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U.S. markets rally on easing trade tensions, earnings optimism
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks bounced back on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, driven by upbeat corporate earnings and signs…
Meta launches ‘Edits’ App to challenge TikTok, offers free AI-powered video tools
Meta has officially launched Edits, a new short-form video creation app designed to rival ByteDance’s TikTok and its…
OpenAI expresses interest in acquiring chrome
OpenAI has signaled interest in acquiring Google’s Chrome browser—if U.S. antitrust regulators compel Alphabet Inc. to sell it.…
Enugu State Government partners with Lion Business Park to launch industrial free trade hub
The Enugu State Government has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lion Business Park Limited to…
Ghana’s President suspends chief justice Torkornoo, orders investigation into petitions
ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo with immediate effect, following…
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the North and our votes. By Suyi Ayodele
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Suyi Ayodele, a…
Ivory Coast court disqualifies Tidjane Thiam from electoral roll
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – A court in Ivory Coast has ruled that opposition leader and former Credit Suisse CEO…
South Sudan army recaptures strategic town amid renewed tensions
(Reuters) – South Sudan’s military has announced the recapture of Nasir, a strategic town in Upper Nile State,…
And the light shineth in darkness. By Abdu Rafiu
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet Abdu Rafiu…
Nigeria subdued by its Northern and Southwest Kakistocracy. By Chudi Okoye
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first African-owned, U.S-based newspaper published on the Internet. Chudi Okoye, PhD.,…
Nigeria’s tough economic reforms yet to benefit poor, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday, April 18, 2025, that the Nigerian government's tough economic reforms…
17 persons killed by gunmen-terrorists in Benue
Gunmen have killed 17 people in Nigeria's central state of Benue, police said Friday (April 19, 2025), the…
Rwanda grants safe passage to withdrawing SADC forces from Eastern Congo
(Africanews) - Rwanda has agreed to grant safe passage to Southern African Development Community (SADC) forces withdrawing from…
Uganda plans new law to allow military trials of civilians
KAMPALA (Reuters) - In a move that could reshape the legal landscape in Uganda, the government is drafting…
Tunisian opposition protest as mass trial resumes amid crackdown allegations
TUNIS (Reuters) – Dozens of opposition supporters gathered outside a Tunis court on Friday, April 18, 2025, as…