Nigerian Military: 700 Abductees of Boko Haram Escape Captivity Nigeria's military says more than 700 people abducted by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram have escaped captivity in the… 01/01/2018 Aimaf
Somalia Charges 5 for Attack That Killed over 500 Somali prosecutors have filed charges against five men in connection with the Oct. 14 truck bombing in Mogadishu that killed… 01/01/2018 Aimaf
Pope on 2018: Forget Life’s Useless Baggage, Work for Peace Pope Francis on Monday recommended jettisoning life's "useless baggage" in 2018, including what he called "empty chatter" and banal consumerism,… 01/01/2018 Aimaf
Cameroon President Vows to ‘Deal’ with Separatists Cameroon President Paul Biya says he will destroy all terrorists whom he says are fighting to separate his country or… 01/01/2018 Aimaf
UN Urges DR Congo Leader to Keep Promise to Step Down UN chief Antonio Guterres has urged Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila to abide by an agreement to leave… 01/01/2018 Aimaf
DRC: At Least Two Dead in Anti-Kabila Protests At least two civilians have been killed as violence erupted ahead of protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo on… 12/31/2017 Aimaf
Returning Migrants Start Over in Sierra Leone According to a recent U.N. report, migration is on the rise. There are now an estimated 258 million people living… 12/31/2017 Aimaf
UN Chief Warns World Faces More Dangers in Year Ahead U.N. Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres warns the world is likely to face many complex and new dangers in 2018. In a… 12/31/2017 Aimaf
Congo Forces Fire Tear Gas at Kabila Protesters Democratic Republic of Congo security forces have fired tear gas at a Catholic church in Kinshasa, the capital, in hopes… 12/31/2017 Aimaf
Bus Crash in Kenya Kills 30 A bus accident in central Kenya Sunday morning killed at least 36 people and injured 11 others. AFP reports that… 12/31/2017 Aimaf
Liberia President-elect Calls for Foreign Investments George Weah gave his first public address as Liberia's president-elect Saturday, telling potential investors that the nation is "open and… 12/30/2017 Aimaf
Media Group: 81 Reporters Died, Threats Soared in 2017 At least 81 reporters were killed doing their jobs this year, while violence and harassment against media staff has skyrocketed,… 12/30/2017 Aimaf
Cameroon Begins Handing Out Free Laptops to College Students Cameroon has begun giving out free computers to all university students in what the government says will boost education and… 12/30/2017 Aimaf
Zimbabwe’s Capital City Mayor Faces Calls to Resign Over Bad Tap Water In Zimbabwe, some residents in the capital, Harare, want the mayor to step down because of chronic bad tap water.… 12/29/2017 Aimaf
Kenyan Opposition: If No Dialogue, We’ll Inaugurate Odinga Kenya's opposition says it will proceed with its planned inauguration of opposition leader Raila Odinga as president if Kenyan President… 12/29/2017 Aimaf
Ex-soccer Star Weah Elected Liberia President by Wide Margin Former FIFA World Player of the Year George Weah has been elected Liberia's new president by a wide margin as… 12/29/2017 Aimaf
At Least 9 Killed in Egyptian Church Attack A gunman opened fire Friday outside a church south of Cairo and at a nearby Christian-owned store, killing at least… 12/29/2017 Aimaf
At Least Four Killed in Egyptian Church Attack A gunman who opened fire outside a church south of Cairo has killed at least four people and wounded five… 12/29/2017 Aimaf
South African Court: Parliament Must Begin Process That Could Remove Zuma South Africa’s Constitutional Court ruled Friday that parliament had failed to hold President Jacob Zuma to account for state-funded upgrades… 12/29/2017 Aimaf
Push for More Women MPs Stymied in Malawi In Malawi, the push for more women members of parliament was dealt a blow when the government said it would… 12/28/2017 Aimaf