On Daybreak Africa: The UN rights chief calls for action to prevent violence in DRC. Plus, the US sanctions four former Malawi government officials for alleged corruption. East Africa is experiencing heavy rains. A Liberian political leader vows to continue engaging for fundamental change in the country. Namibia’s Nama community rejects green-Hydrogen port. Uganda beefs up security as President Museveni prepares to meet with protesting five-day traders today, Friday. Jordan’s King Abdullah says his country will not be a battleground in the Israel-Iran confrontation. For this and more tune to D ..read more

East Africa is experiencing heavy rains, with reported flooding in Kenya killing at least 13 people so far. Floods have also killed 58 people in Tanzania during the last two weeks, according to the government, as heavy rains continue in the East African region. The coastal region was hit hardest, with 126,831 people affected, the government said. Infrastructure has also been damaged and those living in flood-prone areas are being urged to move. The rains are expected to reach their peak towards the end of the month. To find out more about the floods situation in the region, VOA’s Douglas Mpuga ..read more

On Daybreak Africa: Uganda beefs up security amid a five-day protest by traders. Plus, head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya tenders his resignation. We’ll speak with a Libyan-American businessman who left Libya on Tuesday. A State Department spokesperson discusses US assistance to Sudan. Sudanese child refugees long for peace as they try to cope with losses. A member of Chad’s main opposition discusses campaigning for the May 6 election. Nigeria’s President says his country will no longer pay ransoms to armed gangs. President Biden and former President Trump support Israel’s fig ..read more

The ongoing violence in Sudan has had a significant negative impact on children, some of whom were traumatized and separated from their parents as they fled for safety in neighboring countries. Sheila Ponnie reports from Renk, a border town between Sudan and South Sudan - where some of the displaced children are living with strangers forced to act as temporary foster parents out of necessity ..read more

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu says the country will no longer pay ransom to armed gangs that have plagued Nigeria with kidnapping and extortion. He made the statement as activists commemorated the 10th anniversary of the infamous kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok. Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja ..read more

An official of Chad’s opposition “Transformers” party says Chadians are mobilizing their personal resources to support the campaign of Prime Minister Success Masra who is running against interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby in the May 6 elections. Ndolembai Njesada, Transformers’ Vice President for Political Affairs and the Diaspora, says Masra is not getting funding from the government or from outside sources. He tells VOA’s James Butty , millions of Chadians are gravitating to Masra’s grassroots campaign ..read more

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on Sudan’s warring parties to ensure a rapid, safe, and unhindered humanitarian access, and to protect civilians. Speaking Monday to mark the first anniversary of the Sudan conflict, the Secretary General also called for humanitarian support to the Sudanese people and a political solution to the conflict ..read more

On Daybreak Africa: Today marks the first anniversary of Sudan’s conflict – for which many analysts foresee no end. We’ll also speak with the President of the Sudanese American Physicians Association. Plus, a Sunday protest in Niger calls for the departure of the US and all foreign military forces. The US helps Israel repel an Iranian drone and missile attack. ADF rebels are blamed for another attack in eastern DRC. Campaigning for Togo’s April 29 legislative election began over the weekend amid opposition protests. the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president is set to begin Monday in ..read more

A Togolese government official says the April 29 legislative and regional elections present an opportunity for the Togolese people to deliver a verdict on the new constitutional reform approved recently by parliament. The new constitution gives the election of the president to parliament. The government last week arrested some members of the opposition who had planned to protest the changes because they say it infringes on the rights of all citizens to choose their president. Campaigning for the April 29 vote began over the weekend. Gilbert Bawara, Togolese minister for civil service, labor an ..read more