Africa

In this photo taken Monday, July 31, 2017, a young South Sudanese boy learns how to take care of cattle at a camp outside the town of Rumbek, South Sudan. Cows are used for payments and dowries, which Human Rights Watch calls a "key driver of child marria

Episode 805: War And Peace And Cows

by Gregory Warner

In South Sudan, there is a kind of money that works even through bank failures and unstable governments. But when war struck, it upended a whole economy: the economy of cows.

Zimbabwe's Army Takes Control Of The Country

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Zimbabwe's army said Wednesday that is has seized control in what is being described as a "bloodless transition," apparently pushing out longtime strongman Robert Mugabe.
We asked Kenyans to describe some of the qualities of their country's huts. Here's what they said.

Is It Insulting To Call This A 'Hut'?

by Nurith Aizenman

Dictionary.com says a hut is "a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials." But some say it has additional connotations.