Trump says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is dead
U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed on his social media platform, Truth Social, that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on Saturday, February 28, 2026, after the U.S.…
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Ethiopia in default after failing to Pay $33 million on its sovereign bond
Ethiopia has become a defaulter after failing to pay $33 million on the coupon of its international sovereign bond, media reported on Tuesday. The Ethiopian government had failed to pay…
Bloodied Christmas as 160+ killed, 300 wounded in attacks in central Nigeria
Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said on Monday. The toll marked a sharp rise…
UNDP Internship Opportunity for Scholars of Research and Analysis
UNDP Internship Opportunity for Scholars of Research and Analysis Special to USAfricaonline.com and USAfrica magazine, Houston The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is offering internships through the Human Development Report…
University Twente Scholarship 2024: Opportunities for International Students in the Netherlands
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Nigeria’s ex-Gov of CBN Emefiele says investigator Obazee’s reports are false, malicious
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. After the deluge of reports in Nigeria's media and social media channels, the dismissed former…
African UN Youth Delegates Program 2024 Opens Applications to Boost Global South Representation
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Nigerian Comedian Okey Bakassi Recounts Harrowing Assault Experience at Owerri Event
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Legendary Boxing Broadcaster Larry Merchant Hospitalized in Critical Condition
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USAfrica: Silence in Bethlehem, wailing in Gaza. By Chidi Amuta
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Dr. Chidi Amuta is Executive Editor of USAfrica The raging war between Israel and Hamas…
Economic challenges cast a shadow on Nigeria’s festive season
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Tunisia’s tourism resurgence: Record-breaking year with 49.3% visitor increase in 2023
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Egypt maintains steady interest rates even as growth drops
The Central Bank of Egypt maintained its overnight interest rates on Thursday, as anticipated, citing a slowdown in GDP growth to 2.9% in the second quarter of 2023 and a…
Guinea mourns following tragic fuel depot explosion
In the aftermath of a tragic explosion and deadly fire at Conakry's main fuel depot in Guinea, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the leader of the military in power, declared a three-day…
DR Congo: Martin Fayulu denounces “a violation of the electoral law”
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