Apr 15 Watch 3:49 Developing countries’ fragile hygiene and health care raise COVID-19 risks By Fred de Sam Lazaro Much of the recent news about the coronavirus pandemic has focused on the globe's richer countries. But how is the developing world, where health care resources are strained in the best of times, preparing for COVID-19? To find out, special… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: New novel coronavirus infections declining, WHO says In our news wrap Wednesday, the World Health Organization voiced hope that the outbreak of novel coronavirus may be slowing, as Beijing enforces public health measures. Also, Syrian government supporters attacked U.S. troops, who shot and killed one of the… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 4:55 How the autobiography of a Muslim slave is challenging an American narrative By Amna Nawaz, Leah Nagy Omar Ibn Said was 37 years old when he was taken from his West African home and transported to Charleston, South Carolina, as a slave in the 1800s. Now, his one-of-a-kind autobiographical manuscript has been translated from its original Arabic… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 4:26 ISIS affiliate expands territory in West Africa While President Trump is declaring military victory over ISIS in Syria, an Islamic terrorist group in West Africa is gaining territory in northeast Nigeria and surrounding countries. Wall Street Journal reporter Drew Hinshaw joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the how… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 8:53 In Liberia, private management of public schools draws scrutiny By PBS News Hour Founded by freed American slaves, Liberia has a past marred in recent years by civil war and Ebola. The country’s public education system is ineffective, and in an effort to rebuild it, the government has reached across the Atlantic for… Continue watching
Nov 04 A single mutation bolstered the fury of West Africa’s Ebola outbreak By Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American A single genetic alteration may have increased Ebola virus transmissibility and boosted its killing power during the West Africa outbreak. Continue reading
May 18 How many Zika-infected infants will develop microcephaly and other FAQs By Nsikan Akpan An outbreak detective squad from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention offers the latest insights on Zika virus. Continue reading
Mar 29 The Ebola public health emergency is over, WHO declares By Helen Branswell, STAT Ebola no longer constitutes an international health emergency, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 13 At least 14 dead after gunmen storm Ivory Coast beach resort town By Elisabeth Ponsot Six gunmen opened fire on people in the Ivory Coast resort town of Grand Bassam on Sunday, targeting beachgoers at three hotels. Continue reading
Feb 09 Pentagon seeks funding for military operations in Libya, Africa By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon is seeking $200 million in the 2017 budget for counterterrorism operations in Libya and other portions of North and West Africa, as the Islamic State threat in that region continues to grow. Continue reading