2012 MAY
May 25, 2012

What a Muslim Brotherhood Win in Egypt Could Mean for U.S.
Two of the most-polarizing candidates for Egypt's presidency might face off in a runoff after a partial vote count Friday in the country's first free presidential election. Jeffrey Brown and McClatchy reporter Nancy Youssef discuss the candidates, Ahmed Shafiq of the Mubarak regime, and the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi.

  

May 25, 2012

Partial Vote Count in Egypt Reveals Deep Rifts Among Public
Preliminary results from Egypt's first free presidential election show the two most-polarizing candidates for president might face each other in a mid-June runoff -- a potential battle between Hosni Mubarak's final prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq, and the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate, Mohammed Morsi. Jeffrey Brown reports.

  

May 24, 2012

News Wrap: Egyptian Election Results Expected on Tuesday
In other news Thursday, Egyptians flocked to the polls for a second day of voting in their first freely contested presidential election. Results are expected to be announced on Tuesday. Also, Iran's nuclear negations with the U.S. and five other countries ended in Baghdad with no breakthrough.

  

May 23, 2012

Egypt's Historic Election: 'Even the Most Jaded Were Moved'
Across Egypt, at least 50 million people were eligible to choose from a field of 13 candidates in the country's first free presidential election. Gwen Ifill and McClatchy reporter Nancy Youssef discuss what the historic election means for Egypt's future.

  

May 23, 2012

Millions in Egypt Cast Ballots in First Free Election
Fifteen months after mass protests toppled the regime of President Hosni Mubarak, voters across Egypt went to the polls Wednesday for their first free and genuinely competitive presidential election. Election monitors said the first of two days of voting went smoothly. Gwen Ifill reports.

  

May 23, 2012

Egyptians Watch for Results, Signs of Presidential Vote Rigging
With this week's presidential election representing the end of the transition from a military to civilian government, many Egyptians will be watching not only the results but for a clean process as well.

May 23, 2012

Egypt's Historic Presidential Election
Egyptians chose among old regime, Islamist and secular candidates in their first presidential election Wednesday and Thursday since President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year reign came to an end.

May 18, 2012

USAID Administrator: Food Security a 'Grand' But 'Achievable' Goal
President Obama outlined Friday a private-public partnership to work on global poverty issues ahead of the Group of Eight summit in Camp David this weekend. Ray Suarez and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah discuss the initiative to lift millions out of poverty and hunger through farming partnerships.

  

May 15, 2012

How to Better Treat Trauma Injuries in the Developing World
At San Francisco General Hospital, surgeons from developing countries are learning the latest techniques from top U.S. specialists. With just over 100 orthopedic surgeons serving the 80 million people of Kenya and Tanzania, it's admittedly a small step. But doctors there say it's a worthy one. Spencer Michels reports.

  

May 9, 2012

Desperate in Sudan's Nuba Mountains: 'They've Started Eating Leaves'
Disputes along the border of Sudan and newly independent South Sudan blow hot and cold. Although the battles there have stopped, the danger still exists for people who have fled the violence and are hiding in caves in the Nuba Mountains.

May 9, 2012

Seeking Safety in Sudan
Sudanese living in volatile border areas are leaving to find safety and shelter in South Sudan.

May 9, 2012

Lalla Essaydi's 'Revisions'
From "Revisions," an exhibition of Lalla Essaydi's work at the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. "My photographs grew out of the need I felt to document actual spaces, especially those of my childhood," Lalla Essaydi says.

May 8, 2012

Norway's Moms Have It Good
Norway is the best country in the world to be a mother, according to a new report from the international nonprofit Save the Children.

APRIL
April 26, 2012

Charles Taylor's Conviction 'Pushes International Law Further' for Related Cases
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor's guilty verdict Thursday was the first time an international court has convicted a head of state since the Nuremberg trials. Jeffrey Brown and Eric Stover of the University of California, Berkeley discuss the conviction and the potential legal implications for other cases.

