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
Jan 20 ‘Nigeria on the Brink’ Outlines Troubled Country’s Biggest Hurdles By Larisa Epatko The Nigerian government narrowly averted a lengthy strike that would have cut off oil supplies from one of the United States' major suppliers, but plenty of other problems abound in Africa's most populous nation. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch Film Tells Story of Warlord-Turned-Evangelist Known as General Butt Naked The film "The Redemption of General Butt Naked" follows a brutal African warlord who has renounced his violent past and reinvented himself as a Christian evangelist. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch A Warlord’s Quest for Forgiveness in ‘The Redemption of General Butt Naked’ For more on this story go to, http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch In Egypt and Congo, Questions of Election Legitimacy Remain Millions of Africans voted Tuesday in two very different elections. Margaret Warner discusses elections in Egypt and Congo with The International Republican Institute's Scott Mastic, who's leading an election monitoring team in Cairo, and Soloman Moore of The Wall Street… Continue watching
Nov 28 In Congo, a Vote Followed by Two More Weeks of Tension By Larisa Epatko Millions of Congolese went to the polls Monday to vote on a new president and Parliament. But several attacks leading up to the vote and early allegations of fraud have some wondering if this test of the Central African country's… Continue reading
Nov 18 Bombings Spur Relocation of Sudanese Refugee Camp By Larisa Epatko A group of refugees in South Sudan must pick up and leave what they thought was a safe haven after bombs dropped by northern government forces came perilously close last week -- but many do not want to move. Continue reading