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The African Union summit is getting started in Addis Ababa with the organization facing multiple challenges, including the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The United States is moving quickly with mass deportation plans by sending some migrants to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and rapidly deporting others. Today is Valentine’s Day, wh…

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says that the United States' pause on foreign aid contributions is having a serious impact on global health, hitting programs fighting polio, HIV and other threats. Tedros urged the U.S. to consider resuming aid funding until solutions can be found. Tedros said that the suspensio…

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A Nigerian analyst says the landmark court case in London against oil giant Shell and its Nigerian subsidiary for decades of alleged oil spills in the Niger Delta is an attempt by the affected communities to seek justice. Shell, however, says most spills were caused by illegal third-party interference, such as pipeline sabotage and theft, which is …

A new report says the emergence of cheap artificial intelligence tools is leading to a wave of biometric fraud in Africa. The report says fraudsters are using AI to create fake documents, voices, and images that facilitate identity theft and financial crimes. Mohammed Yusuf reportAv Mohammed Yusuf

On Daybreak Africa: The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern DRC, of raping scores of children over the past weeks as rebels expand their footprint and push government forces out. Plus, a new report says the emergence of cheap artificial intelligence tools is leading to a wave of biometric frau…

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A delegation from the National Episcopal Conference of Congo and the Church of Christ in Congo, two of the largest church organizations in the country, went to Goma to talk to the M23 rebels controlling the city. Cervical cancer is one of highly preventable and doctors in Namibia are advocating greater access to health care and the HPV vaccine to r…

On Daybreak Africa: South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has fired his new security chief and promoted an ally to vice-president in what was speculated as a possible move to prepare his succession. Plus, a delegation of church leaders in the DRC has met with M23 rebels in Goma. Malawi university students are being forced to withdraw amid the US forei…

Liberian President Joseph Boakai has suspended 457 government officials, without pay, for not declaring their assets. According to the publication Liberia FrontPage Africa, the list includes Al-Hassan Conteh, Liberia’s Ambassador to the United States. Alexandra Kormah Zoe, chairperson of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), tells VOA’s Ja…

Public universities in Malawi have ordered all students sponsored by USAID to drop out or seek other sources of funding if they want to remain in school. This follows the 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance recently announced by President Donald Trump. Malawi’s government is attempting to ensure that students continue their education, but univ…

In Uganda, lawyers for Dr. Kizza Besigye visited him on Wednesday and say his health is deteriorating from his hunger strike. This, after the government refused to release him following the Supreme Court ruling that nullified the trial of civilians in military courts. His lawyer says he fears Besigye could die if not given proper medication. Report…

The international community is celebrating World Radio Day with the theme "radio and climate change." Journalists say the medium has evolved over time and that the majority are embracing the digital world to educate the audience on current affairs. Maureen Ojiambo reports from NairobiAv Maureen Ojiambo

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Fighting erupted Tuesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a two-day lull, with M23 fighters attacking positions of the Congolese armed forces in South Kivu province at dawn, despite a call from African leaders for an immediate ceasefire. Niger is set to hold a national convention to map out its long-awaited political transition followi…

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Sudanese refugees who have made it to Chad speak of burying infants who died of hunger in Darfur’s Zamzam displacement camp and say that people are dying in frequent Rapid Support Forces shelling of the camp. Zimbabwe’s traditional stores are struggling as customers flock to informal vendors to buy cheaper products amid a struggling economy, forcin…

The wife of jailed Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye says her husband is contemplating a hunger strike to protest his continued detention despite a Uganda Supreme Court ruling in his favor. Besigye and a co-defendant are on trial in a military court for the unlawful possession of ammunition and a firearm. However, the Supreme Court ruled …

Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chairman, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Saturday set conditions for peace with the Coordination of Civil Democratic Forces (Tagadum) by demanding they renounce the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). He also rejected any return to power for the party of former Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir. Hussein Shingrai, foreign affairs secretar…

Despite Uganda’s Supreme Court’s ruling that trying civilians in military courts is unconstitutional, there has been no action yet to implement the court’s decision. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni criticized the ruling, saying the country is not governed by judges but by the people. Political analyst Charles Mwanguhya tells VOA’s Douglas Mpuga, …

The trial of 84 Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers accused of murder, rape and other crimes against civilians in the country’s conflict-battered east has begun, according to the Associated Press. The soldiers are accused of having broken into civilians' houses in several villages of Kabare et Kalehe territories in the eastern province of South-K…

An old planetarium in Johannesburg has been transformed into the state-of-the-art ‘Wits Anglo American Digital Dome.’ After undergoing major renovations, the facility offers visitors an immersive look at the wonders of the universe. Zaheer Cassim reports from JohannesburgAv Zaheer Cassim

VOA’S Peter Clottey spoke with former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn about what he has been doing after his retirement from public serviceAv Peter Clottey

