Bobi Wine A Year After His Arrest And Beating
NPR's Scott Simon reconnects with Ugandan musician and activist Bobi Wine, who continues to protest President Yoweri Museveni's rule. Wine is now planning to run against him in 2021.
Africa
Polio Vaccine May Stall The End Of Polio
Health officials have long known that virus from the oral vaccine can contaminate water supplies; they underestimated how big a problem this would be.
African Union Fires Ambassador To U.S.
The African Union fired its U.S. ambassador this month. Her supporters say it was because of her anti-colonial speeches. However, a recent AU internal report alleges abuse of funds and office.
Leaders In South Sudan Again Postpone Creating Unity Government
The ongoing attempt to form a unity government in South Sudan is again failing to meet a deadline — it's been pushed back 100 days. The U.S. is upset but can do little about it.
Nigeria's 1st Oscar Entry 'Lionheart' Is Disqualified
NPR's Michel Martin talks with journalist Afua Hirsch about Lionheart, Nigeria's entry for the international feature film Oscar category that was disqualified for having too much English dialogue.
Meet The Filmmaker Reinventing How African Women Are Portrayed In Movies
Two deeply personal films from Cameroonian Rosine Mbakam won critical acclaim in the U.S. by grappling with how families maintain traditions in a time of global migration and generational change.
'Terminator' Of Congo, Bosco Ntaganda, Gets Historic 30-Year Sentence For War Crimes
The prison sentence is the longest ever doled out by the International Criminal Court, which earlier this year found the former warlord guilty of atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Beauty Queen's Rape Allegation Against Former Gambia President Sparks #MeToo Movement
Last week's testimony before Gambia's Truth Commission riveted the country and described a culture of systematic sexual abuse in the presidential palace.
This Congolese Doctor Discovered Ebola But Never Got Credit For It — Until Now
Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe first confronted a mysterious, bloody disease in 1976. But credit for the discovery went to Belgian researchers.
'Un-African'? Photos Challenge Notions Of LGBTQ Identity In The African Diaspora
Mikael Owunna's new book captures the stories of LGBTQ African immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers reconciling their identity and their heritage.