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November 21, 2013
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kony, who has been indicted on charges of crimes against humanity, has evaded capture for decades...
November 14, 2013
NBC NEWS - Almost one in five Africans were forced to pay a bribe in the past year just to…
November 3, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela was amused by the elaborate makeup process a British actor went through to play him…
November 2, 2013
Ghana is fast becoming a mecca for black Americans who are looking for lucrative opportunities in a new environment.
October 29, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South Africa court on Tuesday sentenced members of a white extremist group to jail terms ranging…
October 25, 2013
NBC NEWS - Nigerian military officials said Friday they had no leads in the hunt for two Americans kidnapped at…
October 24, 2013
NBC NEWS - Two Americans were kidnapped by armed pirates after their ship was attacked off Nigeria's coast, U.S. officials…
October 18, 2013
LONDON (AP) — African tribal art has long been treasured by wealthy Western collectors, but increasingly the continent's contemporary art…
October 10, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Somali actor Barkhad Abdi opens up about his debut acting role alongside Tom Hanks in 'Captain Phillips'....
October 10, 2013
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Former Liberian president Charles Taylor, who was convicted for sponsoring atrocities in Sierra Leone, will…
October 8, 2013
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A pan-African magazine says Africa has many more billionaires than previously reported, 55 of them worth…
October 6, 2013
VIDEO - Deadly street violence erupted in the Kenyan port city of Mombassa, after gunmen shot a Muslim cleric and…
October 5, 2013
NBC News - In twin raids in Africa on Saturday, U.S. commandos captured two of the world’s most-wanted terrorists.
September 25, 2013
OPINION - We watched, with deep disappointment, as yet another terror attack shook the world, an attack which would quickly…
September 25, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - American citizen Bendita Malakia was in the Kenyan mall when terrorists entered, and she believes it was…
September 23, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Members of Minnesota’s Somali community expressed shock and grief at the attack on a shopping mall in…
September 23, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) - Obama says the United States is providing law enforcement assistance and all the help it can…
September 18, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - This dramatic look at Mandela’s life is perhaps even more poignant now, with Mandela still in critical…
September 18, 2013
MSNBC - As the 50th anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham approached and thousands celebrated the…
September 13, 2013
theGRIO Q&A - Amy Newton has proven that creativity, courage and good craftsmanship are key elements in transitioning from a…