In pursuit of Africa’s poets
Mobile site keeps Africa's oral traditions alive while providing poets with a prominent voice in the digital era.
Entrepreneurs reveal their resolutions
We asked nine of the entrepreneurs we profiled in 2014 for their goals in the new year.
Mixed emotions for Al Jazeera journalist as he leaves Egyptian jail
Celebrating his release from an Egyptian jail, Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste is also wracked with guilt for…
#USAfrica BRKNEWS…. Nigeria: Suicide bomb blast hits President Goodluck Jonathan rally in Gombe; only 3 minutes after GEJ left rally.
#USAfrica BRKNEWS.... Nigeria: Suicide bomb blast hits President Goodluck Jonathan rally in Gombe; only 3 minutes after GEJ…
For Egypt, ‘Al Jazeera prisoners were PR disaster’
As Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste was flying to freedom Sunday after 400 days in jail, the man…
Medicine man turns frustration into opportunity
Said Osman found his life's calling after witnessing a tragic scene as a young boy that still haunts…
Ghana reaches AFCON semifinals
Ghana earned a semifinal clash with hosts Equatorial Guinea after dispatching a disappointing Guinea 3-0 in the Africa…
Abia’s north American diaspora applauds Alex Otti’s blueprint
Abia's north American diaspora applauds Alex Otti’s blueprint Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow USAfrica at Facebook.com/USAfricaChido , Facebook.com/USAfrica247 and Twitter.com/Chido247 USAfrica: An international…
How TV channel helped shape Mideast
The sentencing in Cairo of journalists from Al Jazeera's English-language channel this week has shocked the West. Australian…
Boko Haram’s new takeover attempt
Boko Haram renewed attempts to seize the key Nigerian city of Maiduguri Sunday.
Egypt releases one Al Jazeera journalist
Egypt freed an Al Jazeera journalist Sunday, allowing him to leave the country, the government said.
Egypt releases one Al Jazeera journalist
Egypt freed an Al Jazeera journalist Sunday, allowing him to leave the country, the government said.
Journalist’s letter from Cairo cell
"As we approach the end of our first year in prison, I cannot help but feel proud and…
‘Patient zero’s’ dad: I thought it was witchcraft
Officials believe that the Ebola outbreak's "patient zero" is a boy who may have contracted the disease from…
Pro-apartheid assassin granted parole
Eugene de Kock was the most notorious assassin of South Africa's apartheid era, commanding a death squad that…