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Editorial Policy Change Keeps South African Broadcaster From Airing Protests

6:49am June 30, 2016

by Peter Granitz

South African journalists are in an uproar over a directive at the public broadcaster that bans coverage of protests. They accuse the government of effectively censoring them ahead of local elections.

The open pit mine where the diamond was found. It's the largest uncovered in over a century.

When Botswana Sells Its Big Diamond, Who Will Benefit?

3:44pm June 29, 2016

by Nurith Aizenman

It's the largest found in over a century and is valued at $70 million. How much do sales like this help the country?

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Evelyn Sokpo (from left), 12; Sankay Diallo, 13; and Rita Swen, 13.

Girl Talk: What Teens Want Michelle Obama To Know About Liberia

6:16pm June 27, 2016

by Clair MacDougall

Some of them have never heard of her. But most of them want her to know: Make sure more Liberian girls can stay in school!

A team of volunteers cooks for African migrants living at a camp in their town of Paso Canoas, Costa Rica.

Cooking Chicken And Plantains For African Migrants In Costa Rica

7:00am June 26, 2016

by Rolando Arrieta

Debora Jiménez says it is her moral duty to help feed the hundreds of Africans now stranded in her country.

Fire is seen at the scene of a car bomb attack claimed by Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabab militants on the Naasa Hablod hotel in Mogadishu on Saturday.

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At Least 12 Dead After Gunmen Storm Hotel In Somalia's Capital

7:41pm June 25, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A group of attackers detonated a car bomb and then rushed into a hotel in the heart of Mogadishu, taking hostages. Security forces say they have now taken control of the scene.

A solar-powered cellphone charger is part of a new program called "Kazi na Zola," which provides devices that can help small businesses — say, a barbershop — earn more revenue.

Health & Safety

This $6-A-Month Plan Brings Solar Power To People Living Off The Grid

2:13pm June 24, 2016

by Malaka Gharib

That's the price for a solar energy package from Off-Grid Electric, who's lit up the homes of 100,000 people without electricity in Tanzania.

"It required a change in thinking. A change that forced public health workers to stop treating it as a medical problem but rather as a human behavior problem." - Richard Thaler

How Are Health Workers Putting An End To Guinea Worms?

9:43am June 24, 2016

by NPR/TED Staff

Professor Richard Thaler returns to the show to talk about how a nudge has essentially eradicated guinea worm disease in Africa.

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Gregory "Buster" Coleman in his cap and gown. Each graduate of the Kennedy School of Government carried an inflatable globe.

Health & Safety

'Buster' Goes To Harvard: A Proud Day For Liberia's Top Cop

8:36am June 23, 2016

by M. Holden Warren

Liberia's top cop stared Ebola in the eye and didn't blink. But when he came to the Ivy League school to study, he was sweating it.

Nigeria Prepares For Drastic Economic Changes

5:24pm June 19, 2016

Nigeria is Africa's largest economy. Reuters correspondent Alexis Akwagyiram explains why President Muhammadu Buhari wants to stop pegging the country's currency to the U.S. dollar.

Adebisi Alimi and his fiance. When Alimi posted the photo on social media, he received death threats.

I Feel Like 'I Am Orlando' Though I Live Thousands Of Miles Away

9:56pm June 17, 2016

by Adebisi Alimi

The attack on Pulse made this Nigerian LGBT activist remember a time when he saw Orlando in his everyday life.