Jul 18 How Nelson Mandela Survived His Years in Isolated South African Jail By Larisa Epatko Former South African president and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela turns 95 on Thursday. He spent many of his years in jail while still fighting for a democratic and free society. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch Assessing the Substance and Symbolism of Obama's Africa Trip and Outreach Assessing the Substance and Symbolism of Obama's Africa Trip and Outreach… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Obama Arrives in South Africa Amid Concerns Over Nelson Mandela's Health President Barack Obama landed in Johannesburg on the second stop of his week-long tour of Africa. Meanwhile, former South African President Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized. Margaret Warner reports on the state of affairs in South Africa as the American president… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Reflecting on U.S. Presence, Policy and Performance in Africa Reflecting on U.S. Presence, Policy and Performance in Africa… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Obama Kicks Off Presidential Trip to Africa With Visit to Senegal President Barack Obama began an eight-day tour of Africa with a stop in Senegal. In a meeting with President Macky Sall, both leaders embraced transparent government, economic development and food security efforts, but they disagreed on the topic of gay… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch News Wrap: Border Security Amendment Gets Formal Senate Approval In other news Wednesday, a key border security amendment to the immigration bill won formal approval in the Senate. Meanwhile, gay rights supporters dropped an amendment to let Americans sponsor their same-sex spouses for admission to the U.S. Also, President… Continue watching
Jun 25 Why Obama Is Visiting Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania But Not Kenya By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama's last trip to Africa during his presidency -- before he returns this week -- was a 36-hour visit to Ghana in 2009. At the time, he told the Ghanaian Parliament, "Africa doesn't need strongmen, it needs strong… Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch One Year Later, Kony Campaign's Call to Action Unresolved One Year Later, Kony Campaign's Call to Action Unresolved… Continue watching
Apr 02 A World Tour to Meet a Florist, a Barber and Other Microloan Entrepreneurs By Larisa Epatko They live continents apart -- Symon in Kenya and Bo in Cambodia -- but they have a common thread. Both started small businesses with microloans they received through the networking website Kiva. Continue reading
Mar 14 U.N. Country Rankings Show Fastest Progress in Developing Nations By Larisa Epatko An annual assessment of 187 countries released Thursday shows the economies of countries such as Brazil and China continuing to grow, but also improvements in areas such as education and income in more than a dozen developing nations. Continue reading