Year: 2013
African culture in Portland, Oregon
Inside Africa explores a growing and unique destination for African immigrants moving to the United States.
Ex-Gadhafi officials barred from office
Libyan lawmakers passed a law banning senior Gadhafi government officials from holding official posts, following protesters surrounding the…
On Mandela, ANC defends use of controversial photos/video of passive icon
On Mandela, ANC defends use of controversial photos/video of passive icon Special to USAfrica multimedia networks, and CLASSmagazine, Houston. …
Sources: 3 al-Qaeda operatives took part in Benghazi
Several Yemeni men belonging to al Qaeda took part in the terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound…
Dozens dead in Sudan mine collapse
More than 60 people were killed after a gold mine collapsed this week in the Sudanese region of…
Zambia’s forgotten ‘Afronauts’
In the 1960s a Zambian teacher hatched a far-fetched plan to go to space. His story has now…
Maasai fight Tanzania ‘death sentence’
Traditional Maasai people living in one of the world's most famous wildlife centers in Tanzania are pitting themselves…
Schoolboy salesman to mogul
Ashish J. Thakkar reflects on his journey from selling computers to becoming one of Africa's top business entrepreneurs.
Millionaire educating future leaders
Having just quit a highly lucrative job with tech giant Microsoft in the United States, where he'd made…
Ailing Mandela video causes outrage
A video of a frail and unamused looking Nelson Mandela surrounded by South African President Jacob Zuma and…
FBI seeks three men in Benghazi investigation
The FBI announced Wednesday it is seeking information about three men they want to question in the investigation…
How to get African shoppers
South African marketers are hiring people to go into communities and directly recommend products to consumers by word…