The Texas army veteran who rammed a truck into a New Orleans crowd of New Year's revelers likely acted alone and pledged his support to the Islamic State, according Christopher Raia, Assistant Deputy Director of the FBI's Counter Terrorism Division. He said the suspect, Shamsud Din Jabbar, was shot dead at the scene after firing at polie.…

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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation says authorities are carrying out searches in New Orleans and areas outside the southern U.S. state of Louisiana as part of their investigation into a deadly New Year’s Day attack in the city’s popular French Quarter. Entering 2025, at least 20 African countries are bankrupt or at high risk of defaulting on …

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On today's Daybreak Africa, the FBI says the Texas man who drove a truck into a New Orleans crowd killing at least 14 people, likely acted alone and pledged his support to the Islamic State, an analyst says 2024 was the year for the resurgence of ISIS, and a strange, metallic object crashed into a Kenyan village this week. Tune in for all this and …

Many Ugandans disagree with President Museveni's ban on police bonds which guarantee that suspects will show when required. They say it violates personal liberties and interferes with the law. Mugume Davis Rwakaringi reports from Kampala.Di Mugume Davis Rwakaringi

Georgetown University Political Scientist and member of an international security advisory board with the U-S State Department Nola Haynes - a New Orleans native - describes her reaction to the deadly truck attack and tells VOA's Carol Van Dam that she has been warning about increased global terrorist threats for some time now.…

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This past year was not a good one for many children. UNICEF's Joseph English tells VOA's Carol Van Dam more than 33,900 children were victims of grave violations, including many in Sudan and DR-Congo. Van Dam asked English if the perpetrators of those crimes are ever arrested.Di Carol Van Dam

Ugandans rang in the new year with firecrackers and music while President Museveni, in an address to the nation, vowed to tighten security and improve the economy. Mugume Davis Rwakaringi reports from Kampala.Di Carol Van Dam

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In Washington, plans are well underway for the funeral ceremonies for former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100. In Guinea, a coalition of social groups made up of the opposition and civil society organizations says that after today, they will no longer recognize the military government in power. The Democratic Republic of Congo has…

2024 was one of the worst years ever for children in conflict zones according to UNICEF. More children than ever are estimated to be living in conflict zones or forcibly displaced due to conflict and violence; several are in Africa, including Sudan, where children’s rights were violated over and over. UNICEF spokesperson Joseph English tells VOA's …

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Leaders from around the world are paying tribute to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, including South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, who recalled Carter as “an outspoken critic of the apartheid state.” Former President Carter was touring villages in Ghana during the late 1980s when he first encountered peop…

Former US president Jimmy Carter died in his home state of Georgia at the age of 100 on Sunday. Allan Lichtman, distinguished professor of history at American University in Washington DC knew Jimmy Carter and tells VOA's Carol Van Dam that unlike other politicians, he will be remembered as a man who followed his moral compass.…

After leaving Washington, former US President Jimmy Carter founded the Carter center which has monitored elections in hot spots around the globe including in Africa. He strove to give people in the United States and elsewhere a better life. But the peanut farmer from Georgia faced many challenges while in Washington. VOA's Carol Van Dam asked Wendy…

On today's Daybreak Africa, we remember former US President Jimmy Carter who served only one term as president, but made many contributions to people around the world after leaving the White House. We talk to those who knew him in Washington and to others about how Jimmy Carter will be remembered. We also hear how Mozambique's political crisis is i…

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Nigerian authorities in northwest Sokoto state have launched a probe into a military airstrike that killed at least 10 people this week. Tensions continue to mount in Chad, with opposition and civil society groups vowing to disrupt Sunday’s local council, regional and parliamentary elections. Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy Commissioner has …

On today's Daybreak Africa, the head of a powerful African regional bloc offers help to Mozambique as it grapples with post-election violence, a look at the catastrophic tsunmai that hit East Africa and Indonesia 20 years ago, and Nigerian authorities investigate a Christmas day airstrike. All this and more on Daybreak Africa.…

