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Firefighters douse the destroyed Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. A wildfire raging on the slopes of Cape Town's Table Mountain spread to the university, forcing the evacuation of students.
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Fast-Moving Fire On Table Mountain Destroys South African Landmarks, History

Apr 19, 2021
A fire spread from Table Mountain National Park to the University of Cape Town, where collections were destroyed at the Jagger Library.
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Goats and Soda
In July, workers in the restaurant, food and alcohol industry took part in a nationwide protest against South Africa's liquor ban and other lockdown measures.
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Why South Africa Banned Booze — And What Happened Next

Apr 16, 2021
The hope was that if people weren't out drinking, they wouldn't be spreading the coronavirus. There were unforeseen benefits to the ban, which ended last month — and negative impacts as well.
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StoryCorps
Najat Hamza had been living in the U.S. for almost two decades after fleeing Ethiopia's regional state of Oromia when she was young, she told StoryCorps in 2017. "My heart will always belong to Oromia," she said.
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An Ethiopian American Refugee Longs For Her Homeland

Apr 16, 2021
As a young teen, Najat Hamza fled Oromia, a regional state of Ethiopia, with her father to live in America. At StoryCorps, she spoke about what it means to leave "the familiar" behind.
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Goats and Soda
Medical first aid is actually not what we're focused on in this situation, says Ampara Vilasmil, a mental health activity manager for a camp set up by MSF in Montepuez. Most of the people that come to the camps are hungry and tired but physically fine. I
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A Surprising Kind Of First Aid For Mozambicans Fleeing Violence

Apr 15, 2021
Psychological first aid is part of the mission of Doctors Without Borders. They hope to give those fleeing the horrors of civil unrest the tools to start moving past their trauma.
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History

Historians Say France Was Not Complicit In Rwanda Genocide, But Did Turn A Blind Eye

Apr 07, 2021
A report by historians has concluded the French government was not complicit in the Rwanda genocide of 1994 — but turned a blind eye to it and so bears overwhelming responsibility.
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Africa

African Immigrant Organizations Are Fighting To Ease Vaccine Hesitancy

Apr 05, 2021
Efforts to fight vaccine hesitancy among Black people often miss African immigrants who have a different colonial history and experience with Western medicine, which grassroots groups are addressing.
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History

The History Of The Suez Canal

Mar 29, 2021
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Zachary Karabell, author of Parting the Desert: The Creation of the Suez Canal, about the dream to build a waterway that would unite the East and the West.
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Africa
Sarah Obama holds a photograph of her grandson, Barack Obama in Kogelo, Kenya while awaiting the results of Super Tuesday's primary in Feb. 2008. She died on Monday after a brief illness, and is being remembered as a beloved matriarch and philanthropist.
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Remembering Mama Sarah: Philanthropist And Obama Family Matriarch Dies In Kenya At 99

Mar 29, 2021
Sarah Obama, the former president's step-grandmother who helped raise his father, died Monday morning after a brief illness. She spent much of her life promoting education for girls and orphans.
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Africa
The Sea Star 1, owned by the Tanzanian Zan Ferries, docked on Monday at the port in Pemba, Mozambique. The vessel has been used to evacuate around 1,400 people, mostly foreign gas workers, from fighting in Palma, Mozambique.
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Islamist Insurgents Kill Dozens In Attack On Natural Gas Complex In Mozambique

Mar 29, 2021
Days of fighting in the northern port city of Palma have left dozens of civilians dead as security forces battled to turn back an assault by a suspected ISIS-linked insurgent group.
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Business

Salvage Teams Race To Reopen Blocked Suez Canal

Mar 29, 2021
A massive container ship that has blocked the Suez Canal for six days has been partially freed. Traffic has not yet resumed in the canal, which is among the world's most important waterways.
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Law

News Brief: Derek Chauvin Trial, Suez Canal Blocked, Gun Violence

Mar 29, 2021
Ex-police officer Chauvin goes on trial Monday for the murder of George Floyd. The ship stuck in the Suez Canal is partially afloat. And, why the White House is not making gun violence a priority.
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World
Carmen Monzón, one of the assistants at San Pedro church soup kitchen, organizes lunch bags in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.
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In Canary Islands, Tensions Are High Over African Migration

Mar 26, 2021
The Spanish islands saw a big increase last year of people trying to migrate to Europe by boat. After sheltering many of them in hotels, the authorities have set up camps and stepped up deportations.
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Africa

