Every Wednesday, Haydé Adams discusses “what’s now and what’s next for Africa.” Straight Talk Africa goes behind the headlines to analyze the news and emerging trends shaping African societies. The show covers the diverse stories and insights of Africans from across the continent and in the diaspora, using social media to make the show's content more accessible, and bring our audience's views and questions into the conversation. Broadcast Schedule Straight Talk Africa is broadcast every Wednesday from 1830-1930 UTC/GMT simultaneously on radio, television, the Internet and on social media platforms. Join the Discussion Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Watch us on YouTube Contact Us: E-mail africatv@voanews.com Postal Mail Voice of America TV to Africa - Suite 1613 330 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20237 USA
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams discusses the intensifying refugee crisis. Plus, we'll have a discussion with the International Monetary Fund's African Division director, Abebe Selassie. Other guest include Jan Egeland, secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Edward Rwema, VOA Central Africa Service reporter and Henry Ridgwell, reporter from VOA's London bureau.
IMF officials have raised red flags over debt amassed by Africa resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and argue that economies continue suffering amid food and fuel shortages stemming from the war in Ukraine. For more VOA spoke with the Director of the African department at the IMF, Abebe Selassie
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, guest host Peter Clottey discusses the massacre at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria and the attack on a Texas school in the United States that killed nearly two dozen children and teachers. Guests include Yetunde Odugbesan-Omede, professor of Global Affairs and Politics at Farmingdale State College, and Scott Sterns, VOA Western U.S. bureau chief.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, guest host Vincent Makori explores the growing tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Guests include Kwezi Mngqibisa, research fellow at the University of Johannesburg, Claude Gatebuke, executive director of African Great Lakes Action Network and reporters Anasthasie Tudieshe and Eugene Unimana.
Today on Straight Talk Africa, Haydé Adams and her guests explore the effects of climate change in Africa and some initiatives underway to mitigate it. Also on the show, we will show two Voice of America documentaries: “Invisible Enemy” which explores climate change and migration in the Sahel and “Wetland Warrior” that documents the transformation of a polluted dumping site in Kenya to a serene bird-watching hub.
Today on Straight Talk Africa, Haydé Adams talks with renowned gynecologist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dr. Denis Mukwege about his new book, “The Power of Women: A Doctor's Journey of Hope and Healing.” Dr. Mukwege, who champions the rights of women caught up in armed conflicts, speaks about his global campaign to end the scourge of sexual violence and rape as a weapon of war. We will also look at the impact of the abortion debate in the United States on countries in Africa and other parts of the world.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, Haydé Adams discuss the challenges ahead for the newly elected president of Somalia. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will face chronic problems such as an ongoing drought, fighting al-Shabab and the country's troubled federal system. We also looks at the role social media influencers play in the upcoming elections in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams discusses the International Criminal Court trial of Ali Kushayb, the alleged Janjaweed leader accused of committing war crimes during Sudan's conflict in Darfur that began in 2003. Plus, we look at the challenges some African countries face as prices for food and energy skyrocket due to Russia's war in Ukraine.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams discusses the International Criminal Court trial of Ali Kushayb, the alleged Janjaweed leader accused of committing war crimes during Sudan's conflict in Darfur that began in 2003. Plus, we look at the challenges some African countries face as prices for food and energy skyrocket due to Russia's war in Ukraine.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, guest host Peter Clottey brings you more from his exclusive interview with President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda. Plus, we reached out to Ugandans who disagree with how the president has ruled the country since coming to power in 1986.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, guest host Peter Clottey brings you more from his exclusive interview with President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda. Plus, we reached out to Ugandans who disagree with how the president has ruled the country since coming to power in 1986.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, we spotlight the growing threat on media freedoms around the world and in Africa ahead of World Press Freedom Day. We'll also discuss the war in Ukraine, which has placed some African countries at odds with the Western nations.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, we spotlight the growing threat on media freedoms around the world and in Africa ahead of World Press Freedom Day. We'll also discuss the war in Ukraine, which has placed some African countries at odds with the Western nations.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss what it takes for young people to run for political office in Africa. Guests include Ayisha Osori, director of the Executive Vice President's Office at Open Society Foundations, Temi Ibirogba, sub-editor at The Republic, Maria Byrd, a correspondent for Channels TV and international affairs analyst Calvin Dark.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss what it takes for young people to run for political office in Africa. Guests include Ayisha Osori, director of the Executive Vice President's Office at Open Society Foundations, Temi Ibirogba, sub-editor at The Republic, Maria Byrd, a correspondent for Channels TV and international affairs analyst Calvin Dark.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss what it takes to unlock to promise of Africa's free-trade zone. Our guests include Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area, Val Okaru-Bisant, CEO and founder of Afrocosmo Development Impact, Frank Samolis, co-chair of the International Trade Practice Group at Squire Patton Boggs and Natasha Kimani, strategy and research lead at Africa No Filter.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss what it takes to unlock to promise of Africa's free-trade zone. Our guests include Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area, Val Okaru-Bisant, CEO and founder of Afrocosmo Development Impact, Frank Samolis, co-chair of the International Trade Practice Group at Squire Patton Boggs and Natasha Kimani, strategy and research lead at Africa No Filter.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss what it takes to unlock to promise of Africa's free-trade zone. Our guests include Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area, Val Okaru-Bisant, CEO and founder of Afrocosmo Development Impact, Frank Samolis, co-chair of the International Trade Practice Group at Squire Patton Boggs and Natasha Kimani, strategy and research lead at Africa No Filter.