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Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the chair of the Southern Africa Development Community, has said the regional bloc is ready to assist Mozambique as it grapples with post-election violence. Two decades ago, a devastating tsunami hit East African nations along the Indian Ocean, killing over 300 people, and some experts say early warning syst…

On today's Daybreak Africa, over 50 people were killed in Mozambique after Daniel Chapo was confirmed winner of the October election, a new report says Sudan's war is deepening, causing famine to spread, and South Sudanese find hope on Christmas despite economic hardship and hunger. Find out more on these stories and more on Daybreak Africa.…

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On today's Daybreak Africa, minutes after Mozambique's high court declares victory for the ruling party, protesters take to the streets, frustrated journalists in Chad wonder if the ban on broadcasting certain material will ever be lifted, and Pope Francis delivers a message of hope at Christmas Eve mass. Tune in for all these stories and more on D…

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Hundreds of illegal miners trapped in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, in South Africa’s North West province, will spend Christmas day underground. Chad's electoral commission has asked the central African state’s military to help protect election officials and candidates, amid a spike in attacks on campaign teams ahead of the December 29 ele…

At Christmas time, many charities ramp up their services to help people living along the margins in society, regardless of their faith. Catholic Charities USA is one of them. Monsignor John Enzler, former head of the Washington DC chapter of Catholic Charities USA tells VOA's Carol Van Dam some 50,000 volunteers and staffers work to create hope for…

On today's Daybreak Africa, protests break out once again in Mozambique, where the high court rules in favor of the ruling party in October's election, South Sudan health officials grapple with a cholera outbreak, and thousands of Kenyan women and girls report being assaulted this past year. Tune in for all these stories and more on Daybreak Africa…

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Mozambique’s Constitutional Council has proclaimed the results of the October 9th election following a wave of unprecedented protests that have rocked the African nation. In 2024, African countries once again pushed for the reform of global institutions such as the United Nations, World Bank and International Monetary Fund, with little progress. Li…

Sudan's RSF retakes control of a key, logistical base in North Darfur on Sunday, a day after militias allied with the Sudanese army seized control of the base. Sudan analyst Cameron Hudson with the Center for Strategic and International Studies Africa Program tells VOA's Carol Van Dam that US Secretary Antony Blinken, who led two meetings at the UN…

On today's Daybreak Africa Sudan's RSF retakes control of a key base in North Darfur a day after militias allied with the army seized control of the base, a Sudan expert explains why the top US diplomat focused on Sudan in recent UN Security Council meetings, and more tragedy strikes Nigeria as people scramble for free food. Tune in for all these s…

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Mozambique has already begun constructing homes for victims of Chido, which killed 73 people in the country, and battered Malawi after devastating the islands of Mayotte. United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk is calling for an end to the siege of El Fasher in North Darfur, which has resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths, more than a thou…

As Christmas approaches, Nigerians in different parts of the country have expressed fear and worry over the possibility of traveling to visit family friends due to the rising cost of food and transportation and amid worsening insecurity. Our reporter in Nigeria has more.Di VOA Africa

Liberian officials have released some protesters arrested this week for taking part in the "White Tuesday" protest. Police say the protesters were arrested for breaking security lines. Among those released is Sekou Kalasco, former aide to former Liberian President George Weah. Kalasco tells VOA's James Butty he was freed on bail but maintains he wa…

Tundu Lissu, the deputy chairman of Tanzania’s main opposition party Chadema, says he’s received credible information of a plot hatched against him. Lissu, who is running for the party’s leadership against the current leader Freeman Mbowe in January 2025, tells VOA’s James Butty that he's publicizing the alleged plot before it becomes reality.…

On today's Daybreak Africa, Liberian authorities release protesters involved in the "White Tuesday" march including a man former president's political aide who said he never protested, the deputy head of Tanzania's opposition Chadema party says there's a plot hatched against him, and the top US diplomat announces $200 million in aid for war-torn Su…

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An Italian website that monitors military aircraft and ships in the Mediterranean says it has spotted the establishment of an air bridge between Russia and Libya. Residents of Mayotte urged French President Emmanuel Macron to send more aid as he surveyed the devastation that Cyclone Chido left in the Indian Ocean archipelago. Nigerian authorities i…