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July 09, 2022
Musk Shoots Down Twitter Bid

Billionaire Tesla Inc. Owner Elon Musk announced late Friday that he's walking away from his nearly $44 Billion bid to take over social media platform Twitter. His stated reasons for terminating the deal revolve around claims Twitter has not been candid and accurate in reporting data.
July 06, 2022
Governance Key Focus of Botswana Summit

African pro-democracy leaders in government and NGOs have gathered in Gaborone, Botswana for the Summit on Constitutionalism and Democratic Consolidation in Africa. The three day event will examine and discuss the continent's challenges, especially in governance and building a future for its youth.
July 01, 2022
Libya Parliament Stormed

Lybia's Parliament in Tobruk was invaded by protesters Friday evening, setting a fire in front of the building. The rage was directed toward Libya's warring political factions, along with the nation's threadbare infrastructure and services. As people surged forward, security forces backed off.
June 26, 2022
G-7 Convenes: Ukraine, Grain, and COVID

The G-7 nations have gathered in Germany's Bavarian Alps Sunday, June 26, for their annual summit. This year the meeting of the world's seven wealthiest nations is hosted by 2022 G-7 Chair, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. On the topic table are Ukraine, world food supplies, COVID-19, and the impacts.
June 24, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe: Abortion in Jeopardy

The United States Supreme Court announced Friday that the 1973 ruling protecting abortion as a Constitutional right has been overturned, allowing states to either ban or allow the procedure as they so choose. This ruling was anticipated via a "leak" of a draft that surfaced in early May.
June 20, 2022
World Refugee Day Marked By Record Surge: UNHCR

June 20, 2022 is World Refugee Day, a time for focus and reflection on the record number of people forcibly driven from their homes, their lives, and their dreams by conflict, by hunger, by natural disaster As VOA’s Jeffrey Young reports, Africa unfortunately dominates the statistics.
June 19, 2022
Juneteenth- The Day Slave Shackles Fell

For the second time in United States history, June 19 - known as "Juneteenth," is an official federal holiday. But Black America has celebrated this day since June 19, 1865, when U.S. troops arrived in the state of Texas to announce that conflict ended with the Confederate surrender in April.
June 14, 2022
Tigray Talks Could Take Place: Ahmed

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced Tuesday for the first time in public that his government may engage in talks with Tigrayan separatists. The PM said his administration had formed a committee to see how these discussions could take place.
June 10, 2022
Ukraine's EU Bid Gets Key Support

The European Union' Parliament's president, Roberta Metsola, says it supports Ukraine's bid to join the European Union. This, as Ukraine President Vlodomyr Zelenskyy called on the EU not to leave his country's bid for membership in what he called a "grey zone."
June 09, 2022
Lyoya Killer Gets Murder Charge

Christopher Schurr, the Grand Rapids Police officer who shot DRC emigrant Patrick Lyoya during an April 4 traffic stop, now faces second-degree murder charges. The shooting rocked the community with unrest and protest.
June 09, 2022
Abuja Fingers DAESH For Owo Massacre

Nigerian authorities have blamed a faction of the Islamic State for the Sunday, June 5 massacre of worshipers at an Owo Catholic Church.
June 09, 2022
Algiers - Make Up With Madrid: EU

The European Union on Thursday urged Algeria to reverse a decision to suspend its cooperation treaty with EU member Spain, urging dialogue to resolve the dispute.
June 08, 2022
Khartoum Talks Held Without Key Civilians

Khartoum hosted UN-and-AU-sponsored talks Wednesday intended to get Sudan back to a civilian-led government. But only the military regime and few others showed up - the country's main civilian groups decided to boycott, saying they were one-sided. Meanwhile, anti-military protests continued.
June 08, 2022
Nigeria APC Party Picks Tinubu as Presidential Choice

Nigeria's All Progressives Congress party (APC) conducted primary voting Wednesday to choose its presidential candidate for the February 25, 2023 election. And now, its candidate has been picked.
June 07, 2022
Apple Bit By New EU Proposal

Apple must change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed on Tuesday to a single charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras in a world first.
June 06, 2022
Ramaphosa's Overstuffed Furniture: Fraser

South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa faces mounting questions over an alleged robbery that took place in 2020 at his Limpopo farm. Now, one of his most pointed critics, Arthur Fraser, says huge sums of cash were hidden in the leader's furniture. Ramaphosa insists this is all politically driven.
June 03, 2022
Sall Food Talks Stall Over Western Sanctions

African Union head Macky Sall on Friday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to take into account the suffering in African countries from food shortages caused by Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine. Putin says the lifting of Western sanctions imposed after it invaded Ukraine is needed.
June 01, 2022
Cash for Clergyman's Release

A clergyman of Nigeria's Methodist Church has revealed the church paid a ransom of nearly a quarter-million dollars for his release. The payment comes as Nigeria's president is expected to sign a bill punishing those who pay ransoms with up to 15 years in prison.
June 01, 2022
Nigeria Suffers Energy and Wheat Shortfalls

Nigerian consumers and producers have struggled with soaring prices in the past year, including foodstuffs normally shipped from the Black Sea area now engulfed in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
May 30, 2022
U.S. War Veteran Reflects on Vietnam War

U.S. citizens are gathering today at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial site, which honors U.S. servicemen who died in the Vietnam war, in commemoration of Memorial Day. In 2012 VOA’s Jeffrey Young spotlighted the memorial's founder Jan Scruggs who reflected on the war memorial's black granite wall.

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