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News Articles: Africa

Beninese chef and cookbook author Valerie Vinakpon, center, is coming up with novel ways to present her country's fare, hoping to get people excited about Beninese cooking. Above, she talks to <em>High On The Hog</em> co-hosts Jessica B. Harris, left, and Stephen Satterfield, right, at her restaurant Saveurs du Benin.

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  • Food

'High On The Hog' Chefs Bring Bold New Flavors To Benin's Cuisine

We talk to two of the chefs featured on the hit Netflix show. They're reimagining traditional dishes — a boon for local diners and local farmers as well.

August 08, 2021
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  • Tiffany Onyejiaka and
  • Malaka Gharib
Elizabeth (in purple), who lives in South Sudan, is undecided about getting a COVID vaccine. She's heard rumors that make her think it's not a good idea. Her daughter, Nancy, (left) is newly vaccinated. Her son, Dr. Edward Kenyi, is lobbying his "mum" to agree to the inoculation.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Dear Mum, Your Son The Doctor Thinks You Should Get A COVID Vaccine

Dr. Edward Kenyi, born in South Sudan and now in the U.S., debunks myths about vaccines in his community. Yet he can't convince his mother back home to go for it. Maybe this letter will do the trick.

August 07, 2021
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By:
  • Edward Kenyi
The director of WHO now says that a booster moratorium should be in force until 10% of the population in all countries is vaccinated. Israel had previously announced plans to give a third Pfizer dose to residents age 60 and up after an uptick in COVID cases. Above: Administering a booster on August 2 in Tel Aviv.

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  • Global Health

Why WHO Is Calling For A Moratorium On COVID Vaccine Boosters

The director general is asking for a halt for at least two months. His hope is to use all available doses to vaccinate 10% of the population in every country by the end of September.

August 05, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
A farm worker grades and treats rooibos tea leaves before packaging in the Clanwilliam district of South Africa in 2017.

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  • World

Rooibos Tea Is Africa's First Food To Join The EU's List Of Protected Products

Rooibos joins France's Champagne, Greece's feta cheese and Colombian coffee on the list. The tea is said to have numerous health benefits.

July 28, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan receives her Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the coronavirus at the statehouse in Dar es Salaam on July 28. Her administration has reversed the government's anti-vaccination stance.

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  • Global Health

Tanzania's Dilemma: It's Not So Easy To Go From Vaccine Denier To Vaccine Embracer

The African country, previously credited for high childhood vaccination rates, was 1 of 4 countries to reject COVID vaccines. Now they've done a 180. It's unclear if its citizens will go along.

July 28, 2021
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By:
  • Syriacus Buguzi
Tunisia's Ahmed Hafnaoui celebrates after his unexpected victory in the final of the men's 400-meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

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  • Sports

A Young Tunisian Shocks The Swimming Field To Win Olympic Gold

18-year-old Ahmed Hafnaoui seemed stunned by the result. "I just can't accept that — it is too incredible," he said after his victory in the 400 meter freestyle event.

July 25, 2021
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By:
  • Merrit Kennedy
Soccer on the sand of Lumley Beach is a big Sunday pastime in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Pick-up games run up and down the shoreline.

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  • Sports

Sunday On The Beach With Sierra Leonean Soccer Players

"Our beach is a God-given thing," exclaims one Sierra Leonean. "We have to make use of it!" That means walking, working out ... and lots of soccer in the sand.

July 25, 2021
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  • Jason Beaubien
Residents wait to register at a mass vaccination site in Johannesburg on July 8.

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  • Global Health

The Downs And Ups Of Africa's Current COVID Surge

The World Health Organization has reported a downturn after 8 weeks of increasing cases. But the good news comes with a large dose of caution.

July 23, 2021
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By:
  • Nurith Aizenman
GPB  NPR

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  • Africa

Rwandan Activist's Phone Infected by Spyware Targeting at Least 50,000 Phones

NPR's Noel King talks to activist Carine Kanimba whose phone was infected with spyware. Her father is an imprisoned dissident, whose story inspired the film Hotel Rwanda.

July 22, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
Zambian neurosurgeon, John Baptist Mukasa, passed away on TKTK.

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  • Global Health

Pandemic Loss: Pioneering Ugandan Neurosurgeon Was A 'Servant Of The People'

John Baptist Mukasa is one of the 4 million-plus people around the globe who have died because of this pandemic. His death is a reminder of the devastating toll of COVID-19.

July 17, 2021
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By:
  • Adela Wu
Eswatini's King Mswati III addresses the United Nations General Assembly in 2019.

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  • World

Pro-Democracy Protests Continue In Eswatini, Africa's Last Absolute Monarchy

King Mswati III has ruled the country formerly known as Swaziland for 35 years. On Friday, he called the protests "satanic." Pro-democracy sentiment is growing, and analysts say turmoil will continue.

July 16, 2021
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By:
  • Tendai Marima
In his new book for young teenagers, Charles Kenny points out signs of global progress, including the growing number of kids in school. Above: The Oloo Education Center aims to provide an education to kids in Kibera, a poor community in Nairobi, Kenya. When you type "Kibera" into the Uber app, it comes up as "Kibera slum."

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  • Global Health

Two 14-Year-Olds Grill An Author About The Future Of Humanity

In his new book for Gen Z readers, Charles Kenny explains why despite all the gloom and doom, the world is getting better for billions. NPR turned to two Gen Zers to help ask him the tough questions.

July 13, 2021
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By:
  • Malaka Gharib
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, pictured in June, was assured a second term after his Prosperity Party was declared the winner of last month's national election.

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  • Africa

Ethiopia's Ruling Party Wins National Election In Landslide

The results assure a second five-year term for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

July 10, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Sierra Leone's minister of education and chief innovation officer David Moinina Sengeh is a man of many talents. He's using mobile phone technology to improve daily life, he invented a way to make a prosthetic limb with a computer-assisted technique and he's a singer and rapper and a clothing designer, too.

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  • Global Health

This Education Minister Is A Renaissance Man (And He's Got A Music Video To Prove It)

Sierra Leone's education minister and MIT graduate David Moinina Sengeh is shooting for the moon when it comes to his country's future, from schools to health-care to ... space travel.

July 10, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
GPB  NPR

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  • Africa

Why Vaccines Haven't Reached African Countries As Efficiently As Hoped

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Dr. Phionah Atuhebwe of the World Health Organization about the challenges that countries in Africa are facing in vaccinating their citizens.

July 06, 2021
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