Analysis: West African junta leaders ditch ECOWAS passports

Africa 54: US presidential candidate Trump survives second assassination attempt, and more

On Africa 54: Former U.S. President Donald Trump is safe after authorities said there was another assassination attempt on his life — the second in two months. Plus, severe flooding hits Nigeria’s Borno State in the nation’s northeastern region and kills at least 30 people while affection over 1 million others. This and more updates on today’s Africa 54!

VOA Corruption Series: Nigeria to use state police to combat militants

Nigeria is considering the introduction of state police across the country’s 36 states as part of measures to tackle militant attacks, mass kidnappings and banditry activities that are wracking the country. The state police are an addition to the more than 300,000-member strong national police force who have been overwhelmed by the violence. Nigerians are cautiously welcoming the move, as Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja.

The Making of a General: Brigadier General Amanda I. Azubuike

Brigadier General Amanda I. Azubuike is the product of parents from Zimbabwe and Nigeria and today serves as a decorated Deputy Commanding General at the U.S. Army Cadet Command stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky. VOA's Grace Oyenubi has more.