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In Tunisia, Self-Immolation Has Become A Common Form Of Suicide

5:58am January 19, 2018

by Ruth Sherlock

Seven years ago a Tunisian fruit seller set himself on fire in protest. The uprisings he helped start have long faded but self-immolation has taken hold as an act of desperation among Tunisians.

Victoria Falls sits on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Photos of beautiful scenes from Africa and Haiti have been flooding the Internet in response to President Trump's reported slur.

Are Photos Of 'Beautiful' Africa The Best Response To Trump's Vulgar Slur?

3:21pm January 17, 2018

by Joanne Lu

The online backlash to the president's alleged insult was a wave of photos highlighting the positive side of places he mentioned. Now there is a backlash to the backlash.

Trump Comments Ignite Immigrants In Philly To Unite

10:02am January 17, 2018

by Laura Benshoff

African and Caribbean immigrants in Philadelphia are organizing following disparaging comments attributed to President Trump that he made about their homelands.

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Chinese construction workers carry reinforcing rods on a building site in Algiers, Algeria.

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Trump's Insults Will Nudge African Nations Closer To China

4:16pm January 16, 2018

by Ismail Einashe

The danger for the U.S. is that Trump's reported slurs make China an even more enticing partner for African nations, writes British-Somali journalist Ismail Einashe.

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A Government Born In Protest, Faces Widespread Protest

8:11am January 16, 2018

Tunisians overthrew a dictator in 2011, an event that began the Arab Spring. Steve Inskeep talks to Tunisia's Ambassador to the U.S. Faycal Gouia about what's driving the demonstrations.

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With Its Economy In Crisis, Tunisia Sees Protests Across The Country

4:24pm January 15, 2018

by Ruth Sherlock

Tunisia celebrated the seventh anniversary of when the country ousted a dictator on Sunday. But current economic problems are touching off new protests about unemployment and poverty.

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Poor Economic Conditions Spur Protests Across Tunisia

5:24am January 15, 2018

by Ruth Sherlock

Violent protests against Tunisia's austerity measures continued in the country, as demonstrators also marked the seventh anniversary of the Tunisian revolution.

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Africans React To Trump's Vulgar Comment

8:02am January 14, 2018

by Peter Granitz

Africans across the continent reacted with a mixture of horror and humor when President Trump used a vulgar term to describe their countries.

Immigrants arrive at Ellis Island in Upper New York Bay around 1900. In 1924, the U.S. would restrict immigration based on national origin. Forty years after that, it eliminated those restrictions.

President Trump's Idea Of Good And Bad Immigrant Countries Has A Historical Precedent

3:24pm January 13, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

In part, Trump's recent vulgar slur appeared to be favoring the revival of a discriminatory immigration policy abolished by the U.S. Congress more than 50 years ago.

President Trump speaks during a news conference with Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway at the White House on Wednesday. The two leaders participated in a meeting before taking questions from the media.

'Rapists,' 'Huts': Trump's Racist Dog Whistles Aren't New

6:30am January 13, 2018

by Karen Grigsby Bates

On Thursday, President Trump described Haiti and most of Africa with a vulgar term. Here's why that shouldn't surprise you.