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Nigeria has one of Africa’s largest economies but is seeing record rates of child malnutrition. Aid groups call it a nearly unprecedented crisis.
August 1, 20241:44 PM ET
A woman protest against hardship on the street of Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Thousands of mostly young people poured onto the streets across Nigeria on Thursday as they protested against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Security forces fired tear gas to disperse some of the protesters in the capital, Abuja.
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LAGOS, Nigeria -At least seven people have been killed in Nigeria during nationwide protests against the rising cost of living and bad governance. Thousands of protestors have held demonstrations in several Nigerian cities. In some cities, the demonstrations were met with a heavy police presence.
Six people were killed in the city of Minna, northern Nigeria, when police moved to dismantle a roadblock protesters had erected, blocking a major expressway. Another person was killed in the populous northern state of Kano, as police clashed with demonstr..
July 30, 20246:45 PM ET
People find new ways to grow food after severe drought in some regions of Ethiopia.
July 24, 20243:25 AM ET
A new report on Sudan from Doctors Without Borders reveals that civilians have little protection from indiscriminate attacks and sexual violence with very little aid able to enter the country.
July 22, 20245:19 PM ET
In Ethiopia, millions are suffering from malnutrition after repeated droughts and flash floods in recent years. The severity of the drought in some regions has communities learning new ways to adapt.
July 18, 20243:00 AM ET
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Sudan has been at the center of a deadly and brutal war for over a year. It’s the site of the world’s largest hunger crisis, and the world’s largest displacement crisis.
On the surface, it’s a story about two warring generals vying for power – the latest in a long cycle of power struggles that have plagued Sudan for decades. But it’s also a story about the U.S. war on terror, Russia’s war in Ukraine, and China’s global rise.
Today on the show, we turn back the clock more than a century to untangle the complex web that put Sudan on the path to war.
Guests:
Kholood Khair, Sudanese Political Analyst and Founding Director of Confluence Advisory, a “think-and-do” tank formerly based in Khartoum
Christopher Tounsel, Historian of modern Sudan and Associate Professor at the University of Washington
Ibrahim Elbadawi, Managing Director of the Economic Research Forum based in Cairo
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July 17, 20244:27 PM ET
Enlarge this imageA teargas canister detonates as protesters run for safety during anti-government protests in Nairobi on July 16.
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A teargas canister detonates as protesters run for safety during anti-government protests in Nairobi on July 16.
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In Kenya, protests that began in response to tax increases have grown into a movement demanding the president’s resignation. Scores of protestors have gone missing since the anti-government protests began a month ago. Human rights groups fear that the security forces are behind these disappearances. We hear from young protestors.
July 17, 20244:29 AM ET
In Kenya, nearly 60 people have gone missing since the anti-government protests began over a month ago. Human rights groups fear that the security forces are behind these disappearances.
July 16, 20243:20 PM ET
Gambian activist Jaha Dukureh celebrates after the country’s parliament rejected the bill to end a ban on female genital mutilation.
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When she was 2, Absa Samba underwent genital cutting – also known as female genital mutilation.
“I do not have any memories of what happened to me that day, but I do remember it not being talked about,” she says.
Now, Samba is 29 and she speaks openly – and critically – about the practice. She says it undermines the dignity and well-being of women and is a tool used to “control our bodies and our well-being.”
That echoes the World Health Organization’s position – that female genital mutilation is a violation of a woman’s human rights and can cause physical harm – even death from bleeding – as well as psychological damage. The practice involves damaging part of the clitoris and labia ..
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Episode 1: Would you alter your body for the chance to compete for a gold medal? That’s the question facing a small group of elite athletes right now. Last year, track and field authorities announced new regulations that mean some women can’t compete in the female category unless they lower their body’s naturally occurring testosterone levels. You’ll meet one of those runners, Christine Mboma, a reigning Olympic silver medalist, and hear about the difficult choice she faces.
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