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1 Man Killed In Uganda After Clash Between Presidential Guards And Opposition Supporters

5:17pm August 14, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

In Uganda, a deadly showdown between opposition supporters and members of the president's entourage ended with a leading opposition politician in detention and his driver dead.

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To Fix That Pain In Your Back, You Might Have To Change The Way You Sit

2:49pm August 13, 2018

by Michaeleen Doucleff

In the past century, many Americans have lost the ability to sit in a way that doesn't strain their backs. Specialists say we could take a lesson from excellent sitters from other cultures.

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At the main ambulance base in central Freetown, Sierra Leone, a government health worker disinfects ambulances with chlorine spray during the 2014 Ebola outbreak.

Health & Safety

Chasing A Dream: An Ambulance Service That People Can Trust

7:00am August 12, 2018

by Mara Kardas-Nelson

As Sierra Leone's first national ambulance service revs up, there are a few bumps in the road.

Nelson Chamisa addresses a news conference earlier this month in the capital, Harare. On Friday, Chamisa's opposition Movement for Democratic Change filed a legal challenge of the presidential election won by his opponent, incumbent President Emmerson Mna

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Zimbabwe's Opposition Files Legal Challenge To 'Fake' Election Results

2:08pm August 10, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

On Friday the Movement for Democratic Change, opposition candidate Nelson Chamisa's party, filed an objection to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory. "We have a good case and cause!!" Chamisa said.

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Zimbabwe Cracks Down On Opposition After Disputed Presidential Election

6:25pm August 09, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

Tendai Biti, a leading opposition member, sought asylum in the neighboring Zambia, but his request was denied and he was detained by police. Now, he's out on bail.

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20 Years After Embassy Attacks In Africa, U.S. Vows To Remain Vigilant

6:25pm August 07, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

It's been 20 years since U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were hit by blasts that killed more than 200 people. They were the first major attacks on U.S. targets by al-Qaida.

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'Into The Hands Of The Soldiers' Explores How The U.S. Contributed To Chaos In Egypt

4:15pm August 07, 2018

by Terry Gross

New York Times correspondent David Kirkpatrick says the Obama White House watched Arab democracy fall, and now the Trump administration is embracing Egypt's autocratic president.

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Simone Gbagbo, Ivory Coast's former first lady, awaits the start of her trial in Abidjan in 2014. She would ultimately be sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in the violence that followed the 2010 election — but now the man who won that electio

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Ivory Coast's Ex-First Lady, Along With Hundreds Of Others, Granted Amnesty

1:43pm August 07, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Simone Gbagbo helped her husband's bloody campaign to stay in office after he lost the 2010 election. Now, the man who defeated him is pardoning her — and some 800 others involved in that civil war.

Morning News Brief

6:12am August 03, 2018

Top officials say America's election systems need an upgrade. What are they doing? Opposition protests over Zimbabwe's election bring a military response. And Apple hits a trillion-dollar milestone.

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Emmerson Mnangagwa Wins Zimbabwe's Presidential Election

5:59am August 03, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

After days of increasingly restive waiting, official vote tallies have been released in the country's presidential race. The incumbent won but the opposition says the vote was rigged.

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