Drought Tightens Its Grip on Morocco Mohamed gave up farming because of successive droughts that have hit his previously fertile but isolated village in Morocco and… August 14, 2022 Aimaf
UN Peacekeeping Troop Rotations to Resume in Mali The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, is to resume contingent rotations starting Monday under fresh approval procedures, the Malian… August 13, 2022 Aimaf
Opposition Leader Odinga Ahead in Kenya’s Presidential Race – Results Show Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga led Kenya's presidential race, official election results showed Saturday, pushing Deputy President William Ruto into… August 13, 2022 Aimaf
First Humanitarian Food Aid Set to Leave Ukraine for Africa The first U.N.-chartered vessel set to transport grain from Ukraine to Africa docked Friday in Ukraine. The vessel will carry… August 13, 2022 Aimaf
Germany Suspends Elements of Military Mission in Mali German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said in a statement that because Malian leaders of the U.N. mission to Mali, MINUSMA,… August 12, 2022 Aimaf
Somaliland Protest Death Toll Rises to 5, With 100 Wounded Authorities in the breakaway region of Somaliland say the death toll from clashes between police and opposition supporters this week… August 12, 2022 Aimaf
HRW Accuses Cameroon Military of Killing, Looting, Torture and Torching Homes Human Rights Watch (HTW) says Cameroon's military executed at least 10 people while fighting rebels this year in the country's… August 12, 2022 Aimaf
South African Police Arrest 20 People for Instigating July 2021 Riots Twenty suspects were due in a South African court Friday to face charges of instigating riots and civil unrest that… August 12, 2022 Aimaf
Nigerian Authorities Say Airstrikes Kill 55 Members of Kidnapping Gangs Nigeria's air force said airstrikes this week killed 55 members of criminal gangs who were involved in abduction-for-ransom operations. An… August 11, 2022 Aimaf
Guinea’s Military-appointed Government Dissolves Opposition Group Guinea’s military-appointed government this week announced the dissolution of the main opposition group, the National Front for the Defense of… August 11, 2022 Aimaf
Mali Declares Three Days of Mourning Following Deadly Attack Mali’s military government Wednesday confirmed Islamist militants killed 42 of its troops last weekend in a sophisticated drone attack and… August 11, 2022 Aimaf
42 Malian Soldiers Killed in Suspected Jihadi Attacks Forty-two Malian soldiers died in a sophisticated weekend attack by suspected jihadis using drones and artillery, authorities said Wednesday, the… August 11, 2022 Aimaf
Sierra Leone Imposes Nationwide Curfew Amid Deadly Anti-Government Protests At least two police officers and one civilian died after a day of anti-government protests in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown,… August 10, 2022 Aimaf
Nigerian Authorities Make Arrests in Deadly Church Attack Nigerian security forces say they have arrested four suspects in the attack on a Catholic church in June that killed… August 10, 2022 Aimaf
US Urged to Prioritize Human Rights Ahead of Blinken’s Visit to Rwanda U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed for Rwanda Wednesday after meeting with Democratic Republic of Congo leaders to discuss… August 10, 2022 Aimaf
Kenyans Waiting for Results of Close Presidential Election Kenyans are waiting for the results of a close but calm presidential election in which the turnout was lower than… August 10, 2022 Aimaf
Twin Blasts Kill 15 Burkina Faso Troops, Army Says Two explosions killed 15 soldiers in Burkina Faso on Tuesday, the army said, the latest in a series of such… August 10, 2022 Aimaf
Al-Shabab Faces Pushback in Ethiopia’s Somali Region Ethiopia’s Somali region is mobilizing against al-Shabab militants to prevent further incursions by the group. The region had been hailed… August 9, 2022 Aimaf
US Demands Release of VOA Journalist Detained in South Sudan The U.S. embassy in South Sudan on Tuesday called on authorities in the central African country to free a journalist… August 9, 2022 Aimaf
Polls Close Peacefully in Kenya Polls have closed across Kenya for presidential, legislative and local elections, and it appears voting across the country has gone… August 9, 2022 Aimaf