Straight Talk Africa host Shaka Ssali asks “Is there democracy in Uganda?” and Charles Peter Mayiga, Prime Minister of Buganda answers. Take a look and let us know what you think. | Straight Talk Africa
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Straight Talk Africa host Shaka Ssali asks “Is there democracy in Uganda?” and Charles Peter Mayiga, Prime Minister of Buganda answers. Take a look and let us know what you think. | Straight Talk Africa
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We are LIVE every Tuesday exclusively on Facebook for a little extra with Shaka. In "Shaka Extra Time" he answers your questions about politics in Africa. Share some of your questions. | Straight Talk Africa
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We are LIVE every Tuesday exclusively on Facebook for a little extra with Shaka. In "Shaka Extra Time" he answers your questions about politics in Africa. Share some of your questions. | Straight Talk Africa
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Shaka Ssali, the former host of VOA’s flagship weekly program Straight Talk Africa, was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to media in Africa. The Ugandan North American Association, or UNAA, honored the veteran journalist during their annual convention. VOA’s Paul Ndiho reports from National Harbor, Maryland. | Straight Talk Africa
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Shaka Ssali, the former host of VOA’s flagship weekly program Straight Talk Africa, was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to media in Africa. The Ugandan North American Association, or UNAA, honored the veteran journalist during their annual convention. VOA’s Paul Ndiho reports from National Harbor, Maryland. | Straight Talk Africa
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On this episode of Straight Talk Africa, we talk with the creator of a unique documentary that that sheds light on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. VOA Executive Producer Omary Kaseko takes us to Goma, in the eastern part of the country, where he documents the trials and tribulations of internally displaced refugees. | Straight Talk Africa
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On this episode of Straight Talk Africa, we talk with the creator of a unique documentary that that sheds light on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. VOA Executive Producer Omary Kaseko takes us to Goma, in the eastern part of the country, where he documents the trials and tribulations of internally displaced refugees. | Straight Talk Africa
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🇨🇩Gunfire was heard overnight in DRC’s eastern city of Bukavu Saturday as looting and panic swept through the Congolese’ second largest city. The incident, eyewitnesses told Reuters, was due to looting that broke out after M23 rebels reportedly advanced to Goma forcing thousands of residents to flee. A Reuters video showed locals carrying bags of food, while a group of men were seen carrying an injured man on a makeshift stretcher. Claude Bisimwa, a Bukavu resident, said the injured man has st
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🇨🇩Gunfire was heard overnight in DRC’s eastern city of Bukavu Saturday as looting and panic swept through the Congolese’ second largest city. The incident, eyewitnesses told Reuters, was due to looting that broke out after M23 rebels reportedly advanced to Goma forcing thousands of residents to flee. A Reuters video showed locals carrying bags of food, while a group of men were seen carrying an injured man on a makeshift stretcher. Claude Bisimwa, a Bukavu resident, said the injured man has st
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As the NATO summit closed this week, alliance members have stuck to resolutions of backing Ukraine in the fight against Russia by continuing arms pledges which witnessed Washington pledging an additional $800 million while London pledged an extra $1.3 billion, however Kyiv says it needs more. | Straight Talk Africa
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As the NATO summit closed this week, alliance members have stuck to resolutions of backing Ukraine in the fight against Russia by continuing arms pledges which witnessed Washington pledging an additional $800 million while London pledged an extra $1.3 billion, however Kyiv says it needs more. | Straight Talk Africa
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday ordered his military to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal plant in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol, instead pushing for a blockade. Putin gave the order to his Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu who previously informed his commander in chief that more than 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers were still holed up in the Azovstal plant. | Straight Talk Africa
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In a country where religious leaders openly condemn homosexuality, and gay sex is punishable with jail time, a Ghanaian LGBTQ couple say they fear more for their lives and safety than whether a church will bless their clandestine same-sex union. They have lived together for eight months, hiding their relationship by pretending to be sisters even as they face gossip that risks spilling into hostility due to suspicions about their sexual orientation. "What happens if we can get our marriages recog
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U.N. Security Council members condemned Russia for escalating the war in Ukraine, criticizing its mobilization of more troops and President Vladimir Putin’s implicit threat to use nuclear weapons. For more, VOA’s Esther Githui-Ewart spoke to United Nations correspondent Margaret Besheer. | Straight Talk Africa
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▶️ People scramble for food in heavy rain at a donation point in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip Wednesday. A worker from a relief organization explained that while they prepare around 20 containers of food daily, the current situation has made it difficult to meet the demand. | Straight Talk Africa
