U.S. State Department to issue new passport with Trump’s portrait
USAfricaonline.com @USAfricaLive "As the United States celebrates America's 250th anniversary in July, the State Department is preparing to release a limited number of specially designed U.S. passports to commemorate this…
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Former Mauritanian President sentenced to 5 years in prison
In a significant legal development, a Nouakchott court pronounced a five-year prison sentence on Monday, December 4, 2023, for former Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. The trial, which commenced…
George Santos, NY Republican lawmaker, kicked out from U.S. House
In a consequential turn of events, the brief tenure of indicted Republican George Santos in the U.S. House of Representatives reached its culmination on Friday, December 1, 2023, as fellow…
USAfrica: Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan brings beauty, brains, brawn to politics. By Tunde Olusunle
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Tunde Olusunle, PhD, op-ed contributor to USAfrica, poet, journalist, scholar, and author, is a member…
USAfrica: Henry Kissinger, the centurion’s last salute. 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 When Henry Alfred Kissinger turned 100 on…
Walmart joins Disney and others to stop advertising on Elon Musk’s X
In a significant development, Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, has opted to cease advertising on the X platform, which is owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. This…
Nigeria-Germany $60M deal: Boosting electricity by 12,000 MW
Nigeria has formally entered into a significant Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) agreement with Germany, aimed at injecting an additional 12,000 megawatts of electricity into the national grid. Financed under the…
Port Harcourt refinery to begin operation soon
By the end of December 2023, it is anticipated that the oldest refinery in Nigeria, the Port Harcourt Refinery, which is situated in Eleme, Port Harcourt, in the nation's south-south,…
Former President Bazoum’s family raises alarm over his wellbeing since his arrest in October
On Thursday, November 30, 2023, family members of the deposed Nigerien president, Mohamed Bazoum, raised concerns, asserting that they have had no contact with him, his wife Khadija Mabrouk, and…
Guinea-Bissau: Army detains suspects amid security clash
On Friday, December 1, 2023, the Guinea-Bissau army officially declared the apprehension of the leader of the security forces unit responsible for the overnight clashes in the capital, asserting that…
Egyptian expatriates begin voting for presidential elections
Egyptians residing abroad commenced the voting process on Friday, December 1, 2023, for the presidential election in their homeland, an event in which President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stands as the…
Senegal election 2024: Ousmane Sonko’s candidacy rejected by Senegalese officials
On Thursday, November 30, 2023, the State of Senegal officially rejected the candidacy deposit submitted by opposition figure Ousmane Sonko for participation in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. An official…
Federal government allocates 2% of 2024 budget for poverty alleviation
In accordance with the Breakdown and highlights of the 2024 executive budget proposal presentation document by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, the Federal Government of…
Henry Kissinger: influential diplomat, controversial strategist. By Chido Nwangwu
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Chido Nwangwu is the Founder of USAfrica. Follow on X (Twitter) @Chido247 Dr. Henry…
U.S. and Nigeria enter discussions on mining and infrastructure financing – Dele Alake
In an official statement, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, disclosed that advanced discussions are currently underway between the United States government and the federal government of Nigeria regarding…
Obasanjo’s “Afro Democracy” is vague; fix our Democracy, don’t nix it. By Chudi Okoye
On November 20, 2023, Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo, a retired army General, called for political import substitution in Africa, to replace “unworkable” Western-style liberal democracy with “Afro Democracy”. Chudi…
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