Africa /tags/africa Africa en-US Copyright Wed, 01 Nov 2023 08:00:00 GMT Biennial human rights conference to focus on issues affecting Africa and people of African descent /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-11-01/university-dayton-biennial-human-rights-conference-africa The conference hosted by the University of Dayton is a local call to action 75 years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 08:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-11-01/university-dayton-biennial-human-rights-conference-africa Scientists are finally digging deep into African history and making discoveries /podcast/focus-on-technology/2022-02-28/scientists-digging-into-african-history-discoveries Some say a lack of funding and interest in African culture over the years points to a scientific racial bias. Historians know a lot more about ancient societies in Europe and Asia than they do about Africa, where human origin is traced. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 08:54:00 GMT /podcast/focus-on-technology/2022-02-28/scientists-digging-into-african-history-discoveries Ann Thompson Cincinnati Volunteers Testing Vaccine For Deadly Ebola Virus /local-news/2019-01-28/cincinnati-volunteers-testing-vaccine-for-deadly-ebola-virus Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is looking to increase the number of people participating in a clinical trial testing a new Ebola vaccine.… Mon, 28 Jan 2019 11:00:00 GMT /local-news/2019-01-28/cincinnati-volunteers-testing-vaccine-for-deadly-ebola-virus Ann Thompson Trump Deflects On Remarks About African Nations, Doesn't Apologize On Immigration /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2018-04-30/trump-deflects-on-remarks-about-african-nations-doesnt-apologize-on-immigration The president and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari discussed trade and security issues — and Trump spoke of a possible meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong-un. Mon, 30 Apr 2018 16:42:00 GMT /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2018-04-30/trump-deflects-on-remarks-about-african-nations-doesnt-apologize-on-immigration Brian Naylor, Domenico Montanaro Africa’s Fights Against Islamic Extremism /specials/2016-06-16/africas-fights-against-islamic-extremism Thursday, July 14 at 7:00 pm:From America Abroad: Islam has been peacefully practiced in sub-Saharan Africa for centuries in places like Senegal and… Thu, 16 Jun 2016 19:52:41 GMT /specials/2016-06-16/africas-fights-against-islamic-extremism 91.7 WVXU Why Ryan Hall's Heligator Records Funds A Library In An African Refugee Camp /community/2015-12-09/why-ryan-halls-heligator-records-funds-a-library-in-an-african-refugee-camp Ryan Hall and his wife Adelyn were Peace Corps volunteers in Swaziland, Africa from 2011-2013. They worked at a 400-person refugee camp, the Malindza… Wed, 09 Dec 2015 11:30:00 GMT /community/2015-12-09/why-ryan-halls-heligator-records-funds-a-library-in-an-african-refugee-camp Xavier's Dr. Kathleen Smythe Talks With Us About Her Book "Africa's Past, Our Future" /books/2015-08-25/xaviers-dr-kathleen-smythe-talks-with-us-about-her-book-africas-past-our-future Dr. Kathleen Smythe joins us this afternoon - she teaches African history, global economic development, and sustainability at Xavier University. Her… Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:30:05 GMT /books/2015-08-25/xaviers-dr-kathleen-smythe-talks-with-us-about-her-book-africas-past-our-future African space agency, a giant leap for some /technology/2014-03-12/african-space-agency-a-giant-leap-for-some This fall members of the African Union Commission are scheduled to release their recommendations for an African Space Agency. The feasibility study is… Wed, 12 Mar 2014 18:00:00 GMT /technology/2014-03-12/african-space-agency-a-giant-leap-for-some Ann Thompson