Angola Prepares for Historic Election Excitement and suspicion are swirling around Angola's capital as the nation readies itself for a historic vote Wednesday, in the… 08/22/2017 Aimaf
Somali Extremist Group Confirms Killing of Senior Commander The Somali Islamic extremist group al-Shabab is confirming that one of its top commanders was killed by a U.S. airstrike… 08/22/2017 Aimaf
Food Insecurity, Poverty Force Kenyan Girls Into ‘Survival Sex’ Women and girls as young as 12 from Kenya's countryside are being forced into sex work to support families affected… 08/21/2017 Aimaf
ICRC Chief Urges Renewed Dialogue to End War in South Sudan The warring factions in South Sudan and the country’s neighbors must leave no stone unturned in finding a political solution… 08/21/2017 Aimaf
Nigerian Wins Prestigious Award for Aiding Victims of Boko Haram Nigerian activist, Rebecca Dali has won the prestigious Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation award for her work in re-integrating women… 08/21/2017 Aimaf
Nigerian President Addresses Nation After Months Away Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, in an address to the nation after returning from London where he spent more than three… 08/21/2017 Aimaf
Sudanese Children of IS Militants Released in Libya Four children from Sudan whose parents are believed to have been killed fighting for Islamic State in the Libyan city… 08/21/2017 Aimaf
Devolution Gives Kenyans a Taste of Power as They Vote Governors Out As disputes raged over the presidential results from Kenya's election last week, a little-noticed democratic revolution blossomed in the layer… 08/20/2017 Aimaf
Hospital Officials: Nearly 500 Dead in Sierra Leone Mudslides Churches across Sierra Leone held special services Sunday in memory of those killed in mudslides and flooding earlier this week,… 08/20/2017 Aimaf
Zimbabwe’s First Lady Granted Immunity After Assault Allegation Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe returned home Sunday from South Africa where she was accused of assaulting a model, state… 08/20/2017 Aimaf
A Look at Zimbabwe’s First Lady, Who Is Accused of Assault A South African model's claims of assault have drawn attention to Zimbabwe's increasingly outspoken first lady Grace Mugabe, who has… 08/20/2017 Aimaf
Kenyan Girls Use Technology to Combat Genital Cutting “It’s still fresh in my mind, the scene of female genital mutilation,” said Purity Achieng, a 17-year-old from Kenya. … 08/20/2017 Aimaf
Smugglers Target Ethiopian, Somali Teens for Deadly Trip to Yemen Despite being seven months pregnant, Mesno Taha left her home in Harerge, Ethiopia to find peace and a better future.… 08/20/2017 Aimaf
Kenyan Girls Use Technology to Combat Female Genital Mutilation At least 200 million girls and women have undergone female genital mutilation in 30 countries. And according to UNICEF, 44… 08/20/2017 Aimaf
Barcelona Investigators Focusing Increasingly on North African Links A year ago, analysts were expressing confidence during a major conference in London that southern Europe would avoid the kind… 08/19/2017 Aimaf
Somalia Forces Capture Key al-Shabab Town of Bariire African Union and Somali government forces have captured the town of Bariire, a strategic militant base in the south of… 08/19/2017 Aimaf
Kenya Opposition Files Petition on Presidential Election Outcome Kenya’s opposition coalition has filed a petition at the Supreme Court challenging the re-election of incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta. The petition… 08/19/2017 Aimaf
UN: Stop Deliberate Targeting of Civilians, Aid Workers Around Globe On World Humanitarian Day, Saturday, the United Nations called for a stop to the deliberate targeting of civilians and humanitarians… 08/19/2017 Aimaf
Nigeria’s President Buhari Returns Following Extended Medical Leave Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the Nigerian capital of Abuja following an extended stay in London to treat… 08/19/2017 Aimaf
DRC Landslide Death Toll Seen Topping 200 A landslide in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo most likely killed more than 200 people, based on estimates from… 08/18/2017 Aimaf