Gregory Warner

Gregory Warner appears in the following:

Young Kenyans Build Mobile Apps For Local Use

Sunday, May 19, 2013

You're out navigating the jammed sidewalks of Kenya's capital city when you suddenly realize you're in desperate need of a toilet. You crane your neck over the crowds, vainly seeking a McDonalds, a Starbucks — no such luck. What next?

There could be an app for that. Twendeloo, which is ...

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Escape From An Eritrean Prison

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Eritrea's human rights record has long faced international criticism. Located in the Horn of Africa, the country is home to five million people, but so closed to the outside world that individual stories tend to come almost exclusively from those who have fled.

Kidane Isaac was just 18 when he ...

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Can Economics Save The African Rhino?

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

When Duan Biggs was growing up in the Kruger National Park in South Africa, he used to watch elephants and rhinos walking past his bedroom window. He left home to pursue degrees in biology and economics, and when he returned in 2011 the park looked and sounded "like a pseudo ...

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The Enemy Inside: Rhino's Protectors Sometimes Aid Poachers

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

It says a lot about the state of the war against poachers in Africa that the Lewa Conservancy, a private sanctuary in Kenya with 12 percent of the country's rhinos, recently appointed a CEO who has never studied zoology or biology. Instead, Mike Watson is an ex-captain in the ...

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To Count Elephants In The Forest, Watch Where You Step

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Imagine you're flying in a two-seater plane over Africa, and, in an effort to see how elephants are faring, your job is to count all the ones you see. Over the savannah, that's easy. But how do you peer into the forests, where all you see is treetops?

For years, ...

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With Robocalls, Eritrean Exiles Organize Passive Resistance

Thursday, May 02, 2013

Tucked in the northeast corner of Africa, Eritrea is one of the most closed societies in the world, so much so that it's sometimes dubbed the "North Korea of Africa."

President Isaias Afwerki does not tolerate any independent media. The Internet is restricted. Reporters without Borders recently named it 179th ...

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Somalia's Child Journalists

Friday, April 05, 2013

In Somalia the relative calm and stability of the last few years has resulted in a burgeoning journalism scene. But the practice is a deadly one, journalists are targeted for offending powerful interests, and most experienced journalists have fled. NPR's East Africa correspondent, Gregory Warner, talks to Bob about who's stepped in to do the incredibly risky reporting in Somalia - children.

 

Kronos Quartet - Mai Nozipo

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Western Money, African Boots: A Formula For Africa's Conflicts

Friday, March 29, 2013

For the past six years in Somalia, Western countries have been putting up the cash and African nations have been supplying the soldiers, a formula that has pushed back al-Qaida-linked militants and allowed Somalia to elect it's first democratic government in 20 years.

"We can fix our problems in Africa," ...

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Will Congolese Warlord's Weirdly Civil Surrender Get Fellow Rebels A Free Pass?

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Bosco Ntaganda, the Congolese warlord and rebel leader wanted by the International Criminal Court, showed up at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali on Monday in a taxicab. He was apparently unexpected.

"We did not have any prior notice or consultations with him to indicate that he would do that," State ...

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How Kenya's High-Tech Voting Nearly Lost The Election

Saturday, March 09, 2013

It was supposed to be the most modern election in African history. Biometric identification kits with electronic thumb pads, registration rolls on laptops at every polling station, and an SMS-relayed, real-time transmission of the results to the National Tallying Center in Nairobi.

Ambitious? Of course. Only 23 percent of the ...

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Guys, Your Colorblindness Might Be Messing With Kenya's Elections

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

In Kenya, colorblindness may be contributing to more than just questionable sartorial combinations. Some observers say it may have something to do with the hundreds of thousands of spoiled ballots — a term for disqualified or invalidated votes — in Monday's presidential election, adding new delays to declaring a winner ...

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Afghan Star

Friday, June 19, 2009

Afghanistan holds its second presidential elections in August, but an American-Idol-style TV show has already given the country a crash course in the electoral process. On "Afghan Star," ethnic differences that divided the country in wartime play out on the show and inspire fans to rig the votes. ...

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Diagnosis

Monday, December 29, 2008

Humans love to solve problems. This hour, Diagnosis -- our attempt to find out what's wrong, and give it a label.

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The Frowners

Monday, December 29, 2008

Meet Emanuel Frowner. Ever since he was a little boy, Emanuel was... different. He had trouble making friends. He had trouble looking you in the eye. His brother thought he needed psychological help, but his dad didn’t think there was anything seriously wrong, and worried that a diagnosis would hold ...

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Afghan Elvis

Monday, April 21, 2008

Correspondent Gregory Warner learns the tale of Ahmad Zahir, AKA "Afghan Elvis," who became a pop sensation in Afghanistan in the '70s with his hybrid versions and East-meets-West music.

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New Orleans Comedy

Friday, January 26, 2007

In a city struggling to get back on its feet, the stand-up comedy scene in New Orleans is also making a surprising comeback. We sent Gregory Warner down to see what people are finding to laugh at.

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