Iris that's emerged from China Dr Ted Rose out and give a yes or said there were worrying signs the world was not hearing the call to support those in China who were helping to fight the outbreak I again. This is the time for. Dr Michael Ryan the executive director of the w h O's emergencies program warned against politicizing the epidemic please let our scientists get on their public health professionals like get on that and work together and we find answers to this and as a t.d. Said maybe we should try all of us to avoid politicizing the situation right now Ryan was responding to claims from a White House official that China had lacked transparency in its handling of the crisis there might be a truce agreement between the United States and the Taleban in Afghanistan a peace Shelley Adler reports a senior u.s. Official says the United States and the Taliban have reached a truce agreement that will take effect quote very soon and could lead to a pullout of American troops from Afghanistan the officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss details ahead of an official announcement the person added that the agreement for a 7 day reduction in violence to be followed by the start of all Afghan peace talks within 10 days is very specific and covers the entire country including Afghan forces that have elements come as Secretary of State might pump a 0 and defense secretary Mark esper men in Munich with Afghanistan's president shortly after Washington for more on these stories and the rest of the day's news be sure to log on to our Web site v.o.a. News dot com This is v.o.a. News. U.s. Government prosecutors have declined to charge former f.b.i. Deputy director Andrew McCabe closing an investigation into whether he lied to federal officials about his involvement in a news media leak the decision resolves a criminal investigation that spanned more than a year and began with a referral from the Justice Department's inspector general it said that McCabe had repeatedly lied about having authorized a subordinate to share information with a newspaper reporter for a 2016 article about an f.b.i. Investigation into the Clinton Foundation McCabe's lawyers said in a statement they were told in a phone call and letter that the case is closed and that no charges will be brought against him based on the facts McCabe a frequent target of attacks from President Donald Trump has denied that he intentionally misled anyone the u.s. Defense Department has sent Congress a request to shift nearly $4000000000.00 from the military budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico Reuters you hire a yacht his reports congressional aide says the money was originally meant for the National Guard and for particular ring big ticket military hardware such as f. 35 fighter jets c. 130 transport aircraft Osprey tilt rotor planes and ships building Democratic lawmakers said the decision was dangerous and misguided The move also the top Republican on the u.s. House Armed Services Committee Representative Mack foreign Barry of Texas said the Pentagon's plan was quote contrary to Congress's constitutional authority the Trump administration has pledged to build at least 400 miles of wall along the Mexico border by November 2021 Americans will vote for the next president that's writers you hire a hot young hockey is reporting Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg says that he accepts the social media giant. I'd have to pay more taxes we get details from a piece Charles Dilla Desmond Facebook c.e.o. Is expected to tell the Munich security conference on Saturday he's backing plans the digital tax reform on a global scale but posed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development according to an excerpt of his speech provided in advance so I will say on the stand that there's frustration about how tech companies attacks in Europe the o.e.c.d. Plan would require digital and Internet companies including social media platforms to pay more tax in countries where they have significant consumer facing activities and generate profits Charles the lead as most of them late in the day on Wall Street a mixed day with the Dow Jones industrials down by point 09 percent with the s. And p. And the Nasdaq slightly higher for more be sure to visit v.o.a. News dot com I'm David Burd v.o.a. News. Hello everyone this is music time in Africa it's great to have you here tuned in to v.o.a. Africa I'm Heather Maxwell broadcasting from Washington. I've got a great show for you today and lots of amazing music from 11 different African countries you're going to hear current Afrobeat singer songwriter. And Out Front come from artists like Debbie Allen Drake. Slaver and platinums and then there the middle of the hour I'm taking you back to the 19 eighties and nineties for a little old school listening to styles from Mali and Nigeria. And juju at 30 minutes past the hour while they all for you joins me again for Song of the week which is check out a day and. And then the back half of the hour is this mix of new and old tunes from Egypt South Sudan Angola and South Africa so once again welcome to music time in Africa has there and we are ready to rock and roll nodding out in the streets of cold before our this is artist are you. A. Ario is a singer is a position of composer and arranger he used to arrange for the late d.j. Arafat and well it now appears that he has filled the void of d.j. Arafat as the nation's top rated highly artist this is simply a street dance from the western part of called the where are these things in a new city or new sheet which is also St It's actually called the forest on official street language so if you are not already energized this 1st song about power should get you there. Is that I. Guess if you write Hello everybody that was Simba by Arielle Shani from called d'Ivoire I'm Heather Maxwell and you are at the top of music time in Africa now we are moving to Uganda with Daddy Andre daddy is a recording artist he's a singer and a producer he started music just back in 2010 when he started producing and writing songs 1st friends well now here he is and is music is amazing this song is called c.t. Quake ah and it means I'm not hiding anything from you I'm open there's no one else my heart pumps for you. To listen to that in New Mexico thanks. a Maxwell you are inside music Africa now we're moving over to Zambia this is a 2019 single by the Giants and feature and mag $44.00 now Poppy used to be a secular singer and then he was born again now as a gospel artist and what's interesting he says of Zambian music that it's one of the few countries in Africa where gospel music is actually the number one on mainstream radio Well when you listen to this song nimble you're going to see why. You. Are going. To see. You one. Who exactly the opposite of a classic almost gone forever classic. You know the. King of crazy song bats and. Call a spade a spade. Today king priest are being called by I got the formula not of the world so I guess some of. Our got the full. Heart got the Jews Yes All right hello everybody that was near by Pompeii and mag 44. Now I've got one more current tune for you and then taking you back to the 1980 s. And 990. This next song is by an artist named Andrea. He is also from Uganda he's a rising star in the singer songwriter