Africa 54 -September 17, 2021|HRW on Tigray, ECOWAS Sanctions Guinea Junta, & Much More Top News: Eritrean soldiers and Tigrayan militias raped, detained and killed Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, according to Human Rights Watch, an international rights watchdog. Soraya Ali reports. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposed sanctions in response to the military coup in Guinea. The decision was made during an emergency meeting in Accra, Ghana. A growing number of Republicans, including state governors, have vowed to mount legal challenges against President Joe Biden’s sweeping measures to compel workers and federal employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara has the story. The United States, Britain and Australia are hailing the announcement of a new security pact which will see Australia getting U.S. nuclear-powered submarine technology in a bid to counter China in the Indo-Pacific. China has condemned the deal, and France is outraged, after Australia abandoned its submarine deal with Paris. Brian Taylor, an immigrant from Sierra Leone who is known in New York City as the Harlem Groomer, lost 80% of his non-essential business during the pandemic. But he found a unique way to keep doing his job and along the way inspired a national movement. Elena Wolf has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. Nearly all of New York City's 300,000 employees were required to be back at their workplaces this week as the city ended remote work. But not everyone is pleased with the way the return was rolled out. More with VOA’s Mariama Diallo. 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 the world’s leading *ngoni player from Mali and his family band.