Africa

OluTimehin Adegbeye: How Can Cities Make Space For Their Most Vulnerable Residents?

12:52pm September 28, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

OluTimehin Adegbeye says that in the world's megacities, the most vulnerable get left behind — including in her city, Lagos. But it's these people, she says, that most deserve space in modern cities.

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From left: Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu and actors Samantha Mugatsia and Sheila Munyiva at the Cannes Film Festival.

'Rafiki': The Lesbian Love Story That Kenya Banned And Then Unbanned

12:26pm September 28, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

In the hopes of becoming an Oscar contender, the Kenyan film board allowed the movie to play in Nairobi for a week. Director Wanuri Kahiu sees it as the beginning of a fight for freedom of expression.

An artist's reconstruction of Ledumahadi mafube, which means "a giant thunderclap at dawn," foraging during the early Jurassic in South Africa.

Bones Reveal The Brontosaurus Had An Older, Massive Cousin In South Africa

9:32pm September 27, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The scientists think when this new dinosaur was alive, it was the largest creature ever to have walked the Earth. And unlike the lumbering creatures that came later, it could pop up on its hind legs.

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In 1897, Belgian King Leopold brought 267 Congolese people to his country estate to display them in a mock African village — a practice referred to as a human zoo.

Where 'Human Zoos' Once Stood, A Belgian Museum Now Faces Its Colonial Past

7:30am September 26, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

When the Royal Museum for Central Africa reopens, it intends to finally confront a sordid part of Belgium's history — the exploitation led by King Leopold II which killed millions in Congo.

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Nigerian Agencies Launch Rescue Mission For 12 Kidnapped Cargo Ship Crew Members

6:33pm September 24, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Pirates hijacked the ship on Saturday by using long ladders and destroying the ship's communications equipment. The invaders haven't made demands.

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W. Kamau Bell Makes His First Trip To Africa For Bourdain's 'Parts Unknown'

9:52am September 24, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Bell, host of CNN's United Shades of America, about traveling to Kenya with Anthony Bourdain for Parts Unknown. The show's final season premiered months after Bourdain died.

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James and Rosina Komape. In 2014, their 5-year-old son, Michael, fell in a pit latrine at school and drowned.

Health & Safety

The Unending Tragedy Of A 5-Year-Old Who Drowned In A Pit Latrine

9:40am September 24, 2018

by Krista Mahr

It was a school toilet in South Africa. The boy's death in 2014 sparked a national outrage. The debate about potentially dangerous toilets is still simmering today.

Tanzanian rescue workers search for victims after the ferry MV Nyerere capsized in Lake Victoria.

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Survivor Rescued From Inside Capsized Tanzanian Ferry

9:27pm September 22, 2018

by Gabriela Saldivia

Two days after the disaster, which left more than 200 people dead, divers pulled a man from inside the vessel. He reportedly locked himself in the engine room and survived because of an air pocket.

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Ugandans Nurse Scars From Disputes With Decades-Old Regime

8:14am September 22, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

Opposition lawmaker and musician Bobi Wine returned to Uganda from the U.S. where he was being treated for injuries after a beating by presidential guards. In a country full of anger, what's next?

Eric, an endangered eastern black rhinoceros, was born and bred at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. He was recently transported to a wild animal reserve in Tanzania where he will be eventually released.

San Diego Rhino Finds A New Home In Tanzania

7:54am September 22, 2018

by Erik Anderson

An 8-year-old eastern black rhino bull, born and raised in San Diego, recently made a 68-hour journey to Tanzania where he will eventually be released into the wild.