Africa

A nurse administers an experimental Ebola vaccine Monday at Redemption Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia. Researchers aim to give shots to 27,000 people during the large trial.

Lack Of Patients Hampers Ebola Drug And Vaccine Testing

11:39am February 04, 2015

by Richard Harris

Scientists launched a large trial Monday to test two vaccines. But testing Ebola drugs in West Africa is proving more difficult than expected because the disease is disappearing rapidly.

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Nigeria Thwarts Boko Haram Attack On Maiduguri

1:29am February 04, 2015

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Suspected Boko Haram militants have attacked the outskirts of the heavily-fortified city of Maiduguri for the second time in a week. Nigerian officials say the rebel's attack has been contained.

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"Through music," says former child soldier Emmanuel Jal, "I was able to become a child again."

A Former Child Soldier Finds Escape, Heaven Through His Music

9:58pm February 02, 2015

by NPR Staff

Starved, brainwashed and beaten, Emmanuel Jal was a child soldier who escaped Sudan's war. Now he's an actor, musician and activist. But he says he still gets nightmares.

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Egyptian Court Condemns 183 To Death In Mass Trial

4:17pm February 02, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Those convicted were accused of attacking a police station, and killing and mutilating at least 11 security officers. But critics of the verdict say many of those arrested were not even at the scene.

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Egypt Frees One Al-Jazeera Journalist From Prison

12:04pm February 02, 2015

Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste will be deported to Australia. He is one of three Al-Jazeera journalists who were arrested in December 2013. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Leila Fadel in Cairo.

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They're members of the global-minded teens club: (left to right) Toluwanimi Sola-Adeyemi of Lagos, Chloe McGill of Seattle and Emine Arcasoy of Chapel Hill.

Just Your Typical Teenagers Helping To Fight World Poverty

8:24am February 02, 2015

by Marc Silver

Their goal is to make the world a better place 15 years from now. And the U.S. State Department listened to their ideas. But that doesn't mean they are oblivious to Justin Bieber and Gossip Girl.

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Egypt Frees 1 Of 3 Jailed Al Jazeera Journalists

7:52pm February 01, 2015

by Steve Mullis

Australian journalist Peter Greste was detained in December 2013 and imprisoned in June. He is being deported, but the fate of his two colleagues is unknown.

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Getting The News To West African Youth, Through Hip-Hop

6:19pm February 01, 2015

by Jake Warga

In Dakar, Senegal, two rappers going by the names Keyti and Xuman offer a summary of the week's news in hip-hop format. This story originally aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 15, 2015.

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Ebola cases have steadily declined in Liberia and Sierra Leone over the past several weeks.

Ebola Cases Plummet In West Africa, As Endgame Begins

8:33pm January 29, 2015

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Only 99 Ebola cases were reported worldwide last week. That's the lowest weekly count since June. But getting down to zero cases is still a long way off.

One of five stickers pasted in Kenyan passenger vans as part of a Georgetown University study to promote safe driving.

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Mr. Taxi Driver, You Are GOING TOO FAST!!!!

3:17pm January 28, 2015

by Anders Kelto

Kenya's passenger vans have a reputation for getting into deadly crashes. A new campaign has cut the accident rate with a simple intervention: stickers that urge riders to speak up.