Desmond Tutu is honored at a fitting Cape Town funeral
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with journalist Kate Bartlett about Archbishop Desmond Tutu's funeral held on Saturday in South Africa.
Africa
At his funeral, Tutu is remembered for helping end apartheid and championing rights
"Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been our moral compass and national conscience," South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a eulogy at Tutu's state funeral on Saturday.
As omicron heats up in the U.S., South Africa says its wave is on the way out
The variant caused fewer deaths and less severe infections than past versions of the virus in South Africa, but that could be different in other countries.
South Africans line up to pay their last respects to Desmond Tutu
South Africans from all corners of retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu's "rainbow nation" filed past his pine casket in Cape Town. The viewing line at St. George's Cathedral stretched for nearly a mile.
'Fresh Air' remembers Archbishop Desmond Tutu
The South African leader was key to the anti-apartheid movement. He chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and preached forgiveness. Tutu died Dec. 26. Originally broadcast in '84 and '99.
These are the top stories NPR's correspondents around the world recommend from 2021
We asked the network's international journalists to pick one story from the year you should check out. Here are their selections.
Remembering the legacy of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Journalist Kate Bartlett speaks with Elissa Nadworny about what Desmond Tutu meant to the people of South Africa and the fight for social justice more broadly.
Desmond Tutu, an icon who helped end apartheid in South Africa, dies at 90
The Nobel Peace laureate and archbishop emeritus campaigned against a system he called evil and, after apartheid, helped the nation heal as head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Desmond Tutu's laugh was contagious. His fight for freedom was deadly serious
Desmond Tutu will be remembered for helping end apartheid. But also for his memorable laugh, an infectious, cackling howl employed in the service of easing tensions in a very tense nation.
A revolutionary movement for democracy has taken hold in Sudan, led by young people
A huge network of resistance committees has transformed public protest in Sudan, challenging the new junta.