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Daybreak Africa: Search intensifies for missing Malawi’s Vice President, nine others
On Daybreak Africa: Malawi’s President addressed the nation on his missing vice president’s plane. Plus, Uganda’s main opposition National Unity Platform party establishes an opposition leadership school. Liberians react to the jailing of Former President Weah’s religious advisor. A former Malawi VP makes a pitch for the presidency. South Africa’s uMkhonto we Sizwe, or MK, party petitions the high court to stop Friday’s seating of parliament. And former President Trump returns to the campaign trail after guilty verdicts. . For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!
Africa News Tonight: Malawi grieves death of Vice President Chilima, politics rattles South Africa markets, President Biden’s son convicted
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera urged citizens to comfort each other after he confirmed that Vice President Saulos Chilima was killed, along with nine others, in a plane crash. Uncertainty about South Africa’s political future is causing the country’s currency and shares in its companies to lose value, as political parties negotiate to form a government. In a historic case, Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, has been convicted on felony charges related to the purchase of a handgun in 2018.
Health Chat: A Look At The Fight Against Sickle Cell Disease in Africa & Efforts to Prevent Cervical Cancer in Nigeria With The HPV Vaccine
Health Chat is a live call-in program that addresses health issues of interest to Africa. The show puts listeners directly in touch with guest medical professionals. It includes a weekly feature spot, news and comments from listeners. The program is hosted by veteran health reporter Linord Moudou.