Former Congolese Child Soldier Works to Normalize Peace Not War Michel Chikwanine is a long way from where he grew up in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, but not from… 06/15/2018 Aimaf
Former Congo Child Soldier Warns Against Normalizing Conflict The Democratic Republic of Congo has one of the world’s largest populations of child soldiers. The U.N. Children’s Fund estimates… 06/15/2018 Aimaf
Activists: Senegal’s Abortion Laws Lead Women to Infanticide, Prison Infanticide is the second most important cause of female incarceration in Senegal. Rights groups, who have raised concern over the… 06/14/2018 Aimaf
VOA Interview: Mother of Boko Haram Leader Speaks Out Driving west from the city of Maiduguri, Nigeria, the roads get narrower as the towns get smaller. Along the road… 06/14/2018 Aimaf
Knife Attack Kills 2 at South Africa Mosque Two people were stabbed to death at a mosque in South Africa Thursday, and several others wounded before the attacker… 06/14/2018 Aimaf
Mother of Boko Haram Leader Speaks for First Time The woman who says she is the mother of Abubakar Shekau, leader of the terrorist group Boko Haram, has given… 06/14/2018 Aimaf
Health Experts Dispatch Experimental Vaccine to Fight Congo’s Latest Ebola Outbreak Health experts are dispatching an experimental vaccine in areas of The Democratic Republic of the Congo that are considered ground… 06/14/2018 Aimaf
Experts, Lawyers from Africa’s Great Lakes Region Take Aim at Legal Impunity Judicial officials and experts Africa’s Great Lakes region are meeting to look for ways to reduce violence and human rights… 06/13/2018 Aimaf
Kenya Government Defies Court Order, Hires Cuban Doctors Kenyan doctors are seeking to block the government’s plan to deploy 100 Cuban doctors to fill gaps in the country’s… 06/13/2018 Aimaf
Amnesty Calls for End to Violence in Cameroon A new report by the international human rights group Amnesty International criticizes both the Cameroon military and separatists fighting the… 06/13/2018 Aimaf
FIFA Awards 2026 World Cup to Canada, Mexico, US Joint Bid Football's governing body has awarded the 2026 World Cup to a joint hosting bid by Canada, Mexico and the United… 06/13/2018 Aimaf
Nairobi Looks for New Water to Ease its Growing Thirst When last year's prolonged drought saw the water supply to Damaris Kiarie's Nairobi home rationed, she decided her best bet… 06/13/2018 Aimaf
UN Says 6 Million Struggling to Get Food in Africa’s Sahel The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Tuesday that nearly 6 million people are struggling to get food in West Africa's Sahel… 06/13/2018 Aimaf
WHO Chief: ‘We Are Still at War’ With Ebola The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday cautioned against declaring victory too early in Congo's Ebola epidemic,… 06/12/2018 Aimaf
US Official Urges Uganda, Kenya to Stop Corrupt South Sudanese Investments A top U.S. official is calling on Uganda and Kenya to stop the flow of corrupt South Sudanese investments into… 06/12/2018 Aimaf
ICC Orders Release of Congo’s Former VP Bemba The International Criminal Court ruled Tuesday that former Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba be released immediately, following his stunning acquittal last… 06/12/2018 Aimaf
Spain Accepts Ship With 629 Migrants Rejected by Italy and Malta Spain announced Monday that it will allow a ship carrying 629 migrants to dock in Valencia. The rescue ship Aquarius… 06/12/2018 Aimaf
UN: Situation in Sudan’s Darfur ‘Radically’ Better The U.N. peacekeeping chief said Monday the situation in Sudan's troubled Darfur region "has changed radically for the better"and the… 06/12/2018 Aimaf
Attacks in Central African Republic Kill 1 Peacekeeper The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic said Monday that a Burundian peacekeeper was killed and several government… 06/11/2018 Aimaf
Ugandan Leader Calls for Banning Hoodies, Requiring Tracking of Vehicles Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Monday called for banning hooded jackets and requiring tracking devices on all motorized vehicles, following… 06/11/2018 Aimaf