Africa

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China Tries To Establish Foothold In Zambia, Tanzania

1:32pm June 30, 2014

Africa is big business for China. Howard French, author of China's Second Continent, talks to Steve Inskeep about why some African countries are of particular interest to Chinese leaders.

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U.S. Program Hopes To Inspire Young Africans To Be Tomorrow's Leaders

7:50am June 19, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

President Obama is organizing the first of its kind African summit in Washington. In the run-up to that high-level gathering, young African leaders are in the U.S. for a leadership training program.

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As Death Count Rises, Health Officials Work To Stem Ebola's Spread

7:08pm June 18, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

The World Health Organization is reporting that the Ebola virus has yet to be contained in West Africa. It's one of the largest Ebola outbreaks in decades.

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Bitter, Incomplete Divorce Blamed For South Sudan's Fighting

7:09am June 18, 2014

What happened after Africa's biggest country split in two? Renee Montagne talks to James Copnall about his book, A Poisonous Thorn in Our Hearts: Sudan and South Sudan's Bitter and Incomplete Divorce.

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Third Time's A Charm: U.S. Beats Ghana In World Cup Match

7:26am June 17, 2014

by Tom Goldman

The U.S. Men's National Team has beaten Ghana in the group stage of the World Cup in Brazil. The score was 2-1. The U.S. team had lost to Ghana in the previous two World Cups.

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Invisible Children co-founders Jason Russell, left, Bobby Bailey, center, and Laren Poole, record footage in Africa in 2007.

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The 'Kony 2012' Effect: Recovering From A Viral Sensation

11:52pm June 14, 2014

by Sam Sanders

The group Invisible Children shot to fame after its video "Kony 2012" went viral. The success led to a backlash, and now the organization must redefine its mission and its future.

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Clinton Uses 'Hard Choices' Book Tour To Steer Benghazi Message

2:37pm June 11, 2014

by Don Gonyea

Republicans have been using the 2012 attack in Libya against her. Analysts say while Hillary Clinton is talking about Benghazi, she is defining the issue herself well ahead of any political campaign.

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Protesters march in front of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday in support of the girls kidnapped by members of the Islamist group Boko Haram.

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U.S. Offers Aid In Search For Nigerian Girls, But Is It Too Late?

9:59am June 10, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. is sending a team of experts to help find the nearly 300 abducted schoolgirls. But the three-week delay means that the girls are likely scattered, making the search that much tougher.

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Sing a song of circumcision: African musicians wrote lyrics that promote the benefits of the procedure.

Snip Decision: Africa's Campaign To Circumcise Its Men

9:59am June 10, 2014

by Nurith Aizenman

A campaign in Africa to prevent HIV has persuaded 6 million teens and men to get circumcised and aims to sign up 14 million more. To do so, health officials must appeal to male vanity.

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Women carry sticks in Ganyliel, South Sudan, an area protected from the violence in the country due to its isolation. But food there is scarce.

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Escaping South Sudan's Violence Often Means Going Hungry

10:00am June 09, 2014

by Gregory Warner

The conflict in South Sudan pitting forces loyal to the president against those loyal to his erstwhile vice president is exacerbating what aid groups say is a potential hunger catastrophe.

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