The United Nations and the United States announce a new initiatives to help consolidate the role women play in building peace and strengthening security worldwide. The Sudanese Rapid Support Forces leader says he is fully prepared for a ceasefire and comprehensive political talks to end fighting with the army. And -- in our entertainment report, Ivorian jazz guitarist, composer and entrepreneur Constant Hiram Boty joins Heather Maxwell in the studio for a discussion and a performance.

All this and much more coming up on today’s Africa 54!

Russia’s war in Ukraine took precedence in the speeches of world leaders who have been pulled into the conflict in different capacities. We also hear from more African leaders at the United Nations General Assembly. Morocco has stepped up assistance to children traumatized by a recent powerful earthquake that devastated their homes and claimed lives of their parents. TikTok comes under growing scrutiny in Kenya over what critics see as explicit content, hate speech, and offensive behavior. This and much more, coming up on Africa 54 !