African Hip Pop Music

Hip hop started as a music and culture trend in New York in the 1970s. It's a product of inner city life and has historically been the voice of black inner city youth. But it has deep Jamaican and African roots, apparent in the rawness of its beats and the rhythm of its lyrics. VOA's Paul Ndiho has more.

Mali's Bozo Fishing Village

We take you to Mali where ancient fishing traditions of Mali's Bozo people are under threat from overfishing in the inner Niger Delta. VOA's Paul Ndiho has the story

Man Eaters of Tsavo

A Conversation with Gibson Shiraku - Man Eaters of Tsavo Foundation


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Burundi Deporting Foreign Nationals

Rights activists in Burundi have criticised the government for deporting hundreds of foreign nationals rounded up in the suburbs of Bujumbura, but the authorities say the police are only trying to curb crime.For two weeks now, the police have been checking the IDs of people in different suburbs of Bujumbura. Those found without ID cards are sent to a stadium in Bujumbura where their countries of origin are determined through questioning.
Burundians found without ID cards are fined 2,000 francs (US$1.6) and sent back home, but foreign nationals are immediately escorted to the border. Paul Ndiho Has more.