Africa

A girl receives the Ebola vaccine in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Doctors Without Borders Calls For More Transparency In Distribution Of Ebola Vaccine

5:47pm September 23, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

The international humanitarian group says the World Health Organization is restricting access to the vaccine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the current outbreak has killed more than 2,100.

Belinda Qaqamba Ka-Fassie poses at a community space where women cook and sell meat. She started drag as an escape from oppression she felt at Stellenbosch University for being "black, Xhosa, poor, queer and effeminate." "It is through pageantry and perfo

PHOTOS: Drag Queens In South Africa Embrace Queerness And Tradition

4:41pm September 20, 2019

Even though they face discrimination, they proudly embrace their heritage in the way they dress.

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The Legacy Of Robert Mugabe

4:25pm September 16, 2019

by Eyder Peralta

Zimbabwe remembers Robert Mugabe, its liberator and longtime tyrant, and looks ahead at more troubled times.

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Why Zimbabwe Is Again In A Deep Economic Crisis

6:33am September 16, 2019

by Eyder Peralta

The people of Zimbabwe used to say that things would get better once longtime leader Robert Mugabe was no longer alive. Now, they see a future after Mugabe as more of the same.

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Workers sort through bundles of vanilla at the Virginia Dare warehouse in Antsirabe Nord, Madagascar. When this photo was taken last year, the warehouse contained roughly $5 million worth of vanilla.

PHOTOS: Vanilla Boom Is Making People Crazy Rich — And Jittery — In Madagascar

7:00am September 15, 2019

by Wendell Steavenson

The price of vanilla is ten times higher than a few years ago. That's bringing unimagined wealth to local villages — and problems as well.

Military officers carry the casket of former president Robert Mugabe out of his state funeral at the National Sports Stadium in Harare.

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Mugabe's State Funeral Proceeds, But His Burial Plan Has Been Mired In Controversy

2:16pm September 14, 2019

by Jenny Gathright

Zimbabwe's longtime president Robert Mugabe was honored with a state funeral on Saturday — put on by the president and military leaders who had forced him out of office just two years ago.

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Leaders Gather For Mugabe Funeral

7:59am September 14, 2019

by Eyder Peralta

A memorial is taking place Saturday for former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. He leaves behind a complicated legacy.

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Tunisia Elections Preview

7:59am September 14, 2019

Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab Spring, holds presidential elections Sunday. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Emir Sfaxi, who protested for democracy, to see what's at stake.

Shadrack Frimpong accepts his Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award in Louisville on September 12.

A Brush With Death Propelled A 9-Year-Old To A Muhammad Ali Award

5:52pm September 13, 2019

by Diane Cole

As a poor, sick village boy in Ghana, Shadrack Frimpong remembers "praying and saying if I can keep these legs, then I will use them and work to help other people." And that's exactly what he did.

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Robert Mugabe's Remains Arrive In Zimbabwe For Public Viewing, Thousands Attend

5:02pm September 12, 2019

by Eyder Peralta

Emotional crowds and scuffles greet the arrival of the remains of Zimbabwe's late leader Robert Mugabe. People remembered him as a liberator and as a tyrant who left the country's economy in shambles.

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