Computer Teacher With No Computers Chalks Up Clever Classroom Plan
Owura Kwadwo Hottish, a middle school teacher in Ghana, has found a way around the problem. He literally draws the computer screen on the blackboard.
Africa
In Ethiopia, Bitter Social Conflict Plays Out On The Soccer Field
Protests have raged across Ethiopia for three years — and they're spilling over to the country's favorite sport.
Detained Migrants In Libya Have A Choice: Buy Your Way Out Or Be Sold Into Bondage
African migrants trying to get to Europe have been getting detained in Libya and sold into temporary slavery by gangs and militias. Some told their stories at a shelter in Tunisia after they escaped.
What Does It Mean To Be A 'Nation Of Immigrants'?
Families have played a huge role in helping new immigrants succeed, argues UCLA Professor Hiroshi Motomura. Changing the rules would dramatically change the face of immigration.
In Africa, War Over Water Looms As Ethiopia Nears Completion Of Nile River Dam
Ethiopia hopes the electricity generated by the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will boost economic development, while Egypt is concerned its neighbor will gain control over the flow of water.
Congolese Police Fire On Demonstrators Protesting Against Kabila
Police in the Democratic Republic of the Congo fired live ammunition at protesters demanding that President Joseph Kabila step down. Police arrested dozens of protesters and two people were killed.
110 Girls Missing In Latest Suspected Boko Haram Attack, Says Nigerian Government
Officials have changed their accounts of the alleged kidnapping, after initially claiming the girls were rescued. Four years after Chibok, there are now fears another mass abduction has happened.
Daring To Dream: A Carpenter Tries To Build A Piano In Rwanda
If he succeeds, it would be the first piano made in his country — and the first made in Africa since 1989. Skeptics wonder if it's an impossible mission.
No One's Quite Sure Why Lassa Fever Is On The Rise
The virus is spread primarily by rats during dry season. The current outbreak in Nigeria has public health officials worried — and eager to find out what's behind it.
Cave Art May Have Been Handiwork Of Neanderthals
Scientists say some of the earliest cave art found in Europe was done before humans arrived; thus, Neanderthal art, suggesting that our "brutish" cousins were capable of symbolic thinking.