Month: September 2014
Fashion designer shoots for the stars
Naledi means "star" in Tswana, one of the languages spoken in Botswana. So when Kemi Kalikawe gave her…
Step into a supermodel’s shoes
Fashion season is once again upon us. Celebrities, trendsetters and buyers across the world will adorn the front…
Obama: Ebola ‘national security priority’
President Barack Obama signaled for the first time that he is likely to dispatch U.S. military resources to…
Sierra Leone plans Ebola lockdown
Sierra Leone plans a three-day nationwide lockdown in an effort to halt an Ebola outbreak that has killed…
U.S. confirms Al-Shabaab leader killed
Somali militants may be planning retaliatory attacks after a U.S. airstrike killed the leader of Islamist militant group…
USAfrica: Atiku to declare 2015 presidential bid under APC on September 24
Atiku to declare his 2015 presidential bid under APC on September 24 Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow USAfrica…
Top Somali militant ‘killed by U.S.’
Ahmed Godane, the co-founder of the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab, was killed in a U.S. military operation, the…
American Ebola patient back home
Another American doctor infected with the deadly Ebola virus has arrived home for treatment in the United States.
WHO: One suicide is committed every 40 seconds
Every 40 seconds someone in the world takes their own life, a global tally of more than 800,000…
Better than the Grand Canyon?
Namibia's Fish River Canyon looks petite to anyone who's ever visited Arizona's Grand Canyon. Still, the gorge runs…
Better than the Grand Canyon?
Namibia's Fish River Canyon looks petite to anyone who's ever visited Arizona's Grand Canyon. Still, the gorge runs…
The world of Somalian literature
In 1856, British explorer Richard Burton described Somalia as a nation of poets. It may seem an unlikely…