Month: May 2014
10 killed in Kenya bombing
At least 10 people were killed in two explosions Friday in central Nairobi, the Kenya National Disaster Operation…
President Jonathan cancels #Chibok visit where #BokoHaram abducted 220 schoolgirls; leaves for France
President Jonathan cancels #Chibok visit where Boko Haram abducted 220 schoolgirls; leaves for France Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston.…
‘High threat from terrorism’ alert in Kenya
British tour companies evacuated travelers from Kenya after the UK and the United States issued travel alerts over…
Sudan woman to face death for apostasy
A Christian woman, who is eight-months pregnant, has been sentenced to death by a Sudanese court, after she…
Clashes reported in Benghazi
Fighting broke out Friday in parts of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, residents there told CNN, as…
Egypt trial of Al Jazeera journalists adjourned
The trial in Egypt of Al Jazeera journalists accused of terrorism-related offenses was adjourned Thursday until May 22,…
Borno Governor: Deal with devil for girls
Kashim Shettima, governor of Nigeria's Borno State, says the government should do anything to bring back missing girls.
Nigerians fight off Boko Haram
Residents of three villages in Nigeria repelled attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, killing more than 200 of them,…
South Africa’s tourism draw
South African Minister of Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk on the importance of the tourism sector for the economy.
Will there be a prisoner swap in Nigeria?
CNN speaks to Dan O'Shea about reports that the Nigerian President won't make a prisoner swap for the…
‘How Islam can fight Boko Haram’
When religion is used, or misused, as a violent tool against the innocent, then it is the user…
Witnesses to Boko Haram’s terror
The militants pulled into the northeastern Nigerian village of Chibok under cover of darkness, their target a girls'…