Month: September 2014
Sign of ISIS’ growing impact
Even among terrorism watchers, the Algerian group Jund al Khilafa has not been a daily preoccupation. But on…
Can rats get rid of landmines?
Can a rat be a hero? It can if it saves lives. Meet the giant rats that sniff…
A one-woman Ebola hospital
22-year-old Fatu Kekula nursed her entire family through Ebola. See how she kept three alive while protecting herself…
Ebola: CNN anchor’s plea
CNN's Isha Sesay calls on the international community to do more in battling the deadly outbreak in West…
American Ebola patient released from hospital
Dr. Rick Sacra, who entered The Nebraska Medical Center three weeks ago with Ebola, was released Thursday.
Debit cards just got personal
What does it mean to be Nigerian? That's the question on the lips of many in Africa's most…
Ebola: Two doctors for 85,000 people
In Bomi County, Liberia, there are two doctors to take care of Ebola patients, plus the 100 patients…
Man acting as Boko Haram leader killed
Nigerian forces battling the Islamist terror group Boko Haram have killed a man suspected of acting as the…
USAfrica: ‘Willie Effect’ renews purpose and pride for Ndi Anambra. By Emeka Ozumba
Willie Effect renews purpose and pride for Ndi Anambra. By Emeka Ozumba Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, AnambraWorld e-group on Facebook, powered by USAfrica multimedia networks,…
Boko Haram: Amidst conflicting claims over terrorist leader’s dead-or-alive status, Nigerian army insists he’s killed.
Boko Haram: Amidst conflicting claims over terrorist leader’s dead-or-alive status, Nigerian army insists he’s killed. Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, and USAfrica multimedia networks,…
Nigeria as a peacock society. By Okey Ndibe
Nigeria as a peacock society. By Prof. Okey Ndibe Special commentary to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido The dramatic risein popularity…
Ebola cost could ‘top $32 billion’
The price of cassava, a root vegetable that is a staple ingredient in Liberian diets, shot up in…