Human Rights Watch: 27 Killed in Congo Protest At least 27 people, including three police officers, were killed in clashes between protesters and police in Democratic Republic of… 08/11/2017 Aimaf
Thousands Shelter in Hospital After Militants Burn CAR Refugee Camp Thousands of people uprooted by violence in the Central African Republic are taking refuge in a hospital after armed groups… 08/11/2017 Aimaf
UN Secretary-General ‘Heartbroken’ Over Drowning of Migrants Off Yemen U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is heartbroken over the deliberate drowning of migrants by human smugglers off the coast… 08/11/2017 Aimaf
Breastfeeding Center Helps Ugandan MP’s Juggle Work, Motherhood The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for a baby's first six months and continued breastfeeding up to two years of age.… 08/10/2017 Aimaf
Low Tech Startup Transforming Sewage Into Fuel The planet has a bit of a waste problem. Every year, at least 200 million tons of raw sewage goes… 08/10/2017 Aimaf
19 Killed in Clashed Between Somali Militias At least 19 militants have been killed in daylong fighting in the western Somali region of Bakool. The clashes Wednesday… 08/10/2017 Aimaf
Kenyatta Appears Headed for Re-election as Opposition Claims Fraud Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta appeared late Wednesday to be headed for re-election, while his opponent was charging that massive fraud… 08/10/2017 Aimaf
Observers: China’s New Base in Djibouti to Aid Economic Expansion in Africa China's new military and logistical base in Djibouti has put other foreign powers on edge, but observers believe China's strategy… 08/09/2017 Aimaf
Kenyatta Ahead in Kenya Vote as Opposition Disputes Count Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said Wednesday hackers carried out "massive and extensive" fraud against the election commission's computer system,… 08/09/2017 Aimaf
Kenya Voters Face Glitches, Long Lines in High-Tech Polling Stations Vote counting continues in Kenya after nationwide elections Tuesday, with President Uhuru Kenyatta taking a strong lead against his closest… 08/09/2017 Aimaf
Rwandan Soldiers Arrive in South Sudan Ahead of thousands More Extra UN Troops About 120 Rwandan peacekeepers have arrived in South Sudan, United Nations said on Tuesday, the first detachment of 4,000 extra… 08/08/2017 Aimaf
US Soldiers Deployed to Somalia Teaching Partners How to Drive Trucks When dozens of American soldiers deployed to Mogadishu back in April, their presence marked the first American military forces in… 08/08/2017 Aimaf
Kenyan Voters Undeterred by Long Lines, Morning Rain, Afternoon Heat Kenyans cast their ballots Tuesday for a new president, governors, and legislators, among other posts. ... 08/08/2017 Aimaf
Drugged and dragged into Conflict, Congolese Children Suffer ‘Terrible Abuse’ Children in conflict-ravaged central Democratic Republic of Congo are suffering "terrible acts of abuse," having been forced into armed groups,… 08/08/2017 Aimaf
Tanzania, Uganda Launch Oil Pipeline Construction Project The presidents of Tanzania and Uganda have laid the foundation stone for a crude oil pipeline project linking their two… 08/07/2017 Aimaf
Kenya’s Herders Swap Livestock for Chilies as Drought Bites At this time of year, Cherop Longiro and her husband are normally busy looking for grazing for their livestock. But… 08/07/2017 Aimaf
Mozambique President, Opposition Leader Meet for First Time Since 2015 Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi and opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama met over the weekend for the first time since 2015, raising… 08/07/2017 Aimaf
Nigeria Court Seizes Ex-oil Minister’s $37.5 Million Mansion A Nigerian court has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $37.5 million mansion belonging to a former oil minister facing corruption… 08/07/2017 Aimaf
Mauritania Votes to Broaden President’s Power as Opposition Boycotts Mauritania has voted in favor of a referendum to abolish the senate and change the national flag in what the… 08/07/2017 Aimaf
Kenya’s Deadly Land Invasions Blamed on Political Incitement Burned-out homes in this dry landscape have become a symbol of the tensions around Tuesday's presidential election as Kenyans prepare… 08/06/2017 Aimaf