Africa 54 - January 22, 2020

Top Stories Tackling growing global inequality is the top issue discussed at the World Economic Forum underway in Davos, Switzerland. While a new report from OXFAM highlights the scale of the problem with most of the globe's wealth concentrated in the hands of a few thousand of the world's super-rich. Isabel dos Santos, a billionaire businesswoman and daughter of the former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos says a decision by an Angolan court to freeze her assets is, politically motivated and a "witch-hunt." A watchdog journalist says the dos Santos family has a long history of looting Angola’s wealth. U.S. President Donald Trump says the White House is moving to add more countries to its travel ban list, but gave no other details, saying the changes will be announced soon. U.S. media reported Tuesday, the Trump administration is planning to add seven countries to the list, including four African countries, Nigeria, Tanzania, Eritrea and Sudan. Others to be added are Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar. A54 Technology: Agatha Turyahikayo, a computer science student and teaching assistant at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, U.S. speak on the future of coding language, a skill Apple CEO Tim Cook says young people learn. #Nigeria #Tanzania #Eritrea #Sudan