Hundreds, if not thousands, of miners have been trapped underground at a disused mine in South Africa for weeks as a police operation results in a humanitarian disaster – and a growing number of corpses. l.theafricareport.com/cWp

We have been silent for four weeks. Help us get back on the air. Call your representatives about the important work that we do. #VOAMatters #SaveVOA

Saving VOA, RFE/RL, and RFA: Why It Matters. Paul Beckett, former The Wall Street Journal Bureau Chief, will lead a discussion about Voice of America Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Radio Free Asia and legal efforts to restore the services. #VOAMatters #SaveVOA eventbrite.com/e/saving-voa-r…

An IDP camp larger than most American cities has been 'obliterated' this week sending its 500,000 residents walking across the desert in search of safety. And it barely registers acknowledgement, let alone serious discussion about how to respond. Tragic. dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/ar…

Pope Francis was the rare leader who made us want to be better people. In his humility and his gestures at once simple and profound – embracing the sick, ministering to the homeless, washing the feet of young prisoners – he shook us out of our complacency and reminded us that we

Zamzam Camp Survivor Speaks to Al Jazeera: Rapid Support Militia (Janjaweed) Burned and Looted Everything In a harrowing interview with Al Jazeera, a Sudanese woman who survived the Rapid Support Militia (Janjaweed) attack on Zamzam displacement camp described horrifying scenes

🗨️"We are at a breaking point.” 3.6M of Ethiopia’s most vulnerable people will lose access to WFP’s life-saving food and nutrition assistance in the coming weeks. WFP’s Country Director in Ethiopia, Zlatan Milišić describes the facts behind the numbers. United Nations Geneva #Ethiopia

"The defendants are likely in direct violation of numerous federal laws." - US District Court Judge Royce Lamberth in his ruling for the plaintiffs in Widakusawara (VOA) v. Lake (USAGM) ift.tt/QWISZCm

Sudan shutting in South Sudanese oil exports adds insult to injury to both economies and could add unbearable pressure to an already fraught political situation in Juba.

Feels good to be back on Chesapeake Bay.

Will the DRC clinch a US security-for-peace deal? Watch a deep dive into that topic with 4 experts at an Atlantic Council forum I moderated. atlanticcouncil.org/event/beyond-c…

Today (June 23), U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth held a hearing in the Voice of America lawsuits, with attorneys from all parties present. After the session, the named plaintiffs in Widakuswara v. Lake held a press conference. #SaveVOA 👉 Watch the full video here.

USAGM Senior Adviser Kari Lake delivers opening statement that contains unsubstantiated claims. Please go to bit.ly/debunkinglake to read more. 4/

Lake accuses USAGM abusing J-1 visa. This is not true. The Department of State created a dedicated “Specialist” exchange program under the broader J-1 visa category specifically for USAGM journalists, with a much longer duration than most J-1 visas. Congress also recognized the

Lake has repeatedly claimed the lawsuits against her are “malicious.” This is FALSE! The FACT: The lawsuit brought by VOA employees challenges whether the Executive Branch can shutter an agency created and funded by Congress. It also challenges whether government officials can

Lake said VOA's programming is "painful to watch," yet our content received numerous awards. Since March 15, VOA has won around 30 prestigious awards for content produced last year. /17

Lake repeatedly claims that VOA won’t call Hamas terrorists. Fact-check: VOA’s central newsroom started referring to the October 7, 2023 attack as a terrorist attack on October 8, 2023. News stories routinely referred to October 7 as a terrorist attack and the perpetrators as

Today we’re back in court for a hearing in the VOA-related cases: Widakuswara v. Lake and Abramowitz v. Lake. This follows a development on Friday, when plaintiffs urged the court to hold the defendants in contempt. For more: savevoa.com

This man’s a Republican.

Under Trump, Voice of America Is Down but Not Out nytimes.com/2025/10/26/us/… via @NYTimes