum-seekers, and political implications for GOP presidential frontrunner, former President Donald Trump, who was found guilty by a Manhattan jury of sexually assaulting and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll in a department store in the 1990’s.
