Apr 25 Watch Why Clean, Safe Water Is Still Out of Reach for Liberia Since 1980, Liberia has tackled a cycle of civil war, claiming over 200,000 lives while developing an impossible water crisis. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, correspondent Steve Sapienza and two local journalists unearth why the government… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch Will Water Pumps Bring Peace to Ivory Coast? Part of a partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Steve Sapienza reports from the West African nation of Ivory Coast and explains how committees set up to maintain access to water are helping bring together communities… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch 'Tinderbox': How Colonialism Shaped the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Ray Suarez speaks with authors Craig Timberg and Daniel Halperin about how "shadows of colonialism" hang over the spread of HIV from Africa. The topic is explored in their book "Tinderbox: How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and How… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch What's Causing Water Shortages in Ghana, Nigeria? Two journalists investigate the challenges of bringing the most basic necessity to the people of Ghana and Nigeria: clean, safe water. As part of a collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Steve Sapienza followed them as… Continue watching
Mar 14 George Clooney on Sudan: 'It Gets in Your Bloodstream' By Larisa Epatko With violence putting people in the Nuba Mountains region of Sudan in peril, actor and human rights activist George Clooney said Wednesday in an interview with the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff that it was only right to bring attention to the… Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 'Kony 2012': 'Unprecedented' Viral Video's Message, Backlash Examined 'Kony 2012': 'Unprecedented' Viral Video's Message, Backlash Examined… Continue watching
Feb 27 Senegal's Two-Term President Wade Hopes to Win a Third Time By Larisa Epatko Senegal, a West African nation reputed as being one of the continent's most stable democracies, held presidential elections Sunday despite earlier violent protests by those angry the incumbent is seeking a third term. Continue reading
Feb 22 What's at the Crux of Sudan and South Sudan's Oil Dispute? By Larisa Epatko When South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in July, one of the major sticking points between the two countries was how to handle oil production. Now, more than seven months later, with accusations of "stealing" and "extortion" flying, the… Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch Plumpy'nut: The Peanut Paste That Could Save Millions Ray Suarez talks with Isabelle Lescanne, general manager of Plumy'nut producer Nutriset. Continue watching
Feb 02 Nigeria's Poor Youth Might Be 'Vulnerable' to Boko Haram's Call By Larisa Epatko Nigerians not only are bracing for further attacks by the hard-line Islamist sect Boko Haram, they're also worried that disenchanted poor youth in the northern city of Kano might be drawn to the radical group. Continue reading