Feb 25 Watch 2:30 Hosni Mubarak, whose autocratic rule launched Egypt's Arab Spring protests, dies at 91 By Nick Schifrin Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has died at age 91. A deeply polarizing figure who spent 30 years in power, Mubarak was an autocratic leader who jailed and tortured opponents, but he remained friendly toward the United States and other… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: New novel coronavirus infections declining, WHO says In our news wrap Wednesday, the World Health Organization voiced hope that the outbreak of novel coronavirus may be slowing, as Beijing enforces public health measures. Also, Syrian government supporters attacked U.S. troops, who shot and killed one of the… Continue watching
Feb 11 Africa shouldn't need to beg for climate aid, says bank president By Elias Meseret, Associated Press Parts of Africa are warming at a faster pace than elsewhere, and climate experts have said warming Indian Ocean waters have contributed to more powerful cyclones and the worst locust outbreak in decades in East Africa. Continue reading
Feb 08 China virus cases increase as more preventive measures taken By Associated Press The rate of increase in new cases of the virus in China rose again after a brief respite, as the death toll rose to 722 on the mainland and countries around the world enforced stricter measures to contain its spread. Continue reading
Nov 25 Report raises concern about rare polio cases caused by oral vaccine By Associated Press In a report late last week, the World Health Organization and partners noted nine new polio cases caused by the vaccine in Nigeria, Congo, Central African Republic and Angola. Continue reading
Nov 24 Plane crashes into homes in Congo; at least 26 dead By Sammy Mupfuni, Associated Press A small plane crashed into homes shortly after takeoff Sunday in Congo’s eastern city of Goma, killing 26 people, including the aircraft’s passengers and crew, as well as residents on the ground, the government of the central African nation said. Continue reading
Oct 28 Cradle of modern human life found in Botswana...maybe By Nsikan Akpan The motherland of all motherlands has been genetically pinpointed in northern Botswana, but is it truly the source of modern humans?… Continue reading
Jun 11 Botswana decriminalizes gay sex in landmark Africa case By Cara Anna, Associated Press Botswana became the latest country to decriminalize gay sex on Tuesday in a landmark case for Africa when the High Court rejected as unconstitutional sections of the penal code punishing same-sex relations with up to seven years in prison. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 7:26 How Uganda's former child soldiers try to heal from the scars of war By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman A community in Lamunu, Uganda, is struggling to return to normal after decades of violent conflict that displaced nearly 2 million people. The Lord’s Resistance Army, led by Joseph Kony, abducted 35,000 children and deployed them as soldiers in an… Continue watching
Apr 30 Heavy rains disrupt aid for survivors in cyclone-battered Mozambique By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press The rains and flooding kept needed supplies from arriving in the main city of Pemba on Monday and will be a challenge in the days ahead as more wet weather is forecast, a U.N. humanitarian spokeswoman said. Continue reading