Confined to Fringes, Nigerian Girls Advise Others Not to Follow Them to Europe The shift this Saturday morning starts early — to catch male weekend vacationers heading to the beach. The first women… 08/05/2017 Aimaf
Kenyan Elections Observation Group Deploys Technology to Help Monitor Polls Kenya’s Elections Observation Group (ELOG) plans to deploy about 5,000 observers to monitor Tuesday's vote. ELOG also will use Parallel… 08/05/2017 Aimaf
Senegal Ruling Party Wins Large Parliamentary Majority Senegal's ruling party has won a large parliamentary majority, according to official provisional results, following an election last Sunday that… 08/05/2017 Aimaf
Rwanda’s President Kagame Wins Landslide Victory Rwanda’s electoral commission says President Paul Kagame has won a third term in a landslide victory. The commission said partial… 08/05/2017 Aimaf
Rwanda’s Kagame Posts Overwhelming Lead in Early Vote Returns Rwandan President Paul Kagame led Friday's presidential election with more than 99 percent support in early returns, the country's election… 08/05/2017 Aimaf
Al-Shabab Militants Kill Provincial Governor in Mogadishu Al-Shabab militants have shot dead a provincial governor and his brother in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Mohamed Ali Elmi, the… 08/05/2017 Aimaf
Police Raid Offices of Kenya Opposition, Days Before Election Police raided the offices of Kenya’s opposition alliance Friday evening, an opposition spokesman said, four days before a national election.… 08/04/2017 Aimaf
Nigerian Man Charged in US Phishing Scam A Nigerian man who overstayed his U.S. visa has been arrested in connection with a phishing scam and charged with… 08/04/2017 Aimaf
UN Accuses Congolese Government of Ethnic-based Massacres A new U.N. report accuses the government in the Democratic Republic of Congo of instigating ethnic-based massacres in the diamond-rich… 08/04/2017 Aimaf
WHO: Nearly 900,000 Children in Nigeria Receive Anti-malaria Drugs The World Health Organization reports it has provided anti-malaria drugs to nearly 900,000 children in areas in northeast Nigeria formerly… 08/04/2017 Aimaf
US Approves $600 Million Sale of Attack Planes to Nigeria The Trump administration has approved a $600 million sale of high-technology attack planes and equipment to Nigeria despite ongoing human… 08/04/2017 Aimaf
Nigeria Peace Talks Yield Legalized Small Refineries Nigeria will legalize illegal mini refineries in the Niger Delta oil hub by the end of the year and supply… 08/04/2017 Aimaf
Zambian Opposition Leader Detained, Accused of Defaming President Police arrested a Zambian opposition leader on Thursday and said he would be charged with defaming President Edgar Lungu, an… 08/03/2017 Aimaf
Kagame, Weakened Opposition Face Off in Rwanda Elections Rwandans head to the polls Friday with President Paul Kagame widely expected to win a third term despite allegations of… 08/03/2017 Aimaf
Kenyan Activist Dons New Hat as Political Candidate You can expect some fresh faces on the ballots in Kenya in August. The political newcomers include a rapper seeking… 08/03/2017 Aimaf
Boko Haram Split Creates Two Deadly Forces A Boko Haram faction responsible for the kidnapping of a Nigerian oil prospecting team, which led to the deaths of… 08/03/2017 Aimaf
Attack on South Sudan Bus Convoy Kills 6 Witnesses and military officials in South Sudan said at least six people were killed in an attack Wednesday on a… 08/03/2017 Aimaf
Thousands Protest Against Guinea’s Conde Over Election Delays, Insecurity Several thousand opponents of Guinea's President Alpha Conde protested in the capital Conakry on Wednesday against election delays and insecurity,… 08/02/2017 Aimaf
South Sudanese Refugees in Uganda Near Million Mark Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans, prayed on Wednesday with South Sudanese refugees in northern… 08/02/2017 Aimaf
Kenya’s New $3.2B Railway Frustrates Customers Ahead of Election The new railway linking Nairobi to the port of Mombasa was supposed to be the crowning achievement of an infrastructure… 08/02/2017 Aimaf