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Egyptian Government Implements Free Speech Restrictions Ahead Of Elections

4:21pm March 23, 2018

by Jane Arraf

With elections next week almost certain to give Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi another term, the government has imposed tight restrictions on free speech. Reporters aren't supposed to ask people how they vote.

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Your Thoughts: When Do Charitable Partnerships Cross An Ethical Line?

9:10am March 23, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

Critics slammed a global health group for partnering with Heineken to "fight infectious diseases in Africa." Others voiced support. Our audience weighs in on the debate.

School girls set free by their Boko Haram kidnappers are photographed during a handover to government officials in Maiduguri on Wednesday.

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One Month After Abduction, Boko Haram Brings Home More Than 100 Dapchi Girls

4:07pm March 22, 2018

Just one student who reportedly refused to convert to Islam from Christianity remains in captivity. 110 girls were snatched from their school in northeastern Nigeria on Feb. 19.

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Yemeni Refugees Cross Gulf Of Aden To Seek Safety In East Africa

10:48am March 22, 2018

by Steve Inskeep

Displaced Yemenis talk about the long and difficult escape from Yemen's civil war, which has led some to the nearby country of Djibouti on the Horn of Africa.

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Detainees stand in a hall at a detention center for migrants in Al Kararim, Libya. The North African country is a key transit spot and destination for migrants seeking employment or a path to Europe.

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Migrants Captured In Libya Say They End Up Sold As Slaves

8:18pm March 21, 2018

by Ruth Sherlock

Men detained en route to Europe in Libya tell NPR that guards held them for ransom and sold them off to other detention centers and ultimately into forced labor.

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Insurgents In Nigeria Release Most Of 101 Schoolgirls Abducted Last Month

4:55pm March 21, 2018

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

In a surprising move, extremists in northeastern Nigeria returned most of the 101 girls schoolgirls abducted a month ago. Their return came with a warning: no more school. Five girls reportedly died in the kidnapping and at least one girl remains captive.

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The white, threadlike Guinea worm emerges from an infected foot.

Health & Safety

'Amazing' News About The Awful Guinea Worm

2:29pm March 21, 2018

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Despite an ongoing civil war, South Sudan has successfully stopped transmission of the horrific parasite. The milestone means the worm is circulating in only three countries.

Ya Kaka, left, and Hauwa, right, who were captured by Boko Haram in 2014, pose with Statue of Liberty impersonators in Times Square.

Abducted By Boko Haram, Now Posing With Lady Liberty In Times Square

1:14pm March 21, 2018

by Natalie Jacewicz

Hauwa and Ya Kaka aren't typical teens. This month they came to the U.S. to speak up for the thousands of abductees still being held. But they also made time for tourist fun.

Xawo Abdi Hassan rehearses her song. Xawo did not win the competition but the show launched her career as a singer.

Music & Culture

Invisibilia: They Risked Their Lives To Bring Music Back

10:40am March 21, 2018

by Alix Spiegel

When Somalia decided to start a reality show with a singing competition, there was a major problem. Singing in public could bring on the wrath of al-Shabab.

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Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhino, grazes at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya in May 2017. The 45-year-old rhino's health started deteriorating in late February.

Sudan, World's Last Male Northern White Rhino, Dies

9:27pm March 20, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

Sudan lived most of his life in a zoo in the Czech Republic but was brought to a conservancy in Kenya in 2009 as part of a last-ditch effort to save his species. He died at the conservancy at age 45.

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