Broadcast Schedule
Daybreak Africa: Tension As Kenya Opposition Calls For Fresh Protest
On Daybreak Africa: Raila Odinga, the leader of the main opposition party, Azimio la Umoja One Kenya, has called for a new anti-government protest Friday. The demonstration coincides with the formation of Saba Saba, or the July 7th Movement, against one-party rule in Kenya 33 years ago. Odinga says Friday’s protest will be about government taxation without the consent of the people. Plus, Nigeria's electoral body begins a review of controversial elections amid court challenges. Anticipation builds in Liberia for Monday’s speech by provocative political commentator and radio talk show host on the 2023 elections. The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan says the country is not ready for the 2024 elections.For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!
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, and the African diaspora.
Sonny Side of Sports: US, Nigeria Hold Budapest World Championships Trials and More
The starting line for Friday’s Sonny Side of Sports is international athletics and today we hear from Anna Hall, the 2022 world championships bronze medalist in the women’s heptathlon - who discusses the U.S. holding trials this weekend for next month’s world championships in Budapest. We also hear from Gabriel Opuana, the president of the Nigerian Coaches Association, who discusses how the West African nation is preparing for the global athletics tournament. This and more on today’s Sonny Side of Sports!
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, and the African diaspora.
A Conversation with Former Assistant Secretary of Defense, Mary Beth Long, About US National Security
She was the first woman ever to be confirmed as assistant secretary of Defense, the civilian equivalent of a four-star military post. The Hon. Mary Beth Long speaks with host Carol Castiel about a range of national security issues facing the United States and the world – from a revanchist Russia to the rise of an authoritarian China. Long chronicles the evolution of America’s perceived role in the world from her days at the Pentagon when Iraq and Afghanistan dominated the headlines – to the challenges presented by Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine.
Analysis: SCOTUS Strikes down Affirmative Action in College Admissions
Given the legacy of slavery and discrimination in the United States, race-conscious admissions have shaped US higher education since the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. However, in one of the final rulings of its current term, the conservative majority on the US Supreme Court struck down the use of race as a factor in college admissions, overturning decades of precedent. On this edition of Encounter Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, Elise Boddie, and Legal fellow and manager of the Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy Program at the conservative Heritage Foundation, Zack Smith, spar over the pros and cons of this landmark decision and discuss with host Carol Castiel, its ramifications for opportunity and diversity on college campuses and in the workplace across the United States.
