Follow Voice of America - Straight Talk Africa, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/voanews25 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 01:25:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKRiAU28-B_V-yejEQ2Mq9rY On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams takes a look at the effect of the #MeToo social movement on women in Africa. Guests include Audrey Kawire Wabwire, media manager at Human Rights Watch, Naasu Fofanah, an author and women’s rights activist and Rosebell Kagumire, editor of AfricanFeminism.com]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2022 21:30:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKRiAU28-B_V-yejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKSaMPhxqyFrU11cWWor9YPv On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams takes an in-depth look at the life and legacy of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Plus, Africa sends a new envoy to Washington. Guests include Allan Boesak, a South African cleric, politician and anti-apartheid activist and Hilda Suka-Mafudze, the Africa Union ambassador to the U.S.]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 21:31:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKSaMPhxqyFrU11cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKR2UdJMI2U9Z5VjH6qdYdAk On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests look at "informal" [non-planned, non-approved] housing and explore how targeted urban planning can improve living conditions. Guests include Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, the mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Buwa Binitie, a property developer in Washington D.C. and urban economist Astrid Haas.]]> Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:32:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKR2UdJMI2U9Z5VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKTS4QI9epvx_l1cWWor9YPv On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss the significance of European and U.S. museums returning African art and objects looted during colonial times. Guests include Ndubuisi C. Ezeluomba, an African art curator at New Orleans Museum of Art, Dan Hicks, professor and author of “The Brutish Museums” and Oluwatoyin Sogbesan, a cultural historian and curator.]]> Wed, 05 Jan 2022 20:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKTS4QI9epvx_l1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKR4CXgmmlGrnV1cWWor9YPv On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and guests take a look at the history of African diaspora communities in the United States and Latin America. Guests include Calvin Dark, global affairs analyst at RC Communications, Barbara Santos, multimedia journalist for VOA Portuguese and Johanna Leblanc, national security law and foreign policy analyst.]]> Wed, 29 Dec 2021 20:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKR4CXgmmlGrnV1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKQsIvRdOXYZqClmFkX7M1Jw On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams brings you the best interviews from the show in 2021. Featured are conversations with Aya Chebbi, a youth activist, Abdi Nageeye, Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, Elizabeth Wathuti, a climate change activist, Sangu Delle, CEO of Africa Health Holding and Johnny Miller, photographer of Unequal Scenes.]]> Wed, 22 Dec 2021 20:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKQsIvRdOXYZqClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKRYqOgBfHV6Jl1cWWor9YPv On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and a guest panel review the top stories from Africa in 2021 from COVID-19 vaccine drives and coup attempts to economic recovery and advancements in culture and technology. Guests include Patsy Widakuswara, VOA’s White House bureau chief, Vincent Makori, managing editor of VOA’s Africa 54, Emira Woods, a pan-African strategist, VOA Portuguese reporter Mayra De Lassalette and VOA French to Africa reporter Arzouma Kompaore.]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2021 20:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKRYqOgBfHV6Jl1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKRrWnEpXhDV6Xn9ye8UNv30 On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss whether the Nobel Prize awards are in-step with the times and relevant to Africans. Guests include Phiwokuhle Mnyandu, lecturer at Howard University, novelist and playwright Alexander Nderitu and Salem Solomon, News Center editor at Voice of America.]]> Wed, 08 Dec 2021 20:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKRrWnEpXhDV6Xn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKTwTWUhlws8fuT5HJgy6HUf On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests look at the future of finding work in Africa. Her guests include Amolo Ng’weno, CEO of Amolo Ng’weno, economist Eyerusalem Siba and Veda Sunassee executive director of Africa Leadership University.]]> Wed, 01 Dec 2021 20:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKTwTWUhlws8fuT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKQLnkxsNtwqrnn9ye8UNv30 On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss the significance of European and U.S. museums returning African art and objects looted during colonial times. Guests include Ndubuisi C. Ezeluomba, an African art curator at New Orleans Museum of Art, Dan Hicks, professor and author of “The Brutish Museums” and Oluwatoyin Sogbesan, a cultural historian and curator.]]