South Africa’s Ramaphosa: Russia Sanctions Hurt ‘Bystander’ Countries South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that "bystander countries" were suffering due to sanctions against Russia and called… May 24, 2022 Aimaf
Electric Fishing Boats in Kenya’s Lake Victoria Help Cut Emissions The rising cost of fuel in Kenya is not only affecting motorists but also tens of thousands of fishermen, whose… May 24, 2022 Aimaf
UN Labor Agency Starts Creating Jobs in Zimbabwe’s Industrial Hub The U.N.'s International Labor Organization has started reviving abandoned buildings in Zimbabwe, a move informal traders say is helping them… May 24, 2022 Aimaf
Meta Returns with Africa Day Campaign Meta, the company that owns Facebook, is hosting its second annual Africa Day campaign to promote Africans who are making… May 24, 2022 Aimaf
Rwanda Says Territory Shelled by Congo, Requests Probe Rwanda said on Monday that it had requested a regional body to investigate shelling of its territory by the military… May 24, 2022 Aimaf
Museveni Blames Foreign Powers for High Cost of Living For the past six months Ugandans have been forced to spend twice as much to afford necessities like fuel and… May 23, 2022 Aimaf
Somalia’s Newly Elected President Assumes Office Hassan Sheikh Mohamud officially took office in the Horn of Africa country after a handover ceremony in Mogadishu. A week… May 23, 2022 Aimaf
Ethiopians Displaced by Conflict Say They Have Nothing to Return To The violence may have stopped in most parts of Ethiopia’s Afar region, but Afaris forced to leave their homes after… May 23, 2022 Aimaf
Artists Flock to Dakar for Biennale One of the most prominent events in the world of contemporary African art is kicking off in the Senegalese capital… May 23, 2022 Aimaf
New Dam Could Be Big Boost for Cameroon’s Energy Production In the struggle to reduce climate change emissions, hydroelectric power has the potential to fill some of the space currently… May 23, 2022 Aimaf
VOA Speaks to 14 Women Raped During TPLF Occupation of Ethiopia’s Amhara Region Survivors say they were ostracized by communities after sexual assault by soldiers on a shocking scale ... May 23, 2022 Aimaf
German Chancellor Scholz Kicks off Africa Trip in Senegal German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his country is interested in a major gas exploitation project in Senegal as he began… May 23, 2022 Aimaf
Malawi Faces Shortages of Foreign Exchange Currency Malawi is facing acute shortages of foreign exchange currency, forcing two international airlines to suspend some of their services in… May 22, 2022 Aimaf
Nigerian Churches Hold Remembrance for Student Killed Over Alleged Blasphemy Nigerian Christians on Sunday held a national remembrance for a student who was killed in northern Sokoto state this month… May 22, 2022 Aimaf
Somalia’s New President Faces Familiar Political, Security Challenges Somalia’s new president is starting his four-year term facing familiar top issues such as the country’s political divide and rising… May 22, 2022 Aimaf
Nigerian Court Sentences Danish National to Death by Hanging A Nigerian high court has sentenced a Danish national, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging. Nielsen was convicted and sentenced… May 22, 2022 Aimaf
Century-Old Canal Project Sparks Opposition in South Sudan A petition to stop the revival of the 118-year-old Jonglei Canal project in South Sudan, started by one of the… May 22, 2022 Aimaf
One Killed in Renewed Anti-coup Protests in Sudan Sudanese security forces killed one protester Saturday during renewed demonstrations against a military take over that derailed a transition to… May 21, 2022 Aimaf
Armed Men Kidnap 3 Italians And a Togolese in Mali Armed men have kidnapped an Italian couple and their child as well as a Togolese national in southeastern Mali, a… May 21, 2022 Aimaf
Nigerian Authorities Say Terror Groups Are Shifting to New Bases Authorities in Nigeria’s Kaduna state are raising concerns jihadist insurgents have infiltrated their region and are calling on the federal… May 20, 2022 Aimaf