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Nigeria Boko Haram Abductee width No media source currently available 0:00 0:02:47 0:00 Three years ago this month, Boko Haram abducted 110 girls from a school in Dapchi, Nigeria. One girl, Leah Sharibu, remains in captivity. Her parents remain hopeful she will be freed but say the government is doing nothing to ensure her release. Percy Dabang reports from Yola, Nigeria. Share

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As countries kick off vaccination campaigns in Africa amid mistrust over COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, health ministers are among the first ones to take the shots. VOA’s Mariama Diallo reports on Senegal and Zimbabwe, two countries that began inoculating their populations using Sinopharm.

US lawmakers launched an investigation this week into the December 2020 Solar Winds hack that included a breach of many private and U.S. government computer systems. Tech heads are telling lawmakers the full scope of the breach is still not known.

With internet access increasing in many emerging democracies, use of social media is changing the ways candidates and voters interact. It’s also changing how the global non-profit Carter Center assesses elections. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports

Solar energy is a natural fit for sun-drenched Southern Africa, its proponents say. The only problem: Not enough panels to meet soaring demand. VOA's Anita Powell looks at one company spinning sunshine into energy.

U.S. President Joe Biden pledged $4 billion to the World Health Organization’s COVAX plan designed to help provide COVID-19 vaccines for 92 low- and middle-income economies around the world. He said this during Friday’s virtual G-7 and the Munich Security Conference.

Opposition MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora vice president Thokozani Khupe is working well with him despite Khupe's remarks on Tuesday that she does not recognize Mwonzora's leadership.

Some young people say it is now difficult for them to find love because of COVID-19. Joy Mthimkhulu speaks with VOA Zimbabwe Service's Gibbs Dube and Marvellous Mhlanga Nyahuye on VOA Livetalk about some of the challenges she is facing in trying to get a partner. What's your take on this?

Indian and Chinese troops have withdrawn from a disputed border that triggered a nine-month long standoff between the two countries but rebuilding ties will not be easy as disputes linger. However, trade ties between the two large Asian economies are expected to improve.Anjana Pasricha reports.