U.S., Nigeria diverge in details over air strikes targeting terrorists
AFP, Abuja: Immediately following surprise U.S. strikes targeting militants in Nigeria, it remained unclear who or what was actually hit as Washington and Abuja told slightly different stories. Complicating matters…
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USAfrica: Cobweb of military rulership emasculating democracy in West Africa. 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…
IPOB distances itself from Simon Ekpa
On Thursday (August 10, 2023), the pro-Biafra separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, urged media outlets and social media sites to stop referring to Simon Ekpa, the head…
Crude production dropped to 1.3 million bpd in July 2023
In July 2023, Nigeria's crude oil output fell to 1,294,162 barrels per day. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission's (NUPRC) figures indicate this. According to the data, Nigeria produced 1,081,396…
USAfrica: U.S says it supports peaceful solution to Niger’s coup, crisis
USAfricaonline.com : The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for a peaceful solution to reverse Niger’s coup. He said that the soldiers who seized power must ensure…
Tunisia, Libya provides shelters to 276 migrants stranded in the desert border region
Tunisia and Libya took back 276 sub-Saharan migrants stranded in a desert region along the border between the two countries and brought them to shelters on Thursday (August 10, 2023).…
Amhara region retaken from militia by Ethiopia’s government residents affirm.
Ethiopia’s government and residents say the country’s military recaptured several areas in the embattled Amhara region from local militia fighters as details of dozens of civilian deaths began to emerge from the…
SERAP to sue Akpabio over ‘holiday allowances’ to senators despite economic crisis
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, is the focus of a lawsuit from the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) over the alleged payment of "holiday allowances" to senators while they…
ECOWAS initiates standby forces over the political situation in Niger.
In order to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has authorized the use of its standby force. Omar Alieu Touray, the…
Stop causing disaffection within our military – CSO
A civil society organization, Democratic Agenda (DA), has urged individuals and groups to shun the clandestine move to cause disaffection in the Armed Forces of Nigeria and out the nation…
Malawi expects 55% increase in tobacco sales this season.
Malawi's tobacco control authorities have predicted sales will rise by 55% this year, reaching $282 million from $182 million the year before. Even at that rise, this year’s sales are…
Zimbabwe President opens 600MW coal-fired power plant.
Emmerson Mnangagwa, the president of Zimbabwe, inaugurated a power plant on Thursday (August 10, 2023) funded by China. As gathered by USAfricaonlin.com Mnangagwa said the power plant would significantly reduce…
USAfrica: Death toll rises, South Africa’s Ramaphosa condemns destruction from taxi protests
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the killing and destruction facing his country…
USAfrica: August 11-12, CISA commemorates Igbo Landing in southern United States
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. The History of Igbo Landing in the Southern United States. On August 11 and…
USAfrica: Tinubu, Nigerians are hungry for food, not war. By Suyi Ayodele
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Suyi Ayodele, a columnist for the Nigerian Tribune, is a contributor to USAfricaLive The…
USAfrica: Tinubu under pressure; Nigeria’s currency Naira drops to N915 per U.S $1 on the street
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. USAfrica: Nigeria's currency Naira drops to N915 per U.S $1 on the street, also…
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