On Daybreak Africa: The United Nations accuses Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of blocking aid to the war-torn country's famine-threatened Darfur region, according to the French News Agency (AFP). Plus, an uneasy calm returned to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma. We’ll have a conversation with former Ethiopian Prime Minis…

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Namibians returned to vote today in 36 re-opened polling stations, two days after the country’s election was marred by technical problems. U.S. President Joe Biden visits Angola next week, after his administration has forged close economic ties with the oil-rich southern African country. Celebrations are under way to mark the 25th anniversary of th…

On Daybreak Africa: Libya’s attorney generals says that authorities have discovered a mass grave containing the bodies of 28 sub-Saharan migrants near a site where they were allegedly detained and tortured. Plus, African leaders call for an immediate ceasefire in eastern DRC and the resumption of dialogue. Analysts say the war in eastern DRC threat…

The South Sudan peace talks in Kenya, known as the Tumaini Initiative, broke down for the third time over the weekend. The talks, between the South Sudan government and the armed groups considered to be “peace holdouts” have been going on for more than 10 months under the auspices of the Kenyan government. Pagan Amum is leader of the United People’…

Nigerian environmentalists have condemned a government plan to resume oil production in the restive oil-rich Niger delta community of Ogoni. This, after talks with community leaders collapsed, raising fears of violent protests. Legborsi Pyagbara, former president of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni people, or MASSOP, tells VOA’s Chinedu O…

African leaders are calling for an immediate ceasefire and the resumption of the Luanda and Nairobi dialogue between the DRC, Rwanda and M23 rebels. The call came during the first-ever EAC-SADC heads of state summit to address the worsening crisis in the eastern DRC. Moses Havyarimana reportsAv Moses Havyarimana

Analysts say Kenya and other East African countries are affected by the declining movement of goods and services to and from Congo. The city of Goma, which is the epicenter of war, has had its airport closed and flights suspended, crippling the regional economy. On Saturday, African leaders called for a ceasefire, as they seek for a lasting solutio…

The people of Namibia, Africa, and the world are mourning the death of Namibia’s founding president, Sam Nujoma, who passed away Saturday at the age of 95. Nujoma fought for and won Namibia’s independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 as leader of the Southwest Africa’s People’s Organization (SWAPO). The African National Congress (ANC), South…

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At a special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, members called for an independent fact-finding mission to investigate serious human rights violations and abuses committed in the provinces of North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Aid groups say sexual violence is a constant threat for women inside Sudan’s embattl…

On Daybreak Africa: France will hand back to Ivory Coast its only military base in the west African country in a ceremony on February 20, sources with knowledge of the talks told the French News Agency. The move follows the forced departure of its troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, where military-led governments hostile to the former colonia…

South Africa has the highest number of HIV-positive people in the world but has also been a success story in terms of treatment and preventing new infections. That's mostly thanks to the money and expertise poured into HIV care here, a sizeable portion of which comes from the US. But now some NGOs that work with HIV-positive communities are in limb…

Aid groups say sexual violence is a constant threat for women inside Sudan’s embattled region of Darfur, but refugees tell VOA that it’s also a problem for those who have fled the region. Reporting from a refugee camp on Chad’s border with Darfur, Henry Wilkins looks at the phenomenon of ‘firewood rape.’…

The Senegalese government plans to rename public places once named after French colonial figures. According to local media, many streets and buildings in Senegal still bear the names of colonial administrators and French figures. In December, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced plans to establish a new government agency tasked with renaming s…

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has made a personal appeal for peace in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He spoke Thursday at the UN headquarters in New York as leaders from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East Africa Community (EAC) are meeting Friday and Saturday in Tanzania to discuss the conflict in th…

Leaders of the Southern African Development Community and the East Africa Community are meeting Friday and Saturday to discuss the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The DRC is a member of both the SADC and the EAC, while Rwanda is a member of only the East African Community. SADC and the EAC have both put forth separate mediation ef…

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The M23 rebel group had its first public meeting today since seizing the city of Goma after deadly clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A Kenyan tech company is using plastic waste to print 3D models that help students with their learning while reducing damage to the environment. The U.S. congressional Democratic leadership warned P…

Lawyers for people with albinism in Tanzania say they are pleased with the ruling of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights concerning the treatment of albinos. The case was brought against the Tanzanian government last year. The plaintiffs alleged that the country has failed to protect persons with albinism from persecution, including atta…

The Kenyan-led multinational security support mission in Haiti may not be in jeopardy following the U.S freeze on its contributions. Kenya’s government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said yesterday, Wednesday, that despite the freeze, the fund is well sourced to support the mission through September. Maureen Ojiambo reports…

The M23 rebels who seized the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma last week are said to be gaining new ground despite their declaration of a unilateral ceasefire. The Associated Press cites officials and residents in eastern DRC who say that the M23 Wednesday took control of a mining town between occupied Goma and another provincial c…