category this song means I pray for you and he's singing a Luganda and he's saying he's praising the Ugandan people whom he observes wake up every day to uncertainty to gunshots instability and he's pointing to political corruption yet he says you Ugandans you still help others come in from the cold refugees come with nothing you almost have nothing yourselves but you still welcome them in and share what you have most of you know most of. Us are. Moving in the. And. It's super easy to get connected to Heather on Facebook. Just go to Facebook and type music time in Africa. You'll find a music time in Africa page you have a 1000000 followers come public. With pages a hot pressure goes big piece of your favorite guitarists and. Talk with Heather express yourself. Ok. Hey everybody this is Would. It was. Was. Was. Hello everybody this is Heather Maxwell and you just heard King sunny day. From his 1902 album juju music. But what the. Middle America and you are listening to music time in Africa with. No one back to today. An artist named. Sometimes he sends me his music in fact he's done it several times and every time I really love it this is a new song he sent me not too long ago it's called to me which means now what he says about the song is it well it talks about a man who doesn't work with others he wants to work. By himself all the time and it's not so great. a is great to be back and you know we've got an amazing song of the week oh yes yes yes it is called well why don't you do the honors Well it's called share and share it is on the issue of in the West African If you are across Africa and All right Kwame I just love this song it's just so much partly because of all of the different instruments. That string in the beginning and like you said the shaker a you hear the Shakers I like the voices there are there southern Africa and then the music video we have all these must sound dancers it's just a beautiful combination of everything it's a beautiful song for sure it comes in very strong with the. Doing and you can feel you are. And forehead to go for. That's a strong statement Yeah well they're both strong women oh yes hence the album women of steel there you go visit some more. So this one you had something interesting to say about that earlier oh yeah I mean which. Is really all in there and I think it's small for give and take with. Food and sugar is more like a remake see. Compared. With you know I know boy that sure has much she's stronger in this out in theater work as much as you say but she's strong and actually the 2 voices here get me and it just works you know some voices are beautiful independently and some work well together and some don't and I think this is the winning between the 2 This is the winner yeah and for those of you who don't know what one below is can you tell them it's the sound it's an old school song the song from actually old school like yes the 1980 s. Song would have beautiful video it's gorgeous but this is a new version we love it let's listen to more. In the. Yes. I met him actually for your for you know I know you may yes. Song. Old k. Now we are staying right in Nigeria well half from Nigeria with flavor but featuring platinum. Right that was times of flavor and. Hey everybody how you doing I hope you're having a good time we've got more amazing music to come so don't go anywhere. For the lie was right is it $900.00. And Saturdays and Sundays at 915-220-2200 universe are times when the ship the boat to a new song called and with the listener they choose to be Ok for. Now out of Egypt bought a small time and Tamera Postini are 2 of Egypt's most popular singers in 2009 and they released this duet called only off meaning stand up it's a classic now so how is complaining about his lover to Tamera and he says that she's angry at him for something he did and is now giving him a hard time she keeps listing all the things I have to do 1st before she forgives me she says and she orders me around she says stand up when you're talking to me and she says Don't interrupt me when I'm talking. The 2 hour. Us. To our. Yes that was owned by Baha Sultan anti-matter Hosni from Egypt Hey everybody I'm Heather Maxwell We just have 2 more songs to go this next one is called While it's from South Sudan now I know I have a lot of listeners out there in South Sudan Hello everybody. I love you guys but this song I know is by Abbey a jazz band but I don't know what it means so guys you know hit me up let me know what this song while not means but for everybody else listening you're going to love this sound Here's one by Abbey a jazz band. All from Angola. All right hey everybody so I have another guess who just walked into the studio this is p.j. D.j. . How are you you know uniform. D.j. Can you tell us what your full name is please the full name is tracks it is Jeremiah So we just took the initials and now p.j. Is a reporter and broadcaster from the Zimbabwe service here at v.o.a. And she just snuck in because I have this the last song of our from South Africa it's sung in the belly and in the belly is very close to in fact our baby I did the same would you say. That Chile is like the American English and the British English got it you can convince and it's these difference differences got it all right so we are listening to a South African song and it is by artist about the time a call to. Tell us the name of the song see guys I brought her on because I cannot say any of this so what's the name I use a clicking language here they call it. The title of the song is. She. Is so beautiful oh say one more time. Wow Ok what does it mean. I'm amazed by these beauty oh I'm thinking you must've been singing. In Mind or something that he was just a minute just stunned Let's get to this mosque on the classic from 2000. South Africa. Pay everybody this is how the Maxwell embattled was about cool the way this song will the whole will. Be a 1st step in from your regular duties as reporter with us in public service here at the l.a. . And with this it is time to say Goodbye darling thank you so much for joining me and for sending me your love and your message. Is on social media you know you can always reach me on my Facebook page or group page on my Instagram at and t. I a match Well Twitter at music time Africa and my You Tube channel a special thanks to Kwame all for it too for joining me on Song of the week and also to the selloff from Rwanda for submitting his beautiful song. If you want to listen to and read and research more about our vantage music please go to w w w w a News dot com slash t i a dash archive Yeah again that study w w dot v.o.a. News dot com slash n.t.i.a. Dash archive on our f.m. Stations were a lot of it Saturday and Sunday at 15052500 universal time and we're also on shortwave radio Saturdays and Sundays at 090515052005 and 2200500 universal time finally you can always find us online you know that at below News dot com any time just search for me Heather Maxwell music time in Africa till next week stay be it a full Africa. This is video a new issue I'm David Berg the World Health Organization is expressing concern about the increasing number of health care workers getting infected with the deadly coronavirus known as coded 19 we get more from Lisa in Geneva data released by China finds more than one thought.