This edition Straight Talk Africa looks into the two-year anniversary of Russias invasion in the Ukraine. It examines Moscows disinformation campaigns and sources of funding in African gold mines. Host Hayd Adams is joined by correspondent of the VOA

This edition of Straight Talk Africa looks at the 37th Summit of the African Union that gathered regional and world leaders in Ethiopia at a time where West Africa has experienced multiple coups and growing instability. Host Haydé Adams is joined by VOA A

In this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Hayd Adams discusses the recent clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo between the Congolese army and M23 rebels that has propelled thousands of people to flee their towns and villages near Goma.

This edition of Straight Talk Africa is focusing on two major developments in West and Southern Africa. In Senegal President Macky Sall announced the indefinite postponement of the presidential elections. And in Namibia, Nangolo Mbumba, who took over as p

On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Hayd Adams and the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, discuss the foreign policy of the United States toward Africa, the interim ruling of the International Court of Justice genoc

Landlocked Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding with Somaliland, an internationally unrecognized region in the Horn of Africa that is only recognized as part of Somalia. Many fear that Ethiopia's deal with Somaliland might destabilize the Horn

Iran backed Houthi militants stepped up attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea threatening vital shipping routes. Guest host Vincent Makori is joined by political risk analysts Marisa Loureno, the director of the Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actor

This Week on Straight Talk Africa, South Africa launches a case at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, alleging that Israels military campaign in Gaza amounts to genocide. Israels decision to defend itself sets-up a high-stakes showdown.

On this episode of Straight Talk Africa, in 2023, West, Central Africa experienced successful and unsuccessful coups, conflict escalated in Sudan, a humanitarian crisis grew in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Russia’s conflict in Ukraine continued a

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 pa