Dec 23 Watch 24:19 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 23, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 23, drones help prevent conflicts between farmers and elephants in Tanzania, and a documentary film on how opioids have devastated Somerville, Massachusetts. Also, an investigation into the impact of homeless relocation programs in American… Continue watching
Aug 24 Gut microbes found in hunter-gatherers shift with the seasons By Teresa Carey The gut microbes of the Hadza, Tanzanian hunter-gatherers, shift with the seasons, according to a new study. Applied on a longer timescale, these patterns might explain why industrialized populations have less diversity in their gut microbiomes and more chronic disease… Continue reading
May 06 Dozens of schoolchildren killed in Tanzanian bus accident By Michael D. Regan At least 35 people were killed in Tanzania on Saturday when a small bus carrying schoolchildren plummeted into a ravine, according to local authorities. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 9:42 Drones keep elephants away from people in Tanzania By Melanie Saltzman, Sam Weber In the Serengeti region in Tanzania, conflict can arise between humans and the elephants that graze on their crops. The U.S.-based nonprofit RESOLVE is testing a new way to reduce these clashes while protecting both elephants and humans: drones. NewsHour… Continue watching
Nov 06 Corruption in Tanzania leading to downfall of elephant population By Ayan Sheikh A new report published by the Environmental Investigation Agency revealed incidents of corruption that involved Chinese criminal gangs smuggling ivory out of Tanzania with the help of corrupt Tanzanian officials. Continue reading
Sep 16 Child deaths decline globally, with more children living to age 5, UNICEF report finds By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press WASHINGTON — More of the world's children are surviving to their fifth birthday, but 6.3 million still died last year, mostly from preventable causes, the U.N. children's agency said Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 18 ‘Learning together’ to grow a business in the plains of Tanzania By Larisa Epatko When Hailey Chalhoub and Eliza Madden, both 22, were sent to Tabora in northeastern Tanzania to help its residents with a nascent food processing business, they had their marching orders: make a profit. Continue reading
Nov 05 The HIV rebound nobody is discussing Is an AIDS-free generation on the horizon? Not without the help of sex workers and other marginalized "key populations," public health officials say. Continue reading
Aug 12 The street of blood and smoke By Jason Kane On a narrow, dusty street in Tanzania, two women are fighting the global battle against tuberculosis and HIV. One is a nurse, the other is a drug dealer. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch Assessing the Substance and Symbolism of Obama’s Africa Trip and Outreach Assessing the Substance and Symbolism of Obama's Africa Trip and Outreach… Continue watching