In the year 2021, African filmmakers produced top-quality titles and streaming platforms commissioned more movies after the pandemic. As we head into a new year, let’s look back at some of the best African films of 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic was a major setback for the music industry in Africa and beyond, but African musicians embraced the digital space to release global hits. Here are our highlights of some of the biggest African songs of 2021.
On the first anniversary of the deadly January 6 Capitol riot, U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a forceful speech in defense of American democracy.He laid blame for the insurrection squarely on former President Donald Trump and Republicans who continue to spread the false narrative of poll rigging
Aid workers say two to four children are abandoned each month in Idlib, a war-torn Syrian province which is the last one held by armed rebels fighting the government. They say poverty and fear are driving desperate parents to leave their children with the hope they will find a better future.
A year after the January 6 Capitol riot, former President Donald Trump continues to insist that the 2020 vote was rigged. In recent months, the former president has pushed Republicans in state legislatures to change election laws. VOA White House correspondent Anita Powell reports from Washington.