Jul 13 Watch Fighting Poverty in Kenya by Selling Water Pumps to Poor Farmers Spencer Michels reports on the story of how a California man sees the chance to increase access to clean water in Kenya through the use of foot-pumps. Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch Bombs Kill 74 During World Cup Viewing in Uganda Bombs killed at least 74 people Sunday during a viewing of the World Cup final match in Uganda. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Jul 08 Somali Government Urged to End Use of Child Soldiers By Larisa Epatko A report from Somalia's capital Mogadishu describes how children, as young as 9, are carrying assault rifles and operating checkpoints for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch In Somalia, Political Instability Sustains Humanitarian Crisis As the nearly two-decade-old political turmoil continues in the troubled East African nation of Somalia, Jeffrey Brown has a rare look into the failed state's clashing militias and humanitarian crises with New York Times reporter Jeffrey Gettleman. Continue watching
Jun 22 One Acre Fund Aims to Help Farmers in Africa By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy As Africa faces a mounting food shortage, some farmers in Kenya and Rwanda find themselves unable to grow enough food to feed their families and make a living. A non-profit group called the One Acre Fund is attempting to address… Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch World Cup Kick-off: Writers Spotlight Matches, Teams to Watch As soccer's biggest tournament gets underway in South Africa, Ray Suarez gets the rundown of day one at the World Cup -- and a look at the coming month of matches -- from sports writers Christine Brennan and David Hirshey. Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch Soccer’s World Cup Fever Highlights South Africa’s Pride, Problems Ahead of Friday's World Cup kick-off in South Africa, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Johannesburg about what hosting the matches for the first time mean for national unity in the post-apartheid country. Continue watching
May 27 In Sudan, President Bashir Begins Next Five-Year Term By Larisa Epatko Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was sworn in Thursday to another five-year term, pledging the country would not return to war and that a referendum vote on the south splitting from the north would proceed next year as planned. Continue reading
May 26 The Beautiful Game, Rendered in Art 2010 Fine Art, a Cape Town, South Africa-based company has commissioned more than 100 artists from around the globe to paint, whittle and sculpt works inspired by the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Continue reading