Africa

Why The World Isn't Close To Eradicating Guinea Worm

10:08am August 10, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Health officials thought they were close to wiping out the parasite. It's been President Carter's dream for decades. But the dogs of Chad have turned out to be a major problem.

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ISIS Fires West Africa Affairs Manager But He Refuses To Leave

6:36am August 10, 2016

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

The Islamic State apparently is having some management troubles. ISIS has announced a new leader for its West African affiliate Boko Haram. But the man being replaced isn't going quietly.

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Nearly 100 Dead After Anti-Government Protests In Ethiopia

6:47pm August 09, 2016

by Gregory Warner

In Ethiopia, activists and witnesses say nearly 100 people were killed by security forces cracking down on anti-government protests over the weekend. The protests began late last year over a government plan to lease a forest to private foreign developers. Ethiopia's authoritarian government is a key U.S. ally in East Africa.

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A woman makes her way to a voting station in Zithobeni during the 2016 local government elections on Wednesday in Gauteng, South Africa.

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Nelson Mandela's Party Faces Big Setback In South African Elections

2:19pm August 06, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The African National Congress has lost key races in municipal elections following a series of corruption scandals. It has governed South Africa since the country's first post-apartheid vote in 1994.

Georgina Mumba's activism for inclusion of people with disabilities brought her to the United States as one of 1,000 Mandela Washington Fellows under President Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative.

Health & Safety

The Mis-Education — And Remarkable Triumph — Of Georgina Mamba

7:00am August 06, 2016

by Nurith Aizenman

She was paralyzed by polio. So why did her school put her in a class for the intellectually disabled? Then one for the blind. Then one for the deaf.

A rhino wakes up after its horn was trimmed at John Hume's Rhino Ranch in Klerksdorp, South Africa, on Feb. 3. South Africa's highest court is preparing to decide whether to uphold the country's domestic ban on trading rhino horn. John Hume is a private r

If South Africa Lifts The Ban On Trading Rhino Horns, Will Rhinos Benefit?

6:38am August 06, 2016

by Peter Granitz

South Africa may lift a ban on the domestic trade of rhino horn. Rhino farmers say the moratorium hasn't stopped poaching, while critics say ending the ban amounts to an OK of illegal smuggling.

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Opposition Party Challenges South Africa's Ruling Party In Municipal Elections

6:06am August 05, 2016

While South Africans await final results in municipal elections, the ruling African National Congress, the party of Nelson Mandela, appears to be suffering a setback. Reporter Peter Granitz in Pretoria explains why these local elections are so important.

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People inspect a damaged mosque following an October 2015 explosion in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Maiduguri is in Borno State, where Boko Haram was born.

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Who's In Charge Of Boko Haram? Split Emerges As 2 Men Claim Leadership

2:42pm August 04, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Cracks are forming at the highest levels of the Nigeria-based extremist group. The Islamic State has named a new leader and a new strategy for the group, but the old leader says he's still in charge.

South Sudan's James Nyang Chiengjiek (left) and Yiech Pur Biel speak with Kenyan coach Joseph Domongole at the iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro on July 30. South Sudan, which became independent in 2011, will have three runners compet

Meet The Newest Olympic Teams: Kosovo and South Sudan

7:43pm August 03, 2016

by Melissa Block

Kosovo, which declared independence in 2008, and South Sudan, which followed three years later, are both sending athletes to the Olympics for the first time.

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Baptist Pastor Inspires Protests Against Zimbabwe's Authoritarian Leader

4:30pm August 03, 2016

by Peter Granitz

A Baptist preacher has become the unlikely leader of a social media movement that's inspired Zimbabweans to protest against their authoritarian ruler and the collapsed economy.