55 People Dead in Overnight Bus Crash in Western Kenya Fifty-five people were killed when their bus left the road, rolled down a slope and crashed in western Kenya, an… 10/10/2018 Aimaf
Al-Shabab Executes 5 Accused of Spying Somalia's al-Shabab militants have executed five men, including a British citizen, whom they accused of spying for U.S., British and… 10/10/2018 Aimaf
Researchers Say Human Toll of South Sudan War ‘as Bad as Iraq or Syria’ The five-year war in South Sudan is among the deadliest the world has seen in recent years, according to a… 10/10/2018 Aimaf
African Women with Albinism Vow to Fight On After Kilimanjaro Climb Six African women with albinism who made an attempt on the continent's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, said on Tuesday the… 10/09/2018 Aimaf
Fear, Prestige Pushing Kenyan Girls Into FGM — and Out of School It was during her first year of high school in rural western Kenya that Mary Kuket says she was "sacrificed… 10/09/2018 Aimaf
Zimbabwe Police Say They Will Stop Protests Against New Tax Police in Zimbabwe say they will stop planned protests in the capital against a new tax on money transfers. … 10/09/2018 Aimaf
Chibok Girls Activist Aims to End Nigeria’s Political Duopoly The co-founder of a group to raise awareness about schoolgirls kidnapped by jihadists said she aims to become Nigeria's first… 10/09/2018 Aimaf
Two Candidates Claim Victory in Cameroon Vote Authorities in Cameroon are appealing for calm after hundreds of youths marched through the streets of Yaounde, celebrating what they… 10/09/2018 Aimaf
Oxfam: Nigeria, Singapore and India Fuel Wealth Gap Nigeria, Singapore and India are among countries fueling the gap between the super-rich and poor, aid agency Oxfam said Tuesday… 10/09/2018 Aimaf
IOC Picks Senegal as First African Host for Youth Olympics The IOC has picked its first African host of any Olympics, formally awarding the 2022 Youth Games to Senegal. Senegal… 10/09/2018 Aimaf
Zimbabwe President Says New Tax Necessary Pain for Recovery Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Monday a new tax on electronic payments was a painful but necessary part of… 10/08/2018 Aimaf
Melania Trump Wraps Goodwill Africa Tour Melania Trump wrapped up her first solo foreign trip as first lady last week, visiting Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt.… 10/08/2018 Aimaf
Cameroon Counts Votes in Presidential Election Cameroon is counting votes after Sunday's presidential election, which officials and African Union observers described as largely successful. Authorities reported… 10/08/2018 Aimaf
Melania Trump Focuses on Children During Africa Goodwill Trip Melania Trump wrapped up her first solo foreign trip as first lady last week, visiting Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt.… 10/07/2018 Aimaf
Kenya Takes Over School Lunch Project from World Food Program The U.N. World Food Program reports the Kenyan Government will assume full responsibility for organizing and implementing the school lunch… 10/07/2018 Aimaf
Prison Standoff in South Sudan’s Blue House Prisoners in South Sudan’s notorious Blue House say about 200 of them broke into a store in the prison where… 10/07/2018 Aimaf
Cameroon Holds Presidential Election During Separatist Violence Cameroonians have been going to the polls to elect their new president from a list of eight contenders, including the… 10/07/2018 Aimaf
New Drugs Join Fight Against Ebola Four more cases of Ebola have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past two days. And… 10/06/2018 Aimaf
Melania Trump Visits Kenyan Children and Elephants U.S. first lady Melania Trump is on the final stops of her African tour, visiting an elephant orphanage and enjoying… 10/06/2018 Aimaf
Yazidi Community Reacts to Nadia Murad’s Nobel Prize The Yazidi community in Iraq and around the world expressed joy and hope after the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded its… 10/05/2018 Aimaf