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'New York Times' Investigates Ambush Of U.S. Soldiers In Niger

11:34pm February 19, 2018

A New York Times investigation has found new details about an ambush in Niger last year that left four U.S. soldiers dead. Host Ari Shapiro talks with Rukmini Callimachi who reported the story.

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The triangular patterns visible in Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther suit reflect what costume designer Ruth Carter calls "the sacred geometry of Africa."

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'Black Panther' Costume Designer Draws On 'The Sacred Geometry Of Africa'

4:21pm February 16, 2018

by Mallory Yu

Ruth Carter is the costume designer for the Marvel's Black Panther movie. She talks about how she grounded the movie's futuristic look in the history and traditions of tribes from all over Africa.

Cyril Ramaphosa seen delivering a speech Sunday at the Grand Parade in Cape Town, South Africa, before he was elected president.

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South Africa Elects Cyril Ramaphosa As Its New President

9:11am February 16, 2018

by Peter Granitz

He started as a mineworker and became a prominent anti-apartheid activist and a tycoon. Now he's leading the nation.

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South Africa's President Jacob Zuma Resigns Amid Pressure

10:45pm February 14, 2018

by Peter Granitz

The ruling African National Congress party planned to recall him in a no-confidence vote on Thursday. Zuma resigned, saying the party should not be divided in his name.

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South African President Jacob Zuma (right) shares a laugh with Cyril Ramaphosa in Bloemfontein, South Africa, in 2012. Zuma resigned Wednesday and is widely expected to be replaced by Ramaphosa.

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South Africa's Zuma Leaves Office As He Entered — Accused Of Corruption

7:19pm February 14, 2018

by Greg Myre

Jacob Zuma faced corruption allegations even before he became president in 2009. A steady stream of charges has dogged his nine-year tenure, the rockiest period in South Africa's post-apartheid era.

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Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's Main Opposition Leader, Dies At 65

6:44pm February 14, 2018

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai has died at 65. He had been suffering from colon cancer. As the arch political rival of then-president Robert Mugabe, Tsvangirai came to symbolize courageous resistance to Mugabe's repressive regime.

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President Jacob Zuma attending the African National Congress (ANC) elective conference in Johannesburg in December.

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South African President Jacob Zuma Resigns Under Pressure From His Party

4:41pm February 14, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The ruling African National Congress should not be "divided in my name," Zuma said Wednesday. "I have therefore come to the decision to resign as the president of the republic with immediate effect."

Morgan Tsvangirai, the main opposition leader in Zimbabwe, addresses protesters outside Parliament in Harare in November 2017.

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Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's Longtime Opposition Leader, Dies Of Cancer At 65

4:27pm February 14, 2018

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

The miner turned politician, who tried repeatedly to unseat longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, came to symbolize courageous resistance to Mugabe's repressive regime — and changed politics in Zimbabwe.

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South Africa's Ruling Party Abandons President Jacob Zuma

9:16am February 14, 2018

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

South Africa's ruling party has told embattled President Jacob Zuma that he must step down by the end of Wednesday. There are allegations of corruption.

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White House Wants To Cut U.S. Spending That's Helping Save Lives In South Sudan

5:05pm February 13, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

The world's newest nation, South Sudan, is teetering on the brink of famine in the midst of a civil conflict. The man who runs the United Nations mission there came to Washington, D.C., hoping for continued U.S. help to put the country back on track.

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