Eyder Peralta
Stories
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Books
'African Town' traces the history of the last slave ship sent to the U.S.
Eyder Peralta talks with Charles Waters and Irene Latham about their book, "African Town." It's about the community established by the Africans on the last slave ship to the U.S.
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Movies
Actor Clifton Collins Jr. plays an aging rider in the film 'Jockey'
Eyder Peralta speaks with actor Clifton Collins Jr. about his latest role as an aging rider in the film "Jockey."
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World
Cape Town local remembers Archbishop Desmond Tutu
In his hometown of Cape Town, South Africans mourn Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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Politics
Sudanese activists want the U.S. to support their push for democracy
NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman, U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, about the ongoing conflicts in that region.
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Politics
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 in the south.
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Even as omicron cases rise, South African experts find good news
South African scientists say the omicron variant is the most contagious to hit the country, but is causing fewer severe cases than other variants.
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Health
South Africa is seeing a 4th surge of COVID-19 that's being driven by omicron
South Africa's health ministry says the rate of infection is the highest since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Politics
Sudan's military reinstate prime minister as protesters prepare for a demonstration
One month after the military removed Sudan's civilian prime minister from power, he has been reinstalled in his position.
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Blinken calls for an end to the violence in Ethiopia, during news conference
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called for the preservation of democracy during his visit to Africa amid worsening crises in Ethiopia and Sudan.
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South Africa's last apartheid president, F.W. de Klerk, dies at 85
De Klerk shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela, and ceded the presidency to him in 1994 after Black South Africans were allowed to vote. But he's remained a controversial figure there.