Tension mounts as DR Congo is reluctant to grant U.S. privileged access to its rich minerals
Washington is disappointed there's no privileged access to the rich minerals in the eastern DRC. The United States on Thursday (April 30, 2026) slapped sanctions on the Democratic Republic of…
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Escalating threats to voting: Why Martin Luther King matters. By Chido Nwangwu Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. The simple but substantial…
Hosts Cameroon beat Ethiopia 4-1 in Africa Cup of Nations Championship clash
Hosts Cameroon brought a goal-shy Africa Cup of Nations to life on Thursday as captain Vincent Aboubakar and Karl Toko-Ekambi both scored twice in a 4-1 defeat of Ethiopia that…
USAfrica: After 222 days, millions lost, Buhari lifts suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, a retired army General, has ordered the lifting of the suspension…
Soccer: Iheanacho secures Nigeria’s first win at Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon
(AFP) Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho scored as Nigeria put a troubled build-up to the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon behind them on Tuesday to beat disappointing Egypt 1-0…
Nigeria’s 2023 elections complicated by bandits and terrorists. By Chioma Oleka-Onyewuchi
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USAfrica: Amidst dispute over death count from terror massacre in Nigeria’s Zamfara, Buhari promises reprisal
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. A gang of terrorists/bandits descended on Rafin Danya, Barayar Zaki, Rafin Gero and Kurfa villages…
USAfrica: Mrs. Jonathan’s unwashed wit more memorable than her husband’s accidental leadership. By Chidi Amuta
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Dr. Chidi Amuta is Executive Editor of USAfrica -- since 1993 Very few Nigerians remember…
Sidney Poitier, first Black to win an Oscar, dies at 94; Oprah, Goldberg, Johnson mourn
Sidney Poitier, Hollywood's first major Black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar, has died at 94, prompting an outpouring of grief from the…
USAfrica: PDP slams Buhari’s presidency as “monumental failure”; demands apology to Nigerians
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. USAfrica: In one of its most critical attacks, Nigeria’s main opposition political party, People’s Democratic…
USAfrica: Chieftaincy deception by some Nigerians in South Africa. By Austin Okeke.
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Chieftaincy deception by some Nigerians in South Africa. By Austin Okeke. A set of people simply…
USAfrica: Margery Okadigbo, upholding a legacy and more
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Margery Okadigbo, upholding a legacy and more. By James Okoroma The appointment this first week of…
America, Lessons and Lies of January 6. By Chido Nwangwu
America, Lessons and Lies of January 6. By Chido Nwangwu Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Exactly one year ago, on…
Buhari says no pardon for IPOB’s Kanu, must “account for what he has been doing.”
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has ruled out the option of granting the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, a pardon. The retired General who had ruled…
Security threats, Jihadist fears loom over Africa’s soccer championship event
Host nation Cameroon will ceremonially launch the month-long tournament on Sunday when they face Burkina Faso.But the authorities are struggling with separatist gunmen in the west and jihadist raiders in…
South African Breweries plans mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policy
South African Breweries (SAB), part of the Anheuser-Busch InBev group, has announced it plans the introduction of a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policy for staff of almost 9,400 across its operations. “As a…
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