VOA [Voice of America] Africa : April 24, 2019 04:00PM-05:00PM EDT

Closed captions transcript: 00:00:00 As congressional Democrats step up their investigations into his administration is 00:00:04 made it is ministration that is President Donald Trump says they should not count 00:00:09 on the White House's cooperation we get more from a.p. 00:00:13 Washington correspondent Sabra Magon the president says the White House is fighting 00:00:18 all the subpoenas coming from House Democrats who he says continue attacking even 00:00:23 after his inaccurate claim that the special counsel's Russia report cleared him of 00:00:27 collusion and obstruction I thought up to 2 years would be finished with no 00:00:34 one subpoena the White House is expected to challenge without 00:00:37 a former counsel Don McGann who cooperated with the Muller probe solder Macone at 00:00:43 the White House meanwhile the chairman of the House Oversight Committee accused the 00:00:46 trumpet ministration of 00:00:47 a massive unprecedented and growing pattern of obstruction for ordering federal 00:00:52 employees not to comply with congressional investigations u.s. 00:00:57 Representative Elijah Cummings said in 00:00:59 a statement that both President Trump and Attorney General William bar are now 00:01:03 openly ordering federal employees to ignore Congressional subpoenas Iran's 00:01:09 President Hassan Rouhani says his country must resist u.s. 00:01:13 Sanctions because the trumpet ministration does not intend to negotiate in good 00:01:17 faith at Donohue of a.p. 00:01:19 Reports foreign minister Mohammad job at Zarif says people like President Trump and 00:01:23 Secretary of State Mike palm pale want to negotiate with his country leaders of 00:01:28 Iran are racketeers not revolutionaries Bud's Ariss national security adviser John 00:01:34 Bolton and key u.s. 00:01:35 Allies in the Middle East want something different regime change at the very least 00:01:39 and the disintegration of Iran at the United Nations the reef says u.s. 00:01:43 Economic pressure on his country must stop this is the 1st time in the history of 00:01:47 the United Nations that the pen minute member of the Security Council of punishes 00:01:51 countries put 00:01:53 a observing good solution of the Security Council on head there he spoke to 00:01:57 President Trump directly saying try the language. Respect it won't kill you I met 00:02:02 Donahue a former u.s. 00:02:04 State Department employee is accused of hiding extensive contacts with China and 00:02:09 has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy to defraud the u.s. 00:02:13 Government but Justice Department said Wednesday that Candace Marie Claiborne 00:02:18 entered the police in the u.s. 00:02:19 District court in the District of Columbia Claiborne began working for the State 00:02:23 Department in 1999 and spent time working in Beijing and Shanghai prosecutors said 00:02:29 Chinese intelligence agents showered her with thousands of dollars in gifts for 00:02:34 more than 5 years in exchange for copies of internal documents from the State 00:02:38 Department on topics ranging from u.s. 00:02:41 Economic strategies to visits by dignitaries between the 2 countries Claiborne is 00:02:46 scheduled to be sentenced in July she faces up to 5 years in prison for more on 00:02:52 these stories visit v.o.a. 00:02:53 News dot com I'm David furth Theo reined in. 00:03:00 Who you. 00:03:17 Hello at freakout welcome again to your super short the African beats on The Voice 00:03:22 of America from our studio here in Washington d.c. 00:03:25 And David van. 00:03:33 Rocking on beautiful sounds from the great continent of Africa we're been knocking 00:03:37 on your toes today so I want you to relax because today I'm going to take you 00:03:41 around Africa on days to stay close and don't go away well today let me just start 00:03:46 off with some of the messages will be getting from people who are listening to the 00:03:50 African beat around the world and 44 for not simply writes I love African music 00:03:57 and another listener hearsays listening to the Voice of America. I am loving the 00:04:04 Preakness you are the best David van and that is Peter Joy thank you very much 00:04:09 Peter as you ride from Europe another right of from Europe Ses following v 00:04:14 a live in Europe you are doing 00:04:16 a great job God bless you and God bless Africa I am junior Joy I love the African 00:04:23 Beat Well thanks to all of you guys are making me blush in the studio and you're 00:04:27 making me feel so proud. So let's start off with some music from across the 00:04:32 continent and we start of 2 different think with 2 real guinea with 00:04:36 a young and beautiful animal and this one is called cigarettes and coffee and 00:04:41 that's 00:04:41 a beautiful scene right after that he played down cool and return to Africa is 00:04:47 a song done for us by Anthony said and so he said he's originally from Sierra Leone 00:04:52 Yes And so we're going to play he's beautiful song return to Africa and remember 00:04:58 2019 is the year. Louis Tong So wherever you are think of going down to Africa 00:05:03 please 2019 and jump you want 00:05:05 a right yes from the brand new album of rocky Dhoni and that is from Ghana champion 00:05:11 arise but let's go to the top right now as we bring you cigarettes and Annamarie 00:05:17 from Equatorial Guinea. 