World Bank cuts 2024 growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa over Sudan Nairobi — The World Bank said on Monday it had lowered its economic growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa this year to… 10/14/2024 Aimaf
Nigeria resettling people back to homes they fled to escape Boko Haram DAMASAK, Nigeria — When Boko Haram launched an insurgency in northeastern Nigeria in 2010, Abdulhameed Salisu packed his bag and fled… 10/13/2024 Aimaf
Kenya says extra police ready for Haiti in early November Nairobi, Kenya — An extra 600 Kenyan police officers set to join a U.N.-backed mission to try to quell rampant gang… 10/13/2024 Aimaf
Train crash in Egypt kills 1, injures 21 people Cairo — A locomotive crashed into the tail of the Cairo-bound passenger train Sunday in southern Egypt, killing at least one… 10/13/2024 Aimaf
Sudan rescuers say air strike killed 23 in Khartoum market Port Sudan, Sudan — A Sudanese network of volunteer rescuers said on Sunday the military carried out an air strike a… 10/13/2024 Aimaf
Congo violence forces people to use often-risky boats to travel goma, congo — The overcrowded boat that capsized in eastern Congo last week killed eight members of Serge Nzonga's family along… 10/13/2024 Aimaf
Protesters rally against proposed nuclear plant near forest reserve, tourist hub in Kenya KILIFI, Kenya — Dozens rallied against a proposal to build Kenya's first nuclear power plant in one of the country's top… 10/12/2024 Aimaf
Cameroon urges awareness of breast cancer’s early stages YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Humanitarian groups in Cameroon are visiting homes and villages in remote areas this week to mark Breast Cancer… 10/12/2024 Aimaf
Mozambique extends voting in some districts and for German diaspora Maputo, Mozambique — Mozambique's electoral body extended voting until Saturday in some areas and in one overseas location because material didn't… 10/11/2024 Aimaf
Trade plummets along Nigeria-Cameroon southern border after new ban Yaounde, Cameroon — Trade and maritime traffic between Cameroon and Nigeria nosedived this week after a Cameroonian state governor ordered a… 10/11/2024 Aimaf
Cameroon bans any talk about 91-year-old president’s health YAOUNDE, cameroon — Cameroon has outlawed any discussion about the health of 91-year-old President Paul Biya, a letter shared by the… 10/11/2024 Aimaf
Kenya’s national airline produces diesel fuel from plastic waste Kenya's national airline is producing diesel fuel made from plastic waste. Authorities say the goal is to provide cheaper fuel… 10/10/2024 Aimaf
Cameroonians wait for news on president, said to be alive in Geneva Yaounde, Cameroon — The condition and exact whereabouts of Cameroon’s President Paul Biya remain unclear Thursday, two days after the government… 10/10/2024 Aimaf
Prayer camps in Nigeria attract ‘miracle seekers’ The power of simple prayer to heal illness is not clear, according to scientists, and is difficult to study. Whatever… 10/10/2024 Aimaf
Africans recruited to work in Russia say they were duped into building drones for use in Ukraine ... 10/10/2024 Aimaf
Three African countries on cusp of death penalty abolition Harare, zimbabwe — The international human rights organization Amnesty International says three sub-Saharan African countries considering ending the death penalty should… 10/10/2024 Aimaf
UN calls for safer migration from Horn of Africa to Gulf countries Addis Ababa, ethiopia — The head of the U.N. International Organization for Migration, or IOM, is calling for safe migration to… 10/10/2024 Aimaf
Sudanese Armed Forces show VOA weapons they say were supplied to paramilitary group by United Arab Emirates The Sudanese Armed Forces shows VOA weapons they say were supplied to the paramilitary RSF by the United Arab Emirates,… 10/09/2024 Aimaf
Kenyan lawmakers impeach deputy president for abuse of office Nairobi — Kenya’s National Assembly has impeached the country's deputy president over accusations of corruption and abuse of office. Lawmakers voted… 10/09/2024 Aimaf