Yesterday’s dramatic rescue of cargo ship captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates is making headlines around the world — including in Somalia. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Mohammed Olad Hassan, who’s covering the story from Mogadishu. download
President Obama made his first public remarks about the rescue of cargo ship captain Richard Phillips from pirates this weekend. But the president was quiet on the subject of broader US policy toward Somalia. The World’s Jeb Sharp has more. download
The World’s Katy Clark looks at the options available to protect ship crews from pirates off the Horn of Africa. Some observers say ship crews should be armed or protected by military force.
Anchor Marco Werman visited a slum in Lagos, Nigeria, to find out more about the environment that inspired the music of Afrobeat king Fela Kuti.
The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. Two of Zimbabwe’s leading protest poets, Comrade Fatso and Outspoken, grew up on the streets of Harare. They speak with anchor Marco Werman about their hip-hop street poetry.
The U.S. captain taken hostage by Somali pirates managed to jump off their lifeboat overnight but was apparently recaptured. Richard Phillips was captured on Wednesday after a struggle on his ship, the Maersk Alabama.
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Chris Maher of the World Health Organization, who is helping coordinate a massive polio vaccination campaign in Kenya and Uganda. Health workers plan to immunize nearly 5 million children tomorrow. The virus had been eradicated from those countries years ago, but it recently reappeared.
