Africa

Tunisia is seeing political changes, and some fear it may be a path to dictatorship

5:49pm November 10, 2021

by Eleanor Beardsley

While most Tunisians were glad to see their president dissolve the quarrelsome, ineffective parliament and take extra powers, some worry Tunisia could be repeating a path to dictatorship.

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Vanessa Nakate speaks during the climate strike march on October 1, 2021 in Milan, Italy.

Uganda's Vanessa Nakate says COP26 sidelines nations most affected by climate change

9:12am November 10, 2021

Nakate spoke with NPR about the role gender plays in climate activism, whether the COP26 summit feels inclusive and her advice for other youth who feel they can't affect change in the climate crisis.

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The U.N. seeks the release of 16 staffers detained in Ethiopia

8:52am November 10, 2021

The United Nations says Ethiopian government forces have detained 16 of its humanitarian workers, and continues to prevent food aid from reaching areas of Tigray threatened with famine.

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Ethiopia war intensifies as rebels advance toward capital

5:01pm November 07, 2021

by Eyder Peralta

The U.S. State Department this weekend ordered all non-emergency employees and their families to leave Ethiopia. It's another sign of the worsening situation near the capital, Addis Ababa.

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his wife Zinash Tayachew take part in a memorial service for the victims of the Tigray conflict organized by the city administration, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Wednesday.

Rebels are closing in on Ethiopia's capital. Its collapse could bring regional chaos

2:22pm November 07, 2021

A newly formed rebel alliance led by the Tigray People's Liberation Front is within striking distance of Addis Ababa. A failed state could displace millions of people and stoke more ethnic violence.

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Sudan faces mass protests and arrests after military dissolves civilian government

8:16am November 07, 2021

Danielle Kurtzleben speaks to Khartoum-based political analyst Samir Fadol on the latest in Sudan, where a military coup unseated the civilian government October 25.

In this photograph issued Saturday by Sierra Leone's National Disaster Management Agency, people gather around the charred oil tanker that exploded after being struck by a truck in the Wellington suburb of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Saturday.

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An oil tanker truck explodes in Sierra Leone, killing at least 98 and injuring dozens

3:16pm November 06, 2021

by The Associated Press

The explosion took place after a bus struck the tanker near the country's capital city. Dozens were injured after large crowds gathered to collect leaking fuel, officials and witnesses said.

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Scores of people reported dead in Sierra Leone after fuel tanker explosion

8:02am November 06, 2021

Scott Simon speaks to journalist Umaru Fofana about the deadly tanker explosion outside Freetown, Sierra Leone today.

USAID Administrator Samantha Power delivered a speech on her "new vision" for the agency on Nov. 4 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

New USAID director aims to shake up 60-year-old aid agency. Here's her 'new vision'

11:47am November 05, 2021

by Malaka Gharib

Like any government agency, the biggest American foreign aid group has its problems. This week, its new administrator Samantha Power outlined her solutions.

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Rebels are taking aim at Ethiopia's capital after 1 year of civil war

4:53pm November 04, 2021

by Eyder Peralta

Two rebel militias now threaten Ethiopia's capital as the current conflict marks its one-year anniversary.

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