Meet The Biracial African Comedian Who Is Not Trevor Noah
Comic Ikenna Azuike brings wigs, false teeth and barbs about Africa to the BBC. Now his show, What's Up Africa, is up for a broadcasting award.
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American Girls Weigh In: 'We're Not Just Sitting Ducks': #15Girls
We've looked at the lives of 15-year-old girls all over the world. Now American girls tell us what it's like to be 15 in the U.S.
He Sometimes Crawled To School, He Plays Soccer On A Scooter
Polio paralyzed Sani Muntari as a child. That didn't keep him from school or off the soccer field. And he's played a key role in making Nigeria polio-free.
What Does Poverty Look Like? A Photo Contest Has Surprising Answers
The pictures show how the working poor eke out a living. And no, they are not depressing.
Congolese Activists Honored for Fighting Oil Exploration in Virunga National Park
The Alexander Soros Foundation has given awards to people trying to block a British company from doing drilling in the park. The activists fear the operations would damage human and wildlife habitats.
Researchers Plot The Death Of P. Falciparum: The Malaria Parasite
Current drugs aren't working as well. Old drugs may be making a comeback. And a poet sums up the reason that malaria fighters met this week.
South African Teens Share Their Dreams And Their Slang: #15Girls
We found out when we talked to some of the 500 high schoolers who came to Johannesburg for a model U.N. We also learned a few of their favorite phrases.
Lions Quickly Disappearing In Much Of Africa, Study Says
Over large parts of the continent, their numbers could drop by half in the next two decades. Only in four countries in southern Africa is the species holding its own.
Rinse, Spin, Read To Kids: It's A Mashup Of Laundromat and Library
Go to the laundromat, wash the clothes, get lessons on how to do a great job reading books to your kids. Crazy idea? But it's really happening!
Next Year Could Mark The End Of Polio
Nigeria is now off the list — the last case was in 2014. That leaves Afghanistan and Pakistan as the last two countries harboring the virus.