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If you want to know what’s trending in news, health, sports and lifestyle, then tune in to Africa 54. Airing Monday through Friday, this 30-minute program takes a closer look at the stories Africans are talking about, with reports from VOA correspondents, and interviews with top experts and analysts. Africa 54 also serves viewers with timely information about health, education, business and technology. And for the young and young at heart, Africa 54 provides a daily dose of pop culture, including music, fashion and entertainment.

Today on Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams will discuss the upcoming elections in Nigeria scheduled for the end of February as insecurity persists in the country. Plus, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield will travel to Ghana, Mozambique and Kenya this week in a bid to strengthen ties with the continent. Guests include Temi Ibirogba from the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, Festus Okoye of the Nigeria Independent National Electoral Commission, VOA Africa reporter Ignatius Annor and VOA French to Africa’s Idrissa Fall.