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
During Wednesday's show, we'll hear from Masai Ujiri, the President of the NBA's Toronto Raptors team and the Giants of Africa Foundation. Masai says his foundation is building basketball courts across Africa. Sonny met Masai in 2018 at the Basketball Without Borders Africa camp in Johannesburg, South Africa. Also on the program, Sonny will recap Tuesday's results in Africa's qualifying competition for the 2022 FIFA World Cup football tournament in Qatar.
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.
Boosting Vaccine Equity for Africa [simulcast]
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, we explore vaccine inequity on the African continent. We also look at efforts for COVID-19 vaccine development and manufacturing in Africa. Host Haydé Adams brings you a conversation with Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and our guest Phionah Atuhebwe, a medical officer at the World Health Organization, talks about lagging vaccinations across Africa.