Africa

Largest Plague Of Locusts In A Quarter Century Hits Africa And Middle East

4:12pm January 03, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

The worst locust infestation in a quarter century has struck wide areas of Africa and the Middle East, endangering populations that are already living on the edge.

Grim And Hopeful Global Trends To Watch In 2020 (And Fold Into A Zine)

8:37pm January 02, 2020

by NPR Staff

There's cause for pessimism and optimism in the year ahead as our expert sources share their predictions. Plus: Print and fold your own global trends zine.

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What The U.N. Is Doing To Counter Zimbabwe's Food Crisis

6:21am January 02, 2020

NPR's Noel King talks to Gerry Bourke of the U.N.'s World Food Program about its decision to switch from cash transfers to in-kind food aid to respond to Zimbabwe's worsening hunger crisis.

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Two privates walk on the mountain just outside the border post.

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Reporters Pick Their Favorite Global Stories Of The Decade

2:26pm December 31, 2019

by Marc Silver

The topics range from a ticking time bomb in the Arctic to the art of taking selfies in an ethical way. Here are the stories selected by our contributors.

Somalia Bombing Kills At Least 79

5:17pm December 28, 2019

by Eyder Peralta

A vehicle bomb exploded at a security checkpoint in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, killing at least 79 people.

A civilian who was wounded in suicide car bomb attack is helped by a friend at checkpoint in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday.

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Vehicle Bomb Kills At Least 79 In Somalia, Injures 149 Others

1:35pm December 28, 2019

by James Doubek

Many of the victims were students. It's one of the deadliest attacks in Somalia in recent years. No one claimed responsibility but al-Shabab has carried out similar attacks in the past.

Children play around trees downed by Cyclone Idai at the Guara Guara resettlement site in Mozambique, where thousands of people are still living more than nine months after the storm.

Mozambique Is Racing To Adapt To Climate Change. The Weather Is Winning

5:48pm December 27, 2019

by Rebecca Hersher

Two major cyclones and a prolonged drought in 2019 are a reminder that Mozambique's residents are on the front lines of climate change. And they do not have all the resources they need.

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Nigerian soldiers are on patrol in October, after gunmen suspected of belonging to the Islamic State West Africa Province group raided the village of Tungushe, killing a soldier and three residents.

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Islamic State Group In Nigeria Reportedly Executes Christian Hostages

1:45pm December 27, 2019

by Samantha Raphelson

ISIS says the executions were in retaliation for the killings of leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his spokesman earlier this year, according to Agence France-Presse.

Justine Adhiambo Obura, chairwoman of the No Sex For Fish cooperative in Nduru Beach, Kenya, stands by her fishing boat. Patrick Higdon, whose name is on the boat, works for the charity World Connect, which gave the group a grant to provide boats for some

No Sex For Fish: How Women In A Fishing Village Are Fighting For Power

8:48pm December 26, 2019

Along Lake Victoria, women fishmongers often engage in transactional sex with fishermen — a practice that contributes to Kenya's high rate of HIV. One group is challenging that convention.

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