Africa

A mound of ashes is seen after an attack in the village of Aldeia da Paz outside Macomia, on Aug. 24, 2019. For the past three years, violence has devastated parts of northern Mozambique, leaving hundreds of thousands displaced.

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'The Stories Are Heartbreaking.' What 1 Reporter Witnessed In Mozambique's Violence

11:33am March 13, 2021

by Victoria Eavis

Journalists are not usually granted access to Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique, where for three years a campaign of violence by Islamist extremists has left some 668,000 people displaced.

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Women have power — but also lack power — in Coming 2 America, starring Eddie Murphy (right) as an African king with three daughters and a newly discovered out-of-wedlock son.

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13 Things I Did (And Did Not) Love About 'Coming 2 America': An African Perspective

7:25am March 13, 2021

by Ifeanyi Nsofor

Our Nigerian critic wants you to know: We Africans do not see wild animals in our backyards! Women are allowed to own businesses! But I did admire the awesome head-ties — and powerful princesses!

Three of the women who sing about their plight — and their hopes — on the album I've Forgotten Now Who I Used To Be. Their names are withheld to protect their physical safety because they have been accused of witchcraft.

Banished 'Witches' Sing Of Their Pain — And Their Dreams

1:15pm March 12, 2021

by Aaron Cohen

In a new recording, women accused of witchcraft in Ghana — and forced to leave their homes — created songs that tell who they are, how they have suffered and what their hopes are.

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30 Students Missing In Northwest Nigeria In Country's Latest School Kidnapping

6:05am March 12, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

More than two dozen students were taken from Federal College Of Forestry Mechanization, marking the fourth kidnapping of students in the country since December.

Dr. John Nkengasong, the director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, tells NPR he's working on multiple fronts to bring vaccines to the continent.

Africa CDC Director On The Continent's Outlook For Vaccinations

4:59pm March 09, 2021

Africa is lowest in the world in COVID-19 cases and deaths — but also in vaccinations. Dr. John Nkengasong says he's working on multiple fronts to secure doses and improve distribution.

Eric Dossekpli, 49, is a farmer and father of six in the town of Anfoin Avele,Togo. He says he can no longer sell his crops as a result of the pandemic.

The Pandemic Pushed This Farmer Into Deep Poverty. Then Something Amazing Happened

11:40am March 07, 2021

by Malaka Gharib

Togo wanted to distribute millions of dollars to its citizens in dire straits. There was just one daunting problem: How could it identify the neediest of the needy?

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Fighting Nigeria's Kidnapping Industry

8:33am March 07, 2021

Kidnappings in Nigeria are happening almost daily. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro discusses the growing industry with Bulama Bukarti, an analyst with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.

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Women mourn the victims of a massacre allegedly perpetrated by Eritrean soldiers in the village of Dengelat, north of Mekele, the capital of Tigray.

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9 Things To Know About The Unfolding Crisis In Ethiopia's Tigray Region

12:12pm March 05, 2021

by Scott Neuman

For months, the conflict in Ethiopia between the Addis Ababa and a defiant regional government has costs thousands of lives and displaced at least a million people.

Dr. Raj Panjabi, the newly named head of the President's Malaria Initiative, treating patients during a visit to Liberia, where he was born and lived until 1990. He'll lead the effort to prevent and treat malaria around the world. Each year, some 400,000

New U.S. Malaria Czar: Why We Should Care About The Disease, Even In A Pandemic

5:51pm March 04, 2021

by Marc Silver

Did you even know the U.S. has a malaria czar? Who himself had malaria as a kid? We interview Dr. Raj Panjabi, newly appointed by President Joe Biden.

Ghana is the first country to receive a shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the global COVAX program. Above: The vaccines are unloaded at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra on February 24.

Ghana Greets Historic Vaccine Delivery With A Dose Of Skepticism

3:35pm March 04, 2021

It's the first country to receive free vaccines from the COVAX program. But that shipment of 600,000 can't protect a nation of 30 million. And conspiracy theories about the vaccine are swirling.