Somalia Leader Makes Historic Trip to Eritrea Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo began an historic three-day visit to Eritrea on Saturday, where he holds talks with his… 07/28/2018 Aimaf
Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland Massacre Haunts Monday’s Elections Thirty-four years later, Ellis Ndlovu still cannot bear to look at the tree in the schoolyard where Zimbabwean soldiers killed… 07/28/2018 Aimaf
Zimbabwe NGOs Woo Youths to Vote in Post-Mugabe Election Some organizations are targeting youths in Zimbabwe to take part in the first post-Robert Mugabe general election Monday in which… 07/28/2018 Aimaf
Lunar Eclipse, Blood Moon Delight Skywatchers in Cairo Astronomers and local residents gathered to gaze in awe at the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century: 1 hour,… 07/28/2018 Aimaf
South Africa Leader Who Gave Up Nukes Says North Korea Is a Different Story VOA's Korean Service reporter Kim Young-nam spoke to former South African President F.W. de Klerk on Friday about the denuclearization… 07/27/2018 Aimaf
Gold Magnate, Tech Leader Are Outside Hopefuls in Mali’s Election Politiki magni. Politics is bad business. Malians are fond of this phrase, because it illustrates in two words their disappointment… 07/27/2018 Aimaf
Historic Vote Looms in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is preparing for a historic election on Monday, the first in 38 years without former leader Robert Mugabe on… 07/27/2018 Aimaf
Hundreds in Ethiopia Protest Apparent Killing of Dam Project Manager Hundreds of Ethiopians demanded justice on Friday for the head of a $4 billion dam project shot dead in an… 07/27/2018 Aimaf
BRICS Nations Pledge Trade Unity Five of the biggest emerging economies Thursday stood by the multilateral system and vowed to strengthen economic cooperation in the… 07/27/2018 Aimaf
Algerian Army Chief Rejects Role in Presidential Election Algeria’s army chief has told political parties to keep the military out of next year's presidential election, vigorously pushing back… 07/26/2018 Aimaf
UN: Right Conditions Needed for Credible Elections in DRC The head of the U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo warned Thursday that the right conditions are… 07/26/2018 Aimaf
Uganda Court OKs Constitutional Changes to Scrap Presidential Age Cap A Ugandan court on Thursday validated constitutional changes that removed the 75-year presidential age limit, a ruling that would potentially… 07/26/2018 Aimaf
Women in Zimbabwe Presidential Race Face Long Odds A trade unionist, a liberation war icon, an author and a fashion designer are running for the presidency of Zimbabwe.… 07/26/2018 Aimaf
Zimbabwe Opposition Will Not Boycott Polls Zimbabwe’s main opposition party has ruled out boycotting next week’s general election, but still believes the electoral commission is planning… 07/26/2018 Aimaf
South Sudan Foes Sign Preliminary Peace Deal South Sudan's government and main rebel group have signed a preliminary power-sharing deal aimed at ending the country's nearly five-year… 07/25/2018 Aimaf
Rights Groups Condemn Evictions in Kenya’s Largest Slum Rights group Amnesty International has condemned the demolition of homes, shops and schools this week in the Kibera section of… 07/25/2018 Aimaf
BRICS Bloc Leaders Cite Concerns Over Protectionist Trade Policies This year's summit of the BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — began Wednesday with an… 07/25/2018 Aimaf
Armed Arab Protesters Shut Down Mali’s Timbuktu Days Before Vote Armed protesters from Mali’s Arab community fired shots into the air, burned tires and torched vehicles in Timbuktu on Wednesday,… 07/25/2018 Aimaf
Emissions Goals at Risk as ‘Clunker’ Cars Flood Africa, S. Asia African and South Asian nations could miss national targets to curb greenhouse gas emissions unless rich countries stop using them… 07/25/2018 Aimaf
Former Congolese Warlord Bemba Makes Case to Run for President Former Congolese warlord and vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba said on Tuesday that he believed he would be the best candidate… 07/24/2018 Aimaf