  

April 26, 2012

Liberia's Taylor Found Guilty of Aiding, Abetting Sierra Leone War Crimes
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was convicted Thursday by an international war crimes court in The Hague, Netherlands, for a series of atrocities, including funding rebels in Sierra Leone. Alex Thomson of Independent Television News reports on the historic verdict.

  

April 25, 2012

Why Clean, Safe Water Is Still Out of Reach for Liberia
Since 1980, Liberia has tackled a cycle of civil war, claiming over 200,000 lives while developing an impossible water crisis. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, correspondent Steve Sapienza and two local journalists unearth why the government and aid agencies can't crack the country's water problems.

  

April 25, 2012

In Liberia, Political Battles Center on Water Access
Finding a reliable source of water in Liberia is a challenge even for residents of the country's bustling capital, but many say the government focuses on short-term projects for political gain rather than the country's critical need for water and sanitation.

April 23, 2012

Did Kony 2012 Live Up to the Hype? Some Posters Spotted Around Town
A 30-minute video that went viral this spring highlighted the atrocities of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony and asked viewers to blanket their towns with "Kony 2012" posters on Friday night to help spread the word. We asked our Twitter and Facebook followers what they saw the next day.

April 19, 2012

Solar Suitcase Report Spurs Gifts to Aid Baby Deliveries in Developing World
Correspondent Spencer Michels recently reported on the California nonprofit We Care Solar, which developed a "solar suitcase" to provide lights and communications equipment in delivery rooms and health care facilities in developing countries. Co-founder Dr. Laura Stachel reports that NewsHour viewers were quick to offer support.

April 13, 2012

News Wrap: At Least 6 Dead as Syrians Test Regime Over Cease-Fire
In other news Friday, demonstrators poured into the streets in Syria, testing the regime's commitment to a U.N.-brokered cease-fire. In Egypt, more than 10,000 people amassed in Cairo's Tahrir Square, protesting the newly launched presidential campaign of Hosni Mubarak's former spy chief, Omar Suleiman.

  

April 11, 2012

Will Water Pumps Bring Peace to Ivory Coast?
Part of a partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Steve Sapienza reports from the West African nation of Ivory Coast and explains how committees set up to maintain access to water are helping bring together communities divided along ethnic lines and plagued by the unrest of a civil war.

  

April 10, 2012

Why Churches Could Be Crucial in the Fight Against HIV in Africa
In the history of the AIDS epidemic in Africa, there has long been a divide between public health advocates and churches. Religious leaders often promote ideas about HIV and the use of condoms that run counter to public health campaigns. But that's starting to change in at least one country in southern Africa.

April 5, 2012

In Uganda, Gays Face Growing Social, Legal Hostility
Being gay is extremely taboo in deeply religious Uganda, where one tabloid urged the hanging of people it called the country's "top homos." Fred de Sam Lazaro reports how the re-emergence of a bill to impose severe penalties for homosexuality, including death in some cases, has brought more rebuke from Western donor nations.

  

April 5, 2012

In Uganda, Anti-Homosexuality Bill's Re-emergence a Touchy Subject
To the Rev. Joseph Serwadda, Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation is as much a product of resentment against Western influence and donor interference as it is against the country's gay population.

April 4, 2012

Saving Lives With Solar Power
When Laura Stachel witnessed the difficulties Nigerian maternity wards faced due to the lack of a reliable electricity source, she and her husband founded We Care Solar to bring solar-powered lights to hospitals across the developing world.

April 4, 2012

Solar Suitcase: Saving Lives with Solar Power
Dr. Laura Stachel and her husband founded We Care Solar to help bring light to the estimated 300,000 hospitals and clinics in the developing world that don't have reliable sources of electricity. Our slideshow highlights Stachel's work toward equipping remote clinics with solar suitcases that bring light to dark delivery rooms.

April 3, 2012

Food for 9 Billion: Business Fund Puts African Farmers on Road to Market
In Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi, a new approach to small-scale farming has spread to more than 100,000 families in just four years. Part of the Food for 9 Billion series, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on an organization called One Acre Fund that brings struggling farmers together, offering them training, resources and market access.

