Apr 17 In photos: Saving Timbuktu’s treasures from extinction By Larisa Epatko When Islamist militants took control of northern Mali in 2012, they left their mark by vandalizing the sacred sites of Timbuktu. Now, an international effort is underway to repair the damages. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch What’s behind the surge of deadly extremist attacks in Nigeria By PBS News Hour Gunmen attacked a village in Nigeria Wednesday, killing 18 people. This incident follows the kidnapping of about 100 female students Tuesday and a bus station bombing that killed 75 people Monday. To learn more about the latest wave of attacks… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Multiple crises emerge from conflict in the Central African Republic By PBS News Hour More than 800,000 people have been displaced in the Central African Republic in the past year, caught in the crossfire between warring groups. Gwen Ifill talks to Mark Yarnell of Refugees International about the multiple layers of the human rights… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Kenya takes on e-waste problem with new recycling hub By PBS News Hour Used electronics are one of the fastest growing sources of waste globally, and it is estimated that 15,000 tons of used computers and mobile phones are shipped to Kenya every year. Today, Kenya is trying to get ahead of the… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch One of Africa’s biggest stars uses empowering song to lift up women and girls By PBS News Hour Benin-born Angelique Kidjo has made the empowerment of women and girls a part of her music and life's work for decades. The Grammy winner has attracted a global following with her mix of African and Western music styles and lyrics… Continue watching
Mar 27 In Central African Republic, a ‘very desperate situation’ in makeshift camps By Larisa Epatko Next to the airport in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, a makeshift tent camp is crammed with tens of thousands of people who have fled the deadly clashes between Muslims and Christians that have persisted since a… Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch Healing the psychological scars crippling Liberia in the wake of civil war By PBS News Hour After 14 years of civil war, more than 40 percent of Liberians suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. But most have nowhere to turn; the cash-strapped West African nation has only one psychiatrist for 4 million people. Special correspondent Molly Knight… Continue watching
Mar 24 U.S. doubles effort to search for fugitive warlord Kony By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. is sending military aircraft and more forces to assist in the hunt for fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony, more than doubling the number of American troops and airmen on the ground to 250. Continue reading
Mar 18 ‘Learning together’ to grow a business in the plains of Tanzania By Larisa Epatko When Hailey Chalhoub and Eliza Madden, both 22, were sent to Tabora in northeastern Tanzania to help its residents with a nascent food processing business, they had their marching orders: make a profit. Continue reading
Feb 28 Africa’s last polar bear is depressed By Robert Pursell Zookeepers at the Johannesburg Zoo in South Africa have been working diligently in an effort to cheer up Wang -- the last polar bear on the African continent. Continue reading