Up Front - VOA Africa

A new report by the Bayelsa State Oil and environmental commission says that Nigeria needs $12 billion to clean up decades-old oil spills in southern Bayelsa state over a 12-year period.

Bayelsa is one of the major oil producing states in the Niger Delta.

Kenyan environmental scientist and National Geographic explorer Margaret Awuor talks about her work on protecting mangroves.

This April 14th marked 9 years since the Boko Haram Militant group kidnapped 270 girls from a school in Chibok. Aisha Muhamed Oyobode, one of the founders of the #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign released a book, titled The Stolen Daughters Of Chibok.

Our correspondent Hanae Bezad talks with two agropreneurs in Morocco asking the question 'Will regenerative farming replace conventional farming?

On World Press Freedom Day we talk about the importance of a free media and some of the threats journalists face in their line of work. We talk to Ahmed Sahid Nasrallah, President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists, Sadibou Marong, the director of West Africa Bureau, Reporters Without Borders , Muthoki Mumo, the Sub-Saharan Africa representative for the Committee to Protect Journalists and voices from across the continent of citizens talking about the role of the media in their communities.

Media watchdogs warn about the state of Press freedom in Cameroon after the brutal murder of a independent journalist Martinez Zogo. This week we chat with Cameroonian journalist and Publisher Haman Mana and CPJ's Angela Quintal

On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives.

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This year marks 29 years since the genocide against the Tutsi. Kizito Kalima a genocide survivor says that forgiving his family's killers was a way to cope with their loss.

Music Time in Africa's Heather Maxwell talks about hosting World famous Malian singer Bassekou Kouyate

Sierra Leonean author, community activist and fashion designer Kadijatu Grace survived the civil war in her country and now works to inspire youth leaders. Rwandan leadership coach Anette Bayigana helps answer the question, are leaders born or made?

Ethiopian American entrepreneur Henok Tesfaye worked many odd jobs including as a parking attendant. With the help of a 50-dollar loan, he started his own business, transforming his company to a parking lot empire that serves millions of clients across the East Coast of the America and in Africa.

On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives.

For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com

Nairobi Design week is an annual festival that takes place in Kenya’s Capital Nairobi. The festival highlights the works of local and international designers

Young Ghanaian entrepreneurs on a mission to amplify African African voices and create connections among the African diaspora