Skeletons of the Sahara: National Geographic

PBS is currently airing an intriguing new documentary about one of the largest prehistoric human burial grounds found in the Sahara. As with many of these discoveries, this one is located in the remote deserts of Niger. From the show: Over 10 years and five expeditions, Sereno has found more than 200 burial plots, each more intriguing than the last: a man buried with his head in a pot; another buried sitting in a turtle shell; a girl with a...

Niger RPCV Leslie Natzke Interviewed on WBEZ Worldview

As a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger in the late 80's, Leslie Natzke noticed that there were very few young women and girls going to school. Since then, she's launched a non-profit aimed at developing leadership skills in young women in West Africa to empower them to become pillars in their communities. Natzke introduces us to her organization, Expanding Lives. Listen to the WBEZ Worldview interview here on SoundClound. Full...