Kenya has a new president after a more transparent — but still contentious — election
Kenya has inaugurated William Ruto as president. The Christian leader has humble roots as a chicken seller.
William Ruto, sworn in as Kenya’s president, touts his chicken seller roots
Ruto also seemed to have mended fences with his former boss, outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta, asking him to keep leading talks on regional crises. His ascent concluded a markedly peaceful election. (Image credit: Brian Inganga/AP)
Not everyone mourns the queen. For many, she can’t be separated from colonial rule
Some people note the enslavement, violence and theft that defined British rule, and they find it difficult to distinguish the individual of Queen Elizabeth II from the institution of monarchy. (Image credit: PA Images via Getty Images)
For many people, Queen Elizabeth was the face of a historically oppressive empire
NPR’s Michel Martin asks three academics from Commonwealth countries to reflect on the British Empire’s complicated legacy on race.
Omicron is subsiding in South Africa
NPR’s Eyder Peralta speaks with Dr. Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council, about how omicron
The mysterious death of a human rights lawyer during political turmoil in Ethiopia
Ethiopia prime minister Abiy Ahmed is waging war against Tigrayans in the north and stamping out dissent among ethnic Oromos