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Daybreak Africa

VOA

Each day, Daybreak Africa looks at the latest developments on the continent, starting with headline news and providing in-depth interviews, reports from VOA correspondents, sports news and a selection of listeners' letters. Daybreak Africa is paired with the 30-minute World News Now program at 0330, 0430, 0530 and 0630 UTC to provide a seamless hour of comprehensive news coverage. Schedule Monday-Friday 0300, 0400, 0500 & 0600 UTC/GMT Contact Us E-mail [email protected] Telephone To leave a message for the program staff, call +1.202.205.9942. After you hear the VOA identification, press 25 and then leave your message after the tone. Speak clearly and provide your name and location. We might use your comments in our program! Postal Mail Voice of America Room 1613 330 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20237 USA

  • 2 minutes 53 seconds
    Countries disagree over climate funding at COP29 - November 15, 2024
    Stark differences over financing are emerging at the United Nations climate change summit, also called COP29, now under way in Baku, Azerbaijan. This year, the key issue is how to fund poorer countries to help them curb planet-warming gases, and to cope with the impacts of climate change. Darren Taylor report
    15 November 2024, 3:19 am
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    Mozambique’s election unrest tops SADC summit agenda - November 15, 2024
    Post-election unrest in Mozambique is expected to be on the agenda at the coming Southern African Development Community’s extraordinary Heads of State Summit. Regional leaders are expected to address the scores of civilian fatalities and injuries since the ruling Frelimo party declared Daniel Chapo president with over 70 percent of the vote in the October 9 election. Vicky Stark report
    15 November 2024, 3:19 am
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    Kenyan Catholic Bishops criticize alleged killings, abductions - November 15, 2024
    Roman Catholic Bishops in Kenya have criticized President William Ruto’s government for what they called unexplained killings, abductions, and disappearances, especially the murders of women in the country. The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops made their claims Thursday during a news conference. Kenyan government officials were not immediately available for comment, but the Kenyan police released a statement reiterating their commitment to serve and protect all Kenyans. VOA’s James Butty asked Barrack Oduor, political reporter with the People’s Daily of Kenya, just what else the Catholic Bishops had to say
    15 November 2024, 3:18 am
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    Somaliland vote counting continues after peaceful polls - November 15, 2024
    Vote counting from Wednesday’s breakaway Somaliland’s presidential election continues. Somaliland, legally part of Somalia, unilaterally declared independence in 1993 but has not been recognized by any sovereign state. To find out what Somaliland’s presidential election means for Somalia, VOA’s Douglas Mpuga reached Political analyst David Monda.
    15 November 2024, 3:18 am
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    Nigeria inaugurates rights violations forum - November 15, 2024
    The Nigerian National Human Rights Commission, or NHRC, has inaugurated a new forum targeting rights violations in Nigeria. Timothy Obiezu has more on the launch of the Human Rights Defenders Forum in the West African nation.
    15 November 2024, 3:17 am
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    South Africa seals access route to trapped illegal miners - November 15, 2024
    An estimated 4,000 illegal miners have been trapped in an abandoned mine in South Africa’s Northwest Province since October 18. Authorities said Thursday that they have blocked off the entrances used to deliver supplies to discourage unregulated mining, according to several news reports. Professor Sipho Seepe, a political analyst and former deputy vice chancellor for Institutional Support at the University of Zululand, tells VOA’s James Butty, while illegal mining is a nuisance in South Africa, he hopes the authorities will honor the constitutional right to life.
    15 November 2024, 3:17 am
  • 29 minutes 57 seconds
    Daybreak Africa: Amnesty: French weapons in Sudan likely breach of U.N. arms embargo - November 15, 2024
    On Daybreak Africa: Armored vehicles manufactured by the United Arab Emirates and equipped with French defense systems have been captured by the Sudanese army during the civil war in Sudan, Amnesty International says. Plus, stark differences over financing are emerging at the UN climate change summit, also called COP29. Mozambique’s political unrest is costing the Southern Africa region. An estimated 4,000 illegal miners remain trapped inside a closed mine in South Africa’s Northwest province. Vote counting from Wednesday’s breakaway Somaliland’s presidential election continues. We’ll have an analysis. Roman Catholic Bishops in Kenya criticize President Ruto’s government for what they called unexplained killings and abductions. Nigeria launches 'Human Rights Defenders' forum. For these and more tune in to Daybreak Africa!
    15 November 2024, 3:00 am
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    Daybreak Africa: Sudan keeps open key border crossing for aid delivery to Western Dafur - November 14, 2024
    On Daybreak Africa: Sudan’s military-controlled government says a key border crossing with Chad will stay open to keep much-needed humanitarian aid flowing into the western Darfur region which has been a center of fighting in the country's ongoing war. Plus, funds disappear at the South Sudan elections commission. Experts call for boosting contract farming to strengthen Africa food systems and farmers’ income. Vote counting is underway following Wednesday’s peaceful elections in self-declared republic of Somaliland. Senegal holds parliamentary elections this weekend. The US Ambassador to Kenya resigns. Zimbabwe sees new cholera cases after declaring the end of the outbreak. President Joe Biden assures President-Elect Donald Trump of a smooth transfer of power at an Oval Office meeting. For these and more tune in to Daybreak Africa!
    14 November 2024, 3:05 am
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    South Sudan probes missing elections commission funds - November 14, 2024
    Millions of South Sudan pounds apparently have been stolen from the elections commission offices in South Sudan’s capital Juba. The chairperson of the commission says the money was meant for election preparation activities in the states. Denis Logonyi reports
    14 November 2024, 2:36 am
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    Vote counting begins in Somaliland after peaceful polls - November 14, 2024
    Vote counting is underway in the self-declared republic of Somaliland following Wednesday’s peaceful elections. In the capital Hargeisa, president Muse Bihi Abdi and main opposition leader Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullaahi Irro cast their votes early in the morning. Both have urged the citizens to vote peacefully. It could take the election committee up to five days to announce official results. Guleid Ahmed Jama is a prominent Somaliland human rights lawyer and analyst. After casting his vote in Hargeisa, he spoke to Harun Maruf of VOA’s Horn of Africa Service
    14 November 2024, 2:36 am
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    US Kenya Ambassador resigns after Trump victory - November 14, 2024
    The US Ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman, resigned Wednesday, one week after Donald Trump’s re-election. In a statement, Ambassador Whitman touted some of her achievements to include various trade, health and security agreements that Kenya signed with the United States, including Kenya’s elevation as the first major non-NATO ally in Africa. Barrack Oduor, a political reporter with the People’s Daily of Kenya, tells VOA’s James Butty, Ambassador Whitman’s resignation met a mixed reception on various Kenyan social media platforms for her good work, but also what some Kenyans saw as her failure to criticize President Ruto’s government during the June anti-tax protests.
    14 November 2024, 2:35 am
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