Africa

South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, face their first major electoral challenge in the election next week, and the prospect of dipping below 50% of the vote for the first time in their 30 years in power. NPR's Africa correspondent reports from their final rally in Soweto, Johannesburg.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with William O'Neill, the United Nations independent expert on Human Rights in Haiti, about the Kenyan-led multinational force deploying to Haiti to help restore order there.

The ZiG is Zimbabwe's latest currency — yet another attempt to unravel the economic catastrophes of the past decades. According to many there, it's every bit as baffling as its predecessors.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Cindy MCcain, executive director of the World Food Programme, about her current trip to Zambia, where people are enduring a severe drought and going hungry.

South Africa's constitutional court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma, one of the most divisive political figures in the country, is not allowed to participate in next week's election.

Rwanda's post-genocide transformation has been remarkable, but uneven. And it prompts many questions, including: what type of leader is needed to help a country grow and heal?