Fighters From New Rebel Group Attack Chad Troops at Libya Border Rebels in northern Chad attacked government forces this week at the border with Libya, the fighters and two military sources… 08/24/2018 Aimaf
Troops on Border Mark Next Issue for Ethiopia-Eritrea Peace Ethiopia and Eritrea have taken major steps toward peace in the past month, resuming flights, reopening telephone links, and allowing… 08/24/2018 Aimaf
Ugandan Police Say Protester Shot ‘in Self-Defense’ One person has died after being shot by a policeman during a protest over the ongoing detention of pop star-turned-MP… 08/24/2018 Aimaf
Top Zimbabwe Court Confirms Mnangagwa’s Election Victory Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court has dismissed a challenge seeking to nullify the results of the country’s July 30 presidential election. The… 08/24/2018 Aimaf
South Africa Denies Plan to Seize White Farmers’ Land The South African government today apologized to white farmers for “poor communication” about its possible expropriation of their land to… 08/24/2018 Aimaf
South Africa Calls Out Trump Over Tweet on White Farmer Killings South Africa has accused U.S. President Donald Trump of stoking racial tensions after he said white farmers in the African… 08/23/2018 Aimaf
Uganda Simmering as Treason Charge Brought Against Opposition Lawmaker Tensions are high in Uganda after days of bloodshed, arrests and protests over treason charges brought against opposition lawmakers —… 08/23/2018 Aimaf
1 Dead in Inter-Communal Fighting at South Sudan UN Camp One person was killed and three others critically wounded just outside South Sudan's capital in the latest fighting between internally… 08/23/2018 Aimaf
Zimbabwe Awaits Friday Court Ruling on Election Challenge This was supposed to be the poll that set Zimbabwe free: free from the longtime, increasingly oppressive rule of Robert… 08/23/2018 Aimaf
Malawi’s Film Industry Winning Awards Despite No Cinemas The southeast African country of Malawi has no film schools and no cinemas. But self-taught Malawi directors have still won… 08/23/2018 Aimaf
US Delegation Visits Ethiopia to Discuss Reforms, Human Rights A U.S. delegation is heading to Ethiopia on Wednesday to talk about the country's reform efforts since Prime Minister Abiy… 08/23/2018 Aimaf
Panama-Registered Tanker Missing in Piracy-Plagued West African Waters A tanker vessel has gone missing off the coast of Gabon in West Africa — an area notorious for piracy… 08/22/2018 Aimaf
South Africans Outraged Over Video with Racist Rant South Africans are expressing outrage over a video showing a local man filming himself on a beach during a racist… 08/22/2018 Aimaf
US Military Airstrike in Somalia Against al-Shabab Kills 2 The U.S. military says it has carried out an airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabab extremists, killing two fighters. The U.S.… 08/22/2018 Aimaf
Scores of Migrants Storm Spanish Enclave’s Border Defenses Spanish authorities say scores of migrants have stormed fences separating Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in a… 08/22/2018 Aimaf
Zimbabwe’s High Court Hears Opposition Challenge to Presidential Election Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court opened hearings Wednesday on the opposition's challenge to the results of last month's presidential election. The… 08/22/2018 Aimaf
With Sensors and Apps, Young African Coders Compete to Curb Hunger From an app to diagnose disease on Zambian farms to Tinder-style matchmaking for Senegalese land owners and young farmers, young… 08/22/2018 Aimaf
Pro-Mnangagwa War Veterans Accuse US of Interference in Zimbabwe Elections In Zimbabwe, war veterans who support President Emmerson Mnangagwa alleged Tuesday that the United States is encouraging the international community… 08/21/2018 Aimaf
South Africa’s Land Bank: Land Expropriation Could Trigger Default South Africa's state-owned Land Bank said on Monday a plan to allow the state to seize land without compensation could… 08/21/2018 Aimaf
South Sudan Claims Civil War is Over but Skepticism Abounds South Sudan's government claims the shattering five-year civil war is finally over, but there is considerable skepticism. It wasn't helped… 08/21/2018 Aimaf