Conflict

Nigeria

Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 1:06 p.m.

Violence in Nigeria's oil-rich delta region is threatening oil exports, driving up prices and casting a pall over a country that's made headway in democratic reforms. Kojo and his guests discuss the latest news from the country and how the...

Election in Haiti

Thursday, Feb 9, 2006 at 12:06 p.m.

On Tuesday, voters in Haiti cast ballots in the first presidential election since the ouster of former President Aristide two years ago. Join Kojo for a look at the preliminary election results and find out if this will mark a turning...

Journalism and the Iraq War

Tuesday, Jan 31, 2006 at 1:06 p.m.

We all know reporters face major risks covering the Iraq war. But with ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt injured by a roadside bomb this past Sunday, the issue of "journalist safety" is back on the front page...

Restructuring USAID

Monday, Jan 30, 2006 at 1:06 p.m.

Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice proposes reorganizing the more than ten agencies & departments involved in U.S. foreign aid. Kojo looks at the relationship between diplomacy, development, and defense.

Kosovo at a Cross-Roads

Thursday, Jan 26, 2006 at 12:06 p.m.

Tensions between Kosovar Albanians and Serbs have been off world headlines since a NATO bombing campaign in the late 90s. But the divided region approaches a major milestone next month: talks with Serbia on independence. Meanwhile, the...

MLK's Final Years

Wednesday, Jan 25, 2006 at 12:35 p.m.

In the last three years of his life, Martin Luther King's nonviolent struggle for civil rights brought him to the height of his moral authority, even as his immediate political power waned. Pulitzer-prize winning author Taylor Branch...

African Union Update

Tuesday, Jan 24, 2006 at 1:06 p.m.

As Africa's 53 heads-of-state come together in Sudan for this week's annual summit of African Union, the continent faces several crises. But the most challenging diplomatic question has be whether host-Sudan should take over the A.U...

Quaker Hostage Update

Tuesday, Jan 10, 2006 at 1:43 p.m.

It's been more than six weeks since peace activist (and Northern Virginia resident) Tom Fox was abducted in Iraq along with three other members of his Christian Peacekeeping Team. We get an update on the negotiations for their release, and...

Congo Update

Thursday, Jan 5, 2006 at 12:06 p.m.

It's one of Africa's largest and most strategically important countries. But the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been in crisis mode for years, and warfare has claimed nearly four million lives since the mid-1990s. Join Kojo for an...

Modern-Day Propaganda (Rebroadcast)

Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 12:06 p.m.

The word "propaganda" is an idea that most people associate with another era. But the U.S. government is now admitting that it planted propaganda in the Iraqi media. Join Kojo for a look at "message management" -- both...

Modern-Day Propaganda

Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 12:06 p.m.

The word "propaganda" is an idea that most people associate with another era. But the U.S. government is now admitting that it planted propaganda in the Iraqi media. Join Kojo for a look at "message management" -- both...

Domestic Terrorism

Monday, Dec 5, 2005 at 12:06 p.m.

International terrorist threats make the headlines, but experts say home-grown attacks also pose a great threat. In fact, more than 60 plots have been uncovered in the past decade. We look at what investigators know about current...

Gender in African Politics

Thursday, Dec 1, 2005 at 12:06 p.m.

Liberia recently elected its first woman as a president. And the Rwandan Parliament is 49% female. So is the "Big Man" era of African politics ending? And have Africa's democracies surpassed the U.S. and Europe in women's...

Looted Iraqi Antiquities

Monday, Nov 14, 2005 at 1:06 p.m.

It's been almost three years since looters ransacked the Baghdad Museum. We get an update on the search to recover Iraqi antiquities from the Marine Colonel who has led the effort to recover the stolen treasures and track down those...

Riots in France

Monday, Nov 7, 2005 at 1:06 p.m.

For eleven nights, youths from France's Arab-Muslim minority have rioted through suburban neighborhoods around Paris and throughout the country. Join Kojo for a look at the underlying causes for the unrest and government attempts to...

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