Kenya Taxi Drivers Create New Ride Hailing App In Kenya, a new taxi hailing app developed by local taxi drivers is in its fourth month of operation in… 09/19/2018 Aimaf
Congo’s Music Artists Get Political In the Democratic Republic of Congo, rappers are getting involved in politics — including one well-known rap artist who hopes… 09/19/2018 Aimaf
Somali Girls’ Deaths Spur More Calls to End FGM A spate of deaths of young girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) has renewed calls for Somalia to outlaw the… 09/18/2018 Aimaf
Women Detail Alleged Assaults by Ugandan Security Personnel One month after election-related violence in northern Uganda, two women who say they were brutally assaulted by security officers are… 09/18/2018 Aimaf
Burkina Faso Arrests 30 Over Illegal Female Circumcisions Burkina Faso authorities have jailed more than 30 adults after they carried out botched female genital mutilation on nearly 60… 09/18/2018 Aimaf
Niger Says Italian Priest Kidnapped Near Burkina Faso Border An Italian priest has been kidnapped in a part of Niger where a number of extremist groups are active, the… 09/18/2018 Aimaf
100 Die in Nigeria Flooding as Toll Expected to Rise Nigerian authorities say 100 people have died in flooding after heavy rains in recent days. A National Emergency Management Agency… 09/18/2018 Aimaf
Senior Boko Haram Leader Reportedly Killed by Allies Mamman Nur, a senior figure in the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, reportedly has been killed by some of his… 09/18/2018 Aimaf
Uganda Protests Alleged ‘Foreign Interference’ The Ugandan government says the European parliament is trying to interfere in the country’s politics. Last week, the EU parliament… 09/17/2018 Aimaf
Nigeria’s Disasters Agency Says 100 People Killed in Floods Floods in much of central and southern Nigeria have killed 100 people across 10 states, the country's emergency and disasters… 09/17/2018 Aimaf
UN: Widespread Violations in Burundi May Amount to Crimes Against Humanity The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi accused the country of persistent and widespread violations of human rights, some of which… 09/17/2018 Aimaf
Nigerian Finance Minister Adeosun Resigns Over Forgery Claims Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun, who said she stepped down over… 09/17/2018 Aimaf
Meet Captain South Africa; She’d Rather not Punch Criminals The usual suspects — Wonder Woman, Spider-Man and Darth Vader — roamed at Comic Con Africa. A few African characters… 09/16/2018 Aimaf
Two Girls Die After Genital Mutilation in Ethiopia Despite sustained efforts to stop the practice, Somali doctors and rights activists say two sisters bled to death after undergoing… 09/16/2018 Aimaf
Ethiopia, Eritrea Sign Agreement in Saudi Arabia Eritrea and Ethiopia signed an agreement at a summit in Saudi Arabia Sunday, further bolstering relations between the two countries… 09/16/2018 Aimaf
Zimbabwe Disperses Vendors in Effort to Fight Cholera Outbreak Zimbabwe police Sunday clashed with vendors who were resisting being removed from streets as part of the country’s efforts to… 09/16/2018 Aimaf
Mass Exodus Underway From Cameroon’s English-Speaking Regions People fleeing the violence in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon are going through systematic searches before being allowed to enter… 09/16/2018 Aimaf
Cameroon Media Regulators Demand End to Hate Language Before Poll Media in Cameroon have accused the country's National Communication Council (NCC) of censorship ahead of October’s presidential election after it… 09/15/2018 Aimaf
Rwandan Opposition Leader, 2,100 Others Walk Free from Prison One of Rwanda’s most prominent opposition leaders walked free Saturday after the government approved the early release of more than… 09/15/2018 Aimaf
Richer Nations Get More Aid Than Poorest, as UN Poverty Targets Off Course Aid money urgently needs to be redirected to the poorest countries in order to reach the United Nations' goal of… 09/15/2018 Aimaf