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Air Algeria launches direct flights to Nigeria
Air Algeria, the national carrier of Algeria, has launched direct flights to Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, marking a strategic…
Gabon votes in first presidential election since 2023 coup
LIBREVILLE (AP) – Voters in oil-rich Gabon headed to the polls on Saturday, April 12, 2025, for a…
Are we bound to this violence? By Chidi Amuta
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Dr. Chidi Amuta…
Abure and the decline of Nigeria’s Labour Party. By Asiegbu Agwu Nkpa
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet Exclusivism and…
Nigeria’s foreign policy or foreign folly? By Asiegbu Agwu Nkpa
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet In a…
WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warns U.S.-China trade war could shrink global GDP by 7%
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has issued a serious warning about the…
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu arrested after rally
(AP) - Prominent Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu was arrested on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, shortly after speaking…
Gabon gears up for first presidential election since 2023 coup
(AP) - Brice Oligui Nguema, the military officer who led the 2023 coup that removed former president Ali…
DR Congo transfers jailed Americans to U.S. custody
(Reuters) – Three American citizens who were imprisoned over a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of…
Ethiopia: Lt. Gen. Tadesse Werede appointed interim President of Tigray
Lt. Gen. Tadesse Werede has been appointed as the interim president of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, replacing Getachew Reda,…
U.S: Supreme Court pauses reinstatement of 16,000 fired federal workers
Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, halted a lower court ruling that required…
U.S. to impose 104% tariff on China as trade war escalate
The United States will impose a 104% tariff on goods from China starting at 12:01 a.m. EDT on…
Rising populism shouldn’t stop reparations talks – African Union
LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) — The rise of right-wing populism in Europe and other parts of the world…
Trump’s pick of junior official to oversee State Department faces pushback
WASHINGTON (AP) — The recent appointment of a junior foreign service officer to lead the State Department’s personnel…
Market update: Dow drops 300 points, S&P 500 nears bear market amid Trump tariffs
U.S. stocks dropped sharply on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, afternoon, closing significantly lower after the White House confirmed…