Africa

Wednesday 15 August 2018

2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

January February March April May June July August September October November December

?
August 2018
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
29	30	31	1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31	1

August 15, 2018
Ugandan Farmers Use Mobile Application to Fight Fall Armyworm

Ugandan farmers are joining their counterparts in Sub-Saharan Africa to develop a method of early detection of the fall armyworm – an invasive pest that originated in the Americas but since 2016 has devastated crops in Africa. A new mobile application, the fall armyworm Monitoring and Early Warning System, may help farmers defeat the destructive larvae, as Halima Athumani reports from Mukono, Uganda.

August 14, 2018
Sierra Leone Remembers Mudslide Victims

Hundreds assemble at a Freetown church in the Regent district, where on August 14, 2017, the collapse of a mountain left at least 312 people dead and more than 2,000 homeless
August 14, 2018
Congo Deploys Experimental Ebola Treatment as Cases Rise

Forty-two people are believed to have died from the hemorrhagic fever in Congo's 10th Ebola outbreak since the disease was discovered in the 1970s
August 14, 2018
Nigeria's Acting President Orders Overhaul of Controversial Police Unit

The country's security forces are regularly accused of acting with impunity
August 14, 2018
As Forgiveness Sweeps Ethiopia, Some Wonder About Justice

Thousands of prisoners have been released under the new prime minister, but torture victims and others wonder how the government will address injustices committed by security forces
August 14, 2018
Sudanese Hit by Bread Shortages as Currency Crunch Escalates

Wheat traders blame foreign currency shortage; governor says supplies due in next couple of days
August 14, 2018
Mali President Claims Election Win Amid Fraud Accusations

Official results not expected for a few days, but the president and opposition leader Cisse have been trading accusations since Monday's second-round run-off
August 14, 2018
Freetown Mayor: 'Our City Has No Future If We Don't Save the Environment'

Rapid urbanization is driving residents to claim "any trees and land they can find" to build homes, making landslides and flooding more likely, according to Mayor Yvonne Aki Sawyerr
August 14, 2018
Uganda President’s Car Attacked, Damaged in Campaign

Hotly contested by-election in Northern Uganda turned violent Monday evening, when unknown assailants shot a driver on the opposition side; a window in President Museveni’s car was smashed in the chaos
August 14, 2018
Africa 54

We are live. Join us and let us know from what part of the world you are watching us.
August 14, 2018
Shaka: Extra Time

We are live. In Extra Time Shaka answers your questions about politics in Africa.
August 14, 2018
Ebola Outbreak in Eastern DR Congo Potentially More Dangerous Than West African Epidemic

Areas in conflict-ridden North Kivu are conducive for spreading Ebola because they are off limits to health workers

The Day in Photos

August 14, 2018

Accessibility links

Latest show

Africa 54

Upcoming

Africa 54

Straight Talk Africa

Latest show

Shaka: Extra Time

More TV

Listen live

LIVE VOA 1 - The Hits - Ray McDonald

Upcoming

VOA Newscasts

VOA 1 - The Hits - Ray McDonald

VOA Learning English

Listen live

LIVE VOA Africa

Upcoming

VOA Newscasts

VOA Newscasts

International Edition

Listen live

LIVE VOA1 – The Hits

Upcoming

Border Crossings

Latest program

VOA Newscasts

Upcoming

VOA Newscasts

VOA Newscasts

VOA Newscasts

More radio

Africa

Wednesday 15 August 2018

Ugandan Farmers Use Mobile Application to Fight Fall Armyworm

Sierra Leone Remembers Mudslide Victims

Congo Deploys Experimental Ebola Treatment as Cases Rise

Nigeria's Acting President Orders Overhaul of Controversial Police Unit

As Forgiveness Sweeps Ethiopia, Some Wonder About Justice

Sudanese Hit by Bread Shortages as Currency Crunch Escalates

Mali President Claims Election Win Amid Fraud Accusations

Freetown Mayor: 'Our City Has No Future If We Don't Save the Environment'

Uganda President’s Car Attacked, Damaged in Campaign

Africa 54

Shaka: Extra Time

Ebola Outbreak in Eastern DR Congo Potentially More Dangerous Than West African Epidemic

More Africa Stories

Sierra Leone Remembers Mudslide Victims

Congo Deploys Experimental Ebola Treatment as Cases Rise

Nigeria's Acting President Orders Overhaul of Controversial Police Unit

As Forgiveness Sweeps Ethiopia, Some Wonder About Justice

Sudanese Hit by Bread Shortages as Currency Crunch Escalates

The Day in Photos

August 14, 2018

Featured Video

Thinking Forward: A Discussion with International Young Leaders

StoryCorps: Q&A

StoryCorps: Always a Family

You may also like

Miles4Migrants Reunites Immigrant Families

Cow Vigilantes Spark Fears in India's Muslim-dominated Villages

Warming US-Taiwan Ties on Display as President Tsai Visits LA