Apr 15 Sudanese Await Results of National Elections By Larisa Epatko A five-day voting period in Sudan ended Thursday, and ballot-counting was set to begin, in national elections considered an important step for the country's democracy but marred by allegations of fraud and opposition party boycotts. Continue reading
Apr 09 In southern Sudan, vote to secede looms By Larisa Epatko ABYEI, Sudan | Residents of southern Sudan, an area that is already semi-autonomous, will vote in January on whether to separate from the north. But many issues -- from how to distribute oil wealth to even where the border would… Continue reading
Apr 09 Voices from Sudan’s contested village Abyei By Larisa Epatko ABYEI, Sudan | Villagers in the contested area of Abyei, along the north-south border that spans Sudan, express their concerns about security and economic conditions in the slowly rebuilding town and their hopes for the future. Continue reading
Apr 02 Sudan heads toward historic but shaky vote for president By Larisa Epatko JUBA, Sudan | As Sudan prepares for its first multi-party elections in 24 years on April 11, opposition candidates have started peeling away and other challenges in the country are raising concerns about the milestone vote. Continue reading
Mar 18 Views of Sudan: Embattled nation faces crucial votes By Larisa Epatko JUBA, Sudan | The people of Sudan have two important votes approaching: national elections next month in which they will decide whether President Omar al-Bashir should stay or go, and a referendum in early 2011 in which the south will… Continue reading
Mar 03 Africa Analyst: Elections ‘Tall Task’ in Sudan By Larisa Epatko As presidential elections and a vote on north-south succession approach, Zach Vertin of the International Crisis Group sat down with NewsHour special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro in Sudan to discuss the challenges the country still faces. Continue reading
Feb 24 African Nations Contribute What They Can to Haitian Relief By Jason Kane In the weeks that followed the devastating earthquake in Haiti, a number of African countries -- long considered the most impoverished in the world -- responded by pledging millions of dollars in quake assistance. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch Viewing Obama from his Ancestral Kenya One year into the Obama presidency, Tristan McConnell of the international news Web site Global Post looks at mixed feelings toward Barack Obama in Kenya, where his father was born. Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch As Global Temperatures Rise, So Too Do Health Risks While there may be debate over what's causing global climate change, there are far fewer questions about the effect of a warming planet on human health, reports Ray Suarez. Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch In Somalia, Militant Attacks Threaten to Topple a Fragile Regime Jeffrey Brown speaks with The New Yorker's Jon Lee Anderson about how the militant threat to Somalia's fragile government impacts counter-terror efforts. Continue watching