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Secretary of State John Kerry is in Ethiopia for celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the pan-African body, now known as the African Union. Kerry's trip comes about a month before President Obama also heads to Africa. Host Rachel Martin speaks with NPR's Gregory Warner.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Samantha Power, administrator of the United States Agency for International Development about food shortages and drought in the Horn of Africa.

Tanzania hopes to jump-start its agricultural production by dramatically increasing the use of irrigation. But existing schemes have had significant, but unintended, consequences: power outages, dried-up rivers, and little, if any, growth in crop yields.

The issue migration has played a major part in the South African elections and anti-immigration rhetoric and xenophobia have been central to many political parties campaigns.

TED team member Emeka Okafor guides us through three TEDTalks on some evolving views (and misconceptions) of the African continent — from outside and in.

The controversial leader of South Africa's African National Congress will likely become the country's next president. A polygamist who has faced rape and corruption charges, Jacob Zuma is also a populist who has widespread respect for his role in winning black rule for South Africa.

Food shortages are emerging in the wake of West Africa's Ebola epidemic. Market shelves are bare and fields are neglected because traders can't move and social gatherings are discouraged.

Michela Wrong's new book is I Didn't Do It For You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation. She presents a case study of the nation of Eritrea, but the problems she writes about, including colonialism and border wars, are prevalent on the entire continent. Wrong is also the author of the PEN award-winning book, In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo. She has been a correspondent for Reuters news agency, the BBC and the Financial Times of London.

Tens of thousands of South Africans took to the streets Wednesday to demand the president's resignation. Recent scandals as well as a controversial cabinet reshuffle have fueled concerns about ongoing corruption and mismanagement.

While in Senegal on Thursday, President Obama toured the House of Slaves on Goree Island, a site which memorializes the final passage of African slaves to the Americas. At the presidential palace in Dakar, Obama said it's time for the U.S. to benefit from a partnership, and not simply give in the relationship with Africa.