Photo: #A Congolese resident from Kinshasa's central district casts her ballot July 30, 2006 at a polling station of the capital.
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A Congolese resident from Kinshasa's central district casts her ballot July 30, 2006 at a polling station of the capital. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Relief in Africa

Broadcast: Midmorning, 09/08/2006, 9:06 a.m.

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Africa has long been associated with famine, civil wars, and political corruption. Midmorning looks at some of the positive news coming out of the continent.

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  • Joel Barkan: Professor emeritus at the University of Iowa and a research fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy.
  • Ahmed Samatar: James Wallace Professor and Dean of the Institute for Global Citizenship at Macalester College.

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