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The United Nations Security Council has rejected a draft resolution introduced by Russia calling for a humanitarian crease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group, Hamas. The draft resolution on Monday failed to get the minimum nine votes needed in the 15-member body. Five nations — China, Gabon, Mozambique, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates — voted in favor, while four others — France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States — were against. Six nations, Albania, Brazi
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World leaders this week met in France’s capital Paris to attend an aid conference focused on raising over $2 billion for conflict-stricken Sudan. However, residents of Omdurman, a city across the Nile from the capital Khartoum, say they feel neglected by the international community and are calling for more action. Reuters’ David Doyle has more. | Straight Talk Africa
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🇨🇩Video released Friday from Katana in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo shows armed men in vehicles and locals listening to men in military fatigues as sources say rebels have seized the town. Earlier on Friday, rebels seized the town of Katana, 11 km or 7 miles from Kavumu where the airport is located, just as African leaders gathered for crisis talks on the escalating crisis. A video taken by a Katana resident also showed armed men walking through that town. "M23 soldiers are blockin
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Students at Howard University in Washington D.C. are gaining a deeper understanding of Africa through language. Straight Talk Africa visited to the historically Black university and spoke to some students about how they’re connecting to the continent. | Straight Talk Africa
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Human Rights activists are concerned that Uganda’s "Anti-Homosexuality Act" assented by President Yoweri Museveni last Friday could have a domino effect across Africa as Ghana’s legislature deliberates a similar bill. Although the bill in Ghana, known formally as the "Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill," is yet to pass, news that the East African nation has enacted the legislation has sent shivers down the spines of LGBTQ persons and allies in the West Africa
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While addressing Russians on the state of their domestic economy Monday, Moscow’s leader, Vladimir Putin said Washington and its Western allies have scored an own goal by imposing sanctions on his administration over the war in Ukraine arguing that is why Western economies are deteriorating while Moscow reports a historic surplus of above $58 billion dollars. | Straight Talk Africa
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Over 2.4 million African immigrants are currently living in the United States. This diverse and growing diaspora is becoming an increasingly critical constituency in American elections, asserting both their economic and political power. VOA's Yeheyes Wuhib hosted a special edition of Straight Talk Africa focusing on African voices and the race for the White House. Watch the full program on voaafrica.com | Straight Talk Africa
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The United States told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday it does not seek conflict with Iran, but U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that Washington would act swiftly and decisively if Iran or its proxies attacks U.S. personnel anywhere. | Straight Talk Africa
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In Goma, M23 fighters have taken control of several streets and are managing the city's security. Some residents were seen taking selfies with the fighters. Although relative calm has returned to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city, the main roads still bear the marks of conflict, with military trenches, spent bullets, improvised explosive devices and beer bottles scattered around. Some businesses remain closed as residents wait to see what actions M23 will take. Many are calling for t
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Hundreds of people, including Congolese migrants and their other African counterparts, took to the streets of South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, to march to the European Union’s embassy where they called on the EU and other international bodies to use their global influence to bring peace to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. VOA’s Thuso Khumalo attended the march and spoke with protesters, including some Congolese who expressed their gratitude to the South African military personnel who are f
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In a press briefing Tuesday, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan condemned Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Israel as significant escalation of conflict in the Middle East. Israel appeared to have defeated the attack without loss of life, Sullivan said. Sullivan said the White House has “made clear that there will be consequences, severe consequences, for this attack,” adding that Washington will work with its Middle Eastern ally, Israel “to make that case.” The national security advi
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Experts report that a recent announcement by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin who said that his nation will suspend its participation in the New START treaty, which limits the number of warheads deployed by his nation and the U.S., has aroused fears of a new global nuclear arms race. For more, VOA’s Henry Ridgwell speaks to authorities and experts from London. | Straight Talk Africa
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Shaka Ssali Reflects on Show’s Success - Straight Talk Africa 20th Anniversary
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On a visit to Ivory Coast’s Abidjan, Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama and his Ivorian counterpart Alassane Ouattara urged juntas to rejoin the West African bloc ECOWAS. Junta leaders from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger formally withdrew from ECOWAS in January over demands that they return to democratic rule. "I will offer myself as the bridge between ECOWAS and the three countries,” Mahama said in a joint address, to encourage nations to rejoin ECOWAS and “transition to constitutional democra
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