Nightline Africa - VOA Africa

Join our host and correspondents from Washington and across Africa as they bring you in-depth interviews, news reports, analysis and features on this 60-minute news magazine show.

Nightline Africa: Three former Malawi presidents demand an independent investigation and subsequent prosecution against those involved in violence meted out against protesters. Namibian political parties campaign ahead of the coming November 27 presidential and legislative elections. The latest opinion poll shows Ghana's main opposition leader and former president John Dramani Mahama ahead in the coming presidential contest. Plus, A Nigeria civil society group calls on President Bola Tinubu to take a firm public stand against corruption by stating his commitment to end graft and wrongdoing. In Guinea Conakry, a coalition of political parties and civil organizations urge the military to join the public to demand the departure of the ruling military junta if it fails to return the country to civilian rule by December 31st. For all this and more tune in Nightline Africa.

Join our host and correspondents from Washington and across Africa as they bring you in-depth interviews, news reports, analysis and features on this 60-minute news magazine show.

Nightline Africa: US President Joe Biden has promised a smooth and peaceful transition on January 20, when President-elect Donald Trump will be officially sworn in to office. South Sudan peace talks are scheduled to soon begin following a meeting between President Salva Kiir and Kenyan President William Ruto. A recent scuffle between two lawmakers in Uganda parliament is generating debate about the behavior of lawmakers in the legislative body. Plus, President Paul Biya marks 42 years since taking over as the leader of the Central African country. And, Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby says scores of Boko Haram fighters were killed and several dozen injured in airstrikes his military launched against the terrorist group in the Lake Chad Basin Friday. For all this and more tune in Nightline Africa.

Join our host and correspondents from Washington and across Africa as they bring you in-depth interviews, news reports, analysis and features on this 60-minute news magazine show.

Nightline Africa: The defense attorney for Zambia's former first lady Esther Lungu says her recent arrest was unnecessary. In the US, recent polls indicate that former president Donald Trump is leading by over a dozen points with male voters in crucial battleground states. They also show that Vice President Kamala Harris holds the lead among women. Plus, the secretary general of the Botswana opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), says its core campaign message of hope, unity and an economy that works for all helped to defeat the ruling party. Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio praises the recent signing of the allotment of $ 480 million dollars from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Energy Compact as a "significant milestone.” A newly released study shows a major misallocation of climate finance in Africa by the World Bank and other multilateral development institutions. For all this and more tune in Nightline Africa.

Join our host and correspondents from Washington and across Africa as they bring you in-depth interviews, news reports, analysis and features on this 60-minute news magazine show.

Nightline Africa: Zambia's finance minister rates highly the economic relationship between the administrations in Lusaka and Washington. The leader of the opposition Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has petitioned the Electoral Commission of Namibia to terminate the contract with the company selected to print voting materials to be used in the coming general election. In Cameroon, the opposition Social Democratic Front (SDF) express concern about what it says is the lack of the government's accountability and transparency on the return of President Paul Biya after his extensive stay overseas. Plus, officials in Chad step up efforts to connect the central African state to a regional fiber-optic network after cable breakages caused by flooding in neighboring Cameroon caused a protracted internet blackout. For all this and more tune in Nightline Africa.

Join our host and correspondents from Washington and across Africa as they bring you in-depth interviews, news reports, analysis and features on this 60-minute news magazine show.

Nightline Africa: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with European counterparts in a brief trip to Germany to discuss the war in Ukraine and the widening conflict in the Middle East. US Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormic says her vision is for the country to support Haiti's lead as it charts its own path forward towards peace, stability and economic development. Ugandan official calls on students to use their social media platforms to help in the fight against corruption. Plus, the Electoral Commission of Namibia has released a list of qualified presidential candidates to compete in the coming general election. For all this and more tune in Nightline Africa.