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Dr. Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, treats victims of rape, tending to their physical and emotional needs. The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Mukwege and to Nadia Murad for their efforts to combat wartime

Health & Safety

'Dr. Miracle' Is The Co-Recipient Of The Nobel Peace Prize

9:49am October 05, 2018

by Jackson Sinnenberg

That's what they call Dr. Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who's treated thousands of women who were raped during conflict. He is a co-recipient of the 2018 prize.

Dr. Denis Mukwege (left), from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in 2014 and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi woman from Iraq, in 2016 as they both address the European parliament in Strasbourg, France. The pair won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their work to h

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Nobel Peace Prize Goes To Denis Mukwege And Nadia Murad For Fighting Sexual Violence

8:03am October 05, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Mukwege, a doctor, and Murad, a survivor of wartime sexual assault, have worked to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.

Melania Trump Stops In Kenya On 4-Nation Solo Trip

7:28am October 05, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

First lady Melania Trump is in Kenya visiting orphanages for children as well as for elephants. Her trip has focuses on issues affecting conservation and children and families.

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Norwegian Nobel Committee Announces 2018 Peace Prize Winner

6:15am October 05, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad have been named winners of the prize. The committee praised them for being symbols in the fight to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.

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F talks to her children while they visit her in prison, where she awaits her verdict on charges of infanticide.

Health & Safety

Why Infanticide Is A Problem In Senegal

4:38pm October 03, 2018

It is the second-most common reason women are in jail in Senegal.

Moroccan King Mohammed VI and Li Biao, chairman of the Chinese Haite Group, are at the center of the launch of a Chinese investment project in Morocco, in March 2017.

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Will Morocco's Chinese-Funded 'Tech City' Ever Break Ground?

2:12pm October 03, 2018

The Mohammed VI Tangier Tech City would stand in monument to China's expansion into a North African nation on Europe's doorstep. But experts say the project has stalled.

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Honor guards attend a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in 2017. Under President Xi Jinping, China has ambitiously pressed its advantage almost everywhere at once.

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China Unbound: What An Emboldened China Means For The World

3:43pm October 02, 2018

by William Dobson

China has definitely risen. NPR's correspondents set out to find out what that entails, reporting from more than a dozen countries across the globe.

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Melania Trump handed out blankets and made faces at babies at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital in Accra.

Politics & Government

Melania Trump Arrives In Ghana, Starting First Solo Foreign Trip

3:29pm October 02, 2018

by Tamara Keith

The first lady was greeted by dancers, drummers, children waving flags and the first lady of Ghana, getting red-carpet treatment on her first trip overseas without the president.

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Ugandans Use Character From TV Ad To Criticize President Museveni

6:01am October 01, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

The president has ruled the East African country for more than 3 decades. Dissent is barely tolerated. Ugandans are expressing their contempt by comparing him to a country bumpkin featured in a TV ad.

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Students at the Dhow Countries Music Academy, dedicated to preserving the music known as "taarab," play on a balcony overlooking Zanzibar's port.

The Hot New Musical Trend In Zanzibar Is From The '80s — The 1880s

3:53pm September 29, 2018

by Amy Yee

The traditional music known as taarab was fading away — until a school began giving lessons to aspiring musicians.