Africa Democracy Summit Calls On Leaders to Respect Term Limits Botswana is hosting an international meeting aimed at strengthening democracy and adherence to constitutions in Africa. Participants are calling on… July 6, 2022 Aimaf
South Africa’s President Speaks at Funeral of 21 Teens South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy Wednesday at a funeral for 21 teenagers who died at a bar… July 6, 2022 Aimaf
UN: Combating Impunity Necessary for Reconciliation in Central African Republic A U.N. investigator warns violence will increase and national reconciliation in the Central African Republic will remain elusive as long… July 6, 2022 Aimaf
Somalis Hopeful of Better Times Following Election of New President Somali security agents detained 32-year-old online journalist Nur Ismail Sheikh in November 2018. He was released after 12 days but… July 6, 2022 Aimaf
Africa’s IGAD Bloc Seeks Support to Feed Millions Amid Severe Drought Members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, a regional bloc that includes Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan… July 6, 2022 Aimaf
MSF Warns of Looming Malnutrition Crisis in Northeastern Nigeria The French medical aid group Doctors Without Borders reported a jump in cases of malnourished Nigerian children at its Maiduguri… July 5, 2022 Aimaf
Drought-Related Malnutrition Kills at Least 500 in Somalia At least 500 children have died this year of malnutrition as Somalia deals with record-breaking drought, the U.N. Children’s Fund… July 5, 2022 Aimaf
Malawi ‘Exporting’ Nurses Because of Unemployment Malawi's National Organization for Nurses and Midwives says about 2,000 nurses will leave the country this year for jobs in… July 5, 2022 Aimaf
Two UN Peacekeepers Killed in Mali, Several Wounded At least two U.N. peacekeepers from Egypt are dead and more are wounded after their convoy hit an improvised explosive… July 5, 2022 Aimaf
Central African Republic Experiencing Unprecedented Levels of Food Insecurity The World Food Program warns the Central African Republic is facing unprecedented levels of food insecurity due to conflict, population… July 5, 2022 Aimaf
Congo and Rwanda to Meet for Talks Amid Tensions Over Rebels Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi will meet his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, for talks in Angola this week,… July 4, 2022 Aimaf
Ethiopian Prime Minister Reports Massacre in Oromia Region Ethiopia's leader reported a massacre Monday allegedly by rebels in a restive region where a rebel group opposed to his… July 4, 2022 Aimaf
Top General Says Military to Leave Sudan Political Talks Sudan's leading general said Monday the country's military will withdraw from negotiations meant to solve the ongoing political crisis after… July 4, 2022 Aimaf
Watchdog: Tigray Violence Overshadows That in Ethiopia’s Oromia The Tigray conflict in Ethiopia's north is overshadowing a "persistent cycle of violence" against civilians by security forces and armed… July 4, 2022 Aimaf
ECOWAS Lifts Sanctions Against Mali The West African bloc ECOWAS has lifted economic and financial sanctions against Mali's military government after it vowed to hold… July 4, 2022 Aimaf
Aid Flows into Tigray Region as Ethiopia’s Humanitarian Truce Holds A senior UNICEF official says humanitarian aid is flowing into previously inaccessible areas in northern Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region. He… July 4, 2022 Aimaf
Multiple Crises Threatening Stability and Development in Sahel The World Food Program warns conflict, climate change, COVID-19, and skyrocketing prices of food, fuel, and fertilizer are further threatening… July 3, 2022 Aimaf
Pope Urges Congo, South Sudan to Work for Peace, Prosperity Pope Francis urged the people and leaders of Congo and South Sudan on Saturday to “turn a page” and forge… July 3, 2022 Aimaf
Nigerian Police Rescue 77 From Church Police in Nigeria say they have rescued 77 people, including children, from a church basement in the southwestern state of… July 3, 2022 Aimaf
UN Condemns Protesters’ Storming of Libya’s Parliament A senior U.N. official for Libya on Saturday condemned the storming of the parliament's headquarters in the east of the… July 3, 2022 Aimaf