Reports Of Mass Killings Point To Desperate Situation In Ethiopia's Civil War

Mar 25, 2021
The civil strife in Ethiopia has continued unabated, killing thousands as Western governments and rights groups raise the alarm on the shocking level of violence.
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Middle East

Traffic Halted: Massive Container Ship Runs Aground In Suez Canal

Mar 25, 2021
In Egypt, a ship the length of four football fields has run aground in the Suez Canal — backing up cargo and oil tanker traffic on one of the world's busiest routes.
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World
A boat navigates in front of a massive cargo ship that sits grounded after it turned sideways in Egypt's Suez Canal, blocking traffic in a crucial East-West waterway for global shipping. An Egyptian official warned Wednesday it could take at least two da
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Massive Container Ship Runs Aground In Suez Canal, Halting Traffic

Mar 24, 2021
Traffic through one of the world's busiest waterways was stalled after the Ever Given ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal.
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Africa

South Africa's Port Elizabeth Will Now Be Called Gqeberha

Mar 23, 2021
The second-oldest colonial city in South Africa, Port Elizabeth, has a new name. It mixes some of the unique linguistics of the Xhosa language, yet many South Africans are struggling to pronounce it.
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Animals
A female African lion, said to be similar to those discovered dead, is pictured in 2013.
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6 Lions Found Dead In Ugandan National Park

Mar 20, 2021
Six lions were found dead and dismembered in a suspected poisoning in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park. The park is home to hundreds of bird species and nearly 100 types of mammals.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Tanzanian President John Magufuli (center) arrives to give a speech at a stadium in Dodoma, Tanzania, in August. Magufuli's death was announced Wednesday. He was 61.
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Tanzanian President John Magufuli, A COVID-19 Skeptic, Has Died

Mar 17, 2021
Magufuli had not been seen in public since the end of February, fueling speculation that he was ill. Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced his death on state television.
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Africa

South Africa Is Emerging From The Pandemic After Being Hit Hard By Coronavirus

Mar 17, 2021
South Africa has registered over 1.5 million cases of COVID-19 — one of the worst-affected countries in the world. Cases are now down, restrictions have eased and South Africans are looking forward.
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Africa

Nigeria's Kidnappings Grow More Brazen After 2014 Boko Haram Attack

Mar 17, 2021
NPR's A. Martinez speaks to Joe Parkinson, Africa bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, about the latest school kidnappings in northern Nigeria.
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Africa
A mound of ashes is seen after an attack in the village of Aldeia da Paz outside Macomia, on Aug. 24, 2019. For the past three years, violence has devastated parts of northern Mozambique, leaving hundreds of thousands displaced.
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'The Stories Are Heartbreaking.' What 1 Reporter Witnessed In Mozambique's Violence

Mar 13, 2021
Journalists are not usually granted access to Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique, where for three years a campaign of violence by Islamist extremists has left some 668,000 people displaced.
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Goats and Soda
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13 Things I Did (And Did Not) Love About 'Coming 2 America': An African Perspective

Mar 13, 2021
Our Nigerian critic wants you to know: We Africans do not see wild animals in our backyards! Women are allowed to own businesses! But I did admire the awesome head-ties — and powerful princesses!
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Goats and Soda
Three of the women who sing about their plight — and their hopes — on the album <em>I've Forgotten Now Who I Used To Be</em>. Their names are withheld to protect their physical safety because they have been accused of witchcraft.
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Banished 'Witches' Sing Of Their Pain — And Their Dreams

Mar 12, 2021
In a new recording, women accused of witchcraft in Ghana — and forced to leave their homes — created songs that tell who they are, how they have suffered and what their hopes are.
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World

30 Students Missing In Northwest Nigeria In Country's Latest School Kidnapping

Mar 12, 2021
More than two dozen students were taken from Federal College Of Forestry Mechanization, marking the fourth kidnapping of students in the country since December.
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Coronavirus Updates
Dr. John Nkengasong, the director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, tells NPR he's working on multiple fronts to bring vaccines to the continent.
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Africa CDC Director On The Continent's Outlook For Vaccinations

Mar 09, 2021
Africa is lowest in the world in COVID-19 cases and deaths — but also in vaccinations. Dr. John Nkengasong says he's working on multiple fronts to secure doses and improve distribution.
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