‘Winnie and Nelson’: A new book explores a fraught political partnership

Algeria’s ailing president was once a revolutionary. After mass protests, he won’t seek a fifth term.

What you’re reading: Children’s books for a Global Nation

Young South Africans once worshipped the ANC. Now ‘the party of Mandela’ is tarnished.

Truth & reconciliation in South Africa, revisited

Ever thought someone who died was already dead? Science can explain that.

‘The Cosby Show’s’ legacy in South Africa

Just like in Ferguson, police shootings in South Africa prove nothing is ‘post-racial’ just yet

A song title from the ’70s is still a rallying cry for protesters across the world

Here’s how a young white woman went from loving apartheid to being in Mandela’s inner circle

Anansy Cissé: Mali Overdrive and Free Download of “Aïgouna”

What’s it like to portray Nelson Mandela in an opera? Amazing!

What’s it like to portray Nelson Mandela in an opera? Amazing!

Why hearing Mandela’s Rivonia speech is so powerful. It’s not just the words, it’s the sounds behind them

Why hearing Mandela’s Rivonia speech is so powerful. It’s not just the words, it’s the sounds behind them

Another gang rape in India, with a complex twist

How do you say ‘selfie’ in Danish, or French or Arabic?

PHOTOS: A nation says its final goodbyes to Nelson Mandela

Just who is the real threat to North Korea’s future?

Paying tribute to a Mandela tribute playlist

The interpreter scandal at Mandela’s memorial takes a bizarre turn

Mandela’s love for humor was on full display when he sat for an interview with ‘Evita’

Caught between Russian oil and EU trade, Ukraine now hopes to get both

Even Mandela meets his heroes in heaven

In 1999, I went to South Africa hoping to find Mandela’s ‘rainbow nation’

The world praised Mandela at his memorial service, while South Africans wonder about their current leaders

Can you name the five remaining communist countries in the world?

Many countries praising Mandela, weren’t there for him in the past

Mandela’s death is uniting a racially-divided Cape Town, for now

Apartheid-era songs have a special resonance in South Africa today

Mandela brings people together, even in death

Mandela’s shadow fell over the US a decade ago

Almost till his death, Mandela remained on the US terrorism watch list

The truth is, almost no one bet Mandela would succeed

A journalist mourns Mandela’s death from Qatar

Ever wonder how South Africa’s former leaders justified apartheid?

Music Heard on Air for December 6, 2013

A restaurant in Brooklyn — named for Mandela — says goodbye with flying lanterns

Slideshow: Mandela loved to dance

South African teens — those ‘born free’ — talk about Mandela

Here’s why Mandela came late to the AIDS crisis in his country

Does South Africa hold a lesson for the Middle East?

Denis Goldberg, for years at Mandela’s side, recalls their struggles

Remembering Nelson Mandela and his colorful shirts

Video: Those in Cape Town celebrate Mandela’s life

After Mandela’s death, South Africa turns to Tutu

Mandela’s life had a diverse musical soundtrack

In Soweto, Nelson Mandela was a hero… and also a neighbor

Watch Mandela’s first TV interview, when he was on the run

Many considered Nelson Mandela a saint

With Mandela, the unsurprising is still a shock

Nelson Mandela, the man who brought South Africa out of apartheid, dies at 95

Obama faces protest in South Africa, is unlikely to meet with ailing Mandela

‘Like vultures:’ Press hovering around ailing Nelson Mandela, angering South Africans

Monitoring infectious diseases online, on Twitter, gives early warning of outbreaks

South Africa introduces new currency design, honoring Nelson Mandela

Race divides South African politics

South Africans prepare for life after Mandela

The Real Mir Hossein Mousavi

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