Coming up on Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and reporters discuss South Africa’s move to send envoys to Washington to discuss Pretoria's relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. We’ll have the latest on the major leak of U.S. classified documents about the war in the Ukraine and discuss its impact. Plus, we’ll have an in-depth interview with Chris Maroleng from Good Governance Africa about a rise in populism, as well as democratic backsliding in some parts of Africa and around the world. Guests include Govan Whittles,   Newzroom Afrika's politics reporter, Carla Babb,  VOA's Pentagon correspondent and Tatenda Gumbo, VOA Africa's digital managing editor.