Headlines
  • A strike on Sunday evening at Riyadh's international airport has resulted in more injuries, and the number of fatalities has increased since over a dozen people were killed at the main aviation facility the day before.
  • The Ansar Allah Houthis and Yemeni government forces are engaged in fierce fighting over the vital city of Taiz.
  • A human rights group reported on Sunday that airstrikes targeting artisanal gold miners in a disputed border area between Sudan and Egypt had killed at least 72 workers.
  • Pope Leo XIV said on Sunday that he will have surgery in the "next few days" after medical professionals found a nodule on his lung.
  • The reform agenda of nationalist Prime Minister Janez Jansa, which the opposition has called "authoritarian," suffered a setback when Slovenians narrowly rejected a government bill in a referendum on Sunday.
  • After his social media posts were purportedly blocked on the company's platforms, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused tech giant Meta of meddling in the election on Saturday.

Tag: African News At a Glance

January 25, 2020

Dynasty, Power and Prominence

From decades of political notoriety and financial power, to the fall from prominence, this week #VOAOurVoices’ Auriane Itangishaka, Hayde Adams FitzPatrick, and guest co-host Salem Solomon, explore dynastic families throughout Africa

September 14, 2019

News at a Glance

In Spain t least three people are dead after torrential rains sparked flooding in southeast and other news around the world…..Mugabe Will Have Private Burial at National Heroes’ Acre and other stories around Africa

July 3, 2019

News at a Glance

World News and African News at a Glance

June 14, 2019

African News at a Glance

Medical workers leading the Ugandan effort against Ebola struggle with lack of supplies and other stories around the World

May 28, 2019

African News Now

Strikers in Sudan Push Military to Cede Power and other stories across African Continent

May 24, 2019

African News Now At a Glance

Kenya’s highest court ruled Friday that a colonial-era law banning same-sex relations should remain in place and other Stories Across Africa

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