Year: 2012
First woman elected to head African Union Commission
African leaders divided after historic AU vote for South Africa's Dlamini-Zuma By Jenny Vaughan (AFP) ADDIS ABABA —…
SUICIDE BOMB: Shehu of Borno, Deputy Gov Borno survive attack; 5 killed
This July 13, 2012 suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri seems like a very loud wake-up call for those…
USAfrica: Republican Romney deserved boos from Blacks at NAACP convention.
Romney had a golden opportunity to make a credible argument for Blacks to support him. But because he…
TRAGEDY: 100 killed in Nigeria fuel tanker fire near Port Harcourt
Police in Nigeria's Rivers State on Thursday said more than 100 persons were feared to be burnt to…
POWER TUSSLE in Egypt: Morsi bows to court ruling on parliament
The statement appears aimed at mollifying an infuriated judiciary, which has been placed at the forefront of the…
USAfrica: Boko Haram, Mallam El-Rufai and conspiracy theorists of Northern Nigeria
Mallam El-Rufai and the northern elites who are engaging in conspiracy theories should abandon that path, start listening…
WAR CRIMES, using Child soldiers, Congolese warlord Lubanga sentenced to 14 years in jail
Lubanga, 51, was convicted in March 2012 of war crimes, specifically for using child soldiers in his rebel…
KILLINGS: Nigerian Senator, state lawmaker murdered by Fulani Muslim herdsmen near Jos; 105 others dead
"The senator representing Plateau north, Gyang Dantong, and the majority leader of the state assembly, Gyang Fulani, were…
Libya’s first free national elections after Ghaddafi bring joy, few violence
AFP: The vote went ahead despite protesters disrupting some polling in the restive east. In Tripoli, voting began with…
Margery Chuba Okadigbo affirmed by Supreme Court as Senator-elect.
When asked about the challenges and demands of the case, Mrs. Okadigbo told USAfricaonline.com Publisher Chido Nwangwu in…
When will Blacks learn true meaning of U.S Independence Day and politics? By Raynard Jackson
Today, we allow Republicans to ignore us and the Democrats to only give us lip service. We have…
Otedola-Lawan 2nd Bribery tape: messier, more corruption
The controversies, claims and counter-claims over the alleged $3m bribery scandal involving key member of the country's ruling…