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Daybreak Africa: ECOWAS Activates Regional Force Against Niger’s Junta
On Daybreak Africa: Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, on Thursday ordered the activation of the regional security forces to restore constitutional order in Niger. Plus, a political analyst says a peaceful resolution to the Niger crisis may still be possible. Aid donors provide $1.5 billion in assistance amid the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. There’s early campaign violence in the lead-up to Liberia’s October elections. For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!
Africa News Tonight: Fears for Niger's Detained President Mount, Former South African President Zuma Returns to Jail, Release and More
Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, and the African diaspora.
Africa News Tonight: Analyst Discusses ECOWAS Standby Forces Call, A New Survey Finds Youth Desire Skills, and More
Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, and the African diaspora.
A Conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci, MD
On this encore presentation of Press Conference USA, it’s a conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci, MD, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergies, and Infectious Diseases. Dr. Fauci and Rick Pantaleo will look back at his career in medicine and public health and discuss his efforts in mitigating pandemics such as HIV/AID and Covid-19.
SCOTUS Strikes down Affirmative Action in College Admissions
Given the legacy of slavery and discrimination in the United States, race-conscious admissions have shaped US higher education since the civil rights movement of the 1960s. However, in one of the final rulings of its current term, the conservative majority on the US Supreme Court struck down the use of race as a factor in college admissions, overturning decades of precedent. On this encore edition of Encounter Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, Elise Boddie, and Legal fellow and manager of the Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy Program at the Conservative Heritage Foundation, Zack Smith, spar over the pros and cons of this landmark decision and discuss with host Carol Castiel, its ramifications for opportunity and diversity on college campuses and in the workplace across the United States.
