Re-Run Of Kenya's Presidential Elections Marred By Violence
The do-over election took place despite the electoral chief saying the polls couldn't be free and fair, and the opposition candidate boycotting the vote.
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U.S. Official: Niger Ambush Of U.S. Troops Was 'Set Up' By Villagers
NPR has learned that when the patrol of U.S. and Niger troops stopped at a village, they got "the cold stare" from locals who are believed to have tipped off extremist forces.
Amid Opposition Boycott, Kenyans Vote In Re-Run Of Presidential Election
President Uhuru Kenyatta is seeking a second term, but the main opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has told his supporters not to cast ballots.
A Look At The Presence Of ISIS And Its Affiliated Groups In Africa
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Peter Pham, director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, about the status of ISIS in Africa after four U.S. soldiers were killed in Niger weeks ago.
Alexis Okeowo Finds God In The Brave Acts Of Ordinary Africans
The journalist, fatigued with stories of hopelessness and despair, writes a book about people who have the courage to resist extremism — sometimes just by playing basketball.
Journalist Chronicles Ordinary People Fighting Extremism In Africa
New Yorker writer Alexis Okeowo wanted to get past standard journalistic narratives of war and tragedy and show people as flawed, complicated individuals in her new book, A Moonless, Starless Sky.
Opposition Leader Raila Odinga On Kenya's Election
We talk with Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who says he will sit out of a planned re-election on Thursday. Kenya's top court ordered a new election after overturning an earlier vote.
In Kenya, Much Of The Election Chaos And Violence Stems From Tribal Divisions
Kenya's presidential elections have been marked by a murder, deadly protests and a historic Supreme Court decision. But the thing underlying all of the chaos and discord is tribalism.
From Minneapolis To Mogadishu, Somali-Americans Try To Help Survivors of Bomb Attack
Workers in Somalia's capital Mogadishu are still searching through the wreckage created by large truck bomb set off in a busy commercial district that killed 358 people and injuring hundreds more. In the large Somali immigrant community in Minneapolis, everyone is connected to a victim in some way. As the grieving continues, Somali-Americans are trying to help the survivors in any way they can from 8,000 miles away.
Basic Questions Remain Unanswered In Deadly Niger Ambush Probe
The Pentagon is investigating how four soldiers on a reconnaissance mission in Niger were ambushed. Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Tom Bowman and retired Army Brigadier General Donald C. Bolduc.