Oct 31 Is Burkina Faso sub-Saharan Africa's version of the Arab Spring? By Larisa Epatko Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore stepped down Friday to massive celebrations after his failed attempts to extend his 27-year reign. Hard economic times and youth unemployment were factors in his overthrow, but the upheaval doesn’t mark the beginning of Africa’s… Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch Protecting the African lion from trophy hunters By PBS News Hour The African lion population is shrinking due to habitat loss, lack of prey and violent contact with humans, including trophy hunting. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing that these animals be listed as a threatened species. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Oct 20 WHO declares Nigeria free of Ebola By Justin Scuiletti The Ebola outbreak in Nigeria is offically over, the World Health Organization said Monday. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch Literary festival celebrates African writers as Kenya marks an anxious anniversary By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 08 Kenyan president's case a 'litmus test' for International Criminal Court By Larisa Epatko Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta appeared before the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday in the long-running case alleging that he fomented violence following the country’s disputed 2007 elections. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch Photographers use Instagram to paint more complete picture of life in Africa By PBS News Hour Instead of focusing on only hardships, a group of photographers living and working in Africa have started an Instagram campaign to show the rest of the world what life in Africa is really like. Saskia de Melker reports. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch Racing to save Kenya's wild elephants from poachers By PBS News Hour For the African elephant, poaching has reached crisis levels, according to some advocates. Killed for their magnificent ivory tusks, activists worry that wild elephants could near extinction in a decade. Jeffrey Brown reports from Amboseli National Park in Kenya about… Continue watching
Sep 29 Elephants don't eat peanuts, and 10 other things you should know about the pachyderms By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Used for centuries for war and entertainment, the giant mammals are in danger of extinction due to the illegal ivory trade. Elephants truly never forget, and they can cooperate, problem solve and are self-aware. But they have never eaten peanuts. Continue reading
Sep 22 Reporter's Notebook: Covering Ebola in Nigeria while navigating corruption By Fred de Sam Lazaro The story of Ebola in Nigeria is an unusual and frankly rare one about things going right somewhere in Africa, albeit with fingers crossed for fear that it could quickly change. The numbers are remarkable: just 21 cases of Ebola… Continue reading
Sep 16 The U.S. takes 'command and control' of Ebola epidemic By Sarah McHaney President Obama will announce today a surge of U.S. support including hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of military personnel to countries in West Africa suffering from the Ebola epidemic. The effort is a response to the World Health… Continue reading