Month: April 2014
What Africa really looks like
An IBM photo competition looked at Africa's biggest challenges and opportunities -- and the results are spectacular.
Threats from al Qaeda in Yemen rose in recent weeks
Threats from al Qaeda operatives in Yemen increased in recent weeks and were a reason Yemen and the…
Designers unite to fight HIV
Every day in sub-Saharan Africa 700 children are infected with HIV, mostly through their mothers. The charitable organization…
4 killed in blast in Nairobi suburb
At least four people, including two police officers, were killed when a car exploded outside a police station…
South Sudan rebels kill hundreds
South Sudanese rebels seized a strategic oil town last week, separating terrified residents by ethnicity before killing hundreds,…
Lupita Nyong’o named ‘Most Beautiful’ in latest People magazine
Lupita Nyong'o named 'Most Beautiful' in latest People magazine Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido The first-time Oscar winner…
Boko Haram victim: No one helped me
Last week Islamists snatched 230 girls in Nigeria. Daniel Ayuba relives his own nightmare when an attack shattered…
Bomb attached to car kills Egyptian general
An Egyptian military official died Wednesday when a bomb attached to his car exploded, state-run EgyNews reported.
Death toll from Ebola outbreak goes up to 142
A total of 142 deaths have been reported from the Ebola outbreak in Guinea and Liberia, the World…
Ebola outbreak takes lives
The Ebola outbreak in coastal West Africa is still contained to Guinea and Liberia, the World Health Organization…
Al Jazeera trial: Video of sheep and an adjournment
The trial of three Al Jazeera journalists held on terrorism-related charges in Egypt was adjourned until May after…
From Ethiopian-American to ‘black’
When some questioned if Boston Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi's "American" identity, it reminded writer Haimy Assefa of her…