00:06:05 In. Long. 00:06:23 Lines to. The all. 00:07:14 So let's take some oh messages this one says hello divot it is my 1st time to post 00:07:19 a v. 00:07:20 African beats I just want to say thank you for the great selection of music you'll 00:07:26 do when I am enjoying the bits and rocking David I am Brian one from zombie 00:07:32 a thank you Brian that is awesome and so let's enjoy the music Ok. 00:07:46 To trick. People. Really Tom respond 00:07:53 much to. Retire. 00:08:00 This long. Pretty song. Sunny I love free. 00:08:19 Free. Free. Free. 00:08:28 Free. Free. 00:08:44 Fall. 00:08:55 Ball. Field. The beasts 00:09:01 a brutal. Reality. 00:09:13 Please. 00:09:18 Submit. The 00:09:22 book. 00:09:29 Slug blood. 00:09:35 Blood. 00:09:50 Lead. 00:09:58 To 00:09:59 a. Muslim. League 00:10:11 . Please. 00:10:21 Please. Keep the. 00:10:56 Blood. Test. 00:11:12 Brief. 00:11:43 Message here is my brother David I am already to your program can be on The Voice 00:11:50 of America being 00:11:51 a regular listener so keep the good job rolling Ok this is from said will be from. 00:11:58 In Nigeria thank you so much and let the music. 00:12:13 That. 00:12:50 Was. 00:12:59 The cause. 00:15:17 We. Just. 00:15:36 Got. The full music Chaplin to write me 00:15:43 from Ghana and right before the return to Africa Anthony said you from Sierra Leone 00:15:48 and cigarettes and coffee by Annamaria from Equatorial Guinea You're listening to 00:15:54 the African beats on The Voice of America and I'm David Van Day here in Washington 00:15:59 don't go away I'm African peaks. 00:16:07 America. 00:16:19 Welcome back to the African Beat on the Voice of America now let's take some 00:16:23 momentous ages from our listeners who've been writing to this great show Hi David 00:16:29 Friend It is such 00:16:31 a wonderful moment having fun with you on the African beats you always bring smiles 00:16:36 to my face and top people of this great continent of fast and we love you so much 00:16:41 David May God grant you all that you deserve in this life for the best songs you 00:16:47 always drop through us we are good listeners things I am joined Salles from high 00:16:53 level opposite the Bronx to Clinton of 00:16:56 a state in Nigeria thank you very much John Salley and. The listener say's I am 00:17:01 just come from Dong 00:17:02 a local government area to rub on Nigeria I love African beats on The Voice of 00:17:08 America and I loved it like die. When that was 00:17:15 just as it is of gays that thank you is no more Jager of and then other Oh Ok now 00:17:22 this particular listener hear all this writer of the next message that I'm going to 00:17:26 read out. Is not happy with me and the right to ease Victoria such and Victoria I'm 00:17:33 sure is writing from Liberia or she lives in Liberia and Victoria says Why don't 00:17:39 you feature the Liberian musicians only other countries Victoria sat Well Vicki I'm 00:17:46 sorry but everybody has 00:17:48 a chance on the show Ok all my Liberian friends have chances on the show you can 00:17:53 check it out they've been on the show several times and I'm going to play one 00:17:56 Liberian song for you today all right so stay tuned for that. And another message 00:18:03 says Hi David Vendy How are you doing today I am writing to you from my home studio 00:18:08 I am the regular listener of the African beat and I am joined separate from Juba 00:18:13 South Sudan Ok so now let's get back to music this is just barley Jubilee is done 00:18:18 for us by a sea of coffee of South Sudan and 00:18:22 a sci fi has been in the music business since 2004 and he has been doing some great 00:18:27 songs so we're going to play his song today Jubilee from South Sudan and I 00:18:32 dedicated to all my friends out there in Juba South Sudan and the entire South 00:18:35 Sudan community this one is going out to you and right up to that Liberian born 00:18:40 scientific come seen with anger time in God time so victory such as if you are 00:18:46 listening that one is dedicated to you and right up to that Bangla I usually do of 00:18:50 Senegal featuring Felipe and of the Democratic Republic of Congo 00:18:55 a cell Let's go to Jeff Buckley right now buy 00:18:59 a seat. 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This 00:27:51 is the bloody cowboy budget in s.d. 00:27:56 I'm listening for the African beat David m d on the voice for 00:28:01 a metal. Lol 00:32:13 . 00:33:45 It was. 00:33:57 A. 00:34:49 A 00:34:50 a. A. A 00:34:58 . A. 00:36:13 Would. 00:37:12 Such. 00:38:42 A. 00:38:54 A. A. 00:39:20 You. Can 00:39:27 Fix. 00:41:09 You'll get. 00:42:00 Me. 00:42:21 Wrong I'm. 00:42:45 Wrong with. 00:42:59 You. 00:44:18 What's. Going. 00:45:18 Chremes. 00:47:21 Easy to install boy in my Jensen from Ghana and right before that's approved by 00:47:26 money Martino one not featuring at 00:47:28 a concert again this is the African Beat on the Voice of America and I'm David 00:47:33 Monday in Washington. A long line in the can can experience. 