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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In Venezuela, the devastating twin earthquakes have left thousands sleeping on the street. Shelters are overflowing as relief efforts struggle to keep up.
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Search and rescue efforts continue across Venezuela as worried families report nearly 70,000 people as missing.
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Rescue teams are racing against time after twin earthquakes killed more than 1,400 people and left tens of thousands unaccounted for. -
The wait is over. The world's biggest sporting spectacle begins Thursday as the 2026 World Cup gets underway across Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.
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Iran's soccer team arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, where they received a warm welcome and are now gearing up for cross-border commutes to the U.S. for every World Cup match.
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The U.S. indicted Cuba's former President Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of two civilian planes -- a dramatic move that could further inflame tensions between Washington and Havana.
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Even as the U.S. threatens military action, a senior Cuban ambassador blames Washington for the country's crisis and says Cuba is prepared for confrontation if diplomacy collapses.
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From global conflicts to criminal networks, drones are reshaping the nature of war and the balance of power.
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Cuba plunges into darkness as nationwide blackouts hits over 10 million people on the island, worsening an energy crisis fueled by oil shortages and U.S. sanctions.
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Seven years after it was lowered, the American flag is flying again over the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, as Washington eyes Venezuelan oil to ease fuel prices amid global tensions.