  

April 3, 2012

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Bid: Why the Turnaround?
In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood and other conservative Islamic political parties have advanced candidates for the upcoming presidential election. Margaret Warner and Harvard's Tarek Masoud explore the implications for the political and social life of post-revolution Egypt.

  

April 3, 2012

Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Scrambles Race in Egypt
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood had initially pledged not to field a candidate for president. But last Saturday, the country's oldest Islamic movement nominated Deputy Chairman Khairat el-Shater to run in the May 23-24 election. Margaret Warner reports on the announcement's subsequent unease.

  

April 3, 2012

One Acre Fund: A Nonprofit's Business Approach to Helping Small Farmers
It may be a nonprofit driven by compassion, but the Kenya-based One Acre Fund is clinically business-like in approach. It offers farmers credit, good-quality seeds and fertilizer and insurance. In exchange, customers are expected to pay back their loan obligations by harvest time.

MARCH
March 22, 2012

News Wrap: French Shootings Suspect Killed in Raid After Standoff
In other news Thursday, a standoff in France ended in a barrage of bullets as police shot and killed a gunman who claimed al-Qaida ties and boasted about killing seven people. Also, one of the few established democracies in Africa fell into a military coup as drunken soldiers looted the presidential palace in Mali.

  

March 19, 2012

Final Message From HEAL Africa's 'Mama Lyn': Tell Them Not to Cry
HEAL Africa co-founder Lyn Lusi, who died Saturday from cancer at age 62, spent most of her recent years at the center of one of the world's most protracted civil wars. She was able to distill the complexity of all that has happened in the Democratic Republic of Congo down to one basic human failing.

March 15, 2012

What's Causing Water Shortages in Ghana, Nigeria?
Two journalists investigate the challenges of bringing the most basic necessity to the people of Ghana and Nigeria: clean, safe water. As part of a collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Steve Sapienza followed them as they searched for what's causing the water shortages.

  

March 14, 2012

George Clooney Puts 'Spotlight' on Bloodshed, Crisis in Sudan's Nuba Mountains
After recently visiting Sudan's Nuba Mountains, actor and activist George Clooney and the Enough Project's John Prendergast described people hiding in caves to avoid bombings. Judy Woodruff spoke with Prendergast and Clooney who said the people and their plight "get in your bloodstream and you have a responsibility to them."

  

March 14, 2012

George Clooney on Sudan: 'It Gets in Your Bloodstream'
With violence putting people in the Nuba Mountains region of Sudan in peril, actor and human rights activist George Clooney said Wednesday in an interview with the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff that it was only right to bring attention to the area.

March 12, 2012

Arab Awakening
Protests across North Africa and the Middle East gained steam after revolts toppled leaders in Tunisia and Egypt in early 2011. Track all of the unrest in our interactive timeline.

March 8, 2012

Libyan Rebels Struggle for Normalcy After Revolution
Many Libyan rebels who took to the streets to oust Moammar Gadhafi are now struggling to return to normalcy. GlobalPost correspondent Tracey Shelton reports.

  

March 8, 2012

'Kony 2012': 'Unprecedented' Viral Video's Message, Backlash Examined
The "Stop Kony" campaign that's gone viral in recent days aims to spotlight the atrocities of warlord Joseph Kony in Uganda. Margaret Warner discusses the nonprofit Invisible Children's popular "Kony 2012" video and its ensuing criticism with the Institute for Policy Studies' Emira Woods and Porter Novelli's Dawn Arteaga.

  

March 8, 2012

'Kony 2012' Video About Vicious Rebel Leader Raises Awareness, Criticism
A video made by the activist group Invisible Children has recently taken flight on the Internet. It lays out a plan for a publicity blitz to inform the public about a brutal rebel leader who operated in northern Uganda, Joseph Kony, and his Lord's Resistance Army.

March 7, 2012

Sam LaHood: Transition in Egypt Is Uneven, 'Way Forward Is Not Clear'
Sam LaHood, Egypt resident country director for the International Republican Institute, was one of 16 Americans charged in Egypt and temporarily barred from leaving for observing elections. Ray Suarez spoke with LaHood about what happened.

