Angelique Kidjo Has Been Waiting A Long Time To Sing This Song
Can one song that speaks out against child marriage make a difference? Says Kidjo: "Silence is what has allowed child marriage to continue."
Africa
Tensions Grow In Kenya As Results Awaited In Presidential Poll
The election commission has acknowledged that there was an attempt to hack the voting system on poll day but says that it failed. The opposition claims otherwise.
Kenyan Opposition Leader Continues To Spread Voter Fraud Claims After Election
Kenya's presidential challenger is digging into his claim of massive voter fraud during this week's election. Election monitors have praised the polls as free and fair. Kenyan election officials dismiss the allegations of vote rigging as unfounded. But the claim is stirring deadly tension in the East African nation.
Chinese Blockbuster 'Wolf Warrior II' Mixes Jingoism With Hollywood Heroism
China's summer blockbuster is Wolf Warrior II, a movie high on jingoism with a poster that reads, "Anyone who offends China, no matter how remote, must be exterminated."
Kenyan Presidential Challenger Alleges Voter Fraud
At least five people have been killed after riots broke out in Kenya following Tuesday's election. Presidential challenger Raila Odinga claimed there was massive voter fraud.
Kenyan Opposition Leader Contests Early Presidential Election Results
Unofficial results in Kenya's presidential election put the incumbent in the lead by a healthy margin and his challenger is claiming fraud. Opposition leader Raila Odinga is claiming an elaborate hacking scheme that involves last week's torture and murder of a top election official. The election commission says it will investigate the charge.
Discovery Of Ancient Skull Sheds Light On Ape Ancestry
Researchers say they've found a 13 million-year-old fossil in the Turkana Basin of northern Kenya that sheds new light on the evolution of apes.
Cash Aid Could Solve Poverty — But There's A Catch
A major study in Zambia showed the benefits of just giving poor people money with no strings attached. So why isn't the government entirely convinced?
Opposition Disputes Early Results In Kenyan Election
Kenyans voted for their next president in an election overshadowed by ethnic tensions. A disputed vote a decade ago resulted in 1,200 deaths as tribal allegiances resulted in bloodletting.
Kenyan Presidential Challenger Calls Vote Tally 'Fake'
Raila Odinga, who trails incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta by a wide margin in a partial count of results, has accused the election commission of vote rigging.