Africa: Several African Govts Unaware of Young Workers in Russian Drone Factories - Expert

They were promised a chance to earn money, get an education abroad, and gain work experience. Instead, they found themselves assembling military drones in Russia and, in one case,… Read more »

Africa: 2024 African Elections - Some Ruling Parties Retain Power, Some Suffer Defeats

Voters were busy across the globe in 2024 and more than a dozen countries in Africa staged presidential, parliamentary or local elections. Read more »

Africa: UN Digital Program Seeks to Empower Africa's Public Workers

The United Nations, Microsoft and Kenya's Ministry of Information last week launched a digital and artificial intelligence center in Nairobi to train African public servants and… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Women-Led Startups Struggle to Find Investors

Businesses started by women have received less than 5% of venture capital funding in Africa over the past decade, according to a new report. The report says investment in… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Civic Space Remains Mostly Repressive - Report

Forty-three out of 50 countries and territories in sub-Saharan Africa have "restricted" or "shut down" civic spaces, according to a report released Wednesday by a global alliance… Read more »

Africa: Analysts Troubled By Trend of Internet, Social Media Shutdowns in Africa

Amid widespread protests in Kenya this summer over a controversial finance bill, the country's Communications Authority announced it did not intend to shut down internet access.… Read more »

Africa: Spain to Offer Visas to 900,000 Undocumented Migrants Amid Surge

Record numbers of migrants arrived on Spain's Canary Islands from West Africa this year, according to newly released government figures. Read more »

Southern Africa: UNESCO Says Education About Climate Change Is Essential in Southern Africa

The United Nations environmental agency UNESCO is calling for more studies and closer working relations between journalists and scientists to ensure the effects of climate change… Read more »

Africa: Analysts Say Biden's First Trip to Africa Should've Come Earlier in Presidency

After promising to visit Africa two years ago at the U.S. Africa summit in Washington, President Joe Biden makes his first presidential trip to the continent where he is visiting… Read more »

Africa: Biden to Spotlight Angola's Lobito Corridor, His Legacy to Counter China in Africa

When U.S. President Joe Biden visits Angola in early December, he will put into focus his legacy infrastructure project aimed at securing crucial supply chains on the African… Read more »

Africa: Biden Plans to Highlight Investment, Partnership During Africa Trip

President Joe Biden will make his first presidential trip to Africa next week, visiting Angola and making a stop in the island nation of Cabo Verde, a top White House official told… Read more »

Africa: Former U.S. Diplomat Discusses Trump's Africa Policy and More

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term as president of the United States, questions arise about what this means for U.S.-Africa relations. In this interview… Read more »

Africa: Africa Displacement Triples, Fueled By Conflict, Violence and Disasters, New Report States

A new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center says the number of people displaced in Africa has tripled to 35 million. Of these, 32.5 million abandoned their homes… Read more »

Africa: Report Exposes Legal Loopholes Protecting Rapists in Africa

A report by the international NGO Equality Now says the definition of rape in 25 African countries has allowed many perpetrators to go unpunished. Such narrow definitions, it says,… Read more »

East Africa: Horn of Africa Forum Opens in Djibouti Amid Ethiopia-Somalia Tensions

Somali scholars, politicians and traditional leaders from across the Horn of Africa gathered in Djibouti on Monday for a three-day forum on strengthening regional stability. Read more »

Africa: 'We Have Taken Risks to Tell the Stories,' Says Press Freedom Awardee

This time last year, American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was in a Russian prison, jailed on bogus charges. Read more »

Africa: G20 Social Discusses Goal of Lifting 600 Million People Out of Poverty By 2030

As Brazil prepares to welcome leaders from the world's 20 largest economies for the Group of 20 summit, another event is taking place in Rio de Janeiro, one that brings global… Read more »

Africa: Putin Attempts Whitewashing Russian Atrocities in Africa

Disinformation is a key part of the hybrid warfare that Russia unleashed in Africa in a growing effort to expand its influence and gain control over the continent's natural… Read more »

Africa: Analysts Skeptical About African Impact of China's Zero-Tariff Offer

Analysts interviewed by VOA expressed skepticism over China's recent decision to eliminate tariffs for goods from least developed countries with diplomatic relations with Bejing,… Read more »

Africa: Experts Push Contract Farming to Boost Africa Food Systems, Farmers' Income

As African farmers struggle with unpredictability caused by climate change, some are looking into contract farming, which involves growing a certain crop for a price set in… Read more »

Africa: How Could U.S.-China Rivalry in Africa Play Out Under Trump 2.0?

President-elect Donald Trump talked tough on China during his campaign, vowing to impose higher and sweeping tariffs on imports from the Asian giant. Beijing will now also be… Read more »

Africa: Somalia Insists Ethiopia Not Be Part of New AU Mission

A senior Somali official insisted Saturday that Ethiopia will not participate in a new African Union peacekeeping mission starting in January. Read more »

Africa: African Presidents Congratulate Trump On U.S. Election Victory

Donald Trump's victory over Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris dominated the news cycle across Africa on Wednesday, with coverage reflecting the anxiety being felt… Read more »

Africa: What to Expect On Immigration Under a New Trump Administration

President-elect Donald Trump put immigration at the front of his campaign agenda, pledging to bring what he calls "unprecedented order" to the southern border and launch the… Read more »

Africa: UN Warns Global Hunger Hot Spots Growing

A new U.N. report warned Thursday that conflict, climate and economic stress are driving severe hunger and in some cases famine conditions, in 22 countries and territories, with no… Read more »