On VOA60: South African president and the chairperson of the 2023 BRICS Summit, Cyril Ramaphosa, Thursday announced that the five membered economic bloc has invited six nations to join, among them Egypt, Iran and Saudi Arabia, effective Jan. 1, 2024. Plus, voting in Zimbabwe’s 2023 general election extended for a second day after the nation’s electoral body re-opened some stations due to delays receiving electoral materials. This and more African news related updates on today’s VOA 60! | VOA Afr

On VOA 60: Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday presented a $34.84 billion budget proposal to lawmakers that outlined an ambitious reform agenda with economic growth and national security as his top priorities. Plus, Reuters has released a report based on interviews with 11 Sudanese women who spoke of being targeted for their ethnicity amid the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, RSF. This, and more on today’s VOA 60! | VOA

President Donald Trump refuses to budge on the tariffs Washington has imposed on other nations, despite the scrutiny he is receiving for the economic repercussions on the U.S. markets. For insight into Trump’s position, VOA’s White House Correspondent Carolyn Presutti filed this report. | VOA Africa