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Daybreak Africa is a 30-minute breakfast show looks at the latest developments on the continent and provides in-depth interviews, and reports from VOA correspondents.
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1 US Secretary of State skips South Africa’s G20 summit - February 19, 2025 3:19
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South Africa will host its first major meeting as the current president of the G20 later this week, but the U.S. secretary of state is skipping the forum’s foreign ministers’ meeting, as Kate Bartlett reports from Johannesburg.

1 Teenage Sudanese refugees assume role of family breadwinners - February 19, 2025 2:39
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Fourteen-year-old Gesma fled Sudan's Darfur region after armed militias killed her parents and brother, leaving her to care for her younger siblings. Now living in a refugee camp in Chad, she works long hours to keep her family fed, a reality faced by many children displaced by brutal violence in Darfur. Henry Wilkins report…

1 Analysts call for implementation of AU resolutions - February 19, 2025 3:49
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Regional analysts are calling for the swift implementation of resolutions made at the recently concluded African Union (AU) summit in Ethiopia. The summit was dominated by discussions on escalating conflicts in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan, as well as concerns over the impact of U.S. aid cuts on the continent. Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja.…

1 African Bishops condemn DRC violence, seek peace - February 19, 2025 3:23
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African bishops have called on Christians on the continent and its islands and all people of goodwill to engage in prayer and fasting for peace. This follows the rising violence and instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where M23 rebels entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Congo. In a statement, after their first annual ordinary meeting in Accra, Ghana, the bishops condemned the ongoing bloodshed. Mulengwa Zihindura is the president of the Center for Political and Strategic Studies in DRC and a former spokesperson for President Joseph Kabila. He tells VOA’s Douglas Mpuga that prayer is indeed needed.…

1 Liberia braces for ‘direct, indirect’ impact of US aid freeze - February 19, 2025 3:50
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Liberia’s finance minister says the cancellation of a $17 million USAID-sponsored project and other projects in the country will have a direct and indirect impact on the country’s development. Augustine Ngafuan says USAID was Liberia’s second largest donor besides the World Bank, financing projects in health, education, agriculture, and elections. But Minister Ngafuah tells VOA’s James Butty, Liberia is resilient and will overcome this latest obstacle in its development…

1 UN: Humanitarians situation in DRC deteriorates - February 19, 2025 2:15
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The United Nations says the humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has deteriorated dramatically. The spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the High Commissioner for Refugees were both briefed on the situation Monday from Geneva. First, OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasdani, followed by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmars.…

1 Daybreak Africa: Sudan’s RSF kills dozens in three-day assault on southern villages - February 19, 2025 25:00
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On Daybreak Africa: Sudanese paramilitaries have killed more than 200 people, including women and children, in a three-day assault on villages in the country's south. The Emergency Lawyers group, which documents rights abuses, said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked unarmed civilians in the villages of Al-Kadaris and Al-Khelwat, in White Nile state. The UN says the humanitarian situation in eastern DRC has deteriorated dramatically. Secretary of State Rubio skips South Africa’s G20 meeting amid diplomatic tensions. Analysts urge swift action after resolutions on Sudan, DRC at African Union Summit. African bishops called on Christians and all people of goodwill to engage in prayer and fasting for peace in Africa. Liberia says the cancellation of a $17 million USAID-sponsored project will have direct and indirect impact on the country’s development. The reality of many children displaced by brutal violence in Darfur. For these and more, tune in to Daybreak Africa!…

1 Daybreak Africa: Sudan’s Army chief rejects formation of government by RSF - February 18, 2025 24:59
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On Daybreak Africa: On Monday, Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan rejected in the defacto capital Port Sudan the possible formation of a government. It was planned to be announced on Tuesday by paramilitary Rapid Support forces and allied politicians. Plus, conditions are worsening for children and aid workers in the rebel-controlled DR Congo cities of Goma and Bukavu. Top U.N. officials are seeking $6 billion for Sudan this year from donors to help ease suffering in what they called an unprecedented crisis. The Kenyan National Human Rights Commission is yet to be confirm who is behind recent abductions. A week-long Malian festival of music, visual art, theatre and dance is threatened by jihadist activity. Farm workers who are not legal U.S. residents are staying away from work. Google reverses its policy against developing Artificial Intelligence weapons. For these and more, tune in to Daybreak Africa!…

1 UN seeks $6 Billion to tackle Sudan’s ‘unprecedented crises’ - February 18, 2025 2:16
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Top U.N. officials sought $6 billion for Sudan this year from donors to help ease suffering in what they called an unprecedented crisis, characterized by mass displacement and the world's worst hunger catastrophe ever. A UN statement said that famine conditions have been reported in at least five locations in Sudan, including displacement camps in Darfur, adding that this was set to worsen with continued fighting and the collapse of basic services. One of the famine-stricken camps was attacked by the RSF last week as the paramilitary group tries to tighten its grip on its Darfur stronghold. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher…

1 UNICEF: Conditions worsen for children in DR Congo after fall of Goma, Bukavu - February 18, 2025 3:23
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Conditions are worsening for children and aid workers in the rebel-controlled DR Congo cities of Goma and Bukavu, according to UN children’s agency UNICEF. John James, UNICEF Communications specialist, told VOA’s Chinedu Offor, sexual violence against children has surged with thousands displaced and humanitarian aid warehouses looted…

1 Daybreak Africa: Nigeria airstrike kills civilians in northeast Katsina State - February 17, 2025 25:00
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On Daybreak Africa: An army jet killed at least six civilians after mistakenly attacking them while pursuing gangs in northern Nigeria's Katsina state, residents told the French news agency AFP. Plus, looting and chaos break out as the strategic Democratic Republic of Congo city of Bukavu reportedly falls to M23 rebels. In Chad, shops, schools and places of worship are closed as authorities race to contain a measles epidemic. Health practitioners in Uganda call for the release of opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye on medical grounds. U.S. health officials ban Red Dye No. 3 from American foods after studies linked the bright red color additive to cancer. Google reverses its policy against developing Artificial Intelligence weapons. For these and more, tune in to Daybreak Africa!…

1 Chad seal schools, restricts movement to contain measles outbreak - February 17, 2025 4:02
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Chad health officials have sealed several dozen schools, sent thousands of children and their teacher’s home, and restricted movements to contain a measles epidemic. Moki Edwin Kindzeka reports from Cameroon

1 Physicians seek release of ailing Ugandan opposition leader - February 17, 2025 2:34
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Medical practitioners in Uganda are calling for the release of opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye on medical grounds. They say the continued denial of him to access better medication is a violation of universal rights. Mugume Davis Rwakaringi has more from Kampala.

1 Chaos, looting as M23 rebels seize Bukavu - February 17, 2025 3:08
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The Rwandan backed M23 rebels have been seeking to seize the strategic city of Bukavu since taking the city of Goma in late January and marks the armed group's most significant advance since it revived a decade-old insurgency in eastern DRC in 2022. For more on the unfolding situation, VOA’s Chinedu Offor spoke with reporter Djaffar al Katanty…

1 WHO chief urges US to lift freeze on foreign aid - February 14, 2025 2:52
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World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says that the United States' pause on foreign aid contributions is having a serious impact on global health, hitting programs fighting polio, HIV and other threats. Tedros urged the U.S. to consider resuming aid funding until solutions can be found. Tedros said that the suspension of funding for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) had caused an immediate stop to HIV treatment, testing and prevention services in the 50 countries it supports.…
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