Space. The final frontier. And, one that african nations have largely left unexplored. But with the emergence of space agencies around the continent, some intrepid space-gazers are studying ways to b...
237 VistasThe fragile health of former South african president Nelson Mandela has been a subject of great concern in recent days. But a new exhibition in Paris takes a step back - looking at Mandela&am...
230 VistasNigeria's space program is reputed to be one of Africa's largest, with three satellites in orbit and an ambitious plan to send the first african astronaut into space ...
193 VistasA series of French comic books set in the West african country of Ivory Coast has captivated readers both in Africa and overseas. Now, the film Aya de Yopougon has just been released in French movie h...
275 Vistasafrican leaders from the Great Lakes region are meeting Thursday to find a solution to fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo between the armed forces and M23 militants. VOA East Africa Correspo...
195 VistasAt least three african nations are looking to add nuclear power to their grid. Kenya and Nigeria want to establish nuclear energy. South Africa, the only sub-Saharan nation with nuclear facilities, is...
211 VistasDozens of British music stars have come together to record a new version of the song ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ to raise money for the fight against Ebola. But as Henry Ridgwell reports from...
194 VistasKenyan farmers are starting to pull out fields of khat -- a leafy green plant chewed as a stimulant in the Horn of Africa and in some Arab states. More countries are banning the import and sale of th...
163 VistasAt least 200 Zimbabwean refugees who’d found shelter at Johannesburg's Central Methodist Church face an uncertain future after being ordered, by church authorities, to pack up and g...
247 VistasA rising number of women have experienced sexual violence since the Central african Republic (C.A.R.) descended into a spiral of sectarian conflict in 2013. Many are left with lifelong trauma. But the...
234 VistasSouth Africa, long a haven for african immigrants, has been experiencing the worst xenophobic violence in years, with at least five people killed and hundreds displaced in recent weeks. From Johannesb...
340 VistasBefore America's Civil War in the 1860s, the southern city of Richmond, Virginia was home to the nation's second largest slave trading district. Today, the neighborho...
214 VistasTensions have flared between police and african Americans around the United States, after a series of confrontations and controversial shootings of young black men. But some police departments are wor...
221 VistasThe Israeli Supreme Court is due to begin hearings April 1 on a controversial law that has allowed the government to detain thousands of african migrants who are seeking political asylum. The migrants...
239 VistasCalm has returned to Baltimore, Maryland, after authorities lifted an overnight curfew imposed almost a week ago to stem the rioting that followed the funeral of Freddie Gray - the 25-year-old black m...
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