Africa 54 - June 3, 2021

Описание: You are watching Africa 54, your daily news and feature magazine-style program, from the Voice of America. Host Esther Githui-Ewart and a team of correspondents zero in on the big stories making news on the continent and around the world with context and analysis.

Top Stories:

Following last week’s military coup in Mali, the African Union on Tuesday suspended the country from its membership, just days after the West African regional bloc ECOWAS suspended Mali’s membership.

International Criminal Court Chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has asked Sudan’s government to hand over Ahmed Haroun, a key suspect in war crimes committed in Darfur and a close ally of ousted president Omar Al Bashir. According to Reuters Media, Bensouda told a press conference in Khartoum Wednesday that the I.C.C. is willing to negotiate with the government of Sudan on where the trial of Bashir should take place.

Hundreds of Zimbabweans protested Wednesday about a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines as the country awaits more doses from China. The government wants to inoculate at least 60% of Zimbabwe's more than 14 million people by the end of the year but has struggled to get the necessary supplies.

Nigerian State government confirmed late Wednesday that 136 children were abducted from an Islamic School in the north-central Niger State on Sunday. Niger State Deputy governor Ahmed Mohammed Ketso said the number was lower than the 200 previously reported by the federal government.

Minnesota prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence for former police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted in April of the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. Chauvin's defense has instead asked for a sentence of probation and time served. Chauvin, a white officer who knelt on Floyd's neck for over nine minutes while Floyd was in his custody, was found guilty of murder and manslaughter by a Minneapolis jury.

President Joe Biden is launching a month-long nationwide push to get 70% of American adults vaccinated by Independence Day on July 4th. But the administration has not yet outlined its vaccine-sharing strategy with the rest of the world.

In 2008, a family murder-suicide horrified Detroit. Two decades later, one of the surviving daughters is telling her story of survival and efforts to help others.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Central American leaders to tackle corruption, poverty and drug trafficking to improve the lives of their citizens and stem migration to the United States.

Instead of a smartphone to access apps and a navigation system, a tech company is creating smart glass that can be used in windshields and windows to see virtual objects and information through augmented reality.

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