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American women of African descent have a big stake in this year's U.S. midterm elections – on the local, state, and federal level. This week's Our Voices will bring you the voices of African female politicians in the diaspora and shed a light on their careers and life through the lens of U.S. midterm elections.

Kenya’s drought has killed livestock, raised hunger, and caused herder community kids to drop out of school. We’ll have an on-scene report; While the applause continues for this week’s Pretoria peace agreement between Addis and Mekele ending two years of war, it’s time now to get aid into that shattered north Ethiopian region; And, In today’s entertainment segment, VOA’s Heather Maxwell jams with Ghana jazz great Gyedu-Blay Ambolley.