Africa

Nearly 2 million school-age children live in South Sudan, but more than half don't attend school. Violence, displacement, destroyed schools and a shortage of teachers are all part of the problem.

A civil war, genocide, a failed coup. No wonder Burundi was named the world's least happy country. But one Burundian disagrees with the ranking.

The Irish have a long history in the country. And in case you were wondering, Guinness stout is the second most popular beer.

With cameras and smartphones, volunteers in Tanzania are snapping pictures as they cruise the dirt roads of Dar es Salaam, one of Africa's fastest-growing cities.

Recent terrorist attacks in Northern Africa suggest al-Qaida's arm in the region, known as al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb or AQIM, is making a comeback. Analysts say al-Qaida's competition with ISIS in the region has driven it to act and, in particular, the two groups are wrestling over what is considered a terrorist crown jewel in the region: Libya.

But now she is talking about it — at the U.N., this week, on a panel about care for women who've been raped. Miamah Grace Kannah of Liberia, now 18, shares her story — and her tears.

Ivory Coast has become the latest target of a terrorist attack in West Africa claimed by Islamist extremists. It was the third such attack in 5 months on hotels popular with foreigners in the region.

The attack on a beach resort popular with Westerners has been claimed by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, according to SITE. The six gunmen have been killed, Ivory Coast's president says.

A United Nations report out Friday documents systematic rape and other war crimes by government troops in South Sudan. NPR takes a look at the report and others documenting violence in the world's newest country.

Woineshet Zebene Negash of Ethiopia was abducted, raped and forced to sign a marriage contract when she was just 13. Now, 15 years later, her rights have been upheld.