Africa
NPR photos around the world that moved us in 2024
There have been touching moments — sometimes away from the headlines, and the front lines — that have moved the world this year.
France rushes help to Mayotte, where hundreds are feared dead from Cyclone Chido
France was rushing help by ship and military aircraft to its poor overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Monday after the island was shattered by its worst storm in nearly a century.
D.R. Congo’s mining capital is at the heart of Biden’s bid to counter China in Africa
Kolwezi has some of the world's largest copper and cobalt reserves and that makes it a key location at the heart of the U.S. and China's jostle for mineral supremacy on the African continent.
President Biden makes long awaited trip to Africa
President Biden makes his first and only trip to Africa in his presidency, as he travels to Cabo Verde and Angola.
Ed Sheeran and Fuse ODG rebuke Band Aid charity song. We ask Kenyans to weigh in
The singers have criticized "They Don't Know It's Christmas" for perpetuating "damaging stereotypes" of Africans as a charity case. Bob Geldof defends the song. We went to Kibera for comments.
