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Ghana Wants To Remove Statue Of Gandhi Over Racism Controversy

4:49pm October 07, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Professors campaigned to have the statue at the University of Ghana removed over Mohandas Gandhi's "racist identity." Now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it wants to move it — for its protection.

Dr. Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist in the Democratic Republic of Congo, treats victims of rape, tending to physical and emotional needs. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize along with two women from Congo who help women who are victims of sexual vio

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A Doctor Who Treats Rape Survivors Is Shortlisted For Nobel Peace Prize

8:20pm October 06, 2016

by Jackson Sinnenberg

Dr. Denis Mukwege opened a hospital in Eastern Congo to help women give birth safely. His first patient was a rape survivor. And she changed his life.

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Photographer Witnesses Death On A Migrant Boat

6:06pm October 06, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Aris Messinis, a photographer for Agence France-Presse, about his photographs showing the African migrants who died on the way to Italy after being crushed in boats.

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Poachers killed this black rhinoceros for its horn with high-caliber bullets at a water hole in South Africa's Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park. They entered the park illegally, likely from a nearby village, and are thought to have used a silenced hunting rifle. Bl

Rhino Horn: The Most Valuable Appendage In Illegal Wildlife Trade

5:57pm October 06, 2016

by NPR Staff

Journalist Bryan Christy estimates the wholesale market for rhino horn is a quarter of a billion dollars. Customers think the horn has healing powers. Criminal syndicates take the money.

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A man carries a Nile Perch of about 175 pounds caught in a lake in Uganda. The huge fish — they can weigh up to 440 pounds — were introduced to several African lakes and have wiped out hundreds of local species.

Why A Really Big Fish Isn't Always Good For Business

3:59pm October 05, 2016

by Natalie Jacewicz

Developing countries have been invaded by 200-pound Nile perch, pretty flowers and beavers. A new study asks: What's the impact?

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Meet The Man Tapped To Become The Next U.N. Secretary-General

3:20pm October 05, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The U.N. Security Council endorsed Portuguese politician Antonio Guterres. A former U.N. high commissioner for refugees, Guterres led worldwide efforts to help refugees.

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Children make their moves at the Katwe Chess Academy, located in a slum in Kampala, Uganda. The Academy is where Phiona Mutesi, whose story is the basis for the movie Queen of Katwe, learned to play.

PHOTOS: They're All Kings And Queens Of Katwe

12:29pm October 05, 2016

by Michael O'Hagan

Kids in a Uganda slum learn that chess has a lot in common with life. You can't change the way you start out — but you can decide your next move.

Visitors sit in an inflatable raft to get an idea of how thousands of refugees cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe each year.

Inside The Refugee Camp At The Foot Of The Washington Monument

5:13pm October 04, 2016

by Alison Baitz

A new exhibit from Doctors Without Borders aims to show visitors what it's like to be a refugee, starting with a flimsy raft and ending in a cramped tent.

Fati Abubakar takes her camera and goes searching for bitsofborno — people who show how life goes on in the troubled northeast of Nigeria.

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Who's The Woman With The Camera Chasing Smiles And Styles In Nigeria?

5:07pm October 02, 2016

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

She's Fati Abubakar and she takes pictures for her Instagram feed, bitsofborno, showing how life goes on in a region best known for ties to Boko Haram.

Tryphena Natukunda, 18, won her title in a field of more than 150 contestants.

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Uganda Crowns Mr. And Miss HIV Positive

3:54pm September 29, 2016

by Nurith Aizenman

There's a talent competition. A tiara for the winner. And a chance for people with HIV to speak out despite the stigma they face.