Women's rights groups in Mali are suing the government for not doing enough to protect girls from circumcision, known as Female Genital Mutilation (OR FGM). As Annie Risemberg reports from Bamako, activists say the case shows how difficult it is to change the practice in Mali.
VOA’s congressional correspondent Katherine Gypson has more
Diamond cloning is said to be a vocation, an artform and a rare skill. New York artist John Hatleberg creates precise reproductions of famous diamonds, but one copy became his life's work – the Blue Diamond of the French Crown. Vladimir Lenski has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.
Victoria Amunga reports from Nairobi on one businesswoman who started her own natural foods packaging company.
In the U.S. some 28 million people have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. But the rollout hasn’t been smooth, and some people have been jumping to the head of the line. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias found out why.
A disrupted year of education is likely to result in a generation of students forced to play catch-up, perhaps for years to come. VOA Faiza Elmasry spoke with the founders of Intutorly, a non-profit organization that helps to bridge the educational divide with free online tutoring.
Like thousands other people, former star restaurateur Carlie Steiner lost her business due to the pandemic. But, as Maxim Moskalkov reports, she has managed to find a new purpose through woodworking.
A weekly newspaper run by a team of female journalists is thriving in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, despite threats against journalists in parts of the country. Gulrahim Niazman from VOA’s Afghan service has more in the report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
Democrats and Republicans are laying out their strategies ahead of Tuesday’s start to the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. VOA’s Steve Redisch explains what is behind the arguments for both sides.]
His therapy eventually turned into a business, as reporter Angelina Bagdasaryan found in this story narrated by Anna Rice
Genia Dulot has the story.
in the aftermath of the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
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