US Donates 17 Million J&J Doses to African Union
The United States is donating 17 million doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the African Union, bringing the total American donation to the continent to 67 million doses.The U.S. previously donated 50 million doses to the AU, whi…
New Malaria Vaccine to Benefit Hundreds of Thousands of African Children
The World Health Organization’s endorsement of the world’s first malaria vaccine marks a major advance against the mosquito-borne illness, which kills some 265,000 children in Africa annually.Bitrus Yusuf pours syrup into a measuring cup to give to his…
Pan African Film Festival Begins in Burkina Faso
The Pan-African Film Festival of Ouagadougou returns to Burkina Faso this weekend after being canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.One Burkinabe director, who has made a film documenting a nursery for the infants of sex workers, talks about …
VOA Interview: US Ambassador to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield returned to public service earlier this year when President Joe Biden nominated her to be the representative of the United States to the United Nations.The veteran diplomat had a 35-year career with the U.S. foreign s…
Ten Villagers Killed in Mosque Attack in Western Niger
Suspected jihadis killed 10 villagers in an attack on a mosque earlier this week in western Niger’s Tillaberi region, local sources said Wednesday.The attack on Monday occurred in the village of Abankor in the tri-border region where Niger, Mali and Bu…
Police Shoot, Kill Pro-Democracy Protester in Eswatini
Police shot a protester to death Wednesday in Eswatini, the latest casualty in months of demonstrations that have left more than a dozen people dead.Agence France-Presse reported Wednesday that the man was killed during a clash between police and a gro…
Letter: UN Official Recalled From Ethiopia Over Audio Recordings
The United Nations’ migration agency has recalled a staff member identified by two U.N. sources in Addis Ababa as the head of its mission to Ethiopia over audio recordings containing criticism of senior U.N. officials.In the recordings, two women who s…