> Wed, 24 Nov 2021 20:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKQLnkxsNtwqrnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKSgy_TDk6EY5yejEQ2Mq9rY On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams discuss the complex political situation and growing humanitarian disaster in Ethiopia. Her guests include Carine Kaneza Nantulya, Africa advocacy director at Human Rights Watch, and Heather Murdock, VOA's Middle East correspondent.]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 20:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKSgy_TDk6EY5yejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKTZLdb2U1s_QJVjH6qdYdAk On the next ‘Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams looks at coup d’états on the continent and asks are military power grabs making a comeback? From Sudan and Chad, Guinea and Mali we’ll look at the causes and consequences of the latest series of takeovers, and attempted coups in African countries.]]> Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKTZLdb2U1s_QJVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKTAgOy7E64rAcb1naedg1wr On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams discusses with her guests the history and experiences of African diaspora communities in the United States and Latin America. Guests include Calvin Dark, global affair analyst at RC Communiations, Barbara Santos, multimedia journalist for VOA Portuguese and Johanna Leblanc, national security law and foreign policy analyst.]]> Wed, 03 Nov 2021 20:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKTAgOy7E64rAcb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKSiQf_9PEzpHpVjH6qdYdAk On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams examines the impact of COVID-19 pandemic protocols, restrictions and lockdowns on African travel and tourism. Our guests include Kamil Al-Awadhi, vice president for Africa and the Middle East at the International Air Transport Association, Kojo Bentum-Williams, communications expert for the U.N. World Tourism Organization, Paul Frimpong, economist at the Institute of Certified Chartered Economists and Lenias Hwenda, CEO of Medicines for Africa.]]> Wed, 27 Oct 2021 20:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKSiQf_9PEzpHpVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKS5_3qCjTdEMV1cWWor9YPv On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams takes a look at the effect of the #MeToo social movement on women in Africa. Our guests include Audrey Kawire Wabwire, media manager at Human Rights Watch, Naasu Fofanah, an author and women’s rights activist and Rosebell Kagumire, editor of AfricanFeminism.com]]> Sun, 24 Oct 2021 01:24:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKS5_3qCjTdEMV1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKRvBgX75v4HB6CY3L745TL_ On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams takes a look at the effect of the #MeToo social movement on women in Africa. Our guests include Audrey Kawire Wabwire, media manager at Human Rights Watch, Naasu Fofanah, an author and women’s rights activist and Rosebell Kagumire, editor of AfricanFeminism.com]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2021 20:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKRvBgX75v4HB6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKT6VC1LhjlHKZs0ohxaO6Yr On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, we explore vaccine inequity on the African continent. We also look at efforts for COVID-19 vaccine development and manufacturing in Africa. Host Haydé Adams brings you a conversation with Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and our guest Phionah Atuhebwe, a medical officer at the World Health Organization, talks about lagging vaccinations across Africa.]]> Mon, 18 Oct 2021 21:38:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKT6VC1LhjlHKZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKRf-1K4M3V6Ccb1naedg1wr On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, we explore vaccine inequity on the African continent. We also look at efforts for COVID-19 vaccine development and manufacturing in Africa. Host Haydé Adams brings you a conversation with Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and our guest Phionah Atuhebwe, a medical officer at the World Health Organization, talks about lagging vaccinations across Africa.]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2021 20:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKRf-1K4M3V6Ccb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKTN4E6wrsmEe-T5HJgy6HUf On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams discusses the attributes of free and fair elections and the signs of a rigged voting system. The guests include Rushdi Nackerdien, an advisor at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, Patsy Widakuswara, VOA’s White House bureau chief, Phiwokuhle Mnyandu, a lecturer of African Studies at Howard University and Vincent Makori, managing editor of VOA’s English to Africa TV.]]> Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9xf5X_JygKTN4E6wrsmEe-T5HJgy6HUf