Africa
South Africans prepare for life after Mandela
Though he's still living, Nelson Mandela, the revered former leader of South Africa, makes fewer and fewer public appearances. Now 93, many South Africans are preparing for the day Nelson Mandela will no longer be alive.
In Swaziland, hope for Arab Spring protests to spread to their impoverished nation
In the last absolute monarchy in Africa, Swaziland, the people have grown discontented with the poverty and lack of freedoms they must endure. Thus far, though, the spirit of Arab Spring has remained far away from the country, near South Africa....
Erupting volcano in Africa provides sight-seeing opportunity for tourists
A few brave tourists in the central African Democratic Republic of the Congo are going on mountain hikes to take in a spectacular sight in nature: the eruption of a volcano. Virunga National Park is a short, but safe distance from the erupting Mount Nyamulagira, giving park visitors a front row seat....
Libya's schools trying to reform pro-Gadhafi curriculum
With Moammar Gadhafi out of power, efforts turn to reforming the systems he built, not the least of which is Libya's schools. The national curriculum, very pro-Gadhafi, is being revised to be more accurate....
Swaziland leader fought alongside Allied forces during World War II
Mnikwa Dlamini, an 88-year-old chief of Swaziland, is an unlikely World War II veteran. He fought to avoid becoming chief, and to win greater freedom for his country....
Fiber optic cables finally bring reliable Internet to Liberia, West Africa
In Liberia, the Internet exists, but barely. But thanks to fiber optic cables being strung from France to South Africa by French Telecom, there's hope that soon Liberia and other west African countries will have reliable broadband Internet....
Rastafarians make it life's goal to settle in Ethiopia — but the welcome isn't always warm
For Rastafarians, the goal for many is to move back to Africa to live in the land where they believe the Messiah came from: Ethiopia. But the relationship with Ethiopia is intense, where the locals object to the Rastafarians' separate culture....
VIDEO: Tunsians turn out in droves to vote in first election since Arab Spring revolution
Tunisians of all ages, men and women, turned out by the millions on Sunday to vote in an election to determine who will write a constitution for the newly Democratic country....
Women in Tunisia wary of surge in Islamist power, fearful of losing their rights
With elections in Tunisia slated for Sunday, women and moderates are worried that surging Islamist parties will roll back the liberal policies that have set Tunisia apart from the rest of the Arab states....
Libyan government confirms Moammar Gadhafi captured and killed; Obama speaks
The longtime leader of Libya, Moammar Gadhafi, was found in his hometown of Sirte, reports say. Some reports say he was captured, others say he was killed....
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