Month: January 2014
Hundreds drown while fleeing Sudan fighting
Between 200 and 300 women and children who were fleeing fighting in South Sudan drowned when an overloaded…
Hundreds drown while fleeing Sudan fighting
South Sudanese government forces have recaptured the key town of Bor from rebels after fierce fighting, the town's…
Which emerging market will win?
At over 1500 meters above sea level, the picturesque setting of Davos inspires those attending the World Economic…
Flying hospital helps blind to see
The world's only "Flying Eye Hospital" is a DC-10 jet that flies around the world carrying out sight-saving…
Flying hospital helps blind to see
The world's only "Flying Eye Hospital" is a DC-10 jet that flies around the world carrying out sight-saving…
A beauty and a geek?
The term "software engineer" conjures images of pasty-faced young men with poor posture and limited social skills. And…
CAR pins peace hopes on interim president
Central African Republic's parliament elected the mayor of Bangui, the capital, as interim president Monday, United Nations peacekeepers…
Nigeria’s anti-gay law ‘draconian’
Homosexuals now live in fear of Nigeria's strict new anti-gay laws. CNN's Vladimir Duthiers reports.
S. Korean trade official abducted in Libya
Gunmen abducted a South Korean trade official in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, South Korea's semiofficial Yonhap News Agency…
How sweet are the MINTs?
The former Goldman Sachs economist who coined the term "BRICs" (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) has a new…
Why Martin Luther King’s legacy and vision are relevant into 21st century. By Chido Nwangwu
Why Martin Luther King's legacy and vision are relevant into 21st century. By Chido Nwangwu, Publisher of USAfrica, Houston. …
Egypt passes a new constitution
Egyptian voters have approved a new constitution, with 98.1% voting in its favor a spokesman for the electoral…