Escalating insecurity and communal violence in Nigeria appears to be strengthening separatist movements across the country. Among those movements is the Indigenous People of Biafra – a group that advocates an independent state in a part of Nigeria that tried to break away more than 50 years ago.
In a bid to combat the sharp increase in hate crimes targeting people of Asian descent in New York, a group of volunteers called the Guardian Angels has ramped up its. presence. VOA’s Janine Phakdeetham takes you on patrol in the Big Apple alongside the Angels.
White House Correspondent Patsy Widakuswara has this report.
Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States. Henry Ridgwell reports.
Jonathan Spier narrates this report from Alfonso Beato in Barcelona.
Henry Wilkins reports from Bobo Dioulasso on Burkina Faso's cutting-edge research.
as Yassin Ciyow found in this report narrated by Carol Guensberg.
Lesia Bakalets has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.
VOA's Steve Baragona has a look at efforts to lighten concrete's heavy climate impact.
Nigeria's chamber of commerce has warned that increasing violence and abductions are turning off investors and damaging the economy. Officials says unless security is improved, the economy will not recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja, Nigeria.
Tommy Walker reports from Mae Sot, Thailand.
In February, the Biden Administration ordered a review of critical U.S. supply chains after COVID lockdowns disrupted many vital production networks. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi reports, those disruptions led to creative problem solving for organizations delivering lifesaving aid.
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