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On this week’s edition of Red Carpet, guest host Sunday Shomari fills in for Jackson Mvunganyi and spotlights Fiker Yeshewas, an Ethiopian musician who visited VOA to discuss her latest album and performed. Plus, a Kenyan restaurant experiments with robots that are working as servers for customers. This and more entertainment related updates on today’s Red Carpet!

On this week’s edition of Healthy Living, we focus on studies that show how spending time in green spaces can help prevent heart diseases. Plus, we debunk misinformation about mpox. This and more on today’s Healthy Living!

Gender activists have expressed concern that the digital divide between men and women will be worsened by the technological advancements that have come with the evolution of Artificial Intelligence, also known as AI. On this week’s Our Voices, we discuss whether AI powered services lack diverse gender perspectives and how to ensure an equitable digital future for all. Guests include Ommo Clark, an AI Researcher at KNaCC Lab at University of Maryland. We are also joined by Chinasa T. Okolo, a fellow at the Brookings Institution.

On Africa 54: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, promises to take a tougher approach to immigration while supporting Israel and working toward a cease-fire deal in the Gaza conflict. Plus, international aid organizations say Israel will allow a series of daily humanitarian pauses for a large-scale polio vaccination campaign in Gaza following the resurgence of the contagious virus. This and more news-related updates on today’s Africa 54!