What Happened When The Lions Got Loose In Nairobi
It's known as the only national park in the world with a skyscraper skyline. Nairobi National Park, in the Kenyan capital, boasts elephants, giraffe, rhinos and lions roaming freely across a savannah a...
View ArticleLesson Plan: Teach Students How To Rebuff Terrorist Recruiters
Employers want to hire the best and the brightest to get the job done. So do terrorist groups. In Africa, terrorist groups are actively recruiting well-educated boys and girls. The groups want recruits...
View ArticleStalking Poachers With High-Tech Cameras And Old-Fashioned Smarts
There's a stealthy nighttime battle taking place on the African savannah. It's a place where poachers stalk their prey — the animals that graze there. And they, the poachers, are in turn stalked by...
View ArticleChina Breaks Ground On Naval Base In Africa
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: China is breaking ground on what may be its first major overseas military base. The location is Djibouti, on the coast of Africa, at the...
View ArticleUp In Flames: Kenya Burns More Than 100 Tons Of Ivory
To burn or not to burn? That is the question facing African countries in their fight against the multimillion-dollar illegal ivory trade. Kenya, which introduced the world to burning ivory in 1989,...
View ArticleKenya Threatens To Close Refugee Camp
Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Let's move on now to talk about a refugee crisis. And this is one you may not have heard about. Kenya has announced plans to close the...
View ArticleEthiopian Runners Say They Face Discrimination
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: If you are a betting person - and we're not endorsing this - but if you are, it's a safe bet that the gold in middle-distance running in this...
View ArticleEthiopia Stifles Dissent, While Giving Impression Of Tolerance, Critics Say
The Oromo Federalist Congress, an opposition party in Ethiopia, represents the largest ethnic group in the country, the Oromo. Yet its office in the capital Addis Ababa is virtually deserted, with...
View ArticleHow Do You Say 'Gnarly' In Amharic? Ethiopia Gets Its First Skate Park
In 2010, 12-year-old Nathan Eyasu became one of the first skateboarders in Ethiopia. He bought an old board off a guy on the street for a dollar, learned some tricks off YouTube, and proceeded to shock...
View ArticleFacebook Blamed For Flare-Up In Fighting In South Sudan
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The world's newest country tumbled back to the brink of civil war earlier this month. Heavy fighting in South Sudan's capital left hundreds...
View ArticleAfrica Unveils All-Africa Passport — But So Far Only 2 People Have One
What's red and gold and hailed by most economists? The new African Union passport, unveiled this week at the African Union Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, promises a solution to a major drag on African...
View ArticleIt's The No. 1 Country For Women In Politics — But Not In Daily Life
Editor's note: This post is an adaptation of the latest episode of the Invisibilia podcast and program, which is broadcast on participating public radio stations. In high school, Mireille Umutoni...
View ArticleNearly 100 Dead After Anti-Government Protests In Ethiopia
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In Ethiopia, the government is cracking down on dissidents with deadly force. This past weekend was one of the most violent. Witnesses say...
View ArticleEthiopia Grapples With The Aftermath Of A Deadly Weekend
The videos trickled out slowly on social media — slowly, because those posting them had to use special software to get around what seemed to be a government-imposed internet block. This video showed...
View ArticleWhen The U.S. Backs Gay And Lesbian Rights In Africa, Is There A Backlash?
As part of the project A Nation Engaged , NPR and member stations are exploring America's role in the world heading into the presidential election. Everyone knew President Obama would say something...
View ArticleRemembering Michael Sharp: He Risked His Life To Make Peace
Michael Sharp believed in the power of persuasion. The 34-year-old Kansan with the round face and a penchant for plaid shirts would walk, unarmed, deep into rebel-held territory in the Democratic...
View ArticleNavigating A New Culture, A Syrian Refugee In Germany Seeks A Dating Coach's...
This story comes from NPR's Rough Translation podcast, which explores how ideas we wrestle with in the U.S. are being discussed in the rest of the world. Sophia Lierenfeld didn't set out to give dating...
View ArticleRwanda Ranks In The Top 5 For Gender Equity. Do Its Teen Girls Agree?
Editor's note: This post is an update of an earlier story, from the Invisibilia podcast and program, which is broadcast on participating public radio stations. In what countries are women and men on...
View ArticleChinese Delegation To Arrive In U.S. For Next Round Of Trade Talks
Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland was the stage for an argument this week. It was an argument over differing visions of the...
View ArticleHe Was Imprisoned And Losing His Mind. 'Anna Karenina' Saved Him
NPR / YouTube Mohamed Barud was a 31-year-old newlywed when he was sentenced to life in prison in Somalia. This was 1981. Somalia was ruled by a military dictator, Siad Barre. And Mohamed's crime, if...
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