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Erin Conway-Smith

In Nelson Mandela’s Will, A Snapshot Of His Life

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Nelson Mandela’s last will and testament reads like a journey through the former South African president’s remarkable life. Much of his estate, worth an estimated $4.1 million, was bequeathed to his large and fractious family. But Mandela’s will — released Monday, two months after his death — also touchingly recognizes the […]

February 04th, 2014

By Erin Conway-Smith

In Nelson Mandela’s Will, A Snapshot Of His Life

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Nelson Mandela’s last will and testament reads like a journey through the former South African president’s remarkable life. Much of his estate, worth an estimated $4.1 million, was bequeathed to his large and fractious family. But Mandela’s

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Nyaope: The Street Drug That’s The Scourge Of South Africa’s Townships

A dangerous cocktail of heroin and anti-HIV drugs lets some of South Africa’s poorest get high for just $3 a hit.

November 01st, 2013

By Erin Conway-Smith

Nyaope: The Street Drug That’s The Scourge Of South Africa’s Townships

  BOKSBURG, South Africa — Mpho was a bored teenager growing up in the bleak sprawl of big city Johannesburg, with few opportunities and little to do for fun. When a friend offered her “nyaope,” she didn’t say no. “I wanted to feel happy,” she said,

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Rats, Locusts And Hungry Children: Just Another Day In Madagascar

Madagascar has fallen into an economic ‘abyss.’ Can elections put the country back on track?

October 22nd, 2013

By Erin Conway-Smith

Rats, Locusts And Hungry Children: Just Another Day In Madagascar

  JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — With swarms of hungry locusts destroying crops, and 

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A Cure For Malaria? New Vaccine Could Save Millions Of Lives

A major step taken towards efforts to fight a disease that kills numbers of people, many of them children, each year.

October 09th, 2013

By Erin Conway-Smith

A Cure For Malaria? New Vaccine Could Save Millions Of Lives

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — In what could be a game changer for one of the world’s deadliest diseases, scientists say a vaccine against malaria may finally be within reach. So far, a malaria jab has proved elusive. But

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From Stringer Bell To Anti-Apartheid: Actor Idris Elba Takes On Mandela Role (VIDEO)

Actor Idris Elba goes ‘extra mile’ to play Mandela role, even spending a night in the activist’s former jail cell.

September 18th, 2013

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From Stringer Bell To Anti-Apartheid: Actor Idris Elba Takes On Mandela Role (VIDEO)

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A few blocks from Nelson Mandela’s house, the producer of a new biopic about South Africa’s first black president recalls getting the official blessing for his film, many

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On His Africa Tour, Obama Follows In The Footsteps Of… China

Obama’s tour comes just three months after Chinese President Xi Jinping made a splash by visiting Africa on his first overseas trip.

July 01st, 2013

By Erin Conway-Smith

On His Africa Tour, Obama Follows In The Footsteps Of… China

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — As U.S. President Barack Obama heads from South Africa to Tanzania for the last stretch of his most ambitious African tour, he is following a path well trodden by China’s globe-trotting leaders. Obama’s tour of Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania comes just three months after Chinese President Xi Jinping made a splash

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Obama In Africa: Does His Star Power Still Hold Sway?

The president’s visit to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania will be his first to the continent in years. Things have changed since last time.

June 26th, 2013

By Erin Conway-Smith

Obama In Africa: Does His Star Power Still Hold Sway?

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Welcome back to Africa, Barack Obama. The colorful banners are up and the local people are excited — but, um, maybe not so much as the last time. When the U.S. president lands in Senegal late Wednesday on his first visit to the continent in four years, he will come laden with the weight of surveillance scandals at

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