Jul 10 Mentally ill shackled and neglected in Africa’s crisis regions By Victoria Fleischer Robin Hammond had never considered the long-term mental health effects on the Africans whose stories of war, famine and conflict he had covered for 12 years as a documentary photographer. But on a 2011 reporting trip to Sudan, he witnessed… Continue reading
May 03 Kerry urges Africans to demand stability, combat corruption By Lara Jakes, Associated Press America's top diplomat said Saturday the U.S. is ready to help increase its ties with Africa, but nations across the continent need to take stronger steps to ensure security and democracy for its people. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch Al-Shabab terrorists in training find inspiration in Kenya mall attack By PBS News Hour For the Somalia-based Islamist militant group al-Shabab, the 2013 attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, that killed 67 people is being used to inspire new soldiers. Jamal Osman of Independent Television News goes inside a camp where nearly… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch News Wrap: Saudi Arabia rebukes UN Security Council over Syrian conflict News Wrap: Saudi Arabia rebukes UN Security Council over Syrian conflict… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch Growing threats of Islamic militancy in Africa Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council's Africa Center, Bronwyn Bruton joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington to give us a closer look at the worrying evolution of Islamic militancy across the African continent. Continue watching
Sep 23 Background Briefing: What is al-Shabab? By Council on Foreign Relations Al-Shabab, or “the Youth,” is an al-Qaida-linked militant group and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization fighting for the creation of a fundamentalist Islamic state in Somalia. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch News Wrap: Somali Militants Execute French Hostage After Failed Rescue Attempt In other news Thursday, a Somali militant group with links to al-Qaida called al-Shabab announced they had executed Denis Allex, a French national and intelligence agent who had been held by the militants since mid-2009. Meanwhile, another bomb attack in… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch News Wrap: Somali Captors Threaten to Kill American Hostage if U.S. Interferes In other news Thursday, captors in Somalia threatened to kill an American hostage if the United States attempts to free him. The warning followed a Navy SEAL raid that rescued another American and a Dane. Also, government forces in Syria… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Who Was Behind Kidnapping, Rescue in Somalia? Members of U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 freed two kidnapped aid workers, including one American, early Wednesday -- whisking them away from their captors in Somalia. Jeffrey Brown discusses the kidnappers' motives and how the operation unfolded with NPR's Tom… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Kites for Kids Patrick McGrann describes Kitegang's activities in places like Sudan. Continue watching