Nigeria has one of the highest maternal death rates in the world and an ambitious plan to 'save one million lives' through health programs that target mothers and chi...
188 viewsIn the past century, Roman Catholicism has grown faster in Africa than anywhere else in the world, leading to calls during recent papal transitions for an African to head the church as pope. VOA relig...
233 viewsChina's activities in Africa have long been a target of criticism. But as VOA's Bill Ide reports from Beijing, its support of controversial leaders on the continent a...
287 viewsMost Nigerians living in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, don't live in the city center, much of which resembles a high-income city in the United States, like Beverly Hills. Instead, they...
271 viewsYoung Kenyans facing a tough job market at home are traveling abroad for work at hotels and homes in the Middle East. While recruiters promise steady work at a good wage, the reality can be much diff...
254 viewsThe cultural tradition of chewing khat, a leaf that is a mild narcotic, is on the rise in Ethiopia. The East African nation is one of the world's chief exporters of the crop, earning...
230 viewsCampaigners are calling for the world's richest countries to end so-called tax havens, which allow companies to transfer profits among jurisdictions and reduce their tax bills. An inv...
200 viewsSouth Sudan won independence and vast oil reserves in 2011, when it split from civil war foe Sudan. As the rocky relationship with its northern neighbor jeopardizes oil exports, however, the new natio...
195 viewsBritain has apologized and agreed to pay compensation to thousands of veterans of the Mau Mau nationalist uprising in Kenya, which was brutally suppressed by the British colonial government in the 195...
230 viewsIt started with just one bone, and within a few hours, over one million of them were laid out in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The display was a collaborative effort, involving 30 countries...
206 viewsThe 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...
231 viewsNigeria'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 ...
194 viewsEthiopia and Egypt have been in a diplomatic dispute for weeks over the construction of what will be Africa's largest hydro-electric dam - impacting the waters of the Nile River. But ...
274 viewsThey are 17, 18, 20 years old. They are journalists in Mogadishu, one of the most dangerous places in the world for reporters. At Radio Shabelle, the biggest station in Somalia, most of the journalist...
218 viewsAs Christian churches grow in size and number in Kenya, they have created a growing industry of faith healers and televangelists. Concerns are also rising that these new churches exist only to exploi...
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