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Ecuador’s Paraplegic Vice President Lenin Moreno a Major Force for Disability Rights
Ecuador’s Vice President Lenin Moreno is a paraplegic and has been a major force for disability rights and benefits in his own country.
La Fiction Pulpe de Gérard de Villiers
I was introduced to Gérard de Villiers’ SAS series when I lived in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. No. 76 in the series is “Putsch à Ouagadougou,” and as Worth explains in his story, the book contains undeniable verisimilitude.
Rémi Ochlik on the Arab Revolution: ‘We Spin Around the Night Consumed by the Fire’
French photojournalist Rémi Ochlik was killed last year in Homs, Syria. Ochlik was committed to covering the Arab Spring. His photos are now collected in a book called “Revolutions.”
Cécile McLorin Salvant’s American Songbook
Born and raised in Miami, 23-year-old Cécile McLorin Salvant grew into a jazz singer only by leaving the US and heading to France. The singer, whose heritage takes in Haiti, France, and Guadeloupe, has since won acclaim from her peers in the jazz world. In 2010 she won the Thelonious Monk competition in Washington DC.
PRI’s The World: 01/16/2013 (Vietnam, Algeria, Haiti)
Islamist militants attack a gas facility in Algeria and take foreign hostages. As President Obama unveils new measures to control gun violence in the US, we look at Russia, where gun controls are tough but the homicide rates remain high. Vietnamese immigrants turn to story telling to document their memories of Vietnam.
Music Heard on Air for January 16, 2013
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 16, 2013. Artists featured are: Fragile State, Vieux Farka Toure, Jali Musa Jawara, Sonalp, Dave Holland, Pepe Habichuela.
Kita Nago: Walking Across Haiti for Unity
The Geo Quiz takes us to Haiti this time, where an unusual event is taking place. It’s a combination flashmob, religious pilgrimage, and parade, called Kita Nago, but what exactly is this Kita Nago? And where is it going?
PRI’s The World: 01/11/2013 (France, Haiti, Afghanistan)
President Barack Obama and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai meet to discuss the future of the US role in Afghanistan. Cuba relaxes its travel restrictions, but limits still remain. And French singer Nolwenn makes her US debut with Celtic music from her childhood in Brittany.
Music Heard on Air for January 11, 2013
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 11, 2013. Artists featured are: Boubacar Traore, Underworld, Vieux Farka Toure, Moscow Grooves Institute, King Sunny Ade, Kalaban Coura.
‘The Big Truck That Went By’: A Journalist’s Account of the Earthquake and its Aftermath in Haiti
Jonathan Katz was the Associated Press reporter in Haiti three years ago when an earthquake hit the country. He spent the next few years documenting the quake and its aftermath.
How an Earthquake-Affected Haitian Teenager is Rebuilding Life in US
In 2010 we profiled a Haitian teenager who’d arrived in the US in the wake of the major earthquake that devastated her country. Now, on the eve of the earthquake’s 3rd anniversary, The World’s Alex Gallafent speaks with Jardonna Constant again to find out how she’s been building a new life in the United States.
PRI’s The World: 01/08/2013 (Australia, Haiti, Ghana)
In Israel, a far right wing politician is a big hit with the settlement crowd and increasingly with younger Israelis. Also, Mexican teachers study English to communicate with students who had to leave the US. And the prospects for car sharing in China.
Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti
Amy Wilentz has a new book about Haiti called Farewell, Fred Voodoo. She tells anchor Marco Werman about the themes of the book, including the disappearance of everyday objects that used to be made in Haiti.
PRI’s The World: 12/04/2012 (Haiti, Netherlands, Brazil)
More clashes between protesters and police in Cairo, as anger swells in Egypt against the country’s Islamist president. Also, is Russia backing off from its support of the embattled Assad regime in Syria. Plus, we hear about efforts to improve cancer care in Haiti, as part of our series on cancer in the developing world.
Part II: Pink Ribbons to Haiti
Haitian women know little about breast cancer, and those who contract it rarely receive treatment. An American charity and its local partners are trying to change that. But it’s not easy providing cancer care in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country.
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