Ebola vaccine cuts death rates in half — even if it’s given after infection
Ebola is one of the most feared infectious diseases, with more than half of those infected dying. A vaccine has now been shown to cut that mortality rate in half.
Watching the Africa cup of Nations soccer final in a bar in Lagos
While millions of fans were watching the super bowl in the U.S., billions have been watching the African cup of nations soccer tournament and Sunday’s final between hosts Cote D’Ivoire and Nigeria.
China Keeps Building Stadiums in Africa. But at What Cost?
This year’s Africa Cup of Nations, like several previous editions, played out in Chinese-built arenas. It will end with familiar questions about their legacy.
Congo’s president is declared winner of election that opposition wants redone
The results of the Dec. 20 election were announced amid calls from the opposition and civil society groups for the vote to be rerun due to logistical problems they said had undermined the balloting. (Image credit: Mosa’ab Elshamy/AP)
Here’s what Nelson Mandela ate on Christmas, according to his former chef
It’s been 10 years since South Africa’s first democratically elected president died. Nelson Mandela’s former chef describes how how the anti-apartheid icon liked to spend Christmas Day.
Africa’s flourishing art scene is a smash hit at Art X
It’s Art Month in Nigeria — and a highlight is the celebration of art that is Art X, a wide-ranging fair that highlights “Black portraiture” as well as other creations from the continent. (Image credit: Manny Jefferson for NPR)
6 countries have been invited to join BRICS, a group of emerging nations
The group invited six new members to join — expanding their reach to cover over a third of the world’s population in an attempt to reshape the global world order.
Examining the future of the Wagner Group in Africa
What will the reported death of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mean for the Wagner operation in Africa, and the countries on that continent where they operate?
Kenya proposes to lead a multinational force into violence-torn Haiti
NPR’s A Martinez talks to the Miami Herald’s Jacqueline Charles about Kenya’s offer to send a thousand police officers to Haiti to lead a multinational effort to support Haitian police.
African leaders leave Russia summit without grain deal or path to peace in Ukraine
African leaders are leaving two days of meetings with Vladimir Putin with little to show for their requests to resume a deal that kept grain flowing from Ukraine and to find a path to end the war. (Image credit: Pavel Bednyakov/AP)