Tinbete Ermyas
Stories
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World
In this Rwandan village, survivors and perpetrators of the genocide live side by side
It's been 30 years since the Rwandan genocide. In some places today, survivors live side-by-side with perpetrators in so-called reconciliation villages.
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World
Paul Rusesabagina of 'Hotel Rwanda' fame and his daughter criticize the government
Paul Rusesabagina, whose life inspired the movie Hotel Rwanda, and his daughter, Anaise Kanimba, have been vocal critics of Rwanda's current president, Paul Kagame.
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Arts & Life
Basketball takes hold in Rwanda, a country dominated by soccer
Basketball is gaining popularity in Rwanda. We chat with a few players and fans to learn why.
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World
Violence in eastern Congo has displaced millions of people. Some end up at this camp
The Nkamira Transit Camp is home to more than 6,000 refugees fleeing violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The decades-long conflict is a legacy of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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Arts & Life
The Valentine's Day Bandit died last year — but the tradition he started lives on
Residents of Portland, Maine, woke up Wednesday to see their city covered in paper hearts. Despite the famed Valentine's Day Bandit's death last year, the tradition continues.
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World
An account from the frontline of 'the largest displacement of children on the planet'
James Elder is a spokesperson for UNICEF — the U.N. agency that provides humanitarian aid to children — and has been visiting the areas on the border of Sudan and Chad.
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Arts & Life
Precious medals: Summer Olympic athletes will compete for pieces of the Eiffel Tower
The organizers of the 2024 Games in Paris have announced that this year's Olympic medals will be made with bits of the Eiffel Tower, embedded inside the gold, silver and bronze.
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World
A first-hand account from the frontline of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and Chad
We hear rare eyewitness testimony from Darfur, one of the worlds unseen and often forgotten conflicts — which has resulted in the largest child displacement crisis in the world.
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Politics
Sen. Krysten Sinema outlines border deal negotiations
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Arizona Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who was one of the chief negotiators of the border deal.
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National
'People do avoid me': How a toxic train derailment split a village in two
The East Palestine community is divided and exhausted, with many residents ready to move forward, even as others continue to raise concerns about the air and water.