Today on The World: We focus on Africa -- from South Africa and Kenya to Zimbabwe and Zambia. Specifically, South Africa will soon have a new president -- we'll hear what that could mean for the continent as a whole; Also, how some women in Egypt are fighting back against sexual harassment; And how one village in Kenya is fighting back against organized crime.

Katy Clark speaks with the BBC's Mohammed Alie in South Africa about the result of parliamentary elections there. The big winner appears to be the ruling African national Congress.

South Africa has the continent's largest and most important economy. The World's Jason Margolis reports on what Jacob Zuma's expected election as South Africa's president could mean for the whole of Africa.

South Africa's next president will also need to deal with troublesome neighbor Zimbabwe. South Africa has some diplomatic pull there. We speak with Harrison Nkomo, a Zimbabwean human rights lawyer.

Zimbabwe at the crossroads

Host Katy Clark speaks with New York Times reporter Jeffrey Gettleman about a Kenyan village that took the law into its own hands and fought back against a criminal gang.

The World's Alex Gallafent learned of Eritrea's love for cycling from a bike shop owner in Harlem. Eritrea in turn got its love for cycling from former colonial power Italy.

Audio Slideshow: International bicycles

Egyptian women are often subject to sexual harassment and campaigners for women's rights are calling for new laws to deal with the issue. Some Egyptian women are now taking their security into their own hands. The BBC's Christian Fraser reports from Egypt.

WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS DISTURBING SOUNDS AND DESCRIPTIONS.

In the African nation of Zambia, abortion is legal, but few medical clinics offer the procedure and women therefore try it themselves. As a result, many women die from botched abortions. A hospital in Zambia's capital, Lusaka, aims to save women's lives by making abortion safer and more widely available. Rose Hoban of North Carolina Public Radio reports.

Anchor Katy Clark has an update on Somali pirates facing trials in Kenya, and on efforts to help Somalia's government increase security.

Our daily geography puzzler.