Feb 27 Watch 6:10 Why we're overdue to know the brilliance of Africa's civilizations By PBS News Hour Archeologists and scholars are learning more about Africa than ever before, from the digitization of records and the unearthing of ancient treasures. Audie Cornish talks with Henry Louis Gates Jr. of Harvard University about Africa’s rich but overlooked history and… Continue watching
Feb 17 In South Sudan, a mother reunites with her children By Larisa Epatko Families scatter in the chaos of South Sudan's internal fighting, but from time to time, lost loved ones are reunited. Continue reading
Jan 19 Gambians flee as new president is sworn in, fearing violence from political showdown By Larisa Epatko The Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow took the oath of office Thursday in neighboring Senegal, while current ruler Yahya Jammeh refuses to leave office. Continue reading
Jan 18 Gambian parliament extends president's term despite loss By News Desk The Gambian National Assembly voted Wednesday to keep President Yahya Jammeh in power for three more months, one day before the scheduled inauguration of his successor Adama Barrow. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 5:51 Depicting colonialism and globalization through art 'full of contradiction' By PBS News Hour A “Wind Sculpture” by visual artist Yinka Shonibare MBE was recently installed in front of the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. It’s the seventh in Shonibare's series of vibrantly colored and patterned public artworks that are made… Continue watching
Jan 07 Ivory Coast government, military agree to end two-day revolt By Michael D. Regan The revolt began on Friday in the nation's second-largest city of Bouake, before disseminating across the country in protests over pay. Continue reading
Dec 28 Column: Why Castro was so deeply loved by some, and hated by others By Nana Brantuo "In this country, our understandings of heroism have always been informed by an ugly past of racial prejudice and discrimination." Fidel Castro's death saw the Cuban revolutionary re-enter the U.S. imaginary as a villain, a communist dictator opposed to core… Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 6:50 In Liberia, crafting school uniforms -- and social consciousness By PBS News Hour Chid Liberty grew up in the U.S. as the son of a Liberian diplomat. After working in Silicon Valley, he returned to his family's country of origin with a plan to open a garment factory. When that business was devastated… Continue watching
Dec 12 Photos: In drought-stricken Malawi, rains just 'don't come' By Larisa Epatko Southern Malawi’s dry, crusty fields used to be waist-high with corn. But two consecutive years of low rainfall have meant scarce harvests and have forced farmers to change just about everything they know about farming. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 8:53 In Liberia, private management of public schools draws scrutiny By PBS News Hour Founded by freed American slaves, Liberia has a past marred in recent years by civil war and Ebola. The country’s public education system is ineffective, and in an effort to rebuild it, the government has reached across the Atlantic for… Continue watching