Africa News Tonight - VOA Africa

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, the African diaspora, business, arts and culture.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight:

•Global rights groups accuse forces from Ethiopia’s Amhara region of committing war crimes in the neighboring Tigray region.

•Former Burkina Faso leader Blaise Compaore has been convicted in abstentia and sentenced to life in prison for complicity in the murder of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara.

•More than 346 million face severe food insecurity triggered by a multitude of reasons, among them rising food and fuel costs after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

For this and more stay tuned to 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, the African diaspora, business, arts and culture.

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, the African diaspora, business, arts and culture. Music and the popular sports segment, Sonny Side of Sports, round out the show.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight:

•Sudanese Internally Displaced Persons living in the Darfur region welcome the trial of Ali Kushayb at the International Criminal Court in the Hague, describing it as a positive move towards achieving justice for loved ones who lost life due to the Darfur conflict.

•Zambia and Rwanda approve seven Memorandums of Understanding which could potentially boost economic ties between the Southern African nation and the East African nation.

•Moroccans who traditionally host family gatherings and large set togethers during Ramadan speak to VOA about the importance of the holiday.

For this and more, stay tune to 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, the African diaspora, business, arts and culture.

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, the African diaspora, business, arts and culture. Music and the popular sports segment, Sonny Side of Sports, round out the show.

On Africa News Tonight:

• Southern African countries and Rwanda agree to extend their military presence in Mozambique until mid-July to aid in the fight against insurgents.

• South Sudan President, Salva Kiir and his rival, Vice President, Riek Machar, have sealed an agreement on a peace deal.

For this and more, stay tuned to 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, the African diaspora, business, arts and culture.

Tonight, on Africa News Tonight, VOA focused on:

•World Food Program officials report the first international aid convoy in three months is scheduled to enter Ethiopia’s war-stricken Tigray region with 500 metric tons of aid and more.

•Mali based United Nations peacekeepers have been deployed to the northeast border with Burkina Faso and Niger following reports of civilians being massacred.

•Global aid agencies continue humanitarian assistance efforts for victims of the conflict in Ukraine.

For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!