Broadcast Schedule
Africa News Tonight
Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, the African diaspora, business, arts and culture.
Sonny Side of Sports
The 2nd edition of the International Table Tennis Federation Africa Western Region Championships recently ended in Lagos, Nigeria. In the women's singles final, Fatimo Bello successfully defended her title by beating fellow Nigerian Aminat Fashola. On Wednesday's show, the Deputy President of the Africa Table Tennis Federation, Wahid Oshodi, will talk about the tournament, which featured men's and women's players from Ghana, Benin, Togo, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and host country Nigeria.
Up Front
On this fresh, fast-paced show, co-hosts Jackson Mvunganyi, in the U.S., and Nadia Samie, in Africa, talk to teens and young adults about Politics,trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives [30 minutes].Check out the Upfront blog at www.upfrontafrica.com
Africa News Tonight
Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, the African diaspora, business, arts and culture. Music and the popular sports segment, Sonny Side of Sports, round out the show.
Are Military Coups Back in Africa? [simulcast]
Host Haydé Adams looks at coup d’états on the continent and asks are military power grabs making a comeback? From Sudan and Chad, Guinea and Mali we’ll look at the causes and consequences of the latest series of takeovers, and attempted coups in African countries.