Congo volcano

Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano is getting all the attention these days after it stranded thousands of travellers, but for our Geo Quiz, we’re looking for the name of an active volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo, near the border with Rwanda.

Entire program – August 25, 2009

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Today on The World: The CIA abuse scandal sparks a revamping of interrogation tactics, early election results in Afghanistan show a close race between the top two contenders, and Tracy Kidder’s new book Strength in What Remains tells a gripping story of what happened to a man after he survived genocide in Burundi and Rwanda.

Strength in What Remains

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Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with Pulitzer-Prize winning author Tracy Kidder about his newest novel, Strength in What Remains, the true story of a man who survived the ethnic violence between Burundi and Rwanda and managed to find his way to the United States.

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Here’s a short video of a part of the interview:

An Interview with Author Tracy Kidder from Clark Boyd on Vimeo.

Global Hit: Corneille

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The World’s Lisa Mullins meets international musician, Corneille. His life story spreads out across three continents – Germany, Rwanda and Canada, and he’s just put out his first album in English.

Corneille

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For our Global Hit today, we meet a musician whose life story spreads out across three continents. He was born in Germany, grew up in Rwanda and makes his home now in Canada. He’s well-known in Quebec and France — for his songs in French. Now he’s put out his first album in English. His name? Here — we’ll let the artist introduce himself.