Month: December 2013
2000: Mandela recalls release
Larry King interviewed former South African president Nelson Mandela in 2000 about his release from prison after 27…
U.N. approves C.A.R peacekeeping force
Months after a coup escalated chaos and violence in the Central African Republic, the U.N. Security Council Thursday…
No legs, one arm, an inspiration
South Africa may just have found another Paralympian to inspire a nation -- and perhaps the world.
7 killed in car bomb attack on military convoy in Somalia
A suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into a military convoy in the northeastern Somali city…
Turning $200 into a biz empire
He started his first business venture as a street vendor with capital of just $200 but two decades…
Voodoo dances, mystic trances
African festivals celebrate everything from rose harvests to religious saints. Here are five festivals you shouldn't miss.
10 things to know about the CAR
Reports of rapes, killings and other horrors are growing in the Central African Republic. Rights groups accuse security…
Reports: People missing after Libya blast kills 20
An explosion rocked a military weapons depot in southern Libya as a group of people apparently tried to…
World’s biggest wildlife oasis
Spanning five countries in Africa, a huge conservation area is making it easier for tourists to see the…
Stop saying ‘AIDS in Africa’
The ONE Campaign's Erin Hohlfelder says 25 years on from the first World AIDS Day, 16 African countries…
Mali: 21 bodies found in mass grave, Defense Ministry says
Malian authorities have found a mass grave containing 21 bodies thought to be soldiers killed while a junta…
‘Man vs. Wild’ host in Africa
"Man vs. Wild" host to share his macho, survival, gross-eating secrets with fellow outdoor enthusiasts in Zimbabwe.