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The final part of Joe Richman and Sue Johnson's series "Mandela: An Audio History" chronicles the years between Mandela's release from 27 years of imprisonment and South Africa's first multi-racial election. That election resulted in Mandela's becoming the nation's first black president.

We wrap up our week-long series with a look at positive parenting. NPR's Tavis Smiley is joined by Phillip Jackson, executive director of the Black Star Project, an umbrella organization for several parenting and education focused groups. He also speaks with Africa Porter, president of the South Suburban Illinois Chapter of 100 Concerned Mothers.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from the Vatican on Pope John Paul's naming yesterday of seven new cardinals. The Pope's announcement follows the naming last week of a record-setting 37 new cardinals. One of the new appointments is a Ukrainian-born U.S. citizen, and another is South Africa's first black cardinal.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on the second day of testimony from a Sudanese man in the trial of four men accused in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa. He testified today that he warned U-S officials about a plot to attack U.S. embassies - two years before the bombings.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Washington Post West Africa Correspondent Doug Farrah about the pre-election violence in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Supporters of Muslim former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara fought security forces, after their candidate was excluded from next Sunday's parliamentary elections. At least 20 people have died in the violence.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from Rotterdam where Dutch prosecutors today opened their case against nine men accused in the deaths of 58 illegal Chinese migrants last year. The victims suffocated in a sealed truck crossing the English Channel in a ferry. The case has highlighted the growing traffic in human beings, who are smuggled into Europe from Asia, the Middle East and Africa by criminal gangs.

Lisa talks with NPR's Ivan Watson, who is in the West African country of Benin, about the boat full of children that still has not returned to the country. The rusted, aging ship left the capital city of Cotonou on March 30th, and was believed to be taking the children to work as forced laborers. It tried to dock at two different ports in Africa and was turned away. Now there is fear that it may never return to Benin.

The World Health Organization is appealing for emergency aid in fighting an outbreak of deadly Marburg virus in Angola and southwestern Africa. So far the virus has infected 200 people, killing 173, but health workers fear there are more undocumented cases.

After more than 20 years of war, South Sudan is embarking on one of the largest development programs ever launched in Africa. Soon millions of refugees are expected to return to what is one of the least developed places on Earth.

The president of Niger has been detained in his residence by his personal guards — prompting fears of another attempted coup in an unstable region of West Africa.