Month: December 2013
Mandela’s memorial garden
Don't expect the man who fought to end apartheid and then led South Africa as its first black…
Jacob Zuma sings
South African President Jacob Zuma sings at the funeral of Nelson Mandela.
MANDELA’s final journey home….
Mandela's final journey home.... Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido On a final journey to his…
Grenade attack in Nairobi injures 15
At least 15 people have been injured in a grenade attack in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, the…
Mali car bomb blast injures Malian, U.N. soldiers
Two U.N. soldiers from Senegal and several Malian troops were injured in a car bomb attack Saturday morning…
Egypt constitution vote set for January
Egypt's referendum on a new constitution will be held January 14-15, the official state-run MENA news agency reported…
Nelson Mandela’s remains flown to his rural home in Qunu
South Africa's first black president started his final journey to Qunu on Saturday, where he'll be buried at…
Young Africans optimistic for future
With the passing of Nelson Mandela it might be timely to put aside ill-informed views of Africa, and…
Space travel to fuel Kenya’s future
How space research, technology and innovation can shape Kenya's future.
NGO slams U.N.’s work in Central African Republic
Medecins Sans Frontieres slammed the United Nations Thursday for what it said was an "unacceptable" humanitarian response to…
‘Fake’ interpreter: I have schizophrenia
The sign language interpreter ridiculed for his performance at Nelson Mandela's memorial service asks for forgiveness -- and…
Mass killings largely ignored in 2 Nigerian states
Horrific ethnic and religious violence resulting in "mass murder" and other abuses in two central Nigerian states has…