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Election Likely To Extend Rwandan President Kagame's Long Rule

9:11am August 03, 2017

by Eyder Peralta

Paul Kagame will almost surely be re-elected on Friday. But the towering figure who brought order to the country also has instilled fear in those who might speak out against him.

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Christopher Msando, an elections official crucial to running Kenya's presidential vote next week, was found tortured and killed, officials said Monday.

Kenyan Election Official Found Dead Ahead Of Presidential Vote

9:40pm July 31, 2017

by Amy Held

Christopher Msando was found tortured and killed, say elections officials, about a week before Kenya's presidential election.

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After 45 Years, Late Anti-Apartheid Activist Could Get Another Chance In Court

6:35pm July 30, 2017

by Peter Granitz

Anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol died in police custody. Next week, a South African Court will consider reopening investigations into police misconduct from that era.

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An HIV-positive mother in Thailand plays with her son, who did not contract the virus in utero. Thailand has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV, according to the World Health Organization.

There's Great News — And Grim News — In The Fight Against HIV/AIDS

1:27pm July 28, 2017

by Natalie Jacewicz

The epidemic is always changing. Here's a look at some of the latest trends.

Filmmaker Dreams Of A Romantic Comedy Set In Rwanda

5:10pm July 27, 2017

by Eyder Peralta

Rwanda is not exactly the kind of set you might imagine for a romantic comedy. But one filmmaker is dreaming of laughing and falling in love in a country still living in the shadow of genocide.

The Aroma Of Rice And Barberries Takes Her Back Home To Iran

11:18am July 27, 2017

by Rhitu Chatterjee

When Yasaman Alavi misses Iran, she puts up a pot of rice and adds saffron water and barberries for a Persian twist. The smell of zereshk polow makes her feel as if she's back home.

A world map showing the percentage of children less than a year old who don't get the DTP immunization.

New Report Shows 64 Of 195 Countries Aren't Meeting A Basic Vaccination Target

6:08pm July 25, 2017

by Rina Shaikh-Lesko

The goal is to reach 90 percent of children with the DTP vaccination — a child's first scheduled immunization. Some countries are barely at 50 percent.

Pat Wilkins didn't plan to live in Ghana. But the former New Yorker is now so much a part of the society that, as one Ghanaian puts it, "We don't even see her as an American. She is family to us."

New Yorker Redesigns Her Life To Help Kids In Ghana

11:15am July 24, 2017

by Amy Yee

Pat Wilkins had a "high maintenance life" with expensive vacations and a BMW. Then she decided to diverge from that path.

As the drought has extended into yet another rainy season, some herders walk for hours to get to this dam.

As The Climate Changes, Kenyan Herders Find Centuries-Old Way Of Life In Danger

8:47pm July 23, 2017

by Eyder Peralta

Nomadic herders in Kenya's northwest are having to move farther afield as sustained drought fundamentally changes the landscape. The result: no grasses for their herds.

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The Next 'Game of Thrones' Could Be Set In Post-Apocalyptic Africa

7:57am July 23, 2017

by Mako Muzenda

HBO has optioned the novel Who Fears Death by sci-fi writer Nnedi Okorafor. And the man behind GoT — George R.R. Martin — is at the helm.