Africa

Politics & Government

News Brief: New Trump Tower Meeting Documents, NAFTA, Burundi Referendum

4:56am May 17, 2018

Senators released new documents related to the Russia investigation. Also, negotiators working on overhauling NAFTA can't seem to bridge the gap between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico.

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Tension Grows Around Referendum In Burundi

6:11pm May 16, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

Rights groups accuse the government of intimidating and even killing opponents of the vote, which could extend the rule of President Pierre Nkurunziza.

A Nigerian sex worker in Italy waits for clients.

Health & Safety

Italian Cops Try To Stop A Sex Trafficking Gang Called Black Axe

4:21pm May 16, 2018

by Krista Mahr

After years of battling the mafia, the authorities are now going after gangs that force migrants from Nigeria into sex work.

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A pro-Palestinian protester raises her fist at a rally outside the U.S. Consulate General in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The South African demonstrators were just some of those who took to city streets to protest the killing of dozens of people along the Gaz

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After Gaza Killings, World Reacts With Wave Of Condemnations, Calls For Restraint

8:52pm May 15, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The day after Israeli troops shot dozens dead during protests on the Gaza border, envoys traded barbs at the U.N., countries confronted ambassadors — and Guatemala readied an embassy move of its own.

A woman is vaccinated at a health center in Conakry, Guinea, during the clinical trials of a vaccine against the Ebola virus.

Can The New Ebola Vaccine Stop The Latest Outbreak?

5:01pm May 15, 2018

by Nurith Aizenman

The Democratic Republic of Congo, with a suspected 19 deaths so far from the virus, is turning to an as-yet-unlicensed vaccine with a very promising track record.

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Scientific Debate Centers On Giant Crack In Africa's Rift Valley

6:36am May 14, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

A deep, wide gash has slashed across the Great Rift Valley floor in a geologically hot part of Kenya. Some wonder if East Africa will eventually separate from the continent.

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South Sudan Update

7:54am May 13, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to John Prendergast, of the Enough Project, about the effects of U.S. humanitarian aid to South Sudan amid a humanitarian crisis.

Family members of victims killed by an armed group mourn in the village of Ruhagarika on Saturday, where 26 people were killed, in northwestern Burundi.

World News

'Terrorist Group' Kills 26 In Burundi

5:23am May 13, 2018

by James Doubek

"Some of the victims were stabbed, others were shot, there is even a whole family that was burned alive in their home," an official told AFP. A survivor said some victims were hacked with machetes.

Sudanese Teen Bride Sentenced To Death For Killing Husband During Alleged Rape

4:42pm May 12, 2018

by Jenny Gathright

Noura Hussein, 19, was sentenced to death by hanging on Thursday. A team of lawyers and advocates is fighting for her life.

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Multiple Failures Led To Troops' Deaths In Niger, Pentagon Report Says

7:00am May 11, 2018

The Pentagon released a report on the deaths of 4 U.S. and 5 Nigerian soldiers last fall in Tongo Tongo, Niger. David Greene talks to retired Army Brigadier Gen. Donald Bolduc about the investigation.

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