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In Focus: Congo's Curse
In Focus: Congo's Curse
Category: News & Current Affairs
This episode travels to the Congolese coltan mines, where demand for the metallic ore has soared, triggered by the production of electronics such as cell phones. Adults and children alike labor to mine this "black gold" in eastern Congo.
Staying Alive: Diary of Kelly Rowland
Staying Alive: Diary of Kelly Rowland
Category: Documentaries
Produced to mark 10 years of dedication and commitment in the fight against HIV/AIDS, this enlightening documentary follows founding member of Destiny's Child Kelly Rowland on her trip to Africa, touring HIV and AIDS awareness projects.
CINEMONDO: World Cinema on Link TV
CINEMONDO: World Cinema on Link TV
Category: World Cinema
CINEMONDO is Link TV's regular series of outstanding world cinema, hosted by Peter Scarlet, artistic director of the Tribeca Film Festival. Watch clips and interviews from featured CINEMONDO directors here.
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Avalon
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Avalon
Category: Documentaries
Witness heads to one of South Africa's largest and fastest growing cemeteries, Avalon. Once known as the final resting place of anti-apartheid activists, now the cemetery is running out of space because of AIDS.
Senator Obama Goes to Africa
Senator Obama Goes to Africa
Category: Documentaries
Follow Senator Barack Obama as he travels to the land of his ancestry. From South Africa to Kenya to a Darfur refugee camp, Obama explores the continent that is gaining increasing importance in this age of globalization.
GLOBAL LENS: Max and Mona
GLOBAL LENS: Max and Mona
Category: World Cinema
Max Bua has his sights set on becoming a doctor. However, unable to pay his university fees, he must crash at his hard-drinking uncle's place...with goat in tow.
GLOBAL LENS: Bunny Chow
GLOBAL LENS: Bunny Chow
Category: World Cinema
Three up-and-coming comedians find humor amidst hardship in the "new" Johannesburg, celebrating life on a raucous roadtrip to South Africa’s largest music festival.
International Dateline: North Dakota's Oil Boom
International Dateline: North Dakota's Oil Boom
Category: News & Current Affairs
This week's episode of International Dateline profiles the booming oil business in North Dakota, and also travels to Africa for a look at the international drug trade.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the World Affairs Council
Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the World Affairs Council
Category: News & Current Affairs
Archbishop Desmond Tutu joins World Affairs Council of Northern California CEO & President, Jane Wales, in a spirited conversation, recorded in April of 2008. He speaks candidly about his role as a cleric and an activist, including his most recent role as chairman of The Elders, a group of world leaders who contribute their wisdom, leadership and integrity to tackle some of the world's toughest problems
Nobelity
Nobelity
Category: Documentaries
A look at the world's most pressing problems through the eyes of nine Nobel laureates, this film is also director Turk Pipkin's personal journey to find a better future.
International Dateline: Scoring a Goal For Peace
International Dateline: Scoring a Goal For Peace
Category: News & Current Affairs
A personal profile of Burundi’s flamboyant President Nkurunziza, who regularly takes to the soccer field in order to heal his war-torn country.
In Focus: Hunger and Rage - Global Food Crisis
In Focus: Hunger and Rage - Global Food Crisis
Category: News & Current Affairs
An investigative examination of the industrial world's impact on developing nations, with a particular focus on the current world food crisis.
Youssou N'Dour and the Grand Orchestre du Caire at the Roll Back Malaria Concert
Youssou N'Dour and the Grand Orchestre du Caire at the Roll Back Malaria Concert
Category: World Music
Senegalese superstar Youssou N'our performs alongside the Grand Orchestre du Caire at the Africa Live: The Roll Back Malaria Campaign.
Meeting Mandela
Meeting Mandela
Category: Documentaries
Hosted by Beyoncé Knowles, this special brings four young people to South Africa to talk to Nelson Mandela about some of the key issues affecting them and the world today: HIV/AIDS, Israeli/Palestine and Burma.
The Station
The Station
Category: Documentaries
"The Station" is a Nigerian TV drama series that provides peaceful alternatives to handling conflict and positive role models for young Nigerians. This special presentation brings you an episode of this interesting series.