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss what it takes to unlock to promise of Africa's free-trade zone. Our guests include Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area, Val Okaru-Bisant, CEO and founder of Afrocosmo Development Impact, Frank Samolis, co-chair of the International Trade Practice Group at Squire Patton Boggs and Natasha Kimani, strategy and research lead at Africa No Filter.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss the Russian mercenary organization Wagner Group and security in West Africa. Guests include Ivory Coast Prime Minister Patrick Achi, Travis Adkins, the president and CEO of U.S. African Development Foundation and Nathaniel Powell, analyst at Oxford Analytica.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss the Russian mercenary organization Wagner Group and security in West Africa. Guests include Ivory Coast Prime Minister Patrick Achi, Travis Adkins, the president and CEO of U.S. African Development Foundation and Nathaniel Powell, analyst at Oxford Analytica.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss why so many African students were studying in Ukraine. What's next for thousands of international students who are fleeing the country amid Russia's invasion? Plus, we discuss reversing Africa's "brain drain.” Our guests include former President of Mauritius Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Abena Boaitey-Sowah, educational consultant at CW Education and Career Services, Anesu Masube, founder of Opportunities for Zimbabweans and Dr. Nesochi Okeke-Igbokwe, physician and medical media expert.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss why so many African students were studying in Ukraine. What's next for thousands of international students who are fleeing the country amid Russia's invasion? Plus, we discuss reversing Africa's "brain drain.” Our guests include former President of Mauritius Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Abena Boaitey-Sowah, educational consultant at CW Education and Career Services, Anesu Masube, founder of Opportunities for Zimbabweans and Dr. Nesochi Okeke-Igbokwe, physician and medical media expert.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss the war in Ukraine. How effective are international sanctions against Moscow and how will they affect African countries? Guests include Philip Crowther, a correspondent for the Associated Press, Myroslava Gongadze, VOA's Eastern Europe chief, J. Peter Pham, Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council, Mimi Kalinda, CEO and co-founder of Africa Communications Media Group and Moustafa Bayoumi, a professor at Brooklyn College, City University of New York.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss the war in Ukraine. How effective are international sanctions against Moscow and how will they affect African countries? Guests include Philip Crowther, a correspondent for the Associated Press, Myroslava Gongadze, VOA's Eastern Europe chief, J. Peter Pham, Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council, Mimi Kalinda, CEO and co-founder of Africa Communications Media Group and Moustafa Bayoumi, a professor at Brooklyn College, City University of New York.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss the war in Ukraine. Could Russia's aggression create a new world order? Guests include Steve Herman, VOA chief national correspondent, David Monda, a professor at City University of New York and Yetunde Odugbesan–Omede, a professor at Farmingdale State College.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss the war in Ukraine. Could Russia's aggression create a new world order? Guests include Steve Herman, VOA chief national correspondent, David Monda, a professor at City University of New York and Yetunde Odugbesan–Omede, a professor at Farmingdale State College.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss what it takes for young people to run for political office in Africa. Guests include Ayisha Osori, director of the Executive Vice President's Office at Open Society Foundations, Temi Ibirogba, sub-editor at The Republic, Maria Byrd, a correspondent for Channels TV and international affairs analyst Calvin Dark.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss what it takes for young people to run for political office in Africa. Guests include Ayisha Osori, director of the Executive Vice President's Office at Open Society Foundations, Temi Ibirogba, sub-editor at The Republic, Maria Byrd, a correspondent for Channels TV and international affairs analyst Calvin Dark.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss the impact of Russia and China's presence in Africa. Guests include Salem Solomon, lead editor of the Real Time News Desk at Voice of America, and Phiwokuhle Mnyandu, lecturer of African Studies at Howard University.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss the impact of Russia and China's presence in Africa. Guests include Salem Solomon, lead editor of the Real Time News Desk at Voice of America, and Phiwokuhle Mnyandu, lecturer of African Studies at Howard University.
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.
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.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams brings you a special town hall program on the current state of affairs in the fight against COVID-19 and what is needed for African nations to respond, recover and rebuild. Guests include Mo Ibrahim, founder and chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Phionah Atuhebwe, vaccines introduction medical officer at WHO Africa, Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, deputy director of Africa CDC, Shabir Madhi, dean of the health sciences faculty at University of of Witwatersrand, Dr. Tsion Firew, assistant professor of Emergency Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center and Aloysius Uche Ordu, director of Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings Institution.
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams brings you a special town hall program on the current state of affairs in the fight against COVID-19 and what is needed for African nations to respond, recover and rebuild. Guests include Mo Ibrahim, founder and chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Phionah Atuhebwe, vaccines introduction medical officer at WHO Africa, Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, deputy director of Africa CDC, Shabir Madhi, dean of the health sciences faculty at University of of Witwatersrand, Dr. Tsion Firew, assistant professor of Emergency Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center and Aloysius Uche Ordu, director of Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings Institution.
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 BFA Global, economist Eyerusalem Siba and Veda Sunassee, executive director of Africa Leadership University.
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 BFA Global, economist Eyerusalem Siba and Veda Sunassee, executive director of Africa Leadership University.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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