This week on Straight Talk Africa, we are looking in-depth at the war in Sudan and the humanitarian emergency it has created. Host Hayde Adams is joined by Nabeel Biajo of VOAs South Sudan in Focus, Mathilde Vu, advocacy manager for Sudan at the Norwegia

This week on Straight Talk Africa, we take a look at the upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. President Felix Tshisekedi seeks a second term on December 20th as he faces old and new political rivals. His term has been marred by cont

On this episode of Straight Talk Africa, the United Nations annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, GBV, is underway, aiming to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls. The 2023 campaign also calls on governments worldwide

On this episode of Straight Talk Africa, we take an in-depth look at Africas economy, where in the last 10 years the debt ratio has almost doubled in sub-Saharan Africa. According to the International Monetary Fund, IMF, as many as eight African countrie

This week on Straight Talk Africa, Liberia achieved a democratic transfer of power with incumbent President George Weah conceding the presidential election to former Vice President Joseph Boakai. The president-elect said he wants to fight corruption and b

This week on Straight Talk Africa, pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protesters recently clashed in South Africa as the ongoing Israel-Hamas war creates a wide range of viewpoints across the African continent. Join Haydé Adams and her guests, David Onserio

This week, Straight Talk Africa will discuss the African Growth and Opportunity Act, AGOA, which is set to expire in 2025. As stakeholders call for the renewal of AGOA, U.S. President Joe Biden says he wants to discuss improvements with Congress before re

On this special edition of Straight Talk Africa, we examine the escalating war between Israel and Hamas. Israeli forces are pushing deeper into Gaza as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls by the United Nations for a cease-fire. Peopl

On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, the war between Israel and Hamas is intensifying with the death toll in Gaza continuing to rise sharply. The international community is trying to prevent armed conflict from spreading across the Middle East and a w

This week on Straight Talk Africa, Israel continues its airstrikes on Gaza as it vows to wipe out Hamas control of the Palestinian territory. U.S. President Joe Biden traveled to Tel Aviv on Wednesday in an effort to prevent the war from escalating into