On Daybreak Africa: At least 20 million children miss out on one or more vaccines globally, the WHO says during World Immunization Week. Over 1,300 delegates and 400 companies participate in the American Chamber of Commerce summit in Nairobi. Malawi and Israel sign labor export deal on farm workers. Malawi’s information minister says President Chakwera and Vice President Chilima enjoy cordial working relations despite corruption allegations. Liberian President Joseph Boakai loses tenured case...

Malawi and Israel have signed a new deal for Malawi to send unskilled laborers to Israel. The agreement is a departure from a previous arrangement where nearly 1,000 laborers were recently sent to work in Israel through private labor agents. Malawi officials say the new deal will help address challenges workers were facing under the previous arrangement. Lameck Masina reports from Blantyre.

Malawi’s information minister says President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice President Saulos Chilima have always had cordial working relations. Vice President Chilima was arrested and charged with corruption in 2022. He was later stripped of some of his constitutional duties. Now, President Chakwera has tipped the vice president to represent Malawi at Friday’s Tanzania Union Day commemoration. Information minister Moses Kunkuyu tells VOA’s James Butty, corruption allegations against the vice...

The U.S. Secretary of Commerce says it’s not enough for the United States to just say it plans to invest and collaborate more in Africa; it must also show up. In her first official trip to East Africa, Gina Raimondo says she also plans to listen and learn as she participates in the fourth edition of the American Chamber of Commerce summit in Kenya this week. VOA’s Nairobi Bureau Chief Mariama Diallo was there and has this story

Liberia’s Supreme Court this week ordered President Joseph Boakai to withdraw his nominations for tenured positions. Dennise Nimpson reports from Monrovia.

On Daybreak Africa: Amnesty International is concerned about rights abuses in Zimbabwe. Plus, the Kenyan government threatens to halt paying the salaries of striking doctors. At least 94 percent of malaria deaths occur in Africa, the WHO says on World Malaria Day today April 25th. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu warns of the link between illegal mining operations and the financing of terrorist activities across Africa. Togo’s largest opposition party says it will never accept the new...

The leader of Togo’s largest opposition party says it will never accept the constitutional reforms approved recently by parliament. The new constitution leaves the election of the president to parliament. Togo will hold legislative and regional polls on April 29. A government official told VOA recently the elections will provide an opportunity for Togolese voters to deliver a verdict on the new constitutional reform. Jean-Pierre Fabre, leader of the National Alliance for Change (ANC), Togo’s...

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu this week warned of the link between illegal mining operations and the financing of terrorist activities across Africa, according to local media. Addressing regional leaders at a high-level counter-terrorism summit in Abuja, Tinubu urged the international community to take concrete actions to halt the inflow of funds from outside the continent that enable such illicit activities. To find out more about the link between illegal mining operations and the financing...

The Kenyan government is threatening to withhold salaries of striking doctors after failing to reach an agreement with the medics to call off the strike. The work stoppage has paralyzed medical services in public hospitals across the country for two months now. Juma Majanga reports from Nairobi.

On Daybreak Africa: The UN criticizes Britain’s Rwanda migrant law, as another boat tragedy shows the dangers of crossing.Plus, Malawi takes steps to end poverty among women and girls. Ongoing rainfall leads to the closure of key roads in Tanzania’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam. The World Bank suspends tourism financing to Tanzania over alleged human rights violations. A new World Bank report says living conditions are worsening for half of the world’s poorest countries. Artificial...

The executive director of the Oakland Institute, a policy think tank based in California, is welcoming a World Bank decision to suspend funding for a tourism project in Tanzania following allegations of human rights violations. The institute complained to the World Bank a year ago about potential violations of its own policies. Executive Director Anuradha Mittal, tells VOA’s James Butty, the suspension of funding should send a resounding message to the Tanzanian government that there are...

The government of Tanzania says it does not violate the rights of its citizens. Government spokesperson Mobhare Matinyi says such allegations are baseless. This comes as the World Bank says it has suspended financing intended to develop tourism in the Ruaha National Park area due to allegations of killings, rape and forced evictions of the local Maasai. The Bank said the allegations, if true, breach its policies in the implementation of the project. Government spokesperson Mobhare Matinyi...

