Africa

In Namibia today, members of the ancient tribe of hunter-gatherers still forage. New genetic research reveals they were once the largest group of humans.

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The Khoisan Once Were Kings Of The Planet. What Happened?

2:14pm December 23, 2014

by Diane Cole

In the landscape of modern Africa, they are a link to the long-ago past. They know everything about plants and animals. But their way of life — and language of clicks — may be doomed.

A picture of French tourist and mountain guide Herve Gourdel, 55, who was killed after being kidnapped on Sept. 21 while hiking in Algeria's Djurdjura National Park. The leader of the group that killed Gourdel has been killed in a military attack.

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Algerian Army Kills Leader Of Group That Beheaded Frenchman

9:53am December 23, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Abdelmalek Gouri had been a wanted criminal in Algeria for nearly 20 years. His Islamic State splinter group was blamed for killing hiker Herve Gourdel in September.

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Former Regime Figure Elected President In Tunisia

5:50pm December 22, 2014

by Leila Fadel

Tunisian voters chose a figure from the regime of the ousted dictator for president - opting for slow change rather than risking the chaos that has occurred after uprisings in other countries.

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A supporter of newly elected Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid Essibsi flashes the V-sign from a car as they celebrate the first results of the Tunisian elections in Sousse, Tunisia.

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Tunisian Election Puts Former Regime Figure In Presidency

10:28am December 22, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Nearly four years after the Arab Spring began, Tunisian voters elected Beji Caid Essebsi, a veteran of the country's autocratic regimes.

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Results Being Tallied In Tunisia's Presidential Election

7:37am December 22, 2014

by Leila Fadel

Tunisians voted Sunday for a new president in a contentious race. The election marks another important milestone in the one country where the Arab Spring has been mostly peaceful.

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Tunisian voter Dina Ghlisse, 19, displays her finger with the indelible ink mark after voting in La Marsa, on the outskirts of Tunis, on Sunday. More than three years after Tunisia sparked the Arab Spring, the country is choosing a president.

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Tunisia, Cradle Of Arab Spring, In Historic Presidential Vote

2:46pm December 21, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The election pits interim President Moncef Marzouki against challenger Beji Caid Essebsi, who held a post in the ousted regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

Health workers rest outside a quarantine zone at a Red Cross facility in the town of Koidu, Kono district in Eastern Sierra Leone on Friday. The World Health Organization says the number of Ebola deaths in the current outbreak has exceeded 7,000.

U.N. Reports More Than 7,000 Ebola Deaths Since March

1:58pm December 20, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The World Health Organization has added nearly 400 more deaths from the current outbreak since its last report earlier this week.

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Excavation Reveals Regular Citizens Who Really Ran Ancient Egypt

11:39am December 20, 2014

A team of archaeologists from Brigham Young University has uncovered an Egyptian cemetery that may have upwards of 1 million graves. NPR's Scott Simon explains they were commoners — not pharaohs.

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Designing State Symbols For The World's Newest Country

11:39am December 20, 2014

From flags to currency, a new country needs new symbols. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Anne Quito, who traveled to the world's newest country, South Sudan, to observe as they designed theirs.

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Youth Who Led Tunisia's Uprising Frustrated With Pace Of Change

11:39am December 20, 2014

by Leila Fadel

The Arab Spring began in Tunisia in 2011 with the ousting of a dictator, but youth in that country seem unenthusiastic about elections on Sunday.

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