African immigration tension flares
Amene Tekele Haymanot thought he had made the right choice when he escaped war-torn Eritrea and opened a business in sunny Tel Aviv, Israel. Now he is not so sure. More...
Ethiopia pushes controversial dam
The waters of the Blue Nile have for millennia flowed down from the Ethiopian highlands enriching the countries on its banks. More...
Ida Odinga: Women’s champion
It's often proclaimed that "behind a strong man there is a strong woman" -- and in the case of Kenya's prime minister and his wife, the saying seems to be true. More...
Egypt’s complex picture
Mohammed Ayoob: Egypt's future is not the Muslim Brotherhood or the remnants of the Mubarak regime. The reality includes many more players. More...
Sierra Leone’s war amputees
After the civil war, amputees of Sierra Leone feel forgotten and abandoned. Vladimir Duthiers reports. More...
Group: Stop Africa adoptions
An African children's rights group calls for international adoptions from Africa to be discouraged "at all costs," after a three-fold increase in eight years as other countries closed their lists. More...
Remembering queen in Kenya
CNN's David McKenzie meets a Kenyan who remembers when Princess Elizabeth found out she would be queen. More...
Jo’burg shakes off crime past
For decades, Johannesburg has suffered from an image problem. But Jo'burg is now getting a breath of fresh air from young entrepreneurs who are bringing new life to the downtown real estate, hospitality and entertainment More...
Egypt’s potential next president
Abdelmonen Abol Fotoh, an independent moderate Islamist candidate for the Egyptian presidency, and one many tip to become the country's first freely elected leader, if he gets through this week's first round of More...
Why Egypt’s women need voice
The one thing that Egyptians know for certain is that their next president is not a woman. That is because there are no female candidates contesting the presidential elections. More...
Old politics joins new in Egypt
The crowd of farmers in the Nile Delta's Sharqiya Province cheered loudly whenever the neatly groomed candidate came out with a new promise. More...
My big, fat Nigerian wedding
Weddings in Nigeria are colorful, creative and extravagant productions, with guest lists of up to 2,000 people considered standard. More...
Bringing joy to refugees with dance
In a dusty corner of southern Chad's Moula refugee camp, the pounding beat of a skin drum drives a group of young men through a cluster of brick-made huts and into a makeshift soccer field. More...
Namibia’s iconic red women
For years, an ancient tribe of semi-nomadic herders known as the Himba has drawn photographers to Namibia's barren northwest. More...
Sudan conflict ‘threat to oil prices’
The spiraling conflict between Sudan and South Sudan poses a threat to world oil prices, the prime minister of neighboring Kenya has warned. More...
Do British banks aid corruption?
The arrest of a Nigerian politician who deposited millions of dollars of stolen money in UK accounts has raised questions about the role of British banks in corruption. More...
Who bombed Pan Am 103?
Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie airline bombing that killed 259 people on board Pan Am Flight 103 and 11 on the ground, went to his grave protesting his More...
South Africans on Zuma portrait
South Africans step up to CNN's Open Mic and give us their reaction to the "Spear of the Nation" portrait of President Zuma. More...
Schoolkids flee for Rwanda
Teenager Tumsifu Gilaine and her friends took their final exams with the sound of gunfire nearby before fleeing the latest violence in Congo. More...
Women in post-Mubarak Egypt
CNN's Hala Gorani reports that since the revolution in Egypt, some say the plight of women has worsened. More...
Obama backs $3 billion private sector pledge to feed Africa’s starving populations, agriculture
Obama backs $3 billion private sector pledge to feed Africa’s starving populations, agriculture Special to USAfricaonline.com and USAfrica, Houston U.S President Barack Obama has announced a $3 billion private More...
Feeding a growing population
The campaign to feed the world's poor will get some much needed star power Friday when Bono, co-founder of the global advocacy organization ONE, arrives to rally leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations More...
Insight: S. Africa’s first black dean
It's graduation day and professor Jonathan Jansen strolls around the campus of the University of the Free State. Every now and then he stops to greet his gown-clad students, standing out amid a crowd of beaming More...
Opinion: African education is key
When I think of the story of African women, I immediately think of my mother and I want to use her story as a frame of reference in how African leaders can improve the lives of women. More...
Nigeria’s Deputy Speaker IHEDIOHA gets USAfrica BEST OF AFRICA International Legislative Leadership award in Houston
Nigeria’s Deputy Speaker IHEDIOHA gets USAfrica BEST OF AFRICA International Legislative Leadership award in Houston. Nigeria’s Deputy Speaker Hon. Emeka-Ihedioha_wt_US Congressman Al Green_USAfrica-Best-of-Africa More...
