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Militants take over 3 police camps in northern Kenya
Armed militants took over three police camps Saturday in northern Kenya, a siege that prompted a significant response…
Papers defy Zuma home photo ban
South African newspapers published photos of President Jacob Zuma's home Friday in defiance of a verbal ban by…
Africa’s new video games
Africa's smartphone market is driving new gaming apps, featuring everything from Zombie killers to cheeky snails.
Knife goes in, power goes out
Tanzania, a country of 45 million people, has just one children's heart surgeon - and he must contend…
The most pristine place in Africa?
Only 800 people a year are allowed to visit Namibia's bleak but beautiful Skeleton Coast, littered with whale…
Libyan militias hand over Tripoli bases
Libyan militias surrendered their Tripoli bases to the military on Thursday, nearly a week after growing public anger…
Screeners find hand grenade in Libyan lawmaker’s handbag
Security guards in Tripoli stopped a Libyan lawmaker Wednesday after they found a hand grenade in her handbag,…
OJUKWU: Man of History, Life of Consequence (video). By Chido Nwangwu
Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, Nigeria360 e-group and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow us Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido OJUKWU: Man of History, Life of Consequence by Chido Nwangwu, Founder…
S. Africa investigates building collapse
South Africa's Department of Labour is investigating the "calamitous accident" in which at least one person died and…
Rock tells secrets of ancient Mars
Its name is Black Beauty, and it has traveled a long way to tell you about its home:…
Industrial Africa to spur economy?
Natural resources are driving rapid growth in many African countries - and they could spur an industrial revolution.
How a neo-Nazi became ‘black’
White supremacist Craig Cobb would once have been considered legally "black" under America's old "one-drop rule." His heritage…
Car bomb kills 10 soldiers in Egypt’s Sinai region
A car bomb exploded Wednesday in Egypt's restive Sinai region, killing 10 soldiers and injuring 31 others who…
‘Scandal’ superstar Kerry Washington pregnant for Nigerian-American football star Nnamdi Asomugha
'Scandal' superstar Kerry Washington pregnant for Nigerian-American football star Nnamdi Asomugha. Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, Nigeria360 e-group and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow us…
Kenya’s security loopholes
Kenya vowed to tighten its borders after the Westgate massacre. But CNN's Nima Elbagir shows border crossings aren't…