00:47:42 That. I love to come to. Modern That kind of lost love. 00:47:50 Of the country Lord I'm watching. It and I love the Africa it's 00:47:57 $100.00. Chapters for them and here you are. 00:48:08 Welcome back to the African Beat on the Voice of America the music scene by terror 00:48:14 d c cheering rockets from Nigeria and run of the not unlock by you soon duel 00:48:20 Senegal and. Of the Democratic Republic of Congo and then we take 00:48:26 a trip to Tanzania with Salman Blodgett home in my refuse situation me what now you 00:48:31 said or d.c. 00:48:32 Chewing rocket like now. You'll 00:48:40 send. 00:48:50 Me. Thank you ladies. 00:49:02 Glick. 00:49:30 Slow slow. Slow. Slow slow. 00:49:42 Slow. Slow slow. 00:49:56 Slow slow. Slow. Slow slow slow. 00:50:11 Slow slow. Play do. 00:50:19 Displays 00:50:20 a. Glimpse 00:50:42 . 00:50:53 To Cleveland. You ladies. 00:51:14 Trouble cuts. Never. Get. 00:51:36 This. 00:51:49 1. 00:52:06 6. 00:52:17 6. 00:56:18 Well with all of this today I want to thank you for your home. Whatever you are 00:56:24 listening to the. Voice of America. 00:58:01 This is v.o.a. 00:58:02 News I'm David Berg President Donald Trump says the White House will. Subpoena 00:58:09 Democrats issue to getting his administration 00:58:12 a p Washington correspondent on the reports from the White House among those 00:58:17 already facing subpoenas is former White House counsel Don McGann who cooperated in 00:58:22 the special counsel's probe of. Riddick the president says he figured after 00:58:29 a 2 year pro but we'd be finished with it but he says Democrats continue 00:58:33 investigating because they know they can't beat him at the polls next year the only 00:58:38 way they can luck out is by constantly going for me. You don't really are 00:58:44 tweeted he'll go straight to the Supreme Court if Democrats try to impeach him 00:58:49 problem is the High Court itself has ruled impeachment is soley the jurisdiction of 00:58:54 Congress. At the White House President deliberate 00:58:59 a progress. Report in Atlanta on Wednesday on how his administration was fighting 00:59:04 the opioid epidemic Trump said his administration was using every resource it had 00:59:10 to fight the nation's crisis. 00:59:23 The president said his administration had secured $6000000000.00 in federal money 00:59:29 over 2 years to fight opioid abuse but the epidemic would not be solved overnight 00:59:35 opioid abuse claimed nearly $48000.00 American lives and 2017 the number of 00:59:41 prescriptions for opioid painkillers filled in the United States fell substantially 00:59:46 in 2017 but it is not clear if the problem is declining for more on these stories 00:59:53 be sure to visit our website v.o.a. 00:59:55 News dot com This is news. Sri Lanka's president has asked 01:00:02 the national police chief and the defense secretary to resign after security forces 01:00:08 failed to respond to warnings of the Easter bombings that killed $359.00 people 01:00:14 reports say that Indian intelligence agencies had gathered details about the 01:00:19 Islamic militant group and t.j. 01:00:22 Which is suspected of carrying out the attacks and had sent several warnings to Sri 01:00:26 Lanka deputy defense minister Ruan Widger wired enough said Wednesday the 01:00:31 government is investigating the group to see if there are more cells conducting 01:00:36 investigations find out whether there are other people in this in this group it's 01:00:42 just not restricted to the to the Bahamas the government also faces scrutiny over 01:00:47 whether bitter political wrangling between the president and the country's prime 01:00:52 minister contributed to the failure to act on those warnings Iran's President 01:00:58 Hassan Rouhani says his country must resist u.s. 01:01:01 Sanctions because the trumpet ministration does not intend to negotiate in good 01:01:06 faith with the Islam 01:01:07 a republic we get more details from A.P.'s Ed Donahue foreign minister Mohammad job 01:01:13 since people like President Trump and Secretary of State my palm pale want to 01:01:17 negotiate with his country leaders of Iran are racketeers not revolutionaries Bud's 01:01:23 Ariss national security adviser John Bolton and key u.s. 01:01:27 Allies in the Middle East want something different regime change at the very least 01:01:31 and the disintegration of Iran at the United Nations the Ray says u.s. 01:01:35 Economic pressure on his country must stop this is the 1st time in the history of 01:01:39 the United Nations that the permanent member of the Security Council punishes 01:01:43 countries put 01:01:44 a observing good solution of the Security Council on head there he spoke to 01:01:49 President trying to radically saying try the language of respect it won't kill you 01:01:54 I'm 01:01:54 a Donahue and Boeing's earnings have fallen in the 1st quarter after 2 deadly. Crashes 01:01:59 within months of one another A.P.'s read 01:02:02 a Foley report investors and consumers have been keeping 01:02:05 a closer eye on Boeing since Max jets crashed in October and March killing $346.00 01:02:12 people the accidents of damage the company's reputation for safety grounded Max 01:02:17 jets and raised questions about the u.s. 01:02:20 Government's approval of the plane and 2017 The company said it's making steady 01:02:25 progress on getting final certification for a software.