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USAfrica: Shola Olatoye appointed chairwoman of New York City Housing Authority by Mayor de Blasio
Shola Olatoye appointed chairwoman of New York City Housing Authority by Mayor de Blasio. •Follow us Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido Special…
Elephants slaughtered for trinkets
Sen. Rob Portman says the African elephant could die off because of the huge demand for ivory in…
USAfrica: Will President Jonathan go on exile for unfulfilled promise of a second Niger bridge?
Will President Jonathan go on exile for the unfulfilled promise of a second Niger bridge? By John Okiyi…
Blasts hit Cairo bridge, injure police
At least three police officers were injured in twin blasts in Cairo Friday, Egyptian state media reported. The…
Where do broken flip-flops go?
If you're walking along the east African coast and chance upon a herd of brightly-striped elephants, flame-hued rhinos…
Campaign: ‘Africa is not a country’
They say there are no stupid questions -- or are there?
USAfrica: APC chieftain condemns Rivers Police chief Mbu’s transfer to Abuja as “indirect slap”
APC chieftain condemns Rivers Police chief Mbu’s transfer to Abuja as “indirect slap”; says he should have been…
Egypt releases journalists’ charges
Egyptian authorities have served Al Jazeera with a charge sheet that identifies eight of its staff on a…
More than 1,100 asylum seekers rescued off Italian coast
More than 1,100 asylum seekers have been rescued off the coast of Italy, the nation's navy said in…
Army says El-Sisi report ‘speculation’
Egypt's military was quick to quash a newspaper report Thursday that quoted army chief Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi as saying…
Gold mine fire: Eight bodies recovered, one missing
Rescuers recovered the bodies of eight miners trapped in a South African gold mine after an underground fire…
Nine trapped in gold mine after fire
At least nine miners remain trapped in a South African gold mine after an underground fire, the Harmony…
Blast at Libyan school injures six children
Six students were wounded when unknown assailants tossed a hand grenade into a school in the eastern Libyan…
Rwanda spy chief in genocide court
Twenty years after the Rwanda genocide, France has opened its first trial of a suspected accomplice in the…
Camp pushes girls into sex
When Grace learned she'd be going to a camp with her friends, she was thrilled. Every girl around…