The world's response to hunger crisis in East Africa is inadequate, say aid workers
A crisis of extreme hunger is threating millions in East Africa. However, international aid has not been able to meet the need.
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Climate change and hunger are driving a refugee crisis in the African countries bordering Lake Chad
In the handful of countries bordering Africa's Lake Chad, climate change and hunger are driving a refugee crisis.
A new podcast reminds listeners of Mandela's commitment to the Black struggle for freedom
NPR's Michel Martin talks with writer Richard Stengel about Mandela: The Lost Tapes, which features never-before heard audio of his conversations with Nelson Mandela from 1993.
A new kind of climate refugee is emerging
They flee their homes not solely because of climatic changes that make it difficult to earn a living but also because of violence sparked by the competition for dwindling resources.
With one dose, new drug may cure sleeping sickness. Could it also wipe it out?
This often fatal disease found in many African countries is painful and lengthy to treat. But a single oral dose proved incredibly effective in a clinical trial, raising hopes of eradication.
News brief: Trump Organization trial, student loan relief, South Africa scandal
Prosecutors to make closing arguments in Trump Organization trial. Supreme Court to hear Biden's student loan forgiveness plan. Cash-stuffed sofa leads to calls for South Africa's president to resign.
South Africa's president is facing calls for his resignation
Cyril Ramaphosa is also facing the threat of impeachment over charges of alleged corruption and a story that centers on a sofa stuffed with cash.
2 sisters get to know the man who is keeping their brother's name alive
In this week's StoryCorps, two sisters talk to a man who knew their late brother and took his last name as a way of honoring him.
The al-Shabab extremist group attacked a hotel in Somalia's capital
There has been no immediate word of any casualties. Al-Shabab said its fighters attacked the hotel Villa Rose, which has a restaurant popular with government and security officials.
Diamond diggers in South Africa's deserted mines break the law — and risk their lives
Photos show the desperate search for scraps left by big diamond operators. But amid rampant poverty and unemployment, zama-zamas see no other way to provide for their families.