The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group boards of governors are underway in Washington Thursday. Officials are discussing global concerns, including the global economic outlook. VOA’s Abby Sun reports from the IMF in Washington.
A Kenya-based seamstress' dream to be a fashion designer was realized after she made the hard decision to resign from her job and open a designer shop. VOA’s Abby Sun visited Cecilia Awuor's shop to check out the fashions and have her design a custom Kitenge outfit.
VOA’s Abby Sun, Auriane Itangishaka and Amina Aliyu spoke to Dr. Lina Benabdallah, Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University on China’s soft power advantage in Africa. She argued that compared to China, the United States has been lacking consistently building partnerships with African leaders.
VOA’s Abby Sun spoke to Jidi Guo, an independent filmmaker, about her experience producing “Behind the Belt”, a short documentary film about China’s cultural influence in Kenya. Guo spoke about the cultural mismatch she witnessed firsthand in Kenya.
VOA’s Abby Sun spoke to Dr. Esther Ibrahim, program officer at AGRA, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, about how the African-led organization aims to sustainably boost agriculture production and improve the livelihoods of farming households.
VOA’s Abby Sun speaks to Nelly Chatue-Diop, founder of Ejara, a crypto investment trading platform and Yaliwe Soko, chairwoman of United Africa Blockchain Association, about female representation in crypto finance.
