Jan 18 Watch 8:10 As Africa's elephant population dwindles, project aims to count them all By PBS News Hour The Great Elephant census, an ambitious two-year initiative funded by an American philanthropist for $7 million, aims to count all of the elephants on the continent of Africa in order to save the species through conservation efforts. But as elephant… Continue watching
Jan 15 Not Trending: Nigeria's generous new literature prize boosts African writers By News Desk Here's a story that isn't dominating the headlines, but deserves a close look: Three African authors are nominated for a relatively new fiction literature prize, and the finalist will walk away with £15,000 and a continental book tour. The Etisalat… Continue reading
Jan 11 Child suicide bombers kill more than 20 in two Nigerian market blasts By Andrew Mach Two young girls strapped with explosives in northeast Nigeria blew themselves up Sunday, killing three other people in the second apparent attack in two days using child suicide bombers. Continue reading
Jan 05 2 men charged in U.S. in attempted Gambia coup By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Two men have been charged in the United States with conspiring to help overthrow the government in the tiny West African nation of Gambia, federal prosecutors said Monday. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 3:36 Who is responsible when a ship is abandoned at sea? By PBS News Hour A ship filled with refugees heading toward Italy was abandoned by its crew before making it to shore, the most recent case in an uptick in human smuggling. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Daryl Grisgraber of Refugees International about why human… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 2:02 Fleeing war and poverty, refugees heading toward Italy abandoned at sea By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 06 Report: Giraffe populations in Africa drop 40 percent in 15 years By Carey Reed New research shows that African giraffe populations have decreased by 40 percent over the last 15 years, pushing the world's tallest animal closer to extinction. Continue reading
Dec 05 International court drops charges against Kenya's President Kenyatta By Larisa Epatko The International Criminal Court in The Hague on Friday withdrew all “crimes against humanity” charges against Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, saying it didn’t have enough evidence to proceed. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch In 'Virunga,' rangers risk death to save Africa's oldest national park By PBS News Hour Virunga National Park in Eastern Congo is the spectacular home to the only mountain gorillas left on the planet, and many other types of wildlife. A new documentary tells the story of a group of rangers working to protect the… Continue watching