Black Portuguese Plan A Memorial To Honor Enslaved Ancestors
Two planned sites in Lisbon — a slavery memorial and an explorers museum — underscore a clash in Portugal's approaches to its colonial history.
Africa
Patients In Wheelbarrows Inspired Him To Start A Free Ambulance Service
It's been a welcome alternative for Somalis in Mogadishu. But now, says its founder, it may have to cut back.
The Remarkable Photos Of Lynsey Addario
The award-winning photographer tells the stories behind the profoundly moving images in her new book, Of Love & War — and confesses that she still gets nervous before a new assignment.
Ethiopia Gets Its 1st Female President
Sahle-Work Zewde, an experienced diplomat, is the first female head of state in Ethiopia's modern history. Women also now constitute half of the country's Cabinet ministers.
A 24-Year-Old Midwife Was Taken Hostage In March — And Killed This Month
The International Committee of the Red Cross has announced this latest killing of one of their employees in the unsettled northeast of Nigeria.
Congo Rebels Kill 15, Threaten Ebola Containment Efforts Again
The rebels also abducted a dozen children, Congo's military said. The attack comes after two medical workers were killed Saturday while manning a port of entry to try to control the spread of Ebola.
A Great African Kingdom Tells Its History In Fabulous Royal Clothes
An exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art finds political power in dizzying patterns from the Kuba Kingdom — located in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The TB That Afflicts Much Of The World Was Likely Spread By Europeans
A new study looks at how tuberculosis has traveled the world — and the lessons that can be learned about treatment of drug-resistant forms.
'Other Nobel' Goes To Amazingly Humble Surgeon In South Sudan
Dr. Evan Atar Adaha has won the U.N.'s Nansen Refugee Award. Of his commitment to work in a conflict zone, he says: "I would feel guilt the rest of my life if I left people in this situation.
Reporter Details Alleged Abuses By The Charity More Than Me
Rachel Martin talks to investigative journalist Finlay Young about his stories in ProPublica and Time magazine, on reports of child sex abuse and mismanagement at the More Than Me charity in Liberia.