Tag: Africa
New Mali prime minister played key role in 1997 NASA Mars exploration
Cheick Modibo Diarra is Mali's new prime minister, at least on an interim basis, and is key to hopes to restore democracy to what had been a very stable African nation. His roots are in Mali, but his education and work brought him to the United States, where he eventually was a key leader on the Mars Pathfinder mission....
South African gold miners launch largest lawsuit in Africa's history
About half of South Africa's gold miners suffer from silicosis, a life-threatening disease caused when silica from gold lodges in the lungs. Now, thousands of gold miners have signed on to the largest class action lawsuit in Africa's history....
Tunisian protesters bring something unusual to demonstration: books
A group of protesters in Tunisia, uneasy and unhappy about some of the reforms and restrictions that have been implemented by the new government. So, their protests have taken a new angle recently. They read books....
Spanish king forced to apologize in wake of African elephant hunting junket
Spanish King Juan Carlos is generally popular with his people. On Wednesday, however, he was forced to apologize in the wake of a scandal over an all-expenses-paid hunting trip to Africa, where he shot and killed elephants....
Gold mining leads to massive lead contamination, deaths in rural Nigeria
Nigeria's seen a boom in gold mining in recent years, with the sky-high price of gold globally. But in Nigeria, unlike most places, gold runs with lead. As villagers mine the gold, they're also mining lead, leading to massive contamination of their villages and even deaths....
Africa builds Great Green Wall to fight desertification
Eleven African countries are working to build a green wall of trees on the southern border of the Sahara. Their goal is to fight desertification in the Sahel region....
Race divides South African politics
Politics in post-apartheid South Africa is dominated by two political parties: The Democratic Alliance, which is seen as a party of white and mixed-race voters, and the African National Congress, which is supported primarily by black voters. Recently, the Democratic Alliance has tried to attract more black voters and become the new majority party....
Religious, public health officials try to find common ground in fight against HIV in Africa
In Swaziland, the strained relationship between religious leaders and public health officials is improving, if slightly. The two groups are trying to work together more as the country battles an HIV infection rate among adults that may be as high as 25 percent....
Liberian tribal leaders agree to limited suspension of female genital mutilation
Recent attention and criticism of Liberia's cultural practice of female genital cutting may have had a positive impact. Or, at the very least, something has changed. A group of female traditional leaders announced what amounts to a four-year suspension of the practice -- and the government is trying to make that suspension permanent....
Mutiny in Mali continues as Junta announces new constitution
The leaders of a military coup in Mali have issued a new constitution for the country while thousands of their supporters rally in the capital Bamako and protest foreign interference....
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