Eyder Peralta
Eyder Peralta is NPR's East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya.
He is responsible for covering the region's people, politics, and culture. In a region that vast, that means Peralta has hung out with nomadic herders in northern Kenya, witnessed a historic transfer of power in Angola, ended up in a South Sudanese prison, and covered the twists and turns of Kenya's 2017 presidential elections.
Previously, he covered breaking news for NPR, where he covered everything from natural disasters to the national debates on policing and immigration.
Peralta joined NPR in 2008 as an associate producer. Previously, he worked as a features reporter for the Houston Chronicle and a pop music critic for the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, FL.
Through his journalism career, he has reported from more than a dozen countries and he was part of the NPR teams awarded the George Foster Peabody in 2009 and 2014. His 2016 investigative feature on the death of Philando Castile was honored by the National Association of Black Journalists and the Society for News Design.
Peralta was born amid a civil war in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. His parents fled when he was a kid, and the family settled in Miami. He's a graduate of Florida International University.
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Human rights groups have called for the immediate release of Ruth López, whose whereabouts are unknown since her arrest by police in El Salvador late Sunday. -
Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the first Latin American pope when he was elected 12 years ago. People on his home continent are mourning his death and paying their respects.
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Mexico has been in shock over the discovery of a ranch that was apparently used by cartels for training recruits. Family members of missing people say they found bones and makeshift cremation ovens.
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Many Latin American migrants unable to get into the US are now returning to their countries. Many of them will have to go back through Panama. But is Panama ready for this reverse migration?
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After President Trump's about-face with NATO partners, some in Asia are wondering if they're next. NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks to Tomohiko Taniguchi, a former advisor to Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe.
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Last night, the New York Yankees set a franchise record by scoring nine home runs in a single game. The team is using new, custom bats, and yes, they are legal.
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10,000 jobs will be cut at the Department of Health and Human Services, which includes the Food and Drug Administration. How will this affect the safety of prescription drugs and medical devices?
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Fans of Shakira are flocking to Mexico City, where the pop superstar has played record-breaking, sold-out concerts. Why is Shakira's appeal so strong with them?
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How the self described "world's coolest dictator," El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, has been embraced by the Trump administration.
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Mexico has been a target of threats of potential military action and of new tariffs since Trump took office. Mexico's president called for rally in Mexico City, and some 350,000 people showed up.
