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Africa News Tonight - VOA Africa
Africa News Tonight - VOA Africa

Africa News Tonight - VOA Africa

Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine 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.

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UN agencies warn the surging violence in eastern DRC and the risk of an imminent attack by the M23 armed group on Goma will have a catastrophic impact on hundreds of thousands of civilians. BRICS — which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, along with 6 new members — is a grouping of emerging economies hoping to increase their sway in the global order. Several African countries have depended on diamond sales to boost their economies, but with gems now being manufactured in laboratories, these revenues are shrinking.

As mpox cases continue to spread across Africa, Kenyan health officials say they have implemented a raft of preparedness and response measures to swiftly detect and halt the viral disease’s advances. Nigerian authorities say the nation’s new partnership status with the BRICS bloc could unlock critical opportunities in trade, investment and agriculture. A new study by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies indicates that China’s Africa policy is part of a global strategy to create dependencies and interdependencies that make countries and regions more inclined to support Beijing’s global ambitions.

As President Donald Trump starts his new term, African analysts weigh in on what governing for the second term-president may feel like for the continent compared with his first term. Citizens in Gabon are being encouraged to register to vote ahead of presidential elections scheduled for August. The Gaza ceasefire agreement includes the release of hostages Hamas holds in return for the release of Palestinians jailed in Israel, but some experts are skeptical about the deal’s future.

President Donald Trump got right to work upon his return to the White House on Monday, announcing numerous executive actions on top-line issues such as immigration and energy development and, in his inaugural address, promising to expand U.S territory. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio from Florida became the first of President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees to be sworn in, becoming Secretary of State today. Demographers say the first members of Generation Beta are being born this month, following on the heels of Millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha, and for those on the African continent, the future looks bright.

On Africa News Tonight: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office for the second time in his political career, making him the nation’s 47th president. This and more on today’s Africa News Tonight!

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 scheduled Thursday vote in Israel on a peace deal between Hamas and Israel was delayed. It's a setback to hopes that an end to the fighting was near. US President Biden and Qatar's prime minister announced separately that Israel and Hamas reached a multiphase ceasefire deal for ending the war in Gaza. VOA's Carol Van Dam asked Edmund Ghareeb, a Lebanese-American scholar at the Washington Institute for Peace and Development whether the delay means the ceasefire could be in serious jeopardy.

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 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 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.