Anders Kelto
Africa Correspondent
Anders Kelto was PRI's The World’s Africa correspondent, formerly based in Cape Town, South Africa. His primary focus is on health and development, and he also covers breaking news, politics, and culture. He has reported on everything from medical circumcision in rural South Africa, to media reforms in Zimbabwe, to discrimination against HIV-positive pregnant women in Kenya, to the disappearance of traditional names in Ethiopia.
Recent Stories
Sports
PRI's The World
October 20, 2016
Major League Baseball is filled with players from Latin America and the Caribbean. Now it's searching for prospects in Africa.
Politics
PRI's The World
May 06, 2014
Many South Africans are frustrated with politicians who line their pockets at the public's expense. But now, the country has a new champion in the anti-corruption fight — and her work could influence national elections.
Health & Medicine
PRI's The World
May 05, 2014
Despite decades of research on malaria, there's something that medical experts have never known: How exactly does the disease kill? Now, a researcher thinks she has found the answer.
Health & Medicine
PRI's The World
April 30, 2014
A research study last year showed that a simple antibiotic can reduce a severely malnourished child's chances of dying by nearly 40 percent. But getting that antibiotic to the children who need it is easier said than done.
