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Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe Says He Won't Support His Old Party NOEL KING, HOST: Today is election day in Zimbabwe. These are the first elections there since President Robert Mugabe was forced out last year. Mugabe was in power for 37 years until Novemb

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Going to turn now to Kenya, where it is election day, and already, we are seeing a lot of violence. At least two people are dead, and dozens have been injured. Four counties have now delayed voting until Saturday. Now, there were

美国国家公共电台 NPR 14-Year-Old Who Fled South Sudan: 'They're Killing Women, Children'

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: South Sudan is in the midst of a brutal civil war. Thousands of people have died. Millions have been displaced. Most of the people fleeing to refugee camps in neighboring Uganda are women and children. Some of them spoke with NPR

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Kenya is in the fourth day of a major crackdown on the opposition and the media. It all comes after the opposition leader, Raila Odinga, declared himself president despite losing an election. The government responded by switc

美国国家公共电台 NPR Filmmaker Dreams Of A Romantic Comedy Set In Rwanda

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: In Rwanda, a filmmaker who once told stories about genocide is now hoping to make romantic comedies and to build a film industry in the country. NPR's Eyder Peralta met him in the capital, Kigali. EYDER PERALTA, BYLINE: I ask Eri

美国国家公共电台 NPR As The Climate Changes, Kenyan Herders Find Centuries-Old Way Of Life In Danger

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Kenya's Rift Valley has played a fundamental role in the evolution of humanity. For centuries, nomadic herders have relied on the vast expanses of grass in order to survive. But recently, all that grass has died. As part of

美国国家公共电台 NPR Kenyan Bus Driver Speaks Out Against Everyday Corruption On Live TV

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's no secret that corruption is widespread in Kenya. But recently, the conversation about it got real when a bus driver confronted the police and the president with a story of bribery on national television. NPR's Eyder Peralta

美国国家公共电台 NPR Los Angeles Moves Closer To Legalizing Sidewalk Food Vendors

DAVID GREENE, HOST: LA has tens of thousands of street vendors. But there's no system for them to operate legally. Now there's a movement to change that. As Parker Yesko reports, one thing helping is local resistance to President Trump's immigration

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: If you turn on a television in East Africa, you'll eventually see something like this. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, YO NO CREO EN LOS HOMBRES) UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) You asked for my trust, Daniel (ph). You asked for my

美国国家公共电台 NPR A New Chinese-Funded Railway In Kenya Sparks Debt-Trap Fears

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There is an election in Rwanda today but little ambiguity over who will win. Paul Kagame has ruled that country for the past 17 years, winning election after election. We're joined now by NPR's East Africa correspondent Eyder Per

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This week, we've been hearing about the changes underway in Ethiopia. One is that two traditional enemies - Ethiopia and Eritrea - have officially declared peace after decades of conflict. There is now free movement of people and g