TV Schedule

The Sudan conflict sends more than 100,000 South Sudanese back to their home country, according to the United Nations. Conservationists in Kenya worry that the recent lifting of a ban on logging is reversing gains made to lessen extreme weather. And, a new "X" logo replaces Twitter's famous blue bird. We’ll talk to a tech analyst on what this might point to. All this and more, coming up on Africa 54.

On this edition of Straight Talk Africa: Host Haydé Adams previews the upcoming Russia-Africa Summit where African leaders will meet with their Russian counterpart in St. Petersburg, Russia. Guests on the program will examine how much Russia really invests in Africa and discuss whether or not a country at war can be a reliable trade and investment partner. Guests include VOA Russian correspondent, Danila Galperovich, Vanda Felbab-Brown, director of initiative on nonstate armed actors at the Brookings Institution, and Paul Nantulya, specialist at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies.