Eyder Peralta

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A revolutionary movement for democracy has taken hold in Sudan, led by young people

Sunday, December 26, 2021

A huge network of resistance committees has transformed public protest in Sudan, challenging the new junta.

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What term do people of Latin American heritage living in the U.S. prefer?

Sunday, December 26, 2021

NPR's Eyder Peralta asks Isabel Araiza of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi about the terms Latinos use to identify themselves and their communities.

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What to know about COVID-19 home tests

Sunday, December 26, 2021

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks to epidemiologist Michael Mina about COVID-19 home tests, how to use them, and what they do and don't tell us.

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NPR's East Africa correspondent asks interviewees the songs they carried through 2021

Sunday, December 26, 2021

Music was a buoy during the turbulent times of 2021. Here's a sampling of some meaningful tracks.

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NYC bans natural gas in new buildings in an effort to combat climate change

Sunday, December 26, 2021

NPR's Eyder Peralta talks to David Iaconangelo of E&E News about New York City's recent ban on natural gas in new buildings and its national implications.

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The mysterious death of a human rights lawyer during political turmoil in Ethiopia

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Ethiopia prime minister Abiy Ahmed is waging war against Tigrayans in the north and stamping out dissent among ethnic Oromos in the south.

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Even as omicron cases rise, South African experts find good news

Saturday, December 11, 2021

South African scientists say the omicron variant is the most contagious to hit the country, but is causing fewer severe cases than other variants.

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Omicron COVID-19 cases spreading at alarming rate in South Africa

Saturday, December 04, 2021

South Africa's major cities are seeing a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant.

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South Africa is seeing a 4th surge of COVID-19 that's being driven by omicron

Friday, December 03, 2021

South Africa's health ministry says the rate of infection is the highest since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Protestors in Sudan took to the streets Thursday to push for civilian rule

Friday, November 26, 2021

Having forced the military to install the prime minister it had ousted, pro-democracy activists in Sudan are pressing to insure civilian control.

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Sudan's civilian prime minister has been reinstated, but the protests aren't over yet

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Sudan's civilian prime minister has been reinstated after having been removed from power by the country's military a month ago. But protesters aren't satisfied with the deal that was made.

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Protesters demand civilian rule once again in Sudan

Thursday, November 25, 2021

A month after a military coup removed the civilian prime minister from power, he is back in office. But protests in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, continue, demanding restoration of civilian rule.

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Sudan's military reinstate prime minister as protesters prepare for a demonstration

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

One month after the military removed Sudan's civilian prime minister from power, he has been reinstalled in his position.

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Examining Ethiopia's civil war which has roots that are centuries old

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

The civil war in Ethiopia has roots that stretch back millennia. A great tragedy is that so many people once peripheral to the fight have been radicalized.

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After the coup, Sudan's civilian prime minister is said to be back in power

Monday, November 22, 2021

About one month after the Sudanese military removed the civilian prime minister from power, it now claims he is back in office. The actual circumstances are unclear.

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Blinken calls for an end to the violence in Ethiopia, during news conference

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called for the preservation of democracy during his visit to Africa amid worsening crises in Ethiopia and Sudan.

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The complicated legacy of F.W. de Klerk, South Africa's last apartheid-era president

Thursday, November 11, 2021

F.W. de Klerk, South Africa's last apartheid-era president, has died at the age of 85. De Klerk shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela in 1993, but always remained a divisive figure.

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South Africa's last apartheid president, F.W. de Klerk, dies at 85

Thursday, November 11, 2021

De Klerk shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela, and ceded the presidency to him in 1994 after Black South Africans were allowed to vote. But he's remained a controversial figure there.

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The U.N. seeks the release of 16 staffers detained in Ethiopia

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

The United Nations says Ethiopian government forces have detained 16 of its humanitarian workers, and continues to prevent food aid from reaching areas of Tigray threatened with famine.

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Ethiopia war intensifies as rebels advance toward capital

Sunday, November 07, 2021

The U.S. State Department this weekend ordered all non-emergency employees and their families to leave Ethiopia. It's another sign of the worsening situation near the capital, Addis Ababa.

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