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March 12, 2013

Bodies exhumed in killings tied to Winnie Mandela

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Forensic scientists on Tuesday exhumed two bodies believed to belong to young activists last seen 24 years…
March 12, 2013

Mother petitions Obama to bring allegedly kidnapped daughter back from Africa

theGRIO REPORT - A distraught mother whose daughter has been abducted has launched a campaign on the White House petition…
March 10, 2013

Hugo Chavez's lessons for Africa

OPINION - The day after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s death, students in the West African country of Ghana were marching...
March 5, 2013

South Africa comments split family of Oscar Pistorius

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A remarkably public feud erupted Tuesday within the family of Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympian charged with…
March 4, 2013

Patrick Gaspard, top Obama aide, headed to South Africa as ambassador

theGRIO REPORT - Every since Patrick Gaspard joined the Obama presidential campaign as political director in 2008, the 45 year-old…
February 22, 2013

Cardinal Peter Turkson links homosexuality to Catholic Church sex abuse scandals

theGRIO REPORT - Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana, who has been widely reported to be on the shortlist of potential…
February 15, 2013

Former DNC director Patrick Gaspard to be named ambassador to South Africa

theGRIO REPORT - Patrick Gaspard, who has held high level positions in politics including his current post as executive director…
February 14, 2013

Will the rise in African Catholicism affect the new Pope choice?

theGRIO REPORT - As the Catholic College of Cardinals prepare to merge on the Vatican to elect their next pope,…
February 12, 2013

African papal contender Peter Turkson wants change

VATICAN CITY (AP) - One of Africa's brightest hopes to be the next pope, Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson, says the…
February 12, 2013

Could the next Pope be a black man? The case for an African

theGRIO REPORT - Some believe the next pope will and should come from Africa. But why an African pope?...
February 11, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI resignation sparks global disbelief, grief

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Roman Catholics around the world expressed disbelief and grief Monday at the first papal resignation…
February 11, 2013

theGrio's 100: Kelvin Doe, 'Whiz Kid' from Sierra Leone

theGRIO's 100 - Kelvin Doe, often called 'The Whiz Kid', is a 16-year-old self-taught inventor and engineer from Sierra Leone...
February 7, 2013

South Africa outraged at gang rape of teenager

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The 17-year-old lived long enough to identify one of her attackers, a 22-year-old...
February 5, 2013

Obama to Kenya: Reject violence during election

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - United States President Barack Obama is urging citizens in his father's homeland of Kenya to reject…
February 4, 2013

Eat cuisine from our roots for better health

theGRIO REPORT - The foods, robust flavors and healthy cooking techniques that were core to the wellbeing of our ancestors…
January 28, 2013

White House condemns wave of violence in Egypt

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says it 'strongly condemns' the wave of violence in Egypt and says Egyptian leaders…
January 24, 2013

Obama visit to Kenya? Only 1 day in Africa so far

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - President Barack Obama promised to visit his father's homeland — Kenya — before the end of his…
January 24, 2013

Young Africans in America on a mission to rebrand homeland

theGRIO REPORT - Sandra Appiah is on a mission. The 23-year-old wants to rebrand Africa and alter skewed perceptions of…
January 18, 2013

Africa 'deserves' more places at World Cup

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Africa deserves more than five places at the World Cup, the Cameroon Football Federation president says...
January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Dambisa Moyo, international economist on a quest to save Africa

theGRIO's 100 - International economist Dambisa Moyo is known for her groundbreaking work surrounding finance infrastructure in developing countries...