Tag: Africa
Facebook helps foment revolution in Egypt and Tunisia
Social media is helping dissidents rise up against the government in Egypt and Tunisia, and social media companies are helping....
Will Tunisia's revolution spread to Sudan?
Opposition groups in Sudan are taking inspiration from Tunisia's revolution and talking openly about overthrowing President Omar al Bashir....
South Africa: rationing health by committee
In South Africa, the government puts limits on life-sustaining kidney dialysis and doctors are tasked with deciding who lives and who dies. This is the story of two patients -- and the committee that determined their fates....
Somali refugee helps people captured by pirates
After Somali pirates captured two people, a Somali refugee from London stepped up and helped negotiate their release. ...
Cell phones teach South African students
A new teaching program in South Africa encourages reading and math skills using students' cell phones....
Faith-based health care in Kenya
Religious organizations are providing much-needed health care to Kenyans, but some worry about evangelizing to vulnerable populations....
5 years to end HIV and AIDS transmission in Africa
Epidemiologists claim that a new, aggressive plan could stop the AIDS epidemic in 5 years. Critics say it could put people in danger....
Mining causes lead poisoning disaster in Nigeria
More than 170 lives have been lost to a lead poisoning outbreak linked to informal mining in Nigeria. Now, the global medical community is scrambling to help....
Women’s soccer fights HIV stigma in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, where nearly one in seven people live with HIV, a group of women is using soccer to fight back against the disease....
Broadway musical meets Afrobeat royalty in 'Fela!'
Broadway has brought figures like Jesus and Thomas Jefferson to the stage; Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti is the latest....
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