Migrant Fatalities Surge on Libya-Italy Mediterranean Route The International Organization for Migration reports a surge in the number of migrant deaths on the Mediterranean Sea’s central route… 02/24/2017 Aimaf
DRC President Orders Probe Into Massacre Videos The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has launched an investigation into possible abuses by security forces in Kasai… 02/24/2017 Aimaf
Kenya Approved for Direct Flights to US The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration says Kenya has complied with international safety standards and can have direct flights to the… 02/24/2017 Aimaf
Report: Nigerian Kidnappers Demand $200,000 for Two Germans Kidnappers are demanding a ransom of 60 million naira (about $200,000) for a German archaeologist and his associate abducted this… 02/24/2017 Aimaf
Militants Kill 15 Niger Soldiers in Patrol Ambush Militants ambushed an army patrol in Niger on Thursday, killing 15 soldiers and wounding 19, the Defense Ministry said, occurring… 02/24/2017 Aimaf
13 Migrants Found Suffocated in Libyan Shipping Container Bodies of 13 African migrants have been found inside a shipping container in western Libya. Officials of the Red Crescent… 02/24/2017 Aimaf
US Sees a Role for Russia in Trying to Restore Peace in Libya The commander of U.S. forces in Africa has told VOA the only way to restore peace in Libya is to… 02/24/2017 Aimaf
Gambia Arrests Former Spy Chief, Eight Others Authorities in Gambia have arrested the former head of the National Intelligence Agency, which has been accused of systemic human… 02/23/2017 Aimaf
Attacks on South African Immigrants Have Widespread Effects Xenophobic violence has returned to South Africa, with recent attacks on foreign-owned shops in the capital, Pretoria. But as VOA’s… 02/23/2017 Aimaf
Cameroon’s English-speaking Regions Boycott AFCON Trophy Cameroon is still basking in the glory of this month’s upset victory at the Africa Cup of Nations. The trophy… 02/23/2017 Aimaf
South African Court Blocks Government’s ICC Withdrawal Push South Africa's decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been ruled unconstitutional by the country's High Court,… 02/22/2017 Aimaf
Amnesty International Decries Global Indifference to Human Rights The human rights group Amnesty International says political leaders around the world, including U.S. President Donald Trump, are creating a… 02/22/2017 Aimaf
Famine Declared in South Sudan, Looming in Nigeria, Somalia, Yemen After more than 3 years of war, which has displaced about 3 million people, South Sudan now faces famine. Those… 02/22/2017 Aimaf
South Sudan Promises Free Access for All Aid Workers Responding to the U.N. declaration that famine in South Sudan has been aggravated by the conflict there between government and… 02/21/2017 Aimaf
UN Boosts Aid for Ethiopia, Somalia to Head Off Famine U.N. aid agencies are appealing to international donors to provide money to scale up lifesaving operations in drought-stricken Ethiopia and… 02/21/2017 Aimaf
EU Marks Zimbabwe President Mugabe’s 93rd Birthday With Renewed Sanctions The world’s oldest leader, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, turns 93 Tuesday. The European Union marked the occasion by renewing… 02/21/2017 Aimaf
Yemen Launches Polio Vaccination Drive Amid Fears Disease Could Reappear Yemen has launched a major polio vaccination campaign amid fears the disease could reappear in the war-ravaged nation where the… 02/21/2017 Aimaf
Xenophobic Attacks Re-Appear in South Africa Tensions are high in South Africa’s capital amid a wave of attacks against businesses owned by immigrants, who some angry… 02/21/2017 Aimaf
Guinea Says Accord Reached With Teachers; Schools to Reopen Guinea's government has signed an agreement with the country's two largest teachers' unions, it said, ending strikes that closed schools… 02/21/2017 Aimaf
At Least 74 African Migrants Found Dead on Libyan Shores The Libyan Red Crescent said Tuesday at least 74 bodies of African migrants have been recovered from the shores along… 02/21/2017 Aimaf