Africa

Nelson Mandela Said To Be Gravely Ill

10:38am June 27, 2013

South Africa is on watch for the fate of the 94-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The ailing Mandela, an international icon known for his fight to end apartheid, has been in the hospital for several days. For the latest on his condition, Renee Montagne speaks with NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton.

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Rodan Gatia gets water from a spring. A chlorine dispenser is behind her.

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A Surprising Barrier To Clean Water: Human Nature

10:38am June 24, 2013

by David Kestenbaum

Getting clean water to people in the developing world isn't just an engineering problem.

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Libyan presenters work at the studio of Radio Zone in Tripoli, Libya, in 2012. The radio station's owners hope to teach a new generation about democracy.

Libyan Radio Station Promotes Democracy, One Rap At A Time

1:52pm June 18, 2013

by Leila Fadel

The Arab Spring countries are still in the process of remaking themselves. Consider Libya, where militia fighters continue to roam the streets, yet a new private radio station does not hesitate to criticize the armed groups.

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Britain Apologizes For Colonial-Era Torture Of Kenyan Rebels

6:36pm June 09, 2013

by Gregory Warner

The historic apology — and the unprecedented settlement — has been years in the making. A Harvard graduate student helped bring about the settlement for the surviving Mau Mau victims of torture and abuse at the hands of the British.

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Egyptian Court Verdict Complicates Relations With Washington

9:20am June 05, 2013

by Michele Kelemen

The State Department and several U.S. pro-democracy organizations have reacted strongly to a Cairo court ruling Tuesday. More than 40 foreign and local NGO workers were sentenced to prison for operating without a license. The ruling will likely spur calls in Congress for retaliation.

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Grace Aber stands in the shade of a mango tree with her children in the remote village of Tumangu in northern Uganda. Four of Aber's nine children have been diagnosed with nodding syndrome, starting with Partick (front), who first showed symptoms in 2002.

After Years Of War, Ugandan Children Face New Deadly Threat

8:27am June 01, 2013

by Matthew Kielty

Uganda has lost one generation to a brutal, decades-long war. Now, a second generation is jeopardized by a strange disease known as nodding syndrome, which affects only children in parts of Africa and has no known cause.

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People walk struggling for space between public transport buses and trucks at the burstling Oshodi bus stop in Lagos 06 February 2006. Lagos is reputed as one of the mostly densely populated city in the world with population more than 14 million. AFP PHOT

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How Recalculating GDP Can Help App Designers In Nigeria

2:34pm May 31, 2013

by Marianne McCune

Pledge 51 creates applications for Nigeria's low-tech cellphones. The company thinks it could grow its business with help from foreign investors, but Nigeria's low GDP has made that difficult. If the country changes the way it calculates this figure, that could help Pledge 51 bring in new investment.

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Egyptian folk singer Dina El Wedidi performs at Qasr El Nil Theater during the Downtown Cairo Arts Festival. Wedidi says efforts to revitalize venues like the Qasr El Nil are important because there aren't enough places for musicians of the post-revolutio

From The Heart Of Egypt's Revolt, The Pulse Of Artistic Life

8:34pm May 16, 2013

by Leila Fadel

Egypt's capital has been associated with protest and political upheaval. But an arts festival attempts to clear away the dust and revitalize a once-glorious cultural hub.

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A black dehorned rhinoceros is followed by a calf at the Bona Bona Game Reserve in 2012. South Africa has seen a devastating increase in poaching in recent years as black-market demand for rhino horn has grown.

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Can Economics Save The African Rhino?

10:52pm May 15, 2013

by Gregory Warner

Poachers kill rhinos for their horns. Some economists think legalizing the horns could save the rhinos.

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White House Addresses Benghazi Emails, IRS Audits

7:39pm May 15, 2013

The White House has released 100 pages of internal emails related to the development of talking points after the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year. President Barack Obama also addressed the controversy surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups. Audie Cornish talks to Scott Horsley.

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