A new World Bank report says living conditions are worsening for half of the world’s poorest countries with poverty levels growing in what it calls “a historical reversal of development.” It said most of these countries are in Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean with per capita incomes of less than $1,315 a year. Danny Leipziger, a Professor of International Business at the George Washington University and former Vice President for Poverty Reduction and Economic...

In South Africa, a spokesperson for the opposition uMkhonto we Sizwe (or MK) party says the group has stepped up its campaign ahead of the coming May 29 national elections. Noma Buthelezi is the spokesperson of the MK party Youth League in the Kwazulu Natal province. She says the opposition party is determined to win a two-thirds majority in parliament to form the next government. Her comments come after a Kwazulu-Natal High Court in Durban rejected a petition by the African National Congress...

Experts say one of the healthcare challenges in Africa is a shortage of training and education for workers. To help, a U.S. charity called Mission to Heal is training local workers who serve patients in remote locations. Juma Majanga reports from Ngurunit village in northern Kenya

Zimbabwean authorities responded swiftly to the recent decline in the new gold-backed currency by apprehending illicit money changers and closing the bank accounts of businesses accused of exclusively dealing in U.S. dollars. Businesses argue that this approach is not sustainable. Columbus Mavhunga reports from Harare

On Daybreak Africa: The Connected Africa Summit in Kenya addresses the continent’s challenges, opportunities and bridging digital divides. Plus, Zimbabwe authorities apprehend illicit money changers. A US charity trains medics to improve healthcare in rural Kenya. South Africa’s uMkhonto we Sizwe party wins another victory against the ruling ANC. US presidential contenders differ on who is better for the economy. For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!

On Daybreak Africa: The UN says some 800,000 people in one Sudanese city are in "extreme and immediate danger.” Analysts say international crisis have diverted attention from the brutal conflict. Plus, Kenyan President Ruto calls for a thorough investigation into the helicopter crash that killed Chief of Defense Forces General Francis Ogolla. Uganda traders end their strike over taxes. USAID questions the integrity of Liberia’s health system. Monday marks Earth Day with the theme – “Planet...

Monday is Earth Day. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Planet Vs. Plastics.” Activists are calling for a 60 percent reduction in the production of plastics by 2040. The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 says environmental issues make up half of the top 10 risks over the next 10 years. Yvonne Aki-Sawyer, mayor of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, tells VOA’s James Butty, the city will observe the day by focusing on sanitation and visiting the city’s tree-planting areas.

After two weeks on strike, businessmen in Uganda have agreed to resume work on Monday after their leaders met with President Yoweri Museveni over the matter. President Museveni instructed the suspension of hefty fines imposed on defaulting traders and promised to sit with technocrats to seek for a suitable solution. Reporter Mugume Davis Rwakaringi has more from Kampala, Uganda

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has criticized the Liberian health sector for mismanaging donated products to diagnose and treat HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis. Dennise Nimpson reports from Monrovia.

Kenyan President William Ruto has called for a thorough and unhindered investigation into the helicopter crash that killed the Kenyan Chief of Defense Forces General Francis Ogolla. General Ogolla and nine other military personnel died last Thursday when their helicopter crashed in the North Rift region of the country. President William Ruto spoke Sunday at General Ogolla’s funeral at the conclusion of three days of national mourning

On Daybreak Africa: Botswana churches oppose a gay rights proposal. Plus, Kenya is mourning the death of its Chief of Defense Forces and nine other senior military personnel. Hospitals in eastern DRC face vaccine shortages. South Sudan assures South African President Ramaphosa that elections will take place this year. Rhino poaching in Nambia is on the rise in the first quarter of 2024. For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!

Kenya is mourning the death of its Chief of Defense Forces General Francis Ogolla and nine other military personnel on Thursday. They had been inspecting the North Rift region where the military is conducting an operation against banditry when their helicopter crashed. President William Ruto has declared three days of national mourning beginning Friday.