Zimbabwe’s President Appealing for White Votes Zimbabwe's president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, extended a hand of reconciliation Saturday to whites and ruled out more invasions of their land.… 07/21/2018 Aimaf
Eastern, Southern Africa Most Affected by HIV Epidemic A report by UNAIDS, "Miles to go—closing gaps, breaking barriers, righting injustices", warns that the global response to HIV is… 07/21/2018 Aimaf
Cholera Threatens Cameroon A cholera outbreak in Cameroon has claimed at least a dozen lives. Hundreds of people have been rushed to several… 07/21/2018 Aimaf
More Than a Dozen Suspected Militants Convicted in Senegal In a mass, terror-related trial, a special court in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, has sentenced more than a dozen suspected militants… 07/21/2018 Aimaf
US Investing $1B in African Transportation, Communications The U.S. government has launched Connect Africa, a program that will invest more than $1 billion in projects to improve… 07/20/2018 Aimaf
Former UN Chief Annan Calls for Peaceful Poll in Zimbabwe Former U.N. secretary general Kofi Annan is calling for a peaceful election in Zimbabwe, which holds general polls in less… 07/20/2018 Aimaf
Egypt, Sudan Seek to Bolster Ties After Yearslong Tension The leaders of Egypt and Sudan have agreed to mend ties, frayed by repeated failures to reach a deal over… 07/20/2018 Aimaf
Spain Becomes Top EU Migrant Destination; Italy Accused of Causing Deaths at Sea Italy has rejected criticism of its hard-line policy on immigration, after protesters marched on the Italian Interior Ministry, accusing it… 07/20/2018 Aimaf
Investors Fight General Electric Plan to Buy Kenyan Coal Plant A group of investors in U.S. conglomerate General Electric (GE) has publicly opposed its plans to buy a stake in… 07/20/2018 Aimaf
Official: Niger Is Facing Existential Threat From Militants A senior defense official from Niger has told VOA that different militant groups operating along the country’s borders are threatening… 07/20/2018 Aimaf
Report: North Korea, Eritrea Have Highest Rates of Modern Slavery North Korea and Eritrea have the highest rates of modern slavery, a global survey released Thursday found. The Global Slavery… 07/20/2018 Aimaf
DRC’s Kabila Gives No Clues of His Future Plans The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila, said Thursday that there would be a presidential election on… 07/19/2018 Aimaf
Uganda’s Social Media Tax to Stay Despite Protests The Ugandan government says it will keep a social media tax in place despite an uproar. Users of social media… 07/19/2018 Aimaf
Homeland Security to Decide Legal Protections for 500 Somalis in US The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is due to decide Thursday whether it will extend temporary legal protections to about… 07/19/2018 Aimaf
West Africa’s Addiction to Hard Drugs Is on the Rise Following a trend among industrialized nations, hard drugs are now making their way into the hands of West African consumers.… 07/19/2018 Aimaf
Spain Becomes Top EU Migrant Destination; Italy Blamed for Deaths at Sea Spain has overtaken Italy as the No. 1 destination for migrants crossing the Mediterranean to try to reach Europe. The… 07/19/2018 Aimaf
South Sudan Foes Fail to Reach Power-Sharing Deal The South Sudanese warring parties meeting in Khartoum on Wednesday failed to agree to a power-sharing deal. South Sudan Information… 07/19/2018 Aimaf
Libya Denies It Abandoned Migrants at Sea Libya's coast guard is denying accusations by a Spanish aid group that it left two women and a child to… 07/18/2018 Aimaf
International Criminal Court Marks 20th Anniversary The International Criminal Court marked the 20th anniversary this week of the treaty that created it, with expectations growing about… 07/18/2018 Aimaf
Bullet Wounds and Little Aid for Cameroonians Fleeing Anglophone Conflict Cameroonians fleeing an increasingly bloody separatist conflict have received little aid as humanitarian agencies struggle to access the area, the… 07/17/2018 Aimaf