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Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai speaks during a news conference in November in Harare.

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Zimbabwe's Opposition Leader Morgan Tsvangirai 'Critically Ill'

7:55am February 06, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Supporters have been warned to "brace for the worst," as the leader of the country's Movement for Democratic Change appears to be in the final stages of his battle with colon cancer.

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Despite Court Order, Kenyan Government Keeps TV Stations Closed

6:59am February 06, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

Government officials in Kenya defied a court order and refused to put four private television stations back on the air. The government is also supposed to release an opposition leader.

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U.S. Ivory Investigator Killed At His Home In Kenya

4:22pm February 05, 2018

Esmond Bradley Martin, a leading American investigator into the illegal ivory and rhino horn trade, was found stabbed to death in his home in Kenya. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Frank Pope, CEO of Save the Elephants about Martin's life and impact.

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Bradley Martin is seen here in 1993 inspecting confiscated rhino horns, elephant tusks and ivory objects at the Taipei Zoo, in his role as a United Nations special envoy on rhino conservation.

Prominent Ivory Trade Investigator Found Stabbed To Death In Kenya

2:51pm February 05, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Esmond Bradley Martin's innovative work as a conservationist and investigator made him one of the global authorities on elephant and rhino poaching. He was found at home with stab wounds to his neck.

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Remembering Top Wildlife Trade Investigator: 'It Is A Great Loss'

11:33am February 05, 2018

Esmond Bradley Martin, one of the world's leading investigators into the ivory trade, was found dead on Sunday in Kenya. NPR hears from his colleague, Dan Stiles, who talks about Martin's work.

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South Afrcian President Jacob Zuma seen on the second day of the G20 economic summit in Hamburg, Germany, last year.

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South Africa's ANC Meets To Decide Fate Of President Jacob Zuma

6:25am February 05, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Zuma has been mired in corruption allegations. Some in his African National Congress fear if he stays on until elections next year, he could damage the party's chances of retaining power.

Cape Town Copes With Water Crisis

5:12pm February 04, 2018

The South African city of Cape Town is set to run out of water in April. NPR's Michel Martin talks to local business owner Nina Elvin-Jenson about how she's dealing with the water restrictions.

A woman takes a photo inside the tomb of an Old Kingdom priestess that was unveiled on Saturday after being discovered during excavation work in Giza's western cemetery by a team of Egyptian archaeologists.

Egyptian Archaeologists Unearth A 4,400-Year-Old Tomb

10:59am February 04, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Unusual paintings and well-preserved artifacts were found outside Giza in the tomb of Hetpet, a priestess to the goddess of fertility. The country hopes to draw more tourists with the discovery.

Women wait by a maternal health care clinic in Pabre, Burkina Faso, for a free cervical cancer screening.

A Crowd Is Waiting For A Cervical Cancer Clinic On Wheels

7:00am February 04, 2018

by Matthea Roemer

The cancer takes a devastating toll in sub-Saharan Africa. In Burkina Faso, health workers have come up with a creative way to offer free screenings in the farthest corners of the country.

Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga holds up a Bible as he swears himself in as the "people's president" on Tuesday in Nairobi. Authorities shut the top three independent TV channels ahead of the event. They remain closed.

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As Government Ignores Court Order, Kenya's Media Blackout Goes Into 4th Day

5:34pm February 02, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

The government shut off three news stations to prevent coverage of the opposition leader declaring himself president. Press freedom advocates worry it represents a slide toward authoritarianism.

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