Nigerian Air Force Says US Agrees to Sell Fighter Planes to Nigeria The Nigerian air force said on Wednesday the United States had agreed to sell fighter planes to Nigeria, as the… 12/27/2017 Aimaf
Congo Watches for Rebels Among South Sudan Refugees Since South Sudan's government captured a rebel base last week in the country's southwest, hundreds of refugees have poured into… 12/26/2017 Aimaf
Social Media is Latest Tool Against Gender Violence in Nigeria Amadi Onyekachi says she was sexually assaulted by a Nigerian police officer in mid-October. Initially, she felt she would never… 12/26/2017 Aimaf
‘Every Day Africa’ Project Aims to Undermine Stereotypes When schoolchildren in Washington, D.C. are asked to say the first thing that comes to mind about Africa, they use… 12/26/2017 Aimaf
Liberians Voting in Presidential Runoff Election Polls are open in Liberia Tuesday, as voters choose between former soccer star George Weah and Vice President Joseph Boakai… 12/26/2017 Aimaf
Nigerian Troops Thwart Terrorist Attack Nigerian soldiers thwarted an attempted terrorist attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on the city of Maiduguri Monday, sending panicked… 12/25/2017 Aimaf
Attackers Burn Down Farmhouse Belonging to DRC President Kabila Attackers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo burned down a farmhouse belonging to President Joseph Kabila Monday, killing a… 12/25/2017 Aimaf
Al-Shabab Executes 5, Including Teenage Boy Al-Shabab militants in Somalia have executed five people, including a 16-year-old boy, who they accused of spying for Kenyan, U.S.… 12/25/2017 Aimaf
On Christmas, Cameroonians Pray for Peace This Christmas, both Christians and Muslims are praying for peace to return to Cameroon. Until a few years ago, the… 12/25/2017 Aimaf
First Violations Reported of South Sudan’s New Cease-Fire South Sudan's armed opposition on Sunday accused government troops of violating a cease-fire just hours after it came into effect.… 12/24/2017 Aimaf
Training Program Helps Nigerian Refugees in Cameroon Hundreds of Nigerian refugees who have fled the Boko Haram insurgency to the Minawao camp in northern Cameroon, now have… 12/24/2017 Aimaf
Horn of Africa Forum Discusses Regional Integration, Peace, Security More than 100 ethnic Somali scholars, politicians and traditional leaders from across the Horn of Africa region have concluded a… 12/24/2017 Aimaf
Guinea-Bissau Writers Want to Help Country Turn a New Page The Guinea-Bissau Writers Association gathers dozens of people from different backgrounds who share the same goal: to improve the literature… 12/24/2017 Aimaf
Writers Seek to Form National Identity Through Literature for Guinea-Bissau The Guinea-Bissau Writers Association gathers dozens of people from different backgrounds who share the same goal: to improve the literature… 12/23/2017 Aimaf
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa Taps Ex-general for Ruling Party VP Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed a recently retired army general and a defense official Saturday as the country’s ruling party… 12/23/2017 Aimaf
On Visit to Niger, Macron Pledges Tough Fight Against Extremists French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Friday in the capital of Niger on a trip designed to bolster the morale of… 12/23/2017 Aimaf
South Sudan Stakeholders Upbeat About Latest Cease-fire Deal South Sudanese armed and unarmed groups who signed a cease-fire Thursday said they are optimistic that peace will return to… 12/23/2017 Aimaf
Lawmaker Demands Probe Into Alleged Abuse of Somali Deportees A U.S. lawmaker wants an investigation into the treatment of 92 Somalis who were allegedly chained to their seats for… 12/22/2017 Aimaf
Homegrown African Climate Model Predicts Future Rains — and Risks One big problem confronts Africa as it tries to predict how its weather patterns will shift in the face of… 12/22/2017 Aimaf
Britain Designates 2 Militant Groups in Egypt as ‘Terrorist’ Britain says it has designated two militant groups targeting Egyptian security personnel and public figures as “terrorist” organizations. The British… 12/22/2017 Aimaf