  

March 7, 2012

How American Election Observers Wound up Arrested in Egypt
While protesters in post-Mubarak Egypt demanded immediate reform and an early end to the interim government installed by the military, the regime targeted foreign groups that observe elections and promote democracy in Egypt. A court charged 43 foreigners, including 16 Americans, for fueling unrest. Ray Suarez reports.

  

March 7, 2012

'The Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman': Healing the Eastern Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo is the worst place on earth to be a woman, according to the United Nations. Regional war and rape leave an estimated 1,000 or more women assaulted every day. One organization, HEAL Africa, helps women manage their traumatic injuries holistically. Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.

  

March 7, 2012

Anonciata's Story: Seeking Healing After Congo's Brutal Civil War
Few nations are more endowed with mineral resources than the Democratic Republic of Congo and none has endured a more staggering human cost in the scramble for these riches. The death toll from two decades of civil war -- 5 million -- is second in recent history only to the Holocaust. But what's it like to survive?

March 5, 2012

The Daily Frame
Members of the Pokot tribe perform at a Shinnyo-en fire and water ceremony at the Gallmann Africa Conservancy in northern Kenya on Sunday.

FEBRUARY
Feb. 28, 2012

Ethiopia: A Battle for Land and Water
A controversial resettlement program in Ethiopia is the latest battleground in the global race to secure prized farmland and water. Correspondent Cassandra Herrman reports as part of the Food for 9 Billion series, a NewsHour partnership with the Center for Investigative Reporting, Homelands Productions and Marketplace.

  

Feb. 28, 2012

Ethiopia's Farmer Relocation Plan Raises New Concerns
In an effort to clear land for investors and help boost Ethiopia's economy, the government in the East African nation is relocating farmers from land they've used for decades, sometimes against their will.

Feb. 27, 2012

Senegal's Two-Term President Wade Hopes to Win a Third Time
Senegal, a West African nation reputed as being one of the continent's most stable democracies, held presidential elections Sunday despite earlier violent protests by those angry the incumbent is seeking a third term.

Feb. 22, 2012

What's at the Crux of Sudan and South Sudan's Oil Dispute?
When South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in July, one of the major sticking points between the two countries was how to handle oil production. Now, more than seven months later, with accusations of "stealing" and "extortion" flying, the issue seems no closer to resolution.

Feb. 16, 2012

Chronic Malnutrition a 'Hidden Crisis'
About 2 million children who are malnourished die each year worldwide, according to a United Nations estimate. Yet aid organizations say it's tough to attract attention to the issue of chronic malnutrition in a preventative way -- before it becomes severe and life-threatening.

Feb. 15, 2012

Post-Revolution Tunisia Attempts Painful Transition to Democracy
One year after the revolution that sparked the Arab Spring, Tunisia faces ongoing economic and political struggles as it attempts a painful transition to democracy. Jessie Deeter reports, as part of a collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

  

Feb. 6, 2012

U.S., Egypt in Showdown Over NGO Worker Trials
Nineteen Americans working for non-governmental organizations in Egypt could face prosecution by the country's military rulers. Hari Sreenivasan discusses how a trial could potentially jeopardize U.S. aid to Egypt with The Wall Street Journal's Matt Bradley, reporting from Cairo.

  

Feb. 2, 2012

How Egypt's Soccer Violence Fits Into its Political Unrest
New violence erupted Thursday in Cairo after a soccer riot killed scores of fans in Port Said. Ray Suarez and Matt Bradley of The Wall Street Journal explore how the distrust and anger among the country's police, soccer hooligans, political protesters and the military overlap and fit into Egypt's overall "unfinished revolution."

  

Feb. 2, 2012

In Egypt, Deadly Soccer Riot Reignites Protests Against Military Rule
After a riot at a soccer match killed at least 74 people Wednesday in Port Said, Egypt, new violence erupted Thursday in Cairo with protesters demanding that the country's generals give up power. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports.

  

Feb. 2, 2012

Nigeria's Poor Youth Might Be 'Vulnerable' to Boko Haram's Call
Nigerians not only are bracing for further attacks by the hard-line Islamist sect Boko Haram, they're also worried that disenchanted poor youth in the northern city of Kano might be drawn to the radical group.

