Broadcast Schedule
Africa News Tonight – Africa Mixed Over Queen Elizabeth II Death; 43 Released from Nigeria Zamfara Abduction
Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Africans express mixed feelings towards the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, with some referring to her as the “mother of the world” while other point out that the late Queen was a figurehead of an empire responsible for colonizing most of Africa; Nigerian police authorities report the death of a civilian who was among 43 abductees who were taken from a mosque in northwestern Zamfara State but later released.
Sonny Side of Sports: Sporting Legacy of Queen Elizabeth II
As the world mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II, what was her legacy in terms of sports? Perhaps her favorite sports were equestrian and horse racing. She received her first riding lesson at age three and also owned many horses that won high stakes races. During Friday's show, Sonny talks with Andy Edwards in London about the part horse racing played in the Queen's life. She is shown in this AP photo riding in her 1958 Birthday Parade.
Promoting Women's Leadership
Host Carol Castiel talks with Alyse Nelson, President and CEO of Vital Voices Global Partnership, an international nonpartisan, nonprofit organization created to promote women’s leadership throughout the world. Former First Lady Hillary Clinton and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright helped to cofound the movement in 1997. In the encore edition, Nelson discusses her lifelong commitment to promoting women’s leadership around the globe and the significance of the creation this year of a Vital Voices embassy in Washington DC.
US Accuses Russia of War Crimes in Ukraine
At a special UN Security Council meeting, US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas Greenfield, accused Russia of war crimes in the context of its “filtration operations,” which allegedly involve interrogation, detention, and forcible deportation of up to 1.6 million Ukrainians, including children. In this encore edition of Encounter, Michael Newton, professor of law and former Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, and visiting professor at Harvard Law, Alex Whiting, discuss how to address and prosecute alleged war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine.
