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
Conflict
The World
October 21, 2016
It's hard to imagine the life of a refugee. A new exhibit from Doctors Without Borders hopes to make it easier.
Sports
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.
Global Politics
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
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
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.
Arts, Culture & Media
The World
April 24, 2014
Conrad Koch is a white South African comedian with a black puppet, whose comedy often touches on race. But as one critic recently asked, is this performance just a modern form of blackface?
Health & Medicine
The World
March 24, 2014
Hundreds of thousands of women in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from a complication that leaves them incontinent and often shamed after childbirth. But there's help for women to heal both physically and emotionally — and it's working for one mother in Malawi.
Arts, Culture & Media
The World
March 18, 2014
Efforts are underway in Malawi to crack down on music piracy. But for some homegrown musicians there, the crackdown might be worse than the actual piracy of their music.
Conflict & Justice
The World
February 28, 2014
Oscar Pistorius, the South African amputee athlete who runs on high-tech blades, is about to go on trial for the murder of his girlfriend. Many in his country view the tragic case as a morality tale. But what, exactly, is the moral?
Health & Medicine
The World
February 23, 2014
In the African nation of Malawi, women often hide their pregnancies, a practice that can endanger their health. One village chief aims to end this culture of silence.
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