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.
Africa
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.
A New Surge Of Ebola Cases Suspected In Congo
Ebola has been spreading throughout an eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for more than two and a half months. An emergency committee of the WHO is meeting Wednesday to advise.
Morning News Break
Trump again defends Saudi rulers against allegations they had a role in a journalist's disappearance. The federal deficit jumped 17 percent over a year ago. Ebola infections surge in Congo.
Report: Liberian Charity Worker Raped Girls He Was Supposed To Protect
A report from ProPublica and Time Magazine documents rapes committed by an employee of More Than Me, a charity that had raised $8 million and earned praise for its work. We interview the co-author.