On Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams examines the relevance of Africa Day and the role of the African Union in the continent’s political process. Also, David Moinina Sengeh, Sierra Leone’s minister of Basic Education, joins the show to discuss his

On this episode of Straight Talk Africa, South Africa’s government has denied a U.S. diplomat’s allegations that it provided arms to Russia. Will this affect the relationship between Pretoria and Washington? Also, VOA’s Paul Ndiho and Omary Kaseko report

On this episode of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss the ongoing conflict in Sudan that has witnessed warring generals Abdel Fattah al-Burhan of the Sudan Armed Forces and his rival Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo of the paramilitary Rap

On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss the state of press freedom in the world with a focus on the African continent on this Word Press Freedom Day. We’ll discuss how political crises affect free expression and ho

On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, Haydé Adams and her guests discuss the escalating conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese government troops and the paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces. Guests include Margaret Besheer, VOA United N

On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and guests discuss the conflict in Sudan as rival commanders General Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan of Sudan’s armed forces and General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the paramilitary group Rapid Support

Coming up on Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and reporters discuss South Africa’s move to send envoys to Washington to discuss Pretoria's relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. We’ll have the latest on the major leak of U.S. classified do

On Straight Talk Africa: Guest host Vicent Makori and experts discuss the historic felony arraignment of former U.S. President Donald Trump and examine how it may affect the political landscape in the country. We will also have an in-depth conversation wi

On this episode of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss the significance of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ weeklong trip to Africa. Harris is visiting Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia. We’ll also look at the anti-LGBTQ legislation p

On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, Hayde Adams and her guests discuss the possibility that for the first time in U.S. history, a former president could face criminal charges. An arrest warrant has been issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin for