Month: September 2014
Oscar Pistorius trial enters final lap
More than a year and a half after Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend, the sprinter's murder…
Pistorius’ fate is in her hands
Oscar Pistorius judge Thokozile Masipa was a historic figure in South Africa even before the world's most famous…
Nigeria’s President Jonathan orders removal of #BringBackGoodluck2015 campaign signs
Nigeria's President Jonathan orders removal of #BringBackGoodluck2015 campaign signs Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow USAfrica at Facebook.com/USAfricaChido , Facebook.com/USAfrica247 and Twitter.com/Chido247 As the countdown…
Gov. Obiano mourns Dimgba Igwe; says he was “a consummate professional”
Gov. Obiano mourns Dimgba Igwe; says he was "a consummate professional" Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow USAfrica at Facebook.com/USAfricaChido , Facebook.com/USAfrica247 and Twitter.com/Chido247…
Ebola patient arrives at Emory in Atlanta
A U.S. citizen who contracted the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone arrived Tuesday at Emory University Hospital in…
Designer turns nature into bling
It takes a lot of guts to choose jewelry design over a career in medicine, but then, Janet…
Eight-limbed boy undergoes surgery
A team of Ugandan doctors has successfully operated a three-month old boy who had been born with four…
Report: African Union soldiers ‘raped Somali girls’
African Union soldiers stationed in Somalia have raped and sexually exploited women and girls on their military bases,…
Another Ebola patient heading to Emory in Atlanta
Another patient with Ebola will be brought to the isolation unit at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, officials…
FBI: U.S. air marshal assaulted at airport in Nigeria
A U.S. air marshal was assaulted with a syringe containing an "unknown substance" at the Lagos, Nigeria, airport…
Arrests after video purporting to show gay wedding
Egypt's public prosecutor ordered the arrest Saturday of nine men on criminal charges of "debauchery" after a social…
Suicide bombing kills 16, Somali official says
(CNN) -- A suicide bomber hit an African Union Mission in Somalia convoy on Monday, killing 16 people,…