Year: 2014
U.S. forces to search for missing girls
Nigeria asked the United Nations to designate Boko Haram a terrorist organization.
Ousted President Mubarak, two sons sentenced
A court in Cairo sentenced ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to three years in prison Wednesday for embezzlement.
Libya: Where did it all go wrong?
With a new armed threat breathing down its neck, Libya's discordant government made a snap announcement on Tuesday…
Sudan: Christian death verdict ‘not final’
As outrage grows over a Sudanese woman sentenced to death for refusing to renounce her Christianity, the government…
At least 118 dead in Nigeria blasts
At least 118 people were killed Tuesday in twin blasts at a market in the central Nigerian city…
Libya: Why it’s all gone so badly wrong
Assassinations, kidnappings, oil refinery blockades, rival militias battling on the streets, Islamist extremists setting up camps and a…
‘War declared’ on Boko Haram
An action plan of surveillance and intelligence sharing is agreed at a Paris security summit to tackle the…
At least 118 dead in Nigeria blasts
At least 118 people were killed Tuesday in twin blasts at a market in the central Nigerian city…
USAfrica: Jos Bomb Blast death toll passes 100; Jonathan sends condolence message.
Jos Bomb Blast death toll passes 100; Jonathan sends condolence message. Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido At least,…
Judge lays down rules for Pistorius psychiatric tests
Oscar Pistorius must report for a month-long mental examination starting next Monday, the judge in his murder trial…
Africa — a world leader in start-ups
From ambitious teens taking on the world and tech pioneers breaking boundaries to maverick slum dwellers dreaming big…