Nov 15 Monday on the NewsHour: Stacy Schiff, Author of 'Cleopatra: A Life' By Tom LeGro She is the stuff of myth and legend, one of history's great heroines: Cleopatra, queen of Egypt. Lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Subject of Shakespeare, Shaw and, of course, the cinema. But the real Cleopatra was far more… Continue reading
Oct 15 Clock Ticks Toward Sudan Vote With Growing Fears of Civil War By Larisa Epatko Activists and analysts fear Sudan could be on the brink of another civil war if the oil-rich south votes to break away from the north in a Jan. 9 referendum. The issue has gotten some new attention this week thanks… Continue reading
Oct 07 Sudan Referendum Date 'Set in Stone' By Larisa Epatko The timing of the Jan. 9 vote on whether Sudan will become two countries is "set in stone," despite some major unresolved issues from distribution of oil wealth to citizenship rights, State Department officials said Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 27 Sudan's Abyei Village a Possible 'Wobbly Domino' in Referendum Vote By Larisa Epatko Abyei, a village in central Sudan that is still crawling out of its violence-ravaged past, has become one of the keys to holding a peaceful referendum in January. Continue reading
Sep 24 Sudan in the Spotlight on Sidelines of U.N. Assembly By Larisa Epatko On the heels of his speech to the U.N. General Assembly, President Obama threw his weight behind other U.N. members Friday urging Sudan to carry out its January referendum on southern independence peacefully and on time. Continue reading
Aug 04 In Kenya, New Constitution Would Curb Presidential Powers By Larisa Epatko Kenyans voted Wednesday on a new constitution that would remove some power from the president and in turn, many hope, would reduce the likelihood of a repeat of the 2007 election-related violence. Continue reading
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