JANUARY
Jan. 26, 2012

News Wrap: Somali Captors Threaten to Kill American Hostage if U.S. Interferes
In other news Thursday, captors in Somalia threatened to kill an American hostage if the United States attempts to free him. The warning followed a Navy SEAL raid that rescued another American and a Dane. Also, government forces in Syria stormed the town of Douma, detaining at least 200 people, according to activists.

  

Jan. 25, 2012

One Year After Revolution's Start, Egypt Still in Unrest
Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians rallied Wednesday in Tahrir Square, marking the anniversary of the beginning of the 18-day revolution that drove President Hosni Mubarak from office last year. Margaret Warner reports on the country's ongoing political instability.

  

Jan. 25, 2012

U.S. Navy SEALs Free 2 Western Hostages From Somali Captors
Members of U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 staged a dramatic rescue early Wednesday, freeing two aid workers, including one American, held hostage by Somali captors. Jeffrey Brown reports on emerging accounts of another operation unfolded in secret -- SEALs parachuting into Somalia, surprising sleeping captors and killing nine kidnappers.

  

Jan. 25, 2012

A Year After Revolution Began, Many Egyptians Still Divided
As Egyptians amassed in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of their regime-changing revolution, many are still divided on where they see the country going, said GlobalPost correspondent Erin Cunningham.

Jan. 20, 2012

'Nigeria on the Brink' Outlines Troubled Country's Biggest Hurdles
The Nigerian government narrowly averted a lengthy strike that would have cut off oil supplies from one of the United States' major suppliers, but plenty of other problems abound in Africa's most populous nation.

Jan. 17, 2012

Tanzanian School Gives Girls a Second Chance
The SEGA -- Secondary Education for Girls Advancement -- school in a small village in Tanzania is aimed at helping women complete high school in a country with a low graduation rate.

Jan. 13, 2012

'Have You Heard From Johannesburg?' Series Examines History of ANC Party
As South Africa's ruling political party, the African National Congress, marked its 100th anniversary this week, PBS stations around the country have begun airing a new series called "Have You Heard From Johannesburg?" about the ANC and international efforts to end apartheid.

  

Jan. 13, 2012

A Free Press? A Year After Tunisia's Revolution, Youth Weigh In
After 23 years of restrictions under President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, 10 Tunisian youth share their thoughts with student reporter and photographer Ahmed Medien of Speak Out Tunisia, a citizen journalism training project.

Jan. 5, 2012

The Daily Frame
Orphan students from Malawi, who were trained to speak Mandarin at a Taiwanese-funded Buddhist orphanage in Africa, perform dance and kung-fu Wednesday for a group of students in Hong Kong as a part of a cultural exchange program.

Jan. 4, 2012

Hurt in Libya's Revolution, Some Rebels Being Treated in Boston Area
A group of 22 Libyan men who were wounded while fighting against the Gaddafi regime in last year's war have been recovering here in the U.S., at a hospital on Boston's North Shore. Jared Bowen of WGBH-TV Boston reports.

  

Jan. 4, 2012

The Daily Frame
An Egyptian soldier stands guard in front of a mural of Queen Nefertiti while security guards direct the crowd outside a polling station in Minya during the final round of parliamentary elections Tuesday.

Jan. 2, 2012

Why Is Egypt's Military Using Strong-Arm Tactics?
Egyptian security forces last week raided the offices of human rights organizations, including several backed by the U.S. government, further straining relations between the countries. Jeffrey Brown discusses ongoing upheaval in Egypt with Georgetown University's Samer Shehata and The Council on Foreign Relations' Steven Cook.

  

Jan. 2, 2012

Many Egyptians Fear Military Is Becoming New Face of Old Regime
In April, the Egyptian military, which had been seen as heroic in its support of the protest movement that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, began engaging in a brutal and deadly crackdown on protesters. GlobalPost's Charles Sennott reports on the army's role in the country's continuing revolution and evolving power structure.