Month: December 2013
Radio DJ feeds hungry kids
A radio presenter in Burundi is feeding the country's war orphans and street children.
Muslim militia: Power is ours
A commander of a Muslim militia in the Central African Republic says his forces are not going away…
Egypt overturns sentences of 14 jailed women jailed
A group of 14 women jailed for protests in support of Egypt's ousted president will soon be free,…
Sudan’s second most powerful figure resigns
Sudan's second most powerful official -- who was the man who signed a 2005 peace deal ending the…
Was Mandela a feminist?
He was loved and admired all over the world for helping to end apartheid, but Nelson Mandela also…
How Mandela used humor
Nelson Mandela was many things to many people, but CNN's Robyn Curnow remembers his use of humor to…
Online fund-raiser brings Kenyan runners to California
It's the journey of thousands of miles that started with a single step.
Uneasy truce in town at heart of CAR unrest
A ceasefire negotiated between rival Muslim and Christian militias brought a brief respite Saturday to a Central African…
Fake Mandela quotes creep in
Nelson Mandela said a lot of great things. But after his death, he's being widely credited on social…
Mandela: 10 things you didn’t know
He was loved and admired the world over, profiled in books and movies, and showered with awards and…
Brutal life under apartheid
Ellen Moshweu was just trying to go to church. A police officer shot her in the back on…
Mandela: Sport changes the world
"Sport has the power to change the world," Nelson Mandela once said -- and the South African prisoner-turned-president…