bbcworldservice

vendredi 20 août 2021

Top Stories: The head of the United States' humanitarian agency says aid workers will run out of food this week for millions in need in Ethiopia's conflict-ravaged Tigray region. South Africa's government said in a statement that it will offer vaccines to those aged between 18 and 35 from Friday as it chases a target of 300,000 inoculations per day. Uganda said on Friday it had suspended the operations of 54 non-governmental organizations, a move that one of the groups described as "political persecution." The NGOs affected include charities whose work defending the rights of political activists and people affected by a crude oil production project in western Uganda has irritated some government officials. Possible Q&A with Peter Clottey on the latest developments in Zambia as the country prepares to inaugurate Hakainde Hichelima as new president following his landslide election victory. Saturday (August 21) is the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, a day that is unfortunately relevant in Burkina Faso which is engaged in fighting Islamist militants. A Burkinabe nonprofit, Go Paga, is helping widows and orphans grappling with the loss of husbands and fathers to rebuild their lives. A Burkinabe poetry collective is using words and music to create a "revolution around reforestation" in a country hammered by three decades of desertification. Elevated houses. Water level sensors. Rebuilt natural barriers. Coastal communities are struggling to hold back the destruction from climate change. But in our new ‘code red’. President Joe Biden remains defiant amid a political storm triggered by the swift Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the chaotic end of America’s longest war. Whether he can survive the crisis depends on many factors, including the safe evacuation of Americans. As the U.S. leaves a vacuum in Afghanistan, people worldwide are watching China’s response. The two countries share a border and have on-and-off ties that predate the September 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. A private spaceflight company sues NASA. Plus, a modified space spoon, a mega meteor shower, and an international spacecraft passes Venus. Voice of America has been hosting live-music performances by artists around the world for decades. Today we go back in time to enjoy one such vintage performance: a song by one of Zimbabwe’s greatest, late music icons

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