Africa

The only radiotherapy machine in Senegal is no longer working.

Health & Safety

Facing Cancer Is Even Tougher If The Only Radiation Machine Is Broken

1:28pm July 09, 2017

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

That's the situation in Senegal. The government has promised to buy new machines. But one cancer specialist says there isn't enough attention given to the disease.

The Bentiu displaced persons camp in South Sudan holds more than 100,000 people who fled fighting in the country's 4-year-old civil war.

Unhappy Anniversary, South Sudan

10:06am July 08, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

On Sunday, South Sudan marks six years as independent country. Between its civil war and humanitarian crisis, things are so bad that anniversary celebrations were canceled.

A U.N. peacekeeper stands guard in central Darfur on June 19. The town, a former rebel bastion, was recently captured by Sudanese government forces. The top U.S. diplomat in Sudan, Steven Koutsis, visited Darfur last month to assess security before the Tr

For Sudan, A Looming Deadline On Possible Lifting Of U.S. Sanctions

7:00am July 08, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Before leaving office, President Obama suspended some sanctions on Sudan. By July 12, the Trump administration has to decide whether or not to stick with this approach.

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Beyonce, pictured at the Grammy awards in February, returned to Twitter after a year's absence to announce a new philanthropic venture.

Beyoncé Has A Plan To Help Burundi, But Key Details Are Fuzzy

6:04pm July 07, 2017

by Courtney Columbus

After a yearlong absence from Twitter, Beyoncé announced a partnership between her charitable foundation and UNICEF to bring clean, safe water to the children of Burundi.

Aweofeso Adebola (in white shirt) and Ifeoluwa Ayomide (in cap) pose with some of their students. Zachariah Ibrahim, who dreams of being a pilot, stands behind the girl in the green hijab. Fatima Alidarunge, who wants to be a soldier to fight Boko Haram,

They Quit Their Office Jobs To Teach Kids In A Camp For Displaced People

11:47am July 07, 2017

by Linus Unah

It started when a 20-something government worker in Nigeria visited a camp. And met the kids. And saw that they weren't getting much of an education.

Thousands gather to celebrate Liberation Day in Shyira, Rwanda. Twenty-three years ago, a rebel army led by Paul Kagame, now the president, marched into Kigali to end a genocide against the Tutsi minority.

World News

In Rwanda, July 4 Isn't Independence Day — It's Liberation Day

1:39pm July 04, 2017

by Eyder Peralta

It's a national holiday commemorating the day in 1994 when the killing stopped, marking the end of a 100-day genocide that left nearly a million Rwandans dead.

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Liberation Day: What July 4 Means To Rwanda

7:21am July 04, 2017

by Eyder Peralta

There's another country that marks July 4: the African nation of Rwanda. July 4 was named the day the killing stopped in 1994, marking an end to a 100-day genocide that killed nearly 1 million people.

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News Brief: North Korea Launches Missile, States Won't Supply Voter Data

7:12am July 04, 2017

It hasn't been confirmed, but North Korea says it successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile. At least 41 states say they won't hand over information to Trump's election commission.

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Students march during the celebration of Ghana's 60 years of independence on March 6 in Accra.

National

Why I Love (And Question) Independence Day

4:06pm July 03, 2017

by George Mwinnyaa

He grew up marching to celebrate Ghana's independence and now marvels at America's big July 4 bash. George Mwinnyaa reflects on the meaning of independence.

World News

Vanaja Jasphine Honored For Her Fight Against Human Trafficking

8:01am July 01, 2017

The State Department's 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report was released earlier this week. Scott Simon talks with Sister Vanaja Jasphine about her efforts to combat such trafficking in Cameroon.