Students at the Ayany Primary School in Nairobi sing out about HIV/AIDS, sexuality, and the plight of women in Africa.

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Bill Frist, physician and former Senate Majority Leader, talks about the importance of combating AIDS for both national security and humanitarian reasons.

WIDE ANGLE explores the role of Angola's military, the only functioning arm of the state, in its bold attempt to combat the AIDS pandemic.

Links to information on the AIDS epidemic throughout Africa

In Africa, the AIDS pandemic continues to infect millions. Read more about how the disease is impacting five African nations.

Photographs of the military in Angola as they travel the country trying to combat the AIDS epidemic.

(July 24, 2003) WIDE ANGLE explores the role of the Angolan military, the only functioning arm of the state, in its bold attempt to combat the AIDS pandemic. The challenges it faces offer an arresting portrait of a nation at a crucial moment in history.